Chapter 524 Flower Festival is coming
The annual Flower Festival is coming, and the entire Kyoto street is decorated with lights and colorful flowers, making it very lively.
The Flower Festival is also known as the Hundred Flowers Festival and the Flower God Festival. Legend has it that this is a festival to commemorate the Goddess of Flowers.
Every year, inns, teahouses and taverns are packed around the Flower Festival because an election for the oiran is held on this day. The oiran here does not refer to the top oiran in a brothel, but a person of a higher status than that.
The Flower God Contest, or Oiran for short, is organized by the Ministry of Rites. Young masters from major brothels and all talented men in the country are welcome to sign up for the competition. The winner will ride in a sedan chair in a parade for three days and gain fame.
Of course, the selection of the courtesan is not easy. Not only must one have excellent appearance and good character, but one must also be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs. These points alone will eliminate many people.
There will be various fighting competitions later, and only ten people will be selected, and there will be only one winner in the end!
One can imagine how fierce the election for the courtesan was.
This is not only a great opportunity to make a name for oneself and raise one's status, but it is said that the one who wins the most beautiful flower can also be awarded the title of county lord granted by successive empresses.
The county princess, although not as famous as the prince of the royal palace, is also an official of a certain rank.
Whether for fame, glory, or a good marriage, most men try their best to win the title of the courtesan.
In addition to the election of the most beautiful flower girls, the Flower Festival also features a variety of lively lantern guessing games, lighting lanterns to pray for blessings and wishes, and praying to the goddess of flowers for marriage, among other activities.
Vendors who have sensed business opportunities will also sell various small items such as fortune plaques, sachets, and marriage fortune sticks, and official media will also hold various activities to match men and women together.
If a man has a crush on a woman, he can give her lanterns, sachets, etc. as a token of his love or even a date.
It can be said that the Flower Festival is the grandest and most lively festival in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and almost all young men and women in the city will come out to participate.
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As night falls, the streets are brightly lit and bustling with activity.
In the crowd, a man and a woman were walking hand in hand on the street.
The woman was dressed in a dark gown with long sleeves like flowing clouds, looking elegant and graceful. She wore an exquisite tasseled hair crown, and her long black hair fell to her waist. Her face was as cold as jade, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and her overall look revealed a bit of careless laziness and casualness.
Her eyes scanned the surroundings indifferently, but there was no fluctuation. Only when she saw the man beside her did her eyes show some tenderness. The man beside her was wearing a red robe, and his black hair was simply tied behind his head with a red belt. Two strands of black hair fell from his forehead, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful face.
It was a very beautiful face.
Her skin is as white as snow and as white as jade from Mount Tianshan.
A pair of fox eyes are sparkling and clear, with bright eyes and slightly red corners like hooks.
There is softness and weakness in her gentleness, and innocence and pity in her charm.
Every move, every glance and every smile is eye-catching.
The scarlet crescent moon on her forehead is so bright and beautiful that it makes her look even more charming and mysterious. Her slight smile enchants everyone.
"It's so lively."
Ji Yunxie seemed to have never seen such a lively festival before, and everything he saw was new to him.
There were a lot of people on the street, and Di Ran was worried that he would get lost, so he had to hold his hand tightly and give him careful instructions.
"There are too many people here. Hold on to me tight. Be careful not to get bumped into."
Ji Yunxie smiled and held her hand tightly. He glanced at the stalls around them, then pulled Di Ran over, looked left and right, and touched anything strange he saw.
Soon, Bai Qi, Mo Yan and others behind him came with a bunch of things.
"Ayue, there's a sugar man!"
Ji Yunxie glanced at a sugar painting stall, his eyes lit up, and he walked over with Di Ran.
(End of this chapter)
