urge Zhao to marry

Chapter 139 The Lantern Festival

Qin Mu stared at her beautiful face with fiery eyes. He always felt that he would never tire of seeing her. The more he looked at her, the more he looked at her, and the more he liked her. He said with a bit of pleading and a bit of coquettishness: "Zhao Zhao, you will be seventeen next year. , will you marry me?"

Mu Zhaozhao saw that he was looking at her with fiery eyes, as if he wanted to melt herself, and inexplicably thought of some scenes that she shouldn't have thought of, which made her heart beat faster and faster, and couldn't help but blush: " I'm still young, don't worry."

"But I'm in a hurry!" Qin Mu still wanted to impress her: "Zhao Zhao, I miss you every night, and I dream of you..."

He lowered his head, spraying his fiery breath on her face, watching her fair cheeks flush with the naked eye.

Looking at him more and more, his heart was about to move. He really wanted to hug her, but he was worried that someone would come in, so he could only hold her hand, and looked at her eagerly and begged: "Zhao Zhao, I'll come and see you tonight, okay?"

After hearing this, Mu Zhaozhao thought to himself that he was stupid.

If you want to sneak in at night, you can't ask yourself.

Even if she wanted it in her heart, she still had to refuse it with righteous words on the surface: "No, you will gossip if you are seen by others. You should go back quickly and come back after you rest next time."

He reluctantly agreed, but he was reluctant to let go. Instead, he gently squeezed her pale white fingers to beg for a gift: "Cousin, can you make me some more handkerchiefs?"

Anyway, my cousin made it clear to him that I'm not good at being a female celebrity, so I don't need to think about the inner and outer robes, and at most I can sew a few veils for him.

Mu Zhaozhao's heart softened after being rubbed, and he stood on tiptoe and kissed the corner of his mouth: "There is no handkerchief, can I use this to cover?"

"Ah!" Qin Mu didn't expect his cousin to treat him like this. He was stunned for a moment, and finally came back to his senses. With red eyes, he hugged her in his arms, covered her lips with thin lips, and bit them brutally.

Mu Zhaozhao didn't dislike him for being so stupid at all. If he was too experienced, he would be at a disadvantage.

But isn't this idiot working too hard?
But Qin Mu felt that the taste was so good that he couldn't get enough of it. When he realized that she wanted to escape, he held her neck with his big hands and didn't allow her to leave.

"Cough, cough..." Mother Wen coughed from outside the door, and she said gently but firmly: "Miss, Mistress, please come over."

Although they already have a marriage contract, but this lonely man and widow are together, and Mother Wen is also worried that they have done something out of the ordinary.

And her voice was like pouring cold water on them, and the two separated instantly.

Mu Zhaozhao responded calmly, "Understood."

Qin Mu also sensed that something was wrong with him, so he stretched out his hand and pulled the robe to cover up his embarrassment. Seeing his cousin looking over, he could only find an excuse: "The embroiderer in this sewing room is lazy, the new robe is a little too small, and it doesn't fit well. so comfortable..."

After speaking, he took a deep breath to calm his rapid breathing.

It's a pity that Mu Zhaozhao is not a really ignorant boudoir lady, she can tell what's going on with a glance, and she feels a little sympathetic to the innocent embroidered lady.

Her face became hot, and she nodded obediently: "Oh, it's also possible that you gained weight during the Chinese New Year."

Of course, Qin Mu couldn't rest for a few days, and he had to punch in the morning, so how could he gain weight?

It was Mu Zhaozhao himself who really got fat.

She felt the tightening of her waist, and was a little worried: "Every festive season puts on three catties, and I feel like I gained some weight during the Chinese New Year. After the Chinese New Year, I'm afraid I will be even fatter. Will you dislike me?"

Qin Mu thought of the beautiful touch of the warm and fragrant nephrite before, and immediately shook his head, sincerely could not be more sincere: "No, cousin, you are not fat at all, you are too thin, you should eat more."

Mu Zhaozhao rolled his eyes at him: "Cousin, you have a nosebleed."

She really wanted to remind him that the two of them were still far away from getting married, so he'd better stop thinking about it.

Otherwise, isn't he the one who suffers?

Qin Mu's breathing was stagnant, and he quickly raised his head to prevent the nosebleed from coming out again. He also made excuses for himself: "It's because the weather has been too dry recently."

Mu Zhaozhao couldn't help laughing, now he seems to sympathize with Dou Chukai, how can he look calm and introverted like usual?
Not to mention the pride in her heart, she felt that she had a good eye this time, and the man she found was much better than those two guys in her previous life.

She warned him in a low voice: "You have a fiancée now, you are not allowed to go to the fireworks place with those cronies, you have to keep yourself clean, you know?"

Not only was Qin Mu not dissatisfied after hearing this, but he felt that she was jealous.

And she was jealous because she cared too much about herself.

His eyes were gentle: "Okay, I remember it, and I will never forget it."

The two of them wanted to say something more, but they remembered the sound of Nanny Wen's coughing outside, so they could only return to their respective seats regretfully before letting people in.

After Sister Wen came in, she glanced at the young lady's extraordinarily rosy, slightly swollen mouth, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

She knew that this fiancé couple was in love with a concubine and absolutely couldn't stay alone, otherwise it would be like being on fire.

Seeing that Shizi Qin was still wiping his nosebleed, he cursed inwardly that he deserved it.

She looked indifferent: "Miss' lips are too rouge, why don't you go back and touch up your makeup first? Don't worry about the young mistress and the others later."

What she actually wanted to say was to avoid spoiling Second Miss.

"Oh!" Mu Zhaozhao blushed pretty, a little embarrassed to be found stealing food behind someone's back, so she got up and hid in a hurry.

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Until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Mu Zhaozhao went out with his grandmother and the others to eat New Year's wine. Every family has a few special dishes, as well as various delicacies, wine and delicacies, which really makes Mu Zhaozhao regret himself every night Should not eat so much.

Of course, there are also days when they all stay at home to entertain guests who come to pay New Year's greetings.

Anyway, it's all about eating, drinking and having fun, playing cards, throwing pots, eating enough and having fun.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Meng Mansion prepared a few more banquets of wine, and the third master and the fifth master brought their families to see the old master Meng, which was regarded as a family banquet.

In addition, Qin Mu really rushed to have dinner together.

After eating and drinking, everyone continued drinking tea and chatting.

After Mu Zhaozhao also explained a few women in charge, he quietly went back to redress, waiting to go to the street with Qin Mu to watch the lanterns.

While changing her into men's clothes, Mint tried to persuade her to change her mind: "Miss, do you really want to change into men's clothes?"

Mu Zhaozhao, however, looked at himself with satisfaction. He was wearing a royal blue brocade robe embroidered with cloud patterns, with a silk sash of the same color around his waist, and with thickened eyebrows. It looked like his face was fair, gentle and handsome. son.

She stretched out her hand to pick up Mint's chin, with a slight smile, and deliberately lowered her voice: "This girl is very like Xiaosheng's sweetheart, taking advantage of the willow branches under the moon, let's make an appointment to see the lantern together after dusk ?”

Mint clearly knew that the person in front of her was a young lady, but her tone and expression really sounded like a romantic young man.

She couldn't help blushing: "Miss just likes to play tricks on people."

It should be the Lantern Festival, and there is no curfew in Beijing today.

When Qin Mu and Zhaozhao came to Zhuangyuan Street, all kinds of exquisitely shaped lanterns turned the night into day.

After Mu Zhaozhao got out of the carriage, he saw the endless stream of people, the noise was endless, and the officers and soldiers of Wucheng soldiers and horses could be seen everywhere, he was so shocked that he couldn't recover.

There are many shops on both sides of the wide street, row upon row of stalls, and the flow of people is like weaving. Being in it, you feel a little bit in a trance.

Qin Mu felt that he had the ability to protect Mu Zhaozhao, so he asked the maids and guards to go to enjoy the lanterns and return to the carriage after an hour to wait.

The main reason was that he wanted to be with Zhao Zhao alone, and he didn't want to let people like them follow.

She asked Qin Mu who was by her side: "There are so many lanterns, what if they accidentally go off?"

"Look, there are big tanks full of water in front of every shop." Qin Mu pointed to the back again: "The river is next to the other side, and there are soldiers from the Xishan Camp guarding them. In case of a fire, they can put out the fire as soon as possible. .”

Mu Zhaozhao felt relieved: "The adults are really thoughtful."

"This is the idea of ​​the founder of Daqing." After Qin Mu finished speaking, he took her little hand under the cover of his wide sleeves: "In the past few years, every Lantern Festival, I was also ordered to stay there Keep it safe, just in case, so that the people can feel at ease in this peaceful and prosperous world."

He then pointed to some men in strong clothes who stood motionless in a remote corner: "Those should also be soldiers from the Xishan Camp, just to take the opportunity to catch pickpockets or kidnappers."

After hearing this, Mu Zhaozhao couldn't help sighing sincerely: "The Holy One loves the people like a son."

If it was in my hometown, it would be noisy during the Lantern Festival, and fights and troubles are common, and the lanterns are on fire, or kidnappers are hard to guard against.

Mu Zhaozhao had heard that the ladies were abducted.

For this reason, Yu Wanniang did not allow her daughter to go to the street to watch lanterns.

Behind them, there happened to be a middle-aged man in a sky-blue brocade robe. His brows and eyes had traces of age, but he had an extraordinary bearing, which made him more and more attractive to an adult man.

Next to him was a lady wearing a bean-blue make-up beanie, with a very pleasing oval face, and her delicate eyebrows and eyes could not conceal her grace.

If Qin Mu looked carefully, he would find several masters scattered behind him, including his immediate boss Commander Zhao.

The middle-aged man could tell at a glance that Mu Zhaozhao was a woman disguised as a man, but he remembered that when he was young and frivolous, he also encouraged the princess to go out with him dressed as a son.

He smiled at the woman next to him: "Ma'am, do you still remember that we went out like them when we were young?"

Madam looked at the man with broad shoulders and narrow waist and sighed: "Yes, at that time my husband was also as vigorous as the young man in front."

The middle-aged man's face changed when he heard this, and he stretched out his hand, and the person behind handed her the veil hat, and put it on for her himself: "Madam, don't look at what you shouldn't, or let's go back? "

Madam smiled at him, and the beauty smiled very charmingly: "My husband is still mighty now!"

He sighed again: "Looking at people like this, there are nine out of ten young couples. It's a pity that we don't have a childhood sweetheart."

(End of this chapter)