The Pretty Eldest Daughter of a Scholar's Family

Chapter 505 Lantern Festival ([-])

The palace got the prescription of crystal glutinous rice balls, so it was inevitable to reward Su Yunduo with something, and also brought Su Yunduo the verbal will of the emperor, saying that the princess and the sixth prince will go out of the palace on the Lantern Festival night to be with Su Yunduo's siblings Appreciate the lanterns.

Originally, it was not up to Su Yunduo's sister and brother to do this kind of thing. The Zhen Guo Gongfu came forward to escort the eldest princess and the sixth prince out of the palace to watch the lanterns. The sixth prince also wanted to play with the lively Su Zechen, so the important task of accompanying the eldest princess and the sixth prince to hold the lantern fell on Su Yunduo and his brother.

Such an errand fell on others would be both shocking and joyful, Su Yunduo only felt pain in his heart when he got the news.

Princes and princesses are naturally surrounded by bright and dark guards, but who can guarantee that nothing will happen?
Regardless of whether the eldest princess or the sixth prince has an emergency, let alone the lives of their siblings, the Su family may also be dragged down, but can she resist the decree?
Of course not!

As a result, the arrangement for the Lantern Festival viewing had to be readjusted. The most important thing was that she had to go to the restaurant in person to feel at ease.

Before you go out, you can go to He'antang to report to Old Madam Lu that it concerns the Eldest Princess and the Sixth Prince, so Old Madam Lu will not refuse Su Yunduo's request.

When he arrived at the restaurant, as soon as Ziyue appeared, the shopkeeper rushed over. When he saw Ziyue helping Su Yunduo out of the carriage, he naturally understood that the real master had come today, and his words and deeds were naturally more respectful. , all the way half-bowed and led Su Yunduo and his party up to the third floor, and looked at the three private rooms reserved for Su Yunduo one by one.

Su Yunduo didn't pay much attention to these three private rooms. The second and third floors of this restaurant are all private rooms, and the private rooms on the third floor are either more magnificent or fresher and more elegant than those on the second floor.

What she cares more about is retreating. Once something unexpected happens, this safe retreat is the focus of her inspection today.

After some inspection, Su Yunduo is generally satisfied. These three private rooms are indeed close to the safe escape passage, and this retreat passage can lead directly from the third floor to the backyard, which leads directly to the back street of the restaurant.

The front street of this restaurant is the most lively and bustling street in the capital, while the back street is just the opposite, it looks very quiet. Although the back street is just an alley, it can lead to carriages and extend in all directions, which is very convenient.

Even if there is an accident on the front street, as long as they retreat in time, they can leave safely from the back street.

What Su Yunduo saw was that some safety precautions in the restaurant were not perfect enough.

Standing on the third floor and looking at the various lanterns hanging on the entire long street in front of the street, Su Yunduo somehow flashed images of flames soaring into the sky one after another in his mind, and couldn't help but twitched in his heart, thinking about it Specially ordered the shopkeeper to prepare enough water, basins and cloth towels in every private room of the restaurant.

After returning to the mansion, Su Yunduo ordered Zisu and Bai Zhi to prepare two new handkerchiefs for everyone who went to the restaurant to watch the lanterns tomorrow, just in case.

I hope there will be no accidents!

Although Su Yunduo always had a bad premonition in her heart, she couldn't tell others about the hidden worry in her heart. She could only pray that such a thing would not happen.

People shopping for lanterns during the Lantern Festival can be said to be crowded with each other. If there is a fire, even if they are not burned to death, it may cause a stampede accident and cause serious casualties.

Because the Eldest Princess and the Sixth Prince were going out of the palace to enjoy the lanterns, Lu Jinkang was not responsible for the security of the lantern show. His task was mainly to be responsible for the safety of the Eldest Princess and the Sixth Prince.

But if something happened to the Lantern Festival, how could he stand by and watch?
No matter how many hidden worries Su Yunduo has, the Lantern Festival will come as promised.

In order to go out to enjoy the lanterns, they had dinner early that day, and the eldest princess and the sixth prince came to Dongmingfang as scheduled under the escort of Lu Jinkang and others.

Because they were out of the palace to watch the lanterns, the trip of the eldest princess and the sixth prince was considered light and easy. A relatively low-key red-wheeled canopy car, a black-painted carriage with a flat top and a dozen or so guards were still a little garish.

When the group set off from Dongmingfang, the team of guards led by Lu Jinkang, who was in the carriage of the Sixth Prince of the Eldest Princess, was not so conspicuous because of the addition of the carriage of the Su Mansion. tone.

Naturally, horse-drawn carriages could no longer pass through the front street, and Lu Jinkang had already planned the route, and a group of carriages and horses arrived at the restaurant from the back street.

Although there are carriages passing through the back street from time to time, it is much smoother than the difficult one on the front street.

Su Yunduo led everyone into the private room, staring at Zisu, Ziyue and the accompanying maids and eunuchs in charge of refreshments for the eldest princess and the sixth prince, and seized the opportunity to talk to Lu Jinkang, telling him to let He always paid attention to the situation in the back street to ensure that it was unblocked, and got Lu Jinkang's guarantee, then went into the private room and sat down to talk with the eldest princess.

Su Yunduo placed the eldest princess and the sixth prince in the middle of Yayi, arranged the members of the Su clan in the private room on the left, and the Ning family arranged the private room on the right near the retreat route.

When Su Yunduo and the others arrived at the restaurant, it was just the beginning of the lights, and the Ning family came a bit late. When they were ushered into the private room on the right by the shopkeeper, the street was already full of people. Su Yunduo took the Ning family into the private room, and specially met Ning Zhongping After saying something, Ning Zhongping nodded, so he felt relieved.

Today's Qian Street has become a sea of ​​lanterns. It is really spectacular to look at both sides from the third floor. The bustle of the street soon attracted several ten-year-old boys to move.

The lively and active Su Zechen has always been the one who can't sit still, no, he hasn't sat for a long time, like brown candy, leaning on Lawang Chengzhi and begging Su Chengzhi to take him downstairs to guess lantern riddles and win lanterns.

About half of today's lanterns can be bought directly, and the other is usually won by guessing lantern riddles.

Before Su Chengzhi could speak, Su Yunduo glared at the restless younger brother and reprimanded lightly: "You forgot what happened in Zhongqiuye, it's different to enjoy lanterns here? What kind of lanterns do you want to let people go down?" Just buy it for you!"

Su Zechen, who was determined to win the lantern by guessing riddles, would retreat because of Su Yunduo's words, instead, he came up to Su Yunduo and acted coquettishly: "Sister, I don't plan to go far, but it's just in this restaurant." It’s just guessing lantern riddles nearby, since it’s out, wouldn’t it be in vain to join in the fun on the street and guess lantern riddles to win a lantern?!”

At the beginning of Su Zechen, Ning Huayou of the Ning family, Su Chenghao's eldest grandson Su Shenyu, and the sixth prince were all moved, even the eldest princess who was talking to Su Yunduo was eager to try.

Looking at the crowds of people on the street, Su Yunduo really didn't want to catch up with the bustle, not to mention the eldest princess and the sixth prince who came with him, what if something happened?

(End of this chapter)