Soft-waisted little maid

By August [-]th, the Sun family had already received the news that Sun Zan had finished the exam. Mr. Sun specially arranged for the fastest horse at the inn, so there was not much delay on the way.

Everyone in the Sun family was finally relieved. Although the letter did not mention when they would return home, Grandma Xue just assumed that she would stay in Hangzhou for a while, and did not say much in her reply. Home urges.

The house has been lively for two days, but the fifth girl's thoughts are not at all at this moment, and she can't wait to leave immediately for the lantern festival at the entrance of the City God's Temple.

Nothing else is new. Only in the past two years, Zheng Lanshi, as the largest local businessman, has invested in a huge Aoshan Mountain, which is made of many stacked lanterns. It is then lifted by eighteen strong men, starting from the foot of Tianfeng Temple, and then going around the city. For an exhibition, of course Sun Yuzhu was not only interested in this, but Zheng Lanshi would also attend the unveiling of Aoshan that day.

As soon as the hour came, she hurriedly dragged Xue Ke over again, took out a pile of new clothes and asked Xue Ke to help her choose one by one. For a while, she felt that the pink dress was so festive, and for a while she felt that the pink dress was so festive. So pretty, Xue Ke couldn't bear to dampen her enthusiasm, so from among the many skirts with complex styles and colors, she popped out a water-colored placket and said: "I see Mr. Zheng either wears black or white all day long, I guess. I don’t like being too flashy, and besides, all the ladies at the lantern festival must be wearing red and green, so it’s better for the ladies to dress more modestly, which will show their elegant and unique temperament.”

Sun Yuzhu thought it made sense, and silently asked others to put away the set of treasures dotted with emeralds and five birds holding Dongzhu wreaths.
It was already past the Mid-Autumn Festival, and as soon as dinner was finished in Sun Mansion, it started to get dark.

Xue Ke changed into the autumn-colored stand-collar gown given to her by Sun Yuzhu, and wore an apricot-colored horse noodle underneath and followed her out. Also accompanying her was Cai Wan, the daughter of the Cai family.

A few people did not take the sedan, but walked to Gulouqian Street. Apparently the lights there were already on. The most popular businesses in the city and county were lined on both sides of the street, selling all kinds of snacks, hairpin rings, rouge gouache, lanterns and gadgets. As far as the eye can see.

This was the first time for Xue Ke to see such a grand scene since he came through time travel, and he was dazzled for a moment.

"Yinxian County is quite lively. Last year I went to Hangzhou to watch their Lantern Festival lantern festival. But in the final analysis, we still have to rank first in Yangzhou. The style of these lanterns is also old. Before I went out today, I almost I can't pick a good one." Cai Wan said, fiddling with the rabbit lantern in her hand with a bit of disgust.

Xue Ke remained silent and glanced at Sun Yuzhu, who looked a little uncomfortable.

Cai Wan didn't pay attention to this, so she kept talking to herself: "Sister Yuzhu, you are half Yangzhou, why don't you go back to Yangzhou and have a look. When it comes to the Jiangnan area, if you want to see us like this, you still have to see our Yangzhou." , look at those palace flowers I sent you today, you can’t see such good styles even in the capital." After saying that, she glanced at Sun Yuzhu's head, seeming a little unhappy, "Why don't you bring them?"

Sun Yuzhu felt depressed and it was hard to get angry.

Cai Wan was the one who was told by her mother to take good care of her. No matter how petty she usually was, she knew not to cause her displeasure, so even if she was taught a lesson, she couldn't say anything to resist.

Seeing this, Xue Ke immediately came out to relieve the siege.

"Miss Cai doesn't know what she is doing. It's because this palace flower is so beautiful. Our lady is thinking about her elder sister and younger sister in the capital, so she immediately asked someone to send it to her. She treasured the rest and didn't want to use them again. ”

Hearing what she said, Cai Wan's face froze: "It's just a few palace flowers, and you have to send them to the capital. It seems like you have nothing in this small place."

In fact, she knew in her heart that the statement just now that these styles could not be seen in the capital was nothing more than an exaggeration on her part. When it comes to palace flowers, the best ones in Yangzhou are naturally presented to the palace on a routine basis. The palace will also decide to reward the noble ladies of the important officials in the court. The Sun family has the first and third bedrooms in the capital. How could her daughters not have anything better than what she gave her? Xueke's words were nothing more than a secret slap in the face, and he said them so nicely that she had no room to refute.

On the surface, Xue Ke still looked respectful and said, "Of course, it's just that the young lady is thinking about her cousins, and that's all."

Sun Yuzhu glanced at her and smiled gratefully at her.

Zheng Lanshi saw Xue Ke from a distance.

On this day, the sealing tower was eighteen feet high, with a total of fourteen floors. From a distance, the height of Aoshan prepared by Zheng Lanshi was two stories higher.

Zheng Lanshi was originally too lazy to come. He would casually ask his subordinates to come forward to come forward for such a matter. However, Fourth Master Sun came here specially to be the magistrate's lobbyist and asked him to go there in person, so he simply went to Tianfeng Tower [-] They found a random spot on the upper floor and left after the lighting ceremony.

But he actually saw Snow Guest on the street, which made him feel interesting. So he turned around and said a few words to the boy behind him, who agreed and left in a hurry.

After about half a stick of incense, I saw him leading Xue Ke and several girls around her to the Tianfeng Tower.

"Miss Sun, Miss Cai, we meet again." Zheng Lanshi greeted the two of them, but her eyes fell on Xue Ke.

She seemed to have dressed up for the rare occasion today. The clothes were new. Although the color was unflattering, they suited her very well. She looked small and noble. Even though there was no hairpin decoration on her head, at first glance, it seemed that she was not dressed up. She also looks like a maid accompanying her own lady, but the daughter of that family who comes out to play together.

Sun Yuzhu was still confused when she saw Zheng Lan from the moment she heard that his men were looking for her. If the lights at the bottom of the tower hadn't been too bright, I might have clearly seen her blushing face due to shyness and excitement. Cheeks.

Cai Wan was still very indifferent. She could hardly remember who Zheng Lanshi was. When they met, she felt that he was nothing more than that. He was just a businessman. No matter how good-looking or rich he was, it was of no use. He was far inferior to those in her family. A brother.

Zheng Lanshi probably didn't see the thoughts of the girls, and said: "Just stay away from the market, but the view of the lanterns is the best here. When the lanterns are lit, there will be more people. Zheng saw that there are no girls around. It would not be safe to bring a servant by then, so I simply invited the three of them up, hoping that the ladies would not blame me for taking matters into their own hands."

After saying that, he clasped his hands into fists and bowed.

Sun Yuzhu was embarrassed. Just when she was about to say thank you, Cai Wan said coldly: "You are a businessman who knows how to please people. Whether you do it intentionally or not, you want to do me a favor just because you are looking for such a small benefit?"