Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter 81
There were two boneless lanterns left. Because it was difficult to shoot through the paper ring, everyone waited for another quarter of an hour before one of the lanterns broke and was taken away.

Lu Mingyu quietly rubbed her hands, she kept walking while shopping, she didn't feel cold, now she stood for a long while, the shore was damp again, and finally felt the chill of winter night.Xiao Huan boasted that his archery skills were good, but he failed to perform before, and now he was staring at the guy on the other side to get a new lamp, hoping to win the lamp for his cousin, so he didn't notice Lu Mingyu's small movements, but Chu Xing noticed it, and kept silent For a moment, turn around.

Wei Teng stood with the guards of the Lu family, seeing his master looking for him, Wei Teng immediately walked over.

Chu Xing turned sideways, looked at the two younger sisters a few steps away with his phoenix eyes, and told Wei Teng: "The humidity here is heavy, the two girls are young, go to the lamp tower and ask if there is any tea, and bring two bowls..." Speaking Here, he seemed to be thinking of the girl next to him, he lowered his head and asked Lu Mingyu, "Do you need some tea, Fourth Miss?"

Lu Mingyu's eyes were on the river, but in fact, her attention was already on Chu Xing's master and servant as early as Wei Teng approached.Even though she was just thought of by Chu Xing taking care of her sister, Lu Mingyu still felt a little warmth in her heart when she heard the man's low-pitched question, she turned around and smiled at Chu Xing, "Okay, thank you Uncle Biao."

She smiled cutely, but her eyes were only on the hem of the man's clothes.

Chu Xing nodded, and asked Wei Teng to serve each of the five girls, including Lu Mingyu, a cup. After Wei Teng left, Chu Xing continued to stand facing the lake, and everyone else would chat with his companions. He was the only one who hadn’t spoken much to Lu Mingyu from the beginning to the end. sentence.Lu Mingyu admired Chu Xing from the bottom of his heart, and a rare and true gentleman was beside him. Lu Mingyu bit her lip, lowered her eyes, and looked at Chu Xing quietly.

What I saw was below Chu Xing's belt.

Chu Xing is tall and straight, a little taller than his father. The black robe flutters with the wind, occasionally revealing the white trousers underneath, and his slender legs. Lu Mingyu can't help but compare with herself. It's not better. , Chu Xing stands out from the crowd, but she is the shortest among girls of the same age.

After seeing the legs, she couldn't help but look at Chu Xing's boots, and then compared them with her own. Lu Mingyu accidentally found that Chu Xing's feet were several times bigger than hers.This Lu Mingyu is not envious, the girl's feet are still smaller and look better, they are really as big as Chu Xing, how can she wear embroidered shoes.

The appearance of Chu Xing wearing embroidered shoes appeared in his mind, Lu Mingyu snickered, and only heard his own voice after laughing, and shut up tightly.

Chu Xing glanced at her.

Lu Mingyu raised her head, looking at the other side as if nothing happened.

Wei Teng's tea also arrived when the man from the lamp building came out with a tray.Holding the tea bowl, Lu Mingyu took a sip, and her body became much warmer. In order to watch the excitement, Lu Mingyu took three consecutive sips and put the tea bowl back. When she turned her head, the waiter just happened to wave her hand, revealing the contents on the tray.

"Please look at this, everyone. This is a pair of Kodama horse candlesticks carved from high-quality Hetian jade. Song's Lantern House makes twelve sets of candlesticks for the zodiac signs every year. This year is the year of the horse, and we are here for the first time in the capital. The shopkeeper is generous. , took out this pair of Kodama horse candlesticks as a lottery, if sold separately, this pair would cost 100 taels."

The middle-aged man introduced loudly, and as soon as the words fell, the people around him breathed out.

Lu Mingyu didn't hear it, she stared intently at the jade horse candlestick opposite, the light in her eyes was brighter than the starlight.

As the current emperor's niece, Lu Mingyu has seen countless good things since she was a child, but the world is so big, there are always novel things that she has never seen before.The pair of candlesticks in front of them are a jade horse pulling a jade carriage of the same color with hollowed-out walls. The top of the ganoderma-shaped carriage rises slowly, and the top forms a candle holder.

From the jade horse, the lasso, the driver to the wheel, the wall of the car, and the cover of the ganoderma lucidum, the whole piece of Hetian jade is integrated without any variegation.

The jade is crystal clear, reflecting the soft light, so ingeniously crafted, Lu Mingyu can't find other words to describe it besides beauty.

"This pair of Kodama horse candlesticks is our finale today. Good jade is rare. Our shopkeeper is afraid of spoiling the good things, so we don't put the candlesticks on them. Let's just aim at the finger puller and shoot. But this time the archer We have to pay two taels of silver, ahem, it’s not that we are greedy for money, why should we take out this pair of candlesticks if we are really greedy for money? I’m really afraid that everyone will grab it, so we don’t have to sleep tonight, do we?”

The people laughed again.

"A Nuan?" Xiao Huan lowered his head and asked again.

Lu Mingyu wanted this pair of candlesticks, but she didn't quite trust Xiao Huan's archery skills, so she asked in a low voice, "Can you do it?"

Xiao Huan glanced at the wooden wrench fixed on a half-person-high bamboo pole opposite him, touched his nose, and cleverly left a way out for himself, "Try your luck." No matter how confident he was in archery, he would not dare Boast before the challenge.

"Then cousin, take your time, shoot the arrow when you see it right." Lu Mingyu encouraged in a low voice.Now I can only count on Xiao Huan. The second brother Congwen and the eldest brother have already shot the lantern once. Of the relatives present, only Xiao Huan still has some hope.

"If I succeed, what reward will you give me?" Someone rushed up to try the arrow, Xiao Huan glanced casually, determined that the other party had no such skills, concentrated on teasing his cousin, and looked at Lu Mingyu with his black eyes full of expectation.

"Go quickly." Lu Mingyu snorted and pushed him gently.Xiao Huan grinned and went to line up with his head held high.He walked east, Chu Ying looked over there, saw her brother, the little girl ran over excitedly, nodded to Lu Mingyu, then stopped beside Lu Mingyu, raised her head and begged her brother, "Brother, I..."

Halfway through speaking, the little girl glanced at the jade horse candlestick on the other side, lowered her head, and stopped talking, coyly.

Lu Mingyu's heart skipped a beat, could it be that Chu Ying also fell in love with this pair of candlesticks?That……

Lu Mingyu looked at Chu Xing nervously. If Chu Xing is good at fighting, his archery skills must be extraordinary, right?If Chu Xing also plays...

Sensing her gaze, Chu Xing turned his head to look at her.

Lu Mingyu avoided it in time and turned to look at the river, a little uneasy, but soon relieved.The cousin is in front of Chu Xing, if the cousin misses the shot, then she will lose the chance to win the candlestick again, so what does it matter whether Chu Xing hits or not?Anyway, no matter what, as long as the cousin loses, the pair of candlesticks will not be hers.

"Yingying wants a candlestick?" Looking at his sister, Chu Xing asked in a low voice.

Chu Ying nodded, but turned her head to the lamp building on the other side, "Brother, I want a pair of Kodama monkey candlesticks, can I?"

She is a monkey, so of course she wants a pair of her own zodiac. Just now, when her younger sister asked her second brother for her zodiac, Chu Ying ran over.

Chu Xing was inexplicably relieved, and immediately ordered Wei Teng, "You immediately order four sets of zodiac candlesticks, one for the princess, the second girl, the third girl, and the wife."

Wei Teng took orders and hurried to the lamp tower.

There was an ordinary couple nearby who heard what Chu Xing said, and they couldn't help but calculate in their minds. A pair of Kodama candlesticks cost 100 taels, and a set of 5000 pairs of zodiac signs added up. Wouldn't it be almost [-] taels? ?The wife opened her mouth wide in shock, looking at Chu Xing again, it was like looking at the God of Wealth.Who is this person? He is so rich!
Lu Mingyu was also very surprised, but not because of the money, but because of Chu Xing's doting on his three younger sisters, and he made every move...

Lu Mingyu couldn't help but look at the two cousins ​​over there, but saw that they were watching the fun, and the second sister stood beside He Yu at some point, holding the peony lantern in her hand, as if she had no interest in the candlestick.Lu Mingyu fantasized about the possibility of going to her cousin to ask for a candlestick, and as soon as the thought came to her, she laughed.

It's different, Chu Xing has already had a salary, and is now the Duke of the State, who can control the silver of the Duke's Mansion by himself. The two cousins ​​in the family have no errands, and they only have 20 taels a month. Even if you have money, you can't afford the big expenses of more than 1000 taels.

What's more, it was his cousin, Lu Mingyu was too embarrassed to ask for it.

How great would it be if he had a real brother?
Looking up at the moon, Lu Mingyu sighed softly, she is the elder sister, only the younger brother asked her for a gift.

Chu Xing had just watched his contented sister go back, and when he turned around, he heard Lu Mingyu's sigh.

Reminiscent of his younger sister's acting like a baby, Chu Xing guessed that Lu Mingyu also liked this beautiful jade candlestick, but he had no reason to give her a gift worth a thousand taels. ...I can't see her moaning over a mere pair of candlesticks.

"Miss Si likes that pair of candlesticks?" Chu Xing asked in a lower voice than when he was talking to his younger sister just now.

Lu Mingyu looked at him unexpectedly, and met Chu Xing's deep and unintelligible phoenix eyes, she hummed blankly, "It's pretty good-looking."

Chu Xing's eyelids moved slightly, and he lowered his eyes and said: "If the grandson misses, I will try."

He, he wants to help her win the jade horse?
Lu Mingyu was flattered and shocked, she covered her small mouth in disbelief, and stared at the man with peachy eyes.

Chu Xing was not used to such gazes, raised his head, and said in a low voice: "I..."

He wanted to say that he was not too sure, when Chu Sui came over suddenly, Chu Xing saw it from the corner of his eye, and stopped in time.

"Ah Nuan, do you want to win the prize?" Chu Sui stopped at Xiao Huan's place and asked Lu Mingyu with a smile.

The two had been husband and wife, Lu Mingyu naturally knew Chu Sui's ability, and said coldly, "It's up to you?"

Chu Sui is a civil servant, and occasionally rides, shoots and hunts to relax, and he is quite talented.But Chu Sui was self-aware, and deliberately stretched out his hand from above Lu Mingyu's head, patted his elder brother's shoulder, and said to himself: "I can't, but my elder brother's archery skills are superb, and he can pierce Yang with a hundred steps. If you want, I will ask my elder brother to help you." .”

Lu Mingyu bit her lip secretly, looking at Chu Xing with a smile.

Chu Xing still looked stern and alienated, seeing Lu Mingyu looking at him, Chu Xing asked lightly: "The fourth girl really wants it, I can try."

The cousin's words gave him a reason to help her openly.

Looking at Lu Mingyu with phoenix eyes, Chu Xing hoped that the little girl would cooperate.

Lu Mingyu really didn't expect that Chu Xing could also act, and he acted so seamlessly. She quickly reacted and thanked "excitedly": "Then I will thank Uncle Biao first!"

Chu Xing nodded, and went to queue there ahead of time, leaving Lu Mingyu to his cousin.

"Brother helps you only because of my face, shouldn't Ah Nuan thank me too?" Chu Sui frivolously stood in front of Lu Mingyu, joking in a low voice.

Self-righteous, Lu Mingyu was too lazy to waste words with him, stepped on him hard, and then moved closer to Chu Ying and He Lanfang.

Chu Sui looked at her back and smiled playfully.The beauty is delicate and nimble, and the pain in his feet makes him happy.

Soon it was Xiao Huan's turn.

The young man was dressed in red and had a luxurious demeanor. He stood there and drew his bow and arrow, which immediately attracted the attention of many young girls and new wives.Looking at such an excellent cousin, Lu Mingyu sincerely hoped that he could hit the finger on the opposite side, but unfortunately things went against his wish, the bamboo arrow missed the target, and flew out from above the finger like the wind.

Lu Mingyu's heart tightened, worried that Xiao Huan would be angry with him, so she hurried over to comfort her, "Cousin..."

Xiao Huan knew what she was going to say, so he handed the bow and arrow to the buddy, Xiao Huan smiled indifferently, pointed to the lamp building and said, "It's okay, let's go, let's buy a whole set." Isn't it just 1000 taels of silver, he can afford it.

Brothers Lu Jiaping and the Chu family all heard about his ambition and pride.

Xiao Huan didn't care about them, Lu Mingyu was a little embarrassed, and immediately scolded Xiao Huan in the tone of his cousin, "You are rich, right, but I just like that pair of candlesticks, it's not interesting to buy them."

Xiao Huan became anxious, "But I..."

"Uncle Cousin promised to try it for me." Lu Mingyu pulled him aside, pointed at Chu Xingdao, "Cousin, let Uncle Cousin try first, if he also misses, you can buy me another pair of Kodama Horse's."

Xiao Huan was only satisfied when he heard the latter sentence.The sky is so dark, and the thumb is so small, he is sure that Chu Xing will miss.

Another round of four or five rich sons, no one shot.

Chu Xing was dressed in a black robe, and walked to the place where the lamp building stipulated to shoot arrows expressionlessly.He was so domineering that the surrounding people couldn't help but calm down and stared at him with breathless concentration.Lu Mingyu's palms were sweating nervously. She hoped that Chu Xing would hit him right away, because she didn't want Xiao Huan to buy it for her, and also because, if the pair of Kodama candlesticks were given to her by Chu Xing's archery win, the meaning would be different. up...

Staring at Chu Xing's side face for a while, and staring at his steady arm for a while, Lu Mingyu's heart beat faster and faster.

Just when she was so nervous that she could hardly breathe, Chu Xing suddenly let go.

Lu Mingyu thought that Chu Xing's arrow would be very fast, faster than He Yu's, but Chu Xing's arrow was surprisingly slow, as if it might fall from mid-air at any time, but it didn't, under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes The bamboo arrow, which was as thick as a chopstick, stably penetrated into the fixed wooden finger on the top of the bamboo pole at an unbelievably slow speed, passed halfway through, and stopped.

It really stopped, shook it slightly, and then remained motionless.

At this moment, everything was silent, and everyone was staring at the bamboo arrow, still in a dream.

Lu Mingyu was the first to regain consciousness. She opened her mouth slightly and looked at the archer.

Chu Xing had already put down his bow and arrow, and stood up straight. From the corner of his eyes, he saw the little girl looking over, thinking that Lu Mingyu was happy to get the Jade Horse Candlestick, and was happy to thank him. Chu Xing turned sideways, with the corners of his mouth rarely raised.He is also happy, because he can help a simple girl who is eager to win a lottery.

But when he turned around, he found that Lu Mingyu didn't have a smile on her face, but instead was dumbfounded, a bit silly at first glance.

Chu Xing instinctively put away his laugh.

But Lu Mingyu smiled at this moment, her peach blossom eyes were like rain, she stared at the man in her heart who had long been comparable to a god.

(End of this chapter)