Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter 82
Amid the heartfelt applause from the common people, the man in the lamp building bent over and handed over the pineapple wooden box containing the jade horse candlesticks to Chu Xing respectfully.A clerk is most particular about eyesight. Chu Xing is skilled in martial arts and has a good manner, and there are guards around him.

Holding the wooden box with one hand, Chu Xing returned to Lu Mingyu and his party from the front, turned his phoenix eyes, and looked at his cousin first.

He won this jade horse candlestick in the name of helping his cousin curry favor with Lu Mingyu.

Lu Mingyu had been watching him all the time, seeing that Chu Xing really wanted to act to the end, Lu Mingyu immediately recovered from the uncontrollable admiration, walked around her elder brother and rushed to Chu Xing, reached out and took the pineapple wooden box After snatching it into his arms, he pretended to be happy and raised his head, thanking Chu Xing with a smile: "Thank you Uncle Biao, Uncle Biao is very good at archery!"

This was Chu Xing's initiative to give her a lottery, and Lu Mingyu didn't want to be touched by Chu Sui.

She is short, and she can make Chu Xing forget about her rebirth if she looks good, thinking that Lu Mingyu is just anxious to get the lottery he likes, but Chu Xing didn't think much about it, and said modestly: "It's good luck."

How can it be luck that a bamboo arrow can pass through a small thumb without falling?
Just as Lu Mingyu wanted to praise Chu Xing a few more words, a disdainful snort came from the left side, but it was Xiao Huan who satirized with a sullen face: "Don't be humble, Mr. Guo, sometimes you are too modest, but it looks fake. He didn’t care about everyone’s shots.” Now that the limelight has been taken away by Chu Xing, seeing how much his cousin worships Chu Xing and likes this pair of candlesticks so much, Xiao Huan couldn’t hold back the sour water in his heart.

Lu Mingyu glared at him, then looked at Chu Xing apologetically.

The little girl's watery eyes were full of self-blame and embarrassment, Chu Xing's face softened a little, ignored Xiao Huan's provocation, and whispered to Lu Mingyu: "Open it and have a look?" I won't say any more, but now, Chu Xing has to dispel Lu Mingyu's self-blame for Xiao Huan.

He has a big heart, Lu Mingyu nodded with a smile, went to the side of Lu Huaiyu and Chu Ying, and opened the box to look.The lustrous and pure Hetian jade candlestick looks beautiful from a distance, but more delicate and delicate when viewed up close.Chu Ying and Chu Xiang have already ordered a set, and they are not envious. Lu Huaiyu was not interested in this pair of candlesticks at first, but now that she saw it, she couldn't help but coquettishly to her elder brother, "Second brother, can you buy me a snake for a while?"

Lu Jia'an usually spends money lavishly, so he didn't bring any silver with him at the moment, and the family didn't have much silver to use at home, but he couldn't refuse his sister in front of everyone, so he said, "Second brother doesn't bring that much money now, I'll come back tomorrow morning." I'll bring you here to pick, they have twelve sets, and each set may be different."

I agreed first, and I will take my sister to my mother to ask for money tomorrow morning.

Lu Huaiyu had no doubts, and just about to nod, He Yu suddenly said: "After tonight, this lantern business will definitely be very prosperous. Just now you shoot arrows, I heard that some rich and noble people have already ordered that set of zodiac candlesticks in the lantern building. Come back tomorrow morning. I'm worried that the candlesticks will all be ordered away. I have some silver on me, and Lanfang also wants to buy it, so my cousin will come with us? Now that we know that there are not many rich people in this lamphouse."

Lu Huaiyu was overjoyed, and smiled excitedly at him, "Brother Yu is so kind, then I will use your money first, and I will return the money to you tomorrow."

With a smile in his black eyes, He Yu looked at her and said, "Cousin, cousin, don't pay back anything, as long as the cousin likes it."

His appearance is stern, but when he smiles, his whole demeanor warms up. Lu Huaiyu looked at those eyes that seemed to have deep meaning, thinking that tonight He Yu first won the lantern for her by archery, and then took the initiative to give her a candlestick , I had a little guess in my heart.The strange thing is that in the past, if Lu Huaiyu knew that her uncle's cousin might like her, Lu Huaiyu would be annoyed and angry, but at this moment, Lu Huaiyu only felt secretly happy.

Holding He Lanfang's arm affectionately, Lu Huaiyu raised his foot and asked his sister, "Ah Nuan, do you want to go up and have a look?"

"Ah Nuan, let's go, I'll buy you a whole set." There was a cousin doting on him, Xiao Huan, a cousin who couldn't see his cousin being compared to others, immediately made the decision for Lu Mingyu.

"Show off that you are rich again!" Chu Xiang was bullied by Xiao Huan, the little girl still remembered it, and couldn't help stabbing him.

Lu Mingyu was also very embarrassed by Xiao Huan's rich man's tone. He Yu proposed to buy a pair for the second sister. It was a good thing, but Xiao Huan's export was a whole set. Doesn't it seem that He Yu is stingy?Looking quietly at He Yu, he saw that He Yu seemed to have never heard Xiao Huan's words, looking down at the second sister beside him, his gaze was as gentle as water.

He has a good appearance and skill, and he is willing to spend money for the second sister...

Lu Mingyu glanced imperceptibly at the congratulatory gift who had been silent all this time, and suddenly wanted to give He Yu more opportunities to get close to his second sister, so he smiled and said to Lu Huaiyu: "Second sister, go, I already have a pair of Kodama horses, so I won't give up. Go, the river view here is very beautiful, I will wait for you outside with my elder brother and second brother."

By the way, he thoughtfully relieved his cousin Lu Jia'an, otherwise it would be inappropriate for his sister to go shopping, but it would be embarrassing if he didn't follow her, but she had no money and could only watch others pay for her sister.

Lu Mingyu slyly turned to his cousin, Lu Jiaan blinked gratefully at his little sister, and agreed: "Yes, Huaiyu, you guys go first, I'll get someone to rent a boat, it's still early, let's take a boat and go shopping."

Lu Huaiyu hummed, and went to pick out candlesticks with He Yu brothers and sisters.

Xiao Huan snorted coldly, Lu Mingyu secretly thought that something was wrong, fearing that he would offend others by talking nonsense again, Lu Mingyu motioned him to follow her to the side, stay away from Chu Xing and others, then frowned and persuaded: "Cousin, I know you Treat me well, but I really don't like you, and I don't like you because you want to be nice to me and hurt others..."

"Who did I hurt?" Xiao Huan first shot an arrow and was rejected by his cousin face to face. His heart was already on fire, but when he heard that his cousin had wronged him, the flames in Xiao Huan's chest burst out, and he held back Then he didn't yell at his cousin, but the angry eyes expressed his resentment.

Lu Mingyu disliked his bad temper the most. Since Xiao Huan refused to admit it, she pointed it out to him, "You didn't mock Uncle Cousin's false modesty? You didn't mock Cousin Yu for not being generous enough? Cousin, you know why I don't like it. Are you? I just don't like your arrogant temper, as if no one in the world can compare to you!"

Xiao Huan's eyes became more hostile, and he wanted to argue, but he couldn't refute.

The 16-year-old boy, who is the grandson of the royal family, is used to domineering and arrogant. He failed in his first confession, and was reprimanded by his sweetheart in a short period of time. Xiao Huan's self-esteem could no longer tolerate it. "It's fine if you don't like it, I don't want you to like it!"

After speaking, he looked at Lu Mingyu with disdain. In order to prove that he really didn't like her that much, Xiao Huan quickly turned around and left in anger.

Lu Mingyu looked at his back in shock.

If she liked Xiao Huan, and Xiao Huan treated her like this, Lu Mingyu would feel wronged and wanted to cry, but she only had a brother-sister relationship with Xiao Huan, so after a brief moment of astonishment, Lu Mingyu felt helpless when he recalled Xiao Huan's face that looked angry but actually hurt , and a little distressed.But she didn't regret it. My cousin's temper was already spoiled by his uncle and aunt. If he didn't persuade him at this time and let him continue to act recklessly, there would definitely be more troubles in the future.

As for whether Xiao Huan would hate her because of this, Lu Mingyu didn't really mind, but hoped that Xiao Huan would forget her and fall in love with someone else.

Withdrawing her gaze, Lu Mingyu returned to the crowd with her usual expression.

"Sister Nuan, are you okay?" Chu Xiang asked in a low voice, she didn't hear what the two said, and looked at Xiao Huan as if she lost her temper at Sister Nuan.

Lu Mingyu smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, I think his words are ugly, so I let him walk around, he's a little unhappy."

Chu Xiang suddenly realized, and then snorted: "I don't like him either, by the way, sister Nuan, let's take a boat to enjoy the lantern together later?"

"Okay." Lu Mingyu smiled sincerely, and glanced at Chu Xing quietly from the corner of his eye. Chu Xing was talking with Lu Jiaping, and his figure was tall and straight.Thinking that she could stay with him for a while longer tonight, even if she couldn't talk, she felt sweet in her heart.Jade is elegant, which makes people love it, and a gentleman is like jade, so people can't help but want to get close.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, I still have something to do, so I'm leaving first. Yuzhi Lanfang is coming down, please tell me for me."

Seeing Xiao Huan left, He Li also offered to leave, with a smile on his face, but the smile was a bit forced.

The second wife and Mrs. Wukanghou always looked down on the third wife of the Lu family. The third wife Xiao was a relative of the emperor. The two women were not very obvious, and they were not so tactful towards the eldest lady.Lu Jiaping seemed careless, but he knew all these things, so he had no friendship with He Li, and when He Li was about to leave, he was very polite and just nodded.

Lu Jiaan watched his cousin turn around, his gaze changed.He knew that his mother intended to betroth his younger sister to He Li, because the younger sister and He Li's childhood sweetheart seemed to like He Li quite a bit, so Lu Jiaan hadn't thought about this marriage, but tonight Lu Jiaan could clearly see He Yu's attitude towards his younger sister .In comparison, apart from the status of a prince, in terms of ability, congratulatory gifts are not as good as He Yu, and in terms of love for his sister...

Lu Jia'an would not favor He Yu just because of a mere 100 taels of silver, but since his younger sister likes candlesticks, He Yu could think of pleasing her younger sister, and He Li knew her younger sister better, so why didn't he think of it?Not to mention lack of money, if the Marquis of Wukang's mansion declines, the family will still have money, and He Li is deeply doted on by his aunt, so there will be no money in his hands?Seeing the big from the small, he had to think carefully about his sister's marriage.

After standing on the shore for a while, the cruise ship that Lu Jiaan sent people to rent arrived.

Before Lu Huaiyu and the others had finished picking, Lu Jiaan told everyone to get on the boat and wait. Chu Sui watched the boatman set up the plank. With a thought, he got on the boat first, stood on the other side of the plank, and told his two younger sisters with a smile, "Slow down!" Go, be careful not to fall into the water." Then he supported the younger sister who came over first, and did not let go until Chu Xiang stepped on the board.

The man's face is like a crown of jade, and his face is illuminated by the beautiful lights of the lantern tower, which is handsome and refined.

Lu Mingyu felt that he was smiling like a fox, so she couldn't help slowing down. Seeing that Chu Ying had also gone up, Chu Sui hadn't left yet, so he was just waiting to help her?
Lu Mingyu turned her head to look for her elder brother, but saw her second brother walking towards the lamp tower, not knowing what to do, her eldest brother stood with the guards, and seemed unable to finish talking for a while.Lu Mingyu wanted to wait a little longer, and Chu Ying and Chu Xiang on the boat asked her to board together, and then looked at Chu Sui, looking at her provocatively with phoenix eyes, as if she was afraid of him if she didn't go.

Lu Mingyu didn't want him to be complacent, thinking that there was another person, she turned to Chu Xing happily.

Chu Xing was not far away, and he wanted to wait for Brother Lu Jiaping. After all, it was Lu Jiaan's rented cruise ship, and it was not appropriate for all four of them to board the boat.Unintentionally turned around, but met Lu Mingyu's faintly smiling face, Chu Xing was stunned, wondering what she was laughing at, when she actually walked towards him.

"Uncle Cousin, I see tea is prepared on board, Uncle Cousin, go drink a cup to warm up first?" Lu Mingyu stopped in front of the man and persuaded obediently.

Chu Xing thought she was just being polite, and declined, "No hurry, I'll wait for your two elder brothers."

Only then did Lu Mingyu understand why he was standing here alone. She was pretending to be warm, but Chu Xing really regarded herself as a guest. Lu Mingyu was surprised at Chu Xing's observance of etiquette, but also a little embarrassed. She glanced at Chu Sui who was still guarding there. , she bit her lip, and continued: "Uncle Cousin is too polite, you have helped me so much, why don't you board the boat and take a rest first."

This time Chu Xing saw through her real intention, looking at the cousin standing over there, Chu Xing secretly had a headache.

Could it be that in his previous life, his cousin got Lu Mingyu's favor by relying on these tricks?
Chu Xing didn't understand why his cousin's tricks didn't work anymore in this life, but since Lu Mingyu asked for it on purpose, Chu Xing couldn't just sit back and watch his cousin mess around.It's not wrong for the cousin to try to please Lu Mingyu, but he can't cause trouble for the little girl.

"Alright." In response to Lu Mingyu's "good intentions", Chu Xing walked straight to the shore.

Lu Mingyu snickered and followed Chu Xing closely.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Chu Xing paused. He thought that Lu Mingyu wanted him to take his cousin away, but he didn't expect to use him as a shield?

Chu Xing couldn't laugh or cry, the girl's small thoughts were really hard to guess.

However, if Lu Mingyu wanted to follow him, Chu Xing couldn't change it anymore. When he came to the shore, he stepped on the plank and signaled his cousin to go away.

Chu Sui looked at the cunning girl hiding behind his brother, knowing that he would have no chance to help Lu Mingyu again, so he had to leave.

As he went, Lu Mingyu was refreshed, but unexpectedly the cruise ship swayed suddenly, Lu Mingyu was still holding the candlestick gift box in her hand, her feet were unsteady, she instinctively stretched out a hand to grab the person in front of her.Coincidentally, because of the swaying of the boat, Chu Xing just turned around, wanting to remind Lu Mingyu to slow down, but as soon as he turned, Lu Mingyu's hand was emptied, but the momentum could not be recovered, and the whole person rushed forward.

The two were too close, before Chu Xing had time to react, Lu Mingyu had already bumped into his arms.

Worried that she would fall, Chu Xing subconsciously supported her shoulders.

The man's robe carried the coldness of night, but his broad chest and the faint cedar fragrance on his body immediately made Lu Mingyu ignore the coldness of his clothes.The ship's plank was unstable, she felt lingering fear and her heart was pounding, but Lu Mingyu couldn't tell whether she was panicking because of the thrill just now, or because of this unexpected embrace.

She froze completely, unable to move.

However, Chu Xing transferred people to the boat immediately, and quickly withdrew his hands. His phoenix eyes looked at the river behind Lu Mingyu, "Fourth Miss, be careful."

His voice was deep, without any emotion, and he didn't even care about his elders, but he seemed to dislike the trouble she caused.Lu Mingyu's originally hot face suddenly turned pale, fortunately it was concealed by the dark sky.Facing the man's indifference and alienation, Lu Mingyu didn't know what to say at all, hummed inaudibly, and went to find sister Chu Ying as if to escape.

Only then did Chu Xing glance at her veiledly. The 13-year-old girl is petite, but only when you hug her can you truly feel her frailty. Her thin shoulders may not be able to bear even a third of his strength, but it is precisely because of this tenderness that she was attracted by her. Hitting into his arms, Chu Xing actually had the idea of ​​wanting to hold him for a while longer.

How can he?
When the evening wind blew, Chu Xing threw away that ridiculous idea in time and went to the other side to find his cousin.

Chu Sui stood at the stern, looking at his elder brother who was walking calmly, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Chu Sui's mouth, "Brother, what did Ah Nuan tell you when we were on the shore?" He could tell that elder brother Hugging Lu Mingyu was just an accident, but Chu Sui was curious about how Lu Mingyu persuaded his brother to help her.

"She invited me to board the boat for tea." Chu Xing glanced at the canopy next to him, and said calmly, "But I guess, she doesn't want you to help her?"

His thoughts were seen through, and a look of embarrassment flashed across Chu Sui's face, and he laughed at himself: "A kind heart was treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, but you also saw it, big brother, she was reckless, if it wasn't for big brother's timely response, she must have fallen into the water just now." While speaking, Fengyan stared at his brother inquisitively.

Chu Xing tilted his head, with an admonition on his face: "I only know that a gentleman does not force others to be difficult."

He looked like a strict brother, and Chu Sui hurriedly begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, what the elder brother taught me is that I will change the method next time."

Chu Xing acquiesced, turned around, and casually watched the lanterns on both sides of the strait.

Chu Sui glanced at Lu Mingyu who was facing him, and thought about his elder brother's age, he felt relieved.The age is inappropriate, and the elder brother knows his feelings for Lu Mingyu, and he also mentioned how he should behave. No matter how beautiful Lu Mingyu is, it is impossible for the elder brother to fall in love with her. Chu Sui's mood suddenly became complicated, his brother was cold and unreasonable, how many girls dare to like him?The elder brother is still not enlightened easily, Chu Sui is worried that the elder brother's marriage will be difficult to decide in this life.

Lu Huaiyu, He Yu and others finally came out after picking out the candlesticks. The boatman got busy and the cruise ship moved forward slowly.

The men and women each occupied a boat tent, and after strolling around for a quarter of an hour, it was almost time for their grandfather to meet. Lu Jiaping asked the boatman to dock, and the three groups went out after a polite exchange.The Lu family brothers had to go to Yipinzhai to look for their grandfather Lu Zhan. The carriages of the Chu Xing brothers and sisters were relatively far away, while the He Yu brothers and sisters were the closest, so they returned to Wukanghou Mansion first.

He Yu sent his sister back to her yard all the way before walking towards his yard.

As I was walking, I saw someone standing in front of me, the moon was shining brightly in the Yuan Dynasty, and I knew who it was without a lantern.

He Yu was thoughtful, "Second brother is waiting for me?"

He Li was indeed waiting for him, and had been waiting for a while.As the eldest son, the future head of the family in Marquis of Wukang Mansion, He Li is modest and courteous in front of outsiders. In the mansion, he has never looked down on the two children of his concubine uncle like his mother did, and always treats each other with courtesy.But He Li felt that there were some things that he had to clarify with his cousin.

"Brother, Huaiyu and I are childhood sweethearts, and my aunt also agrees with our marriage. When her aunt gets married in April, my mother will officially ask someone to go to the Lu family to propose a marriage. Tonight, my brother will first shoot an arrow in Huaiyu's favor, and generously gift her a jade Candlestick, I know that elder brother only regards Huaiyu as his cousin, but others..."

He Yu listened with a blank expression, and when he heard this, he suddenly smiled, and raised his hand to interrupt the congratulatory gift, "Second brother will be wrong, I treat Huaiyu well not because of my cousin's affection, but because of me like her."

He Li's face changed drastically, and he looked at him in disbelief, "You, you know that Huaiyu and I..."

"Know your childhood sweethearts?" He Yu answered lightly, knowing, but not paying attention, "Indeed, Huaiyu used to like to play with you, but that's because she didn't understand me. Second brother, you like her, I won't interfere, I like her, I treat her well, and I ask my second brother to take it lightly. From today onwards, we each use our abilities. If my cousin chooses to marry you in the end, then I will take the initiative to quit and never do anything close to her again. .”

The position of the eldest son belongs to the second younger brother. He Yu has never envied or intended to win it, but he has long liked his cousin. God gave him a chance to get close to his cousin tonight. He Yu naturally wants to seize it, so that he will not be in vain because of some brotherhood. Hand over my cousin.What's more, in all fairness, he and He Li really have no brotherhood, and He Li did not insult him with words, but He Yu will always remember that He Li's friends blatantly despised him, and He Li just laughed it off.

The kindness of congratulatory gifts to people is only on the surface, never in the heart.

Such a brother is not worth giving up his cousin who has loved him for many years.

"It's getting late, I'm going back to my room first." After saying that, He Yusurong passed by the congratulatory gift, and quickly disappeared around the corner.

He Li turned his head and looked at the direction in which He Yu disappeared, his warm face showed the color of prey for the first time.

Use their abilities?

Did He Yu think that with a lantern and a pair of candlesticks, his cousin would choose him?
He Li is the eldest son of the Marquis of Wukang, the heir to this huge family business.

When the He family brothers confronted each other, the members of the Lu family had just boarded the carriage.

Lu Mingyu and Lu Huaiyu took one.

Without outsiders, as soon as Lu Huaiyu sat down, he took out the gift He Yu gave her, holding the pair of Jade Snake Candlesticks and looked at it carefully, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and he held it in front of his sister to show her, "Ah Nuan, look , does my jade snake look like a dragon?"

Real snakes are scary, but this pair of jade snakes are round and cute. Lu Mingyu nodded with a smile, remembering the reluctance of the second sister when the He Yu brothers and sisters left, Lu Mingyu whispered tentatively: "Second sister, Cousin Yu treats you very well. That's great, does he like you?"

Lu Huaiyu blushed, but she was pleasantly surprised, even her younger sister thought so, it seems she was thinking too much?
"No way." Lu Huaiyu lowered his head, touched the candlestick, and coyly denied it.

Lu Mingyu immediately understood, and the second sister was also moved by He Yu.But it is also understandable that He Yu shot the arrow brilliantly, and he knew how to buy candlesticks to please the second sister, and even his appearance compares to the gift, so it is strange that the second sister gave him the gift.

only……

"Second Sister, I think what Second Aunt means is that she wants to marry you to Cousin Li?" Lu Mingyu reminded in a low voice.

The corners of Lu Huaiyu's lips twitched, she didn't have any city, and beside her were good sisters who grew up together, she said in her heart on impulse, "That's what my mother meant, not mine, as long as I don't agree, my mother You have to listen to me." Before that, she thought that He Li was very good, but tonight Lu Huaiyu unexpectedly found that He Yu was better and had feelings for her, so Lu Huaiyu didn't want to marry He Li.

"But Cousin Li likes you, if he knows that the second sister likes Cousin Yu, will he go to Cousin Yu to argue with him in a fit of anger?"

If a woman caused a quarrel between her brothers, outsiders would call her a "disaster" first, without mentioning what the elders of the husband's family thought.

Thinking of this, Lu Mingyu's heart gradually sank.

(End of this chapter)