Lord Quan teases Houmen's poisonous wife
Chapter 92
Chapter 92 Tanabata Festival
The seventh day of July is the Qiqiao Festival.
On this day, the little maids all got up very early, and put on and put on all the things that they were reluctant to wear on weekdays, those that they were reluctant to wear, and those that they were reluctant to put on their faces.
When Yun Chuwei woke up, he saw the eight dowry maids neatly tidying up one by one, and the atmosphere became much more lively.
She smiled and glanced at a few people, "Get dressed early in the morning, are you going to go to the street?"
Meizi came over and took Yun Chuwei's arm affectionately, "I'm afraid you forgot, the seventh day of the lunar new year is Qiqiao Festival!"
Yun Chuwei suddenly realized.
During this period of time, she was busy with the business of the shop and the farm, and she really forgot about it.
"Where's Master Jiu?" It seemed that he hadn't been seen since getting up.
Meizi pouted, "Also went out early in the morning."
Yun Chu frowned slightly. Logically speaking, Second Master Luo had already set off for the expedition, so he should have nothing to do. Why did he go out so early every day?
Shaking his head, Yun Chuwei sat down on the stone bench and glanced at them, "Tell me what plans you all have. If it's new, I'll give you a day off today, so you don't have to serve at the house. Whatever you want to buy, where you want to go, just go.”
The gossip girl Gancao immediately said: "Girl, I want to go and put lanterns."
Yun Chuwei looked at the others again, "What about you?"
"The servant wants to eat the chestnut cake from Cai's shop."
"The servant wants to ask someone to bring some money home."
"The slave wants to..."
Everyone has something to do.
When it was Meizi's turn, there was nothing to say.
Yun Chu was slightly surprised, "Meizi, don't you have any small wishes?"
I dare not say big wishes, but on such a special day, Yun Chuwei is still willing to help each of them fulfill a small wish.
Meizi sneered, "I have no father or mother, and I grew up with the girl. I don't have to worry about food and clothing. The only thing I care about is the master in Xinghua Village and his unborn child. The rest, Really nothing."
"I'll let you go if you don't have a wish." Yun Chuwei said, "I'll go out with them in a while, and just come back earlier."
Meizi originally thought that everyone had left, so she would stay and take care of the girl, but seeing the girl's firm attitude, she simply didn't say anything, and after Yun Chuwei finished explaining, she went shopping with the other little maids.
Yun Chuwei's lunch was at Xunmeiju.
She went to greet Mrs. Jingyao, and Mrs. Tai thought that she had never left a meal, so she asked her to sit down and eat together.
Su Yan didn't come back, and Yun Chuwei didn't have to go back to Yangui Pavilion to eat with him, so he didn't put any excuses, thanked him and sat down.
Mrs. Jingyao said: "I heard that all the little maids in your yard are on vacation?"
Yun Chu nodded slightly, "There is only such a Qiqiao Festival a year, I want them to go out and relax."
Mrs. Jingyao smiled helplessly: "When you leave, the people in my yard will be envied. After I heard about it, I also let them go on vacation."
That's the case, no wonder she didn't see many people when she came in, and even the meal was served by a few elderly mothers.
"Since it's the Qiqiao Festival, Lao Jiu can say that he wants to take you out for a walk?" Mrs. Jingyao asked again.
Su Yan was so busy that he probably forgot the Qiqiao Festival long ago.
But that's okay, for her, it doesn't matter if the festival is over.
Yun Chuwei thought about it, but didn't show it on his face. He nodded and lied, "Master Jiu said that he will accompany me out to put lanterns at night."
Mrs. Jingyao showed a somewhat satisfied expression on her face, "That's right, no matter how busy he is usually, when this day comes every year, he should take good care of you."
After returning from Xunmeiju, Yun Chuwei went for a walk in the back garden to digest food, and then unexpectedly found that some bamboos had been chopped down, so she immediately asked for the mother in charge of this area, and the mother in charge replied: " Madam, these bamboos were chopped by His Highness the Second Highness himself."
Yun Chu's face twitched slightly.
This guy He Lianjin really has nothing to do all day long!After moving the wine cellar, now I'm interested and want to move the bamboo forest. Will you move the Xuan Guogong's mansion together tomorrow?
Without going back to Yan Gui Pavilion, she went directly to He Lianjin's yard, and found that he had already cut the bamboo with a strip knife, long and thin, and put it in small sections.
"What are you doing?" Yun Chuwei wondered, why does he look like he wants to make lanterns by himself?
He Lianjin looked up at her, "Master Xing is here to ask for a crime? That day's Lansheng wine cost 100 taels a jar, how much is this bamboo today?"
"You also know that I came to Xingshi to inquire about crimes?" Yun Chu stared slightly, "Then you are still hacking my bamboo."
"I'm too lazy to go out." He lowered his head and continued to chop bamboo and polish his hands.
He Lianjin's first impression of Yun Chuwei was that he was lazy, very lazy.
This man always does everything lazily, as if he doesn't want to move, which makes people want to find a whip to whip him twice to make him move faster.
But Yun Chuwei also discovered that as long as it was related to Xu Han, his laziness would be cured immediately.
Crouching down, Yun Chuwei looked at him with great interest, "I said, Second Highness, when did you know Xu Han?"
Xu Han grew up in the countryside of Yangzhou. Although He Lianjin was expelled from the capital for three years, it is impossible for him to have been to that kind of countryside. Moreover, seeing He Lianjin like this, it is not a day or two since he coveted Xu Han. .
Most importantly, Xu Han didn't know the second prince at all.
So, why is He Lianjin so special to that girl?
Is it really the legendary love at first sight?
He Lianjin didn't raise his head, "I don't know her."
Yun Chu pouted slightly, who would believe such nonsense?
"But I've seen her a few times." Putting the sliced bamboo in his hand and making gestures, He Lianjin continued, "This is a very interesting person."
joke?How could he casually tell people such a weird thing about his rebirth, not to mention that the woman in front of him was ridiculously smart, if she found out something, it would only bring him trouble that he couldn't explain clearly.
He is so lazy, he only wants to deal with Han'er alone, the others, it's better to get away and not bother him.
Yun Chuwei heard the perfunctory in his words, so he didn't want to ask any more questions, and took a lot of bamboo pieces for making lanterns from He Lianjin, planning to go back and make them himself.
When she was in Xinghua Village before, every Qiqiao Festival, she just followed Yunzheng to the county town to buy lanterns to display, but she had never done it herself, so she didn't have much experience and skills. With the advice of the old mother, she practiced dozens of times, and finally made a pair of fox-shaped lanterns, carefully placed them on the table, and wanted to put them up with Su Yan when he came back at night.
Without the little maids nagging, Yun Chuwei was happy and peaceful, and fell asleep on the imperial concubine's couch.
This sleep lasted until the evening, and Yun Chuwei was woken up by Meizi.
Rubbing his sleepy face, Yun Chuwei asked habitually, "Why are you back, and what time is it?"
Meizi said: "It's almost the hour of the year, has the girl slept for so long?"
Yun Chu stretched slightly, "I have nothing to do, so I just took a lazy sleep."
Looking at the pair of fox lanterns on the table, they asked again, "Has Master Jiu come back?"
"not yet!"
Meizi shook her head.
"Oh!" Yun Chu responded lightly, without any emotion in his tone.
Get up, go to the mirror and sit down, "Meizi, come over and do your makeup."
Meizi sighed silently. On such an important day, the uncle is not here. Although the girl doesn't say anything, she must be very sad in her heart, right?
Soon after walking behind Yun Chuwei, Mei Zi neatly dressed her up and put on her hair.
"Girl, are you passing the meal now?" Meizi asked in a low voice after finishing her makeup.
Yun Chuwei asked instead, "Did you come across any delicious food in the street today? I haven't eaten outside food for a long time, and I'm a bit greedy. Since it's the Qiqiao Festival today, I'll go out for a stroll as well. To avoid being bored alone."
Meizi thought for a while, and suddenly her eyes lit up, "I know that there is an alley on Ronghe Street where the stewed noodles are delicious. Are you interested in trying it?"
"Let's go!"
Yun Chuwei stood up.
Meizi was stunned, "Now?"
Yun Chu looked at her slightly, "Don't you still want to wait until it gets dark?"
"But, my uncle hasn't come back yet!" Mei Zi whispered, it's obviously the Qiqiao Festival, and it's not that my uncle is not in the capital, if the girl goes out to celebrate the Qiqiao Festival by herself tonight, wouldn't it be unreasonable?
"Master Jiu is probably very busy, we don't need to worry about him." Yun Chuwei wanted to see for himself what the ancient Qiqiao Festival was like.
As for Su Yan?Come if you can, it doesn't matter if you can't, it's just a formality anyway, if he can come, she is happy to beg for a coincidence with him, if he can't come, she won't blame him for not taking time to accompany her, there is a little maid to accompany her It's the same.
Before Meizi could react, she was dragged out of the door by Yun Chuwei.
The master and the servant got into the carriage and went to the alley that Meizi had mentioned. There was indeed a small noodle shop in the alley. There were only three tables outside, one table with four stools. The tables and chairs were a bit worn out, but fortunately they were tidied up. get clean.
When Yun Chuwei and the others came over, three tables were already full, and only one table was left vacant.
Meizi cleverly took out a handkerchief and wiped the stool, then asked Yun Chuwei to sit down.
"Ma'am, bring us a bowl of braised noodles." Meizi shouted into the room.
The owner of the noodle restaurant is an elderly woman with her widowed daughter-in-law for many years.
Yun Chu frowned slightly, "Didn't you also eat it? Why only one bowl?"
Meizi giggled, "Girl, the servants went out with them and scooped up a lot of snacks. I've already eaten enough. How can I still eat now?"
Yun Chu smiled.
Meizi is the most embarrassing maidservant in front of her, and the other maidservants naturally never forget to curry favor with her. Today is a rare day for all of them to rest. Naturally, they will take the opportunity to stuff Meizi's hands if they have anything good, hoping that she can be in Yun Chuwei Say something nice to me.
While the two were talking, the young daughter-in-law brought out warm braised noodles, and Yun Chu took a closer look.
In the earth-colored rough porcelain bowl, the slender noodles have just been cooked through, and the marinade is poured on it in a circle. The white meat and mushrooms are diced, sprinkled with a layer of white pepper, and put a little fresh coriander.
Yun Chuwei picked up the chopsticks and took a bite. It was spicy and fresh, with a strong aroma. It could be tasted that the marinade was cooked well. It must be his own secret recipe.
She couldn't help but looked up at the small noodle shop. There was no signboard, but there were many people. In such a short time, there were already people queuing up, and some even couldn't wait, so they packed them up and took them away.
Yun Chu was secretly amused, she often came to Ronghe Street to do business, but she had never found out that there was a small noodle shop here, and she didn't know that such a delicious stewed noodles could be made in this small noodle shop that looked like nothing special.
Meizi watched her eat, "Girl, how does it taste?"
"Very good." Yun Chu chewed slowly and swallowed the food in his mouth before slowly replying.
Meizi was happy, "It's delicious, so eat more, and let's go to the river to put lanterns later."
Yun Chu nodded slightly.
After eating a bowl of braised noodles, the sky has already darkened, and all the main streets are lit. There are many young men and women on the street, crowded together. Only Shangyuan Lantern and Qixi Qiqiao can go out for a walk in the past two days.
After leaving the alley, the master and servant walked onto the dusty marble arch bridge. There were already many people surrounded on both sides, and everyone held a beautiful lantern in their hands. Of course, there were also many floating in the river, all kinds of people, All kinds of things dazzle people's eyes.
Yun Chuwei thought of the pair of fox lanterns he made, they should still be placed quietly on the table now, right?
"Girl, let's go to set off the lanterns too." Meizi was already excited, wishing she could spread her wings and fly to the shore to push away everyone and put down her lanterns.
Yun Chu was slightly amused, and let her drag her into the crowd.
There are too many people today, and every few steps you can be bumped into by someone, either on the arm or on the shoulder.
Meizi held her hand tightly, fearing that the master and servant would be separated by the chaotic crowd.
After finally getting off the stone arch bridge to the other end, there was another bunch of people crowded together.
Yun Chu rolled his eyes secretly, thinking that he really was too free to stay at home, instead he came to squeeze the way with others.
Finally squeezed out the crowd and found a stall selling lanterns, Meizi bought a lotus-shaped one, and asked Yun Chuwei which one he liked, Yun Chuwei picked it up and finally chose a rabbit-shaped one, the two were careful Holding the lanterns carefully, so as not to be touched by the crowd, they walked slowly towards the lively river.
There were really too many people on both sides of the river bank. Judging by the momentum, they would not be able to disperse within an hour or two. Yun Chuwei called Meizi, planning to sit on the stone bench under the big willow tree by the river bank and rest for a while. Wait for the crowd to evacuate before setting off the lanterns.
The sight was blocked by the big willow tree just now, Yun Chuwei didn't see clearly, and when he walked over, he found that there was a person sitting under the willow tree, but not on a stone bench, but in a wheelchair.
What surprised Yun Chuwei was that this person was exactly Lu Xiuyuan whom he hadn't seen for many days.
He wore half a mask, only showing a pair of thin lips with elegant color.
No wonder no one dared to sit on the stone benches here, it turned out that there were important figures here.
Seeing it all, Yun Chuwei had no reason to avoid it, and walked over to say hello, "What a coincidence, Master Lu is also here to set off lanterns?"
Lu Xiuyuan was surprised to see Yun Chuwei here, and raised his eyebrows, "Mrs. Qingluan, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Yun Chu slightly pointed to the stone bench beside him, "Can I sit here?"
"You can do whatever you want." Lu Xiuyuan said politely.
Yun Chuwei sat down with Meizi, and put two small lanterns on the stone table.
"I heard that 'Qiao Lan Ji' produced a very special lantern this year, did Mrs. Qingluan also come to see it after hearing the news?" Lu Xiuyuan asked.
Qiaodengji is the largest lantern shop in the capital, and more than half of the lanterns held by people around are from Qiaodengji.
As the largest lantern supplier, Qiaodengji has a finale lantern every year, which will be released at Xushizheng.
In order to add to the atmosphere, Qiao Deng Ji will finally give this lamp to a couple who are destined.
Lu Xiuyuan said that this year's finale lantern is very special, so it is not difficult to explain why there are so many people tonight.
"Don't tell Young Master Lu, I don't know about it yet." Yun Chuwei didn't intend to hide it either, she didn't know there was a finale lantern in the first place, and if she didn't know how to pretend to understand, it would be embarrassing for her to show her stuff all of a sudden.
Meizi's eyes were burning, "The finale lantern, it must be very beautiful."
Lu Xiuyuan smiled.
Yun Chuwei recalled the last time when he took Su Yan to Lu's house, that guy spoke a little aggressively, so he lowered his head embarrassedly, "Young Master Lu, last time Jiuye spoke a little loudly in Lu's house, if he offends you, I hope you will forgive me."
Lu Xiuyuan said gently, "I have never paid attention to this matter."
He understood Su Jiuye's temper, not to mention that he didn't care about that kind of thing at all.
When he said that, Yun Chuwei became more and more embarrassed.
"Didn't Grandpa accompany you out to set off lanterns?" Lu Xiuyuan felt strange that he hadn't seen Su Yan all this time.
"Jiuye is very busy." Yun Chuwei said, "I probably won't be able to come tonight."
For some reason, when Lu Xiuyuan heard this sentence, he felt a little distressed for the woman in front of him.
She is smart and beautiful and deserves the best, not left out.
The little Tong Wantong with baby fat on the side suddenly interjected, "It just so happens that our young master hasn't set off the lantern yet. If Madam doesn't mind, we can go together later."
Yun Chu slightly hesitated.
Lu Xiuyuan saw her concerns, and smiled and said, "If Ma'am doesn't like the excitement, we'll separate later, and it won't affect your reputation."
"No, I didn't mean that." Yun Chu smiled awkwardly, wasn't it just a lantern?It's not doing anything out of the ordinary, and it's not a big deal.
Lu Xiuyuan looked at the sky, "It's still early until the finale lanterns come out, if Madam doesn't mind, I'll ask someone to bring some refreshments."
After finishing speaking, he tilted his head and gave Wan Tong a few words.
Wan Tong ran away quickly, and came back after a while, holding a tray in his hand, with a pot of tea, several teacups, and two plates of pastries in the tray.
Meizi stood up and helped to place them on the stone table one by one.
Lu Xiuyuan picked up a cup and poured tea to Yun Chuwei, "Tea, please."
Yun Chuwei took it, and said politely, "Thank you."
Lu Xiuyuan smiled, "You and I are considered friends, so there's no need to see each other like this."
Yun Chuwei clenched the warm teacup tightly, and didn't speak any more.
At this time, the sound of fireworks rising into the sky was heard not far away, and Yun Chu turned his head slightly to look at it. The gorgeous and colorful fireworks exploded in mid-air and shattered into countless starbursts, shining on the roof and treetops. On the face, the brilliance is colorful, complementing each other.
Traveling through such a long time, it was the first time for Yun Chuwei to see fireworks. Unlike the modern metropolis full of fast-paced informationization, this place only has a simple and classical charm, and the festive atmosphere is everywhere.
Looking at it, she couldn't help raising the corners of her lips.
Lu Xiuyuan on the side looked sideways, just in time to see this scene, such a real and beautiful smile, like a very inconspicuous stone suddenly thrown into the lake of his heart, causing ripples, unable to calm down for a long time.
"It's so beautiful." Yun Chuwei sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"It would be great if my uncle was here." Meizi blurted out inadvertently.
Lu Xiuyuan's eyes darkened, while Yun Chuwei turned his head and nodded her head, "You know my uncle all day long, isn't your girl accompanying you enough?"
Mei Zi was both angry and funny, "I don't know what this is, the servant thinks that the one who is with the girl tonight should be the uncle, and besides, the fireworks are so beautiful, it's really a pity that there is no uncle to accompany the girl to watch. "
Although she has heard the rumors about Young Master Lu for a long time, and knows that he is a person with a peerless appearance, Meizi only respects the person sitting in the wheelchair in front of her, and has no extra thoughts. , is the best match in the world.
Yun Chuwei was a little speechless.
In fact, she just wanted to come out to watch the ancient Qiqiao Festival, and she didn't have any emotions, and she didn't mean to complain that Su Yan didn't come to accompany her.
Lu Xiuyuan took a careful look at Yun Chuwei, and was surprised that he didn't see any disappointment on her face.
Every woman hopes that on the day of Qiqiao Festival, she can set off lanterns and watch fireworks with the person she likes. Besides, she is still newly married. Does she not care that Su Yan didn't come?
Feeling that Lu Xiuyuan was looking at him, Yun Chuwei felt a little uncomfortable, so he immediately turned his head to avoid his gaze.
Lu Xiuyuan also felt that he had lost his composure, so he quickly looked away, "Is this the first year for you to celebrate the Qiqiao Festival in the capital?"
"Yeah." Yun Chu nodded slightly, "When I was in the countryside, I always felt that the lanterns in the county town were the most beautiful. I didn't expect to find out when I came to the capital. Wealthy and prosperous, even the Qiqiao Festival can have so many tricks, which is really eye-opening."
Lu Xiuyuan listened to her quietly, his thoughts were delicate, and he could hear some perfunctory from these words.
It seemed that she didn't really like the flashy world in front of her.
The fireworks lasted for a long time, Yun Chuwei drank tea and ate cakes to enjoy the fireworks, chatting with Lu Xiuyuan from time to time.
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Meanwhile, on the other side.
The rare Qixi Festival, Xu Mao finally put down his books and went shopping with his sister.
"Brother, look over there, it's so beautiful."
Along the way, Xu Han was very pleasantly surprised by the Qiqiao Festival in the capital, and from time to time pointed to beautiful places in the distance to show Xu Mao.
"Han'er, let's go buy a lantern!" Xu Mao stopped suddenly and looked at a stall selling lanterns at the bridgehead.
Xu Han nodded, and the two brothers and sisters soon came to the bridge.
The stall owner's lanterns are very delicate and varied, and people who fancy his lanterns gather around, but he just doesn't sell them, saying that they are only for those who are destined.
Xu Han was curious, and walked over to look through the crowd, and he saw a string of exquisite and small lanterns hanging on the shelf, with ingenious patterns.
Xu Han was overjoyed, and hurriedly waved to Xu Mao who was behind, "Brother, let's pick one too."
The people around looked at the two without surprise.
Because they have tried everything that came first, no matter how high the price is, the stall owner just won't sell it.
Guarding the lanterns and not selling them, the old man might have a mental illness.
Standing in front of the stall, Xu Han tiptoed to touch a goldfish-shaped one on the top, and said to Xu Mao with a smile, "Brother, look, does this look good?"
"Very unique." Xu Mao replied with a smile.
"Old man, can you take this down for me?" Xu Han politely said to the stall owner, out of reach.
The "stall owner" is actually Bai Shu who disguised himself so seriously that even his master couldn't see any flaws. These lanterns were all made by He Lianjin alone. Hua's routine is similar, changing the soup but not the medicine.
It's just that the conditions for selling lamps have changed this time.
Bai Shu easily took down the two lanterns and handed them to Xu Han, and said with a smile, "Young lady is destined to have this lantern, so I will give this pair of lanterns to you for free."
"Is there such a good thing?" Xu Han always felt that something was wrong.
"Naturally." The old god Bai Shu stroked his fake beard on the ground, "Old man, these lanterns are specially for people with predestined relationship, and the girl is the first person with predestined relationship tonight. Write down a wish and put it in the river with your own hands, and you can take the lantern in the girl's hand as you like."
Xu Han glanced at Xu Mao.
Xu Mao seemed very interested and nodded at her.
Seeing his brother nodding, Xu Han had no objection. He took a small piece of paper from the side and wrote down his wish on it with a pen. It was gently let down by the river.
There are thousands of lanterns in this river, if you want to ask, how can He Lianjin find which one among so many lanterns?The Demon King of Confusion naturally has his special method.
No, not long after Xu Han released the lantern, it fell into He Lianjin's hands immediately. He sat in the private room of the restaurant by the river bank, took the lantern from another guard Bai Qi, and opened it. There was a small note inside. It is clearly written in beautiful lower case letters: I hope my brother will get a good reputation as soon as possible.
As expected, what Han'er cares most about now is her brother Xu Mao.
Taking her personal sachet from the table, putting it on the tip of her nose and sniffing it gently, He Lianjin opened her eyes again, feeling a little jealous of Xu Mao in her heart.
But it doesn't matter, the future is long, Han'er will be his concubine sooner or later, he should be more tolerant towards this uncle who is the number one scholar.
Bai Qi asked cautiously: "Does Your Highness have any orders?"
He Lianjin put down the sachet, his eyes turned cold, "He Lianyu will be here soon, you find a way to prevent him from seeing Han'er."
In the last life, He Lianyu met Xu Han today.
Whether it's because of Xu Han's pure temperament, her clear and harmless eyes, or her clever little brain, all in all, He Lianyu fell in love at first sight, and her love has been planted ever since.
But He Lianyu was good at hiding. Before he sat firmly in the East Palace, he didn't reveal any feelings to Xu Han. The first woman he married was Huang Miaoqing's cousin Huang Miaoyu, the daughter of Huang's family's concubine, a sick child.
With the support of the big backstage of the first assistant, the support of the court center was one-sided, and He Lianyu got the prince's seal as he wished, and entered the East Palace. After the death of Emperor Yonglong, He Lianyu ascended the throne. The hospital tampered with the bitter medicine soup that Huang Miaoyu drank all year round. Huang Miaoyu died of illness after only being the queen for three months.
Of course, "died of illness" is only He Lianyu's official explanation to the outside world.
In fact, the sick and beautiful queen with a pure temperament and a harmless heart was killed by He Lianyu himself. To him, Huang Miaoyu was just a springboard for a higher position. , It will only be an obstacle for him to marry another queen.
Therefore, he must kill her.
Not long after Huang Miaoyu's death, He Lianyu married Xu Han as the second queen with a high profile.
Thinking of this, He Lianjin's eyes were lifeless, and he trembled in fright.
Every time he comes into contact with that girl, the master becomes like a demon crawling out of hell, which makes people shudder.
Pull up your spirits, and Bai Qi is about to leave.
He Lianjin said suddenly: "If possible, find a way to send her to me."
He is not interested in Qiqiao Festival, what he is interested in is only her from the beginning to the end, but if she is with him, he will be more than happy to be more tolerant to the world.
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Xu Han accompanied his brother to finish putting off the lanterns. Seeing that it was getting late, he prepared to go back to Dongyanghou Mansion.
The finale lanterns haven’t come out yet, and the people who came to join in the fun didn’t disperse. They were still crowded with each other, and Xu Mao kept holding Xu Han’s hand to shuttle through the crowded crowd. Suddenly, Xu Mao only felt that his hands were empty. Han and him were dispersed by the chaotic flow of people.
Xu Mao turned pale with shock, and hurriedly turned back to look for him, but Xu Han was nowhere to be seen.
"Han'er!" Xu Mao shouted standing in place, but there were too many people, and the voice was so noisy that he almost broke his throat, but the voice didn't spread much, but the people around all looked strangely at him. Looking at him was like looking at a madman.
Xu Mao described himself as anxious, and at this moment, he didn't care what the people around him thought of him. He pushed aside the crowd again and again, looking at faces one by one, intending to find Xu Han among them, but to no avail.
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Bai Qi carried the unconscious Xu Han back to He Lianjin's room.
He Lianjin took the man from him and immediately let him go.
Bai Qi retreated speechlessly.
Gently placing her on the bed, He Lianjin stretched out his hand to gently caress her small face, his eyes were full of obsession that couldn't be resolved.
It has been more than ten years, from when he snatched her from Helian Yu in the previous life to when he was reborn and returned to now, he has been looking forward to this day for more than ten years.
In his previous life, he was the gentle and elegant second prince He Lianjin, who was the most suitable candidate for the crown prince in the eyes of all officials.
Just because he grew up under the care of Emperor Yonglong and Empress Luo, he didn't know much about intrigue, was not very good at intrigue, and he didn't realize that every time He Lianyu smiled kindly at him, there was something hidden behind his back. He has already planned and calculated how to stab him without anyone noticing.
Today in the previous life, he and He Lianyu went out to play together in the palace, and they met Xu Han together.
What was she doing then?
Solve lantern riddles.
That year, Qiao Deng memorized ten lantern riddles, and those who answered all the riddles correctly would get their family's grand finale lantern.
These ten lantern riddles have reached a new level of difficulty, and a group of pretentious talents only guessed seven correctly.
The last three, everyone tried their best but couldn't come up with it.
"I know the answer."
Just when everyone felt that they were about to pass by the finale lantern, her voice flowed like a clear spring, making everyone turn their heads involuntarily.
The woman who came here was only wearing a semi-new light-colored jacket and skirt, without any makeup on her face. Her appearance was not a national beauty, but when paired with that confident and clear temperament, it made her feel more attractive. People feel very special.
Undoubtedly, she answered the remaining three lantern riddles correctly, and got the finale lantern "Fairy Lantern" of Qiao Deng Ji.
That is, from that day on, he fell in love with her.
In other words, he is not the only one who cares about her, but also He Lianyu who is deeply in the city.
Later, he was the one who fell in love with her and corresponded with her.
However, just because of He Lianyu's interference and old lady Yun's selfishness, she admitted the wrong person, and the one who got on was He Lianyu's sedan chair in the end.
……
Leaning down, He Lianjin lightly placed a kiss on her lips.
It was the feeling he was familiar with in his previous life, and the memories flooded him in an instant, making his heart tremble.
"Han'er, I will never let you go again in this life."
Reluctantly letting go of her, He Lianjin called Bai Qi in again, "Send Miss Xu back."
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Xu Mao searched for a long time but couldn't find Xu Han, his eyes were red with anxiety, he stumbled, and happened to come to the big willow tree by the river, and happened to meet Yun Chuwei and Lu Xiuyuan who were having a laughing conversation.
"Qing... Madam Qingluan!" Xu Mao hurried over as if he saw a savior.
Yun Chuwei looked at him not quite right, "Brother Xu, what's wrong?"
Xu Mao looked distressed, "Han'er, Haner, she got separated from me."
Yun Chuwei suddenly realized that it was for this matter.
"Brother Xu, don't worry." Yun Chu slightly relieved: "It's not the first time for Sister Han to go out, besides, it's not too far from Dongyang Hou Mansion, so she shouldn't get lost. Sit down and have a cup of tea first. Let someone help you find it.”
Xu Mao felt a little relieved, and nodded gratefully at Yun Chu.
Yun Chuwei told Meizi, "Go and look around here."
At this time, Lu Xiuyuan raised his hand to signal Wan Tong, "Let people from the Lu family help to find it."
Wantong immediately called a few people to follow Meizi.
It was almost at this time that Xu Mao discovered Lu Xiuyuan's existence.
Although he has never seen Lu Xiuyuan's real face, Xu Mao probably guessed the identity of the other party when he heard him mention "Lu Mansion" just now, stood up and bowed, "This must be the young master of the Lu family, Xiaosheng Xu Mao, a student who is going to Beijing for the exam, thank you Young Master Lu for helping me find my sister."
Lu Xiuyuan smiled, "It's a little effort, Mr. Xu, you don't have to be polite."
Xu Mao sat down again, and Yun Chuwei asked him, "Are you brothers and sisters also coming to see the finale lantern?"
Xu Mao shook his head, "We just came here to join in the fun, and we wanted to go back after the lanterns were set off, but there were too many people, Han'er and I separated before we knew it, when I want to go back and look for it, where else can I see it?" Her figure?"
Yun Chuwei said: "There are many people on Qixi Festival, so it's normal to get separated. Sister Han is smart, so she will be fine. Brother Xu, don't worry, we have already arranged for someone to look for her. Maybe I can find it for you in a while?"
Xu Mao was still uneasy, "I hope this is true!"
After about a stick of incense, Mei Zi really brought Xu Han back.
Xu Mao immediately stood up excitedly, looked Xu Han up and down, "Han'er, where have you been?"
Xu Han thought about it in wonder, she had indeed separated from her brother just now, and she had no memory of what happened after the separation. She only knew that when Meizi found her, she was lying in a black awning on the shore. Drowsy in the boat.
Maybe I was too tired, so I fell asleep when I walked there!
"Master Xu, Miss Xu just fell asleep in the black-covered boat over there." Meizi whispered.
Xu Mao finally relaxed, stroked his chest, "I was scared to death."
Xu Han said with a smile: "What are you worried about, brother? I am such a big man, can I still get lost?"
It is indeed the first time for her to come back to the capital, but during this period of time, she has already been familiar with the areas around Dongyang Houfu, and this section is also familiar to her, so it is basically impossible for her to get lost.
"Stupid girl." Xu Mao yelled at her, "I thought you were unfamiliar with the place where you were born, so what if you meet bad guys?"
Xu Han was amused, sat down, and heard that this was the young master of the Lu family, and immediately stood up again to salute.
Lu Xiuyuan said: "It's good that Miss Xu can come back safely, you don't have to be polite, just sit down and have tea!"
Because of her own sleepiness, so many people went looking for her, Xu Han was a little embarrassed, and sat down resentfully, took the tea that Xu Mao personally poured for her, held it in her palm, and took a sip from time to time.
A few people chatted and ate tea, and before they knew it, it was time for Xu.
"The person from Qiao Deng Ji is here."
Lu Xiuyuan suddenly stretched out his finger and pointed to the painting boat that was slowly driving towards the vast lake in the distance.
Yun Chu slightly raised his eyes to see that there were lanterns hanging on the boat, and all the lanterns had the sign of Qiaodengji written on them, the word "Qiao".
At this time, the crowd was crowded towards the shore of the lake, full of curiosity about this year's finale lantern.
The steward of Qiaodengji stood at the bow of the boat, and first made a polite opening remark, and then loudly said the rules when many questions about the finale lantern broke out from the crowd.
Yun Chuwei and the others are close to the painting boat, so they can hear it clearly.
The general idea is: Qiao Deng Ji does not have lantern riddles this year, but only one question, and whoever can answer correctly will win the finale lantern.
After finishing speaking, please bring out the finale lanterns immediately.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the lake, fearing that they might miss a wonderful moment in the blink of an eye.
When the finale lantern came out, everyone was amazed.
Different from the lanterns that can be carried in the hand in previous years, this year’s finale lantern is a light boat. The uniqueness of this boat is that except for the bottom, its hull on all sides is built with more than a hundred unique lanterns from Qiaodengji. , and made waterproof measures.
Qiaodengji’s lanterns are originally well-made, which is different from other houses. Now, these ingenious lanterns are used to build a boat that can swim on the lake. The shape of all the lanterns combined looks like a huge lantern. In an instant, it crushed thousands of small lanterns around it, shocking everyone's eyes.
Such an interesting finale lantern, naturally many people are eager to move, and some people can't wait to ask: "What is the theme of this year?"
It sounds simple to answer only one question correctly to get this finale lantern, but according to the practice of previous years, the difficulty of this question must be greatly increased.
The person in charge didn't hold back his appetite, and asked someone to pull down the large banner with the title written on it from the boat so that everyone could see it clearly.
The banner reads: "What gift did you receive on the seventh day of April this year?"
Accustomed to Qiaodengji's unexpected questions every year, the gifted scholars and beauties gathered around the lake began to think deeply, wondering what kind of clever questions and solutions this might be.
Even Lu Xiuyuan frowned slightly. On the seventh day of April, whether it was near or far, some people remembered the gift received on that day, and some didn't. Who could give the exact answer?
It was the first time he had seen such a puzzling topic.
Everyone was thinking silently, only Yun Chu was slightly stunned on the spot.
She suddenly remembered that the seventh day of April this year was the day when she and Su Yan first met. He personally hung the purple jade carving cloud Linglong pendant on her waist, which symbolized the token of love, and lied to her that it was just an ordinary jade pendant. Let her worry about it, and if she has no money, she can come directly to Xuan Guogong Mansion in the capital to find him, and he will give as much as she wants.
[Knock on the blackboard] It’s the end of the month, pay the rough monthly pass, and I’ll have minced meat tomorrow O(∩_∩)O haha~
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In the future, Mingxi discovered that the Fifth Prince was actually a guy pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Under the mask of bohemianism, he turned out to be cold-hearted and black-bellied?Mingxi rolled her eyes and almost fainted.
(End of this chapter)
The seventh day of July is the Qiqiao Festival.
On this day, the little maids all got up very early, and put on and put on all the things that they were reluctant to wear on weekdays, those that they were reluctant to wear, and those that they were reluctant to put on their faces.
When Yun Chuwei woke up, he saw the eight dowry maids neatly tidying up one by one, and the atmosphere became much more lively.
She smiled and glanced at a few people, "Get dressed early in the morning, are you going to go to the street?"
Meizi came over and took Yun Chuwei's arm affectionately, "I'm afraid you forgot, the seventh day of the lunar new year is Qiqiao Festival!"
Yun Chuwei suddenly realized.
During this period of time, she was busy with the business of the shop and the farm, and she really forgot about it.
"Where's Master Jiu?" It seemed that he hadn't been seen since getting up.
Meizi pouted, "Also went out early in the morning."
Yun Chu frowned slightly. Logically speaking, Second Master Luo had already set off for the expedition, so he should have nothing to do. Why did he go out so early every day?
Shaking his head, Yun Chuwei sat down on the stone bench and glanced at them, "Tell me what plans you all have. If it's new, I'll give you a day off today, so you don't have to serve at the house. Whatever you want to buy, where you want to go, just go.”
The gossip girl Gancao immediately said: "Girl, I want to go and put lanterns."
Yun Chuwei looked at the others again, "What about you?"
"The servant wants to eat the chestnut cake from Cai's shop."
"The servant wants to ask someone to bring some money home."
"The slave wants to..."
Everyone has something to do.
When it was Meizi's turn, there was nothing to say.
Yun Chu was slightly surprised, "Meizi, don't you have any small wishes?"
I dare not say big wishes, but on such a special day, Yun Chuwei is still willing to help each of them fulfill a small wish.
Meizi sneered, "I have no father or mother, and I grew up with the girl. I don't have to worry about food and clothing. The only thing I care about is the master in Xinghua Village and his unborn child. The rest, Really nothing."
"I'll let you go if you don't have a wish." Yun Chuwei said, "I'll go out with them in a while, and just come back earlier."
Meizi originally thought that everyone had left, so she would stay and take care of the girl, but seeing the girl's firm attitude, she simply didn't say anything, and after Yun Chuwei finished explaining, she went shopping with the other little maids.
Yun Chuwei's lunch was at Xunmeiju.
She went to greet Mrs. Jingyao, and Mrs. Tai thought that she had never left a meal, so she asked her to sit down and eat together.
Su Yan didn't come back, and Yun Chuwei didn't have to go back to Yangui Pavilion to eat with him, so he didn't put any excuses, thanked him and sat down.
Mrs. Jingyao said: "I heard that all the little maids in your yard are on vacation?"
Yun Chu nodded slightly, "There is only such a Qiqiao Festival a year, I want them to go out and relax."
Mrs. Jingyao smiled helplessly: "When you leave, the people in my yard will be envied. After I heard about it, I also let them go on vacation."
That's the case, no wonder she didn't see many people when she came in, and even the meal was served by a few elderly mothers.
"Since it's the Qiqiao Festival, Lao Jiu can say that he wants to take you out for a walk?" Mrs. Jingyao asked again.
Su Yan was so busy that he probably forgot the Qiqiao Festival long ago.
But that's okay, for her, it doesn't matter if the festival is over.
Yun Chuwei thought about it, but didn't show it on his face. He nodded and lied, "Master Jiu said that he will accompany me out to put lanterns at night."
Mrs. Jingyao showed a somewhat satisfied expression on her face, "That's right, no matter how busy he is usually, when this day comes every year, he should take good care of you."
After returning from Xunmeiju, Yun Chuwei went for a walk in the back garden to digest food, and then unexpectedly found that some bamboos had been chopped down, so she immediately asked for the mother in charge of this area, and the mother in charge replied: " Madam, these bamboos were chopped by His Highness the Second Highness himself."
Yun Chu's face twitched slightly.
This guy He Lianjin really has nothing to do all day long!After moving the wine cellar, now I'm interested and want to move the bamboo forest. Will you move the Xuan Guogong's mansion together tomorrow?
Without going back to Yan Gui Pavilion, she went directly to He Lianjin's yard, and found that he had already cut the bamboo with a strip knife, long and thin, and put it in small sections.
"What are you doing?" Yun Chuwei wondered, why does he look like he wants to make lanterns by himself?
He Lianjin looked up at her, "Master Xing is here to ask for a crime? That day's Lansheng wine cost 100 taels a jar, how much is this bamboo today?"
"You also know that I came to Xingshi to inquire about crimes?" Yun Chu stared slightly, "Then you are still hacking my bamboo."
"I'm too lazy to go out." He lowered his head and continued to chop bamboo and polish his hands.
He Lianjin's first impression of Yun Chuwei was that he was lazy, very lazy.
This man always does everything lazily, as if he doesn't want to move, which makes people want to find a whip to whip him twice to make him move faster.
But Yun Chuwei also discovered that as long as it was related to Xu Han, his laziness would be cured immediately.
Crouching down, Yun Chuwei looked at him with great interest, "I said, Second Highness, when did you know Xu Han?"
Xu Han grew up in the countryside of Yangzhou. Although He Lianjin was expelled from the capital for three years, it is impossible for him to have been to that kind of countryside. Moreover, seeing He Lianjin like this, it is not a day or two since he coveted Xu Han. .
Most importantly, Xu Han didn't know the second prince at all.
So, why is He Lianjin so special to that girl?
Is it really the legendary love at first sight?
He Lianjin didn't raise his head, "I don't know her."
Yun Chu pouted slightly, who would believe such nonsense?
"But I've seen her a few times." Putting the sliced bamboo in his hand and making gestures, He Lianjin continued, "This is a very interesting person."
joke?How could he casually tell people such a weird thing about his rebirth, not to mention that the woman in front of him was ridiculously smart, if she found out something, it would only bring him trouble that he couldn't explain clearly.
He is so lazy, he only wants to deal with Han'er alone, the others, it's better to get away and not bother him.
Yun Chuwei heard the perfunctory in his words, so he didn't want to ask any more questions, and took a lot of bamboo pieces for making lanterns from He Lianjin, planning to go back and make them himself.
When she was in Xinghua Village before, every Qiqiao Festival, she just followed Yunzheng to the county town to buy lanterns to display, but she had never done it herself, so she didn't have much experience and skills. With the advice of the old mother, she practiced dozens of times, and finally made a pair of fox-shaped lanterns, carefully placed them on the table, and wanted to put them up with Su Yan when he came back at night.
Without the little maids nagging, Yun Chuwei was happy and peaceful, and fell asleep on the imperial concubine's couch.
This sleep lasted until the evening, and Yun Chuwei was woken up by Meizi.
Rubbing his sleepy face, Yun Chuwei asked habitually, "Why are you back, and what time is it?"
Meizi said: "It's almost the hour of the year, has the girl slept for so long?"
Yun Chu stretched slightly, "I have nothing to do, so I just took a lazy sleep."
Looking at the pair of fox lanterns on the table, they asked again, "Has Master Jiu come back?"
"not yet!"
Meizi shook her head.
"Oh!" Yun Chu responded lightly, without any emotion in his tone.
Get up, go to the mirror and sit down, "Meizi, come over and do your makeup."
Meizi sighed silently. On such an important day, the uncle is not here. Although the girl doesn't say anything, she must be very sad in her heart, right?
Soon after walking behind Yun Chuwei, Mei Zi neatly dressed her up and put on her hair.
"Girl, are you passing the meal now?" Meizi asked in a low voice after finishing her makeup.
Yun Chuwei asked instead, "Did you come across any delicious food in the street today? I haven't eaten outside food for a long time, and I'm a bit greedy. Since it's the Qiqiao Festival today, I'll go out for a stroll as well. To avoid being bored alone."
Meizi thought for a while, and suddenly her eyes lit up, "I know that there is an alley on Ronghe Street where the stewed noodles are delicious. Are you interested in trying it?"
"Let's go!"
Yun Chuwei stood up.
Meizi was stunned, "Now?"
Yun Chu looked at her slightly, "Don't you still want to wait until it gets dark?"
"But, my uncle hasn't come back yet!" Mei Zi whispered, it's obviously the Qiqiao Festival, and it's not that my uncle is not in the capital, if the girl goes out to celebrate the Qiqiao Festival by herself tonight, wouldn't it be unreasonable?
"Master Jiu is probably very busy, we don't need to worry about him." Yun Chuwei wanted to see for himself what the ancient Qiqiao Festival was like.
As for Su Yan?Come if you can, it doesn't matter if you can't, it's just a formality anyway, if he can come, she is happy to beg for a coincidence with him, if he can't come, she won't blame him for not taking time to accompany her, there is a little maid to accompany her It's the same.
Before Meizi could react, she was dragged out of the door by Yun Chuwei.
The master and the servant got into the carriage and went to the alley that Meizi had mentioned. There was indeed a small noodle shop in the alley. There were only three tables outside, one table with four stools. The tables and chairs were a bit worn out, but fortunately they were tidied up. get clean.
When Yun Chuwei and the others came over, three tables were already full, and only one table was left vacant.
Meizi cleverly took out a handkerchief and wiped the stool, then asked Yun Chuwei to sit down.
"Ma'am, bring us a bowl of braised noodles." Meizi shouted into the room.
The owner of the noodle restaurant is an elderly woman with her widowed daughter-in-law for many years.
Yun Chu frowned slightly, "Didn't you also eat it? Why only one bowl?"
Meizi giggled, "Girl, the servants went out with them and scooped up a lot of snacks. I've already eaten enough. How can I still eat now?"
Yun Chu smiled.
Meizi is the most embarrassing maidservant in front of her, and the other maidservants naturally never forget to curry favor with her. Today is a rare day for all of them to rest. Naturally, they will take the opportunity to stuff Meizi's hands if they have anything good, hoping that she can be in Yun Chuwei Say something nice to me.
While the two were talking, the young daughter-in-law brought out warm braised noodles, and Yun Chu took a closer look.
In the earth-colored rough porcelain bowl, the slender noodles have just been cooked through, and the marinade is poured on it in a circle. The white meat and mushrooms are diced, sprinkled with a layer of white pepper, and put a little fresh coriander.
Yun Chuwei picked up the chopsticks and took a bite. It was spicy and fresh, with a strong aroma. It could be tasted that the marinade was cooked well. It must be his own secret recipe.
She couldn't help but looked up at the small noodle shop. There was no signboard, but there were many people. In such a short time, there were already people queuing up, and some even couldn't wait, so they packed them up and took them away.
Yun Chu was secretly amused, she often came to Ronghe Street to do business, but she had never found out that there was a small noodle shop here, and she didn't know that such a delicious stewed noodles could be made in this small noodle shop that looked like nothing special.
Meizi watched her eat, "Girl, how does it taste?"
"Very good." Yun Chu chewed slowly and swallowed the food in his mouth before slowly replying.
Meizi was happy, "It's delicious, so eat more, and let's go to the river to put lanterns later."
Yun Chu nodded slightly.
After eating a bowl of braised noodles, the sky has already darkened, and all the main streets are lit. There are many young men and women on the street, crowded together. Only Shangyuan Lantern and Qixi Qiqiao can go out for a walk in the past two days.
After leaving the alley, the master and servant walked onto the dusty marble arch bridge. There were already many people surrounded on both sides, and everyone held a beautiful lantern in their hands. Of course, there were also many floating in the river, all kinds of people, All kinds of things dazzle people's eyes.
Yun Chuwei thought of the pair of fox lanterns he made, they should still be placed quietly on the table now, right?
"Girl, let's go to set off the lanterns too." Meizi was already excited, wishing she could spread her wings and fly to the shore to push away everyone and put down her lanterns.
Yun Chu was slightly amused, and let her drag her into the crowd.
There are too many people today, and every few steps you can be bumped into by someone, either on the arm or on the shoulder.
Meizi held her hand tightly, fearing that the master and servant would be separated by the chaotic crowd.
After finally getting off the stone arch bridge to the other end, there was another bunch of people crowded together.
Yun Chu rolled his eyes secretly, thinking that he really was too free to stay at home, instead he came to squeeze the way with others.
Finally squeezed out the crowd and found a stall selling lanterns, Meizi bought a lotus-shaped one, and asked Yun Chuwei which one he liked, Yun Chuwei picked it up and finally chose a rabbit-shaped one, the two were careful Holding the lanterns carefully, so as not to be touched by the crowd, they walked slowly towards the lively river.
There were really too many people on both sides of the river bank. Judging by the momentum, they would not be able to disperse within an hour or two. Yun Chuwei called Meizi, planning to sit on the stone bench under the big willow tree by the river bank and rest for a while. Wait for the crowd to evacuate before setting off the lanterns.
The sight was blocked by the big willow tree just now, Yun Chuwei didn't see clearly, and when he walked over, he found that there was a person sitting under the willow tree, but not on a stone bench, but in a wheelchair.
What surprised Yun Chuwei was that this person was exactly Lu Xiuyuan whom he hadn't seen for many days.
He wore half a mask, only showing a pair of thin lips with elegant color.
No wonder no one dared to sit on the stone benches here, it turned out that there were important figures here.
Seeing it all, Yun Chuwei had no reason to avoid it, and walked over to say hello, "What a coincidence, Master Lu is also here to set off lanterns?"
Lu Xiuyuan was surprised to see Yun Chuwei here, and raised his eyebrows, "Mrs. Qingluan, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Yun Chu slightly pointed to the stone bench beside him, "Can I sit here?"
"You can do whatever you want." Lu Xiuyuan said politely.
Yun Chuwei sat down with Meizi, and put two small lanterns on the stone table.
"I heard that 'Qiao Lan Ji' produced a very special lantern this year, did Mrs. Qingluan also come to see it after hearing the news?" Lu Xiuyuan asked.
Qiaodengji is the largest lantern shop in the capital, and more than half of the lanterns held by people around are from Qiaodengji.
As the largest lantern supplier, Qiaodengji has a finale lantern every year, which will be released at Xushizheng.
In order to add to the atmosphere, Qiao Deng Ji will finally give this lamp to a couple who are destined.
Lu Xiuyuan said that this year's finale lantern is very special, so it is not difficult to explain why there are so many people tonight.
"Don't tell Young Master Lu, I don't know about it yet." Yun Chuwei didn't intend to hide it either, she didn't know there was a finale lantern in the first place, and if she didn't know how to pretend to understand, it would be embarrassing for her to show her stuff all of a sudden.
Meizi's eyes were burning, "The finale lantern, it must be very beautiful."
Lu Xiuyuan smiled.
Yun Chuwei recalled the last time when he took Su Yan to Lu's house, that guy spoke a little aggressively, so he lowered his head embarrassedly, "Young Master Lu, last time Jiuye spoke a little loudly in Lu's house, if he offends you, I hope you will forgive me."
Lu Xiuyuan said gently, "I have never paid attention to this matter."
He understood Su Jiuye's temper, not to mention that he didn't care about that kind of thing at all.
When he said that, Yun Chuwei became more and more embarrassed.
"Didn't Grandpa accompany you out to set off lanterns?" Lu Xiuyuan felt strange that he hadn't seen Su Yan all this time.
"Jiuye is very busy." Yun Chuwei said, "I probably won't be able to come tonight."
For some reason, when Lu Xiuyuan heard this sentence, he felt a little distressed for the woman in front of him.
She is smart and beautiful and deserves the best, not left out.
The little Tong Wantong with baby fat on the side suddenly interjected, "It just so happens that our young master hasn't set off the lantern yet. If Madam doesn't mind, we can go together later."
Yun Chu slightly hesitated.
Lu Xiuyuan saw her concerns, and smiled and said, "If Ma'am doesn't like the excitement, we'll separate later, and it won't affect your reputation."
"No, I didn't mean that." Yun Chu smiled awkwardly, wasn't it just a lantern?It's not doing anything out of the ordinary, and it's not a big deal.
Lu Xiuyuan looked at the sky, "It's still early until the finale lanterns come out, if Madam doesn't mind, I'll ask someone to bring some refreshments."
After finishing speaking, he tilted his head and gave Wan Tong a few words.
Wan Tong ran away quickly, and came back after a while, holding a tray in his hand, with a pot of tea, several teacups, and two plates of pastries in the tray.
Meizi stood up and helped to place them on the stone table one by one.
Lu Xiuyuan picked up a cup and poured tea to Yun Chuwei, "Tea, please."
Yun Chuwei took it, and said politely, "Thank you."
Lu Xiuyuan smiled, "You and I are considered friends, so there's no need to see each other like this."
Yun Chuwei clenched the warm teacup tightly, and didn't speak any more.
At this time, the sound of fireworks rising into the sky was heard not far away, and Yun Chu turned his head slightly to look at it. The gorgeous and colorful fireworks exploded in mid-air and shattered into countless starbursts, shining on the roof and treetops. On the face, the brilliance is colorful, complementing each other.
Traveling through such a long time, it was the first time for Yun Chuwei to see fireworks. Unlike the modern metropolis full of fast-paced informationization, this place only has a simple and classical charm, and the festive atmosphere is everywhere.
Looking at it, she couldn't help raising the corners of her lips.
Lu Xiuyuan on the side looked sideways, just in time to see this scene, such a real and beautiful smile, like a very inconspicuous stone suddenly thrown into the lake of his heart, causing ripples, unable to calm down for a long time.
"It's so beautiful." Yun Chuwei sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"It would be great if my uncle was here." Meizi blurted out inadvertently.
Lu Xiuyuan's eyes darkened, while Yun Chuwei turned his head and nodded her head, "You know my uncle all day long, isn't your girl accompanying you enough?"
Mei Zi was both angry and funny, "I don't know what this is, the servant thinks that the one who is with the girl tonight should be the uncle, and besides, the fireworks are so beautiful, it's really a pity that there is no uncle to accompany the girl to watch. "
Although she has heard the rumors about Young Master Lu for a long time, and knows that he is a person with a peerless appearance, Meizi only respects the person sitting in the wheelchair in front of her, and has no extra thoughts. , is the best match in the world.
Yun Chuwei was a little speechless.
In fact, she just wanted to come out to watch the ancient Qiqiao Festival, and she didn't have any emotions, and she didn't mean to complain that Su Yan didn't come to accompany her.
Lu Xiuyuan took a careful look at Yun Chuwei, and was surprised that he didn't see any disappointment on her face.
Every woman hopes that on the day of Qiqiao Festival, she can set off lanterns and watch fireworks with the person she likes. Besides, she is still newly married. Does she not care that Su Yan didn't come?
Feeling that Lu Xiuyuan was looking at him, Yun Chuwei felt a little uncomfortable, so he immediately turned his head to avoid his gaze.
Lu Xiuyuan also felt that he had lost his composure, so he quickly looked away, "Is this the first year for you to celebrate the Qiqiao Festival in the capital?"
"Yeah." Yun Chu nodded slightly, "When I was in the countryside, I always felt that the lanterns in the county town were the most beautiful. I didn't expect to find out when I came to the capital. Wealthy and prosperous, even the Qiqiao Festival can have so many tricks, which is really eye-opening."
Lu Xiuyuan listened to her quietly, his thoughts were delicate, and he could hear some perfunctory from these words.
It seemed that she didn't really like the flashy world in front of her.
The fireworks lasted for a long time, Yun Chuwei drank tea and ate cakes to enjoy the fireworks, chatting with Lu Xiuyuan from time to time.
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Meanwhile, on the other side.
The rare Qixi Festival, Xu Mao finally put down his books and went shopping with his sister.
"Brother, look over there, it's so beautiful."
Along the way, Xu Han was very pleasantly surprised by the Qiqiao Festival in the capital, and from time to time pointed to beautiful places in the distance to show Xu Mao.
"Han'er, let's go buy a lantern!" Xu Mao stopped suddenly and looked at a stall selling lanterns at the bridgehead.
Xu Han nodded, and the two brothers and sisters soon came to the bridge.
The stall owner's lanterns are very delicate and varied, and people who fancy his lanterns gather around, but he just doesn't sell them, saying that they are only for those who are destined.
Xu Han was curious, and walked over to look through the crowd, and he saw a string of exquisite and small lanterns hanging on the shelf, with ingenious patterns.
Xu Han was overjoyed, and hurriedly waved to Xu Mao who was behind, "Brother, let's pick one too."
The people around looked at the two without surprise.
Because they have tried everything that came first, no matter how high the price is, the stall owner just won't sell it.
Guarding the lanterns and not selling them, the old man might have a mental illness.
Standing in front of the stall, Xu Han tiptoed to touch a goldfish-shaped one on the top, and said to Xu Mao with a smile, "Brother, look, does this look good?"
"Very unique." Xu Mao replied with a smile.
"Old man, can you take this down for me?" Xu Han politely said to the stall owner, out of reach.
The "stall owner" is actually Bai Shu who disguised himself so seriously that even his master couldn't see any flaws. These lanterns were all made by He Lianjin alone. Hua's routine is similar, changing the soup but not the medicine.
It's just that the conditions for selling lamps have changed this time.
Bai Shu easily took down the two lanterns and handed them to Xu Han, and said with a smile, "Young lady is destined to have this lantern, so I will give this pair of lanterns to you for free."
"Is there such a good thing?" Xu Han always felt that something was wrong.
"Naturally." The old god Bai Shu stroked his fake beard on the ground, "Old man, these lanterns are specially for people with predestined relationship, and the girl is the first person with predestined relationship tonight. Write down a wish and put it in the river with your own hands, and you can take the lantern in the girl's hand as you like."
Xu Han glanced at Xu Mao.
Xu Mao seemed very interested and nodded at her.
Seeing his brother nodding, Xu Han had no objection. He took a small piece of paper from the side and wrote down his wish on it with a pen. It was gently let down by the river.
There are thousands of lanterns in this river, if you want to ask, how can He Lianjin find which one among so many lanterns?The Demon King of Confusion naturally has his special method.
No, not long after Xu Han released the lantern, it fell into He Lianjin's hands immediately. He sat in the private room of the restaurant by the river bank, took the lantern from another guard Bai Qi, and opened it. There was a small note inside. It is clearly written in beautiful lower case letters: I hope my brother will get a good reputation as soon as possible.
As expected, what Han'er cares most about now is her brother Xu Mao.
Taking her personal sachet from the table, putting it on the tip of her nose and sniffing it gently, He Lianjin opened her eyes again, feeling a little jealous of Xu Mao in her heart.
But it doesn't matter, the future is long, Han'er will be his concubine sooner or later, he should be more tolerant towards this uncle who is the number one scholar.
Bai Qi asked cautiously: "Does Your Highness have any orders?"
He Lianjin put down the sachet, his eyes turned cold, "He Lianyu will be here soon, you find a way to prevent him from seeing Han'er."
In the last life, He Lianyu met Xu Han today.
Whether it's because of Xu Han's pure temperament, her clear and harmless eyes, or her clever little brain, all in all, He Lianyu fell in love at first sight, and her love has been planted ever since.
But He Lianyu was good at hiding. Before he sat firmly in the East Palace, he didn't reveal any feelings to Xu Han. The first woman he married was Huang Miaoqing's cousin Huang Miaoyu, the daughter of Huang's family's concubine, a sick child.
With the support of the big backstage of the first assistant, the support of the court center was one-sided, and He Lianyu got the prince's seal as he wished, and entered the East Palace. After the death of Emperor Yonglong, He Lianyu ascended the throne. The hospital tampered with the bitter medicine soup that Huang Miaoyu drank all year round. Huang Miaoyu died of illness after only being the queen for three months.
Of course, "died of illness" is only He Lianyu's official explanation to the outside world.
In fact, the sick and beautiful queen with a pure temperament and a harmless heart was killed by He Lianyu himself. To him, Huang Miaoyu was just a springboard for a higher position. , It will only be an obstacle for him to marry another queen.
Therefore, he must kill her.
Not long after Huang Miaoyu's death, He Lianyu married Xu Han as the second queen with a high profile.
Thinking of this, He Lianjin's eyes were lifeless, and he trembled in fright.
Every time he comes into contact with that girl, the master becomes like a demon crawling out of hell, which makes people shudder.
Pull up your spirits, and Bai Qi is about to leave.
He Lianjin said suddenly: "If possible, find a way to send her to me."
He is not interested in Qiqiao Festival, what he is interested in is only her from the beginning to the end, but if she is with him, he will be more than happy to be more tolerant to the world.
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Xu Han accompanied his brother to finish putting off the lanterns. Seeing that it was getting late, he prepared to go back to Dongyanghou Mansion.
The finale lanterns haven’t come out yet, and the people who came to join in the fun didn’t disperse. They were still crowded with each other, and Xu Mao kept holding Xu Han’s hand to shuttle through the crowded crowd. Suddenly, Xu Mao only felt that his hands were empty. Han and him were dispersed by the chaotic flow of people.
Xu Mao turned pale with shock, and hurriedly turned back to look for him, but Xu Han was nowhere to be seen.
"Han'er!" Xu Mao shouted standing in place, but there were too many people, and the voice was so noisy that he almost broke his throat, but the voice didn't spread much, but the people around all looked strangely at him. Looking at him was like looking at a madman.
Xu Mao described himself as anxious, and at this moment, he didn't care what the people around him thought of him. He pushed aside the crowd again and again, looking at faces one by one, intending to find Xu Han among them, but to no avail.
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Bai Qi carried the unconscious Xu Han back to He Lianjin's room.
He Lianjin took the man from him and immediately let him go.
Bai Qi retreated speechlessly.
Gently placing her on the bed, He Lianjin stretched out his hand to gently caress her small face, his eyes were full of obsession that couldn't be resolved.
It has been more than ten years, from when he snatched her from Helian Yu in the previous life to when he was reborn and returned to now, he has been looking forward to this day for more than ten years.
In his previous life, he was the gentle and elegant second prince He Lianjin, who was the most suitable candidate for the crown prince in the eyes of all officials.
Just because he grew up under the care of Emperor Yonglong and Empress Luo, he didn't know much about intrigue, was not very good at intrigue, and he didn't realize that every time He Lianyu smiled kindly at him, there was something hidden behind his back. He has already planned and calculated how to stab him without anyone noticing.
Today in the previous life, he and He Lianyu went out to play together in the palace, and they met Xu Han together.
What was she doing then?
Solve lantern riddles.
That year, Qiao Deng memorized ten lantern riddles, and those who answered all the riddles correctly would get their family's grand finale lantern.
These ten lantern riddles have reached a new level of difficulty, and a group of pretentious talents only guessed seven correctly.
The last three, everyone tried their best but couldn't come up with it.
"I know the answer."
Just when everyone felt that they were about to pass by the finale lantern, her voice flowed like a clear spring, making everyone turn their heads involuntarily.
The woman who came here was only wearing a semi-new light-colored jacket and skirt, without any makeup on her face. Her appearance was not a national beauty, but when paired with that confident and clear temperament, it made her feel more attractive. People feel very special.
Undoubtedly, she answered the remaining three lantern riddles correctly, and got the finale lantern "Fairy Lantern" of Qiao Deng Ji.
That is, from that day on, he fell in love with her.
In other words, he is not the only one who cares about her, but also He Lianyu who is deeply in the city.
Later, he was the one who fell in love with her and corresponded with her.
However, just because of He Lianyu's interference and old lady Yun's selfishness, she admitted the wrong person, and the one who got on was He Lianyu's sedan chair in the end.
……
Leaning down, He Lianjin lightly placed a kiss on her lips.
It was the feeling he was familiar with in his previous life, and the memories flooded him in an instant, making his heart tremble.
"Han'er, I will never let you go again in this life."
Reluctantly letting go of her, He Lianjin called Bai Qi in again, "Send Miss Xu back."
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Xu Mao searched for a long time but couldn't find Xu Han, his eyes were red with anxiety, he stumbled, and happened to come to the big willow tree by the river, and happened to meet Yun Chuwei and Lu Xiuyuan who were having a laughing conversation.
"Qing... Madam Qingluan!" Xu Mao hurried over as if he saw a savior.
Yun Chuwei looked at him not quite right, "Brother Xu, what's wrong?"
Xu Mao looked distressed, "Han'er, Haner, she got separated from me."
Yun Chuwei suddenly realized that it was for this matter.
"Brother Xu, don't worry." Yun Chu slightly relieved: "It's not the first time for Sister Han to go out, besides, it's not too far from Dongyang Hou Mansion, so she shouldn't get lost. Sit down and have a cup of tea first. Let someone help you find it.”
Xu Mao felt a little relieved, and nodded gratefully at Yun Chu.
Yun Chuwei told Meizi, "Go and look around here."
At this time, Lu Xiuyuan raised his hand to signal Wan Tong, "Let people from the Lu family help to find it."
Wantong immediately called a few people to follow Meizi.
It was almost at this time that Xu Mao discovered Lu Xiuyuan's existence.
Although he has never seen Lu Xiuyuan's real face, Xu Mao probably guessed the identity of the other party when he heard him mention "Lu Mansion" just now, stood up and bowed, "This must be the young master of the Lu family, Xiaosheng Xu Mao, a student who is going to Beijing for the exam, thank you Young Master Lu for helping me find my sister."
Lu Xiuyuan smiled, "It's a little effort, Mr. Xu, you don't have to be polite."
Xu Mao sat down again, and Yun Chuwei asked him, "Are you brothers and sisters also coming to see the finale lantern?"
Xu Mao shook his head, "We just came here to join in the fun, and we wanted to go back after the lanterns were set off, but there were too many people, Han'er and I separated before we knew it, when I want to go back and look for it, where else can I see it?" Her figure?"
Yun Chuwei said: "There are many people on Qixi Festival, so it's normal to get separated. Sister Han is smart, so she will be fine. Brother Xu, don't worry, we have already arranged for someone to look for her. Maybe I can find it for you in a while?"
Xu Mao was still uneasy, "I hope this is true!"
After about a stick of incense, Mei Zi really brought Xu Han back.
Xu Mao immediately stood up excitedly, looked Xu Han up and down, "Han'er, where have you been?"
Xu Han thought about it in wonder, she had indeed separated from her brother just now, and she had no memory of what happened after the separation. She only knew that when Meizi found her, she was lying in a black awning on the shore. Drowsy in the boat.
Maybe I was too tired, so I fell asleep when I walked there!
"Master Xu, Miss Xu just fell asleep in the black-covered boat over there." Meizi whispered.
Xu Mao finally relaxed, stroked his chest, "I was scared to death."
Xu Han said with a smile: "What are you worried about, brother? I am such a big man, can I still get lost?"
It is indeed the first time for her to come back to the capital, but during this period of time, she has already been familiar with the areas around Dongyang Houfu, and this section is also familiar to her, so it is basically impossible for her to get lost.
"Stupid girl." Xu Mao yelled at her, "I thought you were unfamiliar with the place where you were born, so what if you meet bad guys?"
Xu Han was amused, sat down, and heard that this was the young master of the Lu family, and immediately stood up again to salute.
Lu Xiuyuan said: "It's good that Miss Xu can come back safely, you don't have to be polite, just sit down and have tea!"
Because of her own sleepiness, so many people went looking for her, Xu Han was a little embarrassed, and sat down resentfully, took the tea that Xu Mao personally poured for her, held it in her palm, and took a sip from time to time.
A few people chatted and ate tea, and before they knew it, it was time for Xu.
"The person from Qiao Deng Ji is here."
Lu Xiuyuan suddenly stretched out his finger and pointed to the painting boat that was slowly driving towards the vast lake in the distance.
Yun Chu slightly raised his eyes to see that there were lanterns hanging on the boat, and all the lanterns had the sign of Qiaodengji written on them, the word "Qiao".
At this time, the crowd was crowded towards the shore of the lake, full of curiosity about this year's finale lantern.
The steward of Qiaodengji stood at the bow of the boat, and first made a polite opening remark, and then loudly said the rules when many questions about the finale lantern broke out from the crowd.
Yun Chuwei and the others are close to the painting boat, so they can hear it clearly.
The general idea is: Qiao Deng Ji does not have lantern riddles this year, but only one question, and whoever can answer correctly will win the finale lantern.
After finishing speaking, please bring out the finale lanterns immediately.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the lake, fearing that they might miss a wonderful moment in the blink of an eye.
When the finale lantern came out, everyone was amazed.
Different from the lanterns that can be carried in the hand in previous years, this year’s finale lantern is a light boat. The uniqueness of this boat is that except for the bottom, its hull on all sides is built with more than a hundred unique lanterns from Qiaodengji. , and made waterproof measures.
Qiaodengji’s lanterns are originally well-made, which is different from other houses. Now, these ingenious lanterns are used to build a boat that can swim on the lake. The shape of all the lanterns combined looks like a huge lantern. In an instant, it crushed thousands of small lanterns around it, shocking everyone's eyes.
Such an interesting finale lantern, naturally many people are eager to move, and some people can't wait to ask: "What is the theme of this year?"
It sounds simple to answer only one question correctly to get this finale lantern, but according to the practice of previous years, the difficulty of this question must be greatly increased.
The person in charge didn't hold back his appetite, and asked someone to pull down the large banner with the title written on it from the boat so that everyone could see it clearly.
The banner reads: "What gift did you receive on the seventh day of April this year?"
Accustomed to Qiaodengji's unexpected questions every year, the gifted scholars and beauties gathered around the lake began to think deeply, wondering what kind of clever questions and solutions this might be.
Even Lu Xiuyuan frowned slightly. On the seventh day of April, whether it was near or far, some people remembered the gift received on that day, and some didn't. Who could give the exact answer?
It was the first time he had seen such a puzzling topic.
Everyone was thinking silently, only Yun Chu was slightly stunned on the spot.
She suddenly remembered that the seventh day of April this year was the day when she and Su Yan first met. He personally hung the purple jade carving cloud Linglong pendant on her waist, which symbolized the token of love, and lied to her that it was just an ordinary jade pendant. Let her worry about it, and if she has no money, she can come directly to Xuan Guogong Mansion in the capital to find him, and he will give as much as she wants.
[Knock on the blackboard] It’s the end of the month, pay the rough monthly pass, and I’ll have minced meat tomorrow O(∩_∩)O haha~
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Once a leader in the military medical field travels through time, it will be a pleasure to be a court lady!Helpless and the princess was killed, unlucky and forced to marry for her.
It was only then that the unlucky Mingxi discovered that the Fifth Prince was actually dying and waiting for the happy event?The silver needle flew up and saved someone's life. From then on, she was provoked by the playful and dissolute Fifth Prince to have a splitting headache and suffer terribly. Let's see how she tames her.
"Princess, shall we go to fight crickets?"
"roll!"
"Shall we go for a bird walk?"
"roll!"
"Then where are we going?"
"Yihong Courtyard!" Mingxi laughed so harmlessly that she showed her little dimples.
The fifth prince's veins throbbed violently: "Wu! Ming! Xi!"
In the future, Mingxi discovered that the Fifth Prince was actually a guy pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Under the mask of bohemianism, he turned out to be cold-hearted and black-bellied?Mingxi rolled her eyes and almost fainted.
(End of this chapter)
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