Xiangmen black-bellied woman

Chapter 33 Fire falls from the sky
Shen Linghan stood in the crowd, her eyes were full of hatred.Jealousy and hatred cast a shadow on her face, making the originally beautiful appearance look a bit hideous.

After Shen Ninghua strolled around the market with Qingque and Hongling, she returned to Qinyang Tower with no interest.Hong Ling asked with some concern: "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"

"It's okay." The street is still full of traffic, but what she can feel is the coldness, no matter how lively the surrounding area is, it seems that there is no way to infect her, "You don't have to stay with me here, go down and play, here is Er The place chosen by the prince and the others will not be in any danger."

Hong Ling poured her a cup of tea: "We also think there's nothing interesting down here, and it's not very interesting to be full of people. It's better to stay with Miss."

Qing Que didn't even move, and stood beside Shen Ninghua.Suddenly, she frowned, and her whole body tensed up. The dagger hidden in her sleeve slipped into her hand in an instant, and she relaxed after a while.

Shen Ninghua's drooping eyelashes trembled slightly: "Qingque, can you see who it is?"

"No." Qing Que's eyes were a little more solemn, and he just noticed a few malicious auras, which disappeared in the blink of an eye, "Those people have very good martial arts."

Shen Ninghua took a sip of tea, and a trace of coldness flashed in her eyes: "Who do you think will deliver it to your door at this time?"

"The servant can't guess."

"Then you don't need to guess, just take a closer look later." Shen Ninghua raised her lips, "I remember that at the end of the Wanhua Festival, there will be boat lanterns, right?"

"Yes, miss, do you want to put a boat lantern on Huanhuaxi?" Hong Ling replied.Only today there is no curfew in Kyoto, you can play until midnight.

Shen Ninghua nodded: "You go down and buy two boat lanterns, and we will also go and play with them."

"Miss, do you want to make any wish? It is said that any wish made on this day will come true, especially the Flower Goddess." Hong Ling squinted her eyes.

Shen Ninghua was quite amused, if she made a wish, hoping that all those who offended her in the previous life would go to hell, I don't know if the Flower Goddess would be frightened.

Hong Ling stuck out her tongue, and hurried down to buy a boat lantern.

"Qingque, if someone follows us, don't bother, we will clean up together at the end."

"Yes, miss." Qingque replied, and became more and more careful around Shen Ninghua.

Soon, the second prince Baili Jinchuan, who had been paying attention to Shen Ninghua, also returned upstairs.Looking at the blue sparrow behind Shen Ninghua, she said, "Did Miss Shen catch a fish?" She had also talked with Baili Jinze just now, and he had to test her mind, because weeds on the wall are always liked by people. Can't get up.

"Although I don't like fishing, I'm very particular about every time I fish. It's not like eels and loaches are pulled up." Even if Baili Jinze sent it to her door, she would not bother.

The setting sun fell on Shen Ninghua's body from the window, bathed in the golden light, adding a bit of transparent beauty to Shen Ninghua's whole body.Especially a delicate face, like the best white jade, so shiny that it seems to be able to shine through.

Baili Jinchuan laughed out loud: "Miss Shen is really extraordinary."

"The second prince is absurd."

Knowing that Shen Ninghua trusted the maid beside him very much, Baili Jinchuan didn't mind Qingque's existence, and said directly: "Miss Shen's military book is hard to find in the world, I don't know if there is an original one?"

Shen Xuanhua has Shen Ninghua's manuscripts there. They are sisters and brothers, and they were given out as gifts. It's okay for Shen Xuanhua to keep them, but as a foreigner, if he has the manuscripts of a lady who has not been out of the court, he will be gossiped .

Shen Ninghua nodded: "Originally there was."

Baili Jinchuan was ecstatic in his heart. He has led thousands of troops, so he naturally knows how many lives a good book of war can save if used properly: "I don't know if Miss Shen can give up her love?"

Shen Ninghua frowned, and a bit of cunning flashed in her eyes: "How much is the second prince willing to bid?"

"What... what?" Baili Jinchuan was stunned, she asked him to buy it with money?

Shen Ninghua frowned: "The book of war was left to my mother by my grandfather, it is a treasure handed down from our family, do you want to take it away for nothing?"

Baili Jinchuan laughed: "How come, how much silver taels does Miss Shen want to sell?"

"You are the buyer, so naturally you give the standard. This book is a unique book on military affairs, and it is the only one in the world."

Shen Ninghua was really dumbfounded when he asked himself to bid while emphasizing the preciousness of the art of war: "5000 taels."

Shen Ninghua blinked her eyes: "Okay, please ask the second prince to send someone to deliver the gold ticket tomorrow. I will confirm the amount and offer it with both hands."

Baili Jinchuan was taken aback for a moment: "You said...golden ticket?" What he just said was 5000 taels of silver!

Shen Ninghua's loosened brows frowned again: "Don't tell me you want to use 5000 taels of silver to buy an absolute military book, or it was left by my grandfather?" Although the Xia family was convicted at the beginning, except for a few married women, The rest were beheaded.But later, the emperor also rehabilitated the Xia family.The collection left by the old Patriarch Xia is not expensive if you say ten thousand gold, let alone a rare book on military affairs.

Baili Jinchuan smiled wryly in his heart, 5000 taels of silver became 5000 taels of gold, and he still couldn't bear to refute, this was the first time: "Okay, I will have someone send it over tomorrow. Ms. Shen can think Alright, how should I explain to Prime Minister Shen?"

"I sell what my mother left behind, do I need to explain it?"

"That's right, I was thinking about it." Thinking of Shen Dong's face after knowing this, Baili Jinchuan couldn't help laughing. It seems that this Miss Shen really doesn't want the Shen family to be peaceful.

The two of them finalized the matter and were in a good mood.Shen Linghan and the fifth prince walked up side by side, and saw the scene of them drinking tea.

Shen Linghan: "Sister, I said why can't I find you down there, I didn't expect you to meet the second prince up there."

Shen Ninghua frowned and looked at her: "My sister is not young anymore. You need to be careful when you speak and do things. This place is booked by Mr. Chu. If you are tired from shopping, you will come up after a short rest. Besides, don't you see that there is still Qingque here?" In the future, my sister should stop saying things that cause people to misunderstand, otherwise, I don’t know how many people will say that our Shen family’s family education is not strict.”

Shen Linghan's smiling face almost couldn't be maintained, Shen Ninghua spoke without any scruples, and even used her identity as the elder sister to suppress her, this bitch!

"I was just talking casually, why is my sister still angry?" As she said, she looked aggrievedly at Baili Jinze who came up with her, her eyes were already full of water.

Baili Jinze looked at Shen Ninghua indifferently, and the uncomfortable feeling in his heart came up again: "Second Miss is just saying something unintentionally, it's just that some people like to judge others by themselves, don't worry about it."

Before Shen Ninghua could speak, Baili Jinchuan spoke out first: "Fifth brother, what Miss Shen said just now is not unreasonable. To be a person, you should not only be dignified in your words and deeds, but also pay attention to what you say. You were rude just now."

A flash of hostility flashed in Baili Jinze's heart, but as a younger brother who was not favored by the emperor, he had no right to quarrel with Baili Jinchuan, so he could only respond: "I just made a slip of the tongue, please Miss Shen Don't blame me."

Shen Ninghua glanced at Shen Linghan's purple face, and smiled a little more: "It's not a problem. My sister often misunderstands me when I get along, not to mention the fifth prince who met me for the second time. I think it will definitely not happen in the future." It's a situation."

In the future, if Shen Linghan dared to use this matter as an excuse, she could take out what Baili Jinchuan said today, and then even Shen Dong would not dare to say a word of dissatisfaction.

Chu Junyi came up, ordered a table of signature dishes with a brisk tone, and invited everyone to sit down for dinner.Shen Linghan's face was ugly for a moment, and then changed into a look that was about to cry.It's just that Baili Jinchuan ignored her at all, Baili Jinze lost face because of her, and both of them pretended not to know.But Chu Junyi simply turned a blind eye, and didn't even glance in Shen Linghan's direction.

On the contrary, Shen Xuanhua felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell exactly where, so he had to eat alone in silence.

Shen Linghan secretly bit a piece of green vegetables viciously, as if it was Shen Ninghua who bit the person, and finally calmed down after a while: "Your Highness, just now I saw that there are many stalls selling boat lights downstairs, and many people have bought boats. The lantern is about to go to Huanhuaxi to set off the lantern, why don't we go and have a look?"

Chu Junyi looked at the calm Shen Ninghua: "You need to wait until after dark to set off the boat lights, it must be too late."

Shen Linghan blinked: "No, last year my mother took me to set off a boat lantern. There were many people by the Huanhua River. Besides, my sister missed the Wanhua Festival last year. This year, she just recovered from her illness, so I went to set off a boat lantern." When the wish is fulfilled, sister, what do you think?"

Shen Ninghua took a deep look at Shen Linghan, and didn't speak until her face changed slightly: "What my sister said makes sense, it's also right to put a boat lantern to fulfill my wish. If your Highnesses and Mr. Chu have other arrangements..."

Chu Junyi drank a glass of wine and said, "I don't have anything to do, so I also went to set up a boat lantern."

The second prince and fifth prince didn't speak, but they both acted as if they would accompany them to the end.

Shen Ninghua lowered her eyes to hide her cold expression. Originally, she was thinking about how to propose going to Huanhua River, but Shen Linghan spoke first.I don't know if any of the few people who were discovered by Qingque just took orders from her, it would be much more interesting if there were.

Huanhua Creek is already full of people, and the not-so-wide surface of the creek is full of boat lights, winding down the creek, dyeing the whole river with a bright light.

Chu Junyi ordered someone to bring one of the carefully crafted boat lanterns to Shen Ninghua's hand: "The one your girl bought won't float very far, so let's use this one."

Chu Junyi's boat lights are indeed extremely delicate, and the small hull is made of waterproof kraft paper.Shen Ninghua didn't refuse, and let Hongling play with the boat lantern by herself, and put the boat lantern that Chu Junyi handed her on the water.

Looking at the boat going far away, Shen Ninghua raised the corners of her lips. God failed to give Baili Jinze and Shen Linghan retribution, so she will let them taste the retribution in this life, and she can be reborn for the rest of her life. Oh my goodness.

She had just stood up when she slammed into her with a lot of thrust.With quick eyes and quick hands, Chu Junyi quickly grabbed her to prevent her from falling into the water.

Immediately afterwards, the shouts of the crowd rang out:
"Run, it's on fire."

"Help."

Shen Ninghua looked up and saw that many Kongming lanterns as tall as a person were flying over the Huanhua Creek. For some unknown reason, clusters of lit lamp oil fell into the crowd on the ground with a plop.

Many people were hit by the fireball, and their thin clothes instantly lit up.

"My God, help me."

(End of this chapter)