The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 263
Qixi Festival is the most lively festival in the capital. Unmarried daughters of various families can go out with their companions if their parents allow them.Those ladies from rich families don't have to worry about safety if they bring three or five servant girls.

Because more than ten years ago there were kidnappers in the capital who abducted women from good families on Qixi Festival, the current Supreme Emperor was furious and issued an order to severely punish those villains.The kidnappers were just for money, and the Supreme Emperor killed seven or eight bosses, who would dare to commit crimes again?
In addition, in recent years, during the grand festivals of Wucheng Bingma Division, many people have come out to patrol, and many people who see malicious intentions will be arrested and interrogated.Regardless of whether you are guilty or not, if you think about it, pay some favor money first.This invisibly also caused the people of Wucheng Bingmasi to be full of energy, staring like hungry wolves, and there were a lot fewer dudes on the street, which made it easier for the girls to travel and play.

At this time, lotus lanterns were already lit on the surface of the North Lake, and the small bridge was full of beauties who came up to pay homage to the Weaver Girl.The skirts of these young girls are swaying to the ground, their eyebrows are smiling, and their gestures are either dignified or graceful, or cute, or charming.

The lake light and moon shadow, together with the lanterns, reflected the ruddy faces of the girls more dreamily.

There are floating lanterns floating in the river, and hundreds of lanterns are lit on the river. The glow on the water swirls, and the sky becomes a river of flying clouds, and the river water becomes a sky of glowing clouds.

Song Chen and his party only came to Tongqu Avenue, and the places they passed by were crowded with people.The tall tree of lights set by the royal is just ahead.

Xiuyan didn't have the opportunity to go out to see it last year due to business, and missed the grand event of the year. This time Song Chen proposed to visit the Lantern Festival, and this was the first thing she thought of.There were too many people, and the horses neighed uncomfortably. Fortunately, Song Chen had already made preparations and booked a restaurant not far from the thoroughfare to house the horses.

"The street is chaotic, hold me tightly and don't get lost." Song Chen whispered, Xiuyan knew the seriousness, this is not the time to play petty temper, so she agreed softly, and clasped fingers with Song Chen .

Several subordinates of the Zhenfu Division were far away, and they all knew Song Qianhu's abilities, so they were not worried about encountering any strong enemies, so everyone was rarely distracted, and when they saw a beautiful girl, their eyes Can't help but follow along.

Song Chen was tall and handsome. Standing in the crowd, especially the crowd of young girls, he seemed to stand out from the crowd.Many people began to look at him secretly, and some of them were bold enough to throw their purses at Song Chen.

Xiuyan was not angry either, she pursed her lips and snickered: "I didn't expect Song Qianhu to be so popular. Hey, it's a pity that I don't know what's good or bad to be standing beside me, otherwise."

Song Chen knocked out a purse that was flying towards him, and said slowly, "What else?"

"Otherwise, what is flying towards you is not a purse, but a hydrangea to invite relatives." Speaking of which, Xiuyan was really curious about the courage of the woman who threw the hydrangea to recruit relatives.The most ignorant person in the world is to entrust fate to a ball instead of taking it into his own hands.

Song Chen smiled after hearing this: "Do you think those who are father-in-laws are stupid? Choosing a son-in-law for a daughter is a lifelong event. No matter what you do, you have to choose it first. Whether it's literary or military, or talented, Or a famous family. Stories like the Arabian Nights like Meijiao Niang mistakenly throwing a hydrangea to a beggar can only be heard in dramas."

Xiuyan snorted: "Those who write such plays are also poor scholars. You men always say that women in the boudoir love to daydream, but when you think about it, why aren't men? You think that marrying a famous girl is a waste of money." But they have made great progress, and there are not a few Chen Shimeis today."

Song Chen hurriedly confessed his feelings: "I can learn from the sky how much I think about you. It can be said that I have one heart and one mind."

Seeing him swearing at the sky, Xiuyan couldn't help laughing: "You are ashamed to say such cheeky words, if Master Qingtian only listens to your complaints all day long, he will probably be too busy."

Although Xiuyan complained, she liked it very much in her heart, and the two talked and laughed all the way to the most crowded place.When you look up, you can see the huge tree-like lighting scaffolding, with its branches standing upright and countless lamps on it.

Song Chen pointed to the highest building and motioned Xiuyan to watch: "The lantern festival tonight is going well, even the emperor and empress came out to watch the excitement."

The emperor and empress hadn't shown up together for a long time, and inside and outside the court guessed that the most noble couple in the world was at odds.Xiaozong was in the prime of life, and his sons were not thin.Once the empress falls out of favor, there will not be much time for the deposed empress.

Thinking of the recent frequent petty actions of the Guoan government, the emperor's concession is not difficult to understand.

"Look, is Zhengde here?"

Song Chen stared intently for a while, his face uncertain: "Only the fourth prince is here."

Xiuyan's heart sank, the emperor's intentions were clearly revealed.Maintaining the dignity of the empress is maintaining the dignity of the prince.The battle to seize the reserve was imminent, and Xiaozong's sudden move made people confused.

Xiuyan looked at Song Chen suspiciously, and Song Chen understood, and said, "The Emperor has a lot of soldiers in his hands, and the Forbidden Palace is full of His Majesty's eyes and ears. Even if the Empress wants to coerce the Emperor to command the princes, she can't be so blatant."

If it wasn't a threat from the queen, then Xiaozong himself was willing.

Let half of the people in the capital see the harmony of the royal couple, who will benefit the most?

Song Chen looked dissatisfied at Xiuyan, who was obviously absent-minded: "Okay, let's go to the west building and sit down, don't bother about this kind of thing."

The west building is on the west side of the two emperors and empresses. As a place for strict investigation, the Imperial Forest Army has already surrounded the three floors inside and the three floors outside.The people who come in and out are all high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Ordinary wealthy businessmen want to go upstairs to watch the fireworks, but there is no way.

As soon as Song Chen went upstairs, the deputy commander of the Yulin Army recognized him and hurried over to greet him.The deputy commander was also a wonderful person. Seeing a woman following Song Chen, he didn't take a second look at him, as if there was no such person.

However, they had just entered the private room, and the deputy commander smiled at the people around him: "Song Qianhu is also a bold person, so he married the Xing family, and when he turned around, he led a young woman to watch the Qixi Festival fireworks. I said, there are still a few men who don't steal."

The people below laughed sullenly, and the deputy commander was about to say something, when he suddenly saw people from the Beijing Palace entering the west building at some time.King Beijing stared at him with a gloomy face, the deputy commander shrank his arms, and hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Junwang!"

"Song Chen is upstairs?" King Beijing Jing didn't hesitate to ask the deputy commander straight to the point.

The deputy commander had a bad feeling, and rolled his eyes, but he never remembered that there was any conflict between the Beijing Palace and the Song family, so he hesitated and said: "Song Qianhu is on the third floor."

Before he finished speaking, King Beijing Jing pushed him away and strode upstairs.The vice-commander was not well-informed, and hurriedly said to his subordinates: "Go to the chief commander, and tell me that there may be trouble here."

Under the eyes of the emperor, the most fearful thing is that there will be trouble. How dare those people delay, they disappeared in a flash.

But it was said that King Jing went up the stairs in a panic, fireworks were flying outside the building, and women's cheers came from every room from time to time.King Beijing Jing grabbed the youngest son by the collar, asked about the destination, and went straight to the innermost Fangfei Garden.

"Song Chen, you."

King Beijing Jing broke into the door, but the voice stopped abruptly.

Song Chen held Xing Xiuyan in his arms, and two people who looked like those in the painting stood by the window, the twilight sky almost became the foil for the two of them.The fireworks all over the sky will only highlight the beauty and romance.

Shui Rong suddenly felt ashamed of himself, he felt like a robber, forcibly destroying all the warmth.

Shui Rong looked at Xing Xiuyan who had taken off her veil hat earlier with complicated eyes, and said nothing for a long time.

Song Chen was upset, he kept Xiuyan behind him calmly, and said with a light smile, "The king of the county is here on a special trip to look for you?"

"No, this lord, this lord was just passing by, and suddenly heard someone from the Imperial Forest Army mention that Song Qianhu was here, so I came to say hello." Shui Rong's eyes still couldn't move away from Xing Xiuyan: "Miss Xing is here too? "

Xiuyan smiled and said: "The daughter of the people has seen the king of the county. The king of the county also brought the princess of the county to watch the Lantern Festival?" Without waiting for King Beijing to answer, Xiuyan smiled to himself: "I can't blame everyone for being envious of Princess Beijing's good fortune. , the mother-in-law loves her dearly, and she has been running here and there to beg for a child all these years, even the county king and princess are so loving."

Shui Rong forced a low smile: "Xiaoshizi is too young, and the princess is taking care of him in the mansion, so I really can't leave."

"The daughter of the people said something that shouldn't be said. The king of the county should treat the concubine better. You also know that the prince is hard-won. The concubine's work for the prince's mansion will be No. 1."

Song Chen echoed from the side, and Shui Rong was very anxious: "Miss Xing has a few words, I want to talk to the girl alone, can I do it?"

Song Chen's complexion changed drastically, and he scolded unceremoniously: "Shui Rong, I respect you as a virtuous king, if you don't know good and bad, I'll let you know that my Song family is not good Bullying."

Song Chen rolled up his cuffs and was about to hit him.

With the sound of footsteps outside the door, the door was pushed open, and the imperial army commander and several subordinates stood outside anxiously: "Song Chen, the king of the county, you two"

The tense atmosphere couldn't be concealed from the general of the imperial forest army.When he saw Song Chen, his expression changed, but King Bei Jing stood at the door in a daze.

"If you have something to say, it's not easy for me to be on errand today, brother. It's rare for the emperor and queen to come out to have fun with the people. If you see you two making trouble in the west building, not only will you have to ask me if it's my fault, but it's also difficult for brother Song and the county king. Get away with it."

Xiuyan hastily pushed Song Chen: "Don't be confused, be careful of tricks."

Only then did Song Chen put away his stance of going to war, and he only smiled and said to the Imperial Army: "My lord misunderstood, I was just joking with the county king, how could I do it?"

King Beijing laughed dryly. Although he didn't refute Song Chen's words, it was not difficult to hear the reluctance in it.

Most of the Imperial Forest Army secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they don't make a fuss under the emperor's nose today, they don't care about their own business tomorrow.

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