pampering wife

Chapter 22

Speaking of Meizi Tavern's reputation in Wancheng in the past few years and its business booming, Qingmei couldn't help but thank him again.Wu Boren was surprised when he heard this: "Xiao Qingmei, have you researched how to make fruit wine?"

Qingmei smiled proudly: "Plum Tavern mainly makes money from fruit wine. This time I went to Beijing in a hurry and didn't bring anything. I'll send you two jars in two months, and I would like to ask Grandpa Wu to comment." Wu Boren was naturally happy, the four drank two jugs of wine before Qingmei and Xu Huaiyuan left.

Going back to the residence and talking about it with Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Xu naturally remembered the old drinker, so she couldn't help laughing and said: "That's good, we don't know each other well here, it's always good to have someone we know. He both If you want to taste fruit wine, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, let's make a few jars and send it over."

Xu Huaiyuan next to him said with a smile: "It happens that I haven't had a drink for a long time and I miss it, mother also wants to drink, doesn't she?" Xu smiled and patted him, but did not deny it.

The next day was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it happened that He Zimo could take a rest for a few days after finishing his exams, so he moved back home from the dormitory of the Imperial College.The two families got together to cook a table meal, talked and laughed and finished eating, because there were lanterns to watch in the capital tonight, so He Zimo took He Zilian and Qingmei siblings to the street to play.Mrs. Xu and Mrs. He were not very interested in the lanterns, so they sat in the courtyard, chatting about family affairs under the bright moon in the sky.

When I was in Wancheng, only the New Year’s Eve was the lively lantern festival. Unexpectedly, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing would also be a festival of lanterns. Qingmei went to the street with great interest, and couldn’t help but smile after watching it——

Looking at the bustling long street, the array of lanterns on both sides and the full moon and stars shining, needless to say, its grand beauty, just looking at the pedestrians on the street, nine out of ten are young people.

Young men and women in beautiful clothes walked together, talking and laughing, and occasionally a woman felt that the night wind was cold, and the man next to him would give her the cloak in his arms, which was very considerate.Among them, how many are newlyweds, and how many are congenial lovers?

Qingmei and He Zilian were holding white rabbit lanterns and walked hand in hand, Xu Huaiyuan and He Zimo accompanied each other on the left and right. It was also interesting to watch the bright and colorful lanterns along the street, or guess the lantern riddles to see the interesting masks.

Walking to a lively corner, Qingmei heard someone calling her, and when she looked over, she saw Wu Yujian wearing a jade cloak standing beside a glazed lantern, beckoning to her.Her figure is slender and light, standing under the lamp, her color is warm and moist, very beautiful.Standing next to her is a little girl in Tsing Yi, who should be the accompanying maid.

Qingmei secretly admired a few words in her heart, then walked over with He Zilian and greeted, "Sister Wu, you are also out to play."

Wu Yujian nodded with a smile, and pulled her to look at the glazed lamp, which depicted a young woman brewing wine, with a slender waist and snowy neck, a full face and willow eyebrows, standing slenderly under a crabapple.Wu Yujian smiled and said, "I thought of you when I saw this, but in the blink of an eye, you really came here."

Qingmei looked interesting, with a sweet smile on her face: "That's why I have a destiny with Sister Wu." Then she introduced He Zimo brother and sister to her.

"This is He Zimo?" Wu Yujian's complexion showed a thin layer of red against the lamp, and Qingmei wondered, "Have you heard of him?"

"My father once mentioned that He... Mr. Lang is a prodigy in reading."

Now it was He Zimo's turn to be curious: "May I ask who your father is?"

"My father is a doctor of Guozixue." Wu Yujian left the house, and He Zimo was surprised: "So the girl is Dr. Wu's daughter, disrespectful and disrespectful!" This recognition is more interesting, and He Zilian and Wu Yujian are next to each other. Afterwards, they continued to look at the lanterns with Qingmei and Xu Huaiyuan, and behind them He Zimo and Wu Yujian walked together, seeming to be talking about some poetry and books.

Walking along the winding lanterns, the lanterns gradually became more and more prosperous, and from time to time, girls in the bustling crowd greeted each other excitedly: "Sister, let's go, it's about to start." The sisters next to me echoed The former peers, it seems that there is something interesting ahead.

Qingmei was curious when she saw it, but she and He Zilian didn't know where they were when they first arrived, so they asked Wu Yujian.

Wu Yujian grew up in the capital city and was very familiar with these things, so she replied: "Every year on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a lantern building will be set up next to the imperial city, and the noble daughter of the royal family will personally light it. It is said that this year it will be Princess Yongle .”

And the lighthouse?Qingmei was looking forward to it, Wu Yujian led them forward, the lights gradually brightened like day, and everyone in the noisy crowd was looking forward to it.The few of them went forward and came to a river. The railings along the river were tied with colorful flowers, and the two willow trees were covered with lanterns.

On the opposite side is a majestic city tower, and a tall lantern building is pierced on the large open space in front of it. Soldiers are standing around, holding up blazing torches to illuminate the night sky.

Qingmei stared at it curiously for a while, and then realized it belatedly—the river is wide and gentle, the white marble railings on both sides are neat and clean, the tower opposite is majestic and majestic, and the red city wall several feet high winds to both sides , I can see soldiers standing on it... here, can't it be the imperial city?
When she was about to ask Wu Yujian, she heard the commotion in the crowd, subconsciously looked towards the tower, and saw a woman in a splendid dress appeared on it.Although she couldn't see her exact face, but judging by her outline and temperament, she could be Princess Yongle.

The soldiers below the city tower bowed and saluted: "Meet the princess!" The torches that were about to be extinguished soon, only the lanterns on the city tower reflected each other, making the princess look like a fairy.

Someone approached Princess Yongle and handed her something.Princess Yongle picked up the slender bamboo pole that had already been placed on the tower, and placed a bright pearl on the top of the flower tower. Immediately, the lanterns on the whole flower tower lit up one by one, presumably there were people hidden inside.

The crowd suddenly burst into cheers, but Qingmei raised her eyes to look at the tower in surprise, and even forgot to look at the magnificent flower building—on the tower, the man standing beside Princess Yongle was as tall and straight as a god. Fan, looking at the outline of his demeanor, it was Wei Li!

(End of this chapter)