Rebirth of the ghost concubine of the confused country

Chapter 106 Drinking Together

At that moment, she grabbed the chopsticks and began to eat unceremoniously.

After eating a few mouthfuls, seeing Xiao Cui still sitting stupidly swallowing her saliva, she couldn't help pointing at the food on the table vaguely and said, "Hurry up, Xiao Cui, why are you still standing there?"

After hearing this, Xiao Cui carefully picked up the chopsticks, first picked up a small piece and put it in her mouth, took two bites, and immediately said in pleasant surprise: "It's delicious, it's delicious, it's so delicious!"

After finishing speaking, no longer restrained, he ate one bite after another.

"Eat more if it tastes good. It's a waste if you can't finish such a big table anyway! It's best to finish it."

After Zhu Zixin finished speaking, he lowered his head and began to eat.

Half an hour later, Zhu Zixin and Xiaocui were sitting in the private room, with a pile of empty plates and bowls in front of them, and the table was in a mess. Just now he rolled his eyes and said, "Xiao Cui, guess who will invite us to dinner?"

Xiao Cui burped, and said contentedly, "I don't know."

"Hey, take a guess. I don't blame you if you guess wrong."

Zhu Zixin encouraged her.

"It's... Eldest Young Master."

Xiao Cui said.

Zhu Zixin shook his head, and then said: "If it's the eldest brother, he will definitely come out to see me, not to mention, today, on a day like this, he probably won't be able to come out. Let's guess."

"Is it... King Ji?"

Xiao Cui said again.

"Hmph, that bastard! Don't let me see him, hit him every time I see him! It's not him, guess again!"

As soon as Nan Gongxun was mentioned, Zhu Zixin was full of anger, and his tone couldn't help but rushed.

What she didn't know was that in the private room next door, when a man in black heard her scolding Nan Gongxun, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

"Then, that servant doesn't know!"

Xiao Cui said again.

"Why don't you say it's the prince?"

Zhu Zixin asked.

"Actually, the servant also thought of the prince, but he is very busy with everything. At this hour, he is probably very busy. Naturally, it can't be him. Besides, how can a person like the prince be so boring? thing?"

Xiaocui said.

"..."

When asked here, a shadow flashed in Zhu Zixin's mind, but... just as Xiao Cui said, he should be busy with every day, and he would never have time to do such boring things. Besides, is he really interested in him? ?Even so, but what happened on that day...

Thinking of this, Zhu Zixin's face instantly turned red to the ears, and he waved his hands and said, "Since you can't guess, then don't guess!"

After speaking, he got up, and said to Xiao Cui: "It's still early, let's take a stroll around. Wait until the night is quiet before going back, and save Zhu Jing from swearing again!"

"But miss, this servant is too full to walk!"

Xiao Cui stroked her round belly and said.

"Look at your worthless appearance! In that case, let's find a place to drink tea."

Zhu Zixin had no choice but to compromise, in fact, because he was similar to Xiaocui, but he didn't talk about it.

"All right!"

Xiaocui simply agreed, stood up while supporting the table, and the two of them walked out slowly.

"Come on."

At this time, in the private room next door, the man in black said softly.

"What is the prince's order?"

In an instant, a guard stepped forward and asked.

"Follow Ms. Zhu, see where she drinks tea, and remember to pay the money."

The man in black said, it turned out that it was indeed Nan Gongxi.

The guard got the order and left in a hurry, following Zhu Zixin and Xiaocui all the way until seeing them entering a teahouse, he hurriedly dodged in.He walked out quickly.

Not long after, Nan Gongxi reappeared next to the elegant room where Zhu Zixin and Xiaocui were staying.He is naturally very busy, but today he is busy with Zhu Zixin's affairs. Ever since the person he sent to protect Zhu Zixin came back and told him that Zhu Zixin ran out regardless of his sister's funeral, he put down what he was doing , also followed out.For him, this is an opportunity, because Zhu Zixin seldom goes out on weekdays, and if he wants to see her, he has to go to the Hou's mansion for a reason. Therefore, it is not easy to see Zhu Zixin.

And

Nangong Xizhi's reason for not showing his face was nothing more than worrying about Zhu Zixin's safety. He was a little scared by Nan Gongxun's recent behavior, so he had already sent someone to protect Zhu Zixin. Another reason was, He wanted to see her even more, but he also knew that Zhu Zixin was still brooding over what happened that day and felt unable to face himself, so he chose not to show his face.

"Miss, how come someone pays for this tea! It's so strange!"

In the private room, Xiaocui said.

"I don't care about him, since someone has too much money and no place to spend it, let him spend it."

Zhu Zixin was dishonest, talking while leaning against the wall, not knowing what he was listening to.

"Miss, are you..."

"Shh..."

Xiao Cui saw that she was mysterious, so she asked, but just as she spoke, Zhu Zixin interrupted her with a gesture of silence.When she first arrived, she always felt that someone was following her, so she wanted to find out.Because, she guessed, the person who followed her should be the one who paid the bill for them.

Xiaocui hurriedly shut up.

"Ah, this tea tastes good, doesn't it, Xiaocui!"

Zhu Zixin said loudly, pretending.

Xiaocui took a sip as expected, and said just now: "Miss, I have never drunk tea before, and I don't understand the difference between good tea and bad tea, anyway, drinking it is quite bitter."

Xiao Cui answered honestly.

"oh oh."

Zhu Zixin nodded.

However, when the people in the private room next door heard her two perfunctory syllables, they immediately became suspicious. At the same time, they opened the window and flew out.

Zhu Zixin heard the movement, ran over quickly, stood at the window and looked out, where is there anyone else?

Seeing that the man ran away, Zhu Zixin shrugged helplessly and said, "Xiao Cui, it's still early, let's go shopping. I've been here for so long, and I haven't really visited the capital yet."

"Okay!"

When Xiaocui heard this, she hurriedly agreed. Her favorite thing was shopping.

The streets of the capital city are full of people, extremely prosperous!Even at dusk, there are still many people shopping on the edge of the river beside the city.

There are many small stalls along the river, and the voices of hawkers and tourists come and go.

Zhu Zixin and Xiaocui walked slowly down the street, swaying.

Zhu Zaixin seldom goes out since time travel, and everything she sees feels fresh.Xiaocui seldom went shopping like this, so she was just as curious as Zhu Zixin, her eyes wandering around.

There are everything sold on the street, such as pastries, melon seeds, candied haws, persimmons and other snacks, as well as various small toys, small dolls, and hairpin walkers and the like.
accessories.

The two of them looked here and there, and they were very happy.

Not long after, Zhu Zixin suddenly saw a group of people not far ahead, not knowing what they were doing, so he took Xiao Cui's hand to look.

It turned out that a group of people were setting up lotus lanterns together.

The lotus lamp was very beautifully made, and those people wrote densely written words on their lotus lamps, and they were put into the river by that person, while the people on the bank prayed devoutly.

Seeing this, Zhu Zixin asked Xiaocui: "What kind of custom is this?" What is written on the lamp? "

Xiaocui said: "Today is the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month! The servants have all forgotten!"

After finishing speaking, I just said again: "I heard from my grandma when I was a child that during the Hungry Ghost Festival on July [-]th, Buddhists hold a celebration ceremony, that is, the "Menglan Basin Festival". Celebrating the Hungry Ghost Festival is not only to worship dead relatives For Buddhists, this is also the day to commemorate Mulian, in order to praise his filial piety. And folks hold activities such as making Dharma boats, setting off lotus lanterns, lotus lanterns, worshiping ancestors, and singing "scene operas". Lotus lanterns, lotus flowers Lamps appeared as important props for lamps. In the past, they were burning candles and oil lamps. Lamps represent wisdom, drive away darkness, and illuminate life with wisdom. In a deeper meaning, it represents burning oneself and illuminating others. But now, many people like Write your wish on the lotus flower, hoping to realize it with the help of Buddha."

"I see!"

Zhu Zixin said, and looked at the farther and farther lotus lanterns floating on the river, and took a long time to look back.

"Can this lotus lamp really fulfill my wish?"

Zhu Zixin asked again.

"It should be! Otherwise, why do so many people come to release lotus lanterns?"

Xiao Cui said.

"Okay then, you go and buy two, and let's put them together."

Zhu Zixin said immediately, after finishing speaking, he took out a piece of broken silver from the purse and handed it to Xiao Cui, Xiao Cui took it and ran away happily.

Soon, Xiaocui brought two lamps, handed one to Zhu Zixin, and took one for herself.

Zhu Zixin took it, and borrowed a pen from a letter writer next to him to write a line of small characters, and then handed the pen to Xiaocui.

Although Xiaocui could read a few words, she couldn't write very well, so she picked up a pen and made gestures for a long time before drawing a picture.

When she finished painting, Zhu Zixin had already put her lotus lantern into the water.

Seeing this, Xiao Cui hurriedly put her own lamp in the river.

"Xiao Cui, what wish did you just write?"

Zhu Zixin turned around and asked.

"This one……"

Xiao Cui hesitated, apparently she didn't want to tell Zhu Zixin.

Zhu Zixin smiled and said, "I'll know if you don't tell me! Do you want to find a good husband in the future?"

Zhu Zixin joked.

"Miss!"

Xiaocui blushed immediately, and said.

"Zixin, what a coincidence! Are you also visiting the Ghost Festival?"

A voice came from behind, and Zhu Zixin knew who he was without turning his head.

Hearing his voice, Zhu Zixin wished he could jump into the river and escape directly.But the actual situation is impossible to realize this wish, so she can only continue squatting, and pretend to cover her face unintentionally with her left hand, and keep her eyes fixed on the lotus lantern in the river. Covering her ears and stealing her bell, she hoped that Nan Gongxi would think that she had admitted the wrong person and leave.

Sure enough, after a long while, Nan Gongxi's voice was never heard again. Zhu Zixin thought that he had really left, so he gently tugged at the clothes of the people around him, and asked, "Xiao Cui, is the prince gone?"

"Hehe... Zixin, are you asking me?" However, it was Nangongxi's voice that answered her.

"what!"

Hearing this voice, Zhu Zixin screamed and bounced instantly.

"Prince!"

The voice of these two words suddenly weakened, but in an instant, her expression changed a few times, which made Nangongxi couldn't help but laugh.He put one hand halfway into a fist and put it on the corner of his lips, hiding his smile, and said, "Am I that scary?"

Zhu Zixin looked at the sky, if it wasn't already dark at this time, he would have seen her blushing face clearly.

"The prince is not scary, but... what happened that day made Zixin feel ashamed, so..."

Zhu Zixin muttered, and at the same time, stretched out his hand and twisted Xiaocui's arm hard, blaming her for not telling him just now that Nangong Xi had arrived by her side.

"Ah! Miss!"

Xiaocui pursed her mouth aggrievedly, and looked at Nangongxi aggrievedly.

(End of this chapter)