Zhao Mo didn't pay much attention to the eldest girl of the Xu family, but his wife Qin Hanzhen asked him to come over, he had no reason not to go, he just walked slowly.

When he walked to the window, the situation Qin Hanzhen saw had changed a little.

Xu Xiu was wearing a gray-green rabbit fur trimmed cloak, under the cloak a light moon-colored skirt with silver thread embroidered hemming, combing a bun, holding a palace lamp for sable cicada to worship the moon, with a slightly shy smile on his face, talking to the man with his back to the direction of the teahouse. The man couldn't see his appearance, but he looked dressed like a scholar from a wealthy family, tall and thin, even in a winter coat, he looked very thin. He was three feet away from Xu Xiu, but there was a lot of people around him, and soon, he was bumped into Xu Xiu by pedestrians. He quickly took another step out. Xu Xiu lowered her head, held the palace lamp in her hand a little nervously, and continued to whisper something.

The scholar turned around and stayed by Xu Xiu's side, blocking the crowded pedestrians all the way for her, as if to escort her in the direction of the teahouse.

On the way, Xu Xiu kept his head down and said two words to the scholar shyly. The scholar replied once, and the other time he didn't say anything, the expression on his face was a little dull, and he turned his head to look at Xu Xiu from time to time, but his eyes were empty.

When the two of them got closer and closer to the teahouse, Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo could see the changes in the expressions on their faces more clearly.

Qin Hanzhen approached Zhao Mo's ear and muttered in a low voice: "Xu Xiu, what's going on? The Xu family actually let her go out to visit the Lantern Festival alone? Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"

Zhao Mo's expression was also a little strange: "I recognize this man...... He seems to be the son of the newly promoted Minister Gui Shilang, and now he is working as an editor in the Hanlin Academy. ”

"The son of the servant?" Qin Hanzhen blinked, "Then I believe it a little...... It's not a coincidence. Xu Xiu shouldn't have done it on purpose, right? She was dressed like this, but she looked a little more beautiful than usual. The palace lamp she was carrying in her hand and the Diao Chan painted on it were not wearing the same color clothes as her? Even the hairstyle was somewhat similar. Such a metaphor doesn't seem to be something she could do in the past. If all this is not my misunderstanding, it is that after the Xu family is down, what integrity and upbringing have been left behind. I think that at the beginning, when Qin Jinyi wanted to calculate Xu Zheng, Xu Zheng hated it very much, and now his sister is also ......"

Zhao Mo pursed his lips and smiled and whispered in Qin Hanzhen's ear: "Her dress is also ordinary, if you also wear such a dress, she is ten times more beautiful than her!

Qin Han really glanced at him. Talking seriously, what is he teasing her for?!

The young couple flirted and scolded, and a third person was added to the pair of young men and women downstairs. Xu Zheng ran out of the door of the teahouse with a worried face, talked to his sister Xu Xiu, and thanked the scholar again. The scholar looked very surprised, he probably knew Xu Zheng, and it seemed that he didn't expect that there was a relationship between Xu Zheng and Xu Xiu. He couldn't help but glance at Xu Xiu again. Xu Xiu lowered her head, and her face was still a little shy and flushed. Looking in his direction, he could see a beaded flower pinned to her hair trembling slightly.

The scholar seemed to froze.

Xu Zheng coughed lightly and gave his sister a look, obviously hoping that she would enter the teahouse as soon as possible. But when Xu Xiu heard this, he turned around, bowed his head and saluted the scholar, and said softly: "Thank you Second Brother Gui for escorting me all the way, my little sister is grateful." After finishing speaking, he turned around and entered the teahouse. Her girl had been waiting there for a long time, escorting her all the way upstairs.

Qin Hanzhen immediately heard footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door, presumably Xu Xiu's master and servant passing by. She raised her index finger and made a "shhhh Ah Xing moved lightly to the door and stood for a while, and when the footsteps passed, he walked to the window and whispered back to Zhao Mo and Qin Hanzhen: "Lord, princess, that girl said to her girl outside the door: 'I'm worried about the dead, fortunately everything is going well for the girl'." ”

Qin Hanzhen raised his eyebrows. It seems that Xu Xiu's experience is really not just that she got lost while visiting the lantern festival and met a rich scholar to send her back to her relatives.

In front of the teahouse, Xu Zheng was still talking to the Gui Gongzi, they were not too far from the window where Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo were located, and a few words came faintly, which was nothing more than Xu Zheng thanking Gui Gongzi, saying that his sister was separated from the family at the Lantern Festival, and the whole family was very worried. Gui Gongzi's voice was much quieter than Xu Zheng's, and he didn't know how he responded, but soon, he separated from Xu Zheng. It's just that when he turned to leave, he couldn't help but glance in the direction of the private room upstairs of the teahouse, and then left with a heavy heart.

Qin Hanzhen pulled Zhao Mo back to the table and sat down, full of interest: "What the hell is Xu Zheng doing? Could it be that Xu Xiu did something tonight, and he also knew about it?!

Zhao Mo glanced at her with a smile: "I want to know more, if you meet a beauty at the Yuanxiao Lantern Festival, why is that Gui editor not happy, but looks worried?"

Qin Hanzhen thought for a while: "I think he is still young, he should be in his twenties, right? At such an age, he is edited by the Hanlin Academy, and his family background is good, it must be impossible that he has not yet married a wife? But if he has a wife, Xu Zheng obviously knows him, it is impossible not to know his situation, why do you want Xu Xiu to come out like this?"

Zhao Mo groaned, and went to see Ah Xing. Ah Xing said with a smile: "The little one has heard that the second son of Gui originally had a wife's room, and he was a childhood sweetheart, and the relationship was very good, but unfortunately he died in childbirth three years ago! However, the news that has come out from the Gui family recently seems to be that he has already relented, but I don't know if the Gui family has picked a candidate for him?"

Qin Hanzhen suddenly realized: "In this way, Xu Zheng wants his sister to take advantage of this loophole?" But whether Gui is willing to continue the string or not, why does Xu Zheng believe that his sister can successfully arouse his interest?" On the whole, it may be stronger than Qin Jinhua, but in terms of family reputation, it is far inferior to Qin Jinhua. The Gui family has a good family background, and Gui Xiu has a deceased wife in front of him, where did Xu Xiu get his confidence?

The key point is that when the Xu family and Uncle Xu and Grandma Xu mentioned Xu Xiu's marriage again, didn't Grandma Xu say that she had already taken a good look at a family for her daughter and was discussing marriage? It has only been three months since then, could it be that the marriage has already been ruined? Otherwise, how could Xu Xiu run alone to the crowded street at night to stage a scene of encountering talented and beautiful women?

Whether it is the Gui family or the Xu family, they are not the objects of concern of the Suning County Royal Mansion when they collect intelligence on weekdays. Not to mention Zhao Mo, even Ah Xing couldn't answer Qin Hanzhen's question. But she didn't care, this kind of gossip, she could always hear the truth from the Chengenhou Mansion afterwards. At this moment, she just wanted to sigh that the Xu family was really degenerate. If the Xu family knew that the younger generation of his maiden family had fallen to such a state, he didn't know how he would feel in his heart?

Qin Hanzhen chatted with Zhao Mo about the topic of the Xu family for a while, and Feng'er and the others came back. A few girls looked very happy to shop, but Feng'er's expression was stranger. Qin Hanzhen asked her, "What's wrong?" Feng'er shook her head and lowered her head: "It's okay." After saying these three words, he stopped speaking, and his eyes were only fixed on the lantern in his hand.

It was a very ordinary small lamp, with a light red colored paper surrounded by a cylinder, and a pattern of abundant crops was drawn on it. It's not that it's not pretty, it's just ...... Some are too down-to-earth. This seems to be the type that farmers will like. This kind of lamp should be quite rare at the Longfu Temple Lantern Festival, and it is even more unlikely to appear at the Liulichang Lantern Festival. This is more like the style that will appear at small lantern festivals in towns and villages on the outskirts of Beijing.

Qin Hanzhen glanced at the lamp, and couldn't help but say, "Huh, why did you buy such a lamp? Is it because it has your name on it?"

Feng'er still didn't speak, Lianyi smiled and replied to her: "I heard that Sister Feng'er's name came from this sentence." When she was a kid at home, the first light she bought looked like this. She treasured it for a long time, but unfortunately it was gone. As soon as Sister Feng'er saw this lamp, she couldn't move her feet. However, the owner of the lantern riddle stall refused to sell the lantern, and only promised to let the person who guessed the lantern riddle buy the corresponding lamp, so anxious that Sister Feng'er seemed to be something. Fortunately, there was a longevity steward, and he guessed the lantern riddle at once, so he gave the lamp to Sister Feng'er. In fact, this lamp is so small and inconspicuous, and the riddle is so difficult to guess, who would guess it? The other lamps are about to be taken away, and there are only four or five left, and the boss still refuses to be accommodating. If it weren't for Sister Feng'er and Steward Shou, I'm afraid that the boss would have to go home with these lights. ”

That's what happened. Qin Hanzhen said with a smile: "It's really a pity that the cherished things are lost, but it's also a lucky thing to be able to find a similar one." Feng'er put the lamp away, and took it out and lit it when she remembered it. ”

Feng'er replied softly and stepped aside with the lamp. As she passed by Ah Shou, she turned her head to look at him. He smiled at her. She blushed and turned her head away, ignoring him.

The group then ate some hot tea and snacks for supper, and then went back to the county king's mansion. Before leaving the teahouse, Qin Hanzhen asked people to inquire and learned that the Xu family had already left. They didn't seem to notice that the people from the Suning County Royal Mansion were also in the teahouse.

After the sixteenth, the busiest part of the New Year has passed. Next, each household must begin to prepare for the opening of the government. Qin Hanzhen pulled Zhao Mo again, went back to his parents' house, and went to Dongfu to visit Qin Jian and his family by the way. She consciously inquired about the news of the Xu family, and unexpectedly heard a news.

The wife of Gui Shilang of the Ministry proposed to the Xu family's room for her second son, and the object of the proposal was Xu Xiu, the eldest daughter of the Xu family. That night's encounter seemed to really leave a deep impression on Gui Bianxiu. Only two days have passed since the Lantern Festival, and he can't wait to let his family come to the door to propose.