The fifteenth day of the first month.

On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, Song Chen did not rest during the day, and was still dealing with political affairs in the front yard, and Chu Xue also realized that it was the Lantern Festival when he saw the lanterns hanging everywhere in the palace, and couldn't help but sigh at the speed of time!

After tonight, the New Year will be completely over.

From the front yard to the backyard, from the entrance of the palace to the big garden, all kinds of palace lamps swaying gently in the wind are all around, and you are already dazzled by it in the daytime, and you don't know what kind of beautiful scenery it will be after the lanterns at night.

Chu Xue got up early to go to Danwei Garden to say goodbye, and by the way, she went back to her yard with all kinds of lanterns, and before she stepped into the door, she listened to what the two maids in the yard were saying.

"Sister, do you think there are more lanterns in our palace this year?"

"Of course, this year there are more of our newly repaired Wantang Garden, and there are more of our masters, naturally we have to prepare well, have you forgotten that on Chinese New Year's Eve, there are more fireworks than in previous years?"

"Yes! But I heard that there are a lot more lanterns in the city tonight, but I can't go out to see them. ”

"You girl, isn't our palace better than the chaotic street? Be content, you! ”

As soon as the words fell, Chu Xue had already raised her feet and entered the courtyard gate, and the two maidservants hurriedly bowed their heads and saluted.

She smiled, didn't say anything, and went straight into the house.

I had a reunion dinner in the evening, today is a big festival, Song Chen wants to go to Danwei Garden for the night as usual, Chu Xue went back to Wantang Garden early, and was about to tell the maids to prepare hot water for bathing, but saw Yan Ling running in quickly, and whispered in her ear: "Miss, go and change your clothes, the prince has prepared a carriage outside, and said that he will take you to the city to see the lanterns." ”

She was suddenly confused, and looked at Yanling with wide eyes, but saw Yanling nodding with a light smile, bringing out a pair of good-looking pear vortices on the side of her mouth. She paused for a moment, then nodded, got up and went to the inner room to change clothes.

Since she was going to the city to see the lights, the dress in the palace was naturally not suitable, so she picked out a more elegant Xueqing forged robe, combed a relatively simple bun, and only pinned a few hostas, and only went out after making sure that it was a relatively low-key dress.

Lifting her feet to board the carriage waiting outside the courtyard, she saw Song Chen, who was also dressed in regular clothes. He was wearing a dark brocade robe tonight, with a low-key extravagance all over his body, which made her think of the scene when she first met him, she smiled gently, sat down beside him obediently, and the carriage shook immediately, went out of the mansion, and went straight to Yongan Street, the most lively street in Yanzhou City.

"Why is the prince interested in going to the street tonight to see the lights?"

She looked sideways at him.

"It's nothing, there are a lot of people on the street on the night of Shangyuan, it's a good time to observe the people's feelings, a person is a little bored, so he invites a beauty to accompany him, I don't know what the beauty thinks?" There was a smile on his lips, but it seemed a little mysterious.

But she didn't ask, just nodded her head in response.

The carriage traveled unhurriedly for two quarters of an hour, and had reached the east end of Wing On Street, and now it was more than half of the hour, when there were many people, and the street was already bustling, and it was difficult for the carriage to move. Because of the name of observing the people's feelings, the two masters in the car got out of the car and leisurely squeezed into the flow of people enjoying the lanterns.

Although it has been four months, this is the first time Chu Xue has walked on the streets of Yanzhou, and it is also the first time she has gone out to see the lights after many years. If the capital is compared to a family, then Yanzhou is an upstart, full of vitality in prosperity. The lanterns here are also very different from what she saw when she was a child, not only there are many fresh styles, but the color patterns are also more beautiful, she held Song Chen's arm all the way to enjoy the lanterns slowly, and her lips were always full of smiles.

Gradually walking to the middle of Yong'an Street, the lanterns hanging above the head are becoming more and more exquisite, only to see a long row of lamp stands in front of the passers-by to compete to watch, Chu Xue looked along the flow of people, and suddenly burst out in surprise.

"Master, look, that's the lantern of the zodiac!"

Because it was a micro-service, Chu Xue hid a word from his address, which sounded like he was calling the son of a big family.

Song Chen followed her fingers, and sure enough, she saw twelve lanterns made in the shape of the zodiac signs hanging high on the lampstand.

Although it is his own fiefdom, he used to occasionally go out on patrol, but he didn't often come to such a lively market, and now there is a strong festive atmosphere around him, his beauty is happy, and he is naturally happy, so he smiled and took the beauty's hand and walked in the direction of the bustle.

"Let's take a look, too."

These twelve zodiac lanterns are novel and chic, so they are very popular, and as soon as Chu Xue and Song Chen approached, someone bought a monkey lantern. The two watched quietly around the lampstand for a while, and found that the boss had a very interesting person, and it was okay to buy his lanterns, but in addition to the price, they also had to meet two other conditions: first, they could only buy their own zodiac; Second, either guess the lantern riddle in front of the lamp, or shoot the name plate above the lantern, or Wen or Wu, one of the two, the boss will present the lantern.

And the Xiucai, who had just bought the monkey lantern, guessed the lantern riddle hidden in front of the lamp, so he took the lantern away.

Seeing Chu Xue staring at the lamp intently, Song Chen asked her softly, "Do you like it?" ”

"Hmm." She nodded, then turned her head to look at him with a smile, "Do you want to buy it for me?" ”

"What's so hard about that?"

Song Chen smiled inexplicably, pointed to the tiger lamp, and asked, "I remember that you belong to the tiger, right?" ”

Chu Xue was stunned in her heart, and hurriedly took her eyes away from the rabbit lantern, looked at the tiger lantern, and nodded, "Ye is right, I am a tiger." ”

Song Chen determined the goal, stepped forward to ask the boss, and after a while, he walked back with a light bow in his hand.

Chu Xue was pleasantly surprised, "Is this going to be a martial artist?" ”

He raised his bow and aimed at the name plate above the tiger lantern, and said lightly, "What is there to guess about the lantern riddle, naturally you have to choose a little difficult." ”

Although the brand was made of straw, it was only the size of a fist, and it was two feet above the ground, and the bow was just a light bow like a toy, so it was indeed a bit difficult to hit it with an arrow.

But the boss also has difficulties, just sell a lamp to join in the fun, if you really prepare a real iron bow in front of the stall, you will not have been caught in the prefect's prison by the patrolling guards a long time ago, and the ordinary people hide weapons privately, it is not a joke.

Aiming at the target at a high place, and then trying the softness and hardness of the bowstring, Song Chen had a number in his heart, pulled the bowstring full, and suddenly released the arrow, and then, I saw that the light feather arrow drew a beautiful arc in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it passed through the name tag in front of the tiger lantern steadily.

It was the first time she had seen him use a weapon, even though it was in such a lively city, and even though he was holding a toy-like light bow. But such a relaxed and beautiful posture made her think of her father for a moment, and when her father instructed her brother in archery in the martial arts field at home, he was also like this.

Someone in the crowd was amazed.

The boss asked people to take off the tiger lamp with a smile on his face, came to the two of them, and complimented: "I didn't expect this official to have an elegant temperament, and he also has such a good figure. In this case, this tiger lantern belongs to Madame, please put it away. ”

After saying that, he handed the lamp to Chu Xue, and Chu Xue took it with a smile.

With the boss's words, the girls and women around her all cast extremely envious eyes on her.

Lu Fang, who followed behind him, came up to pay, and just took out the money bag, but was stopped by Chu Xue.

Chu Xue smiled and said to Song Chen: "The master gave me one, and I also want to send the master back." ”

"Oh?" Song Chen looked at her unexpectedly, his eyes full of smiles lit up by the lights.

She smiled and turned to look at the boss, "The zodiac sign of the lord is the ox, boss, can you help me see what the riddle in front of the cow lantern is?" ”

She doesn't know how to shoot arrows, but she thinks she's smart enough to guess a lantern riddle...... It shouldn't be that hard.

The boss immediately responded, and after a while, he returned with a lantern riddle, and after unfolding it, he read aloud, "As soon as you enter Xichuan, the water is flat." After reading the puzzle, the boss looked at her, "It's an anagram, ma'am, please." ”

"As soon as you enter the Xichuan River, the water is flat? As soon as you enter Xichuan ......" Chu Xue frowned and whispered on both sides, silently wrote a few strokes in her heart, and suddenly her eyes lit up, and she affirmed: "Reward, Youzhou reward." ”

Song Chen actually guessed the answer, and seeing that Chu Xue was right, the smile on the corner of his mouth was even stronger.

As soon as the answer was said, the boss was suddenly pleasantly surprised and sighed: "Madame is so talented, she guessed it so quickly!" Oh, you two are a match made in heaven! It's an eye-opener today. ”

After speaking, he hurriedly motioned for someone to go and get the lamp.

Chu Xue took the lantern she bought, handed it to Song Chen, and said with a smug smile: "I don't have such good kung fu as the master, but a simple lantern riddle can still be guessed, this is what I gave to the master, the master should save it!" ”

Song Chen nodded steadily, "Okay, since you gave it to me, I will definitely keep it." ”

After that, he grabbed her waist and continued to walk forward with the lantern.

The Lu Fang, who had paid the money, hurried to follow.

Tonight, Mrs. Xue didn't bring her maidservant, and she seemed to feel a faint loss in her heart.

The boss behind him looked at the backs of the two of them, and sighed in his heart, I don't know which noble couple in the city is so compatible from appearance to talent, it is really enviable!

The two of them each carried a lantern in their hands, strolling through the bustling crowd, and the cold night seemed to be warm. Seeing that there were some stalls selling snacks on the roadside, and the business was very good, Song Chen cared about her, "Are you hungry, do you want to eat something?" ”

Chu Xue also swept around, to be honest, although she had eaten dinner, she was actually a little greedy, and she really wanted to try the hot wontons bought at that stall, but she was afraid that a bowl would be a bit wasteful if she couldn't eat it, and she was also afraid that Song Chen would laugh at her greedy, so she was a little hesitant.

Besides, he is a dignified prince, and it is too inappropriate for him to sit in a stall on the side of the road to satisfy her hunger.

She didn't immediately refuse, he understood that she wanted to eat, but he didn't open his mouth...... Following her gaze, he saw the steaming cauldron of boiling wontons, he immediately understood, smiled and pulled her to the low table and chair of the wonton stall and sat down, and shouted to the stall owner, "Have a bowl of hot wontons." ”

Chu Xue looked at him in surprise, she didn't say she wanted to eat.

The corners of his lips smiled, "I'm a little hungry, but I can't eat a bowl, can you help me divide half of it?" ”

He is as intimate as a flower of interpretation! She couldn't ask for it, and nodded briskly, "Okay! ”

After a while, the stall owner brought a bowl of steaming wontons, a home-style white porcelain bowl, in addition to about 20 round wontons with thin skin and large filling, and also sprinkled some shrimp and egg shredded green onion and coriander, and then poured a large spoonful of piping hot broth, drizzled with two drops of sesame oil, this aroma scattered in the cold night, seems to be better than a qiē delicacy.

Her eyes were full of anticipation, and her expression was very similar to Song Ning on weekdays, Song Chen couldn't help but be full of pity, and handed her a spoon, "It smells good, taste it!" ”

"Hmm." She nodded, scooped up a slippery ravioli, and was just about to put it in her mouth, when she suddenly thought of something, and looked at the person opposite embarrassedly, "Master, you come first." ”

"When you come out, you don't have to be formal, you eat first." He was polite and humble.

The left and right are not in the palace, and she is no longer pretentious, and obediently tastes this tempting delicacy first.

Although the wonton skin is thin and smooth, the filling inside is quite rich, there are minced pork and green onions, dried shrimp, and there seem to be some fungus, which is full of fresh fragrance, she nodded while eating, and the appearance of enjoyment is not at all like Chu Xue on weekdays, as if she returned to Yue Wen when she was a child in an instant.

Swallowed it with satisfaction, but Song Chen didn't move the spoon, still looking at her with a smile, she hurriedly and thoughtfully sent the second one to his mouth, and said temptingly: "It tastes very good, hurry up and taste it!" ”

Song Chen was stunned for a moment, but he immediately accepted her courtesy.

The taste was indeed good, but the way she ate it just now was even more tempting. Also, how many years have I not been fed......

After a while, more than 20 wontons, the two of them were divided in half, of course, Chu Xue was in charge of the spoon the whole time, and Song Chen was fed.

After eating the wontons, there was also heat on his body, and seeing that most of the lanterns had been seen, Song Chen asked, "Do you still want to go shopping again?" ”

Chu Xue knew that he was going to Danwei Garden tonight, and he had been shopping for half an hour just now, it was not early, and it was time to go back to the house, so he hurriedly shook his head, "Let's go home, let's go home." ”

Song Chen took her hand, "It's still early, since we've done enough, let's go to the next place." ”

And the next place? Chu Xue was very surprised, but before she could ask in detail, he had already been led by him to find the carriage.