When the hot copper coin was taken out, Mei Rui could still faintly taste the old rusty smell in her mouth, she pressed the tip of her tongue, trying to dispel the taste, and the Huaizhu beside her exclaimed, "I ate the first one?" Rui Rui is so lucky. ”

The copper coin with a square inside and a round circle lying quietly in the palm of her hand, written on it is Xuanyuan Tongbao four-character seal book, Xuanyuan is the name of the first emperor, if Mei Rui remembers well, this is cast in the tenth year of Xuanyuan and circulated in Dajin, before that, Dajinzi was still the light money of the previous dynasty, and it took □□ million pieces to fill the rice dendrobium, Xuanyuan Tongbao weighed two baht, and ten coins were one or two 1. This is probably the only merit that the first emperor has not done in the fifteen years of his reign, but this achievement is also indispensable to the shadow of Lu Zhi, and it is said that the person who proposed to replace the light money was Lu Zhi.

Based on this matter alone, Mei Rui felt that Lu Zhi was not a complete traitor as rumored, but like a loyal and patriotic minister, but inferior to the name of a eunuch, those eunuchs who were in power in ancient times had nothing good, and they were first-class good at getting power, which taught the world to have a bad concept of eunuchs to look at them.

Mei Rui twisted the copper coin on her fingertips and rubbed it, there were two moon lines on the back of the copper coin, she held her cheeks, her thoughts drifted somewhere, Huaizhu stretched out her hand and shook it in front of her eyes: "Come back to your senses!" ”

She blinked blankly, and Huaizhu sneered: "What do you think, be so distracted, eat the dumplings quickly, and wait a while, let's go put the river lantern." ”

Mei Rui bit down on the bamboo chopsticks, and her front teeth softened a little: "Where did you find the river lantern?" She frowned, "Besides, this is almost forbidden in the palace, if you are seen by others, maybe you will be punished to carry the bell!" ”

Huaizhu pouted vigorously: "What's this, if you punish me to carry the bell, I'll pull you along, let's be a companion and be brave, what's there to be afraid of?" ”

She couldn't be entangled, so Mei Rui had to answer her, put on the hood of the cloak after eating the dumplings, and Huaizhu pulled her out of the door in front. All the way to the Taiye Pool, I met a number of palace people who came back from releasing river lanterns, Huaizhu bumped her shoulder: "Look, everyone is putting it, didn't we also release it a few years ago, why are you so cringeful this year, unlike you." ”

Mei Rui raised her forehead and smiled bitterly: "Don't you know, the palace people who are responsible for cleaning the Taiye Pool only said to Lu Hujun a few days ago, saying that the New Year is approaching, and there are too many palace people who put river lanterns in the Taiye Pool in previous years, and they can catch a lot of river lantern remnants every day. I see, the look of the protector at that time was very serious about this matter, and he might give the order one day. ”

Huaizhu belched and said: "Then it is even more necessary to release it when he has not given the order, and when he gives the order in a few days, it will not be released, this river lantern is pierced by my own hands, and I also painted plum blossoms on it, I will show you." Hearing her say this, Mei Rui looked down, saw that her hands were empty, and wondered: "Where is the river lantern?" ”

"Suffered!" Huaizhu patted his head, "I forgot about the house." ”

She pulled her hood off and stomped her feet: "I'll go back and get it, Rui Rui, you go to the edge of the pool, I have already agreed with my father-in-law before, let him take us to Penglai Island in the middle of the lake to put lights." ”

Mei Rui smiled: "Still going to Penglai Island?" ”

Huaizhu stuck out his tongue and snorted: "There are too many people by this pool, it is very eye-catching, we have to find another way, put it in a place where there are few people, and the wish will be heard by the gods." She folded her hands very reverently and looked up at the sky, then turned around and ran back, and turned back and waved her hand to Mei Rui: "Rui Rui, you go first, wait for me on the island, step on it well, lest you be fished up by those people the next day, if you can follow the flow out of the palace, then it will be good." Go ahead, I'll come to you with the lantern. ”

Seeing that Huaizhu ran away, Mei Rui tightened her collar and walked along the edge of the Taiye Pool, and she didn't go far, and sure enough, she saw a small boat across the shore, she stepped forward and asked softly, "Boat family, do you want to go to the other side?" ”

The person who was napping in the bow of the boat woke up suddenly, Mei Rui looked through the moonlight, but it was Fu San'er, he was also shocked, and scratched his head: "Aunt Mei Rui, why are you here?" ”

Mei Rui smiled: "It's a coincidence, I didn't expect you to know Huaizhu, but she forgot that the river lantern was on the way back to get it, so she asked you to cross me first." ”

Fu San'er was stunned: "Huaizhu? ”

"yes," Merry glanced at him, "didn't she tell you earlier that you would be waiting for her here?" What else would you do here? ”

Fu San'er snorted: "What else will I do here, naturally I'm waiting for Miss Huaizhu here." He rubbed his hands together, "Are you going to the island in the middle of the lake?" ”

Mei Rui nodded, the expression on Fu San'er's face froze, and then said, "Then you come up, I'll cross you." ”

In fact, Chang'an's winter this year is not very cold, the surface of the Taiye pool has not condensed into ice, the boat pushed away the sparkling moonlight, Fu San'er stood at the bow of the boat, shaking the oars and asked: "Where are you and Miss Huaizhu waiting for a while?" ”

Mei Rui said: "It's on the shore." ”

Fu San'er asked again: "Will you let it go?" ”

This made Mei Rui a little puzzled, and said with a smile: "You are right, do I still want to rest on Penglai Island for one night?" It's freezing, and I can't stand it. ”

Fu San'er sneered: "The villain asked casually, isn't this also afraid that the two of you will freeze." He rolled his eyes, "During the day, the Lord Protector said, recently the palace is strictly prohibited, you also know, the first emperor in the palace is too loose to live, the adults feel that this is not the right atmosphere, this time is almost over, you, put the lights and go back quickly, or the villain is waiting for you on the shore, the river lantern into the water, you will be ferried back." ”

"The river lantern is in Huaizhu, how can I put it if she doesn't come," Mei Rui looked at Fu San'er strangely, "Besides, won't you go back to pick her up after you drive me over?" Then how did she come here, Fu San'er," she stared at him intently, "Do you have something to hide from me?" ”

Fu San'er was embarrassed by her, and turned her face: "What's the matter, I'm not worried about you, last time you were almost let by the adults to receive the punishment, and that time the villain looked at you and sweated for you." ”

He was talking about the fact that he was almost dragged to the board again, Mei Rui was confused about her cheating and slippery behavior, and the doubts in her heart were put aside for the time being, and Fu San'er said again: "Have you eaten the dumplings?" ”

Mei Rui belched: "I still want to thank you for eating." Fu San'er shook the oars with both hands, and couldn't free his hands to swing, so he shook his head vigorously, "It's all said, it's the meaning of the adult, if you thank me, this is a villain." ”

"You came out so late, do the guards know?"

She asked Defu San'er with a tense body, and haha: "What do you mean by asking?" ”

The cold wind blew in her ears, Mei Rui shrunk her neck, and as soon as she spoke, she was fairy: "I just think that you have always been by the side of the guards, and you are here, which makes me feel that the guards are also here." ”

"Don't talk nonsense," Fu San'er was frightened and shook his body, "It's late at night and it's dark and blind, how can the Protector be here." ”

Mei Rui nodded: "That's what you said, a person as noble as the Protector will not come out to suffer from this cold, and I don't think the Protector believes in ghosts and gods, let alone put river lanterns to expect anything." ”

Lu Zhi is a person like herself, and she thinks of the dumplings she ate at night, and she feels that although Lu Zhi is a little unpredictable and frightening on weekdays, he is actually a very humane person inside. Penglai Island is near, Fu San'er docked the boat and stopped, Mei Rui was worried that Huaizhu would not be in a hurry to see him, so she urged him to hurry up, Fu San'er hesitated for a long time, only then slowly picked up the bamboo pole, and before leaving, he repeatedly advised: "You just stay here, don't run around, this island is big, if you get lost, it will be troublesome to find, wait for me to ...... Miss Huaizhu took it, and I watched you two put the river lantern, and I will send you back when you release it, so as not to go wrong. ”

Mei Rui snorted and laughed: "What can go wrong with this." He waved his hand at him again, "Alright, let's go." ”

Fu San'er was still relieved before leaving, Mei Rui watched him push away, stood on the shore and stomped his feet, facing the biting cold wind of the water, she felt that her neck was stiff, so she walked inside to avoid the wind.

She remembered that there was a cool pavilion on the island, on which were written the words "wind from all directions", and she had been to this island in the middle of the lake for a long time, so she walked towards the pavilion with a turn of her footsteps. The winter night was silent, and she could even hear her own trampling very clearly.

Suddenly, a flash of fire broke out in Merlin not far away, which really startled her, and Merry stayed where she was, not daring to move.

She remembered that Huaizhu had previously told her that Taiye Chi had drowned several concubines, and that those who drowned could not be reincarnated, they would only turn into water ghosts and could not see the light of day. At night, they will go ashore in groups to chat, to see if this palace is still the same as before they went, and if they meet someone who meets their eyes on the way, they will also pull them down to be their companion and enjoy the prosperity of the world together.

Mei Rui had never believed in this, but this season of howling wind, coupled with the fact that the funeral coffin of the first emperor was still in Xinei, taught her to have a chill on her back, her heart pounded, and her eyes stared at the place where the fire was lit without mistake. Seeing that the flame slowly rose upward, the plum fragrance floated, illuminating a shocking face.

That eyebrow is a difficult stroke of Chunshan to describe, that eye is Danfeng slightly provocative and tired, that lip is Bo Xing's romantic material is devastated, and the sideburns jackdaw, which is cold and fragrant.

After seeing him clearly, Mei Rui's face was even more shocked than seeing a ghost, and she hid behind the tree next to her, covering her heart, not daring to make a sound at all.

Lu Zhen? What is he doing here?