73.Chapter 73
On the first day of traveling with the prince, Su Yan had a very happy time, tasted the wine and ten miles of incense, got the painting of the painter of the academy, watched a friendly match between the two famous companies in Shangdu, and most importantly, caught her brother's pigtails.
When Su Yan was sent back to the mansion by the crown prince, there was still a smile in his eyes, and when he saw his parents, he flew into Lu's arms like a milk swallow in his arms, pulled Lu's sleeve with a smile, and said happily: "Auntie, I met the fifth brother today." β
Lu patted his daughter, touched her little hand first, and felt the warmth of the tentacles before relieving his heart. "Don't be busy telling me about your brother's situation, tell A-Niang first, are you having fun today?"
Su Yan smiled and nodded, "We just arrived in Dongshi, and we met Seventh Sister and His Royal Highness King Wu, and then we have been together ever since. β
Su Zhoucheng, who was sitting on the side and pretending to be calm and drinking tea, was eavesdropping with his ears pricked up, and only then did he feel that his blocked heart was a little more relaxed. Yes, I didn't let my daughter spend the night with that bastard.
"What are you playing?" Su Zhoucheng asked his daughter with a smile.
Su Yan told him about the night's itinerary, and mentioned the light cold in a special way, "I heard from Manager Li that the light cold lady was originally invited by the fifth brother, and Gu said that she was very famous in the city." Not...... The voice is really not bad. She was very fair to comment, "but it's still not as soft as soft." β
Su Zhoucheng hit his hand with his fist, coughed lightly twice, and secretly signaled his daughter with his eyes. However, it was already late, so he heard his wife ask her daughter very gently: "Ashu, have you ever heard a soft song?" β
Su Yan was so weak-hearted that she turned her head sideways to look at her father, and found that her father covered his forehead with his hands and lowered his head.
Lu: "Ashu? β
Su Yan raised his head in Lu's arms, smiling so innocently and flawlessly, "Haven't you heard it, the song sung softly is definitely called a three-day winding beam, and the afterglow is endless." β
"I remember, our family doesn't seem to have invited Squish, right?" Lu Shi twisted his daughter's little face, and said sternly: "Where have you heard of it?" Who took you there? β
Su Yan secretly glanced at her father, and said sheepishly: "On the painting boat, but my father and I just went to the lake, and I heard it by the way." What she didn't say was that the person on the other painting boat at that time was the eldest brother's father-in-law, who was invited by him, and then she listened to it with her future sister-in-law and her father.
Su Zhoucheng coughed lightly and looked at his wife flatteringly, "That, I took Ashu there." "Soft has a great reputation in Wu County, and somehow it was known by the youngest daughter. She was only about ten years old at the time, and it was the time of naΓ―ve curiosity, grinding himself to listen to soft music, he couldn't twist his daughter, so he found a time and quietly took her there.
Lu glared at her husband, "You just get used to her, and you change the law to accompany her as a demon." Poked his daughter again, "I know I'm scared now, how dare I grind Daddy to take you there." β
Su Yan covered his forehead and said glutinously: "I'm just curious." Everyone said that the soft song was a must in Jiangnan, and of course she wanted to listen to it.
"Next time you like it, tell me generously, it will naturally be able to fulfill your mind, and it is much better than sneaking out with your father." Lu didn't get angry, wasn't he just curious about a kabuki and pestering her father to listen to it, this is a big deal. When she was young, she took the prince and her fiancΓ© to Pingkangfangtou's house to see it.
Lu Shi despised her husband, "What do you want, you kidnapped your daughter and went out, but you can only rub other people's kabuki, and make a living!" "I can't even let her daughter order songs at will, this dad is really unqualified, far worse than her father.
Su Yan quietly sympathized with her father, but for the sake of her future sister-in-law, her father would sacrifice it. As a daughter, she can play as much as she wants, and her mother will be angry for a few days at most. If it is put on the future daughter-in-law, I am afraid that I will not forgive it so lightly.
Su Zhoucheng asked his daughter with a smile, "Qinghan is not the only one in Kyoto who is famous for singing, does Ah Shu want to listen to anything else?" β
Su Yan didn't answer, tilted his head and stared at Su Zhoucheng for a while, before he smiled, "You have to listen." β
Su Zhoucheng was empty, "Cunning little girl." β
"At best, I can only say that I am clever, and Daddy is cunning." Su Yan wrinkled her little nose at her father and playfully retorted.
Lu slapped directly, "Wait until next month, and ask for it on Gorou's birthday, which can be regarded as our birthday gift to him." "When children grow up and have their own ideas, parents can no longer interfere with forceful means like they did when they were young. However, he can teach his son in a more tactful way.
As the night was about to end, Lu sighed, "I hope Gorou can understand what we mean." "The young little gentlemen are the age when they know lust and admire Shaoai, although now the atmosphere is open, you can see the nobles of all families, and you can also swim with your arms.
However, those little ladies who were not pampered at home and grew up must be coaxed to come. Those women who wander around the scene all the year round are the best at hooking up with Goro, who are not deeply involved in the world. However, they also use these women to teach their sons.
Su Zhoucheng replied very confidently: "Gorou is my son, he won't be so stupid." It's like Shiro ......"
Lu teased: "You are embarrassed to mention Shiro, who was exposed by his son." β
Su Zhoucheng covered his eyes with his hands and sighed a lot louder, "Don't mention Shiro to me." "When the father was questioned by his son, this kind of thing is really a shame in his life, and he never wants to mention it.
After worrying about his son, the good father thought a little more, "The prince won't come back tomorrow, right?" β
The Lu family didn't bother to take care of him, and he actually remembered the obvious matter, no wonder he would be disgusted by his son.
After the two of them discussed how to teach their youngest son, Su Wulang, who was about to be joined by his father and mother in class, was still frying fish on the bed, and kept beating the drum in his heart, for fear that today's incident would let his father and mother know.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the prince happily threw down his father, went to the Yasukuni Mansion early to pick up people, and met Su Zhoucheng, who was about to enter the palace.
"Uncle Shi." The prince called out with a smile.
Su Zhoucheng grimaced, "Why is Your Highness here again today?" "Shouldn't you go to the Shangyuan banquet with your father?
The prince smiled a little shyly, "Daddy said, let me have fun this year." β
Su Zhoucheng wanted to rush into the palace for a moment and grabbed the emperor's neck and yelled at him, every year during the Shangyuan Festival, don't you like to go out and meet by chance, why do you pretend to be upright this year.
"Uncle Shi walks slowly." The prince deliberately made way for Su Zhoucheng, and was very polite to the Lu family behind Su Zhoucheng, "Uncle." β
Lu hurriedly turned sideways, "Don't dare, please ask Your Highness to take care of the little girl." β
"Please rest assured that my uncle and aunt will not worry." The prince's posture was very low, and he didn't have his arrogant princely demeanor at all, with a gentle and elegant temperament, just like an ordinary aristocratic boy who was a little cramped in front of his sweetheart's parents.
Su Zhoucheng was particularly unwilling to take his wife into the palace, they were the last to come out, and the prince and the prince left first. Now, the elders in the house are gone, and only a few little ladies remain.
Su Rong knew that there was a banquet in the palace today, and King Wu told her yesterday that he would not come over today. She thought that King Wu would be in the palace and the prince would not come today, so she dressed up and came to find Su Yan, planning to go out with her.
"Tenth sister, I'll ask Cousin Jing and Cousin Xuan, let's go out together." Su Rong entered the door with a smile, and saw that Su Yan had already changed into clothes for going out, and several maids were doing the final tidying, "Tenth sister, what are you ......?"
Su Yan was holding the small copper-plated hand stove, and was reaching out to comfort the big cats that were circling her, "Thank you, Seventh Sister, I can't go out with you today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." β
"Prince? Isn't it a banquet in the palace today? Su Rong asked in surprise.
"He said he wasn't going today." Su Yan's answer was very simple, she was hurriedly pacifying the two tiger cubs. The two big ones were easy to coax, but the small ones kept pounced on Su Yan, no matter how she coaxed, she just refused to let go of her claws. She had no choice but to squat down, hugged one in her arms, and gently smoothed it, "Derpy, I'll be back soon, and I'll play with you when the time comes." β
Derpy's two front paws were on Su Yan's laps, and her hairy head kept rubbing her coquettishly, anyway, she wouldn't let you go. The other one, simply stretched out his paws, hugged her feet, and pressed his whole body in front of her feet, forming a ball, which was a trick.
Su Yan really had no choice but to surrender, "Okay, okay, you guys come with me." β
Su Rong witnessed this, and was still a little incredulous, "Tenth sister, do you really want to take them out?" "Is it really good for you to follow the prince and bring this beast with you? What if I hurt the prince?
Su Yan patted Da Da's head, "It's okay, they're so well-behaved." It's also strange to say, Su Yan just finished speaking, and wanted to take the two tiger cubs out, as if they understood, they obediently let go of Su Yan and followed her honestly. Su Yan lowered his eyes and signaled: "Seventh sister, look." β
"I still think you'd better keep them." Su Rong finally built a yì once, and then left with someone first.
The prince was waiting in the main hall, holding a fragrant tea in his hand, with a smile on his face, and the whole person was full of tenderness.
When Su Yunlan came over, she happened to see this scene, and she held a black lacquer square plate in her hand, and a bowl of steaming soup garden was held on the plate. After coming in, he saluted elegantly, and said delicately and tactfully: "Your Highness, the tenth sister will not be able to come over for a while, you can use a bowl of Lantern Festival to warm up your body first." As he spoke, he wanted to go to the prince's side, but was directly stopped by Li An.
Manager Li said with a straight face: "This lady, Your Highness is here, and you are not allowed to enter without an edict." "Anyone you can see the prince casually, and give him whatever food you want?
Su Yunlan was very embarrassed, but she also knew that today was her best opportunity, if she didn't want to be casually married to a poor student by her family. Even though she knew that the prince had little chance of taking a fancy to her, she still planned to give it a go for her future.
"Your Royal Highness, it was the tenth sister who was afraid that His Highness would be empty, so she asked the courtiers to send a bowl of Lantern Festival to warm up. This Lantern Festival is still made by the tenth sister herself. Su Yunlan was afraid that Li An would drive her out directly, so she hurriedly mentioned Su Yan. Using her to stir up a conversation is the safest and most likely to make the prince change his mind.
It's a pity that the prince didn't raise his eyelids, but only took a sip of the teacup slowly.
Su Yunlan's heart slowly froze, and her hands trembled uncontrollably, almost untenable in Li Anru's substantive gaze.
"Senior sister." The prince stood up, strode out of the main hall, and jumped in front of Su Yan in a few steps, the voice of the young man Qingyue was full of joy, "There is snow on the road that is very slippery, I will help you go." β
Su Yunlan suddenly realized that the door of the main hall was not closed, and the curtain was also raised high, so that the prince could see Su Yan for the first time, so that he could rush to her side in time. She felt as if she was a clown full of unwillingness and despair, trying her best to express herself, but no one ever looked at her in her eyes, just like the prince just now.
Su Yan was a little apologetic, "Your Highness, can you take them with you?" "Who knew that the tiger cub was going to follow her, and even the two big cats refused to stay, so they had no choice but to take them all. She was surrounded by four cats, large and small, all like her, looking up at the prince.
The little girl tilted her head and looked at herself with dark eyes, which made the prince feel a little trance for a moment, as if he saw a fluffy cat playing with himself, he couldn't help but put his hand on Su Yan's head and rubbed it, the little girl brought a lying rabbit, it was really fluffy, and it felt so good. He let out a gentle smile, and his voice was full of pampering, "Yes." β
Su Yan assured the prince, "I promise, they are all very well-behaved and will not bite people casually." β
The prince couldn't help but touch her little head again, "Well, I know. β
Thanks to the blessings of these four big cats, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was able to enter the car today and sit with his sweetheart. Although there are two tiger cubs apart, this is an improvement, isn't it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very happy.
However, with a few big cats, the two of them couldn't go to the West Market, so they had to transfer to Yongle Fang. It is close to the Kokuzijian, Hongwenkan, and there are two royal temples such as Huguoji Temple and Sanqingguan and One Buddha, and it is also adjacent to the Lujia Academy, because although it is not as lively as the East and West Markets, it is a place where celebrities gather in Kyoto. It can be said that during the holiday, a door plaque fell in Yongle Fang, hitting ten people, nine of whom may be from a famous family in Kyoto, and the remaining one may also be a DPRK and China official who went out of the poor.
If the prince and Su Yan were to wander around here, they would probably meet countless people they knew. However, there are also advantages here, whatever you bring out, you can walk around casually, and no one will scream and scatter.
Eirakubo is worthy of being the place with the most noble people in the whole of Kyoto, but it is different from the eastern and western cities. Young men and women, all with a group of guards, strolling leisurely. Although there are many people in the shop, they are not crowded, nor too noisy, and even the shopkeepers and partners of the shops on both sides are exceptionally clean and tidy, and they are much more literate in their actions.
On the night of Shangyuan, it is an inevitable activity to enjoy the lanterns and guess the lanterns. On both sides of the street, countless lanterns are hung, and there are puzzles under the lights. If you value the lamp, take down the puzzle and write the answer to show the shopkeeper, and if you get it right, you can pay for it.
If you don't answer correctly, I'm sorry, you won't be able to buy this lamp on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month. It is necessary that after fifteen, if the lamp is not bought, it is possible to pay three times the price and take the lamp away.
Su Yan and the prince walked side by side, looking calm, starting from the first lamp on the street, guessing the lantern riddles.
The two of them were just joking, and even if they guessed, they didn't go to the store to buy lights. "Dry one nine, only standing; Kun's sixty-two, like a double stay. The prince said softly.
After Su Yan finished reading it, he immediately gave the answer, "Earth." β
The prince smiled, "I guessed it was a mulberry character." However, the younger sister's explanation is more appropriate than mine. The prince looked up at the beauty lamp, and the beauty on the lamp had a bit of a suy demeanor, so he wanted to buy the lamp.
Ang Lee was clever and immediately went to find the boss. No, he went one step too late, and someone had already guessed the riddle first and paid the money.
This can't work, it's rare that His Highness has what he wants, how can it be bought by others. Li An walked a few steps closely, and stopped the young man and woman carrying the lantern with a smile on his face, "This Langjun and the little lady are invited." β
The young man immediately vigilantly protected the girl behind him, and the guards around him also surrounded him vigilantly, "Manager Li? The young man saw Li An's face clearly at this time, and called out hesitantly.
Li An also felt that the young man in front of him, who seemed to be a good girl, was very familiar, but the light was a little unclear just now, and he took two steps closer before realizing that the person in front of him knew, "Jiulangjun." Look at the girl behind him again, "Seventh lady is good." "These two young boys and girls are the nephews and nieces of the former queen, and the cousins and cousins of the prince's relatives.
When Du Peng saw Li An, he knew that the prince must be out of the palace, so he hurriedly lowered his voice and asked, "Your Highness is out of the palace?" β
Ang Lee smiled and didn't answer.
"Manager Li, I don't know where His Highness is, the ministers and sisters want to say hello to His Highness." Du Peng said very implicitly. Being able to meet the prince on the night of Shangyuan is a great fate. Especially if he still brought his sister and cousin out, if he could travel with the prince, his sisters might have more hope of entering the East Palace.
Li An didn't want to bring someone over to disturb the prince's interest, he was about to say goodbye to Du Peng, when he heard a girl's shrill voice from not far behind him because of excitement, "Your Highness! "Come on, this time I don't need him to block it, someone has already found out.
Du Siniang was very unhappy this Shangyuan Festival, and now the whole Shangdu has spread all over the city, and the prince invited the Su family's ten mothers to travel during the Shangyuan Festival, and even came to pick up people in person. This is simply announcing to the world that the crown princess is Su Yan. This made Du Siniang, who was pregnant with marrying into the East Palace and the future mother of the world, very annoyed, and didn't want to accept anyone's invitation at all.
Today, Du Qiniang was really bored when she saw Du Siniang, so she dragged her out with the ninth brother Du Peng. When Du Siniang came out, she was really reluctant, and she refused to walk with her younger brothers and sisters, and walked ahead by herself.
Who would have thought that when she just turned around to look for her younger brother and sister who was behind, she actually saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with a long body and a graceful demeanor under the lanterns, which was not a small joy.
Du Peng and Du Qi Niang glanced at each other, and walked over quickly, saluting at the same time, "Your Highness." β
The prince is annoyed, doesn't he just want to have a good Shangyuan Festival with Shi Niang, why are there always inexplicable people who come out to disturb them, why are they so blind?
"Okay, there's no need to be polite outside the palace." The prince said impatiently.
There are several sisters and brothers in the Du family, and when they saw Su Yan who was blocked by the prince at this time, Du Siniang's face suddenly became gloomy, and she couldn't help but burst out, "How can I touch you anywhere!" β
Su Yan is so innocent, she doesn't want to meet someone who hates her, okay.
The prince stretched out his hand to take Su Yan and said coldly to Du Siniang: "Lone doesn't want to see you." Then he drove people away neatly: "You guys can leave if you're okay." "His meaning is obvious, don't follow us, it's annoying!
Du Siniang's face turned white all of a sudden, tears rolled in her eyes, and her face was full of grievances.
Du Pengxiu frowned slightly, and didn't seem to know what to do. When Du Qiniang stood up, she bowed calmly, and said calmly: "Your Highness left the palace alone, and it was on Shangyuan Night, I am afraid of danger." Our brothers and sisters have a lot of guards, and I would like to protect His Highness. β
Du Peng hurriedly said: "Yes, I will immediately call someone back to the house, and then transfer someone over." β
The prince raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully: "There are enough people around Lonely, and there is no need for some unkind people to follow." After speaking, he lowered his head and said softly to Su Yan: "Senior sister, Li An said that the Lantern Festival in Fenghe Building in front of him is the best in Shangdu, how about we go and taste it?" β
Su Yan nodded, and was quietly led away by the prince. When she left Du Siniang and the others, she moved her little hand uncomfortably, "Your Highness......"
The prince was cheeky and didn't let go, "Senior sister's hands are cold." β
Su Yan lowered his eyes and looked at the stove in his arms: "I have a hand stove." β
"I'm not going to be able to use that thing." The prince retorted with a straight face.
Su Yan: ......
Li An quietly took two steps forward, "Your Highness, the people of the Du family are still following." β
The prince didn't care and said, "As long as it's not annoying, let them follow." β
Du Siniang only stared at Su Yan, who was cared for by the prince, along the way, if her eyes could kill, Su Yan didn't know how many times she had died at this time, and she was afraid that it would be possible to be cut by a thousand knives. "Ninth brother, do you think Su Shi Niang is beautiful?"
Du Peng pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "Beautiful." This is beyond question, especially watching the beauty under the lamp, which makes the beauty colorful, that girl is so beautiful that it is difficult not to pay attention to it.
Du Siniang looked sideways at her handsome younger brother, and suddenly smiled, "Grandmother and little aunt both want you to marry her, are you willing?" β
Du Peng was a little stunned, if there was no prince, he would be willing. But let him rob the prince of people......
Du Siniang bit her red lips and said in a low voice: "Let you marry Su Siniang as your wife, that's cheapening her!" Our eighth brother is a good match for her! β