Chapter 25: The Lantern Festival
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On the day of the Lantern Festival, just after dawn, Xiao Qu's carriage drove to Chengfu.
When I entered the mansion, I knew that I had to come to see Mrs. Tai first, and led Mo Yaoyao over so clearly.
The eldest lady heard the news and had no time to use breakfast, so she hurried to Songhe Hall, and as soon as she entered the house, she saw Xiao Qu sitting in the group talking and laughing with Mrs. Tai, and Mo Yaoyao was also held by Mrs. Tai and sat beside her.
When Xiao Qu saw the eldest wife, he also greeted him and said, "Sister is here?" ”
The eldest lady took a breath of depression and stuck in her chest.
"Mother." The eldest lady greeted the lady first, and then said to her own sister, "Why did you come over without notifying me in advance?" ”
Xiao Qu didn't care about the unhappiness in the eldest lady's tone at all, and said with a smile: "I sent Yaoyao over, and I'll go back later." ”
The eldest lady was a little inexplicable when she heard it: "Send Yaoyao over?" ”
"That's right." Xiao Qu said, "Didn't you tell my sister last time?" Zihang: They went to see the lantern and brought Yaoyao with them. Sister, your memory is too bad. ”
The eldest lady closed her mouth tightly, afraid that she would be angry with her own sister in the next second, so she took a deep breath before saying, "It's daylight, and it's still early for the evening lantern festival." ”
Xiao Qu said: "It's okay, I got up early anyway." He got up again and said goodbye to Mrs. Tai, "There are still many things in the house, I have to go back first, and disturb Mrs. Tai." ”
Mrs. Tai smiled and waved her hand: "It's not troublesome, it's not troublesome, people like these children to be lively around when they're old." ”
Xiao Qu smiled and said to Mo Yaoyao: "You have to be obedient at your aunt's house, you have to follow your cousin and cousin when you go out at night, and your mother will come to pick you up tomorrow." ”
Mo Yaoyao said impatiently: "I know, I know." ”
Xiao Qu glared at her, said goodbye to Mrs. Tai, and said very intimately when she passed by Mrs. Tai's side: "No need to send it, I know how to get out." ”
Xiao Qu came in a hurry, and left in a hurry.
By the time Zimo and the others came to ask for peace, the eldest lady had already handed over Mo Yaoyao to Cheng Zixue.
In the Songhe Hall, Mrs. Tai squinted and sat on the Taishi chair, and suddenly let out a chuckle.
"The eldest daughter-in-law's sister is such an interesting person."
Mama Xu accompanied her and smiled when she heard the words: "They all say sisters and sisters, but the eldest lady and Mrs. Mo are a little different from other sisters." ”
Mrs. Tai slowly opened her eyes, looked at the cold courtyard in the sky, and smiled slowly: "This is probably the so-called one thing to one thing." ”
Mama Xu didn't answer, but just smiled silently. In his heart, he thought that what Mrs. Tai said was very reasonable. A person as strong as the eldest lady has no way to deal with this straightforward sister, and it is really the so-called one thing to one thing.
"Does my cousin want tea?"
"I'm not thirsty."
"Does my cousin want pastries?"
"I'm not hungry."
"Does my cousin want to read?"
"I don't understand."
"Does my cousin want to play the piano?"
"I won't."
"Cousin ......"
"Oh, cousin, you're so bored! Don't you have any other hobbies besides eating, drinking, reading and playing the piano? Mo Yaoyao said impatiently.
Zi Mo's eyes widened as he watched Cheng Zixue's expression get darker and darker, silently admiring Mo Yaoyao in his heart.
"What do you want to play, cousin?" Cheng Ziyun couldn't stand it anymore and jumped out and said, "My sister is everyone's best girl, so she naturally knows these piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings!" You won't be able to! ”
Mo Yaoyao retorted: "Then will you?" ”
Cheng Ziyun crossed his hands on his hips and said loudly: "Me! No! Yes! ”
Mo Yaoyao rolled her eyes: "You won't talk about me." ”
Cheng Ziyun snorted and said, "I won't say that I am everyone's lady because I didn't say that I am a lady, I said you because who called you my sister!" ”
"Okay," Cheng Zixue pulled Cheng Ziyun's hand, "It's okay for me." He looked at Mo Yaoyao again and said, "What do you want to play, cousin?" ”
The eldest lady has always had a headache for Xiao Qu, and Cheng Zixue has always had a headache for Mo Yaoyao.
Mo Yaoyao thought for a while and said, "If there are any flower cards, let's play flower cards." When I was celebrating the New Year, my mother and I sat and played cards together, which was fun. Will you? ”
Mo Yaoyao just learned to play flower cards, it was when her hands were itchy, and there was usually no one to play with her at home, but today there are many girls and sisters in Chengfu, which just aroused her card addiction again.
Cheng Ziyun sat down next to him: "How to play?" You teach me. ”
Cheng Zixue disagreed: "Yun'er." ”
"Oh, sister, I don't play two games with my cousin, and she doesn't know how to bother you. Sister, go and rest, I'll accompany you here, cousin. Come on, cousin, teach me how to play. ”
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This card is played until dinner.
The eldest lady asked about Mo Yaoyao, and said rarely: "Why didn't you come here all day today?" ”
Cheng Zixue replied to her helplessly: "Yun'er is playing flower cards with her, and the two of them are playing hard." ”
The eldest lady frowned first, and then said, "Forget it, as long as she doesn't make a fuss." It's time to eat, too, and let someone call them. After saying that, he ordered the maid to summon people. When the two of them came, they heard a conversation between them before they saw anyone.
"Cousin, I didn't expect you to be quite smart. I'll just say it twice, and you'll be playing. Next time, let's make an appointment and play two? I don't have anyone in my house to play with. ”
"Then we have to say yes first, and we are willing to lose the bet. If you lose the hairpin to me again like you did today, I won't give it back to you. ”
"Okay, okay, don't you just have a hairpin, give it to you."
"Hehe, when my aunt asks you, you have to make it clear that this is a loss to me, not to me, otherwise my aunt will ask me for me, but I won't pay it back."
"Got it, got it! Why are you so wordy! ”
The two of them entered the door as they spoke, and the rest of the room had already arrived.
Because it is a family banquet, the population of Chengfu in Beijing is not large, so there are no male and female seats.
Zi Mo insisted on implementing the combat policy of low-key invisible people, and quietly or even silently used up a whole meal.
Except for Mo Yaoyao, most of the others at the entire dinner table adhered to the old rule of "eating without speaking".
After dinner, it is naturally the long-awaited lantern festival.
The capital of the Lantern Festival, it is really "ten thousand lights and ten thousand lights". The Forbidden City has its own brilliant lights in the city, and the people outside the Forbidden City have their own bright lights.
Mrs. Tai also knew that the children were so lively, and it was rare to get them a few times a year, so she happily let go and let the children go out to play by themselves.
Naturally, the streets are crowded with people, and safety issues are the number one. The guards in the house were sent together to escort the master out of the door.
The young lady made the carriage, the young master rode the big horse, and a group of ten or twenty people went out like this.
When you arrive at the entrance of the East Market, get off the horse and get off the car, what catches your eye is the Lantern Festival lanterns with five colors and ten lights, hanging on the branches, hanging on the door, and carrying them at hand.
Mo Yaoyao shouted first, and was about to drill into the crowd noisily, but was stopped by Cheng Zihang.
"There are a lot of people here, and it's easiest to get scattered, if you don't listen, then I'll send you home now."
Seeing his serious face, Mo Yaoyao pursed her lips, but she still obediently stopped moving, not daring to move at will.
"Everyone come together and don't get separated. If we are really accidentally scattered by the crowd, we will meet at the Juxiang Building in front of us. Cheng Zihang looked at everyone and said.
"Got it." Everyone should be.
"Especially you." Cheng Zihang looked at Cheng Ziyun and said.
"I ......" Cheng Ziyun was about to retort, but immediately shut up, "I know." ”