Chapter 169: Is It Heaven's Will? (1230+)
In the resting cabin, there sat a woman Lu Luo didn't know.
The woman was beautiful. Her facial features are very exquisite, with narrow shoulders and a neck, a little charm on her eyebrows, and her speech is as soft as water.
The cabin was lit up, and the moonlight outside was reflected through the window, and the orange light softened the coldness of the moonlight, and shrouded everyone with a faint glow.
The woman's face is even more porcelain white and flawless, her skin is delicate and delicate, and she looks younger and younger.
Lu Luo felt that she looked like she was in her thirties, not necessarily only in her thirties, but probably in her early forties.
"This is the fourth lady of the Xiping Marquis Mansion." Cheng Yang smiled, pulled Lu to sit down, and then slowly introduced the four people.
Xiping Hou Mansion?
Lu Luo remembered that the Empress Dowager Nie was born in the Xiping Marquis Mansion. Is this lady a sister-in-law of the Queen Mother?
Because his uncle is the queen mother's henchman, Lu Luo also thinks that the queen mother's family is good, and Lu Luo has a good impression of this lady.
"It's three, five, and six." Cheng Yang introduced the three girls again, and they all gathered around the fourth lady.
These three girls, two of whom are extremely similar in appearance and the same size, are also wearing sky blue embroidered butterflies and flowers, and they are a pair of twins.
Lu Luo also greeted them.
After greeting each other, several girls looked at Lu Luo and were very curious about Yan Xun's fiancΓ©e.
Lu Luo was used to seeing this kind of scrutiny, his expression was calm, and he let them watch.
"Wu Niang, Liu Niang, you go out with the third sister to play, and my mother will go back to you." Fourth Lady Nie said softly to a few girls.
The girls said yes obediently. Saluted and went out.
As soon as the children left, Cheng Yang also carefully explained to Lu Luo, saying that Fourth Mrs. Nie was the fourth sister-in-law of the Queen Mother, and Pingsu and Father-in-law Wen also had dealings, intending to get closer.
"The first time I saw you, this bracelet was given to you, and I will often come to our house to play in the future. We have heard that the bus is affectionate, and your mother doesn't like to go out, so we don't dare to disturb deeply, and we never invite you. Fourth Lady Nie smiled.
She removed the red gold ruby bracelet from her wrist. handed it to Lu Luo.
This reward. It's a normal exchange, and it's usually to be accepted.
Lu Luo thanked him, although he felt a little hot.
As they spoke, the boat opened. The cabin is a bit shaky. The lights flickered.
"Wu Niang. Why don't you go out first and see if there are any fun river lanterns, and save a few for me. Cheng Yang smiled.
Lu Luo vaguely understood something in his heart.
Cheng Yang would not inexplicably introduce the fourth lady of the Nie family to Lu Luo. And the fourth lady of the Nie family will not be confused and appreciate Lu Luo's things, she must have something to ask for.
It should be related to Feng Shui.
The more you spit out, the more important it is.
Lu Luo couldn't guess anything, so he followed the maid first to the deck on the top floor of the painting boat.
On the night of the Midyear Festival, the wind is cool and comfortable, changing the heat of midsummer. Lu Luo leaned on the railing, didn't move his feet for a long time, and didn't bother to go in.
She will blow the wind.
The boat paddled away, and the river was illuminated by the lanterns on the boat, glowing with silver-red light, and the waves rolled along the bow of the boat, rolling silver waves.
Lu Luo looked at the deep river and muttered for a long time.
In the small cabin below, the eldest princess of Chengyang was still talking to Fourth Lady Nie.
"Do you think she's reliable?" Fourth Lady Nie raised her eyebrows lightly, and her eyebrows frowned slightly.
Cheng Yang was not happy when he heard this: "Fourth lady, you don't need to be suspicious of people, if you don't worry about her, wouldn't it be better to find a strange warlock?" I have heard of a man named Bai Xi, who is very capable; Not long ago, there was a person surnamed Shao, who may be the successor of Shao Guoshi. β
The fourth lady's brows tightened: "Those warlocks, they have nothing to do with us, even if they go out with nonsense, turn around and run away, where to find them?" Miss Lu Wu is different, she is going to marry into the Zhongwu Marquis Mansion, and she will often come and go in the future, so she naturally has to take care of a few points."
The man hesitated.
Cheng Yang was impatient and said, "You want to ask her?" β
The fourth lady bit her lip, and finally said, "Next time, I'll invite her alone in a few days." β
"Fourth Madam, what do you want to ask Miss Lu?" Cheng Yang smiled, "I'll pull the strings for you, can't even I tell you?" β
Fourth Lady Nie refused to say, but Cheng Yang guessed it herself, thinking that Fourth Lady wanted to change the luck of her daughters, hoping that her two twin daughters could choose one to enter the palace to be the queen.
This kind of thing, Fourth Mrs. Nie will not tell outsiders if she dies, but Cheng Yang feels that she has guessed eight or nine or ten.
"You help me invite Miss Lu, and after the matter is completed, I am willing to pay 20,000 taels of silver to thank her." Fourth Lady Nie told the eldest princess of Chengyang like this.
Twenty thousand taels, this is a huge amount of money, Cheng Yang can't imagine anything else worth so many years, except for changing the life of the daughter of the Nie family.
The competition for the rear position is secret and fierce, how many powerful families are waiting for the little emperor to grow up and can be elected? This was originally a broken head, and it is not surprising to use some means.
The eldest princess of Guangchengyang vaguely heard that there were four or five families who had ambitions to compete for the position of queen, and the Nie family was one of them.
The reason why Cheng Yang is willing to pull the strings also has her considerations: "The Nie family now occupies the majority of the court, and it is the maiden family of the Empress Dowager Nie, the queen is from the Xiping Marquis Mansion, it is very likely, and the fourth lady is worried in vain."
Wu Niang will marry the third brother in the future, and these people will have to leave. She can be secretive and effortless, do a small favor to the Nie family, and in the future, she will be Mrs. Nie's friend and the benefactor of the future queen, wouldn't she get a favor for nothing? Besides, Fourth Lady Nie still has to give 20,000 taels of silver."
Cheng Yang wanted to get some connections for Lu Luo.
After saying a few words, the eldest princess of Chengyang and the fourth lady of Nie came out and went to the deck.
The maids had already taken out the lanterns and put them on the spot.
Chengyang has prepared a lot of river lanterns, all kinds, including lotus lanterns, koi lanterns, magpie lanterns, centipede lanterns, Baolian blessing lanterns, lintoe auspicious lanterns, bat lanterns, turtle and crane lanterns, peony lanterns, dragon and phoenix lanterns, all kinds of colors.
The river lantern is covered with different paper covers, which can be written with sacrificial words and lit a fire, because the different colors of the paper covers, the river lanterns have different colors, floating down the water, like a sea of lights.
Lu Luo picked a lotus lantern, and when she saw that everyone had written a sacrificial message, she also casually copied the poem she remembered.
After igniting, Lu Luo let it out.
The river lanterns fluttered in the distance, and on both sides of the river embankment, there were children paused on the bank and picked up the river lanterns to play.
"This peony lantern is concisely made, look at this sacrificial word: 'The fragrance is hard to find, find a few flowers left, and the faint warbler is sorrowful'. Vulgar and impetuous, inferior. β
Chen Rongfeng sat alone by the river and drank wine, watching the river lanterns full of eyes.
He didn't respond to any invitation to the poetry club today, nor did he have a companion, he carried a pot of wine alone, sat by the river and drank it slowly, expressing the depression in his heart.
Not far from him, there were three or four students who were picking up river lanterns over there. Whatever you pick up, you have to write a song. It's just that sometimes their comments are very mean and have no grace, which makes Chen Rongfeng dislike.
After thinking about it, Chen Rongfeng picked up the wine jug and changed places.
On both sides of the river embankment, there are many students who use river lanterns as a new topic to give words, and there are also many children who pick up river lanterns.
There was a lotus lantern that somehow floated to Chen Rongfeng.
Chen Rongfeng didn't want to compose a poem tonight, so he gently pushed the river lantern with his toes, hoping that it would float to the side and let the children pick it up and have fun.
Unexpectedly, a gust of wind turned the river lantern around and floated to Chen Rongfeng's feet.
There are words on it, Chen Rongfeng is funny: "This lamp is related to me!" β
He picked it up and thought that he would write a song tonight with this fateful lamp.
When he picked it up, Chen Rongfeng was suddenly stunned, stood up suddenly, and looked into the distance.
This is Lu Luo's word, Chen Rongfeng recognizes it!
There are a few painting boats floating in the river, could it be that Lu Luo is also on the painting boat?
Chen Rongfeng searched for a long time, but he couldn't find any trace of Lu Luo, so he picked up the river lantern again, looked at it carefully, and determined that it was Lu Luo's handwriting, and his heart was shocked.
He read the poem slowly: "Heavenly learning blue sea spits pearls, cold light shoots treasure stars." Looking at the world downstairs in the west, Yingran is in the Qingyu pot. The heat has never been avoidable, how can it be God's will to be cold tonight? β
This poem is not complete, a bit lacking in the feeling of a head and short tail, but it is also a masterpiece.
"Is it providential to be born tonight?" Chen Rongfeng slowly pondered this sentence, half of his heart was cold, cold like ice; Half of them are hot, hot and hot, "is it providential"
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