The next day, when Yu Zhongjun came back from the palace, Yu Ruoxu told him that he wanted to invite some caretakers. Yu Zhongjun thought for a while, nodded and said, "What you said makes sense." Although the eyeliner in the house is definitely impossible to prevent, with the guard, it is always better. ”

"My daughter thinks the same way." Yu Ruoxu looked at the empty courtyard, "It's not enough to just bring a few servants from Langzhong, does Daddy know any reliable people, can you ask him to introduce us to a few guards?" ”

"My father has a little friendship with Lord Taichang Siqing, and I'll ask him tomorrow to see if he has any suitable candidates." Yu Zhongjun said.

"Zhou Yuanzhao?" She recalled that day in the Taimiao, Mrs. Zhou helped her from behind, and said with a smile, "My daughter has seen Mrs. Zhou in the Taimiao before, but she is a good one to get along with." "It is said that Mrs. Zhou's maiden family is only a doctor of Taixue, which is very different from Lord Zhou's royal status." Yu Zhongjun thought for a while, "But it is said that these two childhood sweethearts have been in love with each other, and Lord Zhou directly asked the Queen Mother for marriage in order to marry Mrs. Zhou." "Oh?" Yu Ruoxu thought of the sweet pear vortex on Mrs. Zhou's face, and looked happy, "This is a good story." "yes." Yu Zhongjun saw that there was no envy on her face, and couldn't help but be a little anxious, "You haven't thought about your marriage well?" ”

"Why did it happen to me again?" Yu Ruoxu came back to her senses, "Daddy dislikes his daughter?" ”

"You're over sixteen." Yu Zhongjun sighed, "Girls have to get married when they grow up, and they can't always rely on their father's side." ”

"Daddy still doesn't admit it, isn't this just disgusting his daughter?" Yu Ruoxu was angry, but his hand unconsciously touched the half of the familiar phoenix blood jade on his neck, "But Daddy still has to forgive his daughter for a while, and wait until he finds ......"

"You......" Yu Zhongjun has always been unable to do anything about her, "I know that being a father is not what I mean." ”

"Then why does Daddy keep urging me to get married?" Yu Ruoxu's face was displeased, "Daddy won't mention this again in the future!" "Okay, okay, okay. The Father can't say anything about you. Yu Zhongjun raised his hand in surrender, poured a glass of water from the teapot and handed it to her, "After saying so many words, drink saliva to moisten your throat." "Hmph." She took two sips of water, then stood up and walked towards the study, "I'm going to sort out the folds." “

A few days later, Yu Zhongjun told her that Zhou Yuanzhao was looking for a suitable candidate for him, and it would be delivered in a few days. Yu Ruoxu nodded, "Thank you Lord Zhou this time, how many days will my daughter go to Zhou's Mansion for the next post?" "It's fine." Yu Zhongjun felt that his daughter had finally opened up about the affairs of the boudoir, and was very pleased, "Lord Zhou's newlywed Yan'er, remember to take the backup gift with you." “

"My daughter understands." How could Yu Ruoxu not know what Yu Zhongjun was thinking, and made a grimace, "By the way, today is the Midyear Festival, and my daughter wants to go to the Jing'an River to release river lanterns at night." “

"Well, go ahead." Yu Zhongjun was still a little uneasy, "Tell Xiu'er and Uncle Zhang to follow, and come back quickly after the release, don't stay outside for too long." “

"Got it!" Since the injury, Yu Ruoxu felt that her father's nerves were extremely sensitive, "My daughter promises to come back before Dongcheng is locked!" “

As the twilight falls, the sun has sunk below the horizon, and the shops around the Jing'an River have already hung up lanterns, and the colorful lights are reflected in the river, which is particularly beautiful.

On the occasion of the Midyear Festival, many people gather by the Jing'an River to put river lanterns, and the small river lanterns slowly descend along the flowing water, as if they can bring their thoughts and prayers to that person. Before Uncle Zhang's car had stopped, Xiu'er saw candles like stars all over the river, and couldn't help but sigh, "It's the first time I've seen so many river lanterns!" It seems that half of the people of the capital have come here. ”

Yu Ruoxu smiled and nodded, glanced around again, and pointed to a certain place under the bridge, "There seem to be fewer people there, let's take all the river lanterns over there." ”

"The slave obeys." Xiu'er and Zhang Bo lightly picked up the river lantern and followed Yu Ruoxu to the river beach by the Jing'an Bridge.

The river beach here is not open, and it is located under the bridge, so there are not many people. Yu Ruoxu just wanted to be quiet, found a slightly flat and dry place, and asked Xiu'er to spread out the river lantern, light the candles, and prepare to put it in the river.

"I didn't expect to meet Miss Yu here." A familiar voice sounded in his ears, Yu Ruoxu's hand that lit the candle shook, and a drop of wax oil fell into the dirt.

Xiu'er and Uncle Zhang hurriedly got up and saluted, "Say hello to the prince." ”

"Get up." Liang Jin's voice was like the breeze of early summer, stirring up her memories of saying too much about him, and saying less and not too much. Yu Ruoxu stood up and was about to salute, when Liang Jin hurriedly stepped forward to support her, "There are no outsiders here, so Miss Yu should not be polite to me." ”

"Master Xie." Yu Ruoxu looked up and saw that Liang Jin was dressed in refreshing civilian clothes today, and only a hosta hairpin was tied with ink-like hair on his head, which made his face like a crown of jade. Yu Ruoxu noticed that he was followed by a small servant, and he also had a few river lanterns in his hand, so he smiled and said, "The prince is also here to release the river lanterns?" ”

"In the middle of the Yuan season, I was going to remember the old people." Liang Jin replied, "Isn't Miss Yu too?" “

Yu Ruo was stunned, and whispered to Xiu'er and Uncle Zhang behind him, "You go up there and wait first, I'll come after the river lantern." “

Xiu'er and Uncle Zhang left in response. I don't know when, the little guy behind Liang Jin also quietly retreated, leaving only Yu Ruoxu and Liang Jin. For some reason, she felt inexplicably embarrassed, so she could only squat down silently and continue to light the candles in the river lamp.

The light and shadow were sufficient, reflecting her small nose and soft chin, and Liang Jin couldn't help but be a little distracted.

"What a coincidence." Yu Ruoxu caught a glimpse of the three river lanterns in his hand, and then looked at himself, "We even have the same river lanterns." “

Both men have three river lanterns in their hands, two of which are white to pay tribute to the deceased, and one is pale red to pray for peace.

"That's true." Liang Jin smiled, his slender fingers held up one of the white river lanterns, and gently put it into the water, "It's just for my grandfather." He loved me the most when he was alive, but unfortunately he couldn't enjoy more blessings for his children and grandchildren. ”

Yu Ruoxu was silent, thinking of the father of Mrs. Dingyuan Hou, when Taishi Lin had just passed away last winter, the Lin family had no successor in the court, and there was no famous family who could compete with the Liang family.

Therefore, the Queen Mother issued an order to invite the Langzhong Yu family to join the court as an auxiliary government.

Yu Ruoxu also put a river lantern in the water, "When I was seven years old, my mother died. I can barely remember what she looked like, but when I think of her, I feel inexplicably sad. ”

When Liang Jin heard this, he couldn't help but glance sideways at her, only to see that she still had a faint expression, but there was grief in his eyes that he was too familiar with. He was speechless for a moment, but paused, picked up a white river lamp, and silently put it into the river.

"It's for an amazing old man." Liang Jin said. Yu Ruoxu's hand trembled, seeing that his face was the same, but he didn't continue, he had some inexplicable feelings in his heart, and he also picked up another white river lamp in his hand, followed his one and put it into the water, "...... This is for a brother who died young. ”

Liang Jin and Yu Ruoxu watched in a daze as the white river lamps gradually drifted away, and the candles on them flickered and went out, like the ethereal stars in the sky.

"When he died, it was less than a month before the crown." Yu Ruoxu said in a low voice.

Liang Jin's eyes were also a little gloomy, "I've only seen him once." At that time, I visited Hechuan Academy with my father, and he came to receive us with Mr. Yue Chengxiang. I was thinking that if such a radiant man was born in the capital, I would definitely become close friends with him, and talk about poetry and Taoism every day, drink and dance swords, and think that it would be a very happy day. ”

Yu Ruoxu smiled lightly, "The prince is talented, and he has no loss of enthusiasm, and he will definitely be able to form an irreversible friendship with his senior brother." ”

It's a pity he's gone.

Liang Jin didn't speak, just sighed, put the last pale red river lamp in his hand into the river, and his eyes oozed pain, "This one, pray for peace for the old people in the distance." “

Yu Ruoxu didn't know who his so-called "old man" was, and he didn't ask much, and after a while, he also put the pale red river lamp beside him into the water, and was silent without speaking. The candle flame flickered, and the river lamp faintly reflected the pattern of half a phoenix blood jade.

The two were relatively speechless for a while, Yu Ruoxu's eyes turned, and suddenly he saw two familiar figures at the head of the bridge, and couldn't help but "ah", "Look, isn't that Lord Zhou and Mrs. Zhou?" “

Liang Jin raised her eyes and followed her fingers to look, and sure enough, it was Zhou Yuanzhao who came out with his wife to watch the river lantern. couldn't help laughing, "This Zhou Yuanzhao, since he married Sister Lu as he wished, the whole person is almost sticking to others." “

They were not far apart, and Yu Ruoxu clearly saw that Zhou Yuanzhao leaned over and said something in Mrs. Zhou's ear, Mrs. Zhou smiled coquettishly, and smashed her fist on Zhou Yuanzhao's shoulder. And Zhou Yuanzhao was full of cunning looks, as if some conspiracy had succeeded, he grabbed Mrs. Zhou with one hand and walked towards the other end of Jing'an Bridge.

"What a fairy couple." Yu Ruoxu couldn't help but sigh, "Sure enough, it is worthy of its reputation." “

"Yuanzhao has not been in shape since he was a child." Speaking of Zhou Yuanzhao, Liang Jin suddenly became interested, "We have grown up together since childhood, and this kid has done a lot of things for the Lu family's sister to stab his brothers." “

Yu Ruoxu laughed out loud, "This is not very similar to the Taichang Siqing who the folk girl knows." “

"That's what he pretended." Liang Jin raised his eyebrows, with a slightly angry look, "He used to ask the Lu family's sister to marry him, but people didn't like his unserious appearance, so he never let go." Later, when she entered the Taichang Temple, Sister Lu glanced at him sitting in front of the Queen Mother and the Emperor in an official uniform when she was worshipping her ancestors in the Taimiao, and somehow suddenly agreed. “

"And what's going on?" Yu Ruoxu is a little curious, it turns out that this couple is so "magically" combined.

"yes." Liang Jin couldn't help but feel good when she saw her eyes shining, and the sad and embarrassing atmosphere just now suddenly disappeared, "Yuanzhao is also a blessed person, and he knows what he wants since he was a child." “

"Lord Zhou seems to be an understanding person." Yu Ruoxu thought of the sweet pear vortex on Mrs. Zhou's face again, and her mind suddenly turned around, and asked, "Does the prince have a family?" “

Liang Jin was stunned, but she didn't expect her to ask so directly, "Not yet." ”

This time it was Yu Ruoxu's turn to be stunned, Zhou Yuanzhao, who was the same age as him, had already married, and he didn't have a wife?

"Isn't Miss Yu also unmarried?" Liang Jin muttered.

"What?" Yu Ruoxu didn't hear it clearly, and when she saw his abnormal expression, she couldn't help but laugh jokingly, "Lord Shizi, you won't be slandering the people's daughters, right?" “

"How so!" Liang Jin replied with a little weakness, as if dodging, his eyes moved to the pale red boat that had drifted into the distance, and said faintly, "Miss Yu knows the eight sufferings of Buddhism?" “

"I know a little bit about it." Yu Ruoxu didn't know why he suddenly mentioned this, "Birth, old age, sickness and death, resentment and hatred, love and parting, I can't ask for it, and the five yin are blazing." It can be described as the eight hardships of life. “

"I think I've already experienced the pain of love parting."

"I'm just suffering myself, and I don't want to drag others down for the time being."