Chapter 23: The Lantern Festival
Soon it will be the Lantern Festival.
Rong Zheng's preparations are also complete.
Before Shen Shi, the cousins of the Qi family took a car to the Rong family, preparing to go to the Bianhe River to enjoy the lanterns at night.
The girls all gathered in Rong Zheng's house. Rong Zheng specially invited Rong Yun and Rong Xiao to come over to help entertain guests. Rong Di is still the appearance of a deputy guest, and he doesn't care about everything. Rong Zheng knew that he couldn't move, so he had to let her go.
Rong Zheng whispered to Yun Xian, the second cousin of the Qi family, in private: "Last time, the second uncle's wife asked someone to send something over, and I heard Mama Meng say that your family matter has been decided, which is really gratifying." ”
Yun Xian blushed and said, "Why don't you go to our house to play?" ”
Rong Zheng said: "I'm going to go after I'm done for a while." I don't know if grandma thinks I don't? ”
Yun Xian said: "Why don't you want to, I miss you every day." ”
Rong Zheng was still thinking about Mu Baowen and didn't know when she would come, and it was not good to urge her.
It's almost time here, Rong Zheng hasn't seen Mu Baowen yet, and secretly wonders if she won't come? I really couldn't let it go, so I asked Xiao Wang to send Xiao Lu to inquire.
When I arrived at Youzheng, it was dark, and Mu Baowen took a small sedan chair to Rong's house.
Rong Zheng personally greeted her, and when he saw her, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I almost asked people to go to the palace to ask the third lady if she can get out tonight, but fortunately, you came over." ”
Mu Baowen said apologetically: "There is something at home, and my mother is pulling me, and I can't go away." Later, when my mother heard that I had something to do, she let me go, so I'm really sorry. ”
Mu Baowen is the first time to come to the Rong family.
She saw Rong Yun, looked at her and smiled, nodded and said, "Miss Rong hasn't seen you for a long time." ”
Rong Yun smiled and said, "Long time no see, how is the third lady lately?" ”
Mu Baowen smiled: "It's okay." ”
When you get to Mu Baowen, you can go. Luo Liang took the nurses at home to escort the ladies to the car, and the sedan chair. Went out the door in a big way.
Rong Zheng was the last to get in the car, and the car with her was Rong Xiao and her sixth cousin. Mu Baowen was still sitting in the sedan chair when he came.
Rong Xiao and Rong Zheng said: "Third sister, I heard that you are in charge of this matter today, but it is really not easy." You have to worry about everything, and it's hard to think about it. ”
Rong Zheng said: "Originally, I was making a fuss about coming out to play, so it's impossible to ignore it." In the past, my grandmother used to be lively when she was there, but after she left, it was much more deserted, and it just so happened that this year there are so many people. I want my sisters to get together, otherwise I don't know when the next time we get together. ”
Rong Xiao nodded and said, "That's the same." As soon as the eldest sister and the second sister left, I don't know when they will be able to meet. ”
The sixth cousin of the Qi family is young and doesn't like to talk much, but she has been smiling and looking very happy.
The sedan car went out of the gate and went all the way to the west, until the West Water Gate Bridge.
Looking at Rong Zheng through the curtain, the two sides of the strait are already full of lights, dotted with stars, a rich and prosperous scene.
The curtain has already been encircled, and the ladies are invited to make a small sedan chair. I got on the boat that I had prepared for a long time. The length is more than three zhang, and the width is about two zhang less. The whole body is red, but the paint color is not very bright. Under the shroud of twilight, it looks even darker, with white curtains. A servant woman has been waiting for a long time. Rong Zheng saw that there were two small boats next to him, and he knew that they were used by Luo Huyuan. Rong Zheng saw Luo Liang in the crowd and bowed slightly to him. Luo Liang knew it in his heart, and he also bowed his head to Rong Zheng.
Rong Zheng helped his mother-in-law on the shoulders and carefully got on the painting boat.
There were quite a few girls here today, but luckily the boat they had prepared was big enough.
On the calm and microwave Bianhe River, in addition to their boats, there are also many painting boats elsewhere, all kinds. Far and near, there are still a lot of silk and bamboo sounds coming out.
Rong Yun stood on the side of the boat and looked out over the railing, and his eyes were calm.
"Sister, go in, it's cold outside."
Rong Yun said, "You go first." I want to blow the wind. ”
Rong Zheng Wan'er, and Rong Yun went. She entered the ship and busied herself in greeting. The tables and chairs are fixed on the ship, and there is no fear that the tables and chairs will tip over when the waves rise.
Rong Zheng was busy greeting the sisters. Rong Di and the third lady of the Mu family were familiar with each other, and the two of them sat on the beauty and laughed. I don't know what Rong Di said, Mu Baowen bent over, covered his stomach and smiled. The face was flushed.
"Miss Rongsan, it's really interesting for this second lady of your family to speak."
Rong Zheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "If there is any negligence today, please also invite the third lady Haihan." ”
Mu Baowen waved his hand and said, "You don't care about me, I'll talk to your second lady for a while." ”
On this side, Yun Xian and her third cousin Yun Xia were chattering and didn't know what to say, but when they saw her coming, both of them turned around, and Yun Xian smiled: "Our family's pool has also been cleaned up, and last year, my grandmother asked my eldest brother to find someone to plant some lotus roots and water chestnuts." This summer, you will be able to enjoy the blossoms on a cruise. ”
Rong Zheng said with envy: "I like the garden of the Qi family the most, there are mountains and rivers, and my uncle is proficient in gardens, and the arrangement is the same as those gardens in the south of the Yangtze River." ”
Yun Xia laughed at Rong Zheng: "You haven't been to Jiangnan again, how do you know what Jiangnan Garden is like?" ”
Rong Zheng smiled: "I read the book, and it is written in the book." ”
In fact, it was the eldest sister of the Liao family who married into Yangzhou, and Rong Zheng went to it twice and remembered their garden deeply. Since then, she has wished that she could have such a beautiful garden. Plant flowers and trees, fish and lotus roots. Build a pavilion and pavilion, and build a water pavilion near the water. When the flowers bloom, invite the sisters to enjoy the flowers and take a spring cruise. I don't know how comfortable it is.
Rong Sheng was more excited than anyone else, running around in the cabin, and the nurse followed behind in fear, for fear that Rong Sheng would go to the window and fall into the water if he missed. Even if she has ten lives, it's not enough to pay.
Rong Zheng frowned and reprimanded: "Sisters and sisters are all well-behaved, but you are a naughty bag, if you do this in the future, I won't bring you up to play." ”
Rong Sheng saw her sister training her, she was a little scared, and pulled the corner of the nurse's clothes.
The nurse looked at Rong Zheng's face was pale, and said in a trembling voice: "It's not good for the third young lady to be slaves, and the slaves and maids must take a good look at the fifth young lady." ”
Rong Zheng glared at Rong Sheng, and the nurse took Rong Sheng away, for fear of annoying Rong Zheng.
Rong Yun, who was standing outside blowing the night breeze, came in, and there was already a shallow smile on his face. When Mu Baowen saw her, he left Rong Di to talk to Rong Yun.
"Miss Rong, when will we compose poems together again? The poems you wrote, my sister-in-law praised your sentences for their novelty. She was embarrassed to say that her third brother liked it very much.
Rong Yun said apologetically: "I'm afraid I'm going to blow off the third lady's good intentions." My parents have decided to leave for Beijing early the next morning. ”
"Ah, that's right." Mu Bao's face was full of disappointment.
Rong Di came up and said with a smile: "The third lady will go to Beijing in the future, and we can also get together." Besides, maybe we'll come back to Bianliang again. ”
Mu Baowen sneered: "This is also true." ”
Rong Yun thought in her heart that if she entered the palace smoothly, she was afraid that she would not be able to meet and laugh with her sisters like this again. At this moment, she was a little grateful to Rong Zheng for arranging today's lantern appreciation. She glanced at Rong Zheng, who noticed her gaze and turned her head back, and the two nodded and smiled.
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