The family had a lively reunion dinner, and after the maids took down the food, they served a few cups of tea, and then they chatted.

"Xiong'er, in another month it will be the day you get married, and after marrying a daughter-in-law, you can't soak in the barracks all day long like before."

Lin Ningxiu looked at Shen Feixiong and instructed with a smile.

Shen Feixiong's fiancée is the eldest daughter of the Ministry of Rites, and they can be regarded as a good match for the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the woman is also a well-known talented woman in the capital.

Shen Feixiong's face was slightly red, but he still responded, "My son knows." ”

Shen Lian couldn't help but laugh when she saw him blushing, but Lin Ningxiu glared at her and said, "What are you laughing at, as the saying goes, a man should marry a woman when she marries, this is right, you are now married, and you should marry to King Chen's mansion!" She is quite satisfied with the marriage contract between Shen Lian and Yin Chen, this prince Chen wants to have an identity and appearance, and her daughter's temper can't suffer if she marries in the past, of course she won't have an opinion.

Shen Lian didn't expect that her mother would suddenly mention this, so she hurriedly got up and said, "Mother, I suddenly remembered that I made an appointment with my senior brother to go to see fireworks today, and the time is almost up, so I'll leave first." ”

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly walked out without waiting for Lin Ningxiu to speak.

Shen Lian walked out of the door in a few steps, and the people in the room didn't expect her to suddenly raise her legs and leave, and they were all stunned for a while.

When Yun'er and Yue'er reacted, they hurriedly followed, shouting, "Miss, you wait for the slave." ”

Lin Ningxiu shook her head helplessly, how could this girl be like a cat with her tail stepped on when she mentioned marriage.

Shen Lian walked out of the courtyard for a distance, and only then slowed down slightly, and Yun'er and Yue'er also followed, complaining while hurriedly putting on Shen Lian's cloak.

Shen Lian knew that he was in a bad position and didn't say anything, let the two of them complain a few words, and when they were dressed, he led them out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

After all, if she stays in the mansion any longer, the mother may have to talk about the marriage contract again, and today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and the whole capital is very lively, so she naturally wants to go out and take a good look.

Shen Lian strolled down the street, only to see that every household was hung with flaming red lanterns, the brand-new Spring Festival couplets also revealed a festive taste, pedestrians on the road stopped from time to time to pick up some things on the roadside stalls and looked at them, and children chased and played, which looked extremely lively.

Yun'er and Yue'er had been waiting by their side before, and there was no meal, so Shen Lian took them to a food stall and ordered them something to eat, while she ordered a pot of tea and drank it slowly.

Eyes wandered on the street, and suddenly saw a flower lantern seller not far away, one of which was very beautiful, Shen Lian couldn't help but get up and walked over, picked up the lotus lantern, and inexplicably remembered the lotus lantern that Yin Chen gave her during the Mid-Autumn Festival before.

"Miss, you have such a good eye, this lotus lantern is the best one I have here, do you want to take it?" Seeing Shen Lian pick up the lantern, the vendor couldn't help but say enthusiastically.

Shen Lian put down the lotus lantern in his hand again, shook his head, smiled apologetically at the vendor, and then turned to leave.

She didn't know why, her originally happy mood was a little low all of a sudden, and she didn't want to go back to Yun'er and Yue'er, so she walked up with the flow of people by herself, and when she stopped, she found that people were gathered together, and someone inside was holding a fire fold and preparing to light fireworks.

The next moment, the colorful fireworks accompanied by the sound of "crackling" continued to bloom in the night, Shen Lian looked at this familiar scene, and couldn't help but feel a little trance.

"Girl, why are you here alone?" A voice suddenly came from behind him, Shen Lian suddenly turned around, and after seeing the person behind him clearly, he was stunned at first, and then smiled, "Senior brother, you also came out to watch the fireworks?" For a moment, she wished it was the guy behind her.

When she came out, she excused herself by saying that she had made an appointment with her brother to watch the fireworks, but she didn't expect to meet her brother when she was watching the fireworks.

"Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, I was planning to go to Xiangfu to look for you to come out to watch the fireworks, but I didn't expect to see you here."

Ning Qingming smiled slightly, looking at Shen Lian's eyes full of doting.

Perhaps, this is fate, he really saw her when he missed her.

"That's a coincidence."

Shen Lian also laughed, and then stood side by side with Ning Qingming, looking up at the fireworks.

And at the corner of the street, Yin Chen looked at them standing side by side with deep eyes, his lips pursed tightly.

After watching the fireworks, Shen Lian and Ning Qingming spent some time on the street again, bought some holiday gadgets, and saw that the time had come, Ning Qingming proposed to send Shen Lian back to his house, and Shen Lian didn't want Lin Ningxiu and them to worry, so they agreed.

Walking to the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ning Qingming stopped, looked at Shen Lian with complicated eyes, and said with some emotion, "Senior sister, I estimate that I won't be able to see you again for a while." ”

In life, nine times out of ten, he wants to keep her side, but there are all kinds of things that he can't do.

Shen Lian stopped, looked at Ning Qingming with some surprise, and asked suspiciously, "Senior brother, why did you suddenly say that, do you have something to leave the capital?" "Senior brother, the old man of his family wanted to let his senior brother return to Beijing two years earlier, but the senior brother has not returned to Beijing on the grounds that he has not yet left the school, and now that he has returned to Beijing, will the old man of his family be willing to let him leave easily?" No, now that I'm back, I won't leave easily. ”

Ning Qingming shook his head and said, "When February is the Spring Festival, I got the news that the chief examiner this time should be Uncle Shen."

Although it hasn't come out yet, it should be announced after the New Year, so in order to avoid suspicion, it is inconvenient for me to meet you until the end of the Spring Festival. ”

He ignored the old man's urging before, and stayed in Mount Emei and refused to come back, just to be by her side, but now that she is in the capital, how can he leave.

"I see, I didn't expect my father to be the examiner this time."

Shen Lian smiled lightly, looked at Ning Qingming and said, "But no matter who is the chief examiner, with your talent, senior brother, you will definitely be able to top the high school rankings!" "She has never doubted her brother's talent.

"Then senior brother, thank you for your good words."

Ning Qingming touched Shen Lian's head with a smile, and then his voice was a little lower, "After the Spring Festival is over, I have something to say to you." ”

Now that she's done, it's time to say something to her.

"What's that? Say no now? Shen Lian said a little strangely, there has always been nothing to hide between her and her senior brother, why did the senior brother sell Guan Zi today? Ning Qingming just smiled and didn't answer, just said, "It's late, you go in, don't let your aunt worry." ”

Shen Lian saw that Ning Qingming didn't mean to tell her, although she was strange in her heart, she still said goodbye to him and entered the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Ning Qingming saw that Shen Lian had entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, so he turned around and left, and Yin Chen, who was around the corner, also left with Song Shuang.

As soon as Shen Lian returned to her courtyard, Yun'er and Yue'er immediately greeted her, and Yun'er said angrily, "Miss, how can you leave the slave and maid behind and leave alone, do you know that we are going crazy looking for you!" She just lowered her head and ate her mouthful, and when she looked up again, Miss was gone, and if something happened to Miss Miss, she would not forgive herself at all! Yue'er also said a little angrily, "Miss, where did you go?" If you don't say hello to us, you're going to scare us to death! Shen Lian saw that the two maids were really angry, and they hurriedly said good things, and swore that there would never be a next time, which made the two maids angry.

Chinese New Year's Eve is naturally to keep the New Year, originally Shen Li planned to keep the New Year with Lin Ningxiu, but with the previous things, she naturally would not go over, so she went back to the room, took out a deck of poker made by herself, and pulled Yun'er and Yue'er to play.