Chapter 23: A Different Chinese New Year's Eve

Outside the house, Changxi Changle was holding a lot of festive red lanterns, hanging in every house. Mo Yanxi lay on the windowsill of the room weakly, watching everyone busy, Ying Niang came in with a bowl of pumpkin and jade jujube porridge, and didn't pay attention to it.

Sakura Niang smiled and asked, "What's the matter, I've been watching you in the past few days, and it's not okay to be like this all the time." ”

Mo Yanxi couldn't wait to slap herself, and let out a long sigh:

"Sakura, I've done something extremely stupid."

Sakura covered her face with her sleeve and snickered, she had also heard of that incident, and said after a while:

"What the hell is going on? Look at what worries you, your eyebrows are almost tangled together. ”

When Mo Yanxi heard this, he subconsciously touched his eyebrows, and began to cry with a bitter face:

"Hey...... I want to be famous for a lifetime, and I would actually do it for a box of tea...... Bend over ......"

When Ying Niang heard this, she couldn't help it, and she didn't hide it, so she laughed heartily at Mo Yanxi:

"You, as for it, isn't it just to invite Han Gongzi to come over for the New Year, it's not a big deal."

"But Nanke, I'm afraid of her..."

Mo Yanxi couldn't say any more, and a crisp inquiry suddenly came from the door

"Afraid of me... What are you afraid of me?? ”

Nanke was dressed in a baby pink half-back jacket and stepped on silver-rimmed moon-white boots. The little face was red from the cold, holding a piece of translucent and crystal ice skin osmanthus cake in his hand, and looked at the two of them with a confused face.

Mo Yanxi's face was a little blushing, and she didn't dare to talk, but the cherry girl on the side was calm, moved a position and said to her:

"No, tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve Miss invited the Han family Han Gongzi of Yanyu Lane to cultivate and cultivate feelings, and it will be more convenient when they go on the road together in the future."

When Nan Ke heard this, he solved the pastry in his hand in two mouthfuls, ran to Mo Yanxi's side with a smoke, grabbed her sleeve, and looked at Mo Yanxi with sparkling eyes:

"Miss, I know that you feel sorry for me the most, and you have wronged you tonight, and for my sake, you still have to please those guys!"

Mo Yanxi looked at the person beside him rubbing against him like a kitten, his face turned even redder, a little embarrassed, and he didn't know what to do, and finally walked down the steps given by Sakura Niang.

Since Shen Shi, everyone has stopped what they are doing and gone to their respective rooms to change into newly made clothes. People are in good spirits on happy occasions, except for Mo Yanxi, everyone is smiling happily.

Mo Yanxi sat in front of the bronze mirror, absentmindedly playing with an agate jade hairpin, Xiangxue took a jade-inlaid silver comb and carefully combed Mo Yanxi's jet-black hair, and then deftly rummaged with both hands, made a complex and delicate lotus bun, neatly put on a set of broken jade gilt steps, and took down the incense-smoked blue brocade clothes on the side, waited for Mo Yanxi to change clothes, and hung up the drunken beauty sachet specially made by Sakura Niang for her.

After finishing, he stopped and looked at the person in front of him carefully: slender and slender, wearing a blue broken jade and gold silk buckle pleated tunic skirt, embroidered three or four flowers and flying patterns with gold and red brocade thread on both shoulders, cuffs cuffed with silver thread cleverly embroidered two small and delicate plum blossoms tied with cuffs, embroidered with lifelike red poppies at the hem, black and shiny waist-length hair as smooth as satin, draped behind him without disorder, delicate face with powder, if the morning glow reflects the snow, how a beautiful word, there is a magnificent posture, Alone in the world to show the group!

Xiangxue was very satisfied, and after taking care of everything, she took out a very small copper coin tied with a red rope from her bosom and tied it neatly on Mo Yanxi's hand, and then clapped her hands with satisfaction.

Mo Yanxi gently shook the copper coin on the red rope, and looked at Xiangxue with moist eyes, everything was silent.

Since Mo Yanxi was born, every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, her mother would always gently take out a copper coin tied with a red rope from her bosom, and tie it on her left hand very seriously, to pray for blessings, prevent small people, and please a good fortune.

Time has passed, Xiangxue still remembers this tradition, maybe everything about Mo Yanxi, she carefully kept it in her heart and never forgot it.

On the Chinese New Year's Eve of the thirtieth year of Yuan Ling, the lights in the Mo Mansion in Linyuan City were brilliant, and red lanterns were lit at the door, corridor, and everywhere.

Mo Yanxi set up the banquet in the side hall of Qingyu Pavilion, which was a large place, and there were more than enough people to sit for more than a dozen people. At that time, Mo Yanxi and Ying Niang were already sitting upright in the side hall waiting for the guests to come to the door.

Mo Yanxi has been remorseful for several days, and she keeps praying in her heart, hoping that Yuan Huaisheng will never come to the door.

Ying Niang took a sip of fragrant tea, and naturally saw that Mo Yanxi had something in mind, and couldn't help but quip:

"Tsk! Good tea, although it is not as good as the box of early spring ambergris in your hand, but it is also considered to be the best of the best. ”

Mo Yanxi was stunned when he heard this, and he became even more panicked, turned around and asked:

"What about them, why are we just the two of us, Nan Ke doesn't like to be the most lively on weekdays, why don't you show up at this time?"

Sakura Niang said with a smile: "Xiangxue said that there are distinguished guests coming to the door today, and you can't be as unruly as usual, and we don't know how to discipline the slaves, so it's estimated that we will hide in the kitchen and make dumplings at this time, as for me, Xiangxue said that it is a countertop, let me accompany you, and you will be more relaxed." ”

Hearing this, Mo Yanxi stared at a lantern and wandered. couldn't help but sigh secretly:

Xiangxue looks a little sluggish on weekdays, but whenever she encounters serious things, she is calmer and more stable than anyone else, she... It can be regarded as a deep blessing, and I can meet Xiangxue in this life.

Thinking like this, Mo Yanxi instructed: "Ying Niang, tell them not to be busy, prepare a meal and then sit in the hall, since I am the Mo Mansion East, everything will not go according to other people's ideas." ”

Half an hour later, two large round tables of agarwood were placed in the side hall of Qingyu Pavilion, on which there were seven or eight delicate cold dishes and a few pots of aged daughter red, but no one moved the chopsticks.

Nan Ke stared intently at a plate of crystal gelatinous jelly, which was naturally round, exuding a faint fragrance, and the osmanthus nectar poured on it was crystal clear, which was particularly attractive. Nan Ke couldn't help but swallow. His hands couldn't hold it anymore, he put his head on the corner of the table and sniffed.

Tang Mingsang looked at Nan Ke's appearance from the side, with a helpless look on his face.

Only three quarters of an hour later, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

Changxi ran in and reported: "Miss! The guest arrived at the door. ”

"So let's go out and greet us."

Mo Yanxi was the first to stand up, and Xiangxue immediately took out a red cotton cloak from the side and surrounded Mo Yanxi, so as to make way for her.

The group went straight to the door, only to see the person coming, but... It seems different from what is imagined. He actually came with Su Changqing's brothers!

Mo Yanxi only pondered for a moment, then walked quickly to the three people outside the door, and bowed very thoughtfully, and everyone in the Mo Mansion worshipped.

But unexpectedly, the three people on the opposite side also returned the salute respectfully, and also held a souvenir in their hands!

Not to mention anything else, just these three people stopped there, and it was a beautiful scene of snow white and hazy, a cut of red plum thyme, and the peach blossoms outside the house were red, and the sleeves of the clothes were all back!

On the way to Qingyu Pavilion, Ying Niang was very enthusiastic to introduce the scenery along the way to Su Changqing.

Mo Yanxi was full of thoughts now, and he didn't know what to do, so he raised his head lightly and secretly glanced at the person next to him.

Looking at the past from Mo Yanxi's point of view, Yuan Huaisheng's posture was tall and upright, and his slender and white hands were holding a brocade box without pressure. Looking up, the nose and thin lips are straight, the tip of the nose is lingering with a foggy dusk light, and a pair of glass-like eyes reflect the lantern fire around them.

really answered that sentence:

Childe should only see the painting,

Here I know only what I know,

Write to the poor water,

It must not be a man of the earth.

Once born, second ripe, Mo Yanxi raised his head again and looked, but he was caught, his eyes were facing each other, Mo Yanxi was stunned, and immediately lowered his head to hide his embarrassment, and couldn't help but speed up his pace.

Finally arrived at the side hall, Mo Yanxi calmed down and led Yuan Huaisheng to the main seat, but this person was unreasonable, so he found a place next to the main seat and sat down, and Su Changqing and the others sat down with Yuan Huaisheng.

In the end, Mo Yanxi had to reluctantly take the main position, and Mingsang, Nanke, Yingniang, and Xiangxue sat down one after another.

Because Ying Niang and Su Changqing are both talkative people, they don't feel embarrassed and lonely during the banquet.

Su Changqing said with a smile: "By the way, my brothers took the liberty to visit without notifying the head of the family, which is really against etiquette, and I ask Miss Mo for forgiveness." ”

As he spoke, he raised his wine glass and gestured to Mo Yanxi, and then drank it all, Mo Yanxi was a little stunned, is this person the second son of Su, today is the second side.

Immediately, Mo Yanxi also raised his wine glass and said neatly to everyone:

"Where do you not meet in life, if you meet today, you will definitely drink and return!"

After that, the banquet was completely lively, and between pushing the cup and changing the lamp, it was already another topic.

"Brother, what you said is not right, life in the world is naturally to enjoy yourself, chic and happy, there is wine today and drunk today, the daughter is scattered and comes back, riding the wind and stepping on the road of the world, not asking the way to come."

Su Changfeng drank all the cup of daughter red in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh Good wine!

Mo Yanxi looked at it, this person is indeed quite a Bo Qinzi style, no matter where he came from, no matter when he returned, he can indulge in the landscape, he can stay at the grave at night, and a pot of good wine is an ink painting.

At this time, Nan Ke, who had been eating wildly since he was seated, suddenly snorted softly, and it clearly entered everyone's ears.

Su Changfeng was very interested, and looked at Nan Kedao:

"I don't know what Miss Nan Ke thinks, can I ask a lesson or two?"

Just when everyone was waiting with bated breath, the main owner picked up a piece of red sweet and sour elbow unhurriedly, regardless of everyone's eyes, stuffed it straight into his mouth, and chewed it contentedly.

It took a while before he responded provocatively:

"Second Prince Su wants to ask? My young brother is half literati. Why don't you ask him first! ”

Saying something, he gently tugged at Tang Mingsang's sleeve and pulled it hard.

Poor brother Mingsang couldn't say what he was suffering about, but his dear sister Nanke finally threw the shiny black pot to him.