After a luncheon that was definitely not grand, it was just a lively and festive luncheon, Xiao Jing, who had achieved the goal of swaggering through the city with a beauty, left first, and the eldest princess of Dongyang also left a place for the teenagers to go to the scene by themselves and left quietly.

However, most of the rest of the people became sleepy, and many of them lay down and fell asleep directly in the huge canteen, or pushed people awake one by one and drove them back to the room.

Even he himself decisively handed over the Xuandao Hall to Zhou Jiyue and those friends from the Wuying Pavilion to take care of it, and plunged into the room belonging to the head of the house, and was greatly covered to make up for sleep. At this moment, the tigers and monkeys in the mountains in the Xuandao Hall all went to sleep, and only a group of outsiders were left looking at each other. Fortunately, everyone didn't treat themselves as outsiders, so they went to play by themselves.

So, Xiao Jingjing, who came to Xuandao Hall for the first time, couldn't help but turn into a curious baby, because she didn't pay attention to Ling'er and Qing Yunian didn't know where to go, so she let Zhou Jiyue lead the way, drill here, look there, everything is curious.

Although Zhou Jiyue slept in the middle of the night last night, she slept for an extra hour in the morning, and she was in good spirits at this time, but she was often overwhelmed by Xiao Jingjing's questions, and in the end, she really couldn't bear her pestering kung fu, and felt that the timing was good, so she asked: "Jingjing, now that Qianqiu has taken over as the head, do you, the young palace master of the Red Moon Palace, plan to officially take over the Red Moon Palace?" ”

Xiao Jingjing, who was still in high spirits and laughing and joking just now, suddenly fell silent. Although Hai 13 told her about this, she once thought that she had made up her mind, but when it came to the last step, she was always hesitant. Especially when she thought that she might become an enemy of her mother in the future, she was even more hesitant.

For several days, she has eaten and lived with the girls of Wuying Pavilion, and she has been attracted by Zhou Jiyue's temperament, so she has unconsciously regarded people as sisters. At this moment, she held Zhou Jiyue's arm tightly with one hand, but her head hung low.

"Sister Zhou, I'm scared...... Although Yue Qianqiu said that my mother may be trying to take me out, so she said that I was not her daughter, and she also left me as a burden, but what if he just comforted me, my mother really just didn't care about me? ”

"I know how much I can do, although I used to be called the young palace master, I have always been careless, and people up and down are following me now, also because of my mother. Although now because she is the county lord of Beiyan Huoshan County, everyone stays by my side, but if she appears again, I am really not sure that I can keep everyone, and besides, if Niang still has a henchman among these people......"

Xiao Jingjing's voice became lower and lower, his head involuntarily clinged to Zhou Jiyue's arm, and his body was even trembling slightly: "I can't be this palace master, I can't do what my mother can do." I am inferior to her in martial arts, inferior in my mind, and inferior in means...... Although Uncle Hai wants me to take on the Red Moon Palace, I am really not that powerful. Rather than fall apart in the future, or even have an accident, it is better to ......"

Without waiting for Xiao Jingjing to finish speaking, Zhou Jiyue forcibly broke free of her, and then pressed her shoulder, stared into her eyes and said word by word: "Unlike talented people like your mother, few people are born to preside over one sect and another." Back then, when I took over the White Lotus Sect, except for the three hundred acres of land returned by the imperial court, there was nothing, although I had a barely passable martial arts, and I had read some books with Master Yan, but if you want to say that your ability is worse than you are now. ”

"Qianqiu, his grandfather and Yan Zhangmen, the eldest princess of Dongyang, although they support me and help me quietly, but after all, they are thousands of miles away, and many things are beyond the reach of the whip, even if I stumble, I can only try hard, even if I fail, I can only cry secretly, and I can't show others. The most important thing is that there are few people in the White Lotus Sect, unlike the current Red Moon Palace, there are many people who are willing to fight for your life and death, for your mother's life and death. ”

"You can't screen it, and your Uncle Hai can help screen it. But if you can't carry this burden, then no one can. It was because of you that the imperial court pardoned those people in the Red Moon Palace, otherwise it would be a felony to just intercept and kill Master Yan and Liu Fangyuan and Dai Zhanning. If you can't be the palace master, then these people will probably be re-imprisoned, convicted, exiled or even beheaded by the imperial court, because no one can afford to take the risk of their rebellion. ”

This word was like a hammer, and it sounded in Xiao Jingjing's heart. And Zhou Jiyue's next sentence made her raise her head suddenly.

"I have written letters to the heads of various factions, hoping that the Red Moon Palace can pass the assessment and join the martial arts record, and it is no longer the same as before, but it will appear in front of everyone openly."

When Zhou Jiyue said this, she stretched out her hand and pulled Xiao Jingjing into her arms, and found that after being stunned for a while, she didn't resist, so she smiled and patted the little girl's back: "If you don't have the Red Moon Palace, then you will be completely alone, and your fate will be even more involuntary in the future, do you really want to dissolve the Red Moon Palace and let others control your own destiny?" ”

When Yue Qianqiu was awakened from a sound sleep by shouting outside, he squinted sleepily for a while, and then he could tell where he was now, and when he found that it was dark outside, it was obviously evening, he didn't dare to lie in bed anymore, and quickly got up. Now that he is the head of the house, this point is secondary, the key is that he also promised a large group of people to go to see the lights!

He pulled his shoes and went to bed, put on his clothes, shoes and socks, and neatly arranged his hair, and came to the simplest hairstyle without a crown, and then he opened the door, only to see that there were already many people standing outside.

And as soon as he found him out, the little monkey was the first to shout: "Brother Yue Jiu, it's not that I deliberately woke you up, it's they who said that if you don't go to the lamp market, people won't be able to stand still, and the good seats will be gone!" ”

A few of the most noisy girls just now suddenly laughed, and Ling Zhu'er raised her head even more and said: "I'm not wrong, it's almost time, it's going to be dark, if you don't leave, will you look at the lights or people?" ”

"Don't worry, I have chartered the entire third floor of Chaoyun Tower on Dengshi Street, so that all the good seats near the window are our own. Facing the light tower of our Wuying Pavilion, you can look at it casually, and you can also see enough of the lanterns and light towers on most of the streets. The dumplings and dim sum on Chaoyun Upstairs are also a must, and the wine and food are at least so-so. As for the disciples of the Xuandao Hall who are on duty to patrol the night, when they are tired, they can also use it as a base camp. ”

Chaoyun Tower, as long as you stay in Jinling City for a little longer, there is no one who is unfamiliar. At this time, Xiao Jingjing couldn't help but ask: "Since you have taken over the entire third floor of Chaoyun Tower, do you still have to bring those extra meals at noon before?" Isn't it good that those people in Xuandao Hall went to Chaoyun Tower to eat supper after their night patrol? The food won't go bad on such a cold day, so you can eat it tomorrow. ”

"Young Palace Master, there are hundreds of people in the Xuandao Hall, and there are dozens of people in the Wuying Pavilion now, adding up to nearly two hundred, how big do you think the third floor of Chaoyun Building can accommodate so many people?"

Speaking of this, Yue Qianqiu glanced at Xiao Jingjing, who suddenly fell silent, and her face was still a little subtle, felt that her reaction was a little strange, but she didn't have time to dig deeper, just clapped her hands and said, "I'll go and tell Sun Li, who is on duty tonight, and then we'll set off." ”

As soon as he said this, he suddenly glanced around a little strangely. What about the little fat man?

Zhou Jiyue was the first to see his doubts, and took the initiative to answer: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin went down and returned, and the King of England went with him." Let's talk to you before, they almost forgot. ”

This little fat man who is heavy and light! Yue Qianqiu scolded angrily in her heart, but it was not without ease. Without such a sensitive guy as the little fat man, he should be very comfortable tonight!

During the day, he couldn't let Princess Ping'an and Nuo Nuo come to see the excitement, but at night he promised them to enjoy the lanterns, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to use his grandfather's name to cover all the third floor of Chaoyun Tower!

Although the Lantern Festival is not a day, but today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor will only come to the city tower to enjoy the lanterns on this day, and show up in front of the common people, so many special lanterns of dignitaries and dignitaries, including various palace lanterns made in the palace and the province, will only be released today. Because of this, even the female relatives of the official eunuchs also came out to see the lights on this day.

It's just that on this occasion, the carriage and horse sedan chair are often blocked by the flow of people, and the major restaurants and restaurants on the street of the lamp market have naturally become the first choice for women to enjoy the lanterns. The second and third floors facing the street are often booked out long ago, and if the background is a little worse, let alone get a seat, it is difficult to find a stool on the first floor.

Of course, only on this day will those guys see a lot of rich and noble people from high-ranking families.

At this moment, on the second floor of Chaoyun Tower, there were several attendants who set up a screen at the door of a box near the window, set up a walking barricade, and then put chairs, mattresses, and tea sets...... It didn't feel like looking at a light at all, it was more like moving. And the four words of Jiangling Yu are enough to shut up those unimpressed spectators, only people muttered behind their backs: "Since it is Jiangling Yu, why don't you go to the third floor?" ”

Several young ladies of the Yu family, who were covered with fur coats outside the brocade clothes, followed Yu Jianzhong's wife, Mrs. Xie, upstairs and walked through the barricade, and when they heard this voice, the little girls couldn't help but be a little unhappy.

However, the third floor was booked three months in advance, and it was Jiangling Yu's family who also had to give a few thin noodles, which was relayed by Mrs. Xie, and they naturally didn't dare to comment, but after sitting down, there were people outside who talked a lot.

It was obviously a woman who had a private seat on the second floor, but she was not very in awe of the Jiangling Yu family: "The entire third floor has already been packed, and even the Jiangling Yu family can't fight for it." I remember that there was no partition on the third floor, and in the past, the screen was swinging, but it was actually quite private. After all, there are at least a dozen tables, and how much does it cost to take all of them? Who is so flamboyant? ”

"It's not that the owner of Chaoyun Tower is weird, whether it's the second floor or the third floor, this box is not completely partitioned, otherwise it doesn't matter if it's the second floor or the third floor......

Several young ladies of the Yu family couldn't help but go to see Mrs. Xie, and saw that her face was as usual looking at her henchmen and maidservants making tea, although they were all a little unconvinced, but they could only secretly scold those nouveau riche women outside in their hearts. However, just as the servants outside were busy removing the barriers leading to the staircase, they heard a burst of laughter from downstairs.

"Mother, this is here! You go faster! ”

"It would be nice if my mother could run and jump like you! You slow down, my mother can't keep up with your pace...... Hey, sister-in-law, how can this be done, how can I let you help me? ”

"You've invited us to watch the lights together, why can't I help you? Chang'an, hold your little aunt! ”

Hearing this last voice, Mrs. Xie whispered a few words to the other servant girl beside her, and the person immediately hurried to tell the servants to slow down and remove the barriers leading to the staircase. The next moment, when the footsteps from the other side of the stairs were getting closer and closer, Mrs. Xie had already stood up.

When she saw a little girl in front of her head running upstairs, followed by a young man with a long body and a jade body, followed by two women who walked up the last step together, she laughed: "I said before that I would wait for the Lantern Festival, and then go to Yue Xiang's house to be a guest, but I didn't expect to meet here so coincidentally today." ”

The eldest lady had already heard downstairs that the daughter of the Jiangling Yu family was on the second floor, and she had already said to Princess Ping'an, and when she saw Mrs. Xie personally greeting her, she pulled Princess Ping'an over, and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect it." Today is the place where Qianqiu booked, and I also came to dip it. You have seen my second brother and sister and third brother and sister, and this is the fourth brother and sister. After a while, there will be a large number of guests, all young people, and we older ones may come down to disturb you, Madame. ”

Old lady Yue once praised her little daughter-in-law in front of Ye Guanghan and Yu Jianzhong, and Mrs. Xie also heard about it from her husband. Because in the past, among the three daughters-in-law of the Yue Mansion in the diplomatic world, the eldest lady behaved in a proper manner and was the most respected, so she was really curious about what kind of person this four-room daughter-in-law was. At this time, it is inevitable to take a closer look at the young woman held by the eldest lady.

Seeing people smiling and curtling, a little thin, at first glance it seems to be weak, but if you look closely, it is refreshing, graceful, the whole person from the inside out reveals a sense of joy, especially the faintly visible dimples, which actually makes the gentle impression more vivid and vivid, and Yue Xiuyi on the side has also taken Nuo Nuo to salute, Mrs. Xie couldn't help laughing.

"Sure enough, good character, no wonder Yue Xiang said so well in front of my master. What's even more rare is that the ninth son of your family is well-known in Jinling City, and I heard that my serious mother was back, and I was sweating. But think about it, when his sister came to Jinling in the past, I heard that he often took people out to play in person, and he could love his sister and naturally be filial to his mother. ”

"Chiaki is a very good child." Princess Ping'an smiled with crooked eyebrows, which was very similar to Nuo Nuo's expression at this time, "He is going to take over the Xuandao Hall today, Nuo Nuo and I originally wanted to see a lively scene, but one came far away and there were many people, and the third came he promised me to find a place for me to enjoy the lanterns, so I didn't go, it's a pity that I didn't see his scenery." ”

She sighed regretfully, and found that her sleeve was being pulled, and when she looked down and saw that it was her daughter, she was a little strange, but she didn't want Nuo Nuo to say out loud: "Mother, my brother is here!" Listen, it's the sound of a bell around Snow White's neck! ”

Mrs. Xie had heard her husband mention Yue Qianqiu's horse, which was also famous in Jinling City, and she knew that the name of the mount had passed the emperor's nod. At this time, she was surprised by Nono's confident judgment, but the next moment she only heard a shouting from downstairs.

Although it was her husband who had invited Yue Qianqiu to come to the house as a guest before, and she was not clear about the voices of many young men for a while, she was still a little hesitant when she realized that there were many people coming.

The barrier has been rarely used in recent years, but the Yu family in Jiangling is still using it, because the Yu family customs are still clearly divided between men and women. She breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the sound of the servants behind her quietly moving the screen. You know, it's not only the daughter who came out today, but also the niece and niece, if you just take a picture with Yue Qianqiu, it's nothing, but it's not appropriate if there are too many people.

Sure enough, after a while, she heard the sound of thumping footsteps, and immediately after, a bareheaded, hatless and turban-like teenager appeared in front of her. The next moment, she saw Nono pounce on the person like a milk swallow throwing into the forest.

"Brother Chiaki!"