Chapter 68: The Begging Festival
After this day, Zhao Yiran visited frequently, except for saying some intimate words that girls only saw, that is, walking around the street.
This time Qi Jiuyue changed his routine, he showed his face, he must make a big deal out of it, he has done enough work in pursuing Xiao Wanyan.
Zhao Yiran pulled Xiao Wanyan out at night, today is very lively, the street is full of all kinds of lanterns, after Zhao Yiran mentioned her, she knew that today is the begging festival, it is the day of the meeting of the cowherd and the weaver girl, and there are many girls who come out to find Ruyi Langjun, and Zhao Yiran is the latter.
It's a pity that Qi Jiuyue's ghost is still gone, and she can meet him anywhere, Xiao Wanyan didn't want to leave, but when she saw the chaos in front of her, she had a bad premonition and wanted to go back: "Yiran, we've been out for so long, why don't you go back." ”
But Zhao Yiran couldn't resist it, she looked at the light in front of her excitedly: "It's so lively in front, how can we not go to have a look, and today's begging festival, maybe we can meet the prime minister who came back from office." ”
Xiao Wanyan hesitated, Zhao Yiran took her hand and walked forward: "Let's go, it's all here." ”
They pushed aside the crowd and walked to the front, the whole bright and thorny Xiao Wanyan couldn't open his eyes, there were many lanterns on the ground, all of them were engraved with Xiao Wanyan's name, and those lanterns were all in the shape of marrying me, Xiao Wanyan chuckled in her heart.
If there is really nothing good, there should be no excitement at this time, she hurriedly retreated, Zhao Yiran also noticed that something was wrong, and looked at Xiao Wanyan in amazement, suddenly, the crowd quieted down, and they all turned their eyes to Xiao Wanyan, and made a way for her, several of the guards who followed Qi Jiuyue pretended to be ordinary people, and coaxed: "Marry him, marry him......"
For a while, the streets were chaotic, Xiao Wanyan had no way to escape if she wanted to escape, Qi Jiuyue slowly walked in front of her and pulled her to the middle: "Wanyan, I want to give you an unforgettable begging festival, give me a chance, okay?" I genuinely like you, and I'll be good to you. ”
At this moment, Xiao Wanyan couldn't laugh at all, as the so-called Dao is one foot tall and one foot tall, she is really planted here by Qi Jiuyue, she pursed her lips and paused: "I thought my performance was clear enough, I don't like you, and I already have a husband, don't do these things anymore." ”
Qi Jiuyue wanted to play her, so she had to accompany him to act, she didn't know Qi Jiuyue's plan, so she could only rush forward now.
But Qi Jiuyue is not a character to deal with, he looked at Xiao Wanyan affectionately, holding a blank holy decree in his hand: "This is what the imperial brother promised me back then, if one day I really have something to ask for, I will take this blank holy decree, he will promise me anything, Wanyan, as long as you agree, I can go and ask the imperial brother to give us a marriage now, you don't have to be afraid of the prime minister, you will be my princess in the future, he will not dare to do anything to you." ”
The more he talked, the more outrageous it became, it was a pity that Qi Jiuyue didn't go to be a storyteller, Xiao Wanyan lightened her eyes, suddenly approached him, and said in a voice heard by two people: "Qi Jiuyue, you are too much, aren't you afraid of hurting Minmin's heart?" ”
Qi Jiuyue hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled evilly: "I don't understand what you say, I'm sincere to you." ”
After that, he took Xiao Wanyan's slender waist and smiled ambiguously: "Wanyan, you can promise me, as long as you promise me, whatever gold and silver mountains, I will give you everything you want." ”
For the emperor's mediocrity, the people are no longer surprised, not to mention the emperor's younger brother, they are also accustomed to it, all of them are like watching jokes, watching fun. Just come over with a smile.
Xiao Wanyan pushed Qi Jiuyue to prevent him from getting any closer, Fu Minmin's figure in the crowd slowly squeezed over, the look on her face changed from cheerful to overwhelmed, and the rabbit candy man she was holding in her hand fell to the ground with a snap, and scattered to pieces.
Seeing Fu Minmin's appearance, the man in white on the side looked at Qi Jiuyue with deep eyes, but he couldn't see through his face, and then raised his hand to hold Fu Minmin: "Let's go." ”
Fu Minmin glanced at the man, her eyes were full of loss, she nodded, and followed the man out of the crowd.
In the distance, the group slowly approached, Qi Jiulu, who was the head, was dressed in a blue satin coat, with a jade pendant of dragon flying and phoenix dancing around his waist, and he was full of righteousness, and he could not ignore his unique temperament when walking on the street.
And beside him, Chu Huairan was still expressionless, he was cold and ruthless in purple, except for Qi Jiulu walking beside him, no one dared to approach.
Today is a special day, at least in Qi Jiulu's opinion, he left Chu Huairan in the palace just to accompany him out for a walk, this is the thirteenth begging festival that he forcibly kept Chu Huairan to accompany him, to be honest, he was very satisfied.
The commotion in front of him constantly attracted Qi Jiulu's attention, and he looked at him curiously: "Huai Ran, this year's Qiqiao Festival seems to be different from usual. ”
Chu Huairan raised his eyelids slightly, looked around, and only replied: "It seems to be a little different." ”
Qi Jiulu had long been accustomed to his cold temperament, and he didn't force it, the two continued to walk forward, but the voice in the crowd attracted the attention of the two, and Qi Jiulu immediately saw Qi Jiuyue's figure.
And Chu Huairan saw Xiao Wanyan's face at a glance, he frowned, and saw Qi Jiuyue holding Xiao Wanyan's hand, his heart was angry, and the hand on his sleeve couldn't help clenching, he didn't care about telling him, strode forward, pushed away the crowd, and rushed directly to Xiao Wanyan's side: "Lord Wang, what are you doing?" Where did my wife offend you? ”
As soon as Qi Jiuyue saw that the main lord was coming, he first cheered himself up from the bottom of his heart, and then he looked stunned, and said confidently: "Yo, this is not the prime minister, what's the matter?" Can you talk to Madame without offending me? Shopping? And today's begging festival, I saw that the prime minister was not there, so I took the initiative to accompany my wife, so as not to be lonely. ”
Chu Huairan was furious in his heart, but his face was still indifferent, he glanced at Qi Jiulu who walked in, and immediately dragged Xiao Wanyan back to him, staring at Qi Jiuyue: "Lord Wang, she is my wife, you don't want to be famous, my wife still wants it, Lord Wang doesn't want to be strong, and he will lose the face of the royal family of the Great Zhou." ”
He glanced at the blank holy decree in Qi Jiuyue's hand, and had a conjecture in his heart, he pulled Xiao Wanyan to Qi Jiulu's side, and whispered: "Your Majesty, it is difficult for a strong man like the prince to be afraid that there are royal rules, and if the Son of Heaven violates the law and the common people, if he is not punished, I am afraid that more people will follow suit in the future, so it will not chill the hearts of loyal ministers?" Who would dare to marry after that? I'm afraid there will be no one after the Great Zhou. ”
Qi Jiuyue did too much this time, even Qi Jiulu couldn't hold it on his face, although he let Qi Jiuyue play to his strengths, no matter what he tried to kill Xiao Wanyan, but he ignored Xiao Wanyan's weight in Chu Huairan's heart.
So many people looked at Qi Jiulu and didn't care about the law of the country, he pulled down his face and said in a deep voice: "Take the prince back, take strict care, and copy the meditation sutra ten times, and send it to the prime minister'......s wife when the copy is finished."
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Huairan interrupted: "The prince is a member of the royal family, and Weichen will not be involved in such punishments, and today's begging festival, Weichen wants to accompany his wife to go, please ask the emperor for permission." ”
Qi Jiulu's eyes fluttered, and he suddenly felt uncomfortable in his heart, and his gaze at Xiao Wanyan was also sharper, until Chu Huairan stood in front of him to block his view, he withdrew his gaze and said indifferently: "Yes." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Weichen retired."
Chu Huairan took Xiao Wanyan's hand and walked out of the crowd quickly, they walked through the streets and alleys, walked to the lake, and watched many people put down lotus lanterns in the lake, only then slowed down, Chu Huairan looked at the lake silently, without saying a word.
Xiao Wanyan sensed that his face was wrong, and thought that he was annoyed by what happened just now, so he wanted to explain: "What happened just now is not what you saw......
It's just that before she finished speaking, Chu Huairan kissed her forehead, without any warning, without any reminder, Xiao Wanyan straightened his eyes in a daze, and Chu Huairan smiled, he touched Xiao Wanyan's head: "Why are you always so stupid." ”
Xiao Wanyan didn't want to be misunderstood, and said, "Aren't you angry? ”
Chu Huairan said silently: "With the protection of a tiger, would you still choose to cling to a wolf?" ”
Xiao Wanyan hesitated and didn't know how to speak, she couldn't understand Chu Huairan's emotions for a while, for fear of saying something that shouldn't be said and annoying him again, Chu Huairan pulled her to the lake, took out the lotus lantern that she didn't know when, and put it in her hand.
Xiao Wanyan looked at him in surprise: "Where did you come from?" ”
Chu Huairan smiled: "I bought it, do you believe it?" ”
Xiao Wanyan shook her head and said: "That place will sell such shoddy lotus lanterns, you see the asymmetry of the gluing in some places, as well as the shape, I don't know if it will sink if it is placed in water." ”
Seeing Chu Huairan's increasingly lonely look, Xiao Wanyan hurriedly remedied: "Eh, although this lotus lamp does have some shortcomings, at least it can be seen that it is a lotus lamp." ”
Chu Huairan's smile became more and more ugly: "Is this a compliment?" ”
Xiao Wanyan really doesn't know how to praise people, let alone a lotus lantern that can't be found anyway, she frowned, and suddenly remembered something, and put the lotus lantern into the water.
A gust of wind almost blew it over, but fortunately, the water waves were stable, and the lotus lantern slowly drifted away, Xiao Wanyan raised the corners of her mouth: "Look, no matter what it looks like, the one that can float away is the best lotus lantern." ”
The darkness illuminated by the lotus lanterns of the lake, the surface of the lake is sparkling, like a galaxy shining, shining.
Chu Huairan looked at Xiao Wanyan's delicate face, her eyes were bright, her face was delicate, especially the smile on her face was very worry-free, the smile from her heart was the most unforgettable for him, he wanted to remember her appearance at every moment, deeply in his mind.
Seemingly infected by Xiao Wanyan, Chu Huairan also raised the corners of his mouth, and a smile appeared on his face.