Chapter 4: Brother Qiao
"Father Wan'an, the fourth sister is good." Glancing at Ye Lin and Ye Ruqiao next to him, Ye Lanqiao also bowed in a proper manner.
"Hmm." Ye Lin nodded, in his impression, Ye Lanqiao has always been a vague existence, but today's Ye Lanqiao made his eyes shine.
Ye Ruqiao also smiled in return, but the jealousy and unwillingness in her eyes couldn't be hidden. Ye Lanqiao saw these in his eyes, but he just looked away lightly and didn't take this in his eyes.
A group of people came to the door of the Ye Mansion in a majestic manner, at this time, the two carriages had slowly walked towards the General's Mansion, and more than a dozen maids and women followed, and the people walking on the street saw that the carriages were luxurious and magnificent, and the maids and women who followed were all dressed with decent expressions and serious expressions, and subconsciously let go to both sides of the road, and gathered together to mutter.
In the carriage led by the leader, a gorgeously dressed old man came down first, followed by a kind old mother, and when she saw Mrs. Ye, she walked over with a spring breeze on her face.
"Ouch, old sister! We haven't seen each other in a while, but how are you doing lately? The old man's gestures were full of luxury, but his eyebrows and eyes drooped, and he looked very amiable, especially when he saw Mrs. Ye, the smile on his face was deeper.
"Remember, I'm in pretty good shape!" The person in front of me who held Mrs. Ye's hand as soon as she got out of the car was Qiao Yufei's grandmother, she and Mrs. Ye were friends in the boudoir when they were young, and Ye Lanqiao and Qiao Yufei's family affairs were also matched by these two people at the beginning.
"Old General Ye, Old Lady Ye Wan'an."
Ye Lanqiao was attracted by the scene of the reunion of the two old sisters after a long absence, and didn't notice Qiao Yufei who got out of the car at all, until Qiao Yufei's voice came to mind in his ears, Ye Lanqiao reacted violently, and turned to look at the young man standing in front of him.
Qiao Yufei was wearing a crescent silver robe, with a Qilin circular pattern jade pendant strung with gold thread and agate beads hanging from his waist, holding a folding fan, his body was as upright and not oblique as a little poplar, his demeanor was graceful but dignified, his eyebrows and eyes were looking forward to Shenfei, with three points of romance and seven points of stability.
Ye Lanqiao was stunned for a moment, and then lowered his head: "Young Master Qiao." ”
"Sister Lan is good, I haven't seen you for a long time, Sister Lan is so unfamiliar, you used to call me Brother Qiao."
The elders on the side all focused their eyes on this pair of beautiful people at this time, especially the eyes of Old Lady Qiao, and they couldn't wait to tie up the two of them and stuff them into the cave room immediately.
Ye Lanqiao smiled awkwardly, and could only stubbornly speak: "Qiao, Brother Qiao is good." ”
"My good granddaughter, hurry up and let me see, I haven't seen you for a long time, this is a little taller and more beautiful!" After Mrs. Qiao saw that her grandson had spoken to Ye Lanqiao, she couldn't wait to pull Ye Lanqiao to her side, looked up and down, and kept praising in her mouth.
Ye Ruqiao, who was standing behind Ye Lin, saw that everyone's eyes were focused on Ye Lanqiao's body, and she was very unhappy in her heart, her eyes rolled, and she suddenly let out an "oops", and then grabbed Ye Lin's sleeve tightly, so she didn't fall down the steps.
"What's going on?" Old General Ye turned his head and asked.
Ye Ruqiao took the opportunity to step forward, first respectfully saluted the three old men, and then said with some grievances: "It was Ru'er who was ignorant, so she almost fell off the steps, and she screamed out in a hurry, and asked her grandfather and grandmother, Mrs. Qiao not to blame." ”
Old Madam Qiao saw the girl in front of her with a crisp voice and affectionate eyebrows, and she couldn't recognize who it was for a while.
"Old Madam Qiao, this is my fourth daughter, Ye Ruqiao." Ye Lin stepped forward and reminded.
"Oh~ It turned out to be the fourth girl, I didn't expect it to be so marked! Poor one, come this way, but you must not fall. ”
Old Madam Qiao has an easy-going temperament, she looked at Ye Ruqiao with a smile and said, Ye Ruqiao was very happy when she heard it, and silently walked to the side and stood in a conspicuous position.
"Okay, don't stand at the door, there is already tea and snacks inside, let's go in." Seeing that everyone had finished greeting, General Ye opened his mouth to invite guests in. So a large group of people walked towards Wanshoutang with a smile and a smile.
"Sister Lan, do you still like the lanterns I sent a few days ago?" Qiao Yufei walked to Ye Lanqiao's side very naturally, and his voice was clear, making people listen like a spring breeze.
Ye Lanqiao glanced at his grandfather and grandmother who were walking in front, and then smiled and nodded: "The lantern is very chic, thank you Brother Qiao." ”
"Between you and me, you don't have to be polite." Qiao Yufei looked at the woman in front of her with low eyebrows and lowered her head, her earlobes were slightly red, and the pair of eight-treasure amber Huixiang pendants hanging on her earlobes swayed gently with the woman's pacing, casting a slender reflection on her white and smooth jaw, and the bursts of fragrance from her body also surrounded Qiao Yufei's surroundings. The smile on the corner of Qiao Yufei's mouth became even stronger.
During the meal, Qiao Yufei proposed to take Ye Lanqiao to the street to watch the lanterns at night, although it was not very proper to read that his granddaughter had not yet left the cabinet, but General Ye Lao saw that Qiao Yufei was so attentive, so he nodded. Ye Lin took the opportunity to propose to let Ye Ruqiao follow him, Qiao Yu was not good at disobeying the future father-in-law, so he had to agree with a smile.
No one came to ask Ye Lanqiao's opinion during the whole process, Ye Lanqiao chewed the food depressedly, complaining bitterly, and no one else was to blame, who let him casually say that he wanted to see the lanterns.
However, Qiao Yufei is also out of kindness, although Ye Lanqiao said that he did not call Qiao Yufei, but he was not the kind of arrogant and arrogant temperament, others were concerned about him, Ye Lanqiao still received this feeling.
At nightfall, Huixiang looked at the full moon outside the window, and couldn't help herself excitedly: "Girl, when are we leaving!" ”
Ye Lanqiao sat listlessly on the Luohan chair, and he didn't bother to raise his eyelids: "This is the fifth time you asked, Huixiang, don't worry, when the time comes, Gongzi Qiao will naturally send someone to inform him." ”
Huixiang turned her head to look at Ye Lanqiao, and couldn't help but speak: "Girl, this is the first time we have gone out to see the Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns, why don't you look excited at all." ”
"What's there to be excited about." Ye Lanqiao puffed up his cheeks and blew his bangs, looking bored.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a good day for family reunion, since every Mid-Autumn Festival here, Ye Lanqiao will go to bed early, hugging her little quilt on the bed silently thinking about her former family, she doesn't dare to think about how heartbroken her parents should be after getting her death in the line of duty, and she doesn't want to think about how her life here will be in the future.
"Fifth girl, our son-in-law has prepared a carriage and a pleasure boat, please let the fifth girl go." This is, a small guy walked in from outside, Ye Lanqiao knew that he was Xia Zheng beside Qiao Yufei, Xia Zheng beat a thousand children, and said respectfully.
Ye Lanqiao nodded and gave Huixiang a look, and Huixiang took out a bunch of money from her cuff and put it in Xia Zheng's palm: "This is given by our girl, you take it to drink tea." ”
"Thank you, five girls!" Xia Zheng took the reward and happily withdrew.
Under a bright moon, the cruise ship slowly drove on the moat, Ye Lanqiao stood at the bow of the boat, watching the people on both sides of the strait come and go, and finally understood why on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, so many people would rather be squeezed in the fog and sideburns, and they had to come out to have a look.
Kyoto Castle is the richest and most luxurious capital in the country, and the banks of the moat are full of pavilions and buildings, and a night market was opened today, so the banks are full of people. Beautifully carved lanterns are hung all over the pavilions, illuminating the city of Kyoto as bright as day. Ye Lanqiao stared intently at the grand scene in front of him, and for a while he forgot the depression and sorrow in his heart.
Qiao Yufei sat in the cabin, looking at Ye Lanqiao, who was standing at the bow of the boat with a long figure and intent, and he was slightly distracted.
"Brother Joe? Brother Joe? Ye Ruqiao, who was also sitting in the cabin, couldn't help but call softly when she saw Qiao Yu flying out of her mind.
"What's the matter with Sister Ru?" Qiao Yufei came back to his senses, looked at Ye Ruqiao and asked, his tone was still gentle and elegant.
Ye Ruqiao's cheeks were slightly red: "Brother Qiao, I haven't said thank you in person, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to come out to enjoy such a beautiful night view."
"Sister Ru is polite." Qiao Yufei seemed to have a faint smile on his face forever, he looked sideways at Ye Lanqiao, and said: "It's also Sister Lan who said she likes these, so I'm just opportunistic."
The corners of Ye Ruqiao's mouth stiffened, she secretly glared at Ye Lanqiao at the bow of the boat, stretched out her hand and handed Qiao Yufei a red grape, the red grape was peeled and looked extremely crystal clear:
"Brother Qiao, this is an agate red grape from Zhuangzi, it is very delicious, Brother Qiao, try it."
At this moment, Ye Lanqiao turned around and just saw this scene, she raised her eyebrows, she had just come out for a short while, why did she still feed something?
Qiao Yufei looked at Ye Lanqiao's gaze, and suddenly felt a little panicked, raised his hand and gently pushed it away: "Don't dare to bother Sister Ru, you better eat by yourself."
After speaking, without waiting for Ye Ruqiao to say anything, Qiao Yufei got up and walked out of the cabin and walked to Ye Lanqiao's side:
"Sister Lan, in early autumn, the night is still a little cold, Sister Lan has been standing on the bow of the boat for a long time, beware of catching a cold."
"Since I'm out to see the lanterns on both sides of the strait, what's the fun of sitting in the cabin?" Ye Lanqiao raised his eyebrows and asked rhetorically.
Qiao Yufei smiled dumbly: "Yes, what Sister Lan said makes sense."
At this time, the hull of the ship shook violently, and Ye Lanqiao didn't stand firmly, his body staggered, and he exclaimed.
Huixiang stretched out her hand to help Ye Lanqiao, and seeing that Qiao Yufei also stretched out her hand, Huixiang hooked the corners of her mouth, and only let Qiao Yufei take Ye Lanqiao into her arms.
"Sister Lan beware."