Chapter 43: Viewing Lanterns
On the fifteenth day of that month, Wen Ruyi was very excited, and she had been looking forward to it since the last time Chu Hongze told her about it.
Chu Hongze had been handling official business in the study until late, and it wasn't until Wen Ruyi couldn't wait anymore and knocked on the door that he came out of it.
"Aren't you busy? If you're very busy, you won't go, I'll go to Mrs. Li, she asked me out last time, and I said to be with you, so I didn't agree. β
Chu Hongze closed the door of the study: "You have rejected others, it is not appropriate to go to the appointment now." β
Chu Hongze looked around, and the butler was waiting not far away, and he beckoned over there: "Prepare the carriage." β
Wen Ruyi actually wanted to go on horseback, but after thinking about it, it was night, and there must be a lot of people there at the Lantern Festival, so she dispelled this idea.
After getting out of the carriage, it was the same as that day, there were a lot of people, and it was difficult to walk a few steps on the street, but Wen Ruyi didn't think that she didn't have a good time shopping last time, and she didn't see a lot of things, this time, she must go shopping from beginning to end, of course, the most important thing is that the reward she asked for from Chu Hongze must be realized.
"Walk slowly, there are so many people, it's time to disperse later."
Wen Ruyi ran in front, Chu Hongze followed closely behind, staring in her direction, afraid that the kung fu people who blink an eye would not know where to go.
"I know, you go faster."
Wen Ruyi turned his head, took a few steps back, came to his side, and then took his hand and walked forward.
So, there is such a scene on the street, a girl leads a man forward, the man is a little reluctant, but the girl's interest is very high, and from time to time she stops to look at the stall on the side of the road.
"To eat this or not?"
Chu Hongze raised his chin slightly, signaling her to look over there, she was selling sugar gourds.
Wen Ruyi shook her head, she had never liked to eat these sweet and sour things, but there were exceptions.
"There's a sugar man over there, I want that."
Before Chu Hongze could react, the person was pulled away.
After getting the candy man he liked, Wen Ruyi was settled, but after taking two bites, he was not interested.
It's so sweet.
She had a flash of inspiration, or not, give it to him?
"Chu Hongze!"
Wen Ruyi stopped and called him, Chu Hongze looked at her a little inexplicably, and in the next second, something was stuffed into his mouth.
Sweet.
Chu Hongze, like Wen Ruyi, doesn't like sweet things very much, but he doesn't know that Wen Ruyi doesn't like them, he thinks girls should like these, so when he saw the sugar gourd, he subconsciously asked her if she wanted it.
Wen Ru frowned, smiled even more proudly, left the sugar to him, and strode in front of him alone.
Chu Hongze shook his head helplessly, sure enough, he was a child, he liked to play pranks, and he felt more and more that he had raised a daughter.
Finally, when Wen Ruyi was halfway through shopping, he was a little tired.
She stopped, turned her head and looked at Chu Hongze with a smile, Chu Hongze sighed in her heart, she smiled like this, it must be nothing good.
"What's wrong?"
"The reward you promised me is coming up now."
Chu Hongze raised his eyebrows at her and motioned for her to continue.
"I'm going to go to Yihong Mansion over there."
As we all know, this Yihong Mansion is a place for men to have fun, what does it look like for a girl to go to that kind of place.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Chu Hongze's face changed.
"Nope." The tone of his speech could not be refused, which made Wen Ruyi lose his confidence in an instant.
"Your words don't count, you promised me."
Wen Ruyi hugged her arms to her chest and turned her head away, angry.
Chu Hongze sighed, if he knew that she made such a request, he would not have agreed, but who knows, this girl actually cut first and then played, it seems that he is too good to her.
"Noβanother request."
Chu Hongze's attitude was very resolute, which made it difficult for Wen Ruyi to choose.
"I wouldn't have come out with you if I had known, so I'll go alone."
Wen Ruyi muttered quietly, but because the two of them were close, he still let him hear clearly.
"You still want to go alone? Isn't it that I'm not going to you today, and you're going to sneak in alone another day? β
Wen Ruyi was angry with him, of course she ignored him, but that's what she thought in her heart.
Chu Hongze really felt that he had no way to deal with her, how could he be such a smart and clever person when he was dealing with business on weekdays, and he was like a child when he came out to play this kind of thing?
She, even if he got it, he had no choice but to promise her, can she not agree? Next time, I'll go alone.
"Cheng, let's go together."
Chu Hongze could only walk over and take her hand, and then take her to the place where she used to go.
Wen Ruyi was overjoyed, she had only seen this place on TV, and this was the first time she had seen it.
As soon as they entered the door, an older woman dressed in a very luxurious manner walked over them quickly, with a flattering smile on her face.
"Lord Wang, you haven't been here for a long time, why are you still here this time..."
The woman looked at Wen Ruyi behind him, Chu Hongze pulled Wen Ruyi behind him and glared at the woman fiercely.
"You see, this time it's better to let ..."
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Chu Hongze: "Find a quiet room, no one is allowed to disturb you." β
The woman's eyes wandered over the two of them, but after seeing Chu Hongze's not very good face, she also closed her mouth and went upstairs to arrange the room.
The sentence that the woman didn't finish just now, Wen Ruyi knew which woman's name it was with his toes, maybe it was still the top brand here, it turned out that he didn't let himself come here because he was worried that she would meet his old friend.
Wen Ruyi didn't know why she suddenly felt angry for a while, she wanted to withdraw her hand from his hand, but he held it tighter.
Since the hands are not good, then go to the feet.
She stomped on his foot, and he only frowned, holding her hand at all.
"Why, the prince often comes here."
Chu Hongze looked at her with a smile: "The princess is jealous, everyone in the capital knows that this is a place where the king often comes, and I thought the princess knew." β
Wen Ruyi glared at him: "I'm not jealous, I'm worried that the prince's former good friend will be jealous when he sees the two of us, and then the prince will have to spend time to coax him back." β
The corners of Chu Hongze's mouth twitched, he thought that he must have done something sorry for Wen Ruyi in his previous life, so she would be angry with him like this in this life, and every time he would be so angry that he couldn't speak.
At this time, the woman who had just gone to arrange the room came over, still with a smile on her face.
"The room is ready, please come with me."
Chu Hongze didn't look at Wen Ruyi, he left first, and Wen Ruyi followed him upstairs.
After the woman left, Chu Hongze closed the door, and Wen Ruyi was looking around, touching the vase on the table for a while, and then going to the other side to play with the flowers and plants.
"Aren't you tired of shopping just now? Just take a break here. β
After Chu Hongze finished speaking, he walked straight to the tea table, sat down, and poured himself a glass of water.
"I want to go out and have a look."
Wen Ruyi grabbed the hem of his clothes with her fingers, wanting to be coquettish, but this time it didn't seem to be useful.
"Got an inch? Didn't you read it all when you just came in? β
Maybe it's because of the Lantern Festival, so Yihong Mansion is also very lively today, when she just came in, she only saw a woman who had just finished dancing and was about to leave, and then when she was about to start the next show, she was brought to this room.
So, she just happened to miss the show downstairs perfectly.
"Rest for a while and leave, you are not allowed to stay in this kind of place for long."
"Aren't you there?"
Chu Hongze has always eaten her, and this time is no exception.
"Just watch outside the door for a while, and then we'll go home."
As soon as the words fell, the woman who was still grabbing her sleeve pushed open the door and went out.
Looking down from the outside of this room, you can see the whole thing downstairs.
After watching it for a while, Wen Ruyi also felt a little bored, it turned out that Yihong Mansion was so boring, did he not have a person, or should he order a top card.
She looked at Chu Hongze who was sitting in the room, and quickly shook her head, if she let him know, she would have to be confined for a few days.
However, Wen Ruyi is such a woman who likes to try, so she opened her mouth and mentioned this matter to Chu Hongze, this time, she didn't dare to cut it first, and the result was that her whole person was brought out by Chu Hongze.
"Stingy, why can't you order me?"
After walking a long way out of Yihong Mansion, Wen Ruyi was still complaining about Chu Hongze, and the latter didn't talk much all the way.
Also, in order to hide his identity, he did go to that kind of place to find a woman to drink, and she was right, but no matter what she said, he would not allow her to do that kind of ridiculous thing.
A daughter's family, how can her temperament be like a man.
Wen Ruyi is talking happily, she can talk for a long time alone, why didn't Deyun Club realize her talent and let her speak stand-up comedy.
She was also a little tired of talking, and at this time, she heard someone behind her shouting to them: "Ruyi!" β
Wen Ruyi turned her head, finally smiled, and then ran in the direction of the voice, it was Mrs. Li.
Wen Ruyi ran over and gave Mrs. Li a big hug, and then realized that there was a man next to her.
"Sister, who is this?"
Before Mrs. Li could answer, Chu Hongze gave the answer: "General Li, you also brought your wife to enjoy the lanterns?" β
General Li replied: "Well, presumably this is Princess Rui that Shuyi has been mentioning to me." β
Shuyi is Mrs. Li's name, Wen Ruyi looked at this General Li, and sure enough, it was the man that Shuyi's sister had a crush on, a talent, and the two stood together very well.
"Well, it's the princess of this king."