Before Tanabata, various lanterns began to be hung on the streets. Bustling crowds and brightly lit streets, the streets are a thriving scene.

"Miss, do you think this mask looks good?" Lotus held a fancy mask and showed off in front of Xia Zhixue. The corners of Xia Zhixue's mouth twitched, but she still nodded, "It's good-looking." If you like it, buy it. ”

Lotus smiled and held the mask and refused to let go, "Miss, do you want to pick one too?" ”

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged woman with a smile on her face, "Miss, we have a full range of masks here, and most of the young ladies in Houfu buy masks from us!" ”

Xia Zhixue's big eyes swept the masks arranged in a row, she couldn't decide, she had never liked this kind of bells and whistles and nothing practical, but she still couldn't bear to sweep the lotus flowers, so she randomly selected a mask that was quite quiet from these many masks.

"Let's pay for both of them. How much is it in total? Xia Zhixue began to touch the purse on her waist, but her hand roamed around her waist, but she never found the flat purse, in fact, she didn't bring too much out in the first place. One is afraid of revealing her wealth and being targeted by some ill-intentioned people, she has endured enough during this time, she doesn't want to toss anymore, but she can't be interested in some things on the street on time.

The proprietress looked at Xia Zhixue's clothes and satin and knew that she was a young lady from a rich family, so she simply asked for three times the usual price. Although Xia Zhixue doesn't often go to the market, she also knows how two masks can be worth so much silver. So she put the mask in her hand on the table and turned to leave.

Lotus looked at her young lady, and then looked at the mask she liked so much, she had already done countless wars in her heart, and finally gritted her teeth and put down the mask.

The proprietress also felt that her asking price was a bit excessive, so she quickly pulled Xia Zhixue's sleeve, "Girl, don't be in a hurry to go, I see that the two girls are born with good faces, but they are like the faces of Guanyin Bodhisattva. ”

Xia Zhixue smiled slightly, "The boss lady can suffer a loss in this business, and we can't lose money because of our good face, right?" It's not easy to watch the proprietress do business, so let's let the proprietress not suffer, right? Since you are born with the face of a bodhisattva, you should do more good deeds as a bodhisattva. With that, he pulled the lotus flower and left.

And this scene happened to be bumped into by Ouyang Huaiyu and Hua Cheng in the distance.

"Lord Wang...... No, young master, why don't we buy it and send it to the third lady. "Outside, Ouyang Huaiyu didn't let Hua Cheng call him the prince, so as not to attract attention. Although Ouyang Huaiyu has a lot of shopping in the market, he has always left a lot of names in major teahouses as a son.

"Give it to the third miss, why should I send it to her, Hua Cheng, you don't want me to send it to the third miss, you just want to please the lotus because you like the mask too much, right?"

Seeing through his heart, Hua Cheng suddenly blushed to the root of his ears.

"How could a girl not like this kind of thing? Young master, you made the third girl unhappy some time ago, and you should also take the gift to apologize, right? "I love Search.com

Ouyang Huaiyu turned his head to look at Hua Cheng, this kid pretended to know a lot about the girl's family in front of him, but in fact, he still didn't chase the lotus flowers?

"Why should I spend that unjust money? You didn't see the three girls, and when they saw me, they hid like rats and cats. Go buy it yourself! I'm waiting here. After Hua Cheng got the order, he happily came to the mask stall and bought the mask that he had been looking at for a long time.

After paying the money, Hua Cheng turned his head and couldn't find Ouyang Huaiyu, saying that he would wait for him, but he slipped away first. Hua Cheng pursed his lips and carefully put the mask he had just bought in the pocket of his coat. Like protecting your own child, I'm afraid that one will accidentally break it.

The lotus flower that was taken away by Xia Zhixue pouted all the way, as if she was silently telling her unhappiness. Xia Zhixue walked a long way before looking back at the lotus, "What?" Not happy? ”

Lotus shook her head, but didn't say a word.

"To be unhappy is to be unhappy. What else is hidden in front of me, Miss? Xia Zhixue pounded the lotus's waist with her elbow. My purse seems to have been taken away today. ”

Lotus's lowered head slowly raised and looked into Xia Zhixue's eyes, "Really? ”

Xia Zhixue immediately turned around and walked in front, "Am I talking like I'm lying?" Why don't you believe me? The voice of the last sentence became smaller and smaller, so small that only Xia Zhixue herself could hear it in the end. Although today's lotus is just a small confirmation, it immediately reminded Xia Zhixue of the way Ouyang Huaiyu looked when he didn't trust her that day, it was so hurtful, and it turned out that the feeling of not being trusted was so heartbroken and lost.

Lotus thought that her young lady was angry, and hurriedly caught up with Xia Zhixue, "Miss, you did the right thing!" I was too willful just now. How can two masks cost so much? It's just bullying the two of us, and it's just a good bully. Lotus reflected that she was really too impulsive just now, and the proprietress couldn't do without that mask to dare to ask for such a blatant price, right?

"Okay, next time I see a suitable one, I'll buy it for you!"

The two of them happily returned to the Houfu again. Along the way, as the sky gradually darkened, there were not many people wandering the streets anymore. When she came out, she didn't want to attract attention, Xia Zhixue didn't bring a carriage, she just sneaked out of the back door with Lotus, and now the sky gradually changed from orange to violet, and then gradually darkened, and when she was not far from the Hou Mansion, Xia Zhixue felt that they were being followed.

An intuition gave Xia Zhixue a warning. Last time, he was kidnapped by Luo Licheng's people at the gate of the Houfu, which made Xia Zhixue practice a good sense of hearing. At first she only accidentally turned her head and noticed a dark shadow in the corner, but then she began to quicken her pace, and she could hear a discordant rapid stride in addition to her and the lotus.

If this was just an accident, then in the next second, when Xia Zhixue slowly adjusted the size of her steps, she could hear that the priorities of the steps of the man in black behind her had also changed. She grabbed Lotus's hand and gave Lotus a look, and after receiving Lotus, the two of them began to rush forward like a run for their lives. She has already had such a stiff relationship with Ouyang Huaiyu, who else can save her from fire and water this time?

Suddenly, a hand put on Xia Zhixue's shoulder, "You...... Run again, I'...... I really can't chase it. ”