Midyear Festival

Night slowly fell, Jiang Bing and Liu Qi rushed to the west gate of the Beijing Division, Shen Muzhou rushed to the east gate of the Beijing Division with people, if the siege of the Beijing Division, these two main city gates are the key places, if the other city gates have an accident, these two places are also the best places to respond.

The incident happened suddenly, in order not to cause panic, they just quietly defended, and Shen Muzhou sent someone to pass the news to the crown prince Jinglan.

Tonight's arrest operation is completely different from the style of painting, by the moat of the Beijing Division, many young men and girls are either alone or in groups, or in groups of three or five, in the Beijing Division Moat or chanting poetry, or enjoying lanterns, or visiting the night market, the annual Lantern Festival, and may also meet their favorite person, who doesn't want to take the opportunity to go out and play?

Shen Xitong changed into the new clothes of Yuexi Pavilion today, and was wandering in the night market, the eldest brother and the second brother went out tonight, and she went out early with a group of maids and the soldiers at home.

She walked from West Street to East Street, walking and strolling, looking at jewelry for a while, rouge for a while, sugar people with various patterns painted for a while, and there were many folk jugglers on the street, but Shen Xitong didn't seem to be in the mood to play, although her face was calm, but for some reason, her heartbeat had been a little fast, and she was sweating a lot with a handkerchief in her hand.

Growing so big, today is the most nervous day for her.

Today, many girls of the same age as her in the Beijing division came out to put river lanterns, and Hu Fei stood behind him, looking around with some vigilance, much more defensive than usual.

At this time, Shen Xitong didn't realize it at all, she was thinking that she was going to buy the best river lantern in the whole Beijing Division, and pulled Hu Fei to the river to put the lantern, tonight there were thousands of lights, but her heart only wanted to light it for him alone.

Since the last time she encountered zombies in Tanshan, Xi Tong looked at this guard at home differently in her heart, she found more and more that although this person has few words, but his martial arts are extremely high, and now almost all the guards in the house are looking at him, this person has a pair of keen eyes like a big brother and a warm and kind heart, he always does not forget to protect his own safety, and the same is true for others, several times, Xi Tong saw Hu Fei send food and clothes to some wandering beggars in the city, and play with them, Once she finally saw Hu Fei laughing in the sun, which made this seemingly unsympathetic but handsome man enter her heart.

Although there is a huge difference in their backgrounds, Xi Tong is willing to put aside these prejudices for this person and approach this person, Xi Tong thought to herself, isn't her aunt Shen Yue also happy like this?

Zhuo Wenjun, an ancient woman she liked very much, once wrote in the poem "Baitou Yin", "I wish to win the heart of one person, and the white head will not be separated." ”

From the time she read this poem, she was thinking that the man she Shen Xitong was going to marry should be like this, and he would only love her for the rest of his life, whether he was a son of a high-ranking family or a commoner.

Thinking like this, Xitong finally picked out the lanterns, and she walked briskly with Hu Fei towards the river, where many people had gathered to put lanterns. When the night breeze blows, the entire river is covered with all kinds of lanterns, which looks like a sky full of stars.

Xitong looked excited after seeing it, and the girl's silver bell-like voice sounded, "Guard Hu, let's hurry up and take a good seat." She wore a red embroidered Luo shirt today, lightly smeared with rouge, her cheeks were like a newly opened Qionghua, white and red, and her eyes were bright and black, rippling with the charm of a girl, so that Hu Fei, who was dressed in black and followed behind, couldn't help but be a little dizzy.

The girl slowly put the river lantern into the water, she folded her hands, and silently made her sixteen-year-old wish to the river lantern that was far away, after making the promise, she looked at Hu Fei excitedly, and a pair of pear vortices appeared, "Hu Guard, do you know what my wish is?" ”

After Hu Fei heard this, he looked to the side unnaturally, and he faintly felt that Shen Xitong was a little abnormal tonight, but he couldn't say it.

His jaw looked very cold, still staring around vigilantly, and said to Shen Xitong, "Miss, I'm worried that it's not safe here, the murderers of several homicides tonight may come out again, and the river lantern has also been released, we have to go back to Shen Mansion." ”

Shen Xitong saw that this person was so disappointed, and she was not annoyed at all, she still insisted, "Don't worry, the eldest brother and the second brother have gone out tonight, with them, there will be no accident in Jingshi, now I really want to take a boat, can you accompany me?" I promise you that I will go back to Shen Mansion with you immediately after taking the boat. Shen Xitong couldn't help but beg a little, she thought to herself, the two of them alone on the boat is a good opportunity to show her heart, she has been preparing for so long, she doesn't want to miss this opportunity, not to mention that her parents will return to Beijing next month, she is eager to know what Hu Fei thinks of her.

Seeing Shen Xitong's deer-like eyes, Hu Fei immediately softened his heart for some reason, so he had to preach to Shen Xitong, "Only swim for a quarter of an hour, and return to Shen's mansion immediately after a quarter of an hour." ”

Hearing Hu Fei say this, Xitong was like a well-behaved deer and nodded, "Okay, I promise you." ”

There were only two people on the boat, Hu Fei and Shen Xitong, plus a boatman, and the rest were waiting on the shore.

Looking at the faint candlelight emitted from the houses on the opposite bank, as well as the clusters of flickering lanterns on the river, at this moment, echoing with the starlight in the sky, the moonlight is just right, and a burst of lotus fragrance floats along the river breeze, Shen Xitong feels that the time is just right at this moment.

She glanced at Hu Fei, at this moment he was still looking at the water, looking around, not knowing what he was thinking, a seat in black, under the dim light, he was even more dignified and extraordinary.

Xi Tong pulled up her shirt, this red Shu embroidered Luo skirt lined her more than Hua Jiao, she cleared her throat, and said seriously to Hu Fei, "Hu Guard, you have been in the Shen Mansion for so long, what do you think of me?" After finishing speaking, her heart immediately beat non-stop, and her face was a little red, but her heart is like this, she likes to be direct, and she doesn't like to hide it.

After hearing this, Hu Fei looked at her with a puzzled expression, "The eldest lady is kind, and Bing Xue is smart. "His words are still very succinct.

Xitong continued to ask, her cheeks became more and more red at the moment, her eyes were a little afraid to look at Hu Fei, she lowered her little head, and asked in the gentlest tone of her life, "Then are you willing to marry me?" ”

There was silence in the air, and after Hu Fei heard it, he looked at Shen Xitong incredulously, thinking that he had heard it wrong, but at this moment Shen Xitong lowered his head, looking at the shyness and twist of his little daughter's family, thinking that these days, Shen Xitong came to find himself almost every day, and his tone and attitude were completely different from before, even if he was slow to react, he suddenly understood something for a while.

At this moment, the river wind was blowing, the river lights around the fishing boat were blown around, the candles of the houses on both sides of the shore were flickering constantly, and the sky was like a brilliant Milky Way, Hu Fei stared at the girl in red in front of her, she had a beautiful face that was different from the world and a clear heart of ice and jade, and the girl in front of her actually asked herself if she was willing to marry her.

Who is she? She is the proudest daughter of the Quanjing Division, Shen Xitong, who has suffered countless glory and favor since she was born. In his eyes, the sky is full of stars, and the girl opposite is always the brightest and most dazzling one.

Thinking of this, his heart was slightly astringent, she was the brightest pearl, and what was he? It's dust that is low in the dust, it's a civilian who doesn't have any glory, and all he can do is to stay by her side and protect her safety, even if he is willing to give his whole world to Shen Xitong, will Shen Fu agree? What's more, she came to the Shen Mansion with a purpose, if she found out her true colors, would she still like herself?

Thinking of this, Hu Fei seemed to be ruthless, looked at Shen Xitong who was sitting opposite him, and said coldly, "I already have a marriage contract on me, I promised my mother, and when I earn enough money in Beijing, I will go back to marry her." ”

After Shen Xitong heard this, his ruddy face was slightly stunned, looking at Hu Fei, a little shocked, a little embarrassed, and felt that he was very ridiculous, he liked someone, and he didn't even ask if he had a marriage contract, so he confessed without authorization.

The atmosphere became a little delicate, the two sat at both ends of the boat, did not speak to each other, and Shen Xitong even wanted to disappear into the bow of the boat immediately.

She stubbornly turned her face sideways, grabbed the clothes belt on her body with her hand, and said with some embarrassment, "I didn't know you had a marriage contract, I never heard you talk about it, I'm sorry, I was abrupt, I won't mention this matter in the future, presumably the girl who is waiting for you must be extremely beautiful, congratulations to you in advance here." ”

Shen Xitong's body trembled slightly after speaking, as if she wanted to try to suppress something, she continued to lower her head and whispered, "Let's go back, I ran out like this, if the eldest brother found out, he would definitely scold me." ”

Hu Fei had never seen Shen Xitong like this, he felt like he had a sharp knife straight into his chest, and the blood was flowing from pain, but he still had to show that he didn't care, he even wanted to go over and hug her gently, under such a starry sky, and said to her gently, "From the first time I saw you, I silently admired you in my heart, I have never seen a person who lives so vividly and so brilliantly, if I can, I want to stay by your side forever and protect you." But in the end, he just turned his face to the boatman and said, "Turn around and go back to shore." ”

The two were on the boat, relatively speechless for a while.

The boat slowly sailed to the shore, and the people on the bank of the river, there were two or three together, two or two pairs, and everyone's faces looked so satisfied and happy. But Shen Xitong kept her head down, her face was low, she even felt that why people in the world were so happy, so happy, just her, it seemed so lonely and out of place.

She suddenly remembered what she sang in the play, "Chu Tian is wide and Chu Tian is long, and once she was pregnant with a broken bowel." This heart is only on the shoulder, and the east wind passes through Wuchang, helping to leave the sorrowful smoke and water. ”

After the boat docked, the maids saw their young lady with a sad face, and hurried up to support him. Although Ah Zi didn't know what was going on, he also vaguely knew in his heart that his young lady was very unhappy at the moment, and her unhappiness was very likely to be related to this guard Hu Fei.

Hu Fei felt that he was staying here at the moment, which made Shen Xitong even more embarrassed, he and his subordinates instructed him a little, and ordered them to send Shen Xitong back to the house, and he left quietly, he had received the news that Jingshi had a major move tonight, he wanted to go to the city gate to take a look, and as he walked, suddenly a person dressed as Yin of Jingzhao Mansion was beating the gong on the road, shouting while running, "Zombies have entered the city, zombies have entered the city, everyone hurry home." ”

Zombies, into town?

Hu Fei immediately ran back, there were more and more people on the road, he went against the current, it was very difficult, but his heart was extremely anxious, and he wanted to fly to Shen Xitong's side immediately, he complained to himself as he walked, how could he be so careless and leave her alone.

He didn't dare to imagine what would happen to him if something happened to Shen Xitong.