Chapter 111, Lantern Festival
When General An came to look for Gu Mingxiu, she was in a daze in the small pavilion.
The moonlight is awe-inspiring and the water surface is sparkling. A bright moon hung in the air, reflected on the water, and was shattered by several layers of ripples. She leaned on the railing, looking at the half-round waning moon in the pool.
"Xiu'er." General Ann called out to her.
Suddenly coming back to his senses, Gu Mingxiu was slightly stunned. She blinked, and then slowly turned her gaze to look at General An, who was standing behind her. As if she hadn't woken up yet, Gu Mingxiu was silent for a moment, and then revealed a faint smile: "Grandfather," she pursed her lips and smiled, a little embarrassed, "I was a little distracted when I thought about something, and I didn't notice my grandfather." β
General An laughed happily, sat down opposite her, and asked gently, "But are you thinking about tomorrow?" β
"Hmm." Gu Mingxiu bowed his head and did not hide it much, "Shen Yang is a very deep person, and he has always been suspicious. Although he hooked up with Gu Changge, he might not believe her. Now that Shen Yang knows that I am not poisoned, he has to change his plan. Although it has been prepared, it is only tomorrow... In the end, there are still some worries. β
The little girl's eyes frowned slightly, as if she was really not at ease.
General An comforted her: "Don't worry, my grandfather is ready, if Shen Yang dares to do it, then don't blame us." He chuckled, "Your Majesty is worried that he didn't have the opportunity to catch Shen Yang, and now that he has personally sent it to the door, we, as courtiers, will naturally share our worries for the saint." β
Gu Mingxiu laughed lightly.
She raised her eyes to look at General An, and was silent for a moment before she spoke: "Grandfather... Why do you believe me so much, aren't you afraid that I will miscalculate, or misread Shen Yang. β
In the previous life, because of the deceased An Li, General An felt guilty about her, so he accommodated everything. At that time, General An's family was also very kind to her, but she rarely had the opportunity to talk to them. In this life, she is still alive and well, she is even colder than the previous life, and even younger... Why didn't General An doubt her?
The indifferent general met her gaze and just smiled slightly: "I thought that you were younger and suffered a lot in the Gu Mansion, so it was inevitable that you would not be close to us. Ah Li said that you have a cold temperament, so you must not have the liveliness of ordinary children. β
"You just look younger, but your mind is very thorough, and you can always see a lot of things that they can't see." General An's smile did not decrease, but his eyes that had gone through vicissitudes were bright, "I know that you have a sense of proportion and an idea." We, the people of the General's Mansion, have never been afraid of anything. β
Gu Mingxiu was stared at by his gaze, unconsciously, and said softly: "Yes, grandfather." β
General An said to Gu Mingxiu for a while, and then got up and left. Gu Mingxiu quietly stared at General An's departing back in the night, slowly relaxed his body, and buried his eyes in the crook of his arm.
"Girl." Agarwood sent General An away, and when he turned around and came back, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous on his face.
"Hmm." Gu Mingxiu didn't raise her head, but just replied to her gently, with a little bit of tiredness in her voice. The wind swept the girl's long hair, and her voice was light in the wind: "Agarwood, I seem to be a little unable to hold on." β
"Girl..... The slave maid went to invite Qiao Gongzi. Agarwood lowered her voice slightly and helped Gu Mingxiu to stand up. The little girl leaned on her, and walked slowly forward with her strength, and whispered, "Don't be alarmedβ"
Before she finished speaking, she slipped down weakly against the agarwood.
"Girl!"
When Gu Liyi came to look for Gu Mingxiu the next day, he happened to meet Qiao Wu at the door. The man in a somewhat casual dress covered his mouth and yawned slowly towards Gu Mingxiu's yard, almost colliding with her.
"What are you doing in such a hurry?" Qiao Wushou quickly supported Gu Liyi, who was startled and almost fell, and looked at her with a sigh, "You said that you are also a person who is about to reach the end of the day, why are you still so frizzy." β
"You have to take care of it." Gu Liyi pulled out his sleeves and glared at Qiao Wu angrily, with a bit of doubt in his eyes, "What are you doing here to find Sister Xiu so early?" β
"Well, come and see her." Qiao Wule looked at her with a suspicious expression, spread his palms casually, and shrugged his shoulders innocently, "Well, there are still people who came earlier than you." β
Qiao Wu was talking about An Ting.
When the two entered, An Ting was chattering around a few boxes. Gu Mingxiu stared at her with her cheeks, Mo Zhu brought the medicine bowl over beside her, and she reached out to take the medicine bowl and drank the dark medicine in the bowl.
"Ah, little cousin, you're here too." When An Ting saw Gu Liyi, she hurriedly smiled and beckoned her to come over, "Second aunt made us a lot of new clothes, just for tonight's lantern festival." Come and give it a try, this one looks good, this one looks good.... Well, give this one to my little cousin! β
Gu Liyi: "......" She looked at An Ting in confusion, blinking her eyes, "What's the matter....?" β
"Jingzhou's lantern festival is different from your Yangzhou cultural meeting, which is much more fun and interesting." An Ting grabbed his clothes and gestured on Gu Liyi's body, explaining to her with a smile, and the excitement in his tone could not be hidden, "There will be many people going out to play in the Lantern Festival, and the lanterns full of rivers are also very beautiful, I must show you something!" β
An Ting seemed to have thought of something, the smile on his face was gone, and he flattened his mouth with some dissatisfaction: "I used to watch Xiu'er read all day long, and I didn't want to go out, and I thought that I must coax Xiu'er out to play with the lantern festival." It's good now... It's all to blame for that prince Shen Yang, what kind of embroidery is he going to invite, hmph, I won't let him stay with Xiu'er alone. β
Looking at An Ting's confident appearance, Gu Mingxiu thought about Shen Yang's design to deceive An Ting and the others in the teahouse that day, and lowered his eyes to hook a faint laugh: "Hmm... Then I'll go to sleep. β
She covered the corners of her lips, a little tired between her eyebrows.
An Ting wanted to refuse, but when he saw this, he had to swallow the words that came to his mouth: "Ah... All right. Then embroidery, you have a good rest now, and we must have enough fun at night! β
"Okay." Gu Mingxiu smiled slightly and walked out of the room smoothly.
An Ting looked at her back and clenched the clothes in his hand regretfully. Turning his gaze to Gu Liyi, who was a little reluctant in front of him, An Ting blinked, quite cute: "Little-cousin-sister-"
Inside, Gu Liyi's low exclamation and Ling Qiao's uncontrollable laughter came out through the window. Gu Mingxiu stood in the corridor, looking up at the blue sky, her long skirt lifted by the wind. She raised her hand to stroke her sideburns and smiled softly.
Before she could take a step, a voice sounded behind her: "Have you thought it through?" β
Qiao Wu stood behind her against the pillar, standing lazily. He looked at the sky with Gu Mingxiu's gaze, and only when she looked at him did he lazily withdraw his gaze to meet her gaze, with a smile on his face but a slightly serious tone: "You don't care too much about your body, as a doctor or a friend, I don't agree with your method of temporarily suppressing toxins." β
"Well, since you don't agree, it's good to pretend you don't know." Gu Mingxiu laughed lightly, turned her eyes away and stared at Fengzhi in the distance, a little careless, "As long as that person can pay the price, they can be saved,.... It doesn't matter if I die. β
"You could have chosen another way." Joe has no way.
"I don't feel at ease not seeing him die." Gu Mingxiu raised his steps and said lightly.
After the sky darkened slightly, Jing Zhou began to be at its most lively. When the lanterns in the market were lit one after another, the carriage of the General's Mansion was ready. The juniors of the General's Mansion went out first, several young ladies got into the carriage, and the young masters chose horse harnesses.
The street corner is lit up, and the long alley is lit up with thousands of lights. The people walked in the market, discussing something lively. The vendors shouted loudly, and the lanterns in their hands looked better than the other.
Shen Yang waited for Gu Mingxiu's arrival in such a vivid atmosphere.
The carriages all stopped at the bridge, and Shen Yang recognized An Yan at a glance as the head of the general's carriage and horses.
The boy was more or less infected in such a lively atmosphere, and his eyes were dyed with a gentle arc. He said something to the cheerful young man beside him, and the two brothers of the An family got off their horses and waited for the girls behind them to get out of the carriage.
Shen Yang curled his lips, and then his gaze was slightly deep.
The first to get off the carriage was Anting, who was still wearing light tights, and his eyebrows were a little sassy. Gu Li was behind her, wearing a long aqua blue dress, fresh and lovely, but also quite moving. Then he got out of the car in white.
Gu Mingxiu is wearing a long white dress today, decorated with light purple flowers. The girl's black hair was like a waterfall, scattered on the plain white coat, but it did not suppress the complexion of half a point. She raised her eyes and stared at the lanterns in the river, and the bottom of her eyes was dyed with a little starlight, which was light and light, very dazzling.
Most of the people downstairs are dressed in red, or fresh colors. When I looked closely, I only saw a touch of white, quietly dotted with ink.
She stood in the midst of the noisy crowd, her eyes gentle.
Gu Liyi didn't know what she heard, so she turned her head and climbed Gu Mingxiu's arm to share it with her. The girl in white pursed her lips and smiled softly, and the starlight under her eyes was shining and clear.
Shen Yang stared at the people downstairs quietly, clenched the teacup in his hand, and commanded in a low voice: "Act according to the plan." β
The person behind him replied "yes" and quickly retreated.
At the same time, the girl in white downstairs seemed to realize something, and suddenly raised her eyes to look over. Her gaze collided slightly with Shen Yang in mid-air, and then the silence turned into a faint color of fireworks.
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