Chapter 83: Zhongyuan Night Tour
On the day of the Midyear Festival, the family of the Yuguo Mansion had dinner, and the seventh prince Murong Shi came to the door.
Today, he is wearing a moon-white robe embroidered with a cloud and a bat pattern, a jade crown on his head, and his feet are stepping on a celestial-blue cloud-pinching cloud pattern. This outfit makes him more and more personable, and his temperament is like jade.
Yang Qiqi and Yang Qinghuan are not as grand as the third girl, the fourth girl and others. After making simple preparations, he went to the main hall where Murong was waiting. Yang Qinghuan deliberately chose the Hu Fu he made before today, and he looked heroic. Yang Qiqi picked out a lotus-blue half-arm skirt, which was slightly lighter than Yang Qinghuan's outfit.
The two of them saluted Murong Shi, and then listened to Murong Shi's gentle words, "July is a fire, let's go to Luoshui again at night, the seventh cousin's body, I'm afraid it's going to be cold." He reminded Yang Qiqi very gently and concernedly: "It's better to let your maid go and get the cloak, save the wind, and then get infected with the cold!" ”
Yang Qiqi was furious by what he said in a gentle tone, but he smiled appreciatively and said to Zhuyi: "Then you can go back and help me get a cloak." Zhu Yi was busy, and immediately turned around and went to the shadow building.
Murong Shi smiled and nodded kindly, this thoughtful appearance was really exciting.
Yang Qinghuan looked at it coldly, feeling very embarrassed, but Yang Qiqi turned his head to her generously and said, "Fifth sister, you might as well go and ask the maid to help you bring one, be prepared." ”
Murong Shi was in a hurry to be courteous, and forgot to remind Yang Qinghuan, and was so tactfully pointed out by Yang Qiqi that he couldn't help but be embarrassed, and said with a smile and half an explanation: "Fifth cousin, this dress looks thick. ”
At this time, the eldest young master Yang Jingtan and the second young master Yang Jingtan of the third room have arrived one after another, although Yang Jingtan did not enter the palace to study, but because of the relationship between the third young master Yang Jingji, he had some contacts with Murong Shi. In addition, Murong Shi attached great importance to the Yuguo Mansion and was also very polite to the two.
The eldest brother and second brother of the third room, Yang Qiqi had no special contact with them in his last life. It's just that I have the impression that these two brothers are very similar to the third uncle, they are both polite and reliable.
The eldest brother Yang Jingji is already married, and he is married to the second daughter of the Wang family of Changyi County.
The second brother Yang Jingtan has not yet discussed marriage, and the third aunt is very anxious, but the third uncle always says that Yang Jingtan is too jumpy, and he has to be calm and experienced again, otherwise he will delay someone's daughter.
As soon as Yang Jingtan saw Yang Qiqi, he asked her with great interest: "Seventh sister, has the "Rong and Ji" printed by the Queen Mother for you come out?" ”
Yang Qiqi replied with a smile, "Not yet, the Queen Mother is very meticulous and demanding." The cover alone made the people of Shanggong Bureau present several appearances back and forth. Recently, I pulled some adults from Guozijian and Hongwenguan, but they haven't made it yet. ”
Yang Jing admonished: "After coming out, no one really gives it to anyone, just those daughters who are ready to enter women's school?" ”
Yang Qiqi smiled and nodded, "That's what the Queen Mother said. ”
Yang Jingyi looked a little lost, and Murong Shi said playfully: "The queen mother won't let you send it, so the second son will ask the seventh cousin to give you a copy." ”
Yang Jingji looked at Yang Qiqi with great interest and sighed: "I have a friend, and he is not an outsider," Yang Jingji smiled and said: "It is the second son of the Lu family, and the future eldest brother-in-law is very interested in these travelogues." When I heard about "Rong and Ji", I came to ask me, and I told him a big deal, saying that this is a book written by my sister, and I can naturally ask for a copy! Yang Jingzhi said, and said to Yang Qiqi: "Seventh sister, my face is all entrusted to you." ”
The tone of his speech was kind and funny, and Yang Qiqi's heart couldn't help but warm. I remembered that I didn't have much contact with the son of the third room in my previous life, but every time I met, I was polite and polite. Yang Qiqi immediately smiled genuinely and agreed.
Murong Shi couldn't help but laugh and joked to Yang Qiqi: "You easily agreed, then I will also ask my seventh cousin for it." We are closer than the relationship between the two sons of the Lu family! ”
Yang Qiqi was very disgusted when he heard him emphasize this, smiled indifferently, and politely refused: "If you say that you are close, it is not closer than the Queen Mother and the ancestors and grandchildren of the Seventh Highness, and the Seventh Highness just tells the Queen Mother, maybe you want as much as you want!" ”
Although Murong Shi touched a soft nail, his face was still gentle and gentle.
"What are you talking about?" Yang Yuyan arrived before she arrived, as if she couldn't wait to talk to Murong Shi.
Mrs. Li and Mrs. Chu waited for the second, third, fourth, and ninth girls to go out.
When everyone saw the ceremony, Mrs. Li smiled and said to Murong Shi: "His Royal Highness the Seventh has a heart, and he has come to visit in person." ”
Murong Shi said politely: "It's also convenient for me to go up to here." ”
Mrs. Li smiled all over her face and said affectionately: "It's not! The Rui Wang's Mansion is very close to the Yuguo Mansion, and His Royal Highness often comes to the Mansion if he wishes. The concubine looked at the previous eleventh highness, and often went to the Liang Guogong Mansion to eat. Your Highness can also come often, we are a family, we should be closer. ”
Murong Shi smiled and thanked Mrs. Li, "The third aunt has a heart, if I am free, I will definitely come and move around often." Seeing that everyone had arrived, he said goodbye to Mrs. Li, Mrs. Chu and others.
"Let's go to the temple fair first, and when this circle is finished, we just walked to the north of Xinzhong Bridge. The painting boat was already waiting there, and the tea snacks from Guijin Lou were told to be sent over after half an hour. Maybe we'll be hungry when we go. I got on the painting boat, and I just used some. The boat runs along the Xinzhong Bridge to the pontoon bridge, and there are the most river lanterns on both banks. Murong Shi spoke unhurriedly, and the arrangement was meticulous and thoughtful, "There are lotus lanterns on the painting boat, and you can put river lanterns when you stand on the side of the boat." ”
Yang Yuyan couldn't help but admire: "His Royal Highness the Seventh has always been careful and thoughtful, and this arrangement couldn't be better." ”
Murong Shi smiled at her, that handsome smile was very intoxicating.
Yang Yuyan didn't feel a little moved, and hung her head and blushed.
Murong Shi looked at Yang Qiqi beside Yang Yuyan, and saw that her expression was light, as if she was not listening to him at all, but was thinking about her own affairs with all her attention. Looking at Yang Qiqi's eyes, he couldn't help but explore a little more.
Out of the Yuguo Mansion, everyone boarded their horses, took a carriage, and went all the way to the temple fair. When they arrived at the place, the thirteen princes and the eldest princess of Tong'an were already waiting on the street in front of the temple fair. Murong Shi was worried about the crowds, so he didn't invite the Wei family, the Li family, and the Zhang family to go shopping together, but they just made an appointment to go around, and when the time came, they waited in the north of Xinzhong Bridge.
There are not many people who visit the temple fair during the Midyear Festival, and they are a large number of men and women, and they really can't buy anything. Yang Qiqi walked all the way, but he didn't find it interesting. However, the second girl and the ninth girl rarely go out of the house, and they have never followed the old lady and the lady to the temple fair, and everything they see is novel.
Princess Tong'an has always been most interested in folk things, and pulled Yang Qinghuan to look left and right.
When the four girls left the house, the third lady repeatedly told her to see these two girls more. So at this time, Yang Yuru pulled the second girl and asked her to be more stable. Yang Qiqi looked at it and instinctively laughed at it, they looked like the second girl was a sister and the fourth girl was a sister.
Yang Yuyan saw all kinds of lotus lanterns bought by street stalls for a while, and stopped thinking about whether to buy two more.
This made Yang Qiqi alone, she stood aside honestly, and she always looked a little bored.
Murong Xi was like a kraft candy, sticking to Yang Qiqi's side, and suggested to her: "Seventh cousin, you also go and see if there is anything that suits you, whatever you buy today, I will give you the silver." ”
Yang Qiqi smiled at him slightly, "I grew up outside, not to mention the temple fair, even the market I have been to I don't know how many times." Unlike the sisters who rarely go out on weekdays, everything is new. ”
Murong Shi smiled on his face and asked her, "The temple fairs in other places are also like this?" ”
Yang Qiqi nodded, "There is no difference, there are stalls all over the street on the left and right, either selling fans, calligraphy and paintings, or rouge gouache, incense candles, etc., unless there is a slight change in festivals and seasons." ”
Murong Shi couldn't help but praise her and said: "The seventh girl's heart is as careful as dust, and she knows everything she does. His tone was too much like a compliment.
Yang Qiqi didn't like Murong Shi's eight-faceted exquisiteness, and he looked like a spring breeze to everyone, so he only smiled and didn't speak.
At this time, I heard someone in the crowd happily calling: "Seventh son, thirteenth son." ”
Everyone followed the prestige and saw Zhang Zonghe, who was dressed in a vermilion purple brocade robe, coming from the other side. followed by his two sisters, Zhang Yingliu and Zhang Yingrou.
Zhang Zongsi's mother, Mrs. Wang, gave birth to four daughters, and only one son, Zhang Zongsi. He was just born and asked for the title of the prince, which is simply a treasure in the hands of Mrs. Wang. Now he is young and successful, with military achievements, and he is even more favored by Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang used all her experience to teach this son, and the upbringing of the four daughters in the family was really so-so.
The eldest girl and the second girl of the Zhang family have already married, but these three girls and the fourth girl have been with them day and night as soon as they married into the door of the Zhang family in their last life, and it can be said that they have suffered deeply.
The four girls of the Zhang family are in the same vein as Mrs. Wang, they are the same bitter, picky and pretentious, snobbish, and accustomed to stepping on low and worshipping high.
Zhang Yingliu and Zhang Yingrou raised their heads with their chests straight, and followed behind Zhang Zongsi majestically. Seeing the Seventh Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, both sisters showed a proud and shy sense of glory on their faces.
Zhang Zongsi smiled and said, "Seeing that this side was stopped by the guards, I will ask you to do it." We can all meet like this, but it's really fateful. ”
Yang Qiqi secretly rolled his eyes at Zhang Zonghe's faint flattery. Turning his head and Yang Ergongzi, he said: "It's not interesting to go around, second brother, why don't we go to Xinzhongqiao North first?" ”
The second son of the Yang family never liked such a lively scene, Yang Qiqi said this, and just as he was in his mind, he nodded again and again: "Then let's take a few guards over first." ”
Zhang Zongsi also suddenly spoke: "The third sister and the fourth sister haven't gone around enough, but I also feel that there are too many people to panic." Why don't I take the guards in our family and go to Xinzhongqiao North together, and entrust the third sister and fourth sister to the seventh and thirteenth sons. ”
There is nothing wrong with such an arrangement, Murong Shi looked at the appearance that Princess Tong'an and the others had not gone shopping enough, so naturally it was not easy to sweep their interest, so he only nodded to Zhang Zonghe. Murong Xi uncharacteristically did not shout to go with Yang Qiqi.
Because of the presence of the second son of the Yang family, Yang Qiqi is indispensable. With that said, everyone will break up here for the time being.
Many of Zhang Zonghe's guards were his own soldiers who followed him in battle, well-trained, and fierce and vicious. He walked in the middle, particularly majestic and conspicuous, attracting the attention of people visiting the temple fair.
When he arrived at the north of Xinzhong Bridge, Yang Qiqi suddenly saw a very beautiful painting boat, docked by the bridge. Zhang Zongsi suggested that they board the painting boat first, so as not to make Yang Qiqi uncomfortable standing by the bridge.
Yang Qiqi didn't want to listen to him at all, so he only said to Yang Jingtan: "Second brother, let's also go to the bridge for a walk, they can't finish shopping for a while." ”
At this time, I heard someone on the bridge laugh and said, "Isn't this the second son and the seventh girl of the Yang family?" ”
Yang Qiqi looked over and saw Murong Zhao, who should be far away in the five counties of Jiangnan, shaking a folding fan and walking over from the bridge with a smile.