Chapter 9: The Thousand Lantern Festival

Crushed the pill and hid it in his fingernails, and quietly untied the rope that bound his feet.

The woman in coarse linen clothes saw it, and opened her mouth to remind the tiger sister-in-law and Scar San, Jiang Cailing seized the opportunity, got up suddenly, and scratched the back of the necks of the two of them fiercely in a frame posture, and the medicine foam in the spring breeze quickly melted into the blood, and the slender nails were bloodshot.

By the time Sister-in-law Tiger and Scar San found out that something was wrong, they were already weak and fell to the ground softly.

Jiang Cailing looked out through the window, the boat was not far from the shore, and it should not be a problem to jump into the water and swim to the shore at this time.

"Woman, you good people do it to the end, save us!" It was the girl who spoke with Jiang Cailing just now.

Jiang Cailing saw that Sister-in-law Tiger and Scar San had fainted, and there was still enough time, so she untied everyone's ropes, but did not untie the coarse-clothed linen woman. The girls rowed the boat to the shore and hurried home.

When Jiang Cailing raised her feet to leave, the girl in coarse linen clothes hugged Jiang Cailing deadly, and burst into tears, "Woman, I am also a girl from a good family, but I was innocent by this scar, and I can only follow them to abduct and sell girls, if you leave me here today, they will be angry when they wake up, and I will definitely die when the time comes!" ”

If she had been honest just now, Jiang Cailing might have been moved by her tragic experience.

She intends to be a good person in this life, but she is not ready to pull the girl in front of her out of the abyss of hell.

Brushing away the woman's hand, she turned and closed the door.

To prevent the three of them from escaping, Jiang Cailing put a long log on the door.

As soon as he took a few steps, the voices of men and women were heard behind him, accompanied by the screams of young women in pain......

After receiving the report, Dali Temple went to the scene to arrest three people, Dali Temple Shaoqing Song Fei is Gu Jiming's best friend, and he talked to Gu Jiming about the case he dealt with today, with excitement in the corners of his eyes, "Listening to the confession of the three people, they met a woman and saved a boatload of girls, I saw a sachet at the scene, it should be the woman." ”

I saw Song Fei holding a silver peach-shaped brocade sachet in his hand, embroidered with a quiet orchid, tied with plain silk underneath, with the shaking, the faint and dark fragrance came, not like the sweetness of the ordinary women's sachet, with tranquility, as if it was an empty valley orchid.

Gu Jiming glanced at it, his eyebrows frowned slightly, this sachet seemed to have been seen somewhere, and the taste was also very familiar......

The Thousand Lantern Festival is approaching, and recently I heard that people are rampant, although a group of habitual criminals have just been arrested, but the big forces behind it have not been found.

Meng Yun was worried that if she was not allowed to go out, Jiang Cailing's plan to go to the Treasure Residence to smash the field was shelved.

On the day of the Thousand Lantern Festival, she wore the clothes Meng Yun gave her, this white dark blue skirt was made of fine satin. The previous sachet fell on the boat, and she sewed another one, still with an orchid pattern, which matched the dress very well.

Looking at herself in the mirror, He Linger's complexion is not fair, it is clear, it looks very clean and comfortable, and with powder blue clothes, it will expose its shortcomings, most of the clothes in He Linger's wardrobe are bright colors, she has never liked it very much, and this dignified and elegant is not old-fashioned, it is exactly the style that Jiang Cailing likes. The fabric is silky smooth to the touch, cool but not thin, and is most suitable for early autumn.

"Girl, you look so good in this dress." Bai Lotus neatly pulled up Jiang Cailing's long hair, half curled up the clouds, applied powder and depicted Dai, the fragrance of the orchid was light and fragrant, and the whole body was full of luxury.

Bai He found that his girl has changed a lot recently, especially the temperament exuded by her body, the girl has grown up as a pearl since she was a child, and she wears high-quality clothes, and she knows that she is a beautiful girl at a glance.

And today's girl, the noble momentum exuded is not in the bones, even if the girl is dressed in linen coarse clothes, it will look extravagant.

Before the time, the sun had a tendency to set in the west, and Jiang Cailing went to Gu's house with an invitation.

On the road, I saw He Xiangxiang, He Xiangxiang was dressed very moving, obviously deliberately dressed, his black and shiny hair was combed into a flying fairy bun, he swayed and slanted, and a powder blue cardigan skirt was more lovely and gentle, his waist was slender and slender, and his skin was fair.

Jiang Cailing lifted the curtain of the car window, and saw He Xiangxiang hurriedly return to the sedan chair after walking out of a gold and silver store, and the direction she was going was the Gu family.

Jiang Cailing narrowed her eyes, could it be that He Xiangxiang was also on the invitation list this time?

With questions, Jiang Cailing walked into the Gu family, this is the first time she came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, there are piles of strange stones, towering rockeries, and majestic rivers.

However, the wild scenery and exquisite lanterns have a different atmosphere.

As the sky gets late, the musicians play the sound of silk and bamboo, and the lanterns hang all over the ceiling.

Many of the invited sons and daughters came early, all of them were carefully dressed, the young girls were dressed in gorgeous clothes, the clothes were fragrant and the temples were shadowed, and they were staggered, with lanterns, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Jiang Cailing walked all the way, few people talked, and saw a group of people not far away, in the center was a horse lantern, the body of the lamp was wound by gold and silver wire, and the eight-mask paper. With the continuous rotation of the marquee, each fan is painted with a lifelike pattern, there are flowers, birds, and beauties, with the rotation of the lamp, the beauty appreciates the flowers and teases the birds, as if a full story, so that everyone can not help but be amazed.

"Miss He Liu's lanterns are really exquisite!"

"Yes, Miss Six's elves are skillful, her looks are moving, and her talent is even more outstanding."

It was He Xiangxiang who made this lamp, it seems that he should have received the invitation, and the time of receiving the invitation was earlier than her, and it took at least a month to prepare for such a delicate lantern in advance.

Every year, the best lantern of the Thousand Lantern Festival will be selected, and it seems that He Xiangxiang is very likely to become the top of the list this year.

"Isn't this Miss He Wu? Why didn't I see the lanterns you made? "The voice is a woman, the tone is very uncomfortable, Jiang Cailing looks familiar, it should be Qian Lan, the concubine of the waiter, and she is also among the twelve noble girls in Luoyang.

As soon as Jiang Cailing's words came to her mouth, she swallowed it back, she knew that she could step on the other party's sore spot steadily and ruthlessly, but then wouldn't she be a mean evil girl like in her previous life, she didn't want to fight openly and secretly, it was too tiring, thinking of this, Jiang Cailing slowly spoke: "Ling'er's qualifications are dull, and the lanterns she makes are difficult to get into the elegant hall, and she didn't bring them for fear of making jokes." ”

"Miss He Wu is really too humble, but you sent it to Gu Xiang personally, how can you be stupid?" As soon as these words came out, the ladies covered their lips and giggled, and the laughter was extremely uncomfortable.

Jiang Cailing also giggled as if she didn't understand why they were laughing, and left after a while when she saw a commotion elsewhere.

As soon as Jiang Cailing left, the nobles laughed even more happily, Qian Lan was already laughing to tears, patted He Xiangxiang's shoulder with a handkerchief and smiled, "Don't be a fool with your fifth sister!" ”

He Xiangxiang smacked her angrily, but there was a little bit of pride and revenge in his heart.

The night falls, the figures are dim, the lights and shadows are building, the whole Xiangfu is as bright as day, and it is a little more romantic, like a brilliant star, the lights are thousands of miles away and the Geng Geng starlight reflects each other.

Everyone appreciates the lanterns and ranks the lanterns in the top three, one of which is He Xiangxiang's marquee; The second is the koi carved lantern made by Shang Shugongzi every year, which means that the carp leaps over the dragon gate; The third is the magpie Dengmei paper-cut lamp made by the daughter of the waiter, which means auspicious and festive. In addition to these three lanterns, the rest of the lanterns also have their own ingenuity, looking at it from a distance, it is dazzling and dazzling.

Jiang Cailing found that the lantern placed in the center was a little bland, the wire was wrapped into bones, and a few lines of poetry were simply written on the light yellow silk.

Before I could look closely at the poem written on it, a voice sounded from behind, "This is a lantern designed by the original image." ”

Jiang Cailing turned around and saw a handsome young man dressed in white and tied with a dark blue tunics, with his forehead hanging down from his ears, and his eyebrows and eyes contained Geng Geng's galaxy, which was more attractive than the deliberately carved marquee.

Both of them were dressed in white and blue, and they looked like they had made an appointment in advance.

Memories seem to overlap, frozen in the first meeting, the lights are dim, and the beauty is like a painting.

The song bell is noisy and darker at night, and Luo Qi is full of dust and fragrance on the street.

Her body was pushed and shoved, Jiang Cailing eased up, lowered her head to remove the expression in her eyes, and said lightly, "Ling'er has seen Gu Xiang." ”

"Every time you see your true face, you are always stunned." An affirmative tone overflowed from Gu Jiming's lips, and a pair of eyes looked at the lanterns in the distance, as if they were just asking casually.

"Gu looks good, so he was naturally stunned." Jiang Cailing said innocently, her eyes full of sincerity.

Gu Jiming had never been praised by a woman so bluntly for his good looks, and a hint of surprise flashed in his inky black eyes, and a rare thin red appeared on his white jade-like handsome face.

Jiang Cailing did it on purpose, holding back a smile in her heart, it was really not easy to see the cold and steady Gu Jiming showing such a look.

"It's good-looking, and it's not as amazing as the first time I saw Miss He." Gu Jiming's thin lips opened lightly, and he said lightly, "The golden light is glowing, the oil is green and verdant, and the only person who can interpret the two very well is Miss He." ”

This time it's Jiang Cailing's turn to be poor in words, look, Gu Jiming is the one who will repay this kind of flaws.

"Do you think this lamp is well designed?"

"Of course it's good." Jiang Cailing said against her heart, but in her heart she felt that this lamp was very ordinary, but it was just an ordinary lantern, and it was too dull compared to other lanterns.

Gu Jiming walked under the lantern, raised his hand and pulled the red spike of the lantern, and in an instant, the lantern changed its style, becoming a lotus lantern, the flowers have not bloomed, each petal is lifelike, and each lotus tip has a faint pink, like a shy girl.

This spectacle attracted everyone to watch, and they all walked to the two of them.