Chapter 52: Loy Krathong
On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the Loy Krathong Festival, this day is a big day for the people to pray for blessings. This day is also a happy day for the wedding of Caishang.
Shan Yue'er got up early and hurried to give Caishang a wedding. Watching the colorful clothes put on the red wedding dress, Shan Yue'er was relieved and reluctant. Looking at the small again, I cried like a tearful person. For a while, the feeling of parting spread silently in the air, plucking the heartstrings of the departing person, and when he looked up again, his eyes were already red.
Shan Yue'er had already bought a house and ten acres of fertile land for Caishang and his wife on the outskirts of the city as a wedding gift, and the wedding banquet was set in the new house. Because the bride and groom have no relatives, Shan Yue'er brought Yu Linfeng, Yu Lanfeng, Yun Shifei, Xiaoxiao and several other henchmen to attend the wedding banquet of the two.
It's just that the auspicious time has passed, and there is no shadow of the jade breeze. Shan Yue'er drank the already cold tea in the cup, smiled bitterly, and announced the start of the wedding. In fact, long before the marriage for Caishang, she asked Yu Qingfeng what he meant, and he only said lightly: "Since you are your person, you can make your own decisions." ”
A year ago, when she decided to take Xiaoxiao home for the funeral, she also asked him what he meant, and the two were still having an awkward quarrel at that time, and he said that you should make your own decisions. But when he heard that she was going to Yunzhong Island, he still left everything behind to save her. Now, she has sent several waves of people to invite him to officiate for marriage, but she has not seen him for a long time. Sure enough, the world has changed over time, and some things have changed, no matter how unwilling you are, it is no longer the way it was at the beginning.
She personally officiated the wedding of the Caishang couple, watching the two of them in love, she felt a little trance, she still vaguely remembered that on the wedding day, she fainted in heat, and he hurriedly carried her back to the new house. Now, in less than a year, he and she have separated from morality to such a point.
After drinking three glasses of liquor in a row, her vision was a little blurred, and she saw a long figure in a dark robe walking towards her, her heart moved, and she even trembled slightly because of anticipation.
Yu Linfeng looked at Shan Yue'er's somewhat hazy drunken eyes, and respectfully persuaded: "Sister-in-law Wang, you still have to swim in the moat with Brother Wang at night, and put river lanterns to pray for my Qianxiang." Although this wine is sweet, let's drink a few glasses less! ”
Hearing this, Shan Yue'er's drunkenness had disappeared by three points, she smiled reluctantly, and said: "People are in good spirits when they are happy, and everyone is drunk if they are not drunk, I am out of shape, thank you for reminding me." ”
Yu Linfeng sighed and said, "Sister-in-law Wang is serious. It's getting late, I'm going to get my horses ready, and it's time for us to go home. ”
Shan Yue'er nodded energetically and said, "Okay, there is a second brother Lao." ”
On the return trip, Shan Yue'er and Yu Lanfeng took the same car. Seeing Shan Yue'er's depressed appearance, Yu Lanfeng was puzzled: "Sister-in-law Wang, what's wrong with you?" Is it Brother Wang who bullied you? ”
Shan Yue'er shook her head and didn't speak, she really didn't know how to confide in a cardamom girl about the intimate affairs of husband and wife. What's more, even in the previous life that flaunted modern civilization, men's cheating and change of heart were often blamed on women's unvirtuousness, lack of beauty, and lack of kindness. Now in this male-inferior Qianxiang country, it is common for men to take concubines and seek pleasure, if they are bothered by this, I am afraid that they will also be considered jealous and jealous, and they are just asking for hardship.
The group returned to the palace, and Shan Yue'er rested for a while, and then changed into a dress under the service of the maid.
Today, she wore a palace dress with a crescent moon and a white background, with gold edges, and gold branches and green plum blossoms intertwined with gold and silver threads at the waist, cuffs, and skirt. This dress looks plain in the daytime, but when the moon shadow flickers, it is infinitely bright.
Shan Yue'er combed a peach heart bun today, decorated with crescent white pearl shell intarsia, the left and right sides of the bun were inserted with a flying phoenix with pearls and gold steps, the ears were hung with Nanzhu Mingyue, and the neck was wearing a Yingluo gold collar, and the whole person looked simple but luxurious.
After decorating, Shan Yue'er sat quietly in front of the dresser and waited for Yu Qingfeng to come back. However, after waiting until the lights came on, he was still nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that Shan Yue'er had been sitting there motionless for nearly an hour, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Master, it's this hour, it's time for us to set off for the river." This is your first time swimming in Loy Krathong, so it's not good to be late. ”
Shan Yue'er shook her head and said, "Don't worry, I'm waiting." Perhaps, he just didn't want her to show up, and if not, why didn't he invite her to come with him?
The candle shadow flickered, and there was a knock on the door, and Shan Yue'er's heart tightened, but the person outside the door was not the person she was thinking about.
"Sister-in-law Wang, I'll pick you up and go to the moat with you." Yu Linfeng said in a deep voice. But I was sighing in my heart, Brother Wang, Brother Wang, since you have already don't hug the pipa, why do you have to ask Sister-in-law Wang to attend tonight's Loy Krathong Festival and send me this unflattering errand?
It's not the prince, but it's Yu Linfeng who came to invite. Xiao Xiao looked at Shan Yue'er's face and said worriedly: "The master thinks he's tired, so it's better not to go." The maidservant accompanied her master to the pond in the garden to put a lamp and pray for blessings. ”
Shan Yue'er didn't know where the strength was, so she stood up from the embroidery pier and said firmly: "No, I'm going, you go with me, go now!" ”
may be because of her long sedentary, Shan Yue'er just took the first step, and then stumbled, if it wasn't for the small eyes and quick hands to support her, she would definitely fall.
Xiao Xiao said distressedly: "Master, why do you have to embarrass yourself like this? ”
Shan Yue'er had already pushed open the door of the house, nodded at Yu Linfeng who was at the door, and said, "Let's go!" ”
The carriage traveled all the way, and the moonlight sprinkled all the way. The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, gentle throughout the night, but unfortunately, it can't warm Shan Yue'er's cold heart at the moment.
When Shan Yue'er and his party came to the side of the moat, it was already full of people who had come to put lanterns to pray for blessings. Yu Linfeng took them through the passage reserved for the Yu family, and soon reached the dock, where the dragon boat docked.
It was really too late for them to come, and at this moment, the dragon boat was already brightly lit. The owner of the dragon boat was wearing a dark robe at the moment, standing on the board of the boat with his hands in his hands, and the night breeze was slightly cool, blowing his black hair, but it did not look desolate at all. Because, at this moment, there is a beautiful woman snuggled next to him, and looking at that figure, it is Meng Xingrou undoubtedly.
Although today is the fifteenth, it is destined to be the star and the moon.
looked at Meng Xingrou, who was dressed in a fiery red silk skirt, leaning on her husband's arms, and said coquettishly: "Lord, today you must accompany Xing'er to put the biggest and most beautiful water lantern, and we will pray for Qianxiang together." ”
He rubbed her hair with doting eyes, and replied quietly, "Okay, listen to Xing'er." ”
He called her Xing'er, just as gently as he had called her Yue'er before.
She heard whispers from the crowd to the left and right, speculating about the identities of the two well-dressed women on the dragon boat and on the docks.
He obviously saw her coming, but he didn't have any reaction, and he still hugged Meng Xingrou and was reluctant to let go.
"Husband is so interested!" She punned on it. Even she didn't realize the arrogance in her words at this moment, she called him husband, swore her sovereignty nakedly, and even omitted respect for him in front of people.
He glanced back at her, and said calmly: "You are here, then come up and swim the river together!" ”
Shan Yue'er endured her red eyes, shook her head and said: "Since the husband already has beauty on his side, it is inconvenient for Yue'er to disturb, I wish you two a great time!" ”
She had clearly warned him that the woman might have been suspicious of approaching him, but he still kept her by his side. Just like to myself that day, I knew that I didn't marry out of my heart, but I still regarded myself as a treasure.
Maybe this is the love of the emperor, it comes and goes quickly, and when he loves you, he won't mind who you are. When I don't love you, I forget who you are!
Watching the dragon boat go offshore, Shan Yue'er felt that the last strength in her body had been drained. She's tired, she's really tired, whether it's marriage or love, she doesn't want to do any useless struggle anymore.