The summer night breeze blows across the Qujiang River, crushing the moonlight and falling on the water, and the banquet on the other side is brightly lit and full of people.

Gu Mingzhu stood on the shore of the waves, letting the slightly cool water splash and fall on her thin cloud gauze skirt, she looked at Cui Lin who leaned down not far away to pick up the lotus lantern, his tall figure was like a thick and colorful painting in the dark, just like an unbelievable in front of her eyes.

She didn't know how to speak, how could he be here, and she hadn't seen him go at the table.

"Is it the lotus lantern of the eldest lady?" Cui Lin looked at him with a quiet and mysterious gaze like night, and opened his mouth to break the silence.

Gu Mingzhu nodded, looking at the candlelit lotus lamp in his hand: "How could Lang Jun be here?" ”

She looked back at the lively place over there: "There is also a seat reserved for Lang Jun over there." ”

As she spoke, her eyes darkened again, this was a banquet set up by Mrs. Zheng, how could Cui Lin not come.

Cui Lin looked at her: "Why is there no note paper on the lotus lamp of the eldest lady?" ”

According to the old custom, put paper on the lotus lantern and write the wish to put it downstream, so that the wish can be fulfilled.

Gu Mingzhu smiled lightly, her laughter was as cold as the night wind: "Maybe it's because the wish is too heavy, how can such a small lotus lamp bear it." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she bit her lip with regret, how could she suddenly say this to him, he was Cui Lin, and he was not very familiar with her, how could he talk to him so frivolously about jokes.

Cui Lin looked down at the lotus lamp in his hand, but the corners of his lips were slightly curled, and he looked at Gu Mingzhu: "How do you know that your wish will not come true if you don't try?" ”

Gu Mingzhu didn't expect him to say this, who was indifferent and serious in the past, and looked at him speechless for a while.

Cui Lin really laughed and called Xiaoyuan: "Bring the lotus lantern." ”

Xiao Yuan was dumbfounded, looked at the two lotus lamps in his hand, and said with a bitter face: "Lang Jun, this is my ......"

This is an oil-paper lotus lamp made by Xiaoyuan early in the morning, and the oil paint on it is all made by him personally, and he almost painted himself into a big flower face for this, just to be able to put it down by the Qujiang River.

But now Lang Jun is going to take his lotus lantern, is he going to give it to Mrs. Gu?

He was reluctant, but he didn't dare to go against Lang Jun's wishes, he moved forward with a sad face, handed over the lotus lamp in his hand, and kept slandering, Lang Jun didn't never pay attention to these, and now he wanted his lotus lamp to do, he knew that he shouldn't have persuaded Lang Jun to come over.

Cui Lin looked at Xiao Yuan's pout, his face was more bitter than Coptis chinensis, and he held the lotus lantern in front of him, but he wanted to retract it a little, and couldn't help but be a little funny: "Let Rao Si bring you a set of shadow puppets back tomorrow." ”

With this sentence, Xiao Yuan's face suddenly lit up, and the previous bitterness was all gone, full of joy. Rao Si is in Pingliang, where the shadow puppet is the most famous, he has wanted it for a long time, but Lang Jun has a straight appearance on weekdays, Rao Si also follows the example, if he secretly speaks, he will not agree.

Now it's okay, Lang Jun wants him to exchange the lotus lantern for shadow puppetry, change, change, the lotus lamp can be done as long as he wants, and the cool shadow puppet is rare.

He nodded like pounding garlic, and suddenly changed to a flattering smile: "Lang Jun, this lotus lamp is oiled paper, and it does not sink when it meets water." He hurriedly sent the lotus lamp in his hand to Gu Mingzhu: "Big lady, look, even this candle is full." ”

He understands Lang Jun's mind best, isn't he asking for his lotus lantern just to put a lamp on the eldest lady.

Gu Mingzhu looked at Xiao Yuan's little face with crooked eyebrows and eyes and a smile like a bun, and couldn't help laughing, reached out to take the lotus lantern he was holding, and looked at Cui Lin again.

Cui Lin was also looking at her, his eyes were as gentle and quiet as Qujiang in the night: "The eldest lady might as well give it a try, there will always be a time to get your wish." ”

Gu Mingzhu didn't know why, his heart jumped when he was seen by such a gaze, he lowered his head in a hurry, and said in a low voice: "Thank you Langjun." ”

After all, it was his kindness, and she couldn't bear to live up to it, so she used the pen and ink that the little maid picked up to write the two sentences "Yiran has more than fun, how to work wisely" and put it down, and put the piece of paper in the lotus lamp.

Cui Lin clearly saw those two sentences, his eyes were a little deeper, watching her lift the hem of her skirt, Tingting squatted by the water and put down the lotus lamp in her hand.

The lotus lantern floated steadily on the water, slowly rippling along the waves in the night breeze towards the center of the Qujiang River, and soon disappeared into the night as a little firelight.

Gu Mingzhu looked at the lotus lantern drifting away, only to feel that everything was a little unreal, why was Cui Lin by her side at this time, accompanying her to put down the lotus lantern, his seemingly casual words, but it made her feel a lot more relaxed, as if the troubles had really gone away with the lotus lantern.

"I'm afraid the banquet over there is about to disperse, I should go back, and I will leave first." Gu Mingzhu stroked his sideburns that were blown by the night wind, bent his knees and said softly.

Cui Lin looked at the naughty hair and looked even more gentle: "It's not too early, I'll let someone send you back." ”

Before Gu Mingzhu could say no, he had already turned around and instructed Xiao Yuan: "Go and let Liang bring someone to send Mrs. Gu back to the house." ”

Gu Mingzhu took a long time to put away his surprised look, lowered his head and walked back towards the table with Ah Bi and a few little maids.

The banquet is still lively, the ladies who happened to get the color are talking excitedly, and many ladies have ordered someone to take the lotus lantern, and they will go to the Qujiang River to put the lantern in a while, only hoping that their lotus lantern can float the fastest and farthest, and can also have a long face in front of everyone.

Gu Mingzhu whispered a few words to the little maid who was waiting at the table, and said a few words to Cen Liuniang, asking her to come to the house to talk, so she got up and left the table with the maid.

Seeing her walk away, Zheng Yuan on the table frowned slightly, called the little maid and asked softly, "Hasn't Linlang come yet?" ”

The little maid shook her head: "I went to Dongshi, but I never saw Lang Jun, saying that he had already taken the little maid out in a carriage, and I don't know where I went." ”

Zheng Yuan's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly, her face seemed to be indescribably sorrowful, and she sighed lowly: "He refused to come, could it be that he blamed me?" ”

Cui Ning, who was sitting next to her, turned her head and said curiously: "Big sister is talking about the fifth brother, why does he blame you?" ”

Zheng Yuan smiled bitterly: "Yesterday, I invited His Royal Highness King Chen Liuwang and Mrs. Gu in the mansion, originally I just wanted to be close to Mrs. Gu, so I invited her to come with me, but I never thought that His Royal Highness King Chen Liuwang would be ...... I'm afraid that Linlang will blame me for being reckless. ”

Cui Ning heard her say this, and said indignantly: "How can I blame you, you have a lot of good intentions, if it wasn't for the eldest sister you invited her, how could she come to the mansion, Your Highness is also her blessing if she has any thoughts, how can the fifth brother blame you for her." ”

Zheng Yuan bit her lip, took Cui Ning's hand, and said softly: "Thank you A-Ning for forgiving me, I have always been reluctant to go, and I just saw that Mrs. Gu refused to come to get close to us, I am afraid that I have a mustard in my heart, and the next time I see Mrs. Gu, I will have to pay for it." ”

Cui Ning pouted: "What is her identity, where can she afford the big sister, do you compensate her, it is obviously intentional, I want to talk to the fifth brother next time, so it is better not to associate with people who don't know what to do." ”