Chapter 397: Keeping the New Year (2nd Update)
On the way back, Gu Mingzhu opened the curtain from time to time to look at Cui Lin who was riding a horse outside, and watched him put down the curtain safely on horseback.
"County Lord, Cui Golang-kun is fine." Abi said softly.
Gu Mingzhu was seen through her thoughts, and said with a red face: "I'm just looking at the courtyard outside." ”
Ah Bi smiled and lowered her head, but didn't dare to say any more, just think that Gu Mingzhu's delicate face was not shy, but the burning court of every household.
When he arrived at the county lord's mansion, Gu Mingzhu instructed Mama Han to cook hot cheese and bring it up, and looked at Cui Lin who was sitting on the couch: "Can you still hold your body?" Do you want someone to send you back to the village? ”
She was afraid that his body would not be able to hold on.
Cui Lin raised his head with a smile, his handsome face was radiant, and there was no intention of exhaustion at all: "County Lord, I'll accompany you to the court to burn it." ”
This made Gu Mingzhu stunned for a moment, his face felt even hotter, and he didn't speak, but just turned his head and ordered someone to prepare dry wood and flint.
Cui Lin didn't let the servants do it, he simply lit the firewood and lit the court fire.
Watching him open the hem of his robe and roll up his sleeves, he was obviously a gentleman like a jade, but he was picking up dry firewood from the hem of his robe, Gu Mingzhu hurriedly poured a cup of tea and soup and put it on the steps, and sat on the mat on the steps and watched him busy.
Waiting for the blazing fire to reflect on her face, Cui Lin calmly sat on the other side of the steps, looking at the fire: "Boling is not as lively as Chang'an, this is the first year I have stayed in Chang'an for the New Year." ”
Gu Mingzhu was a little curious: "Will Boling also burn the court like Chang'an and drive the New Year away?" ”
Although she has been a human for several lifetimes, she has never set foot in Chang'an, and she can't help but be curious about the customs and customs of other places.
Cui Lin smiled: "Tingliao is ordered by every household, all over the world, even in the northwest border. ”
Gu Mingzhu blinked: "Have you been to the northwest?" ”
Although Gu Qing has been in the northwest all the year round, the northwest is just a place name on the family letter for Gu Mingzhu, and she has never understood it.
Cui Lin smiled and told her about what he had seen and heard in the northwest, as well as the heavy rules and customs of the Boling Cui family, which were obviously extremely dignified things, but they became light and peaceful from his mouth into Gu Mingzhu's ears.
In the market, Princess Anping, who was jumping forward happily with the team, was having a good time, wearing a noodle and singing loudly in the crowd, which she had taught her grandmother in the palace for a long time, and it was used just right at this time.
It's just that the grandmother and the servant woman are really not at ease, and they can't stop Princess Anping after walking for a while, but they can't stop Princess Anping, or the grandmothers persuade them: "The county lord of Lingling is still waiting over there, Your Highness should go over earlier, don't let the county lord worry for a long time." ”
Princess Anping pouted: "That's it, I'm a little tired after playing for a long time, so don't let Mingzhu worry." "That's when people want to quit the team.
It's just that the crowd is so crowded, how can it be easy to withdraw, even if the servant woman tries her best, she is squeezed around, and Princess Anping was accidentally bumped into and threw herself forward.
Princess Anping didn't have time to hold the grandmother beside her, so she could only scream and fall down, but she fell steadily into an arms, a strong arm wrapped around her, and a little joking voice: "Watching the opera is so joyful, can't even walk?" ”
She looked up in surprise and saw a man wearing a red-haired and blue-faced monster face, looking at her slightly, as if the face under the face was laughing at her.
She couldn't help blushing and muttered, "It's just that I didn't see it, so many people didn't see the road for a while, what's strange." ”
The man wearing the noodle waited for her to stand firm, then withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "It's better to be careful, so many people, if one is not careful, they will make a mistake." ”
Princess Anping somehow always felt that the person was watching her jokes, and reached out to take off his noodles, and snorted: "I want to see who you are, like an old master, chattering endlessly!" ”
She struck suddenly, which caught the noodle man off guard, and took a step back to avoid her hand, but let the straps of the noodle loosen, and the noodle slid off his face and fell to the ground.
Behind that was a handsome face, with a crooked smile that had turned into surprise, staring at her.
Princess Anping was stunned for a moment, and soon a burning red flashed from her face, and she stomped her feet in shame and annoyance: "It turned out to be you this bad thing, you, you dare to make fun of me!" ”
She suddenly remembered that it was Cui Yi who caught her, so she didn't let her fall into the crowd, and she didn't know what to say, so she could only stomp her feet angrily.
Looking at the little lady in front of her for a while, curious, surprised, and embarrassed, her face became faster than the face in the crowd, Cui Yi couldn't help laughing, and said, "Your Highness, I'm embarrassed." ”
Princess Anping was so angry that her little face turned white, she paced hard, and rushed forward with the servant woman, she really didn't know what to say to this good-looking disciple, and her usually clever mouth didn't know why she couldn't speak, and her face was even hotter, she must be sick, and she had to ask the doctor to take a look.
It's just that Cui Yi, who has no eyes, is still following them, and he is still in the back and says nonchalantly: "Slow down, the county lord of Lingling has been sent back to the county lord's mansion, and His Royal Highness still let me send it to the county lord's mansion, don't let people worry." ”
An Ping was so angry that he turned around fiercely: "Why didn't you say it!" "Just waiting to see her jokes.
Cui Yi raised his eyebrows: "Your Highness didn't ask me." ”
Once again, she was so angry that she had nothing to say, and Princess Anping could only follow him to the street.
When he was sent to the county lord's mansion, he had already seen the burning Wangwang Tingliao, Gu Mingzhu and Cui Lin sat on the bluestone slab steps and talked with a smile, Cui Lin's side face was handsome, and the cold arrogance on weekdays was gone, looking at Gu Mingzhu's eyes were full of gentle smiles, Gu Mingzhu's smiling face was even more delicate, and a touch of red on his cheeks was more like a rose that was about to bloom.
They sat there, like a pair of beautiful people, so that Princess Anping and Cui Yi couldn't help but hold their breath, standing on the corridor and looking at them, as if they were afraid to break this harmonious and beautiful picture.
It was Abi who saw them, and quietly stepped forward and bowed to Gu Mingzhu and said, "County Lord, Her Royal Highness the princess is back, and Cui Qilangjun." ”
Gu Mingzhu hurriedly got up and greeted Princess Anping: "You can be regarded as back, these many people are really worried." ”
Princess Anping giggled, and staggered to the fire with her own noodles: "It's really interesting today, it's much more lively than in the palace, such a long team, singing and dancing together......"
She danced and described what she saw to Gu Mingzhu, Gu Mingzhu glanced back, and saw Cui Yi looking at Princess Anping with a smile, her eyes were very focused, which surprised Gu Mingzhu, and it took a long time before she spoke: "Mingyu, but I'm back." ”
Outside the door, Gu Mingyu came in with a smile: "Big sister, I'm back, I'm worried about you." ”
Seeing that Gu Mingyu was also fine, Gu Mingzhu was completely relieved, and said with a smile: "It's good that they're all back, let's have a lively New Year's eve together." ”
The court was blazing, Cui Yi made it bad and threw the bamboo tube into the fire from time to time, listening to the crackling firecrackers, a group of people sat around the fire, looking up at Chang'an, which was reflected in the red sky by the fire on Chinese New Year's Eve, the bowl of labor pills brought by Mother Han and the maids was steaming hot, everything was joyful, as if those haze fights and right and wrong were covered up under joy.