Chapter 22 Qixi Seeks Jade
"Who would have asked this person to put the basket containing the green snake into Zhou Hu's house, and what was the reason for the hatred, to poison Zhou Hu by the hands of others, did Zhou Hu offend anyone before his death?"
Chu Yan finally left, Lan Che seemed to be busy with something, and Shen Yue found Tsing Yi. Thinking with a lot of doubts, there were too few clues in front of him, and they couldn't be connected, Shen Yue only felt that one clue after another was messing back and forth in his mind, and he couldn't figure it out.
Take Tsing Yi to find a teahouse at will, eat tea and listen to books, and before you know it, the sky slowly becomes dark, and night falls.
"Miss, you've been sitting for a long time, go out for a walk, take a break!" Tsing Yi said worriedly to Shen Yue.
"Well, it's okay, this Dongqi street has not been visited for a long time, and looking at the bright lights outside, it seems to be more lively than usual?"
It's never been a visit before.
Usual? The usual thing in my memory is still what Shen Ningyue has in her mind.
Shen Yue took Tsing Yi and didn't look back at her, and said as she walked.
"Miss seems to be busy with the affairs of the Zhou Mansion recently, I guess I don't know yet, today is the Qixi Festival that has been popular in Dongqi for a long time, Miss should really go out and walk more."
"Tanabata?"
Shen Yue exclaimed, she has seen a lot of modern Qixi Festival, but this ancient Qixi Festival is the first time she has seen it.
"Doesn't Miss know the meaning of this Qixi Festival? Tanabata is originally a myth and legend. ”
Tsing Yi clasped her hands together on her chest, and the little girl seemed to be a little intoxicated to tell Shen Yue the allusions of the Qixi Festival.
"Legend has it that the Queen Mother had seven daughters, among whom the seven fairies were the most intelligent...... The seven fairies and the mortals were forced to meet at the request of the Queen Mother at the Queqiao on the fifteenth day of July every year. ”
Tsing Yi said, his expression showed a little sadness, maybe he felt sad for the twists and turns of love of the seven fairies.
Shen Yue patted Tsing Yi's shoulder as comfort, the story still hasn't changed, but Shen Yue completely pretended not to understand, and then Tsing Yi's words,
"So, this Qixi Festival is to commemorate the day when the seven fairies met with mortals, hence the name?"
"It is precisely that later the world envied the great love of the Seven Fairies, so this day is also called Valentine's Day."
Tsing Yi straightened out Shen Yue's somewhat wrinkled cuffs, and continued: "Every time this festival passes, handsome men and women who can't see each other in the past can be invited to come out and walk this magpie bridge together, and seek a good meaning of long-term happiness."
When I looked up, I saw people coming and going on the streets, the lights were bright, the hawkers were shouting enthusiastically, the children were clamoring for their parents to ask for candy, and the lanterns hanging on the doorposts were shaking, reflecting the excited and shy faces of the young couples.
Laughter and laughter everywhere, joyful and festive, Shen Yue was inexplicably infected by this atmosphere, and there was a little joy in her heart, somehow, thinking back to the legend of Qixi Festival told by Tsing Yi, what flashed in my mind was Lan Che.
Walking to a more lively place with Tsing Yi, the bustling crowd in front of it was even worse, and it turned out to be a lottery held by a famous restaurant on this street.
I was going to see the excitement, and I turned around and called Tsing Yi, but I found that there was still the shadow of Tsing Yi, thinking that there were too many people, so I scattered it. was looking around for the figure of Tsing Yi, but suddenly someone pulled out of the crowd, and when he looked up, he saw that it was Lan Che.
The laughter and the lights seemed to have become the foil for the man in front of him, looking at the faint smile on the face of the basket, Shen Yue suddenly thought of a poem, that is, "The peach and plum blossoms are scorching, and there is a glow"
Lan Che walked towards Shen Yue, stood beside her, and smiled again, as if the heavens and the earth had lost their color, and actually reached out and took out two masks from his arms.
One is black, small and delicate, and the other is silver, which seems to be plain, but in fact it is a metaphor for luxury.
Lan Che carefully put the black mask on Shen Yue's face, his movements were so gentle that Shen Yue couldn't even feel the weight of the mask. He put a silver mask on his face.
With Lan Che's movements, Shen Yue slowly looked up, and saw a man dressed in a blue brocade robe, a jade crown on his head, three thousand ink hair swaying gently with the wind, and the silver mask on his face made the whole person a little colder.
Lan Che stood indifferently in the bustling city, and he also had an otherworldly temperament, just standing still was enough to attract everyone's attention, and Shen Yue's heart suddenly jumped uncontrollably.
Lan Che walked slowly with Shen Yue, and after a short time, he came to a place where he sought jade, where legend has it that on the day of the Qixi Festival, he could stay together for a lifetime if he sought jade for his beloved.
The so-called seeking jade, is to be impressed with sincerity, the boss here has a strange temperament, and he doesn't even want money, only after the assessment set by the boss, the passer can ask for jade, and it is difficult to find a thousand gold.
The more difficult it is to find, the more precious it is.
Lan Che stepped forward to ask the boss about this year's assessment, the boss touched his beard, looked at Lan Che with a little appreciation in his eyes, and said with a smile
"The old man has traveled south and north to read countless people in his life, and it is rare to see such a person with such a backbone at such a young age, just take this jade jue and give it to your sweetheart."
Lan Che smiled indifferently, thanked the boss, and walked to Shen Yue with the jade jue.
Shen Yue's heartbeat became more and more uncontrollable, and she actually thought,
"He brought me to ask for Yujue, didn't he want to give it to me?"
Thinking like this, there was a little apprehension in his eyes, and there was even a trace of the shyness of his little daughter's family.
Looking up with a little expectation, Shen Yue looked at Lan Che's eyes fixedly, and her heart beat faster and faster.
But he didn't want to, Lan Che suddenly hooked the corner of Shen Yue's mouth, smiled warmly and indifferently, turned around and left slowly.
My heart was stagnant, and I didn't know what to do.
Shen Yue stood there steadily, looking at Lan Che's departing back, it was still so clear and moving, but the distance between them was constantly lengthening......
So, Yujue, who will you give it to?
Thinking like this, Shen Yue couldn't help but feel a little depressed, raised her hand and slowly took off the mask, but suddenly heard a voice,
"Miss!"
Shen Yue turned around and slowly raised her head, calmed down, and looked carefully, it turned out that the young lady was called by Tsing Yi, this girl was full of anxiety, and she was even more excited when she saw her.
Tsing Yi hurriedly ran towards Shen Yue, and was so happy that he forgot the difference between master and servant, and grabbed Shen Yue's sleeve excitedly.
"Miss! Where have you been, it's all slaves and maids, you didn't follow Miss, Miss is hurt somewhere! Can you be crowded by the crowd? ”
"Tsing Yi, how did you find me, I'm fine, don't worry." Shen Yue patted Tsing Yi's hand and said softly.
"Humph! Of course she's fine, not only is she fine, but I think it's fine! ”
A cold snort suddenly came from behind him, and Shen Yue raised his eyes to see that it was Tang Muyao, followed by several family members.
It turned out that it was Tsing Yi who found out that Shen Yue was separated from him and anxiously looked around to investigate, and no one had seen Shen Yue after looking for a long time, Tsing Yi was in a hurry, so he could only run back to Tang Muyao for help and ask him to bring someone to help find him.
And just when Basket Che was begging for jade, Tang Muyao found the dazzling pair of men and women in the crowd, although the two were wearing masks, Tang Muyao still recognized Shen Yue at a glance.
He was also very surprised that he could see him in the crowd at a glance.
Obviously, the faces of the two of them were blocked by masks, but Tang Muyao could still detect her faint shyness from Shen Yue's small action of grabbing the man's sleeve.
Seeing that the man begged for Yu Jue, Tang Muyao's face was pale, and his hands clenched unconsciously, heh! Is this an exchange of love tokens? It's good that you Shen Yue, you don't take me seriously so much!
Unexpectedly, the man turned around and left after asking for Yujue, Tang Muyao didn't expect it to be this one, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but seeing Shen Yue hanging his head in frustration because he didn't hand over Yujue to her, Tang Muyao suddenly felt angry in his heart.
"Just because of a jade jue, you are lost like this, do you care so much about that man!" Thinking of this, Tang Muyao's thin lips pursed, and his face became more and more solemn. Seeing that Shen Yue cared so much about that man, Tang Muyao only felt that his heart was almost out of breath.
"What are you mad again, and where have I offended you? Tell me how good I am. ”
Shen Yue was already in a bad mood, and at this time, seeing Tang Muyao's inexplicable anger, she couldn't bear the grievances in her heart.
"Oops, Miss!" Tsing Yi hurriedly pulled Shen Yue's sleeve and whispered in her ear,
"Miss, don't be angry with General Tang, Tsing Yi was able to find Miss this time, thanks to the general who brought someone to help Tsing Yi find it together."
Listening to Tsing Yi's words, Shen Yue was a little surprised, "Oh? He's coming for me? Are you sure? ”
These words were directed at Tang Muyao, and he told everyone with a questioning face that he Tang Muyao came to find such a waste woman as her?
Tang Muyao suddenly became angry, and found that his chest was getting more and more dull, and he choked in an echo,
"Why, because I'm angry when I see you being abandoned on the streets? Naturally, you don't want me to come to you, you just want to spend more time with your adulterer! ”
Hearing this, Shen Yue was about to step forward, and just took a few steps to reason with Tang Muyao, but was pulled by Tsing Yi on the side.
"Miss! You don't have to say a word, General Tang has no malicious intentions, I first learned the news that you are missing, the general is in a hurry, and he is busy sending people to look for you with me, so Miss don't want to fight for this tongue. ”
Tsing Yi begged to say this in Shen Yue's ear, and when Shen Yue heard this, she was surprised in her heart.
"Tsing Yi, I know you don't want us to quarrel on the street, but you don't have to fool me with such words, I know very well what Tang Muyao's attitude is towards me, how can he worry about me, even if he is worried, he must have a plan."
After speaking, he pulled over Tsing Yi and looked at Tang Muyao cautiously, "General Tang, what are your intentions, the little woman has no wealth and no color, and she is a waste, I'm afraid there is nothing to give to General Tang!" ”
Hearing this, Tang Muyao felt that his lungs were about to be blown up, ignored Shen Yue, turned his head to Tsing Yi on the side and said hatefully,
"Next time, whether she's missing or dead, don't come to me!"
"This ...... Checkmate. Oops, Miss! General he ...... I think the general has really changed his opinion of you, if you want to mix well in the general's mansion, you must have the general's protection, framing you in the past was all a ploy of Mrs. Shen, and General Tang was just helpless. Tsing Yi was a little indignant and upset for Tang Muyao.
"Helpless? I saw that he was very indignant that day, for fear that he didn't kill me! ”
"No, it's not." Tsing Yi said,
"That day, the fifth lady was about to commit suicide and forced the general to marry her, but the general was helpless, and the eldest lady came up with a plan to frame her, and the general had no choice but to do it."
Shen Yue snorted coldly and didn't react.