Chapter 33: Fire Descends from Heaven
Shen Linghan stood in the crowd, his eyes full of resentment. Jealousy cast a shadow on her face, making her originally beautiful appearance look a little hideous.
After Shen Ninghua took Qingque and Hongling around the market, he returned to Qinyang Building with great interest. Hongling asked with some concern: "Miss, are you uncomfortable?" ”
"It's fine." The street was still full of traffic, but what she could feel was cold, no matter how lively the surroundings were, it seemed that there was no way to infect her, "You don't have to accompany me here, go down and play, this is the place they chose for the second prince, there will be no danger." ”
Hongling poured her a cup of tea: "We also think there's nothing fun down there, it's not much fun to be full of people, it's better to accompany Miss." ”
Qingque didn't even move, and kept standing beside Shen Ninghua. Suddenly, her brows furrowed, her whole body tensed, and the dagger hidden in her sleeve instantly slipped into her hand, and it took a moment before she relaxed.
Shen Ninghua's lowered eyelashes trembled slightly: "Qingque, can you see who it is?" ”
"Nope." Qingque's eyes were a little more solemn, and he had just noticed a few ill-intentioned aura, and it was gone in the blink of an eye, "Those people have very high martial arts." ”
Shen Ninghua took a sip of tea, and a trace of coldness flashed in her eyes: "Who do you say will deliver it to the door at this time?" ”
"The slave can't guess."
"Then don't guess, just take a closer look later." Shen Ninghua raised her lips, "I remember that the Wanhua Festival is going to release the ship lights at the end, right?" ”
"Yes, Miss, do you want to put the boat lights in Huanhua Creek?" Hongling replied. Only today there is no curfew in Kyoto, so you can play until the hour.
Shen Ninghua nodded: "You go down and buy two boat lights, and we will also go and have fun." ”
"Do you want to make any wishes, Miss? It is said that the wishes made on this day are very effective, and the flower god is especially powerful. Hongling squinted.
Shen Ninghua felt quite funny, if she made a wish, hoping that all the people who offended her in her previous life would go to hell, I don't know if the flower god Niangniang would be scared.
Hongling stuck out her tongue and hurriedly went down to buy a boat lamp.
"Qingque, if someone follows us, don't pay attention to it, and then clean up together in the end."
"Yes, miss." Qingque responded, and became more and more careful around Shen Ninghua.
Soon, Baili Jinchuan, the second prince who had been paying attention to Shen Ninghua, also returned upstairs. looked at the green finch behind Shen Ninghua and said, "Miss Shen caught a fish?" "She also talked to Baili Jinze just now, he had to test her mind, and the grass on the wall couldn't be liked at any time.
"Although I don't like fishing, I am very particular about fishing every time, not all yellow eels and loaches are pulled up." Baili Jinze was sent to the door, and she wouldn't pay attention to it.
The sunset fell on Shen Ninghua from the window, bathed in golden light, and Shen Ninghua's whole person added a bit of transparent beauty. In particular, a delicate face, like a fine white jade, seems to be able to shine through.
Baili Jinchuan laughed: "Miss Shen is really extraordinary. ”
"The second prince praised it falsely."
Knowing that Shen Ninghua trusted the maids around him very much, Baili Jinchuan didn't mind the existence of Qingque, and said directly: "Miss Shen's book of war is hard to find in the world, I don't know if it exists?" ”
Shen Xuanhua has Shen Ninghua's manuscript there, they are sisters and brothers, and they were given out as gifts, Shen Xuanhua naturally keeps nothing, but as a foreign man, if he holds a manuscript that has not been out of the cabinet, he will be gossiped.
Shen Ninghua nodded: "Originally, there was naturally." ”
Baili Jinchuan was ecstatic in his heart, he had led thousands of troops and horses, and naturally knew how many lives a good military book could save if used properly: "I don't know if Miss Shen can cut her love?" ”
Shen Ninghua's eyebrows were bent, and a little cunning flashed in his eyes: "How much is the second prince willing to bid?" ”
"What...... What the? Baili Jinchuan was stunned, she asked him to buy it with money?
Shen Ninghua frowned: "That military book was left to my mother by my grandfather, and it is a treasure inherited by our family, do you want to take it for nothing?" ”
Baili Jinchuan smiled: "How come, how many silver taels does Miss Shen have to sell?" ”
"You are the buyer, naturally you give the standard, this book is a unique book of soldiers, the only one in the world."
While saying that he would let himself bid, while emphasizing the preciousness of the military book, this Shen Ninghua really made people laugh and cry: "Five thousand taels." ”
Shen Ninghua blinked: "Okay, please also ask the second prince to send someone to send the golden ticket tomorrow, I will determine the number, and the military book will be presented with both hands." ”
Baili Jinchuan was stunned: "You say...... Golden Ticket? "He just said five thousand taels of silver!
Shen Ninghua's loose eyebrows wrinkled again: "Do you want to use five thousand taels of silver to buy a book of soldiers, or is it left by my grandfather?" "Although the Xia family was convicted at the beginning, except for a few women who married, the rest were beheaded. But later, the emperor also rehabilitated the Xia family. The treasures left by the old family master of Xia are not expensive to say that ten thousand gold, let alone a unique book of war.
Baili Jinchuan smiled bitterly in his heart, five thousand taels of silver turned into five thousand taels of gold, and he couldn't afford to refute it, this was the first time: "Okay, I'll let someone send it over tomorrow." Miss Shen has figured out how to explain to Prime Minister Shen? ”
"I sold what my mother left behind, and I still need to explain?"
"That's right, it's me who wants to fork in." Thinking of Shen Dong's face after knowing about this, Baili Jinchuan couldn't help but laugh in his heart, it seemed that this Miss Shen really didn't want to let the Shen family be at peace.
The two of them finalized the matter and were in a good mood. Shen Linghan and the five princes walked up side by side, and saw the scene of the two of them drinking tea separately.
Shen Linghan: "Sister, I said how could I not find you below, I didn't expect you to meet the second prince above." ”
Shen Ninghua frowned and looked at her: "My sister is not too young, you need to pay attention to proportions when you speak and do things, here is Chu Gongzi's bag, if you are tired of shopping, you will naturally come up after resting for a while." Besides, don't you see that there are still green finch? Sister should not say something misleading in the future, otherwise, I don't know how many people should say that our Shen family's family education is not strict. ”
Shen Linghan's smiling face was almost not maintained, Shen Ninghua didn't have any scruples when she spoke, and she pressed her with the identity of the eldest sister, this slut!
"I'm just casually talking about why my sister is still angry." As he spoke, he looked aggrievedly at Baili Jinze, who came up with her, and his eyes were already full of water.
Baili Jinze looked at Shen Ninghua indifferently, and the uncomfortable feeling in his heart surged up again: "Second Miss is just an unintentional word, someone loves to treat others with herself, don't care." ”
Without waiting for Shen Ninghua to speak, Baili Jinchuan took the lead in speaking out: "Fifth brother, what Miss Shen said just now is not unreasonable, not only should you be dignified in your words and deeds, but you should also pay attention to what you say, you just lost your manners." ”
Baili Jinze's heart flashed with anger, but as a younger brother and not favored by the emperor, he had no qualifications to choke with Baili Jinchuan, so he could only speak: "It's me who just lost my words, please don't blame Miss Shen." ”
Shen Ninghua swept Shen Linghan's purple face, and her expression was a little more smiling: "It's not in the way." My sister often gets along with me and can misunderstand, not to mention the fifth prince who met me for the second time, I think this situation will definitely not occur in the future. ”
In the future, Shen Linghan dares to use this matter as an excuse, she can take out what Baili Jinchuan said today, and even Shen Dong will not dare to say a word of dissatisfaction at that time.
Chu Junyi came up, ordered a table of signature dishes in a brisk tone, and beckoned everyone to come to the table to eat. Shen Linghan's face was ugly for a moment, and then he changed into a look of crying. It's just that Baili Jinchuan didn't pay attention to her at all, and Baili Jinze lost face because of her, and both of them pretended not to know. And Chu Junyi simply turned a blind eye, and his eyes didn't glance in Shen Linghan's direction.
However, Shen Xuanhua felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say where it was, so he had to eat alone.
Shen Linghan secretly bit a piece of green vegetables viciously, as if it was Shen Ninghua, and finally eased his mood after a while: "Two highnesses, just now I saw that there are many stalls selling boat lights downstairs, and many people have bought ship lights and want to go to Huanhua Creek to put lights, why don't we go and have a look?" ”
Chu Junyi looked at Shen Ninghua, who was silent: "You need to wait until after dark to put the ship lights, it's too late." ”
Shen Linghan blinked: "No, last year, my mother took me to put the boat lanterns, and there were many people by the Huanhua Creek, besides, my sister didn't catch up with the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival last year, and this year she happened to be cured. ”
Shen Ninghua glanced at Shen Linghan deeply, and didn't speak until her face changed slightly: "What my sister said makes sense, and it is also appropriate to put a boat lamp to make a wish." If the two highnesses and the prince of Chu have other arrangements......"
Chu Junyi drank a glass of wine and said, "I don't have anything to do, so I'll also go and put a boat lamp." ”
The second prince and the fifth prince did not speak, but they all looked like they were accompanying them to the end.
Shen Ninghua lowered her eyes to hide her cold look, originally she was still thinking about how to propose to go to the Huanhua Creek, but she didn't expect Shen Linghan to speak first. I don't know if any of the few people who were discovered by Qingque just now obeyed her orders, but if there were, it would be much more interesting.
The Huanhua Creek was already full of people, and the not wide stream was full of boat lights, winding down the stream, dyeing the whole river with a brilliant light.
Chu Junyi ordered someone to take one of the well-built boat lamps and hand it to Shen Ninghua: "The one your girl bought can't float far, so let's use this." ”
Chu Junyi's boat lights are indeed extraordinarily fine, and the small hull is made of waterproof kraft paper. Shen Ninghua didn't shirk either, let Hongling take the boat lamp to the side to play, and put the boat lamp that Chu Junyi handed her on the water.
Looking at the boat that was going away, Shen Ninghua raised the corners of her lips, God failed to give Baili Jinze and Shen Linghan retribution, so she came to let them taste the taste of retribution in this life, and to be able to be reborn for a lifetime, it can be regarded as thanking God who has never opened her eyes.
She had just stood up when a small thrust slammed into her. Chu Junyi's eyes were quick, and he hurriedly pulled her to prevent her from falling into the water.
Immediately afterward, the shouts of the crowd rang out:
"Run, it's on fire."
"Help."
Shen Ninghua looked up, and many Kong Ming lanterns more than one person high were flying in the sky above Huanhua Creek, and for some reason, clusters of lit lamp oil fluttered and fell into the crowd on the ground.
Many people were hit by the fire, and their light clothes instantly caught up.
"Oh my God, help."