When Zhang Yuqing returned to the place where Zhang's house hung the lantern, Zhang Yuying and several people were no longer there, most of them went to see the lanterns, and Mrs. Zhang was scolding the craftsman who hung the lanterns with an impatient face, as if something was wrong with the lotus lanterns, and a few petals could not be stretched.

Seeing Zhang Yuqing coming, Mrs. Zhang became angry and scolded: "Where did you go?" ”

Zhang Yuqing saw that Mrs. Zhang's posture was clearly looking for fault, and said cautiously: "Just walked around." ”

"Look at your virtue! Running around! There are really no rules in the countryside! Mrs. Zhang stretched out a finger and pointed at Zhang Yuqing in the air, her face was full of meanness, "Is there a big family in the capital that is a young lady who walks around at will?" ”

After Lu Wei instructed the lantern seller to move Zhang Yuqing's lantern to a conspicuous position, he followed Zhang Yuqing not far away. The Lantern Festival is full of people, and every year, there are girls who take pictures of flowers and steal them and sell them to other places. Although he doesn't like Zhang Yuqing's low morality, the gentlemanly temperament he has cultivated since childhood is placed here, and it is not easy to let Zhang Yuqing walk alone in this crowded lamp market.

Yes, Lu Wei saw Mrs. Zhang's graceless appearance like a shrew.

Lu Wei frowned.

Before Lu Wei could take a step forward, Zhang Yuqing nodded and smiled, her attitude was very sincere, "Madame's lesson is that I am not good, which makes Madame worried!" ”

"If only you knew!" Mrs. Zhang snorted angrily, looked back and saw that the little girl hadn't done a good job of the lotus lantern, she became more and more irritable, fanned the fan hard, and scolded: "One by one, they will only add to the chaos, useless things!" ”

Lu Wei stood in the dark, looking at Zhang Yuqing under the lights, her eyelashes were long and thick, and they drooped slightly, covering those smart eyes, saying respectful and humble words, but her back was straight, revealing an indifferent and cold arrogance, and the lonely and fragile woman who was almost crying at the lantern just now seemed to be like two people.

At this time, an official wife who was familiar with Mrs. Zhang came over and invited Mrs. Zhang to watch the lights together.

Mrs. Zhang saw that the little maid and the craftsman had almost dealt with the lamp, and the remaining problems were not big, so she instructed Zhang Yuqing to stay in the car before they came back, and she left with a few maids.

"That's your relative?" The lady who came over only saw Zhang Yuqing's back in the ox cart and asked.

Mrs. Zhang regained her calm and virtuous appearance in front of outsiders, grabbed her handkerchief arm surrounded by the maid and mother-in-law, and said lightly: "Not really, my old lady looked like the eldest man of our family for many years, so she stayed at home......"

When the people were far away, the craftsman who hung the lamp for the Zhang family complained to the steward of the Zhang family: "Your wife is really good-tempered!" It's just a matter of scolding us for being coarse, why don't you even let go of Miss Qianjin? I heard it clearly, it was your wife who asked your girl to go out for a walk, why did you scold her for running around? ”

The little guy was embarrassed and urged: "Hurry up and work, what are you doing so wide?" ”

The craftsman muttered a few words angrily.

Lu Wei didn't hear what they said clearly, looked at Zhang Yuqing's ox cart, and stopped there quietly, not moving.

Zhang Yuqing had some cold after returning from the Lantern Festival, and had a low-grade fever intermittently for two days.

She has been here for so many days, and everyone in Zhang's house knows that there is an embarrassing girl living in the house, and the masters don't want to see her, especially with Mrs. Zhang, who is in charge, and the little guy guarding the door is in trouble when she sees that she is going out.

"Did Madame say I wasn't allowed to go out?" Zhang Yuqing asked in a hoarse voice.

Of course, there is none.

"Or am I a prisoner of your Zhang family?" Zhang Yuqing asked again.

The little guy was asked and had nothing to say.

Zhang Yuqing frowned, forcefully pulled Wang Chunniang out of the door, and walked straight to Suzaku Street, where the lanterns were hung.

The weather was gloomy, swallows were hovering low in the sky, it was about to rain, and there were not many pedestrians on the streets.

Zhang Yuqing helped Wang Chunniang, panting, her eyes were full of stars, and her whole body hurt badly.

She walked to the place where the lantern had been hung a few days ago, and forced her breath to look for her lantern that day, but she never saw her own lantern.

In a panic, Zhang Yuqing saw a stall selling lamps nearby, and hurriedly went over and asked, "On the day of the Lantern Festival, I hung a lantern there, why is it gone?" ”

Half of the boy didn't raise his head and said, "Aren't they all hanging there!" ”

Zhang Yuqing was anxious and raised her voice, "No! I've looked for it many times, but I don't have my lamp! ”

"No? Maybe it's thrown away, so many people want to hang the lamp! The half-grown boy waved his hand and said, obviously not taking it seriously.

Zhang Yuqing was shocked and angry, "Thrown away? You threw away my lamp? Why are you throwing my lamps? ”

"Hey, you're unreasonable! It's been a few days since this lantern festival, so you can't hang your lantern for the rest of your life, right? The half-sized man shouted.

Lu Wei was sitting in the carriage reading a book, and suddenly heard a noise on the side of the road, and Fang Mo, who was driving in front of him, said: "Childe, who is that!" She's arguing with people on the street! What a shame! ”

Who's that? Lu Wei was inexplicable.

Fang Qin, who was following behind the car, opened the curtain and said to Lu Wei: "It's the girl Zhang we sent to Beijing, it seems that I can't find her lamp." ”

Lu Wei looked stunned, put down the book, and asked Fang Mo to stop the car.

"Childe, what do we care about her?" Fang Mo muttered quietly.

Lu Wei got out of the carriage, walked up to Zhang Yuqing, and said, "Miss Zhang, your lamp ......"

Zhang Yuqing couldn't find the lantern, she was angry and desperate, coupled with the wind and cold, it was already the end of the crossbow, her brain was blank, she couldn't hear what Lu Wei was saying at all, and she fell forward unconsciously.

Lu Wei was startled, and subconsciously stepped forward and reached out to support Zhang Yuqing, who was about to fall to the ground, and the heat of his hand made him frightened.

Fang Mo was dumbfounded, came back to his senses, jumped to his feet and scolded: "You girl is too shameless!" You, you, you, you ......"

Zhang Yuqing was dizzy, but fortunately, the weightlessness when she fell down suddenly pulled her back from the chaos to a trace of consciousness, and the noise of Fang Mo's chatter was in her ears.

"I just relied on our son before, but now I have come up with such a bad trick! Childe, let her go! You can't be seen! ”

Only then did Zhang Yuqing see clearly that it was Lu Wei who was holding her, and she was looking at her with sharp eyes.

"Are you alright......" Lu Wei spoke.

Without waiting for Lu Wei to finish speaking, Zhang Yuqing suddenly burst out with a burst of strength, pushed Lu Wei's arm away, staggered back, and was supported by Wang Chunniang from behind.

The owner of the lantern stall had already rushed over from elsewhere at this moment, and when he saw Lu Wei, he was stunned, and he still had an impression of this wronged boss who paid to hang other people's lanterns, and hurriedly said to Zhang Yuqing: "Girl, your lantern is not here." On the night of the Lantern Festival, this boy paid to help you hang the lanterns there! ”

Fang Mo Fang Qin looked at Lu Wei with wide eyes.

Lu Wei coughed lightly with a little embarrassment.

Zhang Yuqing stood leaning on Wang Chunniang, looking at the position of the boss's finger, which was the most central and conspicuous place.

Ignoring anything else, Zhang Yuqing asked eagerly, "Has anyone come to see my lamp these days?" Has anyone ever asked who hung this lamp? ”

The boss touched his head and shook his head, "No." ”

Zhang Yuqing's hands trembled, and she asked unrelentingly: "Not one?" ”

"Not really! What am I lying to you for? The boss said.

At this moment, the sky rumbled with thunder, and after the thunder, the rain crackled and fell, and there were not many pedestrians on the street running home.

The red paper lantern was soaked with rainwater, and the ink on it melted into the water, falling drop by drop, and it was a mess that could no longer be seen from the original verses.

Zhang Yuqing's heart was cold and desperate, and the only remaining hope was extinguished with this heavy rain, and there was not even ashes left.

Lu Wei looked at her with a sick face, her face was as pale as paper, she was standing in the heavy rain and her heart sank, and told Fang Qin: "Go find a doctor." ”

Zhang Yuqing took a step back, her rain-soaked facial features became more and more vivid and bright, revealing a sense of helpless vulnerability, she said in a trembling voice, "Don't bother, I'll go." ”

Wang Chunniang looked at her worriedly, and after helping her take a few steps back, Zhang Yuqing turned back and walked to Lu Wei.

Fang Mo looked at her vigilantly, blocking Lu Wei like an old hen guarding her cubs, and she had the posture that she must not be allowed to "touch" the child.

Zhang Yuqing said: "Thank you Lu Gongzi for helping me hang the lamp." Without waiting for Lu Wei to speak, Zhang Yuqing said coldly and straightforwardly: "It's just that there is one more thing to worry about, can Lu Gongzi not mention this lamp to anyone?" ”

Fang Mo simply laughed angrily, did you say thank you like this? They sent her to the capital, and there was no use value, so she changed her face to this one?

Lu Wei looked at her expressionlessly, and his voice was dyed with a hint of coldness, "Girl, don't worry, I haven't mentioned it to others." ”

"That's very good." Zhang Yuqing nodded, turned around and pulled Wang Chunniang away.

Back in Zhang's room, Zhang Yuqing couldn't hold it anymore and fell to her knees softly.

Wang Chunniang saw that she was burning badly, and wanted to tell Mrs. Zhang to ask Zhang Yuqing for a doctor, but was stopped by Zhang Yuqing holding the corner of her clothes.

"I don't know if the doctor she hired is here to save her life or to die!" Zhang Yuqing gritted her teeth and said, cold sweat soaking through her collar along her sideburns.

Wang Chunniang was frightened and distressed in her heart, and she didn't know what Mrs. Zhang had done to Zhang Yuqing, so that Zhang Yuqing was afraid of her like this.

Just as Wang Chunniang was in a hurry, Mrs. Zhang heard about Zhang Yuqing going out, and called her mother-in-law to come over, and said through the window that Zhang Yuqing was strictly forbidden to go out again.

The doctor didn't have it, and there were no medicinal materials, Wang Chunniang could only use the soil method to warm water to wipe Zhang Yuqing's body to cool down, so after three or four days, relying on her young foundation, Zhang Yuqing finally survived.

It also happened to be this day that Mrs. Zhang sent someone to spread the word, saying that she would take Zhang Yuqing to a manor on the outskirts of Beijing for a banquet.