On the twenty-first day of the spring moon, the sky is clear and sunny, there is a glow in the twilight, and the dark fragrance is surging, which is the birthday of the spring god.

The Rong family's mansion was lively early in the morning, and the slaves looked hurried with a little joy, holding objects and ornaments in their hands, and their steps were fast in and out of the courtyard, and they were busy arranging the spring god ceremony.

The huge courtyard suddenly became a bit lively.

Speaking of which, the Rong family was also a famous family back then, with a thriving and high-profile side, but now the courtyard is high and deep, avoiding the mountains and forests, how can there be a shadow of the previous half.

The general way is that things are not people.

On that day, Guan Yingshan was still early, and he was busy making some fresh pastries with the maidservants who were waiting, and carefully left a small portion for Rong Lian to put on the table, and the rest was ready to be taken to the Spring God Festival to share with the ladies.

It's not a show of goodwill, it's better than going empty-handed to make people feel more comfortable, if those ladies suffer this little affection, it can be regarded as an explanation of the past suspicions.

Then it's time to pack up and dress up.

Guan Yingshan asked the maidservant and learned that the ladies and daughters had been dressed up to attend in previous years, and they were not lazy, so they carefully cleaned up their clothes and makeup.

When Rong Lian woke up, Guan Yingshan was drawing her eyebrows in front of the bronze mirror, her eyebrows were like a crescent moon, and the blue color on the painting was like a mountain forest after the rain.

The eyes are rippling, and the nine thousand Milky Way's are all in it, no matter how you look at it, between that smile and smile, it is so beautiful that it makes people fascinated.

He crawled out of bed barefoot and stood behind Guan Yingshan and tilted his head to stare at her.

In the bronze mirror, Guan Yingshan smiled at him.

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The maid carried the food box, followed behind Guan Yingshan, and went out together, as if taking away the warmth of the room.

Before going out, he still carefully admonished him, he raised his hand to pull Guan Yingshan's sleeve, and asked, "A-Niang, can I go with you?"

Chi Tang, the servant girl who was waiting on the side, covered her lips and snickered when she heard this, thinking that it was because she was pitiful and sticky, and hurriedly said: "The little boy can't go, this is a gathering of female dependents, and male guests have never been feasted." ”

This Chitang used to wait for Rong Xun, and after Guan Yingshan entered the door, Rong Xun came to serve Guan Yingshan, and he was well-behaved, but he was very considerate of his mother, and he was a trustworthy person.

And so she said, and it was.

Guan Yingshan half-bent over and rubbed his head, and said with a gentle smile: "Good girl, just learn today's words, and A-Niang will come back." ”

Knowing that it was useless to say more, he nodded and did not speak again.

Guan Yingshan nodded reassuringly, and Tong Chitang turned around and went out.

As soon as Guan Yingshan's front foot left, Rong Lian quietly put on his robe and followed behind.

He always felt uneasy, and it was good to go and take a look at it from afar.

Separated from Guan Yingshan by a little distance, Rong Lian was afraid that he would lose it if he was not careful, so he had to stare closely at the slender figure looming in the dark blue courtyard, and his steps were hurried.

Xu was bent on chasing Guan Yingshan, Rong Lian ran a little faster, didn't look at the road carefully, and bumped into a person at the corner of the garden.

Nearly knocked him to the ground.

Fortunately, the man reached out to support him in time, and a trace of surprise flashed between his expressions.

However, he quickly pressed it down, and said to him with a polite and polite look: "Pity the little boy, you have to be careful when walking." ”

Rong Lian's mind was not here, so he just nodded and responded casually.

Then he broke free from the man's hand, straightened his clothes, and hurriedly chased in the direction where Guan Yingshan left.

Finally caught up, across a pond, you can see Guan Yingshan accompanied by the pond into the only pond pavilion in the back garden.

The pond water is curling, the smoke is charming, and that is where the banquet of today's spring god festival is located.

Rong Lian slowed down at this time, committed himself to hiding under a begonia by the pool, and took a breath.

He stretched out his hand to brush off the small leaf that was stuck to his shoulder, and a doubt suddenly appeared in his heart, the person he just bumped into was a foreign surnamed Keqing of the Rong family, he had seen it a few times at the family banquet, so he had some impressions, and there was no problem with this, however, this was all a spring god sacrifice with the participation of female dependents, what was he doing here?

After thinking for a moment, for no reason, Rong Lian turned his mind back, and vigilantly examined the group of ladies dressed up in fancy clothes back and forth.

Everyone present was smiling, embellished with this spring scene that wanted to talk, but it was also a moving color.

Seeing that Guan Yingshan was coming, they all greeted politely, and their attitudes seemed to have changed compared to before.

Guan Yingshan's restraint also relaxed a little, and beckoned Chi Tang to bring the newly made pastries to entertain everyone, and the banquet became lively.

Rong Lian looked at it for a while, but didn't notice anything wrong for a while.

What's wrong?

What was this sudden change?

Still is...... It's just that he's too much to care about this time?

However, how to explain the strange smile on Rong Qicheng's mother's face that day?

He would rather be more attentive to himself.

He pondered intently, and his gaze still did not leave Guan Yingshan for half an inch.

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The cumbersome spring god ritual also began in the sound of silk and bamboo.

After looking at it for a while, Chi Tang walked out of the pavilion in the pond quickly, followed by a few little girls, who seemed to be sent to fetch something.

I don't know how long Chitang will go, even if most of the ceremony has passed, Rong Lian is still staring more and more vigilantly, after all, only Guan Yingshan is left alone at the banquet.

I'm glad that there hasn't been any mess, although I can still see that Guan Yingshan is a little restrained, but now I can already make her breathe a sigh of relief.

However, at this time, someone beckoned and asked the maid to serve Guan Yingshan a glass of wine.

Guan Yingshan's expression changed slightly, and he began to cramp again.

The Rong family knows that Guan Yingshan has never been a drop of wine, and the New Year's banquet is also a substitute for tea, and Rong Xun has long instructed everyone to pay attention to this matter, so no one will deliberately pour her wine, and Guan Yingshan can't touch the wine at all.

However, at this time, they brought Guan Yingshan a glass of wine.

Several ladies stood up one after another, laughing and persuading them to drink, and said something nice to the effect.

Chi Tang was sent away, and Guan Yingshan couldn't even find anyone to ask for, so he sat in the banquet uneasily.

Rong Lian's brows furrowed, why do you have to let Guan Yingshan drink? Just to embarrass Guan Yingshan? Then you don't have to go to such a great trouble to invite Guan Yingshan to do such a scene.

Somehow, Rong Pian suddenly remembered the man he bumped into on the road just now, Chi Tang had clearly said that he would not feast male guests today, but he appeared near the Spring God Sacrifice that only female dependents attended, and it was obviously not as simple as a coincidence at the moment......

He stood on tiptoe, anxiously searching left and right, and sure enough, he caught a glimpse of a black corner of his clothes at the entrance of the corridor not far away.

Like waiting for something.

A very terrible conjecture came to mind, this group of dignified ladies of famous families actually wanted to set up a situation to humiliate Guan Yingshan's reputation!

How dare they!

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Apparently, there was something wrong with that glass.

The eyes of everyone in the pavilion in the pool were firmly fixed on Guan Yingshan.

That kind of gaze seems to have turned from expectation into some kind of invisible pressure.

Seeing that Guan Yingshan hesitantly picked up the glass of wine, bit his lower lip lightly, and was about to send it to his mouth.

Rong Lian's fingertips clenched unconsciously, and on the begonia tree where he was hiding, the branch that had protruded recklessly fell to the ground.

How is it?

What should he do?

In the light of the calcium carbide fire, he had already made a decision.

He quickly took off his heavy robe and threw it on the shore, so that the person who would call him could quickly identify him.

With a pop, Rong Lian jumped into the pool without hesitation.

Like a fish returning from the water, the huge splash of water set off waves with the withered and unfinished lotus leaves on the surface of the pond.

Not long after the Chinese New Year's Festival, the pool water in early spring was always a little cold, and the moment he entered the water, it was like thousands of tiny silver needles, along every pore, piercing into the body, freezing his blood and instantly cooling.

It was as if my heart was being choked by a cold hand, and my breath was stagnant.

However, there was clarity in his eyes, even if he realized that he himself might die.

Through the cold pool water, you can still vaguely hear, the panicked screams on the shore come and go, maybe someone has found his robe and confirmed the identity of the person who fell into the water, it is mixed with Guan Yingshan's frightened and horrified cry, calling his name one by one, which makes people worry about it.

The footsteps that rushed in the direction of his fall into the water were chaotic and noisy, and they were always blurred through the cold layer of water, but needless to say, he had achieved the result he wanted, and the movement of his falling water caused great confusion.

He opened his mouth to respond to Guan Yingshan's shout, but he choked violently and couldn't make any sound, it was clear that every time Guan Yingshan called his name, he would always respond in time.

The last string of exhaled bubbles floated up like flawless pearls, and he knew he couldn't hold on anymore, but he felt a little relieved.

That's great.

Everyone will be attracted by his overboard, and no one will care about the glass of wine anymore.