Chapter 223： Dating (seven more)

Chapter 223 Dating (seven more)

As soon as the word "substitute" came out, Wang's heart trembled as if someone was playing a drum.

If it was before the New Year this year, she didn't know what these two words represented at all... No, she doesn't know now, but she is sure that this matter must be very involved.

Otherwise, in the ancestral hall that day, Mrs. Tai would not have behaved like that, and she would not have been pinched by Gu Yanfei!

倦! thumping! thumping!

Her heart beat faster and faster, almost jumping to her throat.

After that day, Mrs. Wang thought about it over and over again. With what she knew about Mrs. Tai, in Mrs. Tai's heart, the most important thing was the title and future of the Houfu.

So, this "substitute" thing can make Mrs. Tai lose her temper to such a degree, will it be possible to endanger the title of Houfu?

倦! thumping! thumping!

Wang's heart beat faster.

The title of the Marquis Mansion is not only the death point of Mrs. Gu Tai, but also the death point of the Wang family.

Wang was frightened and hesitated.

After being silent for a long time, after hesitating again and again, Mrs Wang stomped her feet abruptly, and in a deep voice commanded the old lady in Tsing Yi: "Let that person wait first."

Mr. Wang himself turned around and walked towards Cihetang, taking three steps in parallel with two steps.

Involving "substitutes", in all likelihood, it is of great importance, she still has to tell Mrs. Tai, lest anything go wrong in the future.

The Wang family didn't care to find out what the eldest prince was doing in the Hou's Mansion, and left in a hurry, the whole person was completely overwhelmed.

On this day, Mrs. Wang stayed in the Cihe Hall for more than half an hour, and then, reluctantly, ordered the old lady to bring in the man outside.

In the days that followed, the Dingyuan Hou Mansion continued to keep its gates closed to thank guests behind closed doors.

After Gu Yanfei finished her lantern slowly and leisurely, it was also the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

At dusk, the sun sets, and the sky is dark, leaving only the last golden red of the western sky.

Dingyuan Hou's Mansion once again welcomed the First Prince in person, and a black lacquered flat-headed carriage was waiting outside the gate of the Hou's Mansion.

Before the news came to Gu Jian, Gu Yanfei happily got into the carriage, and looked at the two pairs of Ruifeng eyes in the carriage that were very similar, both curved in a pleasant arc.

The two brothers and sisters wore one-color purple clothes today. Chu Yi's robe was embroidered with a clump of green bamboo, and Anle's dress was embroidered with broken branches and green calyx plums.

One is elegant and noble, the other is shy and cute.

"Sister!" An Le showed a shy smile at Gu Yanfei, beckoned her to sit beside him, and took a small white rabbit lantern from the side and handed it to Gu Yanfei, "This is a gift, it's me A lantern made with the emperor's own hands."

The little girl blinked, her black and white eyes filled with expectations, as if asking, do you like it?

"It's so cute!" Gu Yanfei took the rabbit lantern and praised sincerely, "It's much better than mine."

She was telling the truth, this rabbit lantern of Anlezha was much more delicate and vivid than the round lantern in her hand.

An Le pursed her lips and smiled, smiling even more shyly: "I was taught by the emperor brother."

An Le looked at Chu Yi opposite, her shy smile couldn't hide her admiration.

Gu Yanfei also squinted at Chu Yi, his eyebrows were curved, and he handed the hand-made lantern in his hand to Anle, "This is for you, each of us."

She also gave An Le a pulse and hooked her lips with satisfaction.

When he was at Chengtianmen that day, Gu Yanfei mentioned it to the emperor and asked the imperial doctor to give Anle some safe prescriptions to take care of himself.

In the past five years, the blood gu has hurt the root of Anle, and her legs will gradually regain consciousness when the vitality that has been depleted over the years is replenished.

Now it seems that this imperial doctor's safe prescription is doing quite well.

In just five or six days, the little girl's complexion has improved a lot, and her white cheeks have become plump, like a half-open flower, which makes Gu Yanfei have the urge to pinch her cheek.

Xiao Shi's shouts came from outside the carriage, and the carriage swayed and began to move forward slowly, all the way to the south.

An Le excitedly shook the lantern given by Gu Yanfei, and said with bright eyes, "Sister, have you been to the lantern festival?"

"My eldest brother and I have never been to a lantern festival!"

An Le's second sentence surprised Gu Yanfei, she subconsciously looked at Chu Yi who was sitting opposite.

Chu Yi spoke so vividly in the Hou Mansion that day, she thought he would go there often.

Chu Yi is pouring tea.

Even though the carriage was shaking slightly when the carriage was running, his hands were still so steady and graceful, his movements were like flowing clouds and water, and the tea was never spilled.

In the next instant, a cup of flower tea that was seven to eight cents full was handed to her, and the knuckles of the fingers holding the enamel pastel teacup were distinct.

Gu Yanfei met Chu Yi's warm, serene and peaceful eyes, and suddenly understood.

yes.

In the past eight years, Chu Yi has been in Nanyue as a hostage, which is no different from a bird in a cage; and eight years ago, when the late emperor was alive, and now, as a prince at that time, it was difficult to move forward, which also means that Chu Yi's life is also not very good. would be great.

Gu Yanfei took the cup of scented tea handed over by Chu Yi, lowered his eyes and sniffed the fragrance of the tea, then smiled and said, "It's the first time I've been to the Lantern Festival, we have to have a good time."

An Le nodded again and again, looking bright.

After passing a few streets, the speed of the carriage began to slow down.

Even while sitting in the carriage, the three of them could clearly hear that the street outside was getting more and more lively…

An Le couldn't help but opened a corner of the curtain and looked outside.

There are big red lanterns hanging on both sides of the street, exuding a radiant brilliance, flowing in the air like a dazzling river of lights, which is very beautiful.

There is no curfew today, and the streets are full of people coming and going.

Many young people are holding lanterns and strolling along the street with a smile. From the direction they are walking, they know that they are going to the Jokhang Temple to watch the lantern festival.

The closer you get to the Jokhang Temple, the more people there are on the street, and the slower the speed of the horse-drawn carriage. In the end, it is almost slower than the pedestrians walking.

Gu Yanfei simply suggested: "Let's walk over from here, look at the lights, and visit the temple fair."

There was no need for Chu Yi to give any further orders, Xiao Shi, the driver of the carriage, wisely parked the carriage on the side of the road.

Gu Yanfei got off the carriage first, a wheelchair was already placed beside the carriage, Xiao Shi smiled obediently at Gu Yanfei.

Chu Yi personally carried An Le out of the carriage and gently placed it on the wheelchair.

Gu Yanfei helped the little girl straighten her cloak, snapped her fingers again, and lit the lantern in An Le's hand.

There are no candles in the lantern, only a piece of talisman paper.

When the    talisman paper is lit, the lantern lights up. Through the translucent lampshade, you can see a few butterflies dancing around the two peonies in the lantern, like a wonderful shadow play.

An Le covered his mouth and let out a low exclamation in amazement, and saw a colorful butterfly flapping its wings and flying out from the mouth of the lantern, turning into light spots and wisps of fragrance in the air.

Some passersby looked at them curiously, their eyes inevitably fell on Anle in the wheelchair, and the lantern in her hand attracted her attention.

The surrounding sound of admiration floated one after another, and words such as "beautiful", "revolving lantern", "butterfly" and so on could be faintly heard.

An Le proudly erected her small body and gently shook the lantern in her hand. The dark pupils shone under the light of the lights outside the window, like the brightest stars in the night sky.

Her lantern was made by sister Yan Fei herself, the only one in the capital!

Chu Yi pushed Anle's wheelchair slowly forward.

There are countless lanterns hanging on both sides of the street. The bigger the restaurant and shop, the more lanterns hanging. Lotus lanterns, Guanyin lanterns, Zhuangyuan riding lanterns, walking horse lanterns... All kinds of lanterns will make the surrounding area full of joy. Ambilight and brilliant lights.

Gu Yanfei and An Le were dizzy and amazed, their eyes widened.

Anle is not only the first time to come to the Lantern Festival, but also the first time to go out of the palace.

After walking a few dozen feet, she already bought a basket of gadgets.

"Sister, the purse in that shop is so pretty!"

"Sister, this candied fruit...it's sweet and sour. It's delicious."

"Sister, does this bracelet look good?"

“…”

"Sister, let's go over there to guess lantern riddles!"

The three came to a lively restaurant.

A string of big red lanterns hangs outside the restaurant, like a big red curtain, making the whole restaurant red and beaming.

Outside the gate of the restaurant, there are many people who come to guess lantern riddles, and there are three floors inside and three floors outside.

A junior was shouting loudly: "Try ten pennies to guess the lantern riddle once, you guessed it right, this lantern is yours."

"Guess the ten lantern riddles correctly, and our restaurant will also give you a jar of fine wine 'Gianlan Chun'.

"Don't miss it when you pass by."

There were many people watching, but not many people guessing lantern riddles. After all, it cost ten pennies once, and most people just wanted to join in the fun.

"I'll come." An Le happily raised his hand to Xiao Er and picked a lantern at random.

That little Er tore up the white paper on the lantern, revealing the lantern riddle on it: The flowers are fragrant in late spring and early autumn.

This question is not difficult.

An Le tilted his face and thought for a while, then said: "'late spring' means 'sun', and 'early autumn' means 'he', adding up to the word 'fragrance', 'flower fragrant' is also 'fragrance'!"

"The girl is really smart, you guessed it right." Xiao Er rubbed his palm heavily and said, "Do you still guess the girl?"

"Guess!" An Le said proudly.

An Le was so excited that she even guessed ten lantern riddles, of course not all of them were guessed by her.

She couldn't guess, Gu Yanfei picked it up; Gu Yanfei couldn't guess, there was Chu Yi behind.

After passing all the challenges and guessing ten lantern riddles correctly in a row, An Le felt bored and pulled Gu Yanfei's sleeves and wanted to leave.

Little Er could see that these three people were not bad for money, so he cheerfully tempted Anle and said, "Girl, if you guess the most lantern riddles today, you can win the lamp king."

"Look, that's the lamp king!"

Xiao Er turned and pointed to the restaurant at the back. In the center of the lobby hangs an exquisite palace lantern-shaped revolving lantern, glittering with gold and gorgeous and dazzling.

An Le glanced at him, but was disappointed.

That revolving lantern is good, but in her opinion, it can't compare to this butterfly lantern that Gu Yanfei gave her.

Little Er wanted to persuade him a few more words, when he heard a crisp slap sound from the lobby of the restaurant.

(end of this chapter)