Chapter 117： Lantern Festival (two

Chapter 117 Lantern Festival (two chapters combined into one, 4000 words)

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Yu Street was crowded with people, all of whom came to watch the lantern festival and couldn’t even squeeze through.

Su Yanli and his family also packed up and prepared to leave early so that they would not have to squeeze in with their children. Shutong was about to hitch the mule cart when there was a knock on the courtyard door. He hurriedly came over to open the door and asked, "Manager Santai, why are you here?"

Shutong subconsciously looked towards the carriage, "Little Prince..." he thought to himself, everyone has gone to watch the lantern festival and had dinner early. Isn't it a little late to have dinner now?

Santai is different from Shuangrui. Shuangrui usually looks like a good old man with a smile. He follows Zhao Lan with an expressionless look. His demeanor is just like that of the world-weary second generation ancestor.

He said in a straight line, "The little prince didn't come, so he sent me to deliver a carriage to Dr. Su. This is the carriage driver, and these two are the guards."

Shutong was stunned and didn't listen to what the adults were saying to Er Niangzi. He asked Santai to wait and quickly turned around to report back.

Su Yanli was also surprised, "I didn't even listen to what he said when I was eating here on the tenth day of the month. Why did he suddenly send a carriage here?" He looked at his daughter. Although he was a master, it seemed reasonable for students to give teachers any convenience, but the students had a special status. It's not something he can afford conveniently.

Su Ruojin’s mind was spinning a few times. Why was Zhao Lan so unexpectedly kind? Also favor the meat grinder? Or a favor for eating and drinking? She looked toward the entrance of the courtyard and met Santai's eyes.

He bowed his hands in salute.

The carriage has arrived, so let him return the favor!

"Dad, since the little prince has good intentions, we will accept it. When the time comes, as a master, you will redouble your efforts in teaching and educating people."

Her daughter seems to be naturally good at dealing with people. Since her daughter said it was okay, Su Yanli felt no pressure or burden. "Okay, dad will give him a small start."

Su Ruojin pursed her lips and smiled, thinking to herself, Prince Zhao Xiaojun doesn’t want to take the scientific examination, so this small stove will probably be wasted.

With the carriage of the little prince, the family's mule cart became empty. Originally, Lu Dani was going to walk with Mother Dong and others, but now Shutong drove them there in the mule cart to watch the lantern festival. Li Xiuzhumu shook his head and refused to go, and was dragged on by Mother Dong. carriage.

She was the only one left at home. Mother Dong was not worried about her, but she was worried about her being the only one at home.

Yang Siniang asked Su Ruojin to watch the lantern festival every year, but failed every year. She stood at the door and watched A Jin get on the carriage. She could only wave her little hand and said, "You must go to the lantern shed of Zheng Guogong Mansion, I will wait for you there." "

Su Ruojin didn't dare to guarantee it, and just said, "Hurry up, no matter how late it is, it will be difficult to walk with the crowds."

As soon as Yang Siniang heard that it was difficult to leave, she hurriedly ran into the yard and asked, "Mom, when will our family leave?" She called people as she ran.

Mrs. Yang was dressing up in the bedroom, and Mr. Yang was standing by to straighten his clothes. The couple were clearly in the same place, but they were like strangers, each busy with his own business.

Looking at the man arranging his clothes through the bronze mirror, Mrs. Yang held back her annoyance and asked, "Where are you fooling around again?"

Yang Yushi frowned and said, "What fooling around? I did it for official business."

"Business, business." Mrs. Yang hit the comb angrily on the table. In an instant, one of the teeth of the comb was broken. She turned around and said angrily, "I spend the whole day either doing this or saying that. You are the best in this world." ”

“This is the duty of a censor.”

Mrs. Yang was disgusted by his respectful look and said, "Okay, I won't tell you about my responsibilities. As a grown man, you have to support your family. Where's the money?"

"How much salary can I have for a seventh-grade official? Don't you have a dowry shop? This is enough for the family."

"You..." Mrs. Yang's heart ached with anger, and she reached out her hand to knock down the dressing table in hatred, "Yang Jingzi, don't think that I dare not make peace with you."

Mr. Yang frowned and then relaxed when he heard this: "No, you won't reconcile. You can't afford to lose this person."

"You..." Mrs. Yang stretched out her hand to scratch the man's cheek. Her daughter knocked on the door outside. "Mother, mother, the Ajin family has already set off. When will we set off?"

Mr. Yang glanced at his furious wife and said in a low voice, "Hurry up. I will accompany you to the lantern festival at Zheng Guogong's Mansion to show you face. I will not embarrass you." After that, he went to open the door and said with a smile, "Ah Rong—"

“Father, are you okay?”

Mr. Yang nodded, "Go in and urge your mother to hurry up."

Yang Birong seemed to feel something, and the smile on her face suddenly stopped. She looked at her father and then at her mother in front of the dressing table. She was inserting a gold hairpin. It seemed like nothing, but something seemed to have happened.

She can't understand.

With Prince Zhao's carriage, Santai patrolled the area no matter where he went. It was smooth all the way to the Royal Street Lantern Festival. When they got off the carriage, they found that the carriage was parked near the palace gate.

Su Ruojin traveled to the Dayin Dynasty for eight years and was so close to the palace for the first time. Looking up at the city gate tower, the lights were bright and spectacular. The soldiers patrolling above were armed with swords and were dressed in majestic and martial arts. It was even better than what they had seen in movies and TV shows. Solemn and intimidating.

Su Sanlang, who was out of his mind, clung tightly to his mother, too frightened to move.

 Xiao Silang was also so frightened that he crawled into Su Yanli's arms. He patted the child's back gently, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

Su Dalang and Su Ruojin looked at each other, pursed their lips and smiled. This was considered acquaintance with the world.

Santai welcomed the person under a luxuriously decorated lamp shed, "Dr. Su, this is the lamp shed of Prince Jin's Mansion. The prince, princess, prince, and others are all in the palace. Sitting over there are the prince's concubines and concubines. I'm leading You guys say hello, and after that, you can go to the lantern festival. If you are tired, you can take a rest here. The little prince will come out of the palace at about eight o'clock to meet the doctor. "

Su Yanli waved his hand, "The little prince is busy and doesn't need to worry about us."

Santai cupped his hands and said word by word, "The little prince took special care of me."

Su Yanli looked at his daughter.

Then let me do it.

Su Yanli could only say, "The little prince is too polite."

Santai's mission is completed, "The two guards will follow the doctor today. The younger one will not disturb Dr. Su and his family while they go shopping."

Su Yanli was just about to say that he didn't need any guards, but Santai had already turned around and walked towards the palace gate.

Su family:…

The two guards bowed their hands towards the Su family, "One of us is in front to guide the doctor, and the other is behind to block the crowd for the doctor."

Sounds quite thoughtful.

Su Ruojin shrugged at him and said, "If you can't shirk it, just enjoy it."

Having an **** makes shopping really different. Firstly, you don’t have to worry about being squeezed. Secondly, you don’t have to worry about being photographed and carried away.

Wait a minute, Su Ruojin suddenly realized a problem, ran to his father's side and pulled his sleeves.

Su Yanli leaned over and said, "Ajin, what's wrong?"

"Dad, if I didn't pretend to cry during the Lantern Festival last year, would the little prince be okay?" She looked at the two ordinary guards at the front and back. They were wearing black cross-collar robes, which was a bit special, but in the crowded crowd It doesn't seem to be particularly eye-catching.

Su Yanli followed his daughter's gaze and asked, "Maybe the guard was squeezed away at that time?"

Su Ruojin: ...it's also possible.

Oops, why are you thinking about this all of a sudden?

Su Ruojin quickly bared her teeth and smiled, "Dad, let's guess lantern riddles."

Su Yanli smiled gently at his daughter, "Okay." Under various lanterns on the street, several beautiful young ladies were chattering in search of the lantern they liked, but one of them turned his head and followed the gentle and elegant young man in the crowd.

Under the warm light, he is tall and tall, and holding a child in his arms does not diminish his romantic temperament. His black hair is tied up, and he wears a simple white jade and silver crown. The whole person is full of poetry and painting, making people unable to take their eyes away.

“Aoxue…”

“Sister Aoxue, what are you looking at?”

Aoxue turned back quickly, "Nothing?"

The beautiful young lady didn't believe it. She looked towards the place where she was looking. There were many people watching the lamps. She didn't see the powerful man. She joked, "Prince Wei is probably in the palace."

Aoxue rolled her eyes at her and said, "Qingshuang, don't talk nonsense, or else..." Since she was celebrating the New Year, she kept three points.

"Okay, okay, I understand." Qingshuang looked impatient. Last year, Prince Wei broke Cheng Lezheng's legs for her, and he is still pretending to be noble here. It's really off-putting.

The beautiful ladies were not enjoying themselves, so they went to watch the lanterns and guess lantern riddles.

Aoxue turned around again and searched the crowd, but unfortunately she couldn't find him again. I heard that he was a doctor from the Imperial College? Why do you never come to Jiaoshifang?

Eh!

When they walked to the Fan family's lamp shed, the women of the Su family held a lantern in their hands. They were all very happy and followed Su Yanli to salute Mrs. Fan with smiles on their faces.

"Come on..." Mrs. Fan was very enthusiastic. She not only asked the maid and mother-in-law to bring cakes to the children of the Su family, but also asked the eldest daughter-in-law to come over, "Hey, this is the sister Ajin and brother Sanlang mentioned by Cheng Can."

Su Ruojin was shocked! Then don't they, the brothers and sisters, want to call Uncle Fan Yanjia?

Fan Yanjia also realized this problem and hurriedly asked, "Mom, do I call the doctor a brother?"

Mrs. Fan: ...but my men regard Dr. Su as a junior! Is there anything wrong?

There’s really nothing wrong with that!

Su Ruojin called out in a narrow voice: "Uncle Yan Jia, what kind of lantern are you holding in your hand?"

Fan Yanjia: …My whole person suddenly felt bad.

Fan Chengcan was always happy when someone came to play. He didn't care about his uncle or brother. He held up his goldfish lantern happily and said, "Sanlang, let's fight the lantern." When fighting with his uncle, he always loses. Su Sanlang, who is like himself, never You will lose.

The two children chose an empty place to fight with lanterns. Su Silang, who was held in his arms, pointed at the two children with envy, "Go...go..." Su Silang, who was more than one year old, could say some simple words, and could still Take a few steps.

Su Yanli found a stool and sat down, put his little son down, circled him and let him jump.

It is rare to see a man holding a child, and even less so a man who is elegant and elegant. Tonight, the women in the Fan family's lamp shed are in for a treat.

“Mrs. Fan, I seem to have seen this young man last year!”

“My husband’s disciples move around a lot, of course you have the opportunity to see them.”

“Are these all his children?”

"Yeah." Mrs. Fan nodded, "They all look smart."

The ladies agreed, “It’s really good.”

Someone asked, "Then his family is..."

Mrs. Fan did not elaborate, "Not from the capital, but from Pingjiang Prefecture." She said it in one sentence.

"oh."

Whatever the Su family was talking about, the ladies would naturally turn the conversation to something valuable to them.

Fan Chengcan seemed to be more powerful than Su Sanlang, but he lost to Su Sanlang in the battle of lanterns. He cried angrily, "It's impossible...it's impossible...my hands must be faster than his..."

Su Sanlang proudly puffed out his round belly, "I get up every day to learn the moves. My hand speed is definitely faster than yours."

Get up every day? This naughty kid tells lies without blinking an eye. He sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day. He wakes up early and practices with everyone. If he wakes up late, he will practice.

Fan Chengcan had tears hanging on his eyelashes: "Practice the pose?"

“Just practice your skills!” Su Sanlang became more expressive and punched the little guy on the spot.

The brat spent three days fishing and two days drying the nets, but he actually fished in a decent and neat manner, which attracted bursts of applause from the ladies.

“This child is so cute!”

"yes!"

Su family:…

Su Ruojin: ...This kid is only five years old. Even if he spends three days fishing and two days drying nets, he has only learned it for two or three months. This boxing was actually taught by Hua Ping to Mao Ya. Su Dalang and Su Ruojin haven't learned it yet. , the brat was beaten in a decent manner.

This is talent? Su Yanli is a scholar, Cheng Yingzhen is weak, she doesn't have this gene!

Fan Chengcan's eyes shone when he saw it. He stopped using the lamp and stopped crying. He looked at Su Sanlang with admiration and said, "Sanlang, you are so amazing."

"Then..." Just as he was about to boast, he saw his father looking at him with a half-smile, and quickly changed his words, "Where...where..." with a humble look on his face.

Who does this naughty kid look like? Is there a talent for changing faces?

In short, Su Sanlang stole the show tonight. He was very cute in his appearance. Several ladies wanted to see him boxing, but he didn't hesitate and gave them a punch happily and generously.

After a while, I became familiar with the lady and called her both long and short.

How come a Shexian couple gave birth to a Shexian son when they looked at each other?

Su Dalang was also amused by his younger brother's ferocity. He stood aside and smiled quietly.

Su Ruojin thought to herself that even if she was good at doing business in her previous life, she didn't seem to be as good as Su Sanlang. This guy is really good.

There may be some reasons for his personality, mainly because Su Sanlang was born in a loving environment. Su Ruojin is an old-fashioned person. When she took Su Sanlang to play in the alley, she would salute when she met people and bark when she saw people. In order to understand the world, she She gossips about people when she sees them, and she may not realize it, but the little Su Sanlang is standing next to her, and is affected in a subtle way, and even Su Ruojin himself is not aware of it.

Seeing that it was getting late and the young prince was still waiting to see his wife, the Su family said goodbye and returned from the same road. When they passed by the lamp shed of Zheng Guogong's mansion, Yang Siniang saw them with sharp eyes and stopped them quickly.

The little lady was very excited, finally meeting her friend, "Ah Jin—" she insisted on taking her hand into the shed.

Su Ruojin didn't move and said with a smile, "Ah Rong, what kind of lamp did you guess?" He changed his words and was not prepared to enter someone else's lamp shed casually.

Sure enough, Yang Siniang’s attention was diverted, she quickly let go, ran in, and came out with a lantern, “Look, isn’t it pretty?”

Su Ruojin, of course, cheered and nodded vigorously, "So beautiful."

"Haha..." the little lady was very proud, "my grandmother gave it to me specially."

“Your grandmother is so kind.”

(End of this chapter)