The sky is like water, and the jade hook hangs in the distance.
In the street market, it is difficult to drive BMW cars, the crowds are bustling, brocade silk mandarin belts are hung on the trees, the lights are shining all around, loving men and women are in pairs, or a few sisters and sisters are walking together, and when they see a good-looking young man, stop They looked at each other, then shyly turned their heads and stomped and played with their best friend who was teasing and laughing.
The blue night in the capital city on the seventh day of July is actually more lively than the daytime.
Ye Mian dragged Zhuang Jue by the corner of his sleeve and walked through the crowd with difficulty.
"Hurry up, hurry up, you won't be able to catch up in a while!" Ye Mian said anxiously.
Today, the female student Li Zhaozhong wanted to come to release the river lanterns under the Xiangqiao Bridge, Wei Angyuan turned around and inquired at his second sister-in-law's place. By the time that Li Zhao's idiot had changed his clothes several times, he just waited. Taking this opportunity to meet the girl from a distance, if he asks his mother to propose marriage for him in the future, the girl will know it is him anyway.
Brother, how can such a big event be missed.
The shops on both sides of the street are all open, and the clerk is standing at the door of the shop full of red lanterns, yelling vigorously. Ye Mian is sweating from anxiety, and dodges from left to right to avoid the street vendors. Langs carry all kinds of shoulder poles for begging for clever things.
"Look at you," Ye Mian said impatiently, "You just want to come out to play with me and talk to me carefully, but you made such a big detour and messed up all my arrangements for the night!"
"If I told you straight, would you come out with me?"
Ye Mian opened his mouth and did not speak.
"Next time I will take such a big turn."
Ye Mian was deflated for a while, and turned to stare at him, but Zhuang Jue only raised the corner of his eyes, not paying much attention.
When the two of them arrived at the Fragrant Bridge next to Qiqiao City, Wei Angyuan and the others were already waiting there. Seeing that Ye Mian had brought the King of Rongnan County, they were all taken aback, but they didn't say anything, because it was not good to be outside. After saluting, they all bowed their heads as a salute.
Several people were joining in the excitement and hung sandalwood bags on the incense bridge. The incense bridge was made of incense sticks and coarse official incense wrapped in colored paper, and there were strings of paper folded papers for blessings hanging on it. There is a couplet on the left and right with Huang Chengcheng's ingots, "Looking at the blue sky tonight on Qixi Festival, and the Altair and Weaver Girl crossing the river bridge".
Ruan Yunsheng handed Ye Mian and Zhuang Jue two sandalwood bags, and said with a smile: "Go and hang up this soon, and it will be burned together with this incense bridge in a while, for a good fortune, and you will be able to marry a good wife in the future, be kind and loving like."
Zhuang Jue raised his eyes and looked at Ruan Yunsheng indifferently. Ruan Yunsheng smiled with one corner of his mouth, and stuffed the sachet into Ye Mian's hand.
Ye Mian took it under his nose and smelled it. There was a pungent smell of cheap spices, and he wrinkled his nose. Ruan Yunsheng smiled and pushed him to the side of the Fragrant Bridge. We use the same ones on weekdays, so don't be picky."
On the other side, Li Zhao was spinning around on the edge of the Fragrant Bridge, and Wei Angyuan, who was annoyed, would have kicked him if he hadn't seen the newly cut clothes on his body. Fortunately, after a while, the servant of Wei Cheng's family trotted over and said anxiously: "It's gone, the second young master and the second young mistress are also following."
Wei Angyuan waved, "Hurry up, my second brother and second sister-in-law are here too, this will be much easier."
A few people hurried along the Yuxiao River to the upstream side. Along the way, young men and women squatted by the river and put colorful river lanterns the size of palms. Ye Mian could be seen stopping frequently.
Li Zhao urged desperately at the front: "Ye Si, don't dawdle with me! I will pay you a carload of lanterns next year!"
"Got it! Here we come."
Ye Mian speeded up his pace helplessly, but he heard Zhuang Jue at the side say: "Don't want his, next year the lights on Qinhuai will be yours."
Li Zhao staggered ahead.
The further upstream you go, the fewer people there are, and further ahead, there are noble ladies from various houses.
Ye Mian and the others stayed away and walked towards the Qingjin Bridge at the other end. Wei Angyuan's second brother was standing on the bridge with a fan, and a few guards stood behind him.
A few people hurried up to be affectionate and courteous.
"Brother Qing."
Wei Angqing nodded with a smile, and was stunned for a moment when he saw King Rongnan, then he reacted and greeted him with a smile.
Wei Angqing asked them, "If you didn't go to the lively Qiqiao Market, why did you come here?"
Wei Angyuan looked sloppy, "We think it's noisy over there, so come here and relax, where's my second sister-in-law?"
Wei Angqing pouted under the bridge, "Accompanies her natal girl to light the lamp."
A few people looked under the bridge, and saw a few noble ladies from official families in brocade clothes and skirts, who had already taken off the tulle veils covering their heads, and were squatting by the river, laughing and putting on river lanterns, and there were more than a dozen big and round people standing beside them. The mother-in-law is guarding there, and there are some people who look like guards on the periphery patrolling there.
Ye Mian poked Li Zhao who was on the side, and asked urgently in a low voice, "Which one?"
"The one in the middle is wearing a pink dress." Li Zhao said nervously.
Ye Mian and the others quickly stretched their necks and looked down.
At this time, Wei Angyuan was holding on to the railing of the bridge, and shouted down, "Second sister-in-law!"
The noble ladies by the river under the bridge raised their heads one after another.
The Qingjin Bridge was also hung with colorful lights today, and it was brightly lit. I saw a few handsome young men in brocade clothes standing on the bridge and looking down.
The looks of these people were like dragons and phoenixes, but under the shadow of the moonlight, they looked even more a little bit more, and the noble ladies lowered their heads and covered their lips and smiled.
Wei Angyuan yelled like a fool for his brothers: "Sister-in-law, I am Ang Yuan," and tugged at the two people around him, "This is Ruan Yunsheng, this is Li Zhao, I will bring them to meet you later~ "
Wei Angqing snorted through his nose, "Stinky boy" no longer knows what these people came here for, they are all leftovers from the old brothers' play.
Before Wei Angyuan's second sister-in-law got on the bridge, Wei Angqing chased them away.
As they walked back to the market, Li Zhao blushed with excitement, "She saw me just now, we met eyes, and she gave me a stare!"
Ye Mian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Are you so happy to stare at you? Are you stupid?"
"What do you know?" Li Zhao grabbed Ye Mian's shoulders and said triumphantly, "My third brother said that all their women are like this. They fell in love with you and didn't let you know. Maybe they will definitely make you look angry for a while." Just be reserved."
Ye Mian let out a disgusted "Hey", curled his lips and said, "No wonder your third brother still can't marry a wife."
The few people had such a quarrel, and the dinner was useless, so they hurriedly found a restaurant on the street that they often go to.
Tonight, the restaurants were already overcrowded, and they all came two days in advance to reserve seats early, but who are these ancestors, they just went there in such a blatant manner, and the shopkeeper went to the private room to drive people to lose money, and then He invited the young masters in with a flattering face, not daring to make people wait for a while.
Before the food was served, Ye Mian was so hungry that he rubbed his stomach. Wen Xun, who came back from Gongfang outside, said with a happy face, "Ang Yuan, I just saw your second brother and second sister-in-law with those girls. Students have entered this restaurant!"
A few people regained their energy in an instant, Li Zhao stiffened his back, Ye Mian stopped complaining, and said anxiously: "Hurry up, Ang Yuan, ask, do you want to fight for a while?"
Ruan Yunsheng gave a "tsk", shook his head and said, "Why are you more anxious than Brother Zhao, there are ladies from other people's houses here, so if you can go in and have a present, Brother Qing is already helping you."
Wei Angyuan stood up and pointed to Li Zhao, who quickly bowed his head and bowed in favor.
Wei Angyuan straightened his clothes and went out, and came back after a while, but his face was very strange.
Several people stared at him, and saw that Wei Angyuan walked behind Li Zhao who was sitting, surrounded him from behind with the back of the chair, then raised his head to look at Ye Mian and said, "Brother Mian, run, that lady is looking at Zhuang. It's gone."
Ye Mian widened his eyes: "???"
Wei Angyuan looked at him angrily and said, "Don't you take Rongnan County King with you?!"
Ye Mian took a deep breath with his mouth open, didn't dare to look at Li Zhao, dragged Zhuang Jue who was beside him, and hurriedly slipped out the door, before he even got to the stairs, he heard Li Zhao roaring inside. Shouting broke the sound.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
Ye Mian staggered in fright, dragged Zhuang Jue to escape in embarrassment.
After going out, Ye Mian took a panting look at the beautiful face in front of him, patted his head and blamed himself: "I was careless, how could I bring you there at this time, you can kill brother "
Zhuang Jue looked innocent.
Ye Mian spent the whole night with his brother. Poorly, he didn't even have a mouthful of hot food. He just chewed half a piece of tea in the restaurant before being kicked out. How could he stand hunger at his age, and now he has passed away. His chest was pressed against his back, his eyes were full of stars, and he was drooling at the cows pulling the carts passing by.
He hurriedly went to a restaurant for dinner, but was grabbed by Zhuang Jue.
"What are you doing?" Ye Mian moaned weakly: "Let's find a place to have dinner, no matter what is good or bad, at least let me have a bite."
Zhuang Jue hooked the corners of his lips, raised his wide sleeves and pointed behind him. Ye Mian turned his head to look, and saw a long alley behind him. In contrast to the hustle and bustle of the place where it is located, it is extremely quiet.
Zhuang Jue pulled his sleeves and walked into the alley, but there were several guards with knives patrolling in the depths of the alley. They were all taken aback when they saw Zhuang Jue, and then knelt down and bowed down.
Ye Mian understood it at a glance, and sure enough, when he walked to the end of the alley, there was a T-shaped horizontal road. In the middle of the tall and majestic lacquered vermilion gate, there was a black silk nanmu plaque, which was written to the Princess Rongyi's mansion.
Several guards guarding the gate climbed up and hurriedly opened the main gate of the Princess Mansion together. After a few squeaks, dozens of people hurried out from inside to greet the main gate, bowing respectfully.
"Get up," Zhuang Jue ordered lightly, and then he stopped looking at them and led Ye Mian into the princess mansion.
The steward who was kneeling at the front quickly got up and trotted up, and said with a happy face: "The slave didn't know that the county king is returning to the mansion today. Fortunately, everything has been settled, and the county king will not be wronged."
"Well," Zhuang Jue responded casually, and then ordered: "Let the cook from Yuxianlou who Eunuch Xia arranged to come in last time make a table of noodles."
The butler hurriedly bowed a few times in response, and then ordered the servants around him. After receiving the order, the servant ran to the kitchen behind.
Ye Mian clutched his stomach as he walked forward and looked around. Although it was dusk, he could still see the magnificent decorations in the Princess Mansion. The roof was full of colorful glazed tiles, dazzling under the halo of palace lanterns. Liu Guang, with majestic kissing beasts squatting at the four corners, is even more majestic. The courtyard is also full of corridors, stacked stones and mountains, everywhere is extraordinary but exquisite.
The two entered a courtyard, where servants and maids were already kneeling on the ground.
After entering the main room, Zhuang Jue sat down and waved his hand at the housekeeper, "Let them get up, hurry up and pass some snacks to nourish the stomach, the tea should be light, add some honey water."
The butler led the way.
Ye Mian asked him, "Is this your yard?"
"I don't know, I'm the same as you, and it's the first time I've come back."
Ye Mian was stunned: "Haven't you been here?"
Zhuang Jue nodded and said indifferently: "Well, I have been hiding from the prince before, and I have never come in on the excuse that the princess mansion has not been repaired."
Ye Mian frowned: "Then he must know about your return today."
"You are yelling hungry in front of my house, what can I do?"
Ye Mian: ""
The two talked for a while, and several beautiful maids brought in trays of exquisite refreshments.
Zhuang Jue watched him eat for a while, and suddenly said: "What Li Zhao said today is wrong."
"Ah?" Ye Mian opened his mouth, and there were still scum on his lips.
Zhuang Jue smiled, and reached out to wipe the snack off his lips.
Ye Mian subconsciously hid back, but Zhuang Jue didn't care, he just said: "Today Li Zhao said that he has a secret heart, and he has to keep your face reserved for a while. He is wrong."
Ye Mian chewed the snack in his mouth a few more times, but didn't speak.
Zhuang Jue: "I haven't."
Ye Mian coughed, "What does it have to do with you, what brother Zhao is talking about is the lady in the boudoir."
"But after he finishes speaking, you just turn your head and look at me," Zhuang Jue said with a rare gloomy look on his face.
The author has something to say:
To explain, there is a timeline that seems to have been misunderstood by readers, that is, the "threat" that the elder brother "awakened" Zhuangzhuang was not on the day of Ye Chuang Guozixue, but Ye Mian's first encounter with him when he was in Xia Miao. After he filed a complaint, his eldest brother wrote a "threatening letter" to Zhuang Zhuang.