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Chapter 428 I, Gu Tingyi, can’t cure you yet [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you nineteen thousand more]

Lantern Festival,

The bright moon is in the sky,

The entire city of Bianjing has been illuminated by countless lanterns.

The imperial city of the Great Zhou Dynasty was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.

The most lively one is Xuande Gate, the south gate of the imperial city.

As in previous years,

After dark, there was a bustle of people outside Xuandemen, and many huge lanterns were placed on the wide Imperial Street and the surrounding open space.

In the city gate tower,

The emperor sat on the dragon throne and looked at the scene under the tower.

I have seen this scene dozens of times since the emperor ascended the throne, but when I saw it again today, my mood was indeed very different from before.

"call!"

A sound of exclamation like a mountain roaring and a tsunami came from downstairs of the city gate.

"Father, what's going on outside?"

Princess Yue'er, who is sitting on the embroidered pier under the emperor's head, is holding her sister Princess Yu'er. The two little princesses are very cute in pink and jade.

Before the emperor could speak, Zhao Fang said at the side: "Sister, the Kongming Lantern must be rising! Come on, I will take you to see it."

With that said, Zhao Fang stretched out his hands and took his two sisters, then walked out of the city tower and came to the city wall outside.

"Wow! So high!"

Looking at the huge yellow Kongming lanterns rising on both sides of the city gate tower, Princess Yue'er exclaimed.

The emperor also stood up from the dragon chair and walked to the door with all the courtiers who came to the tower tonight. Looking at the bright lanterns high up, he nodded appreciatively: "The Ministry of Industry has worked hard this year!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he glanced at Lian Guogong in the crowd.

Duke Lian hurriedly handed over his hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The surrounding ministers nodded.

Such a large Kongming Lantern has never been seen in previous years.

When the emperor looked at Duke Lian who had handed him over, he also saw Duke Shen standing in the middle of the crowd.

Looking at the emperor's gaze, the chief minister on the side whispered: "Your Majesty, would you like to invite Grand Prime Minister Shen to come over?"

The emperor nodded.

After a while, Grand Prime Minister Shen walked to the emperor's side.

"How is Brother Rui at Shen Qing's house?"

Grand Prime Minister Shen bowed and held his hands in his hands: "Your Majesty, fortunately the young master of the Yu family took action. The dog was sleeping peacefully when I came."

The emperor nodded: "Fortunately, it didn't cause a big disaster!"

Grand Prime Minister Shen bowed deeper and deeper.

"The person proposing to marry is Zheng Jun's daughter?"

"Your Majesty, yes."

"The wedding date has been set, you must tell me."

"I obey the order."

Inside the tower

Mrs. Xu Hou's wife, Sun Shi, was dressed solemnly. She was sitting on the embroidered pier and listened to the conversation between the queen and Mrs. Shen.

The officials who arranged the seats in the palace also had good intentions.

In front of Mrs. Sun is Mrs. Lian Guogong, next is Mrs. Bai of Marquis Ningyuan, and behind her is Mrs. Wu. She is surrounded by familiar people.

The queen beside the emperor's dragon chair said: "Last year we regained the old land of Bai Gao, and in addition to Lord Wang's previous expedition to Bianhehuang, there are already a lot of horses in the northwest."

"Madam of the Shen family, you should be more careful when several companies in Beijing sell horses to the south."

The eldest lady of the Shen family stood up from the embroidered pier and gave her a blessing: "Don't worry, I will do my best."

The queen smiled and nodded.

After hearing this, Mrs. Sun stood up during the conversation, saluted the Queen and smiled: "My Lady, don't keep thinking about things in the northwest. The Mongolian tribes in the north are trading horses with me in the Zhou Dynasty, and the Shen family is also interested in it." My wife is here to help!”

After Sun finished speaking,

Mrs. Bai on the side also stood up and saluted: "Madam, you know that my family started as a shipping salt merchant. We have some business along the coast of Guangnan West Road. Madam Shen family, please help my family after she returns."

"This" The eldest lady of the Shen family looked at Sun and Bai in surprise, and then at the Queen.

The queen smiled and said: "Then the eldest lady of the Shen family will worry about it again."

"yes."

Seeing the emperor, Zhao Fang and all the ministers returning to the tower,

The queen stood up with a smile and said, "Let's go and see the excitement outside."

All the imperial ladies came to the city wall outside the city tower.

Looking at the bright moon in the night sky,

Next to the bright moon is a high-hanging Kongming lantern.

Further away, people in Bianjing are setting off small Kongming lanterns, as if the stars are slowly slipping from the ground to the sky.

There was a bustle of people downstairs, all kinds of huge lanterns and the surging flow of people, which made the chill of the early spring night dissipate a lot.

"It's so beautiful!"

Bai stood next to Sun and sighed.

"yes!"

"The boys in our family are probably watching the lanterns on the wooden building over there!"

Mrs. Wu pointed to a wooden building in the distance and said.

In the wooden building pointed out by Mrs. Wu,

Gu Tingye stood next to Xu Zaijing, looked at the young man coming from the stairs and said, "Brother Jing, why is he here?"

Xu Zaijing: "I invited him here!"

"What! Brother Jing, you know that I don't want to deal with him!"

Gu Tingye said anxiously.

Xu Zaijing glanced at Gu Tingye: "Mrs. Bai asked me to invite you."

"You can't decide Sister Yi's marriage."

As he spoke, Xu Zaijing patted Gu Tingye on the shoulder, and then walked towards Huang Qingyue: "Brother Yue, you came late enough."

"Something happened at home, so I was delayed a little bit."

Gu Tingye interrupted: "What's the matter?"

Huang Qingyue replied with some embarrassment: "Some relatives returned to Beijing, and I helped my mother greet them."

Gu Tingye looked at Huang Qingyue and then at Xu Zaijing: "Is it your cousin from the Yuan family who is back?"

Huang Qingyue nodded.

"What's the matter? Come on, let me introduce you to them."

Xu Zaijing smiled and put his arm around Huang Qingyue's shoulders and walked towards the crowd.

After some introduction,

Some of them were known to Huang Qingyue, and most of the new ones were brothers from the Duke's family such as Qi Heng, Lu Zezong, and Liang Han.

When Xu Zaijing was introducing people, a female envoy from the Chai family came to Chai Jin and said a few words.

After hearing this, Chai Jin looked at the female envoy and said, "Yunmu, tell your girl that we will be downstairs in half a quarter of an hour."

After hearing this, Yunmu bowed, turned and walked upstairs.

Bianjing Street,

The Sheng family's carriage has stopped by the roadside.

Cui's mother and Minglan each supported the old lady as she walked on the street.

Looking at the lanterns on the street, the old lady's eyes were full of memories.

After walking around for a while,

Everyone came to the downstairs of the restaurant which was some distance away from Xuandemen.

The old lady stopped, looked at Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu behind her and said, "Mrs. Yu is waiting for me upstairs, so I won't go shopping!"

"Hong'er, please accompany the eldest lady for a while."

"Yes, mother." Sheng Hong bowed and responded.

The old lady nodded and said to Minglan, "Ming'er, come here!"

Ru Lan, who was held by Wang Ruofu,

Looking at the restaurant's sign, she pursed her lips, raised her head and said, "Mother, my daughter is a little tired from walking and wants to go upstairs with her grandmother."

Wang Ruofu looked at Ru Lan's appearance and nodded helplessly: "Go!" He let go of Ru Lan's hand.

Mo Lan, who was behind Sheng Hong, rolled his eyes when he saw Ru Lan's appearance.

Went to the second floor of the restaurant,

The old lady took two orchids into the private room.

"I thought you wouldn't come out tonight!" Madam Yu held Yu Yanran's hand and laughed with the old lady.

"Since I promised you, there's no reason why I can't come out."

The old lady said and smiled at Yu Yanran who saluted her.

After the two old men sat down,

The three little girls just sat together.

Because they were looking at the windows and admiring the lanterns all around, it was a bit cold in the private room, so everyone did not take off their cloaks.

When Mrs. Yu saw Ru Lan picking up the snacks on the table and eating them, she hurriedly said: "Go and serve Miss Ru Lan a cup of hot tea."

Hearing this, Ru Lan smiled at Mrs. Yu with a hint of snack residue in the corner of her mouth.

The two old men were talking,

Yu Yanran took the tea from the nanny and put it in front of Ru Lan: "Sister Ru Lan, please eat slowly! The tea is a bit hot. Please warm your hands before eating!"

Ru Lan nodded repeatedly, and after swallowing her snack, she said, "On this journey, that girl Mo Lan had to look at this lantern and guess that lantern riddle. She was exhausted! Humph!"

Minglan pursed her lips and said nothing.

Yu Yanran said: "Sister Mo Lan has always been talented and learned."

"She? She's just pretending! By the way, sister Yanran, why didn't your sister come with you?" Ru Lan lowered her head and blew the tea after asking.

Yu Yanran and Minglan looked at each other and said, "Sister, she is following my father and aunt."

Ru Lan carefully took a sip of tea and put down the tea cup: "I have met your sister Yu Yanhong before. She is obviously the daughter of a second wife. I really don't know what she is like!"

Listening to the conversation of the little daughters on the side,

The old lady smiled apologetically at Madam Yu.

Mrs. Yu waved her hands and whispered: "My son is also confused! I'm not afraid of your jokes! Previously, the officials and I were negligent and almost allowed the dowry left by Yanran's deceased mother to be misappropriated by that person!"

The old lady frowned and shook her head: "How, how could you do this!?"

Mrs. Yu shook her head and sighed, looking out the window and saying, "If it hadn't been for the knight's reminder, Yanran's mother's dowry might have been ruined. Not to mention those unhappy people, look at the Kongming Lantern in front of Xuande Gate, it's so big! "

The old lady followed the instructions and looked outside.

"Speaking of which, when we were young, you were watching the lanterns on the Xuandemen Gate Tower!"

Hearing Mrs. Yu's words, the old lady smiled and looked at the bright moon hanging high in the sky: "That happened so many years ago! By the way, the old sister-in-law of Sheng's family will come to the capital in a while, and I will have to invite you there. Keep company."

"At that time, we will also find a match for the eldest grandson of the eldest son."

Mrs. Yu nodded and looked at Yu Yanran: "You think my Yanran may be..."

The old lady waved her hand: "Yanran is also the eldest granddaughter of the eldest husband, so she doesn't belong to my family."

"No matter how well-matched the family is, I just want Yanran to find a family that treats her well! In the future, the official and I will be able to leave with peace of mind, and I will be able to have something to say when I meet my first daughter-in-law a hundred years later!"

Looking at Mrs. Yu's look, the old lady nodded helplessly: "Then, we three old ladies will discuss it then!"

The two old ladies talked for a while,

"It's almost time to rest, let's continue watching the lanterns!"

The old lady stood up and said with a smile.

Rulan was a little sleepy while listening to Minglan and Yanran discussing embroidery skills.

When she heard the old lady's words, her face drooped and she whispered: "Ah? You still want to go shopping!?"

The third floor of the wooden building,

Rongxian, who had just arrived, was wearing a bright red brocade robe.

There are silk flowers on the temples,

After greeting Xu Zaijing affectionately, he was talking to Chai Bo with a smile.

Qi Heng stood next to Chai Bo. Looking at Rong Xian's coquettish look, Qi Heng took advantage of the conversation and said, "Brother Xian, I heard that your marriage has been decided?"

The happy Rongxian froze for a moment, then his smile slowly disappeared and he nodded.

"Brother Xian, the Dou family of the Duke of Fu has been a distinguished family member in Bianjing for many years, so we are a good match."

Gu Tingye came over and said while suppressing a smile.

Rongxian gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, ignoring Gu Tingye.

At this time,

Chai Jin shouted loudly to the Bianjing children in the building: "Let's go downstairs to join in the fun and guess lantern riddles! I've seen this year's lanterns, and some of them are very exquisite."

"Go, go, go!"

Rongxian in the crowd said impatiently.

When everyone went downstairs,

The ladies from Bianjing on the fourth floor were also walking on the stairs.

Xu Zaijing and others came to the stairs.

Huang Qingyue, who was not far away from him, was about to follow everyone down, but as soon as he took a step, he was grabbed by Xu Zaijing.

Seeing Xu Zaijing shaking his head slightly, Huang Qingyue stopped.

At the stairway on the fourth floor,

You can see what the third floor looks like.

Gu Tingyi was talking to Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan.

Suddenly,

Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan both stopped, leaving Gu Tingyi to take two steps forward.

Gu Tingyi was stunned: "What's wrong? Let's go?"

"Sister Tingyi, you go first, and we will follow."

After Chai Zhengzheng finished speaking, he quickly walked downstairs and covered his mouth with a handkerchief with a smile in his eyes.

Rong Feiyan also looked at Gu Tingyi with some embarrassment.

Gu Tingyi looked downstairs and saw Xu Zaijing holding Gu Tingye's waist to prevent him from moving forward.

In front of Xu Zaijing and Gu Tingye, there happened to be a handsome young man standing there awkwardly.

Gu Tingyi glared at the two girls Chai and Rong with some embarrassment, biting his lips with panic in his eyes.

Then, Gu Tingyi saw Xu Zaijing.

The panic in her eyes dissipated slightly, and she suddenly had a plan on her mind.

"snort!"

Thinking about it, Gu Tingyi walked directly down.

Come to the third floor,

Gu Tingyi took a closer look at Huang Qingyue's face. After seeing clearly, she nodded secretly and smiled politely at Huang Qingyue, and then

"Second brother, brother Jing, let's go down together!"

After saying that, Gu Tingyi turned around and squeezed his nose at Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan.

"Okay, okay!"

Gu Tingye broke away from the somewhat embarrassed Xu Zaijing's hand, nodded and said.

"Tap tap tap"

The sound of footsteps coming downstairs was heard.

"Sister, why are you walking so fast? Wait for us!"

The sound of Chai Zhengzheng came.

When passing by Huang Qingyue,

Both noble ladies looked at Huang Qingyue with admiration.

Came to Gu Tingyi's side,

Qi Heng beside Xu Zaijing hurriedly handed over his hands: "I've met my cousin."

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and nodded with Qi Heng, then gave a blessing salute to Xu Zaijing and others.

Lu Zezong, Gu Tingye, Liang Han, Rong Xian and others quickly returned the gift.

After Rong Feiyan came downstairs, she looked at her brother's cowardly look, which was extremely painful for losing my love, and she shook her head secretly.

Gu Tingyi had an arrogant expression on his face, saying, "I can't cure you two yet."

As Chai Zhengzheng and Rong Feiyan apologized in low voices, the three girls held hands and walked towards the second floor.

Arriving at the stairs going downstairs on the third floor,

The three ladies didn't know who said what, and Gu Tingyi slapped them several times in shame.

Rong Xian 'collected his mood', looked between Huang Qingyue and Gu Tingye, raised the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Brother Ye, I have heard about Brother Yue's achievements in the Western Army. He will definitely be limitless in the future!"

"He is also a talented person in appearance. Although his handsomeness is still a little different from that of me, Keke, and Brother Jing, the Shoushan uncle's family has been honored for many years, and we are said to be a good family."

Gu Tingye stared, and when he saw Rong Xian's coquettish look, he clenched his fists in annoyance: "Rong"

"Hey! Brother Ye, tell me first!"

"I"

Xu Zaijing raised his eyebrows and smiled at Liang Han: "Let's go, let's go shopping too!"

I walked around the busy streets of Bianjing for a long time.

Gu Tingyi saw several exquisite and unusual lanterns hanging on a stall on the roadside.

But the stall owner must guess the lantern riddle correctly before he can buy it.

Gu Tingyi, Chai Zhengzheng, Rong Feiyan and other ladies tried several times but failed to guess it.

She looked back and waved: "Second brother, come and help me!"

Not far away, Gu Tingye left Xu Zaijing and others who were also guessing lantern riddles and hurriedly walked to Gu Tingyi's side and carefully looked at the lantern riddles hanging under the lanterns.

After trying several times, I still couldn't get it right.

Gu Tingyi, Chai Zhengzheng, Rong Feiyan and other girls just scratched their heads in frustration.

"Forget it, it seems we have no chance with it."

Chai Zhengzheng touched the exquisite lantern he liked in the air, and glanced at Xu Zaijing, who was standing behind them, with a smile on his lips.

"Let's go!"

The ladies left here and walked forward surrounded by servant guards.

After walking a few steps,

Gu Tingyi looked back and said, "I can't even guess, what are they still doing there?"

After that, continue walking forward.

On the lantern stall,

Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and other distinguished disciples are still thinking about the puzzle.

Not far away, a few people away, there were three more girls wearing cloaks.

Behind the girls were two silver-haired old women.

Everyone was so fascinated with the lantern riddles that they didn't look at the people next to them for a moment.

When Yu Yanran and Minglan murmured a few words and then guessed the puzzle and bought Gu Tingyi's favorite lantern, Xu Zaijing and the others looked over curiously.

"Eh? Miss Yu, Miss Five, and Miss Six, why are you here?"

Outside, Xu Zaijing did not call out names.

The three girls smiled and bowed to Xu Zaijing and the others.

Xu Zaijing also saw the two old ladies.

Just as he was about to walk towards his great-aunt, Old Lady Sheng,

he saw his great-aunt smiling and waving at him, indicating that he did not need to go over and continue to guess lantern riddles.

Yu Yanran bowed and said to Minglan: "Minglan, this lantern is not my favorite. Let's guess the answers to those lanterns!"

Yu Yanran pointed to the lanterns on the edge of the stall.

Then, Yu Yanran, Minglan and Rulan began to mutter again. After the three of them guessed the answer again,

Xu Zaijing and the others also figured out the idea of ​​the person who asked the question.

Soon,

several lanterns fell into the hands of Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and the others.

Among them, Xu Zaijing had the most lanterns, followed by Gu Tingye, and then Qi Heng and Liang Han.

Afterwards, Gu Tingye guessed the answer to Yu Yanran's favorite lantern, and exchanged it for Gu Tingyi's favorite lantern.

When Chai Zhengzheng and others strolled around for a while, they didn't see such exquisite lanterns anymore, so they were ready to go back to the stall to fight again.

Then they met Gu Tingye and his group walking forward.

Seeing that the lantern he liked was in his hand, Gu Tingyi bowed happily.

Xu Zaijing on the side handed the lantern in his hand to Gu Tingyi and said, "Here, you can pick it for fun."

Gu Tingyi quickly stretched out his hand to the lantern handed over by Xu Zaijing, and then smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Jing!"

Then he took the lantern.

Watching the noble ladies carrying lanterns away,

Xu Zaijing and his men continued to walk forward.

Gu Tingye fell behind, looking at Minglan behind and Yu Yanran beside him.