A beautiful daughter came to the Xiangfu

After Prince Xiao An and Lin Qingyang returned home after three days of worship, Prime Minister Lin thought about many things in his study.

At the beginning, his daughter and the mother of Prince Xiao An were cousins ​​and were well-known in the capital. They were both talented and beautiful. Also because of the relationship with the empress dowager, the two girls were very close to the current emperor. At that time, the emperor was just a prince.

If nothing had happened to Prince An and his wife, the emperor today would probably not be the present emperor. But it just so happened that Prince An, who was loved by the people and had a good reputation, died suddenly and unexpectedly. The second son of the late emperor succeeded to the throne, and his own daughter Lin Ye was wrongly accused not long after getting married. The richest businessman in the capital, who was once Prince An, also suddenly disappeared.

The emperor originally tried to stop the Lin family from looking for Lin Ye, but later for some unknown reason, he took the initiative to look for them. Lin Qingyang was brought back to Beijing. The emperor might know something, and the Lin family also planned to let Lin Qingyang enter the Eastern Palace to consolidate the Lin family's power. By the generation of Lin Meir, the Lin family had only one boy, Lin Yong, who was not a legitimate son and was still young. The future of the Lin family was unknown.

Prime Minister Lin and Prince Xiao'an did not have much in common. After all, Prince Xiao'an had relatively no foundation, was not well-received by the world, and was not a big name. When the emperor granted Lin Qingyang in marriage to Prince Xiao'an, he was unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

Today, Prince Xiao An came to the mansion, which was the first time I formally dealt with him.

Although Xiao An Wang lost more than he won in the few games of chess he played with them, he always felt that Xiao An Wang was different from the person he had imagined.

He asked his son, but the tutor said he didn't feel anything special and that maybe he was just too old and worried too much.

After Prince Xiao An returned home, he changed his clothes and went to the study. He always had to "secretly" handle some official business. In addition to invisible wealth, there were also some local matters, including some secrets that no one could know.

After finishing all these, it was already dark and we hadn’t had dinner yet.

"Wang Shun, go ask Yan Niang to see the princess and ask her where she's going to eat tonight. Just give her the order and come back to let me know."

"Yes." Wang Shun went to the back yard and found Yan Niang to explain the prince's order.

After a while, Wang Shun came back and said, "Your Highness, the princess said that she would be where she usually is today. She has asked the kitchen to serve the dishes. Your Highness, you can come over too!"

"Okay, got it."

The prince got up and went to the restaurant, and Wang Shun followed behind him.

After eating for a few days, Lin Qingyang understood that the meals in the palace must be regulated. The dinner has the least variety of dishes and most of them are vegetarian, which is healthy.

After dinner, Lin Qingyang strolled in the yard to exercise his body. It was uncomfortable to sit all the time. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the yard was the most comfortable place.

Lin Qingyang finished her stroll and was about to go back to the house when she suddenly saw fireworks in the sky.

"What day is this? Someone is setting off fireworks."

When they got married two days ago, they set off fireworks.

There are many princes and nobles in the capital, but there are also many rules. Ordinary people are not qualified to see fireworks. Except for festivals and large-scale events in the palace, fireworks are rarely seen.

"It's almost Chinese Valentine's Day, and both West Street and East Street are very busy," explained Little Prince An.

"Isn't it just a few days until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year? Why is there a market activity today?" Lin Qingyang asked curiously. After all, there is no such lively Chinese Valentine's Day in the countryside.

"That's what you don't understand. Market activities start in July and last until the 15th. They're just as lively as the Lantern Festival."

"What are the people doing at the market?" Lin Qingyang's eyes lit up and he asked Xiao Anwang.

"A section of those two streets will be closed off, and carriages will not be allowed to pass through. People will sell mohele, flower melon, wine roast, pens and inkstones, needles and thread, and many things for women and children. People will build clever sheds and fairy bridges on the street, vendors will hawk their wares, and there will be many activities in wine shops and teahouses. Each shop will always have some new things..."

Little Prince An kept talking and Lin Qingyang listened with great interest.

"Then I want to go shopping too, is that okay?" Lin Qingyang pulled Prince An's sleeve and shook it.

"Of course you can, but you have to take care of your waist in the next two days, otherwise I won't let you go out." Xiao Wang An replied to him.

Lin Qingyang nodded, thinking that as long as he rested for two days, there should be no problem.

"Well, shall we ask Ning'er to come along?"

Xiao An Wang turned around and looked at her, nodded and said "Okay."

The streets are bustling on the Qixi Festival, just like the Chinese New Year. Starting from the first day of July every year, everyone from the imperial palace and dignitaries to ordinary people starts to buy items for the festival. Lin Qingyang spent the Qixi Festival in the capital for the first time, and was very curious about how lively and prosperous the Qixi Festival in the capital was.

After applying the plaster for two days and resting for two or three days, Lin Qingyang's waist no longer hurts. Now she can run and jump, and is very lively. Xiao An Wang said to her: "This is to make up for the activities of the past few days."

On the sixth day of July, Xiao Wang An took Lin Qingyang to the market on East Street. They made an appointment with the Zhuang brothers and sisters to meet at a teahouse on the market.

In order to let Lin Qingyang see for himself how lively the street market was, Xiao An Wang went out in the afternoon and had dinner outside. From dawn to nightfall, there were more and more vendors and shoppers on the street.

"Wow, it's so lively!"

Lin Qingyang couldn't help but sigh.

They looked down from the upstairs. The streets were bustling with people, the vendors' shouts were heard one after another, the wine shop windows reflected people's shadows, and the smoke rose from the teahouses. The rich smell of fireworks filled the streets. The majority of people on the street were children and women, holding lotus leaves, lotus flowers, mohele or fruits. There were also shops with novel gadgets displayed in front of them that attracted people to stop and look.

"Let's go down!" Lin Qingyang saw more and more people on the street and was already itching to join in the fun.

"There will be a lot of people here soon, so stay with me and don't run around. Do you hear me?" King Xiao An instructed.

Lin Qingyang nodded, but her mind was already far away.

"Hey, if you're afraid she'll get lost, why don't you just hold her hand?" Zhuang Yunlin joked.

Little Prince An ignored his sarcasm and just said, "Take good care of Ning'er!"

Zhuang Yunlin snorted, and several people came out of the building. Everywhere he looked, there were people.

Lin Qingyang pulled Zhuang Weining and walked slowly in front, while Prince An and Zhuang Yunlin followed behind. Of course, there were also guards from the Duke of Qing's Mansion and Prince An's Mansion around them.

This was the first time Zhuang Weining saw Lin Qingyang after she got married.

"My sister-in-law, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you haven't changed much."

"What else can change? We have good food and clothes, and nothing much to worry about." Lin Qingyang pulled her into the crowd.

"Is my cousin nice to you?" The two chatted while looking around at the surrounding businesses to see if there were any new or interesting items.

"It's pretty good. It's much more comfortable than in the Lin Mansion. Remember to come to see me often." The two came to a shop. Lin Qingyang liked the items on the stall very much and asked Zhuang Weining beside him, "What is this?"