don't forget lovesickness

After driving non-stop for a day, Mu Yi's throat was already smoking, but she knew that Gu Qingqian was impatient, so she didn't say a word and endured it all the time. When she turned her head, she saw a tea shop on the official road, and she subconsciously put The horse stopped, stared at the tea shop, and couldn't move.

When Gu Qingqian heard the sound of reining in the horse behind her, she also stopped, turned her head to look at Mu Yi who was staring at the tea shop, and then looked up at the still scorching sun, knowing that she was too impatient to take care of them, A little embarrassed, he turned his horse's head and walked over, and said to Mu Yi: "Why don't we go after a cup of tea, Mucheng is not far away, so don't worry about it for a while."

When Mu Yi heard this, she quickly waved her hands, and said a little embarrassedly: "I'm not thirsty. Since I'm almost at Mucheng, it's not too late to go to Mucheng and drink." As she spoke, she was about to wave the rein, but the next second the rein was gone. was held.

Yi Feiyue got off the horse at some point, tied the horse in the stable, walked over and grabbed Mu Yi's rein, looked up at this little guy with dishonest mouth but extraordinarily honest eyes, and said: "My lord thirsty."

Mu Yi was stunned for a moment, knowing that Yi Feiyue did it on purpose, so she said: "It's almost there, you can bear it."

Yi Feiyue let go of Mu Yi's rein, turned her head and came to Gu Qingqian's side, stretched out her hands, blinked at her, and said, "Qingqian is thirsty too, get off the horse."

Gu Qingqian understood Yi Feiyue's meaning, but seeing her open arms, hesitated for a moment, turned over and got off the horse from the other side as if she hadn't seen it.Yi Feiyue didn't care, and led Gu Qingqian's horse to the stable.

Looking at the two of them, Mu Yi's heart warmed, she also got off the horse, handed the horse to Yi Feiyue very bluntly, turned around and followed Gu Qingqian into the tea shop.

Seeing the two of them coming in, the waiter at the tea shop quickly went up to greet them and asked, "Does the guest want something to eat?"

"Second brother, please have a pot of good tea." Mu Yi found a seat and sat down, and said to Xiao Er, "Hurry up."

"Okay, wait a moment, guest officer," Xiaoer went down, and after a while, he brought the teapot and three bowls and came over, and after putting them down, he said, "Guest officer, please use it slowly."

Yi Feiyue also came in, sat next to Gu Qingqian, picked up the teapot and poured a cup for her, and poured a cup for herself as well, and was about to put down the teapot, but met Mu Yi's slightly threatening eyes , So he smiled and poured her a glass too.

Mu Yi held the tea and drank it very simply. After being watered by the water, she seemed to be resurrected in an instant, and said happily, "I'm finally resurrected."

Gu Qingqian was stunned for a moment, his eyes full of doubts.

Yi Feiyue has long been used to the strangeness. After all, she has been with Muyi for so many years, and she always hears strange words coming out of her mouth. It is strange at first, but after a long time, she gets used to it, so she turned to Gu Qingqian. Said: "Just get used to it, this little guy can always say strange things out of his mouth."

"Don't keep calling me little guy, it doesn't suit me too much." Mu Yi snatched the teacup from Yi Feiyue's hand to express her dissatisfaction in protest.

Yi Feiyue stretched out her hand and slapped Mu Yi's wrist. She suddenly felt that her whole hand was numb, and she unconsciously let go. Yi Feiyue took back her teacup and said with a smile: "You are not a little guy, Who's the little guy."

"I'm just small!" Mu Yi rubbed her hands, expressing her protest again, "I'm not small!"

"Oh?" Yi Feiyue raised her eyebrows and asked curiously, "Why didn't I see it?"

"Hmph, you are judging people by their appearance. What is in Miss Ben's mind is not something you, who have only lived for 18 years, can know."

Yi Feiyue smiled: "You are only thirteen, so you are five years younger than the deity."

Mu Yi raised her eyebrows, and said mysteriously to Yi Feiyue, "That's just what you saw."

Yi Feiyue didn't take it seriously, she just thought Mu Yi was competitive and playing tricks.

Suddenly, there was a sound of galloping horseshoes coming from one end of the official road, followed by a rapid reining sound, which stopped at the door of the tea shop.

I saw a young man with a good face got off his horse, handed over the reins to the servant at the side, walked into the tea shop, and found a seat to sit down.

The servant came in, stood aside, and said to the young man, "Second Young Master, the master wrote to say that your health is getting worse and worse, and told you to go back quickly, but you are about to arrive at Mucheng, why did you stop suddenly? "

The young man picked up the tea, took a sip, frowned slightly, sighed silently, and said: "Father's health is getting worse and worse, but elder brother has always regarded me as a thorn in his side, afraid that I will compete for the position of head of the family, To be honest, I don't want to go back."

The servant was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Young Master is not such a person."

The young man was silent, and after a long while, he said: "That's because you don't understand him, only I know, even though I'm running around every day, he still doesn't trust me."

The servant sighed slightly and said nothing more.

After drinking the tea, the young man threw down a few coins and was about to leave. When he turned his head, he saw three people sitting beside them drinking tea quietly. He subconsciously looked at the three people, and finally stopped on Gu Qingqian's body. Staring at her intently, he has seen so many women in all these years, and he has long regarded women as nothing, but the moment his eyes fell on Gu Qingqian, he couldn't move them away, and there seemed to be only one thing in his eyes. With that touch of white left, the feet walked up involuntarily.

"Girl, my surname is Yuan, my name is Zongqing, and I live in Yuanfu, Mucheng." Yuan Zongqing stood beside Gu Qingqian, and said very politely, "Please forgive me for taking the liberty. I wonder if I am lucky enough to know the girl's name?"

"I know it's presumptuous to ask, it's pretentious." Mu Yi took a sip of tea, raised her eyebrows at Yi Feiyue and said.

Listening to Mu Yi's words, Gu Qingqian smiled softly, looking at her eyes full of doting.

Yuan Zongqing looked embarrassed and smiled awkwardly.

Yi Feiyue looked up at Yuan Zongqing, a trace of displeasure flashed in her eyes, she turned her head and smiled at Gu Qingqian, and said softly: "Madam, it's getting late, let's go into the city."

Mu Yi hurriedly said, "Yes, sister-in-law. Let's go."

Gu Qingqian was stunned, looked at Yi Feiyue and Mu Yi with some surprise, but understood their intentions, so nodded.

Mu Yi threw down a few coins and went to lead the horse, while Yi Feiyue took Gu Qingqian's hand very naturally and followed.The three of them got on their horses one after another and galloped away.

Yuan Zongqing has been staring at Gu Qingqian, never leaving, taking her every word and deed into his eyes, naturally also aware of her surprise at that moment, looking at the back of the three leaving, a smile raised at the corner of his mouth, and greeted the servant He also followed, and he believed that we would see each other again.

In less than an hour, the three arrived at Mucheng.The three of them got off their horses at the gate of the city, led the horses and walked in, and found an inn to live in for the time being.

Sitting in the private room on the second floor of the inn, Mu Yi opened the window and looked at the crowds of people coming and going. She wondered if there were too many people today, and everyone had beaming faces. She couldn't help but feel a little curious, and turned her head Seeing Xiaoer come in to deliver food, he hurriedly asked: "Brother Xiaoer, is there anything good going on in Mucheng today? Why is everyone so happy?"

When the second brother heard this, his brows were filled with joy, and he quickly said: "The guest officials are from other places, so it's normal not to know. Today is our unique Lantern Festival in Mucheng."

"Lantern Festival?" Mu Yi immediately became amused when she heard it. To her, it meant that there was some excitement to join in. How could she let it go, and quickly asked, "What is this Lantern Festival? Is it just the display of lanterns?"

The second elder brother nodded, then shook his head again: "It's not entirely true, we don't have a Lantern Festival in Mucheng. Eight years ago, Yuanmen, a Jianghu sect, quit the Jianghu and settled here. Mrs. Yuan liked it very much during her lifetime. Lantern, she passed away within two years after she came to our Mucheng. Master Yuan missed his wife so much that he paid for such a festival by himself. After six years, this Lantern Festival has become a unique festival in our Mucheng. "

"I think today is Madam Yuan's death day."

"Yes. Tonight, according to the usual practice, Master Yuan will select the most beautiful lantern in front of Yuan's ancestral hall and present him with 100 taels of silver as a reward."

"Thank you, little brother."

"Several guest officials take it easy, if you have anything to do, you can tell the villain." The second brother turned around, closed the door and left.

"Let's go shopping tonight." Mu Yi looked at Gu Qingqian and Yi Feiyue expectantly.

Looking into Mu Yi's eyes, Gu Qingqian couldn't refuse, so she nodded with a smile.

"The deity will not go." Yi Feiyue said lightly.

Mu Yi didn't have any hope for Yi Feiyue, she always knew that Yi Feiyue didn't like crowds and physical contact with others, so naturally she wouldn't join in the fun.

"It's okay, I know you don't like crowds, so Qingqian's company is enough."

"Huh?" Yi Feiyue looked at Mu Yi raising her voice slightly, stretched out her hand to pinch her cheek, and said, "Did Ah Mu have a new love and forget the old love?"

"It hurts!" Mu Yi hurriedly backed away to get out of Yi Feiyue's clutches, rubbed her face, glared at her, and said, "Yes, yes, you are mad at me!"

Yi Feiyue smiled, turned her head to Gu Qingqian and said: "She always runs around, you have to watch her closely, it's okay if you lose her, just come back by yourself."

"Don't teach Qingqian to be bad," Mu Yi waved her fist to hit Yi Feiyue, "Qingqian won't be as bad as you."

Yi Feiyue quickly avoided with a smile.

Mu Yi turned her head and took Gu Qingqian's hand, looking at her pitifully: "Qingqian won't leave me behind, right, I will be obedient."

Gu Qingqian smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to rub her head, and said softly: "No."

As dusk falls, the lights come on.

On the bustling street, there are all kinds of lanterns hanging, and among the crowd coming and going, almost everyone is holding them in their hands, making it very lively.

Mu Yi stood in front of the lantern stand, staring at the dazzling array of lanterns, unable to choose which one she wanted, and struggled for a long time.Seeing that Mu Yi couldn't choose for a long time, Gu Qingqian didn't hurry to rush her. She turned her head and looked around, her eyes suddenly fixed on a jewelry booth, a ray of red accompanied by pearls reflected in her eyes, and her feet walked away involuntarily. past.

Seeing Gu Qingqian approaching, the peddler was stunned. He had never seen such a beautiful woman before, so he quickly came back to his senses and said, "Girl, come and see, is there anything you like?"

Gu Qingqian looked at the red beaded hairpin, picked it up and put it in his hand. The shape of a butterfly is very unique, and a red pear flower is inlaid in it, as if a butterfly has landed on the flower. For some reason, he suddenly thought of It looks like the red color standing under the pear tree that day.

"Miss, you have good eyesight. This is the most expensive hairpin in the stall. If you really want it, I can sell it to you for a hundred copper coins." Seeing Gu Qingqian's appearance, the peddler took a fancy to it and said hastily.

"What?" Muyi chose the lantern she wanted at this time, walked to Gu Qingqian's side, glanced at the pearl hairpin in her hand, it was indeed quite unique, so she generously took out the silver coin in her bosom and threw it He gave it to the peddler, "Okay, we've got this, don't need to look for it."

"Thank you two girls." The peddler immediately burst into laughter after receiving the money.

Gu Qingqian was taken aback, she didn't expect Mu Yi to pay the money when she was in a daze, and said a little embarrassedly: "Thank you."

"It's okay, I've been driving all day today, and I still dragged you out. This is my thank you gift to you. Let's go over there to see the river lanterns. I see a lot of people releasing river lanterns."

Mu Yi dragged Gu Qingqian to the river, and sure enough, she saw many people setting off river lanterns, and the river lanterns slowly went away with the river water, looking at the distant river lanterns, everyone's eyes were full of hope, This made Mu Yi very curious, and quickly grabbed a cute little sister beside her and asked, "Sister, this is my first time here, what is the meaning of putting the river lantern?"

The woman turned her head to meet Mu Yi's innocent and harmless appearance, and explained with a smile: "This river is the surrounding river of Mucheng. I don't know when it started. Some people say that if the river lantern I put down can swim across If one lap returns to your hand again, then your wish will come true, so at this time of year, everyone will come to release river lanterns."

"Thank you, kind-hearted sister." Mu Yi smiled sweetly at the woman.

The woman smiled, turned and left.

After hearing this, Mu Yi turned around and went to buy two river lanterns, put one in for Gu Qingqian, and said with a smile: "Although it's not credible, it's still a good wish, as the saying goes, sincerity leads to success. After finishing speaking, he turned around and went to the river to set off the river lanterns.

Gu Qingqian looked at the river lantern in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and came to Mu Yi's side.She lit the candle in the river lantern, squatted down, and slowly put it into the river, clasped her hands together, and silently told her wish in her heart.

Mu Yi opened her eyes and watched the river lantern go away, with a bit of loneliness in her eyes, she sighed slightly, turned her head to meet Gu Qingqian's probing eyes, and smiled lightly.

"What's on Yi'er's mind?"

Mu Yi stood up and slightly raised her head to look at the twinkling stars in the sky. She was lonely at that moment. After a long time, she looked away and smiled: "It's not a big deal, let's go play somewhere else."

"Yi'er," Gu Qingqian followed, stood beside Mu Yi, looked at her as if nothing had happened and said, "When you want to talk, you can tell me."

Mu Yi was stunned, stopped, turned her head to meet Gu Qingqian's clean, bright and caring eyes, slowly lowered her head, and smiled softly, her eyes were slightly red, she wiped the corners of her eyes with her hands. With tears in her eyes, she raised her head and took Gu Qingqian's hand to walk forward, saying as she walked, "Let's go, let's go see something else."

"Girl, what a coincidence, we met again." Yuan Zongqing didn't expect that he would meet Gu Qingqian so soon, so he decided in his heart that he and her were indeed destined.

Mu Yi stopped in her tracks, frowned at the sudden appearance of Yuan Zongqing in front of her, and wanted to pretend she didn't know him, but Gu Qingqian was not the one he struck up a conversation with, and she found that Yuan Zongqing still shouted As a girl, Gu Qingqian seemed to have discovered that they did it on purpose before, so she had no choice but to turn her head to look at Gu Qingqian.

Gu Qingqian nodded slightly, turned sideways and was about to leave.

Yuan Zongqing hastily stepped back a few steps, clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and said to Gu Qingqian, "Girl, I don't mean to offend you, and I hope you will forgive me. Today is the festival of lanterns, and I just want to show some respect to the landlord." Yi, can I take the girl around?"

Gu Qingqian didn't want to have anything to do with anyone, and naturally she didn't want to have too much entanglement with Yuan Zongqing, so she said flatly: "Thank you for your kindness, young master. The little girl is about to go back, so I won't bother you."

Yuan Zongqing didn't intend to give up just like that, so he went on to say: "Girl, the highlight of the Lantern Festival hasn't started yet, why did you just leave like this?"

It was then that Gu Qingqian remembered that he hadn't watched the main show that the inn's waiter talked about before, and Mu Yi was also looking forward to it. The Lantern Festival doesn't happen every day. If you miss it, you have to wait another year. How could you spoil her interest? Her appearance just now is still fresh in her memory.

Seeing that Gu Qingqian hesitated, Yuan Zongqing knew that he had a chance, and quickly said: "I'm going, why don't you go with me, how about young lady?"

"it is good."

Although Mu Yi wanted to watch the main event, but she didn't like Yuan Zongqing, she was too courteous, she said he didn't like Gu Qingqian, she didn't believe it, she planned to pull Gu Qingqian away, but she didn't expect her to agree, her lips After moving, she didn't say anything in the end, she thought that Gu Qingqian was really interested in watching it, but she didn't expect that she didn't refuse because she was worried about herself.

There were already crowds of people in front of Yuan's ancestral hall, and everyone was holding a lantern in their hands, looking eager to try.

Yuan Zongqing brought Gu Qingqian and two people to the viewing shed dedicated to the Yuan family. The viewing shed was set up on the side of the ancestral hall and was built higher, so it could not block the line of sight. It was only a few steps away from the ancestral hall, and usually accommodated distinguished guests. Used.

Yuan Zongqing said to the two: "The two girls can see it most clearly here. This is an exclusive place in the lower mansion. No one else can get in, and the view is the best."

"Second brother, why did you come here?" A man who looked somewhat similar to Yuan Zongqing, but was slightly thinner, came over, but he was talking to Yuan Zongqing, but he didn't look at him, but stared at Gu with impunity. Qingqian, looking down from the top, her eyes were full of surprise, "I brought two girls here."

Yuan Zongqing frowned slightly, turned to Yuan Zongming, and said, "Brother, I met these two on the way back to the city, and I met them on the road just now, so I invited them to watch together."

Yuan Zongming withdrew his gaze, turned his head to look at Yuan Zongqing and sneered: "I thought you were looking for a girl in the flower building, so you came late, and my father asked about you just now."

"Brother, don't be joking, why would I go to that kind of place." Yuan Zongqing was very dissatisfied, and replied in a cold voice.

Yuan Zongming didn't pay any attention to Yuan Zongqing, but said to Gu Qingqian: "Girl, I made you laugh just now. I, Yuan Zongming, is the eldest son of the Yuan family in Mucheng. This year's Lantern Festival is arranged by me. I heard that Miss This is my first time here, I wonder if the girl is enjoying herself?"

Gu Qingqian frowned slightly. She felt worse about Yuan Zongming than Yuan Zongqing. At least Yuan Zongqing was polite. Although Yuan Zongming spoke politely, his eyes were really presumptuous and unscrupulous, which made her feel very uncomfortable and uncomfortable. He wanted to leave this place, but he didn't get up immediately because of etiquette.

Mu Yi didn't care about these empty rituals, she stood up directly, and pulled Gu Qingqian to leave: "This Lantern Festival is too boring, I have to go back."

A sternness flashed in Yuan Zongming's eyes, but his face was still polite and he could not say anything.

"Wait a minute, girl," Yuan Zongqing quickly stopped Mu Yi, smiled apologetically, turned to Yuan Zongming and said, "Since the Lantern Festival is arranged by elder brother, naturally the person who chooses the lanterns is elder brother, and the time is coming soon Brother, it’s better to go earlier, lest father send someone to look for him.”

Yuan Zongming didn't take it seriously, looked at Gu Qingqian, and bowed his hands: "Let me take my leave first, the girl appreciates slowly, if you have any dissatisfaction, just let me know." After speaking, he turned and left.

Yuan Zongqing stared closely at Yuan Zongming's leaving back, heaved a sigh of relief until he couldn't see it, and said to Gu Qingqian: "I was so rude just now, I hope you don't blame the girl, just watch the selection of lights with peace of mind. I will order someone to bring tea and express my apologies."

Mu Yi had seen Yuan Zongming and then Yuan Zongqing was pleasing to her eyes, seeing how sincere he was, she decided to leave without making a fuss.Gu Qingqian wasn't interested in the Lantern Festival at all, she just didn't want Mu Yi to take advantage of the excitement and come back disappointed, seeing that she stayed again, she had no intention of leaving.

Yuan Zongqing breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly ordered someone to serve refreshments. After the arrangements were made, he turned and left to go to the ancestral hall.

The selection of lanterns has always been the highlight of the Mucheng Lantern Festival. Whoever has a lantern selected will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. For ordinary families, 100 taels of silver can lead to a good life for several years. Naturally, they are very concerned about it and hope that their lanterns can be selected After being selected, there are more people participating in the election, and the natural lanterns are also ingenious.

According to the old practice, Yuan Zongming asked each contestant to send his own lanterns to the stage, place them one by one, and then let his father choose. However, he guessed that since this year's Lantern Festival was organized by himself, his father must also let him It's up to you to choose, but you still have to do it on the surface.

"Father, all the lanterns are on stage, please come and choose the best one this year."

Master Yuan said with a smile: "This year's Lantern Festival is organized by you, so it's up to you to choose."

Yuan Zongming smiled slightly, and was about to turn around to choose lanterns, but heard another sentence the next moment.

"Qing'er, you should choose together with your elder brother." Master Yuan suddenly turned his head and said to Yuan Zongqing who was standing beside him.

Yuan Zongqing was taken aback, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Master Yuan, and saw acquiescence in his eyes.

"Brothers work together to cut gold," Master Yuan said earnestly, looking at his two sons, "He is getting worse and worse as a father, and the Yuan family needs to rely on the two of you to grow."

"Yes." The two agreed in unison.

Yuan Zongming didn't show anything on his face, but he was already full of anger in his heart, but he still pretended to be magnanimous. He turned to Yuan Zongqing and said, "Second brother chooses first, and see if he is the same brother."

Yuan Zongqing knew his father's intentions, looked at his old body, and felt a little more regretful in his heart, feeling that he should not be angry with his brother, seeing Yuan Zongming being so polite, the barrier in his heart was a little less, and he politely declined Said: "It should be my brother first."

Yuan Zongming smiled, a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes, and then said: "It's okay, second brother please first."

Seeing this, Yuan Zongqing no longer refused. He walked to the lantern, turned around, thought carefully, and finally stopped in front of a lotus lantern, and said to everyone: "I think this lantern is the best. dyeing, and the workmanship of this lantern is exquisite, as if it is blooming, it is lifelike, it shows how hard the people who make the lantern are."

The people in the audience nodded their heads one after another.

However, Yuan Zongming walked to another goldfish lantern and said, "Brother, I think this lantern is better, it looks lifelike and swims freely in the world."

The people in the audience were stunned. This was the first time this happened during the Lantern Festival in so many years.

Yuan Zongqing frowned, knowing that Yuan Zongming was dissatisfied with him, so he turned to Master Yuan and said, "Father, brother disagrees with me, so it's better to ask father to make a decision."

"This..." Master Yuan was a little embarrassed.

"Father," Yuan Zongming said suddenly, "son has one person to decide the outcome."

"who?"

Yuan Zongqing turned his head to look at Yuan Zongming, he was looking into his eyes, he was in a bad mood, and he wanted to stop it but it was too late.

"It's the girl sitting under the viewing shed," Yuan Zongming turned around and pointed to the viewing shed, looked at Gu Qingqian, and said loudly, "I wonder if the girl can help my brothers make this choice?"

Everyone's eyes were on the lantern before, so they didn't pay attention to it. At this time, after Yuan Zongming said this, they turned their heads to look at it, and saw Gu Qingqian sitting under the shed with a calm face and a low voice. He lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.Everyone whispered to each other, wondering when did such a fairy-like woman come to this wooden city.

Gu Qingqian didn't expect Yuan Zongming to turn all his eyes to himself, and felt very uncomfortable. After thinking about it, he stood up, glanced lightly at the crowd, turned to Mu Yi and said, "Yi'er, let's go."

Mu Yi couldn't sit still for a long time, and when she heard Gu Qingqian say to leave, she quickly got up, pulled Gu Qingqian up and was about to leave, and Yuan Zongming also walked over when everyone's eyes were on Gu Qingqian. She wanted to leave, so she quickened her pace and blocked their way, and Yuan Zongqing, who followed closely, couldn't stop her at all.

"Girl, don't worry, after the selection is over, I will let my servants take you back."

"Thank you for your kindness, my lord. The little girl suddenly feels unwell, so I will leave first." Gu Qingqian pulled Mu Yi sideways and was about to leave.

Yuan Zongming immediately stretched out his hand to pull it, but when he just touched Gu Qingqian's sleeve, he suddenly felt a pain in his hand, and quickly retracted his hand. After a closer look, the back of his hand was scratched by an unknown sharp object. There was a trace of blood oozing out, the pain was endless, and he was furious for a while, looking around and shouting: "Who?!"