Provoking the Wind

Author: Holding Hairpin Star

Provoking the Wind

It snowed again in the evening, and everyone was dressed up in flowers. At the spring banquet, there was music and singing, laughter and chatter. After having a full meal and wine, Ti Zhen took a long incense stick and personally lit a stone specially arranged by his father.

The huge fireworks, the light soaring into the sky exploded in the darkness, dazzling the sky with fireworks.

"It's the New Year! It's the New Year!" Everyone in the Shi Mansion was shouting in unison. Even Wen Yu, who had always been calm, took out a jade flute from nowhere and played a joyful tune. Cao You and Yang Zuo sounded auspicious.

Xu started beating gongs and drums, running around the courtyard.

"The younger generations are still having fun during the New Year, and the time passes in a blink of an eye." Father Shi smiled, picking up a few chestnuts and slowly peeling them, and continued to watch the fireworks in the sky.

From the other end of the South Garden, a copper box was delivered with the letter. Ti Zhen opened the box and saw that it was a golden Ruyi with seven treasures. She held Ruyi in the palm of her hand, and an emotionless sneer appeared on her face under the lantern.

The vision is unprecedentedly clear.

After reading the letter again, he asked: "Has the letter for Miss Du been delivered?"

Wenxiu said: "I've sent them all, don't worry, girl."

Ti Zhen walked and smiled, opened one side of the smoked cover and threw the letter in. The letter twisted and shrank on the tongue of blue flames, and was instantly swallowed up by the red light.

There was a rustling sound, and she hurriedly buckled the cover back. Yu Huan came in from the corridor with a tray, "The hot dumplings are out of the pan. Father asked me to call you."

Ti Zhen calmly took a few steps forward and handed Ruyi to Wenxiu with his hands behind his back. Suddenly he remembered what happened in the morning and comforted her, "Big brother is a hothead. You don't need to worry about him. We will discuss what you should do next."

If others ask you how to do it, just tell me what I said."

Then he took off a ring from his hand and gave it to her, "I leave this to you as a token, which will ensure that you can give orders."

Yu Huan silently took a step back, "Sister's kindness should not be denied, but after thinking about it, maybe I don't have the responsibility and promise, and I might have violated my sister's feelings."

She slowly lowered her head, turned her feet back and left. Ti Zhen rubbed his hands in confusion, and seeing that she refused to accept it, he had no choice but to put the ring away.

Wen Yuan leaned on the pillar and said in a low voice: "You really don't know the heart of a good person. If you say you want to give up, you will give up! Sure enough, you are either a mother or you don't know how to raise her well!"

Wenxiu hurriedly pulled her back, "You should say less during the Chinese New Year, so that others don't listen to you."

"Just listen, I'm not afraid of her..."

Suddenly a dumpling was stuffed into her mouth and blocked her mouth, "Eat quickly, eat quickly! If you don't eat, Cao You will snatch it away!" Yang Zu took a big bowl and ate it while laughing, then turned around and went to grab the second pot from them.

dumpling.

Cao Xiu protected the food in his bowl and looked at the group of cubs who looked like wolves and tigers. He smiled and shook his head, "Fortunately, they know how to take care of the elderly, otherwise I would have to drink soup."

"Come on, Wen Yu, eat this." Ti Zhen took a sunflower dumpling from his plate and put it into Wen Yu's bowl, "I made this myself. It's rare that the filling is not exposed."

Shi's father picked at his own bowl, looked at Shi Shen again, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Ti Zhen couldn't help laughing when he saw it. He walked over and picked up one plate after another, praising in his heart that he was really good at carrying a bowl of water.

It is said that old children are old children. Father Shi's heart was easily satisfied. He leaned on the couch, joked with everyone, and let the younger generation order a show to watch.

Yang Zuo's heart was still focused on the dumplings, and he rubbed his belly. It felt so full and rare, "Nothing!"

In the whole room, only Ti Zhen knew what he was talking about. In the past, when celebrating the New Year outside, she would have people make dumplings with copper coins, and each person would place one on a plate. This year's New Year's banquet hosted by Shi Shen naturally did not have this set of rules.

He was holding a hand on his face when Ti Zhen turned around and took a purse and threw it to him, "There will be New Year dumplings tomorrow too. You have to ask the small kitchen to put them away tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat them by then."

Yang Zuo obviously listened to what he said. The dumplings made early the next morning were indeed filled with copper coins. Everyone at the table was like eating dates and spitting out cores. After taking a mouthful of dumplings, they spit out a copper coin, and some accidentally bit their teeth.

The breakfast of a cup of tea lasted for more than half an hour.

Father Shi rinsed his mouth, "Now I'm tired just after eating. It seems that eating too much of this blessing is not good."

Ti Zhen and Wen Yu were also numb for a moment. They never expected that every dumpling would be included. She had never picked the fish bones so carefully, as if she was tired from saying a lot even though she didn't say anything in the morning.

Wen Yuan sighed, "I'm tired, how about you?"

Wenxiu wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "I swear I won't let Yang Zi into the kitchen again next year."

The first day of the new year is really complicated, including meeting guests and going to the family temple to pay homage. After paying homage to their ancestors, the younger generation went to play. Ti Zhen didn’t like to deal with the family’s petty behavior, so he went back to change clothes and meet Wen Yu.

Let’s enjoy plum blossoms at the Jiangmei Snow Park in the countryside.

Because Yin Zhu had been invited in advance, Yin Zhu was there early. He watched Ti Zhen get off the carriage and ran over briskly.

Meng Xiancheng stood stiffly, with a lump in his throat, and slowly softened his expression to say hello.

Ti Zhen also looked kind and cheerful, "I haven't congratulated Mr. Meng on getting his wife yet. Your Highness and I will definitely give you generous gifts on the happy day."

Meng Xiancheng's temples twitched, and his face became a little unhappy, "Thank you so much, Princess... Your Majesty."

Just as he was talking, an energetic figure wearing a skirt came from a distance, "Oh my brother Yu! What a coincidence! I didn't expect to go to enjoy the plum blossoms and get a piece of it!"

The King of Nanyang laughed and said, "My brothers and sisters have become beautiful again recently!" He asked Wen Yu again, "How are you doing? I still have good ginseng and donkey hide gelatin in my house. I will ask someone to send you some some other time."

He glanced sideways at Meng Xiancheng, "These two are..."

Ti Zhen immediately raised his hands and said, "This is Miss Yin Zhu, the eldest daughter of General Du, and Mr. Meng."

The King of Nanyang let out a long sigh, "I know this, Wang Baolin's cousins ​​are from the same family."

A smile spread across his lips silently, Shen Wangshu's eyes were as sharp as swords, "I heard that Mr. Meng served in Mr. Yuan's house earlier?"

King Nanyang's eyes narrowed when he heard this. He was a little unlucky because Yuan Zhongguan was dragged into the quagmire earlier. Now that he saw the old staff of Yuan Mansion in front of him, some old resentments came to mind.

Meng Xiancheng panicked for a moment, feeling embarrassed after being exposed. He did not expect that the counselors around King Nanyang were so sharp, as if they had intentionally or unintentionally set up a trap for him to get out of.

Nowadays, he is most afraid of showing off his talents, so he can only continue down the stairs, "I have no talent, and I did stay in the Yuan Mansion for a while."

Shen Wang took a deep breath and said, "It's rare that the Yuan family has committed crimes against several people, and the young master is lucky enough to avoid them. It can be seen that he can take care of himself. Now that he can serve in the Du family, it is even more clear that the young master is talented, intelligent, and a good man."

Ti Zhen's eyes flashed, his pink face smiled like a flower, and he said calmly: "No, otherwise, how could you get in..." He pointed at Yin Zhu's heart, "Where is Miss Du's heart!"

After a while, he smiled and said, "If you don't say anything else, if you know yourself and each other well, how can the wise men under the general's command be ordinary people?"

King Nanyang looked at his face deeply with his eyes, "It seems...it's time for me to tell General Du that I'm looking for a good son-in-law."

Meng Xiancheng Nuonuo lowered his head. Wen Yu's eyes matched each other, and most of them were right. He pretended not to care and invited King Nanyang to sit under the pavilion with him.

"I brought some Cangwu Pu'er from home. If Your Highness doesn't mind, let's try it together."

King Nanyang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Call me Brother Huang!" He then said, "I just have something I want to talk to you about."

Ti Zhen understood, and immediately took Yin Zhu's hand and went to the other side to admire the plum blossoms and the snow.

Seeing that there was no one around, King Nanyang took a stroll in the pavilion, grabbed a futon and sat down, "I wonder if I know, brother Yu... King Linhai has recruited a new group of warriors from the martial arts world and called them the 'Tiger and Leopard Riders'."

Wen Yu asked Guan Tong to pour some tea, gently pushed him in front of him, and raised half of his lips, "Princes are never allowed to recruit private soldiers. How could King Linhai be so confused?"

King Nanyang sneered, "Of course he wasn't confused at this point. I read the recruitment document in front of my father. My father agreed, but he only promised to recruit five hundred."

He lifted up his sleeves and blew the foam in the tea cup, "He also said that he would personally tame it for my father to read. Such diligence and progress are already rare in my father's heart."

"Brother Huang has a strong cavalry camp at his disposal, so why bother to be as knowledgeable as him?"

"Of course I won't take him seriously." He looked around, but focused on the person in front of him, "But I always think about what I have, and I always want to give half of it to Yudi..."
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