Author: Loeva

Zhao Mo didn't pay much attention to the eldest daughter of the Xu family, but his wife Qin Han really asked him to come over. He had no reason not to go, he just walked slower.

When he walked to the window, the situation Qin Hanzhen saw changed again.

Xu Xiu wore a gray-green rabbit fur-trimmed cloak. Under the cloak, a light moon-colored skirt with silver embroidered ruffles was exposed. She wore a Japanese bun and held a palace lantern with Diao Chan worshiping the moon in her hand. Her face was slightly exposed.

With a shy smile, he spoke to the man with his back to the teahouse. The man couldn't tell his appearance, but looking at his clothes, he seemed to be a scholar from a well-off family. He was tall and thin, and even wearing a winter coat, he looked slim.

He looked very thin. He was three feet away from Xu Xiu, but there was a huge crowd around him. Soon, he was bumped in front of Xu Xiu by pedestrians. He quickly took another step out. Xu Xiu lowered his head, a little

He nervously held the palace lantern in his hand and continued to whisper something.

The scholar then turned around and stayed with Xu Xiu, fending off passers-by for her, as if he wanted to escort her to the direction of the tea house.

Xu Xiu lowered his head all the way and spoke shyly to the scholar twice. The scholar answered once, but did not say anything the other time. The expression on his face was a little dull. From time to time he turned to look at Xu Xiu, but his eyes were

virtual.

As the two of them got closer and closer to the teahouse, Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo could see the changes in their expressions more clearly.

Qin Hanzhen came close to Zhao Mo's ear and whispered in a low voice: "What's going on with Xu Xiu? The Xu family would actually let her go out to the lantern festival alone? She didn't even bring a waiting girl with her, and she was still with her husband

We struck up a conversation. Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?"

Zhao Mo's expression was also a little strange: "I recognize this man... He seems to be the son of the newly promoted Minister Gui of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he is now an editor at the Hanlin Academy."

"The son of the Minister of Civil Affairs?" Qin Hanzhen blinked, "Then I somewhat believe...this is not a coincidence. Could it be that Xu Xiu did it on purpose? She looks more dressed up than usual when she is dressed like this.

How beautiful is she? The palace lantern she is holding, and the Diao Chan painted on it, are she wearing the same color clothes? Even her hairstyle is similar. Such metaphors are not something she could have done in the past. If all this

It’s not that I misunderstood, it’s that after the Xu family fell into decline, all integrity and upbringing were forgotten. I think back when Qin Jinyi wanted to plot against Xu Zheng, Xu Zheng hated him very much, but now his sister also..."

Zhao Mo pursed his lips and smiled and whispered in Qin Hanzhen's ear: "She is dressed in an ordinary way. If you are dressed like this, you are guaranteed to be ten times more beautiful than her! How can she compare with you?"

Qin Han really rolled his eyes at him. He was talking seriously. Why was he teasing her?!

While the young couple were flirting, a third person was added to the young man and woman downstairs. Xu Zheng ran out of the teahouse door with a worried look on his face, talked to his sister Xu Xiu, and then to the scholar

He gave a big gift and thanked him. The scholar looked very surprised. He probably knew Xu Zheng, but he didn't seem to expect that there was a relationship between Xu Zheng and Xu Xiu. He couldn't help but glance at Xu Xiu again. Xu Xiu lowered his head even further.

, there was still a shy blush on her face. Looking from his direction, one could still see the beaded flower in her hair trembling slightly.

The scholar seemed stunned.

Xu Zheng coughed slightly and winked at his sister, obviously hoping that she could enter the teahouse as soon as possible. But after Xu Xiu heard this, he turned around, bowed his head to the scholar, and said softly

"Thank you, Brother Gui, for escorting me all the way. My little sister is very grateful." After saying that, she turned and entered the teahouse. Her maid had been waiting there for a long time and escorted her all the way upstairs.

Qin Hanzhen immediately heard footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door. It must be Xu Xiu's master and servant passing by. She raised her index finger and made a "shush" gesture, and everyone in the room kept silent in cooperation. Ah Xing

He quietly moved to the door and stood for a while. When the footsteps passed, he walked to the window and whispered back to Zhao Mo and Qin Hanzhen: "Your Majesty, Princess, that girl is outside the door with her daughter.

He said: 'I'm worried to death, but fortunately everything went well for the girl.'"

Qin Hanzhen raised his eyebrows. "Everything went well"? What did everything go well? It seems that Xu Xiu's experience was not just as simple as getting lost while visiting the lantern festival and meeting a rich scholar who took her back to her relatives.

In front of the teahouse, Xu Zheng was still talking to Mr. Gui. They were not far from the window where Qin Hanzhen and Zhao Mo were sitting. A few words were vaguely transmitted, nothing more than Xu Zheng thanking Mr. Gui.

, said that his sister was separated from the family at the lantern festival, and the whole family was very worried, and so on. Mr. Gui’s voice was much softer than Xu Zheng’s. I don’t know how he responded, but soon, he and Xu Zheng

Zheng said goodbye. But when he turned to leave, he couldn't help but glance in the direction of the private room upstairs in the teahouse, and then left with a heavy heart.

Qin Hanzhen pulled Zhao Mo back to the table and sat down, and said with great interest: "What the hell is Xu Zheng doing? Is it possible that he also knows what Xu Xiu did tonight?! He got inspiration from Qin Jinyi

?!"

Zhao Mo glanced at her with a smile: "I would rather know why editor Gui didn't feel happy when he met a beauty at the Yuanxiao Lantern Festival, but looked worried instead?"

Qin Hanzhen thought for a while: "I think he is still young, he should be in his twenties, right? At such an age, he is an editor of the Hanlin Academy, and his family background is good, so he must not be married yet? But if he has

My wife, Xu Zheng obviously knows him, it’s impossible that he doesn’t know his situation, why do you want Xu Xiu to do this?"

Zhao Mo pondered and went to see Ah Xing. Ah Xing said with a smile: "I have heard that the second young master Gui had a wife. They were childhood sweethearts and had a very good relationship. Unfortunately, Gui died in childbirth three years ago!

The family has always wanted to remarry the second son of Gui, but he misses his deceased wife and refuses to agree. However, the recent news coming from the Gui family seems to be that he is ready to let go. I just don’t know that the Gui family has chosen it for him.

Do you have any candidates?"

Qin Hanzhen suddenly realized: "So, Xu Zheng wants his sister to take advantage of this loophole? Regardless of whether editor Ke Gui is willing to continue their relationship, why does Xu Zheng believe that his sister can successfully arouse his interest?" To be honest,

Yes, Xu Xiu is not bad. His appearance, talents, and personality are all of a certain level, but he is not very outstanding. Overall, he may be better than Qin Jinhua, but in terms of family reputation, he is far inferior.

Qin Jinhua is dead. The Gui family has a good family background, and editor Gui has a deceased wife. Where did Xu Xiu get his confidence?

The key point is that when Mrs. Xu mentioned Xu Xiu's marriage to Uncle Xu and Grandma Xu again, didn't Grandma Xu say that she had already chosen a family for her daughter and was discussing marriage? It has only been three months since then. Could it be that it has only been three months since then?

That marriage has been ruined? Otherwise, how could Xu Xiu go to a crowded street alone at night to stage a drama of meeting a talented man and a beautiful woman at a lantern festival?

Neither the Gui family nor the Xu family are the ones that the Suning County Prince pays attention to when collecting intelligence. Not to mention Zhao Mo, even Ah Xing can't answer Qin Hanzhen's question. But she doesn't care.

Such gossip, she could always hear the whole story from the Chengenhou Mansion afterwards. At this moment, she just wanted to sigh, the Xu family has really fallen. If the Xu family knew that the younger generation of her natal family had fallen to this level

, I don’t know how I feel?

Qin Hanzhen chatted with Zhao Mo for a while about the Xu family, and Feng'er and others came back. The girls seemed to be having a good time shopping, but Feng'er's expression was a little weird. Qin Hanzhen asked her: "What is this?"

What's wrong? Did something unpleasant happen to you?" Feng'er shook his head and lowered his head: "It's okay." After saying these three words, he stopped talking and only stared at the lantern in his hand.

It was a very ordinary small lamp, with light red colored paper surrounding it in a cylinder shape, with patterns of good harvests painted on it. It wasn't bad-looking, but... it was a little too down-to-earth. It looked like something farmers would like.

Type. This kind of lantern should be quite rare at the Longfu Temple Lantern Festival, and even less likely to appear at the Liulichang Lantern Festival. This is more like the style that would appear at small lantern festivals in rural towns and other places in the suburbs of Beijing.

Qin Hanzhen took one look at the lamp and couldn't help but said: "Huh? Why did you buy such a lamp? Is it because your name is on it?"

Feng'er still didn't speak, and Lian Yi smiled and answered for her: "I heard that sister Feng'er's name came from this sentence. When she was a child, the first lamp she bought at home looked like this.

She treasured it for a long time, but unfortunately it was gone. Just now, Sister Feng'er couldn't move her feet when she saw the lantern. But the owner of the lantern riddle stall refused to just sell the lantern, and only agreed to let the person who guessed the lantern riddle sell it.

I bought the corresponding lantern, and Sister Feng'er was so anxious. Fortunately, the longevity manager was there, and he guessed the lantern riddle in no time, and then gave the lamp to Sister Feng'er. In fact, this lamp is small and awkward.

At first glance, the lantern riddles are still so difficult to guess, who would guess it? The other lanterns were almost taken away, leaving only four or five, and the boss was still unwilling to accommodate. If it hadn't been for Sister Feng'er and Guanshi Shou, the boss would have guessed it.

I’m afraid that the boss will take these lights and go home.”

It turns out that this is what happened. Qin Hanzhen smiled and said: "It is a pity to lose something cherished, but it is also a lucky thing to find a lamp of similar style. Feng'er just put this lamp away, thinking

When you get up, take it out and light it."

Feng'er responded softly, holding the lamp and stepped aside. When passing by Ah Shou, she turned to look at him. He smiled at her. She blushed, turned away, and ignored him.

.

The group then had some hot tea and snacks for a midnight snack, and then headed back to the county prince's mansion. Before leaving the teahouse, Qin Hanzhen asked someone to inquire and learned that the Xu family had already left. They didn't seem to have

I noticed that people from Suning County Prince's Palace were also in the teahouse.

After the sixteenth day, the busiest period of the first month has passed. Next, every household will start to prepare for the official business. Qin Hanzhen took Zhao Mo back to her parents' home and returned the favor.

She went to Dongfu to visit Qin Jian and his wife. She consciously inquired about the news about the Xu family, and then she heard a piece of news unexpectedly but not unexpectedly.

The wife of Gui Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs proposed marriage to the Xu family for her second son. The person she proposed to marry was Xu Xiu, the eldest daughter of the Xu family. The encounter that night seemed to have really left a deep impression on Editor Gui.

Impression. It was only two days after the Lantern Festival, and he could not wait to have his family come to propose marriage.
Chapter completed!