During the annual Shangyuan Festival, the streets are decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations as if it were daytime. The moonlight lanterns fill the imperial capital, and the incense carriages and treasures cover the narrow thoroughfares. All kinds of bright lanterns are competing for their beauty or cleverness. Under the lanterns, the crowds are bustling and full of laughter.

At night, the streets of Fangshi are paved with brocade and embroidery, filled with light. Gorgeous lights are lit on the city walls, and dazzling fireworks bloom on the sky.

Occasionally, you can see rich and wealthy people in colorful clothes wandering around, or a few people gather together, laughing and joking and commenting on the young girls in the crowd.

"Nowadays, the elders and lords in the capital really don't know how to discipline the children of the clan. Look at how frivolous they all are. They are of no use to the country or the king. They only know how to fight chickens and lackeys all day long, and hang out in buildings.

Ji, you are using your power to bully others... Your Majesty doesn't care." Princess Zhuyi put down the curtain in disappointment and frowned.

Yu Zhu was sitting in the carriage. When he heard this, he felt funny in his heart. He gently took back his hand that lifted the curtain, "The emperor has nothing to do with this matter, and you adults may not want to."

We were going to see each other again soon, so Yu Zhu simply didn't say anything.

"The same finger can be longer or shorter when stretched out, let alone divided into legitimate concubines, eldest and young, wise and foolish, mother's beloved son...Except for very rare accidents, this is the case. If so

If all the children in the clan can make progress, I'm afraid things will only be several times more troublesome than they are now."

"Moreover, if you think about it, the people in Beijing all know that this road is the most prosperous street in Beijing, and it is also the place where the rich and powerful hang out the most on the Lantern Festival night. How can a girl who really has no ideas come here all dressed up?

Come? There are hundreds of streets in Beijing where you can guess lantern riddles and watch fireworks. Where can you go? Why do you want to join in the fun when you know the consequences of being spotted?"

This saying makes perfect sense as flies don't bite seamless eggs. There are many girls from good families, but there are also many "motivated" women like Aunt Chen.

We won’t talk about laws or human rights here. It’s okay if you don’t take a fancy to them. Once you are noticed, you will rarely be able to escape. Although the law protects law-abiding people, as long as this kind of thing is not caught

When it comes to the obvious, what level of officials would not turn a blind eye?

Just like Yunxiang's brother, with Cheng Xunxun protecting him, he wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable end.

"According to the second wife's wishes, is it wrong for a woman to come out and guess a lantern riddle on the night of the Yuan Dynasty?" Princess Zhuyi smiled coldly, the phoenix tail agate tassels on the red gold hairpin shone with a clear light, "Isn't this still true?

The king’s law is right!”

Yu Zhu looked at her eyes full of anger, and suddenly felt bored. After thinking about it, he stopped talking.

Of course it is true, but can such a thing be measured by whether it is wrong or not? If you are right, will you not be punished and unlucky?

Maybe the princess of Zhuyi has stayed in Mongolia for too long, and her thinking seems to be not very suitable for life in the Central Plains. Not all people are as bold and passionate as Mongolian men and women, and they can have a hearty fight with each other on the street.

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When the carriage reached a certain point, Princess Zhuyi suddenly signaled to stop, turned to Yu Zhu and smiled: "Look at that lamp stall!"

Following the direction pointed by Princess Zhuyi's bright red painted fingertips, Yu Zhu saw an unusually exquisite ink-and-wash round fan, which was tied high on a lanyard between the wall lamps by the stall owner, and was reflected in the bright light.

Below, the silver thread hidden on the finely embroidered fan with splashes of ink shimmers brightly, as if someone has picked up the stars in the sky, quietly shining with intoxicating dreamy light threads - it looks extremely attractive among the various red lanterns.

Attention.

Have you arrived?

Yu Zhu's eyes darkened, but his face showed a look of waning interest, and he reluctantly said: "Since you like it, just stop for a while."

Because the distance was too far to see clearly, Princess Zhuyi put on a curtain hat and pulled Yu Zhu out of the carriage.

The night wind was chilly, and I didn't feel much while sitting in the carriage. As soon as I got off the carriage, Yuzhu wrapped herself tightly in the jade-patterned brocade and satin cloak, and followed quietly behind the Princess of Zhuyi.

Mother Ruan and Hua Ruo were waiting on the left and right.

"...I haven't guessed lantern riddles for a long time. When I was a child, eunuchs and maids made lanterns in the palace and tied them to the trees with colorful ribbons. I still remember the wet nurse holding me to take a closer look. As a result, the cold wind blew too much, and I felt sick at night.

She had a high fever and was so tired that the wet nurse was severely punished..." A trace of nostalgia flashed in the eyes of Princess Zhuyi.

Yuzhu twisted a ring on his hand and thought about his own little things. At this moment, a scream suddenly came from his ears. He looked up and saw the red figure of Princess Zhuyi suddenly falling to the right.

"Master!" Mother Yu hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Princess Zhuyi's arm, and helped her stand up again, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, I accidentally stepped on something." Princess Zhuyi had just recovered from the shock and reached out to caress her chest. "I was just looking at the lamp and didn't pay attention to my steps."

Yu’s mother was worried: “Is there any sprain in your toe?”

Princess Zhuyi tried to take a step forward. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she took a breath of cold air and said in annoyance: "Really...how can your body become so delicate!"

The maids and women who were waiting next to them looked at each other. It was such a flat stone road and there was no stone ditch, so why did the foot sprain? Confused, everyone still persuaded the princesses of Zhuyi to go back first.

The personal maid Yao Qin stepped forward, took Princess Zhuyi's right hand, and said with a smile: "If you like that round fan, why bother to guess it yourself? It's the same if you buy it. Just give it to the slave and keep it safe.

Take it back."

"Girl, if you think like this, how many things in the world are interesting?" A gust of wind blew from nowhere and stirred up the gauze hanging from the princess's hat, rippling like water ripples.

Seeing how good it is, all of you who come here will give it a try, and whoever wins and helps me win back the fan, I will reward her with ten taels of silver."

As soon as these words came out, the maids and wives were all ecstatic. They were so lucky to wait on their master when they went out! They all beamed with joy and hurriedly rushed to the lamp stall.

"Is the Second Madam interested?" Princess Zhuyi held Yu Ma's hand and walked back. Suddenly she looked back at Yuzhu, pursed her lips lightly, and said with a chuckle: "With just a few of them, I'm afraid it won't be possible to arrive here."

I won’t even guess tomorrow morning.”

Yu Zhu's eyebrows moved slightly, and he quickly covered his mouth with a smile, "I'm very stupid, so I'd better not embarrass myself."

Princess Zhuyi looked at Yuzhu's slightly cold eyes, feeling slightly annoyed in her heart, but there was a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.

"That's all..."

The crowds were like weaving, the lights were as bright as day, and the roads were jammed with cars and horses. After taking a few steps after saying this, the princesses of Zhuyi and their entourage disappeared.

"...This..." Hua Ruo felt something was wrong and approached Yu Zhu nervously, staring nervously at the crowd around him.

Yu Zhu was very calm, patted Hua Ruo's shoulder to reassure her, and then looked through the curtain hat to identify the direction.

"Madam, the carriage is over there." A sharp-eyed maid saw her carriage and called out in surprise.

There is a secluded and dark alley not far away. If someone enters by mistake at this time, they will definitely be scared to death.

The whole world was celebrating outside, and people and horses were noisy, but there was no sound in the alley. Dozens of dark figures stood upright like javelins, and a chilling air rushed towards their faces.

One of them held a short torch, and the weak flame trembled weakly in the howling cold wind, stretching the broken black shadow cast on the wall into long and short lengths, adding a bit of a weird and terrifying feeling.

Through the flickering light of the fire, we could see several dark figures lying crookedly at their feet, smelling of alcohol. The person at the front was lying on the ground, and there was no sound at all.

"Wake him up." There was no emotion in the deep voice.

Then someone stepped forward, pulled the man on the ground by his hair, lifted his face up, raised his hand and slapped him hard across the face.

"snort……"

With a painful groan, the man woke up. After realizing his situation, he was horrified and said, "Who are you? How dare you kidnap me? Do you know that I am..."

"The third young master of the Li family." The man's indifferent voice sounded, with a touch of sarcasm, "It took a lot of effort to bring out all your bad friends drunk, right?

Li Maozhang was really frightened now. After his identity was revealed, he felt that he had hit a hard nail that was not easy to mess with. He subconsciously wanted to move away, but when he moved, he felt pain in his neck, cheeks, and mouth.

There is also a strange sweet and fishy smell... At this moment, fear is growing crazily in my heart like weeds.

"Sir, I fainted again." Someone stepped forward to test it, and pursed his lips in disdain. As soon as he finished speaking, the handle of the knife in his hand hit Li Maozhang's head hard, and he shouted coldly: "I don't want to be beaten again.

, just reply well."

After waking up from the severe pain, Li Maozhang felt like crying. How could a seemingly simple thing become like this?

The tact that I have been taught since childhood came in handy at this moment, and he said: "Sir, I was also forced to do this."

It was still quiet. He suppressed his fear and secretly glanced up - a tall figure a few steps away, completely hidden in the darkness. Only through the flash of brilliant fireworks in the sky, could a glimpse of the cold outline be seen.

... Forced by the awe-inspiring aura, even though it was pitch dark all around, he did not dare to look too much, and continued: "The Li family is also under the eaves, so we have to lower our heads. You know, this...

…”

"Who is it?"

Being interrupted, Li Maozhang did not dare to get angry and replied hurriedly: "My father said it was Master Ji's order to go to the second wife of the Cheng family to say a few words and make fun of her..."

"after?"

"I'll go out and persuade you later." Li Maozhang said with a bitter look on his face, "I really don't dare to do anything bad, it's just a joke, just a joke..."

Before he finished speaking, severe pain came from the back of his neck, and then he didn't know anything else...

The subordinate looked at Cheng Xunxun's rising anger, shrank his shoulders in fear, and said softly: "Sir, the envoy is here."

As he spoke, a burly man was led in. He cupped his hands and said in a strange tone: "My master asked me to thank you on his behalf. The gift has been received."

"Where is your master right now?" Cheng Xunxun's eyes shone quietly in the darkness, as bright as stars.

The visitor was immediately alert and said defensively: "My master is waiting on the outskirts of Beijing and is not in the city. I wonder if you have any advice?"

"Just asking, why are you so nervous?" Cheng Xunxun pretended not to know that he was lying, laughed and exposed it, and then said in a deep voice: "I just hope he has a good memory and doesn't forget things he shouldn't forget."
Chapter completed!