The days passed quickly. After the New Year, the snow at the foot of the mountain began to slowly melt. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Chengchun rarely had the interest to let Hongdou do her makeup.
When Forsythia arrived, Chengchun had already changed into a new red coat and had her hair styled into an unmarried woman's bun. Forsythia looked at Chengchun and said with a smile: "The prince knows that the lady wants to go to the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.
I was worried about the danger on the road, so I came here early, and will accompany my wife when the time comes!"
Chengchun was a little surprised: "Wouldn't this trouble the prince a lot?"
"What's the trouble?" Forsythia laughed, "Even if the prince doesn't go to the lantern festival with his wife, he will definitely be called away by his gangster friends to drink. So it's better to go to the lantern festival with his wife!"
Cheng Chun thought of Meng Shaoqing drinking and laughed subconsciously: "That's right, drinking too much wine is not good for your health!"
Because the other courtyard was in the outskirts, in order to catch up with the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival in the evening, Cheng Chun followed Meng Shaoqing out after lunch. They sat in a carriage, but there was a space for two people in the middle.
Meng Shaoqing played with a string of beads in his hand, while Cheng Chun sat obediently. Perhaps he felt that the atmosphere was too strange. Meng Shaoqing suddenly said: "The Lantern Festival in the capital is very lively, perhaps because it is the first festival after the new year."
There will be a lot of people during this festival, so when you go to play, don’t walk around randomly, you know?”
Chengchun smiled and nodded: "I know!"
Meng Shaoqing looked at Cheng Chun for a long time, then took out a mask and handed it to Cheng Chun: "Your appearance is too conspicuous. It happens that most people wear masks during the Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival. When you get off the car later, remember to put on the mask."
superior!"
Chengchun took it with a smile. She looked at the red mask and was a little surprised: "This mask is so beautiful!"
Meng Shaoqing glanced at Cheng Chun, and then continued to play with the beads on his hand: "This is my sister's favorite mask. I will buy one every year during the Lantern Festival. When she was young, her favorite place to visit was the lantern festival, because there were so many beautiful things at the lantern festival.
There are a lot of things she likes to eat, so every year I buy her a mask in advance, all of this style."
Chengchun looked at the mask in his hand and smiled: "This is a fox mask, right?"
"Yes, a fox mask!" Meng Shaoqing smiled, "She likes shawls made of fox fur the most. She is different from you. She is not that kind of animal. She is a very loving girl. Maybe he is used to it because she has practiced dancing since she was a child.
Eat meat when you're big on wine, drink when you're big on wine, and you're very vigorous at a young age!"
Cheng Chun looked at Meng Shaoqing for a long time and suddenly realized that he really liked this sister.
Cheng Chun put on the mask and then looked at Meng Shaoqing: "Your Majesty, do you look good?"
Meng Shaoqing looked at Cheng Chun, a little stunned. The way she put on the mask was really similar to her sister when she was young, especially when she smiled. The little tiger tooth on the right was exactly the same!
Meng Shaoqing shook his head to get rid of the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, and then said: "It suits you very well!"
It was already dark when the carriage stopped on the street.
Chengchun opened the car curtain and walked out. Hongdou had been waiting there early.
It is said that the Lantern Festival in Beijing is particularly lively. Chengchun had imagined how lively it would be, but when he arrived at this place, she realized that there were really dense crowds. Just looking at it, it felt crowded!
"Are there a lot of people?" Meng Shaoqing stepped out of the carriage, looked at Cheng Chun who looked in disbelief, and teased.
"Is the Lantern Festival important to you?" Cheng Chun was a little surprised, "It looks like everyone in the capital has crowded here."
Meng Shaoqing laughed: "That's about it. Except for some elderly people who may not want to join in the fun, most families are here!"
Cheng Chun sighed with emotion: "There are so many people!"
"It is inevitable that you will encounter traffickers in crowded places. Every year during the Lantern Festival, several children and girls will be lost. You must be careful when you go to play. Try not to wander around as much as possible, and do not go to remote places.
Place!" Meng Shaoqing explained carefully.
Chengchun nodded hurriedly: "I will remember it!"
Meng Shaoqing waved his hand, and Cheng Chun took Hong Dou and Forsythia's hands and disappeared into the crowd. Meng Shaoqing looked at it and sighed: "It's just a child!"
Although the lantern festival was crowded, it was really lively. There were painted boats on the moat and there was a lot of people.
Chengchun walked to a stall selling lanterns and stared at the fish lantern. The stall owner looked at it and brought a fish lantern, a rabbit lantern, and a lotus lantern: "Does the girl like it?"
"How much is that fish lantern?" Chengchun asked quickly.
"This is the biggest fish lantern I have here. It costs five taels of silver." The stall owner said, "But this rabbit lantern and this lotus lantern are cheaper. If the three girls like it, just give them ten taels!"
Forsythia quickly took out the silver and put it in the stall owner's hand: "I'll take it all!"
Chengchun, who originally looked displeased with the price, was as happy as a child after getting the fish lantern that she was satisfied with. She held the fish lantern high and walked through the crowd.
Just when she was having fun, a pair of hands suddenly grabbed her from nowhere. Chengchun was so frightened that she didn't dare to move. She thought of the human traffickers Meng Shaoqing said, and turned around with a look of horror, and then she saw
Su Xubai stood behind him.
At that moment, the comings and goings of the people around him seemed to have become a blur. They looked at each other. Su Xubai's eyes were full of disbelief and surprise. He whispered softly with red eyes: "Ah Chun!
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Cheng Chun suddenly came to his senses and slapped Su Xubai's hand away: "Who are you!"
It wasn't until this moment that Hongdou and Forsythia reacted and walked quickly to Chengchun. Forsythia took the lead and said, "Master, why are you holding our girl's hand?"
Su Xubai paused for a moment, then withdrew his hand: "I seem to know this girl, you...which family are you from?"
"What does this have to do with you?" Forsythia raised her head slightly and said in a pinched voice, "Whose family do we belong to, and what does it have to do with you? If you keep pestering us, don't blame us for reporting us!"
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Su Xubai wanted to say something more, but his hand was held by Woad beside him: "I'm sorry, this girl looks so much like an old friend of our young master, so I admit my mistake now, I'm really sorry!"
Hong Dou looked at Woad and quietly turned his head away.
Forsythia snorted coldly: "I'm warning you, don't follow us again, otherwise don't blame us for being rude!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Forsythia took Chengchun and turned around to leave.
Chengchun quietly turned around and saw Su Xubai still looking at him. The two people's eyes met instantly, and Chengchun immediately looked away.