As the New Year approached, relatives moved around more frequently. Aunt Rong and she worked in the warehouse for several days before preparing the food, cloth, and money needed for the New Year. Lin Xi wrote a post and sent it out one by one.
The wedding between His Highness the Third Highness and Shen Wanyao was too late a year ago, so it was scheduled for the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. The Shen family was naturally very happy, while His Highness the Third Highness accepted the wedding in a calm manner, without any change of emotion on his face, while Murong Qingfeng has not been seen since that day when I competed with me.
The days of the first month are filled with boring things like visiting relatives. Fortunately, the Cheng family is very small, with only three or two families of relatives and friends, and the relationship is separated by several levels. I just give up the hospitality. At other times, I will Sitting in the deck chair and basking in the sun, the bamboo chair creaking and shaking, it feels like an old man.
Shangyuan Festival came before me unknowingly. According to my lazy temperament, I didn’t want to go out and crowd with people, but it seemed that except me, everyone else was in an emotional state, including Aunt Rong. , so I had to change my mind. I finished my dinner early that day, put on a white men's clothing, and asked Chun Zhu to comb my hair in a man's neat style. I brought along two maids, Chun Zhu and Qiu Ju, Ruan Qing, Chen Ke, etc. More than a dozen guards, as well as Aunt Rong, Uncle Qian and other elderly servants, rushed to the ferry in the west city in a mighty carriage.
Due to my past life experience, I didn’t want to go to the crowded Flower Street, so I asked someone to prepare a boat in advance. We sat on the boat as a family, ate, drank, listened to music, and admired the lights on both sides of the river bank. It was the most beautiful thing. Aunt Rong was originally worried that she would not be able to compete with the young people at her age, but when she saw my arrangement, she immediately felt relieved and even called me wise.
The glazed lanterns were hung up in the princess's mansion the day before. In the boat where we are now, there are exquisitely made blue glazed lanterns all around the cabin. The shadowy blue light makes the lanterns on the shore look very vulgar. I I had no idea of buying it anymore and just bought a small lotus lantern from a passing vendor.
Putting the lotus lantern with the water, I closed my eyes tightly, clasped my hands, and silently prayed for my parents in the 21st century. I also paid tribute to my deceased friends. In this era, there is no custom of putting out lanterns to make wishes. When Aunt Rong saw me I was so surprised that I pursed my lips and refused to explain. She didn't ask any more questions. She just bought a lamp and put it in the water.
After clinking a glass of wine and sitting in the cabin, drinking and staring at the sparkling river in a daze, Qiu Ju suddenly came in and reported: "Princess, Crown Prince Murong wants to see you, but the boatman doesn't know whether to let him on the boat or not."
I was startled for a moment, then said quickly, "Please."
After a while, Qiu Ju led Murong Qingfeng in. He was wearing a light blue brocade robe and a white fox fur, which made his face look as handsome as a crown jewel. I blinked hard and raised my hand to him. Cup: "The Crown Prince is here? Happy Lantern Festival."
He frowned, turned to look at Qiu Ju, and said reproachfully: "Why did you let the princess drink again?"
Qiu Ju smiled bitterly and said: "Although our master is kind, she is very dignified. If she wants to drink, even Butler Rong can't stop her. Fortunately, there are people of her own everywhere. She can just fall asleep when she is drunk. It’s nothing important.”
I glanced at him and said funnyly: "Even my parents are not willing to restrain me. The prince is taking too much care."
Chunzhu was finally much smarter than Qiu Ju, and soon brought in a bowl and chopsticks, and added a cup for Murong Qingfeng. Murong Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, then sat opposite me, picked up the wine bottle, and served me
After pouring the cup, he poured another cup for himself, raised it and handed it to me, and said with a smile: "Drinking alone will inevitably make you feel lonely. I will risk my life to get drunk with the princess."
"Idiot, what's the benefit of being drunk? Apart from waking up the next morning and feeling uncomfortable, everything is of no use. I won't get drunk. Sixty-seven is enough for everything. Too little is too bland, too much is overflowing.
, I feel very bright in my heart. It’s not good to be too sober throughout your life. Being confused is the highest state.” I raised my glass, clinked it with his glass, raised my head and drank it in one gulp, and stood up swaying.
, patted him on the shoulder and walked out of the cabin.
Murong Qingfeng seemed worried and hurriedly followed. Although my mind was clear, my feet were a little shaky and my eyes were much blurry than before. When I went up the stairs, I didn't step on them firmly and fell straight to the side. Murong Qingfeng quickly gave me a hand.
He held me in his arms, the speed and angle were just right, I bumped into his chest tightly, my lips pressed against his neck, leaving a deep imprint, and he froze immediately.
Now that it's come to this, I don't need to be reserved any longer. I take a step forward and press him against the wall of the warehouse. I wrap my hands around his neck and tilt my head against his mouth.
Murong Qingfeng resisted at first, but then he gradually lost his strength. Finally, he simply wrapped his two iron arms around me, and the two of them became more and more tightly entangled, until they were almost suffocating each other, and I reluctantly withdrew and broke free from his arms.
, leaning on the stairs and breathing heavily.
After being silent for a long time, he whispered: "Please forgive me for being reckless and offending the princess. I am willing to take responsibility. I will go to the palace tomorrow to petition the emperor and ask him to grant me a marriage."