Fu Minghui saw his second brother suddenly blushing and grinning: "Second brother, what bad things are you thinking about? Why is your face so red?"
Fu Mingrui immediately turned aside: "No, nothing."
Fu Minghui smiled more happily: "Of course there is. Look at your face, it's so red. Are you sick?" Fu Minghui pretended to be nervous and reached out to touch Fu Mingrui's forehead.
Fu Mingrui hurriedly rushed away: "Stop messing around, go in quickly."
Fu Mingrui found that there were more and more people around him, and some people had seen them and wanted to come forward to greet them. Fu Mingrui frowned slightly, he didn't like to make fake greetings with strangers, which was also the reason why he didn't want to come here.
"Isn't this Lord Fu, the leader of the Eight Gates? Greetings!" A group of young masters came forward with their blushing sisters. Judging from the way they were stubborn, they must have been forced by their sisters.
Fu Mingrui regained his composure and had to greet everyone: "Everyone is polite." He dragged out Fu Minghui without hesitation, as if using him as a shield, "This is my third brother Fu Minghui, who just came back from the military camp. Please take good care of him tonight."
"Oh! Third Master Fu! My apologies!" Everyone surrounded Fu Minghui. The Second Master of the Fu Family, the leader of the Eight Gates, had taken the initiative to speak, so why didn't they seize the opportunity
The two young masters of the Fu family have already become very popular even before entering the Lantern Festival.
"Mr. Liu, nice to meet you, Mr. Wu, nice to meet you..." After a while, Fu Minghui had already met the young men who had gathered around him. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure from afar. Her figure stood out among the young ladies who were walking lightly. His eyes immediately lit up and a smile overflowed from the corners of his mouth. It was as if that girl instantly lit up his whole world.
He subconsciously wanted to step forward, but suddenly, a hint of hesitation emerged in his eyes. He lowered his head and his eyes flickered for a moment, but he smiled and looked at the young men around him: "Why are we blocking here? Everyone, go in quickly, don't keep the girl inside waiting for too long, that would be really rude." After saying that, his smile became cunning.
The young masters all smiled mischievously and immediately surrounded Fu Minghui and walked onto the exquisite Magpie Bridge.
On the left side of the fork, there is actually a stream across the mountainside, so a sturdy old wooden bridge was built over the stream. The railings of the wooden bridge are made of old vines naturally intertwined, and lifelike magpies are carved on it, which can be said to be the good intentions of the royal family this time.
Fu Mingrui was greatly relieved to see his brother leading the people away. When he raised his head, he saw Yun Yao jumping towards him in the attention of a group of young men. Not far behind her, the laughter was like silver bells, and a series of girls were chasing after her.
Fu Mingrui's heartbeat quickened when he saw Yun Yao. This acceleration was not because of seeing Yun Yao, but because of the Nine Gates that Yun Yao represented. This meant that people from the Nine Gates had arrived. Then, where was Miss Lian
He couldn't help but meet Yun Yao, but his eyes skipped over Yun Yao and looked back. In his heart, there was an expectation that he was clearly aware of but did not want to admit.
When Yun Yao jumped up, she saw Fu Mingrui for the first time. She saw him looking behind her. The smart girl already knew who Fu Mingrui was looking for.
"Fu Mingrui, you are looking for Sister Youyou." Yun Yao's eyes were bright and cunning, and the corners of her mouth were crooked. She took the initiative to greet Fu Mingrui and acted familiar with him, which made the rich and noble men who were watching her fascination envious.
Yuchi Qian'er and the others also caught up, and when they saw Fu Mingrui, their faces immediately turned red. Such a beautiful young man in the capital, even if he was the son of a political enemy, couldn't help but take a few more glances. Moreover, Yun Yao had said that it was okay not to choose, but she didn't say that it was forbidden to look.
Fu Mingrui's face turned red, and he clenched the hairpin box hidden in his sleeve: "Lian, where is Miss Lian?"
Yun Yao also felt that Fu Mingrui and she shared the same suffering, and showed a little sympathy: "Don't wait any longer, Sister Youyou is not coming, she is with Brother Lin. Alas..." After Yun Yao finished speaking, she sighed, shook her head, and patted Fu Mingrui on the chest, "You, should go and play with the prince." After Yun Yao finished speaking, she waved to Yuchi Qian'er and the others, and like a group of skylarks, they chirped and passed by Fu Mingrui in a lively manner.
Fu Mingrui stood there in a daze, and suddenly became dazed. The only thing in his mind was Yun Yao's words: She is with Brother Lin...
When he came back to his senses, he had unknowingly stood on the ancient Magpie Bridge, holding the hairpin box that Yi Jilan had given him...
The lanterns in front of me are blurry and the figures are in pairs.
He stood alone on the Magpie Bridge, and suddenly felt that he was so out of place here. He shouldn't have come here. He remembered that a body seemed to have just been delivered to the Eight Gates. He should go back to handle the case. Why was he standing here
Yes, he should go back to investigate the case, and go back now!
He immediately turned around and walked down the Magpie Bridge, with only two words in his mind: Go back!
"Ming Rui!" Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind him. He kept walking, but even quickened his pace as if he was escaping.
"Fu Mingrui!" The person behind him almost shouted and grabbed his arm, "Why are you running!"
Fu Mingrui calmed himself down and turned around, and in front of him was his sworn enemy: Crown Prince Duanmu Qingchen.
"Go back and investigate the case." Fu Mingrui said calmly.
Duanmu Qingchen raised his eyebrows and looked around. There were few people around. He pulled Fu Mingrui to a nearby pine tree. The crown of the thousand-year-old pine tree drooped like the long beard of a thousand-year-old man, slightly covering the figures of Duanmu Qingchen and Fu Mingrui.
"Stop talking nonsense." Duanmu Qingchen saw through it at a glance. "I saw everything from hiding there just now. I heard Yun Yao say that Youyou would not come." Duanmu Qingchen pointed to a huge stone at the fork in the road. On the stone were written three big words: 'Marriage Stone'.
Fu Mingrui looked at the stone, then turned back to look at Duanmu Qingchen: "What are you doing hiding there?! You are a prince, don't be sneaky all day long." Fu Mingrui couldn't stand Duanmu Qingchen's sneaky look the most.
Duanmu Qingchen rolled her peach blossom eyes and rolled her eyes at Fu Mingrui: "It's because I'm the prince that I have to hide. I say, Fu Mingrui, have you become stupid from investigating the case? You really don't understand the ways of the world at all! What do you think is the purpose of today's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?"
Fu Mingrui looked at him unhappily. He was no longer in the mood to enjoy the scenery, nor did he bother to have any royal etiquette with Duanmu Qingchen. He just said, "Your father will find you a wife."
"That's right!" Duanmu Qingchen spread his hands. "Tell me, what kind of wife should I choose, and my father will not interfere? He already has someone in mind. Either from the Yuchi family or from the right prime minister's family. The Yuchi family is full of my cousins, and my mother is also from the Yuchi family. From the perspective of balancing the power in the court, I will not marry a girl from the Yuchi family..."
When Duanmu Qingchen said this, Fu Mingrui looked at him with new eyes. It seemed that this dandy prince had a clear mind. (To be continued)