The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This day is no different than usual, at most, Jiang Fuli had a reunion dinner together. But it's not very accurate to say "together" for this reunion dinner. Because Jiang Yue was sent to Zhuangzi to "heal his wounds", Jiang Yue had to go to Ningyuanhou's mansion in the beginning of spring next year. She was actually still young, but because Yang was afraid of dragging it too long, it would be detrimental to Jiang Yue, so she had to let Jiang Yue marry. Say it again.
Jiang Youyao probably finally knew that there was no room for change, but she didn't give up, and she couldn't do anything when she was restrained by Mrs. Jiang for a long time, and she lost a lot of weight in less than a month. The original Jiao Yan Ke Ren looked like the wind was blowing and fell, so pitiful.
But as a result, Jiang Yuanbai felt even more distressed. During the meal, Jiang Li noticed that Jiang Yuanbai's attitude towards Ji Shuran's mother and daughter was extremely gentle. He should feel that Zhou Yanbang had wronged Jiang Youyao and was making up for Jiang Youyao.
Jiang Li didn't have any other feelings when he saw the joy of their family. Lu Shi couldn't see it, and deliberately blocked Ji Shuran and said, "Everyone should go to the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival tonight."
"You Yao won't go anymore," Ji Shuran said: "You Yao has the wind and cold, and these days are not good. If it is more troublesome to go out, you can go. I will stay with You Yao at home."
Mrs. Jiang hasn't solved Jiang Youyao's forbidden foot. Because of Jiang Youyao's temperament and feelings for Zhou Yanbang, it is inevitable that she will go to Zhou Yanbang when she is released. Mrs. Jiang hopes that Jiang Youyao will give up her heart. If Jiang Youyao blindly pester Zhou Yanbang, it will make the people of Ningyuan Hou Mansion despise Jiang's family.
Jiang Youyao himself was unwilling to go out, although it was annoying to be restrained. But as long as everyone thought of going out, everyone would look at her with sympathy, Jiang Youyao felt extremely humiliated. Although Zhou Yanbang's incident has nothing to do with her, it has caused her to become a joke in this romantic affair, poor fiancee. Rather than staring at others with annoying eyes, it is better to stay in the house and keep your eyes out.
"I'm not going anymore." Jiang Yuanbo said: "I still have affairs to deal with." Now he felt wronged by Jiang Youyao, and wanted to make up for this little daughter. Ji Shuran's mother and daughter didn't go, Jiang Yuanbo definitely did not leave his wife and daughter alone. The reason to go.
Lu's eyes rolled around and said, "If you don't go, what should Lier do? I can't let Lier go alone, right?"
Jiang Yuanping on the side coughed softly.
"Nothing," Jiang Li smiled, "I don't really want to go either."
"Liyatou, go with your second aunt." Mrs. Jiang suddenly said, she said: "You have just returned to Yanjing city this year, and the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival is also very good. You have worked hard these days. Take a good rest."
Mrs. Jiang has already spoken, Jiang Li is naturally not easy to shirk anything, although she is reluctant in her heart, she has to accept it. At this moment, Jiang Yuanbai was in a dilemma. On the one hand, he was the eldest daughter who had just returned to Beijing, and on the other hand, was the aggrieved young girl. The palms and backs of the hands were all meat. But in the end, he decided to stay in the house. Jiang Li seems to be both sensible and generous, but Jiang Youyao has never suffered. If there is a chance in the future, she can make up for Jiang Li.
Seeing the eldest son still caring about Ji Shuran's mother and daughter, looking stubborn, Mrs. Jiang sighed in her heart, shook her head, and went back after eating. On the contrary, Jiang Jingrui was the happiest. After the old lady left, he kept winking at Jiang Li. After leaving the scene, he deliberately walked behind and said to Jiang Li: "You also said you don't want to go. Doesn't the old lady have to follow me? "
Jiang Li was upset when she was too lazy to pay attention to him. Jiang Jingrui said on his own: "You will be eye-opening at that time. The food, sugar people, and lantern riddles on this road. I heard that Jin Mantang will sing in the hall tonight. I will take you. Open your eyes, hey, don't go wow-"
Jiang Li left Jiang Jingrui at a distance, and walked faster and faster, and he couldn't avoid it. Thinking of the painful feelings of not going out tonight, Mrs. Jiang seemed too deliberate if she evaded. But going out is not without benefits. People outside saw her coming out to watch the lantern festival, but Jiang Yuanbai, Ji Shuran, and Jiang Youyao were not there, so they had to give some advice in their hearts.
In front of outsiders, Jiang Yuanbai must always be cautious and try to level a bowl of water.
Have to go one step at a time.
Because of Mrs. Jiang's speech, after dinner, Jiang Li had to travel with the people in the second room after the sky darkened.
Mrs. Jiang is not here, her legs are inconvenient, and she stays in the house to play with Jiang Bingji. Only Jiang Li went out in the big room, and the people in the second room were all together. Sanfang Yang and Jiang Yuanxing didn't come out either. In addition to these things Jiang Yu'e, now Jiang Yuanxing would walk with his head down when he went out to meet his colleagues, and of course he would not go out ashamed. Jiang Yuyan was even more unlikely to go out.
Tong'er and Bai Xue also followed Jiang Li, and the two maids were both visiting the lantern festival for the first time, exclaiming from time to time. Jiang Jingrui deliberately fell behind, walking side by side with Jiang Li, and said: "Why are you not curious at all? I think the two girls around you look happier than you."
Jiang Li's expression was very plain, and it was not the same as usual. Jiang Jingrui found that she could even be called indifferent. Although the corners of her lips have a usual smile, even the warm light of the lanterns can't illuminate her smile.
However, this beautiful painting with a bit of tranquility has attracted a lot of young elder brothers who are playing. Along the way, Jiang Jingrui just discovered the young masters peeking at Jiang Li, no fewer than seven or eight.
The streets and alleys of Yanjing City, restaurants and tea shops, are filled with all kinds of lanterns, all of which are pierced by the people themselves. The customs in each place are similar, for example, the lanterns in Yanjing City are the same as the river lanterns in Tongxiang. It's just that the lantern is hung on the rope mountain, and the river lantern is floating on the water.
There are hexagonal ones, and some are made into lampstands. There are many people with dexterity. Don't look at Jiang Jingrui's usual carelessness, he is also very interested in these beautiful things. From time to time, I pulled Jiang Li and said that this one is good-looking or that one is good-looking. Jiang Li was quite speechless, and only felt that Jiang Jingrui was like a real cardamom girl compared to herself, with an innocent and gentle look on her face.
When he saw a lantern that looked like a rabbit, Jiang Jingrui couldn't walk alive. Even the people in the second room in front didn't keep up and insisted on buying it. However, the owner of the rabbit lantern is also stubborn. He only says that the lantern is not for sale unless someone guesses the lantern riddle above and gives it to the other party as a gift.
Jiang Jingrui got a headache as soon as he saw someone who could read hyphenation, Jiang Jingyou and the others walked to the front early. He grabbed Jiang Li's sleeve and said, "Aren't you number one in the school exam? Come on! Guess this, help me win this rabbit lamp, I'll give you fifty taels of silver!"
Jiang Li looked down on Jiang Jingrui's behavior and wanted to refuse, but when he heard his last sentence, she changed her mind. Fifty taels of silver is quite a lot, Jiang Jingrui is worthy of being a dude, and he really spends money like dirt. Willing to exchange fifty taels of silver for such a useless lantern. It's a pity that a penny stumped the hero, and Jiang Li didn't expect that she would betray her to learn to exchange money.
However, it is better to have money than no money. You don't know how many scholars are in the world, and you are only a good man and you are worthless.
She stopped and looked carefully at the lantern that Jiang Jingrui liked very much.
The person who pierces the lantern also has some skill, so that the animal-shaped lantern is difficult to pierce, but this person is vivid. The body is wrapped in snow-white cloth, and inside is a skeleton made of bamboo. A pair of long pink ears, eyes decorated with two red beans. With the lights swaying inside, the rabbit's eyes also appeared a little bit smart, as if it was about to jump up in the next moment.
It is indeed a very beautiful lantern.
Looking at the riddles written on the wooden sign under the lantern, Jiang Li was looking at it with a smile, but suddenly his smile froze and his expression changed drastically.
I saw a line of small words on the lantern riddles, impressively written a row of familiar lantern riddles: See him thousands of times in the public.
In an instant, Jiang Li's ear seemed to echo that affectionate voice again. He said, "This word is just like I am to you."
The dust and the past are all in front of him, Jiang Li retracted his hand like a burn.
Jiang Jingrui urged her: "What's wrong? Guess quickly!"
"I can't guess it." Jiang Li said coldly.
"How is it possible?" Jiang Jingrui said: "You are the leader of Mingyitang. This lantern riddle is not red, so it is not the most difficult to guess. How can you not guess it?"
Jiang Li said: "If you can't guess it means you can't guess it. You still have to ask Gaoming." She turned her head and pulled her legs away, as if she hated the lamp so much that she didn't even want to look at it.
Jiang Jingrui didn't expect it, but he couldn't bear the light, so he didn't catch up with Jiang Li for a while. When he catches up, Jiang Li will no longer be in the crowd. Jiang Jingrui immediately felt bad.
Following the crowd, Jiang Li was walking slowly.
Lu's and the others have already come to the forefront, Jiang Jingrui is behind, and the crowd is one after another, and they will soon be crowded out. They are not in the same place and it is easy to get lost.
Jiang Li was not very scared. She recognized the way of Yanjing City, and from the corner of her eyes she glanced at the location of the nearest city guard. Once there was any problem, she could immediately call for help from the nearest city guard.
She also didn't want to go to Lu Shi or Jiang Jingrui, but felt that this was a rare moment of being alone. Since returning to Beijing, she has been Jiang Li. Although she has become accustomed to this identity, she will remember her original name as Xue Fangfei occasionally.
For fear of living with Jiangli for a long time, I forgot my original name and what I wanted to do. Indulging in the comfortable life that this identity brings is not what she wants. Tonight’s lantern riddle is like a bitter medicine, and the astringent heart is numb, but it also makes people sober for a short time.
Therefore, it is also good to be able to discard the moment of making "Jiang Li" and staying alone like this.
Tong'er and Baixue didn't know what Jiang Li was thinking. Seeing that Jiang Jingrui and his party could no longer be seen in the crowd, Tong'er said, "Girl, let's go look for the second master and them? I can't see anything. , What should I do when I can’t find a way back to the house after Huizi?"
"Nothing." Jiang Li said, "I remember the way."
"There are too many people." Baixue also persuaded: "We didn't bring any of our guards. What if something goes wrong?"
Jiang Li took a look at herself, and now that Miss Jiang Er has made the most ruthless enemy, it is nothing more than Ji Shuran's mother and daughter. But Ji Shuran's mother and daughter wanted to attack her, and they wouldn't pick so many people, in full view. Not to mention Jiang Youyao, but Ji Shuran is very meticulous, and he won't leave any handles. However, there are accidents in everything, and it cannot be inferred by common sense. If the mother and daughter become frantic, everything is possible.
She rested her mind and wanted to walk alone, and said, "It's reasonable."
Both Bai Xue and Tong'er breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Li was about to look for Lu's figure, but accidentally caught a glimpse of someone not far away: "Ye Shijie?"
After the palace banquet, Jiang Li rarely went to Mingyitang. The Jiang Yu'e incident had affected the Jiang family's reputation. Mrs. Jiang told me to go out as little as possible on weekdays, and wait to avoid the limelight. So Jiang Li had no chance to meet Ye Shijie again.
At this moment, in front of a small vendor who bought lanterns not far away, Ye Shijie and a middle-aged man seemed to be choosing lanterns, and they looked very familiar while talking.
Jiang Li guessed that it was someone Ye Shijie knew. He wanted to inquire about Ye Shijie's recent situation, especially if Li Lian had wooed him again, so he planned to go through the crowd and walk to Ye Shijie on the other end.
But I don't know that this scene of my own actions is all under the eyes of another person.
Looking upstairs in Wangxian, Kong Liuzheng stared at the people coming and going downstairs in a daze. In fact, he didn't really like to see these flowers and lamps, which dazzled people's eyes. But compared to staying in the government office to watch boring affairs, of course it is more lively and better. What's more, there are many pleasing girls in this hustle and bustle, which can add luster to the dim night.
Only tonight, Kong Liu found a familiar shadow among the pleasing girl.
"Hey, it's Miss Jiang Er!" Kong Liu stood up and said excitedly to Ji Heng: "You come and see, it's Miss Jiang Er. I didn't expect her to come out to see the lamp tonight. No, why is she alone? There is no Jiang family around, is this sneak out?"
Lu Ji, who was tasting tea, glanced down at his gaze, and said, "How can anyone sneak out with a maid? There are so many people outside, probably because he is separated from his family."
"Walk away?" Kong Liu frowned: "There are so many people outside, and there are many gangsters. Every year, women are kidnapped by gangsters. Such a flowery little girl will inevitably attract people's attention. If something goes wrong. That's not good."
"Then what shall you do?" Lu Ji looked at him curiously.
"I'll send her to find her family!" Kong Liu said naturally.
"Kong Liu," Lu Ji said, "Don't be foolish. Don't say that it is the daughter of the Shoufu family, even an ordinary girl, and you can't look down on someone as old as you."
"I'm old?" Kong Liu immediately flew into a rage, "I am at the best age, what do you know? What's wrong with my age? You are only old, your fucking beard is so long!"
Lu Ji was not angry at all. He stretched out his hand and clicked outside with a smile, and pointed out to Kong Liu, "It's not that I said, how can you compare to the young young man? Look, Miss Jiang, don't you just go? Did you look for Master Ye?"
As soon as he said this, not only Kong Liu, but even Ji Heng, who had been playing with a fan, couldn't help but glance downstairs.
Sure enough, Jiang Li and the two maids around him were walking across the street among the people passing through the stream. Because there were too many people coming and going, the distance of a street was also very difficult. But what is rare is that she has an excellent sense of direction. She has been moving in one direction and has not been dissipated by the flow of people.
And the purpose of her going, there is no doubt that it is standing a handsome young man, Ye Shijie.
She wanted to walk to Ye Shijie.
Lu Ji smiled and said, "This pair of cousins have a very good relationship."
"Isn't that nonsense, they are relatives." Kong Liu suddenly forgot that Lu Ji laughed at his old age, and looked at Jiang Li and Ye Shijie intently.
Ji Heng also stood in front of the window, glanced thoughtfully, suddenly closed the fan, and said: "Wenji."
The black guard appeared in front of him silently.
"Please come up, Miss Jiang Er."
Lu Ji and Kong Liu didn't expect Ji Heng to suddenly say such a sentence, and they all looked at him together, their eyes hard to hide their surprise.
"Just say I asked Ms. Jiang Er to watch the Jinmantang singing hall and arrange her the most front position."
Kong Liu's jaw almost fell off.
…
The crowd is really crowded.
Although Yanjing City is much larger than Tongxiang, there are also many more people. When Tongxiang was the busiest, it was less than half of the city of Yanjing. It's hard to imagine a narrow street on weekdays, and it's so difficult to cross today.
Finally, it is about to reach the opposite side.
Just as Jiang Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to take the two maids to Ye Shijie's side, suddenly, a man in black stopped in front of them.
Tonger almost screamed in fright, Bai Xue also raised his fist. The man in black seemed to be expressionless, saying every word: "Ms. Jiang Er, please watch the Jinmantang singing hall, Mrs. Guo, and arranged the first position in Wangxianlou."
"Duke Guo?" Jiang Li said, "Ji Heng?"
Wen Ji was a little surprised, Miss Jiang Er even called the adult without changing her face, and he nodded.
Jiang Li frowned, and Tong'er whispered: "Girl, this man suddenly appeared, what kind of grandfather, could it be a bluff..."
"It's not a bluff," Jiang Li replied, "He is from Su Guo Gong."
Now Zi Wenji was even more surprised. He was sure Jiang Li had never seen him before, but why Jiang Li was so sure. In the next moment, I heard Jiang Li's faint voice: "Duke Su is happy to be beautiful and evil. This dark guard is so beautiful, it must be the Duke of Su."
Wen Ji stood very steadily, and almost slipped when he heard what Jiang Li said.
On the contrary, Tong'er raised his head seriously at this moment to look at Wen Ji. When Wen Ji's face was clearly seen, he couldn't help but breathe in a cold breath, and said: "Really! Girl, he is better than the guard in our house. It’s much better! It’s about the same as the Second Young Master!"
Wen Ji: "..."
Bai Xue pulled Jiang Li's sleeve and whispered, "The girl, shall we go?"
Jiang Li looked at Wen Ji, Wen Ji couldn't see any expression, she thought about it a few times, and finally sighed and said, "Go."
Tong'er was still a little scared, but Jiang Li was helpless. She knew that even if she couldn't say to go and refused Su Guo Gong, Ji Heng would have a way to let her go. The reason why he is so polite is because he wants to be polite, but this man has the blood of arbitrariness in his bones.
No one can reject him, because he always has his own way.
The person who knows the current affairs is a handsome, Jiang Li had to say: "Let's go."
She and Tonger Baixue walked to Wangxianlou with Wenji.
Ye Shijie and Ye Mingxuan were talking while picking up the lantern, and when they turned their heads accidentally, they suddenly saw a familiar figure from the back. He almost blurted out Jiang Li's name, but before he could say it, the figure drowned along with the crowd and was no longer visible.
Ye Shijie was suspicious that he had read it wrong, staring blankly, Ye Mingxuan paid the money, and in a blink of an eye Ye Shijie looked at the crowd in a daze, and asked him: "What's the matter?"
"Nothing." Ye Shijie retracted his gaze, shook his head, and said to himself that it was an illusion. Even if Jiang Li comes out tonight, he will not be alone, there will always be Jiang's family to follow.
He is really too devilish.
…
Wangxianlou is the largest restaurant in Yanjing City.
When Jiang Li was the wife of Shen's house, she passed this building with Shen's mother and Shen Ruyun. At that time, Shen's mother and Shen Ruyun were very envious, but she didn't care very much. Compared with the Shen family, her desires had always been weak and deadly. But from then on, she knew that Wangxianlou was the Jinjin Cave, the place where the best people came.
Where he could not set foot in his previous life, but in this life he can walk in so swaggeringly, he is still called a "guest" to be "invited" in. Although this is not the other one, it is justified in the end.
In the hall on the first floor, some people had already arrived, but the place where Jiang Li was invited was on the second floor.
In the tea room on the second floor.
The Shoufu Mansion is already very luxurious, but Wangxianlou is more exquisite than the Jiang family. The blanket spread on the ground is the Persian long pile embroidered blanket with gems dotted between the tops. The incense ginger pear I ordered in the room could not be smelled, but it was extremely comfortable and fragrant. In Xue Zhao's words, it was “very expensive at first sight”.
In the tea room on the second floor of Wangxian Building, which was "very expensive at first sight", Wen Ji helped Jiang Li open the curtain and walked in.
Jiang Li saw the people inside.
To her surprise, besides Ji Heng, there were two other people in it. One was a scribe in a blue shirt with a goatee. He smiled at Jiang Li. Jiang Li didn't know this person, but just smiled back. There was another person Jiang Li knew. He was the examiner who took the "Royal Shot" test at the school. He got on the light truck and was called Kong Liu.
Kong Liu was very happy when he saw Jiang Li, and greeted him with a rough voice: "Miss Jiang Er." It seemed that he had an intention to talk to Jiang Li, but he couldn't think of any suitable words, so he could only Dryly praised: "Ms. Jiang Er's horse rides well, and her arrows are shot well!"
He seemed to be praising the soldiers he had accepted.
Lu Ji and Ji Heng both gave him a strange look.
Kong Liu scratched his head, smiled, and stopped talking.
Jiang Li looked at Ji Heng now. The young man wore a pale red robe today. Although it was pale, his appearance became more and more dense. His skin is fairer than that of women who have powdered cosmetics, and his lips are more rosy than the April peach blossoms, so the whiter the whiter, the redder the redder, his eyes are translucent amber, the whole person is not touched by the fireworks in the world. , Wherever he stands, there is a picture, even if he lazily plays with the gold folding fan in his hand, it can be beautifully drawn into a mystery at any time.
"Duke Guo is looking for me, what's the matter?" Jiang Li asked. She really can't figure out what Ji Heng is looking for
Ji Heng glanced at her and smiled suddenly. He said, "We are somehow friendship, Miss Jiang does not need to have a relationship. Today, Mid-Autumn Festival, I met destiny on the road, Jin Mantang was in the Wangxianlou singing hall. That's it."
Jiang Li wondered, where they could be considered to be some friendships, they are all evil fate in terms of friendship. Ji Heng had seen her calculating the Jing'an Master Taihe enlightenment on Qingcheng Mountain, and had also seen her sway Shen Ruyun and disturb the spring water of Zhou Yanbang and Jiang Yu'e. And she also ran into the secrets of Ji Heng and the Li family's contacts, and knew each other's secrets. At some point, it was not an exaggeration to say that each other wanted to kill each other. Ji Heng's face was calm and bland, as if they had been friends with gentlemen for many years.
It's incredible.
And they are not "fate" on the road, it is clear that Ji Heng sent someone to come, and did not "please" to give her the second choice.
Jiang Li said, "Thank you, Grandpa Guo, for your kindness, but I don't like watching theaters."
"If the second lady wants to sing better in the future, she might as well think about the famous actors." Ji Heng smiled.
Jiang Li almost couldn't laugh, Ji Heng's words seemed to remind her of the palace banquet. This is really, one of the things she did wrong is that Ji Heng shouldn't be caught in the pigtails, Chengri is so threatening!
Kong Liu looked around, and was very puzzled by the subtle atmosphere between Ji Heng and Jiang Li, but he was still kind, and said to Jiang Li: "Ms. Jiang Er, I just saw you upstairs, and there is no guard around him. Without your family, you are separated from your family. There are not a few women who get lost at the lantern festival every year, and there are many gangsters. Even if the city is guarded, it is not foolproof. Why not wait until the meeting is over and we will find someone to escort you back House, let you and your family get together. Avoid accidents."
Reach out without hitting the smiley person, and Kong Liu looks much more sincere and simple than Ji Heng, and Jiang Li can hardly feel sick. And what Kong Liu said is not unreasonable. Seeing that the night is getting darker, the lanterns on the street are getting brighter, and the crowds coming out to admire the moon are getting more and more crowded. It is really not a wise thing to be alone in the crowd. . Seeing the worried expressions on Tong'er and Bai Xue's faces, Jiang Libian made up his mind and acted as Kong Liu said for the time being.
She instantly raised a smile, with a very gentle and innocent appearance, and said, "Thank you, Master Kong."
Kong Liu was a little flattered, and couldn't help but glanced at Lu Ji proudly. How is he? He didn't scare the little girl. Isn't he too old
Lu Ji turned his head away, too lazy to look at his stupid picture.
As he was speaking, the opening voice of the theater troupe suddenly sounded downstairs.
The meeting of Jin Mantang is about to begin. This is the first play from the beginning.
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The second young master Jiang Jingrui who likes little rabbit lanterns has a girlish heart? (????ω????)