The fireworks are set off ahead of schedule, and the New Year's Eve banquet will naturally end ahead of schedule.
This was a good thing for Qi Yang and Lu Qipei. They didn't plan to stay overnight in the palace tonight, so before it was too late, they drove back to the princess' mansion.
When returning to the house, Qi Yang also said to Lu Qipei, "I don't know if A Sheng slept or not. She is afraid that she won't be able to stay up all night at a young age."
When the two returned to the mansion and summoned the maid to ask, Lu Sheng really fell asleep. She ate dinner in the company of Zhi Ting and others, and she stayed up until the beginning of the year, and she couldn't help falling asleep. When the child grew up, it was drowsiness, Zhi Ting and the others certainly wouldn't force Lu Sheng, so they took the child back to sleep when Lu Sheng fell asleep.
Qi Yang felt a little sorry for this, and felt that the two of them came back late. Then she took Lu Qipei to see the sleeping dumplings together, and lightly pressed her feet under the child's pillow before leaving, and went back to her yard to continue to keep the year old.
Without the child, the two of them were a little less lively, but there was no lack of warmth.
While guarding the charcoal pot and roasting the fire, the two chatted all over the world. They never lacked topics to chat, but it was rare that they did not mention political affairs or Xie Yuan like today, but only talked about romantic affairs.
Time passed without knowing it, and the time came soon. Because the two returned to the mansion early, the servants of the princess mansion did not dare to go back to rest early, and when the time was almost up, they came to pay New Year's greetings.
Lu Qipei and Qi Yang sprinkled another wave of red envelopes, completed the observance of the year with the faint sound of firecrackers, and finally returned to the room to rest.
It was a beautiful night, a good night's sleep, and when I woke up the next day, it was already bright.
Lu Sheng came over early in the morning with the rabbit in his arms, and waited for a while before the two came out. The child who was bored playing with bunny ears suddenly lit up, put down the bunny and greeted him.
You don't have to think about it, you all say that Zhi Ting taught her when saying New Year's greetings, but when a child is carrying these things seriously, it is quite cute.
Qi Yang couldn't hold back, he bent down and hugged Lu Sheng, and pinched the child's pink cheeks: "A Sheng is so good, why did you come so early today?" In a hurry, he took out another red envelope and handed it to the child.
Lu Sheng accepted it obediently, and then said honestly: "It's getting late, A Sheng has been waiting for a long time."
The child opened her moist black eyes and explained it in a serious manner, as if she was accusing the two adults of sleeping late and thinking she got up too early. But being stared at by her clear eyes, Qi Yang was a little embarrassed for some reason, he didn't dare to look at her, and looked away slightly.
And the more embarrassing thing is yet to come. Because Qi Yang tilted his head, Lu Sheng was held in her arms again, and the snow-white neck was slightly exposed, so that the child could see the mottled red marks on it at a glance. Of course Lu Sheng didn't know what it was, so he reached out to touch it and said, "Your Highness was bitten by a mosquito? So many bags!"
Qi Yang's face turned red when he heard the words, and his snow-white neck was also dyed crimson, especially when Lu Sheng's little hand touched her neck, she threw it to Lu Qipei without hesitation, and he hurriedly dressed himself. collar.
Lu Sheng changed his arms in the blink of an eye, his outstretched little hand was still raised, blinking his eyes blankly and innocently.
Lu Qipei blushed a little when something was broken by a child, but after she reported to Lu Sheng, she still pretended to be serious and warned: "There are no mosquitoes in winter, so don't tell others about your Highness, A Sheng. Remember? ?"
Lu Sheng was ignorant, but a child's eyesight was excellent. At this moment, she listened to Lu Qipei's advice, but instead of nodding obediently as usual, she tilted her head to look at Lu Qipei's neckline. There was also a little bit of covered red marks there, so she insisted: "Uncle lied, there are mosquitoes in winter, and uncle was bitten too!"
Qi Yang, who was beside him, had just lowered the temperature on his cheeks a little, and when he heard the child's righteous accusation, he didn't know whether to be ashamed or annoyed for a while. Lu Qipei tugged at the collar uncomfortably, covering up the traces that were accidentally exposed: "No, A Sheng got it wrong."
Lu Sheng heard a little grievance, but she didn't dare to pull Lu Qipei's clothes. She went to see Qi Yang again, but Qi Yang was too embarrassed to look at her, so the child had no choice but to break free from Lu Qipei's arms and ran to pick up the rabbit in a sullen mood.
Qi Yang rolled his eyes at Lu Qipei several times, and Lu Qipei obediently lowered his head and silently admitted his mistake.
The young couple fought a lawsuit, but Her Royal Highness was quickly coaxed. But after coaxing the big ones, the small ones obviously want Lu Qipei to coax them too. She walked over and touched the child's head, and said to her, "A Sheng, can we have a discussion?"
Lu Sheng is very well-behaved. He is obviously sulking at the moment, but he still looks back when he hears Lu Qipei's words.
Seeing this, Lu Qipei said, "A Sheng keeps the secret for me and His Highness. How about I and His Highness take A Sheng out to play today?"
Children always like to play, and Lu Sheng has been staying in the mansion before, but since Qi Yang and Lu Qipei took her out a few times, Tuanzi obviously has an infinite yearning for the world outside the mansion. I don't know what it's good to keep secret from being bitten by a mosquito, but this little thing can be exchanged for the opportunity to play, which is obviously worth it.
Lu Sheng nodded hastily, his previous sullenness was instantly swept away, and he hugged the rabbit happily.
The streets on the first day of the new year are actually quite lively. Although most of the shops along the street are closed, and there are no hawkers setting up stalls on the side of the road, there are many people who go out to visit relatives and neighbors on the first day of the new year. In particular, some children go to people's homes in groups to pay New Year's greetings. A few auspicious words can be exchanged for a few coins or a few pieces of caramel, which is even more satisfying.
But this kind of activity obviously has nothing to do with Lu Sheng. There were also people in the princess' mansion who were celebrating the new year, but Qi Yang had always been too lazy to answer them, so Zhi Ting came forward to send them away. As for going out for New Year's greetings, Qi Yang naturally wouldn't go there in person, and Lu Sheng didn't have the identity to go.
The family of three rested in the mansion for half a day, and the weather cleared slightly in the afternoon, so Lu Qipei took the two out to play.
Lu Sheng walked too slowly with short legs, and was still held by Lu Qipei when he went out. She rarely has the opportunity to go out, so she cherishes every opportunity to go out. She is not afraid of cold in winter, and she looks around to see how everything feels fresh.
Lu Qipei walked for a while with Lu Sheng in his arms, and found that the children were very excited when firecrackers exploded occasionally on the street. She probed her head to watch the children set off firecrackers on the street. She had been frightened by the sound of firecrackers several times, but she still watched with great interest.
Qi Yang also found out, so he pointed to a few children in the distance who were setting off firecrackers and asked Lu Sheng, "Asheng likes firecrackers?"
Lu Sheng's eyes were sparkling, full of interest in new things, he nodded and replied, "It's fun."
Hearing that, Qi Yang took out a few copper plates from Lu Qipei's purse, and when the children walked past her, she exchanged the copper plates for some firecrackers with them. The child who changed firecrackers was quite generous, and gave her a freshly lit incense by the way.
Seeing this, Lu Sheng's eyes brightened. Unexpectedly, Qi Yang didn't give her the firecracker. She winked at the child, and then while Lu Qipei didn't notice, she ordered a firecracker and threw it at her feet.
With a muffled sound of "bang", the firecracker exploded. Lu Qipei was taken aback by surprise and jumped two steps away with Lu Sheng in his arms. When she regained her senses and realized what had happened, Lu Sheng in her arms and Qi Yang, who was holding firecrackers, both smiled and bent over.
Lu Qipei, who was just teased by his daughter-in-law: "..."
Lu Qipei also has no temper, especially for Qi Yang, who is smiling happily, she only feels pampered and helpless for her childish behavior. In the end, she held back for a while, but she didn't hold back, and smiled herself: "Your Highness is really... innocent and cute."
Qi Yang didn't realize anything when he set off firecrackers to scare people, but now Lu Qipei described him as embarrassed—of course not because he was embarrassed to make fun of people, but because he was naive.
She coughed lightly, and threw the firecrackers bought with money to the passing children, completely ignoring Lu Sheng's pitiful gaze. In the end, she touched the child's head and said earnestly: "A Sheng is still young, if you don't play this, it will be bad if you hurt yourself. There should be fireworks in the house, and when it gets dark at night, they will be set off for Ah Sheng. Sheng, how are you?"
Lu Sheng was wronged Baba, Lu Sheng had never seen fireworks, but Lu Sheng finally agreed.
The child is so obedient that Qi Yang is embarrassed to tease her again. The three of them wandered on the street for a while, until they reached the south of the city, where the business is most prosperous, and the street market became somewhat lively.
Everyone seems to be short of money during Chinese New Year. To say it is deserted, the closed market is really deserted. But to say it is lively, this street market that is open for business and gathers people is also really lively.
Lu Qipei and Qi Yang wandered around casually, and unknowingly turned into a narrow street selling food—the road was full of food stalls, and they were all snacks. It seems that the food from all over the world is gathered in one place, and the aroma of food wafting in the air can be smelled from far away. Let’s not mention whether the food is good or not, at least the fragrance of the streets is enough to evoke cravings.
Not to mention Lu Sheng, Qi Yang had never been to such a place before, so he was curious for a while.
Seeing this, Lu Qipei smiled, hugged Lu Sheng and held Qi Yang's hand and walked in: "An Ning has never been to such a place, right? Let's go in and have a look, even if we don't eat anything, we can join in the fun. It's just that there are many people here. Aning needs to hold me tight, it's not good to be separated."
Qi Yang felt that she was admonishing the child, but looking at the crowd, he was wise and didn't say anything, but silently held people tight. After walking into the street, it felt better. After all, the three of them did not go out alone, and there were always a few servants around. When people are small, they follow silently, and when people are often they step forward to open the way, which is just right.
Lu Qipei said he was here to take a look, but he really walked into the place, how could he just look at it when the surrounding atmosphere was infected
After a while, Lu Sheng had a bag of candied fruit in his hand, and Qi Yang also had a bag of fried chestnuts with sugar. As for the other snacks that were discarded after one bite, they were all in the hands of the servants who opened the way around.
Qi Yang peeled a chestnut, fed it to Lu Qipei's mouth, and said, "Can you taste it sweet?"
Lu Qipei ate it naturally and replied with a smile, "Sweet."
Qi Yang was very satisfied, he turned his head and saw Lu Sheng was looking at him eagerly, so he peeled another one and fed it to the child's mouth. Lu Sheng immediately narrowed his eyes with a smile, and said to her crisply, "Sweet, delicious."
The three of them were shopping, shopping and eating. The atmosphere was harmonious. Suddenly, Lu Qipei felt that his clothes had been ripped off. She was still holding Lu Sheng, and her first reaction was that she was caught by a thief. She raised her hand and touched her waist, and sure enough, the purse and jade pendant were gone!
Her face changed immediately, and Qi Yang, who was next to her, noticed it immediately and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Qipei handed Lu Sheng into her arms, and said at the same time, "My purse and jade pendant was stolen, I have to go and get it back."
The value of things is second, and neither of them is short of money. But things like purses and jade pendants are personal things, and it's not good to go out. Especially now that it is an eventful time, before the dust settles, Lu Qipei is also very sensitive and vigilant.
Qi Yang took Lu Sheng subconsciously and wanted to let the servants chase him, but when he turned his head, he saw that Lu Qipei ran into the crowd and disappeared. She stomped her feet in anger, and sent the two to chase, but she could only hug Lu Sheng and go to the street to wait.