The voices of the people surrounding Sima Hong were very low, and Xu Mingye could not hear them as he was only a few steps away. However, seeing the strange expressions of the people, he suddenly became alert, but he had a generous and refreshing smile on his face. He bowed to Sima Hong and said with a smile: "A man should not worry about not having a wife. The Marquis is a hero among men, and has a bright future. I am sure that many rich ladies are interested in the Marquis. I would like to congratulate the Marquis in advance."
Sima Hong looked at Xu Mingye gloomily, his eyes full of sadness. He sighed and said, "I was young and frivolous in the past, and I didn't know much. It's natural for you to have opinions about me, Mingye. I also think I'm not good enough... Now that things have come to this, you say these words... Alas!" Sima Hong shook his head, "Now I'm on the battlefield, I have no future and I can't expect anything unrealistic. But after all, we are husband and wife. Now as long as she is doing well, I will be at peace."
After saying that, Sima Hong turned around and sat quietly, looking gloomy, regardless of Xu Mingye's reaction. After a while, he seemed to react suddenly and said solemnly to the young masters around him, "I drank too much today and I am a little dizzy. Just treat what I said just now as my drunken gaffe. It's not the case. Please don't misunderstand me. There is nothing between me and Miss Xu."
Damn it! Xu Mingye's handsome face twisted, and tens of thousands of horses were running wildly in his heart. Looking at Sima Hong's pretending to be sad, he wanted to strangle this bastard to death. This is clearly to make others misunderstand something! That little look of compromise clearly hinted to others that the truth is that the two little mandarin ducks were torn apart by the cruel and snobbish father-in-law and brother-in-law!
Several young masters looked at Sima Hong with sympathy, sighing and moved. It was a real-life version of a tough guy with a soft side! The killer god who was rumored to drink human blood actually had such a gentle side. The King Kong Calabash Brothers were so moved that they almost cried!
Xu Mingye smiled, revealing his sharp white teeth. He was careless and underestimated his opponent's intelligence and face. He didn't expect that Ba Tianbao had fought for several years. He was not only big, but also smart!
If he stayed any longer, he didn't know what kind of shameless tricks this Tyrant Bao would come up with. Xu Mingye simply turned around and went somewhere else. Arguing with Sima Hong in public would only make Mingyu's reputation bad. He vaguely heard that the Anxi Marquis's Mansion had the intention of marrying the Deng Guogong Mansion. When Sima Hong married the young lady of the Deng family, the rumors would be broken by themselves. Let's see if his thick skin would blush.
After Xu Mingye left, Sima Hong chatted with the people around him for a while, and the people who were surrounding Sima Hong gradually dispersed and gathered in groups of three or four to chat elsewhere. Only Miao Shu and Sima Hong were left by the long table.
"She's just a girl. Why are you so bad?" Miao Shu laughed nonchalantly, picking up grapes from the table and eating them. His tone revealed dissatisfaction, and he obviously didn't like Sima Hong's behavior. "I heard that she is indeed pretty, but there are people prettier than her. Do you want your cousin to find you two? With more women, you won't think about Xu Mingyu anymore. You won't be so stubborn."
"And that Deng Zhenzhu..." Miao Shu approached Sima Hong, with a teasing and vulgar smile, "But she is a beauty, and the daughter of the Deng family. Isn't she a hundred times or a thousand times better than that one?"
In Miao Shu's opinion, "lovesickness" is a disease that only people can get when they can't let go of their thoughts. Since you are sick, you have to treat it.
Sima Hong turned his head to look at Miao Shu and said slowly: "So what? No matter how beautiful she is or how good her family background is, if she is not that person, she is not that person after all."
Miao Shu was a little disappointed after failing to persuade him. He sighed, "Ah, you are so stubborn. I see that Xu Mingye has no intention of marrying his sister to you again. Be careful that your efforts will end in vain."
Sima Hong smiled and looked up at the sky. The stars were shining brightly. The night was deep. He wondered how a playboy like his cousin could understand his feelings.
When he was young, he also liked Luo Lingxiu, a gentle, quiet, elegant and beautiful lady. He also secretly hoped that he could marry a perfect woman like his sister-in-law, born in a famous family, proficient in poetry and songs, gentle and lovely... But when he really fell in love with someone, he put his whole heart on her. Whenever he saw her, his heart and eyes were filled with joy, and even her shortcomings became an irresistible attraction.
Before the banquet began, the eunuchs set off fireworks and firecrackers in an open space not far from the banquet venue. For a moment, the bright and dazzling fireworks illuminated the entire banquet venue.
The area where the female guests were was blocked by trees and could not be seen clearly. Fu Lemei took Mingyu and walked along the winding river, chose a good place to stand, and then looked up at the fireworks, which became clear.
Mingyu looked up and saw a firework whistling and flying straight up into the sky. It exploded into a colorful flower in the air, ending the beautiful moment and disappearing into the air. In fact, in modern times, she had seen many kinds of fireworks, and she never thought that fireworks were anything special. But in ancient times when materials were scarce, large fireworks became a luxury that only the royal family could enjoy. They could only be viewed on grand occasions such as the Queen's birthday.
"How beautiful!" Fu Lemei murmured, "The last time I saw such beautiful fireworks was when the emperor ascended the throne."
When the two of them were sitting there, watching and chatting, a girl shouted to Fu Lemei from a distance, "Lemei!" Fu Lemei turned her head and looked over. She was immediately surprised and smiled at Mingyu, "It's a friend of mine from the past. She went out of town with her father two years ago. I didn't expect her to come back now. I'll go talk to her first and I'll be back soon. You wait here!"
Fu Lemei kept saying "I'll be back soon". Mingyu sat there waiting for a long time, but Fu Lemei didn't come back. The sounds of fireworks and firecrackers were still going on. Mingyu thought that the banquet would not start until the fireworks were over, so he sat there waiting patiently.
However, at this moment, a tall and agile figure walked towards Mingyu. Mingyu was startled because there was an open space where she was sitting. It would be bad if someone saw the two of them alone together. Before he saw her, Mingyu turned around and hid in the dark corridor next to her.
Sima Hong hesitated and walked to the open space. He looked around but didn't see anyone. A young eunuch had just told him that someone was waiting for him nearby, but when he came over, he didn't see anyone. The sounds of fireworks and firecrackers came one after another. Sima Hong stood there for a while and wanted to turn around and leave.
At this moment, two or three girls surrounded a little girl and came over with smiles on their faces. The girls pushed the little girl in the middle and asked her to go to Sima Hong. The little girl was shy and timid, and her face turned red.
Sima Hong was stunned for a moment. He had no impression of recognizing these people. He realized that today's incident might be a misunderstanding. There were so many male guests, and the young eunuch might have recognized the wrong person. So he wanted to turn around and go back.
At this moment, the little girl mustered up her courage and walked towards Sima Hong. She stood in front of him, her face flushed and her hands trembling with nervousness. The tall and handsome man stood upright under the starry sky, and there were dazzling fireworks blooming not far away. At this moment, she felt as if only this handsome man was left in front of her. He was so different, and his resolute and steady masculinity captured her at once.
The first time she saw Sima Hong was in the twelfth lunar month, when he went to the parade ground to present captives. At that time, she was surprised that this 18-year-old man had defeated five leaders of the Imperial Guards in one go. He was really amazing! After his great victory, he didn't seem to be very happy or proud, and his expression was still indifferent.
After returning home, her father told her that this was steady and mature, and that no man of the same age in the capital was like Sima Hong, who had such determination and courage at such a young age. From that time on, her father took a fancy to him, and so did she.
Sima Hong looked at the shy little girl in front of him in surprise. She looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, with a diamond necklace around her neck and pink baby fat on her face. She looked unfamiliar and he probably didn't know her. The little girl opened her mouth and said something to him, but the sound of fireworks was too loud and he couldn't hear the little girl's mosquito-like voice at all.
The little girl blushed, mustered up her courage, and asked, "My hydrangeas are blooming beautifully. When will you come to my house to see them?"
Sima Hong smiled. He only saw the little girl's mouth opening and closing, but could not hear a word she said.
His smile startled the girl opposite. Her heart was beating wildly as if it was going to jump out of her chest. Even her breathing became rapid. She lowered her head and dared not look at Sima Hong's face. In shyness and panic, the girl stuffed something she was holding tightly in her hand into Sima Hong's arms, turned around and ran while holding up the hem of her skirt. She lowered her head and ran to the three girls who were waiting for her with a smile on their faces, and then they walked back.
After walking a few steps, the little girl couldn't help but secretly look back at Sima Hong, who was looking down at the things she stuffed into him. The little girl's face turned red, and it turned into the sunset glow in the sky. But her heart was full of spring light, and she was happy and cheerful, as if she was full of bright peach blossoms in March.
Sima Hong stood there, looking at the purse in his hand in surprise, somewhat puzzled. He stuffed the purse into his arms and walked towards the banquet venue.
After a long while, Mingyu slowly walked out from the dark corridor. She saw the scene clearly and her heart sank.
Deng Zhenzhu, who sent a gift to Sima Hong, is only fourteen this year, and she is almost sixteen. Time flies. She was only twelve when she first came into this world. Time is really a butcher's knife. Mingyu vaguely remembers that Sima Hong was trying to make her happy yesterday, but now, in the blink of an eye, there is a new person who is obsessed with him. RQ