"Alang, girl, this girl said she is looking for you." The doctor gently pushed the little girl.
The little girl looked about seven or eight years old and was not at all stage-frightened. She was holding a delicate gauze lantern, on which was depicted an elegant girl sitting in front of a chessboard, with one hand rolled up and the other twirling a chess piece. It was a very lifelike image.
This reminded Shen Xihe of the chess game in the Xinglin Garden of Bai Tou Weng in Luoyang, which was not won in an honest way.
"Miss Shen, this is a young man named Hua, who asked me to bring it to you." The little girl spoke clearly and handed the item to Shen Xihe, "He asked me to tell you that he hopes you will have a happy life every year."
"Biyu." Shen Xihe took the lantern. Biyu gave her twenty cents as a reward, and the little girl thanked her repeatedly.
As soon as the little girl walked out of the door, someone ran over and said, "Sister Xihe, Sister Xihe, I said I was not mistaken!"
It was none other than Xue Jinqiao and her maid Caocao.
"Sister Xihe, are you here to enjoy the moon too? I'll accompany you. I know where the Hu Bing is the most delicious, where the wine is the best, and where the moon is the fullest..." Xue Jinqiao ignored Shen Yun'an, a living person, and stared at Shen Xihe.
Shen Yunan: …
The way the girl looked at her sister was more intense than the man's.
"No." Shen Xihe still refused coldly.
Xue Jinqiao pouted again: "Sister Xihe..."
"Crack!" Shen Yun'an coughed heavily.
Xue Jinqiao seemed to have just realized that there was another person. He looked at Shen Yun'an and frowned, "Who is this warrior?"
Shen Xihe: "My brother."
Xue Jinqiao, who originally thought that Shen Yun'an was a dark-headed, rough man, suddenly felt that Shen Yun'an was tall and mighty: "Sister Xihe's brother."
She immediately put on a ladylike manner and saluted Shen Yun'an shyly: "How are you, Brother Shen."
Shen Yunan: …
If the girl hadn't deliberately lowered her voice when calling him, he would have felt that her words were more sincere.
"This is the seventh daughter of the Xue family."
"Qiniang, you are so polite." Shen Yun'an also returned the greeting.
"Brother Shen, let's go enjoy the moon." Xue Jinqiao has a pair of watery almond eyes, smart and clear.
Although Xue Qiniang's eyes were filled with expectation and she was very attentive, Shen Yun'an would only lose his mind in front of Shen Xihe. He could tell at a glance that Xue Qiniang's real intention was not to invite her, but her own sister.
"Thank you, Qi Niang, for your kindness. But my sister is weak and it's getting late and cold. I want to take her back home." Shen Yun'an knows his sister best. She doesn't like to interact with others.
"Sister Xihe is so weak?" Xue Jinqiao was not upset by the rejection. Instead, he focused on the fact that Shen Xihe was in such poor health. The concern in his eyes was real.
Shen Xihe could feel that she really cared about him. Although he didn't know why he caught her eye, this kind of thing was common in the northwest, so he responded sincerely: "Yeah."
"Then go back quickly without even putting on a cloak..." Xue Jinqiao began to mutter.
Shen Xihe, who always hated noisy people, did not interrupt her. He let her talk while he sent himself and his brother downstairs.
After watching her get on the carriage, he glanced at the gauze lantern in Biyu's hand and said, "Sister Xihe, this lantern is very unique. Why don't you give it to me?"