After Qing Anbo's family left, Shen Qi and Luo Huaiyuan took Yan Yan and Yan Mo to go out to the lamp market.
The lantern market in the inner city is also very lively, and all kinds of lanterns are higher in workmanship and patterns than those in the outer city lantern market. There are silver flowers and fire trees everywhere, filled with a kind of luxury. People come and go on the street, and they are all well-dressed. It can be seen that their status is not low, and the worst is an official background.
Above a restaurant facing the street, there were many people sitting around leaning on the railings, chatting and laughing.
One of them looked sluggish, and sat there drinking wine, full of loneliness.
"What's the matter, not happy?"
Yan Ting froze and said nothing.
The man leaned over, and his body was half bent. In the eyes of others, the two were talking, but when they got close, they could tell that it was not the case.
"In order to accompany you, I didn't even attend the lantern festival in the palace, why should you show a cold face!"
Yan Ting's face was extremely ugly, he glanced at the other party, and said dryly: "No one asked you to come!" After a pause, he said: "Can you not put on such a look? Well, let's just make a deal!"
Xu Xiangrong stood up straight, one hand behind his back, reserved and honorable. Hearing this, he didn't show any displeasure, but just smiled and said nothing.
Among the group of people over there, Liu Xi asked him to drink, and he went there with a smile.
Yan Ting poured a glass of wine to himself, and looked at the bright moon in the sky with erratic eyes.
Wherever Xu Xiangrong went, many people flattered him, and after he passed, someone diligently poured him a drink. After drinking a few drinks with others, Xu Xiangrong left and sat down in a secluded place, and Liu Xi followed.
"Brother-in-law, what's wrong? That kid doesn't know each other?"
Xu Xiangrong glanced at him and said nothing.
Liu Xi didn't expect this Yan Ting to be with his masculine brother-in-law. It would be too deep to let him see this person. He usually looks arrogant and arrogant. It is also a perfunctory trend.
Although Liu Xi was lustful, he had no choice but to be a woman. He couldn't understand Long Yangjun's behavior, but this cheap brother-in-law had a lot of power, so he wouldn't say no at all, and even occasionally saw who Xu Xiangrong was interested in. A lot of effort behind.
He smiled dryly and explained: "I just see that he doesn't seem to give face to his brother-in-law, and I just want to give him some good looks. He really thinks he is the son-in-law of the hot king of the country!" After that, he slapped the ground hard In one bite, it will play a dog leg very well.
It is true that Liu Xi is Xu Xiangrong's brother-in-law. If it is not, it is not impossible. Just because his unsatisfactory sister passed away a few years ago, he never even left Xu Xiangrong a child and half a daughter. In the past ten years, the marriage relationship between the Marquis of Cheng'en and the Marquis of Wuding has long since disappeared.
Xu Xiangrong married the direct daughter of the Marquis of Wuding when Xu Jiafu entered Beijing. At that time, Concubine Xu Gui's foundation was not stable, and the two princes were still young. It happened that Xu Xiangrong had reached the age to marry, so he chose the Marquis of Wuding to marry. Liu Xi's sister has been sick and weak since she was a child, and no one has come to propose marriage since she was a child, because of her troublesome body. Seeing that someone came to propose marriage, Marquis Wu Ding did not dislike the background of the other party, so he married his daughter.
After Liu Xi's sister married Xu Xiangrong, she died within a few years, and Xu Xiangrong has not been married in these years. Everyone said that Xu Xiangrong was very affectionate, but in fact only the people inside knew what it was about. This Xu Xiangrong originally married Liu Xi's sister as a guise. Unlike those who like to play child molesters, he was born not to like women. There are also many concubines in the family, but they are all placed there to watch. Fortunately, the Xu family still has a young son, so the incense will not be broken at his place.
No one would have imagined that the Xu family, who was a pig slaughterer back then, could develop to such a level that he could almost compete with the prince's family. Even the Liu family did not expect that the Liu family had long since fallen to the bottom in the capital. The reason why they have been active in the capital these years is only because of their relationship with Xu Xiangrong. Among them, Liu Xi is the one who has made the greatest contribution. He has worked diligently over the years to drag his cheap brother-in-law very tightly.
Xu Xiangrong took a sip of wine and said lightly, "Don't interfere in my affairs with him!"
"Since the brother-in-law said it, the younger brother naturally won't meddle in his own business."
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On the street, Luo Huaiyuan's eyes narrowed and he looked up at the place.
From his angle, he could just see the two people who were leaning against the railing and talking. Luo Huaiyuan's eyesight was extremely good.
It seemed normal in the past, but from Luo Huaiyuan's eyes at that time, he could see a lot of clues.
This is all thanks to a girl Luo Huaiyuan met on the Internet in modern times, who was also a writer. Unlike him, that girl wrote danmei. The relationship between the two is too familiar, and the girl is also a man, which has instilled a lot of so-called 'corrupt' thoughts in him.
Thinking about the gossip about Xu Xiangrong, Luo Huaiyuan suddenly felt that this matter seemed very interesting.
"What are you doing in a daze!"
Yan Yan had walked forward for a while, when there was one person missing, she turned around and saw that he was standing a few steps behind and seemed to be thinking something.
"Nothing, nothing." He laughed and interrupted.
…
"What did you bring me here for?"
After walking around for a while, Shen Qi led Yan Mo to run away, while Luo Huaiyuan dragged Yan Yan all the way to the remote place.
Due to the inner city, there were not a few guards with them, and Luo Huaiyuan rushed to find Shen Qi and the two on the way, so at this time only Yan Yan and Luo Huaiyuan were the only two.
The two walked for a while and got into a carriage again. Yan Yan asked where to go, but Luo Huaiyuan only said to take her to a good place, but did not say where to go. I don't know how long I have walked, and I came to a seemingly desolate place.
The night is cold as water, and the moon is like a plate.
Because there is a moon in the sky, you can also see the surrounding situation clearly.
Yan Yan can feel that she has not left the inner city, but when did the inner city have such a desolate little slope? To be honest, Yan Yan really didn't know, but what was she doing here? It looks terribly desolate!
"What did you bring me here for?"
Yan Yan asked again.
Luo Huaiyuan didn't speak, just dragged Yan Yan up the small slope, and when he reached the top, he dragged her and sat down on the floor. Both of them were wearing thick fur cloaks, and they would not feel any discomfort while sitting on the ground. Just blowing the cold wind, looking at the piece of black crow below, it feels a little weird.
"What are you selling again?" Yan Yan asked with a frown.
He smiled, but didn't say a word.
After a while, he first took out a small hand stove from his arms and stuffed it into Yan Yan's hand. He took out another packet of warm snacks and gave them to her as well.
Yan Yan said how he looked like he was getting fat again, it turned out that he had so many things in his arms!
"Are you hungry? Eat some snacks when you're hungry. This deep-fried Lantern Festival is very delicious, and it's still hot."
Seeing that Yan Yan didn't move, he took one and stuffed it into his mouth first, and then stuffed the other into Yan Yan's mouth.
Yan Yan accidentally filled his mouth with him, so he slowly ate it.
It is really delicious. Compared with the boiled Yuanxiao, it has a different flavor, especially the sesame and peanut stuffing inside is very fragrant.
Luo Huaiyuan took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, and then took out what looked like a cannonball and a fire stick from his arms.
Huo Zhezi was ignited, and the sparks reflected on his face a little weirder.
He took the fire stick and lit the lead of the cannonball, only to see his hand loosen slightly, the cannonball soared into the sky with a 'whoosh' and flew into the night sky, blasting a few unique sparks in the dark blue night sky , for a long time.
"Do you like it? I specially asked someone to make it. You like red, I like cloud patterns, so I made this."
Those few fireworks were crimson, cloud-shaped, small one by one, extremely bright in color, with a touch of silvery white, reflected in the dark blue night sky and dazzling. In particular, it seems to be different from ordinary fireworks, staying in the air for a long time, as if it took root in the sky.
Yan Yan stared at the night sky, unable to return to her senses for a long time.
"what is this?"
"This can be regarded as a cannon similar to the drill monkey, but this is specially made. This can be seen from a great distance in the night sky, and it is also the same in the daytime. I named it piercing The cloud arrow, as the saying goes, a cloud-piercing arrow, thousands of troops will meet each other."
Luo Huaiyuan gave Xing Ye a compliment in his heart while babbling.
"Cloud Piercing Arrow, it's a good name!"
"I'll give you a few in a while, just as a secret signal between us. When you encounter any danger alone, you will put it into the air. Then I will definitely step on the colorful clouds and come to save you!"
Yan Yan couldn't help but burst into a smile, laughing at the man who was playing tricks and playing happily in front of her.
"And the colorful clouds, what kind of clouds can withstand you!"
"You're making fun of me for being fat again!" The fat face was depressed for a moment, and then he smiled again, "Don't worry, when the time comes, I will definitely become a handsome pot, a man with bronze skin and eight-pack abs! "
Yan Yan couldn't imagine what it would be like to be like that, she nodded with a serious smile, "I remember, don't forget what you said today."
It was a momentary bragging, but who knew it would become Luo Huaiyuan's nightmare in the future, not to mention it for the time being.
Those extremely dazzling red clouds finally slowly dissipated in the night sky...
Suddenly, only a few sounds of '咻-bang' were heard, and a large piece of colorful fireworks exploded in the night sky directly in front of the two of them.
The fireworks were so beautiful and colorful, it seemed that the whole night sky was lit up.
With the sound of 'bang, bang, bang', fireworks exploded in the air, like a flower that opened instantly, some of those fireworks were like fireballs, some were like silver snakes, and some were blooming like flowers. The colorful chrysanthemums are very beautiful.
Above the night sky, the fireworks have just dissipated, and a large number of fireworks poured down from the sky, forming silver and golden waterfalls, which are breathtakingly spectacular. It is mixed with flowers of various shapes and colors, like a sea of flowers, which is so beautiful that it is breathtaking.
This soil slope has a special geographical location, and the surrounding area is also the highest here. When various 'meteor showers' continued to fall on the sky, it seemed that this place became the only existence in the world.
Yan Yan stood up involuntarily, holding her breath and looking at the beautiful scenery, for fear of being shocked by all this beauty.
It's just that when the song finally comes to an end, the dark blue night sky gradually returns to silence, leaving only a few tiny sparks floating in the air.
Just as Yan Yan was about to let out a regretful sigh, she heard 'bang, bang' again, and the night sky lit up again.
In the dark blue night sky, a huge silver-pink rose suddenly exploded, and there were countless flowers on the side. In a flash, I saw a few large characters suddenly appear in the night sky—
Yanyan, I love you!
Yan Yan covered her mouth, she couldn't believe it.
Just as these words were about to dissipate, another group of large characters appeared in the air—
Cloud love Yan!
Yan Yan can now understand what the heart shape means, and the phrase iloveyou, this is what Luo Huaiyuan told her, the words of Westerners expressing love, it means I love you!
This stuff has started again!
…
Luo Huaiyuan smiled extremely proudly, but also a little embarrassed. He scratched the back of his neck, took a deep breath, and got down on one knee.
He took out a small brocade box from his arms, took out a silver ring, and held it in front of Yan Yan.
"Well, although we are married by my father, I still want to tell you that marrying you is my dream for several lifetimes. Those Westerners always like to do some tricks and tricks, but they The way of courtship makes people sigh... I hope you marry me willingly, not because of finger marriage... I know I'm not good-looking and fat, but I'm sincere... Haha, I'm not good-looking enough, I I can only come together sincerely, for this day, I have been preparing for a long time... "
"... Westerners have a custom. When a man asks a woman for love, he will have a ring. If the woman agrees, she will accept the ring. Ayan, will you marry me? Not because of marriage, but because you want to marry. Give it to me. I'll treat you well, forever and ever..."
The moon is as cool as water, reflecting the overwhelming fireworks, like the next meteor shower.
The night sky is still changing with different expressions of confession, but it is a pity that Yan Yan has no time to watch it now.
Her eyes were blurred, her voice was choked up, and her eyes were full of heart, only the man in front of her was just as he said, not a very good-looking man.
Well, he is not even a man, only a teenager. But he always used an ironic way, or a smile on his face, to shock or move her.
Luo Huaiyuan rambled a lot, but didn't get the desired response.
It shouldn't be to jump up and be moved and say you really hate it, or to say a few soft words infinitely shy. He sighed in his heart and found someone who didn't understand the style. It really took a lot of effort.
He raised his head, and was about to add more fire, but found that the man on the other side was crying.
It was the woman who was defeated first, and the woman who never cried in her last life, crying now, makes him feel so heartbroken!
"If you don't want to listen, I won't say it." He hurriedly stood up, "If you don't like this, just throw it away. Don't cry, don't cry!"
As he said that, he raised his hand and waved, but did not stop him at Yan Yan's speed.
"Why did you throw it away?"
"Didn't you like it?" he said sullenly.
"I didn't say..."
"Does that mean you like it?" He smiled, and took out the ring from his hand. "look-"
"You didn't throw it away, yet you dared to lie to me—"
He licked his face and smiled, and his fat paws grabbed the girl's hand and put it on it, which was just right.
"I didn't agree, why did you put it on me!"
"Although you didn't agree with your mouth, you have already agreed in your heart..."
…
The cat shivered at Xiao Anzi not far from the hillside.
A guard beside him whispered, "Eunuch Xiao An, did you say that His Highness is finished?"
"How do I know?" Xiao Anzi looked bitter.
It was a cold and windy day, and His Royal Highness was attentive to the prince and concubine from above, and their little servants squatted below.
Watching the fireworks in the sky is dazzling, but they all need people to watch the signal below, put it off, you know? ! Not out of thin air!
I really don't know what His Highness is thinking, seeing the fireworks going on in the inner city, why do you come to such a place where birds don't shit!
He didn't know that there were a lot of secrets in the fireworks, but they squatted down and ordered the lights according to the pre-arranged rhythm, but they didn't know what was on the top of their heads.
There was a rustling sound, and a man dressed as a guard ran over. As soon as they saw him, several people asked questions.
"How, how, is your Highness finished?"
The man took a sip of his nose, "It doesn't seem to be yet. I looked from below, and His Highness seemed to be hugging and kissing someone's girl."
A wretched laughter erupted.
"Hey, there are still two barrels of fireworks, let's put them back, so we don't have to take them back later!"
Xiao Anzi reprimanded in a low voice: "Why are there still more, didn't they all finish just now?"
"Maybe I missed it just now."
'Boom-boom! '
Luo Huaiyuan, who was enjoying Wen Yu's embrace and kissing her little mouth, was startled by the sudden '咻-bang' and almost wilted.
Yan Yan reacted and pushed him away.
He licked his face with a smile, rubbed against Yan Yan, his heart skipped a beat, these guys are more than successful!
…
After Luo Huaiyuan and Yan Yan returned, a group of people were discussing whether to send someone out to find them.
"Ayan, where have you been? I scared my mother to death! Qi'er said that she was separated from you, and she couldn't find you after searching for a long time!"
As soon as she saw Yan Yan, Shen Yiyao hurried over.
Luo Huaiyuan: "Auntie, we didn't go anywhere, we just watched the lanterns in the light market. Maybe Shen Qi didn't see us, after all, there were so many people in the light market. Later, when we saw fireworks, we looked for a place to watch. The fireworks are back."
Shen Yiyao nodded, but didn't say anything.
The daughter has martial arts skills, and she is with the fourth prince, so there is no need to worry, but the anxiety of being a mother is always unavoidable.
At this time, it was already deep in the night, and the number of people in the restaurant gradually decreased.
After a few conversations with Shen Yiyao and others, Luo Huaiyuan left, and then Shen Qi also left.
The group took a carriage and prepared to go home.
Shen Yiyao glanced at her daughter and found that Yan Yan's eyes were bright red.
"Ayan, are you crying? Why are your eyes so red?"
Yan Yan pretended nothing had happened, "No, maybe I was dazzled by the fireworks just now."
"Go back to the house later, and ask Mei Xiang and the others to apply a handkerchief to you."
Speechless for a while.
When they arrived at Weiyuan Hou's mansion, they all dispersed.
Yan Yan returned to Ningxiang Pavilion, and several big maids gathered around. First, he took off the big clothes outside, Yan Yan sat for a while, then went to the bedroom to remove the ring to take a bath and rest.
She was sitting in front of the dressing table, Mei Xiang and Mei Xue, one was in charge of removing the jewelry box, and the other was taking the jewelry box and putting it aside. White ring with a pink gemstone flower.
The two of them are responsible for Yan Yan's jewelry on weekdays. They both know if there is this ring. Mei Xiang didn't say what it was, but after taking off the bracelet, she asked casually, "Girl, do you want to take this ring?"
Yan Yan glanced at the ring, thinking of the miscellaneous words that the fat man said, the general meaning is that the ring cannot be taken off once it is worn. His face turned red, and he shook his head.
Mei Xiang and Mei Xue looked at each other with smiles in their eyes. If they were translated in words, it would be that this must have been given by the fourth prince!
In the eyes of these maids, Yan Yan has always been a strong and invincible girl. No matter what she is facing, she can stand alone in front to shield the people behind her.
At this time, there was no such thing as a female man, but they knew that it was difficult for their girls to show the look of a little daughter, but they repeatedly broke the precepts in the face of this fourth prince.
It seems that after the girl gets married, she will have a good relationship with her uncle in the future!
After bathing, Yan Yan stretched out her left hand and looked at the ring on it while lying on the soft blanket.
The light in the room is not bright, and it is gracefully reflected on it, spewing out mysterious and shimmering rays of light. It is so moving and intriguing, from different angles, it can reflect the dazzling light.
The face of the ring is in the shape of a pink flower, surrounded by tiny but very bright small stones, and in the center is a whole thumb nail-sized pink stone inlaid.
It is said that it is made of diamonds. Yan Yan has not seen diamonds before. No one uses that kind of stone to make jewelry in Daxi, because diamonds are not conspicuous except for their high hardness. In terms of rich color and luster, it is not as good as red and blue gems, in terms of reserve, it is not as good as all kinds of jade, and in terms of elegance, it is not as good as jade.
Naturally, she didn't know how much work Luo Huaiyuan had put in for the hairpin and even the ring.
In Daxi, diamonds are not popular, but there are people in the West that are also used to set jewelry, mostly colored. It's just that diamonds are not as dazzling as they were in modern times, because people don't know how to fully exploit the light contained in diamonds.
Due to his knowledge in a previous life, Luo Huaiyuan knew that diamonds need to be polished and cut, but how to cut them and what to use to cut them. You must know that at this level, there are few objects that are harder than diamonds, and so on. Such issues require constant testing and pondering.
Luo Huaiyuan found craftsmen with the best craftsmanship, and it took a long time to research the craftsmanship of seventeen facets. The two jewelry in Yan Yan's hands are the only jewelry in the world with this kind of craftsmanship.
Of course, it may not be the case in the future, because Luo Huaiyuan has never lacked business acumen.
For example, the previous love brand pads, such as the roses made of satin silk he used to coax Yan Yan. In order to develop it, he spent a lot of thought and manpower and material resources. Originally it was used to coax the wife, but it turned out to be really good. In order to benefit others and myself, I turned around and produced it in large quantities for sale. It sold well, and even sold overseas. I don't mention it.
Nowadays, there is no shortage of such broken stones in the West, but the luxury accessories that make the nobles happy. Luo Huaiyuan had already ordered the people in Fuzhou to collect these things, and maybe some time later, he would create a new miracle.
What is this called
While coaxing his daughter-in-law, he made a lot of money while muffled.
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ps:
Chubby: Do you still call me wretched, do you still call me wretched? Brother, I also know romance
Face: (can't bear to look directly at the face)
Chubby: Mianmian, what kind of face is your face, can't you praise me
Mianmian: Well, I don't complain about anything, I just complain about my Ayan's lack of knowledge...
Chubby: What is short-sighted, don't go, tell me clearly!
Mianmian: Literally.