On New Year's Eve, the snow is flying, and the frost on the tiles is thicker, but it can't hide the fireworks, reunion and warmth. When the twilight falls, men and women, old and young, gather together, laughing loudly and full of excitement.
Yefu was much quieter than usual. Most of the servants were sent home by Ye Huaiyang for the Chinese New Year, only Crescent Moon and Ci Yuan were left. Flags and Baixi lanterns, the New Year's flavor suddenly thickened.
Ye Huaiyang took a seat and looked at the simple but not deserted layout of the room and said, "This is my first time to celebrate the New Year in my own house, and it is very clean."
"It's not." Ye Huaixin took a chopstick and put it into his mouth, and was then stared at by Ye Huaiyang.
"Isn't it? It's inconvenient for me to go back to my home because I'm injured. What's it like for you, a sane person, not to go back here? After all, the elders are all there, so you should go back and ask for peace."
Ye Huaixin twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "Let me go, let me alone. If the uncle's family's little devil kings make a fuss, they can tear off the roof. I won't join in the fun."
Crescent Moon covered her mouth and chuckled lightly: "Yes, several young masters like to let the young master ride them as horses."
Ye Huai Xinhu said with a feigned anger: "It's almost done, you little girl, why do you always like to tear down this young master's stage?"
"Master, please forgive me." Crescent Moon pleaded guilty, with a smile on her face.
The wine was warmed up between the chat and laughter. Crescent Moon brought a hexagonal tin pot from the stove and filled Ye Huaixin with a full glass, only to see him holding the wine bottle between his fingers, shaking it around the tip of his nose but not drinking, twisting it. He turned his head and said to Ye Huaiyang, "I'm lazy to ask Yu Lei in front of the door, I like to drink Tusu after others, sister, your jar of good wine is really suitable for the occasion, I like it."
Ye Huaiyang took a sip of tea lightly and said, "If that's the case, it's up to you to give your congratulations this year."
"Well... Then I wish my sister to find an extraordinary husband in the coming year, how about that?"
As he said that, he glanced at the next door thiefly, and meant something. Unexpectedly, Ye Huaiyang was not ashamed, but smiled leisurely, and said, "Well said, Crescent, give him something."
Crescent Moon took out a red seal from his sleeve and handed it to Ye Huaixin respectfully, "Master, this is the New Year's money that Miss prepared for you, you can take it."
Ye Huaixin was dumbfounded for a long time, and after reacting, he cupped his hands at Ye Huaiyang, and said solemnly, "Sister, I've taken it."
"It's good to admit it, you have more to say." Ye Huaiyang glanced at him, but couldn't help laughing.
Ye Huaixin was silent for a while, then suddenly looked up and finished drinking the glass of wine, and turned to her: "You might as well give me a congratulatory message, just wish me... I wish me a smooth pass next year."
"You want to participate in the Spring Festival?" Ye Huaiyang put down the chopsticks in his hands and stared at him in surprise.
"Why, don't believe it?" Ye Huaixin raised his eyebrows.
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that you have always hated the intrigues of the court, why did you suddenly think of taking the imperial examination?"
"I'm disgusted, and it's still the same to this day." Ye Huaixin smiled, with helplessness in his eyes, but also with determination to move forward, "It's just that I'm going to go for it if the situation doesn't come, I can endure this time, if I can let it go. Wouldn’t it be nice if the people of the world would be spared the corruption of corrupt officials? What’s more, the Ye family can’t let the eldest brother suffer alone, I should always make some achievements and help him solve problems.”
Ye Huaiyang's heart trembled slightly, and slowly held Huai Xin's hand.
Indeed, although Ye Huaili is now the commander-in-chief of Guanzhong and holds a lot of troops, this is only under the circumstances that Wang Xie is fighting and the Bai family is not favored by the emperor. If this balance is broken one day, he may face the military power at any time. The situation of being taken away, so they have to strengthen the Ye family's power in the court now. Only by sending fresh blood in, will this towering tree stand.
There are very few talented people in her generation from the Ye family, and several cousins are not good enough, only Huaixin has extraordinary talents, but she also knows his temperament, so she has never forced it. Very pleased.
"Big brother would be very happy if he knew what you said."
"It won't be too late to be happy when I pass the exam." Ye Huaixin raised his glass and touched her lightly, his eyes full of uninhibited smiles.
At this moment, fireworks suddenly shot into the sky outside the window, and everyone looked sideways, only to see big fireworks blooming in the air, spewing into different patterns one after another.
"Miss, it's the fireworks from Prince Lan's Mansion!"
Ye Huaiyang's eyes narrowed slightly, and before she could say a word, she heard Ye Huaixin say coolly, "I only let it go to coax the new concubine. Your lord is really in good spirits."
Concubine
Ye Huaiyang's eyebrows floated and sank like waves in a lake, so fast that no one could notice, "What concubine?"
"A few days ago, when I went out to pick up Ling'er, I saw the queen mother sent someone, she seemed to be the daughter of the Wang family's concubine, saying that there was no one to take care of King Lan during the festive season, which was too desolate, so I asked my niece to accompany me. Look, he just randomly found a name to spy on him..."
Before Ye Huaixin finished speaking, Ye Huaiyang had already stood up and walked towards the door, seeing that he was going to Lingyun Pavilion, he gave Ci Yuan a wink, and Ci Yuan immediately followed.
Compared with the quietness of the night mansion, there are fire trees and silver flowers blooming in the Prince Lan mansion. A beautifully dressed woman is standing in the open space in the yard, holding a long incense and lighting the fireworks under her feet one by one. Sometimes she dances with joy. Occasionally, he looked back and smiled shyly, and the movement was not small, and it looked very lively.
But that's just what it looks like.
Chu Jinglan stood alone in the pavilion, looking at everything in front of her indifferently, her face blurred and her emotions unclear.
The woman played for a while, and seemed to feel bored. The water snake twisted her waist, turned around and walked in front of Chu Jinglan and said delicately, "My lord, it's so boring for you to just stand here and watch, accompany your concubine to set off fireworks?"
She said that she was going to pull his arm, his eyes were cold, and quickly filled with frost, just as he was about to wave her hand away, a light suddenly fell from the top of his head, he looked up and found that the Chongxiao Pavilion was lit up. lights.
"Huh? Who's on top?"
The woman was still puzzled. Chu Jinglan had already taken steps to go upstairs. She held the handkerchief and followed a few steps, but was stopped by the shadow guard who suddenly appeared. During the entanglement, Chu Jinglan's figure had disappeared. .
Climbing to the top floor, the scenery is still the same, but there is an extra touch of plain white shadows, standing upright.
"The fireworks in the Prince's Mansion are really beautiful."
Ye Huaiyang turned around slowly, and the wide ermine skin cloak was poured into by the cold wind, and it flew wildly behind her, making her look like a weak willow, and it was about to collapse.
Chu Jinglan's heart was full of anger, but seeing this situation inexplicably disappeared, he just snorted coldly, "Are there no fireworks at Ye's house?"
"Yes, yes, it's not as good-looking as what the palace gave you." Ye Huaiyang said softly, and suddenly asked something irrelevant, "Why don't you see Dr. Lu and Tang guards?"
Chu Jinglan was silent, her eyes were as thin as water, and it melted into her heart bit by bit.
Although Lu Heng's father died in the palace change six years ago, his relatives and friends are still there, and he hasn't seen each other for many years. Chu Jinglan was the only one left.
Ye Huaiyang didn't know about these matters, but she could guess a rough idea. She didn't ask any more questions, stepped forward and held Chu Jinglan's hand gently, smiling sweetly: "My lord, how about I accompany you to celebrate the New Year? "
Chu Jinglan only felt a piece of ice slip into the palm of his hand, which was slightly itchy, but invisibly relieved his tense heartstrings.
Standing in the pavilion just now, he has been recalling the scenes of the previous Chinese New Year, but the more he tries to think about it, the more blurred the picture becomes. Profound, straight to the eyes of people, a dazzling blank.
He didn't break free until Ye Huaiyang lit the lamp.
He lowered his eyes, a snow-white face came into view, and Mo Yu's eyes were embedded in it, looking at him almost stubbornly, with a lot of affection, wanting to repay.
Yes, she wanted something from him, and he knew it from the day she vowed to avenge him.
Before he could think about it, Ye Huaiyang suddenly fell over, he subconsciously stretched out his arms, she knocked on his hard chest, and it took a long time to mumble, "I... my feet are numb."
Only then did he realize that the delicate body in his arms was freezing cold, presumably because the attic was too cold and her blood was insufficient. Thinking of this, his brows suddenly wrinkled—she was still injured, how did she come here?
When Ye Huaiyang saw that he didn't move, Ye Huaiyang dragged his maid and shrank inward, his face darkened and he pulled her away, then brushed off the thing on the lower table and pressed her down, she said unhappily, "I I know that you have the inner strength to stand by and not be afraid of the cold, but the wind is so strong in the attic, so I can get one..."
Before she could say the word charcoal basin, Da Hui suddenly fell on him and wrapped her into a zongzi.
"When the woman falls asleep, go back through the gate. This king doesn't need you to accompany him."
She could not help laughing and rolling her eyes when she smelled the clear sweet pine scent, and dismissed his words with a single word, "Then the lord will accompany me to keep the year old, I need the lord to accompany me."
Chu Jinglan was about to speak, when suddenly a gust of wind mixed with snow seeds rushed towards his face, the candle shadow flickered and went out silently, and the entire attic suddenly fell into darkness. However, this is not a hindrance to those who practice martial arts. Chu Jinglan quickly found the lampstand, but after lighting it a few times, it did not light up. When he touched it with his hand, he realized that there was no lamp oil.
"Go downstairs."
He returned to Ye Huaiyang, grabbed her and walked towards the stairs. Ye Huaiyang didn't move, but abruptly took him back, made him sit on the lower table, and then took out a four-four from his sleeve. Small square box.
"It's just right now to open this thing."
As she said that, she flicked her fingertips, the box lid popped open, and a sapphire lotus leaf double carp pendant appeared in front of her eyes, exuding a faint glow, illuminating the square inch of the land, and also illuminating the tender and delicate face.
"With this New Year's gift, I hope to bless you with peace and prosperity in the coming year."
Her voice was very soft, almost whispering, but Chu Jinglan heard it clearly, and when she raised her eyes, she saw her own shadow in those dazzling eyes, with clear outlines and clear identifiable features. After a while, she lowered her head, and he followed to look down, only to see that she tied Ziluo around his waist, and then quickly made a deadly buckle.
"Take it, don't lose it."
His sword brows crossed, and he stretched out his hand to pull the sapphire pendant off, but she was forcibly holding it down, and his heart swelled with evil fire, and said coldly: "Are you waiting for this king to give you a token and reply to you with a word of everything? As one wishes?"
"No need." She let go of her hand, and the corners of her eyes and brows were filled with a tranquil joy, which warmed her heart, "If you wish, I will be wishful."