On the day of the third day of junior high school, a heavy snowfall fell on the capital, like catkins and goose feathers, covering the capital with a layer of shining silver.
Wen Chan was wrapped in a thick tiger-skin padded jacket, wore a cotton cap full of fluff on his head, covered his ears tightly, and sat by the threshold with a Tang lady in his arms.
Ah Fu's equipment was more than inferior, and he had gained a lot of fat up and down. He put his hands into his sleeves and stood beside Wen Chan in a regular manner.
The coldness in the air made Wen Chan's fair and tender cheeks turn red. Looking at the snow drifting all over the sky, he breathed out a breath of white mist, "Let's build a snowman in the yard after the snow stops."
"Your Highness, the snow after this year will be the most freezing. If you want to see a snowman, just ask your servants to do it." Ah Fu took a few steps, stepped into the snow and stepped on it until the snow was half covered. He grinned when his legs touched the ground, "The snow is falling thickly."
Wen Chan said, "It's been a long time since I made a snowman. Taking advantage of the snow today, I just found some old fun."
It's been a long time. Wen Chan thinks, even he himself can't remember the last time he built a snowman in his previous life, he just remembers that whenever it snows, he will watch it for a while, and then go to deal with things, so it's hard to be free.
After noon, the snow stopped. Wen Chan called the servants inside and outside the dormitory to gather in the yard to make snowmen together. They were all young people. When they heard that Wen Chan took them to play together, they were all very excited. I was happy and worked hard to make a snowman.
Wen Chan was also involved in it, but his delicate hands became red and swollen after touching the snow for a while. He couldn't believe that he had become so weak, so he bit the bullet and rolled a half-sized snowball. Honestly hugged Mrs. Tang to warm her hands.
Ah Fu brought him a pair of new cotton boots, and after Wen Chan put them on, he completely became a bystander. He saw the palace people quickly piled up a big snowman, and even found some carrots to make a nose, only the eyes and mouth But couldn't find a replacement for when.
Wen Chan thought for a while, got up and went to the study, took out his own wolf brush and dipped it in ink, and drew round eyes and a curved mouth on the snowman.
A total of three big snowmen were piled up in the yard, about the same height as Wen Chan. After the eyes and mouth were drawn, the snowmen became cute. Wen Chan was very happy, and rewarded each palace official with money. Happy.
It’s just that the snowman’s cuteness didn’t last long. After the snow stopped, the temperature began to pick up. The snowmen survived for two days, but they still couldn’t hold on. Like my tears, some seep.
Wen Chan woke up in the morning and wanted to see the snowman, but he didn't expect to see such a scene, so he ordered the palace staff to dismantle the three big snowmen and turned them into a pile of snow ruins.
In the early morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor's rewards were delivered. The emperor rewarded things on this day every year. The masters in the palace had them, and the palace people rewarded them with silver.
The things sent include several sets of newly made clothes, as well as high-quality jade crowns and hairpins, as well as a lot of books and gold leaves, carrying three big boxes.
While Ah Fu was counting things, Wen Chan was lying on the soft bed beside him, half-closed his eyes, and would not sleep.
After counting everything, Ah Fu asked softly, "Your Highness, I heard that there will be a fireworks display in the capital tonight, do you want to go out and have a look?"
Hearing that Wen Chan, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly woke up, his dark eyes were a little dazed, and he fell into silent thinking.
Wen Chan remembered very clearly that on this day in his previous life, he met Jiang Yueying by the East Lake Bridge.
Jiang Yueying was Wen Chan's first empress. At that time, the Jiang family was not outstanding in the capital. Jiang Yun was originally an official of the third rank, but after Jiang Yueying became a queen, Wen Chan promoted Jiang Yun's position to the top. Unfortunately, not long after the official mention, Jiang Yun died of illness, and none of the few sons he left behind became successful. After Wen Chan worked hard a few times, he let them eat and wait to die.
Originally, he wanted to protect the Jiang family for Jiang Yun, which was considered as a kindness, but he didn't want Wen Chan to find out that Jiang Yueying had an affair with the guard and gave birth to the prince, which made Wen Chan very angry.
After Jiang Yueying became a country, Wen Chan gave a decent way of death, bestowed a dagger, poisoned wine and three feet of white silk, and only announced to the outside world that the queen died of illness, and set aside the treasury for a big funeral.
If Wen Chan in his previous life was still brooding about it, then he in this life has completely let go of this matter. Speaking of it, he still failed Jiang Yueying and those Yingyingyanyans in the harem.
Wen Chan seemed to have thought about it for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, he said, "It's rare that it's so lively, it's good to go out and have a look."
Once again, Wen Chan still chose to go to the East Lake Bridge, but this time he was different from when he was young, he would not reach out to help a girl who was about to fall under the crowd, nor would he hand over his sky lantern in a friendly manner. give her.
As night falls, thousands of houses are lit up.
A few sky lanterns were scattered scattered in the night sky, floating high, Wen Chan in the palace looked up and stared.
He changed into a new suit. The bright red cotton robe was embroidered with auspicious clouds with gold threads. The wide cuffs and hem of the robe were covered with a layer of snow-white down, and the neck was tightly wrapped in fox fur. Fu loosened his long hair, braided a small braid on the left side, and tied a red ribbon at the end of the braid. He was beaming and full of New Year's spirit.
At the age of sixteen, Wen Chan was full of childishness, with big and bright eyes, long and thick eyelashes, red lips and white teeth, and wearing a red suit with a braid, she looked like a little girl, dewy and tender tender.
Before leaving, he put the tiger-print cotton cap on his head, warmed his hands, and then got into the carriage and left the palace.
The red lanterns on the street are clustered one after another, hanging high, illuminating the whole road extremely brightly.
At this time, most of the people in the capital are near Yufu Street, because every year during the Lantern Festival, girls from Yufu Building will come to the gate of the building to sing and dance, and Yufu Street will be densely decorated with Some stalls sell sachets, some sell lanterns, and some sell masks and gadgets. Of course, the most sold are sky lanterns. It seems that every household will buy a sky lantern tonight. Write down your wish, and then let it fly by the East Lake.
Therefore, the carriage went directly to Yufu Street, but when they got to the vicinity, due to too many people, the carriage could not move forward, so they had to park the carriage on the side of the road and step into the crowded crowd.
The piano, chess, calligraphers and painters stood on the left and right of Wen Chan, blocking others with their strong bodies, and Ah Fu followed behind him. The three of them surrounded him tightly, and they didn't feel crowded.
Xu Wen Chan's appearance was too exquisite, which attracted the attention of many people, most of whom were young men. He touched his tiger-striped hat wonderingly, wondering if he was too eye-catching
After walking for a while, the sound of pipa and dulcimer could be heard. Wen Chan put his head on his toes and took a look. Sure enough, he saw the magnificent Yufu Building. There were many people in front of the building, all of them stretched their heads and stared, cheering Applause.
Wen Chan turned around, walked behind the crowd, and before he could open his mouth, the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting automatically opened the way for him. The two were tall and strong, and it was easy to push the crowded crowd away. It can be seen that he is a person of status, and they all step aside.
Walking to the front, I saw a group of enchanting girls dancing to the music. They were wearing brightly colored dresses, some with golden hairpins and jade rings, heavy makeup, and some plain clothes and light gowns. various.
Amidst the melodious sound of the zither, these pretty girls turned their dresses, raised their eyes and smiled as if they could charm people's souls away, and many onlookers were stunned.
Among the dancing girls, Wen Chan saw a woman in a green dress. She has willow eyebrows and almond eyes, slightly curved mouth, slender and soft fingers with knuckles, delicate and pretty.
This girl is called Zhuxue. Through the deep sea of memory, Wen Chan seems to have seen her in her thirties. At that time, Zhuxue became the old bustard of Yufulou, but Wen Chan would still come to Yufulou occasionally to touch her. Play the zither.
Wen Chan actually doesn’t like Jade Fulou, he hates the smell of powder in Jade Fulou, but Liang Yanbei likes to come here, when he was young, he liked the bamboo snow in Jade Fulou, and would order her every time he came , Wen Chan felt bored, so he ran to Yufulou, wanting to see how powerful this Zhuxue was, which could fascinate Liang Yanbei so much.
After coming several times, he found that Zhuxue played the guzheng very well, as if he had feelings, and he was unconsciously brought into the sound of the zither every time he heard it, so Wen Chan habitually lit the bamboo every time he came to Yufulou Snow.
Later, when Liang Yanbei found out that he always ordered bamboo snow, he stopped arguing with him. Every time he came to Yufulou, the girl who ordered was replaced by Lanquan, and he was really mad at that time.
After the dance, the bustard walked out gracefully, waving a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Little gentleman, do you want to continue?"
"Of course." Someone replied.
When Wen Chan heard the voice, his body froze for a moment, and he turned his head to look, only to see a young man in brocade clothes and jade robes walking out of the crowd, with a half smile on his handsome face, who is it if it's not Liang Yanbei
There was a numbness on his face, Wen Chan couldn't help trembling, his heart was so shocked, Wen Chan also came to join in the excitement of this Yufulou in his previous life, but he didn't meet Liang Yanbei, let alone guessing riddles here, could it be possible Is it because I left half an hour earlier tonight, so something different from the previous life happened
The old bustard of Yufulou prepared five sets of riddles. If someone answered all five sets of puzzles correctly, he could choose any girl from Yufulou to spend the Spring Festival with him. But if he only answered the first set, the second set was wrong. If you do, you have to give ten taels of silver to the bustard, and so on. Liang Yanbei should just answer the fifth set.
The old bustard smiled and said, "Young Lord, you have to be clear. If you answer wrongly or fail to answer the last set of questions, you have to give me fifty taels."
Liang Yanbei slightly raised his eyebrows, and said lazily, "If I get the wrong answer, wouldn't it be in line with your wish to give you fifty taels for free?"