In a blink of an eye, the Dragon Boat Festival has arrived.
Shen Yuzhi knew that everything was ready, and they only had to wait until the Dragon Boat Festival and the ninth day of May to set off for Jiangnan.
The Dragon Boat Festival has always been a lively festival in Beijing. Both sides of the moat outside the city are crowded with people. Dozens of dragon boats are ready, just waiting for an order.
The high ground on the south bank of the moat is covered with sheds from various mansions. The highest one is of course the bright yellow, followed by Prince Qing's Mansion, and further down are the houses of the marquis and officials.
Every year, the position of the Champion's House is not far behind, but this year is different. Due to Luo De's luck, it has been moved a lot further forward. Although it is still some distance away from the imperial tent, it is only two miles away from the Yongding House. A tent.
The old lady of Yongding Marquis, Zhuang, didn't like liveliness, and her two daughters-in-law seldom came out because of their status as widows. Yongding Marquis' grandparents were invited by the emperor again, and the other two girls from the Yue family also went to find their friends, which made it easier for them. Luo Ran and several others.
Lu Yuanyuan sat wilfully on the chair, leaning on the table with one hand to hold her chin, and playing with a red coral auspicious cloud hairpin with the other hand. She pouted and said, "Sister Ran, why did you go to Jiangnan when you were so well behaved?" So long. We have just met, aren't you afraid that our relationship will fade as time goes by? "
Shen Xiqing also sighed bitterly: "It's okay for you, but I feel sorry for you. My eldest brother took my cousin out to play, but not me! Is there any justice in this? Forget it, they are afraid I followed secretly, and a nun who came out of the palace specially got me something. She even cared about where I put my hands when I was sleeping. Every day, she either complained that I spoke loudly or walked in the wrong way, and my life was almost in danger. Gone!"
Luo Ran watched helplessly as the two complained, not knowing what to say.
Yue Wanhe patted her hand with a smile and said to the other two people: "Okay, you two don't get the advantage and behave well. Take a look at the gifts that Sister Ran brought you today. Which of the food and uses are not to your liking? Why don't you? Yes, I heard that Jiangnan snacks are famous, do you still want Ranran to bring them back to you?"
Shen Xiqing and Lu Yuanyuan remained unmoved.
In the end, Luo Ran had no choice but to promise them to come back as soon as possible and write to them whenever he had time. The mood of their parting was no longer so depressing.
Lu Yuanyuan suddenly said: "By the way, have you heard that Duke Jingguo's wife recently made arrangements to get Prince Fu engaged!"
Shen Xiqing and Yue Wanhe looked at Luo Ran at the same time.
Luo Ran said helplessly: "Why are you looking at me like this? I'm fine."
Lu Yuanyuan curled her lips: "Sister Ran is wise! Just cancel the engagement. Don't say that Fu Shiheng is just a idiot. Just seeing how he flirts with Luo Ruxue all day long, he is not a good person. He can't even compare to my eldest brother. At least my eldest brother dares to admit that he slept with another girl, unlike him, who dares to do it but doesn’t take it seriously!”
Her original intention was that since Fu Shiheng liked Luo Ruxue, he should be generous and there was no need to be secretive, but when Luo Ran heard it, she remembered the two people's ambiguity.
However, Luo Ruxue has been much quieter recently, and she doesn't know what she is planning, but she can't control it for the time being. Fortunately, her father's marriage was settled and the Li family had moved out. Liu Mei had been extremely popular with her second uncle recently. Her second aunt had suffered several losses and couldn't spare the time to cause trouble for their big house.
Just as he was talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent, and then the door curtain was opened, and a clear voice was heard saying: "Lu Yuanyuan! Let me see if you are tight-lipped! You dare to say anything!"
Lu Jiuchen hit Lu Yuanyuan on the head with a folding fan, causing him to glare angrily: "Lu Jiuchen! Try hitting me again! That's right, look at those women in your backyard, they are so annoying all day long! "
Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he saw another person coming in, shouting: "You can't imitate Brother Jin'an, look at how clean Brother Jin'an is!"
"Is he clean?"
Lu Jiuchen couldn't help but glance at someone, and then he seemed to have glanced at Luo Ran's belly inadvertently, and said slowly: "Yuanyuan, no matter how bad your brother is, he hasn't made that girl's belly bigger, has he?"
Lu Yuanyuan opened her eyes wide: "What do you mean by this?"
Lu Jiuchen opened the folding fan and shook it leisurely.
Luo Ran had already lowered his head when someone came in, so he didn't see Lu Jiuchen's glance at her, but Yue Wanhe did. His eyes moved around a few people, and he stood up and inadvertently blocked Luo Ran behind him: "Young prince, brother Fu, my eldest brother and my grandfather are going to the emperor's side."
"Um."
Fu Jinan responded and said, "You guys go out, I have something to tell her."
Lu Yuanyuan is smart and knows who can and cannot be provoked. Ma Liu stood up. When passing by Luo Ran, Luo Ran happened to also stand up.
Lu Yuanyuan pulled Luo Ran out.
But just after taking two steps, Luo Ran's other arm was clamped.
The man's hand was big and hot, and through her thin clothes, her whole body turned red.
"You stay."
Fu Jinan said again, looking down at the top of her head.
She was dressed more grandly today than in the past, but it was only relatively compared to the past. Compared with the bustling girls outside, she was still much more elegant.
Her black hair was pulled up on top of her head to form an exquisite bun. There was a Ruyi comb on the bun, and the emerald green auspicious cloud comb was inlaid with two bean-sized red agates. A blue butterfly hairpin also inlaid with rubies was inserted next to it. The color echoed, and it was elegant and noble with a touch of playfulness.
Fu Jinan had the urge to take apart her delicate bun and watch them cover the bed.
"Brother Fu."
Shen Xiqing saw her cousin being stopped by the man and was about to step forward when she heard Yue Wanhe call out.
Fu Jinan looked away and said calmly: "Don't worry, I won't eat her."
Even though Luo Ran lowered her head, she could still feel the man's aggressive gaze. She didn't look at him, but turned around and nodded to Yue Wanhe and Shen Xiqing: "Sister Wan, cousin, please wait for me outside."
Anyway, she couldn't hide her trip to Jiangnan from him, so she told him.
Shen Xiqing was then pulled out by Yue Wanhe.
Lu Jiuchen was the last one to go out. Before going out, he patted Fu Jinan on the shoulder and said with a wicked smile: "Control it, don't scare people."
Fu Jinan gave him a cold look, and Lu Jiuchen immediately shut up and ran away.
After the tent became quiet, Luo Ran waved his arm and shook off the man's hand, walked to the side and sat down in an armchair, and said quietly: "Master Fu, if you have anything to say, please tell me."
Fu Jinan raised his eyebrows, sat down opposite her, stared at her face for a while, and asked, "Why don't you wear the pair of earrings I gave you? Don't you like them?"
Luo Ran pursed his lips and said nothing, but in his heart he scolded this man from beginning to end.
As if he knew what she was thinking, Fu Jinan said deliberately: "If you want to curse, just curse out loud, but I can't hear it in my heart."
Luo Ran frowned. He had never known this person to be so thick-skinned. He raised his head and looked at him and repeated: "What do you want to say, Mr. Fu? If there is nothing else, I will leave."
As he spoke, he stood up.
Fu Jinan did not stop her this time, but instead said dotingly: "You go to Jiangnan and behave yourself. I will visit you in a few days."
