"Qing'er, today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month?"
"Your Highness, Princess, today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month."
"Is there a Lantern Festival in the capital tonight?"
"Back to Your Highness, yes."
The eldest princess thought for a moment and then said, "How about we go out to visit the Lantern Festival tonight?"
The maid Qing'er was a little surprised when she heard this.
You know, the eldest princess never went shopping for lanterns in the past, so why did she suddenly go there this year?
The eldest princess knew what Qing'er was thinking, so she explained: "If you want to truly understand the people, you must experience the life of the people firsthand."
Qing'er nodded as if understanding.
Afterwards, the eldest princess focused her attention on the "The Romance of the West Chamber" in her hand.
After watching the previous episode last time, she also appreciated this storybook.
So after watching it, I asked Qing'er to borrow the next episode and bring it back.
Looking at it, I temporarily forgot about the troubles in the court today.
After Zheng Jun and the others came back, Xue Mu reminded them: "We will investigate the corpse case in Beiquhe today. There is a Lantern Festival tonight. Everyone will go home this morning and take their families for a walk. .”
"Yes! Xue Baihu!"
"Great, I didn't expect Xue Baihu to give us a discount in advance."
Naturally, Xue Mu did not dare to take the credit. He explained: "This is what Nangong Qianhu said. You must thank our Qianhu as well."
Chen Baiming said with a smile: "Now that Qianhu is away, brothers can only feel Xue Baihu. You must know that the previous Baihu made it difficult to do so at normal times, not to mention early."
"Yes! Our Xue Baihu is better."
Xue Mu didn't expect that he just did an ordinary thing.
But they think this is the standard for good people.
It seems that the phenomenon of labor oppression often occurs no matter where it is.
Xue Mu immediately walked towards home.
Along the way, he could clearly hear more and more people on the street.
"Let's have dinner early tonight, and then take them both for a walk around the lanterns."
Xue Mu also quickened his pace.
just reached home.
He then heard Leng Mei and Xu Ruyan chatting.
When Xu Ruyan saw Xue Mu coming back, she felt happy on her face.
But more of a blush.
Because they spent an unforgettable moment last night.
If we say that the night before was carried out by Xue Mu with a confused mentality.
So last night was definitely the pinnacle of the competition.
Xu Ruyan even felt weak in her legs when she got up this morning.
Now that he saw his husband coming back, he couldn't help but blush.
"Sir, you are back!"
Xu Ruyan stepped forward.
Xue Mu responded: "Well, how are you today?"
he asked quietly.
The purpose is to worry about Leng Mei hearing it.
Xu Ruyan nodded, blushing and said: "I felt a little weak when I woke up this morning, but in the afternoon, I felt much better."
"It seems like you shouldn't be too intense in the future. I'm afraid your little body won't be able to withstand it." Xue Mu teased.
When Xu Ruyan heard this, she grabbed his clothes with her little hands and said, "It's okay, Master, I can hold on. I must not wrong you by taking care of me."
"Fool, how could I be wronged?" Xue Mu replied with a smile.
At this time, a cold and charming voice came from the front hall: "Ahem! If you whisper again, I will avoid you."
Xu Ruyan became embarrassed and said hurriedly: "I'll cook."
At this time, Xue Mu also walked into the front hall.
He tentatively said: "Sister Leng, are you okay today?"
Leng Mei snorted deliberately: "Now you know you care about me?"
"Xue Mu has always cared about Sister Leng." Xue Mu replied.
Leng Mei rubbed her lips, and then complained: "Today, whether I am talking, drinking water or eating, I can't open my mouth. Tell me if it is your fault."
Xue Mu smiled bitterly: "Sister Leng, you can't blame me for this."
It's not his fault that he has two heads and one is big.
It's innate.
Leng Mei pretended to be angry and said: "I don't care~ I'm going to go shopping for lanterns tonight. If you don't buy me some delicious food, I won't forgive you."
"Sister Leng, didn't you say you can't open your mouth? Can you still eat?" Xue Mu asked curiously.
"I want you to control it!~ I will eat it! I will eat you to death!~" Leng Mei just wanted to stick out her tongue and act coquettishly, but she found that her tongue didn't even have the strength.
Xue Mu smiled and said: "Okay, okay, eat as much as you want, as long as you have enough."
Leng Mei knew that he was teasing her, so she reminded her in a low voice: "By the way, aren't you afraid if Ruyan finds out that I entered your room last night?"
"I'm not afraid." Xue Mu said calmly, "I guess Ruyan will know."
"Then you are so confident that she will be able to accept it?"
"Because she knows that I will take care of her, just like Sister Leng, and she also believes that I will take care of you."
Xue Mu's answer made Leng Mei very satisfied.
She nodded, poked his chest and said, "Okay, I'm going to help Ruyan cook. Just wait and eat the food cooked by me and her."
"Okay, here's sister Lao Leng."
Leng Mei walked into the kitchen and saw Xu Ruyan busy, so she said, "Sister Ruyan, let me do it. You go and chat with Xiao Mu and take a rest."
"No, no need." Xu Ruyan said hurriedly: "Sister Leng, thanks to your care before, Ruyan has learned to cook now, please let Ruyan cook more."
"You are so kind, considerate, and knowledgeable. It seems that my younger brother has found a treasure." Leng Mei teased.
Xu Ruyan shook her head: "Sister Leng, you can't say that. In fact, the young master is smart and capable, much better than me. It's my own blessing that I can be favored by him."
She raised her head at this time and said to Leng Mei: "Sister Leng, if you don't dislike Ru Yan, Ru Yan is willing to treat Sister Leng as sisters from now on."
"Good sister, haven't we always been like this?" Leng Mei consoled her.
At this time, Xue Mu came to the kitchen door and asked, "Do you need my help?"
"Need not."
The two women also said in unison.
After saying that, everyone laughed.
The days were quite enjoyable.
Soon, the three of them were eating together.
During this period, Xue Mu asked about the Lantern Festival.
"By the way, what exactly is the Lantern Festival about?"
"Every year on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, a lantern festival is held on the main streets of the capital. There are food sellers, lantern sellers, riddle-guessers, and some talented people from the capital gather together that night to recite poems and write poems."
Xu Ruyan's explanation also made Xue Mu suddenly realize.
Xue Mu was also curious about this Lantern Festival, but it was not yet midnight, so he couldn't see clearly yet.
"Have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten."
"Then let's go shopping for lanterns."
Just like that, Xue Mu and the others went out.
Walking on the road, Xu Ruyan and Leng Mei were standing on both sides of Xue Mu.
Walking all the way there, I was envious of others.
You know, Xu Ruyan has the temperament of a lady.
The look of that little cherry mouth is very endearing.
Leng Mei had a charming and charming look.
Every move made others couldn't help but take a second look.
"This blind man is so lucky!"
"Yes, there are two women next to me. They are both so beautiful!"
"Why the fuck?"
They were all envious and jealous.
There was even a rough man who wanted to ask Xu Ruyan secretly: "Girl, what's the benefit of following a blind man? My family is a rice seller. If you follow me, I will give you twenty taels of silver a month."
When Xu Ruyan heard this, she quickly took two steps back and hid behind Xue Mu.
After listening to his words, Xue Mu was about to take out the badge of the Divine Catcher in his hand, and planned to take him back for a thorough interrogation.
As a result, the rough man was severely beaten.
"Your uncle's! How dare you touch Master Xue's woman?!"
"Brothers, he bullies our military advisor, what should we do?"
"kill him!"
After a while, the rough guy was caught in the alley by several gangsters and beaten up.
Xue Mu heard the voice and smiled: "Palace Master Chen, why are you here?"
"Today's Lantern Festival, I took my brothers for a walk, and I didn't expect to run into Mr. Xue. Sir, don't worry, I've already taught that bastard a lesson, so I won't dirty your hands." Chen Tai hehe smiling.
Xue Mu said calmly: "Just teach him a lesson. Just don't kill anyone."
"Of course, we have always valued peace, and we just want to teach him a lesson." Chen Tai turned around and whispered to one of the brothers: "Master Xue said, kill him, but don't kill him."
Xue Mu didn't say much, and continued walking forward with Xu Ruyan and Leng Mei.
When Chen Tai saw it, he quickly followed him: "Sir, how about we go together? I can also protect your safety, haha."
"Hall Master Chen, do you want to tell me something?" Xue Mu knew that this guy would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything.
"Haha, Mr. Xue, you are really smart." Chen Tai asked in a low voice: "I just want to ask if there are any opportunities for you to make more money."
"Yes." Xue Mu replied: "But we need the cooperation of your brothers."
"How to cooperate?" Chen Tai asked curiously.
Xue Mu explained: "Currently, North Street is indeed full of products and goods, but in terms of the number of people, it is still not as good as those on East Street. The main reason is the lack of flower work."
"Flower work?"
"Well, you let the brothers come up with some new tricks, such as acrobatics such as crushing rocks on the chest and spitting fire from the mouth. In short, the more gimmicks there are, the more attractive they will be."
Chen Tai seemed to understand Xue Mu's words.
But he still thanked: "I understand, thank you for your guidance."
"By the way, let me ask you something. Do you know that there are three corpses in the Beiqu River on North Street?" Xue Mu asked.
When Chen Tai heard this, his face became embarrassed. He quickly shook his head: "I don't know! Sir, I don't know."
"Help, ask the people near Beiquhe to check."
"Sir, what are you doing?"
"He is now a member of the 100th House of the Divine Catcher Division and is responsible for the Beiquhe case." Leng Mei added at this time.
Chen Tai immediately widened his eyes and said happily: "It turns out that you have been promoted! Congratulations!"
"Don't be in a hurry to congratulate me. If the first case after taking office is not solved, it will be in trouble, so I would like to ask Hall Master Chen to ask the people on North Street when he has time." Xue Mu reminded.
Chen Tai hurriedly said: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely do as I'm told."
He rolled his eyes: "Since the adults want to go shopping for lanterns, I won't disturb you for now."
"Um."
Not long after, Chen Tai left with a group of younger brothers.
After leaving, Xu Ruyan asked Xue Mu: "This is Hall Master Chen?"
"Don't worry, he now regards me as Hukou Hall's money cow and respects me very much." Xue Mu said with a smile.
He asked about Leng Mei and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to buy something to eat? I bought everything I saw that I wanted to eat today."
"You said so!~" Leng Mei glanced at Xu Ruyan and hurriedly pulled her and said: "Ruyan, let's go to the front to buy food. Xiaomu, wait for us here."
"Ah?" Xu Ruyan was about to say something when she was pulled away by Leng Mei.
Xue Mu didn't care. He stood there, listening and feeling the charm of the Lantern Festival with his ears.
At this time, Xiao Qingyue was enjoying the scenery of the Lantern Festival, accompanied by Xiaodie and Laifu.
Xiaodie pointed to the flower work opposite and said happily: "Miss, look over there~"
"Miss, please slow down!" Butler Laifu kept chasing the two women, obviously out of breath.
Xiao Qingyue smiled and said: "Laifu, why don't you go back and Xiaodie and I can go shopping."
"No, my master told me that I must follow you. I'm afraid something might happen to you." Laifu said conscientiously.
Xiao Qingyue glanced at Xiaodie beside her.
The two masters and servants looked at each other and understood immediately.
They hurriedly walked through the crowd.
Seeing this, Laifu behind him kept shouting: "Miss, please slow down."
Just at this time, Xiao Qingyue passed by where Xue Mu was.
She turned sideways, then pulled Xiaodie and continued to move forward.
And Xue Mu heard the sound of the money bag falling.
So he reminded: "Girl, you lost your money."
Xiaodie was the first to react.
She looked back and said hurriedly: "Oh, miss, you dropped your wallet."
Only then did Xiao Qingyue come back to her senses.
She took the money bag picked up by Xiaodie, looked at Xue Mu beside her and said, "Thank you, sir."
"You're welcome." Xue Mu said calmly.
Xiao Qingyue saw that he seemed invisible, and was a little curious about how he knew that he had dropped his wallet.
Is it because I heard the sound of falling?
That's awesome.
Just as I was thinking about it, a voice came from the vendor next to me: "It's coming, it's coming! Guess the cricket!!"
When Xiaodie saw it, she excitedly said, "Miss, let's go see that one?"
"good."
Xiao Qingyue was pulled to the opposite side by Xiaodie, but she still looked back at Xue Mu who was standing beside her.
Judging from the situation, it seems that he is waiting for someone.
But Xiao Qingyue didn't think much about it, being attracted by this cricket guessing thing.
"I have crickets in this box, but I won't tell you how many there are specifically. You can only judge by their cries. Come on, come on, buy it and leave it! One, two, or three? Got it!"
As the vendors explained the rules, many people started betting on the number of crickets in their minds.
Laifuxing on the side said: "Miss, there must be four of them. The sound is so loud, there must be four of them."
"Miss, I think there are three."
For a moment, Xiao Qingyue was also a little confused.
She didn't know which one to bet on.
At this moment, another familiar voice came from behind: "Don't think about it, one."
Xiao Qingyue looked back and found that the person speaking was still the invisible young master.
She asked with some curiosity: "Sir, how do you know there is only one?"
"I heard it." Xue Mu smiled.
But Laifu frowned: "It's so loud, it's obvious there's more than one. Miss, don't listen to him."
Xiao Qingyue explained: "Young Master, if you hadn't reminded me just now, I wouldn't have recovered this money bag, so I will listen to you."
After saying that, she handed a small ingot of silver to Xiaodie and said, "Bet one."
Laifu on the side said quickly: "No, miss, don't listen to that blind man, how can there be only one!"
Xiao Qingyue said speechlessly: "Don't be rude when you come to Fu!"
At this time, the merchant opened the box.
"Okay! There's only one!! Congratulations to this girl for winning this bet, everyone else didn't win."
Others also shouted: "What?!"
"Only one?!"
Xiaodie looked at it and said excitedly: "Miss, we have won the bet!!"
Laifu also widened his eyes. He never expected that there was only one cricket in the box: "It's so loud, why is there only one?"
Xiao Qingyue was also happy. She just picked up the silver she earned and wanted to go back and talk to Xue Mu.
Only to find that the young master was no longer where he was.
(End of chapter)
