Lantern Festival.
After lunch, Lin Jinyan, Lin Jinan and Lin Wanrong got on the carriage sent by the General's Palace.
It was still early in the day, and the streets were already bustling with people and the sound of hawking could be heard all the time. The carriage was blocked and could only move slowly. Lin Wanrong opened the curtains and looked at the various lanterns and dazzling merchandise on the roadside. Even the roof beams on both sides of the road were covered with lanterns. Lin Wanrong looked at He got excited and shook Lin Jinyan's arm to ask her to watch together.
The reserved restaurant was by the river, diagonally facing the main entrance of the palace. When a group of people arrived, the restaurant was already full. The three brothers, Mr. Ran and Gu Ruizhou, protected the two sisters on the second floor. The door to the private room opened, and An Zhixian was waiting. Smiling and standing up.
After being seated, Lin Jinan smiled and said:
"Brother An, I haven't seen you for a while. On the way, I heard from my eldest cousin that you were coming. I was very happy for a while."
An Zhixian: "I heard that you have been staying at home recently and studying books every day. Are you sure about spring?"
Lin Jinan: "Just try your best, you probably won't fail."
Gu Ruizhou: "I also saw that An'er was too tense recently, so I took him out to relax and relax."
An Zhixian: "As it should be, we won't talk about studies today. Yichen, your wedding will be in three months. If you have something you like, you might as well tell me, so that I don't have to think hard about something that suits your needs. It’s a gift.”
Gu Yichen's eyes and brows were all smiles: "Brother An said this, are you not afraid that I, the lion, will open my mouth?"
An Zhixian's peripheral vision was always on Lin Jinyan, and he caught a glimpse of Lin Jinyan's frowning eyebrows. His smile widened a little, and he said in a good mood:
"Just tell me and I will find it for you if you can afford it."
Lin Jinan: "What if I can't afford it?"
An Zhixian said calmly: "Then change it."
Everyone laughed, Lin Jinyan listened to the chatter of several people, put the peeled sour orange in his hand on the plate, picked another one that looked sour, peeled it open and tasted one piece, chewed for a while, and then turned pale. Expressively, he gave two oranges to each of the people present and divided one or two pieces.
Mr. Ran also kept paying attention to Lin Jinyan, took the orange and thanked him but did not eat it.
An Zhixian took the orange, his eyebrows were slightly raised, and the smile in his eyes was even bigger. He put the orange into his mouth, his face was as normal and his saliva was flowing, he picked up the tea cup and praised:
"Thank you, Miss An. The oranges are very sweet."
Lin Jinyan, who asked Bai Zhi to give everyone more tea, looked at her with a smile in her eyes.
Gu Yichen, Lin Jinan, Gu Ruizhou and Lin Wanrong took it and took it into their mouths unpreparedly. For a moment, the four people's facial features wrinkled up with soreness. They picked up the teacup and drank a lot of water to dilute the sour taste in their mouths.
The four of them looked at the smiling instigator in disbelief:
"Yan'er?!"
"Where did you find such sour oranges?"
"You're a bad learner."
"You actually lied to me."
Gu Yichen looked across at An Zhixian, who was smiling the same way:
"Brother An, you are so decent, but you actually help Yan'er deceive people?"
An Zhixian: "Are the oranges sour? The one I ate is sweet."
Gu Yichen: "Seriously?"
"If you don't believe me, you can try it. Didn't Miss An peel two oranges? One is sour and the other is sweet."
Seeing An Zhixian's serious look, Gu Yichen ate another slice without belief, and then his facial features wrinkled together again. An Zhixian smiled and gave him more tea.
Gu Yichen wailed: "Sure enough, people who don't usually lie to others will always lie to them."
(End of chapter)
