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As the sun sets, the last trace of chaotic sunlight disappears in the sky. Lanterns are hung high in Wen's house, the lights are bright, and various dishes are brought out from the kitchen like flowing water and presented to the table.
Shen Yungui walked in with Shanshan in his arms and sat down at the host's table in a familiar manner.
There was still sadness on the little girl's face, and she didn't feel happy even when she saw the table full of delicious food. Shen Yungui took a piece of fruit from the table to tease her and coaxed her casually: "What birthday gift did you prepare for your mother?"
Saying this, Shanshanke came to the spirit.
She said mysteriously: "I went to many places and took a long time to choose. My mother must like my gift the most!"
"That's not necessarily the case."
"Why?"
Shen Yungui flicked his wrist, unfolded his folding fan, looked cool and elegant, raised his eyebrows and said proudly: "Your mother and I have known each other for more than twenty years. How old are you? How can I understand her?"
"Uncle Shen, what do you want to give to my mother?"
He shook his head: "I won't tell you."
Shanshan is even more curious. The gifts given by the guests were all put together by the servants, including Shen Yungui's, but they were gifts from his mother, and Shanshan couldn't open them easily. At this moment, he could not sit still and moved around on his chair.
Fortunately, she didn't wait long, Wen Yiqing also came out.
She saw her youngest daughter's hard work in these days and knew that her daughter was filial, so she dressed up specially today, wearing pink and white makeup, her hair pulled up in a bun, and a new set of hair and facial hair, making her whole person dazzling. As soon as Shanshan saw her, he immediately climbed down from the chair and ran towards his mother.
Shanshan said sweetly: "Mom, you look so beautiful today."
Wen Yiqing smiled and touched her daughter's head.
There were not many guests today, and she didn't want to make a fuss. She only sat at two tables. One table was for the merchant's wife who usually stayed close to her, and the other table was for relatives and friends. There was no formality. She As soon as it came, everyone started using their chopsticks.
Shanshan was disappointed: "The birthday banquet is so delicious, if only I could invite more people."
"This is Shiweilou's craftsmanship." Shen Yungui was surprised: "Shiweilou is not easy to order, Shanshan, how did you order it?"
Of course, the emperor's uncle who lived next door and had great powers helped her!
But Shanshan agreed to keep it a secret. She swallowed a piece of meat uncomfortably and said vaguely: "I...I figured out a way."
Shen Yungui just asked casually and didn't pay much attention. I think there are all kinds of princes and nobles in her school, so it's not unusual to find connections to get a spot.
On the contrary, when Shanshan was asked, he quickly remembered the invitation he sent out. She turned to look at the door, distractedly thinking while eating the banquet.
I don’t know if the emperor’s uncle’s affairs have been finished or if he can make it today.
Perhaps the Bodhisattva heard what she was saying in her heart. Before she even moved her chopsticks a few times, a servant soon strode in.
"Master, there is a person outside, saying that he is here to attend your birthday party." The servant handed over an invitation: "He also said that the invitation was from the lady."
Wen Yiqing also knew that the little girl in the family was sending out invitations everywhere these days. The invitations were indeed written in the crooked hand of the little daughter, but Shanshan only recognized the students in the school, and those people had all gone to Xuanping today. Hou Mansion. She couldn't help but wonder: "Whose child is here?"
The servant said: "He is an adult."
"grown ups?!"
Shanshan's eyes lit up and he came over. She recognized the invitation as soon as she saw it, and immediately said: "I know, it's... from the kind uncle!" Shanshan remembered that the emperor's identity could not be revealed casually.
Wen Yiqing was slightly stunned: "Which kind uncle?"
Any other kind-hearted uncle?
Shanshan ran out to greet him excitedly, and not long after, she came back holding someone's hand. The visitor was tall and handsome, with deep and stern brows. He deliberately slowed down his steps to accommodate the children's speed.
Wen Yiqing saw the person clearly and was stunned for a moment.
"Mom." Shanshan said happily, "Look, my guest is here!"
Wen Jiahe also recognized it. She took a breath and was about to shout when she saw the emperor gently shaking his head at her. She opened her mouth, then closed it in surprise.
Bian Chen looked at everyone, and his eyes first stopped on Wen Yiqing. Almost immediately, Wen Yiqing avoided his sight. He lowered his eyes with some disappointment, and soon his eyes stopped at the seat next to Wen Yiqing.
She sat in the main seat, with Shanshan sitting on one side, and a young and handsome man sitting on the other side.
Bian Chen recognized that this was Shen Yungui who had saved Shanshan when the powerful children were causing trouble in the street.
He frowned slightly and stared at the two people who were too close to each other until Shanshan called out: "Uncle, sit down." He slowly walked over and sat down on the empty seat at the host's table.
The romantic and affectionate peach blossom eyes of the person next to him immediately looked towards him, but at this time the eyes looking at him were full of suspicion.
"Nice to meet you. I'm going down to Shen Yungui." Shen Yungui nodded reservedly: "I wonder who you are?"
Bian Chen didn't respond and turned his head.
Shen Yungui: "..."
How could there be such an ungrateful person!
His eyelids twitched, and he managed to maintain his composure while looking the man up and down with vigilance.
Shanshan is young and doesn't get close to any adults on weekdays. This person looked unfamiliar, I had never seen him before, yet he was so liked by Shanshan, so I guess he wanted to get close to him.
A man in his prime, with an extraordinary appearance, fine clothes, and an unusual background, would deliberately try to please a five-year-old child. What could he possibly want?
Of course it’s the mother behind the child in the picture!
Shen Yungui snorted coldly in his heart.
Although I don't know how this person met Wen Yiqing, he has only been intercepted by one person after so many years of guarding. He Da Zhuangwang couldn't even get an invitation to his birthday banquet, so what if he got another one? He can block another ten.
Wen Yiqing was stunned at this time.
She lowered her head and felt an overly intense gaze on her. She clenched the chopsticks tightly in her hands, neither stretching nor stretching them.
"What?" Shen Yungui turned his head and asked, "It's not to your liking? Aren't they all what you like to eat?"
That gaze became more and more obvious.
Wen Yiqing shook his head and said quickly: "It's nothing."
Sitting at the same table as the current emperor, others could still enjoy the food, but she was on pins and needles, unable to chew the food on the table full of appetizing food, and she didn't even dare to stretch out her chopsticks. I'm afraid I'll meet the emperor's chopsticks somewhere during the dinner.
A small bowl of chicken soup was placed in front of her.
Shen Yungui looked over worriedly: "But are you feeling unwell?"
The gaze from somewhere is more intense and difficult to ignore.
"..." Wen Yiqing held back: "It's nothing."
"You haven't had a rest since you arrived in the capital. You were in the uncle's house first, and then you were busy with the shop business. Shanshan School is on holiday, so you might as well take the opportunity to have a rest." Shen Yun returned and said, "The weather has been getting hotter and hotter these days. , I bought a village, are you going to play for two days?"
Wen Yiqing refused: "I will go out with Shanshan for a few days, you don't have to worry."
"Okay." Shen Yungui regretted and asked, "Where are you going?"
"It's hard to say now."
The whereabouts of the Queen Mother cannot be revealed in advance.
Shen Yungui didn't ask any more questions and just said, "If you need my help, just send someone to Lihua Alley and call me."
Wen Yiqing pushed the small bowl back: "I have nothing for you to worry about."
He picked up the bowl of chicken soup and tasted the delicious taste himself.
A certain gaze paused for a long time before slowly retracting.
Halfway through the banquet, the guests also left the table and started to move around in the courtyard garden.
Wen Yiqing took this opportunity to get up and greet everyone as the host. When he came back, he saw someone leaving the table and standing in the shadow under the eaves, looking at him silently.
Wen Yiqing bit her lip. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she walked towards him and asked softly, "Why are you here?"
Bian Chen lowered his eyes and stared at her: "I came here by invitation."
Wen Yiqing quickly remembered the invitation. Shanshan was writing it under her nose. She knew that those were inviting students from the school, so she didn't stop her. Little did she know that the little girl at home was so powerful that the invitation was handed over to the current Holy Master.
She was secretly annoyed, "You...you shouldn't have come."
"Today the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion held a banquet and invited all the families in the capital. She sent out so many invitations. If only one of them comes to Jiahe, I'm afraid I'll be disappointed." Bian Chen said lightly: "You said before that I can do it if I'm free. Come and see Shanshan, if you don’t like it, I’ll leave after sending the gifts.”
"..."
How can it be the same?
Today is different from the past. It is her birthday and it is not an ordinary day. All the guests who come here are celebrating her birthday. Besides, the meal has been eaten and the banquet is half over, so it would be too late to let people go now.
Moreover, the disappointment and happiness of the little daughter just now were not fake. If she really let people go, Shanshan would not know how disappointed she would be.
Wen Yiqing weighed it again and again, closed his eyes forcefully, and pretended that he had never seen this person before.
She looked past the person in front of her and listened to the man beside her: "I remembered."
"……What?"
"Shen Yun returns."
Wen Yiqing was shocked and turned around to look at him in surprise.
The emperor stood in the shadow, the shadow cast by the eaves blurred his face, and his voice was mixed with emotion and anger: "He is your childhood sweetheart, the young master of the Shen family that your parents want to betrothed to you?"
Bian Chen still remembers it.
After he met Wen Yiqing, Wen Yiqing confided in him that she was unwilling to accept the marriage arranged by her parents, so she fled to another village to relax.
After many years of separation, he had long forgotten about the unimportant Young Master of the Shen family. It was only now that he saw this man and how familiar and attentive he was around Wen Yiqing that he finally remembered this old incident.
He thought that the young master of the Shen family had also been married a long time ago and that the two of them had nothing to do with each other, but he didn't expect that he was still by Wen Yiqing's side and had a close relationship.
"I only have business dealings with him, and we are old friends." Wen Yiqing said cautiously: "Those old things in the past have long been stopped."
But the Shen family master obviously didn't think so.
He sat majestically next to Wen Yiqing, how could he not see that the two of them had the same thoughts.
Bian Chen opened his mouth, and through the light of the lanterns under the eaves, he could clearly see the caution on her face. He suddenly felt a lump in his throat, and what he wanted to say was blocked in his throat.
Ah Qing had never been so wary in front of him, fearing that he had bad intentions.
He didn't mean anything else.
That’s all.
So what if he is a young master of the Shen family, his childhood sweetheart six years ago had no chance, and the same would be true for a few more six years. There was no reason why Ah Qing was more afraid of him because of this.
"Shanshan is looking for you," he said.
Wen Yiqing looked at him hesitantly, and seeing that he really didn't say anything more, and that the voice of her little daughter calling her mother could indeed be heard from behind, she took a few steps back, then turned and left.
The night is deep.
The wine and food were full and the cups were in a mess. Seeing that it was getting late, the guests also took their leave one after another.
Wen Jiahe also left in the General's carriage. Before leaving, she took Shanshan's hand and said, "Shanshan, don't forget, we are going to play together the day after tomorrow."
"I remember it all. I haven't forgotten it." Shanshan said happily: "We are going to catch rabbits together. I have already asked the wet nurse to pack my luggage. Jiahe, don't worry."
Wen Jiahe felt relieved, turned around and got into the carriage, and leaned out of the small window to wave goodbye to her.
Even the people at Shiweilou said goodbye and left. When Shanshan went back, the servants had already cleared away the mess on the table. Only Bian Chen and Shen Yungui were still sitting in the main room.
A cup of tea was placed in front of the two of them, and they were calm and relaxed.
Shanshan was confused: "Uncle Shen, it's so late, why don't you leave?"
"Why are you panicking?" Shen Yungui said with a smile: "Don't you still want to give your mother a gift? Your mother hasn't opened the gift yet. If she doesn't open it, how can she know whose gift is the best?"
Bian Chen nodded slightly in agreement.
Wen Yiqing: "..."
Before she could say anything, when the little girl at home heard this, she ran to the pile of gifts excitedly and dug out all the congratulatory gifts sent by everyone. She looked over one by one.
Although there were not many guests, there were many congratulatory gifts. Those who could not come all had their servants send them congratulatory gifts, and the brocade boxes were piled high.
"This is a gift from Mrs. Li, this is from the Liu family..." Shanshan took out one in surprise and looked at Bian Chen: "Uncle, this is yours!"
Bian Chen nodded.
Shen Yungui sat up straight and leaned over to take a look. After receiving Wen Yiqing's signal, Shanshan opened it with confidence. What was inside was nothing strange, just a jar with a warm texture. When he opened it, he could smell the fresh fragrance of tea.
"tea?"
Shen Yungui heard it: "Tea from Yuncheng?"
Bian Chen: "Yes."
There are thousands of good teas in the world, but Yuncheng is not rich in tea, and local varieties are only sold locally. It's just that Yuncheng is far away, and a jar of tea that was originally ordinary has become a rarity.
Shen Yungui clicked his tongue: "There are many good things in Yuncheng, but the tea is not very rare. This tea tastes astringent and sour. Only tea stalls can sell it. It is not worth a few copper coins, and it is not as good as Longjing Maojian with a sweet aftertaste."
Bian Chen said lightly: "Some people will like it."
Wen Yiqing's eyes moved slightly, then lowered his eyes again and remained silent.
Shanshan didn't like drinking tea, so he quickly put it aside and found Shen Yungui's gift.
His gift was even simpler, just a thin piece of paper.
Wen Yiqing took it and saw that it was a deed for a shop. It is located next to her makeup shop, and her name is written on the deed. She looked at Shen Yungui with a little surprise.
Shen Yungui raised the corners of his lips and shook the folding fan in his hand, "The business of your cosmetics and powder shop is good, but the place is too small. Now you have bought the shop next door. You will open up the two sides and it will be spacious for business in the future. The shop in Dongshi is popular. , let alone being next to each other, you also know how difficult it is to get it, as for other... old rules, you know."
The so-called old rule is that he contributes his efforts and Wen Yiqing contributes the money, neither taking nor giving in vain. Although the two have been friends since childhood, their accounts are clear.
This gift was indeed delivered to her heart, and it happened to be what she wanted most right now.
Wen Yiqing said gratefully: "Thank you very much."
With a "click", the bottom of the cup tapped lightly on the table. Bian Chen frowned slightly and looked over, his gaze falling on her impartially.
She turned her head away as if she didn't see anything.
Shanshan finally took out his gift.
Under her expectant gaze, Wen Yiqing opened the brocade box and found a pair of clay figurines inside.
Unlike the vivid ones sold by street vendors, only two human figures, one large and one small, can be vaguely seen, and there are even the little girl's handprints left behind. Shanshan also carefully painted the clay figurine, and the facial features can be vaguely seen.
She glanced at her little daughter, and almost all her thoughts were written on the little girl's face. Wen Yiqing nodded the clay figurine's head with a smile: "This is me, kind and kind, right?"
"That's right! The big one is my mother, and the little man in my mother's arms is me." Shanshan said happily: "I made this with Brother Shitou. Mom, look at the face on the clay figurine. Brother Shitou helped me draw it."
Shi Shi scratched his head, pursed his lips, and lowered his head lower.
It was not easy to make this gift. Shanshan was afraid of being discovered by her mother. She even played in the mud and had to hide from her. She couldn't get her clothes dirty. She was afraid that her mother would notice the clues. She kept being careful and careful, and finally kept it. Today, I gave my mother a surprise.
"I originally wanted to buy fireworks. My mother likes to watch fireworks the most. Every time during the Chinese New Year, she would watch them with me for a long time." Shanshan said, sighing in disappointment: "But I searched all over the capital. , no one is willing to sell it to me.”
"That's natural. The curfew is strict and lighting is strictly prohibited. It's not the New Year or the festival, so how can there be fireworks for sale?" Shen Yungui shook his head and said with regret: "If you want to see it, you have to wait until the New Year."
But May is in the middle of the year, and there is usually half a year before and after it, which is really unfortunate.
Bian Chen picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
After opening the gifts, everyone chatted some more. It was getting late, and even Shanshan started to yawn in his mother's arms. The two of them had refilled their third cup of tea, but no one got up first to say goodbye.
Wen Yiqing's eyelids twitched. Just when she couldn't bear it anymore and was about to drive them away, suddenly, there were two faint sounds of "bang" and "bang" coming from outside.
Then, bang bang bang bang, the sound was endless.
Everyone was stunned. Shanshan was awakened by the sound. He quickly thought of something, got out of his mother's arms, and ran out quickly.
Soon, her voice came in excitedly.
"Mom! Come out and watch!" Shanshan shouted excitedly: "There are fireworks in the capital!"
Wen Yiqing was stunned, stood up slowly, and walked out with everyone.
Outside, the dark night was now shrouded in bright fireworks. Gorgeous fireworks bloomed overhead. They were fleeting, but were covered and obscured by endless fireworks, illuminating the mansion as bright as day.
Shanshan pulled the stone and ran into the courtyard. When he entered the open space, what he saw became more obvious. The brilliant trails of fireworks streaked across the night sky, blooming suddenly at the top, like falling stars, mottled on the ground, short but gorgeous.
Everyone in the house came out of the house to see this strange scene.
Shen Yungui was still surprised: "Who is so bold and dares to set off fireworks in the capital without fear of being caught in jail?"
Wen Yiqing looked up at the sky blankly, and the thumping sound rang in his ears, almost overlapping with the rapid heartbeat.
Bian Chen took a step behind and stopped beside her.
He whispered: "Aqing."
It was almost inaudible amid the din.
But Wen Yiqing was still keenly aware of it, and suddenly turned his head, his apricot eyes slightly opened, looking straight into his eyes reflecting the fireworks in the sky.
Bian Chen lowered his head slightly and reached out to tuck her messy hair behind her ears. The faint agarwood scent of Qingyuan's majesty hit her overwhelmingly. Wen Yiqing subconsciously held her breath and turned her head to avoid his movements. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of his soft brows, which suddenly froze again.
"Happy birthday."
When he came back to his senses, he had already retracted his hand. The faint smell of agarwood lingered on the tip of his nose, and the base of his ear where his fingertips brushed was burning.
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