"The stars and rivers are in the sky, and the family is laughing and having a red feast. The incense tents are clustered in rows, and the golden needles are pierced to pay homage to Chanjuan."
Chinese Valentine's Day is originally the Women's Day, a day when girls beg the Weaver Girl for wisdom and skills. But at some point, people imagined the two stars on both sides of the Milky Way as lovers who could only meet once a year, and this festival gradually became more charming and tender.
On this day, the women who have not left the court beg for luck, and the women who have left the court beg to be with their husbands forever, all hoping that they will have a good home and a good ending.
This is true among the people, and it is also true in the palace.
Since Situ Ce temporarily became the cruel queen mother, it was time for her to spend the night with her lover on this day. Taking advantage of the darkness, he took Cheng Hehe out of the palace to meet Xu Zhen.
The two of them thought they would be strangers for the rest of their lives, but now that they were seeing each other again, it was like they were facing a disaster, and both of them couldn't help but shed tears. Especially Cheng Hehe, who couldn't help crying while holding Xu Zhen.
"I thought... I would never see you again."
Xu Zhen hugged her and choked with sobs: "No... not anymore."
Fu Qingchu glanced at Situ Ce with a smile, and Situ Ce turned to look at her, smiled, turned around and left, and Fu Qingchu turned around to follow.
"Just wait here, you don't have to follow me." Situ Ce said to Li Ping behind him.
Li Ping looked hesitant, "But...if you don't let others serve you here, I will follow you."
"It's safer for you to stay here."
Li Ping stayed here. Even if the news leaked out, it would only be the prince and the princess resting in Musheng Villa.
Situ Ce's tone was calm, but he obviously didn't want to talk about it anymore, so Li Ping didn't dare to say anything more.
Coming out of Musheng Villa, Situ Ce looked at Fu Qingchu's dejected and restless look, took her hand and smiled lightly: "Where are you and I really alone?"
Fu Qingchu was stunned for a moment before he understood what he meant.
He is a dignified prince, so how could he not have secret guards?
Thinking of this, she felt relieved, but at the same time her heart was also filled with doubts. Are there any secret guards?
…
The Chinese Valentine's Day among the people is much more lively than in the palace. There is a dazzling array of food, drink, and clothing on the streets. There were all kinds of people selling lamps, jugglers, storytellers and singers, and it was very lively.
Fu Qingchu and Situ Ce were walking in the lively streets, feeling the fireworks in this world. This kind of bustling street market is nothing new to Fu Qingchu, but in the past year, she has experienced the desolation of her family and her family, and this kind of bustling and bustling feels like a world away to her.
"Do you think that lamp looks good?" Situ Ce asked with a smile while standing in front of a stall selling lamps.
Fu Qingchu looked up and saw a palace lantern depicting the meeting of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. It was very delicately painted.
"Do you think they are lovers and finally get married?" Fu Qingchu asked, looking at the lamp.
Hearing this, Situ Ce couldn't help but look at her and couldn't help but smile: "I'm right around you, are you being sentimental?"
When Fu Qingchu heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, feeling that he was being a little pretentious.
"However, I don't like their stories. Meeting them once a year is too painful." She pointed to a palace lantern with begonia flowers painted on it, "I want this."
Begonia flower, Jieyu flower.
How much I want you to know the bitterness in my heart, are there any bitternesses that you haven’t told me?
Situ Ce bought a lamp for Fu Qingchu, and the two watched the juggling for a while. Fu Qingchu bought several boxes of rouge and fragrant powder, saying that he wanted to give them to Cheng Hehe and Lu Man.
"Girl, look at the sachet? My sachet is not ordinary. It is made of precious herbs from the Western Regions. Hanging it on your body can repel insects and relieve fatigue. Hanging it in front of the bed will help you sleep well." The woman selling things People kept recommending it to Fu Qingchu, "Look at how well these flowers are embroidered."
Fu Qingchu took the sachet, looked at Situ Ce, smiled and asked tentatively: "Buy one?"
Situ Ce pursed his lips and smiled, "How much is the total?"
"One hundred coins."
After paying the money, Fu Qingchu packed her bottles and jars and tied the sachet around his waist, "Drink less tea from now on and rest earlier."
Situ Ce smiled and said, "Okay."
The two walked around for a while and passed by a stall selling wontons. Situ Ce asked Fu Qingchu if he was hungry. Fu Qingchu nodded quickly, "I'm starving to death."
Situ Ce ordered two bowls of wontons, and in a blink of an eye he saw Fu Qingchu fiddling with the things he bought today and deciding which ones to give to whom.
"You know how to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha." Situ Ce said with a smile.
Give away the things he bought for her, and the favor will be hers.
"Then I will tell the girl when I get back that this is the rouge that the second master gave her, and to Lu Man that this is the powder that the second master gave her." Fu Qingchu put the things away and said seriously.
Situ Ce: "..."
It's better not to say anything.
"Girl, if you do a good job, I'll reward you with two coins."
When Fu Qingchu heard the words, he saw a woman in shabby clothes walking up to her, with a face full of longing and saying: "Girl, please do me a favor and give me two coins. Go home and see a doctor for your child."
She looked embarrassed. She didn't bring a penny with her today, so she turned to look at Situ Ce as if asking for help. Situ Ce seemed not to have heard anything and drank tea calmly.
"Second Master?" she shouted cautiously.
Situ Ce glanced at the woman and asked, "What disease is your master suffering from?"
"Sir..." the woman said, and knelt down with a plop, "The child's father fell to his death while going up the mountain to collect medicine six months ago. He pitied us orphans and widows. A few days ago, the child was cutting firewood for others, and he also rolled down the mountain. I came down and broke my leg, and I am still lying at home..."
The woman burst into tears as she spoke, causing people around her to gather around her and express their pity for her.
"If I could do it for her, I would die for him. It's a pity that he is only twelve years old..."
The woman burst into tears, and Fu Qingchu couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, and turned to look at Situ Ce. Situ Ce also frowned and took out a piece of silver from his arms, "Take it to see a doctor quickly."
"Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master." The woman took the money and kowtowed to Situ Ce, "Bodhisattva will definitely bless you with great wealth and great honor."
"Go quickly, don't delay." Situ Ce said in a deep voice.
The woman stood up while thanking her. Fu Qingchu quickly stood up and called out to her, "Sister-in-law, please bring this bowl of wontons with you."
"Thank you, girl. I have to be busy getting medicine for the child, so there is no need." The woman said, took the silver, and disappeared into the crowd.
Everyone praised Fu Qingchu and Situ Ce as good people, but Fu Qingchu still missed the woman and the child, "They are lonely and lonely. This mother and son are the only two. I don't know how many such people there are in the world. Is this the case in the capital?" What about others?”
Situ Ce lowered his eyes while blowing the wonton soup and said calmly: "There are good and bad things in the world, and the same is true for people in the world."
Fu Qingchu turned to look at him, feeling a little confused. Doesn’t he want to make Haiyanheqing clear? Want his people to be well fed and clothed? Why are you so calm now?
She cupped her chin and looked at the woman's retreating back, and suddenly she lost all appetite.
Situ Ce looked at her and said, "If you don't eat it, you'll get lumpy."
"But some people don't have to eat." She looked at him puzzled, trying to see a hint of unbearability on his face.
"Eat the food one bite at a time, and do things one by one. If you don't eat well, how will they be able to have enough food in the future?" Situ Ce said, pushing the cold bowl of wontons in front of her and holding it himself. Passed her bowl.
After hearing this, Fu Qingchu realized that he was not too calm, he was too aware of what was going on in the world. All he can do now is to take good care of himself for the sake of his people and his clear seas and rivers.
After midnight snack, it was almost time for curfew. Fu Qingchu thought he was going back to Musheng Courtyard, but Situ Ce took her in the opposite direction.
"If you go back tonight, won't you make people hate you?" Situ Ce said with a smile.
Fu Qingchu: "..."
Those two dare to hate you?
But he followed him obediently.
After turning a few alleys, I heard a woman calling her children to go home and sleep. Fu Qingchu raised his eyes and saw a group of children still playing. The woman shouted several times but no one came home. She shouted angrily: "Zhang Lifu, are you coming or me?"
When the child heard the sound, he quickly threw away the stick in his hand, but his mother had already walked out of the door and pinched his ears, "I have the same virtue as your father. If you don't show any color, you think I am joking with you."
The woman led the child back, turned around and saw Fu Qingchu and Situ Ce, and her expression suddenly changed.
"you--"
Fu Qingchu looked at the woman in surprise. Who was this woman if she wasn't the one who begged them just now?
Isn't her husband dead? Didn't the child break his leg?
The woman felt guilty as a thief, so she took the child and hurried away. After entering the house, she immediately locked the door.
Fu Qingchu: "..."
"She——" Fu Qingchu looked at Situ Ce in shock, "She is a liar!"
"Yeah." Situ Ce looked at her with a smile.
"How could she make up that kind of lie? No, I'm going to argue with her!"
"Okay," Situ Ce hurriedly stopped the aggressive man and said with a smile, "Don't waste your breath, we don't have much money."
"It's not about the money, it's because she lied to me!"
"There are many people who have lied to you, but she is the only one." Situ Ce coaxed with a smile, "Okay, okay, don't be angry anymore, just remember it in the future."
"Have you known this for a long time?" Fu Qingchu looked at him in disbelief.
Situ Ce smiled and nodded, and Fu Qingchu became even more angry, "Then why didn't you tell me?"
"There are so many people, so it's hard to expose him face to face. But we won't be able to handle it when the time comes." Situ Ce said harmoniously.
There were so many people watching at that time. If they had a quarrel with the woman, everyone would probably think that they not only did not do good things, but instead slandered others.
"How do you know she is a liar?" Fu Qingchu frowned and looked at him, puzzled, "Have you ever been deceived?"
“She has been following us since we bought the lamp.”
Fu Qingchu: "!?"
Situ Ce bought her a crabapple glazed lamp for twenty taels of silver. Who without money would dare to buy such a useless thing? Now that you have money, you probably don’t care about spending so much money doing good deeds.
Scammers generally cannot deceive poor people.
Because the poor have no money to cheat.
