In the past few days, Xiang Changyuan would come to the Xu Mansion every day when he went to the Ministry of Justice, and would bring some food along the way. Sometimes Xu Yuanqing was still asleep and he didn't care, and left after handing over the things to Zuo Yue. Sometimes Xu Yuanqing woke up.Early in the morning, he greeted him at the bedside and left. After dusk, he also came to visit after the Yamen, twice a day.

Because every time he came with something, Zuo Yue thought that he was here to give something every day.

Seeing it, Xu Yuanqing was speechless at his inexplicable behavior.

In a blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival came, and Xu Yuanqing gave the maids and servants in the mansion a holiday in advance, and asked them to spend the holiday with their families, and the mansion suddenly became cold.

Xiang Changyuan saw that the yard was empty and there was no heat, so he brought a lot of lanterns after he was on duty, let Zuo Yue and Xu Doudou hang them in the yard, adding colorful colors to the dusty yard, Xu Yuanqing leaned on the door frame to watch him busyFinally, he looked up and saw that the ugly lantern under the eaves was exactly the same as the strangely shaped lantern he had picked out, it was indeed him.

Hanging the lanterns all over the courtyard, Xiang Changyuan clapped his hands in satisfaction, ran towards Xu Yuanqing with his clothes on, and took out a fire folder from his arms and handed it to him.

Xu Yuanqing raised his eyebrows slightly, but refused to answer.

"My son, you light the first lamp." Xiang Changyuan didn't care if he was far away, grabbed his wrist and went to the lamp under the tree, blew on the torch and stuffed it in his hand without saying a word, then tilted the lanternMake it easier for him.

Xu Yuanqing looked at him with anticipation, this scene seemed familiar, as if he had done it when posting couplets, and he really became a veteran.

He looked up at him, indifferent.

"My lord, hurry up."

Xiang Changyuan urged twice to see that he was still looking straight at himself, holding a torch but not lighting the lamp, and shouted in a moment of anxiety, "Xu Yuanqing." Then he reacted and hurriedly shut up, pretending to be innocent and shouting again,"Xu Shizi."

Xu Yuanqing was stunned, and smiled at his guilty expression, raised his hand and lit the candle, "You speak so well."

Xiang Changyuan didn't pick up his words, and said to him from left to right, "These lanterns aren't pretty enough, I'll buy you a Panchi lantern tomorrow."

The first lantern has been lit, Zuo Yue and Xu Doudou are busy lighting other lanterns, but after a while, all the lanterns in the yard are lit up, or white rabbits playing with beads, or dragons biting their tails, or cats and dogsFrolicking, grotesque and colorful, the yard is brightly reflected, and Xiang Changyuan's already bright eyes are as bright as stars, and the stars are dotted with stars.

Xu Yuanqing handed the fire folder back to him, staring at his smiling face, "You come to me every day, don't you think it's troublesome?"

"Why bother." Xiang Changyuan put away the fire bag and looked at him sincerely.

Even if it is not on the way, it will come every day, if it is someone else, it must be something, but if it is long-term, Xu Yuanqing didn't think about it, after all, a fool doesn't care about trouble.

"To the long run."

"Um?"

After Xu Yuanqing called, he suddenly took a step forward, shook his head at Xiang Changyuan and hit the lantern, he dodged in embarrassment, and looked at people in a daze, Xu Shizi was standing in the lantern, and the colorful lights fell on him, overflowing with lightThe face is like a peach blossom, the skin is like creamy fat, and the green clothes are white.

He couldn't help being stunned, seeing the beauty approaching him again, he just felt like a dream.

Xu Yuanqing could see his eyes clearly, like an idiot, he lowered his eyes slightly to hide the smile in his eyes, and asked pretendingly puzzled, "You come to see me every day, are you on your way?"

"Yeah." Xiang Changyuan nodded blankly, his eyes fell from his deep eyebrows to the bridge of his nose, and moved down to his tender pink lips, and then down...

"The Ministry of Punishment is the opposite of my family." Xu Yuanqing took another half step closer, and he was only half an arm away from him. The cool breath and the faint smell of medicine on his body were even more psychedelic.

"Well~"

In the blink of an eye, Xiang Changyuan seems to have returned to the day when we first met him. His eyes are bright and gazing, not charming and self-defeating, and he is worthy of the title of "the first beauty".

"Master Xiang?"

A fierce cry pulled Xiang Changyuan back from his fantasy, and he suddenly came back to his senses, there was no beauty in front of him, only the lanterns shaking in the wind, and Zuo Yue with a blank face, he realized that he had lost his composure and quickly restrained his emotions,Looking back, Shizi had already walked down the corridor, and he didn't know if he saw his idiot.

Seeing that he was so ashamed and at a loss what to do, Xu Yuanqing pointed to the lanterns all over the courtyard, "Where did you buy these lanterns?"

Xiang Changyuan told the truth: "When I passed by Chunyue Building, a sister said that her lanterns were the most different, so I bought some, and specially selected them to be different, and they matched with the lanterns I gave you."

Xu Yuanqing said in his heart: Sure enough.

The lanterns were indeed chosen to match his ugly lanterns, and it took some effort to pick out such a distinctive lantern from a certain kind of lantern, but the Chunyue Building was the busiest brothel in the capital, and his family was fifteen years old.Selling lanterns is not only several times more expensive than ordinary lanterns, but also has a variety of styles, all because other people's lanterns are different from others.

Ordinary lanterns are just hung with pictures to look festive and beautiful. His lanterns can be flirtatious. Because there are enchanting fragrances in the lanterns, many lovers in the capital will buy a few lanterns and light them at home for the Spring Festival. This silly boy doesn’t know anything., People said it was different, so he bought it.

Seeing that his face was reddish, Xu Yuanqing seemed to be a little affected by the lantern. Although the lantern was flirting, Chunyuelou didn't dare to mess around. It was just a small amount of food.

He casually took the colored lantern in Xu Doudou's hand, waved his hand to signal him and Zuo Yue to go down to play first, and approached Xiang Changyuan with the colored lantern, the lantern was close to his face.

His face was flushed, and his eyes were blurred and reddish. I'm afraid his mind was already involuntarily dreaming, but his willpower was still strong. It was indeed a bit hard for a young man with a fresh blood.

Xu Yuanqing looked at him and deliberately teased him, "Xiang Changyuan, what are you thinking?"

"My son." Xiang Changyuan answered the fastest, and he quickly defended himself, "No."

His mind became more and more confused. Seeing the prince in front of him thinking wildly in his mind, he slapped himself fiercely to calm himself down. Xu Yuanqing didn't expect him to be so sincere, his crisp slap scared himAfter a jump, he stopped teasing him, "You can blow some air on the way back, be quiet for a while, and ask why the lanterns in Chunyue Building are different."

Xiang Changyuan nodded again and again, he couldn't wait to leave, he was afraid that he would do something bad because of his obsession.

Xu Yuanqing inserted the lantern in his hand into the tree, and looked up at the gaudy lanterns. The usually dull courtyard added a lot of color, and it became more lively.

Lantern is good, but unfortunately he has too much medicine on his body, which is useless to him.

He walked back to the house slowly, slapped the couplet on the door frame, and muttered to himself, "Who said I don't like couplets."

On the Lantern Festival, Xu Yuanqing woke up in a daze early in the morning. His name was Zuo Yue, and Xu Doudou hurried into the house, saying that Zuo Yue had gone shopping early in the morning and asked him to guard him.

Xu Yuanqing hadn't gotten enough sleep yet, with his head hanging down, he asked in a muffled voice, "Did Xiang Changyuan come?"

Xu Doudou listened carefully and replied in a low voice, "Young Master Xiang is not here today."

I guess I know what the lanterns in Chunyue Tower are used for. I'm afraid my hair is all bald, so I'm naturally embarrassed to come this morning.

He raised his head and opened his eyes, lifted the quilt and stood up, opened the window without putting on his clothes, the cool wind blew in, he was completely awake, but Xu Doudou was terribly frightened, he didn't have a good relationship with the son like Zuo Yue,Knowing that the son can't stand the cold, he didn't dare to speak, he stood nervously and didn't dare to move.

Xu Yuanqing looked back at him with a nervous expression, and waved his hands, "It's nothing, let's blow for a while." After saying that, he pulled the window back, and Xu Doudou breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at him gratefully.

Xu Doudou picked out a new dress for him. Li Ying asked someone to make it before the Chinese New Year. He didn't wear it for fear of waste on New Year's Eve. Today's Lantern Festival is also a festive day, so he changed into it.

The dark red clothes set off his fair skin and radiant spirit.

After lunch, he was about to go to see Gu Sanzhi and meet Xiang Changning as agreed, when he heard someone from the palace coming, he looked slightly cool and sat back.

The person who came was Eunuch Liang, the chief eunuch of Emperor Chongming, and the ministers of the court wanted to treat him with a little bit of sympathy and give him three points of courtesy.

Eunuch Liang greeted him as soon as he stepped into the door, "Our family has met the prince."

Xu Yuanqing waved his hand and drank tea on his own. If there was an imperial decree, he would have to wait in the front hall to receive the decree, but he came straight to his yard without waiting for the announcement.Routine rewards.

Eunuch Liang sneered inwardly when he saw that he was defiant, but had a respectful smile on his face, "Your Majesty thinks that the son will be alone in the mansion for the festival, and it will be miserable, so a special servant will come to bring the son into the palace for the festival, and the whole family will be lively together."

"No." Xu Yuanqing said concisely, without any explanation.

His elder sister knew his temperament best, even if he came to invite him, she should send the nuns around her, not the emperor's people.

Eunuch Liang's smile froze, and he continued to apologize, "Your Majesty also thinks that your son is not in good health, so she didn't want to make trouble, so she asked the old slave to bring something to ease your son's heart." After speaking, he waved his hand, and the little eunuch waiting outsideThey entered one by one, holding something in their hands.

Xu Yuanqing just stood up and looked at the things again. It was indeed the things his sister picked out according to his preferences. A little eunuch held a room box alone. There was only a jade pendant in the delicate box. He reached out and took it out. He lifted the jade pendantGao Zai looks up to the light. The top-quality Hetian jade is exquisitely carved to swim fish and play in the water.

The jade pendant he was wearing was also a gift from his sister. He had worn it for many years, and his sister finally thought of changing it for him.

Xu Yuanqing smiled, and was about to put it on, when Eunuch Liang said "Oh, yo", and then moved in front of him with a flattering expression, "Your Majesty and Your Majesty really have a good understanding, and they even choose the same things."

Eunuch Liang clapped his hands with a smile, and two more eunuchs came in. One of them was holding a box containing jade pendants. Eunuch Liang took it and held it in front of him. It was exactly the same as the Hetian jade in his hand.

Xu Yuanqing sneered, stretched out his hand to pick out the jade pendant, rubbed it with his fingertips and threw it back, turned around and put on the jade pendant given by his sister, and said coldly, "I see, thank you, Madam, and Your Majesty for your kindness."

He clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, he still couldn't tear himself apart with Emperor Chongming.

Eunuch Liang went back to the palace happily after hearing the words. His Majesty will not reward this matter if it is done well, but if it is not done well, then his head will be hanging.

Zuo Yue looked at the dazzling array of rewards on the table. In the past, although he would not be very happy when the empress rewarded him, he would also ask him to find interesting things to show to the empress when the time came, but this time he looked gloomy and gloomy, asked in puzzlement, "What's wrong, Shizi?"

Xu Yuanqing looked at the Hetian jade on the table, slightly drooping his eyes to get rid of the coldness in his eyes.

The news of the national teacher's disability has not yet spread, and he also intentionally left room for him and Emperor Chongming. After all, in this feudal society, he has no ability to fight against the sky. He thought that if Emperor Chongming refused to give him a way out,Then he will dismantle the bones of the national teacher and announce to the world how he got to the position of the national teacher, and it will be a big deal.

Now it seems that Emperor Chongming is more calm and flexible than he imagined.

The depression in his heart dissipated quickly, and when Emperor Chongming made peace with him, he naturally wanted to climb up the pole and give him a big gift.

It was delayed for a while before the time was announced. It was dark early in winter, and the outside was already gray and gloomy. Zuo Yue put him on a crane cloak and went to look for Gu Sanzhi. He went to the courtyard, but he was nowhere to be seen.The servant in charge of serving him found out that he had gone out and said he was going to see the lanterns.

Zuo Yue said dejectedly, "Mr. Gu can't see, what kind of lanterns are you looking at?"

"A Yue." Xu Yuanqing glared at him, and then went out with the two children.

There is no curfew on the Lantern Festival today, thousands of houses are brightly lit, the streets are bustling and charming, colorful, and what you can see at a glance are the crowds coming and going, as well as colorful lanterns, dragons frighten the streets, birds singing in the sky, all kinds ofLike, very lively.

Zuo Yue and Xu Doudou couldn't hold back anymore, Xu Yuanqing told them to play by themselves, don't run too far, and go home at midnight.

Xu Yuanqing's health is obviously better than before recently, but he doesn't dare to go to too lively and noisy places, for fear that he will be sent away by accident, so he picks places with few people to have a look.

Even though she was careful, she still slammed into him with a blind eye. When the little girl turned around, she was pleasantly surprised, "Brother Xu, you also come out to look at the lights."

Seeing that it was Li Jingshu, Xu Yuanqing lost her temper. This girl was reckless. If she bumped into someone else, she might lose her temper. He saw the messy pile of things in her hands, pastries, candied haws, purses, and lanterns.Finished, it seems that he has been here for a while, "Where's Yang Ming?"

Li Jingshu generously shared some of the candies she bought with him, mumbling while still chewing, "I asked him to buy me a panchi lantern."

"Panchi lamp?"

It seems that this panchi lantern is very popular. He has heard it several times in the past few days. He didn't join in the fun in the past, and he would never step into a place with a lot of people like the Shangyuan Festival.I only found out after hearing Zuo Yue gossip. Yang Ming once received a lantern and stayed up all night. The next day, he found out that it was the lantern from Chunyue Building who was furious. This matter was discussed in the capital for a while.They made friends and teased him for a long time.

Xu Yuanqing saw that Li Jingshu's eyes were full of innocence and innocence, and she had nothing to do when she was free. This little girl liked to tease him, so she teased her, "There is a custom in this capital city that women give their husband purses during the Shangyuan Festival. You let Yang Ming be alone.Go, aren't you afraid that he won't come back?"

Li Jingshu swallowed what was in her mouth, biting the candied haws and glaring at him, "Nonsense, where did this custom come from during the Lantern Festival, stop coaxing me."

Xu Yuanqing smiled, snatched another bunch of candied haws from her, leaned slightly and said meaningfully, "Oh, what if I send lanterns? Especially the lanterns in Chunyue Building."

Hearing this, Li Jingshu was startled, gave him a vicious look, and then said aggrievedly, "It's all Lu Qiuling's fault. She said she was the only one who could buy the Panchi Lantern. I got angry with her and asked Yang Ming to buy it for me!"

Seeing her swollen appearance, like a little puffer fish, Xu Yuanqing not only didn't comfort her, but deliberately fanned the flames by biting candied haws, "Oh, who's little man wants to be an adult."

"Hmph!" Li Jingshu stomped her feet and plunged into the crowd, impatiently going to find his little lord.

"Why does the prince still bully children?"

Xu Yuanqing turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw Xiang Changyuan standing on the shore, the water surface was shimmering, his eyes were full of colorful lights, he was standing tall, holding a sword in his arms, with a doting smile on his face, the majestic glow, the peopleSuch as Shuyue.

Xiang Changyuan strolled forward, holding a lantern in his hand.

Xu Yuanqing also went up to the river bank, saw him stop, although he was alone, stopped on the river bank, raised his eyebrows and teased him, "I thought you were going to see the girl you missed yesterday."

Seeing that Xiang Changyuan's ears turned red at once, and his eyes flickered, he handed him the lantern and said awkwardly, "I'm here to see you, but it's not a girl."

The moon is full tonight, reflected in the water like white jade, but it is overwhelmed by the dazzling lanterns on both sides of the river, and becomes dull and colorless. The cold wind floats, and the thousands of lights on the water surface are smashed, shimmering, and the light reflects on the river bank.The faces of the two were flickering, like the flames of juggling in the street, scratching the heartstrings.

Xu Yuanqing looked at the young man in front of him, maybe he was no longer a young man, but the sincerity in his eyes was more touching than that of a young man. He had never understood before that there would be a sour and itchy feeling in his heart, a feeling he had never felt before.It was because of him, and later he understood why this heart-scratching feeling came from.

"To cannon fodder."

Xiang Changyuan looked up at him, quickly dodged his eyes, felt guilty and nervous, opened his mouth several times without choking out a word.

Xu Yuanqing lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, and took the lantern he handed over, "If it's not a woman, then it's not, why are you awkward."

"Ah!" Xiang Changyuan was taken aback for a moment, he thought he was making it clear, why Shizi didn't seem to understand, he looked at Shizi in a daze, in the halo, the beauty in the world is really beautiful, let alone like himself, can youIt's not bad to be friends with yourself if you don't dislike yourself.

He soon cheered up, thanked Shizi for not understanding his little thoughts, and went forward to explain the fun of this lantern to Xu Yuanqing.

Dangling his head in front of him, he talked about the lantern with joy.

The clothes he is wearing today are new clothes, the most popular style at the moment, dark blue narrow-sleeved dress, wearing a jade crown to tie his hair instead of the usual headband, and the faint fragrance of bamboo orchid lingers on his body.Also used spices.

Xu Yuanqing couldn't help laughing "puchi", pushed his head away, and glanced at him with disgust, no matter how careful he was, he made it look like a little daughter's house, so cute, he reached out and nodded with a blank expression on his faceThe person who didn't know what he did wrong tapped his forehead with his fingertips, and smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Xiang Changyuan, don't turn yourself into a peacock in the future, it's not good to provoke people."

"Ah?" Xiang Changyuan looked confused, patted his forehead incomprehension, and nodded in a daze.

Xu Yuanqing didn't expect that he had cemented his heart for two lifetimes, counting for more than 30 years, and he didn't even think about it, he would like a fool.

Seeing him walking down the street, Xiang Changyuan hurriedly followed with his clothes in the way, "My lord, don't you like this lantern? I'll buy you another one."

Xu Yuanqing glanced at the fancy lantern and smiled, "It's not as good as your ugly lantern."

"Really?"

"Fake."

"My lord, you are kidding me!"