Hidden Sky Light

The next day was the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the maid came to the garden and asked Lian Qing to go to the side hall to try on clothes.

Lian Qing was surprised.

This year is a cold winter, and the military supplies are as far as possible to the north, so there is a shortage of winter clothes at the border gate of Licheng, and the routine of giving winter clothes to various officials' houses in the palace has been cancelled.

Uncle Guan said, the emperor's meaning, Jingping Wangfu will set an example, this year, neither Beijing nor Wanzhou will make new winter clothes.

But now in the side hall, what kind of clothes do you want to try on?

Lian Qing asked.

The maid replied with a smile, "Your Majesty invited the young lady to enter the palace with the prince for a New Year's Eve dinner. When you enter the palace, you must face a saint. The etiquette must be thorough. Today is the dress for the lady to enter the palace. Hearing that the time is short, the prince directly asks the garment workshop. I made it directly according to the standard, and I have never seen it. Today, the garment workshop is here to deliver the dresses, and I also check the size of the clothes for the prince and the young lady. If they are not suitable, there is still time to change them."

Lian Qing understands.

There was a second room behind the side hall. It was originally a rest room. Now the tailors of the garment factory are waiting in the side room.

The dress was a bit more complicated than usual. When Lian Qing was changing clothes, there were four or five maids to help.

Soon, Chen Xiuyuan's voice came from the side hall, "Have you tried it?"

The manager of the garment factory responded, "Miss is trying."

Chen Xiuyuan nodded, and the manager of the garment workshop called someone forward, holding another set of dresses for Chen Xiuyuan, "Your Highness, yours."

Chen Xiuyuan responded, "Later."

"My lord." Chen Bi entered the side hall, "Lord Zijun's letter."

Chen Xiuyuan took it, opened the letter and looked down.

At the end of the year, he wanted to stay in Beijing, so he asked Uncle Liu to go back to Wanzhou first. With Uncle Liu in Wanzhou, he knew in his heart that Uncle Liu should be here now. I would like to say peace with him, and briefly tell him about the situation in Wanzhou. .

Chen Xiuyuan looked at it, and suddenly heard the sound of the curtain being lifted, followed by footsteps.

Chen Xiuyuan knew that Lianqing had changed clothes and came out, but Uncle Liu's letter was still at the end. He subconsciously raised his eyes to look, then lowered his head to sweep the tail, but just lowered his head, his eyes seemed to be stagnant, and he recovered from the surprise just now. , and then raised his eyes again, slowly looking at Lian Qing who walked out of the second room...

Chen Xiuyuan was a little surprised.

This formal dress was worn on Lianqing's body, it not only fit well, but also...

There are many good-looking women, but there are few who can match this dress, elegant yet dignified, and have a graceful bearing.

Lian Qing is.

Chen Xiuyuan looked again, only to realize that the sixteen- or seventeen-year-old Lian Qing was already graceful and in her prime...

"Yeah! It fits." The manager of the garment workshop sighed.

Only then did Chen Xiuyuan return to his senses, but he didn't say a word, so he lowered his head unnaturally, as if he wanted to calmly finish reading the unfinished letter just now.

Just when I lowered my head, I suddenly realized that I forgot where I had read before...

Chen Xiuyuan sighed in his heart.

If you want to read it, don't miss it, I'm afraid you have to start from scratch, but it takes time to read from the beginning...

Chen Xiuyuan couldn't see it.

On one side, Lian Qing walked to the front, "Second Uncle."

"Hmm." He said quietly.

It happened that the manager of the garment workshop said, "Miss, wait a moment, the clothes are generally suitable and do not need to be changed, but there are still some problems with the cuffs and skirts, which need to be adjusted slightly."

Lianqing agreed, and a seamstress from the garment factory stepped forward to handle the cuffs and skirt for her.

Chen Xiuyuan couldn't help but glance at her again, as if he wanted to confirm whether he was wrong... but after looking at it again, his eyes froze for a while.

The manager of the ready-to-wear factory stepped forward, "My lord, would you like to try it too?"

Chen Xiuyuan looked back, "No, I still have something to do."

The garment factory manager did not expect it, "Huh?"

Chen Xiuyuan said in a low voice, "Don't try, you can change it."

The garment factory manager was dumbfounded.

Lian Qing heard the sound and raised her eyes to look at him, but he had already turned and left the side hall, Chen Bi followed behind, Chen Xiuyuan said softly, "You don't need to follow."

Chen Bi should be, reaching out and handing the cloak to him.

…

In fact, Chen Xiuyuan didn't know where to go, he just felt that it was freezing cold outside the house, which was just enough to clear his mind.

When he first met Lianqing, he was still with the little girl behind Lianheng. Later, for a while, Lianheng took Lianheng to Wanzhou Mansion, and he took Lianheng as Lianheng's niece.

But this time...

He suddenly remembered that day, when he bought candied haws for Anian, he said to Lianqing, you have candy in your mouth...

Where did she ask?

He reached out and stroked her lips...

She was stunned.

Chen Xiuyuan felt that some things were beginning to develop in a random direction.

Chen Xiuyuan walked aimlessly, the New Year's market was still at the end, and those who didn't have the New Year's goods at home took advantage of these two days to prepare.

"Fan Yu?" Chen Xiuyuan didn't expect to see him here.

Fan Yu turned around and saw that it was Chen Xiuyuan, Fan Yu said warmly, "King Jingping."

"Why are you here?" Chen Xiuyuan asked.

Fan Yu replied, "I spent the past few days cleaning up the house, and now I have some free time. The New Year's Day will close soon, so I need to stock up on some New Year's goods, or else the house will be deserted."

Chen Xiuyuan suddenly remembered that Fan Yu had mentioned that his mother had passed away and he was the only one in the family.

Chen Xiuyuan happened to have nowhere to go, and he didn't know what to do to get rid of the wild thoughts in his mind, so he suddenly said, "Bring New Year's goods? Together?"

Fan Yu looked at him in surprise.

Chen Xiuyuan replied, "It's rare that I have time. I also want to visit the New Year's Goods Market. I haven't been there before, let's go together?"

Fan Yu respects.

From Yucheng all the way to Dingzhou, and in Dingzhou to raise food, the two are familiar with each other.

Along with him, Fan Yu suddenly realized that he really had never visited the New Year's Market...

When encountering New Year's Pass cakes, ask for it; for mascots, ask for it; for New Year's Day decorations, ask for it;

In the end, Fan Yu didn't buy much, he was all buying it, and Fan Yu helped to get it.

"I'm sorry." Chen Xiuyuan apologized.

Fan Yu smiled, "It's okay."

Seeing that he was about to leave the market, he suddenly saw the rabbit ears that were sold in the market, and Chen Xiuyuan stopped, Fan Yu looked at him in surprise, he recovered, "Oh, my niece is here."

Then put it back, and inexplicably said, "The first-year niece..."

Fan Yu looked at him and seemed to see a little embarrassment in his eyes. Fan Yu made a sound and pretended not to notice.

From the street to the end of the street, the number of carriages gradually increased.

Chen Xiuyuan just looked for it and said, "From today, people who visit the palace on the first day of the new year should come to Beijing one after another. The princes and counts from other places, as well as officials and generals stationed abroad will all visit the capital every year. The first day of the new year It is unstoppable, and the New Year's Day will arrive at the latest. There may be heavy snow near Beijing during the New Year's Day, so the Metropolitan will arrive in Beijing at the latest today..."

After Chen Xiuyuan finished speaking, he was stunned again, "Qu Bianying should also return to Beijing in these two days."

Fan Yu paused for a while, then responded, "I'm afraid it is."

…

At the city gate, Qu Bianying just rode his horse into the city.

"General Qu!" The guards on duty surrendered.

"Hmm," Qu Bianying responded.

The leader of Ziyiwei is here, so of course the Imperial Guard should take a closer look.

There are also purple-clothed guards to greet him, "General."

Qu Bianying stopped slowly.

"Is the general staying in the inn?" Ziyiwei asked.

The Qu family does not have a mansion in Beijing, and the mansion given by the royal family is being renovated. It will not be able to live in until the next year. However, the Qu family is an aristocratic family, and there is a good family in Beijing. 's mansion.

Qu Bianying replied, "I'm going to the post house, don't worry about me."

Qu Bian Ying finished his words, hit the horse and left, "Drive!"

The imperial guards stretched their necks one after another. Although they were women, they were valiant and imposing. To be the leader of this gang of Ziyi Guards, and the granddaughter of General Qu, was not easy...

Qubian Ying hit the horse and passed the end of Dongshi Street. He had already passed it, but he suddenly tightened the reins and stopped the horse.

Originally in Beijing, she would not ride too fast.

When he just passed by, he seemed to see a familiar voice again, so he stopped and looked at the two people who were walking from not far away.

"Yo, General Qu, what a coincidence!" Chen Xiuyuan saw her first.

Fan Yu also saw Qu Bianying on the horse's back. He hadn't seen her for a few months. When he saw Qu Bianying again, she still saw her in a military uniform, with a ponytail on her horse. She was as heroic as a man.

"General Qu." Fan Yu said warmly.

Qu Bianying smiled, "Why are you two together?"

And there are no servants around, just the two of them, big bags and small bags, this scene really doesn't look like Chen Xiuyuan's style.

Chen Xiuyuan replied, "Of course I met it in the street market, do you believe it, General Qu?"

"I believe." Qu Bianying also looked at Fan Yu.

Chen Xiuyuan said again, "Just now I told King Jingping that General Qu should enter the capital in two days, and I saw it now. Where are you going?"

"The post house." Qu Bianying glanced at the two of them, and said again, "Let's go first, otherwise there will be no Qingjing Yuanzi if you go too late."

At the end of the year, there are many people arriving in Beijing, and the post house in Beijing is also overcrowded.

But they are all used to staying in the post house in Nianguan, except for a family that is particularly close, it is always not good to go to other people's homes in Nianguan to be harassed.

Chen Xiuyuan agreed, Fan Yu nodded, and Qu Bianying rode away again.

Fan Yu inexplicably remembered the day when he just returned to Beijing, and saw a group of people surrounded Zhao Lunchi to drink flower wine...

Fan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

…

Chen Xiuyuan would not really carry a large bag and a small bag back to the house. On the way, he found the forbidden army to send his and Fan Yu's things to the two people's house, and he took Fan Yu with him, "It's better to hit the sun and have a drink together?"

Fan Yu suddenly understood, whether he had just met King Jingping in the street market, or at the moment, whether King Jingping invited him to drink, it should be that King Jingping did not want to return to the house.

Fan Yu didn't pierce it, and responded warmly.

"Can you eat spicy food?" Chen Xiuyuan asked.

Fan Yu shook his head apologetically.

In the end, the hot pot asked for a mandarin duck pot, but Fan Yu still felt that the house was full of spiciness.

Chen Xiuyuan poured wine for him, "You are the only one at the end of the year, will you be deserted?"

Fan Yu said truthfully, "At the beginning, I got used to it."

Chen Xiuyuan remembered that his mother passed away two years ago, and Chen Xiuyuan said, "This year, I will enter the palace to have a New Year's Eve dinner with Your Majesty, otherwise I will invite you to the mansion for a gathering."

Chen Xiuyuan is a little colder, but because he doesn't like generals, he is with people who are not pleasing to the eye, but Fan Yu is different. From Yucheng to Dingzhou, he feels that Fan Yu is more attractive than most of the officials in the court. some.

Fan Yu knew that he was relieved, so he smiled and said, "Your lord's intentions, since he has clearly led him, this is a poor house, and he needs to keep the year old and light up the lights."

It was a word that resolved the embarrassment.

Chen Xiuyuan couldn't help but glance at him. The earlier Fan Yu fell from the clouds because he collided with the late emperor. A few years later, Fan Yu's water chestnuts are still there, but he is much gentler and smoother.

Chen Xiuyuan remembered, "By the way, Sheng Wenyu is also alone. You two dealt with the aftermath of Fuyang County together in Huaicheng earlier, and you must be familiar with him. He also stayed in the post house in Beijing."

As soon as the words fell, Chen Bi came to the private room, "Your Highness."

Just now, the forbidden army sent the New Year's goods to Jingping Wangfu, and Chen Bi knew that he was here.

"It's just right, Chen Bi, go to the inn, invite the Prince of Jianping Hou Shizi, and say that I will invite him to eat hot pot." After Chen Xiuyuan finished speaking, Chen Bi responded.

"Wait." Chen Xiuyuan called again, "And General Qu."

Fan Yu's hands were slightly stagnant.

After Chen Xiuyuan finished his instructions, he just turned to look at him, "I almost forgot that Qu Bianying also returned to Beijing. The crowd is more lively. Do you mind if I call them two?"

"How?" Fan Yu said softly.

The post house was not far away, and before Sheng Wenyu and Qu Bianying came, the two had three or two drinks.

Chen Xiuyuan was very talkative today, and Fan Yu guessed that he was having trouble.

Chen Xiuyuan was the host, and Sheng Wenyu and Qu Bianying came soon.

Sheng Wenyu was still good, and greeted Chen Xiuyuan and Fan Yu in turn. When Qu Bianying was here, he looked at Chen Xiuyuan, "I just arrived at the inn..."

Chen Xiuyuan politely said, "Yo, that's a big thank you to General Qu for your praise."

Qu Bianying smiled.

Wait until you are seated, because the hot pot is divided into mandarin duck pot, the spicy one is on one side, and the non-spicy one is on the other side.

"Bian Ying, you don't eat spicy hot pot, you sit here." Sheng Wenyu gave her a seat.

Chen Xiuyuan and Sheng Wenyu were talking about Huaicheng, and Fan Yu was also aware of the situation in Huaicheng, but Qu Bianying did not participate. If Fan Yu also joined the two to speak, Qu Bianying would be left alone. Chen Xiuyuan and Sheng Wenyu were talking, but Qu Bianying and Fan Yu had more time to talk in one place.

"What dish do you want to eat?" Fan Yu sat close to the dish.

"This." Qu Bianying nodded with his chopsticks from a distance.

Fan Yu served.

"I want this." Qu Bianying commanded again.

Fan Yu did it.

The two of them didn't eat spicy food very much at first, so they ate a lot of green vegetables, but sometimes the spicy taste of the hot pot wafted over, and Qu Bianying couldn't help coughing twice.

Sheng Wenyu got up and opened the door slightly, just in the direction of the wind convection, so that the taste of the spicy pot would not be close to the curvy edge.

Qubian Ying thanks.

The occasion of eating hot pot is always the most lively, especially before the end of the year, the four of them talked for a long time and also drank a lot of wine.

Qu Bianying also drank some more.

She is Qu Bianying, she only drinks if she wants to; if she doesn't want to, no one can persuade her, she can beat people without grandpa and brother carrying knives.

Sheng Wenyu smiled, "Oh, the sun came out from the west?"

Qu Bianying also smiled, "It's almost New Year's Eve, I'm happy, just drink two more glasses when I'm happy."

Fan Yu didn't hear anything wrong, Chen Xiuyuan and Sheng Wenyu both looked at her.

The last time she said the same thing, and then beat up someone, this time, it seemed that she didn't say the opposite...

On one side, Fan Yu said, "The dishes are ready."

Qu Bianying quickly stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, "Didn't I order three slices?"

Chen Xiuyuan and Sheng Wenyu looked at her together.

Fan Yu said, "I just ate a slice."

Chen Xiuyuan and Sheng Wenyu looked at Fan Yu together again.

Qu Bianying smiled, "No wonder."

Chen Xiuyuan and Sheng Wenyu looked at Fan Yu again, and then lowered their heads to drink.

After three rounds of drinking and eating hot pot for a long time, someone smelled it and came, "Hey, on this occasion, is there someone missing!"

Who else could this voice belong to?

Lu Mingjian smiled and entered, "I went to the third brother and sister Qu when I went to the inn. The staff of the inn said that King Jingping was in Tianxianglou. I thought, ah, isn't this the New Year's Eve hotpot? Haven't we finished eating?"

Lu Mingjian is familiar with everyone, "Master Fan?"

The surprise in Lu Mingjian's eyes only lasted for less than a moment, because Qu Bianying asked him to sit.

"I'm sitting in the same place with Sister Qu!"

The curved edge has just the right place.

Since Lu Mingjian came, there seemed to be 3,000 ducks in the house, and these 3,000 ducks all fell into the boiling hot pot soup.

The rest of the people seemed to be immune, but after a long time, Fan Yu was still not used to it.

—Pingnan Hou Shizi, it's really too noisy...

Moreover, Lu Mingjian has been talking with Qu Bianying all the time, and Fan Yu suddenly felt that he didn't talk to Qu Bianying much this night.

Soon, Lu Mingjian's attention began to focus on Chen Xiuyuan and Sheng Wenyu again, and Qu Bianying escaped.

Qu Bianying whispered, "Have you been disturbed by Fan Zhuo?"

Fan Yu smiled.

This hot pot has been eaten for a long time, and the wine has been drunk for a long time.

Chen Xiuyuan was humorous and funny, Sheng Wenyu was calm and gentle, Lu Mingjian was chattering, Qu Bianying was bold and open-minded, Fan Yu was cold and elegant, and I don't know if it was because of complementarity, the atmosphere was good all night, eating hot pot, drinking, and then Lu Mingjian sighed, " Eh, why do I feel like today is New Year's Eve?"

Qu Bianying smiled, "Some."

The other three did not object.

Lu Mingjian had an idea, "Let's just be in the same place for the Chinese New Year, how lively!"

"I can." Qu Bianying responded.

"Whatever." Sheng Wenyu did not object.

Chen Xiuyuan said softly, "I want to enter the palace at the New Year's Eve, you can stay together."

Fan Yu was not in the circle of several people, and did not respond. Chen Xiuyuan said, "Since Ming, you can come with them, aren't you alone?"

Qu Bianying had never heard anyone talk about this.

A person?

Everyone in the family...

Qu Bianying was slightly startled.

Sheng Wenyu asked, "What I'm saying is, since it's clear, why don't you go somewhere else?"

In Huaicheng, Sheng Wenyu and Fan Yu were familiar.

Before he finished speaking, Lu Mingjian laughed first, "That's right! The post house is so boring, Third Brother, Sister Qu, we're going to Mr. Fan's house to eat hot pot, drink, and keep the New Year together!"

Fan Yu looked at Lu Mingjian and said warmly, "My home is near the eastern suburbs, the place is not big, and I haven't done the cleaning before the end of the year..."

Lu Mingjian laughed and said, "It's enough to put a table! Let's clean it up together, isn't it third brother, sister Qu?"

Qu Bianying returned to God, "It's not impossible."

"Whatever." Sheng Wenyu also responded.

Lu Mingjian made a final decision, "Then it's so pleasant to decide, let's have another hot pot at the end of the year, hahaha!"

Fan Yu was stunned, apparently not yet getting used to Lu Mingjian's rhythm.

Lu Mingjian has already started to pick up the next place, "I just arrived in Beijing today, and I will go to see Your Majesty with Sister Qu tomorrow morning, and then we will go to buy New Year's goods together, which will be used at the end of the year."

Qu Bianying smiled, "Yes."

"Whatever." Sheng Wenyu agreed.

Afterwards, the three of them looked at Fan Yu in unison, only then did Lu Mingjian react, "You don't mind, Mr. Fan."

Fan Yu shook his head, "I don't mind."

"Great!" Lu Mingjian was delighted.

Qu Bianying smiled, and Fan Yu suddenly felt that Nianguan seemed to be suddenly lively.

Lu Mingjian sighed while drinking, "It would be great if the second brother hadn't gone to the border gate, and one more person could eat hot pot together during the new year!"

Chen Xiuyuan and Sheng Wenyu's wine glasses were stunned to their lips, but they didn't say anything.

…

After a drink, Lu Mingjian drank too much, Sheng Wenyu sent him off, Qu Bianying also wanted to go back to the inn, and the three happened to be together.

Chen Xiuyuan gave the three of them the carriage of King Ping's mansion, and asked Fan Yu, Fan Yu said that something happened, and he would go back later, but Chen Xiuyuan didn't care anymore.

Fan Yu just didn't want to trouble Chen Xiuyuan.

He drank too much tonight.

At this point, it was the end of the year, and it was not easy to find a carriage, but Fan Yu couldn't take care of that much at the moment. After walking for a while, she vomited in the corner.

His alcohol intake is actually not good, and he has rarely drank like this.

But tonight, the kindness is hard to come by.

In fact, he didn't drink much, but compared to earlier, it was already the limit, but the atmosphere was very good tonight, and he rarely spent time with others like this.

Fan Yu stretched out his hand to support one side, feeling a little uncomfortable when he vomited.

When he finally got up, he saw someone handing him a handkerchief.

Fan Yu was stunned, almost subconsciously sobered up, Qu Bianying?

His look...

Fan Yu felt a little ashamed.

Qu Bianying said softly, "When everyone drinks too much, you didn't look at my grandfather, and my brothers..."

He deliberately found the steps for him to go down, and Fan Yu took it, "Thank you."

Qu Bianying did not make a sound.

The sky began to snow again, and after a while, Fan Yu felt better, "You are not..."

He wanted to ask her if she went back to the inn with Sheng Wenyu and Lu Mingjian.

Qu Bianying took it with a single stroke, "Shaofeng is careful and said that you live far away, and when you get to the inn, let me turn back to look for you, and let you go back in a carriage."

He looked at her and knew that it wasn't Sheng Wenyu...

"What about you?" Fan Yu was a little drunk.

Qu Bianying put his hands behind his back and smiled, "I just said, the post house is near, I just walked back, I haven't been in Beijing for a long time, I just happened to be familiar with the air in Beijing."

Fan Yu looked at her.

"Let's go, get on the carriage, see you at the market tomorrow." Qu Bian smiled.

Fan Yu actually wanted to say something, but in the end she turned back to her throat and got on the carriage.

The carriage slowly drove away, Fan Yu was still drunk, leaned his head up against the corner of the carriage, and stared at the top of the carriage, confused in his mind.

Fan Yu, what are you doing in your head?

Is it drunk?

…

When Fan Yu got into the carriage, Qu Bianying hadn't left yet, and watched the carriage disappear at the end of the street, so she quickly rubbed her hands and sighed.

Her home is in the south, and the south is not as cold as Beijing!

Beijing is really cold!

Curvy edge trembled.

- The post house is so boring, third brother, elder sister Qu, we will go to Mr. Fan's house to eat hot pot, drink, and keep the year old together at the end of the year!

—Then it’s such a pleasant decision to have another hot pot at the end of the year, hahaha! Master Fan, do you mind?

-do not mind.

Qu Bianying smiled with a blushing face, stretched out his feet, and kicked the pebbles on the road.

She seems to have begun to look forward to the New Year.