Xiahou's house is near Taixue. Because of the holiday, most of the teachers, students and officials are not here, so it is cleaner than usual.
However, because of the festival, I opened the window on the second floor and could hear noises in the distance, which seemed to be singing, dancing, and laughter.
"Miss, the master and his wife have rested." The maid came in and said, "You should rest too."
Miss Xiahou leaned against the window and shook her head: "I'll wait a little longer."
The maid glanced at the hourglass and said, "The lantern viewing banquet in the Imperial City is about to end." She said with a smile, "Are you waiting for Mr. Lu to come?"
Miss Xiahou was quite calm: "As his father's student and a member of the Imperial Academy appointed by His Majesty, he will definitely be called upon to compose poems. He will definitely not let himself and Your Majesty lose face, come out on top and receive your Majesty's reward."
After saying this, he smiled again and said, "He will definitely invite a lantern given by the emperor."
The maid suddenly realized what she was saying and laughed again.
"I understand, miss, you didn't go to watch the lanterns. Mr. Lu wants to bring the lanterns in front of the emperor for you."
Miss Xiahou did not deny it. She looked at the night outside the window and smiled softly. Mr. Lu was such a person. He was knowledgeable, free and natural, and being kind to someone meant he had good intentions.
It is truly a rare blessing to have such a husband and wife to accompany you throughout your life.
How could women not like such a good man? Thinking about it this way, I really can’t blame Qixing.
I just hope that Qixing will understand that no matter how good a man is, he must be in love with each other to be truly good, otherwise he will just suffer himself.
"Miss, go to sleep. He is so attentive that he will not come in and disturb everyone. He will leave as soon as the lanterns are delivered to the door." The maid said with a smile.
Miss Xiahou turned her head and smiled: "He has a heart, but I don't?"
The so-called communication of minds requires the word "sympathy". Mutuality will only make people interested in each other, and sooner or later they will lose heart.
What's more, when it comes to knowledge and interests, will she lose to him?
"I've prepared ginger soup, and I'll personally serve it to congratulate him on winning the first prize in poetry."
The maid smiled and answered yes.
Miss Xiahou continued to lean against the window, looking at the swaying lights far and near.
I don't know when the lights dimly dispersed.
Miss Xiahou felt her arms feel heavy, as if an iron scale had fallen on her. She swayed suddenly and opened her eyes.
What you can see is no longer a bright and dark night. Although the night last night was dim, it was dotted with light. At this moment, there was only darkness.
And she was no longer leaning in front of the window, but lying on the bed.
He wasn't really asleep yet, he seemed to be leaning on the bed, and then he slipped and fell over, pressing his arms.
Miss Xiahou rubbed her arm and remembered what was going on. She waited and waited, but the door was not knocked. The maid persuaded her to go to bed and relax for a while. When someone came, she would call her and she would not let Mr. Lu pass the door.
Go in and go.
Unexpectedly, it would be dawn after just one squint.
Miss Xiahou subconsciously looked at the table. There were tea bowls, snacks, and a hand stove placed casually on the table. Just like last night, there was no extra lantern.
So no lights were sent last night?
Didn't you win a reward?
Miss Xiahou was thinking wildly and got off the bed. Just as she was about to call someone, the maid hurriedly came in. She didn't even bother to say, "Miss, are you awake?" and said, "It's not good, Miss, something happened to Master Lu last night."
Miss Xiahou was walking to the table to pick up the tea when she heard this and asked, "What's wrong with him?"
I thought to myself that something had delayed me, otherwise I wouldn't have come.
Inexplicably relieved.
Strangely, I didn't panic when I heard something happened to him. Maybe I was sure that he would be able to resolve any trouble he encountered.
Sure enough, the maid's next words were, "He's fine."
"It's his sister." The maid said, "Last night while enjoying the lanterns, his sister fell into the water and was saved by Governor Huo."
Saved by Huo Lian? This thing sounds really weird. When will Huo Lian save people? He will also save the lives of prisoners who are not yet alive. The purpose is not to save, but to torture, so as to squeeze more, or
It's pure torture.
Miss Xiahou was also a little stunned. The next moment she came to her senses, her expression became strange.
"younger sister?"
Does Lu Yizhi have a sister in the capital?
She sat down with her tea cup in hand, her heart sinking.
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When Miss Xiahou came to her mother's side, her mother had already gotten up.
"Someone will come before dawn."
The lady in charge of the yard here said.
The matter concerned Lu Yizhi, and in everyone's eyes, it also concerned the Xiahou family, so everyone who was on good terms with the Xiahou family hurriedly sent a capable servant girl to inform them.
Mrs. Xiahou was woken up before dawn, and Miss Xiahou's maid was also informed by someone.
While we were talking here, someone came running outside the door, saying that the lady of a certain house asked someone to borrow something to display. This was just an excuse, but in fact, she asked the maid to pass the message.
The lady in charge looked at Miss Xiahou and said, "That's it." Then she invited Miss Xiahou to come in, while she hurriedly went to see the maid.
If necessary, bring them to Mrs. Xiahou to speak in person, and simply listen and convey the information yourself.
"I was nervous about going to a banquet for the first time, and I fell into the water after crossing a bridge." Mrs. Xiahou explained to Miss Xiahou with her hand on her forehead.
Being woken up suddenly and being visited one after another really frightened her at first, and her head hurt a little. But now that she knew what it was, she wasn't so nervous anymore.
"Huo Lian did it to prevent any accidents from disturbing the lantern viewing feast. This is also his responsibility."
The lady in charge also came back at this time, and conveyed the new message from Mrs. So-and-so's servant, which was nothing more than words such as "The injury is not serious." "The imperial doctor is watching."
Mrs. Xiahou nodded, turned around and saw Miss Xiahou sitting in a chair, stunned.
"If you are worried, just ask him to come." She said, smiling again, "I guess he will come in person at dawn. He must be settling his sister at home at this time."
Miss Xiahou said: "I haven't heard of any of his sisters coming."
Mrs. Xiahou was stunned for a moment: "I may have just arrived. Because your father is ill, I was too embarrassed to come and bother you, so I didn't tell you."
Miss Xiahou slowly shook her head.
It was indeed something Lu Yi would do to not bother her, but taking his sister to a lantern viewing party was definitely not something he would do.
A sister came before and hurried back without even letting the door open. How could she bring her to the lantern viewing banquet in the Imperial City if she was so cautious?
"It's a royal banquet after all. Who doesn't want to go and see it? Even if Miss Lu has such a brother, she probably only has this chance in her life." Mrs. Xiahou said.
Miss Xiahou still shook her head slowly. Lu Yizhi was not the kind of person who doted on his sister. He had his own ideas and was very firm on what he could and could not do.
While the mother and daughter were talking, the sky gradually became brighter, and the stewardess who had just gone out hurried over again, followed by a maid carrying a basket.
This is the servant girl who does the shopping in the kitchen. She does not come to Mrs. Xiahou's house every day.
"Madam, madam, it's not good." The lady in charge said hurriedly, "Dudu Huo has brought Mr. Lu's sister back to the mansion."
The maid who was buying vegetables nodded hurriedly from behind: "Yes, madam, I went to the street to buy vegetables, and the news spread everywhere, and..."
She raised her head and glanced at Mrs. Xiahou and Miss Xiahou, as if it was difficult to speak.
Mrs. Xiahou slapped the table: "And what?"
"And..." the servant girl gritted her teeth and said, "I took her back."
Mrs. Xiahou's face froze and she was speechless for a moment.
Miss Xiahou held her hands in front of her and seemed to be saying to herself: "This is terrible."
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"The lantern feast had not yet ended, and the streets were crowded with people celebrating the festival."
"The military guards suddenly came out in groups, dispersed the crowd on the street, and escorted a carriage."
"Everyone recognized that carriage, which was tightly windowless and dark and scary, as Huo Lian's."
"Although there are very few people approaching Du Cha Si, there were still many people passing by Du Cha Si's door during the festival last night. Many people saw the carriage Huo Lian coming down with someone in her arms."
"The lights outside the Ducha Department were bright, as if it were daytime. Although the person was wrapped tightly, her exposed hair and body shape were that of a woman."
Although the woman's face could not be seen clearly, it was not important to many people. What was important was that Huo Lian carried a woman back home.
This unprecedented news spread in the city that night. After dawn, the vendors selling vegetables and breakfast in the market were known to everyone, as if they had seen it in person.
Lu Yizhi knew it without seeing it in person.
He waved his hand, indicating to the boy that he didn't need to say anything.
I hurried back from the palace last night and already knew that Qixing had not returned.
Lu Yizhi didn't say anything. He just covered his face with his hands and rubbed it, as if to relieve the fatigue of not sleeping all night.
The boy trembled and said, "Sir, was that maid taken away by Du Cha Si?"
Lu Yizhi let out a breath from between his fingers.