The next day, Liu Shanggong, who was beside the empress, went to Chengguo Palace in person and took Wu Mingyi to Kunning Palace.
Ning Wei knew this because it was already the Lantern Festival.
In the Liang Dynasty, the capital had the custom of enjoying lanterns during the Lantern Festival. The founding emperor loved the people as his own children and advocated having fun with the people.
Therefore, on the Lantern Festival, the dignitaries in Beijing would set up a lantern shed by the Shanghe River.
Starting from the lamp shed of Tianjia on Yujie Street, it gradually extends to the left and right, until it is several miles away.
In the capital city today, there are jade trees, silver flowers, singing and laughter.
In order to show their own strength, each government invited skilled craftsmen to make the Shangyuan Energy Festival dazzling and shocking.
Of course, not everyone can set up a lamp shed by the river.
In Daliang, only officials of fifth rank or above have this honor.
The location of whose lamphouse is located is determined in advance.
At Shenshi, the carriage of Weiyuan Marquis Mansion stopped at the entrance of Mingyuan. Shi Jingxing and Shi Jingchen both got out of the car and met Ning Wei, who was already waiting at the door.
"Ah Wei, brother has official duties tonight and cannot accompany you. My sister and I will pick you up and go to enjoy the lanterns." Shi Jingchen walked towards Ning Wei while talking and laughing.
Shi Jingyang had already discussed this matter with Ning Wei last night.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has left the affairs of this year's lantern festival in the hands of Shi Jingyang, so he will be very busy today and cannot accompany her. He will ask Sisters Xing and Chen to pick her up.
Ning Wei reached out and took Shi Jingchen's hand, "Okay! Thank you for coming to pick me up."
Shi Jingchen smiled and joked: "No need to thank you. You are our future eldest sister-in-law. It is our honor to take care of your eldest sister-in-law."
Ning Wei smiled and urged the two of them to get in the car with a blushing face.
The three of them got into the carriage and gathered together to chat.
During the whole process, Shi Jingchen could only be heard chattering away. Shi Jingxing and Ning Wei listened quietly, occasionally picking up one or two sentences.
Soon, the carriage stopped, and the coachman's voice sounded outside the carriage, "Miss, Second Miss, the front is closed. The carriage cannot move forward and can only stop here."
"I know. Let's get off the car." Shi Jingxing took over.
The three of them got off the bus one by one, and then walked to the lamp shed of Hou Mansion.
The three of them walked for a while and met a group of people from the Duke Chengguo's mansion.
The person walking in front was Mrs. Cui. Next to Mrs. Cui was the Crown Prince's wife, Mrs. Li. Behind Mrs. Li was the concubine of the Crown Prince's mansion.
Shi Jingxing took the lead in greeting Mrs. Cui and her party, followed by Shi Jingchen and Ning Wei.
Mrs. Cui's eyes fell on Ning Wei, the smile on her face froze, and there was undisguised contempt on her face.
"If I had known that I would encounter something that would be an eyesore when I went out, I should have listened to you and went out later." Mrs. Cui turned to Mrs. Li and said.
Mrs. Cui not only didn't give Ning Wei a good look, but she also didn't give Shi Jingxing and Shi Jingchen a good look.
Facing Mrs. Cui's cold face, Ning Wei didn't care at all.
Ning Wei looked at Shi Jingxing and Shi Jingchen beside her with some guilt. She was the one who had caused them trouble today.
Shi Jingxing and Shi Jingchen were disgusted with Mrs. Cui in their hearts. Due to the etiquette of respecting elders and juniors, they dared not speak up and could only bow their heads and endure it.
Mrs. Li glanced at the three of them, tugged the corner of her mouth with disdain, smiled apologetically and said to Mrs. Cui: "It's all my fault, it's my daughter-in-law who doesn't think well.
My daughter-in-law just thinks about it. During the Chinese New Year, it’s rare for the whole family to go out, so doesn’t she want to accompany her mother around the neighborhood?”
After saying that, Mrs. Li looked at Shi Jingxing and asked: "Sister Xing, where is your grandma? Isn't she with you?"
The lamp shed of Duke Chengguo's Mansion is adjacent to the lamp shed of Duke Chengguo's Mansion. Mrs. Hou didn't want to meet the people of Duke Chengguo's Mansion, so she said she had a leg problem and shouldn't walk too much, so she wouldn't come tonight.
Shi Jingxing said happily: "Going back to my aunt, my mother's leg is injured and she is not here today."
After learning that Wu Errong had brought the matchmaker to Mingyuan to propose marriage, Mrs. Li held her breath in her heart.
I originally thought that I would make fun of Wu Errong when I met him today, but unexpectedly Wu Errong avoided me.
Mrs. Li felt that the breath she was holding in her chest could not come up or come down, and it was uncomfortable.
After hearing this, Mrs. Cui blurted out: "On New Year's Day, you will get sick, which is bad luck!"
Mrs. Cui's words angered Shi Jingchen.
Shi Jingchen couldn't bear it anymore and said to Mrs. Cui: "Grandma's words are too harsh.
We all eat grains, so who doesn’t suffer from three diseases and two pains?
What’s more, my mother’s leg disease started when she was a girl.”
Shi Jingchen stared at Mrs. Cui with accusations in his eyes.
Mrs. Hou's leg disease was bestowed upon Mrs. Cui.
When Mrs. Hou was young, she somehow made Mrs. Cui unhappy. Mrs. Cui not only broke her legs, but also threw her in the ancestral hall and locked her up for a day. The leg disease was caused by that incident.
"You disrespectful thing, this is going against the grain. How dare you speak to me like this." Mrs. Cui immediately jumped when she saw Shi Jingchen contradicting her.
Shi Jingchen still wanted to speak, but Shi Jingxing held him back.
Shi Jingxing said first: "Sister Chen, please don't be rude!
Grandma calmed down, Sister Chen was too filial, and she couldn't bear to hear anyone say anything bad about me.
He has a very upright temperament and always speaks directly.
Grandma has been misunderstood by what Sister Chen said today, and I didn’t mean to offend my grandmother. I also ask Grandma to understand Sister Chen’s desire to protect her mother.”
After saying that, Shi Jingxing bowed solemnly and deeply to Mrs. Cui, his attitude could be described as respectful.
Because of that marriage, Mrs. Cui was also holding back a fire in her heart. She wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble and make the three people in front of her embarrassed.
Shi Jingxing's attitude was too respectful, which made her angry and had nowhere to vent her anger.
The servant reported: "Old madam, Prince Jin and Princess Jin are coming this way."
Everyone looked up and saw King Jin and Princess Jin coming this way.
Everyone was busy paying homage to King Jin and Princess Jin.
After a while of greetings, Princess Jin approached Mrs. Cui and said softly: "Old madam, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. When people are old, they should enjoy their blessings, don't you think?"
The lamp shed of the Jin Palace is next to the lamp shed of the Chengguo Palace.
As soon as Princess Jin got out of the car, she heard that Mrs. Cui was making trouble for Ning Wei and the others, so she immediately pulled Prince Jin over.
Mrs. Cui's face turned blue and white in turns. She wanted to scold her, but due to Princess Jin's noble status, she had to hold back her anger.
Princess Jin was close to Ning Wei, but Mrs. Li knew that she would not gain anything by staying, so she left with everyone.
That night, Princess Jin quietly told Ning Wei that the empress had brought Wu Mingyi into the palace and placed her in Princess Changle's palace.
Finally, Princess Jin said to Ning Wei: "Ah Wei, regarding your marriage to Brother Le, the Queen and the Crown Prince are on your side. There is no need to be afraid of Duke Chengguo."
After returning from the Lantern Festival, Ning Wei was sincere and continued to be busy with business matters every day.
On the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, the Imperial College collapsed and the Chaoyang Bridge collapse came to an end.
Ning Guangyan was fired from his job due to poor supervision. Tianyue Construction was fully responsible for cutting corners and shoddy materials, and was fined two million taels of silver.
