Folks have always had the custom of celebrating the Lantern Festival, and the Lantern Festival is also known as Valentine's Day, so on this day the streets can be said to be overcrowded with countless people.
In the capital city of Gyeongju, both merchants and some aristocratic chaebols will hold games such as lantern guessing festivals. The wealthy families will set up lantern sheds directly in front of their homes and ask people to guess lantern riddles. Of course, there will be no big deal if you guess right.
Small jackpot.
The origin of the aristocratic family setting up a lantern shed is that decades ago, a noble daughter of the Qingchang Marquis Mansion built a lantern shed to choose a son-in-law.
Marrying a noble daughter, the Marquis of Qingchang actually chose a good son-in-law that year, and it became a good story.
With such a successful example, from then on, those aristocratic families would set up a lantern shed every Lantern Festival. Of course, it was not just to choose a son-in-law, but those who won the lantern riddles could also ask for other things.
Magistrate Song's house also set up a lantern shed this year, and Su Liu and his party also participated enthusiastically. They got a lot of luck and went shopping on the street again.
Lantern Festival is indispensable with lanterns. Walking on the street, you will be really overwhelmed by the variety of lanterns. There are cute animal lanterns and various precious eight-treasure glazed palace lanterns, which make people put it down.
Because it is the Lantern Festival and it is a great day to have fun with the people, the curfew time in Fucheng is two and a half hours later than usual, so Xu Shi is the time when there are the most people.
"Xiaoxiao, Brother Ye, don't walk so fast, there are too many people." Mrs. Chen warned the two little ones worriedly, not daring to look too much for fear that they would get lost accidentally.
"It's a rare time to come out, and both children are sensible. Don't hold them tight." After Chen finished speaking, Cao Kui, who was not far away, heard it and turned around and said with a smile.
He suddenly talked to her. Chen blushed, not sure if it was because of embarrassment or what, but she didn't reply and just walked forward.
Cao Kui was also stunned. Through the light, he saw that Chen's side was slightly red and looked a bit magnificent. He couldn't help but look away and pressed his chest.
No one noticed the little quarrel between the two. Su Xiao and Chen Ye replied that they understood, and then pointed at various lanterns and talked excitedly. Song Ying who was behind saw them, sour, and also quickened their pace to follow.
But behind her, there was a group of maids and women.
Because of the Lantern Festival, Song Fei also came out. Unable to resist Song Ying's pleas, he also brought her out, as did Cao Qing'er. Song Xiao went to Beijing after the second day of the Lunar New Year because he was missed by his family's old lady.
As for Su Liu and his party, all of them were dispatched. Plus the maid and the old lady, their group was quite spectacular.
Seeing Song Ying chasing Su Xiao, Cao Qing'er, who had been following Song Ying, became a little anxious. In order to please Mrs. Song and to show off in front of Song Fei, she took the initiative to take care of Song Ying.
Now seeing her chasing after her, Cao Qing'er was afraid that she had disappeared, but was reluctant to leave Song Fei. She was so conflicted that she cursed Su Xiao half to death in her heart.
"It's okay. There are guards following us. If cousin Qing'er wants to take a look, that's okay." Song Fei said with a smile.
Cao Qing'er bit her lip and said, "Ying'er doesn't like me following her. Since there are guards following her, I'll just watch her from a distance."
After hearing this, Su Liu sneered and said, "What do you mean by taking care of me? With Song Fei in front, will she let this opportunity go?"
Thinking of this, she looked at Zhong Cainiang, who was following Ning Guang not far away, and suddenly felt a little irritable.
Leaning closer to Cao Mingzhu, she said gloomily: "We are really in the same boat."
Cao Mingzhu didn't know, so she looked left and right, smiled helplessly, and patted her hand to express comfort.
"Brother Ning, look at that palace lantern, it's so beautiful." Zhong Cainiang pointed to the eight-treasure glazed palace lantern hanging in a restaurant and looked at Ning Guang with sparkling eyes.
Ning Guang glanced at it, hummed lightly, and said nothing.
Zhong Cainiang was disappointed for a while, bit her lip and lowered her head, full of unwillingness.
Watching the people coming and going around her, squeezing here and there, she moved closer and closer to Ning Guang. Looking at the people squeezing in front of her, a plan suddenly came to her mind.
"Ouch."
As if she had been hit, Zhong Cainiang fell towards Ning Guang. Su Liu noticed it and immediately held Ning Guang's arm and pointed to the sky: "Look, a flying saucer."
Well, this trick was really vulgar and in bad taste. Su Liu himself was shocked, but it still attracted Ning Guang's attention.
As for Zhong Cainiang, just as she was about to fall to the ground, the guard behind her quickly grabbed it with quick eyes and hands: "Girl, be careful."
Only then did Ning Guang notice Zhong Cainiang's strange behavior, frowned and looked over: "What's going on?"
Zhong Cainiang's face turned red, she stood up straight and wanted to say something, but when she saw Su Liu's profound smile and her insightful eyes, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Su Liu looked at her sideways, her eyes seeming to say, your tricks are not enough.
"There are people coming and going here. Miss Zhong must be careful to avoid it. Don't let some deceitful people take advantage of the opportunity. It will be a big loss." Su Liu said coldly, with a hint of meaning.
Zhong Cainiang's face turned purple from holding back, she bit her lip, and her eyes filled with tears.
Ning Guang was not a fool. Thinking of suddenly holding his arms and talking about flying saucers, and then thinking of Zhong Cainiang's behavior, he suddenly understood something and his face sank.
Just as he was about to speak, a cry came from in front of him: "It's gone, it's gone."
With this shout, the crowd suddenly became chaotic.
Looking over, I saw a shop in front of me was on fire, with thick smoke billowing. People were running away in panic, which made the already crowded streets even more crowded. People were pushed and pushed, and everyone was huddled together.
The accident happened in just a moment. Su Liu was stunned and was pushed hard. Fortunately, she was holding Ning Guang's arm, and Ning Guang was also holding her, so they were not separated.
But Zhong Cainiang was miserable. She was suddenly overwhelmed by the crowd and couldn't even hear her screams.
"Xiaoxiao, Brother Ye."
The moment the collision happened, Ms. Chen was pulled to her side by Cao Kui, who was closest to her, and protected her in his arms. Her body went limp in shock. She finally regained her composure and remembered that she, Su Xiao and the others had arrived.
The man in front suddenly turned pale.
"Don't worry, they will be fine." Cao Kui looked over and saw that the street was full of people and it was a mess. He couldn't tell which one was which. He had to protect Chen, and he didn't even know how many times he had been stepped on.
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Chen's vision went dark and she almost fainted. Fortunately, she knew she couldn't faint at this time, so she pinched herself hard to stay awake.
Su Liu also came to his senses, grabbed Ning Guang's arm tightly, and said with a pale face: "Ning Guang, Xiaoxiao and Brother Ye are in front."
Ning Guang Leng had a sullen face. When he saw Song Fei protecting Cao Mingzhu and Cao Qing'er, he ordered the guards to go find them. He took Su Liu and squeezed over to hand them over to Song Fei. He used his strength to step on the head.
Fly forward.
Song Fei was also anxious. He saw a guard in the mansion and said hurriedly: "Escort the ladies back to the mansion first." After saying that, he followed Ning Guang forward.
"Cousin, cousin." Cao Qinger was so frightened that her face turned pale and she almost followed.
Su Liu pulled her and said: "Don't cause trouble, let's go."
Cao Qing'er shook off her hand and said, "I won't leave, I want to go find Ying'er."
Damn it, Su Liu was furious. No matter what her identity was, she immediately yelled: "Who do you think you are? A heroic woman with unparalleled martial arts skills? It's such a mess. You can't even take care of yourself as a woman. Why?
Looking for someone? Don’t bother me making trouble here. You can’t help me and are holding you back. Let’s go!”
Cao Mingzhu also advised: "Miss Qing'er, we can't help you, so go back first."
Cao Qing'er had never heard such crude curse words since she was a child. She was stunned for a moment, then blushed: "You..."
Su Liu didn't even look at her, and just said to the guard: "I'll leave her to you. If you can't take her away, I'll knock her unconscious!" He then took Cao Mingzhu's hand and said, "Let's go." After that,
Just walk to the edge,
The fire may not have been big, but now there are no officers and soldiers to organize people to evacuate, and everyone is huddled together. Maybe they were trampled to death instead of being burned by the fire.
In modern times, she had seen such accidents on the news a lot. She didn't want to be trampled into pieces. If Cao Qing'er wanted to die, let her die.
Cao Mingzhu also knows how powerful it is. Although she is also worried about her father and Song Fei, in such a situation, protecting herself first is the only way to reassure them.
Fortunately, the officers and soldiers arrived quickly and organized the evacuation. One after another, they also met several maids from the Song family and servants from the Cao family. The most important thing was that Cao Kui was half hugging and half dragging Chen.
Shi also followed.
Su Liu and others did not dare to stay any longer and watch the excitement, so they only went back to the Song Mansion to wait for news.
Halfway through, the eldest son of the Song family also personally led people to pick them up. After hearing Su Liu tell Song Fei to go find Song Ying and others, he asked the guards to send Su Liu and others back to the Song Mansion, while he led the people to look for them.
In the Song Mansion, Mrs. Song had been waiting for a long time. Cao Qing'er was the first to step forward and knelt on the ground crying to apologize, saying that she had not taken good care of Song Ying. She also applied eye drops to Su Liu and Cao Mingzhu, and then fainted from crying.
passed.
Su Liu looked at it coldly, feeling full of contempt in his heart. Not all the people in the big family were fuel-efficient lamps, so he briefly and clearly explained the scene at that time.
Mrs. Song knew that Su Xiao and the others had not come back yet. Seeing the worry that could not be concealed in Su Liu and the others' eyes, Mrs. Song forced herself to be calm and said: "It's okay. There are guards following, and they will be fine."
But despite this, her heart was beating wildly and her head was buzzing. Just at this moment, a servant came to report that the eldest mistress was not well and seemed to have fetal gas. Mrs. Song's body immediately went limp.
Jump in head first.
Cao Mingzhu quickly supported Mrs. Song with quick eyes and hands, and asked the stupid people to carry the sedan chair, and quickly went to call the doctor.
The Song Mansion was in chaos, but Cao Mingzhu was like the master of the house, giving orders in an orderly manner without scurrying around like a headless fly.
Su Liu nodded repeatedly, then looked at Cao Qing'er, who was lying in the maid's arms. Seeing her eyelids moving and her fingers curling, she couldn't help but sneer, telling you to pretend, you can't steal the chicken but lose the rice.
I can’t do anything when I’m feeling unwell. It only takes a few hours to finish a chapter. Everyone is waiting for me~
