Mingruo really likes this private seal because it is engraved with 'Mingruo' instead of 'Yan Mingruo'. After all, her last name was 'Ming' and not 'Yan' in her previous life. This seal completely belongs to her.
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"Love poems are not practical at all. Let me massage your fingers." Mingruo pulled Si Haochen's big hand in front of her and started massaging him seriously.
Si Haochen spread his hands and played with her: "This jade medal is a Lantern Festival gift for you."
"Ah?" Mingruo turned around and looked at Si Haochen, "Isn't the Lantern Festival gift that box of gold jewelry?"
"Ahem, those jewelry are the loan sharks I borrowed from before."
"Hahaha." Mingruo had forgotten that she had also been the 'Ming Shiren' who exploited 'Si Bailao'. The black-hearted landlord came online in seconds, "I originally thought of those jewelry as a Lantern Festival gift, and this jade medal as a gift."
It’s a birthday gift. After all, you still owe me a birthday gift.”
"Yeah." Si Haochen pinched Ming Ruo's cheek, "Xiao Ruo'er, you should have heard that it's not rude to come back without reciprocating, right?"
"Hmm." Mingruo suddenly flashed her big eyes, "So?"
"You should just write love poems obediently." Si Haochen chuckled.
"Oh." Tomorrow handed the previously stamped love letter to Si Haochen, "Here."
"Did you accept two gifts from me and only give me a poem in return?" Si Haochen finally saw that he, the princess, was very lazy.
I am a small Chinese poetry library and know a lot of love poems. But shouldn’t boys write love poems to pursue girls? This is a matter of principle and cannot be compromised at will.
Ming Ruo took Si Haochen's name badge and looked at it: "It's not impossible to write love poems, but you have to trade with me for painting. You paint me a painting, and I will write you a (silent) love poem."
"Okay." Si Haochen nodded.
Mingruo had lunch at Meiyuan, and then went back to Zhuyuan to refine medicine. There were too many messy things recently, and she hadn't studied the medical classics given to her by her master for a long time.
After Si Haochen finished handling the affairs at hand, he found that his princess ran back to the Bamboo Garden. Si Haochen walked into the Bamboo Garden and saw that the third grade of junior high school was hanging a lantern on a loquat tree in the yard. Oranges and
The small apple-shaped lanterns are only about the size of a fist and are hung all over the tree. They look festive and interesting.
When the third day of junior high school saw his former master, he quickly flew down from the tree and saluted: "Your Majesty."
"Well." Si Haochen asked in a deep voice, "Where is your master?"
"The princess is in the study."
Si Haochen walked to the study room and followed the prince. A Yi was caught by the third grade of junior high school: "Boss, help me hang the lanterns together. The two trees over there also need to be hung."
Ha Yi did not refuse. He took a basket of small lanterns and looked at Chu Sanlai carefully. Although he was wearing the same black clothes as himself, they were obviously much thicker.
Ah Yi stretched out his hand and patted it. It seemed to be fluffy and softer than the cloth: "What kind of clothes are you wearing?"
"The princess asked Miss Zi Su to make the down jacket, which is stuffed with white goose down. It's light and warm. You won't feel cold even if you stay outside all day." The third grade student smiled naively.
"Your life is much better now," Ah Yi complained as he hung up the lantern.
I heard Shi Shi say before that the life in the third grade of junior high school is very comfortable. The princess has a good temper and never punishes him.
Every day's meals are cooked in the princess's small kitchen, including three meals a day and snacks.
Now, even winter clothes are warmer than theirs, which is really... makes people feel jealous.
Si Haochen walked into the study, and Ming Ruo was sitting in the teahouse on the corridor, handing out "benefits" to three personal maids, each of them a piece of Yunzhuanglou's latest bead flower.
"Originally, I was going to give it to you when I distributed the New Year red envelope yesterday, but a lot of things happened and it was delayed." Mingruo picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea, "I'll give you a day off tonight. You can go out to visit the lantern festival."
Ming Ruo asked Butler Zhou that any servants who are not on duty today can go out for a walk. They can go out after Youshi and come back before Haishi.
"Thank you, Princess (Her Royal Highness)." The three people thanked them quickly.
When the three of them saw the prince coming, they bowed and left silently.
Si Haochen sat down opposite Mingruo, and Mingruo poured him a cup of tea: "Are you done?"
"Well." Si Haochen picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Why are you coming back here again?"
"Refining medicine." Mingruo said matter-of-factly, "Besides, this is my yard, can't I come back?"
Si Haochen was speechless. It's okay of course, but I'm just not very happy: "Let's go to the lantern festival."
"Aren't you going to go after dinner?" It's dusk now, but all the lanterns shouldn't have been lit yet.
"We're eating outside." Si Haochen held Mingruo's hand and walked out.
The two left the palace through the side door. There were so many people visiting the lantern festival today that the carriage could only park outside the main street. After they got off the car, they planned to find a restaurant for dinner. Unexpectedly, the restaurant was full of business today, and they went there one after another.
Got two rooms and had to wait for a table.
Si Haochen took Mingruo and went directly to Fanlou. Mingruo secretly murmured that the super 'Black Gold Card' is very useful. You can have a seat in this exclusive private room no matter when you come. Fanlou happens to be one of the entrances to the lantern festival.
The streets are really busy with traffic and pedestrians.
While waiting for the food, Mingruo opened the window and admired the colorful lanterns lighting up the street.
"What's over there?" Mingruo pointed to the bright lantern tower in the distance.
Si Haochen looked over where Mingruo pointed: "It's a place for people to play in the Imperial Academy, called Dengke Building. Every year, there is a question for literati to write poems, and the top three will receive generous rewards.
There is also a lantern riddle arcade, and as long as you guess correctly, you can take away the lantern with the lantern riddles hanging on it.”
"It sounds quite interesting. Let's go check it out later." Mingruo was very interested in the so-called 'generous rewards'.
"Okay." Si Haochen said with a smile, "Whatever you want then, I will help you win it back."
"Okay." Mingruo felt that with her ability as a small Chinese poetry library, she should be able to get whatever prize she wanted by herself.
Mingruo was thinking about the lantern festival, so she didn't eat her meal seriously and hurried to the Dengke Building. In Mingruo's words - she was late and all the beautiful lanterns were taken away by others.
Si Haochen's fingers were clasped with hers, and Mingruo felt uncomfortable walking side by side. Si Haochen threatened her that a girl who was alone would be easily swatted away by a flirt, so Mingruo didn't dare to make a mistake.
When the two arrived in front of the Dengke Building, the poetry competition had not yet begun. Everyone was crowded on the lantern riddle veranda to guess riddles. The long verandah was covered with palace lanterns, and each palace lantern was painted with a different pattern, and there was a lantern riddle hanging underneath.
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Mingruo took a look and found that some of these lantern riddles were from the Four Books and Five Classics, and were elegant riddles with various riddle patterns. There were also some that were suitable for the general public. Mingruo couldn't tell the difference between a 'roller curtain grid' and a 'shrimp beard grid'.
