After the New Year comes a new round of busy work. With Tangtang's wedding date fast approaching, Nan Wusi is working day and night to finish the wedding dress so that Tangtang can try it on first.
Finally, after the wedding dress was finished, Nan Wusi invited Tang Tang to the Dream Dress Shop.
This wedding dress is red with blue trim. It is embroidered with a flying phoenix, and the blue trim and front opening are embroidered with large peony flowers.
After helping Tangtang change into her wedding dress, Nan Wusi placed a phoenix crown on her head and then did her bridal makeup. Tangtang looked at herself in the mirror and was very satisfied.
"Manager Nan, thank you. I really love this wedding dress." Tang Tang said happily, "Choosing this wedding dress was the best decision I ever made."
“Miss Tang, you’re too kind. I was just doing my duty as a servant.” Nan Wusi said with a smile, “I should thank Miss Tang for her trust in me.”
After Tang Tang settled the accounts for the wedding dress and phoenix crown, Nan Wusi heard Xiao Ba's voice announcing the completion of the side quest in his mind.
Finally finished, Nan Wusi breathed a sigh of relief. This feeling of being chased by tasks was really unpleasant.
"I would be very grateful if Manager Nan could attend my wedding," Tang Tang said to Nan Wusi with a smile.
“Okay, I’ll definitely be there on time,” Nan Wusi replied with a smile.
After Tang Tang left, Nan Wusi unexpectedly encountered a surprising guest at Mengyifang.
"Young Master Xia!" Nan Wusi called out.
"Miss Nan, I've come today to ask if you're free the day after tomorrow. Would you like to stroll through the Lantern Festival with me?" Xia Ziqian said somewhat nervously.
Namo Si had no idea that there would be a lantern festival during the Lantern Festival.
"Of course." Nan Wusi nodded; she was still very interested in watching it.
Xia Ziqian was overjoyed to hear this; he hadn't expected Nan Wusi to actually agree.
"Then, may I come to the General's Mansion to wait for Miss Nan?" Xia Ziqian asked with a hint of hope.
"Alright." Namo thought it would be more convenient to go together, so he agreed.
However, Nan Wusi was unaware that according to custom, if a man of marriageable age invited an unmarried woman to the lantern festival, it was a way of expressing his feelings. If the two met at the lantern festival and exchanged lanterns, it was a way of confirming their relationship. After the lantern festival, they could then directly propose marriage.
In the original text, because Xiao Mu and Ouyang Jiangli had long been secretly in love, and Nan Wusi had become Xiao Mu's fiancée, the custom of the lantern festival was not mentioned. This custom was common knowledge, so no one had specifically mentioned it, which is why Nan Wusi was unaware of it.
After Nan Wusi agreed, Xia Ziqian left happily.
This puzzled Nan Wusi as well, as Xia Ziqian seemed to be overly happy.
Before Nanwu could figure out what was going on, Ouyang Xinxi arrived at Mengyi Workshop.
"Sisi, let's go to the lantern festival together the day after tomorrow!" Ouyang Xinxi shouted as soon as she entered the room and saw Nan Wusi.
“Okay, but Young Master Xia just invited me to go to the lantern festival too, let’s go together then,” Nan Wusi invited.
However, when Ouyang Xinxi heard that Young Master Xia had actually taken the initiative to invite Nan Wusi to the Lantern Festival, she shook her head vigorously.
"Since you have plans, forget about the other one." Ouyang Xinxi knew that unmarried men and women usually went to the lantern festival together to signify a romantic relationship, so she didn't need to join in the fun.
"Hehe, Sisi, I didn't expect that you and Young Master Xia had already progressed to going to the lantern festival together." Ouyang Xinxi said with a mischievous smile.
"What's wrong with going to the lantern festival together?" Nan Wusi asked, somewhat puzzled. This wasn't such a surprising thing, was it?
"It's nothing." Ouyang Xinxi shook her head and said, "Then you go ahead and do your work, I have to go back now."
Since Ouyang Jiangli became the Crown Prince's concubine, the Second Concubine's status in the mansion plummeted, and Ouyang Yan rarely visited the Second Concubine's courtyard anymore. As a result, the Grandmother intended to cultivate Ouyang Xinxi and entrusted her with many things.
Today, Ouyang Xinxi took a short break to come and ask Nan Wusi if she was free to attend the Lantern Festival the day after tomorrow. Little did she know that Nan Wusi already had plans.
However, she was happy for Nan Wusi, after all, she had also met Young Master Xia, who was a talented and handsome young man. If the two were mutually attracted, it would be a wonderful thing.
After Ouyang Xinxi left, Nan Wushi also arrived at Mengyifang.
"Sis, let's go to the lantern festival together the day after tomorrow," Nan Wushi said casually. In previous years, he and his siblings would go together, so he naturally assumed that it would be the same this year.
Upon hearing this, Nan Wusi wondered what was going on today. Why were so many people coming to invite her to the lantern festival? She never expected to have such a busy day with "business".
So she had to tell Nan Wushi again that she already had an appointment with Young Master Xia.
"What!" Nan Wushi looked incredulous. He never expected that his older sister would be invited to the lantern festival by a young master from the capital. This shocked him greatly.
"What's wrong?" Nan Wusi felt that everyone was acting strangely today.
"Nothing much." Nan Wushi shook his head and said, "It's alright, sis."
This left Nan Wusi completely bewildered, but he didn't think about it too much.
Soon it was the day of the Lantern Festival, and Nan Wusi was waiting for Xia Ziqian to come and pick her up at the General's Mansion.
Nan Wuyu also knew about this matter. He had known from the beginning that it was his mother's instruction to introduce Xia Ziqian to his younger sister, hoping to find her a good husband. But when the day actually came, he still felt a little emotional.
However, Nan Wuyu did not expect that Xia Ziqian was really capable, actually managing to get his little sister to agree to go to the lantern festival. He knew about his little sister's previous infatuation with the Crown Prince, so he was very happy to see that his little sister had moved on from her past relationship.
So when Xia Ziqian came to pick up Nan Wusi, Nan Wuyu only told him, "Have fun tonight, and be careful."
"Okay, Second Brother." Nan Wusi nodded and then went out.
By this time, it had gotten dark, and the streetlights had been lit up, casting long shadows of the two people.
The two walked side by side on the road to the main street.
Neither of them spoke, the tranquility of the moment felt especially beautiful, and neither wanted to break it. So they remained silent as they walked to the main street.
At this moment, the surroundings seemed to come alive, and the bustling scene came into view. The various lanterns on the stalls on both sides were very eye-catching, making the whole street even more beautiful.
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