Cats and dogs are really natural enemies.
Shen Xingyu's big orange cat was so scared by little Diandian that its fur stood up. Wan Jinlan took Diandian out of the door. The big orange cat was still on the wooden shelf with its fur standing up, its amber eyes fixed on the door.
Shen Xingyu finally calmed the orange cat down and quickly asked her maid to take the cat back. She then followed Wan Jinlan to her yard. She had been coveting Diandian for a long time and had wanted to touch its fur.
This was the first time Wan Qiuyu had left the yard after staying at the Shen Mansion for so many days.
She always ate alone in her room, and last year at the end of the year, she did not even step out of the courtyard.
When he arrived at the courtyard where Wan Jinlan and Shen Qing lived, Wan Qiuyu lowered his eyelashes when he saw the carefully decorated room.
At this moment, Shen Qing was talking to her mother, Old Madam Shen, and was not in the room.
The maid brought in three bowls of hot almond cheese.
Wan Jinlan likes to drink this kind of milky drink, and he also did not forget to greet Wan Qiuyu.
Wan Qiuyu felt uncomfortable and could not look directly at Wan Jinlan's face, which looked twenty years younger.
Before her death, she had completely fallen out with the Queen Mother, otherwise the Queen Mother would not have ordered her death.
"Why would the King of Qi suddenly send Diandian here?"
Shen Xingyu wanted to talk about the relationship between King Qi and Wan Jinlan, but when she remembered that Wan Qiuyu was still there, she stopped talking.
Diandian was pulling at the hem of Shen Xingyu's clothes, making a "woohoo" sound.
"Why does it keep biting my clothes?" Shen Xingyu couldn't get rid of the dog.
Wan Jinlan laughed and said, "I guess it's because you smell too much like cat."
After Wan Qiuyu finished eating the cheese, she asked, "Third sister, when are you planning to go home? I miss my aunt and want to see my family."
Wan Jinlan suddenly heard someone calling her "Third Sister" and didn't realize that they were calling her.
"Are you older than me?"
Wan Qiuyu lowered her head and said, "It seems that Third Sister doesn't remember. I am a few months older than you. I remember that when I was little, I was called Second Girl at home."
Wan Jinlan sighed: "You have a really good memory."
Wan Qiuyu felt guilty, lowered his eyes and said no more.
"The temperature won't be suitable for more than a month, so we probably won't set off. We'll have to wait a little longer."
Wan Qiuyu was disappointed. "The house should be almost cleaned up. I'll go back first."
Wan Jinlan asked a little girl in the yard to take her back.
On the way, Wan Qiuyu said to the little girl, "Your girl's dog is so beautiful. I have never seen a dog like it before."
The little girl said proudly, "This dog came from the north. It was given to the King of Qi by the Prince of Guangling. This morning, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi sent it here for us girls to take care of for a while. I like it very much because it looks so plump."
Wan Qiuyu did not ignore how strange the look in Shen Xingyu's eyes was when she mentioned King Qi.
"Is your girl familiar with King Qi?" Wan Qiuyu asked tentatively.
Then she got a cold look from the little girl.
In the little girl's eyes, Wan Qiuyu was just a guest, and the question she asked just now was too inquisitive. Doesn't it seem inappropriate?
Wan Qiuyu didn't expect that a little servant girl would dare to look at her in a bad light.
Damn it, when she becomes a noble, she will definitely deal with all these people who look down on others.
Speaking of King Qi, Wan Qiuyu had to work hard to dig out this person from his memories of his previous life. The main reason was that King Qi died too early.
It was so early that she didn't even know when he died. She had never seen the King of Qi, and only heard the old palace maids reminisce about his appearance in the palace.
If the relationship between Prince Qi and Wan Jinlan is unclear now, then will there be no relationship between him and Prince Duan?
No, Wan Qiuyu stopped in his tracks. The King of Qi might have died very close to death in his previous life, and it was unknown whether Wan Jinlan could make it in time to become a widow.
She had asked the maidservant in her courtyard, and fortunately, Wan Jinlan was not yet engaged. She wondered if the letter she had sent had any effect.
The little girl looked at Wan Qiuyu strangely, not knowing why she suddenly stopped with a heavy heart.
After the little girl returned to the yard, Wan Jinlan asked her if there was anything unusual about Wan Qiuyu.
The little girl naturally said whatever she wanted to say.
Wan Jinlan had always thought Wan Qiuyu was strange, and she still remembered the letter she'd received from nowhere. She'd only met Wan Qiuyu twice, but she'd always felt she was peculiar.
She was obviously a girl of about the same age as her, but she had a sense of decadence about her. Moreover, when she looked at her, her expression was complicated. Although the disgust in it was well hidden, she could still feel it.
Half a month passed in a flash, and it was the Lantern Festival.
There is a lantern fair in Yangzhou City tonight. Shen Xingyu said that Yanbo Lake is very lively at this time of year.
Shen Qing planned to return to Kyoto in early February, so he would indulge Wan Jinlan a little during these days.
These days, Wan Jinlan took Diandian to the Censorate once, but Xiao Feng was not there. Butler Wang said that he went to another county.
Today is the Lantern Festival. Even Xiao Sirui, whose face has become disfigured due to not going out for a long time, came to the uncle's house, waiting for Shen Xingyu, Wan Jinlan and the others to go out and play together.
Xiao Sirui had a layer of powder on her face, so there was no trace of the scar at all.
When it got dark, the lights in Yangzhou city connected together to form a brilliant galaxy.
Xiao Sirui said, "My mother has given us permission to take a boat trip around Yanbo Lake today. I've already had the servants prepare the cabin, and it should be warm by now. Let's go."
Concubine Shen was very thoughtful and let the girls take a boat with the Guangling Palace logo to play on the Misty Lake, so no one dared to cause trouble.
You know, most of the boats on Yanbo Lake are used for pleasure. Although there are also nobles who enjoy the lake, there are occasional incidents.
Before reaching the lake, we could hear the sounds of stringed instruments and wind instruments. As we got closer, it was as if sparks were spreading across the misty lake. On the pleasure boats in the dock, the red lanterns were swaying gently in the air, and the flickering lights were reflected in the lake.
Shen Xingyu pointed to a boat with red lanterns and charming curtains and whispered to Wan Jinlan, "This kind of boat belongs to a brothel. Most of the people on board are men who are looking for pleasure and the brothel's courtesans."
Wan Jinlan nodded in understanding. At a glance, he saw that six out of the ten boats were covered with light red gauze.
Only after boarding the ship of Guangling Palace did I realize that Xiao Sirui had made sufficient preparations.
The cabin was warm and filled with pleasant-smelling incense. Tea was boiling nearby, and a low table was filled with snacks and fruits. There was also a guqin not far away.
Because there was still a charcoal fire burning in the cabin, it was a bit stuffy, so Wan Jinlan lifted the cotton curtain on one side of the cabin, leaving the bamboo curtain behind.
The boat was heading towards the center of the lake. When Xiao Sirui looked out, she saw a dancer dancing in the boat opposite, so she quickly asked the boatman to stop.
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