Lu Erlang was still chattering to Old Madam Lu, making the two elders sleepy.
Luo Lingyu had cleverly found an excuse to separate from her cousins at home, and ran back to her own yard with her skirt lifted. Although Lu Yun had returned, she knew that her cousins at home all liked Lu Yun. It would be fine on ordinary days, but Luo Lingyu was unwilling to share Lu Yun with all the girls tonight, as Lu Yun should be hers. He still had her colorful ribbon tied on his hand.
Luo Lingyu returned to her own courtyard, rummaged through her box, found her muli and put it on. The muli was made of white gauze, with pearls and jade on the edges. It could cover the whole body and face, and it was noble and gorgeous, so it was quite popular among noble ladies. When noble ladies were not convenient to meet guests, they would wear the muli when they went out. Luo Lingyu took out the muli tonight because she didn't want to be seen and recognized by acquaintances. After putting on the muli, she went out of the house and stood at the corner of her own courtyard wall, looking out, wondering where Lu Yun was waiting for her through a layer of gauze.
Suddenly, her waist was grabbed, and a hand stretched out from behind the tree, dragged her away and held her in his arms.
Full of fragrance, charming and ambiguous. Lu Yun lowered his head to kiss her, but his nose hit a layer of veil, and then he saw that she was wearing a veil, blocking her face. Lu Yun paused as he leaned over: "..."
Luo Lingyu didn't notice his subtle change of mood. She just grabbed his sleeve and said softly, "Let's go shopping."
Lu Yun's tone was slightly hesitant, still thinking about her beauty under the gauze: "...Hmm."
Luo Lingyu said happily: "I'll go shopping tonight. Tomorrow I'll go to Zhongshan and go to Kaishan Temple to get the talisman I asked the master for."
Lu Yun led her out and said nonchalantly, "You are really busy. What talisman did you pray for?"
Luo Lingyu paused lightly.
Lu Yun is so sensitive.
He immediately lowered his head, his voice trembling: "Are you asking for me?"
Luo Lingyu: “…Yeah.”
She suddenly felt the man's hand around her waist tighten, his arms were as strong as iron.
Lu Yun looked at her slowly and said, "Then don't go tomorrow. I'll take you to get it tonight while I'm here."
Luo Lingyu: "Ah...but Zhongshan is so far away."
Lu Yun said, "Let's go ride a horse."
Luo Lingyu resisted: "I won't..."
Lu Yun: "I'll take you."
Through a layer of veil, he looked at her with smiling eyes: "At least for the whole night, I belong to Sister Yuer. Sister Yuer can do whatever she wants."
Luo Lingyu: “…”
She regretted wearing a curtain, as she could not see the man outside the curtain clearly. He leaned over to talk to her, and it was rare for him to dote on her. She wanted to see it so much.
…
Luo Lingyu was carried to the horse by Lu Yun. She snuggled in his arms fearfully, holding his sleeve tightly. She felt sweet and nervous. From Danyang to Zhongshan, they rode through alleys and streets, and the lights in the night market flashed by.
Luo Lingyu buried her face in his arms, the anxiety in her heart rising and falling like the tides——
She embroidered a purse and wanted to give it to her lover as a gift for the first time in her life.
She prayed for Lu Yun at Kaishan Temple.
She would put the lucky talisman in her purse, and pretend that she didn't care, and gave it to Lu Yun along with the purse.
Ask for a good talisman to keep him safe.
But he must not know that there is another secret hidden in the purse. The purse is embroidered on both sides, with two lines of words embroidered inside:
I want your words to last for thousands of years, and my love for you will be as unshakable as a mountain.
…She asked him for his love, but she was unwilling to admit it or say it in person.
She only wanted to marry other men, but she wanted Lu Sanlang's love. Therefore, although she forced Lu Yun to marry her, she was not so urgent. She was a greedy little woman who wanted power and wealth as well as love - she had to have his love.
Chapter 82
Walk around Jianye City to see the flowers.
The water lilies are in bloom and the Mochou Lake is overflowing; the fragrance of mulberry trees, water plants, flowers, as well as the aroma of wine and tea linger in the air.
Mu Li covered her face, leaning against her lover's chest, the flying silk gauze flowing like water, the night scene in front of her was like a glass world supported by clouds and smoke. Fire trees and silver flowers, a nightless sky. The horse under her crotch galloped faster, and her body could not help but shrink back into her lover's arms, so the sleeves of her clothes that were lifted up blended with his breath.
Luo Lingyu: “…So fast!”
Lu Yun chuckled.
Her hair brushed against her face. She could hear his pounding heartbeat and his low, mellow, wine-like laughter.
Just watching, listening, and feeling, Luo Lingyu's cheeks drooped, her face became redder and redder, her heart beat faster and faster...seeing the fast-moving world, the rainbow bridge and tall buildings, the red railings and colorful steps. The railings and long pillars were decorated with colors, and the shops actually sold clay figurines. In this era, there was no curfew, no strict separation between men and women. On the night of the Qixi Festival, men and women walked through the alleys, and lovers were everywhere, rubbing shoulders with each other.
On the avenue, the dust was gone as soon as he rode. Men and women on the street looked up and saw the horse galloping, the man in white and the girl in lotus dress in his arms passing by. The muli was used to block the wind and dust, and it was introduced from the north to the south. The south did not need such a hat to block the wind and sand, but the noble girls saw that it was exquisite and interesting, so they decorated it with pearls, jade and jadeite. As a result, passers-by now know that the girl who can wear the muli must be a girl from the noble family.
As the common people looked up, they saw the silk veil lifted up, revealing the beautiful features of the girl, black hair and white cheeks, who was held by the man in white on the horse. In a short glance, the light of the lamp shone on her face, stunning the onlookers like a reflection. When someone else saw the handsome face of the man, they also hissed softly.
On the Qixi Festival, there were many people in the alleys, and many beggars and refugees were mixed in. Among the crowd were two old acquaintances of Luo Lingyu: a middle-aged man and a young man who stopped a car to ask for alms when she rushed from the suburbs to Danyang County. After not seeing each other for a few days, the lives of these two refugees had not improved at all, and they kept shuttling among the crowds to beg for money and food, which was very strange in itself.
Unfortunately, due to the war in the north, the Jianye court is in chaos and no one has the energy to check on these refugees.
When the middle-aged man saw the veil lifted up a corner, he recognized the beauty behind the curtain. He was shocked and moved forward swiftly, saying, "Hey, this beauty is not that one... Hurry! Stop her and ask her for food, beg her to take us in, and follow her... Well, no!"