She slapped Yu Nanqing's hand away: "Qiu Ye went to great lengths to do my makeup! If you ruin it, I'll never forgive you!"
"...Who told you to get so close?" Yu Nanqing's heart was pounding: "You wouldn't even let me wipe your face, but just now your eyes were only inches away from mine!"
Su Wanyan didn't refute this, but chuckled and said, "I see your eyelashes are moving, let's see if you're really about to wake up."
Because I couldn't see it very clearly, I moved closer.
I was originally thinking of giving him an injection if he still didn't wake up.
She said, "Get up, have something to eat and get ready to leave."
Because Yu Nanqing was weak, Su Wanyan dressed him in three layers of clothing before he went out, and also draped a woolen blanket over his legs.
Autumn Leaves and Yellow Leaves prepared a small heater, a cloak, and a warm hot water bottle in the carriage.
It was only early winter, and Su Wanyan didn't actually feel that cold.
But since I need to take care of a patient, it's good to have more of these things on hand.
The people accompanying me this time are Tanaka, Kobu, Akiba, and Koyo.
Xiao Bu has almost become Su Wanyan's personal chauffeur, and Tanaka was recently arranged to serve Yu Nanqing personally.
Mingyu was supervising Su Chien's martial arts practice, so he didn't call out.
Just like last time, on the night of the Lower Yuan Festival, the streets of the capital were bustling with people, and huge horse-drawn carriages could hardly move halfway down the main road.
Su Wanyan pushed Yu Nanqing off the carriage. Unlike when they went out to play before, it was much slower to carry Yu Nanqing. Moreover, with so many people around, it was difficult to squeeze into a wheelchair, so Su Wanyan and her group walked with some difficulty.
Fortunately, there are many street vendors during these lively festivals.
Su Wanyan led Yu Nanqing on a leisurely stroll, stopping occasionally, until they landed next to an old man who made sugar figurines.
The old man used a small wooden stick to roll up some sugarcane, and then used a small bamboo stick, which looked like a knife, to pick at the sugarcane. In no time, he picked out a little fairy with colorful ribbons fluttering in the air.
A group of children were gathered around the uncle, clamoring to buy the sugar figurine. Su Wanyan was engrossed in watching, and Yu Nanqing was about to say that he would buy the sugar figurine.
With a turn of the wheel, Su Wanyan pushed him to the next house.
Yu Nanqing: "..."
The words that were already on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back before he could utter them.
The next stall sells colorful charms.
Some people like to wear colorful charms on their bodies on the Lower Yuan Festival. It is said that the Three Officials will prioritize helping people who wear colorful charms to get rid of their bad luck.
Regardless of whether this claim is true or not, the colorful talisman is quite beautiful.
Just as Yu Nanqing was about to ask her if she liked it, Su Wanyan glanced at him with interest for a moment, then pushed him forward again.
Yu Nanqing felt utterly useless, and he finally couldn't help but ask, "Not buying?"
"I'm not buying it." Su Wanyan countered, "Do you want to buy it?"
I thought you liked it.
"I like it, but we've only just arrived on the street. If I buy it too early, it will be inconvenient to carry it around. Besides, there are definitely better ones ahead. No rush."
Su Wanyan excitedly pushed him, "I wonder where the sky lantern parade starts. It should pass through the main city road, right?"
The main city road is the largest and widest, and it also has the most people. Moreover, the restaurants and hotels built on both sides of the main city road are among the best in the capital. Many sons of high-ranking officials like to book the second-floor private rooms to watch these folk parades.
Some rich kids, when they're in a good mood, will even throw money into the streets.
So Su Wanyan is now pushing Yu Nanqing toward the main city road.
However, the closer they got to the main road, the more people there were on the street. Seeing that it was inconvenient, Su Wanyan pushed Yu Nanqing to the side of the street, saying, "There are too many people! There are too many people!"
"..." Yu Nanqing felt really disappointed.
If it were just Su Wanyan coming out to play alone, she definitely wouldn't have so many concerns.
"Fu Bao Lou?" Su Wanyan looked up at the restaurant's signboard behind her.
Despite the surrounding restaurants being packed with people, Fu Bao Lou was deserted and completely empty.
Su Wanyan pushed Yu Nanqing inside, where only the shopkeeper was calculating with a worried expression.
"Shopkeeper!" Su Wanyan called out.
The shopkeeper was startled, but after realizing that people had actually come in, he stepped forward uncertainly and asked, "And you two are...?"
The shopkeeper in front of me looked to be only in his thirties or forties. He was wearing a brown copper coin-patterned robe, and was rather short and slightly overweight.
Seeing that the two were dressed in clothes that suggested they were either rich or noble, he couldn't immediately determine their identities.
"Will the sky lantern parade pass through here?" Su Wanyan asked.
"Yes..." the shopkeeper replied hesitantly.
"Are there any private rooms on the second floor? I'd like one."
"Huh?" The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment before realizing, "Yes! Yes! This way, sir!"
He led Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing upstairs. He was thinking about whether to help carry Yu Nanqing up, but then he discovered that the wheelchair had a rolling mechanism, so he hurriedly led the way.
Fubaolou is very elegantly built. The roof is decorated with a large cloud palace painting, and there is a stage on the first floor, which seems to be used for performances.
The window is a traditional Chinese window with eight-treasure design, and it is also decorated with exquisite carvings.
Even the handrails on the stairs have been freshly painted red.
Although it was night, the Fu Bao Lou restaurant was brightly lit, just like daytime.
"Manager, why is there no one at your Fu Bao Lou restaurant?" Such a fine restaurant, and not a single person was there. Su Wanyan would be doing herself a disservice if she didn't ask.
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper nervously wiped the sweat from his brow and hesitated before saying, "To be honest, this Fubao Restaurant was involved in a murder before and was shut down by the authorities. Later, when the restaurant was reopened, I took over the business, thinking that with such a good location, business would be good. But to my surprise, there isn't a single customer..."
He's now kicking himself for it. If he'd known business would be this bad, he wouldn't have wasted that money.
As the shopkeeper led the way, he continued, "When you two came in just now, I was already planning to sell this Fubao Restaurant, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to stay afloat."
Upon hearing this, Su Wan suddenly exclaimed "Oh."
When someone dies, it's only proper for the government to seal up the property, but the fact that it was later unsealed means that the whole story has no direct connection to Fu Bao Lou.
Otherwise, the restaurant would be confiscated.
Perhaps people are superstitious about life and death and consider it unlucky, which is why no one comes to Fubaolou.
"Gentlemen, we've arrived. Please come in."
Since there were no other guests, the innkeeper led the two to the top-class room.
The top-tier room is on the third floor, offering the best and widest view. It also has large rooms, including a main hall, a balcony, a bedroom, and a tea room.
It was also decorated with various expensive ornaments.
Su Wanyan was quite satisfied and asked with a smile, "Is there anything to eat?"
"Yes!" Make money whenever you can.
The shopkeeper readily agreed, and he would personally take charge of the cooking today!
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