In fact, the Grand Princess liked Qin Youran very much because she felt he was very honest. Since her return to the court, many royal relatives had come to visit her, but it was only occasional, not often. Besides Ye Zelin, there was now also the King of Qin.
Qin Youran had dinner with the Grand Princess at the Princess's Mansion before returning to the Prince Qin's Mansion. By then, it was already dark.
The hottest time of the year has arrived. Some officials and residents in the capital have begun to prepare for the Qixi Festival, and some have also returned to the capital.
There are two important festivals in the hottest part of July, one is the Chinese Valentine's Day and the other is the Ghost Festival.
The Chinese Valentine's Day is on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, also known as the Qiqiao Festival. On this day, there are customs such as worshiping the two stars, praying for blessings and making wishes, and begging for skills.
Hua Fushu and others returned to the capital on the day before the Qiqiao Festival, which was the sixth day of the seventh month.
Yu Xuanji and Ye Zelin were away on business, and now that they were back, their first order of business was to go to the palace to see the emperor. Yu Xuanji had already made arrangements: he and Ye Zelin would go to the palace to see the emperor, Yu Chisu would be responsible for escorting Cai Yuanchang to the Ministry of Justice for detention, and Lao Qiao would take Cai Yuanchang's belongings to the Ministry of Justice. As for Hua Fushu and Sanqiao, they would naturally return to the General's Mansion.
The carriage that Hua Fushu was riding in moved slowly. Yu Chisu drove the horse to the carriage and said, "Sister Hua'er, when you have time someday, let's go to Ruifeng Tower for a drink. I'll treat you."
Hua Fushu lifted the green cloth curtain of the car window, poked his head out, and readily accepted Yu Chisu's invitation: "No problem, remember to notify me a day in advance, and I will bring a jar of Qinzhou peach blossom wine for you to try. I guarantee you will like it."
Sanqiao also leaned over to the car window and looked at Yu Chisu: "Miss Yu, don't forget me."
Yu Chisu smiled and said, "I won't forget you."
The two said goodbye, and Hua Fushu told the driver: "Uncle, let's go to General Ye's mansion."
"See you next time, Hua'er!"
Yu Chi Su waved at the carriage, turned the horse's head, and headed towards the Ministry of Justice with Lao Qiao, Cai Yuanchang, and cartloads of property.
Ye Zelin and the Minister of Justice Yu Xuanji naturally went to the palace to meet the emperor and explain the case.
The two entered the palace, but before they reached the Chuigong Hall, the eunuch Luo Shen came to meet them and said, "Minister Yu, General Ye, Prince Qinghe is in the hall, asking for an apology from His Majesty. I don't know what it is. You two should wait until Prince Qinghe comes out before you see His Majesty."
Ye Zelin glanced at the Chuigong Hall, then at Yu Xuanji, and Yu Xuanji also looked at Ye Zelin. Both of them seemed to understand what was going on, so they both nodded to Luo Nei Shi and said okay.
Ye Zelin and Yu Xuanji were both waiting outside the hall. Not long after, some voices could indeed be heard from inside the hall. Although they were not very clear, they could still make out some of them: "...Your Majesty, I never thought that Cai Yuanchang would do such a heartless thing... I am also guilty. My crime is that I did not know people well and harmed the people of the Great Song Dynasty..."
Is it Prince Qinghe who is apologizing? He is actually apologizing!
The two men looked at each other and couldn't help but sneer, thinking in their hearts that this old fox was really smart. As long as the Yuezhou incident was over, they would return to the capital to report. Before they met the emperor, they would apologize first and clear themselves.
In this way, except for them, no one would suspect that he was involved in the Yuezhou case, let alone guess that he was the mastermind behind the Yuezhou case.
In the Yuezhou case, the Prince of Qinghe was at most charged with the crime of misjudging people. However, this open and dignified apology made people feel that he was still a wise king.
Soon, Prince Qinghe came out. He was wearing a rosewood-colored prince's uniform, and his face was full of disappointment and melancholy. He looked up inadvertently and saw Ye Zelin and Yu Xuanji. He just glanced at the two of them and went to the palace gate. When he walked down the stairs, one could still feel his regret, guilt and deep self-blame.
He truly regretted it, "I really misjudged you."
This 'you' naturally refers to Cai Yuanchang.
Ye Zelin glanced at Prince Qinghe, his eyes slightly cold, "Old fox, you're really putting on a show!"
When Zhao Zixu learned that Yu Xuanji and Ye Zelin had returned, he summoned them into the palace. Yu Xuanji reported the Yuezhou case to Zhao Zixu one by one.
At this time, Hua Fushu had arrived at the gate of the General's Mansion and got off the carriage. Sanqiao gave the driver some silver and he drove away.
As Hua Fushu walked up the steps, Ruhuan came out of the door with two maids. Ruhuan was wearing a willow-yellow pleated skirt and a tassel hairpin with a pattern of butterflies playing with magnolias on her temples. She looked fresh and elegant, with a beautiful face. A red flower ornament between her eyebrows added a touch of brightness to her, making her look like a fairy from heaven who had come down to earth.
Ruhuan stopped and saw that Hua Fushu's clothes were neat, but the material was the same as what women often wore on the street, ordinary and cheap. Not to mention her appearance, the clothes she wore were not conspicuous among the maids.
She raised her phoenix eyes slightly, sizing up Hua Fushu with a rather condescending attitude, and then revealed a hint of displeasure, "Hey, Hua Fushu, you still remember to come back. I thought you were fooling around outside and wouldn't come back?"
Ruhuan's maid Douzhi knew that the young lady in front of her who was dressed "inappropriately" was the general's treasure. She could not be provoked, nor could she be ignored or treated rudely. She bowed to Hua Fushu, while the other maid only bent her knees slightly with a look of disdain.
Sanqiao was extremely polite and bowed to Ruhuan.
Hua Fushu raised the corners of his lips slightly and smiled, "I'm sorry, Sister Ruhuan, I couldn't fulfill your wish. From now on, we'll be seeing each other every day. Please take care of yourself and don't get angry."
"You!" Ruhuan was slightly annoyed and didn't want to pay attention to Hua Fushu. She rolled her eyes, lifted her skirt and quickly walked down the stairs, as if she had something urgent to do.
The two maids, Douzhi and Luzhi, hurried to catch up.
Seeing Ruhuan walking fast, Hua Fushu called out to her, "Sister Ruhuan, be careful not to fall."
Ruhuan glanced back at Hua Fushu, but she couldn't look happy. She got on the carriage and told the servant to drive to the market.
Hua Fushu called over a gatekeeper and asked, "Hey, young man, where is Miss Ruhuan going in such a hurry?"
The servant said respectfully, "Madam, three to five days before Qixi Festival, all kinds of Qixi Festival items are sold on the streets. Miss Ruhuan must be buying some Qixi Festival items."
Hua Fushu said "oh" and then remembered that today was the sixth day of the seventh lunar month and tomorrow was the Qixi Festival.
Hua Fushu remembered that there was a lantern festival on the Shangsi Festival on the third day of the third lunar month, and asked, "Is there a lantern festival on the Qiqiao Festival?"
The servant said, "Yes." He added, "In Tokyo, there are lantern festivals every year during the Lantern Festival, Shangsi Festival, Qiqiao Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival. At that time, the streets are packed with people, and there are beautiful things to see. It's very lively, and there are so many delicious foods and fun things to do that you can't even see them all."
Seeing the servant's face full of anticipation and hearing him say that the Qixi Lantern Festival was very lively, Hua Fushu felt a little itchy in his heart and began to think about going to the Qixi Lantern Festival.
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