Ye Zelin said slowly, "The Grand Princess is seriously ill and old, so I'm afraid she can't stand any more stimulation. It's better not to tell her about your grandmother for now."
Hua Fushu said, "I thought so too, that's why I wanted to send this bracelet over. The Grand Princess will understand when she sees it. After so many years, the Grand Princess is already in her seventies, and she will guess that her grandmother may not be alive. She may be looking for her grandmother to comfort herself. I will tell her about her grandmother when she gets better."
Ye Zelin nodded, "Okay."
Sanqiao walked into the room and said to Hua Fushu, "Madam, the medicinal recipe is ready. Please take a look."
Hua Fushu took the recipe and glanced over it. "This is the recipe. Call Si De over."
After a while, Sanqiao found Side.
As soon as Hua Fushu told the matter, Side immediately went to do it.
As soon as Side left, Ye Zelin said, "You find it quite easy to command my people."
Hua Fushu smiled awkwardly, "It's mainly because I'm not familiar with the Grand Princess, but you are. She likes you so much, so of course it's better for you to go to the Grand Princess's residence."
That night, the old general was in a rare good mood and had a reunion dinner with the Rongliyuan. This was the first time in recent years that the old general and the people of Rongliyuan had celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival together. There was no bustle at the dinner table, only silence. For Ye Shiheng, it was a rare occasion that his old father would do him the honor of celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival with them.
A bright moon hung in the sky, its silver light illuminating the bustling capital.
General Ye gave an order and drove a few leisurely young people out of the house, and he accompanied his old father to watch the moon.
Hua Fushu has always liked lively atmosphere, and he was more than happy to have it. He dragged Ye Zelin to visit the lantern festival.
She was originally going to Sanqiao, but Sanqiao had an appointment and went to eat melons and watch the moon with the sisters from Guanju Pavilion.
Hua Fushu is a good wife, and of course she would not stop Sanqiao from going to the appointment.
As for Ye Zelin, he definitely wouldn't invite Side, as Side wanted to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with his father, Uncle Wujing.
The streets and alleys are brightly lit, with clusters of colorful lanterns, and shops of all sizes next to each other. The wide variety of goods is dazzling to the eyes.
Of course, there are a lot of people coming to visit the lantern festival, which can be described as crowded with people coming one after another.
Hua Fushu held a sugar painting in his right hand. The painting was a lifelike phoenix with its wings spread out as if it was about to take off. His left hand was interlocked with the fingers of the young man beside him as they wandered among the crowd.
The young man was wearing a dark blue robe with a cross collar and narrow sleeves embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns. He was tall and graceful, with his hair tied up with a jade crown. His face was handsome, like the breeze and bright moon, and he was a fairy-like young man who had walked out of a painting.
The young man took a bite of the sugar painting in his hand, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the girl next to him.
"You said you didn't want to eat."
Ye Zelin found a good excuse, "You should either not buy sugar paintings or you buy so many at once. Eating too much is bad for your teeth. I have no choice but to eat it for you. I don't want to eat it myself."
Hua Fushu rolled his eyes and couldn't help but complain in his heart, "If you want to eat, just eat it. Why do you have to find so many excuses for yourself?"
Seeing Hua Fushu's cute little expression, Ye Zelin couldn't help but laugh. Looking at the laughter and joy in front of him, it was so lively. He sighed softly, "Since I went to private school, we haven't been out together like today."
Hua Fushu shook the sugar painting and said to him, "That's right. We haven't been out together for over a month. You have to go to private school during the day and review your lessons at night. I'm busy seeing patients at Doctor Li's office too. I'm free at night, but you're not free either. Your old teacher has so many assignments, you can't just drop them to accompany me. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and the old teacher hasn't assigned any homework, so you have to keep me company."
Ye Zelin smiled and said, "Isn't this to accompany you?"
Hua Fushu looked ahead and saw that the place was crowded with people and bustling with noise. "It looks like sumo wrestling. I haven't seen sumo wrestling in years. Let's go and watch some sumo."
"Let's go." Ye Zelin pulled Hua Fushu over. There were so many people that they couldn't squeeze in at all.
Hua Fushu pointed to a tavern and said, "Let's go upstairs and take a look."
The two of them went to the tavern and chose a seat where they could see the sumo wrestlers when they looked out. Ye Zelin ordered some snacks and fruits, a reunion cake, a pot of fruit wine, and a pot of tea.
He looked up at the large, bright full moon in the sky, then at the bustling streets. "I've chosen a good spot. I can enjoy the moon and drink, while also observing the hustle and bustle."
Hua Fushu was only focused on admiring the sumo performance. Without even turning his head, he said something completely irrelevant, "Why do you think the skinny one who looks like he has very little flesh will win? I think he will win. He's so strong and looks very powerful."
Ye Zelin was neither laughing nor crying, and looked down to watch the sumo performance.
Sumo, also known as wrestling, is a sport with the characteristics of martial arts. It originated in the pre-Qin period. At first, sumo was not strictly separated from martial arts. Towards the end of the previous dynasty, sumo was differentiated from martial arts. It only throws but does not fight, and kicking is not allowed. The winner is the one who knocks the opponent down. It is both a performance and a competition.
Sumo is very popular among the people. During festivals, there are a lot of people watching sumo. Just like now, there are people performing and watching sumo on ordinary days. In the capital, there are people who make a living by performing sumo in the brothels and theaters. They are called sumo wrestlers.
All sumo wrestlers have nicknames. For example, there were two sumo wrestlers under the tavern. One was called Sai Feilong and the other was called Gao Dashan. After performing sumo wrestling, the winner would receive rewards such as silks, flags, gold, silver, tea, wine, etc.
Soon, the two sumo wrestlers decided the winner. The winner was a thin man named Sai Feilong. The onlookers gave the items in their hands to Sai Feilong, and those who didn't have items to give also applauded warmly.
"I thought the skinny guy would lose, but I didn't expect him to win." Hua Fushu said, reaching out to pick up a reunion cake to eat.
Ye Zelin said, "Sumo wrestling is not just about strength, it's also about skill. The skinny guy isn't as strong as the fat guy, but his skills are more proficient than the fat guy's. His victory was expected and not surprising."
Hua Fushu said, "I heard there are women's sumo wrestling. Let's go and see it later."
Ye Zelin said while drinking tea, "No."
Hua Fushu asked: "Why not go? I want to see it."
Ye Zelin didn't want to watch women's sumo wrestling at all. He felt that it would hurt his eyes as a grown man to watch two women performing sumo wrestling with their hands and feet exposed. He thought it would be more comfortable for him to watch it in the tavern under the moon. "Women's sumo wrestling is not good to watch."
Hua Fushu was dissatisfied with him, "There are also children wrestling sumo."
Ye Zelin took a sip of tea, his slender fingers pinching the small celadon teacup, "What's so interesting about children fighting?"
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