Chapter 79 Why did you say something that made her misunderstand
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Qiqiao Festival was also known as the Daughter's Day.
On this day, women thread needles to pray for dexterity and stay up all night to pray for blessings. It is a happy and lively festival.
Hearing the old concubine's suggestion, Wen Xingluo looked at Xie Guanlan.
Xie Guanlan replied, "Du Guanghong just died. I have to write a memorial to the court and eliminate his confidants in the southwest. I've been very busy these past two days."
What he meant was that he was busy.
Wen Xingluo silently withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to fiddle with his handkerchief.
She knew that he was the kind of person who always put business first...
Xie Shian suddenly raised his hand, "Grandma, my second brother and I can spend the holiday with Ningning!"
The old concubine said with disdain, "You and Yanchen, one is playful and the other is weird, neither of you is steady at all! I look down on both of them, let alone Ningning!"
Xie Shian: “…”
He and his second brother lived a life hated by everyone!
"It's okay," Wen Xingluo said softly, "It's just the Qiqiao Festival. It's not as important as business. There's no need for my elder brother to accompany me. Besides, I've already made an appointment with some friends to go to Xiling Tower to enjoy the scenery, so I'll probably be back very late."
After hearing this, the old concubine gave up.
After leaving Wansongyuan, Xie Shian went to General Li to learn skills.
Xie Guanlan happened to be traveling the same way as Wen Xingluo.
He calmly stroked the amulet on his waist and asked, "Who do you have a date with the day after tomorrow?"
Wen Xingluo looked straight ahead, "Friend."
In fact, she didn't even remember that the day after tomorrow was Qiqiao Festival, and she hadn't made any plans with any friends.
She just...
After Xie Guanlan rejected her, she wanted to save some face for herself.
Xie Guanlan wanted to get to the bottom of it, "Which friend?"
"I have many friends, but even if I tell you, my eldest brother won't know them. Why bother asking?"
The girl almost said out loud that Xie Guanlan was meddling too much.
After walking for a while, Xie Guanlan asked, “But Chen Yu?”
Wen Xingluo paused.
If Xie Guanlan hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten this person.
Xie Guanlan looked at her and said, "You are not allowed to have any contact with Shen Yu anymore."
Wen Xingluo said softly, "Without Chen Yu, there will be other men in the future. My eldest brother won't let me escape from the Zhenbei Palace, but you can't keep me in the palace forever."
Xie Guanlan adjusted the golden butterfly on her bun and said, "If we can be restrained for a moment, then it will be for a moment. I don't think about the future, I only think about the present."
After saying this, he left.
Wen Xingluo twisted her handkerchief and watched him walk through the corridor.
The wind and rain could not destroy the pomegranate flowers in the garden. The clusters of pomegranate flowers on the branches were as red as flames, but they could not overshadow the beauty of the young man.
The corners of Wen Xingluo's eyes were tinged with a hint of crimson.
This person is so annoying.
It is clearly the most unlikely identity, so why do you have to say the most misleading words?
If she hadn't known that he wanted to tie her up on the palace's ship and let her live and die together, she would have thought he was...
Cuicui held the red sandalwood box with an innocent look on her face. "Miss, why don't you leave? Let's go back and try some sweets!"
Wen Xingluo whispered, "Broken sugar cake..."
She plucked a pomegranate flower gloomily.
…
On the day of Qiqiao Festival, Xie Guanlan was not at home as expected. He said he had gone to arrest someone.
Wen Xingluo didn't want to spend the holiday alone. If he knew, she would seem too pitiful, so she invited a few good friends from Baihe Academy to go to Xiling Tower to enjoy the scenery.
The Xiling Tower Ship is located on Yuntai Lake. Although it is called a ship, it is actually a restaurant built on the outskirts of the city. Because the terrain in the Yuntai Lake area is quite high, you can overlook the entire Chengdu city from the tower ship.
"Drying clothes" is a popular custom during the Qiqiao Festival. Every household likes to hang out their clothes to dry. Today, when you board the Xiling Tower ship, you can see the whole city full of colorful and well-arranged brocade clothes, which is a rare and wonderful sight.
Wen Xingluo and the other young ladies who had made an appointment with him looked into the distance and saw the whole city full of colorful clothes swaying in the wind. It was a magnificent sight that could not be seen at any other time.
She was trying to find where the Zhenbei Palace was when Miss Zhao suddenly reminded her, "Ningning, isn't that your sister?"
Wen Xingluo looked over.
The two people passing under the ship were Wen Yueyin and Wen Rufeng.
Perhaps sensing her gaze, Wen Rufeng subconsciously looked up and said, "What a coincidence, my little sister is here too?"
Wen Xingluo glanced at him and Wen Yueyin.
That day in the city, she sent Cuicui to secretly report Wen Ruyun to the government for raising grain prices.
Wen Ruyun could not pay the fine, so all his stockpiled grain was confiscated.
The Wen family suffered a heavy blow, and the brother and sister couldn't even afford a set of nice clothes.
She curled her lips, waved her jade silk fan, and asked softly, "Are you and your elder sister here to enjoy the scenery as well?"
Wen Yueyin pursed her lips.
For some reason, even though she had defeated Wen Xingluo in her previous life and had the opportunity to be reborn in this life, she still felt an uncontrollable palpitation in front of Wen Xingluo.
She looked at the golden butterfly on Wen Xingluo's bun and the green gauze and silk she was wearing, and a secret jealousy grew wildly in her heart.
Fortunately, the turning point of her destiny is about to begin.
She suppressed her jealousy and proudly replied, "My sister, you may not know this, but Yuntai Mountain is nearby. In the mountain lives a great scholar, known as Master He, who is well-versed in everything from ancient times to the present day. My elder brother will be taking the provincial examination next year, so I have come today to ask him to be my teacher and teach me."
Wen Xingluo chuckled, "Over the years, countless scholars have come to learn from Master He, but they were all rejected. How could he be willing to teach me?"
"Brother is incredibly talented. Master He will surely be pleased when he sees him." Wen Yueyin said firmly, "What's there to be suspicious about?"
In the previous life, didn’t my elder brother take Master He as his master?
There is nothing we can do about the fact that my third brother’s opportunity was snatched away by Xie Shi’an.
My second brother's business was disrupted by Xie Guanlan's decree, and there was nothing we could do about it.
But big brother can't make mistakes again, right?
No one in the Xie family has taken the imperial examination, so they won’t snatch away my eldest brother’s opportunity, right?
Wen Yueyin is full of confidence that Wen Rufeng will be able to successfully become his disciple and pass the imperial examination to become the third place in the imperial examination!
The good days of the Wen family have just begun!
Wen Xingluo leaned against the railing and said quietly, "Then I wish that Big Brother gets what he wants."
She watched the brother and sister confidently set out on the mountain path.
The mountain steps paved with blue bricks lead all the way to the top of Yuntai Mountain.
In her previous life, she had pestered Master He, begging him to teach her eldest brother. Master He grew impatient with her and pointed to the endless winding mountain path, saying, "See? Yuntai Mountain has three thousand steps. If you can kowtow one by one from the foot of the mountain until you reach a thousand, I will come out and teach him for a year."
He said this on purpose, hoping to make her give up.
But she felt sorry for her elder brother who didn't have a good teacher, and she felt sorry for her elder brother's talent and bleak future. So she kowtowed at every step, and foolishly kowtowed for three thousand steps before she got Master He to come out of seclusion for three years.
At that time, Master He looked at her with a complicated look.
He said she would regret it in the future.
She wiped the blood from her forehead and wondered why she would regret it.
She and her elder brother have the same surname, they were once in the same mother's womb, and they have the same blood flowing in their bodies.
They share the same fate. They are brothers and sisters, close relatives, and natural allies.
Isn't it right that we should be completely open with each other?
But later...
The sound of cicadas came from far away.
The girl suddenly exerted force with her fingertips that were holding the fan.
The Wen family betrayed their alliance with her.
The entire family, including my father, abandoned the alliance that was supposed to be bound by blood...
No one in that traitorous family would be willing to kowtow three thousand times to Wen Rufeng.
…
After having lunch on the Xiling Tower boat, the younger brothers and sisters brought by Miss Zhang cried and made a fuss, wanting to play the blind man's game.
In order to entertain the children, Wen Xingluo and others found a piece of grass outside the ship for them to play with.
Wen Xingluo was unlucky and drew the role of "blind man".
Miss Zhao covered her eyes with a silk cloth, and hid nearby with the others, laughing or talking from time to time to lure Wen Xingluo to touch them.
Wen Xingluo was in the darkness, groping in the air with his hands.
After taking a few tentative steps forward, she suddenly bumped into someone.
She grabbed the man's sleeve and said happily, "I caught you!"
According to the rules of the game, she has to report the person's name before she can ask that person to replace her as the "blind man".
Wen Xingluo tentatively raised his hand and touched the man's face.
This person is so tall.
Are there any ladies this tall among the ladies at today’s banquet?
The fingertips touched the man's cheeks and nose, and then slowly slid down to his thin lips.
This person's lips are beautiful, but they feel cold to the bone...
At this moment, Xie Guanlan in front of her stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at her expressionlessly.
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