There was no banquet in the palace during the Lantern Festival.
After all, the queen's body is still warm, and the emperor needs to establish his image. If he starts eating and drinking and celebrating lavishly now, he will be laughed at in private.
In addition, this incident was a big blow to the emperor, and he wanted to be alone and quiet.
There is no need to enter the palace. Shen Shoufu knows that Yan Bao likes to join in the fun, so he discusses with Madam Shen that he can go out to watch the lantern festival at night and he can also accompany Madam Shen.
They have been very busy these years and have not had time to go out for a stroll.
Mrs. Shen smiled and nodded. She had heard Yan Bao want to go out and play a long time ago, but she was worried that she would not have the chance to speak up. Who knew that Chief Minister Shen was so considerate and sent a pillow when he was sleepy? It was hard for Mrs. Shen not to like Chief Minister Shen!
On the day of the Lantern Festival, the City God Temple was particularly lively because the Lantern Festival was held there. Half of the people in the capital came out, and the streets were deserted and crowded, which made Mrs. Shen scared.
Mrs. Shen was no longer at the age where she liked to join in the fun, and she frowned when she saw the large crowd.
Shen Shoufu saw what she was thinking and said, “There is a teahouse in front. Let’s go there and listen to some books and drink some tea. When they have had enough fun, they can come find us.”
Mrs. Shen agreed.
Yan Bao was overjoyed and patted Shen Shoufu on the cheek: "Daddy can finally go on a date with Mom. I, a little kid, can only follow Big Brother and Second Brother and eat and drink for free!"
If it wasn’t dark, Mrs. Shen’s red face would have been almost impossible to hide.
Shen Shoufu coughed lightly, ignoring Yan Bao's mischievous voice.
Brother Shen looked at Madam Shen, and then at Chief Minister Shen. Don’t say it, it really does look a bit like a date!
Second Brother Shen: “…”
I have no money, don't bother me.
Big brother Shen was holding Yan Bao, second brother Shen was responsible for getting things, and Yan Bao was responsible for buying things, joining in the fun, happily being spoiled by his two brothers, and wandering around in the crowd.
We also went to watch monkey acrobatics. Seeing the monkeys performing, we applauded excitedly and gave generous tips.
If you see something delicious, buy it.
If one bite is not tasty, then act like a spoiled child to Second Brother Shen.
Brother Shen worked hard and ate everything she didn't like.
Don't even think about eating anything she likes to eat.
On the street, he didn’t find many foods that Yan Bao liked.
Tired from shopping, Yan Bao wanted to drink some water.
Brother Shen went to buy water, and Yan Bao saw a beautiful lantern and wanted to buy it.
When Brother Shen was taking out the money, he heard a cry for help: "Help, someone save my daughter, we are the Xu family..."
The rest of the words were covered by someone's hand and could not be uttered.
The word "Xu" irritated Big Brother Shen. His eyes darkened and he ran away with Yan Bao in his arms, scaring the vendors into chasing him: "We haven't paid for the lanterns yet!"
Yan Bao threw a piece of silver and was carried by Brother Shen to watch the fun.
I saw someone bullying a young lady who was out for fun in an alley.
Yan Bao raised an eyebrow and hugged Brother Shen, who was about to step forward to help: "Brother, don't go. If you go, they will blame you. That's not Sister-in-law, but that annoying sister-in-law, Xu Zhirong."
Brother Shen paused.
Yan Bao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right. If you save her, Xu Zhirong will fall in love with you. You want to marry my sister-in-law. With her around, my sister-in-law's life will be difficult."
[We're all here to save people, so you can let others do it. Just stay out of the way, or they'll blame you.]
Big Brother Shen hadn't expected something like this to happen. He held Yan Bao in his arms and retreated step by step. Seeing a few young men with righteous looks, Big Brother Shen said, "Someone is molesting a decent young lady in the alley over there. Go and help them."
How could these young gentlemen, full of vigor and youthful spirit, tolerate injustice? In a fit of rage, they immediately took action to eliminate the evil for the people.
While Brother Shen was peeling oranges to feed Yan Bao, he watched as the young gentlemen successfully rescued Xu Zhirong and her two servants. After thanking them, they left in disgrace, fearing that they would be discovered and bullied.
Fortunately, Xu Zhirong did not suffer any loss.
Even so, if someone recognized her, who knew what rumors would spread.
Brother Shen was wondering whether Miss Xu had come out to see the lanterns.
Soon, Big Brother Shen got the answer from Yan Bao: [What a pity, on such a busy day, Big Sister-in-law didn't come out. She has already prepared the antidote pills and is detoxifying herself!]
[The next time we meet, it will be my beautiful sister-in-law. I wonder if my brother will be stunned? ]
Brother Shen raised his eyebrows slightly. He was not convinced. Is he the kind of person who only cares about appearance?
No matter what she becomes, she is still herself.
Later...hiss, hiss!
Second Brother Shen didn't expect that when he came back from buying water, his eldest brother and little sister were missing, which made him search for them on the street for a long time. He almost ran out of water before he saw eldest brother Shen coming towards him with a child in his arms.
Second Brother Shen breathed a sigh of relief: “Where did you go? It made me look for you so hard. Drink it quickly, this is for Yan Bao.”
The masked child saw Second Brother Shen and Big Brother Shen, confirmed them, and burst into tears.
Brother Shen was stunned: "Yan Bao, don't you know how to speak?"
Second Brother Shen thought he had heard wrongly: “Yan Bao will cry?”
The little girl in the mask broke down and cried in fear: "Dad...Mom!"
Big Brother Shen and Second Brother Shen looked at each other and wondered at the same time, "This voice isn't right?"
Brother Shen's hands trembled as he took off the mask on the little girl's face, revealing a strange little face. The little girl was frightened and cried loudly. She also recognized that these were not her parents.
Realizing he was lost, he continued to cry: "Mom and Dad, where are you? I'm scared!"
Brother Shen felt a chill run down his spine. He looked around and was about to go look for Yan Bao, but when he realized he had picked up the wrong cute baby, he panicked.
Second brother Shen was also panicking. The two brothers went to look for someone, leaving the little girl behind. After a while, eldest brother Shen came back and hugged the crying little girl: "Don't cry, brother will take you to find your parents!"
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