Chapter 162, Admiring Lanterns in Chonglou
"Xiao Yeyang came to the provincial government?" Daohua looked at Zhao Ergou in surprise.
Zhao Ergou nodded and said, "Miss Yan, the float parade is about to begin. How about we go to Chonglou first? If you have any questions, you can ask them when we get there."
There were so many people on the street that the young prince only said that Miss Yan and Master Yan might be watching the lanterns on the main street, but he didn't know their exact location. So, he took his men to search from shop to shop, and it took them most of the day to find them.
"this"
The rice flowers are very attractive. Needless to say, the view from a high building overlooking the floats is absolutely amazing.
But, it wouldn't be good for her and her two brothers to leave like this, leaving her uncle's family behind, right?
Li Xingchang seemed to know what Daohua was thinking. He suppressed his excitement and said with a smile, "Daohua, you guys should go quickly. Don't keep us waiting."
Daohua looked at her uncle and aunt, then at her cousins from the Li family, and asked Zhao Ergou, "Can I take my cousins with me?"
Zhao Ergou glanced at Li Chenyi and the others and nodded: "Of course."
Upon hearing this, Li Xingchang and the others showed joy on their faces, and Li Chenyi and the younger ones were also excited.
Watching the floats from a high building was something they had never imagined.
Li Xingchang said with a smile, "Go quickly, Wenxiu. Your cousins haven't seen much of the world, so please help take care of them!"
Yan Wenxiu immediately agreed: "Don't worry, uncle."
At this time, Daohua, holding the hand of one of her cousins, followed Zhao Ergou and others and walked towards Chonglou.
It wasn't until they left the restaurant that Li Zixin came back to her senses. She held Daohua's hand tightly and said excitedly, "Cousin, are we really going to Chonglou to see the floats?"
Daohua nodded: "Yeah."
Li Zixuan was also very excited, but there was a hint of nervousness between her brows: "Those who can go to Chonglou are all noble people. Should we go?"
Daohua shook Li Zixuan's hand and said, "It's okay. Just follow me when the time comes. Do whatever I do."
Li Zixin nodded immediately: "Then you have to protect us well."
In the restaurant, seeing that Daohua and the others were well protected by the guards and no one around them could bump into them, Li's uncle and aunt felt relieved.
Mrs. Fan looked at her daughter, who was being held tightly by Daohua, and her youngest son, who was being held by Wenkai's neck, and smiled, "Daohua and the others' love was well-deserved. They didn't forget their cousins even when good things happened."
Jiang also laughed and said, "Yes, my younger sister often said in her letters that Daohua is a warm-hearted girl. Today I finally experienced it myself."
She saw clearly from the side that when the guard came over to call people, although Wen Xiu and Wen Kai also wanted to call Chen Yi and others, they seemed to have some reservations and did not say a word.
Only the girl Daohua took the initiative to speak.
Judging from the girl's expression, she seemed to want them to go with her just now.
Seeing that his sister-in-law and daughter-in-law were both very happy, Li Xingnian smiled and said, "Okay, look how excited you are. They are our dear cousins, so we should take care of them. Haven't the children at home been having fun with Daohua and the other two these days? Feelings are mutual. If we treat them well, they will naturally treat us well too."
Jiang smiled and rolled her eyes at Li Xingnian: "You are the only one who can say that."
After Daohua and his group left, the restaurant became a little restless. People on the first and second floors were looking at the private room where Li Xingnian and his group were.
The guards brought by Zhao Ergou had different demeanor and attire from the security guards of ordinary families. The businessmen had trained their eyes to be sharp and could immediately see that these people were extraordinary.
The Chamber of Commerce's president, Sun Dadang, even came down directly from the second floor and shamelessly sat in Li Xingchang's private room. "Brother Li, I just saw your young master and young lady leave. Where are they going?"
Li Xingchang raised his eyebrows. He was Boss Li just now, but now he has become Brother Li!
Glancing at the people constantly glancing towards their private room, he knew that today's events could not be concealed, so he said with a smile, "Aren't my two nephews studying at Wangyue Academy? It just so happens that their classmates were watching the lanterns in the Chonglou. Knowing they were coming, they came to invite them over to enjoy the lanterns together."
Boss Sun's heart was shocked.
Chonglou is a place that is only open to the families of high-ranking provincial officials.
"Forgive my poor eyesight, but who is Brother Li's nephew?"
Li Xingchang smiled and said, "The son of the Xingzhou prefect."
The head of the Sun family immediately laughed and said, "I was wondering why those two young masters looked so impressive. They turned out to be the sons of the prefectural governor."
Madam Sun also followed her downstairs, and without hesitation, she took Fan's arm and said with a smile, "The view from the first floor is a bit poor after all. I have already cleared out a private room on the second floor. You should give me this favor and go up to enjoy the lanterns."
Fan and Jiang exchanged a glance. It was hard to refuse Madam Sun since she had come in person. They smiled and said, "Then we'll have to take advantage of Madam Sun's presence."
Madam Sun immediately smiled and said, "What are you talking about? It's so rare for us to get together. Normally, I can't invite you guys."
Fan and Jiang glanced at the Li Xingchang brothers who were chatting with the head of the Sun family, and followed Madam Sun upstairs.
Tall building.
Under the escort of Zhao Ergou and others, Daohua and his group arrived downstairs smoothly in no time.
Defu had been waiting at the foot of Chonglou. When he saw Daohua, he immediately ran over with a smile: "Miss, you are finally here. The master thought you didn't come to see the lanterns."
Daohua smiled and said, "It's so hard to come to the provincial capital, how can I not take a look?" Then, she pulled Li Zixin and her sister, "These are my cousins, they came with me."
Defu looked at them and didn't care much. Then he smiled and said, "Since we're here, let's go up quickly."
Daohua nodded, pulled Li Zixin and her sister and followed.
When going upstairs, Li Zixin leaned close to Daohua's ear and whispered, "Why does this boy's voice sound weird?"
Daohua glanced at Defu, who was walking in front of him, and whispered back, "He's a eunuch."
Upon hearing this, Li Zixin and her sister took a deep breath.
Eunuchs are people who serve the royal family.
Soon, under the leadership of Defu, Daohua and his group arrived at the top floor of Chonglou.
Seeing that there were not many people upstairs and that most of them were people she knew, Daohua suddenly felt relieved.
Although it was an honor to be invited by Xiao Yeyang to watch the lanterns, she didn't want to be too conspicuous.
"Coming?"
Xiao Yeyang glanced at the rice flowers, then coolly shifted his gaze to the street downstairs.
Daohua smiled and didn't care. She looked at Dong Yuanxuan, Zhou Chengye and the others: "Brother Dong, Brother Zhou, Brother Su, are you all here?"
Zhou Chengye smiled and said, "The provincial government's Lantern Festival is always lively. Look, someone couldn't help but come over to join in the fun."
Daohua looked around: "Where's Jingwan? Didn't she come with us?"
Zhou Chengye: "An elder in the clan is celebrating his birthday, and she has to be at home with him."
Daohua felt a little regretful, but soon, a smile appeared on her face again, and she began to introduce Li Chenyi and others to everyone: "These are my cousins, please take good care of them."
Dong Yuanxuan smiled and said, "When it comes to ordering people around, you're quite rude."
Daohua immediately smiled back, "Because I know that you, Brother Dong, are all elegant gentlemen, and you will definitely take good care of people."
Next to them, Li Zixuan and Li Zixuan were shocked to see Daohua chatting and laughing so familiarly with the sons of provincial officials.
They knew some of the people here. For example, the big brother Dong just mentioned was the son of Dong Buzhengshi, the highest official in Zhongzhou Province. Although they had never seen the others, they thought that their fathers all held high positions.
Normally, they would never even see such people, but they didn't expect that now they would be able to stand with them and enjoy the lanterns.
Afterwards, under the leadership of Yan Wenxiu and Yan Wenkai, the three cousins got to know Dong Yuanxuan and others.
There were also girls from other families on the top floor, but unfortunately, Daohua didn't know any of them, so she didn't go over to say hello. She pulled her two cousins to the railing and looked at the lights below.
“So beautiful!”
Daohua couldn't help but sigh: "Standing so high up, the scenery is really different." In the restaurant, one could only see the vague hustle and bustle, but on the tall building, one could take in the entire grand scene on the street.
"Cousin, I'll go over there for a moment. You two can just watch over it first."
Li Zixuan glanced at Xiao Yeyang, who was standing alone and ignoring everyone else, and nodded immediately: "You go and do your thing, we will take care of our own."
Daohua then walked towards Xiao Yeyang with a smile.
"Sister, who is that person? He seems so arrogant!" Li Zixin couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.
Li Zixuan immediately made a gesture to silence them: "Don't talk nonsense." Almost all the cousins present had been introduced, except for that young man.
Thinking of the eunuch who led the way before, the identity of this young man was obvious.
This must be the little prince that my second uncle mentioned!
(End of this chapter)
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