Chapter 175: 175. Lantern Festival
The Huoshaoyun in Huaizhou is really beautiful. At dusk, Yunyao lay on the bench and looked at the sky, which was indescribably comfortable.
"Mrs. Yu." Sang Hanlian walked up to Yunyao with two maids, blocking a corner of the horizon.
Yun Yao glanced at her sideways and said casually: "Is something wrong?"
Sang Hanlian looked humble and said gently: "I am here to apologize. I have not taken good care of you these past two days and my behavior has been inappropriate in many ways. Please forgive me, Mrs. Yu."
Yun Yao was stunned, sat up, looked at Sang Hanlian who was bowing his head slightly next to him, and said, "It's okay."
Sang Hanlian showed a delighted smile and invited: "There is a lantern festival on the street tonight. It is very beautiful. Do you want Mrs. Yu and Yu Shangshu to go and see it together?"
Yun Yao's interest was aroused and he stood up and said, "I'll go ask."
At this time, Yu An was reading paperwork. Hearing Yun Yao open the door excitedly, he turned to look at her.
Yun Yao smiled and said: "I heard there is a lantern festival tonight, let's go together."
Seeing that Yu An is leaving tomorrow, wouldn't it be nice for the two of us to go out and hang out together before leaving?
I just don’t know if Yu An has time.
Yu An put down the document, with a gentle smile in his eyes, and responded: "Okay."
Yun Yao happily hugged him and kissed his head several times.
The sun gradually set, but the lights outside were bright. Yunyao and Yu An followed a group of young men and ladies from the Sang family to the lively street.
It was Yunyao's first time to visit such a place. The ten-mile long street was brilliantly lit, and there was an endless stream of people watching the lanterns. The various colored lights were like stars in the sky, lifelike and shining.
The crowd was quickly dispersed, and Yun Yao could hear several young masters from the Sang family chatting about the brothel. They quickly disappeared into the bustling crowd, leaving only a few young ladies and their maids, who were still gathering together in great interest.
Talking and laughing.
The vendors on both sides saw that Yun Yao and Yu An were good-looking and distinguished, so they all shouted at them to come over.
Yun Yao couldn't resist the temptation, pointed to a lifelike rabbit lantern and said: "I want that."
"Okay." The boss agreed with a smile and asked, "Do you want to write a poem?"
Yun Yao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that there was such a service.
Sang Hanlian said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether you write a poem or not, it's just for good luck."
She decided that Yunyao couldn't write poetry, so she tried to smooth things over.
Yu An suddenly said: "I'll do it."
He took the lantern and the writing brush from the boss's hands, and wrote a poem on the belly of the rabbit lantern like a snake.
"The exquisite dice and the red beans make me miss you so much."
The ink dried quickly, Yu An raised the corner of his mouth slightly, handed the lantern to Yun Yao and said: "Here."
Yun Yao was stunned for a moment, then smiled sheepishly when he saw the poem above.
Although she had no memory of it herself, the fact that Wen Tingyun's poem appeared here must have been written silently by her at the poetry meeting.
Yu An said: "Stay in Sang Mansion, I will be back soon."
Yun Yao's face had a rare blush. She took the lantern and shook her body coquettishly.
Really, she is getting better and better at being a husband.
Sang Hanlian looked at the two of them sourly, then took the initiative to come over and read the verses on the lantern, then turned to Yu An with eyes that were full of admiration.
She said gently and gently: "Master Yu is really talented and can write such a good poem."
It's a pity that it wasn't written for her.
Yu An said calmly: "I just wrote the poem on the lantern, the real poet is Yaoyao."
Yun Yao grinned awkwardly and stopped explaining. The more he explained, the more confused he became.
Sang Hanlian smiled, not believing that Yun Yao could write such a poem. She only felt that Yu An was trying to smooth things over for her.
How could such a good man be with a wild woman from the countryside? Sang Hanlian secretly twisted her handkerchief and lamented the unfairness of the world.
After a while, she smiled and said: "We're already here, why don't we go put out the lotus lanterns."
As she spoke, she pointed to the lake not far away, which was sparkling and dotted with lights, all of which were lotus lanterns released by others.
Yun Yao smiled and said: "Let's go, I haven't let go of the lotus lantern yet."
As she spoke, she picked up Yu An and walked through the crowded crowd to the lakeside, where she bought two lotus lanterns from a vendor.
There was a row of tables and chairs around it, which was a place for guests to make wishes. Yun Yao picked up the brush, leaned on the table, and carefully wrote down his wishes so that no one else could see them.
Yu An smiled helplessly, looked at Yun Yao's focused face, and raised his brush.
After a while, the two people came to the lake, carefully placed the lotus lantern on the lake, and gently pushed it inside.
Yun Yao bumped into Yu An mischievously and asked, "What wish did your husband make?"
Yu An smiled and said: "It's a secret, it won't work if you tell it."
Yun Yao curled his lips and suddenly said in surprise: "Where is Miss Sang?"
"I'm here." A soft and graceful figure was standing not far away, smiling and waving to the two of them.
Yun Yao and Yu An looked at each other, walked over there, and found a popular noodle stall.
Sang Hanlian said: "I finished setting off the lotus lanterns before you. I came over when I saw the noodle stall. Try our sweet noodles. It's delicious."
As she said this, she led the two of them to the table and sat down, with three bowls of noodles lying quietly on it.
She is like a real host, enthusiastically introducing the good things about her hometown.
Yun Yao didn't expect that Sang Hanlian was quite down-to-earth, because most wealthy ladies wouldn't eat the food sold at stalls.
She sat down opposite Sang Hanlian as she should, and asked Yu An to sit next to her.
This noodle was indeed tempting. Yun Yao took a bite. It was sour, sweet, and cold, which offset all the stuffy heat at night.
The three of them finished eating the noodles and walked around for a while. Sang Hanlian said, "It's almost time. The vendors will close their stalls in a while. Let's go back now."
Yun Yao also felt that he was done shopping, so he nodded in agreement.
Sang Hanlian smiled and said: "My carriage is waiting nearby, I will take you there."
Yun Yao nodded, and the two of them followed Sang Hanlian to a spacious place, where there were indeed several carriages parked.
The few people quickly returned to Sang Mansion. Some of the servants were holding lanterns and some were carrying basins, and they lined up in a row respectfully.
Sang Hanlian arrived: "This is our custom here. People who come back when it gets dark must clean their hands before entering."
Yun Yao nodded, handed the rabbit lantern to the servant, and prepared to go forward and clean his hands.
There was a slight cough from the side. Yun Yao looked at Yu An and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay." Yu An said, "It's just that the weather is a bit hot."
Yun Yao smiled and said, "You will lie on the bed later and I will fan you."
Yu An rolled his eyes at her and stepped forward to wash his hands.
Just as Yun Yao was about to put his hand into the basin, the maid holding the basin suddenly shivered and subconsciously let go of her hands.
Chapter completed!