Chapter 412 Boudoir, choosing a consort?
Jiang Minghong bought a few skewers of mutton and gave them to his sister and Qi Yong, thinking: "Where are we going now?"
"Sister, let's decide!"
"The riverside should be very lively, but there are so many people. I'm afraid that we will be scattered, so let's go to Chaoyangmen to see the lighthouse! I heard from Apple that a lighthouse was built there this year."
The two of them had no objection. Chaoyang Gate was very close to them, so the three of them walked there without taking the carriage. They bought a lot of food along the way, but they were so greedy for grapes and dumplings that they stared at it. They were screaming and drooling.
Jiang Mingyue bought a pack of fruit candies and fed them one each, and they calmed down.
Because of the lighthouse, Chaoyangmen is more lively than other places. There are not only juggling, but also lantern riddle guessing and ring tying.
Jiang Mingyue couldn't leave with Putao and Tuanzi, but Jiang Minghong and Qi Yongsi could.
"It's a rare trip, so go and have some fun! It's also good to come back with some lights."
Jiang Minghong and Qi Yongsi looked at each other.
"I'll set the trap."
"I'm going to guess lantern riddles."
The two made a decision. Qi Yongsi walked towards the lantern riddle guessing stall. Jiang Mingyue and her brother stood outside the crowd with their children to watch.
"Sister, there's a pear juice seller out front. I'll buy a few cups and I'll be back soon."
"it is good!"
Qi Yongsi came back first, holding a lantern in her hand. Tuanzi stood up with a kick on his legs, stretched out his hand and shouted at Qi Yongsi.
Qi Yongsi put the lantern into his hand with a gentle look on his face. Seeing how tightly he held it, he let go.
When Jiang Minghong came back, they drank pear water and went to the stall where the ring was made. All three of them tried it and got results.
Jiang Mingyue took the little tiger stuffed doll from the stall owner's hand. She was a little surprised when she saw the word "ginger" on it. It was a coincidence that the stuffed doll was bought from her toy store.
"Ah!"
Jiang Mingyue looked at Tuanzi longingly and saw that the puppet in her hand was not given to him, but to her daughter who had always been quiet.
Putao looked at the puppet in his hand, pursed his lips, smiled, and said "Yeah" to his mother.
Jiang Mingyue kissed her daughter tenderly and looked at her son and said, "I will give it to you after my sister stops playing."
"Ah!" Tuanzi shouted loudly with an unhappy look on his face. He didn't quiet down until Jiang Minghong came back and stuffed a ceramic pony into his hand.
The three of them made a circle and watched the juggling for a while. When they saw that Tuanzi and Putao were sleepy, they were ready to turn around.
As soon as they left Chaoyangmen, they heard a bang, and Tuanzi and Putao suddenly woke up from their daze.
"Putao, Tuanzi, watch the fireworks." Jiang Mingyue pointed at the fireworks in the sky and said to the two of them.
Putao and Tuanzi looked up and saw fireworks exploding one after another in the sky, which was very beautiful.
"ah!"
"Wow!"
Jiang Mingyue looked at her children who looked shocked and smiled.
When the five people looked up to watch the fireworks, Jiang Mingyue suddenly heard someone commenting next to them: "It seems like fireworks are being set off in the palace."
"Your Majesty is also celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
"These fireworks are so beautiful."
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Jiang Mingyue listened to everyone's discussion and looked in the direction of the palace. As expected, the fireworks rose from there.
Looking at the beautiful fireworks, Jiang Mingyue couldn't help but think of Xie Yuan, and wondered what he was doing now, whether he was enjoying the fireworks like her.
That day, the five of them did not return to Qingshi Hutong until the beginning of Haishi. By then, Putao and Tuanzi had already gone to bed.
Jiang Minghong and Qi Yongsi were afraid that they would catch cold, so they hugged them together.
In the backyard, Jiang Mingyue took over her children and looked at the two who were somewhat out of breath.
"You two uncles have worked hard today! Go to bed early after washing up!"
"Good night, sister!"
After watching the two people leave, Jiang Mingyue carried her children into the bedroom.
In Yuanjiang Mansion, Xie Yuan celebrated the festival with his mother-in-law and father-in-law today. After setting off the fireworks, it was already very late, so he simply stayed at Jiang's house. The room he slept in now was his wife's boudoir.
The atmosphere of his wife is everywhere here, and here Xie Yuan has a glimpse of a period of time that he has never been involved in since his wife was a girl.
Looking at the dressing table, he could imagine that she would sit there and dress up every day. Looking at the jewelry, he could imagine that she would wear them beautifully on her head every day.
There was also the desk placed by the window. No matter in spring, summer, autumn or winter, she would lie on the desk and open the window to look at the scenery outside.
Xie Yuan walked to the bed and sat down, thinking about his wife lying on the bed sleeping in thin underwear... Xie Yuan, who was a little distracted, felt that the heirloom was about to move, but did not deliberately suppress it. He missed his wife. , I wonder if she will take the children out to watch the lanterns this year, but will she miss him?
On the 16th, Song Ming, who was in a good mood, rarely entered the harem and came to the Xian Concubine.
"What are you looking at, concubine?"
When the concubine Xian saw the saint coming up, she put down the book and stood up to salute.
Song Ming reached out to support her.
"My beloved, there's no need to sit down politely!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Xian Fei sat down, she handed the booklet to Song Ming.
Song Ming raised his eyebrows after reading it and looked at her in surprise: "Are you choosing a consort for Rui'er?"
"I'll take a look first. In the end, it's up to the Holy One to make a decision. I'm not as discerning as the Holy One."
Song Ming put down the booklet and asked, "Is Rui'er already this big?"
"She is already seventeen. If she were an ordinary girl, she would be an old girl."
Song Ming sighed with emotion after hearing this: "In my impression, she was still a little girl. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, she would be looking for a consort. Time really makes people grow old."
"I am not old. I still want to see my granddaughter get married and have children!"
"I am only four years older than my beloved concubine."
The implication is that I am not old either.
Song Ming picked up the book again and opened it. The more he looked at it, the more dissatisfied he became.
"This is all nonsense."
Concubine Xian couldn't help laughing when she heard this.
"Your Majesty, these are the best young people in Kyoto. The generals and disciples like these are very good."
"How can a group of warriors who only know how to dance with guns and sticks be worthy of my daughter?"
"What about the Wang family and the Li family? They are both scholarly families."
"There are many rules, and people born in these aristocratic families also have many minds. Our Rui'er is simply no match for them. It's inappropriate."
Concubine Xian listed a few more, but they were all rejected by Song Ming.
"Then who does the Holy Spirit think is suitable?"
"No matter who wants to marry my daughter, I think it is inappropriate."
Song Ming's words contained a hint of sorrow and resentment unique to an old father. Concubine Xian couldn't help but smile. Just as she was about to speak, she saw her daughter walking in.
"Father is right. None of these people are worthy of my daughter. Father, mother and concubine. My daughter doesn't want to get married yet."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian couldn't help but have a headache.
"It's time for boys to get married and girls to get married. You're already seventeen, and you're really ready to turn yourself into an old girl."
Song Rui put her hands on her hips and said with a proud look on her face: "I am a princess, no one dares to call me old."
She then grabbed Song Ming's arm and shook it.
"Father, my daughter does not want to get married, but she is willing to stay with you forever."
Song Ming seemed to be shaken by her and had no choice but to agree.