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He then looked at the people who came to find him.
Yang Guofu was still furious, but he had no choice but to instruct his family not to tell the old man and quietly changed into his official uniform.
then
There was a scene where the Minister of Works Yang Guofu and several other ministers went to the palace to meet the emperor on Mid-Autumn Night.
This is probably how these families celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
……
In the palace, the young eunuch Lu Cai is living a very comfortable life now. After he became a disciple of Song Diaosi, no one in the palace dares to boss him around anymore.
Moreover, those who had bullied him in the past now bowed and nodded to him one by one.
Lu Cai also retaliated against them, but also gave them some sweet gifts.
Lu wanted revenge because he remembered what his master said: if someone bullies you, you must bully them back.
He gave sweet dates because he remembered what Miss Chang'an told him: to be kind to others is to be kind to yourself.
Lu Cai ran to his master's small courtyard with mooncakes and some other dishes in his arms.
As soon as I got there, I saw the master sitting at the table in the yard drinking wine.
Lu Cai bowed respectfully and then placed these things on the table.
Song Diaosi looked at Lu Cai and smiled.
After everything was done, Lu Cai also sat down and looked at his master, then at the moon in the sky. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Master, everyone in the palace is talking about what happened to Miss Chang'an last night. Although I heard that poem and it sounded very beautiful, I just don't quite understand the meaning of the last line, 'May we live long and share the beauty of the moon, even though we are thousands of miles apart.'"
Song Diaosi took a sip of wine, smiled and said, "Who do you hope can live a hundred years and always be able to appreciate this moon?"
Lu Cai was stunned: "Miss Changan, and Master."
Song Diao Si smiled and said, "This is what it means to wish you a long life and share the beauty of the moon even though we are thousands of miles apart."
Lu Cai thought for a moment and grinned, but immediately said, "I think I should also hope that the Queen Mother will do the same. After all, she is my master now."
Song Diao Si smiled and shook his head: "She is Master's master, not yours. If Miss Chang'an becomes the queen, she will be your master."
Lu Cai smiled again. He just wanted to serve Miss Chang'an.
But thinking of the Queen Mother, Lu Cai looked at his master and had some questions to ask.
But before Lu Cai could speak, Song Diao Si said, "You can talk about the Queen Mother, but I can't. Just like I can talk about Miss Chang'an, but you can't."
Lu Cai nodded, not quite understanding.
But he didn't ask any more questions. Seeing that the wine in his master's glass was empty, he immediately stood up and helped fill it up.
But after pouring the wine, Lu looked at his master: "If Master said something bad about Miss Changan, I might get angry, but I would be sulking because you are my master."
Song Diaosi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and reached out to rub Lu Cai's head.
Lu Cai turned back to the stone bench and looked up at the moon.
In fact, he wanted to ask his master why the Queen Mother beat his son after meeting him.
And why does he dislike his daughter-in-law so much?
Also, he often saw the Queen Mother cursing and talking to herself in her room, just like the crazy woman in the village.
Another time, she saw the empress dowager getting angry at a tablet and stabbing it with a knife and throwing it, but then she immediately picked it up and wiped it carefully, which was very strange.
But Lu Cai decided not to ask his master these questions, because as he said, if his master said bad things about Miss Chang'an, he would be angry.
I think if I say something bad about the Queen Mother, my master will also be angry.
Song Diaosi looked at Lu Cai and said, "Lu Cai, do you miss your family during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Lu Cai nodded: "I want to."
Song Diao Si smiled and said, "When things here are over, Master will take you to visit their graves."
Lu Cai was curious.
But Song Diaosi didn't say it clearly, he just looked at the moon in the sky.
It's almost over.
……
Late at night, Lian Qiao was looking at the moon in the sky alone.
This was the first time for him to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival alone. He had been living in Tianzhige since he was a child and had always been accompanied by his family, so sometimes he wondered how it was possible for a person to miss home and his family.
But at this moment.
He was missing home and his family.
Even though his mother might always make bad noodles for him, his father would smile and give him the noodles from his bowl, and his sister would go eat the delicious food without saying a word, and then he would eat his sister's bowl as well.
But he felt that such days were better than here.
Since coming to Beijing, Lian Qiao feels that nothing he does is right.
Although he finally met the empress, he had a fight with Commander Yan for no apparent reason.
Although in fact he was the one who got beaten unilaterally.
But Lian Qiao still didn't understand why he was supposed to fight Yan Ruyu, so he ended up challenging the 'Crazy Blade'.
But he didn't dare to ask, for fear of being beaten by Yan Yunxiao again.
However, there is good news. Yan Yunxiao said that after his injury heals, he can join the Dali Temple to do his work.
Lian Qiao felt that it was pretty good. At least he finally became an official. His trip to the capital was not in vain. He could brag to his junior sister in his heart and could brag as much as he wanted.
Just looking at the moon, Lian Qiao still missed her family a little. She was thinking about the letters she wrote and whether her family had received them. If they had, why didn't they reply?
……
On the night of August 15th, on a path dozens of miles away from Luoan City, there was a woman with a sword hanging from her waist and her hair tied up high in a ponytail.
But these are all minor matters. The most important thing is that the woman was blindfolded with a black silk ribbon, like a blind person, but she was able to walk very fast.
This pretty female swordsman walked along the path instead of taking the main road, as if she didn't want to deal with people, let alone see them.
Although she did encounter some bandits who coveted her beauty while walking on the small road, they were all killed by the woman, so it was not a big deal.
This way, go on.
The woman, who seemed to be "blind" and had covered her eyes with a silk ribbon, suddenly stopped, looked up and saw a straight branch. With a sword flower, the branch was cut down.
The branches are neither too long nor too short, and feel just right in the hand.
The woman held it in her hand and hit it forward twice. She found it was very handy, especially for hitting her younger brother.
So the woman held the branch in her hand and continued walking towards Luoan City.
The woman's name is Lian Wei.
Lian Qiao's sister.
……
In Zhu Huang's house in Luoan City.
Zhu Huang ran away in a hurry.
Because I just got the news that Guiyu and his group had a fight with Zhao Xiaojia in the Shihua Pavilion.
Meng Qin naturally went along as well.
So, there were only Su Wenqing and Yan Yunxiao left in the yard.
Su Wenqing didn't drink much, so he looked fine.
Yan Yunxiao drank a lot of alcohol, but never got drunk.
Yan Yunxiao looked at Su Wenqing: "Did Chunniang come back after the Lantern Festival?"
Su Wenqing said: "It should be earlier."
Yan Yunxiao continued to ask: "Is your useless fourth brother coming back too?"
Su Wenqing smiled helplessly: "He is back, but at a different time. He is back to do some work."
Yan Yunxiao felt a little regretful, but after thinking for a while, he said, "As for Wan'er, it's okay for Yuan Ruxi to teach her how to practice sword, but she still has to study hard. The sword is based on studying."
Su Wenqing thought for a moment and said, "Chun Niang's son has been secretly practicing martial arts recently. Can the commander-in-chief find him a master?"
Yan Yunxiao ate a mouthful of peanuts and said, "I can't find him. It makes me angry just looking at him. He looks exactly like his useless father."
Su Wenqing smiled helplessly again.
However, Yan Yunxiao added: "Let Chunniang take it back this time. Su Zhaoxin can learn Chunniang's sword set, but it's hard to say how much he can achieve. All the talents are with Wan'er, and that kid doesn't have any of them."
Su Wenqing smiled when he heard this, but also sighed and said: "Although not as good as Wan'er, Zhao Xin cares more about love than Wan'er."
Yan Yunxiao didn't say much nonsense. He drank the wine in the pot in front of him, stood up and said, "I'll ask someone to get some wine tomorrow. The wine my sister-in-law brews is delicious. Let's go!"
After saying that, he continued to do his own thing, very casually, and with a light step, he directly climbed over the wall.
Su Wenqing smiled, stood up and started to clean up the tables, chairs and benches.
Still remember the past
There were actually some other people in their group, and in the end, he was still the one who cleaned up the mess. But back then, his wife would help him.
Yan Yunxiao walked outside, yawned, and glanced to the side: "Just say it directly."
In the dark, a man immediately appeared, clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Yang Guofu's son and the other people have all been tortured and have fainted from the pain."
Yan Yunxiao nodded: "That's fine. Remember to pour a bucket of cold water on them every half hour. As long as they are not killed, you can do whatever you want."
The man immediately clasped his fists and said, "There is another thing. Shuyalou released the list in Jianghu, and the Queen was on the Rouge List. Because it concerns the Queen, someone came over to ask if we should report it."
Yan Yunxiao became interested: "Which one?"
The man immediately replied: "First."
Yan Yunxiao smiled and said, "Besides the Rouge List, are there any others?"
The man shook his head and said, "It should be on the poetry list, but Shuyalou said that the poetry list will be announced after the Winter Examination and the Lantern Festival Poetry Festival, so it is not a new list."
Yan Yunxiao said, "Let's go up. What's the point of not going up first?"