Notes of Lanxi Crossing

Chapter 166 Disappointment
When Ji Mingxin came to his side, he raised his head and bumped into his starry eyes.

Suddenly, Ji Mingxin forgot the reason why she came here with this man, and couldn't open his mouth.

The maid didn't know why the lady suddenly stood still, but she knew that she was being troubled by the marriage affairs at home recently, so she didn't make a sound to disturb her trance.

Ji Mingxin asked himself why he looked at this young man who had only met once before him with special respect.

She looked at the handsome face of the young man in front of her, and suddenly realized.

Could it be because she fell in love with this handsome young man's good looks?

Thinking of this, Ji Ming laughed heartily, he was really amused by himself.

If Mother knew about her shameless thoughts, she might be so troubled that her eyes hurt again.

Song Lanzhang noticed the movement beside him, looked sideways, and saw Ji Mingxin smiling brightly at him a few feet away.

He took a breath, and immediately felt uncomfortable, subconsciously wanted to fix his appearance, raised his right hand, paused in mid-air in the next breath, and then put it down stiffly.

He was pleasantly surprised to see the girl he liked very much, but he didn't understand why she laughed at him as soon as she came.

"Miss Ji... But what's wrong with me?"

Ji Mingxin suppressed his smile, but there was still a bit of a smile on his face, and under the shade of the lights, there was a bit of softness and intimacy.

"It's nothing, it's just that I just remembered something interesting, I'm not laughing at you."

She lifted the hem of her skirt, intending to take a few steps closer to it.

"Wait a minute, girl!" Song Lanzhang stopped her softly.

"What?" Ji Mingxin tilted his head slightly, looking at him suspiciously.

Does he also want to say that men and women are different, abide by etiquette, and can't even talk a few steps closer?

Fortunately, Song Lanzhang quickly gave an explanation.

"Tourists often put river lanterns on the river bank here, and the mud under their feet is extremely muddy. Don't stain the girl's dress. It is very cold in winter. We might as well find another good place to talk about it."

As he spoke, he quickly approached Ji Mingxin's place, and led their master and servants to a slightly higher slope on the river bank.

"It's not far from the river bank, but the ground is much drier."

He passed by here when he was looking for someone, and at that time he felt that this place was really a good place to enjoy the scenery.

"Today is the Lantern Festival. I never thought I would see you again by fate. It has been half a year since we last visited the lake, and the girl is still as charming as ever."

Since he fell in love with her at the first sight in Lianhu, he never looked for an opportunity to see her again. Even if he accidentally heard from his younger sister and Huan'er that she had returned to the capital, he still saw flowers in the fog and couldn't feel the truth. How could one have expected such a surprise today.

"After that day, I returned to the south not long ago, and I came to the capital again on the emperor's birthday. Today is indeed a coincidence."

"The capital and the south are far away, and it will take more than half a month to come and go, even if you go fast, the girl has worked hard."

They met in midsummer, even if Ji Mingxin only returned to the capital in October, it was only three or two months, so they really traveled a lot.

Song Lanzhang wanted to ask her why she went back to the south, whether she would go back in the future, and when she would go back, but it was because of etiquette, so she had to swallow the words in her throat.

He didn't ask, but the other party seemed to know what was on his mind, and took the initiative to explain his doubts.

"I grew up in the south since I was a child. I came to the capital for the first time with my father when I returned to Beijing to report on my work. I was in a hurry at the time. After I settled down, I went back to the south to say goodbye to my relatives and friends. From now on, I don't know if I will have the opportunity to meet them again. .”

Ji Mingxin looked at the shining river lantern in the distance, and his heart was gradually haunted by longing and melancholy.

One of the purposes of his father asking her to go to Beijing with him was to settle her marriage.

She has no expectations for her future husband-in-law, but she is inevitably confused. When she gets married and becomes a wife, will she still be her original self?
I'm afraid that Ji Mingxin, who is dressed in fresh clothes and angers the horse, will stay in the south forever.

Since women have to marry when they reach their age, and marry whoever they marry, why not choose someone who is pleasing to the eye?

At this moment, she took out two identical Ruyi lanterns from the dazzling array of shelves, and she and Lan Xi happened to have one for each of them.

Liu Shuhuan started, followed by Zhan Yu who chose a yellow tiger-headed lantern, and turned his head to see another uniquely shaped antler lantern. It was difficult to choose for a while.

He looked at his elder sister Zhan Jin, who shook his head and took a pink lotus lantern to admire, but did not help him make a choice.

So he could only ask his brother Zhanxi for help with a lantern in one hand.

Zhanxi laughed: "If you really like it, it doesn't matter if you want it."

Zhan Yu pondered for a while, then put the two lanterns in his bag, thinking about it secretly.

He likes the appearance of these two lanterns very much, why don't he hold them first and give Lanxi one as a gift when she comes back, she must be happy.

After choosing these few, Song Lanshu noticed that the shy Jiang Yan had nothing in his hands.

"Yan'er, but there is nothing that suits you here?"

Jiang Yan was ashamed to let his cousin worry about him, so he quickly shook his head, turned his head and glanced at the shelves full of lanterns, and took down the simple garden lantern with a few clumps of green bamboos in it.

"Cousin, I like this."

Song Lanshu was surprised that cousin Jiang's preferences were so pure, but she didn't think too much about it, because she also planned to choose a simple one.

"Miss Song, how about this lantern?" Zhanxi asked, mentioning a hexagonal lantern depicting an orchid.

"what?"

When Song Lanshu saw it, he became a little interested.

This orchid lantern is simple in style, but it can rotate with the slight tilt of the lamp holder. The hexagons on the upper edge are tied with strands of silk ribbons and sway slightly with the rotation of the lantern, which looks quite novel.

Seeing that her eyes were bright, Zhanxi smiled and handed the lantern to her.

Song Lanshu smiled lightly, because she really liked it so much, she took it from his hand without shyness.

"Second cousin, your lantern is really interesting!" Liu Shuhuan looked at the orchid lantern, and suddenly felt that the carp lantern in his hand was not fragrant.

Song Lanshu is not stingy, although she also likes this orchid lantern, she still acts like a sister.

"If you like it, I'll give it to you."

Hearing this, Liu Shuhuan gently shook the two identical golden red carp lanterns in his hands, and replied cheerfully: "Forget it, I still want to have one with Lan Xi, and this one suits me."

It's rare for the second cousin to come across something she likes, so she naturally wouldn't be so ignorant to ask for it.

The children and the girls picked out the lanterns, and after paying the bills, everyone also thought about the route of the next tour, and left the place with the cheerful send-off of the shop owner.

Liu Zhanyu's scattered people did not find Lan Xi, but some guards returned to the restaurant. Although they failed to meet Lan Xi, they finally got news of her from the guards who stayed in front of the box.

(End of this chapter)