Chapter 69 Shangyuan Festival
"Since you understand, that's the best."

In Shou'an Hall, Old Lady Sheng took Hua Lan's hand and said, "You have to know that even if you are the daughter of a high-ranking official, getting married is a woman's second reincarnation."

After Hualan returned home, she told Old Lady Sheng what happened at the Wang family today and also mentioned what Wang Ruoyu had done.

When talking to her grandmother, Hualan naturally did not hide anything.

He said frankly that he felt Wang Ruo and this aunt had no good intentions towards his family.

Old Madam Sheng nodded in agreement.

"Before I took your father to the Wang family to propose marriage, I made inquiries in advance. Although your aunt is good-looking and talented, she has many bad tempers that come from being spoiled by noble ladies.

Although your mother is inferior to her sister in many aspects, she has one thing that is the best: she has no bad intentions, which makes her far better than your aunt."

Old Madam Sheng continued, "Although your aunt may not have good intentions, your mother is a straightforward person and may not be able to detect it. In addition, you have been raised in your uncle's house since childhood and lack the love of your family. You are very close to your Wang family. I am afraid that you will be easily controlled by your aunt in the future.

After the New Year, when the news of my family's marriage with the Yang family spreads, I'm afraid she will always come to your house to bother your mother. I can't say anything, so you can only remind your mother. "

Hua Lan nodded in response, "Yes, Grandma, I will take care of it when I am home."

"I feel relieved to have you watching over me."

Old Madam Sheng smiled and nodded, and then said, "But as long as your aunt doesn't do anything too excessive, you don't have to worry about it. Just take care of your mother's face. My Sheng family can still afford to give her some money."

"Yes, granddaughter has made note of it."

"Well, as long as you have a sense of proportion, you should continue to learn the accounting skills from Fang Mama. After the betrothal gifts are paid, I will ask someone to find a nanny to raise her. The daughter of my Sheng family is no worse than any other family!"

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Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival is here.

The Lantern Festival is also known as the Spring Lantern Festival.

In Bianjing, it is the Lantern Festival and the Fifth Festival.

It starts on the 14th day of the first lunar month and ends on the 18th day of the first lunar month.

In other places, the Lantern Festival lasts only until the 16th day of the first lunar month.

During the Lantern Festival, the city gates were relaxed and open all night.

Especially on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, tourists gathered under the two corridors of the Imperial Street, singing and dancing, and the scene was very lively.

It is even worse than the Spring Festival.

Since the Lantern Festival is also known as the "Spring Lantern Festival", the main entertainment activities of the festival are naturally related to lanterns.

There are countless activities such as guessing lantern riddles, lion and dragon dances, and setting off fireworks, and lanterns of various colors are spread all over the city.

Jiying Lane.

Sheng family.

It was just getting dark, and everyone quickly finished their dinner and went back to the courtyard to dress up, preparing to go out with the whole family to view the lanterns.

"Women also made lanterns with lantern balls, as big as dates and chestnuts, and decorated them with pearls and jade. Women from all over the city competed to wear them."

During the Lantern Festival in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was popular to wear lantern jewelry on the head.

Skilled craftsmen can create lantern headdresses the size of dates or chestnuts, and decorate them with pearls and jade.

Crystal clear and dazzling.

When worn on the head, it instantly becomes the most dazzling headdress of the night.

Hualan was sitting in front of the dressing mirror at this moment, with Wang Ruofu putting the lantern jewelry on her head behind her.

Her beautiful appearance looked even more radiant and beautiful under the dim candlelight.

"Beautiful, it's really beautiful!"

Wang Ruofu looked at the graceful and charming Hua Lan in the mirror and couldn't help but admire from the bottom of her heart: "She is worthy of being my daughter. With such a good appearance, it is reasonable for her to be the lady of a marquisate!" "Mother..."

Hua Lan blushed a little after hearing this. She didn't dare to let Wang Ruofu continue. She quickly stood up and asked Wang Ruofu to sit down. "It's my turn to put it on you."

Hua Lan took the lantern jewelry handed to her by Mama Liu, put it gently on Wang Ruofu's head, and praised:
"My mother looks much younger when she wears it."

"No, no, kid, you are talking nonsense!"

Wang Ruofu said she was embarrassed, but she still looked at herself in the mirror carefully. "I look a few years younger. What do you think, Mama Liu?"

As the best supporting actor, Mother Liu on the side naturally spoke well of the performance.

"Madam, this is natural. I feel like I am seeing a young girl."

"Yes, mother, I think you look young too!"

Rulan was shaking her little head beside her, looking silly and happy, with a small lantern on her head. Seeing this, Hualan hurriedly straightened Rulan's little head and lightly touched her forehead with her index finger.

"You're wearing a lantern on your head. If you keep shaking your head like that, you might burn your hair."

Pingyang Houfu.

Yang family.

Today is the Lantern Festival, so Yang Wenyuan naturally wants to go out and have fun.

There was also a burden, Yang Ruijin, beside him.

Yang Yuqing is a second-rank official, and Mrs. Chen, as a family member of a high-ranking official, was going to the stands over at Xuande Tower tonight to accompany the emperor to appreciate the lanterns, so she went there early and was not with Yang Wenyuan and Yang Ruijin.

Logically, Yang Wenyuan should also go with them.

But Yang Wenyuan naturally didn't want to.

It's not as comfortable to go to the lantern festival by yourself as to be on the stands with a bunch of bad guys.

"Yang Ruijin, are you done yet? You are wearing so many lantern headdresses on your head. Aren't you afraid that your hair will get burned?" Yang Wenyuan looked at Yang Ruijin, who was already wearing three kinds of lantern headdresses and was slowly asking her personal maid to put the colored box on her head. He couldn't help but complain.

Yang Rujin remained calm and said, "Cousin, you are not a girl, so you naturally don't understand."

Yang Wenyuan: …

You are great, you are noble, you can laugh at me now!

It took a long time for Yang Ruijin to put on the lantern headdress.

Looking at Yang Ruijin who was set off by various lantern headdresses, Yang Wenyuan had to admit that these unique headdresses really made Yang Ruijin look more playful and cute, and her youthful girlish charm was overwhelming.

Rujin, my cousin is too superficial!

Women can wear lamps on their heads, and men can do the same.

But it is different from the women wearing lanterns on their heads.

Generally, the children of high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen would not wear lanterns on their heads, but would let their followers and bodyguards wear them on their heads.

This kind of lantern is called "fire bayberry".

Grind dried dates into powder, pound charcoal into chips, mix the date powder and charcoal chips together, pour oil wax on them, roll them into balls, string them up one by one with an iron rod, put them on the top of the head, and follow the owner to the street.

While being responsible for guarding safety, it can also help the owner show off his power.

Changqing next to him was wearing a few strings of "fire bayberry" on his head.

Yang Wenyuan didn't want Changqing to wear it at first.

But Yang Ruijin insisted on saying that she wanted to see what Yang Wenyuan looked like wearing the "Fire Bayberry".

Then you can only endure the hardships and live forever.

Before going out, Yang Wenyuan took his fan with him.

(End of this chapter)