Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 387 Lantern Festival Carnival Night (1)

Shangyuan was the most important festival in the Song Dynasty.

Zhengdan is the beginning of the New Year, and Shangyuan is the end of the New Year.

After the three nights of the Lantern Festival, the New Year festival ends with the lanterns, and this is the last day of carnival.

The Japanese delegation has successfully completed its visit to the Song Dynasty and will return on the 16th day of the first lunar month.

Because they needed to set off early in the morning, Monk Jinghai and Officer Yoshida declined the Song government's invitation to join them in touring the canal and viewing the lanterns, and returned to Banjing Pavilion early to make final preparations before departure.

Yang Yuan’s mission of traveling here ended here.

When he returned to the Privy Council again, the position of Chanzifang Chengzhi had become Fei Yuye's.

The "East-West Kitchen" also has a new chief executive.

But He Yuzhu and his people can’t come back.

They had just arrived at the branches of "Songjia Flavor House" and "Shuiyunjian Restaurant" when the Chinese New Year came.

It is indeed much more tiring than before, but I can earn a lot more too.

At this point, Yang Yuan, who returned to the Privy Council, did not even have a position and became a person who was literally "on standby."

Seeing that Yang Yuan had no place to stay, the clerks and servants of the Privy Council could not help but point fingers at him and secretly laugh at him.

"Yang Wugong, why don't you... come to my signing room and sit down? Let's drink tea and chat. I can also tell you your fortune."

Seeing that Yang Yuan didn't even have a position in the "East and West Kitchen", Han Qianchen felt sad and couldn't help but invite him.

Yang Yuan looked at Han Qianchen with some surprise, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Han, Yang..."

As soon as he said this, Fei Yuye walked up to the two of them and said to Yang Yuan with a stern face, "I have just taken over the Chanzi Room, and there are some things that have not been sorted out. I need to ask you for advice. I wonder if you have time, Brother Yang?"

Yang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded and smiled: "I have time, of course I have time, I am very free now..."

The corners of Fei Yuye's lips twitched twice, and she turned and left.

Yang Yuan bowed to Han Qianchen and quickly followed him.

The two returned to the Chan room side by side.

Seeing that it was Fei Yuye who came with him, Kou Heiyi, Xiao Luo, Fan Jiang, Wang Dashao and others just bowed to Yang Yuan as a greeting without saying much.

During the Chinese New Year, except for Kou Heiyi, all of these people came to Yang Yuan in person to wish him a happy new year, so there was no need to be overly polite at this time.

After entering Fei Yuye's signing room, Fei Yuye personally brewed a cup of tea for him, placed it on the table next to him, and said to him:

"I need to take care of some official business, so you just sit here. If you have nowhere to go when you go to the government office tomorrow, just come here directly."

Yang Yuan didn't expect Fei Yuye to help him out of his embarrassing situation, so he couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Is the head of the Feifang pitying Yang?"

Fei Yuye had already returned to her desk and sat down, picking up a pen to review the official documents. When she heard Yang Yuan's question, she glanced at him calmly and said,
"I was the one who brought you into the Speed ​​Room, and you walked out of my Fish Room. I just don't want you to be embarrassed."

Yang Yuan smiled. Although Fei Yuye was very tough, he still appreciated her kindness.

Yang Yuan crossed his legs, blew on the tea leaves gently, and praised: "Mingqian Longjing, good tea."

Fei Yuye was concentrating on her work, and said without raising her head, "Shut up and be quiet."

Yang Yuan smiled slightly and said no more.

The temperature of a cup of hot tea has dropped slightly and it is barely drinkable.

Yang Yuan picked up the tea and just took a sip when Leng Yuchan rushed in with a pair of long legs.

Seeing Yang Yuan sitting there with his legs crossed, Leng Yuchan first breathed a sigh of relief, then complained:

"Why didn't you tell anyone when you returned to the Privy Council? Some people say that even the chefs in the East and West Kitchens are laughing at you. Is that true?"

When she said the latter sentence, her eyes turned red, she felt so angry that tears almost fell.

Yang Yuan quickly took her hand and comforted her softly, "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. When a person is walking on the road, will he care about what the ants under his feet are calling out?"

Leng Yuchan glared at Yang Yuan and said angrily, "You've gotten so low that you don't even have a place to sit, and you're still bragging."

Fei Yuye raised her head from behind the desk, glared at Leng Yuchan and said, "You two think I don't exist, right?
Yang Yuan, since someone is watching over you, just go to the Yuzi room and stop flirting with me and getting in my way!"

Leng Yuchan said angrily: "What are you talking about? You saw Erlang coming back, why didn't you tell me?"

Fei Yuye said, "How would I know that you didn't know? I thought you were trying to avoid suspicion and it was inconvenient for you to show up. Who knew that the two of you would start to not show your backs to others?"

Leng Yuchan blushed and said, "Who said I don't carry people on my back? I just didn't carry you on my back. You already knew it anyway."

Fei Yuye said unhappily: "Get out, both of you..."

Just as she said this, there was a knock on the door.

Fei Yuye glared at Yang Yuan, and Yang Yuan quickly let go of Leng Yuchan's hand. Fei Yuye then called for someone to come in.

As soon as the door opened, Shen Zhicheng, an official from the Privy Council, walked in leisurely. Shen Zhicheng saw Fei Yuye and Leng Yuchan, nodded politely to them, and then said to Yang Yuan with a fake smile: "Yang Beijie, is the Qingyou event over?"

Yang Yuan sat there without getting up. He just nodded at him while holding the tea and said, "It's over. The Japanese envoy will return tomorrow."

Shen Ganban said with a half-smile: "Okay, the emperor will go on a river cruise tonight to watch the lanterns and have fun with the people. The Privy Council and Lin'an Prefecture will be responsible for deploying defense along the route of the tour.

Yang Beiji, since you have experience in clearing streets and you have nothing to do now, just lead five soldiers to sell fish at the Fish Bridge.

There are people from the Street Division there, all of whom are under your command. Tonight, lay the yellow earth on the road, sprinkle clean water on the street, and patrol the street to maintain order. Don't make any mistakes."

When Fei Yuye heard this, her pretty face sank. "I brought the people into the Privy Council, and you guys are bullying them endlessly, right?"
Zhang Mi has been promoted to the position of Tongpan of Lin'an Prefecture, and you are still not giving in to Yang Yuan.

When Fei Yuye was about to open her mouth to refute, Leng Yuchan had already taken a step ahead of her. She stepped forward with her long legs and stood in front of Yang Yuan. She said coldly, "Shen Ganban, is this the intention of the Privy Councilor or did you do it on your own?"

Although Qin Hui was incompetent, he was still a prime minister.

Previously, he sent Yang Yuan to be the Qingyou Envoy in order to prevent Yang Yuan from continuing to quarrel with Zhang Mi in the Privy Council and bringing disgrace to the Privy Council.

Now that Zhang Mi has left the Privy Council, there is really no need for him, as the Prime Minister, to keep arguing with Yang Yuan.

As soon as Leng Yuchan heard it, she knew that Shen Zhicheng, the lackey, must have been trying to figure out his superiors' intentions, or perhaps he wanted to please Zhang Mi, so he took the initiative to bully Yang Yuan.

Shen Zhicheng's face darkened, and he said, "Leng Chengzhi, what do you mean? As an official in charge of the Chengzhi Division, can't I send a preparation officer?"

Leng Yuchan said sternly: "Mr. Shen, he is a seventh-rank martial arts officer, and he is also the top scorer in this year's Lin'an Prefecture. He is not someone you can control..."

"What is Leng Chengzhi talking about?" Yang Yuan pulled Leng Yuchan and stood up with a smile: "Maiyu Bridge, right? Thank you for letting me know, Mr. Shen. I will report to Maiyu Bridge right away."

Leng Yuchan was about to speak angrily, but Yang Yuan quietly pinched her palm. Leng Yuchan knew that her lover must have some intention, so she stopped talking.

Although Yang Yuan could not make any preparations in advance for tonight's changes, he was already familiar with the official Lantern Festival parade route every year and had visited it before.

The Fish-Making Bridge is not far from the Xiangji Temple Pier. The imperial boat sailed along the canal. After passing the Fish-Making Bridge, the people at the Fish-Making Bridge could withdraw their defenses.

The imperial boat continued forward and arrived at the Xiangji Temple Pier. The official disembarked from there, went to Xiangji Temple to burn incense, and then changed to the imperial sedan chair and returned to the palace by land.

Compared to rushing to ambush near Xiangji Temple tonight, going to Maiyu Bridge to lead the people from the Street Office to maintain order does waste time.

However, what is needed for steering a ship is stability and observing the lights, so the speed is not fast.

The emperor landed and headed towards Xiangji Temple. He was surrounded by a large group of people and horses, so he could not move fast.

After a quick calculation, Yang Yuan realized that it was completely in time to withdraw the defense from Maiyu Bridge and then rush to Xiangji Temple.

Yang Yuan didn't dare to refuse Shen Zhicheng's arrangement now. What if Shen Zhicheng got angry and came up with other ways to arrange a place for him that he couldn't refuse? That would be terrible.

When Shen Zhicheng saw Leng Yuchan was angry and Fei Yuye also had a bad look on her face, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.

He wanted to humiliate Yang Yuan just to please Zhang Mi, but he didn't want to offend Fei Yuye and Leng Yuchan either.

Seeing the two of them defending Yang Yuan so much, Shen Zhicheng was about to back out, but Yang Yuan stood up, nodded and bowed, and took the initiative to agree.

When Shen Zhicheng saw this, he immediately stood up again.

Shen Zhicheng put on airs and said in a pretentious tone, "Well, then Yang, you should go right away. If there is any mistake in the section of road you are responsible for, you will be punished. You must be careful tonight."

After walking out of Fei Yuye's signing room, Shen Zhicheng curled his lips in disdain: "Tsk, you're such a coward. You actually need two women to stand up for you. What a piece of shit."

Shen Zhicheng took a few steps and suddenly stopped, his face full of suspicion: "That's not right, why are Fei Chengzhi and Leng Chengzhi so protective of him? Could it be...hiss..."

Shen Zhicheng suddenly thought of Xue Bingxin who resigned for Yang Yuan.

Xue Bingxin, Leng Yuchan, Fei Yuye, and Yang Yuan, three girls and one boy, originally belonged to the same room.

A bold idea suddenly emerged in Shen Zhicheng's mind: "Could it be that they are... three horses in the same trough?"

When Shen Zhicheng thought of this possibility, he felt extremely sad.

Bah! Is it a big deal to be handsome?
In the signing room, Leng Yuchan said angrily: "Erlang, why should you be afraid of him? Zhang Mi just sat in the reward warehouse for a few days and was promoted to Lin'an Prefecture.

It would be fine if they didn't reinstate you, but how could they humiliate you like this?"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "Don't be angry. The spring exam is in February, and there is only a month left. I can't stay in this Privy Council for a few days anyway, so why bother with them?"

When Leng Yuchan heard this, she immediately turned from anger to joy, "Yes! My man is going to take the imperial examination!"

Even though she is an official now, she still admires the imperial examination very much.

After nearly a hundred years of propaganda in the Song Dynasty, the idea that "everything is inferior, only reading is superior" has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Fei Yuye listened to their conversation and asked curiously, "Yang Yuan, how confident are you that you will pass the imperial examination?"

Before Yang Yuan could answer, Leng Yuchan straightened her chest and said confidently, "How much? 100%! Erlang is the top scholar."

Fei Yuye pointed at the door with a pen and shouted, "Get out, all of you, get out. Now that I see you two dogs and bitches, I won't bother anyone else!"

(End of this chapter)