The Emperor's uncle loves me! My paranoid wife, don't run away

Shen Runing looked at Du Wenyun's lively appearance and just thought he was cute.

"Hey cousin, what are you looking at me for? Ji Yun is still waiting for us!"

"Okay, okay, let's go~"

The horse's hooves made a 'clattering' sound on the bluestone slabs.

"Jinrou didn't come?"

Du Wenyun rarely showed a trace of disappointment: "Liao Jinyi's death was a big blow to her, so..."

Shen Runing just nodded and said nothing.

Du Wenyun opened the curtains and said, "Be careful this time. Don't let another Meng Lingye or Zhang Lingye show up again. It's bad luck!"

Thinking of Meng Lingye, Du Wenyun couldn't stop talking.

"Cousin, I heard that Meng Lingye will spend several years in prison, and her father Meng Fei has also been fired."

Shen Runing smiled softly and said, "She just deserves what she sowed."

"Cousin, you don't know, when Taohua first came to me, she had many scars of varying sizes on her body, it was really heartbreaking to see her."

"How can there be someone with such a vicious heart?"

There are so many people with vicious hearts, and there is no such thing as the most vicious, only more vicious.

Shen Runing touched Du Wenyun's head and said, "So you have to protect yourself well, understand?"

Du Wenyun said coquettishly: "I'm not afraid, I have a cousin!"

"Okay, I won't let you get hurt."

……

When they arrived at the intersection of Dengshi Street, the two got off the carriage.

When Ji Yun saw the two of them, he rushed over and said, "Come on, come on! I heard that in addition to the Fire Pot, there will also be a performance by the dancers from the Northern Ming Kingdom this year!"

When Du Wenyun didn't come to see her, Shen Runing gave some silver to Chunzhi, Qiuzhi and Liuqing respectively, and told them that they could do whatever they wanted tonight and didn't need to stay by her side all the time.

Shen Runing and the other two walked towards the Lantern Festival and disappeared in the crowd.

The long street was bustling with activity, just like daytime, and the streets were tinged with a soft light under the backdrop of colorful lanterns.

Walking among the lights, one can hear the lively laughter of adults, the cheers after guessing the riddles, and the laughter of children.

The vendors were shouting at the top of their lungs, all hoping to make a fortune during the Lantern Festival.

Looking ahead, there was an orange-red flame flickering at the end of the long street, and that was where the fire feast began.

After Qiu Zhi separated from Shen Runing, he rushed into the snack stand without looking back. If not now, when would he eat?

"Boss, I want this box of Huanggui persimmon cakes!"

The boss said apologetically, "Excuse me, little girl. This box of persimmon cakes has been bought by this gentleman."

What! Qiukou snatched food? How can I tolerate this!

Qiu Zhi didn't even raise his head, no matter who he was: "Boss, I'll pay double, sell it to me!"

This persimmon cake is a must-have when autumn comes!

The boss was embarrassed: "This..."

Qiu Zhi was furious and felt someone patting her shoulder.

Qiu Zhi didn't even look at the man before he said, "It's no use for you to slap me! I'll take this persimmon cake!"

"Qiu Zhi, you still owe me ten taels of silver?"

Qiu Zhi felt as if struck by lightning, and slowly turned his head: "Yun... Yunshui?"

Yunshui's brilliant smile reflected in Qiuzhi's eyes, she was so beautiful.

Yunshui leaned forward slightly and said, "How about we split this persimmon cake between the two of us?"

Flirting without knowing it.

Yunshui's facial features instantly magnified in Qiuzhi's eyes. Faced with the sudden close distance, Qiuzhi instinctively stepped back.

Then Yunshui embraced Qiuzhi and said, "Be careful, that person almost hit you."

Qiuzhi's heart was beating so hard. This Yunshui looked even more delicious than persimmon cake.

Yunshui took the persimmon cake, looked at Qiuzhi and said, "What are you doing? Why are you so stupid? Let's go eat some persimmon cake!"

Qiu Zhi recovered and said, "Oh... OK."

The two came to a street corner where there were fewer people, and Yunshui took out a piece of persimmon cake and handed it to Qiuzhi.

"Here, eat quickly."

Qiuzhi took it, then put it in her mouth with a blushing face. It was so sweet.

Yunshui ate on the side and muttered: "It seems that Miss Shen has also allowed you to move freely, and my master has also given us a night off, hehe."

"I think we are destined to be together. I always run into you. What do you think?"

"Hmm? Autumn?"

Qiu Zhi recovered and said, "Hmm? Well... yes, I think persimmon cakes are delicious too."

Yunshui:?

When you like someone, you can't help but want to understand him, and the same is true for Qiu Zhi.

"Yunshui, how did you become the secret guard of King Ruyang?"

"Oh, my whole family was killed by bandits when I was ten years old, and my master took pity on me."

Yunshui said this calmly.

Qiu Zhi felt a little apologetic: "Ah, sorry for bringing up your sad story..."

Yunshui smiled and said, "Don't be sad. They are not my biological parents. I was bought. Later, they had their own children and no longer treated me as a human being."

Eat every last bite.

"It's good that they're dead. Look, isn't that a relief for me?"

"Life is so good now. I even have persimmon cakes to eat. Don't you think so?"

Qiu Zhi was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to start. There are really thousands of kinds of pain in this world.

for a long time.

"Well, I wish Yunshui peace and happiness in the future, um...a successful career and love!"

Qiu Zhi has her own little thoughts. She wants to find out indirectly whether Yunshui likes someone.

Yunshui grinned.

"I have peace and happiness, I have a successful career, but love? I don't need it."

"why?"

Yunshui turned around and said, "I won't fall in love with anyone."

……

Wei Jiuzhao made an appointment with Shen Kuo to meet at the entrance of the Lantern Festival.

Shen Kuo was delayed by some things, so he came a little late.

When approaching the entrance, Shen Kuo saw a small vendor selling tribute candy. He remembered that Wei Jiuzhao's favorite food was tribute candy. Thinking that it was not far from the entrance of the Lantern Festival, he prepared to get off the carriage to buy some candy and then go find Wei Jiuzhao.

Holding the candy in hand, I walked towards the entrance of the Lantern Festival. When I passed an alley, I seemed to hear Wei Jiuzhao's voice.

There was a lot of noise all around, and Shen Kuo retreated curiously. Shouldn't Wei Jiuzhao be at the entrance of the Lantern Festival?

The alley was dark and there was a lot of debris. Shen Kuo walked in quietly, his eyes slowly adjusting to the darkness.

Wei Jiuzhao and a woman.

"When are you going to go back?"

"Cousin, my aunt has agreed to let me stay in your house, why are you trying to send me back?" The woman said in a delicate voice.

"Just because my mother agreed to you doesn't mean I agree to you. Just because my mother was deceived by your family doesn't mean your family can deceive me."

The woman continued: "Cousin, I am sincere to you..."

Wei Jiuzhao smiled and said, "Sincerity? Your sincerity will only last until I pass the imperial examination, right?"

"Besides, didn't our engagement end long ago? Have you forgotten?"

"When I was about to leave for Kyoto for the exam, you cried and begged me to let you go?"

"I was very confused at the time. We haven't met each other many times. Why didn't I let you go?"

"Later I found out that your family was afraid of being criticized, so they asked you to come here to act out this sad drama."

The woman said aggrievedly: "Cousin... I, I was young and ignorant at that time..."

Wei Jiuzhao was so angry that he laughed: "Go away, really, stay away from me. I'll give you three days for my mother's sake. If you don't leave after three days, don't blame me for being rude."

Shen Kuo just felt his head buzzing.

The tribute candy in his arms fell to the ground because he lost his grip on it.

"Snapped!"

Wei Jiuzhao turned back alertly: "Who's there?"

Shen Kuo hurriedly turned around and ran out of the alley. When Wei Jiuzhao chased him out, he happened to see the tribute candies scattered on the ground.

That back figure...Shen Kuo!

broken!