Rui Hegui

On the Fifteenth Lantern Festival, the court affairs were temporarily suspended, but the six departments did not rest, and they were busy until the end of Youshi before returning to the residence one after another.

Zhao Liangyue was still the last one to leave the government office, and seeing the anxious faces of several adjutants, he remembered that he was the only one in the entire duty room, and the others had wives and children at home. Therefore, Zhao Liangyue, who originally planned to stay overnight, ordered his adjutant to sort out the remaining documents for him, and then let them go back to the house for the holiday.

When Zhao Liangyue left the household office with a stack of documents, he looked up and saw Chu bandit's carriage.

Seeing Zhao Liangyue coming out, Jing Mo said something to the carriage, then jumped off the shaft and came over to take the Chinese book in Zhao Liangyue's hand.

Bandit Chu lifted the curtain of the car, and Zhao Liangyue saw that the lamp was lit in the carriage, and there were several files spread out on the small table next to him, and he should be working on the spot.

"I don't know when you will come out, so I just wait here."

As Chu Bandit said, he stretched out his hand towards Zhao Liangyue, and Zhao Liangyue put his hand on it habitually, and then Chu Bandit held it firmly, and pulled him into the carriage.

After the two sat down, Jing Mo drove the carriage to the east of the city.

Zhao Liangyue was puzzled and said: "After Ruan Yue entered the East Palace as a concubine, Feixia Building was also sealed off immediately. Bi Li Pavilion and Lu Ming have already become the site of Xuefang Yuan. What else can happen in the east of the city?"

Zhao Liangyue paused for a moment, and asked, "Could it be that some serious case happened suddenly?"

Chu bandit looked at Zhao Liangyue's frowning, his peachy eyes rolled, and he smiled: "Master Zhao, don't put all your thoughts on the copybook, and occasionally blend into the fireworks of the world."

Zhao Liangyue was puzzled: "Fireworks on earth?"

At this moment, the carriage stopped, and Jing Mo said, "My lord, why don't you stop at the main street?"

"Just stop here." Bandit Chu said as he got up and opened the curtain of the car.

The Shangyuan Festival is personally presided over by the court official department. There is no curfew on this night, and the whole of Kyoto is very lively, with people in all directions and eight streets.

It's not that Zhao Liangyue couldn't hear the bustling sound outside, but he just ignored it. This time Chu bandit raised the curtain of the car, people's laughter poured in from all sides, and when he looked up, there was a lot of traffic, thousands of colorful lights, and it was full of joy Festive occasion.

Bandit Chu got out of the carriage and stretched out his hand towards Zhao Liangyue.

A trace of confusion appeared in Zhao Liangyue's eyes, and he gave his hand to Bandit Chu in a daze.

Then Jing Mo left in the carriage.

Seeing people coming and going, Zhao Liangyue asked: "Brother, where are we going?"

Chu Bandit pointed to the official robes on the two of them, and smiled: "Of course, I'll go find two robes first. I'm afraid I'm only going to disturb other people's festival fun when I walk around in these."

Zhao Liangyue nodded in agreement.

"Kowtow to Shangshu Chu, kowtow to Mr. Zhao!"

As soon as he entered a nearby cloth shop, the boss went up to see the two of them. When Chu Bandit raised his hand, the boss took the two of them directly to the upstairs room as if he had been preparing for a long time.

The boss smiled at Chu Bie and said, "Master Shangshu ordered it a month ago, and the small one has already been completed, and I just wait for the two adults to come and pick it up." As he spoke, he waved his hands to the two young men next to him.

a month ago?

Zhao Liangyue was wondering when he saw two servants bringing in two brocade robes.

One is dark purple, the color is as thick as night, and the other is light blue, the color is as light as the moon. They are all made of high-quality Su brocade, and the workmanship is quite exquisite.

Zhao Liangyue asked Chu Bandit: "When did senior brother measure my clothes?"

Bandit Chu smiled when he heard the words, and said in his heart that he didn't hug those times for nothing, but said on the face: "I asked Uncle Song, he often changes and washes your robes, so naturally he knows this."

Zhao Liangyue nodded.

Bandit Chu raised his chin towards the boy and said, "Open up your robe and lift it up."

The young servant spread out the light blue robe and lifted it up very discerningly.

Zhao Liang looked over, only to find that the skirt and the hem of the clothes were embroidered with dark patterns, the clouds surrounded the moon, and the sparrows wore pruned bamboos. The complicated patterns filled the monotony of the light-colored robes, but they could be seen facing the light, without losing elegance and simplicity.

Zhao Liangyue thought that he was wearing the right way, and he only wanted to be clean and keep warm, but when he saw this robe, he couldn't help but pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Brother's vision is so good."

Chu bandit looked at Zhao Liangyue's fondness for the robe, his peach blossom eyes rolled, and he said: "Yes, I have always had a good eye."

The boss is a smart man, he heard the words and said: "Chu Shangshu, why don't you unfold your robe to see if you are satisfied?"

"No." Bandit Chu twisted his fingers and smiled, "I'm afraid that Xi Lin won't want to wear it after reading it."

Zhao Liangyue: "?"

"Well, you've done a good job."

Chu Bandit threw a piece of gold at the boss, then asked the servant to wait on Zhao Liangyue and went into the west room to change clothes, then went into the south room by himself, changed his robes several times, then went to the window and knocked.

A moment later, the window was opened from the outside, and Youbai came in with an epee on his back.

Youbai clasped his fists in salute to bandit Chu: "What is Chu Shangshu's order?"

Ever since Chu Bandit gave you the Youbai epee, the Youbai baby is not good, and even worships Chu Bandit, and recently he obeys orders—of course, in the absence of Zhao Liangyue.

Bandit Chu said with reason and evidence: "Xi Lin and I went to the east of the city to do business, and we wanted to change our official uniforms, but official uniforms must be expensive, so you should take our official uniforms back."

Youbai nodded and put away Chu Bandit's official uniform, not even noticing the pattern of patterns on Chu Bandit's purple robe standing in the dark, so he could only ask: "Then I'm leaving, someone is protecting Shangshu With your son?"

Bandit Chu said: "Jin Luanwei personally guards the night today."

Youbai took Chu Bandit's official uniform, and ran towards the room where Zhao Liangyue was in peace.

On the other side, Zhao Liangyue turned around after changing, and saw Youbai coming in.

Zhao Liangyue asked: "But what happened?"

Youbai shook his head, lowered his head to gesture to the official uniform in his hand, and said, "Chu Shangshu asked me to take your official uniform back."

Zhao Liangyue nodded slightly, handed his official uniform to Youbai without thinking, and instructed: "The official uniform is easy to wrinkle, remember to hang it up when you go back."

Youbai nodded, stacked the two official uniforms that were still warm, and left.

"Xi Lin really looks good in anything, but this one is even more pleasing to the eye."

When Zhao Liangyue left the room, Bandit Chu couldn't help sighing sincerely.

Zhao Liangyue looked towards Chu Bandit, and was about to say something, but when he saw Chu Bandit standing in a purple robe standing in the light of the lights, he froze.

Chu Bandit's purple robe is the same as Zhao Liangyue's green robe, both of which are made of dark patterns, and the patterns of the patterns are exactly the same, the same cloud surrounds the bright moon, and the same sparrow wears bamboo. It can be said that there is no difference except for the color.

In addition, Chu bandit in front of him took off his official hat and tied his black hair with only a hair band. It is completely different from wearing official uniforms or high crowned costumes on weekdays, and it is a little more free and easy.

"Why is Xi Lin looking at me like this?"

Chu bandit approached, his peach blossom eyes curved, and the brown eyes reflected the light of stars in the lamplight, making people think of the bright stars in the moonless sky.

This is how the young man who was once famous in Guozijian and Kyoto should look like.

Zhao Liangyue had a different feeling in his heart, but he couldn't tell what it was for a while.

Zhao Liangyue touched the tip of his nose with his hand, coughed lightly, and said, "Senior brother, what are we going to do?"

Bandit Chu saw that Zhao Liangyue didn't question the two's robes, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Of course I'm spending the Lantern Festival with Xilin."

At first, Zhao Liangyue thought that bandit Chu was just talking about it, but actually something happened in the east of the city.

But when Chu Bandit led him through the crowds on the long street, watching dragon and lion dances, and admiring the stalls one by one, from time to time, he insisted on tasting food and guessing lantern riddles——Zhao Liangyue finally realized that what his senior brother said The saying of celebrating the Lantern Festival is literally.

"Here, it's rare to be able to snatch those children."

Bandit Chu gave the candied haws in his hand to Zhao Liangyue as he spoke, with a bit of pride on his face.

Zhao Liangyue accepted the bunch of candied haws with embarrassment, and looked at a five-year-old child who was crying not far away, and two companions beside him were comforting him.

Just now, there were only three candied haws left on the straw target of the candied haws peddler. Originally, it was just right for each of the three children to make a bunch, but when they met Chu Shangshu, Chu Shangshu immediately took a fancy to the biggest one in it. A quick start.

Then, the biggest string appeared in his hand.

"Bullying children, isn't it good?" Zhao Liangyue glanced at his imposing senior brother, then at the candied haws in his hand, and said, "Let's give it to the children."

Zhao Liangyue looked at the candied haws in his hand reluctantly as he spoke, and walked towards the child.

Then, Chu Shangshu turned sideways with his hands behind his back, and cast a fierce look at the child, and the three children ran away in fright.

Zhao Liangyue: "..."

Fine.

Zhao Liangyue turned around and walked back, and finished eating the candied haws with a bit of guilt.

Actually...it's really delicious.

Bandit Chu took Zhao Liangyue around a few more places.

Sometimes Bandit Chu leads the wrong way. It's not that he is blind, but that his memory of the Shangyuan Festival is still in his youth.

However, every time Chu bandit takes the wrong way, he will justify himself, and he has to find a stall to introduce it, saying "Look at Xilin, I just brought you to see this."

Zhao Liangyue didn't expose Chu Bandit, but just nodded with a smile, because for him, being able to have someone to accompany him during the festival was already a rare time.

In the end, the two of them came to a stall selling lanterns. The owner was a short old man with a kind face and kind eyes, kind and kind.

Zhao Liangyue noticed that this stall was different from the other stalls. Customers could follow the boss to make lanterns by themselves after paying. Generally, the people who came here were couples of men and women.

But Chu Bandit also wants to join in the fun.

Zhao Liangyue quickly grabbed Chu Bandit's sleeve, and reminded him in a low voice: "Senior brother, this is inappropriate for me."

Bandit Chu pretended not to understand, and said, "Isn't it possible to make a lantern? I think it's quite fun, and Xi Lin doesn't want to try it?"

Zhao Liangyue wanted to say something, but Chu Bandit had already led Zhao Liangyue by his sleeve.

The stall owner was stunned when he saw the robes of the two, and asked, "Are you two brothers?"

The two said in unison: "No, they are brothers."

The boss smiled when he heard the words, and asked without saying anything, "Are you two going to buy lanterns directly, or do you want to make one yourself?"

Zhao Liangyue: "Buy."

Bandit Chu: "Do it yourself."

Zhao Liangyue turned his head towards Chu Bandit, and Chu Bandit habitually lowered his upper body to make it easier for Zhao Liangyue to whisper.

But this time Zhao Liangyue hadn't spoken yet, Chu Bandit sighed softly, and said: "My junior sister once made me a palace lantern, but I lost it, and I couldn't find it later."

Zhao Liangyue swallowed his refusal when he heard the words.

Chu Bandit said softly: "Xi Lin, I always hope that someone will make me another lamp, any kind is good, I only hope to have one."

Zhao Liangyue relaxed his slightly frowned brows, handed the boss some silver, and said, "Old man, we will do it ourselves, and the extra money will be treated as an early birthday greeting for you."

The boss thanked him and made room for the two of them.

Bandit Chu didn't do anything himself, just looked at Zhao Liangyue quietly, and originally planned to take the opportunity to tease his junior brother, but found that Zhao Liangyue's movements were very skillful, as if he had repeated them many times.

Bandit Chu asked, "Xi Lin also learned how to make lanterns?"

While tying the frame with thick cotton thread, Zhao Liangyue said casually: "When I was young, I did everything to eat. In spring, I made paper kites and sold them. In summer and autumn, I sold paintings. In winter, I made lanterns. Sometimes it was windy. If it is not strong, it will be blown to pieces, and you will not earn a copper coin."

Bandit Chu frowned, and asked: "You are a descendant of the Zhao family after all, and your ancestors were also high-ranking officials, and you were awarded a title by the late emperor. The master's family doesn't..."

When Bandit Chu said this, he stopped and didn't say any more.

The princes of the Tian family are all very different because of the distinction between the concubine and the concubine, and their mother's family background, let alone other noble families.

Moreover, at that time Zhao Liangyue had already lost his parents one after another.

A teenager who has no one to shelter from the wind and rain is destined to become a pine and cypress standing against the wind on a high cliff.

"All right."

Zhao Liangyue handed the completed lantern to Bandit Chu, got up and patted off the bamboo chips and cotton thread that fell on his body.

Chu Bandit held the lantern in his hand, rubbing it lightly with his fingers.

"Seeing you two, I think of something that happened more than ten years ago." The boss walked towards the two, stroked his beard, and recalled, "It was a pair of boys and girls, and the boys were very dull. But I am very concerned about girls, girls are lively and cheerful, but they always have unspeakable feelings and shyness towards boys."

Chu Bie laughed and said, "Youth's friendship is always pure and precious."

The boss smiled and said: "Yes, I was still selling jewelry at that time. At that time, the girl asked the boy to pick a hair accessory for her. The boy thought it was not good-looking so he gave up, but the girl insisted on picking a hair accessory on that day. Give it to her, and finally the boy picked a small silver hairpin for her."

When Chu bandit heard this, his heart ached, and he remembered that in the Chi Mansion many years ago, the young Xing Shuo pulled him with a flushed face after the spring fair, and told him about the experience of his junior sister taking him to the market. Laughed at him for a long time.

But the joy and sincerity in the eyes of the young Xing Shuo, I will never forget it in my life.

"That day should have a very important meaning to the girl." The boss looked up at the full moon and said, "The pair of children must be married now, and the children are all in school."

Bandit Chu smiled lightly, and said, "Yes, I must be having a good time."

Zhao Liangyue and Chu Bandit left the stall and walked south from the main street. They didn't speak for a while.

Finally, Zhao Liangyue spoke first: "Brother, are you thinking about the past?"

Chu Bandit looked sideways at Zhao Liangyue, nodded, and said, "Actually, the palace lantern that Junior Sister made for Xing Shuo and me is quite ugly, and we insisted on carrying a light on the way when we go to court in winter, Xing Shuo is naturally Take it with joy, regardless of the ridicule of other colleagues."

Bandit Chu paused, and continued: "When I was young, I really disliked it, so I threw it in the mansion to eat ashes. Later, things changed, and I went to look for it, but I couldn't find it."

If you can't find it, it means you're really lost.

Zhao Liangyue looked at Chu Gui's half-drooped peach blossom eyes, smiled at him, and said:

"From then on, I will always accompany my brother on the road to court."

Chu Biao looked at the person in front of him surrounded by the moonlight, and felt that the noise around him receded like a tide, leaving only Zhao Liangyue's vow to accompany him.

Bandit Chu was silent, rolled his peach blossom eyes, and said, "Okay, Xi Lin must promise a thousand gold."