Rebirth of the Son Raiders

After Lin Yanhong put on the mask, although it was still difficult to hide his jade-like temperament, but after all, it covered the most eye-catching face, so the traffic around the Qi family was finally better.

Accompanied by Qi Zhang, who is full of energy, and Lin Yansi, who has been polite and gentle at a young age, Lin Yanhong walked across three bridges successively.

Walking across the bridge was not something that could be completed in one night. When they returned along another road, they walked across the fourth bridge and successfully completed the task of that night.

Mrs. Qi and Zhang gave an order: Master Yansi can go back to the house to rest, but Master Yanhong has to play outside like other young masters before returning home.

Of course, Lin Yanhong immediately stated that, as the male members of his family, he had to send them to Qi Mansion safely...

Then he could also pass in the door and not go out. My aunt probably wouldn't "drive" him out in public again.

Mrs. Qi and Zhang sneered: "So many of us still need your escort? The weather is very good tonight. How can young masters of your age go back so early? Listen to your aunt, let Nianbei... Let Rong Tan takes his servants to accompany you on a stroll, even if you walk around the nearby square street."

Originally, Mrs. Qi and Zhang wanted Nianbei to accompany the young master - Nianbei was the tallest and tallest servant in the whole mansion, and she was also the person next to Brother Hong, so she was relieved.

Who knew that when I went out before, I didn't see anyone, Hu Po came to report that Nian Bei was sent out to do something by the young master, it must be tonight, and I'm afraid he won't be in the mansion for a while.

There was no other way but to let a clever boy named Rong Tan in Master Qi's study follow Lin Yanhong to run errands to serve him at any time.

Mrs. Qi and Zhang didn't give Lin Yanhong a chance to refuse: "There's nothing to do when I go home. It's the most boring. If my aunt is 20 years younger, oh no, she's ten years younger. She must be like your brother and sister-in-law, looking around. watch."

Lin Yanhong: "..." Why does he have to compare with Brother Wen Bo and his sister-in-law? It's fun for a young couple to go out for a walk hand in hand, but it's a tragedy for him to go out for a walk alone.

Although he was depressed, he couldn't refuse the elder's kindness. Lin Yanhong patted Yansi's head, who was looking up at him, and said: "Yansi has grown up and is already a man. Remember to take good care of my aunt and see you off. Go back, you know?"

At this age, Lin Yansi felt both happy and a little shy when he was touched on the head by his elder brother.

He saluted Lin Yanhong upright, blushed a little, and solemnly said: "Yan Si will live up to my brother's trust."

Seeing this, Lin Yanhong finally showed a smile on his gloomy face: "Okay, then I'll leave it to Yansi."

The Qi family and the passers-by saw that the two brothers had a clear and bright figure, and they seemed to be close to each other, so they couldn't help laughing.

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Seeing off Qi Zhang and Lin Yansi boarding the carriage, Lin Yanhong didn't look around in a daze until he could no longer see the carriage of Qi's mansion.

Originally, Qinren Lane was very close to the imperial city, surrounded by high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and even the lanterns were more ornate, attracting people from farther away to watch, so it was very lively.

But in the crowd, Lin Yanhong suddenly felt a sense of loneliness, he didn't know where he should go.

Rong Tan is Lord Qi's entourage, a son of the Qi family, older than Xuan Qing and Nian Bei, but younger than Shi Qing and Qun Qing, the most elf.

In the Qi Mansion these years, everyone can see how much Master Qi and his wife treasure this nephew. In addition, the cousin is handsome (crossed out), handsome, gentle and polite, who doesn't like it?

Before leaving the mansion, the master specially called him over and told him to keep an eye on the young master outside. Of course, Rong Tan had to cheer up, thinking in his heart that he must let the young master enjoy the tour and return satisfied.

Seeing Young Master Biao standing on the side of the road wearing a mask, he stood there for a long time without any instructions, as if he didn't know where to go, so he asked softly, "Master Hong, should we go along Chongyifang to Kaihuafang first?" , go to the official road again?"

The avenue facing the north gate of the imperial city is a lively area in Tianjing, and it is also the most worth seeing place in the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.

The curfew time has been delayed, and the road here is brightly lit, busy with traffic, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians, just like daytime.

If you want to look at the lights, you have to go on the main road, so Rong Tan suggested that Lin Yanhong go west.

Lin Yanhong had no idea, and when he heard Rong Tan talking about that side, he didn't express any objection. He took several family members of Qi Mansion and walked towards the main road.

There are temporary small stalls on the side of the road along the road, all of which are hung with colored lights. Pedestrians can go up to guess the lantern riddles, and pay different money according to the ornateness of the lanterns. If they guess correctly, they can take the lantern away. It doesn't matter, the store will provide small items as extras, so that people will not leave empty-handed.

Rong Tan saw that Lin Yanhong was just walking forward without any intention of going up to guess the lantern riddles. He was afraid that he would just walk around like this and then go back. When his wife asked, he knew that Master Biao hadn't played anything yet. I'm afraid they will blame those who serve them for not being dedicated.

——Young Master Biao is Tan Hua, guessing a lantern riddle is probably the easiest thing, no matter what, as long as you can bring one or two lanterns back, they will be good friends, right?

Rong Tan thought of this, and persuaded him even more attentively: "When the young masters were young, Madam would take them out every year to appreciate lanterns. In the small living room of the guest, when the other wives walk around in the future, they can always have a few words on this topic, the lady is very happy!"

Hearing this, Lin Yanhong thought to himself: Judging from the previous situation of the family, I'm afraid it's not just a matter of winning a few lights... Brother Wen Bo is steady, but Brother Wen Shu and Brother Wen Hua have characters that are not willing to be queens, so they must be able to Let the mother show enough limelight in front of the wives.

At this time last year, because Qi Wenshu and Qi Wenhua had been released as officials, they only returned to Tianjing for a few days, and left after the new year. Lin Yanhong did not have time to see the "grand occasion" of Qi Mansion.

In addition, there is a fairy lamp made by Lin Yanhong for her. The beauties on it are painted lifelike, and they obviously bear the shadow of Qi Zhang. Those ladies admire and compliment, making Mrs. Qi smile reserved and noble, Not to mention how proud I am.

Lin Yanhong knew that Rong Tan was reminding him of the situation in previous years, and asked him to find a few lamps and give them to Mrs. Qi as a gift of filial piety to the elders.

During this period of time, he was not in good condition, which must have attracted the attention and worry of his uncle and aunt. For some reason, Lin Yanhong felt ashamed.

Now that he had the opportunity to please his aunt, Lin Yanhong did not refuse, as if he accepted Rong Tan's suggestion, he really went to the roadside stall, walked under the lanterns, and enjoyed it.

It was only when Lin Yanhong came to him that he realized that most of the lanterns on the stall were "exotic" or painted.

For example, in addition to the colorful lanterns painted with Zhiyi patterns, there are also revolving lanterns painted with totems of other countries in Kyushu, as well as some famous places in the Five Kingdoms and heroes and legends that have appeared in history.

Surrounded by so many colorful lanterns, Lin Yanhong's eyes were immediately attracted by one of the lanterns painted with a silver wolf totem.

Different from the little wolf cub lantern he painted last year, the pattern on this lantern is clearly depicting adult silver wolves, they are either lying down, sitting, or running... In short, they look more majestic and majestic, with The arrogance of the king.

Lin Yanhong was initially surprised to see these things here, but after thinking about it later, he felt that it was not surprising.

Many non-Liang people gathered in Tianjing. Some of them came to Liangzhou to study, some traveled here to rest for a while, and some planned to start their own careers in Tianjing...

These people from other countries came to Liang State from thousands of miles away because of their respective obsessions, and brought with them a rich culture.

Of course, whether these obsessions can be realized in Liangzhou, how to persevere in one thing, and whether they succeed or not depends on their own fortunes.

Lin Yanhong didn't stop for a long time, afraid of "touching the scene and hurting his feelings", he could only pretend that he didn't see the right one, and continued to move forward.

Rong Tan knew that Young Biao was easy to talk to, and was very filial to the master and wife. Seeing that he was really looking for places, he seemed to be about to "show his skills", so he immediately called his servants to follow him.

The stall owner saw a man dressed in fancy clothes and a mask who couldn't see his face coming, and he was accompanied by his servants, so he knew that this was a young master from a rich family or an official family who came out to enjoy the lanterns.

Naturally, nothing can be seen just by his stature, but the stall owner has been doing business all year round, and his eyes are very vicious. Just by seeing Lin Yanhong's hand supporting the palace lantern, he can guess that he is a scholar.

Since he is a scholar, he is naturally talented. Generally, such a person has a higher chance of guessing the lantern riddles correctly. In order to ensure that he does not lose money, he must come up with the "bottom of the box" problem.

"My young master, do you see this lotus lantern, does it still catch your eye?"

Although Rong Tan was born in a family, he also dealt with people in the market. He knew at a glance that the lanterns recommended by the stall owner might not be the most valuable, but the lantern riddles on them must be the most difficult.

But he couldn't face Lin Yanhong and say, "Master, this lantern riddle must be very difficult. You may not be able to guess it, so you should change it." He could only turn a corner and remind him: "Master Hong, this lotus lantern is too common. There are quite a few of them, so it’s better to choose one with a special shape than to be the same as others.”

The stall owner knew it was going to be bad as soon as he heard it, and was about to speak out to persuade him, when he heard the masked young man in fancy clothes say, "Just this one, even if they are all lotus lanterns, there are always differences."

"Young master is really good, you can tell that you are a learned person!" Seeing that Lin Yanhong had no doubts at all, the stall owner immediately agreed happily: "So that young master can know that every petal of this lotus lantern has copied Buddhist scriptures." , the meaning is the best."

Lin Yanhong listened to what he said, and couldn't help but take a closer look. The place where the petals are connected, really copied the Buddhist scriptures in small characters, which is a little ingenious.

Hearing the other party mention Buddhist scriptures, Lin Yanhong couldn't help but think of Master Wujue.

This year and last year, I used the power of the soul in the paddock in the suburbs of Beijing, and I fell ill when I came back.Fortunately, Master Wu Jue rushed from Wushan to Tianjing ahead of time before winter came, which stabilized His Majesty's condition.

Because this time was related to the manifestation of the soul, Master Wujue stayed in the palace. Although he didn't tell Lin Yanhong, Lin Yanhong could guess a thing or two.

Thinking of Master Wujue who had never met this time, Lin Yanhong felt that this lamp seemed to be destined for him, so he asked Rong Tan to give the stall owner the money to guess the lamp.

Opening the small post tied under the lamp, Lin Yanhong saw the enigma on it.

On a moonlit night, drink together by the river——Type a word

——To drink, there are two people, together with the bright moon in the sky, the three are reflected in the water together, so the answer is...

But after reading the riddle silently in his mind, Lin Yanhong guessed the answer - he was so familiar with this word that he couldn't help but say it in his dreams, so how could he fail to guess it?

But he didn't feel happy because of it, instead he felt heavy in his heart, as if he was about to suffocate.

——When you miss someone and wish to be with him day and night, but you can't see him, how hard it must be.

Seeing that Lin Yanhong had been silent for a long time, the stall owner thought that he couldn't figure it out, and he was very happy, and was about to speak up on his own initiative, to give the young master of this rich family a step down, so as to avoid the embarrassment and anger of the nobleman.

Who knew that Lin Yanhong closed the small post, picked up the pen on the stage, and wrote a word on the paper.

When writing this word, his hands trembled slightly, as if the pen was too heavy to bear.

The stall owner stretched his head to look at the words written on the paper, his eyes widened and tears flowed from his heart.

Looking at the stall owner's expression, Rong Tan knew that his cousin must have guessed the lantern riddle correctly, and immediately asked cheerfully, "Shopkeeper, how are you doing?"

The stall owner was also obedient, knowing that "the general trend is over", he quickly complimented: "This lamp has been hanging here all night, and many people guessed it, but they didn't get it right, but you guessed it right the moment you came, you can see that it was originally It should belong to you, just waiting for you to pick it up!"

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Hearing the stall owner say "it should belong to you" and "just waiting for you to come", Lin Yanhong's heart ached, and complex emotions flashed in his eyes.

He didn't answer the words, and didn't take any further actions. He stared straight at the word he wrote.

Rong Tan was serving in Lord Qi's study, and he could read characters. He had just read the riddle, and his mind went blank. Now, when he read the answer written by Lin Yanhong, he suddenly understood it after thinking carefully.

He took the lamp taken down by the stall owner, only thinking that this lamp is the best one in this stall, only it can afford young master Biao's surprise and beauty!

Lin Yanhong looked at the lamp in his hand, and at the note on the stage that had not been put away by the stall owner.

"Excuse me, can I take this away?" Lin Yanhong asked softly.

At first, the stall owner thought that the young man in fine clothes wanted to add more hair, but secretly thought that the rich man was so fussy. After a closer look, he found that the other party was holding the note he had written just now.

A piece of paper, and it is still used. It should have been crumpled up and thrown into the stove to warm up. It is really of no precious value.

The stall owner breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "Of course, the young master will take it home as a souvenir."

Seeing that Lin Yanhong's entourage was only Rong Tan holding the lotus lantern, he thought that the lantern riddle just now was one that Lin Yanhong opened tonight, so he wanted to keep this note as a souvenir, so he generously said that the other party could take it away.

After Lin Yanhong thanked him, he carefully folded the note and put it in his sleeve.

Rong Tan's guess was the same as that of the stall owner, so he was not surprised by the young master's behavior. Seeing that Lin Yanhong had left, he hurriedly asked his servants to follow, so as not to lose the young master, and they couldn't explain to his wife. .

They left in a hurry, so they didn't see a tall man who came out of the shadow of the alley and walked to the stall just now

Lin Yanhong walked all the way forward, guessing lantern riddles all the way.

——He had to do something to suppress the thoughts that gushed out of his heart because of that word.

The treasure at the bottom of the box was won away, and the stall owners along the road complained so much that when they saw someone wearing a similar mask coming, they wanted to pretend to close the stall.

When Rong Tan saw that the young master was finally "interested", he was quite happy at first, but when he had more and more lamps in his hands, until every servant had one left hand and one right hand, he felt like crying without tears.

Originally thought that Young Master Wen Shu and Young Master Wen Hua were brothers with the strongest fighting power, but I didn't expect that Young Master Biao alone could equal the two of them!

Rong Tan felt as if he could hear the blood dripping from the stall owners' hearts, and this year, Madam was able to smile again in front of other Madams.

Because Lin Yanhong guessed the lantern riddles as quickly and accurately as if he had come up with the questions himself, so although they "reaped a lot of money", they didn't spend too much time, and when they came to the avenue, it was still lively.

Realizing that Rong Tan and the others really couldn't take it anymore, Lin Yanhong felt apologetic, but at the same time stopped this "crazy" behavior, and began to only guess lantern riddles without picking up the lanterns.

Rong Tan and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Lin Yanhong no longer spared no effort to serve Qi Fu, but they saw Lin Yanhong stop and stare at somewhere.

He followed Master Biao's gaze and found that it was the Wang family.

Speaking of Tianjing, there are many families surnamed Wang, and officials surnamed Wang are even more numerous, but the most famous one is the Wang family of Anshun with Wang Xiang in it.

Lin Yanhong saw two adults, Wang Lujiang and Wang Lushen, in the Wang family - the former was in the Imperial College and was currently Qi Wenbo's Shangfeng, and the latter was in the Ministry of Officials, serving as a doctor.

Lin Yanhong was an official in the same dynasty as them, but they were one round apart in age, so they did not meet each other.

Since Wang Xiang was their teacher when the kings were young, the sons of the princes had frequent contacts with the children of the Wang family, and His Majesty let them go.

After all, it is better for Wang Shizi to follow Wang Xiang's grandson than to make friends with other people in Beijing, such as the prince.

Wang Lujiang and his brothers were following an older man, and Lin Yanhong felt that this man looked somewhat similar to Mr. Bishan.

I saw a little boy of a few years old in his arms, and the little guy was sitting safely in the arms of an adult, looking around with black grape-like eyes, not knowing what he was looking at, which reminded Lin Yanhong of Yan Si when he was a child.

Probably because Lin Yanhong stared at them for too long, the man holding the child looked over with vigilance.

Lin Yanhong saluted them across the street as a respect to Mr. Bishan's family.

The man was a little surprised at Lin Yanhong's politeness. At this time, Wang Lujiang came over and looked at Lin Yanhong who had turned and left.

"Who is that? Do you know you?" He would pay attention to them and salute him. He presumably knew the Wang family, probably a child of some well-known family.

Wang Lujiang paused and replied, "It's Lin Hongxiu."

"So he is Lin Hongxiu," the man said with a smile, "Is this the child that Aqiu wrote to us to take care of?"

"Lord Qi took good care of him." Although he encountered natural disasters and man-made disasters, he has always been able to turn dangers into blessings.

"It's rare to see such a well-rounded child. The students of Ah Qiu and Xiao Xiao are really good."

When Wang Lujiang heard his eldest brother mention his youngest brother who was farthest away from home, he became thoughtful.

——In order to be together, the two of them failed to realize their ambitions and have no children... Maybe this Lin Hongxiu is the one who carries their old dreams.

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At night, there were gradually more people wearing masks than before. Lin Yanhong saw at least two people wearing masks with the same totem as himself.

Lin Yanhong didn't know that he had "a heavy responsibilities and a long way to go" in the man's heart. At this moment, he was preparing to take Rong Tan and the others back to the Qi Mansion, so he didn't walk on the main road for too long. Walk towards Qinrenfang.

Because he had just met the Wang family, Lin Yanhong couldn't help thinking of Mr. Bishan and Mr. Zhanhe who were far away in Qingtong.

They used to be Lin Yanhong's respected husbands, but now their stories have become "a lesson from the past" for him and Li Jingcheng.

Lin Yanhong has seen the Wang family who traveled together on the Shangyuan Festival, and lived together for several generations, and thought about the various things that Mr. Bishan and Mr. Zhanhe are now in Qingtong Academy thousands of miles away, and can no longer participate in the life of the Wang family. I don't know if there was ever a trace of regret in my heart.

Thinking about it, he was a little distracted, and accidentally bumped into a passerby who was walking on the opposite side. Lin Yanhong bowed to the other person in embarrassment to express his apology.

When Lin Yanhong came back to his senses, he noticed something strange, and looked up again, only to find that Rong Tan and others who were supposed to be behind him had disappeared!

——On such a road, how could they lose it?

Feeling depressed, Lin Yanhong hesitated for a while and decided to go home alone.

He thought that it might be the most appropriate solution for him to let his uncle and aunt send people out to find them after he arrived safely in Qi Mansion.

Thinking of this, he quickened his pace, no longer looking at the lanterns on the roadside, nor paying attention to the people around him, and hurried to Qinrenfang.

Just as he was crossing the small road between Huaihua and Chongyifang, and was about to take a shortcut back to Qi Mansion, suddenly, a person hugged him from behind, and at the same time, his mouth was covered by the opponent's hand together with the mask. Covered, unable to make a sound.

At first, Lin Yanhong struggled vigorously by instinct, until he was carried into the alley next to him by the other party, and was completely pressed against the wall of the alley by the other party, unable to move.

In the darkness, the light from the lanterns on the street in the distance penetrated into the alley, but it was not enough to illuminate the whole alley.

After being taken into the alley, the man no longer covered Lin Yanhong's mouth.

Just like that, two people wearing masks, you look at me, I look at you, but you can't see the real face under the mask at all.

The distance between them was so close that Lin Yanhong could even hear the heartbeat of the other party...or, what he heard was his own heartbeat, which was rapid and heavy.

I don't know how long it took, but when Lin Yanhong couldn't help but wanted to say something to break the silence at the moment, the other party moved.

The man took off his own mask, and carefully took off the mask on Lin Yanhong's face.

He slowly approached, and wrapped Lin Yanhong into his arms, so the breaths of the two were immediately entangled, and a name that was written just now was about to come out.

"Jing Cheng..."

The author has something to say: Thank you Mengmeng Zhuyou and the landmines from afar~! (*╯3╰)