To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 543 Fanwai 3 Human Fireworks

  The sky is gray and gray, and the thick clouds seem to be falling down.

  Kuer walked in and reported to Luo Sheng who was teasing the little daughter with the rattle: "Master, someone from Ningyuan came to explain that the candle suddenly failed..."

   The sound of the rattle stopped.

  The ten-month-old baby looked at his mother in a daze, wondering why there was no sound suddenly.

   "Take the little princess to sleep." Luo Sheng told the wet nurse.

  The nanny hurriedly picked up the little princess and went to the cubicle.

  Luo Sheng then ordered Kouer: "Send someone to the wine shop and call Ling Xue back."

  Mingzhu has been sick since last year, intermittently, good and bad, and now the medicine stone is ineffective, and he is prepared.

   "I have already sent someone to call for it." Kerr pursed her lips, "Ming Zhu...I want to see you."

  Luo Sheng thought for a while, then stood up: "Let's go."

  Ningyuan is located in the northwest corner of the palace. At the time when Governor Luo fled with his family, Chengxue was sheltered by Shi Yan and lived in the palace.

   Later, Princess Changle had an accident, and everyone in the entire Princess Mansion died and fled. Under the begging of Lingxue, Shi Yan took the Mingzhus in at the risk of spending his whole life in the barrel.

   This also created a situation. Miss Luo hasn't married yet, but a few faces have already moved to the Kaiyang Palace.

  The steward of the palace quietly asked Wei Han how to arrange these people, Wei Han said indifferently: "Just live here."

   So several people stayed in the palace.

   Walking into Ning Yuan, I saw Ling Xiao and Lu Qi weeping silently.

   Seeing Luo Sheng come in, Ming Zhu raised his head with difficulty: "You are here."

   Before Luo Sheng could speak, Ling Xiao and Lu Qi retreated knowingly.

  Mingzhu looked at Kouer who was following Luo Sheng, and summoned up the courage to ask, "Can I have a few words with you alone?"

  Luo Sheng nodded slightly at Kouer, and Kouer backed out.

   "Girl—" Mingzhu coughed as soon as he opened his mouth.

  Luo Sheng didn't correct his address, but said in a gentle voice, "I'll ask someone to ask a genius doctor to come and see it for you."

   "No need." Mingzhu tried his best to smile at Luo Sheng, "If you don't cure your illness, don't be a miracle doctor. Besides, I've lived enough..."

  Luo Sheng was silent for a moment, and asked: "Then what wish do you have?"

  Mingzhu stared at Luo Sheng intently: "No... I just want to see the girl again."

   This is the girl he secretly likes, but it's a pity that with his humble status, it's a joke to say the word "Xinyue".

  Then don't talk about it, just keep it in your heart, this liking is not important to the girl.

  He used to belong to Princess Changle, but was given to the girl later. He thought that he would serve the girl like Princess Changle, but he didn't expect that the girl just told him to beat his legs and rub his back, instead of treating him like a face, he was more like a maid.

   Later, Dabai came along, so he and Lixue were simply sent to raise geese.

  In his opinion, the absurd and willful Miss Luo in the eyes of the world is actually just a little girl who lives as she pleases.

  He is satisfied with such a stable life, and feels that it is a blessing to be able to die like this.

   Since when did it change?

  Ming Zhu tried hard to think about it.

  It was about that spring day in the seventeenth year of Yong'an, when the girl came back from Jinsha, the first thing she said when she called him was to send him away.

  Her indifference made him terrified, but for some reason, from then on, the little girl in his impression of doing whatever she wanted was replaced by a cold and restrained young girl.

  He was puzzled, curious, and wanted to get closer, but there was no chance.

   But she is deeply in his heart day by day.

  It took him a long time to realize that this was probably love.

  Whether he likes the real Miss Luo or the one he imagined, it is already a ray of light in his life to be able to like this kind of emotion with such a humble status as him.

  Ming Zhu looked deeply at Luo Sheng, wanting to imprint her deep in his soul.

  If there is an afterlife, I hope that he will be an innocent person, rich or poor, at least qualified to say "Happy" to the girl he likes.

   "Brother Mingzhu—" Negative Xue rushed in.

  Mingzhu looked at the tearful young man, and couldn't help but smile: "Lengxue, have you learned how to make fried pork knuckles from Aunt Xiu?"

  After the girl came to the palace, she asked them about their plans. He, Luqi, and Ling Xiao all chose to live in this small courtyard, while Lingxue proposed to learn cooking from Xiugu.

  Who would have thought that Yuxue, who used to be a cute boy, is now the assistant chef of a restaurant.

   "I got it, I got it! I taste better than Xiu Gu's now. Brother Mingzhu, get well soon and try my fried pork knuckles."

  Mingzhu smiled and nodded: "Okay."

  Luo Sheng backed out quietly.

  Bright candles go at night.

   As the news spread, Xiao Qi, who had become the deputy commander of the Imperial Army, rushed back to see him off.

  On the day of the burial, Negexue cried a lot, but she cheered up soon.

  He knew that brother Mingzhu walked very peacefully, and even bid farewell to this world with expectations.

   Time is rushing, and summer has entered in the blink of an eye.

  One day, when a wine shop was about to open, a green-draped carriage stopped by the side of the road, and two young women got out.

  The two women are both in their twenties, with similar eyebrows and eyes, they are sisters at first glance.

  Hong Dou recognized it at a glance: "Hey, aren't you two girls from the Wang family?"

   After speaking, he suddenly thought of something, pointed to the woman in the apricot-colored gown and said, "Isn't Miss Wang missing?"

  Miss Wang smiled and blessed Hongdou: "Sister Hongdou, please stay safe."

   Hongdou didn't care about the title at this time, looked at Miss Wang, and then at Miss Wang.

   Miss Wang Er smiled and said, "Is the elegant room free now?"

   "Ah, it's empty, the two of you come in first."

  In the lobby, Shi Yan was cleaning the table, and the female shopkeeper was flipping through the account books. Everyone who came in was stunned.

  When Hongdou led the two into the private room and came out, Shi Yan immediately came over: "Daughter-in-law, those seem to be two girls from the Wang family!"

  Hongdou gave him a white look: "You still need to say it. They want to see the master, so you go to the palace and say something."

   "Okay." Shi Yan threw the rag on the table and walked out quickly.

  Luo Sheng was surprised and delighted to receive the news, and quickly rushed to the restaurant.

   Seeing her come in, Miss Wang and Miss Wang who were waiting in the elegant room got up together.

  Luo Sheng fixedly looked at Miss Wang, and said with a smile, "It's great that Miss Wang is safe and sound."

   Miss Wang and Miss Wang looked at each other, and suddenly bowed down together.

  Luo Sheng hurriedly helped the two of them up: "You don't have to do this."

  Miss Wang's eyes were red: "Miss Luo, I blamed you before, and then I found out how lucky my sister was to meet your father. It is inconvenient for us to go to thank your father, so let me give you a salute..."

  That year, my grandfather eagerly took his family away from the capital. On the way to his hometown, he heard that the capital had put the gates under control, and that all young women would be arrested and killed.

  At that time, she understood her grandfather's urgency. And the moment she returned to her hometown to see her sister, she understood the kindness of Governor Luo.

  Miss Wang also had red eyes: "I should have gone to Beijing a long time ago, but my grandfather quickly arranged my sister's marriage—"

  Miss Wang Er blushed slightly and said: "After we got married, my sister was pregnant first, and then I was also pregnant. It has been delayed until now..."

  Luo Sheng invited the two of them to sit down, and said with a smile, "People's safety is the most important thing. Can Miss Wang tell you about the situation back then."

"At that time, some girls and I were locked in a courtyard, and there were two young men guarding them. I only knew that it was not the capital, and I didn't know anything else. One day, one of the young men said that they were leaving and warned us. It's best not to go back to Beijing..."

Referring to the past, Ms. Wang had a complicated expression: "At first I thought they were lying to us, but soon I found out that they really left and we were free. Several girls were clamoring to go home. I thought the young man's warning was a little bit Don't worry, I comforted them and inquired about it, only to find out about Jinlin Guard's indiscriminate killing of young women and Governor Luo's family escaping from the capital. At that time, I finally knew the reason for the captivity, and I also understood that the few of us were considered lucky After realizing the danger in the capital, I took a few other girls back to my hometown..."

  Miss Wang Er cried and laughed: "Miss Luo, you don't know how I felt when I returned to my hometown with my family in despair and found that my sister was waiting for me at home."

Miss Wang held her sister's hand and said with a smile: "After going back after some twists and turns, I actually sent a letter to the capital, but my sister and the others were already on the way at that time. I also thought about writing to Miss Luo, but after thinking about it, it was us It would be better to come to Beijing to say thank you in person.”

   "I didn't expect the restaurant to be open." The second girl Wang looked at Luo Sheng with a happy expression, "Is it time to call you Wangfei now?"

  Luo Sheng smiled: "It doesn't matter what you call it. What do you two want to eat, I will be the host today."

  Miss Wang smiled and said, "Just two bowls of Yangchun noodles and a plate of coir raincoat cucumbers."

   "I want a plate of stewed beef."

  The two sisters looked at each other and smiled.

  Luo Sheng also laughed.

  A few years ago, the two sisters stepped into a restaurant for the first time. They ordered two bowls of Yangchun noodles, a plate of coir raincoat cucumber, and a plate of braised beef.

  At that time, they tried their best to hide the timidity and embarrassment caused by the high price, but now they only have the calmness and joy after the storm.

   Just like her own wine shop, after going through ups and downs, it finally became a pure wine shop.

  It's time for the restaurant to open, and the lobby is bustling with excitement. Standing upstairs, you can hear Zhao Shangshu's angry shout: "Sister Hongdou, is it time to launch a new dish today?"

  Hongdou rolled her eyes: "Who are you calling me big sister?"

  Old Shangshu thought for a while, and tentatively asked: "From the Shi family?"

   This name should be appropriate.

  At the side, Qian Shangshu dismantled the stage: "Sister Kouer is also married to the brothers of the Shi family. Old Zhao, it is not easy to confuse you by calling me that."

   "Then... from the Sanhuo family?"

  Hongdou's face darkened: "Let's call her Big Sister Hongdou."

  At this time Wei Han walked in, Shi Yan went up to meet him: "Master, are you here to pick up the princess?"

   Wei Han looked up at the woman who was strolling down the stairs, and said with a smile, "I heard that the restaurant launched new dishes today, so I'll accompany my wife to have a drink."

  Luo Sheng walked over lightly.

  Wei Han held her hand and walked to the seat by the window together.

  The drinkers are so used to this, they don’t even look at gossip, they just focus on drinking and eating meat.

  It was the night of the full moon, the bright moonlight fell on the world, and the blue wine front outside the restaurant was fluttering in the wind, showing off the bustle of the restaurant to passers-by.

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