The trio didn’t have much strength, so they only messed up Jing Heguang’s hair.
However, with such a quarrel, the relationship between the four people has taken a big step forward invisibly.
They used to be friends with these people, thinking that they were all young scholar and could make good friends with them.
In that situation, they all behaved in a different way when they got along. You called out wise brothers, and I called out brothers. The politeness was very polite but alienating.
However, since Jing Heguang came over, everyone felt that getting along with them became easier!
Jing Heguang showed off his husband everyday to them, although they looked disgusted on the surface, they felt very relieved to be friends with such a person.
A person who treats his husband well may not necessarily be a good person, but he must have a soft spot in his heart and is more trustworthy than the average person.
Wang Sixing poked Jing Heguang’s bird’s nest head and said angrily: “Heguang’s hair is messed up but he still looks so handsome! Let me mess it up two more times!”
Jing Heguang reached out and pushed Wang Sixing’s hand away, saying helplessly: “Aren’t you tired? I thought you had worked hard in the exam and I was afraid that you wouldn’t be able to go back, so I rushed to find a carriage. But you guys are great, you actually made my hair look like this!”
Zhao Mingtang laughed loudly: “Isn’t it because of your words, ‘how did you end up like this’? Liu Dao, get in the car quickly and go back to rest.”
Liu Dao fussed for a moment, so now he felt better, so his face was not as bad as before.
Liu Dao weakly clasped his fists and said with a wry smile: “Thank you, Brother Jing.”
Jing Heguang turned pale when he saw him, so he quickly helped him into the carriage.
The four got on the carriage together. The carriage was a bit small, so the four could only sit squeezed together. But demand exceeds supply at the moment, so it’s already great to have a ride! Thanks also to Jing Heguang for his cleverness.
Liu Dao and Wang Sixing fell asleep as soon as they got into the carriage, with only the older Zhao Mingtang still holding on.
When they arrived at the inn, Jing Heguang and Zhao Mingtang dragged them back into the inn room.
Although Jing Heguang was more energetic than the other 3, the effort he put into the nine days was real. After washing, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep immediately.
***
The four came out of the examination hall early in the morning and returned to the inn. It was already evening when they woke up.
After waking up, the four rushed to the inn lobby as soon as possible, asked the waiter to bring food, and then ate.
Jing Heguang asked for stomach-nourishing white porridge to eat with a plate of pickles.
The table next to it was also full of people, most of whom were candidates, discussing the topics of the provincial examination.
Liu Dao listened, his expression became depressed again.
Wang Sixing glanced at him and said, “I know there is a lantern festival in the west city at night, how about we go over and have a look?”
Wang Sixing smiled and looked at Jing Heguang: “It’s just in time. Heguang can buy something for brother-in-law, and we can also buy something for our family as well.”
Jing Heguang became interested, so he raised his head and asked, “Let’s go as soon as we finish eating?”
Zhao Mingtang nodded: “Let’s go as soon as we finish eating!”
Then the three looked at Liu Dao together.
Liu Dao sensed the kindness of his friends, smiled and shook his head, and responded: “Go, I want to bring something to my mother too.”
***
The time of the Lantern Festival is not fixed. Every time the candidates finish the exam, there will be such an event for everyone to relax, so the merchants can also relax the wallets of those scholars too.
Because there are many high-quality potential stocks such as scholars, there are also many young girls and young ger in the lantern festival, which is very lively.
What’s more, by coincidence, after several good marriages, the reputation of the lantern festival as a good matchmaker spread throughout the city.
Xicheng.
Several streets were lined with lanterns, lighting up the night as brightly as day.
Merchants set up stalls along the street with a wide variety of products.
Jing Heguang stood in front of the jewelry stall, his eyes glancing at the ger-style hairpins.
Wang Sixing stood next to him and came up with random thought: “This one is good, that one is okay too.”
Jing Heguang shook his head: “No, it’s not good enough for my husband.”
Jing Heguang both had excellent looks and temperament, so he attracted special attention at the lantern festival.
He is handsome and elegant with white skin and elegant manners. When he stands under the lamp, his whole body seems to glow!
As a result, as soon as the word ‘husband’ came out of his mouth, it broke the hearts of many little girls and gers who were peeping.
Looking at such a young age, they didn’t expect that he is already married.
On one side, a girl with a curtain hat looked at Jing Heguang’s profile and bit her lower lip secretly.
Many people peeked at Jing Heguang, but Jing Heguang didn’t care. If he cared about this, he wouldn’t have time to do anything else.
Jing Heguang picked out one of the hairpins that he was satisfied with and asked the stall owner: “Boss, how much is this hairpin?”
The stall owner looked at the little girl and ger sitting by the water next to the stall and said happily: “This hairpin is very suitable for ger to wear. I’ll sell it to you for twenty copper coins!”
Seeing that Jing Heguang had attracted many customers, the stall owner gave him an honest price!
Jing Heguang was also very satisfied with the price and took two directly without negotiating the price.
Wang Sixing thought the price was good. Although he didn’t have a husband, he bought two for his brothers at home, catching up with Jing and Guang’s bargains.
After buying the hairpins, the two went to meet Zhao Mingtang and Liu Dao.
Just a few steps away, the most lively moment of the lantern festival came — countless fireworks bloomed in the sky, it was very beautiful for a while!
Everyone stood there, looking up at the beauty flashing across the sky.
Jing Heguang and Wang Sixing also stopped and looked up.
Wang Sixing murmured: “It’s so beautiful! I’ve heard that the fireworks in Fucheng are beautiful, but I didn’t expect them to be so stunning!”
Jing Heguang looked up and said nothing.
Wang Sixing didn’t get an answer, so he pulled Jing Heguang’s arm and asked: “Don’t you think so?”
Jing Heguang smiled and told him loudly: “I was thinking about my husband. Such beautiful fireworks and ten-mile-long lanterns of this lantern festival. It’s a pity that I didn’t get to see it with him!”
Wang Sixing: …
Wang Sixing felt that Jing Heguang was teasing him again.
Without a husband, he is inferior to him. He will go on a blind date when he returns home!
But in fact, Jing Heguang really wasn’t teasing him this time.
Jing Heguang was really thinking how happy Zhang Xingyu would be if he saw the lights on the street and the fireworks all night right now.
Jing Heguang thought that he would be happier then than now. Because happiness is doubled when one has a lover to share it with!
The girl in the curtain hat was not far away. When she heard this, she suddenly felt a bit envious of the ger she had never seen before.
However, when she thought that she would also have her own good husband, the girl’s pretty face turned red again.
Then the fireworks stopped and the crowd dispersed.
***
The girl wearing a curtain and hat returned to a tall and luxurious carriage under the careful supervision of her servants.
There was a middle-aged man in the carriage, a scholar dressed in silk clothing, holding a book and looking at it carefully.
As soon as the girl entered the carriage, she took off her curtain hat and snatched the book from the man’s hand.
“Dad! Why don’t you go out with me? I was squeezed just now. If I am kidnapped, let’s see how you explain it to mom! You said you would take me out to play but you were just reading all the time!”
The girl has a charming tone with a beautiful face and graceful figure.
However, if Jing Heguang saw the girl’s face under the curtain, he would definitely run away immediately!
This girl is the reason that the original owner decided to kill Zhang Xingyu – the young lady of the magistrate, Li Yujiao.
The original owner and Li Yujiao met privately during a spring outing. The original owner captured Li Yujiao’s heart tightly with his talent and extremely handsome face.
When the original owner’s accident first occurred, Li Yujiao was crying and arguing with her magistrate father, threatening to die with him.
Later, after learning that the original person had killed Zhang Xingyu, Li Yujiao was heartbroken and realized that she had fallen in love with the wrong person.
The magistrate is the biggest official in the city. Li Yujiao’s father, Li Wenxin, really dotes on his daughter. He was so angry when he learned that Li Yujiao was almost cheated into a marriage.
The fact that the original owner was thrown into jail so quickly after the incident was a sign of Li Wenxin’s rage.
However, when Jing Heguang took over, he only relied on himself and only thought about his husband to cut off this red threat — completely! But he didn’t know it yet.
The book in Li Wenxin’s hand was snatched away by his youngest daughter. He smiled helplessly and said: “Jiaojiao, daddy has sent so many people to follow you. No one will be able to kidnap you.”
“Besides, you are wearing a curtain hat. No one can see your face, so they won’t have bad intentions.”
“Humph!” Li Yujiao threw her temper and said, “You just don’t want to accompany me!”
Li Wenxin patiently coaxed his beloved daughter who had grown up spoiled: “The lantern festival is full of scholars. It’s inevitable that there will be people who know dad. If someone calls out, how will you play then? I’m afraid you won’t even see the fireworks. It’s not that dad doesn’t want to accompany you, it’s because he can’t accompany you!”
Li Yujiao pouted and took two hairpins out of her sleeves: “This is for mom, I bought it for mom.”
Li Wenxin took the hairpin and said with a smile: “Our Jiaojiao is so sensible. You also know how to buy things for your mom but forgot to buy for your dad”
That handsome profile flashed across Li Yujiao’s mind, and thinking of that man’s consideration for his husband, she asked Li Wenxin: “Dad, have you ever taken mom out to watch the fireworks?”
“Hah?” Li Wenxin didn’t know that his youngest daughter’s mind was so jumpy. He honestly said, “We went many years ago, but we haven’t seen it in recent years. There are a lot of things in the house, and your mother is also busy.”
Li Yujiao retorted: “What’s so busy? I think dad, you just don’t care. Mom hasn’t gone out to relax for a few days at all!”
Li Wenxin noticed something was not right, so he winked at his youngest daughter’s personal maid.
The servant girl explained in detail: “There was a very outstanding-looking scholar next to the stall selling hairpins. The scholar bought a hairpin for his husband. Then the fireworks display started, and the scholar looked at the fireworks and thought it was a pity that his husband didn’t see it.”
After hearing this, Li Wenxin touched his beard and asked: “How is that man dressed?”
The maid replied: “He is wearing ordinary people’s clothes. This maid can be sure that he and the friend next to him are watching the fireworks display for the first time.”
Li Wenxin smiled and praised: “I think it was also the first time for that scholar to see the fireworks display. However, he was not delighted by the grand scene but he actually missed his husband at home. He is really steady and dignified, truly a gentleman’s conduct!” As he praised, Li Wenxin got more and more excited. He felt that the scholar was interesting!
Li Wenxin has a harmonious family. He greatly appreciates people who treat his wife and children well at home, so he feels that they are the same kind of people.
However, these days, most men like to have three wives and four concubines. Li Wenxin couldn’t connect to them and sometimes feels quite lonely.
Thinking that the scholar might still be on the street, Li Wenxin urgently ordered the servant: “Go and find out who the scholar is? A person with such character will definitely not be mediocre!”
The servant ran to inquire, then Li Wenxin said: “If he doesn’t mind, he may also have a long-lasting friendship with me.”
***
On the other side, Jing Heguang met up with his friends and strolled back.
The attentive Zhao Mingtang suddenly reminded him in a low voice: “Those people have been following us.”
Seeing that they were discovered, the servants of the magistrate mansion stepped forward generously: “Hello, young masters. This humble one is Li Tong, the servant of magistrate Li family. My master asked me to ask for the name of this young master, is it convenient?”
Li Tong looked at Jing Heguang with a decent smile on his face.
However, the words ‘magistrate’s family’ directly turned on Jing Heguang’s warning radar!
He didn’t do anything, why did the magistrate family come to his door?!
