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Chapter V

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    Chapter 78 Folding Apricots

    "Ah, here they come!"

    I don't know which lady's exclamation drew everyone's attention to one place, and saw a group of young men on the other side had already stepped across the bamboo bridge together, and now they were walking leisurely into the apricot blossom forest.  The main event is finally on the stage, the corners of Xiao Ranqing's lips are slightly curled up, wondering which lady will her elder brother's apricot blossom fall into the hands of?

    This is the custom of the Qionglin Banquet since ancient times. All unmarried men at the banquet must break an apricot blossom to give to an unmarried woman.  Many young men with sweethearts will take this opportunity to express their love, so every Qionglin Banquet can achieve several good marriages.  And women won't be accused of being frivolous if they get apricot blossoms at the Qionglin Banquet, but will be regarded as a kind of honor.  As for the man who does not have a sweetheart, he will choose to give the apricot flower to his sister. If there is no sister present, he will choose a young girl with long hair.  In this way, the etiquette is complete and there will be no misunderstanding.  The wives of each family also understand this principle, so even though they know it is a blind date banquet, they will still bring a few young female dolls to the banquet.  Wang Shi brought Xiaoranqing out of such considerations.

    Zhu Fei sneered inwardly when he heard the soft laughter that came from the apricot blossom forest in front of him from time to time.  Running to the apricot blossom forest early to admire the flowers and compose poems, who knows An's thoughts?  After the new emperor ascended the throne, the government of Anguo gradually declined.  And now the three young ladies waiting in the boudoir are all concubines, so it is not difficult to find a good home.  A while ago, she also heard from her mother that her grandmother and aunt planned to marry the remaining young lady to a wealthy family as concubines to help the family.  Presumably those cousins ??of hers had also heard the news, and that's why they were so eager to find their own way out.  Except for a small number of royal relatives and nobles, the young men who came today are all new scholars.  Many of them are not of high family background but are full of talents, if they are favored by them, it will be a good home for them.  Although life may be a bit more difficult at the beginning, it is better to be a concubine in the past.  But Zhu Fei looked down on this, a concubine is a concubine, even if she was born in a higher family than her, it doesn't matter, even finding a good marriage has to be done by herself.  Besides, so what if he was really caught by someone?  If the elders do not agree, it will be nothing in the end.

    Seeing that she looked at Xinghualin with disdain in her eyes, Xiao Ranqing knew it in her heart.  Turning his gaze to the side, he saw that Lu Yichen's eyes suddenly became shy and timid.  She followed his line of sight and saw that her elder brother was walking towards this side with an apricot flower in his hand.  Xiao Ranqing frowned, the only girls of the right age sitting here are Zhu Fei and Lu Yiyan, Lu Yiyan, I don't know which one the elder brother likes.  The former two thoughts were too explicit, which would be inferior. As for the latter, if the accident at the palace banquet hadn't happened, she would be quite happy to see it happen.

    "Why did Wen'er stop?" Mrs. Wang has been paying attention to her son, and she was very happy to see him coming here.  But he stopped in the middle of the walk, and Wang's heart couldn't help but lift up.

    Wen'er in her family is already seventeen, and sons from ordinary families should have gotten married by this age.  It's just that he first went on a study tour and then prepared for the exam, so he never had a chance to let her mention this matter.  Now that the No. 1 Scholar has been won, it is time to seriously consider the issue of marriage.  She has always been secretly paying attention to the noble daughter in Beijing. It seems that Lu Yiyan, who is steady and generous, is the most suitable for her eldest son, but the most important thing is that her son himself agrees.  She is also a person who has experienced it herself, and understands the importance of love between two parties.

    "Wen'er seems to bepicking flowers?" Mrs. Lu said in astonishment.  It was her plan to make her eldest daughter and Su Bingwen a pair, but she just hinted at it several times but Wang didn't respond.  Seeing Su Bingwen coming with apricot blossoms now, I feel that this is a good opportunity to bring about good things.  But he didn't expect that he would stop while walking, and even bowed his head to pick up the flowers one by one.  What does this mean?  She was puzzled.  Turning to look at the Qin family and the Wang family, both of them looked confused.  Xiao Ranqing's heart warmed when she noticed his actions. It turned out that her elder brother had this idea.

    Sure enough, after picking off all the apricot blossoms on the branches, Su Bingwen walked here again.  Seeing the majestic man slowly approaching, Zhu Fei and Lu Yixi's hearts rose to their throats, and they looked at each other, sparks flying everywhere.  And Lu Yiyan, who had always been calm, couldn't help clenching the silk handkerchief tightly.

    "Sister, take it." The tall and handsome young man in blue bowed slightly, and handed the flowerless apricot branch to his little sister, and then walked back to the other side after meeting with several ladies and ladies.

    Seeing the flowers falling into Xiaoranqing, the ladies present here were both disappointed and thankful, and their moods were very complicated.  Disappointed that Su Bingwen did not choose them (her daughter), but fortunately Su Bingwen did not choose others (other daughters).  When Zhu Fei looked away from the other side, and then turned to Xiao Ranqing, her attitude was a little warmer than before.  Lu Yijin also sensed the meaning, unwilling to please Xiaoranqing later.  It's a pity that the person involved has always looked like a reticent person, which made the two of them very annoyed.  ???Forgive me, may I ask how did the third young master Ying know that my Bao'er can't smell flowers?  " Wang finally couldn't help asking. As for sending flowers, she didn't think much about it. Ying Jie'an was different from Li Zhuyan. He was fifteen this year, and he should be the age to discuss marriage. And her Baoer  She's only eight years old, no matter how cute she is, she can't attract others' love, right? She thinks that Ying Jie'an should be the same as Su Bingwen, who doesn't have a sweetheart and doesn't want to break the rules, so she gave the flower branch to Xiao Ranqing who had a relationship once  up.

    "It's just that I heard it from Prince Yu's son." In fact, this is the news he sent someone to find out. Xiang Yingqi will not tell them about the girl.

    "So that's how it is," Wang recalled what happened on Qiyun Mountain in the early years, and felt apologetic.  Prince Yu's son, who only met a few times, can remember that Bao'er doesn't like the fragrance of flowers, but she, a mother, has forgotten it. It's really wrong.

    "Sister Su, would you like to take brother Ying's flower?" Seeing that Mrs. Wang had no objection, Ying Jiean handed the flower branch to Xiao Ranqing and asked with a smile.  Seeing his bright smile, the girls around couldn't help but blush.  It is said that Young Master Ying San is handsome, and it is true.  This little girl is really lucky, first she was the number one scholar, Tanhualang, and now even the third young master Ying wants to give her flowers.  If they were young enough to be able to send flowers with such a smile, they would be willing to turn into young girls

    Although Xiao Ranqing didn't like Ying Jie's austerity, he was also a member of the Ying family, and she was also her descendant, so she better not beat him up in public.  Thinking of this, Xiao Ranqing reached out to take his flowers and put them together with her elder brother's.

    Seeing this, Ying Jie'an was very happy, and took the opportunity to ask, "Sister Su, is it interesting for you to stay here?" As he spoke, he glanced at the three young ladies, with obvious hints.  "The banquet won't be over for a while. I know Qionglin Garden has several exquisite places besides the flower forest. Do you want to go and see with me?"

    Xiao Ranqing shook her head. Although she found Zhu Fei and Lu Yizhen annoying, she didn't want to stay with Ying Jie'an even more.  It is very stressful to be with a man who is more beautiful than a woman.

    It was also expected by Ying Jie'an that she would refuse. From the first time he met, he found that this girl was very prejudiced against him, and it was already very good to accept his flower branch this time.  Ying Jie'an was a contented person, he said goodbye to Wang and the others and walked away.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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