bayedsolid Chapter 70 I Like Lanlan
Chapter 70 I Like Lanlan
The next morning, all the disciples of Tianxing Pavilion were dressed in white and wore hats. The low-level disciples each carried an incense burner with smoke curling around it, and walked in pairs on both sides of Yaojia's carriage.
Yao Jia was wearing a white Taoist robe with blue auspicious clouds embroidered on the lapels. Her slender waist was tightly bound by a wide waist belt with a string of forbidden mountain steps hanging on it.
The team stopped, Yao Jia got off the carriage, holding a whisk, and began to preside over the long and solemn sacrificial ceremony.
After the Shangsi Festival sacrificial activities ended, Yao Jia dragged his tired body back to his residence.
On one side of the bed, Yao Jia bent her legs and leaned in Nangong Xiu Lan's arms, while Lang Yue sat on the other side and rubbed her leg muscles.
Huaichuan brought tea, fruits and snacks, and fed Yaojia a bite from time to time.
"Ah...be a little gentler..." Yao Jia gritted her teeth and clenched Nangong Xiu Lan's arm.
Lang Yue relaxed his grip, feeling distressed and reluctant, "Yaoyao has worked so hard. I didn't expect the sacrifice to be so complicated. She had to stand for such a long time and also avoid certain foods."
Yao Jia swallowed the snacks Huaichuan fed her and said, "You really don't know until you try. It turns out that Lan Lan had such a hard life in the past. No wonder Father Lin sent me to the Shadow Guard Camp for training. If I had that delicate body before, I might still be making a fool of myself on the altar.
If I collapse from exhaustion before the sacrifice is over, it would be a disgrace to our Tianxing Pavilion."
After Langyue had massaged for a while, Mingjue, who was providing free medical consultation outside, hurried back. He asked Yaojia to lie on the couch and gave her acupuncture to relieve the pain.
Not long after the silver needle pierced into the calf, the soreness and swelling was quickly replaced by numbness, and Yao Jia finally felt relaxed.
"Mingjue's medical skills are indeed superb. It didn't hurt that much when the needle was first inserted."
After saying this, Yao Jia smiled at Lang Yue again and said, "It is also thanks to Lang Yue that I loosened my muscles and bones in advance that the treatment was more effective."
Lang Yue couldn't help laughing, "Yaoyao is really smooth-talking."
Yao Jia was just enjoying herself when she heard from an outsider that the prefect had invited her to a banquet at his mansion the next day.
Yao Jia stood up and said to Lang Yue, "Go and tell them in person that I will be there on time."
After Langyue left, Nangong Xiulan was unhappy and squatted at the head of Yaojia's bed with a stern face, "My wife is partial. She wants to bring Langyue to the banquet tomorrow, but not me."
Yao Jia laughed, "I would like to take you, but I have something important to do tomorrow. How about this, the streets are very noisy tonight, wait until I have rested, and then I will take you to the temple fair to play?"
Nangong Xiulan's face suddenly turned from cloudy to bright when he heard this. He blinked his beautiful willow-leaf eyes and looked at Yao Jia expectantly, "Really? Madam, do you keep your word?"
Yao Jia smiled and nodded, "Of course it counts. When have I ever lied to you?"
As night fell, the two walked hand in hand on the bustling street. The street was brightly lit, various stalls were lined up on both sides, and dragon dance teams passed by from time to time.
Yao Jia was almost swept away by the crowd several times, but was pulled back by Nangong Xiu Lan every time. He held Yao Jia's hand tightly, fearing that she would disappear from his sight.
Yao Jia looked back at Nangong Xiu Lan, it seemed that in all the time she had been with him, she had never gone shopping like this before.
In the past, Nangong Xiu Lan was always very busy, dealing with all matters of the Tianxing Pavilion, and rarely had the opportunity to relax like this.
Looking at his childlike innocent smile, Yao Jia thought it was good for him.
Nangong Xiulan suddenly stopped and pointed at a vendor selling candied haws and said, "Madam, I want to eat that."
Yao Jia took a look and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll buy it for you."
Yao Jia ran over and bought two skewers. The two of them sat on the stone steps beside the river, eating while looking up at the fireworks blooming in the distant sky.
Yao Jia turned her head to look at Nangong Xiu Lan, who slightly raised his head and stared at the sky seriously. The fireworks exploded, forming dazzling reflections in his eyes.
"Lanlan, do you like yourself now?"
Nangong Xiu Lan was slightly stunned when he heard this.
At this moment, a huge firework suddenly bloomed in the sky, attracting Yao Jia's attention.
Nangong Xiulan stared at Yaojia's profile and asked, "Madam, do you like Lanlan?"
Yao Jia's lips curled up unconsciously, and she nodded as she looked at the fireworks in the sky, "Needless to say, of course I like you, the Nangong Lanlan who loves to cry and laugh, who loves to cling to me and listen to me."
Nangong Xiulan let out a bitter smile, then adjusted his expression and put on a childish smile again, "Then I will be Lanlan for the rest of my life, and be the Lanlan that my wife likes for the rest of my life."
After hearing this, Yao Jia felt a warm feeling in her heart. She held Nangong Xiu Lan's hand tightly, and the two smiled at each other.
Fireworks continued to bloom in the night sky, and the colorful lights reflected on their faces, as if freezing the happiness of this moment.
After an unknown amount of time, the fireworks gradually dissipated in the night sky, and the two of them returned hand in hand along the way they came.
Nangong Xiu Lan suddenly tightened his grip on Yao Jia’s hand.
Yao Jia understood and looked forward, and found Gu Xiyan leaning against the locust tree in front of the Taoist temple with his arms folded.
Seeing the two of them coming back, he stepped forward.
"Jia Jia, you are so biased. You only accompany your brother to play and forget about me."
Before Yao Jia could say anything, Nangong Xiu Lan shouted with a disgusted look on his face: "Who is your brother? Stop trying to be related here. My wife said that she only likes me. Get as far away as you can."
Yao Jia tried to hold back her laughter; Nangong Xiu Lan could now serve as her mouthpiece.
Gu Xiyan stared at Nangong Xiu Lan with cold eyes.
Nangong Xiu Lan immediately shrank behind Yao Jia.
Yao Jia whispered to comfort the frightened Nangong Xiulan, while scolding Gu Xiyan, "Put away that vicious look of yours, it scares my Nanlan."
Gu Xiyan resisted the urge to beat Nangong Xiu Lan violently, clenched his fists, and tried to suppress his temper. I won’t bother with a fool.
He smiled at Yao Jia and said, "Okay, okay, I'm not mean. I have something important to tell you, don't regret it if you don't come!"
Yao Jia originally wanted to discuss the cancellation of the engagement with him, so she sent Nangong Xiu Lan in first and told him that she would be back soon.
Nangong Xiulan pulled Yaojia and whispered something in her ear. Yaojia stood on tiptoe and patted his head, "Go back quickly."
Only then did he reluctantly walk into the house, looking back every few steps.
Gu Xiyan looked coldly at Nangong Xiulan's back, his fists clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound. He turned around and asked Yao Jia sternly, "You two slept in the same bed?"
He had very good hearing and heard Nangong Xiu Lan say that he would wait for Yao Jia to come back and kiss him before going to sleep.
Yao Jia smiled, "Of course, he and I are a legitimate couple, if we don't sleep in one bed, do we have to sleep in two?
By the way, what exactly did Master Gu want to discuss with me? If you want to talk, please tell me quickly, so that I can go back and hug my husband to sleep. You..."
Before she could finish her words, Gu Xiyan had already grabbed her waist and led her away from here to a thick tree trunk.
Yao Jia glanced down and discovered that this was someone's back garden.
However, there are many rare and precious plants in this garden, so I think the owner must be a wealthy family.
He leaned close to Gu Xiyan's ear and whispered, "Where is this? Why did you bring me here?"
Gu Xiyan made a gesture to her to keep quiet and pointed his hand away.
Yao Jia looked in that direction and saw Jin Mantang sneaking towards a rockery. Only then did she realize that Gu Xiyan was bringing her to the back garden of the prefect's house.