Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

4On the evening of the first day of the Chinese New Year, the streets and alleys would be decorated with lanterns and decorations, and all the men, women, and children of the city would be allowed to go out to watch the lights, admire the moon, guess the riddles of the lamps, and eat the Chinese New Year's Eve. Most importantly, the curfew would be lifted tonight, and people outside the city would be allowed to stay in the city until dawn without being expelled at night.     2

    

"Elder Sister Xiu, are you ready?" Yang Ningxin, who was wearing a pink corset with a white fox fur jacket on the outside, shouted towards Yang Ningxiu's room with an anxious expression.    

    

Yang Ningtian raised his head and looked at her, then instructed Dong Ling to pour a pot of hot tea.    

    

Yang Ningxin opened her mouth slightly as she stared straight at Yang Ningtian drinking tea. She even forgot to urge him. No, no, no. Sixth Brother, you want some tea? Could it be that her brain was damaged?    

    

Yang Ningxin swallowed her saliva. She felt that there was a thirst in her throat, sat down, and poured herself a cup of tea. After blowing on the tea, she drank it all down in one go, and after a few gulps, she finished it.    

    

"No more urging?" Yang Ningtian asked.    

    

Yang Ningxin shook her head. Sixth brother, you are abnormal, I am scared, and do not dare to urge you again.    

    

"Elder sister Xi hasn't come either. Let's wait a bit longer." Yang Ningxin turned her head and saw Yang Ningyi and Yang Ningya chatting by her side. She thought for a moment and did not go over to disturb them.    

    

The two who were engaged were exchanging thoughts of getting married. If she were to go and disturb them, she would definitely be despised. Perhaps she might even be mocked by her sixth brother.    

    

After a long while, Yang Ningxi finally arrived. She had a happy smile on her face, and apologized the moment she entered the door, "Sorry for making everyone wait so long."    

    

She was dressed in a light colored dress, the sleeves, the front, and the corners of her robes were inlaid with a broad gold border, accentuating her elegance. On her clothes were fine designs of blooming red plums, which were so complex and warm that it made one's heart feel warm.    

    

Yang Ningxin's eyes lit up, she suddenly threw himself at her and hugged her, and asked happily: "Elder sister Xi, are you planning to go to the temple fair at the east side of the city?"    

    

Many of the unmarried girls would go there to pray for a good marriage alliance. They had heard that if they were lucky and left the temple, it was possible that they would meet the right person.    

    

Yang Ningxi blushed a little. She reached out and lightly pushed Yang Ningxin, blaming him: "Are you not going?"    

    

"Go go go, of course I'll go." She loved the liveliness, so how could she not go?    

    

Yang Ningxi smiled and reached out to touch her forehead. She did not continue speaking, but from her face, one could see the shyness of a girl who was in love with him.    

    

Yang Ningxiu helped the Nannan put on her clothes before bringing her daughter out. The Nannan was wearing a red cotton-padded jacket, a navy blue skirt and a pair of bun on her head. She had a few braids on her back and carried a lantern in her hand.    

    

When Yang Ningxin saw it, she felt that it was rare. Hugging her, she moved closer to Nannan's beautiful face and shouted, "Nannan, you're really pretty, just like the golden couple in the sky."    

    

Nannan felt uncomfortable and hurriedly said: "Aunt, Nannan is itchy, don't rub."    

    

The voice was like the chirping of an oriole, making people feel relaxed. The Nannan felt embarrassed and hid behind Yang Ningxiu, holding the lantern tightly in her hand.    

    

"Enough, stop messing around." Yang Ningya reached out and pulled Yang Ningxin away, "You still have to go to the County Prince's Mansion to pick up sister-in-law, don't waste your time."    

    

Yang Ningya didn't mention it, but Yang Ningxin had really forgotten about it. A few days ago, she invited Shen Jingli to the temple fair together with her. She patted her forehead and said, "That's right, let's hurry up and go out, in case sister-in-law waits for too long."    

    

Yang Ningxin was in a hurry, she anxiously urged her brothers and sisters to quickly get on the carriage, and to County Prince's Mansion to pick Shen Jingli up.    

    

"..."    

    

Once a year, the lights will be very lively, colorful lights, one after another. Both sides of the street were filled with small vendors, some eating and some playing, the sound of human voices mixed with the fragrance of food, it was the warmth of a turbid world.    

    

When Lady Yang Family had received Shen Jingli, she walked out of Swallow Lane and arrived at the bustling and bustling Vermillion Bird Street. Shen Jingli could not help but marvel at the liveliness and prosperity of the Lantern Festival.    

    

In his previous life, although there were some cities that held lantern festivals and temple festivals during the Spring Festival and the Spring Festival, they were far from being as spectacular and influential as they were now.    

    

This feeling was like looking at the River Diagram and entering the River Diagram. The impact was too strong.    

    

He walked side by side with Yang Ningxiu and the rest, looking at Yang Ningxin and the others who were smiling at them, the two girls of Yang Family were not bad, and the ancient people did not stay up all the time either. They slept early and woke up every day, and their families were in good condition as well.    

    

The few of them walked together, talking and laughing, stopping at various booths to look around. From time to time, they would applaud and applaud the fireworks in the distance.    

    

Some people stared at them, so stunned that their jaws almost dropped to the ground. They even forgot to do business.    

    

"It's been a really lively night." Shen Jingli looked around at the rows of red lanterns, then looked at the crowd on the streets that was like a tide, and could not help but exclaim.    

    

"I'm afraid sister-in-law doesn't know that every year at the Spring Festival Gala, His Majesty would go out on patrol and wander around the city. He would even act like the young master of a normal family, eating midnight food at a roadside stall and chatting with others. Why don't you tell me more about it?"    

    

"The one in the palace?" Shen Jingli was suspicious.    

    

Yang Ningxiu smiled but did not speak, obviously tacitly agreeing.    

    

"Sis, Sis!" A little girl with two bun tied up on her head ran over, holding the weaver girl's hand and blocking Yang Ningxin's group of four. The little girl had her big round eyes wide open, looking extremely cute.    

    

She asked in her childish voice, "Are you Miss Yang Family?"    

    

Yang Ningtian squatted down and looked at the little girl equally. His gaze was full of ridicule as he pinched her little face and said: "Who are you calling Miss Yang Family?"    

    

The little girl blinked her eyes and looked at Yang Ningtian in a daze, as though she was wondering why a young man would suddenly appear. She opened her mouth, then looked at Yang Ningxin and the others, momentarily at a loss of what to do.    

    

"I, I, I …" She wanted to speak, but she was too nervous to speak.    

    

Seeing her like that, Yang Ningtian could not help but laugh, his voice was clear and straightforward. He reached out to caress the little girl's head, "Alright, I won't tease you, our surname is indeed Yang, who are you looking for?"    

    

The little girl held up the weaver's mask for Yang Ningtian to see.    

    

"My house sells kneading people. Just now, a big brother bought a pair, then gave me a direction and told me to bring the weaver over to Miss Yang Family. He said that he was waiting for her on the bridge."    

    

Flowbridge?    

    

Yang Ningxi's pupils became big, staring at the mask the little girl was holding, her face flushed red.    

    

Yang Ningxiu and the others walked up from the back, and saw that they were surrounding a little girl, and were a little curious, so they surrounded her. With her sharp eyes, Yang Ningxiu could see the bashful look in Yang Ningxi's eyes, and her eyes were filled with hope as she looked at the Weaver Mask in the little girl's hands.    

    

She was suspicious in her heart, Yang Ningxi clearly had a lover, but in the past few days, she was always at home, and did not see anyone else she could interact with.    

    

"What happened?" Yang Ningxiu quietly asked Yang Ningya.    

    

Yang Ningya quietly explained the situation, then Yang Ningxiu suddenly realised, she was using the Weaver Girl to pass on her love and asked Yang Ningxi to go out with him.    

    

"Little girl, I'll have to trouble you to tell that brother that it's inconvenient for Miss Yang Family to come over." Yang Ningxiu looked at the man pinching the noodles, suppressed her disapproval and asked the little girl to pass on the message in a soft voice.    

    

In the middle of the night, when a girl went to meet a man by herself, they would privately suffer the consequences. If the news were to spread out, they would be finished.    

    

She turned her head to look at Yang Ningxi, hoping that her little sister wouldn't be stupid enough to go straight in.    

    

"Elder Sister Xiu, this little sister is so pitiful, how can we reject her?" Yang Ningxi said.    

    

Seeing her eyes that was filled with anticipation, Yang Ningxiu knew that she must be acquainted with the man, and couldn't help but to sigh. This foolish girl, did she know what kind of trouble she would cause if she were to go?    

    

"You are a girl, how can you go see an unfamiliar man alone, do you still want to have a reputation or not? Do you even have face for Yang Family? " Yang Ningxiu absolutely would not allow it.    

    

Yang Ningxi flushed, as if she had just recalled this matter. She felt slightly disappointed and regretful in her heart.    

    

Although she was not allowed to see anyone, Yang Ningxi stubbornly accepted the noodles and even gave the little girl a copper coin in return. She originally wanted to give herself a personal item, but Yang Ningxiu refused to do so no matter what, so she gave the little girl a copper coin that would not arouse anyone's suspicions.    

    

Looking at the Weaver Mask in her hands, Yang Ningxi was both happy and worried, but seeing her current state, she could not help but shake her head.    

    

"The young lady's love has just developed, and it's easy for her to get a head full of fire. After a while, she'll be better." Although the girls of ancient times were very precocious, in the end, she was still a sixteen year old girl. It was understandable that she was filled with anticipation towards matters of the heart and was easily fooled by beautiful fantasies.    

    

Yang Ningxiu listened and nodded her head helplessly.    

    

"..."    

    

"Halt, stop, you thief, you stop …" A shout suddenly came from the crowd, startling Yang Ningxiu and the rest.    

    

Which fellow was so bold as to steal something on the night of the Spring Festival Gala and be caught red-handed by the owner? Stupid enough and unlucky enough.    

    

This was what she was thinking in her heart. Just as she turned around, a soft little thing crashed into her bosom and tightly hugged her waist. It cried out incessantly, "Mother …"