Chapter 543 Yue Lao Festival

The banquet started, and soon, Ye Shangyi dressed up and appeared with the help of Old Master Ye.

The old master was highly respected and had many connections in the court.

There were many dignitaries who came to celebrate the birthday today.

He greeted and took care of them one by one, and when it was Shen Ningning's turn.

Old Master Ye smiled so hard that his white beard curled up: "Ningning is here, it seems that I am destined to live a long life!"

Shen Ningning raised her wine glass, stood up, and smiled happily.

"Grandpa Ye, I wish you happiness as vast as the East Sea!"

Qi Xiuwei beside her quickly stood up and said: "Live as long as the Southern Mountains!"

The dresses they wore, one vermilion and the other goose yellow, looked like fairies sending blessings.

Old Master Ye smiled from ear to ear and drank one glass of wine after another.

Xu Jingxi was calm and gentle, and reminded: "Old Master, although the wine is good, it should be consumed in moderation."

Ye Shangyi also took the wine glass from Master Ye's hand.

"Yes, Grandfather, there are so many guests at the table, please drink less."

Old Master Ye smiled brightly: "I am happy today. Seeing that you younger generations are becoming more and more outstanding, I know that Cangyun will surely be peaceful and dominate the world in the future."

Shen Ningning blinked her long eyelashes and asked while Old Master Ye was in a good mood:

"Grandpa Ye, the day after tomorrow is Yue Lao Festival. I want to ask Shangyi to go to the street to watch the lanterns together. I promise to come back before the hour of Xu. Is that okay?"

Since the turmoil of Ye Shangyi's engagement has passed, the Ye family has cherished her even more and kept a close watch on her, fearing that she would be deceived by some wicked young man again.

Now that Ye Shangyi goes out, if she returns late, she must report to her family.

Since Master Ye is happy today, Shen Ningning simply said it for her.

Afraid that Master Ye would not agree, the girl quickly said: "My third brother will also go. It is guaranteed to be safe. Please rest assured, Grandpa Ye!"

Xu Jingxi glanced at his sister silently.

Did he say he was going?

On Yuelao Festival, there were couples everywhere. Why would he go out to join in the fun?

However, Shen Ningning looked at him eagerly, and he nodded immediately. The few lies he had told were all for his sister.

"Yes, I will go with you."

Ye Shangyi pursed her lips quietly, wanting to laugh, but she held back.

Lu Shaoyuan followed and said, "Yes, I will go too! With me and Mr. Xie San, you can rest assured, old man."

Old Master Ye stroked his beard and laughed, "With Ningning here, what is there to worry about? Just go."

In this way, Shen Ningning and Ye Shangyi both breathed a sigh of relief.

The girl secretly gave Ye Shangyi an encouraging look.

It depends on her!

And the people at their table did not notice that Meng Wanning's maid stood behind them while pouring wine and listened to the whole conversation.

After returning, she told Meng Wanning.

Xu Jingxi will go out with Shen Ningning to watch the lanterns on the night of Yue Lao Festival.

Meng Wanning looked at the table full of happy figures, and she twisted her handkerchief with her fingers.

"I asked him to come out to watch the lanterns that sunrise, but he didn't come out. When the princess called him, he agreed?"

The maid whispered, "Don't be sad, Miss. Princess Funing is the sister of the third son of the Xie family. The Xie family has always favored this daughter. I heard that several sons would respond to Princess Funing's requests."

But Meng Wanning still felt uncomfortable.

She glanced at Ye Shangyi, who had already left with Old Master Ye.

"If it was just to accompany the princess alone, it would be fine, but in addition to the princess, there are also Princess Lingyi and Miss Ye."

Meng Wanning also heard that Qi Xiuwei liked Pei Yin in the past.

Therefore, she did not doubt Qi Xiuwei, but she felt that it was strange that Ye Shangyi had been following her all the time.

It seems that when that day comes, she must go!

After Shen Ningning returned home, she wanted to send someone to take a message to Mo Lingwei.

On the night of Yue Lao Festival, they all went out to play, and she wanted to ask if Mo Lingwei was free and whether he wanted to come out together.

But, thinking of what Wu Fang had just told her, Mo Lingwei was not only busy, but also had to take care of the emperor's health.

After thinking about it, Shen Ningning didn't want him to come out to have fun at this time.

"Let my brother concentrate on taking care of the emperor uncle." Shen Ningning burned the letter she had written.

However, the unburned letter paper was blown to the ground by a gust of wind outside the window.

The greedy wolf four held it in one mouthful.

In just a second, it spit it out again with a "wow".

"Hot!" It made a long complaint and wail.

Shen Ningning covered her mouth and laughed so hard that her body shook: "Wolf four, it's no wonder that grandma called you a fat baby. How can you eat burning paper!"

The black wolf king was next to him, and he didn't even bother to look at this disappointing son.

It's useless! Shame on the wolf!

Wolf four lay on the ground aggrieved.

"Last time I saw Grandma Qin grilling meat with fire, I thought it was the same." It said, sticking out its tongue twice, and it still felt painful.

Shen Ningning took it out and let it soak in the lotus pond for a while.

The half-burned letter paper was blown by the wind and floated under the bed.

...

On the day of Yue Lao Festival, when night fell, fireworks were already set off in the city.

Thousands of fire trees and silver flowers bloomed, and the fish and dragon dances were very lively.

Sometimes BMWs pulled bells and fragrant cars all the way, and on the river that runs through the city, there were constantly flower boats passing by.

Looking up, there were pairs on the bridge and the street, and pairs of lovers on the boats and in front of every stall, and even in the shops.

Qi Xiuwei came the earliest, and she stood by the Yue Lao Temple waiting.

Today, the Yue Lao Temple was simply overcrowded.

The lanterns inside were as bright as day, and the flames were dazzling. It was also said that the fortunes drawn at Yue Lao Temple today were particularly effective.

Qi Xiuwei looked forward to it, looking for Shen Ningning and other good friends in the vast crowd.

However, she just glanced at it, but she didn't expect that she saw Pei Yin instead of Shen Ningning.

Qi Xiuwei's face froze, and she looked away silently, pretending not to see it.

Unexpectedly, the pair of black boots stood in front of her.

"Princess." Pei Yin took the initiative to speak.

Qi Xiuwei could only look up and smiled implicitly and distantly: "What a coincidence, Master Pei also came to draw a fortune?"

However, she saw Pei Yin wearing a brown robe, and there were four guards behind him.

Pei Yin said, "Lord Lu learned that Second Young Master Lu was going out tonight, so he asked me to accompany him to avoid getting hurt in the crowd."

He was on leave today, so Lu Fu entrusted this matter to him. Pei Yin didn't want to agree, but Lu Fu said that Lu Shaoyuan would go out with Shen Ningning, Qi Xiuwei and others.

So Pei Yin came.

Qi Xiuwei understood, it seemed that she couldn't avoid being with him today.

She could only smile slightly: "Okay, I'm waiting for Ningning and the others too. Has Second Young Master Lu come?"

"He just saw the princess, and the two of them lined up to buy bamboo branch drinks together, and they will come soon." Pei Yin was helpless when he talked about this.

Lu Shaoyuan just wanted to be alone with Shen Ningning, and he ran faster than a rabbit. He wanted to bring people to catch up but it was too late.

So, he could only wait at the gate of Yue Lao Temple.

After a while, Shen Ningning, Lu Shaoyuan and Xu Jingxi appeared together.

"Xiaowei, Master Pei, this is the bamboo branch drink for you two."

The so-called bamboo branch drink is a new drink launched in Shen Ningning's shop.

A section of thin bamboo is cleaned and made into a cup, which is filled with various flavors of fruit juice.

"Thank you." Qi Xiuwei said, taking it.

She noticed that Shen Ningning was wearing a smoky purple dress today, and Lu Shaoyuan's robe was actually lavender.

The two were standing together, discussing the future development direction of the shop, and discussing what new products to launch after this bamboo branch drink.

Lu Shaoyuan was responsible for execution and giving opinions, and Shen Ningning was responsible for coming up with ideas.

Qi Xiuwei actually had a bold idea. The two of them standing together seemed to be quite a match.

Shen Ningning looked around at this time: "Why hasn't Shangyi come yet?"

Lu Shaoyuan: "Doesn't she claim that she is always on time? Is she not coming?"

Shen Ningning wanted to say it was impossible, her third brother had come.

Xu Jingxi said calmly: "It's okay, let's wait for her. There are many people today, maybe she is stuck in traffic."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yin pointed to a place not far away: "Here she comes."

Shen Ningning looked up and saw Ye Shangyi walking towards them, but beside her was Miss Meng Wanning.