Chapter 286 Misunderstanding of the Patrol Camp Curfew

Yang Wenyuan and Changbai talked to each other as they walked slowly forward.

Suddenly, Hualan and others in front stopped.

The two of them then walked forward.

When Rulan saw Yang Wenyuan coming over, she immediately gave up the seat next to her sister, took a step back, and walked together with Minglan.

"What's wrong?" Yang Wenyuan came to Hualan's side and asked softly.

Hua Lan smiled softly, raised her head and pointed at the team blocking the way, and said to Yang Wenyuan:

"Look ahead, there is a group of actors coming to ask for money."

Yang Wenyuan looked up and saw a group of actors wearing puppet masks wandering around the outer guards. They were dancing and performing tricks that Yang Wenyuan couldn't understand. They didn't take the initiative to confront them, but just wandered around the outermost area, obviously asking for rewards.

"It's also a good omen." Yang Wenyuan nodded.

Afterwards, Hualan sent Cuichan to the front to reward the actors. The reward did not require a large amount of silver, just a few dimes and copper coins would be enough to celebrate.

After receiving the reward money, the group of actors in the front cheered immediately, danced for a while, and then dispersed.

After the group of actors dispersed, there was still a masked man on the side, looking at this side, as if he was spying on something.

Yang Wenyuan immediately looked over.

When he looked at that person just now, he felt that he was a little conspicuous. After all, among a group of actors with coordinated movements, a person with stiff movements suddenly appeared, which made him stand out no matter how he looked at him.

However, Yang Wenyuan originally thought that it was a "part-time employee" who came to ask for money during the holidays and did not take it seriously. But now it seems that the man outside clearly has an ulterior motive - he did not even look at the silver and money scattered on the ground just now.

So Yang Wenyuan immediately turned around and winked at Changqing behind him.

Chang Qing was also hanging at the back wearing a mask, observing the surrounding situation all the time, and naturally noticed the "dog-skin plaster".

When he got Yang Wenyuan's look, he immediately understood and pointed to a few guards who were following him. They lowered their heads and moved towards the man.

Not long after.

The masked man felt that the road was getting narrower and narrower, and his body was constantly bumped by the people around him, causing his feet to slide uncontrollably into the alley next to him.

When he realized something was wrong and was about to continue to squeeze towards Yang Wenyuan, he suddenly stumbled and was about to fall to the ground.

At this moment, a strong arm stretched out from somewhere and supported him steadily.

"Fortunately!"

The masked man breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could turn around to thank who had supported him, he suddenly realized that after he staggered, he was being squeezed tighter and tighter by the people around him, and he was even a little breathless.

He was about to shout, but was startled to find another hand reaching out from the darkness and covering his mouth in advance, so that he could only utter dull whimpers.

Unable to shout out, he subconsciously began to twitch his arms and legs.

Just at this moment, four big hands suddenly stretched out from the darkness and grabbed his wrists and ankles. Immediately, he felt his body suddenly lighten.

His body actually flew into the air and was picked up by someone!
"Woooo~!"

This is Yang Wenyuan.

At this moment Minglan was whispering something with the maid Xiaotao behind her with a lot of thoughts in her mind. The master and servant did not have the slightest expression of joy in viewing the lanterns on their faces. Instead, their brows were knitted and they seemed to be thinking about something in their hearts.

A pair of big eyes and small eyes, looking outside from time to time, as if waiting for something.

Rulan's seat was "pushed away" by Yang Wenyuan, so she turned and walked to Minglan, who had been silent all night.

"What's wrong with you tonight? Why do you always look worried?" Rulan asked when she saw Minglan looked absent-minded.

Minglan had something in mind, so she simply smiled and replied:
"Fifth sister, I'm fine. I just felt a little sorry that I couldn't bring my brother to play with me on such a wonderful night."

"What a pity."

Rulan curled her lips in disdain:
"Chang Rong is just a kid, what does he know? Just give him a piece of candied fruit and he will be happy for the whole day."

"Fifth sister is right."

Seeing that Minglan only gave a simple reply and returned to her silent self again, Rulan couldn't help but feel bored.

At this moment, she happened to turn around and saw Molan, who was dressed up beautifully, so she said sarcastically to Minglan:
"Look at her. It's so cold today, and she's still wearing so thin, afraid that others won't see her intentions. Isn't she just thinking of hooking up with the son of a wealthy family during the lantern festival, and dreaming of climbing up the social ladder overnight.

dont you agree? "

While Rulan was speaking, Xiaotao beside Minglan pulled her sleeve and reminded her quietly:
"Girl, look at that person outside..."

Minglan looked over in the direction of the sound and immediately saw the masked man who had been lingering nearby.

Minglan looked over and immediately made eye contact with the man.

The man also nodded at the right time.

'Finally found it!'

Minglan felt relieved and was about to find an excuse to leave the team, but Rulan next to her grabbed her hand.

"What's wrong with you? I just said a few words to her, and you're scared?"

Minglan was so focused on finding someone that she didn't hear a word Rulan said. Now that Rulan held her back, she had to turn around and look at her fifth sister.

"Anyway, she is far away and her mind has already flown away. You don't have to worry about her hearing it, Sixth sister." Rulan chuckled.

Minglan nodded and managed to deal with Rulan reluctantly.

Then look up at the person outside.

Who would have thought that in just a moment of turning around, the person who was originally standing outside disappeared!
Minglan immediately became a little anxious. She took a few steps forward involuntarily and looked around in panic, trying to find the figure again.

"Sixth sister, what's wrong with you?" Rulan asked from behind.

At the same time, Yang Wenyuan and Hualan also looked over, somewhat surprised by Minglan's sudden action.

"No...nothing..."

Minglan also knew that she was being a little abrupt, so she smiled awkwardly and explained dryly:

"I seemed to have seen Sister Yanran's back in the crowd just now, but in the blink of an eye, she disappeared."

At this time, Yang Wenyuan looked at Minglan inexplicably.

"Could it be possible that she really saw it?"

Tonight’s Lantern Festival is such a lively scene, and Gu Tingye is always present.

And now he didn't come to find Yang Wenyuan and his Bai Lan, so he must have gone to find someone else.

As for this other person...

Apart from the eldest daughter of the Yu family, Yang Wenyuan really couldn't find any other source.

What's more, tonight is a "masked ball".

Yang Wenyuan didn't believe that Gu Tingye would be honest. He was sure that he would learn the same tricks as he did in the past and take advantage of the situation.

Therefore, maybe the figure Minglan saw just now was a real person!

And at the same time.

Chang Qing took off his mask and walked to Yang Wenyuan's side. Under the light of the lights held by the people around him, his face looked a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong? Did you catch the wrong person?" Yang Wenyuan noticed that Changqing's face looked wrong, so he asked.

"I didn't catch the wrong person..." Changqing lowered his head even more.

"Then why are you acting like you've done something wrong?" Yang Wenyuan scolded him angrily. Chang Qing silently looked up at Yang Wenyuan, then grinned and said:
"That person is from the Duke of Qi's Mansion."

Yang Wenyuan was startled, and then heard Changqing continue to whisper:
"The young master's personal attendant, the one called Buwei."

Yang Wenyuan: “…”

hiss~!

"Did you ask him?"

"No question, no question!"

Chang Qing shook his head and said quickly:
"I turned him into an alley, holding a lantern in my hand, and I could see his face clearly. Then I let go of him and ran back."

Changqing added one more sentence at the end:
"The alley was dark and I was wearing a mask, so he probably didn't recognize me."

"That's fine."

Yang Wenyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Hit him with a club if you want, as long as you don’t recognize him.

And what kind of thing is this!
You said you were looking for someone, why didn’t you say so earlier!
You are being so secretive, don’t you know that I, Yang Wenyuan, am the most protective of my children? !
Why create this misunderstanding!

At this moment, Yang Wenyuan thought of Minglan's abnormal behavior just now, and immediately understood who she was looking for, and Minglan probably knew it.

Well, it turns out that this is another person who imitated what I did.

It’s just that these two had no one to teach them by example, so they learned everything and only dared to let their servants pass on the message.

There is a big Buddha statue of Princess Pingning on top, no wonder they are so cautious.

Of course, it’s not our fault.

While thinking in his mind, Yang Wenyuan saw a familiar figure appear on the periphery.

It should be not for that.

It's just that I don't care about the way he rubs his waist and the back of his head from time to time...

Yang Wenyuan immediately turned his head and looked at Changqing next to him.

Facing Yang Wenyuan's half-smile, Chang Qing immediately shrank his head, his humility was evident, and he laughed dryly:
"This...this young master, the alley is dark, you have to strike first!"

"Go, go, you are capable of causing trouble instead of accomplishing anything!" Yang Wenyuan had no choice but to wave Changqing away and leave.

Fortunately, I didn’t see the face clearly!

As Buwei reappeared, Minglan was worried about missing him again, so she hurried to Changbai and Hualan and whispered:
"Big sister, second brother, my hair is a little messy, I want to find a secluded place to fix it."

"It's messed up? What's messed up? Isn't this good enough?"

Rulan also followed at this time. After glancing at Minglan's hair bun from behind, she said nonchalantly:

"Sixth sister, if your hair is messy, just wait a while. We will be arriving at Aoshan soon. I heard that the temple is much bigger this year than last year. You must take a front row seat."

After Yang Wenyuan whispered a few words to Hua Lan, Hua Lan nodded and then smiled:

"Sixth sister, go fix your hair first, and I and the brothers and sisters will go and help you save a seat."

"But don't let it end, otherwise you will miss the most exciting time."

After getting Hualan's agreement, Minglan felt relieved and immediately took Xiaotao out, with several servants following behind to protect them.

As she followed Buwei's footsteps to the side, Minglan thought about the whispers between her elder brother-in-law Yang Wenyuan and elder sister Hualan, and felt a little uneasy:
"Could it be that my brother-in-law saw something?"

Seeing that Minglan agreed to the appointment, Yang Wenyuan felt a lot more relieved.

Pay in one hand and deliver in one hand.

I beat you up first, so it’s not too much to help you out now, right?
Yeah, that makes sense!
The so-called Aoshan is a mountain of lights in the shape of a giant turtle, composed of various types of lanterns.

So many lanterns gathered together create a spectacle like Aoshan, and also make the surroundings as bright as day.

Right next to Aoshan Mountain, there is a large stage built with many rows of seats below.

Many highly skilled actors would perform on it, which is considered a unique sight today.

Yang Wenyuan and his group arrived early, so they got a good seat in the front row.

"well!"

"interesting!"

"Watch and enjoy!"

"..."

As each exquisite performance went on, the audience cheered with joy. When the spirits were high, people kept throwing coins onto the stage.

Yang Wenyuan also found it interesting, so he asked Changqing to take out several large bags of copper coins that he had prepared long ago and distribute them to his younger brothers and sisters, asking them to give rewards on the stage.

As for why not use silver...

A handful of copper coins, Yang Wenyuan was very happy.

A handful of silver made Yang Wenyuan feel heartbroken!
Besides, silver is expensive and not convenient to carry with you!

Yang Wenyuan is still very considerate of Changqing.

And what if you miss the target and hit someone?
This is Yang Wenyuan’s comprehensive consideration!

"Go home! Everyone, go home!"

"From now on there is a curfew tonight, everyone go home!"

The crowd was having fun when suddenly there was a noise coming from outside.

Yang Wenyuan immediately turned around and looked, but suddenly discovered that there was a group of soldiers in armor appearing on the outside.

While scolding his men to push everyone away, he shouted:

"There are thieves committing crimes tonight. The government has ordered the lantern festival to be stopped. Everyone go home quickly!"

Chang Qing took a close look at the people outside, then moved closer to Yang Wenyuan and whispered:

"Sir, they are from the patrol camp."

"If someone commits a crime, it's not the Yamen runners who are responsible, but the patrol camp?"

Yang Wenyuan's brows revealed a thoughtful expression:
"That means the victim must be of a very noble status, which is why the patrol battalion took action."

Looking at the crowds that began to disperse and the lights that kept going out, Yang Wenyuan's eyes flickered:

"What a great show!"

"Go and tell the general to help you."

Although the patrol battalion began to evacuate the crowd, they set up roadblocks at the exit of each street and began to check the people coming in and out. Yang Wenyuan had so many female relatives, what if some soldier was blind and did something dishonest...

So, it is natural to go and build relationships at this time.

Not long after, Changqing came back.

"Sir, the communication has been completed." After saying that, Chang Qing showed the special pass token for tonight that he had just received.

(End of this chapter)