299. 299. Festival of Lights
Hearing Mo Xuan's ridicule, Chu Yunyi suddenly came back to his senses, glared at Mo Xuan fiercely, and then looked at Qingyun and eagerly explained, "Xiaoyun, I'...... I didn't know that the man was a woman, I ......"
Since he was sensible, he only thought about plotting to seize the throne and trampled the people who had hurt him and his mother under his feet, and he had never been in contact with any woman, even if he was not close to the nurse, after falling in love with Xiaoyun, he didn't even look at other women, in that situation just now, he was stunned, how could he still have the heart to distinguish whether that person was a man or a woman?
"Yun Chu, let's see if you're missing anything first?" Qingyun smiled and reminded.
"You mean......" Chu Yunyi was stunned, and subconsciously touched Zhou's body with both hands: "My money bag is gone, that person just now is small, stealing!" ”
Who knew that Qingyun shook his head: "Although that person is dressed in tattered clothes, as if he has rolled through the dirt, he is so dirty that he can hardly see the color of his clothes, and his hair is messy, and his face is a little dirty, but there is a bit of elegance and aura between his eyebrows and eyes, I don't think he looks like that kind of person." ”
"Qing'er not only knows that she is not a man, but also sees that her identity is not ordinary, she is really observant and meticulous." Mo Xuan praised.
Glancing at Mo Xuan, Qingyun said to Chu Yunyi: "I think she is either for fun, or for another reason, anyway, it's just something outside her body, don't worry about her, let's go in." After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the restaurant.
He looked at Chu Yunyi meaningfully, Mo Xuan's enchanting eyes flashed with a demonic essence, and then followed Qingyun away.
Staring at Qingyun's back, Chu Yunyi's eyes were bright and dark, hoping that Xiao Yun would be angry because of this, but also afraid that Xiao Yun would be angry, if Xiao Yun was angry, it meant that she cared about him, but Xiao Yun was really angry, and even ignored him, and he didn't know how to remedy it, now Xiao Yun's face was calm, and he couldn't tell if he was angry at all, which made him feel more and more uncertain.
Seeing the three of them coming in, although they had ordinary faces and plain clothes, they had a noble temperament, and the shopkeeper immediately walked out from behind the counter, and came forward with a smile and asked, "May I ask if the three of them are sharp?" Or a hotel? ”
"Stay in the hotel."
Seeing the crystal clear jade ring on Qingyun's ring finger, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up: "Three guest officers upstairs, please!" Then led the three of them to the VIP room on the third floor, bowed and saluted: "The villain Luo Yulin has seen the little * sister, the owner has already had a secret letter, and the safety of the little * sister during the Liang State is responsible for the safety of the little * sister during the Liang Kingdom, and Zhang Hua, the shopkeeper of the Xiangmanlou in Yanjing (Liang Guoguo), is responsible for everyone, and everyone is waiting for the orders of the little * sister." ”
"Thank you for your hard work." Qingyun smiled and nodded: "We're only staying here for one night, and we'll leave for Yanjing tomorrow morning." ”
"Yes, please wait a while, and the villain will arrange the wine and food." Luo Yulin said respectfully: "Today happens to be the annual River Lantern Festival, and after dinner, the little * sister can go to the Yima River to release the river lanterns." ”
"River Lantern Festival?"
"Hmmm! Similar to the begging festival in our country, every year today, the people in the city will go to the Imaa River outside the city, light the river lantern and put it into the river, let the river lantern drift eastward with the river, and pray to the sky sincerely for good life and health. ”
The three of them had come to Liang Guo more than once, but it was the first time they had heard about the River Lantern Festival in Changshan, and Mo Xuan was a little interested: "So amazing? I don't know when it was passed down? ”
"I heard from the local elders that the first emperor of the Liang Kingdom met the first queen who was putting river lanterns, which made a good story through the ages, and this custom has been passed down."
"Is it true that if you put the river lantern, you can live a long and healthy life, and you will be a good fate?"
"It is said that as long as you pray sincerely, you will have the will of heaven to protect the people's homes and happy homes."
Chu Yunyi suddenly asked, "What if the other party doesn't accept the river lantern?" ”
"Then pray for a good marriage in the coming year."
"That's right." Chu Yunyi lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the disappointment and melancholy in his eyes.
Looking out the window at the clear sky and listening to the noise from the market, Qingyun's face was as quiet as a pool of water, making it impossible to see what she was thinking.
After dinner, it was still early, and the four of them walked out of Luoyun Tower, watching the lanterns on both sides of the street, and slowly walked towards the Yima River.
Along the way, all kinds of lanterns are hung everywhere, and the crowds are surging, and the laughter is endless, and it is very lively.
"Qing'er, look at that lantern......"
Hearing this, Qingyun looked in the direction of Mo Xuan's finger, and among the many colorful lanterns hanging in a stall on the right, a lantern that looked like Manzhu Sawa blooming was particularly eye-catching, the petals were not ordinary blood red, but a faint blue, and a small red candle was burning in the heart of the flower, and the whole lantern was glowing with red and blue fluorescence, giving people a simple, generous and mysterious feeling.
Qingyun nodded: "It's really good." "Manju Sawa is her mother's favorite, and it is also the cinnabar mole that will always be engraved on her heart, and it hurts once you see it.
Putting away his sad and sad mood, Qingyun walked to the stall, pointed to the lantern and said, "Boss, give me the lantern." ”
"Okay." The stall owner responded attentively and went to fetch the lantern.
A petite man suddenly rushed to Qingyun's side, lifted her cloak and wrapped himself all over: "Someone is chasing me, please let me hide for a while." ”
Shaking his head, he motioned to Mo Xuan and the three of them not to make a noise, and in a blink of an eye, he saw a few people in the crowd on the left walking quickly, and at the same time looking around, obviously looking for someone, although they were wearing ordinary clothes, they all walked steadily, and at first glance, they were practicing their families, and they were beautiful and thoughtful.
Waiting for a few people to walk away, Qingyun said lightly: "They are already gone." ”
When the words fell, the person hiding in the cloak carefully showed his little head and looked around, making sure that the people had really gone away, so he took away the cloak wrapped around his body, patted his heart with a slightly dirty little hand, and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I wasn't caught." ”
The familiar voice came into his ears, Chu Yunyi was stunned, and then whispered: "It turned out to be you!" ”
Dressed in tattered clothes, her hair was a little messy, and her face was so dirty that she could barely see her true face, she was the woman who crashed into Chu Yunyi's arms during the day.
Obviously, the woman also recognized Qingyun and the others, and just wanted to pull her legs and slip away, but who knew that Chu Yunyi quickly grabbed her arm: "You won't steal those people's money bags again, that's why you're being chased, right?" ”
"I'm ...... I'm just borrowing it, and it's so ugly to say what you can't steal! The woman's eyes widened, but there was a clear lack of heart in her eyes.
"If you don't ask, you will be considered stealing!" I don't know if it's because of the calm of the light clouds during the day, which makes him feel bottomless so far, or for some other reason, Chu Yunyi just thinks that this woman is not happy: "Lang Lang Qiankun, you have openly and repeatedly stolen, go, I will send you to the government!" ”
"No!" The woman subconsciously shouted out, stopped talking again, and then hid her face and choked up: "I haven't eaten a bite of food for three days and three nights, and I was completely forced to take your silver to buy a few steamed buns to eat, and it is the first time I have done this kind of thing, I have an eighty-year-old grandmother, and there are several younger brothers and sisters who have not grown up, please don't send me to the government, if I enter the government, they will not have me as a pillar......"
Hearing the woman's endless complaints, the corners of Mo Xuan's mouth twitched, and the dancing shadow lowered her head, but her shoulders trembled a little, even if Chu Yunyi's cultivation was good, she could hear the green tendons on her forehead jumping suddenly, and Qingyun had already taken the lantern handed by the stall owner, glanced at the woman lightly, and said lightly: "Let's go." After speaking, he walked out of the city with the lantern.
The few people just now are not ordinary people at first glance, and their appearance does not look like they were stolen, and this woman is articulate and has a clear temperament, and her identity is not simple, and she is just here to participate in the wedding of the prince of Liang, so there is no need to provoke anything.
looked at the woman who was still talking at length, the three of them shook their heads and sighed, they didn't expect her to be so eloquent at her young age, she was really unseemly!
Hearing the footsteps that gradually faded away, the woman put down her hand to hide her face, and there was no trace of tears on her slightly dirty face, looking at the back of Qingyun who was consciously protected in the middle by the three people, there was a cunning light in her big eyes, and then she quickly caught up with the four of them, squeezed Chu Yunyi on the left, and pulled Qingyun's cloak familiarly: "My name is Ling'er, may I ask what is my sister's name?" ”
Qingyun ignored it.
As if noticing Qingyun's alienation, the woman named Ling'er continued to ask, "Sister, are you going to the Ima River to release river lanterns?" ”……
"It seems that my sister is not from Liang Guo?" ……
"Is my sister going to Liang Country to play?" ……
"Could it be that my sister is here to participate in the ...... The wedding ceremony of the crown prince of the country? ”
Stopped, Qingyun looked directly at Ling'er's eyes slightly, her eyes were as deep as ink in the ocean, and Ling'er felt straight in her heart, and subconsciously touched her face: "Why does my sister look at me like this?" Is it a flower on my face? ”
Qingyun was noncommittal, retracted his gaze and continued to walk out of the city.
Ling'er looked stunned when she saw this, and then caught up with Qingyun in a few steps, chattering endlessly: "The prince's wedding is nothing to see, it is better to visit the mountains and rivers of my country, I am very familiar with many places in my country, why don't I be my sister's guide, how about it?" ”
Before Qingyun could say anything, a surprised voice suddenly came from beside him: "Hey, isn't that the crown prince and the crown princess?" ”
A few people immediately stopped, followed the gaze of everyone, and saw dozens of well-trained guards escorting a man and a woman walking slowly, and the originally lively and noisy street market suddenly quieted down.