Chapter 097: Moonlight Sultry (Second Watch)
Huang Yi'an and Zhang Xi rode all the way to the bank of the Fangdeng River.
As soon as I got out of the carriage, I saw Princess Shouyang, who was pretending to be a rich lady, standing on the arched bridge to enjoy the lanterns, and Miss Shen and several others were laughing with her, not noticing their arrival.
Although it is not clear from a distance, I can guess how happy Princess Shouyang is at this time.
Seeing this, Huang Yi'an's eyebrows and eyes were gentle.
The only advantage of being a queen is that you can see old people like Princess Shouyang and Empress Dowager Li again.
"Let's go." Zhang Xi smiled and stretched out his hand to hold Huang Yi'an.
Huang Yi'an smiled in return.
The two joined hands and walked onto the arch bridge in unison.
One step, two steps......
The bridge deck in front of you is getting lower and lower, and the scenery across the bank is gradually revealed.
A young man with a long figure and a handsome demeanor, holding a fan and smiling, slowly climbed the stairs from the opposite side, and stood on the top of the bridge in Huang Yi'an's stunned eyes, his eyes were like a star, and his smile was like a breeze.
Zhang Xi was also shocked and stopped.
The Emperor is here too!
His eyes couldn't help but glance at Huang Yi'an on the side, and his heart was sour.
It seems that Princess Shouyang's invitation today is not simple.
Miss Shen and others also found out about Qi Yu's arrival.
Everyone hurriedly bowed their knees to say hello.
"Courtiers see ......"
Huang Yi'an bent his knees in a daze, but when he was halfway through the salute, he was stopped by a warm voice with a little hoarseness: "You don't have to make this big salute." ”
When the women heard this, they immediately stopped the words of worship, got up and bowed their heads.
Huang Yi'an also came back to his senses slightly, took a step back, and also bowed his head and stood.
Princess Shouyang winked at Qi Yu, turned her head to Miss Shen, Zhang Xi and the others and smiled: "I want to buy a lotus lantern to put it, do you have a good recommendation?" ”
Miss Shen and the others understood, and immediately smiled and said, "There is a woman not far from the bridge who has set up a stall to sell river lanterns, and the lotus lanterns on the stall are quite exquisite, so the princess can go and have a look." ”
Princess Shouyang looked happy and said happily: "Really? Then let's get over it! ”
All the women laughed and hugged Princess Shouyang down the arch bridge.
Although Zhang Xi was unwilling, he had to go with him, and he couldn't help but be depressed.
Once, like Princess Shouyang, she helped Brother Lan pursue Sister An......
Huang Yi'an saw that everyone had left with Princess Shouyang, so he was naturally not willing to stay alone to face the emperor.
However, the emperor still stood in front with a warm face, and even if she wanted to, she couldn't.
The palace people who served didn't know when they all retreated, and only Qi Yu and Huang Yi'an stood silently on the bridge.
Even the guards under the bridge quietly disappeared, lying in the shadows to guard.
Under the bright moon and breeze, only a pair of young men and women stand opposite each other on the arch bridge, and under the bridge is a bright and misty river lamp, which spreads to the sky with the waves.
Qi Yu smiled silently, quietly looking at the quiet and gentle girl opposite.
As last time in the British Mansion, she still wore a hanging hairpin, and there was still a jeweled hairpin on the bun, which reflected the same silver-gray cloak, which was bright and unassuming. A strand of black hair fell down from her right shoulder, caught by the night breeze, and raised a few green silks......
Obviously, everything is the same as last time, but Qi Yu clearly feels that it is completely different.
Is the light of the full moon too bright and intoxicating?
Or is she at this time, about to become his wife?
Time passed little by little.
Both stood silent, as if they were able to hold their breath better than anyone else.
If it was usual, Qi Yu would have been angry a long time ago, but for some reason, tonight he actually felt that it was good to stand under the bright moon and breeze all the time.
As long as the person on the other side is her.
This feeling is very inexplicable and intense, but when you think about it, it is not without a trace.
Under Stacked Cuixuan, the stubborn and unyielding little girl is her; Tao Ran is in the center, and the innocent and smiling little girl is her; In the backyard of Wuzhangfeng, the little girl who is humble in her words but secretly witty is her; On the martial arts field, the humble and retreating, gentle and quiet girl is also her......
And now, she is standing in front of her vividly between the clear light of the bright moon and the bright light of the river lamp, and she is about to become her wife who will accompany her for life.
This, good!
Qi Yu's eyes were deep, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he said in a gentle voice that he hadn't even thought of: "Are you going to put river lanterns?" Or, let's go to the lantern market to watch the lanterns and guess the lantern riddles? ”
The unique hoarse timbre of the young man makes this gentleness a little more low and affectionate, as sultry as the breeze and the bright moon and the bright river of lights.
Huang Yi'an looked up in amazement, and was crashing into Qi Yu's eyes that seemed to have thousands of stars reflected in them.
Suddenly, the person in front of him was confused and uneasy when she accidentally knocked over the ink splash and was in a state of confusion, gently rubbed her heart with his hand, smiled and said helplessly, "little daredevil", and then joined her to clean up the mess on the table and transcribe the figure of the young man who had been playing the music all night......
Huang Yi'an lost his mind for a moment.
Qi Yu was happy when he saw this, but he quickly realized that something was wrong.
She was looking at him, but not like she was looking at him......
This made him confused, and it also made him unhappy, mixed with inexplicable emotions such as irritability.
For the first time in his life, Qi Yu encountered a dilemma with complex emotions that was inexplicable and difficult to clarify.
Huang Yi'an keenly noticed the change in Qi Yu's mood, instantly came back to his senses from the past, lowered his head slightly, and returned to his previous gentle and humble posture, and responded respectfully: "Listen to Your Majesty's arrangement." ”
The same tame and humble made Qi Yu a little disappointed.
However, at about this time, the moonlight was bright and the river lights were shining, which was too intoxicating, and he was still happy when he received the response.
"Then, why don't you go and put the river lantern first." Qi Yu said with a smile.
With a gentle tone of discussion, there is no indifference and authoritarianism in the depths of Huang Yi'an's memory.
This made Huang Yian breathe a sigh of relief, and subconsciously behaved much more comfortably.
Qi Yu saw it in his eyes, and his heart was even more happy.
He figured out that what he wanted was a like-minded wife who grew old together, not just a gentle and virtuous queen.
The two of them got off the arch bridge one after the other, and came to the river lantern stall that was erected not far from the bridge.
It was a middle-aged couple who sold river lanterns, and seeing that the two were well-dressed, they hurriedly smiled and received them warmly.
There are all kinds of lotus lanterns on the stalls, some are single-petaled, some are double-petaled, most of them are vermilion, pink, orange, yellow, light green and other colors.
Huang Yi'an had no intention of putting the lotus lantern, so he casually chose a single-petal vermilion lotus lamp near the front.
Qi Yu glanced at her, picked an identical one, and gave the stall owner and his wife a piece of broken silver, pointed to the pen and ink on the stall and said with a smile: "Borrow pen and ink for use." ”
The two lotus lanterns are only a few pennies, and the pen and ink do not cost much, the stall owner and his wife unexpectedly got a reward of broken silver, and they were so happy that their mouths couldn't close, and they hurriedly handed over the pen and ink, and said with a smile on their faces: "Son, please!" ”