The main venue of the Lantern Festival is a small square by the moat, and the imperial court has slowly hung up the lanterns in the past few days, just waiting for the candles in the lanterns to be lit on the night of the Lantern Festival, it will form a very beautiful scene.

Ye Lingxi and Xiaolian came to a corner of the square, and then quietly made some hands and feet in a lantern.

"Alright! Xiaolian, you must remember this lantern clearly, when the time comes, I will cough lightly, and then quietly shoot out the silver needle, do you want to walk to the position where I am standing without a trace, remember? ”

Ye Lingxi said as he jumped up and down to find the most suitable point, and instructed Xiaolian in detail.

"Yes, Xiaolian wrote it down."

Xiaolian nodded nervously, this is the first time she has done this kind of pre-designed "trap", and the object of implementation is still Zhao Ping, she is so worried that the plan will fail, if Zhao Ping doesn't care about her at all, then how should she deal with herself?

"Alright! Let's go back, Xiaolian, don't worry, the worst result of this matter is just the same as now, it won't be worse than now, won't it? ”

Ye Lingxi saw Xiaolian's discomfort and hurriedly calmed her emotions.

In Ye Lingxi's opinion, her plan can only succeed, and the probability of failure is too low.

It wasn't until he saw that Xiaolian finally mustered up the courage to nod that Ye Lingxi was relieved.

In this plan, Xiaolian must "perform" decently, and must not be a goof.

After returning to the palace, Ye Lingxi did not go to the imperial study, and went back to the dormitory to rest.

Recently, the whole country of Shengning has been preparing and looking forward to the Lantern Festival, and there is nothing important, and it is estimated that there will be nothing worth paying attention to, so Ye Lingxi didn't pay much attention to it.

Murong Chengan didn't know what he was busy with, so he didn't go back to the dormitory to find Ye Lingxi today, and he never saw a figure.

Ye Lingxi didn't know how to communicate her thoughts with Murong Chengan for the time being, so she didn't take the initiative to find Murong Chengan, but slept beautifully alone.

To say that Ye Lingxi is really big-hearted......

It is said that when couples quarrel with each other, most of them are girls who are entangled and angry in their hearts, while boys forget about it.

But when it came to Ye Lingxi and Murong Cheng'an, the situation was completely reversed.

When Ye Lingxi was sleeping heartlessly in the dormitory, Murong Chengan was thinking sadly in the imperial study.

……

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Ye Lingxi took Xiaolian and Xingchen with him.

Because it was an official departure from the palace for the empress, Ye Lingxi was protected by a group of guards, and Murong Chengan sat in the carriage to protect him, so the safety factor was still relatively high.

When getting into the carriage, Ye Lingxi finally saw Murong Cheng'an, who had not seen anyone for the past two days, only to see that his sleeve pocket was slightly bulging, and he didn't know what he was carrying in his sleeve pocket.

After seeing Ye Lingxi, Murong Chengan helped her into the carriage as usual, helped her sit firmly, and thoughtfully put a soft pillow on Ye Lingxi's back.

In fact, after a few days of cooling, the grievances and resentment in Ye Lingxi's heart have faded a lot.

Since you have come to this world, you must abide by the rules of this world.

Murong Cheng'an is not wrong, Ye Lingxi is pregnant now, be careful, it's always good. On the contrary, it was she who sneaked out of the palace and still had a hearty speech, which was really unreasonable.

However, Ye Lingxi will not take the initiative to make peace with Murong Cheng'an!

In this world, she is a real princess! How could the little princess be wrong?! If it's wrong, then Murong Cheng'an is also at fault first!

No rebuttal accepted!

So, Ye Lingxi deliberately held a shelf in the carriage, and did not speak with a cold face.

Murong Cheng'an secretly glanced at Ye Lingxi's face several times, and inadvertently touched his sleeve pocket, but he stopped what he wanted to say because of the severity on Ye Lingxi's face.

When night falls, all the lanterns on the side of the moat are lit up, as if flowers of various colors are blooming one after another, making the whole capital brightly lit and spectacular.

The people of the capital gradually flocked to the small square, Ye Lingxi got out of the carriage early, and marched on foot with Murong Chengan and several guards, Xiaolian and Zhao Ping were in this team.

Of course, there were also a considerable number of plainclothes guards in the crowd outside the group, who hid in the crowd and watched for anything unusual around them and in the crowd at any time.

Ye Lingxi's appearance was already stunning, but now she is wearing the emperor's dragon robe, which adds a bit of nobility and majesty to the beauty of the country and the city, which makes her already have the qualifications of an empress in her aura.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After seeing Ye Lingxi arrive, the people in the small square knelt down to say goodbye, and their faces were full of piety. Some men couldn't help but even secretly glance at Ye Lingxi's face, and their hearts couldn't help but throb.

"Flat. You don't have to worry about these false gifts today, just have fun as you did in previous years. ”

Ye Lingxi's proximity to the people obviously won her more love and respect from the people.

In order to prevent the people from playing too restrained, Ye Lingxi took the initiative to move to a corner of the small square, which was near the corner where she and Xiaolian had arranged the "trap".

The people in the distance are happily guessing lantern riddles and playing games, and the young men and women finally have a chance to get to know each other.

"Xingchen, Xiaolian, neither of you is married, why don't you go and play with everyone, if there is something eye-catching, I will marry you."

Ye Lingxi seemed to mention this matter unintentionally, but in fact, the corner of her eyes had been secretly looking at Zhao Ping.

Sure enough, when he heard that Ye Lingxi intended to find a husband for Xiaolian to marry at the Lantern Festival, the calmness that Zhao Ping had always maintained on his face suddenly had a crack.

Ye Lingxi was slightly happy in his heart.

She knew it! Hum...... Do you dare to pretend in front of the old lady?!

"Xiaolian thanks the emperor for his kindness, but Xiaolian already has a heart, so she won't participate in the event."

"Oh? Tell me, who is your sweetheart? ”

"Back to the emperor, Xiaolian ......"

"Don't don't, don't say it yet, let me guess. I guess...... It's someone from Wan'an Palace, right? ”

Ye Lingxi and Xiaolian sang and talked in harmony according to the "script" that Ye Lingxi had compiled in advance, in fact, every sentence was said to Zhao Ping.

Ye Lingxi was keenly aware that when she asked who Xiaolian's sweetheart was, Zhao Ping's ears were obviously pricked up.

The intimate Xingchen didn't speak, and her sense of presence was very low, because she could see that the focus of what Ye Lingxi just said was not on her, but on Xiaolian, she was just a tool person who pulled up the numbers.

Murong Chengan seemed to have something on his mind, and kept his head down and didn't say a word, and he wasn't very interested in what Ye Lingxi and Xiaolian were discussing.

"The emperor is wise."

"Haha! You whispered to me who I was, and I gave you a marriage. ”

Ye Lingxi said as he approached Xiaolian's side, and poked out one ear at Xiaolian.

Xiaolian said a name in Ye Lingxi's ear with a shy face in a voice that only Ye Lingxi could hear clearly.

"Ahh It's easy to say, it's easy to say, although I don't know him well, but it's no problem! ”

Ye Lingxi patted her chest and promised to fulfill her wish for Xiaolian, and she described this candidate for marriage as "not very familiar with her", which made Zhao Ping's heart immediately beat a drum.

Zhao Ping didn't know what Ye Lingxi's so-called "familiar and unfamiliar" defined, he had been following Murong Cheng'an, and he had known Ye Lingxi since he was in King An's mansion, isn't it still "familiar"......

In fact, the "performance" arranged by Ye Lingxi was mainly to plant a seed of doubt in Zhao Ping's heart, making him unsure whether Xiaolian had fallen in love with someone else.

Next, it is the highlight arranged by Ye Lingxi for Zhao Ping!

"Xiaolian, is there a riddle on that lantern? You help me take it down and take a look, I also want to guess the lantern riddle. ”

Ye Lingxi pointed to a lantern not far away, and Xiaolian had to order her to walk over there.

At the moment when Xiaolian was about to walk under the lantern, Ye Lingxi coughed lightly, and then his hand moved slightly, and a silver needle silently shot at another lantern above Xiaolian's head.

Because the attention of several people present was attracted by the lantern that Ye Lingxi had just pointed to, and Ye Lingxi moved extremely fast, no one saw Ye Lingxi shoot out the silver needle.

The silver needle stabbed straight into the lantern, which was the one that Ye Lingxi had done beforehand.

I saw that the lantern fell the moment it was shot by the silver needle, and if it didn't intervene, it would fall directly on the top of Xiaolian's head.

And Xiaolian didn't feel the danger above her head, and was walking slowly forward.

At this moment, Zhao Ping flew up, grabbed Xiaolian, and dodged to the side, avoiding the fall of the lantern.

Xiaolian who had just adventured was a little frightened, but this was not a big deal for the people of Wan'an Palace, so Xiaolian regained her composure after a short period of surprise.

At this time, Zhao Ping's hand was still grasping Xiaolian's arm and did not let go.

Xiaolian broke free of Zhao Ping's hand with all her strength, and her attitude was very detached, not at all familiar with Zhao Ping's previous face.

"Thanks, but I don't need to."

This sentence was specially ordered by Ye Lingxi to Xiaolian, and in terms of tone, it is necessary not to be rude but also to show distancing, to express gratitude and avoid suspicion.

Ye Lingxi believed that this would definitely hit Zhao Ping's heart hard.

No matter what awkward reason Zhao Ping deliberately kept his distance from Xiaolian, Xiaolian's estrangement today would definitely make him feel very crisis.

Then, next, don't worry about Zhao Ping not revealing his true emotions.

Although this method is a bit blunt, it is enough to deal with a straight man like Zhao Ping!

After Xiaolian finished speaking, she turned around and continued to take the lantern for Ye Lingxi, ignoring Zhao Ping, who was standing in place, completely.

Sure enough, Zhao Ping, who was treated so coldly, couldn't stop showing heartache and incomprehension on his face.

"Yes, that's it! Hurry up and get it for me! ”

Ye Lingxi pretended not to see anything wrong with Zhao Ping, and continued to choose the lantern with great interest.

Xiaolian didn't see Zhao Ping's reaction because she had her back to Zhao Ping, she followed Ye Lingxi's instructions in advance, walked past Zhao Ping with the lantern without squinting, and handed the lantern to Ye Lingxi's hands, only treating Zhao Ping as if Zhao Ping didn't exist the whole time.

Zhao Ping had no choice but to quietly retreat behind Murong Cheng'an, and then, he was absent-minded about the Lantern Festival all night.

Without Murong Cheng'an's permission, Zhao Ping didn't dare to leave the empress's team and act alone, otherwise, he couldn't wait to pull Xiaolian to a place where no one was on the spot and ask Xiaolian what he meant.

Who else in Wan'an Palace will be more suitable for Xiaolian than him Zhao Ping, and who will be better than him Zhao Ping's affection for Xiaolian. The two of them were born and died together so many times, who can compare to this kind of experience of life and death together?!