Chapter Twenty-Four: Lotus Lamp
Bai Yi walked forward, back to the mountain?
People gradually became fewer, away from the hustle and bustle, and walked step by step,
I don't know when, with some fine sweat, I know that the sun is at the top, the warm sun in winter, the colder it is, the warmer it will be.
Bending up, Bai Yi raised his sleeves and eyebrows, and vaguely saw Yu Qi's figure, a smile appeared under his flushed face, but there was another black shadow connected to his white, invading the trees and invading the shade......
Bai Yi put down his hand and quickened his pace, "Yu Qi~"
As soon as he went up, it was a familiar smell, a faint fragrance of lily of the valley, Bai Yi was a little puzzled, and looked around,
Yu Qi stopped, got up, and saluted in a proper manner, "Your Royal Highness Princess." ”
"Get up," Bai Yi cut off his thoughts and raised his hand forward, but, Yu Qi naturally lowered his hand, and Bai Yi slowly lowered his embarrassed hand in the air,
"Her Royal Highness the princess should have a good rest, and she will have to leave early tomorrow." Yu Qi smiled.
Bai Yi walked straight to the cushion, feeling no longer comfortable, and put down the tea that Yu Qi had brewed as soon as he put it on the bottom of his nose, "Coptis chinensis!" ”
Yu Qi smiled and approached, "Clear." Her Royal Highness the princess should go back to the inn for tea! ”
"Don't laugh, ugly! Yu Qi~, can you accompany me for a walk today? Bai Yi remembered that it was very lively when he walked, and he didn't know why he just wanted to walk.
"Her Royal Highness the princess has said that Yu Qi will naturally accompany you." Yu Qi slowly packed up the piano, put it on his back, and walked forward, Bai Yi followed.
Keeping that cup of tea filled the air, it was so bitter, bitter that it was paralyzing.
There is the sun as if everything is alive, and the mildew has been taken away, and the darkness has been sunburned,
Listen, it's the laughter of children, it's the cries that drown out, it's the whispers of one sentence after another,
I always feel that going down the mountain is faster than going up the mountain, and when I turn around, I see that it is far away from the pavilion, Bai Yi tries his best to be side by side, but there is always the back of Yu Qi in front of him,
It looks a little thin, but his shoulders seem to be very powerful, and at a glance you can know that he can protect what he wants to protect.
At the foot of the mountain, there are more people, even if it is cold. Those who buy sugar gourds are still wandering along the road, and there are more people selling lotus lamps, all kinds of them.
"Mother's ~ Little Bunny's." A young girl's voice came into my ears,
"Okay, boss, give, rabbit." A woman next to her took it and handed it to the little girl, and she grinned at once, and looked around.
"Put the lotus lantern!"
……
Bai Yi looked at it, and he didn't think that he also raised the corners of his mouth, "The lotus lamp is so beautiful." ”
"Hmm."
Bai Yi saw Yu Qi respond, and the pace that he had just stopped sped up to keep up, there was no way, if there was silver, who would want to be low!
Forget it, good women don't fight with men!
He was walking with his head down, "Ah! Yu Qi suddenly stopped, and Bai Yi crashed into it.
Bai Yi rubbed his brain, Qiaotou, Yu Qi turned around and smiled, "Her Royal Highness Princess,"
"Say."
"Ask whatever you want!"
"I, I," Bai Yi couldn't organize the language for a moment, "you have friends living here?" ...... just now"
"How does Yu Qi know the people here? The princess laughed. Anything else to ask? If not, go back to the inn and get some food! ”
Bai Yi wanted to speak and stopped, waved his sleeves and walked away.
I came back in a daze, and roasted my hands around the stove in the room,
The relationship is always very awkward, obviously two people in Pingshui, there should be no more to do with each other, but they just make people, now, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the closest people, but in the end, they are just two close strangers.
The wind comes, and the night falls.
Upstairs of the inn, Bai Yi looked out the window half bored, the cold wind blew the candles on the side of the road swaying, laughter everywhere, children and old people came out,
In the room, it was dim, I couldn't see Bai Yi's expression clearly, it was silent, and occasionally the voice of the little second downstairs came, and there was nothing else,
One wall, two worlds.
The remnants are nowhere to be seen, and no one knows whose mind, just like the blue deep sea......
"Bang bang~" knocked on the door twice, "Girl~ Girl, I'll leave the food on hold, it's cold, I'll close it for you." ”
As he spoke, a somewhat thin Xiao Er came in with wine and food, and saw Bai Yi waiting for the window, and a cold wind was blowing outside the window, and he couldn't help shaking, Xiao Er stepped forward and closed the window, and saw that Bai Yi was silent, so he quietly went out again.
The door slammed shut again, and there was no cold wind, and there was only a faint noise downstairs, as if there were two worlds in the empty room now.
Bai Yi only felt empty in his heart, and he didn't know why, as if he had suddenly hollowed out and lost his soul.
Magnolia suddenly flashed in her mind, she was walking with plum blossom cakes, and the two dimples bloomed again, like two blooming flowers.
Magnolia~, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay~! Now no matter what, I can only think about the good, never dare, never dare to imagine that night, that night~, afraid, still afraid, afraid in the bottom of my heart.
Boredom, panic, filled the room, and the strong air pressure around her made her breathless.
Get up, put on your cloak, open the door, and lower your eyes. Walk outside.
Downward, the noise grew louder, the table was slapped, the sound of boasting, shouting and laughing. Bai Yi was dressed in beige plain clothes, like a pool of clear blue water, quietly passing through the crowd and walking onto the street.
As soon as I came out, the eyes were very bright, the red candle flame reflected the whole street, no rain and no snow, but the ground was wet, reflecting the candle flame, brighter and more eye-catching, walking, "popping and popping", the tail of the clothes was a little wet, but there was a different scenery.
"Mother, I want sugar gourd."
"Good~,"
"Okay, let's go faster, find a good place in front of you to put the lights."
"What's the hurry, you're in a hurry for the child to buy something, and it's not a serious day, and the lotus festival won't take two days! I'm going to take the kids to play today. ”
"Yes, yes, my lady is right."
The child also smiled and learned, "Lady, hahahahaha~"
When the people were gone, the laughter of children was still in his ears, Bai Yi's face was a little stiff, wasn't he loved like that when he was?
Bai Yi sneered softly, and in a flash, the night was always melancholy, and he couldn't feel at ease.
Unconsciously, she came to the bridge again, but Bai Yi stopped and didn't go forward, she held on to the side of the bridge, looking at the picture that fascinated her, the big river reflected the black clouds and the bright moon, the water rippled slightly, and the moon also swayed, reflecting the red light, like a dark red satin,
People put lotus lanterns in groups on both sides of the river, all kinds of things, Bai Yi watched intently, watched the lanterns lit, looked at making wishes, looked at putting them into the river, watched them slide the cold water with their hands to send the lotus lanterns to the distance, with thoughts, with blessings.
Bai Yi couldn't help but smile on his tense face, but on his tense face, it didn't look like a happy smile.
Lotus lamp? She's never seen it, but she's only seen it in a book, it's a famous lotus lantern in the south, and it's said that this is a super spirit that makes a wish to the gods, if that's the case......
Closing his eyes slightly, he opened them again, and a close lotus lamp came into view, Bai Yi looked to the side, and a familiar face appeared from behind the lotus lamp, "Princess." ”
"Yu Qi," before Bai Yi could react, Yu Qi grinned and picked up another lotus lamp from the right,
"Do you like it?"
"Hmm."
Look carefully, this lotus lamp is painted with a phoenix circling and flying, very smart, Yu Qi handed it over, and then looked at him, but only lily of the valley was painted,
Bai Yi has one more of him by his side, but it seems that the empty place is filled, the desert has been in the desert for a long time, and when he sees water, he treats it as a treasure, and in winter, he doesn't dare to waste any warmth.
Bai Yi is happy, very simple and simple, just have someone by your side, so that it doesn't look like he is alone, as if he is no different from those people.
Bai Yi held the lotus lamp, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and followed Yu Qi's footsteps to the river.
There are a lot of people, so he can't help but pull up the sleeves of Yu Qi, he is still wearing the plain clothes that Xiao Yezi bought, the clothes are fluttering like gods, maybe all the women in the world can't help but take a second look at it,
It's just a pity, Xiao Yezi took a look, and only glanced at it, fate plays tricks on people!
Bai Yi shook her head, she was drunk and walked with Yu Qi's sleeves like this, as if she didn't have to worry about anything, just follow it, just follow it.
"Yuqi~"
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, even though we're so close, we always feel more like strangers. Yuqi~,"
After a long time, he spoke, "The princess doesn't have to worry, Yu Qi just needs some time, the princess has been kind to me to take me in, a lonely person, and Yu Qi will serve the princess with all her might." Yu Qi will not be willful now. ”
Bai Yi was speechless for a while, and could only look at his back stupidly, thinking, maybe it was an illusion, he lost the most important person, I was too selfish,
Yu Qi stopped, turned around, and a smile bloomed on his face, warming the winter day and Bai Yi. Bai Yi responded with a smile.
When the river arrived, Yu Qi put down the lotus lamp and helped Bai Yi pull the tail of his skirt so that he could squat.
Yu Qi was lighting the candle, and Bai Yi immediately stopped him, "Eh~, I still want to make a wish, I think they all write their wishes on the lotus lantern." ”
"Really? But I didn't bring a pen. ”
"Well, forget it! Maybe the wish may not come true. Bai Yi deliberately laughed twice.
Yu Qi put down his hand, got up and went to the person next to him, and after a while, he smiled and came over with a pen.
"Here, see what you want to write?" Yu Qi handed over the pen.
Bai Yi held the pen and crooked his neck to remember, and with a flash of inspiration, he quickly wrote: I wish to stay away from the rights and wrongs in the palace with my beloved, and all is well with those who love me.
Bai Yi saw Yu Qi staring sideways, and immediately covered it with his sleeve, "Only I watched it myself." After saying that, he grinned and handed the pen over again.
I don't know how long it took for Bai Yi to see that he hadn't written yet, and urged him a little, "Have you thought about it?" ”
"Right now."
Finally lift the pen.
After writing, he immediately lit a candle and went into the water, and Bai Yi only secretly saw two lines of delicate but powerful words,
Bai Yi also put down the water, closed his eyes, folded his hands, and prayed in his heart, hoping that the gods would know that my wish would be granted.
"Does it work?" Yu Qi watched Bai Yi do this series, and only felt a little like laughing.
"Of course it works, maybe it's going to happen? You are also religious,"
Yu Qi smiled, and also learned from Bai Yi,
After a long time, I heard the fisherman singing at night, and a fishing boat rowed in.
The night is like a thick ink color, layered, as if swallowing people's hearts.