In the wheelchair, the eyes of the charming girl were closed.

Xiao Tingchen slowly sketched her red lips with his fingertips, and smiled patiently, "My sister is sleepy and doesn't want to wake up, I understand." ”

He pushed his wheelchair and walked unhurriedly along the river.

The weeping willow branches of the river embankment are covered with all kinds of lanterns, which are reflected in the water surface and are colorful and beautiful. Countless vendors have set up wooden sheds along the river, and Shangyuan has been selling flower cakes and hot wine all night long. The best thing is the painting boat that sails on the river, the silk and bamboo are endless, and occasionally the slender jade hand picks up the bamboo curtain, and you can see the smile of the beauties behind the flower window.

Xiao Tingchen pushed Su Jiu onto an arched bridge, which was extremely high and overlooked the bustling long street.

He smiled: "The dim sum in Xichan Shijing tastes excellent, but it's a pity that my sister just fell asleep like this, and she refused to wake up and taste it......"

He took out a bag of silver from his wide sleeve and shook it proudly in front of the girl, "Sister, can you hear the sound of silver?" When I left the palace, I brought a lot of money with me, and I thought that if you woke up, I would buy you flower cakes, skirt jewelry, and rabbit lanterns. It's a pity that my sister didn't have that blessing. ”

The night breeze is gentle.

Xiao Tingchen stayed on the arched bridge for a while, and then pushed his wheelchair to go down the bridge.

There are those who sell diamond mirrors at the head of the bridge, each mirror is made very beautifully, there are iron and wood carvings, and the edge of the mirror is also carefully painted with various patterns, such as mandarin ducks playing in the water, lotus flowers and pedicles, ruyi cloud patterns, and there are also inscriptions with auspicious words.

Xiao Tingchen smiled at the mirror, "Sister, look, my appearance is becoming more and more dazzling, no wonder so many girls peek at me ...... this trip down the lantern street."

The man in the mirror has red lips and white teeth, and the most wonderful thing is the cinnabar tear mole at the end of the eye, which adds grace and beauty.

He wore a black embroidered gold moire round-necked brocade robe, revealing the collar of the frost-white dark pattern shirt, and under a closer look, the collar of the robe was already a little worn, which was exactly what Su Jiu had made for him before.

When he laughed, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and there was a small dimple on his right cheek, and he would be nearly thirty years old next year, but he still had the freshness of a teenager.

Just smiling and smiling, that smile faded.

All around was bustle and hustle and bustle, and his little girl sat quietly in her wheelchair, ignoring his boasting, nor puffing out her cheeks to mock him for not being ashamed.

The eyes of the person in the mirror are dull and the eyebrows are dull.

He pointed to the mirror and said, "Boss, your mirror is not good." ”

The boss put his hands in his sleeves, and his fat face was dissatisfied, "Don't talk nonsense, my mirror is the best-selling in the royal capital, what do you dare to say?" ”

"The person who is reflected in the mirror doesn't even have a smile, where is it good?" Xiao Tingchen's voice was indifferent.

The boss was choked, couldn't help but curse "sick", and continued to solicit other guests.

Xiao Tingchen pushed his wheelchair and continued to walk, and saw that there were plum blossom cakes selling on the street, so he bought two.

The pastry made with glutinous rice, white sugar and plum blossoms has a sweet floral aroma and is soft and delicious to bite.

He ate it with great interest, "The plum blossom cake here is soft and delicious, and it tastes the same as the one in Jinling City, and my sister must like it very much." ”

After he finished eating a piece, he glanced at Su Jiu, as if he was deliberately greedy for her, "The more you eat this flower cake, the more delicious it is, sweet and glutinous, and it is more delicious than the dim sum in Jinling City and the Imperial Palace...... Su Xiaojiu, do you want to take a sip? ”

As he spoke, he squatted down on one knee by the wheelchair and brought another piece of flower cake to the girl's lips.

Su Jiu's makeup is delicate and charming, his eyes are still closed, and his long and slightly curly eyelashes are hanging unspiritedly, as if he can no longer open them.

The white and slender fingertips poked out from the cuffs, but they couldn't even move.

The long street was bustling with people, and from time to time there were curious and inquisitive eyes on the two of them.

Xiao Tingchen held the flower cake, still quietly paused at Su Jiu's lips, he waited for a whole cup of tea, and when the flower cake was completely cold, he still didn't see the girl open her eyes.

He pulled the corners of his mouth self-deprecatingly, and took a bite of the flower cake himself, feeling bored.

He threw away the flower cake, carefully hid the girl's little hand in the velvet blanket, and wrapped her mink cloak tightly before continuing to push the wheelchair forward.

Passing by a lantern shop, he saw a white rabbit lantern at a glance.

It is the simplest kind of lantern, the bamboo branch is tied into the shape of a rabbit, the outside is pasted with a thin layer of white oiled paper, and the base is installed with four wooden wheels, which can be held in the hand to go forward.

"My sister often said that her family was poor when she was young, and she played with little girls of the same age in the village during the Shangyuan Festival, and she was most envious of the rabbit lamp they were carrying. I'll buy one for my sister today, and my sister will open her eyes and take a look, okay? ”

He spoke softly, touched Su Jiu's face, and bought a white rabbit lantern from the shopkeeper.

He lit the candle flame in the lantern, and the whole white rabbit shone brightly, and the red glass rabbit eyes were dexterous and beautiful.

He held the rope and proudly showed Su Jiu in front of the wheelchair, "Sister, look, I dragged it so much, it obediently rolled after it, it's really funny!" But this lantern is really naïve, I don't dare to take this kind of lantern back to the palace, my sister is running in her hand, so it's appropriate. ”

Holding the rope around twice, he looked back at the girl, who was still sitting quietly in her wheelchair.

The night sky was filled with fine snow, falling softly on her bun and brows, and the surrounding flowers and lights were dappled and shadowed, as if the years were quiet.

Xiao Tingchen stood quietly in place, looking at her through the fine snow, neither near nor far.

Peach blossom eyes gradually reddened, he silently walked to the girl's side, tied the rabbit lantern to the armrest of the wheelchair, seriously squatted down on one knee in front of Su Jiu, and raised his hand to stroke the fine snow on her face.

Xu is fingertips are too rough, Xu is fine snow falling on his eyelashes quietly melted, Su Jiu's eye circles gradually dyed crimson, and the eyelashes were faintly moist.

Xiao Tingchen took her into his arms and kissed the top of her hair tenderly.

He smiled and got up, "It's snowing heavily, I'll take my sister home." ”

The long street is still bustling, and the people who are playing and shopping have looked at the pair of men and women with outstanding grace in amazement.

The man pushed the wheelchair with one hand and a paper umbrella in the other, and from time to time lowered his head and whispered two jokes to the girl in the wheelchair, but the girl was clearly unconscious, and the man seemed to be a joke.

A big white rabbit lantern dragged behind, the cold wind was steep, the candle flame inside was blown obliquely, and the tongue of fire licked onto the oil paper, and finally the oil paper and bamboo branches burned, and gradually, the whole rabbit lamp turned into flames.

The children passing by kindly reminded: "Big brother, your rabbit lamp is burning!" ”

Xiao Tingchen glanced back and said with a smile: "My sister's rabbit lamp is gone." ”

After a pause, he seemed to coax, "Sister opened her eyes and smiled, can I buy you another one?" ”

The answer to him was silence.