An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

Chapter 37: Lantern Festival

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The carriage stopped under a silver fir tree in the alley, and the two got off. The driver gave Ji Yue a slight salute, and then drove away.

From the palace to the downtown, the sky was completely dark, but the lights outside were bright and bright as day.

"Let's go." Ji Yue said, "Hai Shi carriage will take us back to the palace here."

They can play outside for two hours.

Seeing that no one was following, Wei Lian couldn't help but ask, "You don't bring an entourage?"

He didn't even feel the dark guard's breath.

"What do you want them to do?" Ji Yue said, "It's rare to go out of the palace, so naturally you have to have fun."

Not only Wei Lian had never seen the Lantern Festival in the folk, this was the first time for Ji Yue. The mouth said that it was purely to accompany Wei Lian, and the heart was also looking forward to it for a long time.

"Let's go." Ji Yue said, and walked out of the alley with his feet raised.

Wei Lian paused and followed silently.

As soon as we exited the alley, the smoke of fireworks burst into my face instantly. The streets were bustling with people, shoulder to shoulder. Vendors chanted and shouted, and pedestrians were in groups of three or five. There are lanterns, masks, and candied haws. Men and women marched together, laughing and cheering, and some wore masks they had just bought on their faces.

Fireworks bloom in the sky, and the moon is round and bright. The sound of paddles and lights in the distance, many women put lotus lanterns by the river, making New Year's wishes. There are many red cloth strips hanging on the marriage tree, full of names of lovers. Many talented and beautiful people love to express their affection here.

The pastry stall is crowded with children, and as long as they do the correct arithmetic, they can get free pastries. The snack shop has set up a large shed outside, and guests can sit on the bench and pay only five coins to eat hot dumplings.

A scene of fire trees and silver flowers.

The crowd is crowded and the world is noisy. The moment Ji Yue and Wei Lian came out, they immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the world seemed to be quiet for a moment.

People all over the street cast their eyes on the two of them in unison, stunned and amazed.

Whose young master is this coming out to play... No, which way is this immortal

Today, many young masters and daughters of noble families come out to play, and many of them are proud. But it's still rare to pick this one out.

The red-clothed youth is splendid and beautiful. The young man in green shirt has the appearance of exiled immortal, as if carved like jade. All are a good color to choose from.

With such a character, the family can give birth to one of the ancestors, and the two stand together, it feels simple.

In layman's terms, they were emptied of the blood tank by their prosperous beauty.

Wei Lian calmly accepted everyone's attention.

... It's good to be low-key.

Their appearances were all too ostentatious.

Wei Lian immediately covered his face with his sleeve and whispered, "Let's go buy a mask."

Ji Yue nodded silently.

In front of the mask-selling stall, Wei Lian was planning to pick two at random, but Ji Yue picked up a white fox mask and slapped it on Wei Lian's face.

The mask covered the youth's stunning face, revealing only the red lips and delicate chin, which did not harm his beauty, but added a bit of mysterious reverie.

"It suits you very well, little fox." Ji Yue hooked her lips.

Without hesitation, Wei Lian put a ghost face with green face and fangs on Ji Yue: "It's also very suitable for you."

Ji Yue: "..."

Ji Yue knew that he was called the Living King of Hell outside, but it was the first time someone dared to speak out in front of him.

"I don't want this." Ji Yue raised his hand to take off the mask.

Wei Lian turned his hand and picked up another cute rabbit mask: "Then this, choose one of the two, you choose."

Ji Yue put his hand down silently.

Then choose Hades mask, at least majestic.

He is a dignified king of Qin, how can he be a rabbit.

It wasn't until he paid the money and walked very far, that Ji Yue finally remembered, why did he have to choose one of the two

He obviously could not listen to Wei Lian's words!

Unfortunately it was too late. Ji Yue continued to wander with a grimace in despair.

The young people around him seemed very happy, looking at this and that along the way, everything felt novel.

Really never seen the world. Ji Yue sneered.

But on second thought, he didn't think he had seen the world by himself.

As a royal family, they have seen Zhong Ming Ding food, splashing the sky with riches and honor, as if living in a fairyland.

But I have never seen all kinds of things in the world.

If you don't see the fireworks in the world, how can you count as seeing the world.

"Hey, candied haws!" The young man beside him suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Ji Yue looked up and saw a man who was selling candied haws. All the people who went to buy it were children, or elders with children.

"Go buy a bunch." Wei Lian looked back at him, "I heard it's delicious."

Wei Lian had never eaten candied haws. Sugar gourd is a folk food, which is not available in the palace of the king of Chu. He just heard from Changshou's mouth how sweet and sour candied haws are, but he never had the chance to try it.

It’s hard to see once, and naturally I want to taste it.

Ji Yue was a little moved. As a king who loves sweet cakes, candied haws are naturally his favorite.

But in view of the dull loss he had just eaten at Wei Lian, Ji Yue didn't want to do what he wished.

"Are you a child?" Ji Yue laughed unceremoniously, "Only children eat candied haws."

Wei Lian revealed disappointment: "I've never eaten it."

Ji Yue was a little shaken.

Wei Lian suddenly came over and whispered in his ear, "Brother, I want it."

Ji Yue: "!!!"

This sound directly pulled him back to the night half a month ago, the young man was surging under his fingertips, and the end of his eyes were red.

That night he went back and poured three buckets of cold water.

Wei Lian is simply poisonous.

Ji Yue tried to stick to the bottom line: "I don't—" He will never be led by this sly fox!

The little fox was still standing in front of him, smiling with crooked eyes and a friendly tone.

"Is it okay?"

Ji Yue: "...Okay."

After a stick of incense.

Wei Lian held a bunch of candied haws in his hand, and looked at Ji Yue in surprise: "I asked you to buy a bunch, why did you carry the whole rack back?"

Ji Yue, who was carrying the whole candied fruit rack, like selling candied haws: "..."

He also wanted to know why he was so fascinated that he bought the whole rack of candied haws.

Just because of Wei Lian's "Brother, I want it"

he just…

I just want to give it all to him.

Ji Yue angrily pulled out a bunch of candied haws from the shelf and put it in his mouth: "Can't I eat it by myself?"

Wei Lianliang said coldly, "Only children eat candied haws."

Ji Yue: "..." His face hurts.

Ji Yue stubbornly said, "What's wrong with me being a child? I'm only the age of seven three-year-old children."

Wei Lian: "..."

This is the first time I've seen someone say twenty-one so fresh and refined.

It's really a Ji three years old.

Wei Lian asked sincerely: "Aren't you afraid of toothache after eating so much?"

Ji Yue: "The real king is not afraid of any pain, brother."

Wei Lian couldn't help laughing: "But we still have two hours, don't you find it inconvenient to carry it all the way?"

Ji Yue was silent.

He found this to be really stupid.

It happened that he saw a litter of children playing together in front of him, and he stepped forward and directly shoved the candied fruit rack into one of his hands, and dropped a sentence, "Send it to you."

When the matter is over, the clothes are gone, and the merit and fame are deeply hidden.

"It's so lively over there." Wei Lian looked in one direction, "What are they looking at?"

Not far away, people formed a circle to watch the scene inside, and from time to time there were cheers and applause.

Ji Yue said, "You'll know if you go and see."

He pulled Wei Lian into the crowd and squeezed to the front. It turned out to be a group of jugglers performing a big boulder in the chest.

Ji Yue lost interest after watching it for a while: "Tiny tricks for carving insects. Anyone with a little internal skill can do it."

Wei Lian didn't answer, but looked very excited.

Ji Yue saw that he was interested, so he patiently continued to watch.

The next performance was a living man swallowing a sword. I saw a strong man raised his head and swallowed a long sword into his throat inch by inch, which made the onlookers worried, and even a timid girl covered her face in fright and could not bear to look directly.

In the end, the strong man swallowed the sword until only one hilt was exposed, and then pulled it out unscathed.

When everyone was stunned, they applauded violently: "Okay!"

Ji Yue broke the mystery in one sentence: "That sword can be retracted."

Then came the conjuring.

Ji Yue: "It's just a trick."

Wei Lian: "..."

Fortunately, Ji Yue's voice was quiet, otherwise they would have been kicked out.

He was just watching something new, and was about to leave to go to another place to have a look. The big man banged on the gong and shouted loudly: "This last performance, you can look forward to it. I'm sure you have never seen it before."

Wei Lianyu turned around and listened to the big man to continue.

"Big, change, live, people!"

After he finished speaking, the two men lifted a large box from the carriage behind him. Look at the size...about the size of a coffin.

Just enough to hold one person.

"Everyone, take a look, is this box empty now?" The big man opened the box, and everyone stretched their necks to see, and the inside was empty.

There is not much space in the box, and the interior is clear at a glance. Even if there is a hidden compartment, the remaining space will definitely not be able to hide a person.

The big man saw that everyone had looked over, so he covered the box, and he said something like "if you have money, you have a lot of money, but if you don't have money, you can support a person."

"Okay! People are about to change!" The big man shouted and slammed open the box.

A slender, white, silver-bell-clad hand stretched out from the edge of the box.

The crowd held their breaths.

A pair of purple-headed shoes appeared in people's sight. The woman was dressed in purple tulle, showing snow-white skin, and her whole body was jingling with silver bells. The long hair is tied into countless small braids, decorated with silver ornaments, and the beautiful eyes flow, occasionally flowing with a bit of exotic style, instantly hooking the souls of thousands of men.

What a beautiful beauty.

There was a faint sound of inhalation from the crowd. Ji Yue's brows were wrinkled, and the disgust was beyond words, only to be blocked by the green ghost mask.

He hates purple.

"Look at her dress, she looks like a Liang person." Wei Lian said softly.

Liang Guo is located in a remote place, and is good at witchcraft and poison. The women dress up very boldly, which is beyond the reach of Qin Chu women.

"Nujia Myerna, I've seen you all." The woman stepped out of the box, winked like silk, and her voice was soft, "Today's performance is over, don't rush to leave. The slave family will perform another show for a Langjun alone, just to Please ask one of the gentlemen present to help complete it. I wonder which gentleman is willing to help the slave family?"

The men were excited and shouted: "The girl chooses me!"

Who doesn't want to interact with beauties? Men are eager to try, hoping that they are the one chosen by the beauties.

Myerna's eyes swept around, and suddenly her eyes lit up, and she said to the young man in the blue shirt wearing a white fox mask in the center: "This gentleman, can you join us?"

Ji Yue: "Don't go—"

Wei Lian: "Okay."

Ji Yue: "..."

How dare you not obey!

Wei Lian ignored Ji Yue's obstruction and took a few steps forward, his thin lips raised under the mask: "What do you want to help me, girl?"

Myerna rolled her eyes: "It's very simple. As long as Lang Jun looks into the eyes of the slave family."

Wei Lian looked at her seriously: "Then what?"

Myerna was full of autumn water and smiled sweetly: "Then the son will..."

She opened her red lips lightly: "Fall in love with Nujia."

After a while, Myerna's eyes were sore.

The young man wearing the white fox mask has always had clear eyes, and he has never been caught in the slightest.

He also asked quite elegantly, "Are you okay?"

Myerna's face changed: "Who are you?!" Unaffected by her seduction

Even her grandmother said that her seduction skills are perfect, and no matter how firm she is, as long as she is a man, she will not escape her control.

The demon girl of Liang Guo is swaying by nature. She uses Yang and Yin to improve her skills. I don't know how many men she has picked up by this method, and she has not missed the time.

She saw this Lang Jun, who was wearing a mask and couldn't hide his extraordinary bearing, and thought that he could hook people to the bed tonight, but she didn't want it to be a piece of wood.

Wei Lian nodded, expressing his approval: "You are indeed powerful."

"Unfortunately, I also like men."

Myerna: "..."

"Do you like the red dress with you?" Myerna glared at Ji Yue angrily, unwilling that her charm was no match for a man.

"He?" Wei Lian froze for a moment. "He... Maybe."

"What might not be possible? You Qin people are just squeamish. If you like it, you like it. If you don't like it, you don't like it. How can there be so many possibilities?" Myerna snorted coldly.

Wei Lian lowered his eyes and thought, remembering the sweetness of the candied haws he had just tasted, and suddenly smiled brightly.

"You're right, I like him."