After Wei Lian made a wish, he opened his eyes and turned his head to look, only to see a man wearing a green ghost mask watching him without blinking.
"Is there something on my face?"
Ji Yue blinked, then turned his head: "No."
The lotus lantern trembled and drifted away with the water. People suddenly exclaimed: "Look at the sky!"
Wei Lian raised his head, only to see a golden light of Kongming lanterns emitting from the sky at an unknown time, flying leisurely into the sky.
It is a unique custom of Qin and Chu countries to put sky lanterns on the Shangyuan Festival. In today's Seven Kingdoms, Qin and Chu belong to the Central Plains, and the traditional festivals preserved are closest to those of the Qi Dynasty. It is said that the founding ancestors of the two countries were half-brothers, but one took his mother's surname. If he insisted on climbing the relationship, Ji Yue was still Wei Lian's cousin after several generations.
... In this way, Wei Lian's elder brother's call is not wrong.
But two hundred years have passed, and after several generations, this kind of kinship has long been irrelevant.
The customs of the other five countries are even more different. Back then, when the Qi royal family sealed the princes, the ancestors of the five princes were originally a small country. They are Donghai, Nanjiang, Beimo, Xiliang, and the weaker Lingxia.
It was only after the five kingdoms were conquered by Emperor Qi Xuan that the monarch changed from a king to a prince.
The descendants of the five lords never stopped wanting to restore the country, and when the Qi royal family collapsed, they immediately rose up.
There are also today's Yan, Liang, Lu, Chen, and Xia.
As for the two kingdoms of Qin and Chu, the founding king was originally a nobleman from the Central Plains, and he was the closest bloodline among the seven kingdoms today.
Three thousand bright lights are rising, shining like stars.
The galaxy is vast, the moon is bright, and the flower market lights up like day.
"Wow, it's so beautiful!" A child pulled at his mother's clothes and pointed to the sky excitedly.
Wei Lian got up slowly and stood side by side with Ji Yue.
"It's beautiful." Wei Lian smiled lightly, "I've never seen such a night scene before."
Ji Yue looked up and said, "It's the first time for me too."
Wei Lian looked at him: "What kind of grand occasion have you ever seen? The battle in the palace is bigger than this folk lantern festival."
"I've seen it many times." Ji Yue said, "But this is the first time I feel beautiful."
Wei Lian smiled: "What? Your eyes were suddenly opened?"
Ji Yue looked at him sideways, then turned back after a while, quietly reddening his ears.
"No, I suddenly saw the light."
Wei Lian's eyes moved slightly, and before he could ponder what he meant by these words, a boatman saw the two standing on the shore for a long time, and he paddled over and asked, "Do you two want to swim in the lake? Ten You can take a ride to the center of the lake and enjoy the scenery on the water.”
Under the moonlight before the flowers, boating on the lake is really elegant. There are three-story painting boats on the water, and there is also a flat boat. The price is different, and the treatment is naturally different.
The boatman is a small wooden boat, and it looks extremely shabby among the splendid paintings. Wei Lian thought that Ji Yue would be picky, and didn't want the young man in red to take a big step.
Wei Lian lowered his eyes and took his hand onto the boat.
The hull is narrow and the space cramped. The two sat on the bow and stern, and the space in the middle could only accommodate a pair of legs, and their shoes were touching.
The boatman shouted, "Let's go!", and with the oars, the small wooden boat turned around and sailed towards the center of the lake.
The paddle slammed into the water, making a sound of water. The scenery on both sides of the strait slowly moved back. Wei Lian looked at the lights and shadows on the bank from afar, and a poem came out of his mouth: "The king and grandson were born in the world, and the quiet girl sold flowers for five coins. "
Ji Yue smiled: "Good poetry."
Wei Lian raised his lips: "Are you going to say a few words too?"
"What's so difficult about this?" Ji Yue asked without thinking, "The moon in the water is the moon in the sky, and the person in front of you is..." He stopped abruptly.
Wei Lian asked, "What is the person in front of you?"
Ji Yue paused and continued, "The person in front of me is a little fox."
Wei Lian laughed until he almost fell into the water.
"What kind of poetry are you?" Wei Lian pressed the back of his hand to his lips, and the smile in his eyes still couldn't stop leaking out.
Ji Yue saw that he couldn't help laughing, and his eyebrows were lowered. The always thin and cool eyes are slightly soft, like water and moonlight, boundless spring.
He meditated in his heart.
The person in front of you is the sweetheart.
After swimming in the lake, stop the boat and dock. Wei Lian glanced at the darkening night: "We should go back."
At the time of Hai, he was going to return to the palace, and now it is nearly three quarters of Xu Shi.
Happy times are always short.
"Are you hungry after shopping for so long?" Ji Yue came over, "Go and have something to eat."
Wei Lian said yes.
The two walked slowly back along the way they came, because they were against the crowd, and the people around were gradually sparse.
Speechless all the way.
They saw the shop selling dumplings at the beginning again. There were still a few diners sitting in the greenhouse, and a couple was busy guarding the cauldron.
When the proprietress saw the two young people, she immediately stopped what she was doing to meet them: "Please come in from the two guest officers."
Ji Yue and Wei Lian casually picked a square table and sat down on the long bench.
"What kind of glutinous rice balls do you want?" the lady boss asked standing at the table, "We have five-color glutinous rice balls, two-color glutinous rice balls, five-nut glutinous rice balls, bean paste glutinous rice balls..."
"I want sesame stuffing." Ji Yue took out ten cents from his purse, "I want two bowls."
"Hey, okay, the child's father, serve two bowls of sesame dumplings!"
"The dumplings are here!"
The steaming glutinous rice balls were quickly brought to the table, and the proprietress put down the bowl and said, "After eating the glutinous rice balls, you are reunited. Two guests, please take your time."
get together.
It's a good word.
The store sells a lot of them, and there are ten in a bowl, which are big and round. Wei Lian scooped one up with a spoon, and just as he was about to eat it, Ji Yue reminded: "Be careful of scalding."
Wei folded his hands for a while, put it to his mouth and blew before sending it into his mouth.
The taste is soft and glutinous, and the sesame is sweet.
Not only the exquisite court dishes are delicious, the folk snacks are equally memorable and even more human.
Ji Yue asked, "Is it delicious?"
Wei Lian nodded and said, "It's delicious."
"Compared to the palace?"
Wei Lian thought for a while, but still firmly said, "The food here is delicious."
Ji Yue didn't believe it: "I want to try it and see what kind of delicacy in the world is. It's even more attractive to you than the imperial meal in the palace."
As he spoke, he swallowed a dumpling.
Then-
Hot hot hot hot hot hot! ! !
"Hi..." Ji Yue took a deep breath.
Wei Lian almost went crazy with laughter again.
This man, reminding him to be careful about burning his mouth, was burned right in the blink of an eye.
How can someone be so stupid.
He poured a glass of water and handed it to Ji Yue: "Slowly."
Ji Yue took the cup and drank it, and then he was alive.
"Let me slow down, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
"I was negligent for a while." Ji Yue refused to admit that he was too second. "Wait for me to try another one."
This time, he learned his lesson and blew the glutinous rice balls before entering them. After tasting them carefully for a while, he said, "It is indeed better than the ones in the palace."
Wei Lian smiled and asked, "Really?"
Ji Yue just wanted to say that nature is true, when he looked up, he saw the young man in green shirt resting his head with one hand, looking at him quietly.
He was suddenly speechless.
In fact, where can you compare to a royal chef
It's just the taste of this reunion that is so good that it makes one's heart sour.
"I thought." After a long time, Wei pursed his lips, "The world is bustling, and it's all for profit, and the world is bustling, and it's all for profit."
"But it turns out that it can be simple and happy."
The young man wearing a white fox mask hooked his lips and smiled: "Thank you. If it wasn't for you, I would never have known how wonderful the world is."
Ji Yue was silent for a moment, then lowered his head and took another bite of the dumplings: "What's there to thank? Isn't it just to take you out to play, as for these... Do you really think you don't eat the fireworks of the world?"
Wei Lian smiled but said nothing.
The two quietly ate the rest of the dumplings and stopped talking in a tacit understanding.
When all the tourists are gone, the ten miles of the moon are bright, the lights are sparse, the shops are closed, and everything is silent.
They went back to that alley. Under the tall silver fir trees, the carriage has not yet arrived.
The rest are slightly chirping.
The alley was silent for a while.
When they return to the palace, they will become the high-ranking King of Qin and the son who is step by step.
All kinds of tonight, such as fireworks, such as beautiful dreams.
It's gone in an instant, without a trace.
Some are reluctant.
Ji Yue suddenly said, "I heard it."
Wei Lian paused: "What did you hear?"
Ji Yue put on a grimace and looked expressionless.
No one knew what he looked like under the mask.
He hesitated for a moment, Fang Dao—
"You told that woman that you like being alone."
"... Gu heard it."
Wei raised his eyebrows.
Not unexpected.
People who practice martial arts have good ears, not to mention a master like Ji Yue.
It is not uncommon to hear.
What is strange is that Ji Yue can endure it until now.
Wei Lian leaned against the tree and chuckled, "Your Majesty is very cute, of course I like you."
Ji Yue changed his self-proclaimed name, and he also changed his honorific title with kindness.
The tone was lazy, casual, like a joke.
It seems that the word like is just casual, and it is not true at all.
Ji Yue couldn't see any real emotions from these eyes.
"Wei Lian." Ji Yue said after a while, "Gu didn't make a wish tonight."
Wei Lian raised his voice slightly: "Oh?"
"I don't believe in ghosts and gods, my heart is not sincere, it won't work if I think about it." Ji Yue said slowly, "At that time, I only noticed that there were two river lanterns colliding on the water, and they walked a long way, like a lotus. I find it interesting and want to share it with you."
When he saw the two lotus lanterns next to each other, he found it interesting, and turned his head to tell Wei Lian, only to see Wei Lian making a wish with his eyes closed, looking pious and peaceful.
Ji Yue was stunned for a moment, and the moment his heart throbbed, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
He remembered a sentence in the book.
- When you come across something interesting and you want to share it with someone right away.
That's it, you fell in love with him.
After listening to Wei Lian, he nodded lightly: "I understand."
His reaction was flat.
Ji Yue pursed her lips.
It's just that two lotus lamps collided. This is really a trivial matter, and it's boring to think about it carefully.
He himself felt very boring.
Ji Yue was about to add "it's not a big deal" when Wei Lian suddenly sighed: "You really..."
He leaned over and kissed the ghost-faced man's lips without hesitation.
Ji Yue froze.
Wei Lian paused for a few breaths this time, a little longer than the one-touch point last time.
He shook his head, hating that iron could not become steel: "You are really a rotten tree."
Ji Yue: "..."
He is indeed a rotten tree.
Born in silt, rooted in mulch, frozen in snow, with a heart like dead wood.
May the moonlight illuminate the snowy night, and the spring breeze breaks the frozen soil. There is a Zhilan Yushu, willing to carve rotten wood.
Ji Yue's Adam's apple moved, reached out and took off the mask on his face, his phoenix eyes narrowed.
She is also a beauty in red with peerless elegance and unparalleled looks.
"Wei Lian." He called out.
"Um?"
Ji Yue said again: "Wei Xiaolian."
Wei Lian wanted to laugh: "Why, mother-in-law, if you have something to say - um."
He was pushed against a tree by Ji Yue without warning.
A kiss fell.
Ji regained the initiative more and more ruthlessly, clasped the back of Wei Lian's head, and attacked the city with his soft lips.
"Hmm..." Wei Lian opened his pupils slightly, then quickly closed his eyes again, his long eyelashes half trembling.
Under a full moon, the two young men in the alley kissed ecstatically.
The fox mask quietly fell to the ground. Wei Lian raised his head, opened his intoxicating eyes, the mist was blurred, and there was a little water light.
not tears.
Just a thousand mountains of snow turned into a spring water.
"The dead wood is blooming." Ji Yue pointed at his heart and smiled, "Little fox, do you want to pick it?"
The second volume of Yutangchun