It was sunny on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival.
When night falls, the huge capital city is hung with lanterns everywhere and is crowded with people, making it very lively.
Many young ladies who used to stay in their boudoirs and never go out of the house dress up beautifully in the hope of meeting their lovers here.
Tang Cheng and Wen Huaian also put on the masks they had prepared long ago and quietly left the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
The Duke of Zhenguo did not approve of a pregnant woman going out to join in the fun. Tang Cheng convinced the Duke of Zhenguo by citing the example of how she had nothing to do after getting pregnant last year.
It was said to be persuasion, but in fact the Duke of Zhenguo had to compromise. He could only hope that his son would be more reliable and protect Tang Si and not let her cause any trouble.
Tang Cheng is such a terrible daughter-in-law.
The streets of Beijing are lined with stalls selling all kinds of lanterns. The colorful lanterns are like two long dragons winding around, with no end in sight...
"It's so lively, there are so many beautiful lanterns!"
Tang Cheng, wearing a tiger mask, looked around, his beautiful almond eyes full of surprise.
Horse riding lamp, sand play lamp, frame lamp, animal lamp, landscape lamp...
Everything you need.
She had seen the lively scenes of the Lantern Festival in the original owner's memory, but it was far less shocking than experiencing it in person.
It is said that the ill-fated relationship between the original owner and the Fourth Prince originated from the Lantern Festival.
The Lantern Festival is a great festival for unmarried men and women to meet and fall in love at first sight. It is also the favorite festival for engaged men and women. I don’t know how many lovers have been brought together by it. It was the most anticipated festival for men and women in ancient times.
Tang Cheng... Tang Cheng is already married.
She just came to watch the fun.
The Lantern Festival is even more lively than the Chinese New Year.
Tang Cheng was very satisfied.
Wen Huaian, who was also wearing a tiger mask, held Tang Cheng's soft little hand tightly. His tall and handsome figure protected Tang Cheng and blocked the crowd for her.
"Tang Tang, do you want a lantern? I'll go guess the lantern riddles and win one for you, okay?"
Wen Huaian saw a large shop not far away that was hung with all kinds of beautiful lanterns. Many men were guessing riddles, and there were many people around watching and cheering, so he asked Tang Cheng with a smile.
Tang Cheng replied without much interest, "I'm just here to watch the fun. Lanterns are too unsafe. If you carry a lantern and walk around, it can easily cause a fire. Guessing lantern riddles to win lanterns is just a way for others to get the limelight."
Wen Huaian's mouth twitched.
"Well, you're right, let's not use the lanterns."
The romantic lantern became a dangerous item after Tang Tang said that.
It's such a shame.
What Tang Cheng said made a lot of sense. There were always various accidents during the Lantern Festival every year, and there had even been cases of lanterns causing fires.
Some people around heard the conversation between the two and gave them a speechless look.
"Hey, there's a familiar figure in front of us. He looks a bit like Prince Su, and there's a woman next to him." Tang Cheng spotted an acquaintance with his sharp eyes, and excitedly pulled Wen Huaian's hand, "Let's go over and take a look."
Wen Huaian coughed lightly and pulled Tang Cheng, who was about to move, "Tang Tang, those are Jingxing and his fiancée. They are cultivating their relationship. Let's not go over and disturb them."
"oh!"
Tang Cheng felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on her. She had thought she could find fault with Master Su.
Seeing Tang Cheng's listless look, Wen Huaian knew what she was thinking and laughed to himself.
Ci'an Palace
The Queen Mother lay lazily on the phoenix couch, letting the palace maid massage her legs comfortably.
At this time, a palace maid came in quietly and whispered something in Li Ma's ear. Li Ma's face lit up with joy, and she waved her hand to let the maid leave and report to the Queen Mother.
"Queen Mother, good news. Tang Si and Prince Wen have gone out to see the lanterns, and no one else has followed them."
The Queen Mother suddenly opened her eyes, waved away the palace maid who was beating her legs, sat up, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.
"Okay, okay, I finally got the chance to take action!"
"Madame Li, I will write a letter and you can send it to Duke Cheng'en's mansion."
The Queen Mother hated Tang Cheng to the core for humiliating her and extorting 100,000 taels of gold from her.
Nanny Li happily accepted the order and left.
She and the Queen Mother hated Tang Si equally.
Now that a great opportunity is in front of her, Nanny Li is excited and thrilled.
Aunt Chen is very cunning. Not only does she act secretly, she also deliberately spreads the news that Tang Cheng went out of the house to watch the lanterns. The first person to know the news was the Queen Mother, and the second was the heroine Liu Jintong. Of course, there are other people with ulterior motives.
For example, the wives of the other brothers of the Duke of Zhenguo. Their plans failed because of the appearance of Tang Cheng.
In short, these people have set their sights on Tang Cheng.
Little did he know that all this was within Wen Huaian's expectations. Even though he and Tang Cheng quietly left the house and seemed to have no guards with them, in fact, the secret guards who were protecting them were following them like shadows.
How could Wen Huaian let Tang Cheng put himself in danger
Along the way, Tang Cheng was greatly enlightened by Wen Huaian's protection. Who said that women in ancient times were conservative? She had seen many young ladies with thin veils meet and chat with strange young masters...
"These young ladies all wear veils that reveal their faces. It's almost the same as not wearing any veil. It's better not to wear a veil. If you want to hide your face, you should wear a mask."
“I see quite a few women wearing masks.”
Tang Cheng sighed casually.
Wen Huaian laughed. She wore the veil on purpose to show off her looks and spread the news. It was something everyone knew.
"Tang Tang, those women who reveal their faces and wear masks are mostly engaged or already married."
Tang Cheng's eyes widened.
"I see."
No wonder Wen Huaian had to prepare a mask.
Now Tang Cheng finally knew the reason.
"Well, this is the established rule of the Lantern Festival. Don't you know, Tangtang?" Wen Huaian raised his eyebrows slightly under the mask.
Tang Cheng: “…”
She really didn't know that the original owner always showed her face when attending the Lantern Festival.
Wen Huaian thought of Tang Cheng's past achievements and thought that she might not know this established rule. He couldn't help but chuckle and held her hand tightly.
Behind them happened to be a noble lady with a thin veil covering her beautiful face. When she heard the conversation between the two, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
It turned out to be Prince Wen and Fourth Miss Tang!
It really is effortless.
After getting excited, the veiled lady immediately called her maid and whispered a few words in her ear. The maid left for a while and came back soon.
Then the noble lady and her guards followed Tang Cheng and Wen Huaian slowly.
There was a constant flow of people, and no one noticed anything unusual about the lady.
Tang Cheng and Wen Huaian continued to walk around the capital wearing tiger masks and watched a lot of excitement, but they didn't know that they had already been noticed by someone with ulterior motives.
A conspiracy against them is coming.
In fact, even if Tang Cheng knew that someone would harm her at the Lantern Festival, she would still go out. There is no reason to guard against thieves all day long. If she was suspicious all day long and afraid that someone would plot against her, and stayed in the house without going out, her life would be too boring.
Time passed quickly, and Tang Cheng and Wen Huaian arrived at the most lively Bian River.
On the Bian River, rows of beautiful lanterns float downstream.
Tang Cheng's eyes widened.
Wow... so spectacular!
At this time, a masked and gorgeously dressed woman approached Tang Cheng with several women dressed as maids.
Wen Huaian suddenly sensed something was wrong and rushed to protect Tang Cheng.
"Tang Tang, be careful!"
As soon as the words fell, the masked lady suddenly shot two darts at Tang Cheng with two whooshes...
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