Chapter 21 Flower Festival

After Pei Yan calmed down and pretended nothing had happened, the group set off for the market.

Lu An felt that today was really great. Not only did he get to leave the palace, he also got to taste famous ancient delicacies and visit the Flower Festival. He felt very happy.

Pei Yan walked in front and listened to Lu An's little thoughts. He was satisfied just like that. What a loser. In that case, I will be nicer to him in the future.

At this time, the moon was bright in the sky, the stars were shining, and the lights inside and outside the capital were brilliant, just like daytime. The streets and alleys are decorated with lights and red gauze lanterns hanging high. There are magnificent palace lanterns, exquisite revolving lanterns, and animal lanterns of various shapes, which are dazzling and eye-catching.

The streets and alleys are crowded with vendors, and the sounds of hawking can be heard one after another. Pei Yan and Lu An walked together through the streets and alleys.

In front of various snack stalls, the aroma of steaming rice dumplings, sweet and glutinous cakes, and crispy and delicious fried fruits filled the air, attracting passers-by to stop and taste them. There were also jugglers, storytellers, and opera troupes, each displaying their unique skills, drawing cheers from the audience.

Lu An was overwhelmed by the sight. He stopped every few steps and looked around, but he couldn't take it all in. He sighed that the Flower Festival in ancient times was so lively.

Lu An raised his head and looked at Pei Yan beside him. He was actually not short, at least 175cm tall, while Pei Yan was too tall, with golden proportions of broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs, estimated to be about 190cm tall.

How can a person be so excellent? 】

Pei Yan saw Lu Anton looking around but not buying anything, so he thought he was reluctant to part with the items. His purse had already been given to him, so it was naturally impossible for him to take it back, so he took Eunuch De's purse.

He bought all the rice dumplings, sugar cakes and fried fruits that Lu An had just seen.

Lu An saw Pei Yan walking back and thought something had happened, but he ended up seeing Pei Yan buying one snack after another from one stall after another.

Lu An looked at Pei Yan and thought: The emperor also likes to eat these?

Lu An looked at Pei Yan, who was wearing a moon-white robe and standing in front of the stall selling glutinous rice balls. The steam from the pot was rising, weakening the sharpness of Pei Yan's facial features and inexplicably adding some worldly air.

[As expected, handsome people are handsome no matter what they do]

【Standing in the crowd will make you the focus】

When Pei Yan came back, he was holding a bunch of food in his hands. He walked straight towards Lu An and put the food in his hands into Lu An's hands.

What is this for? 】

[Can I hold it for him?] 】

Pei Yan looked at Lu An and said helplessly: "I ate all the food I bought for you."

Lu An looked at Pei Yan in surprise. This was the first time someone bought him something. It was not that he did not want to buy it, but he felt that it did not matter whether he bought it or not. After all, he did not have much money before and he had to go out to work during his breaks. So, if anyone was interested in something before, he would just look at it. After all, he did not have that much money and he still had to pay tuition.

[WC, I'm actually a little touched. What's going on?]

[It’s all because Pei Yan is so handsome]

When Pei Yan heard that Lu An had a hard life in the past, he suddenly felt a sour feeling in his heart, as if something was stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down.

Later on, along the way, whenever Lu An looked at something for a few more seconds, he would buy it and force it into Lu An's hands without giving any explanation.

Eunuch De followed the two men with an expression of "as expected", thinking that it seemed that our emperor had finally come to his senses.

Later, Lu An couldn't take it anymore, so he said that it was enough and too much. Pei Yan looked at Lu An's hands and saw that he could no longer hold it, so he took most of it and held it in his hands.

Eunuch De hurried over and said, "No, you can't do that. I, an old servant, must come and get it." Pei Yan saw that it was indeed inconvenient, so he took it and gave it to Eunuch De and the two guards.

The two guards are Pei Yan's death warriors, namely Long Wu and Long Liu. Pei Yan has seven death warriors, but only two of them are in the open, and the others are in the dark.

Of course Lu An didn't know all this. He only knew that Pei Yan seemed to be paying attention to him. As long as he stopped at a small stall, Pei Yan would tend to buy the entire stall.

In the end, Lu An didn't dare to look at it anymore, because he really couldn't handle it. Now that someone is helping him share the burden, it's naturally a good thing.

[Pei Yan is so nice]

[I like Pei Yan very much]

Pei Yan saw Lu An looking at him with bright eyes again, and wondered if this little eunuch knew that he was seducing me like this. Later, Pei Yan bought more and bought everything, whether he had seen it or not.

It was not until Lu An walked to a stall next to the moat and saw the wood carvings on it that Pei Yan was about to buy it when he saw Lu An take out his purse.

Lu An saw a person at the stall who looked very much like Xuan Ying, so he certainly didn't forget to buy a gift for Xuan Ying.

Seeing that the puppy looked majestic but also had a silly look, Lu An decided to buy it immediately. Pei Yan knew who it was for at a glance.

He thought: I bought him so many things, but in the end he kept making excuses and saying enough is enough. I never bought him anything for me, but he ended up buying things for that stupid dog. Pei Yan was angry but he didn't say anything.

Just when Pei Yan was angry, he saw Lu An carefully picked up another wooden sculpture of a puppy and said to him: "This is a gift from the emperor for you, please don't despise it." Seeing that Pei Yan had been silent, Lu An thought he didn't like it and then said: "If you don't like it," Lu An hadn't finished speaking.

Pei Yan interrupted him and said, "I like it very much," and then looked at the wood carving. Why did the wood carving look so ferocious, just like Xuan Ying? However, seeing that Lu An was so sincere, he reluctantly accepted it.

Lu An watched Pei Yan put the wood carving into the basket, then took it out and poured out the purse containing silver, then carefully put the wood carving back in and hung it around his waist.

[Pei Yan likes this little thing so much? 】

[It seems to be the right purchase]

Pei Yan thought that he probably didn’t like it very much!

Pei Yan and Lu An continued to walk side by side, weaving through the bustling crowd. The streets were lined with all kinds of lanterns, and the light shone on the two people's faces, making them look particularly soft.

The two walked to a lantern riddle stall, and the stall owner was shouting loudly: "Whoever guesses the riddle can get a beautiful lantern!" There were many people around, some with their heads down in thought, some whispering to each other, but no one guessed it right.

Lu An looked curiously and took a few more glances. Pei Yan then said that he wanted to give it a try. Lu An became interested as he had never guessed a lantern riddle before.

【Since you are here, go and have a look】

Lu An walked over and looked up at a lantern hanging at the highest point. Under the lantern hung a piece of red paper with a line of small characters on it: "A bright moon shines in front of the window. Guess a word."

He took another closer look, frowned slightly, and muttered in a low voice: "This riddle is simple, but I can't figure out what the word is." He turned to look at Pei Yan, but saw that Pei Yan had an indifferent expression, with the corners of his lips slightly raised, as if he had already made up his mind.

Pei Yan smiled slightly and said to the stall owner: "The answer to this riddle is the word 'Kuang'?" Upon hearing this, the stall owner's eyes lit up and nodded repeatedly: "Young master is indeed quick-witted, it is the word 'Kuang'!" After that, he took down the exquisite lotus lantern and presented it with both hands.

Pei Yan asked Lu An to take the lantern. Lu An's eyes were full of admiration. He couldn't help but said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the young master is really amazing."

[Pei Yan is so amazing]

[You can guess this]

Pei Yan chuckled and said calmly: "They are just some little tricks, not worth mentioning." He looked at the lantern in Lu An's hand with gentle eyes. The swaying light made his features look like a painting. Lu An was stunned.

Pei Yan wondered why this little eunuch liked his face so much? Always staring at him in a daze.

The two continued to move forward. Under the light, their figures looked slender, and the lotus lantern in Lu An's hand emitted a soft light.