Chapter 110 Lantern Festival

On the day of the Lantern Festival, before it got dark, Qi Wuhan took Jiang Lan to the street to see the lanterns.

The shouts of someone selling candied haws came from afar.

"Selling candied haws, delicious and beautiful candied haws, don't miss it if you pass by~"

Jiang Lan pulled Qi Wuhan over and took two strings of candied haws, one for herself and one for him.

Ling Feng paid.

Qi Wuhan looked at the round, red candied haws in his hand, a smile on his lips, but his expression was a little subtle.

If the generals in the barracks saw him like this, they would probably make fun of him for the rest of their lives...

Jiang Lan looked at him, as if she wanted to see how he ate it. After all, it was her first time eating candied haws. She had only heard the name but never seen what it looked like before. But seeing him staring at the candied haws in his hand without eating it, she thought it was his first time buying it and he didn't know how to eat it, so she went to observe the people around her. She happened to see a couple buying a string of candied haws for their child.

Qi Wuhan followed her gaze and his eyes fell on the family of three. Seeing her eyes linger on the child in the middle, a hint of excitement flashed across his face, and he said lovingly, "We will have children in the future."

"......." Jiang Lan was too embarrassed to say that she was watching other children eating candied haws. She blushed and nodded, thinking of what he said yesterday, and whispered, "Didn't you say yesterday..." She paused, feeling that the rest of the words would be hurtful if they came out of her mouth, so she stopped talking.

He told her yesterday that if she didn't want to have children in the future, she couldn't. Of course he remembered what he said.

Seeing her so absorbed in watching the heartwarming scene of a family of three today, he felt a little regretful. He also wanted to walk down the street with her, holding her child's hand, to buy candied haws, and to see the lanterns...

But compared to the child, he cared more about her safety and didn't want her to experience such a dangerous life-threatening situation. However, since she liked children, he could adopt a few more in the future and he could afford to raise them.

Jiang Lan saw him frowning slightly and then curling his lips and smiling. She didn't know what he was thinking about, but it was probably related to the child. She felt that she should express her opinion as well. She couldn't let him think about it alone. Who knows, he might come up with some earth-shattering ideas.

"If I give birth to a child in the future, you must accompany me." She said seriously, a shy blush appearing on her face again.

Hearing this, his peach blossom eyes lit up with an extremely bright light. He excitedly hugged her in his arms and whispered, "Thank you, Xiaolan'er."

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As night falls, more and more people come and the streets become more and more lively. Lanterns light up one after another. From a distance, it looks like stars lighting up the Milky Way one after another. The streets are brightly lit, and the colorful lanterns illuminate the entire street like a glass world, like a dream.

It was the first time for Jiang Lan to see so many lanterns. There were all kinds of colors, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Her eyes were not enough to see them all.

Seeing her so happy, Qi Wuhan also had a gentle smile on his face and his heart was filled with infinite tenderness.

He had watched countless times from a high place, alone, watching this kind of bustle, the brilliant lights and the roaring voices. Now, for the first time, he felt that this kind of bustle was worth watching, worth watching countless times, for a lifetime...

Jiang Lan saw a few people gathered in front of her, wondering what they were looking at, and was a little curious. Seeing that she was interested, Qi Wuhan took her over to see it. He held her hand the whole time and never let go, as if he was afraid that she would get lost.

After coming over, Jiang Lan found that these people were reading a poem with four lines. Then she found a row of small words below, which said "guess an object".

She was a little confused, and Qi Wuhan said it was a riddle and there would be a prize if she guessed it.

"This riddle is quite interesting." He curled his lips.

Jiang Lan turned to look at him and asked in surprise, "You guessed it?"

Qi Wuhan chuckled and said, "No."

"You're lying." Jiang Lan glared at him and continued to study the riddle.

The few people who were originally guessing riddles here left one after another. They all looked disappointed when they left, as if they had not guessed it yet.

Qi Wuhan glanced sideways, his brows slightly furrowed as someone walked over.

The man was tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He had a handsome face, thick eyebrows and deep eyes. His facial features were very three-dimensional and had a hint of exotic air. His pupils glowed amber under the light, giving off a deep and evil aura.

"This is your wife, right?"

When those amber pupils swept towards Jiang Lan, their view was blocked by Qi Wuhan.

Jiang Lan looked at the person from behind and felt that the other person was a little evil and not a good person.

"She is indeed quite pretty. No wonder you hide her like a treasure." Ye Xuanhe curled his thin lips and spoke in a frivolous tone.

Qi Wuhan's face darkened, a gloomy aura emanating from his brows. He sneered, "It's better than an old bachelor like you who can't even find a wife."

Jiang Lan smiled, her words still hitting the nail on the head.

"She's just a woman, used to warm the bed. Why bother to keep a weak spot by your side?" A trace of disdain flashed in Ye Xuanhe's eyes.

Qi Wuhan's eyes darkened for a moment, and a hint of murderous intent overflowed from them. If you dare to touch his Xiaolan'er, just wait!

When Jiang Lan heard this, her face turned red and she cursed him in her heart, saying how shameless he was. No wonder he couldn't find a wife. It would be best if he never found one in his entire life so as not to bring disaster to the girl from a good family.

"I think you are destined to be alone and have no one to see you to the end."

Ye Xuanhe smiled and said, "Don't talk so early. It's still unclear who is destined to be alone." There was a hint of profoundness in his casual tone, and a strange aura in his amber pupils, as if he knew something.

"Since we're acquaintances, I think I should give you a gift." At this point, his amber eyes swept towards Jiang Lan, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "For your madam."

"No need." Qi Wuhan left these three words coldly and walked away with Jiang Lan.

After walking away, Jiang Lan looked back and saw that the other party did not catch up. She turned to look at Qi Wuhan and saw that his face looked a little bad. So she decided not to ask him what his relationship with the other party was.

Balls of soft light gradually sank to the bottom of the water, while the sky lanterns on the lake flew higher and higher, and farther and farther, like shooting stars flowing back into the night sky.

Jiang Lan looked at the lights rising up from the lake, she was so mesmerized that she stopped unconsciously.

Qi Wuhan turned around and saw her looking at the sky lanterns rising by the lake, and gestured to Ling Feng.

Ling Feng went to buy a lamp first.

When the two arrived at the lake, Ling Feng had already prepared the sky lanterns for the sky and the lotus lanterns for the water.

Qi Wuhan held a lit sky lantern, and after Jiang Lan made a wish, the two of them released the lantern into the sky together.

"What did you wish for?"

"It won't work if you tell me about it."

Jiang Lan watched the soft light flying farther and farther away. Her expression was gentle and beautiful, three times more beautiful than the lotus on the water. He couldn't help but stare at it. When Jiang Lan turned to look at him, Qi Wuhan slightly turned his face, clenched his fist and coughed lightly, as if nothing had happened.

It was the first time she saw him looking a little embarrassed. Jiang Lan smiled secretly, and her smile was reflected in the lights in the sky, making her look even more gentle and charming.

Qi Wuhan held her in his arms emotionally and watched the lights in the sky with her.

Ling Feng gave the extra sky lanterns and lotus lanterns he bought to Qing'er and Gui'er to avoid wasting them.

When the two of them each held a lotus lantern and came to the water's edge to prepare to release it, a happy voice suddenly sounded beside them, which scared the two of them. Gui'er and Qing'er looked up and saw a smiling face.

Seeing Qing'er and Gui'er bringing back one more person, the smile on Qi Wuhan's face disappeared a little.

Jiang Lan ran up to Xie Yun with a look of surprise.

The smile on Qi Wuhan's face disappeared a little bit.

"Brother Xie, have you come out of seclusion?" Qi Wuhan walked over and said, with a hint of darkness floating between his brows.

Xie Yun smiled cheerfully and said, "We must not let down such a beautiful scene as this one."

Jiang Lan nodded in agreement.

The darkness floating between his brows deepened a little.

"I heard there's a nine-story lantern over there at the palace gate. Why don't we go over and take a look together?" Xie Yun suggested.

Jiang Lan looked at Qi Wuhan, and seeing her expectant look, he nodded.

When the group came over, the big lantern was just being carried out.

Then the emperor appeared on the top of the city wall with the empress, the crown prince, concubines, and a group of princes and princesses to celebrate with the people.

Prince Rui stared in one direction with a sinister look in his eyes. Prince An followed his gaze and saw Qi Wuhan and Jiang Lan in the crowd.

"Is that Miss Jiang's cousin?" Prince An's gaze fell on Xie Yun.

Prince Rui glanced at Xie Yun, who was standing beside them, and asked, "Sixth brother, what rank do you think he'll get in this exam?"

Prince An said, "His name should be on the first-class list."

"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well. I will take my leave now."

After the emperor agreed, Concubine Zhen took Hong Gu and a group of palace maids back first. When she left, her beautiful eyes stared at Jiang Lan with resentment.

Prince Rui glanced at Concubine Zhen's back and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

With a bang, balls of dazzling light rose from the big lantern and bloomed into gorgeous fireworks in the air.

Jiang Lan looked at the gorgeous fireworks all over the sky, and her smile became more gentle and charming.

Looking at that soft and beautiful face, Prince Rui's heart moved slightly, and a cold light shot over. Prince Rui and Qi Wuhan's dark eyes exchanged for a moment, and then they looked away with disdain.

"The design of these fireworks is really clever~" Xie Yun turned to talk to Jiang Lan, and saw that she was talking to Qi Wuhan with a slightly lonely look on her face. He smiled it off and turned to watch the fireworks.

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When I returned to the Marquis' Mansion, it was already past three o'clock in the morning.

Jiang Lan was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes. Qi Wuhan carried her out of the carriage and then carried her all the way back to her bedroom.

After Qing'er and Gui'er removed her makeup, he carried her to bed, covered her with a quilt, and then went to wash up and change into pajamas. When he came to rest, she was already asleep.

As soon as he lay down on the bed, she snuggled into his arms, as if it was an instinctive reaction.

He tucked her in and held her in his arms as she fell asleep.

Ever since there was someone in his arms, he no longer had nightmares.

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