Zhao Yun looked at the two people in front of him and said, "There's nothing wrong. You two will accompany Miss Fu to Shanglin Street to guess lantern riddles."

After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the East Palace.

Xie Shian and Zhao Rui looked at each other and could only bow to see Zhao Yun off.

Prince Zhao Rui of Xiang County looked at Fu Qianran, who was also stunned, and walked forward and chuckled, "Sister-in-law, Xie Shian is very good at guessing lantern riddles. With him here today, we will definitely win a lot of lanterns."

Fu Qianran just chuckled and said, "Thank you both very much. No need to bother you to accompany me to Shanglin Street."

Zhao Rui said, "Sister-in-law, there's no need to bother with us. Let's go."

Xie Shian said in a deep voice: "This is His Highness's order. Miss Fu, there is no need to be polite with us."

Fu Qianran raised her eyebrows and glanced at Xie Shian, nodded slightly, and followed them to Shanglin Street in Chang'an.

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Inside the East Palace.

Ye Wanhe stood in front of the window of the bedroom, looking at the full moon in the sky.

It's the Lantern Festival again, a day when families reunite, but she hasn't seen her family for twelve years...

The news that she couldn't leave the palace should not have reached Jiangnan yet.

The whole family is reunited today. Can her parents and brothers also look at the full moon, hoping that she will come out of the palace to reunite with them?

Tears kept falling from the corners of Ye Wanhe's eyes. When she heard the sound of footsteps, she hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and walked to the door to greet him: "Your Highness."

Zhao Yun looked down at Ye Wanhe and asked, "Are you crying?"

"I dare not." Ye Wanhe forced a smile. "Today is the Lantern Festival. I dare not spoil your highness's mood by crying."

Zhao Yun frowned slightly when he saw Ye Wanhe's smile, which was uglier than crying.

Ye Wanhe heard the sound of fireworks outside and whispered, "Is it only the hour of Xu? Your Highness, why don't you accompany Miss Fu to the Lantern Festival? I heard the lantern riddle guessing game on Shanglin Street is quite lively. With your talent, you'll definitely be able to guess a lot of riddles and win a lot of lanterns."

Zhao Yun looked down at Ye Wanhe and asked, "Do you want to guess the lantern riddles?"

Ye Wanhe looked at Zhao Yun in confusion.

Zhao Yun held Ye Wanhe's hand and said, "I'll take you to Shanglin Street to see the Lantern Festival."

Ye Wanhe whispered, "Your Highness, I am only a palace maid after all. If I were caught leaving the palace without permission, I'm afraid it would be against palace rules."

Zhao Yun said, "Many people wear masks during the Lantern Festival. When you go to the street, buy a mask. No one will recognize you. Besides, it was me who allowed you to leave the palace, so it doesn't count as a violation of palace rules."

Ye Wanhe listened to Zhao Yun's words and looked up at him, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhao Yun said to Ye Wanhe, "Go get me some casual clothes."

Ye Wanhe went inside and took out a dark black round-collar robe with gold weaving, and helped Zhao Yun change into it.

After changing clothes, Zhao Yun took Ye Wanhe's wrist and walked straight out of the palace.

The moment Ye Wanhe walked out of the East Palace gate, the fireworks in the imperial city outside looked even more dazzling.

Zhao Yun took Ye Wanhe's wrist and walked to the busy street. He found a stall selling masks and chose Nuo masks with Ye Wanhe.

Ye Wanhe chose a mask with a green face and fangs, and she felt a lot of emotion while holding the mask.

She still remembered the Lantern Festival before she entered the palace. Yun Xiangye's younger sister Yun Shuangbai was still young and was frightened to tears when she saw the Nuo masks worn by the young boys and girls on the street.

During the Lantern Festival, I also chose this green-faced and fang-toothed mask, but later I didn't wear it again for fear of scaring my little sister.

Zhao Yun also took out a copper-yellow fang mask and put it on, covering his entire face. Then he reached out and held Ye Wanhe's fingers, and took her to Shanglin Street.

On Shanglin Street, lanterns donated from all over the country began to parade, and both sides were crowded with people watching the lanterns.

Ye Wanhe had never seen such exquisite lanterns before, and she was immediately intrigued. "What beautiful lanterns! They are truly worthy of being the Lantern Festival in Chang'an City."

Ye Wanhe was dazzled by the sight of exquisite lanterns passing by her.

Zhao Yun looked down at Ye Wanhe's eyes full of amazement and chuckled softly.

After the dragon and phoenix lanterns passed by, the Qilin lanterns followed.

Ye Wanhe saw that people in the crowd kept coming forward to pluck the hairs from the Qilin lantern. As the crowd squeezed forward, the guards who were protecting the lantern kept scolding them.

The already bustling and crowded crowd began to become chaotic.

Zhao Yun then held Ye Wanhe in his arms, and the secret guards who were pretending to be dressed up also appeared and blocked their way.

Not far away, Fu Qianran did not expect that there would be a commotion. She was still guessing a riddle with Zhao Rui, but when she saw the chaos in the crowd, she was unable to dodge for a moment.

Fu Qianran only felt a force on her wrist, and then she was pulled behind Xie Shian.

Xie Shian quickly released Fu Qianran's wrist and said, "Miss Fu, there's a rumor among the people of Chang'an that if you pluck a Qilin feather and put it in your purse during the Lantern Festival, you'll definitely have a son this year. Many newlyweds come to pluck the feathers from the Qilin lanterns today, so it's inevitable that things get a bit messy."

Fu Qianran looked up at the Qilin Lantern that was approaching, with some longing in her eyes.

When Xie Shian saw Fu Qianran's eyes, he also squeezed forward with the crowd. The guards on both sides were already driving away the people who came forward to pluck the Qilin lantern feathers. When they saw that it was Xie Shian, they did not dare to stop them.

Xie Shian plucked two Qilin feathers and handed one to Fu Qianran, saying, "I wish you a son soon, and hope you can have more children for the Eastern Palace."

Fu Qianran took the Qilin lamp hair from Xie Shian: "Thank you."

Xie Shian smiled faintly, "No need."

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