"It's a bit cold by the lake. Why don't we find a warmer place?"

After a long time, Chu Yi spoke in a gentle voice.

"No rush, how about... we release the river lanterns first." Xiao Ling was also tired of staying here, so he came up with a new plan.

Releasing river lanterns has been a custom of the Lantern Festival in Da'an since ancient times. Even though she, as the emperor, basically never went out to experience the grand occasion of the Lantern Festival, she knew these customs.

Chu Yi nodded, "Alright, let's release a river lantern and make a wish."

After making up their minds, the two of them headed towards the shop selling river lanterns outside Chunyuan Pond.

After Chu Yi carefully selected two identical river lanterns, he returned to the lake.

In order to avoid disturbing others, Xiao Ling walked a long distance and then personally chose a secluded place with few people.

Chu Yi thought for a moment, and it seemed that he had no wishes. He looked at the little empress who was frowning in thought beside him, and he simply picked up the pen and wrote:

I hope my wife and I can have a baby soon so we can experience the joy of having a son or a daughter. Of course, it would be even more perfect if they were both a dragon and a phoenix.

After writing down his wish, he looked at Xiao Ling again and found that she was still hesitating.

Xiao Ling really found it difficult to write, as she felt she had too many wishes.

Seeing Chu Zei's gaze looking at her, she turned sideways guiltily and blocked it with her body.

"You're not allowed to look at it! They say wishes don't come true if they're spoken out loud."

"Really? I think some wishes only come true when they are shared."

Chu Yi found it funny, but didn't bother her.

Xiao Ling thought for a moment before he came up with an idea.

She wrote her first wish on the paper:

I only wish that the world will be prosperous, the people will be well-off, and they won’t have to suffer from war.

After another moment of hesitation, she wrote her second wish:

I hope that I can stay with my husband forever in the future, and what is especially important is that I hope the third brother of the Chu thief can be more obedient.

After writing down the two wishes, Xiao Ling put away the pen and looked at his own delicate handwriting on the paper, feeling very satisfied.

Seeing her being so hesitant, Chu Yi became curious. "What wish did you write, Madam? Let me see it quickly."

"No, it won't work if you see it."

Xiao Ling held the wish paper in his arms, his eyes fixed on Chu Yi's hand. "Chu thief, what... did you write?"

"Your Majesty, would you like to see it?"

Xiao Ling nodded quickly, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether the wish written by Chu Zei was related to himself.

In her expectant eyes, Chu Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "I won't show it to you!"

Xiao Ling: “…”

For some reason, she felt that the Chu thief in front of her was very stingy.

But because of what he was thinking in his heart, it is also true that he did not want to be curious about the thief's wishes.

After thinking about it, she suddenly reached out and handed the wish she had written to Chu Yi.

"I'll show you, and you show me too."

"That's more like it." Chu Yi smiled and exchanged the wish list with the little empress without hesitation.

Seeing the two wishes on the paper, Chu Yi couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

The wish of the empress before us is truly admirable.

Xiao Ling took a quick look at the paper Chu Zei gave her, and then a blush inexplicably appeared on her face.

She then turned around and said angrily:

"What kind of wish is that? It's really... shameless. Who would write about themselves... about having a baby soon on a river lantern..."

Chu Yi didn't care at all. "I don't have too many thoughts. I just hope that Your Majesty will see my wish and fulfill it as soon as possible."

Xiao Ling: “…”

Chu thief, you really... did it on purpose. You definitely did it on purpose to embarrass me.

She suddenly regretted reading the wish written by Chu Zei. Showing this wish to herself was obviously asking her to work hard.

In silence, Chu Yi took the paper from her hand, and then carefully placed the notes representing their wishes into the two river lanterns.

"Come on, let's go put it there."

Chu Yi handed Xiao Ling a river lantern and took her hand and walked forward.

The two river lanterns appear ordinary on the boundless lake, yet seem to be particularly unique.

With a gust of breeze, it swayed and floated towards the distant center of the lake, representing the two people's good wishes for the future.

"Chu Yi, where are we going now?"

Watching the river lanterns drift away, Xiao Ling withdrew his gaze and then looked at Chu Yi expectantly.

At this moment, she only felt that the wind outside was a bit biting, and she was thinking about finding a warm and interesting place.

Chu Yi hesitated for a moment before coming up with an idea.

"I know of an interesting place that Your Majesty has never been to."

…

A quarter of an hour later.

Looking at the extremely valuable and magnificent attic in front of him, Xiao Ling frowned.

The plaque is hundreds of years old, with a line of cursive writing on it - Tianxia Commercial Bank!

"Is this the fun place you mentioned?" Xiao Ling looked at Chu Yi beside him, somewhat unbelieving.

Xiao Ling naturally knew about Tianxia Trading Company. This company was an auction house that specialized in collecting precious treasures from all over the place and then offering them for bidding.

Xiao Ling naturally had never been there, and she didn't understand what was so fun about this auction house.

After all, I am the emperor of Da'an Kingdom. Although I may not have seen all the antiques and treasures in the world, I must have seen more than Tianyi Trading Company, right?

Apart from anything else, she was probably the only one who had seen the little witch who could teleport.

"Your Majesty, please do not underestimate Tianxia Commercial Bank."

Chu Yi smiled and said, "This place does have a lot of good things. I'm tired of visiting other places, so I'll go in and take a break and see if there are any good things."

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