Chapter 101 Where is the Happy Harvest Festival? Please tell me

Can the underage Crown Prince leave the palace alone? The answer is obviously no.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has relative freedom in the palace, it is limited to the palace. Ye Wan couldn't help but think of the painting in the kitchen that can take people anywhere.

The plan was secretly made the day before, and that night Ye Wan took You An and sneaked into the kitchen.

"After we leave, you have already made arrangements for what to do in the palace, right?" Ye Wan asked worriedly.

Little Youan nodded. As the heir to the kingdom, he would not fail to handle such a small matter. After all, if people found out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had disappeared, the kingdom would probably be in chaos.

Pancake lay on her shoulder, not daring to breathe. Ye Wan held the gas lamp to illuminate the pastoral oil painting. When she found that the farmer in the painting was waving to her again, Ye Wan knew that the matter was settled.

The painting opened again, revealing the passage behind. Ye Wan reached out to You An and said, "Hold on tight, Your Highness. Let's head to the capital for a pleasant day trip."

A rare flash of excitement and a hint of nervousness appeared in Youan's eyes. He grabbed Ye Wan's hand without hesitation and jumped into the tunnel in the painting with her.

They glided down the golden slide at high speed. The painting was still set in the autumn harvest season. The fragrance of wheat ears drifted in the air, accompanied by the joyful sound of bagpipes. Farmers on both sides waved at them. The heavy wheat fields rose in waves, and people walked in the orchard, holding large red apples...

When they slid to the end, they fell from the air again. This time they were unlucky. There were no soft bushes to catch them, and the two men and the rat fell directly to the hard ground.

Ye Wan glanced at the sky: "Strange, it doesn't seem to hurt."

"That's because you put me under you." Youan said calmly.

She quickly stood up and tried to pull him back: "Sorry, sorry."

He didn't seem angry at all, he just dusted off his pants and asked, "Where are we going now?"

It was still late at night in the royal capital, but harvest decorations such as pumpkins, apples, and ears of wheat were hung all around.

"Let's go to the tavern and stay there until dawn," she suggested.

Ye Wan skillfully led him towards the tavern and through an alley. It had rained the day before, and the rain had formed shallow puddles on the ground. The air also smelled different. It was no longer the annoying incense in the palace, but the smell of piled damp wood. In short, it was full of the smell of life.

Occasionally, a pedestrian with a hurried look passed by, and Youan subconsciously lowered his hood, but no one paid attention to him, and no one saluted him.

This gave him a strange and unfamiliar sense of freedom.

Because it was a festival, the Knight Tavern was open all night these days. Xiao Hui had obviously grown up a lot and was very happy to see her: "Oh, Sister Alice is back."

"I came back to see everyone." She took little Youan to their seats.

Youan looked around. The tables in the tavern were old and polished to a shine. Everyone was crowded together eating, and the noise was almost enough to lift the ceiling off.

Some people were talking about the recent skyrocketing wool prices, and a drunken bard was humming a ballad.

"Who is this?" Xiao Hui asked curiously.

"He's my cousin. Come and see the world with me." Ye Wan came back. She knew Youan loved cleanliness, so she wiped the small area in front of him repeatedly with a tissue.

Euan didn't look happy.

Ye Wan whispered, "It's just to avoid causing trouble. I have no intention of becoming related to the royal family."

Youan was still unhappy, but it was obvious that he didn't care about the "relativeship" thing, but he didn't want to be her "cousin".

"One stew with brown bread, one roast meat and rice, and two glasses of apple juice, please."

"Don't you want to drink anymore?" Xiao Hui handed her the cup of apple juice.

"We have things to do during the day, and drinking will only delay things." She handed the apple juice to Youan.

This year's apple harvest is abundant, and apple juice is cheap and delicious. The freshly squeezed apple juice has a slightly sour taste and is icy cold. It is delicious and appetizing.

A large bowl of rice filled with barbecued meat was placed in front of You An. Ye Wan said, "Don't be fooled by its crude appearance. It tastes delicious."

The barbecue rice was steaming hot, with the sauce sprinkled liberally on top. Youan scooped a spoonful of barbecue on it.

"You need to mix this before eating." Ye Wan said this, and directly mixed the rice and barbecue for him. The sauce seeped through the gaps between the meat and rice. "Can I sprinkle some seaweed on you?"

Every grain of rice was coated with sauce, and the grilled meat tasted very fragrant with a little fat.

Ye Wan also served some pickled yellow radish: "This will help relieve the greasiness."

The crispy radish was sweet and sour, and it made a crunching sound. Youan ate one bite after another and finished the whole bowl of barbecue rice.

There were no hundreds of table manners to follow, no waiters watching his every move. The environment was noisy, and the tables and chairs were dirty, but he inexplicably liked the hustle and bustle here.

Around morning, the capital became bustling with people everywhere. The sculptures and fountains in the central square were all tied with golden ears of wheat, and the statues of gods all had strings of bright red peppers hanging around their necks.

People were bumping into each other everywhere, and everyone had a happy smile on their face. The air was filled with the smell of glutinous rice wine. Soon, the festival floats passed by the square. People wearing eggplant and pear doll costumes waved and threw candies everywhere.

Little Youan's pale cheeks were tinged with a slight blush due to the warm atmosphere.

Ye Wan stuffed a candy corn into his palm and said, "How is it? Isn't it interesting?"

In this sea of ​​vibrant colors, the aroma of all kinds of food overpowers your nose: sausages oozing from the grill, sizzling sugar and roasted nuts.

Ye Wan weighed some peanuts and melon seeds and ran over to share them with him. You An was silent for a moment and said, "I have something to do. Wait here for me."

Ye Wan quickly stood up: "Where are you going?"

He ran away.

Ye Wan had no choice but to sit back down. Songbing was still peeling melon seeds. She watched Songbing struggling to crack the seeds with his front teeth. Suddenly, something occurred to her, and she quickly stood up: "I remembered that there is something I haven't done yet."

At dusk, a huge bonfire was lit in the center of the square. The crackling sound and the jumping flames dispelled the winter chill.

Ye Wan placed the gifts for Youan and Pancake in front of the bonfire. The one for Pancake was a box of peeled pine nuts, and the one for Youan was a box of honey candy with a lot of chopped nuts. This kind of candy can be kept for a long time, so Youan can take some out to eat from time to time after returning to the palace.

Youan also came back with a bouquet of flowers in his arms, which he also placed among the pile of gifts, waiting for the blessing of the God of Harvest.

"What beautiful flowers." Ye Wan said in surprise.

The bunch of blooming flowers stood out in the cold winter. They were not roses carefully cultivated in the royal greenhouse. These flowers looked wild and had a tenacious air.

The main body is honeysuckle, decorated with bright red fruits, interspersed with dark green holly and chandeliers.

"Is this for me?" Ye Wan asked.

"This flower looks like you." He nodded. He didn't take much money with him when he left the palace, so he bought the flowers and arranged them himself.

"I like it very much." Ye Wan said happily, and then stuffed the honey candy into his arms: "This candy is delicious and can be stored for a long time. You can eat it when you are bored in the palace."

You An hesitated for a moment, then asked, "You won't be in the palace anymore?"

Ye Wan was stunned for a moment.

He looked anxious and took a step forward. "You won't be in the palace anymore. Wherever you want to go, I can pay you whatever salary you want. I'm very rich."

Ye Wan thought silently: "I want to go back to the future."

You An ran to the nearby stall to buy paper and pen, and quickly ran back: "Then give me another gift."

"What?"

His expression was serious: "Don't ever leave my side."

Ye Wan took the paper and pen. The paper was similar to papyrus. Because it contained a high amount of plant gum, it felt smooth to the touch. She knew what she was going to write.

So she leaned over the stone table and wrote: "I promise to stay with Youan forever."

The signature is Alice, but this is temporary and she will soon change her name to her real name.

You An was quite satisfied with this. Ye Wan said solemnly: "We may be separated for a short time soon, but I will definitely come back, okay?"

Her voice was not loud, but it was as clear as a vow, and Youan nodded.

Ye Wan leaned over and hugged him.

The bonfire party started soon. Ye Wan pulled him to dance. There was deafening laughter all around. Youan clumsily followed the crowd and spun around. At first he was very stiff, but later he was assimilated by the surging joy and laughed happily.

The Harvest Festival dance is very special, especially in that everyone has to spin and change partners to promote emotions.

You An quickly turned into the crowd, while Ye Wan met a masked man.

During the Harvest Festival, masks of the harvest god are sold everywhere. These masks are made into grain elves or guardians of orchards and are very popular among adults and children.

The man wore a rather cute hare mask and was quite tall, but he exuded a cool aura. When Ye Wan danced with him and he held her hand, she felt that he was very familiar.

Like Euan.

But behind his mask was silver hair, not blond hair.

Ye Wan felt strange.

Until the mayor of Wangdu, the short man (he looked much younger than he would have ten years later, but still very short and hadn't grown at all), took the microphone and announced: "The bonfire will be extinguished for one minute. Everyone can hug their loved ones to celebrate the arrival of the Harvest Festival!"

The bonfire went out and the square was plunged into darkness.

"What is this? Has there been such a process before?" Ye Wan shouted.

Everyone around started hugging each other and wishing each other a happy holiday. Ye Wan prepared to sneak away under the dim moonlight.

It's so embarrassing.

A strong hand grabbed her wrist accurately, and she quickly fell into a cold embrace.

"who?"

Her scream was stifled as someone kissed her fiercely and desperately. Ye Wan even felt the other person's teeth knocking against her lips.

The kiss started out fiercely, but then became unexpectedly lingering, like the strange calm after a raging snowstorm.

The kiss was so intense that Ye Wan could feel the pure mint scent. She tentatively asked vaguely, "Yuan?

He suddenly left her lips, and the fresh mint scent was taken away with him.

The bonfire was lit again.

The mayor led the applause: "Happy Harvest Festival!"

Suddenly, beautiful fireworks were set off in the black velvet sky. They were the kind of fireworks that looked like golden ears of wheat, lively and bright.

The light made Ye Wan's face turn pale. There was no one in front of her. Everyone ran to watch the fireworks.

She rarely curses:

“Happy uncle!!!”