The scenes outside the palace and inside the palace were completely different, and Xu Nuo's eyes were wide open.

The sky was not yet completely dark, and an orange-red sun was hanging low in the sky, about to set behind the mountain, giving everything on earth a golden glow. Xu Nuo was led by Xiao Jinyan to look at the little gadgets on the newly set stalls and listen to the loud shouts of the vendors.

On the nearby creek, a boatwoman, arguing with a drunken man, angrily grabbed a wine jug and smashed it. The small white porcelain pot shattered, and the osmanthus wine inside scattered and melted into the earth, leaving only the sweet fragrance of osmanthus all over the ground. In the distance, someone started cooking, and a wisp of smoke rose, and the scent of osmanthus permeated the smoke.

The people around were doing their own things as if it were nothing unusual. They thought that such petty fights happened every day, but the pampered little emperor had never seen such a thing. Xu Nuo still couldn't change his nature of loving to watch the fun, and he dragged Xiao Jinyan to watch the whole show with great interest.

"Shenzhi, it's so nice here!" Xu Nuo's face flushed with excitement, and his eyes were as bright as stars. Xiao Jinyan was a little dazed.

"What's good about it? Can I just watch the fun?" Xiao Jinyan raised an eyebrow and teased him deliberately.

"Everywhere is good!" Xu Nuo grinned, "The scenery is great too!"

A young man in emerald green praised the surrounding scenery with a smile on his face, unaware that he, too, had become a part of the scenery in the eyes of others. The setting sun made every strand of his hair sparkle, and with his pale, milky face, he looked like a deity secretly descended from the human world, longing for the world.

"Nunuo, hold me tight." Xiao Jinyan said hoarsely, holding Xu Nuo tightly in his arms as if to declare his sovereignty. Fortunately, the boy was heartless and nestled obediently in his arms, raising his head and smiling at him.

"Shenzhi, your eyes are gray..." Xu Nuo stared at him and said this suddenly.

Xiao Jinyan tightened his arms around him. His eyes were naturally pale, giving him a cold and distant look. After his parents' death, some people made a big fuss about it, saying he was the reincarnation of a demon and had killed his parents. Xiao Jinyan naturally scorned such claims, but he really didn't like his own eyes either.

"Is Nono annoying...?"

"I don't dislike it. Gray eyes are very handsome... and they match my eyes too~"

Xu Nuo's deer-like eyes took on a warm, dark brown hue under the light, complementing his hair, which wasn't entirely black either. For the first time, Xiao Jinyan felt grateful for the color of his eyes, because Xu Nuo liked them, because Xu Nuo said they were a good match. His chest felt like it was on fire, burning inexhaustibly, leaving only a burning sensation.

"Shenzhi, let's go release lanterns!" Xu Nuo saw that he didn't respond for a long time and looked daydreaming. His patience ran out, so he shook Xiao Jinyan's arm to bring him back to his senses.

"Sorry, Nuonuo, let's go now." Xiao Jinyan tidied up his messy hair and took him to the river.

"Today is not a holiday, why are there lanterns?" Xu Nuo was picking and choosing among the stalls, muttering to himself.

"Young master, you must be from somewhere else. Our bridge is called the Marriage Bridge. Lovers who release lanterns under the bridge will be blessed by the Moon God. As long as the river is not frozen, people will come to release lanterns at any time," the lantern vendor was very talkative and introduced to him enthusiastically.

Xu Nuo also became interested. "So, should we keep one of the lovers or two?"

The vendor, naturally wanting to sell more lanterns, quickly took over and said, "Light two, light two, the more the better, the more magical it is!"

Xiao Jinyan looked at the serious-faced boy, whose profile curved into a cute arc as he pursed his lips. His heart softened, and he stopped Xu Nuo from wanting to buy all the lanterns.

"Nuo Nuo, just buy two." Xiao Jinyan told him softly. Xu Nuo certainly trusted him more than the vendor, so he nodded.

"I've chosen one! Shenzhi has to choose one too," Xu Nuo raised the lotus lantern in his hand and urged him.

Xiao Jinyan didn't hesitate and took out the same one as Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo smiled and said that he was a follower, but his handsome eyebrows curved into the crescent moon in the sky.

Xiao Jinyan borrowed two pens from the vendor and handed one to Xu Nuo, "Nonuo can write your wish on the lantern now."

Xu Nuo took the pen, turned around, and wrote stroke by stroke with his back to Xiao Jinyan.

"My husband and I will never be apart"

He even wrote his wish in such a childish way that he even forgot to write the word "wish" in front of it. He only wanted to pray for a long-lasting relationship between himself and his lover.

"Nunuo, will Yue Lao help you if you write like this?" 666 poured cold water on him, and Xu Nuo covered his ears and pretended not to hear.

"Shenzhi, have you finished writing?" Xu Nuo turned his head and looked at Xiao Jinyan.

"It's written. Let's light the lanterns." Xiao Jinyan rubbed his head and took him to the steps that extended to the river.

The two people's lotus lanterns were pressed together and were carried away by the river, soon disappearing from their sight.

"What did Shenzhi write?"

Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes to look at the curious boy and tried to pretend to be indifferent and asked softly, wanting to laugh, "It says that he hopes Xiao Jinyan will become the queen soon."

Xu Nuo laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his waist, and hung on Xiao Jinyan, "How could anyone write like that! Humph, if you want this, shouldn't you ask me for help?"

Xiao Jinyan lowered his head and whispered to him, "I beg Your Majesty to love me."

Xu Nuo's ears turned red and he gave a smirk that he thought no one noticed.

"Ding! Heartbeat value 85!"

Xu Nuo didn't know that in the lantern that had already faded away, the one written by Xiao Jinyan clearly said: I only wish Nuo Nuo a smooth and peaceful life.