Chapter 212 "You guys are also here to light lanterns? ...

As he spoke, he checked Wen Yu's wrist and back up and down until he could not find any damage, and then he felt relieved.

"I'm fine..." Wen Yu let him hold her and examine her wounds. She neither resisted nor moved, just staring blankly at the water. "The carp lantern has gone far away..."

What about the wish she made? Is it really impossible for it to come true?

Song Linsheng was startled when he heard this, and his fingertips couldn't help but tremble.

He just said one sentence, could it make Xiaoyu... care so much?

Song Linsheng's heart suddenly tightened, and a dull pain suddenly arose, and then spread throughout his body along his blood vessels.

He shouldn't have said that and made Xiaoyu sad.

"It's okay." Song Linsheng helped Wen Yu up, looked her in the eyes solemnly, and said soothingly, "Goddess Hou Tu will surely protect you and me."

"I was just talking nonsense just now, Xiaoyu, don't take it seriously." Song Linsheng's eyes were firm, his brows slightly furrowed as he tried to persuade her, "Okay?"

"I..." Wen Yu puffed out her cheeks and pursed her lips, feeling a little uneasy. But as soon as she met Song Linsheng's gaze, her heart softened. "Okay, okay, okay."

Wen Yu sighed inwardly, grabbed Song Linsheng's shoulders with his backhand, and looked him up and down.

Even if the Queen Mother of the Underworld does not bless her and Song Linsheng, she will protect Song Linsheng in her own way.

From this perspective, it seems that the carp lantern that is flying away is not a big deal.

Wen Yu patted Song Linsheng as if wanting to tell him to relax.

"Don't worry, I won't go fishing." Wen Yu pointed at the surface of the Yuan River. "I'll just see where it drifts to, okay?"

Song Linsheng nodded and replied, "Yes, I'll go with Xiaoyu."

After saying that, the two of them struggled to get up and approached the shore again.

The two sides of the river were bustling with people and laughing everywhere. The colors of fireworks and lanterns were intertwined and mixed with the moonlight and poured into the Yuan River.

The fish lanterns and lotus lanterns swayed downward among the tiny waves of the Yuan River, breaking the faint light on the water surface into pieces of light spots.

Wen Yu looked at the fish lantern that she had just put down with her own hands. Mixed in with the different lanterns, it seemed particularly outstanding, and also... particularly lonely.

Although she had agreed readily just now, she still felt a little regretful as she watched the fish lantern gradually moving away.

Why did you say it out loud?

The lamp moved downward along the waves, and Wen Yu and Song Linsheng's gazes also moved downward.

She was watching in a daze when suddenly there were bursts of shouts from the shore downstream—

"Sister Wen!"

"Mrs. Wen?"

"Master Song, you are here!"

The voice was extremely clear and could be heard clearly even in the noisy crowd.

Wen Yu and Song Linsheng looked up in response. Not far away, they were waving and greeting Zhou Lehui and Shen Sheng, who were leading Song Yuan, Song Zhu and Yan Zi towards them.

Soon, several people walked through the crowd and came in front of Wen Yu.

"Mr. Zhou? Shen Sheng?" Wen Yu blinked and quickly pulled Song Linsheng up from the shore. "Are you also lighting lanterns here?"

"Sister Wen, Sister Wen!" Ah Zhu, dressed up in a new look, rushed over, hugged Wen Yu's legs and called sweetly.

"Hey! Zhuzhu!" Wen Yu hugged her in his arms and spun her around, then quickly put her down as he thought of something. "Right."

Wen Yu took out the red cloth envelope from Xiaolong's purse, took out a few ingots of silver and gave them to Ah Zhu. She touched her hair and said, "Zhu Zhu, may you be safe every year."

Although it's just a gift from a wealthy family, Song Linsheng won't mind if it's just for the sake of good luck, right?

Wen Yu turned to look at Song Linsheng, and saw him looking at her and Azhu with a smile, which made her even more convinced.

Well, I don't think Song Linsheng would mind.

"Sister Wen, may you be safe and sound every year!" Ah Zhu replied sweetly, smiling even more sweetly as she held the silver coins. "Thank you, Sister Wen."

"Azhu, come over here, Brother Song." Song Linsheng took out a wrapped candied haws from the pile of candied cakes and fruits nearby and called out to Azhu, "How about letting Sister Wen talk to Mr. Zhou?"

Ah Zhu nodded obediently, then pulled Ah Yuan and Yan Zi towards Song Linsheng.

A Yuan followed A Zhu's steps forward, but Yan Zi kept looking back at Wen Yu.

Zhuzhu, Zhuzhu, just pretend he doesn't exist?

It's really like killing the donkey after it has done its work and destroying the bridge after crossing it!

These days, since he was not needed to investigate the matter of the spring amaranth, he was stuffed into the school, where he studied day and night, and was so tired that he didn't even have time to practice magic.

This woman is really...

Yan Zi turned his head away and simply stopped looking. When Song Linsheng handed him the candied haws, he just stiffened his neck and snorted, "I don't like it."

Song Linsheng raised his eyebrows. Don’t like to eat?

On the other side, Wen Yu took a step forward, holding up her dress, and called out in surprise, "Mr. Zhou! Shen Sheng!"

Wen Yu's gaze swept across Zhou Lehui and Shen Sheng, then moved around to Yan Zi and the others, and he understood.

So this is what Song Linsheng meant when he said he would entrust Ah Zhu and the others to Shen Sheng's care.

"Madam Wen." Zhou Lehui was originally greeting her politely, but when Wen Yu approached, he couldn't help but smile, "Madam Wen, don't move."

As he spoke, Zhou Le took a step forward and held Wen Yu's shoulders, then raised his sleeve and touched her hair.

Wen Yu looked at Zhou Lehui's palm and saw a piece of grass.

It was probably contracted when he was playing with Song Linsheng on the shore just now.

Wen Yu scratched her cheek, feeling a bit embarrassed, and had to make small talk.

“Are you here to light lanterns too?”

But as soon as he said this, Wen Yu felt a little regretful. Why not put a light on the shore?

This is not the time to take advantage of others.

"Yes." Zhou Lehui noticed Wen Yu's embarrassment, but he didn't take it to heart. "Today is Daughters' Day, so Mr. Shen and I are bringing the students from the academy out to have some fun."

Zhou Lehui's smile was faint but very sincere, and the expression between his brows seemed more relaxed and cheerful than before.

It seems that Mr. Zhou has been doing well in the past few months.

When busy, I compile textbooks and teach students; when free, I take students on trips and enjoy a leisurely cruise along the river bend...

Wen Yu glanced at Shen Sheng who was following Zhou Lehui, and remembered what Madam Wen said when they were finishing work.

Since Wen Yanli is going back to Jiangyang soon, I wonder if he has informed Mr. Yu Zhou?

Wen Yu bit her lip, but what does Shen Sheng mean?

She didn't quite understand and didn't dare to speak rashly.

In a blink of an eye, Wen Yu saw Shen Sheng holding a pile of cloth bags in his arms, and he didn't know what was in them, so he simply changed the subject.

"Why did you buy so many things?"

Zhou Lehui turned around when he heard this, looked at the object in Shen Sheng's arms, smiled, and then explained.

"They are all rare copies of ancient books that I just found at the market."

Shen Sheng nodded and replied, "Yes, Mr. Zhou and I will go back and reorganize it, and then we can copy it and circulate it to the students."

After saying that, Shen Sheng glanced over and asked, "What did Madam Wen and Lord Song buy?"

"Uh, well."

Wen Yu turned around and glanced at Song Linsheng, who was surrounded by Ah Zhu, Ah Yuan, and Yan Zi, and the various packages half a person's height beside him. Then he scratched his nose and answered truthfully:

"They are all candied persimmon cakes..."

Zhou Lehui glanced at Shen Sheng beside him, but didn't say anything. Instead, he stepped forward and pulled Wen Yu, saying, "Autumn is coming soon. I've dried some new chrysanthemum tea here."

"I'll send it to Madam Wen's house tomorrow." Zhou Lehui smiled gently and patted the back of Wen Yu's hand. "Chrysanthemums can reduce internal heat, which is perfect for your candied persimmon cake."

Wen Yu had her brows drooping, still thinking that others were buying books while she was buying food and drinks. When she heard Zhou Lehui's words, she was a little surprised.

"ah?"

When she came to her senses, she realized that Mr. Zhou was taking care of her mood and feelings, so she thanked him profusely and replied:

"Then Mr. Zhou must come along. It will be fun to eat and drink together."

Zhou Lehui smiled and nodded, "Yeah, just you and me, not some people who only know how to read and don't need to eat."

Wen Yu knew that Zhou Lehui said this to comfort her, but she still couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Okay! Okay!"

The hustle and bustle on this side was all seen by Yu Chang who was standing across the river.

They were clearly separated by a body of water, but the place beside Yu Chang seemed strangely quiet.

He stood under a pomegranate tree, half of his body sunk in the shadow, and the expression on his face flickered.

Xiyan, who was beside him, was leaning on the shore, placing a lantern, muttering to himself while stirring the water.

Yu Chang didn't hear what Qingxi Yan was saying. Maybe his voice was too low, or maybe he just wasn't listening at all.

Xiyan withdrew his hand and turned to look at Yu Chang who was standing upright. "Miss Yingying, you really don't want to put out this lantern? If you don't put it out, I'll have already put out all the lanterns."

"It's up to you." Yu Chang was very frugal with his words.

"Okay..." He choked while washing the inkstone and had to light the lantern left for Miss Xingxing and put it into the water.

Looking at the lamp gradually drifting away with the water, Xiyan bit the corner of his lip repeatedly. After hesitating for a while, he turned around and advised:

"Miss Yingying, if you want to go look for Master and Madam Wen, then we can go there. Why are you just standing here in a daze?"

Yu Chang remained calm upon hearing this, as if he had not heard it at all.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the pomegranate tree above his head, which was already full of fruits. The green and red fruits were hidden among the leaves, and the branches were so heavy that they could not stand up straight.

——It’s September.

It turned out that it had been several months since he first met Wen Yu in Jiangyang Mansion.

At that time, the branches were green and the pomegranate flowers were about to bloom.

For months, even he himself didn't know what he was doing...

Yu Chang's heart was churning, but in the end he just sighed softly and then stepped forward.

Seeing this, Xiyan quickly packed up his things and followed, "Hey! Miss Yingying! Wait for me!"

The wind blows on both sides of the river and the green mountains face each other.

When he stopped, he looked at Wen Yu and Zhou Lehui who were talking in front of him, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings of sadness and joy. He couldn't help but call out:

"Le Hui——"

With this voice, the conversation between Wen Yu and Zhou Lehui came to an end.

Wen Yu frowned and looked in the direction of the voice.

It seems that what Song Linsheng said was right. She originally just wanted to come to Houtu Temple to join in the fun, but now it seems that it is really lively.

There was a constant flow of people on both sides, but the man in the middle stood there motionless. It was the eldest son of the Wen family, Wen Yanli, who Madam Wen had mentioned would be returning to Jiangyang Mansion soon.

It’s really been a few days…

A moment earlier is too early, a moment later is too late. It is really the right time to be here now.

Wen Yu's heart moved. Okay, there was no need for her to do this. She was thinking about how to tell Mr. Yu Zhou.

Now that the person is right in front of him, it would be hard for Mr. Zhou not to know.

Zhou Lehui paused when he heard this, and after seeing who was coming, his whole body stiffened and he remained silent.

Wen Yu looked around, then tactfully retreated back to Song Linsheng's side, without interrupting or moving, trying her best to minimize her presence.

"Le Hui, it's me."