Extra: It’s the Flower Festival again
Lu An sat obediently on the bed in the morning, and Pei Yan was helping him put on his clothes. Lu An looked at the scenery outside and murmured, "Your Majesty, the Flower Festival is coming soon!"
"Well, tomorrow is the day. Can I take An An out of the palace?"
Lu An said happily: "Okay, okay, then let's take Xuanying and Chengyan with us, so that our family of four will be complete."
Pei Yan helped An An put on his clothes and pinched his face. "Okay, I'll listen to An An."
"Your Majesty, you can put your hands down. I know I've gained weight, but you can't always pinch my face!"
"An An isn't fat." Pei Yan had finally managed to make An An a little fatter, so he couldn't let An An lose weight again.
Lu An took Pei Yan's hand away, and pinched his own face, "Your Majesty, you are lying."
"I'm not lying. An An looks really good right now."
“Is it super nice?”
"Yeah, it looks really good."
Lu An lowered his head and said embarrassedly: "Humph! I know I'm good-looking."
"How did An An know?"
"I see it in your eyes."
"An An is so smart."
Lu An raised his chin and looked at Pei Yan, "Did you just find out?"
Pei Yan loved An An's cute look. He threw Lu An onto the bed and untied the belt around Lu An's waist. "An An, I'll put it on for you later, okay?"
Lu An held Pei Yan's hand and said, "I can't say for sure, will it work?"
Pei Yan chuckled, "What do you think, An An?"
Lu An hooked his legs around Pei Yan's waist, put his hands around Pei Yan's neck and pressed down, letting Pei Yan take the initiative to kiss him, "Then why are you asking me?"
Pei Yan buried his face in Lu An's body, kissing him and saying vaguely: "Then I won't ask next time."
Pei Yan had just put clothes on Lu An, and now he was taking them off one by one. Lu An looked at the bright day outside, he crawled forward, grabbing the bed curtain with weak hands. Just as he was about to let the curtain fall down, Pei Yan grabbed his waist and dragged him back...
Fortunately, the bed curtains finally fell down, blocking this orgy in broad daylight.
This time, Lu An slept until the afternoon. He reached out and pulled aside the bed curtains, and saw the flowers placed not far away. The window was also half open at this time, and the breeze blew in gusts. Lu An closed his eyes again and enjoyed this moment.
The moment Lu An woke up, Eunuch De went to tell Pei Yan. Pei Yan also came to Lu An's bedside. He sat on the bed and held Lu An in his arms, "An An, do you want to eat something?"
Lu An pointed at the red and purple spots on his body and said, "Do you dare to open your eyes and look at me?"
"I dare not. I am afraid I can't help it."
"You are quite self-aware. Can you control yourself a little more next time?"
"Wasn't it An An who took the initiative at the beginning?"
Lu An: …………
Lu An decided not to talk about this topic anymore, because he couldn't beat Pei Yan. He leaned on Pei Yan and touched his chin dishonestly. "Your Majesty, we have known each other for a year! Do you have anything to say to me?"
"Luckily I met An An."
Lu An: "??? Say it again."
"What does An An want to hear?"
"I want to hear you say you love me."
"I love you, Lu An."
Seeing Pei Yan say such serious words, Lu An felt a little embarrassed. He rubbed against Pei Yan's chest and whispered, "Yeah, I love you too."
Pei Yan lowered his head and kissed the top of Lu An's head, "Well, thank you for coming to my side."
Lu An looked up at him and said, "I am also thankful for this."
Early the next morning, Lu An began to prepare clothes and jewelry. "Your Majesty, why didn't you call me earlier?"
"Don't worry, An An, it's not too late now."
Lu An picked up the clothes and took a look. He didn't ask Pei Yan, he just asked Eunuch De to help him, "Eunuch De, which one do you think looks good on me?"
Eunuch De glanced at the emperor. The emperor had not yet taken off his court robes, so he didn't know which one looked better!
When Eunuch De was thinking about what kind of clothes the emperor had, Cheng Yan and Xuan Ying walked in. Lu An saw Cheng Yan wearing a red dress with gold threads, so he hurried over and said, "Cheng Yan looks so good. You look so good today."
Cheng Yan said embarrassedly: "Thank you, father."
Lu An felt that Cheng Yan was like a doll now, with his big watery eyes looking at you. Who wouldn't like it? Lu An decided that he would wear red today. Lu An remembered that he had a red dress.
"Eunuch De, do you remember my red dress? I want to wear that."
Eunuch De quickly found it for Lu An, but... he remembered that the emperor did not wear red clothes...
After Lu An changed, he looked at Pei Yan and said, "Your Majesty, you should change your clothes. Let's go out quickly, have dinner first, and then go shopping in the evening."
Pei Yan looked at Lu An's clothes, then at Cheng Yan, and finally asked someone to change his clothes.
Pei Yan finally wore a black suit. When Pei Yan came out, Lu An couldn't help but say, "Handsome."
"As long as An An likes it."
"Well, Cheng Yan and I are a pair, and you and Xuan Ying are a pair. We are a perfect match."
Pei Yan: ………Actually, I don’t want to wear the same thing as Xuanying.
Xuanying: ………Hmph! I just like the fragrance.
Lu An held Pei Yan's hand and said, "Let's go, let's go."
Pei Yan did not take Lu An out of the palace too early, because the Flower Festival was only fun at night. After Pei Yan and Lu An finished their meal, the streets became lively.
As dusk fell, the colorful pavilions and gates on both sides of the Imperial Street in Bianliang lit up one after another. The vermilion railings were wrapped with newly tied silk flowers, and when the wind blew, the petals rustled like falling red rain.
Lu An picked up Cheng Yan and walked into the crowd. Pei Yan and Xuan Ying followed behind Lu An. Lu An and Cheng Yan had the same starry eyes, and their eyes were full of the bustle under the illumination of the lanterns - the stall selling "flower cakes" was steaming with sweet fragrance, the silk fake flowers on the peddler's pole were bright and juicy, and there were children holding bamboo branches with paper butterflies on the top, chasing and playing in the crowd.
"Cheng Yan, look at that! I'll buy one for you. Let's go over there." Lu An pointed to the stall selling paper butterflies.
Pei Yan looked at the stall that Lu An pointed to, followed him consciously, took out his purse, and paid the bill.
Cheng Yan held the paper butterfly in his hand and couldn't let it go. He kissed Lu An on the face and said, "Thank you, father."
Seeing Cheng Yan so happy, Lu An became even more excited, "Cheng Yan, what else do you want? Tell me, father, I will buy it for you."
Cheng Yan nodded happily and said "hmm" loudly.
After buying the paper butterfly, Lu An went to the stall next to him and bought a satin artificial flower for Xuanying to wear. "It looks good. Xuanying, you are the most handsome."
Xuanying walked to Lu An's feet and rubbed against them, then stood back beside Pei Yan with his head raised.
Pei Yan: …………
Lu An and Pei Yan walked and stopped along the way and bought a lot of things, all of which were held in the hands of Eunuch De and Long Wu and Long Liu. Lu An held Cheng Yan for a while and found that he couldn't hold him anymore, but there were so many people around, so he didn't dare to put Cheng Yan down.
Pei Yan noticed it and reached out to take Cheng Yan. Cheng Yan saw himself leaving An An's arms. He turned around and saw Pei Yan's face. His body stiffened instantly. Cheng Yan looked at An An pitifully.
Seeing that the big and small ones didn't dare to act rashly, Lu An couldn't help laughing out loud: "Hahahaha, Cheng Yan is fine, do you remember what I said?"
Cheng Yan leaned towards An An and said, "I don't remember."
Lu An grabbed Cheng Yan's hand, leaned close to Cheng Yan's ear, and whispered to Cheng Yan: "Actually, Daddy likes you very much, too. Otherwise, why would he hold Cheng Yan in his arms and buy things for him, right?"
Cheng Yan looked at Lu An in disbelief, then turned back to look at Pei Yan, then buried his head in Pei Yan's neck with a chuckle, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Daddy."
"Um."
Seeing that Pei Yan didn't seem to know how to hold a child, Lu An adjusted the position of his hands for Pei Yan, then patted Pei Yan on the back, "It's okay, Daddy, you can do it."
Lu An was now relaxed. He pointed to the distance and said, "Ayan, look over there."
On the river bank, hundreds of lotus lanterns are drifting down the water, and the candlelight reflects the sparkling waves, just like the Milky Way falling into the mortal world.
Lu An led Xuan Ying over, and Pei Yan followed behind Lu An, "Wow, Ah Yan, look, it's so beautiful!"
Pei Yan walked to Lu An's side, looked down at him, and saw that Lu An's eyes were reflecting thousands of lights, brighter than the stars.
There was a sudden "bang" in the sky, and fireworks exploded all over the sky, lighting up half of the night sky. Lu An pointed at the sky in surprise, "Look at the fireworks."
"Wow, Daddy, look, it's fireworks."
Pei Yan saw that Cheng Yan and Lu An had the same expression, so he smiled and said, "Yes, Daddy saw it."
Lu An did not release river lanterns this year because there were too many people. By the end of the tour, Cheng Yan had fallen asleep on Pei Yan.
Lu An pinched Cheng Yan's face and said, "A Yan, let's go back to the palace."
"good."
On the way back to the palace, the carriage suddenly stopped. By this time, Cheng Yan and Xuan Ying were so tired that they fell asleep.
Pei Yan pulled Lu An off the carriage and turned into an alley. Deep in the alley there was a century-old apricot tree with flowers blooming like snow on its branches.
Pei Yan led An An to the tree, looked into Lu An's eyes and said, "I heard that if you make a wish to the flowers on the night of the Flower Festival, the flower god will hear it."
Upon hearing this, Lu An quickly closed his eyes and began to mutter to himself.
After a while, Lu An opened his eyes. Pei Yan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What wish did An An make?"
Lu An smiled and said, "It won't work if you say it out loud."
Pei Yan chuckled, suddenly pushed him against the tree trunk and gave him a kiss. Apricot blossoms fluttered down and covered my body.
"My wish is..." He whispered in Lu An's ear, "Every year, the Flower Festival will be like tonight."
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