Chapter 39
During the Lantern Festival, every household has hung up lanterns early, and Zhuque Street is even more colorful with lights. The vendors have already put out their goods. Walking further, you can see people performing fire-breathing. The flames are so bright that they light up the whole street.
There is no one at the Lu family today; they all went out shopping.
Lu Ling hadn't wanted to go out. She'd been busy with government affairs for the past few days and was a little tired. But then she thought, this was Zhao Zhenzhen's first time in the capital, and she hadn't really experienced the atmosphere yet. Today was a good opportunity for her to have some fun.
Moreover, Lu Ling hadn't celebrated the Lantern Festival for a long time, and she also wanted to indulge herself.
As soon as Lu Ling walked out of the room, Shen Wangyou stared at her blankly.
Today she wore a white stand-up collar, double-breasted jacket with a light pink plum blossom embroidered on it, a light blue horse-faced skirt, her hair was tied up, and a plum blossom was painted on her forehead.
Shen Wangyou was wearing a white robe and a blue cloak.
Lu Ling walked up to Shen Wangyou, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go and find Zhenzhen."
Shen Wangyou reacted and took Lu Ling's hand, his eyebrows and eyes full of tenderness: "A Ling, have you forgotten something?"
Lu Ling was stunned for a moment, then walked back into the house and took a cloak.
Wearing the red cloak, Lu Ling immediately felt a lot warmer.
"Get dressed, let's go." Lu Ling called Shen Wangyou.
Shen Wangyou nodded and said, “Okay.”
When they went out, Lu Ling and Shen Wangyou held Zhao Zhenzhen's hand, one on each side, and walked to Zhuque Street.
There are many things on the street, including entertainment and food, too numerous to count.
As soon as Zhao Zhenzhen saw these things, she couldn't walk anymore. She let go of Lu Ling and Shen Wangyou's hands and ran to a stall selling masks.
"It's a rabbit mask!" Zhao Zhenzhen shouted happily.
Lu Ling and Shen Wangyou also came over. Lu Ling took the rabbit mask on the left and gave it to Zhao Zhenzhen, then took the one next to it, which was also a rabbit mask.
Lu Ling compared it on his face and finally put it on. He had his head down, but when he looked up, he saw that Shen Wangyou was also wearing a mask, a wolf mask.
In the end, Lu Ling paid the money, and the three of them left wearing a mask each.
"Aunt, you are the big white rabbit, I am the little white rabbit, and uncle is the big bad wolf." Zhao Zhenzhen looked up at the masks of the two.
Lu Ling was amused by Zhao Zhenzhen's little brain. Shen Wangyou also laughed when he saw it. He squatted down and teased Zhao Zhenzhen, saying, "The big bad wolf is going to eat the little white rabbit. Are you scared, Zhenzhen?"
Zhao Zhenzhen shook her head and said solemnly, "I'm not afraid. Uncle is a good man and won't hurt anyone." Zhao Zhenzhen looked up and continued, "Besides, Uncle likes Auntie and won't eat her."
As soon as these words came out, Shen Wangyou’s eyes changed, the corners of his eyes curled up, and he looked at Lu Ling and said, “Yes, uncle likes aunt, so naturally he won’t eat aunt.”
Lu Ling looked at Shen Wangyou, not understanding why he was looking at him like that, his eyes seemed as if he really wanted to swallow him into his stomach.
"Wow, it's candied haws!" Zhao Zhenzhen saw someone selling candied haws nearby, and before Lu Ling could react, Zhao Zhenzhen had already run over.
Lu Ling looked at the candied haws and thought that it seemed like he hadn't eaten one for a long time. He swallowed unconsciously.
"Boss, I want three strings." The hand holding the silver was stopped, and Lu Ling looked at Shen Wangyou in confusion.
"Boss, two skewers will be enough." Then, Shen Wangyou let go of Lu Ling's hand.
"Don't you want to eat?" Lu Ling asked Shen Wangyou.
Shen Wangyou shook his head.
Lu Ling thought about it and it seemed that since she knew Shen Wangyou, she had never seen him eat sweets.
After Lu Ling paid the money, he continued to walk inside holding Zhao Zhenzhen in one hand and holding a candied haws in the other.
The lights were bright, illuminating the road ahead bit by bit. The three of them walked along the river. Sometimes when they saw something interesting, they would stop and take a look.
"Auntie, it's Uncle Jiang Yun!" Zhao Zhenzhen pointed forward with a candied haws in her hand.
Lu Ling looked over and saw Jiang Yun holding Lin Yao with one hand and stroking her face with the other, like a fairy couple.
Zhao Zhenzhen ran over. Lu Ling saw them and said a few words, and then several people walked up to him.
"Miss, let's take Zhenzhen out to play, and we'll take her back later." Jiang Yun looked at Lu Ling and said.
Lu Ling looked down at Zhao Zhenzhen: "Zhenzhen, do you want to go play with Uncle Jiang and the others?"
Zhao Zhenzhen nodded.
Since that was the case, Lu Ling didn't say anything else and let Zhao Zhenzhen, Jiang Yun and the others leave.
As soon as Zhao Zhenzhen left, the distance between Shen Wangyou and Lu Ling became closer.
The two of them walked slowly onto the bridge. There was a music hall on the east bank of the river. The sound of the piano was gentle and the singing was clear. The combination of the two made people feel like they were bathed in the spring breeze.
As the last piano music ended, the last candied haws in Lu Ling's hand was also eaten.
"A Ling." Shen Wangyou called out.
Lu Ling looked at him, with a little bit of the candied haws still left in his mouth.
I saw Shen Wangyou stretched out his hand and gently touched Lu Ling's lips with his thumb.
Lu Ling paused, not knowing how to react, not even how to breathe.
Then Shen Wangyou spread out his hands and said, “Look, candy.”
Lu Ling blinked before realizing that Shen Wangyou was wiping the corners of his mouth. Looking at the candy in Shen Wangyou's hand, Lu Ling nodded slowly and said, "Oh."
The music from the music hall sounded again, but the song had changed. The tempo of the song was slow, and the singing sounded slowly, like a distant flowing stream.
"A Ling, let's get married!" Shen Wangyou's voice rang out along with the singing.
"I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I've always wanted to talk to you about it, but I've never had the chance. So, today, I want to ask you."
Lu Ling looked doubtful: "Wangyou, I..."
"I know you are thinking about the military camp. It's okay. We can get married again whenever you want." Shen Wangyou interrupted Lu Ling.
Meeting you is my blessing.
Lu Ling didn't expect Shen Wangyou to make so many concessions. She actually wanted to marry Shen Wangyou too. After all, if it weren't for the Lu family's incident, the two would have been married several years ago.
But she will be joining the military camp soon. Although she is not actually going to the battlefield, Lu Ling doesn't know why she doesn't want to think about getting married yet.
"Then can we wait until I have military merits and become a general before we get married?"
Lu Ling will be going to the military camp soon. The wedding ceremony is complicated and it is impossible to complete it in such a short time. Lu Ling thought about it and decided to wait a little longer.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Shen Wangyou said.
With a "bang", the people on the bridge looked in the direction of the sound. A brilliant firework flew into the sky. Red, purple, yellow, and other colors of fireworks bloomed in the sky, like a bright and beautiful flower.
Lu Ling and Shen Wangyou also looked over. In the darkness, Shen Wangyou saw a beam of firelight shining on Lu Ling's face. There were flowing water, fireworks, and human joy in Lu Ling's eyes.
At this moment, Shen Wangyou felt that Lu Ling had really let it go. The family feud had suffocated her and changed Lu Ling. Shen Wangyou even forgot the happy and carefree little girl she used to be.
Now, Shen Wangyou felt that Lu Ling had a bit of his former self.
Lu Ling turned her head to look at Shen Wangyou, wanting to ask him why he kept looking at her, but seeing the turmoil in Shen Wangyou's eyes, she stopped.
In his eyes, there is himself, and only himself.
Their eyes met, and soon their lips pressed together.
The surroundings were still noisy and people were immersed in the fireworks, but Lu Ling could not hear anything at all. She could only hear the sound of her chest beating.
His hand slowly climbed up Shen Wangyou's neck, and Shen Wangyou's hand also embraced Lu Ling's slender waist. The kiss started with a light taste and then gradually deepened. Since the last time, Lu Ling has learned some tricks, which made Shen Wangyou shaky.
The two of them shared a long and wet kiss.
It was not until the fireworks were over that Lu Ling was able to get out of Shen Wangyou's arms.
Lu Ling's face was still flushed. It was still the first month of the lunar year, but Lu Ling felt that his face was very hot.
Shen Wangyou gently stroked Lu Ling's face, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "A Ling, why are you still so shy."
Lu Ling ignored her and lowered his head to look at the mask in Shen Wangyou's hand. This mask only covered the upper half of his face, but when they kissed just now, Shen Wangyou reached out and took it off.
Lu Ling was so dazed from being kissed that he didn't even know when Chen Wangyou took off the mask.
“You…” Lu Ling raised his head and met Shen Wangyou’s eyes, “What are your plans after I go to the military camp?”
Shen Wangyou resigned from his official position in order to find himself, and now it is impossible for him to return to the court. Shen Wangyou cannot eat free meals at home. Even if Shen Wangyou wants to do so, Lu Ling will not allow it.
There has never been anyone in the Lu family who gets something for nothing.
Lu Ling always felt that Shen Wangyou was not that kind of person, but these past few days Shen Wangyou seemed to be doing nothing and seemed to really want to eat free meals, so Lu Ling couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Looking at Lu Ling's expression, Shen Wangyou guessed something and took Lu Ling's hand: "A Ling, have you forgotten? I can write and draw."
Lu Ling's hands were very cold, so Shen Wangyou wrapped them with both hands, trying to warm them up.
"I want to sell calligraphy and paintings."
"Calligraphy and painting?"
Lu Ling was shocked.
Although Shen Wangyou did have a scholarly air, she remembered that Shen Wangyou's handwriting was very ugly at the beginning. Even though Shen Wangyou served as her study partner for two years, his handwriting did not improve much.
And at that time, Lu Ling didn't want to read, so she asked Shen Wangyou to read the article. She listened, but five out of ten words were wrong. Lu Ling found it strange and stopped asking Shen Wangyou to read.
When Lu Ling first learned that her father was optimistic about Shen Wangyou, she thought her father was too old and couldn't judge people well.
Even now, Lu Ling believed that Shen Wangyou's handwriting was definitely not that good.
I really don't know where Shen Wangyou got the courage to sell calligraphy and paintings.
Lu Ling asked tentatively, "Are you really going to sell calligraphy and paintings?"
Shen Wangyou stood up straight and nodded solemnly.
"Then you should sell paintings instead of calligraphy." Lu Ling said as he walked down the bridge.
Shen Wangyou's paintings seemed to be okay, but if he was asked to sell calligraphy, Lu Ling shook his head.
Forget it, she can't afford to lose face.
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