Chapter 70: Leaving the Palace to Visit the Lantern Festival
Zhao Yun looked at the two people in front of him and said, "There's nothing wrong with that. You two will accompany Miss Fu to Shanglin Street to guess lantern riddles."
After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the East Palace.
Xie Shian and Zhao Rui looked at each other and could only bow and see Zhao Yun off.
Xiangjun Wang Zhao Rui looked at Fu Qianran who was also stunned, stepped forward and chuckled, "Sister-in-law, Xie Shian is very good at guessing lantern riddles. With him here today, we will definitely win a lot of lanterns."
Fu Qianran just chuckled and said, "Thank you both very much. You don't have to accompany me to Shanglin Street."
Zhao Rui said: "Sister-in-law, you don't have to bother us. Let's go."
Xie Shian said in a deep voice: "This is His Highness' order. Miss Fu does not need to be polite with us."
Fu Qianran raised her eyebrows and glanced at Xie Shian, nodded slightly, and followed the two of them to Shanglin Street in Chang'an.
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Inside the East Palace.
Ye Wanhe stood in front of the window of the bedroom, looking at the full moon in the sky.
It's the Lantern Festival again, the day when families reunite, but she hasn't seen her family for twelve years...
The news that she couldn't leave the palace should not have reached Jiangnan yet.
The whole family is reunited today. Are her parents and brothers also looking at the full moon, hoping that she will come out of the palace to reunite with them?
Tears kept falling from the corners of Ye Wanhe's eyes. When she heard the footsteps coming, she hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and walked to the door to greet him: "Your Highness."
Zhao Yun looked down at Ye Wanhe and asked, "Are you crying?"
"I dare not." Ye Wanhe forced a smile, "Today is the Lantern Festival, I dare not shed tears and spoil your highness's mood."
Zhao Yun frowned slightly when he saw Ye Wanhe's smile, which was uglier than crying.
Ye Wanhe heard the sound of fireworks outside and whispered, "Is it only the hour of Xu? Your Highness, why don't you accompany Miss Fu to visit the Lantern Festival? I heard that the lantern riddle guessing on Shanglin Street is very lively. With your talent, you will definitely be able to guess a lot of lantern riddles and win a lot of lanterns."
Zhao Yun looked down at Ye Wanhe, "Do you want to guess the riddles?"
Ye Wanhe looked at Zhao Yun in confusion.
Zhao Yun held Ye Wanhe's hand and said, "I'll take you to Shanglin Street to watch the Lantern Festival."
Ye Wanhe whispered, "Your Highness, I am a palace maid after all. If someone finds me leaving the palace without permission, I'm afraid it would be against palace rules."
Zhao Yun said, "Many people wear masks during the Lantern Festival. When you go to the street, buy a mask. Then no one will recognize you. Besides, it was me who asked you to leave the palace, so it doesn't count as a violation of palace rules."
Ye Wanhe listened to Zhao Yun's words and looked up at him, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhao Yun said to Ye Wanhe, "Go get me some casual clothes."
Ye Wanhe went inside and took out a dark black round-collar robe with gold weaving, and helped Zhao Yun change into it.
After changing clothes, Zhao Yun took Ye Wanhe's wrist and walked straight out of the palace.
The moment Ye Wanhe walked out of the East Palace gate, the fireworks in the imperial city outside looked even more dazzling.
Zhao Yun took Ye Wanhe's wrist and walked to the busy street. He found a stall selling masks and started choosing Nuo masks with Ye Wanhe.
Ye Wanhe chose a mask with a green face and fangs. She felt a lot of emotion while holding the mask.
She still remembered the Lantern Festival before she entered the palace. Yun Xiangye's younger sister Yun Shuangbai was still young and was frightened to tears when she saw the Nuo masks worn by young boys and girls on the street.
During the Lantern Festival, I also chose this green-faced, fang-toothed mask, but later I stopped wearing it for fear of scaring my little sister.
Zhao Yun also took out a copper-yellow fang mask and put it on, covering his entire face. Then he reached out and held Ye Wanhe's fingers, and took her to Shanglin Street.
On Shanglin Street, lanterns donated from all over the country began to parade, and both sides were crowded with people watching the lanterns.
Ye Wanhe had never seen such exquisite lanterns before. She was immediately interested. "What beautiful lanterns! It's worthy of being the Lantern Festival in Chang'an City."
Ye Wanhe was dazzled by the sight of exquisite lanterns passing by her.
Zhao Yun looked down at Ye Wanhe's eyes full of amazement and chuckled softly.
After the dragon and phoenix lanterns swam by, the Qilin lantern swam next.
Ye Wanhe saw that people in the crowd kept coming forward to pluck the hairs off the Qilin lantern. As the crowd pushed forward, the guards who were protecting the lantern kept scolding them.
The already crowded and bustling crowd began to become chaotic.
Zhao Yun then held Ye Wanhe in his arms, and the secret guards who were pretending to be dressed up appeared one after another and blocked their way.
Not far away, Fu Qianran did not expect that there would be a commotion. She was still guessing a riddle with Zhao Rui, and when she saw the crowd getting in chaos, she was unable to dodge for a moment.
Fu Qianran only felt a force on her wrist, and then she was pulled behind Xie Shian.
Xie Shian quickly released Fu Qianran's wrist and said, "Miss Fu, there is a rumor among the people of Chang'an that if you pluck a Qilin hair and put it in your purse during the Lantern Festival, you will definitely have a baby this year. Many newlyweds will pluck the hair from the Qilin lantern today, so it's inevitable that it will be a bit messy."
Fu Qianran raised her eyes and looked towards the Kirin Lantern that was approaching, with a hint of longing in her eyes.
When Xie Shian saw Fu Qianran's eyes, he also squeezed forward with the crowd. The guards on both sides were already driving away the people who were coming forward to pluck the Qilin lantern feathers, and when they saw that it was Xie Shian, they did not dare to stop them.
Xie Shian plucked two Qilin hairs and handed one to Fu Qianran, saying, "I wish you a son soon and bring more descendants to the East Palace."
Fu Qianran took the Qilin Lantern from Xie Shian: "Thank you."
Xie Shian smiled faintly, "No need."
After the lantern parade, people on Shanglin Street resumed order.
Ye Wanhe and Zhao Yun began to guess the riddles on the lanterns displayed by the merchants on Shanglin Street.
"My two nobles, would you like the Qilin lamp hairs I just plucked? Only three taels of silver per hair."
Ye Wanhe heard the voice of a little boy who was about six years old. She turned around and saw that the little boy was only wearing thin patched clothes. She was stunned for a while and said, "You want three coins for a string for a Qilin lantern?"
The little boy said, "This Qilin lamp hair can bless women to have a son. You just saw it. Not many people can pull out the Qilin lamp hair..."
Ye Wanhe smiled faintly and said, "Go find someone else to buy it."
After all, she didn't even have time to avoid the so-called precious son, so how could she be happy?
The little boy saw what Zhao Yun was wearing and said, "This Kirin lamp hair can also bring blessings and safety. Sir, buy one for your wife. It only costs three taels of silver."
Zhao Yun motioned to Li Quan beside him to give the boy three taels of silver. After the boy took the silver, he wrapped the Qilin fur in red paper and handed it to Ye Wanhe. "Thank you very much, both of you. I wish you both good luck in the new year."
Ye Wanhe looked at the hair on the Qilin lantern wrapped in red paper in her hand and chuckled, "If a hair like this can ensure safety, then if every soldier on the expedition plucks a hair from the Qilin lantern, wouldn't they be invincible?"
Zhao Yun said, "It's just for the sake of celebration. Just put it in your purse and carry it with you."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Ye Wanhe looked back at the boy who was looking for someone to sell unicorn feathers.
If her child had not been aborted by a bowl of medicine, it would have been about this age if it had been born...
Ye Wanhe quickly calmed down and continued to guess the riddles in front of her with Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun and Ye Wanhe strolled for more than an hour. Ye Wanhe had never seen such a lively scene and had never seen such various exquisite colored lanterns.
It was already midnight and she had to go home, feeling a little reluctant to leave.
Zhao Yun whispered, "Did you have fun today?"
Ye Wanhe chuckled and said, "I'm very happy. Today I finally got to see the excitement of the Lantern Festival in Chang'an. It turns out that the poem about the dancing of fish and dragons all night is true."
Zhao Yun held Ye Wanhe's hand tightly and smiled softly.
The two of them walked hand in hand into the East Palace. Fu Qianran, who was in the crowd behind them, looked at their backs and stood there, feeling extremely cold all over.
"Sister-in-law! Look at this little fish lamp. It's so cute and has a little mechanism. I'll give it to Jingru later. She will definitely like it."
Zhao Rui walked to the side of Fu Qianran and followed her gaze. "The man's back looks like the Crown Prince, and the woman's back looks like Aunt Ye."
Xie Shian glared at Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui said: "I saw Li Quan, it was really His Highness and Aunt Ye."
Xie Shian stepped on Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui said, "Why are you stepping on me? Your Highness, do you regret not accompanying your sister-in-law to play, and come here to see your sister-in-law? I'll go and call the Crown Prince over."
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