The main tent of the military camp.
An Yi entered the tent carrying a food box. Just then, Song Yanqing closed his letter and saw the food box in his hand.
Why did they bring in a food box again so soon after putting down their chopsticks?
Before Song Yanqing could speak, An Yi said, "These were sent in by Shijiu. He said they were mooncakes made by him and the Township Head of Kangle."
To Song Yanqing, An Yi's words meant that the mooncakes were made by Lu Qiqi.
He picked up the bamboo leaf tea from the desk, took a small sip, and then fixed his gaze on the food box.
An placed a mooncake on the desk, and a sweet aroma wafted over.
He reached out and took a mooncake, took a bite, and the sweet red bean paste melted in his mouth.
After finishing the mooncake and drinking the bamboo leaf tea, Song Yanqing suddenly felt a strong urge to go outside and see just how round the moon was.
On the other side, after Li Changlong locked the courtyard gate, the group that had gone to meet Feng Yu'er headed out onto the street.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, every household hangs big red lanterns outside their doors, making the streets extremely bright.
Before she even reached the main street, Lu Qiqi saw two or three women carrying lanterns walking towards it.
One of the women, dressed in an apricot-colored dress, was carrying a lantern with a little rabbit on it; she was incredibly cute.
Nineteen had obviously noticed as well. He pointed to the woman in front of him and said, "Village head, they have lanterns. Let's go buy a little rabbit too."
Seeing Nineteen dash out like a monkey, Lu Qiqi grabbed him by the back of his collar and laughed at his eagerness, "Let's go meet up with Yu'er first, and then we can stroll around slowly. You can buy as many lanterns as you want."
Although Shijiu also liked lanterns, she didn't want to buy one for herself, but rather for Lu Qiqi.
But before she could finish speaking, she heard a clear, melodious voice calling out, "Yu'er, we're here."
Feng Yu'er was accompanied by Feng Zijun, followed by Han Lu and seven or eight attendants, making it a large and impressive group.
They were standing on the main street, so conspicuous that it was hard for anyone not to notice them.
Hearing someone call her name, Feng Yu'er looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lu Qiqi. She recognized Li Changlong and Zhou Yi, but there was a young man next to them whom she had never seen before.
She led the people behind her to the corner of the alley.
After the two groups met, they began to stroll around the border town.
During the day, the two sisters had already spent the whole afternoon shopping, and the things they bought at night were almost the same as what they bought during the day.
What's truly beautiful are the lanterns in the women's hands and the red ropes they hold.
Seeing this, Lu Qiqi was puzzled. She leaned over and whispered in Feng Yu'er's ear, "Yu'er, why are all these women carrying red ropes?"
Hasn't the Qixi Festival already passed?
Looking at the women passing by, all of whom had a red string tied around their right wrists, Feng Yu'er explained, "On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the moon is full, both men and women can tie a red string on their wrists, symbolizing their expectation of a marriage."
The only difference is the way they are worn: men wear the red string on the left, and women wear it on the right.
Lu Qiqi looked at her bare hands, and then at the hands of the people around her, which were also bare.
Hehe, being single is fine, at least I have someone to keep me company.
As they passed a lantern stall, a group of people stopped.
In just a short distance, Nineteen had already become sworn brothers with Feng Zijun. As the youngest member of the Shadow Guard, he naturally wanted to act like the eldest brother when he suddenly had a younger brother.
He patted his chest and said, "Brother Feng, just tell me which lantern you like, and I'll buy it for you!"
Feng Zijun turned to his elder sister with a troubled expression, wanting to ask her for help, but instead received a hint from Lu Qiqi urging him to accept.
So he randomly pointed to a lantern and said, "That's it."
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed and saw a lantern that looked like a strange scribble, neither cat nor dog.
For a moment, everyone looked at Feng Zijun with shocked expressions, their heads bowed.
Nineteen felt a lump in his throat. He saw that Brother Feng had a handsome and upright appearance and dressed very neatly, so why did he like such...unique things?
Feng Yu'er didn't show any unusual look and simply asked the shopkeeper to bring over the lanterns.
Lu Qiqi stood aside, looking on with a half-smile, as if watching a show.
When Feng Zijun took the lantern, he was completely dumbfounded. He had just casually pointed at it, how could he have picked such a stinky thing!
The shopkeeper, however, smiled proudly and said, "This kitten lantern was painted by my daughter. I thought it would never sell today, but the young master has a discerning eye and took a liking to it at first sight."
Now things are really messed up. Feng Zijun is holding the lantern with a worried look on his face. He can't very well return it now that the shopkeeper has said that. It would be a shame to cause trouble during such a festive time.
Nineteen didn't notice Feng Xiaodi's facial expression; instead, he tilted his head back and continued picking up the lanterns.
Finally, among the many lanterns, he found a little rabbit lantern. Pointing to the lantern he liked very much, he said, "Boss, give me that little rabbit lantern."
Seeing so many people, the shop owner knew they were big customers who had even bought lanterns painted by his daughter, so he became even more attentive to them.
With a beaming smile, she said, "Okay, I'll get it for you right away."
Nineteen handed the little rabbit lantern to Lu Qiqi, and then picked out a little dog lantern for herself.
Feng Yu'er also held a lotus lantern in her hand, which was very fitting for the occasion.
Seeing how beautiful everyone's lanterns were, Feng Zijun looked down at the lantern in his hand, and his good mood from leaving the mansion with his elder sister inexplicably plummeted.
From the moment he picked up the lantern, Feng Yu'er knew he didn't like it, so she said, "You're the youngest today, so you can choose two lanterns. See which one you want to pick next?"
His dim eyes brightened instantly at those words, and without even thinking about why, Feng Zijun happily said, "Thank you, elder sister."
Then they began to choose, and finally selected a lotus lantern just like the one in Feng Yu'er's hand.
Li Changlong and Zhou Yi were not interested in lanterns, so they did not choose any.
Just as Nineteen was about to pay the bill, a hand with a black sleeve suddenly reached out and handed the copper coins to the shop owner, saying, "This is their lantern money."
The shop owner accepted the copper coins, thanked him repeatedly, and showered him with compliments.
Everyone stared in surprise at the two people in front of them.
Lu Qiqi was the first to react, and asked happily, "Why did you leave the camp?"
Before the person in front of her could speak, Feng Yu'er curtsied and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Seeing his elder sister do this, Feng Zijun naturally followed suit, immediately clasping his hands in a respectful greeting, his little face quite serious.
Song Yanqing looked at the two of them and said calmly, "Miss Feng and Mr. Feng, there's no need for such formalities. Today, we're out in public, so status doesn't matter."
"yes."
Feng Yu'er straightened up, her eyes filled with respect, a far cry from the arrogant and domineering young lady she had been when she was fleeing famine, always asking to buy someone to be her servant.
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