Shen Wan was led to the rooftop by Xie Jingyan, where she looked at the crescent moon hanging in the sky and a few stars.
Shen Wan glanced silently at Xie Jingyan, "I saw it all at a glance."
Xie Jingyan, "..."
He put his arm around Shen Wan's waist and said, "Don't you have even this much patience?"
I have a surprise for you.
Shen Wan then asked, "What surprise?"
Xie Jingyan pinched Shen Wan's nose, "What kind of surprise is it if I tell you already?"
There was no rebuttal.
Shen Wan was filled with anticipation.
She was eager to know what surprise he had prepared for her.
The two stood on the rooftop, the wind lifting their clothes, making them appear ethereal and otherworldly, as if they might ascend to heaven at any moment, a scene of breathtaking beauty.
Shen Wan waited patiently, and then she gradually saw a prayer lantern slowly rise into the night sky.
One lamp.
Two cups.
...
Eight cups.
Nine lamps.
Soon, there were so many sky lanterns that they were impossible to count.
It illuminated the night as if it were daytime.
The maids in the courtyard also came out to admire the sky lanterns, excitedly saying, "Look, over there, there are many sky lanterns over there."
Shen Wan couldn't take her eyes off the sky lanterns.
Xie Jingyan whispered in her ear, "Do you like it?"
"like."
Shen Wan felt incredibly sweet inside, but also a little worried. "A bunch of people already wanted to beat you up. If they knew that you released these sky lanterns for me, they would be even angrier."
Xie Jingyan was not the type to care about other people's opinions. "What matters most is that you like it."
It's more than just liking.
No one has ever done anything like this for her before.
She thought of Xie Jingyan, who had never hesitated to give his life for her, whether in his past life or this one.
Shen Wan didn't know how to repay his deep affection.
Noticing Xie Jingyan's gaze fixed on her face, Shen Wan blushed and said shyly, "Why are you looking at me? Look at the lanterns."
Xie Jingyan kissed Shen Wan on the lips, "You're prettier than a lantern."
That's so cheesy.
Shen Wan was starting to struggle to keep up.
Not daring to look Xie Jingyan in the eye, Shen Wan gazed at the lanterns in the distance. Hundreds and thousands of lanterns soared higher and higher. In her heart, Shen Wan prayed for the baby in her womb, for Xie Jingyan, for her father and elder brother, and for the entire Yun family.
Shen Wan lowered her hand, and Xie Jingyan asked, "Have you made your wish?"
"Um."
Shen Wan's soft voice was carried away by the wind.
Xie Jingyan smiled and said, "Look over there."
He made Shen Wan look in a direction completely opposite to that of the sky lantern.
Shen Wan turned her head and looked over, and saw flames shooting into the sky not far away.
Shen Wan's eyes snapped open.
That direction—
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan, "The one on fire is the Prince of Jin's residence?!"
Xie Jingyan smiled and said, "Did you like this surprise?"
Unable to contain her excitement, Shen Wan said, "Isn't the surprise you prepared for me these sky lanterns?"
Xie Jingyan's eyes gleamed with amusement. "We can't pinpoint the exact time to burn down the Prince of Jin's mansion. There's no moon or stars tonight, so releasing some sky lanterns will make the wait less boring."
In other words, the sky full of lanterns was just an appetizer; burning down the Prince Jin's mansion was the real surprise he had prepared for Shen Wan.
Empress Song gave Shen Wan an abortion tea and sent assassins to kill her twice, almost costing him his life. He might have been able to tolerate being hurt, but how could Xie Jingyan not teach Empress Song and Xie Jingyin a lesson for hurting Shen Wan and their child? He was never one to let a grudge go unavenged.
Watching the towering flames eclipse the sky lanterns, Shen Wan felt an indescribable sense of joy.
Empress Song and Xie Jingyin sent assassins to kill her twice, but failed to capture them alive. They thought that Physician Jiang could be a breakthrough, but unexpectedly, he was silenced before he even entered the Dali Temple. It would be no easy task to bring them to justice in a fair and square manner. They could only proceed slowly, first burning down the Prince of Jin's mansion to dampen their arrogance and also to make those ministers in the court who were on Xie Jingyin's side think carefully about whether following the Prince of Jin could really bring them a chance to gain merit in the process of becoming emperor.
The Ling Prince's Mansion and the Jin Prince's Mansion were not far apart. Standing on the rooftop, Shen Wan felt much warmer, and she could faintly smell the smoky aroma in the air.
While Shen Wan was in a good mood, Xie Jingyin at the Prince of Jin's residence looked at the burning study with a face so ugly he looked like he wanted to kill someone.
He clenched his fist, making a cracking sound.
He wanted to know who had the audacity to break into the Prince of Jin's residence at night to assassinate him and then set it on fire!
If he gets caught, we'll skin him alive and dismember him!
Every maid and servant in the Prince of Jin's mansion was fighting the fire, because it wasn't just Xie Jingyin's study that was on fire, but also several main courtyards.
Xie Jingyan stayed with Shen Wan on the rooftop for a while. Shen Wan's eyes never left the burning Prince Jin's mansion. Under the cover of night, Chen Feng, like a ghost, appeared on the rooftop from who-knows-where and reported to Xie Jingyan, "Your subordinate is incompetent; I failed to harm Prince Jin..."
Xie Jingyan hadn't expected the men he sent to injure Xie Jingyin, so he wasn't disappointed. He said, "You did a good job. Go and collect your reward."
Chen Feng bowed, then leaped off the roof.
Shen Wan was still looking at the Prince of Jin's residence when Xie Jingyan said, "There's nothing more to see, let's go back to our room."
Shen Wan nodded slightly, and Xie Jingyan hugged her waist tightly, then flew down from the roof with her.
It was long past Shen Wan's bedtime, but because of the fires at the sky lanterns and the Prince of Jin's residence, Shen Wan was wide awake and not sleepy at all.
Xie Jingyan undressed and got into bed. As soon as he lay down, Shen Wan hugged him and found the most comfortable position to sleep in his arms, which was a hardship for Xie Jingyan.
He suspected the woman was doing it on purpose.
Before, when he didn't know she was pregnant and doted on her, she was very reserved. But now that she's pregnant and he can't do anything with her, she snuggles into his arms.
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