Chapter 124: My sister hasn't greeted me for a long time
Mingzhao was still speechless and went over to sit beside her.
Shi Jianli turned her head away and snorted softly: "Didn't you not let me sit so close? Sit back."
Mingzhao even hooked his fingertips on her sleeve and said, "I was wrong. I just wanted to be closer to Yaoyao."
She's cute even when she's angry.
Shi Jianli turned her head and saw the smile in his eyes, her gaze paused.
She seemed to be throwing tantrums at him more often recently, and she also liked to act a little coquettishly with him.
Seeing her dazed, Mingzhao rubbed her cheek with his fingertips, "What's wrong?"
She smiled and shook her head, then pulled his sleeve and said, "I want a fish lantern, buy it for me."
"good."
As the carriage approached the Lantern Festival Street, they heard the hustle and bustle outside and saw Shi Jianli lifting the curtain.
I saw the light of the jade pot turning, the lantern market was as bright as day, and the bright moon was like frost.
The Lantern Festival has a tradition of bringing together men and women, and most of the people walking on the streets are young men and women.
The carriage stopped, and the driver said, "Prince, Princess, the carriage can't go any further."
Mingzhao jumped off the carriage upon hearing this and helped Shi Jianli down.
He gently wrapped his arm around her wrist and said, "There are so many people around here, don't get lost."
"Oh." Shi Jianli looked at him.
There were many figures in front of him, and Mingzhao moved his hand down, held her hand, and pulled her to his side.
Shi Jianli quietly held his hand back.
When he reached the lantern stall, he leaned over and asked, "What kind of fish lantern do you want?"
Shi Jianli pointed at the koi fish lantern and said, "This one."
Mingzhao paid the silver, picked up the koi lantern, lifted the pole and placed it on Shi Jianli's palm.
Shi Jianli tugged at his sleeve and asked with a smile, "Cousin Jingyao, do you want one? I'll buy it for you too."
"Okay." Mingzhao scanned the various lanterns, pointed at a cat lantern, and curled his lips: "I want that one."
Shi Jianli took out some change from her purse and handed it to the vendor. She took the cat lantern the vendor handed over and said, "Here, do you like cats?"
"Not bad." Mingzhao raised his hand and used his fingertips to gently push away a strand of hair that was blown by the wind and stuck to her eyebrows. "Look, there's a variety show over there. Do you want to go and see it?"
Cats like to eat fish.
Shi Jianli nodded.
Mingzhao held a lantern in one hand and protected her with the other, leading her through the crowd to an inn.
"Didn't you say you wanted to watch a circus? Why are you here in the inn?" she asked puzzled.
"There are a lot of people downstairs, and we can watch from the window of the inn. I asked someone to ask the Neighborhood Affairs Bureau early this morning about how to arrange vendors and acrobats, and asked Tianyu to book a place at the inn."
Sometimes I see pears clearly.
The waiter saw someone coming and came over with a smile: "Which room did you book? Would you like me to show you the way?"
"No need." Mingzhao raised his hand, signaling the waiter to leave and let Tianyu lead the way.
The two entered the guest room on the second floor. Standing at the window, they could see the fire show and acrobatics below, and further away, there were also iron flower displays.
When the juggler was breathing fire, Shi Jianli saw clearly the two people standing by the window of the restaurant opposite.
She poked Ming Zhaohuan's hand and pointed across, "Sister Lin and Prince Ji are across the way."
Mingzhao looked over and happened to meet Ji Rangzhou's eyes. Mingyuelin waved at them awkwardly and pulled Ji Rangzhou's sleeve.
"Shall we go to my big brother and sister Li's place?"
Ji Rangzhou was silent for a moment, "No."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Mingyuelin wanted to swallow them back. His elder brother didn't want them to disturb him and Sister Li.
Ji Rangzhou stretched out his hand, placed his fingertips on her shoulder, and asked her to turn around to face him. "What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."
"It's all right. Eat anything you want." Ming Yuelin poked his arm and moved closer to look at him.
Ji Rangzhou lowered his eyes, "What are you looking at?"
"Did it be Auntie who asked you to ask me out, or Sister Yang Qing who asked you to ask me out?"
She had wanted to ask this question for a long time. When she was little and went to his house to play, he was always reading, sitting upright, looking serious and old-fashioned.
While her mother was chatting with her aunt, she had nothing to do and wanted to find someone to play with, so she set her eyes on Ji Rangzhou, a brother who was about the same age as her older brother.
She ran to sit next to him and loved to talk, chattering and asking him what book he was reading and other things. Perhaps he thought she was noisy and asked her to be quiet.
Mingyuelin was quiet, but after sitting for a while she felt tired and began to stagger. He looked at her and asked her to sit properly.
Therefore, Mingyuelin, who has always been lazy and free-spirited, doesn't like to play with Xiaoguban. He is much younger than her, loves quietness, and seems to be very disciplined. He can't stand her lazy appearance, so if she can't play with him, she will take a detour when she sees him.
Later, as Ji Rangzhou grew older, he looked even colder. When his elder brother was not at home, Ming Yuelin saw him less and less often. When he went to the Duke of Fuguo's Mansion to play, he would chat with the Duke of Fuguo's wife and Ji Yangqing.
He was called Ji Gudong because his cold expression was very similar to that of a stern old scholar hired by the Duke of Anguo's Mansion in his early years. He was exactly the same when he was serious, and his words and actions were very methodical.
"No." Ji Rangzhou denied it.
"You wanted to ask me out?"
"No?" His tone remained flat.
"Okay." Ming Yuelin looked at him a few more times, unable to tell what he was thinking. "But your stern face really makes you look like you're being forced to do this, unwillingly."
Ji Rangzhouren froze slightly and fell silent again.
After a while, he said, "I don't laugh often, not because I don't want to."
After staring at her for a while, Ji Rangzhou lowered his hand slightly and held her fingers. "Do you believe it?"
Ming Yuelin struggled blankly, but failed to pull it back. She turned her head away with a blush on her face, "I believe it."
…
After watching the acrobatics for a while upstairs, Shi Jianli and Mingzhao went downstairs.
Mingzhao also asked, "Many people are setting off lanterns. Does Yaoyao want to go?"
She nodded.
Mingzhao also asked Tianfeng to buy some lanterns.
The water of Taiyuan Lake had just thawed, and under the light, wisps of cold air rose. Lanterns of all sizes floated on the water, and were occasionally blocked by broken ice. When piled together, they gave the feeling of a cluster of flowers.
After standing by the lake and watching for a while, Tianfeng bought the lanterns and handed over paper and pen.
Shi Jianli pressed the paper on the lantern, wrote words on it, stuffed it into the lantern, and then put the lantern into the water.
Mingzhao was still squatting beside her, "What wish did Yaoyao write?"
"I've told you, can you help me make it happen?" Shi Jianli rested her hands on her knees and tilted her head to look at him.
"Everything depends on human effort. I will do my best."
Shi Jianli pondered for a moment and said, "May the coming year be like this, with the elders always healthy, relatives and friends often seeing each other, and my lover's loyalty always being unfavorable, and the rest of my life going smoothly."
In fact, she just wrote a poem casually. If everyone's wish could come true, there would be no suffering and separation in this world.
She once prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens, begging her mother to get better and not leave her alone, but her mother still passed away.
Mingzhao still held her hand and said seriously, "Everything can be realized. Yaoyao has family and friends, and we will certainly be able to see each other often in the future. I will find more good doctors for the mansion, and I will not let Yaoyao down, and I will also ensure that Yaoyao has a smooth life for the rest of her life."
Shi Jianli's eyebrows curved slightly, "I believe you."
After releasing all the lanterns, Mingzhao pulled her up and turned to walk back.
When I walked to the brightly lit area, I met a handsome young man with eyebrows as black as ink and complexion as spring morning.
When they passed by, the man saw Shi Jianli's face clearly. He was stunned for a moment, and said with a hint of nostalgia: "Sister Shi, it's been a long time since I last saw you."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
