"Hmm." At this moment, Yu Nanqing's eyes were only on that slightly playful figure, and he could see nothing else.
From this morning until now, the thought of spending Qixi Festival with Su Wanyan has kept his lips curling into a smile.
"Once Qixi Festival is over, it'll be the Mid-Autumn Festival right away." Su Wanyan said, her brows furrowing slightly again: "Oh, does that mean we won't be able to celebrate?"
"..." Yu Nanqing felt a surge of emotion, and suddenly pulled her into his arms, burying his face in the crook of her neck with longing: "Yan'er..."
She still remembers.
I was already happy, and now I'm even happier.
The Magpie Bridge was a place Su Wanyan had visited before. On ordinary days, it was a bridge connecting people on both sides of the river to go to the market and visit relatives. However, it was the most lively bridge during festivals.
Just like now, both sides of the bridge are crowded with people. Qiu Ye said that a troupe of actors had set up a stage on the Magpie Bridge, but Su Wanyan looked left and right but could not see the stage.
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "Where's the stage? Didn't you say there was a stage?"
"It's not time yet, Your Highness." Qiu Ye followed Su Wanyan as the crowd grew increasingly dense.
"Then let's go buy lanterns first."
They arrived at a lantern shop, and Su Wanyan let Yu Nanqing choose one. Without thinking, Yu Nanqing picked a lantern with the character "福" (fortune).
Su Wanyan looked at it and said, "It's a bit ordinary."
Yu Nanqing smiled: "Yan'er, have you forgotten? Last year at the Mid-Autumn Festival, the lantern you gave me was a 'Fu' (福, meaning good fortune) lantern."
"Oh." Now that she remembered, Su Wanyan smiled and said, "Good fortune is coming from the east."
The two reminisced about the past as if it were yesterday.
The difference is that back then, Yu Nanqing could only lie in bed all day, but now, he can stay by Su Wanyan's side and stroll through the lantern festival together.
He then asked Su Wanyan, "What kind of lamp does Yan'er want?"
She casually picked one: "This one, I'll take it."
It is a lamp in the Eight Immortals Pavilion.
The paper floor was painted with beautiful fairy pictures. Su Wanyan held it in her hand and said, "Mine seems a bit big. It feels heavy in my hand."
Because this lamp has three layers, it's a little heavier than a regular lamp.
"Want to change it?"
Su Wanyan shook her head: "I'm not changing it."
She turned to Qiu Ye and the others and smiled, "You all remember to pick one too. The prince and I will go over there and take a look first."
The two of them, each holding a lantern, slipped into the crowd.
Autumn Leaf and Yellow Leaf exchanged a glance, their lips curving into a smile, and they quickly stepped forward to pick out two lanterns as well.
They used to feel embarrassed, but after getting to know Su Wanyan, they stopped being so formal.
Xiaobu and Tanaka were afraid of losing their way, so they didn't ask for the lanterns.
Seeing the two leave in a hurry, Qiuye and Huangye gave them the silver and hurriedly followed.
However, with so many people and so much noise, Qiu Ye and Huang Ye ended up getting separated from Su Wanyan as they jostled together.
As Tanaka and Ayumi exchanged glances, Ayumi instinctively ran to a high place to keep watch, while Tanaka went back to meet up with Akiha and Yoru, lest they all get separated later.
With the prince protecting her, the princess consort should be safe from any trouble.
"Yu Nanqing! Dragon lantern dance! Dragon lantern dance! Pay me! I want to play!"
In fact, Su Wanyan hadn't gone far; she was standing in front of a wine stall not far away.
The game of "tuolongdeng" (literally "dragon lantern toss") is, as the name suggests, a game where a dragon lantern is set up, and players try to toss it with rings. If they successfully toss it ten times, they can win a jar of wine.
Of course, there are other rewards as well, but since this is a liquor stall, the rewards are naturally liquor.
Yu Nanqing smiled indulgently, thankfully he had the foresight to bring money with him today.
Having bought ten bamboo ring toss toys, Su Wanyan was so excited she jumped for joy, eager to try them out, but...
None of the ten were circled...
When she missed the last toss, Su Wanyan almost laughed at her own stupidity. She... wasn't that inaccurate, was she?
"Want to play more?"
Su Wanyan shook her head: "I'm not good at it, I'm not playing anymore."
Su Wanyan wouldn't spend too much time on things she wasn't good at, even if it was just for entertainment.
She likes to do things that yield results, and after trying ten rings and getting nothing, she decisively gave up the idea of playing a second time.
Su Wanyan was about to leave when Yu Nanqing called her back: "Wait, Yan'er."
"Huh? You want to play?"
"Um."
Su Wanyan's eyes lit up: "Oh yeah! You'll definitely play this!"
After all, he knows martial arts!
She waved her hand: "Boss, ten more laps, please."
The owner of the small liquor stall grinned so hard his eyes were practically slits: "Alright!"
Su Wanyan helped Yu Nanqing hold the lantern. Yu Nanqing smiled and casually held the ring, easily slipping it through his fingers and winning one.
"Wow~" Su Wanyan exclaimed in admiration, "Yu Nanqing, you're so amazing!"
"..." Yu Nanqing's heart trembled slightly.
When I was putting the second ring on the hook, I was noticeably a little nervous.
He didn't care whether others praised or criticized him, but he couldn't stand a single word from Su Wanyan.
It was a very simple thing, but inexplicably, when faced with Su Wanyan's admiring gaze, he became extra careful with the remaining nine, afraid of making a mistake and disappointing Su Wanyan.
Yu Nanqing only breathed a barely audible sigh of relief when the last ring landed on the dragon lantern.
"Wow! I got them all right!" Su Wanyan looked up, her eyes sparkling. She looked at the owner of the liquor stall: "Boss, liquor!"
"Hey! You're so lucky, sir." The shop owner was generous and handed over his own signature wine: "This is our aged osmanthus wine, please take it."
Yu Nanqing reached out and took it, and Su Wanyan said, "Shall we have a drink tonight?"
Yu Nanqing raised an eyebrow: "Yan'er doesn't drink alcohol, does she?"
"Oh, don't spoil the fun, can't I try it?"
Yu Nanqing's eyes flickered slightly: "Okay."
Just then, a cheer rang out from the crowd. Su Wanyan quickly looked up and saw two opera actors suddenly appear on both sides of the Magpie Bridge, followed by several junior actors.
These actors moved through the crowd, eliciting cheers from the people still on the Magpie Bridge.
Before long, a huge stage was slowly pushed onto the bridge, and the people on the Magpie Bridge were even more excited, and they all made way for it.
Su Wanyan was surprised to find that the stage set up tonight was movable.
Su Wanyan took Yu Nanqing's hand and said, "Let's go up ahead and take a look."
Su Wanyan was initially quite interested, but... she sang the story of the Seven Fairies descending to earth and meeting the Cowherd.
This story is so old and worn out. The main reason Su Wanyan wasn't very enthusiastic about the play was that she already knew the ending: the Seven Fairies and the Cowherd would meet only once a year.
But the people loved it, especially when the story reached the part where the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl parted ways; everyone watched with bated breath.
Su Wanyan looked around and, taking advantage of everyone's immersion in the play, pulled Yu Nanqing out of the way: "Yu Nanqing, let's go down to the bridge. If we tie our hair ties now, no one will fight us for our spots, hehe."
How wonderful it would be to be able to spend time alone with Yu Nanqing.
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