Feng Guang was amused by her and said, "You shouldn't ask me, you should ask my brother. The lantern is his."
Nan Guo then looked at Xie Jie.
Xie Jie was taken aback, then quickly cleared his throat, adopting the demeanor of a cultured person, and said, "You like my lantern?"
"Hmm." Nan Guo nodded and said, "My father said that if you want to get something, you have to exchange it for something else. If you don't like my lantern, I can do other things for you."
Feng Guang asked, "Didn't you just say you didn't have a father?"
"My mother said I don't have a father." But that's just her mother saying she doesn't have a father; it doesn't mean she doesn't have one. Otherwise, where did she come from?
The scenery fell silent.
Xie Jie then asked, "Where are your parents when you're walking outside alone?"
“My mother said she was going to jump into the sea, and my father went with her.”
Everyone: "..."
Xie Yaoyao couldn't help but ask, "Your mother is going to commit suicide, how come you're not worried at all?"
Nan Guo glanced at Xie Yaoyao and said, "My mother won't die."
Feng Guang said, "I suppose your mother was just having a tiff with your father and was just joking."
“No,” Nan Guo corrected, “As long as I’m alive, my mother won’t die.”
Xie Jie nodded, "No mother in the world would be willing to leave her child."
“No,” Nan Guo said calmly, “My father would say that if my mother dared to die, he would kill me.”
Everyone: "..."
What kind of family does this woman from the South live in? And judging from how calmly she speaks about it, she seems to have become accustomed to her father's attempts to kill her!
Xie Jie paused for a long time before saying, "How can you just accuse someone of murder? Is there no law anymore?"
Feng Guang immediately looked at him with a look of astonishment. The dignified little tyrant Xie Jie, he knows the words "law and order" now?
“My father said we are people of the underworld, and we don’t need to obey the law like other ignorant people.”
Feng Guang asked, "Who exactly is your father?"
“He’s not human,” Nan Guo said. “That’s what my mother said.”
Everyone fell silent again.
Nan Guo looked at the silent Xie Jie and said, "I like your lamp."
"You like it..." Xie Jie blushed as she was stared at. "Then you can take it."
Do you want me to kill someone for you?
Xie Jie asked in horror, "Why are you asking me this?"
“If my dad is in a good mood and doesn’t steal things, but he asks someone for something, this is what he does.”
So who is your dad?
Feng Guang quickly snatched the pumpkin lantern from Nan Guo's hand and stuffed it into Xie Jie's hand. "That's fine. You can give my brother's lantern to him, and he can give yours to my brother. That way, you won't owe my brother anything, and you won't have to help him kill anyone!"
Nan Guo thought for a moment, then nodded. "Thank you."
She turned to leave, but after taking only two steps, she turned back and asked Xie Jie, "Are you sure you don't need me to kill anyone for you? I'm very skilled in martial arts."
"No need! Really, no need!" Xie Jie wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, fearing that this girl really wouldn't stop until she killed someone.
Although Nan Guo was somewhat aloof, she wasn't oblivious. The other person's lantern was clearly much better than the one her mother had casually picked from the garden. It was obvious that she had gotten the better deal. She then looked at Xie Jie and asked, "What's your name?"
"I……"
Before Xie Jie could even speak, Feng Guang blurted out, "My brother's name is Xie Jie!"
"Okay, thank you," Nan Guo said. "If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, I will come to your aid."
As soon as he finished speaking, the southern region was gone.
Feng Guang clicked his tongue twice, nudged Xie Jie's hand, and said, "Brother, you're willing to do such a losing business as changing lamps. This girl from the South is really interesting, isn't she?"
"Hmm...hmm?" Xie Jie realized he was being teased, so he put on a serious expression and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? Go back!"
He took the lead and walked forward, though his ears were a little red.
The events that occurred at the lantern festival were like a minor episode; some people left, while others were still waiting.
Three years is neither a long nor a short time. The Empress gradually lost favor, while Consort Xiao gradually gained the Emperor's favor. On the very day that His Majesty announced the appointment of Consort Xiao's son as Crown Prince, he also issued an edict to depose the Empress.
reason?
The reason is simple: His Majesty discovered letters between the Empress and Xie Xun, who were secretly communicating. He was furious and announced that the entire Xie family would be executed.
This incident shocked both the government and the public.
"Pah!" Tan Rou cursed, "With my uncle's devoted attitude towards my sister-in-law, he wouldn't even dare to go to a brothel. How could he possibly have an affair with the Empress?! I can believe Xie Zhao has an affair with another woman, but to say that my uncle has an improper relationship with another woman, that old emperor must be blind!"
The old lady opened her eyes. "Alright, just say one less word."
"They're already locked up in death row, what more can you say?" Tan Rou spat again. "I'd like to ask that emperor if he mistook someone else for Xie Xun?"
In the cell, Feng Guang, sitting in the corner, looked at her second aunt's angry face and then at her second uncle's ashen face in the opposite cell. She sighed deeply.
Even now, her second uncle and aunt still bring a lot of joy to people.
But she couldn't smile.
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