Chapter 94

Huang Shilang, Zhou Dudu, and the Crown Prince were caught off guard by Lin Nanjie's frank and enthusiastic praise, and their faces turned red. After all, they were young people, and they had not been taught by the words of the saints. Their words were so frank and embarrassing.

But it did surprise them a bit. With their wealth and status, there were so many people waiting to marry them. Taking advantage of the favorable conditions of their father-in-law, they were ready to take advantage of Lin Nanjie, but he refused straightforwardly, which made them look at him differently.

Most importantly, Lin Nanjie's words made people feel comfortable. If they really picked one of them, the other two would also be embarrassed. It would be better if they went back without losing face. They could have an explanation when they went back.

What's more, the emperor is also here.

Li Chengqian coughed lightly and said, "In that case, please go back, my lords. I have something important to discuss with Lord Lin. The good son-in-law is not here for the time being, so please choose carefully."

Since the emperor had spoken, the gentlemen had nothing more to say and left one after another.

Before leaving, Minister Huang turned around and saw Li Chenghuan still sitting in the main seat, drinking tea leisurely, as if he was at home. How strange.

Lin Nanqi saw the others off, then returned and saw Li Chengqian still sitting there. "What is going on, Your Majesty?"

Li Chengzhen snorted twice, with a somewhat sinister tone: "Lord Lin is so popular that even the threshold of marriage proposal has been trampled down. What are you still singing about?"

Lin Nanjie thought Li Chenghuan was really cute like this, and couldn't help but walk forward and pinch his mouth.

Li Chengqian:!

Lin Nanjie: “Hahahahahahahahaha!”

Li Chenghuan: How brave!

Li Chengqian held Lin Nanqi's hand, took it down, and locked his cheek firmly: "Today is the Qixi Festival. It is customary to have fireworks and river lanterns in the evening. You must come with me to take a look."

Lin Nanqi's eyes lit up.

[I have not experienced the ancient Chinese Valentine's Day, but it sounds interesting.]

Lin Nan nodded immediately: "Okay."

Qixi Festival is more fun at night, so the two spent the day in the mansion. Li Chengzhen even brought memorials to review. Li Chengzhen simply moved the memorials to Lin Nanjie's study, looked at the thick stack in front of him, took a deep breath and said, "Give me two hours, I'll be out when the sun sets."

Lin Nanqi didn't care. She lay on the imperial concubine's couch, holding a storybook in one hand and a snack in the other, reading with great interest and feeling very comfortable. After finishing the storybook, half of the memorials in front of Li Chengqian were gone, and Lin Nanqi walked out of the door lightly.

Outside the study, there was a wisteria frame, full of purple flowers drooping like a waterfall, and a swing was hung in the middle, all of which were left over from the previous house, showing that the previous owner was also a person of taste. Lin Nanjie sat on the swing and swung slowly, the wisteria frame was cool and shady, with gusts of breeze blowing, and Lin Nanjie squinted comfortably.

Suddenly, something furry brushed past his feet. Lin Nanjie looked down and saw that it was the culprit who caught Li Chenghuan that day, a snow-white cat with a black tail.

This cat was very affectionate. It rubbed Lin Nanjie's feet and neck and even turned over its belly.

Lin Nanzhen bent down, picked up the cat and placed it on her lap.

Slowly, the sun set in the west, and the sunlight gradually changed from hot to soft. Lin Nan leaned on the swing, and sleepiness slowly came over him.

Then my eyelashes felt itchy, as if something touched them.

His eyelashes trembled, Lin Nanjie blinked twice, and finally opened his eyes, and saw Li Chenghuan standing in front of him.

Lin Nanjie: "Have you finished reviewing the memorial?"

Li Chengqian stretched out his hand and said, "I've finished reviewing it. Let's go out and take a look."

The sun was setting and night was about to fall. The two went out hand in hand. The streets of the capital were already very bustling.

As dusk fell, the houses and shops on both sides of the streets all hung lanterns, illuminating the night of the capital city exceptionally brightly. The originally deserted streets gradually became more crowded with people as night fell. They were all in groups of three or five, with young men and women from every household walking together, and many of them were holding river lanterns in their hands, ready to release them into the river.

The two followed the crowd to the river. The cool night breeze blew, and neither of them was in a hurry to leave. They just enjoyed the worldly laughter and joy.

In the past 27 years, Li Chenghuan had rarely encountered such a situation.

Li Chenghuan turned around, but found that Lin Nanjie was no longer beside him. His heart skipped a beat.

Thinking back to the time when Lin Nanjie was abducted during the Lantern Festival at the beginning of the year, Li Chengqian's face turned pale.

He immediately looked around, trying to find Lin Nanjie in the surging crowd, but there were too many people, and there were groups of people everywhere. Li Chenghuan tried hard to look for Lin Nanjie, but he couldn't find her anywhere.

【emperor?】

A gentle voice sounded, and Li Chenghuan's limbs and bones slowly warmed up. He turned his head suddenly, and a fox mask appeared in front of him. Under the fox mask, there was a pair of smiling eyes. Lin Nanjie was wearing a fox mask with smiling eyes. His handsome and slender figure was illuminated by thousands of lights, and the porcelain white mask was also stained with warm light. His slender fingers holding the mask were also stained with the same color.

Li Chengqian's lips trembled slightly: "Lin Nanye?"

Li Chengqian looked at him intently, and felt that the scene before him was too beautiful to miss even a moment of it.

Lin Nan tilted his head slightly, revealing a handsome and delicate face from behind the mask. His peach blossom eyes looked at Li Chenghuan with a smile.

【Does it look good? 】

Li Chengqian stepped forward and said, "It looks good."

Lin Nanjie turned around and picked up a tiger mask from the vendor's stall and handed it to Li Chenghuan.

The vendor next to him was very enthusiastic: "Sir, two masks cost one or two taels of silver."

Li Chengqian took out a piece of gold from his pocket and threw it to the vendor.

The peddler watched the two men walk away, then looked at the gold in his hand. He was stunned. Then his eyes became hot and he bit it in ecstasy. It was really gold!

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

The two wore masks and followed the crowd to the bridge. They saw thousands of river lanterns floating on the river. Not only that, but people were also releasing Kongming lanterns in the sky. The sky and the ground were shining together, like a winding river of stars.

Lin Nan was so shocked by the scene before him that he was speechless: "So beautiful."

Li Chenghuan held his hand and said, "I will spend all the holidays with you from now on."

Lin Nanqi raised his head and looked at Li Chenghuan's face as he promised sincerely. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, please do not break your promise."

It was getting late, almost midnight, Lin Nanjie said, "It's a bit late, we have to go to court tomorrow, let's go back."

Li Chengqian nodded.

The two turned around and were about to go back.

Many people who had just released river lanterns also retreated along this road. For a while, the crowd was so crowded that it was difficult to pass through. Li Chengqian protected Lin Nanjie and slowly moved through the crowd.

Who knew that at this moment, something unexpected happened.

Lin Nanqi only heard a "whoosh" sound ringing in his ears, as if an arrow had brushed past his head.

His hair stood on end and he tightened his grip on Li Chenghuan's hand.

Someone in the crowd shouted first: "There's a bad guy!"

"Someone shot an arrow!"

Great panic immediately spread among the crowd. The streets here were narrow and crowded with people, making it difficult to move forward. Such a sudden change was likely to cause even greater disasters.

Lin Nanjie's face turned pale, and he looked up at Li Chenghuan: "It seems... it's coming for us."

Li Chenghuan held Lin Nanjie in his arms, his face grim: "You came for me."

Lin Nan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

It was so crowded here that it was difficult to move, so he quickly looked up at the houses on both sides. This area was full of restaurants and teahouses. If a bad guy was hiding in the dark on the second floor, it would be as easy as taking something out of a bag to aim and shoot at them.

The secret guards who had been accompanying them all the way also quickly became alert when the unusual movement occurred. However, the terrain was unfavorable at the moment, so Liao Baifan made a quick decision and went around to the restaurant opposite, commanding three secret guards to jump out of the crowd to protect the emperor.

Arrows were still being shot down continuously. Li Chengqian's eyes turned cold. Holding Lin Nanjie in one hand, he rushed into the window of the restaurant next door.

The diners sitting by the window were frightened by the sudden intruder and screamed: "Who is it?"

Li Chengqian said coldly: "Those who are not afraid of death, stay here!"

The diners at the table were frightened by Li Chenghuan's facial expression, and when they heard the sound of arrows outside, they rushed out of the private room in panic.

The secret guard also jumped in and closed the doors and windows.

Li Chenghuan pulled Lin Nanjie to hide under the window.

Arrows pierced through the window and hit the table littered with cups and plates; every sound was thrilling.

The secret guard said, "It is not advisable to stay here for long. Your Majesty, Lord Lin, please go to the second floor first."

Lin Nanjie and Li Chenghuan looked at each other, Lin Nanjie took out a mask from his arms, and the two put on the masks, opened the door of the private room, and ran to the second floor in the chaos.

Lin Nanjie heard his own heart beating very fast, but Li Chenghuan kept holding his hand tightly and never let go.