Chen Siyuan's feelings were complicated. Later, she simply asked Wang Li to stop the carriage next to her, and the group walked together in the bustling crowd.
Every day around the beginning of September, the streets are crowded with people.
On the first day of the ninth lunar month, there is also a custom of releasing lanterns.
It is a way of commemorating deceased relatives.
Back then, when she saw the sky filled with lights, she would also...
Thinking about it, I looked up at the sky.
Tonight, there are no stars, no moon, only pitch black.
At this moment, Chen Siyuan did not feel lonely, because she was not alone under the night sky.
Looking at the excited crowd around her, Chen Siyuan seemed to have become one of them. At this moment, she didn't need to think too much; she just followed the crowd.
As she walked, she realized that she was one of them, without needing to think too much or use her brain; everything seemed to be arranged by fate.
Having let go of the heaviness in her heart, Chen Siyuan looked around and walked, and later saw various colorful lanterns, which she stared at with rapt attention.
Each lantern is exquisitely made.
Chen Siyuan stopped in her tracks as she passed a lantern shop.
Chunlan and Chunping were also engrossed in watching.
They went through a lot together; Chen Siyuan was tired, and they were tired too.
Rarely having a moment to relax, they temporarily put down the burdens on their shoulders and carefully looked at the lanterns in front of them.
Wang Li, standing to the side, was indeed cautious.
There are too many people here, and danger lurks within.
It is even more dangerous in the darkness of night.
Be alert to all sounds and noises around you, and prevent anything from happening that shouldn't be happening.
At this moment, Chunlan and Chunping did not forget their identities. Although they appeared to be picking out lanterns, they were actually on Chen Siyuan's left and right sides, with Wang Li behind them. They protected each other in this posture.
Chen Siyuan selected a lotus-shaped lantern.
The lotus lantern is simple, with a poem on it.
It was a poem that Wang Yuyan wrote at the poetry gathering in Nancheng.
It rises from the mud unsullied, and remains untainted by the clear ripples.
Meeting Chen Siyuan at this moment felt familiar.
She glanced around and seemed to think that Wang Yuyan should be nearby, somewhere out of her sight.
It cannot be denied that Wang Yuyan loved her elder brother. They had such a wonderful beginning, but then their child was lost. Wang Yuyan was framed by the Chen family. I wonder if she has avenged herself and her child after being away for so long.
She was thinking to herself, not only wondering how her ex was doing.
"what's on your mind?"
A familiar voice rang in her ears, and Chen Siyuan turned her head to look. Tao Yifan was actually not far from her.
"What are you doing here?" Tao Yifan was a very busy man. They were all busy with the final preparations, and this period was crucial for their success.
Tao Yifan held a different significance for the Third Prince. At this time, how could he still have time to go out?
Tao Yifan glanced at Chen Siyuan and gestured for her to look into the distance.
Chen Siyuan followed the gaze and saw two familiar figures in the distance.
The Third Prince and Qiao Zhen?
Are they that close?
The questioning gaze turned to Tao Yifan, but Tao Yifan remained silent.
"Shall we take a walk together?" Tao Yifan asked.
Chen Siyuan thought for a moment and nodded.
Chunping and Chunlan felt uncomfortable, but considering that Tao Yifan had helped them a lot this time, they should still give him some face.
In such a hot color, no one should notice.
With that in mind, they could only follow behind.
Chen Siyuan, who was walking ahead, still had too many concerns in her mind. Tao Yifan seemed to be in a good mood and always had something to say. At first, Chen Siyuan didn't listen, but later, the noise in her ears seemed to continue, so she had no choice but to listen for a few words.
Only then did I realize that Tao Yifan was referring to something interesting happening in the capital.
After listening to a bit of what was being said, I realized that Tao Yifan seemed to be intentionally revealing something.
Most of them are about the princes when they were young.
The Third Prince didn't have much contact with this person, but he knew of him. The Eighth Prince and the Tenth Prince had met him a few times recently.
As Chen Siyuan listened, she realized that these were all things from the past, things that seemed very young. The princes back then were very innocent and naive, without the scheming and backstabbing of today.
Now, in their pursuit of that position, they've even abandoned the last shred of pretense.
At this moment, Tao Yifan told a story about the Third Prince's embarrassing childhood. Chen Siyuan turned to look at Tao Yifan and asked, "Is what you said true?"
Tao Yifan nodded, "Hmm." Finally, there was a response, and Tao Yifan felt that all the things he had said along the way had been worthwhile.
"He's the third prince, how could he... possibly..." steal food?
Was it really just a momentary curiosity, or did the prince want to experience something different?
“The Third Prince is Consort Hua’s second son,” Tao Yifan said, followed by a moment of silence.
Chen Siyuan stopped and looked over.
The man continued walking forward, seemingly unaware of Chen Siyuan's difference.
When Tao Yifan noticed, he simply turned his head and stood still, looking at the woman.
Chen Siyuan wanted to know more, simply because she suddenly felt that Tao Yifan was saying these things intentionally.
She didn't know why Tao Yifan kept helping her, but she was grateful for his seemingly unintentional actions at this moment.
She strode towards him, asking, "You two knew each other since you were kids?"
"I was very young, I was five years old at the time, and that was the first time I went into the palace with my grandfather..." Thinking back to her first encounter with the Third Prince when she was young, and looking at the Third Prince now, perhaps from that time on, the Third Prince was planning everything that happened today.
You could say they grew up together and went through a lot together.
They finally got to where they are today. Everything could have gone smoothly, but he met this woman.
He had no feelings for this woman at first, but later he found himself gradually becoming attracted to her.
hehe--
Thinking about their experiences, I can't help but sigh in my heart.
These experiences were comparable to those that happened while he was with the Third Prince.
"Sister-in-law—" Qiao Zhen turned around and saw Chen Siyuan. Overjoyed, she forgot about the Third Prince beside her and quickly ran over to Chen Siyuan. "Sister-in-law, is it really you?"
Qiao Zhen's eyes were full of a sweet, feminine smile.
Chen Siyuan glanced at the Third Prince who was looking over from the front, nodded slightly as a greeting, and then looked at Qiao Zhen, deliberately turning her body to the side so that even someone who understood spoken language would not know what she was saying.
"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
Qiao Zhen smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I want to talk to you."
Chen Siyuan thought for a moment and nodded slightly.
"Let's go this way." Chen Siyuan held Qiao Zhen's hand and deliberately walked ahead, seemingly curious about everything.
In this situation, the man would naturally feel embarrassed to follow, especially since the other party was the Third Prince, who still maintained his status and dignified demeanor, and he would certainly not get too close.
The two walked along, looking at things as they went, with Chunping following behind paying.
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