Chapter 296 Wish
Not long after, Mo Hua and two young eunuchs came down the stairs carrying a large wooden box. Concubine Li and Duan Liangdi followed behind them. They quietly left the Bigui Pavilion through the back door.
Concubine Jing noticed this scene and gradually began to think.
When the performance on stage came to an end, it was time for the last part of the night, lighting lanterns.
Because the Queen Mother was old, she retired early and returned to Changle Palace to rest.
Queen Qin was not the type to join in the fun and was not very interested in activities like lighting lanterns. She made up an excuse and went back to the Pepper Palace.
Everyone followed the emperor to the bank of the Imperial River.
Someone had already prepared lanterns by the river.
A group of concubines dressed in gorgeous clothes surrounded the emperor, wanting him to write for their lanterns.
The emperor was in a good mood tonight and was happy to coax these women.
He wrote inscriptions on the lanterns of his concubines one by one.
Concubine Bai, Concubine Qin Liangdi, and Concubine Jing also went to the prince with lanterns, wanting him to help write a few words.
Luo Qinghan: "Can't you write it yourself?"
Concubine Bai said softly, "My handwriting is not as beautiful as your Highness's."
Luo Qinghan: "You know your handwriting isn't pretty, so why don't you practice more?"
Concubine Bai: "..."
She was choked and couldn't answer, and her expression was a little embarrassed.
She just wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to the prince, so why was she being taught a lesson?
Isn’t this development a bit problematic?!
Qin Liang Di pursed her lips, trying to make herself look more pitiful and harmless: "Your Highness, my grandmother has not been in good health recently, and I want to light a lantern to pray for her. As the crown prince, your words will surely be more favored by God. Can you please help write a blessing for me? I don't want too much, just one sentence will do, please."
Concubine Bai and Concubine Jing couldn't help but look at her with unfriendly eyes.
In order to gain sympathy, this woman even brought up her own grandmother. How shameless!
Qin Liangdi pretended not to notice the gazes of the two women next to her. She still looked at the prince with pleading eyes.
With such a beautiful woman standing in front of him, begging him in such a pitiful posture, any man would probably be soft-hearted.
What a pity, she met Luo Qinghan, a heartless pig.
Luo Qinghan: "Since your grandmother is ill, she should go see a doctor. If lighting a lantern can cure all diseases, then what is the point of a doctor?"
Qin Liangdi choked.
She refused to give up and said helplessly, "My family has taken my grandmother to see a doctor, but unfortunately her condition has not improved. I have no other choice but to pray to God."
Luo Qinghan: "Then you should ask your father to write an inscription for your lantern. Your father is the true dragon emperor, and his luck is much greater than mine. Asking him for help will be much more effective than asking me for help."
Qin Liang Di said awkwardly, "There are so many people around your Majesty, how can I squeeze in?"
Luo Qinghan did not answer but asked: "That is your business, what does it have to do with me?"
Qin Liangdi: “…”
She felt extremely aggrieved and wanted to cry, but there were people everywhere around her. If she cried at this time, the prince would only hate her even more, and others would take the opportunity to laugh at her.
She could only take a deep breath and suppress the grievance in her heart.
When Concubine Bai saw this, her terrible mood improved a little.
It seems that the prince is not only cold to her, but also to other concubines.
Concubine Jing knew what to do and stopped talking, so as to avoid being embarrassed like Concubine Bai and Concubine Qin.
Luo Qinghan glanced around and soon found Xiao Xixi's figure by the river.
At this time, Xiao Xixi was squatting by the river, lowering her head to write on the lantern.
She was writing so intently that she didn't notice someone approaching from behind.
Until Luo Qinghan's voice sounded behind her——
"What are you writing?"
Xiao Xixi paused, turned her head to look at him, then raised the lantern in her hand: "Look for yourself."
Luo Qinghan took the lantern and took a look. There were densely written small words on it. The content was roughly as follows:
I hope the sow in the backyard gives birth soon.
I hope the little chicks can grow up quickly.
I hope the newly planted vegetables can bear fruit soon.
I hope Baoqin can research more delicious foods.
…
Luo Qinghan finished reading all the content, his face was a little gloomy: "Why is there no content related to me?"
Xiao Xixi blinked: "Does Your Highness have a wish? You can pick a lantern and write your wish on it."
Luo Qinghan said coldly: "You have so many wishes, but not a single one of them is related to me?"
Xiao Xixi thought about it seriously.
"I still have a wish for you, which is about a certain mission, but such things cannot be written on lanterns. What if someone sees it?"
Luo Qinghan: "Besides that, don't you have any other wishes that you want me to fulfill?"
Xiao Xixi thought for a moment and said, "I want to go to the night market with you again. Is this considered a wish?"
Luo Qinghan squeezed out a word from between his teeth.
"Calculate."
The woman thought for a long time and the only thing she could think of was going to the night market with him.
Don't think he doesn't know that she just wants to go to the night market to eat, not to date him at all!
Luo Qinghan stuffed the lantern back into Xiao Xixi's hands expressionlessly and asked her to add this wish.
Xiao Xixi did as she was told.
Luo Qinghan: "Do you have any other wishes?"
"Anything else... I want the bamboo forest in the backyard!"
"Don't write this wish down."
Xiao Xixi groaned: "Stingy."
The small lantern has been filled with words written by her.
She looked left and right, and found that there was really no place to start writing, so she had to give up.
She asked curiously, "Your Highness, don't you want to light lanterns?"
Luo Qinghan: "I'm not interested."
Xiao Xixi: "Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, why don't you also light a lantern, just for fun."
Luo Qinghan didn't think there was anything to be happy about lighting lanterns, but he still asked Eunuch Chang to bring a new lantern.
Seeing that the prince looked like he didn't want to write, Xiao Xixi took the initiative to take his lantern.
"Let me write it for you."
Luo Qinghan did not refuse.
He lowered his head and looked at Xiao Xixi squatting on the ground, writing seriously. Her handwriting really could not be called beautiful. Each word was round and looked silly, just like her.
Xiao Xixi finished writing it quickly.
She held the lantern in front of him as if offering a treasure.
"Your Highness, look, this is the wish I wrote for you. Do you like it?"
Luo Qinghan looked at the two lines of words on the lantern -
May all people in the world live and work in peace and contentment.
May His Royal Highness the Crown Prince live a long and healthy life.
Luo Qinghan: "Since you wrote the wish for me, why did you write His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Who would call himself His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Xiao Xixi: "This looks neater. If you don't like it, I'll write you another one."
"No need, this is it."
(End of this chapter)
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