Chapter 20 Lantern Festival (1)

Today is the Shangyuan Festival, all bans in the city will be lifted, and the city gate will be opened all night, so it is "Jinwu can't help the night".

Song Qing'an and Pei Qing walked side by side, and they were harmonious among the crowd.

In Liang Chaonei, men and women were not very strictly fortified. As for the time of Shangyuan Ye, it was the day when everyone defaulted to meet their sweetheart.If Song Qing'an and Pei Qing appeared like this, they would be regarded by everyone as the noble daughter and noble son walking together.

There are not many people who have seen Song Qingan's true face, and she is not worried about being recognized.As for Pei Qing...he was wearing a mask, so there should be nothing wrong.

The lights in the city are like daylight, and the bright lights everywhere are bright and magnificent.On the street, the shadows on the temples, the fragrance of clothes, and the brocade clothes are intertwined, and there are many men and women who come out to enjoy the lantern festival like them.From time to time, a girl's coquettish laughter passed by her ears and drifted away with the wind.

Song Qing'an found everything novel, but was dazzled by it.

The further you get into the city, the more crowded it becomes.Song Qing'an was only focused on watching the excitement, and forgot that there was Pei Qing beside him.Under the crowd, the distance between the two is getting bigger and bigger.

With a sudden tightening of his wrist, Song Qingan was pulled over by a force.

In the end, Pei Qing couldn't stand it anymore and chose to take the initiative to hold Song Qing'an.

There was a bit of helplessness in his words: "Grand... Yue'er, if I lose you, I won't be able to explain it."

Being read in small characters by Pei Qing, it was like whispering intimately in a lover's world.Song Qingan lowered her eyelashes, her face was hidden, but her hands moved quietly, interlocking her fingers with Pei Qing's.

When planning to find Pei Qing, Song Qing'an carefully dressed up.She wore an ordinary three-strand bun, wore jewelry that was popular in Beijing, a long dress with a raven-blue woven gold rattan pattern, and a camellia red peacock-patterned cloak.

At first glance, it looks like a noble lady, but it doesn't make people think of anything more.

Pei Qing acquiesced to Song Qing'an's small gesture, and let her hold her tighter.

These two people are both outstanding in appearance and bearing. Needless to say, Song Qing'an, even Pei Qing, who has already covered her mask, attracted the girls passing by her to look back frequently.

Song Qing'an couldn't help but look sideways at him, and whispered softly in his heart.

"Accumulated stones are like jade, and pine trees are like green. Lang Yan is unique, and there is no other in the world."

This poem is quite appropriate to describe Pei Qing's appearance.

The two walked to a lantern shop, Song Qingan stopped for a moment, his eyes lingering on two of them.

A rabbit lamp, a thirteen sceneries in the south of the Yangtze River.

There was a lot of noise around, so Pei Qing had no choice but to bend over to Song Qing'an's ear and say, "If the princess likes it, then she can buy it."

Song Qing'an shook his head: "Forget it, it's still a bit inconvenient to carry this thing."

When she leaves tomorrow, won't she reveal her secrets with these two lanterns with her?Although Pei Qing must have a solution, there is no need to bother him with such a trivial matter.

Seeing this, Pei Qing didn't insist anymore.He took another look at the appearance of the shop owner, and then let Song Qing'an pull him away.

It must be known that Pei Qing's black robe was incompatible with the surroundings, and it also had the sword on his waist.Even though there was a mask to cover it up, it couldn't block his cold gaze.The poor stall owner was stared at, and the hairs all over his body stood on his head in an instant.

Seeing that strange gentleman walking away, the boss quietly wiped his forehead.

Weird...this son...why does he look like a person?
Song Qing'an dragged Pei Qing around, and his gaze was drawn to the stall selling candied haws.

A few bunches of candied haws are inserted on the handle, the candy shell is crystal clear, and the hawthorn is plump and ruddy.Song Qing'an's eyes lit up, he gently shook the hands they were holding together, and looked at Pei Qing expectantly: "Mu Zhi, I want to eat that."

Mu Zhi?

Under the mask, Pei Qing raised her eyebrows and stood still.

Song Qing'an had no choice but to stand on tiptoe, and whispered in Pei Qing's ear, "Palmprint, these are the characters I picked for you."

"Mu Ru Qingfeng, I yearn for it..."

After finishing speaking, Song Qing'an looked at him with a smile on his face: "How is it? Sounds good."

The cold and hard lines of the mask softened under the illumination of many lights in the city, giving her the illusion that Pei Qing's eyes had softened.

After a while, Pei Qing seemed to nod slightly, then gave the peddler a few taels of silver, and handed the candied haws to Song Qing'an.

Song Qing'an took it with a smile, but his palms were sweating.

He'd even accepted that... it was... not right.

She didn't think that she was so capable that Pei Qing could like her now.What is it... that made Pei Qing indulge her so much?
Song Qing'an held the candied haws and remained silent, while Pei Qing thought she was tired, so she took her to sit down in front of a roadside stall selling wonton and glutinous rice balls.

The stall owner watched from a distance, and he knew that these two people were either rich or noble.The boss was afraid that he would accidentally offend the two of them, so he didn't come over and only greeted them from a distance.

The moment he sat down, Song Qing'an felt a little tired, and the feeling of hunger in his stomach gradually became apparent.Smelling the aroma of wontons and glutinous rice balls, Song Qingan took a bite and bit down a hawthorn.

The sweet and crisp sugar shell and the soft and slightly sour hawthorn flesh bloomed in the mouth, Song Qingan squinted unconsciously, looking like a satisfied little fox.

Sensing Pei Qing's eyes looking at him, Song Qing'an restrained himself a little, and handed him candied haws: "Qingqing, do you want to try it?"

The mask made it difficult for Song Qingan to see Pei Qing's eyes clearly, only the corner of his mouth seemed to be smiling.

Pei Qing looked straight at Song Qing'an, leaned over and took a bite.Some crumbs of sugar were stained on the bright red thin lips, and a small tip of the tongue slipped over the lips to take the crumbs of sugar away.

Song Qing'an watched, feeling a little hot for no reason.

It happened that the hawthorn appetizer was also to cover up the embarrassment.Song Qing'an called the stall owner and ordered two bowls of glutinous rice balls.

She was hungry for a long time today, and she only ate some vegetarian food in the evening, so she was not full at all, so it was more than enough to eat a bowl of glutinous rice balls.When the stall owner brought the glutinous rice balls, both of them focused on the soft, glutinous and sweet sesame glutinous rice balls in the bowl, and stopped talking.

In the cold winter, the glutinous rice balls just out of the pot are still steaming, wrapped in the sweetness of glutinous rice and sesame seeds.The faces of the two were blurred behind the dense fog, and they could not see each other clearly.

Song Qingan took a bite, and the hot sesame stuffing flowed in his mouth.She took a slight breath, and there was sourness in her eyes.

It had been a long time since she had eaten glutinous rice balls at Shangyuan Ye... The last time was when her mother was still there.

Covered by the mist, Song Qing'an allowed two drops of tears to fall.

As if feeling something, Pei Qing raised her eyes to look at Song Qing'an, seeing that the person in front of her buried her head extremely low, she looked away, thoughtful.

No one knew that Pei's palm print, which everyone scolded, and Princess Zhaoding, who was supposed to be praying in the temple, appeared in the crowd so blatantly.

The hustle and bustle of the lantern city is like boiling, there are many cars and horses, and the road is full of fragrance.Pei Qing and Song Qing'an were in it, but they were independent from the outside.That room is crowded with people, but this room is quiet and peaceful, forming a world of its own.

After eating a bowl of glutinous rice balls, both of them felt warmer.Song Qing'an also sorted out her emotions, and when she looked at Pei Qing again, she was as bright as usual.

"Let's go."

Song Qing'an got up, took the initiative to hold Pei Qing's hand, and smiled brightly at him.

Pei Qing could clearly see her reddish eyes and nose.

He glanced briefly, didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, and said softly:
"Okay, let's go."

(End of this chapter)

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