Queen's New Clothes

Chapter 71
If Su Xi can calm down and think about it, she will find that there are many flaws in this matter.

As the only little princess of the empress, Wei Deyin must be accompanied by many courtiers, how could she just throw it away?Not to mention that Su Baiyu is not the kind of impulsive and reckless child, it is impossible to bring Wei Deyin out casually, Su Xi also arranged for Tinghe to follow them, Tinghe is cautious, and will definitely not let the two of them go to the street alone of.

Even if the two children are really lost, there will be court guards looking for them, so why do we need Prince Wei to go out in person?
But Su Xi was worried about Su Baiyu on the one hand, and lost her senses after hearing the news of his disappearance; on the other hand, because she was with Wei Yan, her heart and mind were in a mess, and she couldn't think carefully at all, so it was easy for her to leave. I believed Wei Yan's words.

Now that the person has been found, she has no reason to continue to follow Wei Yan, her gaze shifted slightly, and she staggered his sight without a trace. "Since Bogeer and the little princess have been found, I'll go back first."

Wei Yan's face was calm and he didn't object.

Su Xi regarded him as acquiescing, bent her knees and said goodbye, and walked back the same way Ting Yanyuan came.

They walked a long way without knowing it, and almost reached the end of the lantern festival.Su Xi looked at the lanterns on both sides. When she came, she was not in the mood to watch them. Now that the matter was settled, she also became interested in admiring the lanterns.As she walked and watched, she passed a place where lantern riddles were guessed. The lanterns were exquisitely made and lovely.

Su Xi's footsteps paused, but in the end she didn't stop and walked over directly.

After walking a few steps, I heard the stall owner calling: "Young master, come in and guess a lantern riddle? If you guess correctly, this lantern will be given to you."

Su Xi subconsciously turned around to look, and saw Wei Yan standing a few steps behind her, his face was always clear and indifferent, even if he stood in the crowd, he couldn't erase the aura of gold and jade in his body.He glanced at the lantern, politely declined the stall owner, and then continued to walk forward as if nothing had happened.

Su Xi didn't know that Wei Yan was right behind her, and the leisurely time of watching the lanterns just now disappeared, so she hurriedly turned around and quickened her pace.

This is the only way back to Huafang. Su Xi is not so narcissistic yet, thinking that Wei Feng followed her on purpose.

What's more, Wei Yan's attitude towards her is so lukewarm.

After walking for a while, not far ahead was the end of the Lantern Festival. The lakeside was dimly lit, and there were several painting boats parked on the lake. Su Xi saw the Su family's painting boats at a glance.She was about to walk over quickly, when she heard someone on the right shouting: "Guess the lantern riddle, the last lantern, whoever guesses it right will get it—"

Su Xi followed the sound, and was not very interested at first, but after seeing the lantern hanging in mid-air, she was stunned for a long time.

The four lamps of the revolving horse lantern are painted with the scenery of the four seasons, spring rain and winter snow, summer wind and autumn frost, and the scenery on each side is vividly depicted.Under the illumination of the candlelight, the lantern keeps turning side by side, like the four seasons, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.This lantern is even more exquisite than the one in Su Xixiang's picture three years ago. The four seasons in the painting are beautiful and beautiful, and it can be seen that it has been carefully depicted.She took a closer look, and found a white and fat rabbit lying on the side of the lamp on the "Winter Day" pavilion. It looked cute and cute, and looked familiar.

Su Xi thought for a long time, and finally remembered that the purse she embroidered for Wei Feng was also such a rabbit, with exactly the same charm and movements.

There is such a coincidence in the world?Su Xi looked and looked in surprise.Seeing that she seemed to like the lantern very much, the stall owner smiled enthusiastically and said, "Miss, do you want to try guessing a lantern riddle?"

Su Xi asked, "What's the mystery?"

The stall owner said: "Our lantern riddles are different from the previous ones. They are a pair. If the girl can match the next couplet, I will give this lantern to you." He pointed to the riddles hanging under the lantern, one word at a time. Read the words: "This couplet is - the moon at the bottom of the water is the moon in the sky."

Su Xi was stunned for a moment.

This upper line is quite tricky, and there are not many people around who can match it.Even if a few struggled to match the second line, it was still wrong.

The stall owner asked around, but no one answered correctly, so he pinned his hopes on Su Xi, "Can the girl be right?"

Su Xi took half a step back, shook her head in a panic, and said softly, "I...I'm sorry."

The stall owner did not give up, "The girl is a smart person at first glance, and I will definitely remember it when I think about it."

Su Xi turned around and left, walking in a hurry, as if deliberately avoiding something.She vaguely guessed something in her heart, but she wasn't sure, Wei Yan didn't look like someone who would do such a thing at all.

Not far away, the stall owner chased after him panting, handed the Four Seasons lantern to Su Xi, and said, "Girl, this lantern is for you."

Su Xi was puzzled, hesitated and said, "But I didn't make a second line..."

"There is a gentleman who helped you out." The stall owner smiled and pointed behind him, and said enthusiastically and earnestly: "The person in your eyes is the person in front of you. Girls should cherish it."

The stall owner walked away after speaking.Su Xi held the Four Seasons Lantern and looked at Wei Feng not far away, hesitating for a while, not knowing whether to go forward to thank her or turn around and leave.There were figures passing by, and the lights were brightly lit. She pursed her pink lips, and finally nodded politely, "Thank you, Cousin Tingzhou."

Wei Yan's eyes darkened and darkened, calm and calm, hiding all the turbulent waves quietly.The moment Su Xi turned around, he suddenly strode forward, clasped her wrist tightly, and walked towards the shore of the lake.

Su Xi was unprepared, and only felt a strong force pulling her. She staggered forward a few steps before reacting: "You, what are you doing?"

Wei Yan didn't answer, and walked to a hidden place on the shore.Not to mention gentle, he pushed her up to the tree, grabbed her wrist, snatched the lantern from her hand, and put it aside.

Listening to Yan Jiji blatantly following up from behind, and seeing this scene - her own girl was pinned to the tree by Wei Shizi without any resistance, she was startled: "Gu, girl!"

Wei Yan raised his eyes, suppressed his anger, and ordered in a cold voice, "Get out."

Listening to Yan Yan, who had never seen Wei Feng like this before, she was frightened immediately, but she couldn't abandon her own girl, so she only discussed: "Senior Wei, don't be impulsive, let my girl go first..."

Wei Feng didn't have the patience to deal with insignificant people, so he called Li Hong.

Li Hong came out from behind and led Ting Yan aside to compete in martial arts.

The surroundings quickly quieted down, Su Xi knew that Ting Yan could not save herself for the time being, so she struggled helplessly, looked at Wei Wei and said, "Cousin Tingzhou, don't be like this... Let's talk carefully if you have anything to say, just let go first." I……"

It's a pity that before he could finish speaking, Wei Yan pinched his chin and firmly grabbed his lips.

Su Xi opened her small mouth before she could close it in time, Wei Feng had already rushed in aggressively.She gave a soft "huh" and half-closed her eyes.

Wei Yan is like a beast that has endured for a long time. Once he tastes meat, he can't control himself.

Wei Wei put his arms around her waist and lifted her up, which was regarded as letting her go.He slid down her chin and buried his head in the hollow of her neck. He hadn't smelled her fragrance for a long time. It was still sweet and greasy, unchanged from three years ago.

Three years.

Thinking of these two words, Wei Yan tightened his arms around Su Xi's waist, causing her to grunt and cry out in pain.

Wei Yan raised his head and met Su Xi's big watery and foggy eyes. He wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with his thumb, and said slowly and threateningly in a low voice: "Su Xi, next time you dare to leave without saying goodbye, I don't know what's going to happen."

Back in the cabin, Su Xi sat on the couch with her head buried in her knees. Even after a long time, her face and ears were still astonishingly red.She hardly dared to face Ting Yan's sight, and she drove Ting Yan out with 300 taels of silver here, and stayed in the cabin alone in a state of disarray.

After Wei Feng kissed her just now, he hugged her horizontally and sent her back to Su Manor's painting boat.Because she had no strength, she felt uncomfortable for a while, but she still didn't resist.

The lights on the shore were gone, and it was time for Yu Baotong and Su Yu to come back from the outside.Wei Yan didn't stay long, put her on the couch and left.

After Wei Feng left, Su Xi remembered that she hadn't asked Wei Feng what happened to the frightened horse in the other courtyard back then.

While annoyed, she blamed Wei Feng for not having changed at all in the past three years, and was still so domineering and strong that she didn't give her a chance to think about things at all.Su Xi raised her finger and touched her lips, the smell of Wei Feng still remained on her lips, she bit her lower lip, her heart was in a mess, she didn't know what to do.

What if Wei Yan really did that thing?Can she really not mind?

Of course Su Xi couldn't help but mind.But if it wasn't...then not only did she not keep the appointment, but she left without saying goodbye, how angry would Wei Yan be?
Before Su Xi could figure it out, Yu Baotong and Su Yu came back from outside.

Yu Baotong held a lantern in his hand, which was a lotus lantern with layers of petals. "Youyou, it's a pity that you didn't go to see the lanterns. This year's lantern festival is more lively than usual, and the lanterns on the street are dazzling..." He paused, and saw Su Xi's Four Seasons next to him Lantern, amazed and surprised: "Hey, this lantern is really unique, are you going to see the lantern too?"

Su Xi lowered her eyes following Yu Baotong's line of sight, looked at the lantern at hand, and gave a guilty, slow "hmm".

Yu Baotong asked again: "You went alone? Why didn't you go to us?" She put the lotus lantern on the table, looked at Su Xi's Four Seasons lantern and couldn't help but also praised: "Where did this lantern come from?" Huh? It’s so pretty, I want one too.”

Su Xi was silent.Who else could make such an exquisite and ingenious lantern, except for that Wei Shizi who colluded with the stall owner who guessed lantern riddles?
(End of this chapter)