freenovelworld Chapter 208 Lantern
Chapter 208 Lantern
Under the endless dark night dotted with stars, the entire Dongdu seemed to be shrouded in colorful lights.
The deep night fog was like silk inlaid with glowing pearls, slowly spreading over Dongdu.
Looking down from above, one can see a scene that is both unforgettable and breathtaking.
Thousands of lanterns are hung one by one along the streets, forming a dragon pattern, making the night dazzling and brilliant.
In the center of the most prosperous street closest to the imperial palace, there is a majestic and beautiful dragon lantern.
A giant dragon, shining with golden brilliance, is winding and hovering above it, lifelike, and its golden scales are sparkling under the light.
Surrounding the giant dragon lantern are dozens of golden lotus lanterns, each of which carries the craftsman's painstaking efforts and ingenuity. They emit a faint fluorescence, and cover the palace behind them with a layer of holy golden light.
After getting off the carriage, Rong Su was attracted by the scene and couldn't help but sigh: "What beautiful lanterns."
Bei Xin glanced at Rong Su and saw that she was attracted by the giant dragon lantern. He couldn't help but smile, his peach blossom eyes full of pride.
"This lantern was personally presented by a craftsman from Ancheng. My father knew we were here to discuss cooperation, so to show our sincerity, and knowing in advance that there would be a Lantern Festival in Dongzhou soon, we hired the best craftsman from Ancheng to create this golden dragon lantern."
Hearing that this golden dragon lantern was a gift from Ancheng to Dongzhou, Rong Su felt that this lantern would have a different meaning.
"In that case, the cooperation between Ancheng and Dongzhou is just around the corner." She smiled, having already given her prediction and expectation in her heart.
Bei Xin saw her smile and smiled unconsciously, but after hearing this, he restrained himself a little and said, "The cooperation between Ancheng and Dongzhou is entirely due to my suggestion to my father."
Rong Su was a little surprised by this. She didn't expect that Ancheng was suddenly willing to change from neutrality to taking sides, and that Beixin had actually instigated it.
"Then I would like to thank Young Master Bei Xin on behalf of the people of Dongzhou." As she spoke, she stopped, faced Bei Xin, and bowed slightly to express her gratitude to Bei Xin.
Bei Xin saw this and quickly reached out to help her up. He sighed lightly, somewhat unwillingly, "I did this entirely because of you. Miss Rong, you know, I came to Dongzhou again for you. When I found out that you were not dead and had returned to Dongzhou, do you know how happy I was?"
When he said this, Bei Xin's expression could be described as flamboyant and graceful, and his peach blossom eyes seemed to be shining brightly under the light.
She couldn't tell what kind of feelings Bei Xin had for her.
Rong Su smiled faintly, cleverly skipping Bei Xin's obvious topic: "Young Master wants to enjoy the lanterns, why don't we go to the front? There is a high slope there, perhaps we can see the lanterns of the entire street."
Hearing that Rong Su didn't seem to want to talk about this topic, Bei Xin's eyes flashed with a trace of discomfort, but he recovered in an instant, without any intention of being discouraged. He looked at the stalls selling lanterns and said with a smile: "How can we enjoy the lanterns without lanterns? Wait for me."
After saying that, Bei Xin hurriedly ran to a lantern stall and started choosing lanterns.
Seeing that Bei Xin was selecting carefully, Rong Su was about to go over when suddenly a large group of people came from nowhere and pushed her to the other side.
After the crowd dispersed, she looked up again and could no longer see Bei Xin.
Rong Su was slightly startled and quickly looked around, looking for someone.
As soon as I turned my gaze, the view in front of me was covered by a tall and majestic figure.
She slowly raised her head and saw Shen Peiqing with an icy face and dark eyes filled with gloomy coldness, staring at her closely.
Rong Su's anger towards Shen Peiqing had almost subsided, but now when she saw his cold face, she suddenly felt uncomfortable. She withdrew her gaze, looked indifferent, and turned to leave.
When Shen Peiqing saw her, he immediately became a little anxious. He quickly reached out and held her, his thin lips pursed into a line.
Feeling that he was holding her arm a little too tightly, but not enough to hurt her, Rong Su turned around and glared at him fiercely.
"You were the one who called those people here, right? Where did you send Bei Xin to?"
Shen Peiqing knew that Rong Su couldn't hide these things. His face was stern and his tone was full of resentment: "How could I send him away? Bei Xin just happened to meet His Majesty."
Unexpectedly, this man even brought out His Majesty. Rong Su asked coldly, "How dare you? What if something happens to His Majesty?"
Shen Peiqing was obviously not worried at all, as if he was confident about everything.
"Your Majesty may look young, but he is no ordinary child. He is the Son of Heaven. Together with Bei Xin, Bei Xin will naturally shoulder the responsibility of protecting Your Majesty. He dare not neglect it. I will also have Stone and Wood stay with Your Majesty."
The man said everything. Rong Su was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but she showed no expression at all towards Shen Peiqing. She tried to shake off Shen Peiqing's hand, but this man stuck to her like a dog-skin plaster.
In fact, Shen Peiqing thought about it all night last night. He also reflected for a long time that he was so childish in front of Rong Su, which was not like himself at all. But he was indeed uncomfortable in his heart, so he naturally would not keep it to himself.
But he also didn't want to be like today, not saying a word to Rong Su for the entire day. That would make him even more uncomfortable.
Unable to bear this kind of thing, Shen Peiqing decided to take the initiative to solve the situation. In order to do this, he even coaxed His Majesty to help him. He just wanted Rong Su's time tonight to belong to him. He didn't want Bei Xin and Rong Su to watch the lanterns together. Whenever he thought of that scene, he felt like he was going crazy.
Seeing that Rong Su was still angry, Shen Peiqing restrained the coldness on his face, revealed an aggrieved look, stared at Rong Su, moved to her side, and put his shoulder against hers. Rong Su felt it and moved away unhappily.
Shen Peiqing did not lose heart. When Rong Su moved away, he continued to stick close to her, and this cycle continued over and over again. In the end, Rong Su could not bear it any longer, because many people were looking in their direction, which was very embarrassing.
Rong Su glared at Shen Peiqing fiercely, reached out his hand and pulled him to a place with fewer people.
When Shen Peiqing saw Rong Su holding his hand, his depressed mood immediately improved a lot, as if he had eaten a sweet candied haws.
When they arrived at a place with fewer people, Rong Su let go of his hand. Shen Peiqing immediately became unhappy and held her hand back. Even though Rong Su glared at him several times, he didn't think anything of it and was instead happy about it.
Shen Peiqing's usually cold face now looked like a silly boy, and he was laughing with his lips pursed. Rong Su even wondered if she had recognized the wrong person.
There was nothing Rong Su could do about it, and she didn't bother to argue with him anymore. She just said, "Will this really not affect the cooperation?"
Shen Peiqing understood what Rong Su was worried about, and he naturally didn't want any problems with the cooperation with Ancheng, but if Rong Su was involved, he would not back down even if the mayor of Ancheng came.
"Beixin did contribute to this matter, but he was not the one who made the final decision."
Seeing Shen Peiqing seemed very confident, Rong Su suddenly understood what he meant and asked in return, "Have you contacted Bei Yuan, the mayor of Ancheng?"
Shen Peiqing curled his lips. Although he didn't say anything, everything was revealed in it.
Since Shen Peiqing has already done everything, Rong Su doesn't have to worry about this anymore: "That's good."
Seeing that she was slowly breathing a sigh of relief, Shen Peiqing smiled, stretched out his finger, and gently pinched her nose. Rong Su saw it and glared at him unhappily, which made him laugh for a long time.
Seeing that this guy seemed to be very good at climbing up the pole, she was very annoyed and stretched out her fingers to pinch his nose. She thought he would resist, but unexpectedly he came over and let her ravage his nose, as if he was ready to be plucked.
The pair of black eyes curved, and the joyful smile was revealed in the tender look.
Seeing this, Rong Su felt a little guilty and quietly withdrew her hand. Shen Peiqing was not happy to see this and reached out to hold her hand, asking her to continue pinching his nose. He smiled and said, "Go ahead, you can pinch my nose as long as you want. Of course, if you want any part of my body, just tell me and I'll pinch it for you."
He leaned over to whisper the following words in her ear. His deep and pleasant voice penetrated her eardrum and went straight to her brain. Rong Su immediately felt her ears getting hot, and the heat spread all the way to her cheeks.
This man was teasing her. Rong Su glared at him angrily, glanced at him, turned sideways, and expressed her dissatisfaction in a stronger tone: "Lecher!"
Seeing her cheeks flushed, Shen Peiqing pursed his lips, then smiled lightly. He walked behind her, stretched out his hands, gently embraced her, and whispered in her ear: "That's just being a lecher for you."
When Rong Su heard this, even her neck felt hot. She looked around. Although there were few people here, she couldn't do such a thing so blatantly. She struggled a little and said in a low voice, "Let go."
He had been planning to cling to her, but she looked a bit shy. Although it was very novel, he didn't want to really anger her, so he obediently let go of her and held her hand instead.
Shen Peiqing sensed that Rong Su was still thinking about shaking off his hand, so he looked at her resentfully and said coldly, "It's just holding hands. Don't you want to? Is our relationship so shameful?"
These two questions actually stumped Rong Su. She just didn't like showing affection in front of others.
Rong Su's face was tense, and she side-eyed and said softly, "I want to go to a higher place to take a look."
Shen Peiqing looked at Rong Su deeply, then sighed silently in his heart, and without saying anything else, he took her to a higher place. As he left, he waved towards the darkness.
Seeing his action, Rong Su looked at him. Shen Peiqing also saw the doubt in her eyes and explained: "I brought two teams of secret guards. I am with you, so I asked this team of secret guards to protect His Majesty as well."
After hearing this, Rong Su understood that Shen Peiqing was still worried about Xuanyuan You's safety.
Shen Peiqing's hands were broad and although a little rough, they were very warm. He gently wrapped her hands around them. Their hands were close together, and the temperature was slowly transferred between their hands. Even in the quiet surroundings, she could feel his heartbeat. It was a wonderful and special feeling.
At this moment, it seems that stopping would be a good idea.
Before they knew it, they had reached a high place, where the evening breeze blew on their faces, bringing a lot of coolness.
Rong Su moved her shoulders, and at this moment, a warm coat was draped over her. She looked sideways and saw Shen Peiqing smiling at her and reaching out to continue holding her hand.
Her heart felt as warm as if she had drunk hot tea, and was not disturbed by the cold wind at all.
Shen Peiqing found a small space and spread his cloak there, then the two of them sat down side by side, looking at the glittering light of the lanterns below. Everything seemed very calm and peaceful.
Just when Rong Su was about to say that she wanted to spend countless Lantern Festivals with Shen Peiqing in the future, Shen Peiqing suddenly spoke, his voice sounding a bit desolate in the lonely night.
"In three days, I will lead my troops to the border town. Shen Fengyu has already begun attacking the border town, and one city has already been captured."
The topic suddenly became extremely heavy.
Rong Su looked at him. His brows were unconsciously furrowed and his face was very solemn. It was conceivable that the current battle situation in the border town must be not ideal.
"Is there anything I can help you with? Or I can go with you. After all, I'm a doctor. I can accompany you as a military doctor." Now that she knew about this, she would definitely not stand idly by.
Shen Peiqing's dark eyes moved slightly, and he looked at her sideways, his eyes were somewhat touched, but he shook his head after a moment and said: "The troops have a military doctor accompanying them, you don't need to go with them. What you have to do is stay in Dongdu and wait for my triumphant return."
Rong Su looked into his eyes, which seemed to contain an unfathomable expectation. She didn't understand and wanted to ask but didn't know how to start. Since he said so, she wouldn't follow him. If she followed him, she might meet Shen Fengyu, and she didn't want to cause trouble.
After a moment of contemplation, she suggested, "The Phoenix Order is still in my hands. If you encounter the Phoenix Army on the battlefield, you can use the Phoenix Order to command them."
As he spoke, Rong Su took out the token and handed it to Shen Peiqing.
Shen Peiqing glanced at the token but didn't take it. Instead, he said softly, "The Phoenix Army won't go to the battlefield easily. The token is still in your hands. Li Sheng can't command the Phoenix Army."
After hearing this, Rong Su agreed with Shen Peiqing's statement and put it away.
Suddenly, there was silence.
She was about to say something when Shen Peiqing suddenly hugged her. She was slightly stunned and a little at a loss.
"what happened?"
"Are you so willing to let me leave you?"
Shen Peiqing's tone was somewhat resentful and dull, and sounded very unpleasant.
Rong Su thought something was wrong with him, it turned out that he just couldn't bear to let go. Although she also had such feelings, but now the war was everywhere, those of them who were living in troubled times could not stay out of it at all. Matters of the heart could only be discussed after everything was settled.
However, she didn't like such a heavy atmosphere.
"I just told you that I could go with you as a military doctor. But you didn't agree." Rong Su began to tease him.
When Shen Peiqing heard this, he was silent for a while, and then he hugged her tightly as if he was playing rogue.
"I don't care. You have to make it up to me."