Cypress Boat Floating

The originally blank Kongming lantern was then written with wishes, and the flat lantern gradually swelled up under the influence of the candle.

As soon as the hands supporting it are released, it will stagger towards the sky carrying the wishes of people's hearts, and flock into the stars to become one of them, hoping that the gods will see its full of wishes.

"What wish did you write?" Ye Jianqing looked up and watched his Kongming lantern disappear before he looked away. He rubbed his sore neck and asked Lu Ci Qiu opposite him.

"You can't speak your wishes out loud. If you do, they won't come true." Lu Ci Qiu's gaze did not follow the movement of the Kongming lantern, but he kept staring at her. His eyes were filled with an expression that even Ye Jianqing couldn't understand. Hearing what Ye Jianqing said, he just shook his head slightly and refused to speak his wish out loud.

Even Ye Jianqing could guess his unspoken wish, which was simply to find the real culprit behind the scenes so that Concubine Shu and Lu Zhixing could live in peace.

But what she didn't guess was that in addition to these two wishes, there was another wish that was related to her. However, this secret had already been carried to the sky by the Kongming lantern. It was estimated that only the gods in the sky and Lu Ci Qiu who made this wish knew it.

"What wish did you make?" Lu Ci Qiu asked back. Ye Jianqing always looked indifferent in front of him. He wanted to know what she was thinking about just now that made her cry. He did not miss Ye Jianqing's tears.

These tears dripped into his heart, and he inexplicably wrote on the sky lantern: "May all of Qing'er's wishes come true." He wanted Ye Jianqing to be happy forever.

Even though he wanted to grab Ye Jianqing's wings and want her to stay by his side, he also knew that he could not be so selfish.

Ye Jianqing is a person who is outside of this world and she is not someone she can control.

More than once, Lu Ci Qiu had noticed something different about Ye Jianqing, but if Ye Jianqing didn't tell him, he wouldn't ask, and they maintained a strange balance. He was afraid that if he asked, Ye Jianqing would leave.

"You can't tell your wishes by speaking them out loud. If you do, they won't come true." Ye Jianqing smiled and replied to him with his own words.

Under the starry sky, Ye Jianqing's smile was like the sun, smiling into Lu Ci Qiu's heart. He felt his heart seemed to be beating uncontrollably, and his cheeks began to get hot. It was clearly just an ordinary sentence, so why could it bring him such a big shock?

Maybe, it’s not because of this sentence, but because of the person who said it.

Lu Ci Qiu had an urge to take Ye Jianqing, who seemed to have integrated into this world, and run away together to a place where no one knew them. No matter what the new day was or what assassination happened, he could leave his mother to his second brother. The two of them could just retire to the mountains and not care about anything.

But he couldn't. Speaking of his second brother, what was the meaning of his rebirth? Wasn't it just to save Lu Zhixing? How could he be so selfish as to give up his second brother's life and then want to take Ye Jianqing away?

Tangled thoughts flooded my mind, and my blood was choked for a moment, neither going up nor down.

"You can't love her." My mind recalled what Lu Zhixing said in the carriage that day. The way he looked at me that day was like a basin of cold water poured over my heart, and the so-called passion had long since disappeared.

Lu Zhixing would not allow him to fall in love with Ye Jianqing, and he couldn't and didn't have the ability to fall in love with Ye Jianqing now.

The life and death of both of them are still controlled by others. How can you love such a person, and how can you give her freedom?

Lu Ci Qiu smiled self-deprecatingly, he felt that he was extremely stupid.

"What's wrong with you?" Ye Jianqing had no idea that Lu Ci Qiu had thought so much in such a short period of time. She only saw him looking at her for a while, then lowering his head and laughing at himself, which aroused her curiosity.

Ye Jianqing's childish face suddenly appeared in front of him, which scared Lu Ci Qiu. He took a few steps back and patted his chest to calm his crazy beating heart: "It's okay, I just thought of something not so good."

"Let's go. It's a rare opportunity to get out and play today, so don't think about anything. You'll have to go with us to pray tomorrow and it will be very tiring." Ye Jianqing likes the hustle and bustle, and also likes places like this with people and the smell of fireworks. She can't stand Lu Ci Qiu thinking about nonsense here. Instead of thinking about these things, she might as well relax and have some fun. She is usually tense, and today is a rare opportunity. If she doesn't relax, it would be a waste of this good time.

Lu Ci Qiu let Ye Jianqing hold his hand and stroll through the streets and alleys of the capital city. Surrounding them were the hawking of vendors, the exclamations of ladies, the joy of a handsome young man who finally met his beloved woman, and the sounds of children running around and playing.

Every sound is pleasant to the ears, and the heart is moved by the sound.

Nothing can compare to this moment. Even after more than ten or twenty years, Lu Ci Qiu still remembers this scene. In his heart, this is the most colorful painting in his long life.

That night, they guessed at the riddle table for a long time. Ye Jianqing left a riddle there as a joke, and it is said that no one has been able to solve it so far.

They asked the sugar figurine master to make two sugar figurines for them. Ye Jianqing held them in his hands and was reluctant to let go. However, they finally melted because of the hot weather and the sugar figurines lost their shape. However, Ye Jianqing did not give up and said that he could melt the sugar when he got home and use it to make frosting.

They went to eat a bowl of authentic wontons, which are said to be unavailable if you get up too late. The stall was run by an old lady, and the wontons she made were also very delicious. Ye Jianqing ate one bowl and wanted another, but considering that it was a bit late and eating too much would make his stomach bloated, he gave up and turned around to deal with the old lady. After finding out approximately what time and where the old lady set up the stall every day, he kept saying that he would come to eat more often in the future when he had nothing to do.

It seems that this wonton shop has completely won Ye Jianqing's heart.

After eating the wontons, they followed the young men and ladies to Yangxin Lake. There was a big boat in the middle of the lake. It was said that the girls from Chunmanlou were performing their talents on the boat today. Only the young men who spent enough money were qualified to get on the boat and chat with the girls.

And I heard that a new prostitute will appear in Chunmanlou today, her name is Jiang Wanyin. It is said that this woman is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her appearance is so delicious that you can't take your eyes off her once you take a look at her.

Jiang Wanyin will dance on the deck today. If you want to watch it again, you will have to go to Chunmanlou and spend money to watch it.

So everyone flocked to the Yangxin Lake just to witness her dance.

"Jiang Wanyin, that's a nice name." Ye Jianqing pulled Lu Ci Qiu to the front of the lake and heard everyone talking about it. He thought the name was good.

However, Lu Ci Qiu did not respond to her words abnormally, nor did he make any expression. He just looked at the deck nervously.

Seeing him like this, Ye Jianqing leaned close to his ear and asked curiously, "Why, do you know this person?"

The breath while talking sprayed in his ears, causing ripples. Lu Ci Qiu only felt his earlobes itchy and his ears hot. He couldn't help but feel a little strange that Ye Jianqing didn't know the limits and always liked to talk close to his ear, making his heart itchy, but he didn't take it seriously.

"I don't know him." Lu Ci Qiu shook his head. His voice was not small, but the people around him were talking too loudly. His voice disappeared on the road before it reached Ye Jianqing's ears.

"Ah?" Since Ye Jianqing didn't hear anything, he naturally put his ear close to his face to listen to what he said.

Seeing her like this, Lu Ci Qiu just thought she was cute. His original thought of blaming her for not knowing her limits disappeared. He just pulled up her ears in a funny way and shouted into her ears: "I said, I don't know her!"

The voice was too loud, which made Ye Jianqing feel uncomfortable. He scratched his ears with his hands, looked at him resentfully, and muttered, "If you don't know me, then I don't know you. Why are you yelling so loudly?"

As the two were talking, the lights on the boat went out, and everyone fell silent, even their breathing slowed down, for fear of disturbing the beauty's appearance.

Snapped!

Drums sound.

Snapped!

Another drumbeat.

Snap, snap, snap, snap…

The continuous drum beats sounded uninterruptedly, so loud that it seemed as if it were right next to your ears.

Along with the sound of drums, a pair of jade feet first appeared in everyone's sight, with bells strung with red ropes hanging on the white ankles.

The bells rose and fell with the rise and fall of the jade feet.

The melodious sound of the piano follows the sound of the drums, the two chasing and merging with each other.

The lights came on and the woman appeared on the deck.

She was wearing an exotic outfit with small bells hanging around her waist, the tinkling sound of which was captivating. Her beautiful eyes made one's heart beat faster when looking at her.

The pretty little face is hidden under a thin veil. Between movement and stillness, the veil is gently lifted with her movements, allowing people to occasionally glimpse a hint of her charm.

The woman's movements were gentle yet powerful, full of charm. She always had a seductive smile on her face, and her hands and feet were all seductive.

Yun temple flower Yan Jin step shook, hibiscus tent warms the spring night.The spring night was short and high, and from then on, the king did not come early.

If such a woman were by his side day and night, even a king would not want to get up early to attend court.

Beautiful, very beautiful.

Wonderful, wonderful.

Ye Jianqing felt that even she, a woman, had been seduced. Jiang Wanyin, what a Jiang Wanyin, she was so seductive.

After the dance, the woman slowly retreated.

This Jiang Wanyin was bought by the madam of Chun Man Lou at a huge price. It is said that she is still a virgin. She originally thought that she could attract customers with her beauty and could be sold for a good price.

But she never expected that this woman actually had such a talent. She was originally worried that she would not be able to become famous in the capital with her dance. But now it seems that it is beyond her expectations. She can agree that this woman only sells her art and not her body.