The princess is killing like crazy again

Watch the lanterns at night, the streets are bustling and the lanterns never go out.

Xiao Yurong remembered that the Imperial Censor had complained to Emperor Xiao many times that on her birthday and the Lantern Festival, there would be loud gongs and drums, bright lights, bustling crowds, and parades with masks.

The Imperial Censor thought it was too noisy, and also thought it was ridiculous for men and women to exchange clothes, with men wearing women's clothes and women wearing men's clothes, and wearing strange animal masks on their faces.

However, Xiao Yurong felt that the Censor was too old and meddlesome.

There are crowds of people, and the street lights are as bright as day. Thousands of houses are playing music this night, and the lanterns are spread out for miles. Isn't it beautiful?

Men, women, old and young, who had come out from all over the place, mingled with the crowd. Officials and civilians, noble and humble, male and female, all mixed together in disorder, having fun together.

"Shao Yan, let's go buy two masks too." Xiao Yurong pulled Li Yaozhi to buy masks.

They say they are having fun with the people, but actually they are just doing it for fun.

"Your Highness, slow down and be careful with your step." Li Yaozhi was always paying attention to Xiao Yurong to make sure she didn't get hit.

The streets were crowded with people and he himself was accidentally stepped on twice.

Xiao Yurong smiled and pulled him into the crowd, "Hurry up, Shao Yan, why are you so slow?"

Finally, they squeezed to the stall, and Xiao Yurong pointed at the masks and asked, "Shao Yan, which one do you think is good-looking?"

"Everything your highness likes is beautiful." Li Yaozhi replied.

Xiao Yurong knew he would say that, so he completely ignored his expression and asked him a question as a routine matter.

Xiao Yurong picked up a beast mask and a ghost mask, threw one to Li Yaozhi, and then walked forward, "Shao Yan, pay."

Li Yaozhi took out his purse with ease and handed a few silver coins to the shopkeeper, then quickly caught up with Xiao Yurong.

The lights reflect the moon, the moon illuminates the lights, the light is extremely brilliant.

Xiao Yurong put on the animal mask and couldn't help laughing when he saw Li Yaozhi obediently put on the green-faced and fanged ghost mask.

Li Yaozhi's ears turned red, "Your Highness..."

"Hahahaha! When you go out now, who will recognize you as the young master of the Li family?" Xiao Yurong said with a smile.

"Your Highness, please don't make fun of Shao Yan." Li Yaozhi felt a little embarrassed by Xiao Yurong's laughter.

Xiao Yurong patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you anymore."

In a blink of an eye, she was attracted by a roadside shop selling sachets, and Li Yaozhi had no choice but to follow.

Seeing a long line in front of a dim sum shop, Xiao Yurong asked the shop owner next to him, "Why are there so many people lining up for this dim sum? Are they delicious?"

"Miss, you don't know, this is a time-honored brand. Only at this time every year, on the princess' birthday, will this pastry shop sell their signature peony pastries. Isn't there a long queue?" The shop owner replied with a smile.

"I see. I want to try something new, too." Xiao Yurong nodded and pushed Li Yaozhi, "Shaoyan, I want to eat that."

Li Yaozhi glanced at the long line, then looked at Xiao Yurong, "Then Your Highness, please wait here for a while. Don't walk too far away at will. Shao Yan will be back soon."

Xiao Yurong agreed immediately: "Okay."

Li Yaozhi glanced at Xiao Yurong with concern again before going forward to queue up.

As soon as Li Yaozhi left, Xiao Yurong's attention was attracted by the round fan not far away.

After waiting in line for a long time, Li Yaozhi squeezed out of the crowded line holding a bag of Peony Pastries.

The young man, who was usually dignified and serious, looked a little embarrassed at this moment, but he didn't care. Instead, he happily walked out quickly with the cakes in his hands.

It's been so long, I'm afraid His Highness must be getting impatient, we have to hurry up. Li Yaozhi had only one thought in his mind.

When I walked back to the original place, Xiao Yurong was no longer there.

Li Yaozhi looked around while holding the snacks and suddenly became panicked.

There were so many people, but there was no sign of Xiao Yurong. He looked around anxiously, but still couldn't find the familiar figure.

Today, it is rare to see high-ranking officials or common people having fun in the streets.

It's already crowded and noisy, not to mention that people are wearing clothes ranging from exquisite and complicated to simple and plain, some wearing masks, some wearing veils, some wearing nothing at all... It's dizzying at first glance, and it's even more difficult to find someone.

"Your Highness... Yurong? Yurong!" Li Yaozhi paced in the crowd with pastries in his arms, his eyes scanning each face.

Finally, I stood there at a loss, looking around in the crowd.

Suddenly someone patted him on the shoulder from behind. Li Yaozhi turned around suddenly and the person who had been looking for him for hundreds of times appeared behind him.

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time.

Li Yaozhi stood frozen in place, not moving, staring at Xiao Yurong without blinking.

Xiao Yurong raised his hand and took off Li Yaozhi's mask.

His face was exposed under the light, so beautiful that there was no other like him in the world.

The moment the mask was taken off, lanterns rose slowly from the sky, awakening the night sky, stretching endlessly into one, embellishing the sky with colorful colors.

The fireworks suddenly rose into the sky, and together with the Kongming lanterns, they painted a magnificent and colorful scene in the sky.

Li Yaozhi carefully took off Xiao Yurong's mask, as if he didn't dare to breathe.

Xiao Yurong's feather-like eyelashes cast different shadows and dark lights under the changing fireworks.

Once you meet Zhaoyang...you will regret it for the rest of your life.

"Your Highness..." Li Yaozhi shouted in a hoarse voice.

No one can remain unmoved by this moment, which defines countless perceptions of love and sorrow with gorgeous poetry, no matter how hard-hearted one is or whether this is a trap or not.

When Xiao Yurong took off his mask, he also slowly took off Xiao Yurong's mask. The moment the fireworks bloomed and the sky lanterns rose was enough to make everyone in the world lose all their rationality.

"I just went to take a look at the stall next to me, why did I see you like this when I came back?" Xiao Yurong looked at him with a smile.

Li Yaozhi inexplicably felt the urge to cry, and he just stared at Xiao Yurong.

This lost and found moment.

"Where are my pastries?" Xiao Yurong spread out his palms.

Li Yaozhi gently placed the peony pastry wrapped in oil paper in Xiao Yurong's palm, "Here."

Xiao Yurong opened the package, pinched a piece and put it in his mouth, his eyes lit up, "It's really delicious, no worse than the chefs in the palace, no wonder so many people buy it."

"As long as Your Highness likes it." Li Yaozhi relaxed his brows and a smile appeared at the corners of his lips.

He looked up at the sky and asked, "Your Highness, would you like to go up to the tower and take a closer look?"

"Okay." Xiao Yurong nodded and agreed happily.

So the two of them walked side by side towards the city wall again.

Xiao Yurong pinched another piece of peony pastry and handed it to Li Yaozhi's lips, "Try it, it tastes really good."

"I, I..." Li Yaozhi's ears turned red again, but he finally opened his mouth under Xiao Yurong's urging gaze.

Xiao Yurong stuffed the peony pastry into Li Yaozhi's mouth.

Li Yaozhi's lips accidentally touched her soft and slightly cool fingertips, which made him even more flustered.

"Is it delicious?" Xiao Yurong asked with a smile.

Li Yaozhi stuttered: "Delicious."

On the city wall, you can clearly see the words on the Kongming lanterns, all of which are prayers for blessings.

The fireworks shone brilliantly for a moment before falling to the ground like stars. Kongming lanterns rose up one by one, and flower lanterns flowed one by one.

The night sky and the river are mottled with halos, it is like heaven on earth, with beautiful scenery every day and every night.

Xiao Yurong looked in shock at the millions of Kongming lanterns, each containing words of blessing written on them.

"These were all written by people who loved Your Highness deeply. Every one of them. Your Majesty, several princes, teachers, fellow apprentices, Marquis Huo, the Xiao and Huo clans, Your Highness's friends..." Li Yaozhi said in a gentle voice, "Countless."

He always answered Xiao Yurong's doubts in a gentle manner: "Everyone has written many, many candles to pray for Your Highness. Even the palace servants and the common people who have received Your Highness's favor have written."

Because Xiao Yurong had been frail and sickly since childhood, and was often told by the imperial physicians that she would not live long, they wrote many blessings in order to keep her and keep her healthy and safe.

I hope that God will hear my words, and that Xiao Yurong will live in Chang'an for the rest of his life.

One by one.

"May my son be well."

"Peace and harmony every year."

"May my sister be free from worries and fears, laugh to her heart's content, and make the most of the good times."

"I hope my little sister will always be healthy and safe!"

"My dear Changan."

"Yu Rong has an eternal life, as long as the heavens."

"Yu'er always smiles, and she is blessed with both fortune and luck."

"You have been given a long life, and you will be blessed with good health."

"Princess, may everything go well for you and may all your wishes come true."

"Your Highness Princess, may you be blessed as vast as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains!"

"Princess Zhaoyang is the best girl in the world. I hope God will treat her well."

Xiao Yurong's eyes were moist and she looked at Li Yaozhi with a slightly frown.

"Your Highness, I prepared these to make you happy. Why do they seem to make you sad?" Li Yaozhi raised his hand and touched Xiao Yurong's moist eyes.

"What about you? How many lamps did you write for me? And what did you write?" Xiao Yurong asked.

Li Yaozhi paused, "I..."

Xiao Yurong looked at the dim lights and saw Li Yaozhi's handwriting in them.

Every stroke of the pen seems to be a sincere prayer written with great effort.

Longevity.

With the simplest hope, Xiao Yurong looked back at Li Yaozhi, who was staring at her.

"One thousand." Li Yaozhi's gaze was like the faint sunlight, soft but slightly cool.

He said softly, "Time is short, I only wrote a thousand lamps for Your Highness."

"Can God hear it this way?" Xiao Yurong had tears in her eyes.

Li Yaozhi stared at the tears streaming down Xiao Yurong's eyes, and wiped them away gently with his hand. "It doesn't matter. Year after year, as long as I write, one day it will reach the ears of the gods."

"Fool." Xiao Yurong couldn't help laughing.

"It's great that Your Highness is happy." Li Yaozhi's eyes were gentle.

After watching the lanterns, Li Yaozhi sent Xiao Yurong back to the princess's mansion, and Xiao Yurong stayed overnight.

This has happened more than once. Today is Xiao Yurong's birthday, and Li Yaozhi has not rejected any of Xiao Yurong's reasonable or unreasonable requests.

Before turning off the lights and going to bed, the two played a game of chess and had two drinks together.

In fact, Xiao Yurong can't drink much, but he loves wine tasting.

She would get drunk after a few more drinks, and although she looked fine, she would actually fall down if anyone pushed her.

During the game, Li Yaozhi lost a game without leaving a trace, and Xiao Yurong took advantage of the situation and dragged Li Yaozhi to play another game.

Li Yaozhi still lost this round, and Xiao Yurong naturally found out that he was letting her win, so she ordered him not to let her win.

If he didn't give in, he would lose. Xiao Yurong was unhappy about losing and said he would try again.

So let’s start another round.

It was late at night. As Li Yaozhi made his move, he said in a gentle voice, "It's late at night. Your Highness has drunk some more wine. Now that this game is over, you should rest early."

"Let's discuss it later." Xiao Yurong didn't agree immediately, but casually said, "Father mentioned the matter of having a concubine to me."

Li Yaozhi was stunned. "A face-sitter?"

"Yes." Xiao Yurong said calmly, "Father said that if I am willing, I can choose a few that he likes and keep them in the mansion."

"Then... Your Highness, are you willing?" Li Yaozhi was quite absent-minded and made his moves in the wrong place, resulting in Xiao Yurong eating up several of his moves.

Xiao Yurong replied: "Of course I am willing. Men always want to be accompanied by beautiful wives and concubines. If you put yourself in their shoes, women will definitely want to be surrounded by handsome men, right?"

She said: "But there are tens of thousands of handsome men in this world, but none of them can compare to Shao Yan. It's a pity that your Li family doesn't want to call you Shangzhu."

The white piece that Li Yaozhi raised in the air and was about to drop remained there for a long time before finally being retracted into his palm.

His palms were clenched tightly and he seemed to be shaking a little.

Xiao Yurong raised his eyebrows and propped up his chin calmly, "What's the matter? Shao Yan, don't regret your move, but think about how you want to make it."

"Since Your Highness likes Shao Yan's appearance, why don't you want to take something nearby?" Li Yaozhi put away the chess pieces and put them back into the chess box.

He looked calm, but in fact his eyelashes were fluttering and he looked very nervous.

"But..." Xiao Yurong dragged out his words, "Doesn't Li look down on my willful and reckless behavior?"

Li Yaozhi closed his palms, clenched his fists, lowered his head and said: "Li is out of clan interests, but Shao Yan has no such intention."

Xiao Yurong knew that Li Yaozhi was telling the truth, "But that was then, and I have no intention of getting married now."

"Shao Yan doesn't dare, but Your Highness is looking for a male favorite and also likes Shao Yan's appearance..." The next words, Li Yaozhi found it difficult to say because of the moral principles he had been taught since he was a child.

"So, you mean to stop me from taking a lover?" Xiao Yurong raised his eyebrows.

Li Yaozhi shook his head and said, "Shao Yan has no such intention. Shao Yan will definitely serve His Highness in whatever he wants. But..."

He lowered his eyes, "May Your Highness have mercy on me."

Under the moonlight, Junlang is beautiful.

Li Yaozhi has delicate features, clear complexion, a spirit as clear as autumn water and a body as jade as jade.

Such a lonely look is really heartbreaking to see.

It was a pity that Xiao Yurong had seen Li Yaozhi's face since childhood, so she smiled instead, "Is the young master of the Li family offering himself for the bed?"

Li Yaozhi knelt on the ground, bowed his head, and could not stand up after bowing. "Shao Yan's whole body and mind are at your disposal, Your Highness."

This shows your attitude.

At least before the situation changed completely, Li Yaozhi was used by Xiao Yurong.

"Since you are at my service, there are many things to do." Xiao Yurong curled the corners of his lips and lifted up Li Yaozhi's arm. "In the court, in the mansion, and on the bed, there are things to do."

She looked into Li Yaozhi's sparkling eyes and teased, "Are you overworked, young master?"

"Your Highness..." Li Yaozhi's eyes turned slightly red.