The General is Pregnant: His Majesty Abstinence and Sexual Devotion Every Night

Chapter 74 Lanterns

As if he had made a decision, Qi Yunjin's eyes suddenly sank.

Gu Junqing only felt the time was dry, just waiting for what he was going to say next.

"Today is my birthday. I was thinking of leaving the palace alone to visit the capital. It just so happens that General Gu is here today, so why not just follow me out of the palace?"

Gu Junqing's originally nervous mood was shaken by these words that were completely beyond her expectations. She coughed again and was choked by her own saliva.

Today is the Emperor's birthday?!

Why didn't she know, and why didn't the ministers and the people in the court react at all? ? ? Seeing the doubt in Gu Junqing's eyes, Qi Yunjin's eyes flashed. He didn't want to explain, but when he saw her clear and clean eyes looking at him, his mind moved, and he explained as if possessed by a ghost:

"The world knows that my birthday is in early winter, but my birthday is actually in early spring, February. It just happens to be now."

After explaining, seeing her look of sudden realization, Qi Yunjin couldn't help but feel awkward, so he turned his back and gave the order directly:

"Tonight, I want you to follow me out of the palace. You don't need to do anything to kill people. Go back to Deren Palace first, and someone will come to notify you when it's time to leave."

Gu Junqing: “…”

Qi Yunjin was serious, so she couldn't say much. At this moment, she was standing in a small corner. It was said that this was a small path that could lead out of the palace. There was no one guarding it, as if it was a path secretly opened by the emperor. It was dark and silent all around. Gu Junqing was speechless and looked up at the sky. She felt that in her heart, the majesty of the emperor was crushed by the emperor himself. But the person walking in front of her was serious and didn't think there was anything wrong. Seeing that she didn't catch up, Qi Yunjin stopped, frowned slightly, and urged her:

"General Gu, is the wound on his leg still not healed?"

The implication is, why are you walking so slowly?

The corner of Gu Junqing's mouth twitched, and then he hurriedly followed.

Only two of them left the palace, and they didn't bring any other people. Even the secret guard Qi Yunjin didn't let them follow. After all, he would not bring anyone else except Pu Zuo to his birthday party in the past, and it happened that Pu Zuo was sent by him to investigate the Shen Mansion this year.

I had thought that I would just forget about my birthday this year, but seeing Gu Junqing staying in the palace these days with almost no expression on his face, I thought that as a general, Gu Junqing was used to being wild on the battlefield and was more casual, but he was more reserved than usual when he came to the palace. She shouldn't be like this, and the darkness that flashed in the depths of her eyes from time to time was hatred.

This was one thing Qi Yunjin didn't understand about Gu Junqing. Her hatred came without reason and was deep, like a burning hellfire that could not be extinguished or blown out no matter what. It was a question that he had been unable to figure out for months.

He withdrew his gaze and decided that he, as the emperor, might as well take advantage of today to take his subjects out to play, which would be another way of showing care for them.

It turns left and right, and I don't know how this road was designed. It is so complicated that there are even traps along this road.

It took half an hour to finally see the scene of the streets of the capital.

Even at night, the night scene of Beijing is still lively and noisy. People walk back and forth on the road in pairs. There are also a few couples squatting or standing by the river, watching the lanterns floating farther and farther on the river. Some are laughing, while others are crying. Their expressions are full of emotions, floating up and down, making it difficult to see clearly.

Gu Junqing blinked and glanced at Qi Yunjin standing beside her. At this moment, they were wearing cloth clothes with simple fabrics and dark colors. They were not as gorgeous as they were in the palace. Their aura was also completely restrained. There was no outstanding feature at all. They were no different from ordinary people. Except for their two equally outstanding faces that attracted people's attention.

Qi Yunjin was silent for a moment and found that the people around him glanced at them from time to time, which made him feel a little annoyed. It had happened before and he usually ignored it. But today, he could not ignore the gazes of the people around him when they looked at him or stared at Gu Junqing from time to time.

Qi Yunjin came to a stall selling masks. The owner of the stall was an old man, probably in his sixties. When he saw them coming, he stood up with a smile and asked them which mask they needed.

Qi Yunjin picked up a fox mask and a tiger mask at random.

Gu Junqing wanted to pay, but saw the emperor took out silver from his waist bag, gave the money to the old woman, and then threw the fox mask to her. Gu Junqing didn't move, but just watched the man in front of him put the tiger mask on his own face with his head slightly tilted. However, it only covered half of his face. After all, the mask can only be worn on the left face. Maybe the emperor thought it looked good, so he bought it.

When she left the palace, she thought she had to be prepared for the emperor to pay the bill in front while she carried the things and paid the money behind, but the result was just the opposite.

Qi Yunjin didn't actually buy anything. She just paid for something that Gu Junqing had been looking at for a long time or liked. Some of the things were thrown to Gu Junqing, while others were carried by herself. The money spent was naturally Qi Yunjin's. After all, the emperor always paid before her, which made Gu Junqing speechless.

The two came to the famous Shengjiang River in the capital. There were many people around, and some were releasing lanterns by the river. It is said that if you make a wish with the lanterns, as long as you make a wish sincerely without any distractions, you may be able to move the flower god in the river and fulfill the wish written on the lantern.

Of course, rumors are not to be believed. Standing on the river, watching others holding their hands with pious faces, muttering something, and then putting the lanterns in the Shengjiang River and letting them float away. Qi Yunjin on the side seemed to be interested in this, so she kept her eyes on the lanterns for a long time. Gu Junqing kept looking at the river and did not notice that the emperor's eyes were a little bright and he looked very interested. She turned around and wanted to tell the emperor that there was no need to buy lanterns, and to find a place to eat something.

However, when he turned around, Qi Yunjin's figure disappeared.

Gu Junqing's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't understand why Qi Yunjin, who was standing here just now, disappeared in just a moment. Gu Junqing was anxious, fearing that something had happened to the emperor, which would be the end of her life!

Just as I was about to leave here and look around, I heard someone's puzzled voice behind me:

"What are you doing here? Why don't you come over here?"

"..."

It turned out to be a false alarm.

Gu Junqing strode over, his steps looking quite hurried, not caring about the slight pain in his stomach due to his menstruation, until he reached Qi Yunjin and took the two lanterns from his hand.

Very simple but also very beautiful.

At this time, Qi Yunjin looked up at Gu Junqing who was silent, his eyes flashed, and then he looked nonchalant and said casually: "How is it, does it look good?"