Cold Palace’s Abandoned Consort

A colorful light appeared before our eyes.

It's a lantern!

Outside the gate of the tea house, on both sides of the originally bustling street, although the street vendors have already withdrawn and pedestrians have dispersed, the lanterns are full of trees on both sides, and even tall wooden stands have been erected in some places. Various colorful lanterns were also hung.

The wind stopped and the rain stopped, and there was only a slight rain in the air, which brought people a sense of coolness, but those lanterns lit up at this time, and suddenly illuminated the street that had not come out of the dark weather.

Lier opened his eyes in surprise and looked at the scene in front of him. He looked at it for a while, as if he couldn't believe his eyes, and then rubbed his eye sockets vigorously.

I was also stunned, and turned subconsciously to look at Pei Yuanzhang.

He stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, and those narrowly squinting eyes patrolled around with a touch of color, then lowered his head to look at Lier.

Lili suddenly raised his head and looked at him: "Is it for me?"

Pei Yuanzhang said with a smile: "Do you like it?"

"..."

This time, Lier was so surprised that he couldn't even answer whether he liked or disliked it, but turned his head again to look at the lanterns that were constantly shaking in the oblique wind and drizzle, shining with colorful lights. Jumped off the steps and ran to see it with joy.

The attendant with a paper umbrella on her side fooled forward and propped the umbrella over her head.

Pei Yuanzhang also walked with a smile, just two steps away, but stopped again, looking back at me.

Standing on the steps, I hadn't woke up from the horrified emotion for a while, and when I saw him looking at me, I was a little confused, staring at him.

He thought about it, took a step towards me, and walked in front of me under the steps.

"Stay with me for a while."

"..."

His voice was very calm, without intentional tenderness or prayer, as if he was just saying something that could not be more ordinary.

But standing in the rain, his hair was getting wet gradually, and his eyes seemed to fall into drizzle. When the streamer flashed, every word was spoken at that moment.

I couldn't say a word, just looking at the dangling lanterns around me, a gorgeous streamer shone, and he stood in the streamer, and those deep eyes seemed to blend into all the light and became gentle Up.

After being silent for a while, I didn't say anything after all, but just walked down the steps gently.

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Evening twilight came, but Yusi never broke, brushing on the cheek from time to time, the fingertips passed, bringing a moist coolness.

There were even more pedestrians on the street.

Such lanterns appeared on the streets of Yangzhou in the evening of a year or even a rain, or even immediately after a heavy rain. It was even more shocking than Xianfa. Everyone went away. On the street, some are holding oil-paper umbrellas, while others simply stroll in the drizzle and admire this rare wonder.

Among these people, I and Lier, and Pei Yuanzhang who made this spectacle.

It ’s going to be dark, and the sky seems to be filled with light. We are holding oil-paper umbrellas in the crowd. It did n’t attract any attention. The children jumped all the way, look at the lotus lights here, and look over there. Bunny lantern, even went with a group of children around the marquee lantern to see the little people above it for a long time. Pei Yuanzhang and I stood next to it, watching her little red face fluttered by the light. , More red like Apple.

I stood there, looking at Lier's joy, and watching the moving lights of the marquee, as if in a cycle of reincarnation, for a moment, a little bit hesitant, and then came his faint dumb voice behind-

"I remember that a dozen years ago, Yangzhou also had a lantern festival."

"..."

"Little New Year, when everyone is in danger."

"..."

"Do you remember?"

"..."

For a moment, those images in the memory that had been dusty suddenly appeared in front of them, just like the lantern, can't wait to be staged at this moment.

And I felt a sting, coming from my chest.

I wanted to say I do n’t remember, but this simple sentence is a bit inexplicable, because the lantern festival was not run by someone else, but the hero in my heart, the man who stood up to the ground, and he stayed in my life I can't forget those memories, and even saying "forgotten" seems to be a blasphemy against him and the past.

After a long thought, I nodded slightly.

"Unfortunately, I haven't seen you."

"..."

Yes, he did n’t see that lantern festival. We have also received the news that he left Yangzhou City, but I did n’t know at that time. He went to several other provinces in Jiangnan to prepare medicines. Plague medicine.

He didn't see the lantern festival left in the memory of many Yangzhou people.

My eyes are getting dim.

"At that time, He was just a prince, and you—"

Seeing that he was going to say those things of the year, I said lightly and interrupted him: "At that time, I hadn't left."

He looked at me.

I looked at the cheerful Li Li in front of me, and said lightly, "It's been too long."

After saying this, I took a few steps and walked to Lier.

He stood in place, looked at us for a while, and after all said nothing, followed silently.

There are more and more people, and the street is getting more and more lively. I am holding Lier, and Pei Yuanzhang accompanies Lier. The three of us are walking slowly in the crowd. Gu Ping and other guards behind me Followed not far and close, at this moment, it really seemed like a family of three hanging out in the street, watching the colorful lanterns, holding our two hands away, and watching the rain around them all come out to see The people who played lanterns also felt a little strange: "Mother, aren't they going to take shelter from the rain? Why are they coming out to see the lanterns again?"

I smiled slightly and said, "The jade leaks the copper pot without any reminder, the iron gate and the golden lock are completely open; who can sit idle when seeing the moon, and it doesn't seem to smell the lamp."

"Who can sit idle when seeing the moon, where can't I hear the lights?" Lier repeated silently, then suddenly smiled and said, "Did I do a good thing? They can only see because of me To these lanterns! "

Pei Yuanzhang laughed.

I glanced at them both and said nothing.

After walking around for a while, Wu Yanqiu next stepped forward, and Pei Yuanzhang saw what he had to say, and walked slowly, and saw what Wu Yanqiu said in his ear, Pei Yuanzhang's His eyebrows were raised slightly, but he didn't speak, but looked up to see the drizzling, grey sky.

The hour is almost over.

The rain did not go through, but it kept falling down. Some lanterns were wet and damaged by the rain, and some were extinguished. Someone next to them came up and replaced them with new lanterns.

Lier also saw this scene. She stopped subconsciously, watching the busy followers, and the piles of lanterns that were replaced after being broken. She looked up at me, her eyes blinking clearly. A little confused: "Mother."

I smiled: "Because you want to watch, he prepared it for you."

"..."

"Because of your word, many people will be busy in the rain."

Lier said in a panic, "But I didn't say I must watch, I just--"

I smiled and said, "Lier, ordinary people say a word, maybe it only affects family members or a friend or two; when they say a word, no one will immediately prepare for them and do it for them."

"..."

"But a high-weight person is different."

"..."

"Because he has power, and because there are many people who want to put an end to him, maybe he just accidentally said a word, and someone immediately prepared for him and did it for him."

"..."

"One idea, one move, may affect many people."

"..."

"The" affection "that Niang said can be a blessing or a curse."

"..."

"A word from you made a lot of people see the beautiful lanterns today, but it was also a word from you, which made many people want to take the rain out and get busy. These lanterns could be used for a long time when it was sunny, but because of the rain Maybe it can only be used for a while, then it will be abolished. "

"..."

"This thing is good or bad. Mother can't make an assertion, you can judge for yourself."

"..."

"Mother just wants to tell you--the more powerful you are, the more you have to be careful."

Lier listened to me, turned to look at those busy people, and nodded quickly: "I know!" After speaking, a little loneliness appeared on her face, and she lowered her head. , Softly: "Actually, I just want to stay with him for a while."

When I heard her saying this, I felt a tingling in my chest.

She didn't know what to say to comfort her, but after a moment of silence, she stroked her head gently.

At this time, Pei Yuanzhang also came over.

His expression was also a touch of loneliness, and looking at the lonely expression of Lier, he immediately asked: "What happened to Lier?"

Lier glanced at him and said nothing.

He frowned slightly and was about to ask again. I had turned to him and said calmly, "I think it's almost time."

"..."

"The lantern has also been seen, and we should go back."

He seemed to be pinching his heart fiercely. Although his face was still and expressionless, the sudden pain in his eyes suddenly looked so clear. I even felt his breath suffocated. .

I repeated: "We, it's time to go."

A group of children laughed and ran past us, making faces while running and he and I stood so peacefully, looking at each other, and the loud noise around them seemed to be suffocating at this moment Usually silent.

Just then, a man suddenly rushed out beside him, holding a glittering knife in his hand, and rushed towards us.

We all saw the man in the corner of our eyes, but not yet reacted. Gu Ping, who was always behind us, immediately took a step forward and pushed me away: "Be careful!"