After being homeless, he was picked up by God and brought home to be his husband.

During the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, hundreds of officials gathered together. The ground was paved with hundreds of feet of red silk outside the Guangyang Hall, and golden drums were playing. There were musicians playing the piano in the square.

"Your Majesty has invited the Imperial Master of the State of Xuanxi to come to the palace to see you!"

Outside the palace, the head of the ceremonial department was loudly announcing people to enter the palace. The silver guards in front of the imperial family led the way, and behind them was a neat row of maidservants, holding trays with treasures in them, with respectful postures, and they were walking up the jade steps.

The drum beat to clear the way, and the glazed dome in the hall was dazzling and luxurious. Shen Yin stepped into the hall. Under his feet was the red silk and gold carpet that paved the hall. Under the watchful eyes of all the officials, he walked steadily to the center of the hall. He held his hands in front of his lapels and leaned down. Bow your head and bow:

"Xicheng State Master Shen Yin is here to see His Majesty."

There are stacks of jade floors, and on the high seat, a maid is slowly fanning aside. Chu Yitang is wearing a black robe with wide sleeves and piping with dark flowers, and a crown on his head. He is sitting high up, with a relaxed posture, but still carries an unstoppable pressure. Chu Yitang raised his hand from a distance and said quietly:

"The Imperial Master of Xicheng has come all the way. It's hard work to go to Beijing this time. If you come, I will give you a seat."

"Your Majesty, Shen Yin, thanks you for your grace."

A maid came down to the steps to invite Shen Yin to the table. Shen Yin went up to the second level. The second level was full of seats for princes, nobles and important ministers. It was considered as enough to give Xicheng some face. Shen Yin sat down on the left side of the seat. The maid Kneeling beside him, he poured wine for him and said softly:

"My lord please."

Shen Yin remained calm, raised his hand to take the glass of wine, brought it to his lips and took a sip. He was in a good position, and he took a closer look while drinking.

Tianjun leaned on the armrest with one arm, holding a gilt wine cup between his fingers. The wine in the cup was sloshing. He supported his temple with his other hand and absentmindedly lowered his eyes to listen to the music in the palace. The face under the beaded crown was very young and extremely handsome. It was not as decisive and inhumane as the rumors. The coldness was washed away by the tiredness after drinking. The two blended together and evolved into another rare style, only at this temperature. The control is too good, too much is too bright, and too little is too gloomy.

Shen Yin retracted his eyes, smiled at Yuan Qing who was directly opposite him, raised his glass, and then drank the wine in one gulp.

Chu Yitang had already looked at Shen Yin when he entered the palace, but that glance made him feel frightened, because Shen Yin's eyebrows and eyes were 60-70% similar to his.

However, Shen Yin is Yiyun's eldest brother and nephew, Uncle Xiao, so it is common for them to be similar.

Chu Yitang forced himself not to think too much. He fumbled with the string of beads under his wide sleeves. The Hongchuan beads felt slightly cool to the touch, and twisting them on his fingertips was inexplicably reassuring.

The banquet ended peacefully, and many rewards were awarded when the banquet was over. The envoy Chi Ling did not mention tribute at the banquet, so the atmosphere was pretty good.

Chu Yitang drank a few glasses of wine, but it didn't matter. He always had a good drinker, but he was inevitably tired after dealing with the whole scene.

After bathing and changing into pajamas, Chu Yitang was reviewing papers in the study. The chamberlain was studying ink on the side. Outside the hall, a maid on watch was greeting her. Xijin waved in response, opened the door again, stepped in and greeted warmly:

"Let's go! Go out and play!"

After Chu Yitang read a line of words, he didn't even bother to raise his head and refused directly:

"Don't go."

"Tsk, don't be such a spoiler," Xijin approached enthusiastically, "Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. There is a lantern festival outside, and the market is also very lively. Everyone is going to play now. , why don’t you come along and join in the fun!”

Chu Yitang tilted his head impatiently, stopped the tip of his pen, and looked up at him, with the words "Do you think I like to watch the fun" written all over his face?

Xijin choked and simply gave up. She took the pen away from his hand and grabbed Chu Yitang's arm, thinking that I have to drag you out today:

"Why are you holding yourself in the house all day? Will it kill you if you go out? Get out now!!"

The waiter panicked and hurriedly followed behind him, fearing that Xijin would accidentally drag Chu Yitang to death. Chu Yitang was so annoyed by him that he had no choice but to let go and pull out his arm:

"Okay, why don't you let me go?! Wait for me to change clothes! Xijin, don't fucking drag me!!"

Then the beaming Xijin appeared outside the palace gate with the gloomy-looking Chu Yitang. Yuan Qing looked at Chu Yitang, who was about to have a black anger all over his body, and felt scared. He swallowed his saliva and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty is also going to the lantern festival today?"

"Ok."

A single syllable without emotion.

It is almost certain that it is not voluntary.

Today is a rare day off for Yuan Qing. Xi Jin wanted to take him to have some fun, but he felt that it was unethical to leave his good brother alone. In the end, the three of them went shopping together hand in hand. night market.

At night, the lights are brightly lit in the main street, the sound of hawking along the street is endless, the lights are shining as far as the eye can see, the streets are crowded with people, and the lanterns are constantly flowing down the Tianhe River, which is magnificent and gorgeous.

Xi Jin took Yuan Qing to pick up lanterns in front of the stall. Various lanterns were arranged in several rows, with exquisite styles and many patterns. Xi Jin held several lanterns in his hand to compare them with, and did not forget to greet Chu Yitang:

"Yitang, come and pick one too! Let's go and put it together later!"

Chu Yitang was not interested in these things at all, but he couldn't resist the festival and didn't want to ruin the atmosphere, so he chose a lotus lantern nearby. The stall owner saw that he had made a good choice and smiled again:

"There is pen, ink, paper and inkstone next to it. Master, you can write a wish in the lantern to get some luck!"

Chu Yitang looked along and saw several sets of pens and ink placed beside the stall. He nodded to the stall owner and said:

"Thank you."

There were a lot of people in the place where the lanterns were placed. Chu Yitang didn't like crowds, so he only found a place on a relatively flat stone slab next to it.

He rolled up his sleeves and put the lanterns into the river. The wide river surface reflected the lights of thousands of houses on the other side. The sparks were dazzling, and ripples of starlight appeared in the water, like stars dotting the Milky Way. It was extremely gorgeous.

The lotus lanterns swirled in small circles, floating on the water and slowly going down the river. They gathered together with other lanterns along with the water flow. Chu Yitang watched as the lanterns drifted away and drifted away, and finally converged in the light flow, drifting away from the water. Go, never to be seen again.

"Brother, why are there no words on your lantern?"

A childish voice came from behind, and Chu Yitang turned around, only to see a little girl in colorful clothes standing behind, about four or five years old, with pigtails, pretty, holding a little rabbit doll in her arms, tilting her head to look at He uttered a weak question.

People were buzzing around, but here it was quieter. Chu Yitang curled his lips and said:

“Everything I want to write is in my heart, and it will be effective even if I don’t write it out.”

The little girl groaned in understanding. Chu Yitang bent down and touched her pigtails, and said warmly:

"Then what is written on your lantern?"

The little girl thought for a while, counting her fingers carefully:

"I wrote, hoping that my parents would always be with me, and then my grandpa's illness would get better soon, and then I could eat candied haws every day, and then, and then..."

There were too many wishes. The little girl frowned and thought about it for a long time. Unfortunately, she couldn't remember the rest of it, so she said dejectedly:

"My wish seems to be too much, brother, I forgot..."

Chu Yitang couldn't help laughing. He took the little girl's hand. There were too many people and he was afraid of crowding her. Chu Yitang led her up the steps and replied:

"It will come true, these wishes will come true."

"Really brother?!"

Chu Yitang led her down the corridor. The little girl still remembered that she wanted to find her mother-in-law, so Chu Yitang sent her there. It was not far, but he was afraid that the child would get lost again due to the crowds.

"Of course it's true. Your wishes are good, but you should eat less candied haws, as it will damage your teeth."

The little girl nodded her head, looked up at Chu Yitang, and smiled with a beautiful dimple on her cheek.

"Brother, your wish will come true, because you are very good, so your wish will also be very good!"