My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Little Du Fu dragged Chang An along and ran to the backstage. When they arrived at the backstage, Gongsun Da Niang also put down her sword and sat aside to drink tea and rest.

"Madam Gongsun!" Little Du Fu shouted happily when he saw Madam Gongsun.

"Hello, Mr. Du." Aunt Gongsun also nodded politely in response.

At this time, Gu Li also ran over, panting slightly. Chang An stepped forward to pat her back and asked with concern, "Is Madam Gu okay?"

Gu Li shook his head, but he coughed twice because of breathing problems. Seeing this, Chang An turned around and asked Madam Gongsun, "Madam Gongsun, do you have any warm water?"

"Yes." Aunt Gongsun changed the teacup, poured some hot tea into the cup, and handed it to Chang An.

Chang An took the teacup, blew it gently, and then put it in Gu Li's hand.

At this time, little Du Fu asked: "Mr. Chang, what is Mrs. Gu doing..."

"My wife suffers from lung disease and is prone to coughing," Chang An explained.

"Uh..." Du Fu also heard the hidden meaning of Chang An. He scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Mr. Chang, I shouldn't have dragged you here directly."

Madam Gongsun also spoke up at this time, and asked Du Fu, "Young Master Du, who are these two?"

"This is Chang'an Chang Yonghe, and the one next to him is his wife, Gu Jia Sanniang." Du Fu said.

"Greetings, Mr. Chang and Ms. Gu." Aunt Gongsun bowed and greeted them.

Chang An and Gu Li also bowed and responded, "Greetings, Madam Gongsun."

"In this way, our two great masters of Chang'an meet for the first time." Little Du Fu stood aside and clapped his hands.

"Are you the Chang'an Chang Yonghe who surpassed Chang'an in one article?" Aunt Gongsun was a little surprised when she heard Du Fu's introduction, "You are indeed a young talent."

"Thank you for the compliment," Chang An said somewhat embarrassedly, "I don't have any real talent or knowledge, it's all just your compliments."

Madam Gongsun smiled and said, "Mr. Chang, please don't be so modest."

Chang An laughed dryly. He didn't know why, but now everyone seemed to think that they really had the talent of a god. He sighed silently in his heart and thought:

"It's really better to just admit it..."

He changed the subject and said, "I have heard that Gongsun Lady's sword dance is the best in the world, but it's a pity that I have never come to see it before."

"Nothing, isn't Mr. Chang here today?" Madam Gongsun didn't think anything was wrong, "I feel honored that Mr. Chang is here today."

"I will have another show tomorrow. Would you mind coming up to watch it?"

Chang An and Gu Li looked at each other at this time, and then said: "Madam Gongsun, you don't have to tell me this. As long as there is Madam Gongsun's sword dance in the next two nights, I will definitely come to watch it."

Madam Gongsun smiled widely and said, "Then I will reserve a good seat for Mr. Chang and Madam Gu in advance."

"Thank you very much, Madam Gongsun." Chang An nodded slightly, and then said, "Madam Gongsun, you should take a rest first. My wife wants to take me to visit the Lantern Festival."

At this time, Madam Gongsun also looked at Gu Li who was standing next to Chang An and said, "I also need to pack up. Mr. Chang, take care."

Chang An and Gu Li bowed to Gongsun Da Niang again and then left.

Although they had been away for a while, when they came back, the streets were crowded again. On the surrounding platforms, there were many more dancers, waving their sleeves and dancing gracefully.

"So the Chang'an City is so lively during the Lantern Festival." Chang'an was led by Gu Li and looked around.

Gu Li explained: "Of course, Chang Lang knows that the curfew in Chang'an City is lifted for only three days every year, so we naturally have to seize the time to have fun and have some fun."

"If it's so lively tonight, won't tomorrow night be even more lively?" Chang An looked at the scenes of singing and dancing everywhere and could hardly imagine what the scene would be like tomorrow night.

"Yes, tomorrow night will be even more lively." Gu Li nodded, "Tomorrow night there will be more and brighter lanterns, here——"

Gu Li raised his finger and pointed at the hanging platforms on the eaves around him, saying, "Tomorrow night, there will be more beautiful and dazzling lanterns hanging in those places."

"Then there will be some empty spaces with racks on which lanterns will be hung, and some riddles will be posted on them." Gu Li kept talking, "Then the best riddles will be posted on the largest and most beautiful lantern, and then hung on the big platform in the center of Zhuque Street."

As they were talking, the two of them walked to a certain section of Zhuque Street, and in front of them was a half-built platform. The platform looked not only large, but also quite high, with an arched frame in the middle, like a bridge. So Chang An pointed at the platform and asked:

“Is this the table?”

Gu Li thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "It is indeed this platform. It should be ready tomorrow."

"Tomorrow, lanterns will be hung on this platform. There will be a lantern every few steps from the bottom up, and riddles will be posted on the lanterns."

"The rule is that those who want to guess the riddles go on stage one by one, and they can move on to the next riddle only if they have guessed the previous one. If they cannot guess it or guess wrong, it's over, and then they will be awarded a lantern according to the number of riddles they guessed. The more riddles you guess correctly, the bigger and more beautiful the lantern you get in the end."

"There is a sixth riddle, but there is only one prize for the sixth lantern riddle. Whoever solves it first can take the biggest lantern."

Chang An nodded in understanding, pinched Gu Li's cheek lovingly, and said jokingly: "My mother Gu actually knows so many things."

"Of course not!" Gu Li also started to brag at this time, "It's because Chang Lang never attends such gatherings. Otherwise, Chang Lang would know about it."

The two continued to walk forward hand in hand. As they went along, they saw that the stages on both sides were no longer the only places performing acrobatics. Performances such as playing music and performing dances also began to appear.

Because there were a lot of people, Chang An was taller and could barely see what the people on the stage were performing. But it was different for Gu Li, who was almost a head shorter than Chang An, and couldn't see the scene on the stage even if she stood on tiptoe.

So, Chang An picked up Gu Li and let her sit in his arms, just like he did when he went to watch Gongsun Da Niang's sword dance. Chang An carried Gu Li in his arms and walked among the crowd. Gu Li didn't care about other people's eyes at this time. She sat in Chang An's arms with full concentration, looking at the stage on both sides, with joy in her eyes.

But after being carried for a while, Gu Li suddenly thought of something, lowered his head and asked: "Chang Lang, are your hands tired? Why don't I get off and walk around?"

"Want to leave?" Chang An raised his head slightly and looked at Gu Li, smiling and said, "If you want to come down and walk, wait until my hands are tired."

"Is it too early to run away now?"

"Okay then, tell me when Chang Lang feels tired." Gu Li had no choice but to say nothing more at this point and could only try another approach after a while.

"Ah."

After walking for a while, there seemed to be nothing interesting to see, and Gu Li said that she was tired at the right time, so Chang An let her go from his arms. Then Gu Li held Chang An's arm and led him towards Anrenfang.

As soon as they got home, the couple took a quick bath, blew out the candles, and went to bed.

The next day, Chang An went to the kitchen as soon as he got up and told the servants to prepare dumplings. According to his idea, Chang An once again planned to treat the whole family to dumplings.

Therefore, under Chang An's personal supervision, preparations were made until the evening. The servants lived up to expectations and cooked two large pots of glutinous rice balls, which were distributed along with the food.

Chang An took a few servants with him and took the food from his room back home. When he opened the door, Gu Li was sitting by the bed, arranging two sets of clothes, which were the two sets he bought yesterday.

After dinner but before the medicine was served, Gu Li changed into the new clothes and helped Chang An put on his new robe.

After drinking the medicine, Gu Li ran to the desk and picked up the lantern that Chang An had placed there. Then he jumped in front of Chang An and handed him the lantern.

"Hurry up, Chang Lang, otherwise there will be too many people outside." Gu Li simply stuffed the lantern into Chang An's hand, then took his other hand and walked outside.

Because Gu Li had gone out with Chang An before, she was very familiar with the route from Chang Mansion to Fangmen, so soon Gu Li brought Chang An to Fangmen again.

Chang An looked up - just as Gu Li said last night, Chang'an City was brighter tonight than last night. In addition to the lanterns hanging on the flower ropes, there were also lanterns hung at the entrance of the square, under the eaves and on both sides of the street.

"Chang Lang, look up at the sky again!" Gu Li said excitedly, pulling Chang An's hand.

Chang An raised his eyebrows and looked up at the sky - someone had already released lanterns in the sky at this time. It can be said that the entire Chang'an City, from the ground to the sky, is now covered with lanterns.

Listen to the sounds coming from the street again. If we compare it with Suzaku Street last night, then Suzaku Street tonight is not only brighter, with laughter and chatting everywhere, but it is also more lively than yesterday.

Gu Li pulled him into the crowd and said, "Let's go to Madam Gongsun first. We already promised her last night, so let's go early tonight."

Chang An wanted to respond with "OK", but the crowd was surging and the noise was too loud. Gu Li didn't know he was talking, but just held him tightly and moved through the crowd.