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Chapter 95 The Lantern Festival

On the twelfth day of the Lunar New Year, there was an urgent report from the front that the Anxing army had arrived in the southern border seven days ago. Because the army in the southern border had fought fiercely with the Mo army for a month, it lost [-] troops. After Linyuan, it lost another month. City, Nanli, and Beilin are three cities.

Emperor Xixi, Longyan, was furious. He reprimanded Feng Chenjing, the king of the southern border, and Gong Ziling, the general of Zhenguo, for their negligence on the spot. Then he issued a Taoist decree. Li Tengkou, the leader of the Anxing Army, took over as the commander in chief of the battle in the southern border, and Gong Ziling was demoted to the deputy commander.

Fortunately, after the Battle of Beilin, the Anxing Army rushed to the front line to support. The enemy and our troops were evenly matched.

The fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year is the Lantern Festival. Although there is no extravagance and waste in the palace like in previous years, the traditional Lantern Festival and New Year's Eve are important festivals in China. The most important thing is the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky held in the evening. The high priest observes the sky for the emperor, asks about the fortune of the country, and prays for good weather in Dachen and peace for the country and people in the coming year.

In the evening, Feng Wuyang came out of Ci'an Palace. She knelt down for the empress dowager, and she will not attend the banquet in the palace tonight. As for the emperor, she passed four words: I am in good health.Anyway, for so many years, Princess Hanyue's body has been weak, and it's nothing new to be ill all year round!

When he walked to the Yiqing Palace, Feng Wuyang's eyes suddenly lit up, he stopped, and stared at the patrolling army walking in the corridor with interest.

"See Her Royal Highness Princess Hanyue!" No one in the palace knew that only Princess Hanyue was covered with a light veil.The patrol army met the princess and saluted in an orderly manner, except for the last soldier who knelt down after the one in front, but was obviously half a beat behind.

Feng Wuyang nodded calmly, but stopped, as if admiring the fish pond under the rockery on the right.

The captain of the patrol army waved his hand to let the patrol team pass quickly so as not to disturb Princess Yaxing.

She had just seen a guard in the same attire sneaking into the back of the patrol at the corner of the corridor. At first she thought it was a recruit who couldn't keep up with the pace in time, but the guard was wearing loose armor, He glanced left and right in a panic, and the steps under his feet were even more inconsistent. Obviously, he was not a guard who had undergone strict training, so he couldn't help feeling suspicious.

When she approached Dingqing and took a look, Feng Wuyang almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Isn't that the eldest daughter of Concubine Zhao, her cousin, the Eighth Princess Fengyulin?Although thick shadows were drawn on the eyebrows, and the red powder on the face changed the original fair complexion, Feng Wuyang could still tell it at a glance.After all, when it comes to women dressing up as men in this world, her childhood friend Gong Ziling is the master of it, no matter in terms of posture, voice, or demeanor, from the inside to the outside, it gives people a kind of majestic and heroic spirit , should be able to deceive the eyes and ears of the world!In contrast, Batangmei's disguise was far worse.

Feng Wuyang didn't expose it on the spot, what she was curious about was why the cousin did this?So, after the patrol army passed by, they followed far behind.

Chuntao who was behind him also seemed to see the clue, and did not make a sound.

This patrolling army did not stop until it reached the north gate, making preparations for handover.

After the patrol army leader handed over to another patrol army, he led the guards behind him out of the north gate.

And at this moment, the guard guarding the gate saw the suspiciousness of the last guard and shouted loudly, and the surrounding guards surrounded the guard one after another.

"I'm the eighth princess!" Seeing the guards surrounding her with weapons, and the city guard yelling at her, Feng Yanlin knew she had failed and declared her identity.

The city guard was stunned for a moment, and then he scoffed: "Bold, how dare you pretend to be a princess. I think you look like a little eunuch, and you want to sneak out of the palace. Come here, take it down."

"Yes!"

"Hey! How dare you, see if this princess doesn't tear you apart... let go!"

Feng Wuyang, who was in the dark, saw that he was about to be caught by the guards, so he hurried forward to make a rescue, "Xiao Linzi, what are you doing here?"

When the city guard and a group of guards saw Feng Wuyang approaching, they hurriedly saluted: "See Her Royal Highness!"

Feng Wuyang glanced at him faintly, looked at the arrested person, with a displeased expression, "Xiao Linzi is from my palace, what are you doing?"

The city guard company claimed that "there was a misunderstanding" and hurriedly let him go.

The dignified princess was almost caught in prison in the palace, Feng Yulin was not willing to reconcile, she wanted to trouble the city guard, but was dragged away by Feng Wuyang.

"Sister Huang, don't pull me, I'm going to settle accounts with that blind bastard..."

After turning the corner, Feng Wuyang let go of her wrist, and looked at her indifferently, "You are at fault first, if you make trouble with the emperor, who do you think will be bad for you?"

Feng Yulin pursed her lips, still unhappy, "Who is afraid of whom!"

"Why do you want to sneak out of the palace?"

Feng Yulin lowered her head and opened and closed her mouth for a long time, and finally confessed truthfully, "I promised a friend outside that I must meet with her today. I can't break my promise, sister Huang, can you help me?"

Feng Wuyang's face softened slightly, "If you want to leave the palace, just tell the emperor, why..."

Feng Yulin looked distressed, she shook her head and said, "I'm going to marry Nanli next month, and my father won't let me go out!"

Feng Wuyang was secretly surprised, she was already 17 years old, so she should indeed be at the age of marriage.As a princess of the royal family, if she can stay, it would be the best choice to marry the son of a high-ranking official in the court. At least she doesn't have to leave home thousands of miles away, and she will almost never come back for life!

"Sister Huang, just beg me! Even if you can't help me, don't tell father, okay?" Seeing her silence for a long time, Feng Yulin said pitifully.

Feng Wuyang couldn't bear other people's begging words the most, and sighed for a long time: "It's too dangerous for you to go out of the palace alone, I will accompany you."

"Really? That's great!" Feng Yulin was so happy that she almost jumped up, "Let's go..."

"Wait!" Feng Wuyang looked at her excited appearance, and the red powder on her face was indescribably grotesque, but she was also infected by her joy, and smiled lightly, "You have to change the clothes first. You don’t need to disguise yourself, just plain clothes, and come to the South Gate Bamboo Forest in half an hour.”

Feng Yulin also knew that she looked very strange now, so she smiled embarrassingly, and was afraid that Miss Huang would repent, so she waved her hand and said, "Okay, see you or leave." The people disappeared in a hurry.

"Princess, are you really going to accompany her out of the palace tonight?"

"Ok!"

"Then, Chuntao will also go down and get ready—"

"No, you have to stay, there are more important things you need to do."

"Princess! Do you know how crowded and lively the capital will be tonight? Just the two of you..."

"Don't worry! Nothing will happen."

'Chuntao' sighed melancholy.

Half an hour later, the South Gate Bamboo Forest.

Feng Yulin may not understand what is ordinary, this outfit is more showy than a rich girl's "I am a rich woman" outfit, and her exquisite makeup, as ostentatious as you want!

Feng Wuyang's attire is much simpler. Even though she is wearing plain clothes, with a graceful figure and decent temperament, if she covers her face, she will still attract people's attention.

These two people!As Chuntao's Ni Yiyi, how can she rest assured to let them roam the streets on Lantern Festival Eve?

But the master's order could not be disobeyed, so he silently took out two masks that could be worn on the face and gave them to them, "The night of Lantern Festival, the capital is very lively, remember not to reveal your identity, don't take off the mask!"

The two took over the exquisite white mask, their slightly ferocious facial expressions were indeed a good disguise, and they couldn't help laughing out loud when they looked at each other.

Feng Yanlin said cheerfully: "Let's go, Miss Huang."

Feng Wuyang looked at the sky, "Well, it's almost there."

Feng Yulin originally thought that they would leave the palace by the side door in sedan chairs, but the result was far beyond her expectation. They used... to fly?

"Sister Huang! You, you..." The martial arts seem to be very powerful!Feng Yulin looked at Feng Wuyang with wide eyes, with a surprised expression written on her face.

Feng Wuyang smiled faintly, looked around, there were not many pedestrians in this remote corner of the palace wall, "Let's go, it's getting dark, didn't you have an appointment?"

After being reminded by Feng Wuyang, Feng Yulin hurriedly led her towards the main road.

The capital city on the Lantern Festival night is really lively. Almost all the people in the city go out to watch the lanterns in groups, so that the streets are crowded with people and laughter. The street stalls on both sides of the road are full of hawker business. , twelve zodiac signs, all kinds of lanterns, even more lively than the first day of the new year!

Feng Wuyang finally understood why Sister Ni repeatedly told her to hold the other party's hand tightly!

In the dazzling street market, amidst the colorful lights, waves of people separated the two of them in an instant, and they were buried in the sea of ​​people.

Feng Wuyang stood at a crowded intersection, feeling at a loss in her heart, she didn't know where to go, which direction was the right way to come!

At this time, a new wave of people came, and Feng Wuyang stood aside to avoid them.

Damn!

Feng Wuyang was quite troubled, she didn't know how to find her cousin for a while, so she couldn't help raising her hand to press her brows, remembering that she was wearing a mask now, and her whole face was hidden under the mask.

Because of this, she suddenly thought that Ni Yiyi had a reason for everything she did. Since she was worried about them coming out, and this mask was very recognizable, it was different from others, she must have arranged people to follow them in secret!Because in the flow of people, it is normal for her not to notice whether there are stalkers.

Even so, she still couldn't rest assured that her cousin was out alone.Just as she was about to continue walking, she was squeezed by someone unexpectedly, her feet were tilted, and she almost fell. It was not because of her agility that she didn't fall to the ground, but because she happened to be sitting on a vendor's bench. I got hit by someone else.

"Miss, do you want to tell your fortune?" Just when she was in a daze, a thick and gentle bass came.

Feng Wuyang looked up, and there was a vertical white horizontal gown hanging in front of her eyes, which was used for fortune-telling and fortune-telling.Knowing that she was sitting at the fortune-telling booth, there was a man in Tsing Yi who was wearing a half veil and couldn't see his face sitting next to him. He was also the person she accidentally bumped into just now. The man didn't turn his head, as if don't care.

Surprisingly, the fortune-telling stall owner turned out to be a young man with good looks and good temperament.

"I, I'm not." I don't know if she was squeezed by people and frightened, Feng Wuyang suddenly had a very strange feeling, but she couldn't say anything, only felt her heart beat inexplicably faster, and she didn't notice her side The hood of the man in Tsing Yi trembled.

"Hey, the girl's voice is good, she must be a pretty lady!" The young fortune teller smiled, his eyes were not bright and focused, and the eyeballs were even more motionless, and he didn't look at her. This caught Feng Wuyang's attention.

It turned out that he was blind!How do blind people tell their fortunes?How did she know she was a woman before she spoke?But what really made her sit still was his second sentence, "Is the girl looking for someone?"

"How do you know?" Since he is blind and can't observe people's appearance, how can he judge people's sorrow?

"Meeting is fate, girl, do you want me to do the math?"

Feng Wuyang has never believed in fortune-telling in the world, not to mention that she can't reveal her identity, name, let alone the date of birth that is required for fortune-telling.

And the other party seemed to "see" her worry, "It's not troublesome to do a fortune telling, just write a word on a piece of paper."

Yeah?With such miraculous words, do you know who the person sitting in front of you is?

Feng Wuyang didn't believe him even more, but then thought that since they all sat down, let's see how he pretended.

Ever since, his eyes fell on the pen and paper he was talking about.It was a special pair of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, with no bristles on the pen, only sharp vertical corners, and the so-called paper was thicker hard rice paper.

Feng Wuyang picked up the pen, without thinking too much, and wrote down a word naturally.

There is no ink on the tip of the pen, so naturally it is impossible to see what is written.

After touching the rice paper, the fortune-teller read silently: "Snow characters! What do you want to ask?"

When this word jumped out of someone else's mouth, her heart was still heaving!Feng Wuyang bit her lower lip lightly, and calmed down, "Didn't Mr. just assert that I was looking for someone, so just ask this person."

She spoke very vaguely, and she didn't know whether it was because she didn't trust the fortune teller in front of her, or she didn't even know what she wanted to know.

"There is rain on the word snow, and rain is water. The water can be soft or steel, which shows that this person's energy is very strong, and there are almost no flaws. And there is a support on the bottom. This person's background is very hard, but unfortunately it is not invincible. " After the fortune teller finished speaking, he asked with a smile, "Girl, are you friends with this person?"

"What do you want to say, sir?"

"It's good to say this word, and it's not good to say it's not good." The fortune-teller looked serious, "If you can be a bosom friend, it's good for the girl, but if it's an enemy, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with!"

Feng Wuyang didn't believe in fortune-telling at first, but after listening to what he said, he was surprised by what he said, and couldn't help being stunned.

"Of course, there is no way to resolve it. Snow will melt when it is warm, and it will turn into water. Water will be warm when it is hot, and it will turn into ice when it is cold. It all depends on what the girl does. The fate between people is so wonderful. There is a saying, if you are destined to meet thousands of miles away, if you don't have the opportunity to meet, you will never know each other!"

These two sentences are somewhat ambiguous, and the source of everything is nothing more than the choices made by people!

Feng Wuyang didn't want to say anything more, and was about to take out silver as a reward, when the fortune teller said in his ear, "If you can relieve the girl's worries, you have accumulated virtue, and the silver will be free."

"Thank you sir!"

Feng Wuyang saw that there were customers of the stall owner beside him, and it was inconvenient for him to stay, so he got up and left.

The young fortune-teller's handsome face always kept a faint smile, as if everything in this world didn't bother him at all.

The green-clothed guest who had been sitting silently across from him withdrew his distant gaze, turned around and picked up the sharp-pointed pen on the booth, and wrote a word on the rice paper.

"You finally figured it out!" The fortune-teller stretched out his right finger and moved it to the rice paper a few times, "Wu Zi..."

Feng Wuyang walked into the main road of the bustling Lantern Street again, still crowded with people shoulder to shoulder, and the radiant lights were extremely gorgeous.It was true that she was wearing a mask at the moment, but on the night of the Lantern Festival, most of the young people were wearing various masks, and it was not unusual for her to blend in with the crowd.

She looked for someone and walked slowly.Maybe all of this is new to her, maybe infected by the smiles around her in the crowd, Feng Wuyang suddenly feels that her heart is not as depressed as before, walking with the flow of people, walking back and forth unconsciously It took a long time, but when I looked back, I only walked a hundred meters.

Feng Wuyang looked around, only to realize that the gathering center of the lantern festival was already in front of her. Thousands of lanterns hung high in the sky, like stars all over the sky. This beautiful scene attracted her eyes, and she unconsciously stepped forward Go, find a remote place to enjoy quietly.

I don't know whether the beautiful scenery in front of me is illusion or reality, she actually felt for a moment that at this moment, it was like the moment at night in the Tianshan Mountains, the sky full of stars was so beautiful that no words could describe it, as if they could be picked up by hand, as if... There was an illusion that Xue was standing behind her as soon as she turned around, but accompanied by the familiar palpitations, the sudden contraction of the heart, and the coldness of the palms, all stemmed from the fear of that person.

Feng Wuyang blinked his eyes, the panic in his eyes faded away, he looked around, the crowd was still turbulent, the noise was still there, there were strangers coming and going around him, how could there be that person!

Knowing that it was impossible, she still had a strong feeling that Xue was by her side.

After walking out of thousands of lanterns, Feng Wuyang came under the willow tree by the lake.

At this moment, dozens of fireworks were shot from the water pavilion in the center of the lake, and the flowers exploded in the already shining night sky. The colorful flames were really beautiful!

"gorgeous!"

Feng Wuyang couldn't help giving a compliment, her lips were pursed into a beautiful arc, and a pleasant smile came from her heart.

Looking at the bright fireworks, the children playing around, the couples in pairs, Feng Wuyang, who has always been indifferent, suddenly realized that although there is an ugly and imperfect side in this world, it is actually cute and worth nostalgic side!

"Emperor—sister!" A call came from ahead suddenly, "I'm here..." The familiar voice made Feng Wuyang look for it.

At some point, an elegant cruise ship sailed on the small lake, and standing on the bow was the lost cousin Feng Yulin, but she had taken off the mask on her face, revealing a pretty face .

Feng Yulin directed the boatman to slide the boat to the shore of the lake, jumped onto the shore excitedly, and ran to Feng Wuyang, before she could ask, she looked left and right twice, and said a word without thinking : "Hey! Where's my sister's friend?"

"What friend? I'll come out with you, you don't know yet." Feng Wuyang pointed her forehead with her slender fingers, annoyed that she just let go of her hand in the crowd, "You, where did you run to just now?" Gone? And, where's your mask?"

Feng Yulin said coquettishly: "I accidentally dropped it, it's all because there are so many people here. Sister, let's get on the boat together, it's fun!"

Feng Wuyang looked at the boat behind her, shook her head, "It's getting late, we should go back."

Feng Yulin was a little disappointed, "Sister, it's rare to come out once, so why don't you play more?"

Feng Wuyang looked at the young talented man who was slowly approaching because he saw his cousin's pretty face, and he couldn't help but take his cousin's hand and walked back, "Let's go, if you go back later, you should be scolded. "

The aristocratic officials who came out to visit the lanterns tonight, there are many wealthy and royal relatives, if they stay any longer, Gu Lin may be recognized by others, and it will be a big trouble!

Feng Yanlin reluctantly looked back at the center of the lake, and by the way, glanced under the willow tree.

She clearly saw a person beside Sister Huang just now, why did the person suddenly disappear when she walked over?

Is she really delusional? !

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