The rivers and lakes are full of vests

It was night, and there was a muffled panting sound in the quiet and dark room. Fu Peibai woke up suddenly. She looked to the side, and saw that Shi Qi was curled up, trembling, with painful whimpers from between her teeth.

She quickly straightened Shi Qi's body, wiped off the fine cold sweat from his forehead, then hugged her in her arms and stroked her gently, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm here."

The person in his arms trembled less, and Fu Peibai continued to comfort him tirelessly: "Seventeen, it's all over, it's over, it's okay."

Seventeen grabbed Fu Peibai's skirt, panting slightly, her eyes were deep and deep, making it difficult to see the heavy emotions inside.

In the past half month, Fu Peibai couldn't remember clearly how many times this was the seventeenth nightmare. Seeing the other party's figure getting thinner, she couldn't do anything about it.

After comforting Shi Qi and fell asleep again, she got up lightly and came to the fence outside the small courtyard. After a while, a tall woman fell in front of her. It was Sang Yunshi.

"Seventeen fell asleep?"

Fu Peibai gave a low hum and asked, "How are things going?"

"It's all arranged."

Fu Peibai nodded, "Thank you, but you still have to be careful, King Yan's spies are all over the city."

Sang Yunshi said disapprovingly: "It's just him who wants to arrest me."

After the two talked for a few more words, Fu Peibai returned to the house.

In the early morning of the next day, Fu Peibai got up and went to the city. After confirming what he had to do that night, he returned to the small courtyard. When he returned, it was already dusk. Shi Qi put down the book in his hand and looked at her, "A Pei, where are you going?"

Fu Peibai took Shiqi's hand and got up, walked outside the house and said: "I went to visit Senior Sima in the city. Today coincides with the Lantern Festival. I heard it's very lively. Let's go and have a look."

Shi Qi's expression seemed to be lacking in interest, but he did not refuse her, and then the two rode their horses into the capital.

As night fell, the city was decorated with lights and festoons, and the streets were crowded with people. Fu Peibai pulled Shi Qi to look here and there, and acted very excited. Shi Qi was a little tired at first, but he couldn't bear to spoil her interest.

The two walked to a mask stand, Fu Peibai picked up a bronze mask, compared it on the face, and asked Seventeen: "Does it look good?"

Seventeen nodded with a smile.

Then the two wandered the street for a while, and when they reached a fork, a lion dance team suddenly appeared in front of them and dispersed them.

After the lion dance team passed by, Shi Qi looked at the crowded crowd, and Fu Peibai was nowhere to be seen. She glanced around and called out softly, "A Pei."

But there was no response, at this moment, a little girl about five or six years old walked up to her side, looked up at her pink and jade-carved face, and asked immaturely, "Are you Seventeenth Sister? "

Seventeen bent slightly to look at her, and said softly, "Do you know me?"

The little girl didn't answer, just took her hand and said, "There is a brother named Fu who asked me to take you to find him."

Shi Qi pursed her lips and smiled, letting the little girl pull her across the crowds, and finally took her to an open area on the outskirts of the city.

There are people gathered here in twos and threes, all young men and women. They hold Kongming lanterns in their hands and release the lanterns in their hands after making a wish.

The bright lights all over the sky, together with the shining stars, constitute a magnificent early summer night scene.

Under the star fire not far away, a slender young man stood. She held a Kongming lantern in one hand, and the other hand was behind her back. Picking up a corner of her robe, and a few strands of hair fluttering around her temples.

The light in Seventeen's eyes flickered, he didn't know whether he was dazzled by the slowly rising lights in front of him, or was distracted by the vague smile on the lips of the tall and handsome young man.

She raised her legs and walked over, walked up to the young man, looked at the pair of clear and pure eyes exposed under the mask, and called out, "A Pei."

Fu Peibai raised her hand to remove the mask, with a bright smile on her face, she took Shi Qi's hand, put her hands together on the lamp, and said, "Make a wish, Shi Qi."

Shi Qi smiled lightly and said, "Okay."

The two closed their eyes, let go of their hands together after acquiescing to their wishes, and the huge Kongming lantern slowly rose into the air carrying their wishes.

They looked up at the night sky, full of stars and lights.

Just as Shi Qi was about to ask Fu Peibai what wish he had made, a "crack" suddenly sounded in the night sky not far away. She looked up and saw a colorful and splendid firework blooming in the night sky, followed by the second, and the third. One by one, the fireworks exploded in the silent night sky, radiant and brilliant.

"Look! Fireworks."

"It looks good."

"Let's go and have a look."

Men and women in pairs walked towards the place where the fireworks bloomed.

Fu Peibai looked at the side face of Seventeen in ecstasy, took a deep breath, took out a finely carved wooden hairpin from his bosom, and called softly: "Seventeen."

Shi Qi turned his head, his eyes fell on the wooden hairpin, he was a little stunned, "This..."

Fu Peibai touched the tip of his nose embarrassingly, and said: "The one I gave you before was not ready, so I will give you another one now."

Seventeen took the wooden hairpin, stroked the smooth surface of the hairpin and the delicate lines on it, and couldn't help feeling a little soft and hot in his heart. It turns out that Fu Peibai has always locked himself in the hut recently, and that's what he was doing.

"There is no one who gives away two hairpins. Do you know what it means to give a woman's hairpin?"

Shiqi originally wanted to tease her, but Fu Peibai nodded seriously after hearing this, "I know, hairpins are tokens of love, and are given to loved ones."

Shi Qi was stunned for a moment, and fell into a warm embrace the next moment, with strands of clear breath hitting his ears.

"Seventeen, are you willing to marry me?"

At that time, a huge group of fireworks rose in the sky, exploded in the air, and dazzling sparks fell.

Fu Peibai felt even more uneasy when she didn't get a response. She hugged Shiqi a little tighter and said, "Shiqi, let's get married."

After a long while, Fu Peibai felt warm liquid dripping down the pit of his neck, and at the same time, a low and hoarse "OK" sounded from the woman.

Fu Peibai's eyes turned red. She stroked Shiqi's back and said, "In the future, I will be your family, and you will be my only family in this world. I will always be by your side and never leave."

"I will not hide anything from you, let alone deceive you or betray you. I swear that I will treat you forever and never leave you." She choked with sobs and said in a trembling voice: "Seventeen, everything in the past is over. Now, let's let go of the past together and start living a good life again, shall we?"

After a long time, Fu Peibai heard the cries in his arms getting louder. The cries were hidden in the surrounding noises and were not clear, but they still hit her heart again and again.

She lowered her head, held Shiqi's face in her hands, and looked at the mottled tears on her fair face and those eyes that were red and sparkling.

Seventeen was sobbing and sobbing, almost uncontrollable, never had it in the past 22 years.

Fu Peibai was so distressed that he could only repeat over and over again, "Seventeen, I will always be by your side".

After a while, the fireworks stopped, and Shi Qi's crying also stopped. She lowered her head to Fu Peibai's shoulder, and finally gave the answer that Fu Peibai had been waiting for all night.

"it is good."

Fu Peibai opened her eyes slightly, and the fireworks in her heart began to bloom. She embraced Shiqi overjoyed, and kept asking for confirmation, "You, you promised me? Shiqi, you promised to marry me? I... .Did I hear you right?"

Shi Qi looked up at her, blushing slightly, "You and I are both women, why did I marry you?"

Fu Peibai touched his head, and asked cautiously: "Then... how about I marry you?"

Shi Qi laughed through his tears, his eyes were stained with smiles, and he said briskly, "Okay."

The two of them were still tender and affectionate, but the few people squatting in the haystack not far away were bitten by mosquitoes a little bit unbearably.

Sima Tuo stroked his beard and looked at the two people embracing each other, with a gratified smile on his face, "Boy Fu and Miss Seventeen are finally married as lovers."

Sang Yunshi clicked her tongue enviously, and then looked at Lu Qingwan who was silent beside her. She wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't speak.

"Young master, the fireworks are over, do you want to continue?" A man who looked like a servant ran over and asked Li Jingming.

Li Jingming ostentatiously took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it to the boy, "No, no need, thank you for your hard work, get down, go down."

After the boy left, Wen Moyao, whose legs were almost numb from squatting, stood up, shaking his legs, "Let's go, let's go over and congratulate Brother Fu for embracing a beautiful woman."

Sima Tuo grabbed his robe and said: "Don't go, let him be gentle, what are you doing in the past?"

Wen Moyao shrugged, retreated to the grass and squatted down.

After a long while, the two people who were embracing over there finally separated. After Fu Peibai explained a few words to Shiqi, he raised his legs and walked towards them.

When she walked up to her, Wen Moyao could see clearly her crying face, and couldn't help joking, "Brother Fu, you are crying from joy."

Fu Peibai coughed a few times in embarrassment and said: "Thank you for today, I will be the Dongxingfang Building in another day, and invite everyone to dinner."

Sang Yunshi snorted softly: "It's true that people are refreshed on happy occasions, and they have a lot of money in their hands."

Fu Peibai smiled and said nothing, looked at Li Jingming and said, "Jingming, are you free now? I want to chat with you."

Li Jingming pointed to himself, "Me, me? I'm free, but what do you want to talk about?"

Fu Peibai looked at Sima Tuo and the others, "Senior, you go back first, I have something to talk to Jingming alone."

Sima Tuo nodded, and took Wen Moyao and Sang Yunshi away.

Li Jingming looked at Fu Peibai's gradually serious expression, and said in confusion, "Ah, Ah Pei, what do you want to say?"

Fu Peibai shook his head, "Don't worry, I still want to thank you today for preparing these for me."

Li Jingming smiled and said, "You don't need to thank me, I, we are friends."

Fu Peibai pursed his lips and said, "Thank you too... for understanding my relationship with Shiqi."

"What...what's the matter, I know that the seventeenth girl is, and I was really shocked when she was Peak Master Lu, you, you have already gone through so many ups and downs, no, you shouldn't be called Imprisoned by the world."

Li Jingming paused for a moment and continued: "Furthermore, I can't think of any man in the world who is worthy of you, and I can't think of any man who is worthy of Miss Seventeen, so you, you are born to be in Together, um, like those destined couples in folk tales."

Fu Peibai laughed uncontrollably, then looked into Li Jingming's eyes, and she solemnly thanked her again.

Li Jingming waved his hand indifferently, "You, you just want to tell me this?"

Fu Peibai shook his head, "No, let's go back to the city first."

Li Jingming was a little puzzled by Fu Peibai's mysterious appearance, but he didn't ask any more questions, and followed him back to the city.

Although it was night, the bustling Kyoto was still bustling. Fu Peibai led Li Jingming up to the tall city tower. Looking at the city's brightly lit and bustling night scene, she asked Li Jingming, "Jingming, what do you think of the current situation?" world?"

Li Jingming thought for a while and replied: "The eunuchs are in chaos, the imperial power is declining, all forces are ready to move, the situation in the frontier is tense, the country is in trouble at home and abroad, and it is the people who suffer in the end."

When he said this, he enunciated clearly and well-organized, and his expression revealed a maturity and stability beyond his age.

Fu Peibai narrowed his eyes and said, "Jingming, you stopped stuttering just now."

Li Jingming suddenly turned his head to look at her, his expression regained the confusion and childishness of a young man, "Ah, yes, yes?"

Fu Peibai took a step forward, pressed his shoulders, and exerted his strength faintly, "The sword is hidden, and it's time for him to show his sharpness."

Li Jingming smiled dryly and took a step back, "A Pei, I, I don't understand what you mean."

Fu Peibai took a deep look at him and said, "Do you believe me?"

Silence spread between the two of them. After a long while, Li Jingming looked up at Fu Peibai, his brows sharply revealed, and he slowly uttered three words.

"I believe you."