Qin Rushuang knew nothing about Xie Xun's failure at the military camp.
The four of them took their baby to visit the temple fair all afternoon. After eating and drinking, they found a teahouse to wait for the lantern festival in the evening.
The baby had slept enough last night and in the morning. When he got tired at noon, he lay down in Qingzhi’s arms and slept for a while. Now he was full of energy.
He opened his big round eyes and looked around curiously.
After a while, the sky became dark, but the number of pedestrians on the street was not less, but more and more.
"Miss, the lantern festival is about to start. I heard that there are also lantern riddles. Let's go and see."
Qin Rushuang was in a good mood all day today, and she nodded when she heard this, "Let's go then."
It's autumn now, and it's a little cold outside after dark.
Although the baby was wrapped like a small rice dumpling, Mu Duo was still afraid of the cold, so he took off his coat and wrapped it outside.
The baby frowned, obviously disgusted that someone had wrapped him up again, so he pursed his lips and wanted to cry.
Qin Rushuang touched his little face with her fingers and said with a smile, "Brother Mu Duo is afraid that you will catch a cold, so don't cry."
Hearing this, Mu Duo raised his eyebrows: "Sister, how can he call me brother? Why should he call me uncle? Otherwise, wouldn't it be a violation of seniority?"
In fact, Mu Duo wanted to say that if the baby called him brother, wouldn't he be a generation shorter than Qin Rushuang?
How can that work? It’s not a good match!
A few people chatted and laughed, and soon walked to the long street where the lantern festival was held.
It was completely dark by now, and the whole street was lit up with lanterns.
Because they were celebrating in the city, many vendors had people make various lanterns in advance, and hung them in front of their stalls one by one, with various patterns painted on them, which were quite beautiful.
Seen from a distance, it is a long street in the dark, illuminated by dots of lights on both sides. Under the illumination of the lights, the whole street glows with gentleness.
It seems that under the illumination of these stars and lights, it feels like home.
It seems that at the end of this long street, you can always find a door of your own and a home of your own.
The baby seemed to be attracted by the dots of lights, and opened his eyes wide to look at the lights swaying in the breeze.
Qin Rushuang personally hugged the child and led him past the vendors one after another. When she saw what interested him, she stopped to let him have a look, while Shen Xiaoyang and Mu Duo were competing to buy lanterns for the baby.
"This is beautiful! How cute the little rabbit is!"
"Nonsense, the baby is a boy! This little tiger is so powerful and handsome!"
Qingzhi glanced at the two of them helplessly and secretly said to Qin Rushuang, "Miss, why do I feel that Master Shen and Mu Duo... they are so childish!"
Qin Rushuang smiled.
"It's rare to come out, maybe because I feel relaxed."
After speaking, he walked up to the two of them and said, "Stop arguing. He is so small and can't hold a lantern. When he grows up, he will buy both rabbits and tigers."
Shen Xiaoyang hugged the baby and lifted him up. His field of vision suddenly widened and the baby burst into laughter.
"Your mother is right, she will buy you rabbits and tigers! When you grow up, uncle will give you everything you want! Be good!"
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The few people continued to walk along the street. After walking for a while, they suddenly saw a crowd gathering in front of them. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be guessing lantern riddles.
Shen Xiaoyang's eyes became gentle, and he said to Qin Rushuang, "I remember you also liked to play this when you were young, why don't you go up and try it?"
Qin Rushuang smiled and shook her head, "Forget it, let's just watch from the sidelines."
Qin Rushuang wanted to keep a low profile, but now she had established her prestige among the border guards. When she came out to watch the excitement, she was recognized by the soldiers who came out to play in shifts.
"General Qin!"
The soldier's voice was a little loud, causing several people around him to turn their heads and look at Qin Rushuang in surprise.
Qingzhi quickly gestured to the soldier, meaning not to show off outside.
As expected, the soldier silenced his voice and walked up to Qin Rushuang with his companion, wanting to salute.
Qin Rushuang quickly stopped their actions.
"Everyone is the same outside. There is no need to call me General Qin. Just call me Miss Qin."
The two looked at each other, shouldn't they be called Qin Fu?
But after thinking about it, I didn’t say much and just called her Miss Qin.
A commoner who had been standing nearby suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Are you Princess Huai?"
The soldier quickly pulled him aside and said, "The princess is concealing her identity and going on patrol. Don't make it public, otherwise it will be bad if you cause a disturbance in the crowd."
The common people quickly lowered their voices, but still happily thanked Qin Rushuang.
"Thank you, Princess, for coming to the border! We have all heard about winning the war. I am a rough man and can't speak, but we can hold these lantern festivals and temple fairs lively here today, all thanks to you.
Thank you, husband and wife!"
Qin Rushuang accepted the kind words of thanks with a smile.
A few people watched the excitement for a while, and Qingzhi started to feel a little absent-minded.
When Qin Rushuang saw this, she wanted to tease her, so she smiled and said, "Ah! We have a little girl here who is in love with spring. Is she thinking about her sweetheart?"
Qingzhi's face suddenly turned red when she heard this.
"No way? I was thinking it was getting late and we should go back."
Mu Duo also came to tease her.
"I'm afraid it's too late. You should go meet Qian Ertong, right?"
Originally Qin Rushuang planned to bring a few of his cronies out today, but now Qian Ertong, under Qin Rushuang's instruction, took over the military supplies of Shubian Army, so he wanted to take people out to buy some things during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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It is precisely because of this that, although he was very reluctant to give up, he still went to do business alone, leaving only the four of them out for fun.
They made an appointment with Qian Ertong to meet in the city at a later date, and then go back to the military camp together. Calculating the time, they should indeed arrive.
They made an appointment at the teahouse where they had tea before, so they prepared to return to the city and go to the teahouse.
A few people walked back slowly, chatting and admiring the scenery of the city.
In a place where no one noticed, in the corner where the lantern fan was originally guessed, Xie Xun walked out of the darkness.
Ying Er has been following Xie Xun, and they saw Qin Rushuang from a distance. He originally wanted to go up and say hello, but was stopped by Xie Xun.
Xie Xun had forgotten how long it had been since he saw Qin Rushuang's pure smile, and how long it had been since he felt such a relaxed mood in her. He really didn't want to disturb her.
"It's rare for her to come out and relax, so she won't go there."
Ying Er on the side was about to speak but stopped.
Xie Xun looked at his look and smiled lightly.
"Don't worry, it's fine for me to just watch her from a distance."
Xie Xun paused and said to Ying Er: "By the way, are you ready for the reunion dinner I asked you to prepare before? Let's go back to the military camp and ask her to come and eat together."
He thought for a while and then ordered: "If she doesn't want to come alone, then call Qingzhi Muduo and the others together."
Ying Er sighed, in order for the prince to have a meal with the princess, it was really...
