Chapter Thirty-Nine: Meeting the Man in Black Again
As soon as New Year's Eve passes, it's New Year's Eve, and the Lantern Festival comes right after.
In Qi State, Shangyuan Festival is a very important festival.
The Shangyuan Festival lasts four days in total, from the 13th to the 16th day of the first lunar month.
During these four days, the emperor granted a general amnesty to all prisoners, and those in prison who had not committed rape or robbery were allowed to go home for a day to spend time with their families.
Of course, if you don't return to the cell on your own at the end of the day, it will bring trouble to the nine tribes.
The curfew was lifted in the Four Heavens Imperial City, and the entire imperial city was decorated with lanterns and dazzling lights, as if it were daytime. The ministers, family members, and officials all wore colorful robes and took to the streets to watch the lanterns.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor would lead the empress and concubines to Huayan Temple to pray during the day, and in the evening he would go with them to a parade on Chang'an Street to enjoy themselves with the people.
When she was outside the Great Wall, Yu Shuyue often heard that the Shangyuan Festival in the capital was very lively. This was the first Shangyuan Festival she had celebrated in the capital, so she went there all day long regardless of the cold weather.
Running in the street.
At first, Yu Hengyue was worried about her safety and personally accompanied her on the streets.
But he soon discovered that this girl's family seemed soft, but she had unlimited energy when it came to shopping.
He stayed with her for two days, and her feet were sore that in the end he had to line up two more guards for her and rest on his own.
"Miss, there are lantern riddles here again today!"
Shaoyao watched the familiar stall open again and said to Yu Shuyue excitedly.
"Okay, this boss probably doesn't want to see me anymore. He also wants to eat and make money. Let's go look elsewhere."
The Lantern Festival has not yet begun, but Yu Shuyue often visits this lantern riddle-solving vendor and has already won several beautiful lanterns from him.
She didn't want to guess lantern riddles now. There were only a few guesses, which was really boring.
"This looks good, boss, how much does it cost?"
Yu Shuyue suddenly saw a fox mask with a delicate and coquettish peach blossom engraved on it.
Her eyes suddenly lit up. She liked this fox mask very much.
"Girl, fifteen coppers."
"I want peony and aster. You two can also choose one."
Yu Shuyue put on the mask in a very happy mood. Seeing that the two maids did not move, she personally picked one for each of them.
All are cute bunny masks.
After handing the mask to the two of them, she turned around and saw the vendor selling candied haws.
After asking for three bunches of candied haws, I gave one to each of them, and then continued walking down the street humming a pleasant tune.
"Sister, have mercy on me, okay?"
Suddenly, someone tugged at the hem of Yu Shuyue's clothes. She looked down in confusion and saw a child who only reached her waist. He was wearing tattered clothes and his face was so dirty that only a pair of big eyes were shining with hope.
Guang stared at the candied haws in her hand.
"Child, let go of the lady's clothes."
Shaoyao saw his muddy hands scratching Yu Shuyuejie's cloak into dirt, and she quickly scolded him.
"I'm sorry, I...I didn't mean to..."
The child also realized that his hands had stained the nobleman's clothes, so he quickly took his hands back and wiped them on the clothes.
But his clothes themselves were dirty and couldn't be wiped clean at all.
"nothing."
Yu Shuyue stopped Shaoyao's movements, then asked her to buy a bowl of wontons from the vendor selling chaos nearby, and then asked Ziyuan to buy some thick clothes from a nearby clothing store.
"Thank you, noble man. Thank you, noble man. You are such a good person."
After a while, the child kneeled directly in front of her with a bowl of wontons and said goodbye with tears in his eyes.
"Get up, the ground is cold, why don't you eat?"
Yu Shuyue looked at him strangely.
The child was obviously so hungry that he swallowed hard, but he just held the wontons in his hands.
"I...I want to take it back to my grandfather and brother to eat..." the boy stammered.
"May I have your name?"
Yu Shuyue knelt down and looked at the boy's level.
"Six Blessings..."
Liufu subconsciously stepped back.
He has been begging on the street for so long, and he has met all kinds of noble people.
But this was the first time he saw someone like Yu Shuyue with clean eyes and no discrimination at all.
He was used to being treated harshly by others, and suddenly meeting such a gentle person made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Liufu, please take me to see your grandfather and brother."
Yu Shuyue felt compassion and wanted to help the child in front of her. This chapter has been completed!