That night, Luo Qingzhi and others were waiting for Zhixin to return at the inn, preparing to go to the night market.
Zhi Xin returned empty-handed. Before Luo Qing Zhi asked, she explained, "There are so many river lanterns that I'm spoiled for choice. Let's go buy them together."
"good."
Several people left the inn, and the waiter asked: "Are you guys going to put out river lanterns?"
"Yes." Zhixin replied enthusiastically.
The waiter said: "Those guys go to North Street, which is the liveliest place. There is also a tower. You can see the whole city from the top."
"Okay, let's go right away."
It was lively tonight, there were many people on the street, and a few people chose to walk.
Zhixin walked in front, looking around all the time, Gao Zhen held Luo Qingzhi's sleeve and walked behind, and Feng Zinan walked at the end.
"Aluo, what's wrong with you? You feel worried." Gao Zhen asked.
Luo Qingzhi shook her head, "It's okay."
The closer to North Street, the more pedestrians there were. Zhixin and Luo Qingzhi were already separated by several people. Luo Qingzhi was a little anxious and wanted to grab Zhixin, but did not pay attention to the stones under her feet. She staggered, but was luckily pulled by Gao Zhen.
live.
He breathed a sigh of relief and switched from pulling his sleeves to holding hands, "I feel more at ease this way."
Seeing Zhi Xin walking further and further, Luo Qingzhi turned to look at Feng Zinan and ordered, "Follow me."
The wind nodded from the south, went out through the gap on the side, and flew to the eaves.
Gao Zhen asked: "What happened between you and Sister Zhixin?"
"..." Luo Qingzhi frowned, "It's okay."
Gao Zhen didn't ask any more questions. Without Zhixin and Feng Zinan by his side, he became bolder. Not only did he hold hands, but his fingers gradually became clasped together.
"I have never set off a river lantern. Let's go and have a look."
"Okay." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Zhen grinned, holding Luo Qingzhi, and followed the crowd towards North Street.
Along the way, everyone's discussions could be heard from time to time.
"Miss Mufu will leave the palace tomorrow, and these fireworks were set off by Mufu."
"But, how come I heard that this new uncle seems to be just a white man?"
"It should be, otherwise you see, why haven't you heard of any place in Ningzhou City where you can go to your wife..."
Luo Qingzhi wanted to listen more carefully, so she got a little closer. Gao Zhen pulled her back and said, "There are many people, so be careful."
"Bump-bump!"
Brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky, and the crowd stopped walking and looked up at the sky.
"so beautiful."
"W-wow!"
Everyone sighed, and Luo Qingzhi was also fascinated by it.
Gao Zhen leaned forward slightly, leaned close to her ear, and said, "In the future, when we get married, I will also set off a firework for you, which will be more beautiful than this."
Luo Qingzhi's cheeks felt hot, and just as she was about to respond, several screams suddenly sounded in front of her.
The crowd began to flee and bump into each other. For a while, the explosion of fireworks mixed with the screams of the crowd, and the scene was chaotic.
Gao Zhen held Luo Qingzhi's waist, jumped up, and came to the eaves.
Luo Qingzhi looked at the chaotic crowd and said, "Erlang, go to the state capital and call for someone."
"good."
Luo Qingzhi stood on the eaves, watching people falling down one after another and crying one after another. She shook her hand and took the heart-protecting pill given by Zhixin.
She glanced at the left side, and there was an open space, but it was blocked by a wall. She jumped over, split the stone wall with one palm, and said loudly: "Go this way."
After diverting part of the crowd, she flew to the eaves again. Watching the crowd disperse, she saw clearly the people who were crushed and hurried to check their injuries.
People from the state capital came at the same time, stood on high places, and beat gongs and drums.
"Everyone, calm down, calm down."
Seeing the officials arriving, the people stopped in their hurry.
"Everyone
Listen to me, walk slowly, don't crowd, don't rush."
Under the arrangements of state officials, the crowd gradually dispersed.
More than a dozen people who fell on the ground also stopped bleeding under the doctor's initial treatment.
Gao Zhen walked towards Luo Qingzhi with a worried look on his face, "Did you use your inner strength?"
"A little bit." Luo Qingzhi said lightly.
Gao Zhen frowned, "Aluo..."
"Ouyang Xun, Sima Sima of Xianing Prefecture, met Princess Anning."
Luo Qingzhi was still dressed in men's clothing at this time. She was very puzzled, "Have you seen me?"
Ouyang Xun shook his head, "I have never met Your Highness, but I received a document from Beijing yesterday and knew that the princess will arrive in Ningzhou soon."
"You have never seen me, it's just a document, how do you know it's me." Luo Qingzhi asked.
"It's just a feeling. Even if I admit my mistake, it doesn't matter. But if I see you but don't come to greet you, my official hat may not be safe." Ouyang Xun explained.
Luo Qingzhi smiled and said, "Let me handle the rest of the matter. Just pretend you have never seen me today."
"yes."
Gao Zhen took out the crushed river lantern from his arms, feeling a little disappointed.
Luo Qingzhi said: "Let's go to the river."
When I came to the river, I put the crushed river lantern into the water. As soon as I let go, it sank.
At the moment when the river lantern was submerged, Luo Qingzhi still saw a few words on the river lantern.
"Everything goes well..."
Luo Qingzhi picked up a long leaf from the ground, tore it into two rows at both ends, folded the two sides in half, and a simple river lantern appeared.
She gently put it into the river without sinking to the bottom, and started to move along with the current.
"Make a wish." Luo Qingzhi urged Gao Zhen.
Gao Zhen put his hands together and closed his eyes to make a wish.
Luo Qingzhi looked at Gao Zhen who was making a wish seriously, and silently closed her eyes and made a wish, "I hope everything goes well."
On the way back to the inn, both of them were silent. Gao Zhen asked, "Aluo, why didn't you ask me what I wished for?"
Luo Qingzhi asked: "Then what wish did you make?"
Gao Zhen said: "You can't say that, because it won't work if you say it."
"Then you still let me ask." Luo Qingzhi was a little helpless.
"I hope you can pay more attention to me." Gao Zhen said, then sighed, "Aluo, you really have too many people in your heart."
Luo Qingzhi did not refute, and Gao Zhen stopped asking questions.
At the door of the inn, Feng Zinan stands.
Seeing that Gao Zhen was still standing aside, Feng Zinan hesitated to speak.
"Say it."
After receiving Luo Qingzhi's instructions, Feng Zinan said: "A man, Miss Zhixin went to meet a man."
"What did they say?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Feng Zinan shook his head, "That man was very vigilant, and his subordinates didn't dare to get too close."
"Is Zhi Xin back?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"in the room."
Luo Qingzhi nodded, "Okay, you know, I will handle the rest. Tomorrow, His Majesty's people will arrive. You are ready to let them stay at the place arranged by the state capital."
"yes."
"What does Aluo suspect about Sister Zhixin?" Gao Zhen asked.
Luo Qingzhi said: "She didn't go to Mu Mansion at all that day, but went to meet someone."
"Who?" Gao Zhen asked.
"Well, I have to ask her." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Zhen felt a little resentful, "Aluo is so kind to Sister Zhixin, how could she betray you?"
"You can't say that." Luo Qingzhi retorted, "Zhi Xin may be hiding something from me, but she will never do anything to hurt me."
Gao Zhen lowered his eyebrows and said calmly: "...A Luo really trusts Sister Zhi Xin."
Luo Qingzhi turned her head and comforted, "I believe you too."
"I'll go up to find Zhi Xin first. You should rest early."
Gao Zhen looked at Luo Qingzhi who was walking away and murmured to himself, "Believe me...do you..."
In Zhixin's room, Luo Qingzhi knocked on the door gently.
When the door opened, Zhi Xin breathed a sigh of relief, "I feel relieved to see you are okay."
"Of course I'm fine, are you okay?" Luo Qingzhi stared at Zhi Xin, meaning something.
Zhixin avoided Luo Qingzhi's eyes.
"I, I'm fine, what can happen?"
"You won't invite me in?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Zhixin put down her hand on the door frame and said, "Come in."
Luo Qingzhi sat on the chair, looked at the scattered things on the bed, and asked, "Are you packing your things?"
"Looking for something." Zhixin answered.
"Feng Zinan saw that you just went to meet a man." Luo Qingzhi didn't intend to hide it from her, so she asked directly.
"..." Zhixin remained silent.
"If you don't want to say it, I won't force you, but if something really happens, don't hide it from me, okay?" Luo Qingzhi spoke softly and patiently expressed her meaning.
"He found me." Zhixin said.
Luo Qingzhi asked: "Is this the person you have been hiding from?"
Zhi Xin nodded, "That day, I really went to Mu Mansion to ask for help, but he stopped me halfway."
"He threatened you to do something?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"No, he just asked me where I have been all these years..."
Luo Qingzhi murmured to herself, "Could it be that the people in Weibaoshan belong to him?"
"Definitely not!" Zhixin said excitedly, "Definitely not, Aluo, he won't hurt you, he promised me."
Luo Qingzhi looked at Zhi Xin, who was obviously defending the man, and thought about how she initially described the man, saying that he was a devil and had been hurting her.
"That......"
Zhixin said: "Aluo, he is not a threat to you, and has nothing to do with Ningzhou's affairs. Just don't investigate, okay?"
"......good."
"However," Zhixin said, "he told me that the people in Weibaoshan were dead soldiers."
Luo Qingzhi nodded.
"Also." Zhi Xin hesitated, thought for a while, and said, "He also saw Gao Zhen talking to the leader."
"..."
Seeing Luo Qingzhi's silence, Zhi Xin said again: "I don't understand other things, but Gao Zhen only sees you, and I really see it."
"I know." Luo Qingzhi sighed and touched Zhixin's head, "Go to bed early. Remember, don't be brave in everything. You must tell me if you have anything."
"Yeah, I understand." Zhi Xin nodded and forced out a smile.
After coming out of Zhixin's room, she turned around and saw that the lights were still on in Gao Zhen's room.
She thought for a while, walked to the door of his room, raised her hand, hesitated for a moment, but chose to believe it, turned around, and walked to her room.
Luo Qingzhi returned to the room, and suddenly there was a smell of blood in her mouth. Without any time to react, she spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Sure enough, the poison of Frost Bone cannot be underestimated." This chapter has been completed!