As in previous years, the night market in Jing City was particularly lively on Girl's Day.

Bustling crowds could be seen everywhere in the main street and downtown, as well as the soft sedans and carriages of large families shuttling and traveling on the official roads.

Shops along the street were decorated with lanterns and streamers, and there were scattered stalls selling fireworks, cut tobacco, drinks, and hand-made gadgets. They were lined up on both sides of the street.

Facing the crowded crowd, Commandery Princess Jingle walked retrogradely through the brightly lit streets, regardless of people's surprise, disgust, or indifferent eyes.

She walked aimlessly, passing through colorful lights and fireworks, and her eyes were blank and empty.

Along the way, there were opera singers, jugglers, and people who were playing gongs and drums. It was very lively. The livelier the street was, the lonelier Jingle appeared.

The sky was bright with fireworks, and the changing light shone on her face, reflecting the two lines of fresh tears.

"Ninth Uncle... Ninth Uncle, why do you treat me like this...?"

The girl kept walking with humble and heavy steps, slowly getting away from the noise.

Her head was full of the figure of the handsome man. She felt as if her heart had been pressed by a rock, and her pain was dull and depressed.

She could not walk anymore. She stopped helplessly, stood alone under the night sky, and looked down at herself sadly.

A girl would doll herself up for him who loved her.

In order to win more love from the beloved man, Jingle carefully dressed up before leaving the Palace and especially changed into the new dress she was supposed to wear on her birthday, an exquisite and beautiful rosy pleated skirt with scattered flowers.

On the way to the Ninth Prince's Mansion, she was still dreaming sweetly, holding her beloved Ninth Uncle's arm with two white tender hands painted with beautiful red nails, traveling closely with him all over the streets, chewing a stick of sugar-coated haws in the North Street to watch the lanterns, and then making a wish to put lanterns in the Silver River.

"It's funny. I've slept with many women. If they all want me to be responsible, my mansion can't hold them! Ha-ha..."

The man's heartless sarcasm echoed in her ears. His laughter was cold and evil, like a ghost that could not be driven away. The girl suddenly stopped and hugged her extremely painful head with both hands, looking frightened and painful.

So far, she couldn't figure out why the always gentle man suddenly became heartless.

Just as her brother said, he got her too easily. So after he got her, the man no longer cherished her.

The more Jingle thought about it, the more bitter she felt in her heart. She looked up sadly and took a deep breath in the air. She didn't know what to do to recover her love, and she didn't know how to face the days without him in the future.

Two or three people passed by quickly, and then one pulled her hard.

Jingle staggered to hold the wall. Inadvertently, she put her hand on her waist and found that the wallet tied to the silk sash was missing.

Was she robbed? What about the purse...?

Jingle paused for a moment, looked straight at the three shadows running away, and shouted to chase after them,

"Someone robbed me! Someone robbed my purse! Please help me."

When she turned into the alley panting, the girl was surrounded by three men.

In the moonlight, she saw that the three were two tall and one short, in their twenties, with ordinary appearance and extremely poor dress.

"Hey, little girl, how can you come out alone on a good holiday?"

The dwarf weighed the robbed purse in one hand and approached the lonely and weak girl slowly with his accomplices, with an evil smile on his face.

"What... What do you want...?"

Jingle hugged her arms tightly, trembled, and was thrilled.

She saw a faint green light shining from the bottom of their eyes. They were like three hungry beasts, with a disgusting smell of sour wine all over them.

In fear, the girl suddenly wanted to cry, as if she had been stuck in her throat. She prayed and her voice was not like that in the past,

"I, I beg you... Give you all the silver. Give me the purse... Give me the purse back."

The purse was given to her by her Ninth Uncle when she met him.

A tall man laughed strangely twice and raised his thumb to himself,

"OK, you look very pure. I'll give it back to you when you have a good time with our three brothers!"

"No... No... Help!"

Jingle's face was pale with horror. She turned around and ran away.

This weak resistance instantly stimulated these three men. They jumped up one after another with laughter, put the girl's arms behind her, blocked her mouth, and carried her up. They hurried to the deepest darkness of the alley.

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In the night, there was a hook moon and scattered stars in the sky. The silent mountains and rivers were wrapped by light from the moon and stars.

Gu Yunxi and Huanan He leaned against the pavilion in the middle of the mountain and looked far away. They could not help but enjoy the mountains around them.

After dinner, Huanan He was unwilling to leave the temple. He took Gu Yunxi to the back mountain of the temple and enjoyed the night scenery.

Yonglu Temple was built near the mountain. In the temple, there were towering ancient trees and scattered courtyards, which were designed ingeniously.

Outside the temple was beautiful scenery with lush mountains and magnificent peaks.

There was an octagonal pavilion on the half waist of the back mountain cliff. Standing in the pavilion, you could see the grand scene of blessing lanterns flying off somewhere in the city later.

The quiet wind brushed over the pavilion, and the clothes of the two people in the pavilion danced with the wind.

They had picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and they were a perfect match.

The vast night sky opposite suddenly lit up. Countless orange red blessing lanterns flew up in the clouds. The prosperity was spectacular and magnificent. It seemed to come from another world.

Most of the night lit up in an instant. The red color was like a beautiful burning cloud at dusk.

"Darling, look!"

Gu Yunxi looked excited and she pointed to thousands of stars rising from the sky. The glittering light at the bottom of her eyes was bright and gorgeous, which could break the night.

Huanan He's mood was driven by her, and his gentle smile overflowed with tenderness, making people willing to fall at a glance,

"Let's fly the blessing lantern, too."

He raised a long lantern made of gauze and bamboo strips and gave it to Gu Yunxi.

It took him a lot of energy to find the lantern.

The blessing lanterns in the temple mostly used plain white smoke gauze, while the lanterns on the Girl's Day were naturally the best in red.

In order to let Gu Yunxi celebrate the festival and let her have no regrets, he visited all the corners of the temple after dinner.

Finally, an old monk who could make lanterns cut the silk cloth for flags and made one.

Holding the blessing lantern in her hand, Gu Yunxi felt her husband's sentimental love. For a time, she was surrounded by warm sweetness.

She blinked her eyes mischievously through the gauze as thin as cicada wings, constantly teasing the man.

The man's burning eyes crossed the gauze and met the woman's eyes. The corners of his lips rose with a spoiled smile.

When the fire was turned on, the man lit the incense wax himself and watched the blessing lantern take off slowly. The warm radiance lit all directions.

Gu Yunxi's heart was surging. She closed her eyes and folded her palms. The next moment, she felt her body leaning forward and bumping into one warm and solid chest.

"What wish did you make?"

Huanan He hugged her, half his cheek against her forehead, and his voice was as deep as the sea. Gu Yunxi felt her ears itching and her mind rippling when she heard his voice.

She smiled and said softly,

"I won't tell you now."

He stopped asking, gently bowed his head, kissed her lips, and glutted the fragrance between her teeth.

Gu Yunxi was so soft under her feet that she leaned obediently in his arms and was deeply moved.

"Darling, you should go down the mountain."

In the end, she did not forget the last reason. With a thick reluctance, she urged again.

The man sighed in the silence,

"Don't drive me away. I don't want to separate from you again!"

Gu Yunxi was also somewhat helpless,

"Endure for a while for the future."

Huanan He looked lonely and gloomy, holding her tighter,

"If it takes another ten years in the future, I'd rather elope with you immediately. Yunxi, I really regret being merciful to Huanan Xin."

Gu Yunxi smiled softly and put her hand on his shoulder,

"You are kind-hearted. That's what I love you. Remember, you and I got a lot of roads to cover. At present, we have to be careful."

The wind brought wisps of fragrance.

The man smiled bitterly and turned to look at the opposite cliff.

"I smell the smell of wild roses. Wait. I'll pick some and send them to you before I leave. This time I'll be careful not to be pierced by flower thorns."

He took Gu Yunxi's small hand, gave a kiss affectionately, and threw himself out of the pavilion.

He took a deep breath and stepped on the branches. Huanan He was like a vigorous Nighthawk, drawing a melodious curve in the air and climbing steadily on the steep stone wall.

The man turned his eyes proudly and saw that the woman standing in the pavilion was staring in this direction with a bright smile on her face.

Suddenly, a few dark shadows poured into the pavilion. They rushed behind the woman as fast as an arrow. The sharp blades in their hands flashed a gloomy white light in the night.

Huanan He's pupils suddenly condensed and shouted to the pavilion,

"Yunxi, be careful!"