Chapter 1 (2/2)

That loud voice despite being far away can still be heard clearly, several women giggled.

“Lantern can also protect marriage? This peddler is talking nonsense!”

“Yes, it's a rabbit lantern, is the rabbit not Chang'E's *?”

*lady/G.o.ddess in the moon; read more here

&h.e.l.lip;

So what if it's a rabbit, Yue Lao's palace also has rabbits lah!

A Chan listening to the ladies talk, not quite convinced.

At the corner there is a peddler selling tangyuan, on the charcoal stove there is a large pot that is fuming with white steams. A Chan smell the sweet taste, is considering where she can find bits of rocks to turn into coins to buy some, yet she suddenly remembered that she is now an immortal, exorting money under false pretenses is a breach of heaven laws.

A Chan swallows her saliva, reluctantly force herself to walk away.

She looks at You Ming book, not long red strings (fates) appear. The names on the register got fewer and fewer, A Chan thinks this work can be considered as running smoothly*, could not help but feel blissful.

*What the heart wishes, the hand accomplished, skilled at the job (idiom)

Pa.s.sing a house, she suddenly heard someone sigh. Looking up she saw a young girl standing at the window of a small house, blowing into her two hands, rubbing them, clasping hands together to pray to the moon: “&h.e.l.lip; Daughter* is Li Yao, only hope to have the other half, this life will not be regretful then &h.e.l.lip; ”

* Humble way of addressing oneself; in this case she is addressing the moon G.o.d/deity

Li Yao? A Chan flipped through the You Ming book, her name is not on here.

Yue Lao has never arrange for a lover for her &h.e.l.lip; A Chan sympathetic thought, was about to walk away, but an enticing aroma following the wind that carry over to her nose, she stopped.

A Chan followed the aroma, the windowsill next to the girl has a bowl.

It was of course a bowl of tangyuan, A Chan smelling the aroma concluded: in the bowl there are a lot of radishes/carrots.

A bowl of cut radish/carrot tangyuan &h.e.l.lip; A Chan was extremely sad.

Across the river is capital palace; this place is more lively compare to other places. The emperor came in person, leading officials and army soldiers to watch the lanterns, enjoying (it) together with the public.

The palace's gates are magnificent; under the palace are a plethora of tall tower floor levels decorated with vibrant, brilliant flower lanterns.

In the palace's chamber fireworks are constantly lit filling up the sky, each time it was lit would cause the crowd to clamor Icicles falling down from the eaves, the golden water of the river seems to froze, and l.u.s.trous flashes shone within the darkness.

Finally a couple with names in the You Ming book is viewing the lanterns, A Chan does not need to exert effort to find them, tied them a red string.

“Behold, there's Duke Guang Ling!” A Chan was just pa.s.sing by the crowd, a few women talk excitedly, and kept on looking toward the tower.

“Where?”

“Over there, see it? Wearing a red brocade robe.”

“Ya&h.e.l.lip;”

She also looks there.

Within a blink of an eye, a roar pounced the sky, fireworks exploded within the moment, illuminating (the sky) as bright as day.

The crowd “ah” with a burst of sighs/gasps in admiration.

A Chan saw the young man’s appearance was outlined by the gorgeous luminescence of the sky, the radiance contours his face, handsome and elegant. He wears an elegant fur coat and sat among the female n.o.bles, causing people who glance at him to feel touched; he slightly t.i.tled his head, seems to be gazing at the fireworks, yet was a bit listless and aloof.

A Chan was stupefied.

“This is Duke Guang Ling&h.e.l.lip;” someone exclaimed, “If only he will glance over here even once would be nice.”

A Chan’s mind suddenly moves.

Her hands flipped the You Ming book, search for the name from the royal lineage, but for a long time did not find the name of Duke Guang Ling in there.

Is also a lonely person ah &h.e.l.lip; A Chan brightened.

Upstairs of the small house, Li Yao's windows were blown open slightly. She only nap for a bit on the couch, when she woke up she was surprised to find the bowl of tangyuan had disappeared without a trace.

Besides the bowl that had not a single drop of soup left was a piece of paper.

On the paper was crooked handwriting that wrote: “Li Yao, had made your wish come true, your man has been chosen. Using a bowl of tangyuan as repayment.” Inscribed at the end is something that looks like a paw print.

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