Chapter 336 The Lantern Festival (1/2)

On the Lantern Festival, which fell on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year, people would be busy making flower lanterns, solving riddles and eating sweet dumplings.

With her hands held tightly in a pair of dry, warm hands, Lin Mengya found herself following behind Long Tianyu, floating along like duckweed.

She was distracted by what Baisu had done. In fact, Baisu had a woeful tale to tell. But Lin Mengya could not retain her, for herself or Xiaoyu.

“Are you still feeling upset about Baisu?”

Long Tianyu’s deep, low voice suddenly came from above her. Lin Mengya lifted up her head and found her eyes drawn into a pair of dark eyes which was looking at her as well.

“I… You know everything? Are you going to blame me?”

Lin Mengya felt a little nervous, because Baisu had followed her into the Palace, after all. If something went wrong with the Emperor, she would be the main cause.

“From the beginning, I knew clearly who Baisu really was. I did not stop you from going into the palace with her, because I was sure that she would not do anything to father.”

Suddenly, Long Tianyu turned his head aside, his face hidden in the darkness so that Lin Mengya could not see his facial expression clearly.

But somehow, Lin Mengya felt a little angry at him.

Her face turned a little cold and when she wanted to withdraw her hands, she found that Long Tianyu was holding them very tightly. She tried to struggle but failed. Finally, she had to stop and let him hold her hands.

“Why didn’t you tell me, since you knew everything?”

Lin Mengya asked in a huff. But when she voiced it out, she felt somewhat discouraged.

Frankly, she also had found some hints about Baisu’s identity. She did not stop her because she also wanted to see how much Baisu cared about their relationship, which was like that of being sisters.

Lin Mengya, or Long Tianyu actually doubted if Baisu would betray her.

Suddenly, there was a hint of a smile on her face. To some extent, Long Tianyu and Lin Mengya were on the same wavelength.

They thought themselves to be strategists, and shamelessly used the people closest to them as chips.

“She won’t harm father, truly. “Because she knew herself that you would be involved if she did. Therefore, she would not do anything.”

After a period of thought, Long Tianyu slowly said this.

He actually did not understand the relationship between women.

But he knew clearly about one thing.

Baisu or the other three maids would sacrifice themselves for Lin Mengya.

So did Lin Kui and the other subordinates. When it came to Long Tianyu, they would put his safety as the priority.

That was why Long Tianyu did not stop Baisu from going with Lin Mengya.

But to his surprise, this was almost used by the Crown Prince as an excuse to defeat Lin Mengya.

Long Tianyu frowned slightly. Baisu’s identity was a secret. Even he did not make it known. But how could an unimportant guard of the Crown Prince, know clearly who Baisu really was.

Long Tianyu smelled a sensitive conspiracy going on here.

“It may be so. I hope Baisu can think it over and find a life of her own. After all, she can’t live for me or Xiaoyu.”

Lin Mengya figured it out as well. Baisu was not the same as the other three girls.

Her family and her martial arts skills were the deciding factors for her, that she could never be an ordinary maid.

Perhaps, Baizhi and Baishao might get married to common men in a few years. But Baisu had the best ending for herself now.

Lin Mengya raised her head and saw lots of Kongming lanterns rising up in the dark sky.

Red or yellow quadrangle paper lanterns were flying in the sky over the Capital City.

When Lin Mengya was still a little girl, mothers in the orphanage would often fly a Kongming lantern, when one of those orphans had their birthday coming.

It was said that supernatural beings in heaven would see the paper lanterns carrying the people’s good aspirations.

“Don’t worry. I’ve told Lin Kui not to make it hard for Baisu. If you want more maids, I will tell them to find a suitable maid for you.”

Lin Mengya nodded. Before anyone noticed, Long Tianyu had already started to do these thoughtful and caring tasks for her.

“I…don’t need. The more I build up the relationship with, the more painful the departure will be for me. But anyway, thank you.”

Lin Mengya turned around and a grateful smile surfaced on her face.

Long Tianyu was obsessed with it. Although he had already seen her different facial expressions, her smile was so light under the moonlight, so soft.

Her beautiful eyes were filled with sincere gratitude.

Her pink, rosy lips curled upward, and a gentle smile made her face so beautiful that the stars in the sky would lose their lights in a minute.

The people around them disappeared from their world in a minute.

In their eyes, only both of them were present, at this moment.

The next second, Long Tianyu bent his body.

Unexpectedly, his cool, soft lips touched Lin Mengya’s lips.

Lin Mengya opened her eyes wide and watched his face getting closer. She seemed to be stunned, and her small mouth opened slightly. His familiar, overwhelming breath was making her dizzy.