C231 (1/2)

Taking advantage of the night, Luo Lingwei peeked out of the window. Under the silver moonlight, she could only vaguely see the corner of Ji Wu Ye's cloak flashing past.

Luo Lingwei raised her head to ask Yen Lianhe, ”Will he still be following us?”

Would he also go to the Golden Night Banquet?

Ye Lianhe didn't have the slightest understanding of his father and Ji Wu Ye's past. At that time, he was only twelve years old, and the Emperor was afraid of him.

His father had died suddenly. If Ye Qing hadn't been assigned to him before his death, the position of Regent would probably have to be taken by someone else.

”I don't know, but don't worry. As long as I am alive, I will protect you perfectly.” Ye Lianhe rubbed Luo Lingwei's small head.

Luo Lingwei had never heard of anyone protecting her in her life, nor had she ever heard anyone swear to protect her in her life. She could not help but feel her heart turn red.

As long as I am still in this world, I will walk together with you. She whispered a promise from the nape of Nightingale's neck.

I have never been a dodder, nor will I grow up to be a peony in wealth.

Ye Lianhe chuckled, ”Looks like this night's Golden Flowing Light Feast will be very interesting.”

Whitey pushed open the door and saw the two of them looking at each other affectionately. It blushed and quickly left to knock on the door. ”Cough cough, Your Highness. Do you want to set up a meal now?”

”Eat, I'm starving.”

Luo Lingwei's face turned completely red, as if she was a little married woman caught in an adultery. She frantically pushed Ye Lianhe aside, grabbed the teacup king and poured some tea into her mouth. Ye Lianhe happily poured cups after cups for her.

”Don't drink so much, crazy girl. Otherwise, you won't have a stomach to drink fish soup anymore.”

Luo Lingwei drank half a mouthful before calming down. She thought to herself, ”Why would I, a legitimate consort, be so guilty as to act like a lover?” He might as well do one thing and one thing at a time, hold on to Ye Lianhe and not let go.

”From now on, you'll be under Little Sis's protection. You can freely use the chain store under your hand.”

Although Ye Lianhe was usually used casually, he was at most a small shareholder.

Luo Lingwei nodded her head in satisfaction. No wonder so many people liked being a tyrant in modern times. Being a big brother felt so good.

Ye Lianhe couldn't bear to break the little princess' fantasy and let her embrace him. ”Yes, yes, yes. In the future, I still need you to take care of me.”

Little White quietly arranged the food with the maidservants. Then, he turned around and saw Ye Lianhe's expression disappearing in a flash.

She hadn't expected that the wangfei would behave like this in private. ”Two masters, you're too good to be bothered by others.”

Ye Lianhe affectionately helped Luo Lingwei fill the bowl with fish soup. ”You're not hungry?”

Linjiang is rich in fresh fish, fat meat and few thorns, the entire Xuan Dynasty is famous. The master of Yuzhou City, who was in the presence of Yan Gang, had already arranged for a first-rate chef to fish up high-grade fishes from the river. He only wanted to wait for the couple to taste them.

The cook was skilled at cooking, and the fish soup had been stewed since nightfall. The broth was now white as jade, and fragrant. Broken pieces of fish and bones were mixed in the broth.

Luo Lingwei took a sip, her eyes shining.

Nightingale's amber eyes filled with her shadow. ”As long as you like it.”

On the same day of the Golden Dinner at night, when the sun had just risen, the mayor of Yuzhou City sent an attendant to invite him.

Yuzhou City was situated on the riverside. Every late spring, they would encounter a few drizzling rain. It was still early in the morning, and the hawkers had not yet come out of the street to call for a sale. The brook bridge inside the city was quiet and contented, without the hubbub of the day.

Luo Lingwei sat in a sedan chair as she moved through the drizzling rain. When she lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, she saw a river full of flickering lanterns. The lanterns were all small, tender lotuses. The delicate and timid flowers were like a ball of water that swayed along with the flowing water.

From the corner of the tower came the ethereal sound of a singing girl's lute.