257: Lantern Festival on Fire

The Lantern Festival is the most popular festival after the Chinese Valentine's Day because today is a day when many young lovers can meet secretly.

Such a festival is destined to be cheerful and lively. Even before arriving at the lantern market, there are already huge crowds of people, making it difficult for horse-drawn carriages to move forward.

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi and said with a smile, "How about we dismount and walk over slowly?"

Su Xinyi naturally had no objection. She was just a little embarrassed and didn't dare to look into the prince's eyes. She raised the car curtain and jumped out of the car.

Yang Jin:......

He lifted the curtain and lifted the loneliness.

The prince got out of the car and saw Su Xinyi's eyes staring at another lady who got off the car across the road. He saw the little girl across the street put her feet in front of the carriage, then stretched out her hand to raise the curtain to support her girl. The lady Only then did Luoluoban get out of the car.

Su Xinyi:......

She can do it too. She practiced secretly for a long time in her previous life in order to look better when getting in and out of the car.

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi's changing expression, raised the corners of his mouth, walked to her and said with a smile: "The lantern market is very big, where should we start shopping?"

Su Xinyi coughed lightly to cover up her embarrassment, "Anything is fine."

She had also been here during the Lantern Festival, but she came alone. Only once, she sat in a carriage and looked at the noisy and bustling lantern market that lasted day and night. She sat in the carriage for an hour without getting out of the car.

But it's different now.

"Then whatever."

Um?

Su Xinyi watched as the prince casually found a path to avoid the crowd and led her to walk slowly. There were vendors already standing on both sides of the street selling things.

After a while, the prince brought a bunch of candied haws back to her. Su Xinyi looked at the candied haws in front of her. They cost two cents a bunch. They were very cheap, but they were sour and sweet.

She raised her head and looked at the prince, "Your Highness, why do you treat me so well?"

Although her expectations for marriage are different from her earlier mood, she is still confused about feelings sometimes.

Just like in the previous life, she was not sad when Shang Junyan stayed away from her, she just ignored him.

However, His Highness was completely different from Shang Junyan. His Highness treated her very well, probably too well, which made her a little confused.

How can one person be so nice to another person?

Yan Junchu was a little surprised when Su Xinyi asked this question, but it was indeed her temperament to be so direct. He lowered his head to meet her doubtful eyes and said with a smile: "Because I want to be nice to you."

ah?

that's all?

Why do you want to be nice to her?

Probably because Su Xinyi's eyes were too straightforward, Yan Junchu chuckled, "Ayuan, why did you protect me when we first met?"

How dare Su Xinyi tell the truth? I can't say that I owe you a great favor and want to repay it.

Seeing Su Xinyi's face turning red, Yan Junchu still looked at her.

Su Xinyi knew that he couldn't hide, so he had to repeat what he said before, "Because His Highness is a very good prince."

"What happened next?" Yan Junchu asked again.

Su Xinyi:......

Looking at the blushing Su Xinyi, Yan Junchu couldn't help laughing out loud because of his embarrassment, "Ayuan, just like you are to me, why do you need a reason to be nice to someone?"

Su Xinyi knew that His Highness had misunderstood, but she could not explain the misunderstanding and could only acquiesce.

She felt a little guilty.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see the lanterns." Yan Junchu naturally took Su Xinyi's hand and walked forward.

Su Xinyi looked down at the two people's hands, was stunned for a moment, and then raised her feet to follow.

His Highness's palms were dry and warm, just like his person, making her feel at ease and trust at all times.

Is this what you like?

Su Xinyi didn't know much, but she knew that she was really happy now.

The entire lantern market runs east-west and crosses the entire street. Pedestrians rub shoulders and adults and children laugh. Su Xinyi walks side by side with His Royal Highness. Not long after walking, she ate candied haws and drank gold and silver dew. Now she has a hand Holding the glass candies, the other hand held a mandarin duck lantern bought for her by the prince...

At that time, she took another look.

"Brother?"

Su Xinyi had a bad premonition when she heard this voice, but before she could gather her composure, she saw King Rong standing in front of her.

"Ouch, Su Xinyi, what you are talking about is a pair of mandarin ducks competing against each other's wings? How come I am not worthy of you?"

Su Xinyi's face stopped blushing, and her heartbeat returned to normal. She looked at Prince Rong and immediately said, "I also feel that Prince Rong is not worthy of this street."

As soon as King Rong heard this, he immediately hid behind his elder brother and stuck his head out to look at Su Xinyi, "So what if I don't deserve it? What do you want to do?"

"In order not to affect everyone's pleasure in admiring the lanterns, I think it would be better to 'send' the prince out of this street."

Although Su Xinyi said it was a gift, seeing the way she handed the things in her hand to Yang Jin to hold for her and moved her wrists, Wang Rong immediately thought of the way he was thrown out of the lantern market by Su Xinyi, with this look on his face But Dafa is lost!

"You said you are so intolerant of jokes, I'm just kidding. You and my eldest brother really couldn't be more compatible." King Rong said immediately.

Ah.

Su Xinyi reluctantly took back her outstretched hand. The man's face changed at any time, and the man's mouth changed at any time!

Prince Rong heaved a sigh of relief, and then looked at his elder brother's sullen smile, and he really lost his temper. He couldn't help but mutter: "Brother, are you spoiling her like this? If you don't care now, be careful that your husband's authority will not be strong in the future."

Yan Junchu also wanted to roll up his sleeves. Such a brother who is not careful with his mouth really makes people want to deal with him.

Yang Jin: ...

Prince Rong is usually very reliable, why does he become childish when he meets Princess Yong'an.

Prince Rong refused to leave and insisted on going shopping with them. Su Xinyi didn't care, but the prince really thought that this brother was an eyesore.

"Huh? Su Xinyi, isn't that Shang Junyan?"

Su Xinyi heard Prince Rong's voice, raised her head and looked across the street, and saw Shang Junyan, but surprisingly, Shang Junyan was followed by Princess Runyi.

Prince Rong was about to explode, what was going on?

He walked over without thinking. Su Xinyi and the prince looked at each other. They were afraid that Prince Rong would cause trouble, so they followed him.

The two sides bumped into each other. Shang Junyan looked at Su Xinyi in surprise, then looked at His Royal Highness the Prince, and then looked at the angry Prince Rong, and fell silent instantly.

Prince Rong looked at Yan Qiongsi and asked, "Why are you here?"

Didn't Yan Qiongsi promise him not to get entangled with Shang Junyan?

Yan Qiongsi looked at her cousin and said with a smile, "I brought my maid to enjoy the lanterns. I happened to meet Prince Shang here, so I came to say hello. Cousin, you are making a fuss. Even if our marriage is not successful, our two families are still good friends. We can't meet like enemies."

Prince Rong looked at Yan Qiongsi suspiciously, and finally looked at Shang Junyan, "Really?"

Shang Junyan felt that he should not go out tonight. He didn't expect Su Xinyi to come out with His Royal Highness the Prince to enjoy the lanterns. What does this have to do with him, but inexplicably, he felt very dazzling when he looked at their hands holding each other tonight.

"Yes, the princess and I just met by chance." Shang Junyan collected his thoughts and looked at Prince Rong and replied.

Prince Rong then suppressed his anger a little, looked at Yan Qiongsi and said: "Don't run around alone, follow me."

Yan Qiongsi agreed obediently, "Okay, it happens that I feel bored alone." After that, he looked at the Crown Prince and bowed, "But will it disturb His Royal Highness and Princess Yong'an?"

Yan Junchu looked at Yan Qiongsi's eyes sliding across his and Su Xinyi's hands, and said casually: "It doesn't matter, at the intersection ahead, we will watch the lanterns separately with my seventh brother."

Prince Rong:?

When did it happen, how could he not know?

But when he met his elder brother's calm eyes, he was a little scared, so he acquiesced.

"Where is the Shang prince?" Prince Rong stared at Shang Junyan again and asked.

Shang Junyan said calmly, "I will go back to the mansion when we reach the intersection ahead."

Prince Rong frowned, "What do you mean by that? It's as if I'm going to chase you away."

The atmosphere among the people suddenly became awkward. Su Xinyi held her forehead with her hand. What a mess.

The lights on the street illuminated the expressions of the people clearly.

Su Xinyi was a little impatient. She just didn't want to get involved in anything Shang Junyan did. Moreover, although Yan Qiongsi helped her last time, she could never turn her enemy into a friend.

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi's impatient expression with a sidelong glance, tightened his fingers slightly, and watched Su Xinyi raise her head to look at him. He smiled at her and said, "Let's go first."

Su Xinyi's eyes lit up in an instant.

Yan Junchu's mood also became cheerful, and he said to everyone, "You guys chat slowly." After that, he took Su Xinyi's hand and continued to move forward.

Yan Qiongsi's eyes fell on their clasped hands, and it took a long time before he took them back.

Prince Rong was looking at Shang Junyan and said, "I'll take Qiongsi over there, and Prince Shang is free to do whatever he wants."

He deliberately pointed out that Shang Junyan was allowed to go because he hoped that Shang Junyan would not go with them.

Shang Junyan looked at Prince Rong and said indifferently, "Prince, Princess, please."

Prince Rong snorted and looked at Yan Qiongsi and said, "Let's go."

Yan Qiongsi raised her head and looked at Shang Junyan, "Prince Shang, goodbye."

Shang Junyan said expressionlessly, "Princess, take care."

Shang Junyan turned around and left immediately after he finished speaking. Prince Rong was actually unhappy when he saw him in this posture. Although he knew that Yan Qiongsi had done something wrong before, Shang Junyan's disgusted look was indeed very unpleasant to him.

Su Xinyi and the prince walked out more than ten steps and were about to speak when they suddenly stopped.

Yan Junchu looked at her suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

"Your Highness, did you hear any sound?" Su Xinyi looked at the prince and asked.

Yan Junchu shook his head, and suddenly he raised his head abruptly.

Su Xinyi looked at the expression of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and immediately turned around. She saw that a huge carp lantern that had been erected at the place where they had left before suddenly fell down.

The screams of passers-by in fear instantly broke the lively lantern market, and the crowd suddenly became chaotic.

Su Xinyi almost immediately grabbed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's hand and protected him through the crowd. Yang Jin followed immediately with the guards.

The Crown Prince looked at Yang Jin and said, "Go and see Prince Rong."

The place where the carp lantern fell was exactly where the three of them were.

Yang Jin immediately took the order and left, leaving two guards to protect His Royal Highness, and immediately led the others to run towards Prince Rong.

The panicked crowd greatly hindered the speed of pedestrians, and there were screams and sounds of firefighting everywhere.

Su Xinyi was strong and soon reached a safe corner after parting the crowd. When she looked back, she saw that the fire had already started.

Someone from a nearby shop immediately came out with a bucket to put out the fire. Su Xinyi said to His Highness, "Your Highness, I'll go over and help put out the fire."

She was strong and fast, so she could carry water faster.

"I'll go with you."

"No, Your Highness's safety is more important." Su Xinyi refused immediately. She looked at the two guards and said, "Protect Your Highness."

Yan Junchu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He glanced at the guards, and the two guards nodded and agreed.

Su Xinyi turned around and left. There were so many people in the Lantern Market. If a fire started, it would not be a joke.

As soon as Su Xinyi left, Yan Junchu immediately said, "Send someone to put out the fire, and then go check why the carp lantern suddenly fell."

"Your Highness..." One of the guards looked at His Highness with some concern. How could they leave?

Yan Junchu glanced at them calmly, and the two guards did not dare to say a word, and immediately took the order and left.

Su Xinyi took the bucket from the hand of the clerk in the shop next to her, and immediately poured it towards the fire. She was strong, and the bucket of water was poured on the place where the fire was raging, and the crowd cheered.

Su Xinyi turned around and left with the bucket, and suddenly heard someone say: "County Lord, give you water!"

Before Su Xinyi could recover, the empty bucket in her hand was taken away, and another bucket full of water was handed to her.

Su Xinyi raised her head and looked at the other person. She didn't know him. Facing the other person's honest smile, she didn't have time to say anything, and immediately turned around and poured the water out.

This seemed to be a signal, and the others consciously handed the bucket to Su Xinyi, because their strength was not as strong as the county lord, and the effect of extinguishing the fire was naturally not as good as hers.

Su Xinyi: ...

She bowed to everyone, took the bucket and started to put out the fire. Because she was good at martial arts, she could jump to the roof with water and pour water from top to bottom, which was more effective.

Su Xinyi didn't know how many buckets of water she poured. The fire was finally small, and the others didn't need her to put out the fire so hard. Everyone rushed forward and soon the fire was extinguished.

"The Princess of Yong'an is mighty!"

I don't know who shouted, and soon everyone followed suit.

Su Xinyi was a little embarrassed at this time. Because she was eager to put out the fire, her dress was stained with water stains and her hair was a little messy.

She smoothed her hair and thought of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. She turned around and wanted to take a look. As a result, when she turned around, she saw His Royal Highness behind her, holding a bucket in his hand.

Su Xinyi: ...

When did His Royal Highness come?

Yan Junchu put down the bucket in his hand, looked ahead and said nonchalantly, "Someone fell down in front, go see who it is."