nycdaug Chapter 109 Prayer
Chapter 109 Prayer
In a restaurant on one side of the moat, three people were leaning against the window looking at the moat. The usually blank river surface was now filled with lanterns, each lit with candlelight, making the already deep river surface seem even deeper and bottomless. One by one, the lanterns floated downstream along with the current.
The man in blue asked, "Why haven't you seen Miss Wen yet?"
The man in green said, "Wen Yulan is the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites. It's normal for her not to come to a place like this. It seems that this rumor is not credible."
The silent man looked a little discouraged, his eyes searching the window, but he couldn't find the figure he was looking for in the vast crowd. Suddenly, the man next to him patted him and said excitedly, "Weiming, isn't that your eldest brother?"
Huang Weiming's pupils widened as he carefully identified it. After confirming that it was Huang Jiuyuan, he curled his lips downwards, "Big brother? I recognize him as my big brother, but he doesn't recognize me as his little brother."
The other two also looked angry. They were both illegitimate sons of the mansion and were good friends with Huang Weiming.
The man in blue said, "Isn't it just that you're relying on your status as the eldest son to do whatever you want? Weiming, you're better than your elder brother in every way, but you were just born into a bad family."
Huang Weiming glared at him fiercely.
The green-clothed man immediately tried to smooth things over, saying, "The Prime Minister values Weiming the most. Huang Jiuyuan's dissolute personality means something bad will happen to him sooner or later. If something happens to him, wouldn't it be natural for Weiming to own the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Huang Weiming stared at Huang Jiuyuan under the window with sinister eyes. At this time, the man in green pointed at Helan Xuenuo beside Huang Jiuyuan and said, "Who is that? Your eldest brother's new lover?"
"Let me see." The man in yellow leaned forward and squinted his eyes to identify her. "Hey, isn't this Helan Xuenuo?"
Huang Weiming became more curious, "Helan Xuenuo?"
"Yes, she's the legitimate daughter of General Helan's family, the only daughter. I've met her once or twice at banquets, but rarely on weekdays. Do you remember that interesting incident in the capital a while ago?"
"What's the fun?"
The man in yellow had a wicked smile on his face and lowered his voice, "It's about Prince Ding'an and his concubine... The concubine is the adopted daughter of the Helan Mansion." He touched his chin and glanced at the other person beside Helan Xuenuo. "Hey, is General Yuan Xu of the Yuan Mansion here too? He's engaged to this Miss Helan. So, how did your brother get so close to the child of a military general?"
Huang Weiming's face was unhappy. Yuan Mansion and Helan Mansion? They were famous in the capital. It seemed that his elder brother should not be underestimated. Could it be that Langdang was just pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger? Glancing at the three people, he curled his lips into a sinister smile, "Let's go and join in the fun."
The moat was crowded with people releasing lanterns. Helan Xuenuo and the others found an empty spot. Yuan Xu handed the lantern to Helan Xuenuo and took one for himself. Huang Jiuyuan stretched out his hand for a long time but saw no lantern from Yuan Xu. He rolled his eyes and reached out to take one himself.
"Write your wishes." Helan Xuenuo gave each of them a pen. Holding a pen, she traced words on the lantern. Huang Jiuyuan tried to get closer to see what she had written, but Helan Xuenuo pushed his head away with her finger, "Go away! Don't try to peek."
Huang Jiuyuan snorted softly, also covering the lantern and hiding in the side to write. When Helan Xuenuo finished writing the lantern, she saw Huang Jiuyuan writing seriously and curiously leaned over. Huang Jiuyuan imitated Helan Xuenuo and pushed her away with his finger, "Don't look."
"If you don't want to read it, then don't." She turned to look at Yuan Xu beside her. Yuan Xu was writing word by word, his eyes focused on the lantern. The faint light from the surrounding fire made Yuan Xu's eyes look bright. After he finished writing, he smiled and looked at Helan Xuenuo, "What are you looking at? Have you finished writing your lantern? What wish did you make?"
"you guess?"
"I guess... praying for your father and mother?"
"Hmm....I guessed half right."
"What's the other half?"
"Of course, I'm praying for my good friends."
Huang Jiuyuan came over after finishing writing and said with a smile, "Are you praying for me?"
Helan Xuenuo was speechless. Huang Jiuyuan's narcissistic nature had never changed. She wanted to take the opportunity to sneak a peek at what Huang Jiuyuan had written, but Huang Jiuyuan dodged her. "What did he write? It's so mysterious."
Huang Jiuyuan's expression suddenly became serious. "It's written to the girl I like. Do you want to read it?"
"Then this one is not enough for you to write about." Helan Xuenuo laughed and lowered the lantern into the moat.
Yuan Xu also put down his lantern. There was a look of loss on his face as he watched the lantern written by Helan Xuenuo gradually drift away. It turned out that there was nothing about him.
Helan Xuenuo watched Yuan Xu's lantern gradually drift away, "What did you write?"
Yuan Xu looked at her, his eyes flickering, like the flickering of lights or the soft light in his eyes. Helan Xuenuo felt her breathing disordered for a moment. Yuan Xu said softly, "I hope that the people I care about can be safe and everything goes well."
Huang Jiuyuan's lantern also fell into the river. The three of them looked at the lanterns filling the river and were silent for a moment.
Helan Xuenuo specially left an empty space in the lantern to pray for Yuanxu, hoping that Yuanxu would win every battle, live safely and smoothly, find a beloved girl in this life, have a bunch of babies, and have many descendants.
The lanterns of the three of them merged into a pile of lanterns and gradually disappeared...
In a pavilion in the distance, Qi Didi was writing about lanterns, while Gu Shicheng stood by the railing, his eyes fixed on Helan Xuenuo and the others for a long time. He walked outside the pavilion, waved, and Zhufeng came to his side, "Your Highness, what are your instructions?"
"Find a way to retrieve her lantern for me."
"Who?" He followed Gu Shicheng's gaze and saw a familiar figure. He roughly understood the figure. "Is it Miss Helan?"
Gu Shicheng nodded, and Zhufeng took the order and left.
After Qi Didi finished releasing the lanterns, she saw Gu Shicheng standing outside the pavilion talking to someone. The person was obscured and left quickly, so she couldn't see clearly. She walked over and asked, "Your Highness, who were you talking to just now?"
Gu Shicheng said in a deep voice, "I was mistaken."
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A breeze blew across the river, and Helan Xuenuo sniffed softly. Yuan Xu noticed and said quickly, "Let's go."
Helan Xuenuo nodded in response. The three of them stood up and turned to leave when Wen Yulan appeared in front of them, blocking Helan Xuenuo. Helan Xuenuo did not have a deep impression of Wen Yulan. The only thing she remembered was that she often followed Shen Yinzhen around. She didn't know why Wen Yulan stood in front of her?
Wen Yulan looked at the three of them with anger. The person she was mainly looking for was Huang Jiuyuan.
A while ago, she heard her father discussing her marriage with her mother. The target was Huang Jiuyuan, a man who didn't even want Shen Yinzhen! And Huang Jiuyuan, who had a terrible reputation in the capital, felt disgusted. She wanted to resist but couldn't. Since ancient times, marriages have always been decided by parents and matchmakers, and she didn't dare disobey her elders.