cpa300_4(); In front of our eyes, a colorful light appeared.

It's a lantern!

Outside the gate of the teahouse, on both sides of the originally bustling street, although the vendors had already withdrawn and the pedestrians had dispersed, the lanterns were hung all over the trees on both sides, and even tall wooden shelves were erected in some places, and all kinds of colorful lanterns were hung on the shelves.

The wind and rain stopped, and there was only a slight rain in the air, which brought a burst of coolness, but those lanterns lit up at such a time, and suddenly illuminated the street that had not yet come out of the wind and rain and the dark sky.

Li'er opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at the scene in front of her, and after watching it for a while, as if she couldn't believe her eyes, she reached out and rubbed her eye sockets vigorously.

I was also stunned, and subconsciously turned my head to look at Pei Yuanhao.

He stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, his slightly narrowed eyes wandering around with an indifferent look, and then lowered his head to look at Li'er.

Li'er suddenly raised her head and looked at him: "Is it for me?"

Pei Yuanhao smiled and said, "Do you like it?"

“……”

This time, Li'er was so pleasantly surprised that she couldn't even answer whether she liked it or not, but turned her head again, looked at the lanterns around her that were constantly shaking in the slanting wind and drizzle, shining with colorful lights, jumped down the steps at once, and ran over happily to look.

The attendant holding an oil-paper umbrella on the side stepped forward and propped the umbrella above her head.

Pei Yuanhao also walked down with a smile, just took two steps, but stopped again and looked back at me.

Standing on the steps, I hadn't woken up from my stunned feelings for a while, and when I saw him looking at me, I was also a little dazed and stunned.

He thought for a moment, took a step towards me, and walked in front of me at the bottom of the steps.

"Stay with me a little longer. ”

“……”

His voice was calm, without deliberate tenderness or supplication, as if he was just calmly uttering something ordinary.

But standing in the rain, his sideburns became wet, and his eyes seemed to fall into the drizzle, and when the streamer flashed, a thousand words were said at that moment.

I couldn't say a word, just looked at the flickering lanterns around me, shining a brilliant streamer, and he stood in the streamer, his deep eyes seemed to melt into all the light, and became gentle.

After a moment of silence, I didn't say anything, and just walked down the steps gently.

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Twilight fell, but the rain never broke, brushing on people's cheeks from time to time, and fingertips passing through, bringing bursts of moist coolness.

There are even more pedestrians on the street.

Such lanterns, in a non-annual festival, or even rainy evening, appear on the streets of Yangzhou, even after a pouring rain immediately appeared, more shocking than the fairy law, everyone has taken to the streets, some holding oil paper umbrellas, some simply strolling in the drizzle, enjoying this rare wonder.

And among these people, there are me and Li'er, as well as Pei Yuanhao, who made this spectacle.

The sky will not be dark, and there seems to be a glow in the sky, we are holding an oil-paper umbrella and mingling in the crowd, without attracting attention at all, jumping all the way from Li'er, looking at the lotus lantern here, and looking at the rabbit lantern over there, and even with a group of children to go around the marquee to see the little people above for a long time, Pei Yuanhao and I just stood next to it, watching her originally red little face was reflected by the light, and it was as red as an apple.

I stood there, looking at Li'er's happy appearance, and looking at the constantly rotating picture of the marquee, as if reincarnation, I was a little stunned for a while, and at this time, his slightly hoarse voice came from behind me-

"I remember that more than ten years ago, there was also a lantern festival in Yangzhou. ”

“……”

"Little Chinese New Year's Eve, when everyone is in danger. ”

“……”

"Do you remember?"

“……”

In an instant, the pictures that had been sealed in the dust in my memory suddenly appeared in front of me, just like the marquee, and I couldn't wait to play it out at this moment.

And I felt a tingling pain coming from my chest.

I originally wanted to say that I don't remember, but this simple sentence is a little unspeakable, because the lantern festival was not organized by others, but the big hero in my heart, the man who stood up to the sky, and the memories he left in my life, I can't forget, and even saying "forget it" seems to be a blasphemy against him and the past.

After pondering for a long time, I nodded slightly.

"Unfortunately, I didn't see it. ”

“……”

Yes, he didn't see the lantern festival, and we had already received the news that he had left Yangzhou City, but I didn't know at that time that he was going to several other provinces in the south of the Yangtze River to prepare medicinal materials, wanting Xue Muhua to prepare medicine that could suppress the plague.

He didn't see the lantern festival that remained in the memory of many Yangzhou people.

My eyes grew darker and darker.

"At that time, I was just a prince, and you-"

Seeing that he was about to say those things back then, I opened my mouth lightly and interrupted him: "At that time, I haven't left my son yet. ”

He looked at me.

I looked at the happily bouncing Li'er in front of me, and said lightly: "It's been too long." ”

After saying this, I walked a few steps and walked to Li'er's side.

He stood where he was, looked at us for a while, and finally said nothing more, and followed in silence.

There are more and more people, and the street is becoming more and more lively, I took Li'er by my hand, Pei Yuanhao accompanied Li'er, the three of us walked slowly in the crowd, Gu Ping and the other guards behind him followed not far away, at this moment, it seems to be really like a family of three wandering on the street, looking at those colorful lanterns, Li'er held our hands, looking at the people around who were going to come out to see the lanterns in the rain, and also felt a little novel: "Mother, didn't they go to shelter from the rain? Why do they come out to see the lanterns now?"

I smiled faintly and said: "The jade leaks the copper kettle and don't urge, the iron gate and the golden lock are open; ”

"Who can sit idly when they see the moon, and where can they not come to see the lights?" Li'er repeated silently, and then suddenly smiled and said, "Then did I do a good deed? They can only see these lanterns because of me!"

Pei Yuanhao laughed.

I glanced at both of them and didn't speak.

After strolling around for a while, Wu Yanqiu next to him took a few steps forward, Pei Yuanhao saw that he had something to say, so he walked over slowly, only to see Wu Yanqiu whispering something in his ear, Pei Yuanhao's brows immediately frowned slightly, but he didn't speak, but looked up at the gray sky that was still drizzling.

The hour is almost up.

The rain did not fall through, but kept raining, some of the lanterns were wet and damaged by the rain, some were drenched and extinguished, and someone immediately came up next to them to replace them with new lanterns.

Li'er also saw this scene, she subconsciously stopped, looking at the busy entourage, and the piles of lanterns that were replaced after they were broken, she raised her head to look at me, and her eyes obviously flashed with a trace of confusion: "Mother." ”

I smiled, "Because you're going to see it, he's got it for you." ”

“……”

"Because of your words, many people have to brave the rain to be busy. ”

Li'er said in a bit of a panic: "However, I didn't say I had to watch it, I just—"

I smiled and said, "Li'er, if ordinary people say a word, it may only affect their relatives at home, or one or two friends; if they say a word, no one will immediately prepare for them and do it for them." ”

“……”

"But it's not the same for people in high positions. ”

“……”

"Because he has power, and because there are many people who want to confront him, maybe he just says a word unintentionally, and someone immediately prepares it for him and does it for him. ”

“……”

One of his thoughts, one action, may affect many people. ”

“……”

"The 'pull' that my mother said can be a blessing or a disaster. ”

“……”

"Your words, so that many people in today to see the beautiful lanterns, but also your words, so that many people to come out of the rain to busy, these lanterns were originally used for a long time when the weather is fine, but because of the rain, maybe can only be used for a while, it will be scrapped. ”

“……”

"Whether this matter is good or bad, my mother can't make an assertion, you can judge for yourself. ”

“……”

"Mother just wants to sue you - the more powerful people are, the more careful they must be in their words and deeds. ”

Li'er listened to my words, turned her head to look at the busy people again, and quickly nodded: "I know!" After finishing speaking, there was a faint loneliness on her face, she lowered her head, and said softly: "Actually, I just want to stay with him for a while." ”

Hearing her words, I felt a tingling in my chest.

But he didn't know what to say to comfort her, but after a moment of silence, he gently stroked the top of her head.

At this time, Pei Yuanhao also walked over.

His expression also had a hint of loneliness, and looking at Li'er's lonely expression, he immediately asked, "What's wrong with Li'er?"

Li'er glanced at him and didn't speak.

He frowned slightly, and was about to ask again, but I had already turned to him and said calmly, "I think it's almost time." ”

“……”

"I've seen the lanterns too, we should go back. ”

It was as if his heart had been pinched severely, and although his face was still expressionless, the sudden sharp pain in his eyes was so vivid that I even felt his breath suffocating.

I repeated, "We, it's time to go." ”

A group of children laughed and ran past us, grimacing as they ran, while he and I stood calmly, staring at each other, and the noise around us made the silence seem to be suffocating.

At this moment, a man suddenly rushed out of the side, holding a cold and glistening knife in his hand, and rushed straight towards us.

We all saw this man out of the corner of our eyes, but before we could react, Gu Ping, who had been following us, immediately stepped forward and pushed me away: "Be careful!"