Pingkangfang, Youxiang Mansion.

Xue Bai turned around and saw that lanterns had been hung up in the Prime Minister's Mansion, dispelling the darkness that had just been covered.

There is no dusk drum, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

"Let's go, go find the little lady! Hahaha."

In the side hall, Li Wei, the twenty-first son of the Li family, stood up, said goodbye to everyone with a big smile, and walked away.

All the disciples had their own affairs, and after a while, most of them dispersed.

Xue Bai was still sitting in his seat. This was an inconspicuous corner, just right for him to close his eyes and rest his mind in preparation for the many matters tonight.

"Asleep?"

Xue Bai opened his eyes and saw Li Xiu standing in front of him, so he responded: "No, keep your spirits up, you have to deal with many things at night."

"It's not a big deal. You just need to wait for the banquet with me and stand outside the building. I have my own arrangements." Li Xiu wrote lightly, "There are still more than three hours before the royal banquet, so why not let Jiao Nu take you there?

Look at the lanterns in the Prime Minister’s Mansion.”

Xue Bai couldn't help but think that Lu Fengniang also said the same thing about Fan Yang Lu's flower-like lantern.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

"Go ahead."

Li Xiu returned to her seat with the wine glass in hand, glanced towards the backyard, smiled helplessly, and said to herself: "Jing Nu Qishu, wait for me in the corner of the city."

Xue Bai stood up and walked out of the courtyard, only to see Jiao Nu waiting outside the courtyard.

"After you've eaten, why don't you go see the Xiangfu lanterns?"

"Okay then." Jiao Nu also acted for a while, looking reluctant.

The two then walked towards the lantern market in the east of the square. It was a little further from the west courtyard...

~~

Right Prime Minister's Mansion, backyard.

"Seventeenth Mother, why don't you put on a cloak again? What if it gets cold at night?"

As Mian'er spoke, she picked up a red cloak and said happily: "This one is beautiful. It makes Seventeenth Mother look white and beautiful. Is this the one?"

"don't want."

Li Tengkong looked at it, raised his hand and picked another plain one.

"On the Lantern Festival, wear something brighter."

Mian'er tried to persuade her coquettishly for a while, but she chose a cape made of apricot yellow brocade with a pure white fox fur stitched on the collar.

This fox fur was pure white and undamaged, and it was priceless. They didn't know how much it was worth, but it was beautiful and eye-catching.

The master and servant finished dressing up and went out to enjoy the lanterns.

It was rare for the Seventeenth Mother to go out, so the Youxiang Mansion specially arranged for the Jinwu Guards who usually guard Li Linfujing Street to protect her. There were four people in front, four people in the back, and four people around her. As soon as they came out of the alley, they started pushing and yelling at passers-by.

Li Tengkong was originally happy, but when he saw this situation, he was in a bad mood.

"What are you doing? On Lantern Night in the Yuan Dynasty, even the princess, emperor and grandson have never seen such rampage when traveling."

"My dear, forgive me. You guys are just following orders."

"I'm not going."

When Mian'er heard her little lady's sad tone, she was so anxious that she almost cried. She quickly stopped her and advised her, "Seventeenth lady, we're not far away... and you guys, please be gentle."

"Here."

After exiting the alley, the long street was bustling with activity. From a distance, we could see the brilliant scene upstairs in the east wing of Pingkangfang.

Hanging from the highest point of the square tower is a huge lotus-shaped lantern, and there are many small lotus lanterns surrounding it... It no longer looks like a square tower, but like a lotus pond in a fairy palace.

The lights on East Street became a decoration.

He had never seen such a beautiful night scene in a whole year, and Li Tengkong couldn't help but be stunned.

Mian'er's eyes were also filled with brilliance and she said, "As Shiro ordered, there is a daughter named Nianba Hua in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. She is getting married this year. For the Lantern Festival, the seventeenth mother's favorite lotus will be used."

This is the thoughtfulness of Li Xiu. In the past two years, his eldest daughter born to his aunt remarried one after another. For two years in a row, he ordered people to make the lanterns into the shape of the peach that was his eldest sister's favorite.

To him, it was just a matter of words.

And tonight the most beautiful lantern festival in Chang'an City is not here, but in the east and west cities, and in front of Xingqing Palace.

Li Tengkong and Jiao Nu agreed to meet at the northeast corner of Dongshi.

They walked slowly along with the flow of people and walked out of the square gate. There were vendors on both sides of the street, selling a variety of items that were dizzying.

"Seventeenth Mother." Mian'er suddenly pulled Li Tengkong, "Where is Mr. Xue, have you seen it? Inside the square gate."

Li Tengkong looked back and quickly turned around and hid in front of a stall.

"Eh."

Suddenly her eyes lit up and she had an idea.

"I want to buy this."

Mian'er looked away from the distance, saw a mask stall, and asked, "Which one does Seventeenth Mother like?"

"Nine Heaven Fairy." Li Tengkong said without hesitation.

The master and the servant looked around for many times, and Mian'er said: "But there is no Nine Heavens Fairy."

"Little lady, buy this. This is the crane under the Queen Mother of the West..."

This vendor knew how to sell things. The mask was quite beautiful with feathers on top. Li Tengkong liked it at first sight and bought it immediately.

Wearing a mask and walking forward will make you feel more at ease.

Suddenly, a woman screamed at the entrance of the alley to the west.

"Help!"

Li Tengkong lifted up his mask, turned around and saw a few men dragging a woman into the building, tearing her clothes to pieces.

A Jin Wuwei stood up from the alley and shouted: "Nothing's wrong! The young couple are bickering and don't worry about pedestrians!"

"No...woo!"

Li Tengkong heard the woman shouting in despair, and hurriedly caught up a few steps. When he took a closer look, he realized that it was his brother who was robbing the captive girl. He was anxious and angry.

"Brother, how can you do this?! You guys go and stop him!"

"Young men just protect the little lady..."

"Save her."

Li Tengkong held up the hem of his skirt and rushed over there, shouting hurriedly: "Li Wei, let her go!"

On the long street filled with people, her clear voice was not overbearing and did not spread far.

This is just a small thing that happens occasionally in the shadows under the lights of Tianbao's prosperous age.

No one noticed that six Jinwu guards squeezed through the crowd and walked to the kidnapping man.

Jin Wuwei, who was protecting Li Wei, thought it was his companion who was coming. He grinned and looked at the young lady on the street.

Without any warning, one of the six Jinwu guards who had just arrived drew his sword.

Cut it off suddenly.

"puff."

The man who was helping Li Wei snatch the woman still had a sinister smile on his face, but his head fell to the ground with a muffled sound. The blood spurted extremely high and splashed on the lanterns in the square building.

~~

It was Jiang Hai who came to kill people disguised as Jin Wuwei. He held the knife in his hand and felt happy when he saw the blood spilling in front of his eyes.

The order he received was to commit several murders. He was looking for targets along the way. When he was at the east gate of Pingkangfang, he saw a dandy kid robbing a girl, so he immediately came to kill him.

Everyone who saw this scene was stunned.

"Eating dog intestines! How dare you steal my wife!"

It was Jiang Hai who roared like this on purpose that made someone scream.

"ah!"

The crowd was in chaos, pushing and shoving to escape.

Jiang Hai had just killed one person, but it was far from satisfying. He glared at the frightened Li Wei and pounced directly on him.

"puff."

A servant of the Prime Minister's Mansion who was in the way was chopped down. Jiang Hai immediately slashed a second time, directly hitting Li Wei's back, knocking him to the ground.

He wanted to strike again, but finally the real Kingo Guard blocked it with his sword.

Jiang Hai suddenly became murderous. Suddenly, someone grabbed his arm and dragged him back.

"Gone." Jiang Mao said.

The order they received was to commit a crime and attract the 16th Guards to search. If the trouble got too big, it would not end well.

The two brothers glanced at the trembling Jinwu guards who were fighting with swords, grinned in mockery, and retreated nonchalantly.

Tuoba Mao didn't forget to pick up the woman they rescued and take her with her.

"I saved your mother-in-law, let's go!"

The six people were like wolves and tigers, raising their swords and shouting at the crowd admiring the lanterns: "Are you still watching? Kill you all!"

"ah!"

As the little ladies screamed, the scene became even more chaotic.

The six of them looked back and saw that the losers from the Jinwu Guard did not dare to pursue them, so they swarmed into the chaotic crowd and left.
To be continued...