Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 269-1 Watching Fireworks Together

Zhu Jinyou also wanted to take a seat, but the three girls all looked up and stared at him blankly, not even moving.

"I came here to enjoy the fireworks, but I didn't expect it to be you guys who were behind it?"

Song Si was considerate enough to ask for a small wooden stool and brought it over for Prince Ning to sit on.

Zhu Jinyou's eyes darkened. Did he treat him as a child?

Xia Liang and Qin Bingrui laughed secretly.

Yan Xuan brought a large wooden chair and called out, "Baby, come sit on this chair with me and watch the fireworks..."

Before he could finish his words, Yan Xuan saw His Royal Highness Prince Ning and moved the chair in front of him.

"Your Highness, please sit down."

Xia Liang jumped off the carriage and sat down first.

"Xuan, you found the seat for me, why did he get it later?"

Yan Xuan: My Xia Liang is a brave and courageous girl. Your Highness, please don't take it personally.

Zhu Jinyou also broke his usual habit and walked up to Qin Bingrui and asked her to sit on a small stool.

Qin Bingrui raised his eyes: I owe you?

Song Si was the most perceptive. He pulled Qin Bingrui off the carriage with force.

Qin Bingrui threw a hook punch at Song Si, but Song Si dodged it easily.

"Stinky boy, I have to write a letter to Miss Shen and ask her to find a good family to marry quickly."

Song Si: ...

Zhu Jinyou easily jumped onto the carriage and sat next to Luo Yu.

Luo Yu looked at him suspiciously. When did they become so close and casual?

"Your Highness Prince Ning, do you have something to ask me?"

"Watch the fireworks with you."

Luo Yu raised the corner of his lips. He was not a reserved person.

Qin Bingrui was not very happy. He stared at Zhu Jinyou and said harshly, "Don't try to hit my sister."

Song Si pulled him to the other side.

At two quarters past Xu, the fireworks exploded on time.

At the same time, there were several loud noises one after another, and the fireworks bloomed in the night sky like gorgeous flowers, colorful and contrasting with the stars, like the most beautiful painting between heaven and earth.

Luo Yu looked up at the bright sky. At this moment, her heart had never been so calm.

The entire world seemed to be filled with the sound of fireworks, nothing else.

Zhu Jinyou looked at her cheeks dotted with fireworks, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"It seems that Miss Luo Yu also likes this romantic scene."

Luo Yu didn't look at him and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't you like it?"

"When I was little, I could see it every holiday. I loved those days the most."

Luo Yu craned her neck and stared at the fireworks in a trance. No matter when, she liked this fleeting beauty, which seemed unreal and very much like the time she was experiencing now.

"Then why don't you like it now?"

"Because things that are too beautiful cannot be preserved, they are all fleeting."

Luo Yu was puzzled. This kind of broken mood was not like that of His Royal Highness Prince Ning.

"How could that be? Fireworks may be fleeting in beauty, but their beauty can be forever preserved in the heart and is eternal. Your Highness is too greedy, wanting to grasp everything in his hands, and instead of carefully experiencing the fleeting splendor of this flower, he doesn't really appreciate it."

Besides, even if you could see something truly beautiful every day, you’d eventually tire of it and abandon it. Therefore, an annual viewing experience is the most lively and profound.”

The smile on Zhu Jinyou's lips faded.

"So, is this really the case with Miss Luo Yu? Is there nothing you want to hold tightly in your hands?"

Luo Yu hesitated for a while and did not answer.

The fireworks continued to bloom for a long time, and the crowd watching began to remain quiet from the noise, as if they wanted to keep this moment in their memory for a long time.

Xia Liang was originally sitting on a chair, but later she stood on the chair because she was too lively. Yan Xuan stood in front of her and protected her tightly, fearing that she would fall.

"It's so beautiful, Yan Xuan. Look, I designed that heart myself. I'm giving it to you as a token of my love, because I love Yan Xuan the most!"

Yan Xuan looked up at the blooming fireworks of love, his cheeks flushed red, and under the illumination of the fireworks, he looked extremely gorgeous and dazzling...

The crowd turned their heads to look at the young couple, they were so envious!

Xia Liang put one hand on Yan Xuan's shoulder and leaned half of her body lightly on his broad back. Yan Xuan held her hand tightly on his shoulder to prevent her from falling.

Her smile is as beautiful as fireworks!

Luo Yu looked at them with an auntie smile on her face. The sight of two loving people together was a scene with a special meaning!

"Miss Luo Yu, are you envious of young couples?"

His tone was very calm, but to Luo Yu's ears, it sounded sarcastic.

"Unfortunately, if Yan Xuan really wants to marry Miss Xia, I'm afraid the Yan family may not agree. If Miss Xia is willing to become a concubine..."

Luo Yu interrupted him.

"Who said Xia Cao has to marry Yan Xuan?"

The atmosphere was so good, but he had to say such unpleasant words.

"She likes Yan Xuan so much. If Yan Xuan married another official woman, would she still be as happy as she is now?"

"So what? There are so many men in the world. I can just find someone I like."

If Yan Xuan obeys the family's power and marries a woman he doesn't like, it doesn't matter whether Xia Liang marries or not.

"..."

Zhu Jinyou finally understood that since Miss Luo Yu could even escape from the imperial palace at will, how could there be any rules for her to follow?

Seeing that he was silent, Luo Yu said slowly: "When you like someone, you really like them. You don't need to care about the opinions of the world. Just choose to be together. If you can't be together, and the relationship is easily cut off by the world, then it is definitely not suitable. Why force the other person to change for you?

There are two people in this world who are not suitable for each other, but there are no unsuitable feelings. If one person can't give it, there will always be someone who can. Why bother yourself with unhappiness?

"You say it so easily. It seems that Miss Luo Yu knows what is important and what is not."

"Thank you for the compliment, isn't it the same for Your Highness?"

Xia Liang and Yan Xuan didn't care what they said. After the fireworks were over, they held hands and ran into the city with the dispersing crowd to enjoy the lanterns.

Zhu Jinyou jumped off the carriage, a smile in his eyes. He asked Luo Yu, "There are lanterns in the city tonight. Miss Bai, would you like to go with me to enjoy the lanterns?"

When Luo Yu saw that the children were playing with the "Flying Tigers", he thought there was nothing to worry about, so he nodded and accepted Zhu Jinyou's invitation.

Strangely enough, Prince Ning was being a bit too gentle today. He must be trying to find out what she was thinking.

The city was brightly lit, with big red lanterns hanging high on the two rows of streets. Many shops were displaying and selling lanterns. The not-too-narrow roads were crowded with people. Luo Yu rarely saw such a lively night city.

Zhu Jinyou patiently explained to her: "The customs here are a little different from those in Beijing. Here, before the Spring Festival, there's a custom of enjoying lanterns, eating glutinous rice dumplings with various fillings, and some ethnic minorities will wear their own ethnic costumes and perform. It's a lively occasion for several days and nights."

When Luo Yu heard this, he was very excited.

"Where can I get glutinous rice dumplings? Let's go eat some!"

Zhu Jinyou thought that he had just eaten at noon, but for some reason he agreed.

"I know a good shop. The glutinous rice dumplings here have both salty and sweet fillings. The taste is different, and it's different from what I eat in Jiangzhou, the capital."

"I like salty food. What flavor do you like, Your Highness?"

“It used to be so sweet.”

"No, you shouldn't eat too much sweet food. It's bad for your teeth. And when you get older, eating too much sweet food will accelerate aging and cause calcium deficiency, which is also bad for your health."

Zhu Jinyou smiled and said, "According to what you said, rich people eat more sweets, but their health is worse than that of poor people?"

Luo Yu shrugged and smiled mischievously: "If the poor are not starving to death, their bodies are better than those of the rich at the same age."

"..."