As soon as Yu Wenhao entered the palace, he walked straight towards Huo Aorou's yard. He caught Yue'er who had just left the house and asked with a panic look on his face.
"Ah? Didn't the young lady go out with the prince? Why didn't she come back with the prince?"
As soon as Yue'er saw Yu Wenhao's face, she became anxious. It was already getting late now. If the young lady came back, she would have been home long ago.
"Don't panic. I heard from the eunuch in the palace that she has returned to the palace. You should go look for her first. Maybe there is any delay."
Yu Wenhao calmed down and told Yue'er.
"yes!"
Huo Aorou, where are you this time?
I raised my head and looked at the bright moon hanging in the sky. The clear light seemed a bit deserted at this moment.
Suddenly, a flickering light in the night caught Yu Wenhao's attention. Then... what was that? A fire in the air? So weak, in that direction...
Yu Wenhao squinted his eyes, gathered his inner strength, and flew towards that place. When he saw that familiar figure in the dilapidated courtyard, he felt calm instantly.
He quietly fell down, walked behind the man in one step, held his hands in his, and enveloped the man in his arms.
"Why didn't you tell the servants when you came back? Why are you hiding here secretly?"
Yu Wenhao buried his head in Huo Aorou's neck and sighed. What was he panicking about? Did he start to feel uneasy just because of the emperor's words?
"Ah! I was so anxious when I came back that I suddenly forgot to tell Yue'er, what's wrong?"
Huo Aorou still held the pliers she had stolen from the carpenter this afternoon in her hands. Her sleeves were rolled up to her arms, and her hair was messy.
However, his body was held so tightly by Yu Wenhao that he could not move at all.
"Um...let me go first, I'm inconvenient now!"
Huo Aorou twisted her body and signaled Yu Wenhao to let go.
"What's wrong?"
Reluctantly, Yu Wenhao let go of his hand and turned around, but when he saw that face, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Why...why do you look like this?"
The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and there was a suppressed smile in her throat. Huo Aorou's face was now covered with dirt and dust, and some places were stained with a lot of ink paint.
She lowered her head and saw that there were many cuts in her clothes. She looked really embarrassed. If he hadn't noticed any injuries on her body when he held her just now, he must have met some bad guy this time.
.
"Sigh... I really can't hold anything with my hands except the kitchen knife."
Huo Aorou also knew that what she was doing now must have triggered someone's laughter nerve, but because she was in a good mood, she just made such a righteous sacrifice.
"What are you doing? Are you planning to demolish my palace?"
Yu Wenhao's eyes fell on the pliers in Huo Aorou's hand, and he raised his eyebrows slightly and said.
"It's a palace like yours. It's too troublesome for me to dismantle it. I thought it would be easy, but... it's really troublesome to do. Close your eyes and don't laugh."
In a rare moment of pretentiousness, Huo Aorou stared at Yu Wenhao seriously and demanded.
"Ahem...don't open your eyes!"
Seeing Yu Wenhao being so cooperative, Huo Aorou also had a bit of trepidation on her face. You know, these are 'old couples', so it's really embarrassing to have such girlish feelings.
When the last sky lantern in her hand slowly rose, Huo Aorou's lips showed a sparkling smile, she turned around happily and shouted to Yu Wenhao,
"Hey, open your eyes!"
How should I describe what I saw now? Yu Wenhao could only stare blankly at the sky above him. Unknown objects slowly rose from the ground, scattered high and low, shining with warm yellow light.
People can't look away.
Afraid that in the blink of an eye, the scenery in front of him would become an illusion, he lowered his head and looked at the woman not far away looking up at the sky. The smile on her face was bright. At this moment, Yu Wenhao suddenly felt that this smile was actually bigger than the one on his head.
The scenery makes people unable to take their eyes away.
The tenderness in his eyes couldn't be contained and overflowed. He just wanted to hold this woman tightly in his arms and rub it into his bones.
"Is this what you came back to do?"
He stretched out his hand to rearrange Huo Aorou's messy hair, and spoke with a gentle tone that could squeeze out the water.
"Almost!"
Huo Aorou hesitated for a moment. Even if she didn't think so when she was about to come back, she would at least be busy all afternoon on this matter. The result is the most important thing.
"What's the reason?"
Those obsidian-like eyes were fixedly staring at Huo Aorou, and there was a hint of urgency in his tone that was not easily noticeable.
"Well...of course it's to please you?"
A sly smile flashed across the corner of Huo Aorou's mouth. If I let you trick me out like this, it would be a great loss for me.
"Pleasing?"
"Of course, you see, my whole family lives and eats here for free, so naturally I have to please you. Otherwise, if you get upset and kick us all out, then my whole family will not be happy."
Are you going to drink the northwest wind?"
Raising her head, Huo Aorou spoke sincerely, completely ignoring the increasingly darker face.
"Huo Aorou!"
"I'm here, no need to shout so loudly, well...this is for you!"
Turning around, Huo Aorou raised the Kong Ming Lantern behind her in front of Yu Wenhao. It was just made of simple white paper and decorated with a few simple patterns painted on the corners with paint.
It can't be called exquisite at all, and the workmanship is rough, but in Yu Wenhao's opinion, this is the most beautiful lamp he has ever seen!
"Give me?"
"Of course, this is called the Kongming Lantern. In my... Anyway, you can write down your own wishes and put them up to heaven later. This means that God has accepted your wishes."
Huo Aorou almost said her hometown smoothly, but fortunately she reacted quickly, but judging from Yu Wenhao's current appearance, he probably didn't notice her slip of the tongue at that moment, right?