After rebirth, dribbling and leaving

I thought the rain would continue to fall, but at the hour of You, after dinner, the sky cleared up and Xie Xuanping came to Ruixueyuan!

His hair was combed neatly and tied up with a white jade hairpin. He was wearing a sky-blue robe. He looked tall and slender, and looked like a decent man!

"Ling'er, let's go out and release the water lanterns today. I heard that the people in the West Courtyard have already left!"

Krathongs are magical lights that can light the way for ghosts and guide them back to their homes.

Therefore, on the night of the Ghost Festival, people will place water lanterns of various shapes and colors in rivers, lakes, beaches and other places. Some of them even have words of prayer or the name of the deceased written on them, hoping that they can see and feel the warmth and care of the world.

As soon as Xie Xuanping entered the room, Su Qingling knew that he had bad intentions. He was going to the river to release the water lanterns, but his body had become clumsy. If he was not careful he would fall into the water again. It would be too late to regret it!

Even though there are people protecting me, I still have to be prepared for any eventuality!

"If you want to go, then take Aunt Ke with you. I'm not feeling well right now, and I've been a little tired these past two days. I want to rest early!"

Xie Xuanping was unwilling to accept this, so he suppressed his unhappiness and smiled gently:

"Madame Ke is just a concubine. It would be a great honor for her if she were to follow us. How could we let her go out with me and let others laugh at her!"

Su Qingling looked at his hypocritical smile and suddenly changed her mind. She chuckled and said:

"Nowadays, wherever I go, I have to be followed by so many people. It's really eye-catching. I thought that a lot of things have happened in the mansion these days. My sister-in-law is gone, and we are not stable here either. So I thought I would also release water lanterns to guide the way for those who are leaving..."

Seeing the joy on Xie Xuanping's face, Su Qingling changed his tone:

"Since you are going, please help me put that one away as well!"

Xie Xuanping's smile was a little stiff, but he tried his best to persuade:

"I was too busy in the past and neglected you. I always feel guilty. So I want to go out with you and relax today when I have some free time..."

Xie Xuanping felt a little regretful. He remembered that before they got married, Su was very considerate and would agree to anything as long as he showed a little weakness!

Su Qingling looked at him coldly with a look of regret, and then continued:

"Okay, okay...but I can't stay up late now, let's go early and come back early!"

Xie Xuanping was delighted, it would be good to be able to get out, when he died, everything would fall into his hands, the slave contracts of the two children could be released, and he could adopt them as his sons, wouldn't that be perfect!

However, I am afraid that I cannot accomplish anything by myself. Fortunately, the others are already prepared!

After Su Qingling had packed up, she followed Xie Xuanping out of the yard, followed by four maids. She also asked Wang Jie and Ye Jian to follow. In fact, Li Baoshan and Qin Wenwu were also following in secret!

When I arrived at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, I saw my mother-in-law and Aunt Ke also appear beside the carriage, Xie Yinyin and Xie Yinyun followed on one side, and Xie Xiaolian and Xie Qingfeng also followed behind!

Xie Xuanping hurried forward and asked, "Mom, are you going to light lanterns too? That's great, we can have some fun together!"

Su Qingling greeted her mother-in-law, but her heart was cold. In order to save her daughter-in-law's life, did she have to unite the whole family?

Everyone got on the carriage and drove towards the city gate!

After leaving Sijiu City, walk south for another half an hour and you will reach Liuhe River. The river is deep, and when night falls, the water becomes deep and misty.

The moonlight shines through the sky and casts itself on the river, forming shining paths of light. A breeze blows by, and the river ripples gently, like a black brocade woven from silk.

There are groups of people by the river, and on the bridge in the distance there are people walking back and forth holding water lanterns!

Liu Diejing and Aunt Ke got off the car first and led the crowd to the river. In front of the lantern vendor, Xie Yinyin and Xie Yinyun excitedly picked up two palace lanterns, handed one to their grandmother, picked up a lotus lantern, and walked towards the river!

Su Qingling's carriage moved slower. After getting off, he walked to the small vendor selling lanterns. There were all kinds of lanterns hanging in front, including dragon lanterns, palace lanterns, and square lanterns. The most common one was the lotus shape, with gorgeous colors and multi-layered petals that made it look lifelike.

Su Qingling picked a purple lotus lantern and smiled when she saw the maids were all envious.

"You guys pick one each and let's release them together!"

Chunlan and Xiahe are older and more stable, while Dongmei is more lively and likes what she likes. She happily thanked the lady and picked a rabbit lantern for herself!

Although Qiuxiang is steady, she is only thirteen years old after all. At this moment, she also showed the heart of a child. She pursed her lips and smiled as she picked a carp lantern!

Chunlan and Xiahe also took the opportunity to pick out a palace lantern and a cute puppy lantern respectively!

Several people followed the young lady forward. Xie Xuanping was stunned. He then took off the purse hanging on his waist, took out twenty copper coins and gave them to the peddler, then hurriedly chased after them!

Su Qingling looked at the beautiful lotus lantern in his hand, and thought of Dongqin who was beaten to death along with Qiuju, and felt sad in his heart!

Xie Xuanping and Aunt Ke were a pair of vicious men and women who regarded human life as worthless. Dongqin was an orphan who tried hard to survive, but was killed so easily by these two!

Just as I was about to walk towards the river, I heard a familiar and clear voice behind me:

“Sister Su…Sister Su!”

Looking back, it was Zhao Yan'er, followed by Zuo Yaoyao, each of them holding a beautifully shaped lantern!

Su Qingling smiled and responded, "Hey, what a coincidence, are you guys here to release water lanterns too?"

Then Zhao Yan'er responded crisply: "We are really destined to meet. I thought I could see someone I know here, but I didn't expect to actually meet my sister!"

So, two more people joined the lantern-releasing team!

Chief Xie Xuanping greeted him and walked aside!

Due to his physical disability, Su Qingling just stood farther away from the shore. He glanced at Xie Xuanping and saw that he was a few steps away before he released the lit lotus water lantern into the river!

I silently prayed in my heart: "Dongqin, rest in peace. May you be born into a good family in your next life who loves you, protects you and has a complete family! You don't have to be a slave and be abused by others anymore!"

When the four maids saw that the young lady and Princess An Ning had both released lanterns, they also lit the lanterns in their hands and put them into the river, watching the lanterns float down the river!

The entire river looks like a piece of glittering black brocade, extremely spectacular!

At this moment, Su Qingling's eyes moved slightly, and there was an exclamation behind him. The four maids immediately surrounded the young lady and hid to the side!

Wang Jie and Ye Jian had already pushed the person who rushed over to them aside, and then they heard two consecutive noises, and someone exclaimed:

"Someone fell into the water!"

Su Qingling was extremely confused. She stared in a daze at the elegant young man who was carrying her like a chicken. Suddenly, she was lifted into the air and flew off the ground like a fairy!

The next moment, the man had fallen to another place, and on the ground in front, there was a person curled up in a ball, obviously in great pain!