Darkness of Rebirth

One day later, it will be the Lantern Festival. Dongfang Lingwu and Chu Mi left for ten days and have not returned yet. The Minister of Criminal Affairs and the Minister of Dali Temple resigned and returned to their hometowns on the tenth day of the lunar new year. The case was put on hold. Regarding the fact that Anfeng had been dead for four days, Emperor Ganwen seemed to have no idea, and did not send his secret guards to continue the investigation.

In the palace, only Dongfang Xi kept moving.

"Yun'er, how about I take you out of the palace for the Lantern Festival tomorrow?" The Lantern Festival in the palace is very boring, not as good as those ordinary people outside the palace, who spend the Lantern Festival happily and lively.Today is only the fourteenth day, and the palace is already decorated with lanterns and festoons. Tomorrow, there will be various activities of dancing dragon lanterns, enjoying lanterns, guessing lantern riddles.

Anyun was only slightly injured, and Dongfangdu refused to let her leave her Fengqing Palace. She is the owner of the Huangquan Pavilion and needs to contact her subordinates from time to time. This is like being trapped in Fengqing Palace under semi-house arrest. After four days, I can finally leave.

"Let's go out of the palace today, stay outside the palace for a day, and after the Lantern Festival tomorrow, return to the palace the next day." In this way, you can stay outside the palace for two nights.

Dongfang Du lowered his eyes and frowned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Change your clothes in a while and leave the palace. I have wronged you for letting you stay in my bedroom day and night these days." In order to take care of her, I also stayed in the bedroom for four days without leaving, and I was already bored. Now that An Yun mentioned it, I agreed to it, but when I thought of An Yun's injury, I felt uneasy in my heart. She had always known those actions, and she was afraid that he would suddenly turn around and attack her, and it would be bad if he involved An Yun.

Banlan has been guarding the door, Dongfangdu and Anyun had to take her with them when they wanted to leave the palace.In the current situation, it is safest to bring Banlan.The three changed into ordinary people's clothes and drove away from the palace.

The three of them left the palace and drove to Changyue Inn first.The last time Banlan went out of the palace, she came to Changyue Inn to look for Gu Hongyi, but Gu Hongyi was not there. Today, as soon as she stepped into the inn, she saw a man sitting and drinking at a table alone in the middle of the lobby with his back to the door. Gu Hongyi.

When the innkeeper saw Banlan, he immediately came out from behind the counter, intending to greet the guests in person, but seeing Banlan wave his hand at him, he stopped knowingly and turned back to the counter.

Dongfangdu walked to Gu Hongyi's side with An Yun, and said with a slight smile, "Sister Hongyi, don't come here without any harm." After finishing speaking, he took An Yun and sat down without Gu Hongyi's greeting.

Gu Hongyi pushed the wine jar towards Dongfangdu, raised his eyebrows and said, "Drink a jar with me first, and then talk about it." After speaking, he picked up another jar of wine and drank it.

Just now he was still drinking from a small bowl, but now he drank directly to the wine jar. Dongfangdu looked at Gu Hongyi suspiciously, "Sister Hongyi, I see you are so unhappy, but what happened?" Gu Hongyi's expression doesn't seem to be sad, it's really strange.

Gu Hongyi put down the wine jar, glanced at Ban Lan who was following behind them, and shook her head.What can happen, but feel lonely Bale.For so many years, I have always been alone. Only in the past four years, with Dongfangdu by my side and Banlan following, I didn't feel lonely, but now, I am alone again.

She is already 25 years old. Other women at this age are already accompanied by their husbands, sons and their families during the New Year. However, she has no one to accompany her. How can this make her feel so different? Get well.

Gu Hongyi restrained her emotions, raised the corner of her mouth, and said with a smile: "Why did you come out today?" She just returned to the palace, and instead of staying in the palace, she ran outside the palace, "Could it be that you came out with your little lady Lantern Festival?" He said and looked at An Yun with a playful face.

Four years ago, when she went to assassinate Dongfangdu, An Yun followed Dongfangdu, and when they met again, it was four years later. Judging from the relationship between the two and the tacit understanding between their gestures, I think there has been a better relationship. One step closer to the relationship.For lovers and lovers, there is always a huge difference between before and after the relationship.

When An Yun heard the words "little lady", his face was instantly blushed. This was the first time someone called him that, and he didn't know how to react.

"Yes, take my wife out to play." Looking at An Yun with a smile on the side, the hand under the table gently held her hand, then turned to Gu Hongyi and continued: "Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Why don’t you go on a tour of Jingzhou City together.” Seeing that Banlan had been silent the entire time, she curled her lips and said, “Banlan, you can stay with Sister Hongyi tomorrow night.”

With Ban Lan accompanying Gu Hongyi, she and An Yun could live in a world of two.

Banlan was startled, and quickly shook her head to refuse, "I want to be with the young master and the madam." After speaking, she sneaked a glance at Gu Hongyi, seeing her dim eyes, thinking that her refusal without hesitation had hurt her just now, After hesitating, he nodded again, "I... I am with Hongyi."

Banlan is the same age as Dongfangdu, but she never calls her sister Gu Hongyi.

Hearing this, Gu Hongyi's dim eyes lit up instantly, and she jokingly said, "Didn't Xiao Lan'er always like being with me? Are you afraid of being bullied by me?"

If you want to bully her, you have to practice martial arts for a few more years!

An Yun gently squeezed Dongfangdu's hand, Dongfangdu understood, and said with a smile: "Banlan, you sit here drinking with sister in red, and Yun'er and I will go out for a stroll." Holding Anyun up, he turned around and asked When he left, he seemed to think of something again, and said, "It is enough for the shopkeeper to open an upper room, you...just share with sister in red, hahaha..."

Seeing that Banlan wanted to refuse, she said again: "This is my own property, save a room and rent a room to earn more money, hahaha..." After speaking, she took An Yun and left the Changyue Inn.

Gu Hongyi watched the two of them leave, and when they left the inn, he turned to look at Ban Lan, saw that she was still standing by the table, couldn't help the throbbing in his heart, stretched out his hand to hook her fingers, and said: "Your son is gone, why don't you sit down?"

Hesitantly looking at the red-clothed woman in front of her who had been staring at her, Banlan moved her body resignedly and sat down at the table. As soon as she sat down, Gu Hongyi got up and winked at her coquettishly. He lowered his eyes, sat down next to her, put his arms around her waist dishonestly, "My little Lan'er, why are you so cold..."

"You...don't be like this..." Ban Lan pushed Gu Hongyi's hand away, blushing and said, "There are so many people coming and going..." Although both of them were dressed as women, women and women, It shouldn't be this close...

As soon as the two left the inn, An Yun couldn't help asking: "Du, what's the relationship between Gu Hongyi and Ban Lan?" Last time, Ban Lan came out to look for Gu Hongyi, and she thought their relationship was something How wonderful, but when we saw each other today, I always felt that the reaction of the two of them was very strange.

Ban Lan didn't seem to be very enthusiastic about Gu Hongyi, and before entering the inn, she would chat with them from time to time, but once she entered the inn and saw Gu Hongyi, she became silent instead.

"Guess what's the relationship?" Dongfangdu held Anyun's hand tightly, and casually looked at the small stalls on the street. Tomorrow will be the Lantern Festival, and today there are many small stalls selling small lanterns. Dongfangdu After seeing a small lamp depicting a lotus flower, he pulled the dark cloud and walked over.

An Yun had already guessed in his heart, but now he shook his head lightly, "I can't guess."

Dongfang Du smiled and said, "I'll know later." He didn't intend to tell her so early.

The left hand did not let go of the dark cloud, and the right hand raised, pointing to the small lotus lamp hanging on the shelf, and asked: "Boss, how much is the small lamp with the lotus painted on it?"

When the boss saw the business coming, he squinted his eyes, hurriedly took off the small lamp and handed it to Dongfangdu, and said, "Guest officer, it only costs six coins." Raising prices indiscriminately without malice, the so-called no businessman, no fraud, such a kind businessman is really rare.

Dongfang Du took out a few copper coins from his pocket with a smile, handed them to the boss, took the small lamp, and handed them to An Yun beside him, asking, "Lady, do you like it?"

Seeing Dongfangdu and Anyun holding hands all the time, the boss guessed the relationship between the two. They are so close that they are either siblings or lovers. Hearing Dongfangdu call her wife, he hurriedly said, "This lamp was made by Xiayu himself. The lady of the official is born beautiful, and this lamp is suitable for the lady of the guest official."

An Yun smiled shyly, took the lamp, and turned away.

Seeing this, Dongfangdu leaned into her ear and said, "Lamps are waiting for you, and they are given to your sweetheart." After speaking, he led Anyun and continued to walk forward. The official and the lady were so well matched, An Yun was so ashamed that he blushed even more.

"Yun'er, do you want to eat candied haws?" Dongfangdu seemed to like to buy candied haws no matter how old he was.The first time I took Dongfang Lingwu out of the palace, I also bought candied haws to tease her, this time, I bought candied haws for An Yun again.

An Yun said angrily, "It's not a child anymore~" But he didn't stop Dongfang Du, and let her buy bunches of candied haws.

"Why did you only buy one bunch?" You're really teasing the little girl, just buy one bunch!

Dongfang Dufu took her hand again, and said with a smile: "This way I can hold you."

He held her with his left hand, and fed her a candied haws from time to time with his right hand. Passers-by on the road looked sideways at them from time to time, with envy in their eyes. It's not even the Lantern Festival yet, and they're showing their affection!At the Lantern Festival tomorrow night, men can give lanterns to their favorite women, and women can give brocade handkerchiefs in return. By then, they will not be the only couple showing affection.

The two wandered around the streets near Changyue Inn for half an hour before returning to the inn.They didn't come back, so Banlan waited in the lobby all the time, seeing that they finally came back, and An Yun was holding a fancy little lamp in his hand, she couldn't help being a little surprised, she was stunned for a moment, and then realized, This must have been given by the second prince of their family, otherwise, with An Yun's temperament, how could he buy such a cute little lamp!

Her second prince actually only bought one lamp, why didn't he buy one more for her? !

"My lord, you guys are back. I've been waiting here for a long time." Looking sadly at the chic little lamp in An Yun's hand, he pouted and said, "You guys bought a lamp..."

Dongfangdu smiled, "Sister Hongyi will give you one too tomorrow night." After speaking, she found that only Banlan was there, and she glanced at the entire lobby in disbelief, and actually left her Banlan alone. ?

His eyes fell on Banlan again, and he asked, "What about her?"

"Hongyi said that she has something to leave for a while." Banlan glanced at the small lamp in An Yun's hand from time to time, An Yun saw her move, and said with a smile: "I like it so much, why don't I give it to you?"