Xi Xingjiang looked at the tall tower slowly as a Qi Tian lantern flew by, reflecting the figures on the top of the tower. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, so his eyes and ears were more developed and sensitive than those of ordinary people— his trained vision confirmed that there were indeed two people sitting on the top of the tower.
Although he could only see two mysterious figures, Xi Xingjiang felt that the slightly more slender silhouette among the two seemed a little familiar.
No way?!
He downed his glass of wine in one gulp and walked toward the window to look closer, but he couldn’t see anything that he hadn’t figured out yet.
With that glance of his, Xi Xingjiang became a little distracted, and the wine he once enjoyed began to taste a bit unsatisfactory, so he simply got up and left. His companions behind him shouted, “Shizi, why are you leaving now?”
Xi Xingjiang didn’t look back as he just waved his hand towards them.
He left the restaurant and went all the way to the palace. The palace gate was closed at this moment, so when the guards saw someone standing aside, one of them came over vigilantly. After realizing who it was, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “It’s quite late. Is Lord Shizi going to enter the palace now?”
Xi Xingjiang leaned against the wall, “I’m not going in; I’m waiting for someone.”
The guard didn’t ask any more questions as he went back to stand guard at his post.
In fact, Xi Xingjiang felt that he was most likely wrong, but there would always be a small clump of thoughts that instigated him to verify the facts himself personally. Xi Xingjiang looked up at the bright moon in the night sky and felt that it was ironic to confirm things personally, proving that he indeed had nothing better to do.
After waiting for about half an hour, he yawned and laughed at himself before he was about to leave.
As soon as he made a few steps, he heard the sound of a carriage coming over the slate, gradually approaching. Xi Xingjiang stopped in place and did not hesitate even when the carriage came to him before he gritted his teeth and said, “Didn’t you say that you wouldn’t attend the Qiqiao Festival?!”
He had great listening skills from his early exposure in martial arts, so he could hear Lin Feilu, who was in the carriage, urging in a low but hurried voice, “Hurry, go, don’t bother about him!”
Xi Xingjiang, “…”
He was so angry that he jumped in from the carriage window swiftly, shocking both Song Jinglan and Lin Feilu who were inside.
After she was able to react, Lin Feilu scolded him, “Xi Xingjiang, are you insane?!”
Xi Xingjiang stared at her gloomily, “Were you the one who was on the top of the tower just now?”
Lin Feilu didn’t change her facial expression, “What tower? What are you talking about? I don’t understand your words at all. Hurry up and get down. I’m going back to the palace!”
Xi Xingjiang stared at her for a long time, but he couldn’t see the slightest oddity from the face of the Oscar-worthy actress, so he couldn’t help but feel a little discouraged.
Lin Feilu threatened, “If you don’t get down, I will summon the guards!”
Xi Xingjiang was so angry that he reached out to try and poke her head, but Lin Feilu flexibly avoided it. He gritted his teeth for a while before taking out a folded paper lantern from his arms and handing it to her, “This is the lantern I got from guessing the lantern riddle tonight. It took me quite a while to guess it right, so take it.”
Lin Feilu replied, “I don’t want it since I have one already.”
Xi Xingjiang wasn’t having it as he placed the paper lantern in her hand, “You have to take it!”
After speaking, he stretched out his hand and smacked the top of her head again before jumping out of the same window.
Lin Feilu looked at the paper lantern in her hand. Recalling the gloomy way he said, ‘it took me quite a while to guess it right,’ she felt sad for him.