The woman in the green silk dress had a delicate heart - shaped face. Her lively almond eyes blinked gently. Under her small nose, her diamond - shaped lips curved up, and she was smiling brightly.
She turned her head and glanced at the maid beside her, then said with a smile, "Sure, I've been wanting to see the lanterns too."
The three ladies and Su Yueru all looked up towards the outside of the front hall.
Su Xiaoliu and Su Ling just stepped over the threshold and walked in.
Su Xiaoliu looked up, saw the three step - mothers and her second elder sister, and curved her lips, saying, "Mother, Second Sister."
The stubbornness on Su Yueru's face turned into a faint look of concern. She stood up, looked at Su Xiaoliu, and said, "Xiaoliu, it's better not to go out at night. What if you meet bad people?"
Su Xiaoliu looked at Su Yueru, squinted her eyes and smiled, "Second Sister, it's okay. Su Ling will be with me." After a moment, she opened her eyes and looked at Su Yueru, asking in confusion, "Have I ever met bad people before?"
Su Yueru was taken aback by her question. After thinking for a while, she slowly shook her head and whispered, "It seems not."
"That's right," Su Xiaoliu said, smiling at her. "Since nothing happened before, it means I'm safe enough. Second Sister, don't worry..."
The eldest lady looked at Su Xiaoliu worriedly, walked over and took her hand, saying, "Xiaoliu, do you really not remember anything about the past?"
Su Xiaoliu paused slightly. She looked up at the eldest lady, and the other two ladies beside her were also looking at her with worried expressions.
Su Xiaoliu blinked her eyes, put away her smile, and frowned slightly, saying, "Aunt, did I forget something important?" She lowered her head and shook it, trying hard to recall something.
The third lady looked at Xiaoliu and quickly said, "No, no." Then she changed the topic and said, "Xiaoliu, you're old enough to get married. Have you taken a fancy to any young master?"
Su Xiaoliu looked up at her step - mother, a bit confused. She whispered, "Mother, wasn't I divorced by three husbands before? Would anyone still be willing to marry me?"
As soon as she said this, everyone was stunned on the spot.
Su Yueru looked at Su Xiaoliu a bit excitedly and said, "Xiaoliu, you remember that you were married before?"
Su Xiaoliu frowned and nodded. After a while, she looked at everyone blankly and said, "I don't think I've lost my memory. Why do you all say I have? What did I forget?"
The three ladies looked at each other. The eldest lady quickly said, "No, you haven't forgotten anything."
Su Xiaoliu curved her lips, looked at everyone, and said, "If there's a young master willing to marry me, I'd be very happy to get married."
The three ladies smiled with relief and looked at Su Yueru at the same time.
Su Yueru immediately felt a chill run down her spine. She stamped her foot and said anxiously, "I don't want to get married!"
On the Lantern Festival, the lights were bright.
Two rows of lanterns stretched into the distance, looking like a beautiful scene from another world.
There were many people on Chang'an Street looking at the lanterns. There were adults leading children who were pointing at the lanterns they were holding, affectionate couples, and young men and women having secret trysts.
Su Xiaoliu curved her lips and walked with Su Ling on the crowded Chang'an Street.
Su Ling was interested in everything. From time to time, she pulled Su Xiaoliu to look at a beautiful lantern.
But Su Xiaoliu's eyes fell on the red sachets in the hands of many people. She couldn't help asking in confusion, "What are those?"
Su Ling followed her gaze. Suddenly, she seemed to understand. She turned to look at Su Xiaoliu and explained, "Those are for giving to sweethearts. They're called 'fate - binding sachets'. They're filled with a lot of spices and smell really nice."
Su Xiaoliu was a bit tempted. She looked at Su Ling and said, "Shall we go buy one too?"
Su Ling quickly shook her head and said, "No, no. Third Miss, those sachets are for lovers to give to each other. If you buy one but don't give it to anyone, it'll ruin your love fortune."
Su Xiaoliu stared at Su Ling in surprise and said, "There's such a saying?"
Su Ling nodded vigorously, looked at her, blinked her watery eyes, and said, "The young lady from the Luo family likes to collect these sachets. Now she's in her thirties and still not married... These things are very particular."
Su Xiaoliu pursed her lips and nodded, saying, "I see..."
A lantern vendor beside them saw Su Xiaoliu and Su Ling and quickly shouted, "Ladies, do you want to buy a lantern? All my lanterns are very delicate, and the prices are not high. This row is twenty copper coins each!"
Su Xiaoliu and Su Ling both looked up.
The hanging lanterns were of various styles. Some of the octagonal painted lanterns had different paintings on them, but they were all really delicate.
Seeing that Su Xiaoliu was happy looking at them, Su Ling quickly walked over, said to the vendor, "I'll buy one." Then she lowered her head and took out some copper coins from her sleeve.
Su Xiaoliu pointed to a lantern painted with mandarin ducks and said, "I want this one."
The vendor quickly reached out to take down the lantern and handed it to Su Xiaoliu, saying, "Take it, miss. You have good taste. This lantern can attract love. Maybe you'll meet a suitable gentleman this time."
Su Xiaoliu was happy to hear that. She curved her lips and took the lantern.
"Okay, Third Miss, let's go," Su Ling said after paying. She turned around and pulled Su Xiaoliu's sleeve.
Su Xiaoliu nodded. As she turned around, her eyes suddenly fell on a figure in white.
Su Xiaoliu couldn't help looking at him a few more times. The young master was dressed in spotless white clothes. His handsome face had amazing features. His black hair was gently tied up with a silver crown. Under his high nose bridge, his rosy diamond - shaped lips curved slightly. His jade - like eyes were quietly looking at the lanterns by the road. From afar, he looked like an immortal who had accidentally fallen into the mortal world, untouched by the vulgar world.
Su Xiaoliu's almond eyes flashed slightly. While Su Ling didn't notice him, she quickly pulled her to turn back.
Su Ling was still looking at a beautiful lantern. Suddenly, she was pulled around by Su Xiaoliu and couldn't help asking in confusion, "Third Miss, what's wrong?"
Su Xiaoliu smiled and casually pointed to a lantern stall in front of them, saying, "I think the lanterns in this stall look very delicate. Let's go and have a look?"
Su Ling looked in the direction she pointed. There were indeed the most people around that lantern stall.
Su Ling couldn't resist the temptation. She quickly nodded and eagerly pulled Su Xiaoliu into the crowd.
The lantern vendor was talking eloquently about a lantern. Pointing to the lantern in his hand, he said, "This phoenix lantern of mine is the only one on the whole Chang'an Street. Look, how delicate the brushstrokes of this painting are. It was painted by a master painter himself! Since it's a festival today, I won't raise the price. It's only one tael of silver!"
Immediately, the people around exclaimed in admiration. At the same time, some people shook their heads and sighed, thinking the price was too high.
Su Xiaoliu paused slightly. She looked at the lantern. The phoenix on it was really delicate, but it lacked a certain charm. She curved her lips and said, "The painting on this lantern must be fake."