Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 248: There is a mountain in your heart?

"Eat something first before you go." Shen Beiqi said, "Otherwise, you will have no strength."

Without waiting for Jiang Li to answer, Miao Yu interrupted and said, "The street over there is almost entirely filled with food. Let's go over there and see if there's anything delicious. We're tired of eating the food in the inn all the time."

Shen Beiqi looked at Jiang Li and asked what she meant.

Arriving in an unfamiliar place, she naturally wanted to try the local food.

She pursed her lips slightly, grabbed his sleeve and shook it twice, "I also want to go and see if there is anything I like to eat, is that okay?"

He actually didn't want to.

Given her current physical condition, it is difficult for her to even eat a few more mouthfuls of porridge, and she is simply unable to eat those messy things.

He hesitated for a moment, but seeing her expectant look, he finally softened.

"Okay, it's up to you."

Jiang Li smiled.

When they arrived at the inn, Shen Beiqi was the first to ask the waiter for a bowl of porridge.

He watched Jiang Li finish half a bowl of rice before taking her and Miao Yu out.

"I feel like I have gained some strength today."

Shen Beiqi held her hand, and the two walked slowly side by side in the crowded street.

The bright and warm light shone on her cheeks like velvet, slightly concealing her paleness and weariness.

"Could it be that I am almost healed?"

She touched her thin face and looked at the handsome young man who was as tall as a bamboo beside her with a smile.

Shen Beiqi's eyelashes trembled and he smiled, "That's right."

She smiled even more brightly, and raised her fingertips forward, "Look at that lantern."

Shen Beiqi looked in the direction of her finger.

It was a carp lantern, with a round and full head. The fire in its belly illuminated the entire body golden, and the tail was painted red.

He looked away, "Do you like that lamp?"

Jiang Li stared at him for a moment, and a hint of loss flashed across her eyes, which was accurately captured by him.

Shen Beiqi frowned in confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." She smiled and shook her head. "I already have a carp lantern that looks similar to this one."

Miao Yu came over from nowhere and grabbed Jiang Li, "Come with me for a walk, what's the fun of always following him!"

The two of them moved flexibly between the pedestrians like fish.

Shen Beiqi's eyes were always on Jiang Li, keeping a distance of five or six steps from her.

He watched them stop in front of the hair accessories stall from time to time, holding various hairpins and gesturing on each other's heads.

Occasionally I would stop in front of a stall selling various masks and look left and right.

Finally, we stopped at a small stall selling pastries.

Various exquisite pastries are spread on the green banana leaves, sweet and tempting.

Miao Yu felt that these little gadgets were much prettier than those damn hairpins, and most importantly, they were delicious!

She swallowed her saliva and waved her hand generously, "One piece of each! The man pays!"

The vendor was a woman in her forties, with a dark grey plaid scarf wrapped around her head and a friendly smile always on her face.

She looked in the direction that Miao Yu pointed, and saw a tall and handsome young man.

From the way they were dressed, you could tell they were outsiders.

The woman immediately gave Miao Yu a few more pieces.

He also handed Jiang Li a piece of snow-white cake and asked her to taste it.

"Hmm, delicious and very sweet." Miao Yu chewed the rice cake in his mouth and gave the woman a thumbs up incoherently.

Jiang Li lowered her head and took a bite of the cake in her hand, but it tasted bitter without any sweetness.

The fingertips that were pinching the pastry turned white. She raised her head and smiled at the woman, "It's delicious. Thank you."

Shen Beiqi walked over, took out some silver and handed it to the stall owner, then glanced at her meaningfully.

When she was in Jiangdu City before, her favorite dish was the white jade cake from Pinxiangzhai.

Every few days, he would go to Pinxiangzhai and bring back a portion for her.

At that time he felt it was strange, how could he never get tired of eating the same thing all the time?

The pastry in her hand at this moment looked similar to the white jade cake, and was also soft and sweet.

But she only took a small bite and didn't want to eat any more.

"Give me a taste."

He took the cake from her hand, took a bite, frowned, and whispered in her ear, "I don't think it tastes good. It's too sweet."

Jiang Li agreed, "Yeah, I think so too."

Miao Yu stuffed everything in her hand into Shen Beiqi's hands. The latter glared at her with a sullen face, but was ignored by her.

Aren’t men meant to carry things?

Anyway, she and Jiang Li are good friends, so if Jiang Li wants to ask Xiao Wencong to carry things in the future, she will definitely not mind.

Jiang Li didn't know what Miao Yu was thinking at the moment.

If you knew, you would be shocked.

The thought of ordering the new emperor of Southern Wu to carry things for her was terrifying.

The two walked forward for a while and stopped in front of a tall wooden lantern tower.

This flower tower is three stories high, and each floor is hung with various lanterns, including rabbits, peacocks, golden dragons, etc.

Jiang Li stood in front of the lantern and looked up at the lantern above.

Suddenly the wind blew.

The lanterns swayed in the wind, and Shen Beiqi was in a trance for a moment as the lights and shadows intertwined.

Everything around seemed to darken.

Only the girl who was always in his eyes had overlapping intercourse with the eleven-year-old girl many years ago.

During the Lantern Festival that year, the city of Jiangdu was as bright as day with colorful lights.

At that time, she and Shen Zhiyan had just recovered from a serious illness, and their mother did not allow them to go out to join in the fun.

Shen Beiqi had been planning to go out by himself, but when he saw her pursing her lips and looking aggrieved and helpless, he took her out with him.

During the Lantern Festival every year, almost all the people in the city gather on the main street, making it crowded and bustling.

Noticing that she didn't catch up, Shen Beiqi suddenly turned around, searched for her in the crowd for a moment, and finally saw her.

The girl was wearing a snow-white cloak and stood still under the lantern.

The little head was slightly tilted upward, staring at one of the lanterns.

He squeezed through the crowd to her side.

Because of the illness, her already thin body became even weaker.

He had not grown much in height. After living in the Shen residence for more than two years, his height was still only up to his waist.

She was so absorbed in watching that Shen Beiqi asked, "Little A-li, do you want to play with a lantern?"

"Is it okay?" The girl turned her head, her clear deer eyes reflecting the colorful lights.

"Of course, you can have whichever one you want."

"I want that one."

Following the direction of her finger, the boy looked up and saw a red and yellow carp lantern.

He immediately called the boss and asked the price of the lantern.

The boss waved his hand and said with a smile, "Young Master, this lantern is not for sale. As long as you can guess the corresponding riddle under the lantern, you can take it away."

"Okay!" the boy asked confidently, "What's the riddle?"

"There is a mountain in my heart, guess a word."