Chapter 591 Extra: Ji Wuwang (6)
Chapter 591 Extra: Ji Wuwang (6)
The old lady's wonton stall is doing very well, with more and more customers coming in...
After Jiang Wantang finished eating, he placed a few coins next to the porcelain bowl and stood up to leave.
She walked alone on the bustling long street, looking at the peach blossoms and crabapple blossoms blooming along the way, and her eyes gradually became wet.
Jiang Wantang did not go directly to the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion to find Ji Wuwang. Instead, he walked through the streets and alleys of Haitang City, listening to the people's praises of the Prince of Zhenbei and feeling the customs and practices of the northern border.
Here, the people are simple and honest, and live and work in peace and contentment...
Here, the years are peaceful and flowers are blooming everywhere.
It was not until the moon was above the treetops and the night was quiet that Jiang Wantang arrived at the Zhenbei Palace.
However, the Zhenbei Palace was heavily guarded, so Jiang Wantang did not approach it, but just stood at the corner of the street and watched from a distance.
The moon in the north is very round, big and round...
Jiang Wantang stood quietly at the end of the long street, gazing at the vast Zhenbei Palace, shrouded in moonlight. Two lanterns swayed gently in front of the vermilion-lacquered gate, casting a crabapple-shaped shadow on the bluestone slabs...
In just one day, she had already witnessed that the crabapple flower was given a symbol of nobility and beauty in the North.
In the hazy night, Jiang Wantang stood for a long time.
She wanted to go in and see him, but she didn't know how.
When all was quiet, a familiar and melodious sound of a flute suddenly rang out from the mansion...
The source of the sound was from the direction of the peach forest in the backyard of the Zhenbei Palace.
This flute sound was very familiar to Jiang Wantang. It was the sound that Brother Xiaoqi often played for her when they were living in seclusion in the mountains.
At that time, the peach trees in the mountains were ablaze with color, and the mountains were covered with spring flowers...
He was wearing a moon-colored robe and holding a jade flute;
She was wearing a pink gauze dress, her hair was as black as ink, and she wore a wreath of wildflowers on her head, dancing gracefully in the woods...
The spring breeze blew, and the pink petals from the peach tree fell one after another, landing on his shoulders and in her hair...
The young man in white, with a noble character and a brilliant radiance;
The girl in the pink dress is innocent, romantic and stunningly beautiful.
Those memories that were long gone, even forgotten on purpose, have gradually become clearer and deeper in these days...
A girl's first stirrings of love are often accompanied by pain.
Even though Jiang Wantang has experienced two lifetimes, she still cannot forget the young man in white in her heart.
If they had not separated later, they could have lived a peaceful and happy life.
The familiar sound of the flute continues to come...
However, the originally leisurely melody inexplicably became a little more sad and mournful.
As Jiang Wantang listened, a deep red had already appeared in her eyes.
So, at this late hour, he was alone in the peach forest in the backyard playing the flute. Was it because he was missing his old friend?
So, how did he survive the past six years, the thousands of days and nights when he couldn't find her?
Is it because I still have the hope of finding her?
How much pain and blow would it be to leave sadly after finding it?
Jiang Wantang didn't even dare to think further...
Knowing that I cannot let go, I force myself to do so.
If she had not seen her previous life and had not come to the North, she would never have known all that he had silently given.
That night, the moon was round, its light like water, yet it seemed to be affected by the sound of the flute, shrouded in a deep sadness...
However, she stood there as long as the flute sounded.
Through the sound of the flute, I can feel his longing, reluctance, and deep sadness...
Jiang Wantang didn't leave until dawn.
For the next few days, Jiang Wantang stayed in the city and visited all the places that the people said the King of Zhenbei often went to.
Her shadow can be seen almost everywhere.
The more Jiang Wantang understood, the more heartbroken she felt.
And every quiet night, she could hear the sound of the flute coming from the Zhenbei Palace.
She didn't dare to think about the years they had been apart.
She was not having a good time, and neither was he.
Time flies, and it is the Flower Goddess Festival.
The entire Haitang City seemed to have fallen into a sea of flowers...
Before daybreak, flower sellers were already walking through the streets carrying baskets full of flowers.
Scarlet crabapple and pink peach blossom branches filled the doorsteps of every shop, and even the signs of the restaurants were replaced with newly woven garlands.
Jiang Wantang pushed open the carved window lattice of the inn and saw from afar that the long street was already crowded with people.
The energetic girls wore long skirts of bright colors and delicate velvet flowers in their hair;
The young men were either dressed in gorgeous clothes or simple long gowns. They were all neatly dressed, with excitement and anticipation in their eyes.
Jiang Wantang specially wore a scarlet chiffon floral dress to suit the occasion.
Jiang Wantang came to the old woman's stall as usual to eat a bowl of wontons and listen to her talk about the interesting stories of the Flower Goddess Festival over the years.
"Young lady, come and try our wild vegetable and meat filling today. It's a specialty of our northern border. We pick these wild vegetables this morning, so fresh..." As she spoke, the old woman added another spoonful of sesame oil soup to Jiang Wantang's porcelain bowl and smiled, praising her, "Young lady, your dress looks really nice today!"
Jiang Wantang smiled politely.
The old woman was stunned...
Although the girl in front of him had her face covered with a veil, her demeanor was obviously not that of an ordinary person, especially her charming and lively peach blossom eyes with a bright teardrop mole at the end of her eyes. One could tell at a glance that she was a stunning beauty.
I also saw that she came alone to eat wontons these days.
So the old woman asked curiously, "Miss, are you here for sightseeing?"
Jiang Wantang shook her head and said calmly, "Mother-in-law, I'm here to look for someone."
The old woman was stunned for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something, and asked with a smile: "Can you dance, young lady?"
Jiang Wantang nodded.
The old woman slapped her thigh and laughed: "Oh! That's just right!"
"Tonight is the Flower God Festival. We will hold a Flower God selection event here on the busiest Peach Blossom Street. All the dignitaries in the city will come. If our King Zhenbei is in the city, he will also show up."
"If the young lady can win the first prize and be chosen as the Flower Goddess, she can make a request to the prince in public?"
"Apart from marrying him, other problems shouldn't be a big deal."
"When the time comes, young lady, ask the prince for help. Not only in this city, but even in the entire northern border, I can find it for you."
Jiang Wantang curled her lips, she really meant it.
She had already inquired about when and where Ji Wuwang would appear today.
I had specially changed into this floral dress not only for the occasion, but also to attend the Flower God selection, and step by step walked up to him...
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