The lanterns were lit, and as dusk fell, the entire city was adorned with brightly decorated lanterns. The taverns and teahouses along the streets gradually lit up.
Fire trees and silver flowers merged, and the starry bridges unlocked.
As per tradition, on Lantern Festival, there was no curfew. One could revel in joy. The streets were crowded, and the calls of vendors were incessant.
Wei Yingying was the first to leave. The Minister of the Ministry of Industry's Wife had specifically sent someone to pick her up, evidently shaken by the incident a few days ago.
This was Shen Hua's first time attending the lantern festival, and naturally, she was not in a rush to return. Yan Mi wanted to say goodbye but seeing her eyes sparkle with a naive charm in everything she said and did, he decided to stay.
In her eyes, Shen Hua was a very contradictory person.
