Li Jing’s depressed expression amused Lu Mingyu.

“His Royal Highness is born with unrivaled beauty.” Lu Mingyu teased with a smile: “You don’t have to open your eyes all the time, I know it. It’s so cold, so don’t freeze. I’ll have someone find you a thick cloak.”

Although it was a joke, it was still true after all. He needed to care of his body.

Li Jing was in a wonderful mood and said with a smile: “That’s not necessary. I brought a cloak.”

On the side, the eunuch Xiao Yuan cleverly held a thick cloak and approached, helping the master put it on.

It was definitely warmer.

Li Jing did not forget to care for his fiancée: “You should also wear a cloak!”

Lu Mingyu raised her eyebrows and smiled brilliantly: “No need. People who practice martial arts are not afraid of the cold.”

Li Jing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “According to what you said, I am also a martial arts practitioner. Why do you have to wear a cloak?”

Lu Mingyu answered naturally: “How can you compare with me? I can take on five of you by myself!”

Li Jing: “…”

Xiao Yuan turned his head to the side and smirked.

The accompanying soldiers of the prince, with keen ears, also lowered their heads and laughed muffledly.

Li Jing looked at his fiancée, who was extremely powerful and confident, and also smiled. He stepped forward and held Lu Mingyu’s hand: “In that case, you have to protect me when we get to the lantern market. Don’t let Meng Lang’s elder sister and little bride take advantage of me.”

Lu Mingyu: “…”

Eunuch Xiao Yuan mentally gave his master a thumbs up.

Your Highness is awesome!

Do you still need to choose if you want a wife or a face? Wasn’t it such an obvious thing?

The soldiers couldn’t bear to see it and silently turned their heads to the side.

When everyone met, there was a lot of excitement.

Lu Mingfang and Zheng Zheng have been married for several years and have two naughty sons. But the couple had such a deep relationship that they leaned their heads together and didn’t know what they were talking about.

Lu Fei and Shen Lan spoke softly and smiled at each other.

Lu Minghua and Zhou Li were newlyweds, deeply in love, as if they were in a world of their own. There was no need to mention it further.

Li Jing and Lu Mingyu were the most interesting pair. Wherever Lu Mingyu went, Li Jing followed, as if stuck by glue.

Lu Xuan felt a little melancholy and said to Lu Mingyue: “They are in pairs, and we are the only two siblings left. Fifth sister, can you marry later?”

A year older, Lu Mingyue was now thirteen years old. She had grown taller and her body had the curves of a young maiden.

However, Lu Mingyue was not in love yet, so she smiled broadly and said: “Okay, I will get married when I am eighteen. By then, you will be sixteen, just in time to marry a wife.”

Lu Xuan shook his head like a rattle: “I don’t want to marry a wife. I’ve already thought about it. From now on, I will live with my second brother and second sister-in-law.”

Lu Fei heard this with sharp ears and glared at him with a smile: “Nonsense.”

Lu Xuan muttered, “Second brother already dislikes me.” Then, he shyly approached Shen Lan and said, “Second sister-in-law doesn’t dislike me too, right?”

Shen Lan suppressed a smile and said, “Little brother, you’re clever and cute. I like you a lot, why would I ever be picky? But you’re still young now, not thinking about getting married. Wait a few more years, and you won’t feel the same way.”

They were talking and laughing, and it was getting late. The maids and ladies of Lu Mansion are already setting up the lanterns.

The Lu siblings and their group rode out of the Lu Mansion together.

After three streets, there was the lantern market.

…

The long street that stretched for several miles had long been cleaned up. The wide streets were lined with all kinds of lanterns.

There were some ordinary ones, such as rabbit-shaped lanterns, lotus flower lanterns, and beautiful lady lanterns. There were also exquisite flower lanterns made of silk and satin as materials, and grand and luxurious horse-shaped lanterns.

It was getting late, and the vendors had lit up their lanterns.

At a glance, it looks like a gorgeous river of lights, stretching to the sky.

“Wow! It’s so beautiful!” Lu Xuan’s eyes lit up and he walked in excitedly.

Lu Mingyue hurriedly followed. Several other soldiers also accompanied her.

The lantern market was crowded with people, and some thieves took advantage of the opportunity to steal, and even more hateful were the kidnappers. Lu Mingyu had arranged the soldiers well before, and there were at least five or six soldiers around each person.

Zheng Zheng held a fat son who was looking around in one hand and walked slowly with Lu Mingfang.

As soon as Lu Fei and his wife and Lu Minghua and her husband entered the lantern market, no one knew where they went.

Li Jing held Lu Mingyu’s hand and laughed softly: “Let’s go around slowly first. After an hour, we will meet them at Dingxiang Tower.”

Lu Mingyu smiled and hummed.

There was a huge flow of people, shoulder to shoulder.

There were more than twenty personal soldiers of the Lu family and the Second Prince’s soldiers, protecting the two masters in the middle.

It was safe, but it also lost the fun of admiring the lanterns.

Lu Mingyu opened his mouth and ordered: “Lu Yi, you guys don’t have to follow me. Just go to the restaurant.”

Lu Yi knew Lu Mingyu’s skills well, and he also knew Lu Mingyu’s uncompromising temper. He quickly agreed and the few soldiers quietly dispersed.

Li Jing also ordered his guards to retreat.

The leader of the royal guards, whose last name was Zuo, was in his twenties this year. He had a dark complexion, bright and keen eyes, and was astute and competent. He responded in a somewhat troubled tone, “We bear the responsibility of guarding His Highness’s safety. Today, with so many people at the Lantern Festival, if something were to happen, we might not be able to handle it.”

Li Jing glanced at him.

Commander Zuo did not dare to say anymore and silently led a dozen soldiers to disperse.

However, they didn’t dare to go too far. To say that we were retreating was to say that we were moving farther away. If something goes wrong, just shout out and you’ll be there in a few breaths.

Li Jing smiled helplessly and said: “Being a prince brings all kinds of inconveniences. I still remember that before I was eight years old, my mother would personally take me to visit the lantern market.”

Now, my mother had become the Empress and had to sit in the palace. And he also became the prince of the Royal family.

Lu Mingyu smiled faintly: “Nothing in this world remains unchanged. As time goes by, people have to look forward. There is no need to dwell on the past.”

Li Jing stopped and turned to look at her.

Various lanterns shined bright with different lights. The gorgeous and colorful lights interweave to create a dreamlike and unreal light.

Under the light, she was dazzlingly beautiful and stunning.

But in those black eyes, there was no joy of a girl’s spring, only the silence after experiencing the vicissitudes of life. It was the scar left behind after being betrayed by the man you loved in the previous life.

Li Jing felt a sudden pain in his heart. The pain was neither intense nor sharp, but long and helpless.

He reached out his hand and gently touched her cheek.

Lu Mingyu did not pretend to be shy, and even looked very calm: “Li Jing, in a little more than a month, I will marry you. Don’t worry, I, Lu Mingyu, will never go back on what I promised. I will be a good wife. I will try my best to help you. No matter when, I will never let you down.”

She can only give so much.

She couldn’t give him the passionate affection he wanted most.

Because she will no longer love a man with all her heart. She couldn’t even trust anyone with her whole heart anymore.

Li Jing stared at her deeply.

Sweet words spoken casually can coax a young girl in love. But on Lu Mingyu, it was useless.

Then, Li Jing just whispered: “Okay.”