dognovel Chapter 364 Chrysanthemum Banquet
Chapter 364 Chrysanthemum Banquet
But for some reason, Xu Yingying didn't want to see Li Siqi's disappointed eyes, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally drank the drink resignedly.
Just as Li Siqi said, this thing is indeed delicious. After drinking a glass, Xu Yingying actually still has a lingering aftertaste.
Li Siqi's heart softened as he looked at Xu Yingying like this.
The two stayed in this town for another two days. Finally, after deducting the food and accommodation expenses of these few days, Xu Yingying finally saved enough money to continue her journey.
The two packed their bags and continued to head south. In fact, in the past few days, Li Siqi could clearly feel that Xu Yingying was not as enthusiastic about him as before. Perhaps it was still affected by the fact that Xu Yingying knew who he was.
However, Li Siqi was not in a hurry. He was able to make Xu Yingying fall in love with him for the first time, and now he could make her fall in love with him for the second time. He must help Xu Yingying get her memory back.
The two men headed south, and when their money was almost gone, they saw the city wall in the distance again.
Looking at the towering city gate, the two knew that this should be a big town.
Xu Yingying's confidence was boosted, and she quickened her pace, rushing towards the town.
It took them half an hour to reach the city gate.
Arriving at the city gate, Xu Yingying discovered that there were a lot of people in the city. Among the people waiting to enter the city, there were many young men in luxurious clothes. This made Xu Yingying curious.
Restraining her curiosity, Xu Yingying and Li Siqi finally stepped into the city. As expected, just as Xu Yingying imagined, there were a lot of people in the city, and many inns in the city were overcrowded. Xu Yingying guessed, "Is there a banquet going on in this city? Why are there so many people?"
Someone nearby heard Xu Yingying's puzzled words and took over the conversation, "It seems that this girl and this gentleman are visiting us for the first time. It's really a coincidence that this period of time is the day when the Chrysanthemum Fairy selects the Chrysanthemum Gentleman every year."
"Chrysanthemum Fairy? Chrysanthemum Prince? What are those?" Xu Yingying was a little confused. She had never heard of these things before.
Li Siqi frowned slightly, obviously he knew nothing either.
"It seems like the girl isn't here to join in the fun. Well, I'm free anyway, so I might as well come and talk to the girl." The speaker was a man, and judging by his attire, he should be here to join in the fun as well.
"Please tell the story, sir." Xu Yingying was also happy to listen to the story.
"In our town, the Chrysanthemum Fairy has existed for some years. As the name suggests, the Chrysanthemum Fairy is a fairy that was cultivated from the essence of chrysanthemums. She is also a well-known fairy in the local area. I don't know when it started, but the Chrysanthemum Fairy began to hold a lantern festival every year to select a Chrysanthemum Young Master to spend a night with her. According to the young masters who were selected before, the Chrysanthemum Fairy is very beautiful. Word of mouth spread, and then every year at this time, a large number of people would come here, hoping to be selected by the Chrysanthemum Fairy and spend a night with her."
As the young man spoke, a look of longing appeared on his face.
Having heard the information she wanted, Xu Yingying left here with satisfaction. Even though she was very interested in the lantern festival, she still needed to find a place to stay. Fortunately, it was noon and many inns still had empty rooms.
Only after finding a suitable place to live did Xu Yingying breathe a sigh of relief.
Li Siqi was sitting in his room, seemingly thinking about something. Xu Yingying's indifference towards him in the past few days was very obvious, which made Li Siqi very anxious. He urgently wanted to do something to bring him and Xu Yingying closer.
Li Siqi racked his brains, trying to think about what he had done before, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't find a suitable solution. Just when Li Siqi was a little discouraged, he suddenly thought of what he heard about the Chrysanthemum Fairy today, and told him directly that Xu Yingying was very interested in this thing.
Li Siqi came up with a plan. While Xu Yingying was resting, he went out to inquire about it. He then found out that the Chrysanthemum Fairy held a Chrysanthemum Banquet, and the way to select the Chrysanthemum Prince was to recite poems and compose couplets. He couldn't help but laugh. He didn't expect that these wild monsters also liked to pretend to be cultured. Of course, he was not interested in this Chrysanthemum Prince. He just wanted to find more information to tell Xu Yingying.
However, the Chrysanthemum Banquet would be held in three days. During these three days, Li Siqi was not idle. Xu Yingying set up a stall outside to tell fortunes, and Li Siqi followed her around. Although Xu Yingying still did not have a good face for him, she could not stand Li Siqi's shameless sticking to her.
Xu Yingying felt speechless. She didn't dare to think about how she would be scolded if those pedantic ministers in the court knew about Li Siqi's behavior. The king of a country would be her errand boy. This was something Xu Yingying had never dared to think about before.
Three days later, the Chrysanthemum Banquet was held as scheduled. Xu Yingying closed her stall early, disguised herself as a man, and took Li Siqi to the Chrysanthemum Banquet to join in the fun.
The two of them shuttled through the crowd. The chrysanthemum banquet at night had a unique flavor. The streets were full of chrysanthemum lanterns with the same old riddles on them. Xu Yingying glanced around and felt uninterested. However, she was still somewhat interested in the food around her and wanted to have a bite of everything she saw.
Li Siqi was naturally not stingy. Wherever Xu Yingying looked at, Li Siqi would buy it and hand it to Xu Yingying. Before the two of them had walked out for long, Xu Yingying's hands were already full of food.
Xu Yingying had no choice but to call Li Siqi, "Brother Xiao, wait a moment, I can't get it anymore, let's find a place to sit down."
Li Siqi then noticed what was in Xu Yingying's hand. He looked a little embarrassed and quickly reached out to take it. He then took Xu Yingying to find a secluded place to sit down.
By the time she had finished the food in her hand, Xu Yingying felt that she was about to die of fullness. Eating too much naturally required digestion. However, just as Xu Yingying stood up, she saw a gorgeous lantern hanging high up in the most crowded place not far away. It was a chrysanthemum-shaped lantern, and each petal was lifelike. At first glance, Xu Yingying fell in love with the chrysanthemum lantern. She stared at the lantern and didn't even hear Li Siqi calling her.