Chapter 1391 - 757: Late Night (Three-in-One) (Part 3)
Lin Wanxiao paused, her heart tangled like a ball of yarn, unsure how to respond, she subconsciously murmured: "Your ..."
"Well, my lord has ordered, aren’t you going to set off fireworks yet?"
The timid young lady couldn’t withstand such urging, so she had to follow his lead to set off the fireworks. Without looking closely, she indiscriminately lit a few fuses, then heard several "whoosh" sounds fly into the sky.
Bam!
Crash.
Fireworks blossomed brilliantly at the horizon.
Such beautiful fireworks... Lin Wanxiao was stunned for a moment, aren’t fireworks always like this? How long has it been since she set off fireworks?
Perhaps she hadn’t touched them since she began studying the Biographies of Virtuous Women in elementary school.
Qin Yue exclaimed loudly and hurriedly moved in small steps closer to the fireworks, Yin Weiyin quickly pulled her back to prevent her from getting burned.
The female crown looked out into the courtyard, then at the fireworks, thinking it was about time.
As this round of fireworks paused, Qin Yue began clamoring that she wanted to set off fireworks too, even though the two-and-a-half-year-old couldn’t yet speak clearly, her excitement could almost soar up to the sky like fireworks.
Chen Yi handed her a stick of incense and some small fireworks, Qin Yue was extremely excited, eagerly grabbing the incense to start lighting.
Qin Yue was extremely excited, stretching her little arms forward, trying to approach a fuse of "ground mouse".
Just at this moment, in the shadow outside the courtyard wall, that ghostly figure inconveniently flickered again!
This time, the contour of the great-grandmother seemed clearer than before.
Qin Yue gave a cry, her little hand trembled, the incense almost slipped, her small face instantaneously turned pale,
She withdrew her hand sharply, turning to burrow into Chen Yi’s arms, her voice carried a sobbing tone: "Daddy! The ghost...the ghost is here again!"
Chen Yi furrowed his brow once more,
This Donggong Ruoshu, clearly promised well, why scared the child again?
He was about to speak up to scold and demand her to leave immediately.
Yet, before he could utter a word, Yin Weiyin beside him discreetly raised a hand and gently stopped him.
Chen Yi turned his head in confusion towards Yin Weiyin, only to see the other quickly avert his gaze, not meeting his eyes, a fleeting hint of guilt flashed across that cold face.
Chen Yi’s heart stirred, the reprimand that reached his lips was swallowed back, he would like to see what trick Yin Weiyin had up his sleeve.
At this moment, the trembling Qin Yue didn’t cry as before.
She clenched her small fist tightly, took a determined sniff, and repeated to herself:
"Yue’er... Yue’er has courage! Yue’er... Yue’er can cast spells! I’m not afraid!"
She abruptly turned around, no longer looking at that scary ghostly figure, instead, she focused on the "ground mouse" firework, her little hand still shaking a bit, yet stubbornly moved the incense near the fuse again.
Hiss,
The fuse was ignited, producing a string of fine sparks, Qin Yue jumped back in fright,
Whoosh!
The "ground mouse" spun suddenly, spitting out dazzling golden sparks, making a sizzling sound, drawing a bright arc across the night sky.
Almost at the moment that firework exploded, the ghostly figure outside the courtyard wall seemed greatly frightened, letting out an indistinct sound, suddenly shrunk, and then fled with head buried, disappearing entirely.
Qin Yue widened her eyes, gazing in the direction where the ghostly shadow disappeared, then looked down at the "ground mouse" still spinning and spitting fire happily, the fear on her small face was like mist blown away by the wind, instantly replaced by immense excitement and accomplishment.
She jumped up, waving her small hand, using all her strength to shout,
"Run away! The ghost ran away! Yue’er can chase away ghosts! Yue’er can chase away ghosts!"
She shouted while excitedly hopping around the still-burning firework, as if accomplishing something earth-shattering. That glowing smile was brighter than any firework in the sky.
Chen Yi watched his daughter’s excited look, glanced at Yin Weiyin by his side with calm expression, even with a hint of an elusive smile on the corners of his mouth, then recalled Donggong Ruoshu’s timely appearance earlier, having already understood most of it in his heart.
He shook his head helplessly, observing his daughter’s happiness, eventually suppressing the discomfort of being kept in the dark, transforming it into a chuckled sigh.
Never mind, being able to help children overcome fear and become happy, this little trickery isn’t a bad thing.
Just... he gave Yin Weiyin a meaningful glance, this account, it’s better to keep it recorded.
Might use it one day.
Lin Wanxiao held the incense, watching Qin Yue’s excitement, then looked at her somewhat timid self, couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Lin Zhenlan, oh Lin Zhenlan, can’t even compare to a child...
The thoughts of a woman are always prone to jump, Qin Yue’s bravery must be learned from her mother, right? If I had a child, would they be as timid as I?
As thoughts rose and fell, tangling without an end, only Chen Yi didn’t give her the chance to indulge in random thoughts. Seeing Qin Yue unharmed, he leisurely approached.
He held a bundle of dribbling gold, Lin Wanxiao came back to senses and said: "I’ve already set some off."
"Then set off more."
"...No more."
Chen Yi didn’t even ask why, just said: "Have to set them off."
Lin Wanxiao heard his overbearing tone, glanced at him, somewhat hoarsely said: "...You always don’t give me a choice."
"Give you a choice? You’ll never choose anything even if the world turns to dust."
Saying so, Chen Yi forcibly stuffed the fireworks into her hand.
Lin Wanxiao helplessly squatted down, placed the fireworks on the ground, her fingers holding the incense slightly trembling, the brilliant fireworks just now seem to still streak past in front of her, yet she has to act as if reluctantly, rather than that she defied convention herself...