Chapter 432 - Chapter 432: Chapter 428: Man in Black_1 (1/2)

Chapter 432: Chapter 428: Man in Black_1

“Baobao, do you want to keep strolling?” Chunniang asked her daughter.

Yingbao looked at the lanterns that filled the streets and the joyous maids, “Mother, if you are tired, go back first; I will continue strolling with them.”

Having walked quite a distance, Chunniang indeed felt tired, so she nodded, “Then come home early.”

Daughter had so many people protecting her, and there were guards around. It was hard for anyone to get close to her. She was not worried that anyone would harm her daughter.

Moreover, her two sons and Wei Zhan, Huzi were not far behind. If there were any anomalies, they could rush over.

“Alright,” Yingbao assigned four guards to escort her mother home. Hupo and Zhenzhu had no choice but to follow. Weng Xiuxiu saw that it was getting late and that children are prone to fall asleep. So she also accompanied Anren onto the carriage.

Now, Yingbao was roaming the streets with four palace maids, two maidservants, and two guards. Whenever she saw something interesting, she would buy it.

The street was filled with young ladies dressed in bright clothing and elegant young masters. Many of them wore masks – adorable fox or rabbit masks, and black-and-red ghost masks. Amidst the bustling streets, they seemed extraordinarily mysterious.

Seeing all her maids looking envious, Yingbao stopped in front of a ghost mask stall and bought one for each of them.

She also put on a golden fox mask and looked at herself in the stall owner’s mirror.

The bronze mirror was very clear, showing every detail. She spotted someone wearing a mask with a beauty’s face, with white complexion and red lips, who passed by in the crowd.

Yingbao even caught sight of the subtly chilling gaze and a tinge of murderous intent in the man’s eyes.

She turned around, and there were only maids wearing ghost and rabbit butterfly masks behind her, nobody else.

And all around her were people in festive clothes and robes, some holding lanterns, others eating candied haws.

“Miss, where are we going next?” Meixiang, who was wearing a black-and-red ghost mask, approached Yingbao and whispered.

Yingbao looked around and said, “Let’s go back.”

She didn’t want to have a conflict with someone on the street. If it led to any injury to the common people or her loved ones, it would be a terrible outcome.

“Yes.”

Meixiang turned around to instruct several sisters to return home.

Despite feeling regretful, the young girls protected their mistress and headed back.

On the way, they ran into Wei Zhan and Jiang Jie, Jiang Wu. They were standing at a barbecued mutton skewer stall, each holding a bunch of skewers and eating with vigor.

Seeing Yingbao, Wei Zhan, hurried over, handed the skewers to her, “Here, they just grilled these. I was about to bring them to you.”

He then took a basket from the servant, “These are your favorite snacks and pastries. But eat less roasted chestnuts, they are not good for the spleen and stomach.”

Yingbao accepting the basket, looked inside to see dragon’s beard candy, sesame and pine nut candy, chestnut cake, roasted chestnuts, fried Job’s tears, along with candied haws and fried milk cake.

These foods were still hot, exuding a delicious aroma.

Yingbao took the basket, handed it over to Magnolia to hold, she removed her mask and began eating a skewer of mutton.

Jiang Wu and Jiang Jie also came over and asked, “Sis, why don’t you want to stroll anymore?”

“It’s getting too late. While we still have light now, let’s get back early.” Lantern Festival night was not bustling on every street. In secluded areas, once the lanterns hanging under the eaves were out, it would be pitch black and very dangerous.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, it would be wiser to get back sooner.

Wei Zhan nodded, “It is indeed late. Let’s all go back together.”

So, the group started their journey back, lanterns in hand.

Nothing happened along the way. Yingbao noticed nothing suspicious and saw no one following them.

But she did not believe the gaze she had encountered was unintentional, as the person had quickly averted their gaze and disappeared into the crowd.

This was indeed very unusual.