After the excitement of the first day, by the time the fifteenth of the first month arrived, everyone lost interest. The novelty of those snacks was fleeting, unlike the pastries and drinks made by Yang Ruxin, which tasted far better.
So even knowing that the Emperor would join the festivities at the city tower, no one felt inclined to go out; after all, they had seen the Emperor before.
Yang Ruxin was even less interested in squeezing into a crowd.
On the sixteenth of the first month, Yang Ruxin was supposed to start her journey back, but Gu Qingheng couldn't bear to let her go. He persuaded her to stay a little longer, thinking that since the Crown Prince of Jin Country would be departing with the princess on the eighteenth, he could then return the command of the Xiudao Guard and request leave from the Emperor to go back with her.
Yang Ruxin thought that was a good idea. Besides, she was reluctant to leave her man behind.
