This is her first time visiting a temple fair, and she hadn't expected the Capital's temple fair to be so lively!
Everywhere she looked, colorful lanterns were hung at varying heights. Each lantern was lit brightly, illuminating the street as if it were daytime, dazzling like neon lights.
Pedestrians were shoulder to shoulder, vendors crowded on both sides, with cries and the sounds of gongs and opera singing. There were even some young women dressed in bright colors with powdered faces and heavy perfume, boldly waving handkerchiefs and flirting with passersby on both sides.
The carriage could hardly move, so Fourth Master Xiao instructed Tiancheng to stop the carriage at the side. Through the curtain, he said, "There's a restaurant not far ahead; let's go sit over there."
Xiqiu wore a veiled hat, and Bihuai was excited, lifting the carriage curtain to look outside. She said to Xiqiu, "Madam, let me help you down."
