On the night of the Ghost Festival, many people came to release river lanterns, but even more came to watch them. The flickering lights dotting the darkness were a truly beautiful sight.
If a river lantern sank in the water, it meant a lost soul had been reincarnated. If a lantern floated far away or reached the opposite bank, it signified that the soul had reached the paradise on the other shore.
Every year, thousands upon thousands of people came to the riverbank to release lanterns, and Xu Su Ying was one of them.
Each year, she would personally craft a river lantern, write nothing on it, and set it adrift on the water. No one knew whom she was commemorating.
Zhao Jing would also accompany Mrs. Zhao, and sometimes, when Mrs. Zhao was feeling unwell, he would come alone.
This time, because the weather was particularly stifling and they were worried about rain, Mrs. Zhao and Xiang'er stayed home. Chen Wanqing went out with Zhao Jing instead.
