the beauty of the soul

       The first full moon, the lantern festival. The ceremony of worshipping the heavens takes place in Xianle . The street of the Supreme God of War was filled with people. Young girls who were dressed in beautiful outfits gracefully whirled in the dance, raising their hands up and scattering flower petals. The nobility who sat on top of multi-storey buildings laughed and rejoiced at the wonderful holiday The music that poured from every corner enveloped the entire forbidden city. Xiao Li ran between buildings, occasionally colliding with people, in her hands was a golden mask wrapped in a red velvet cloth. The mask was intended for the Crown Prince of Sanle. During the ceremony of worshiping heaven, he had to be in it. But since the Sovereign and his wife decided to make some adjustments to the main attribute, the mask was given to the master. Xiao Li was Xie Lian's assistant. They had known each other for quite some time. Her father was a respected official. Therefore, the girl could often be seen at court. When she reached the prince's chambers, she flew inside without knocking. — Gesya, your mask!- The guy smiled confusedly, clearly not expecting such a sudden appearance of his girlfriend and part-time assistant. — A-Xiao, stop calling me that, there's still no one here. The girl just rolled her eyes at Xie Lian's words, walked up to him almost to the butt and put a mask on him with a serious face. Xie Lian was taken aback at first, but soon smiled. The girl was always sharp, sometimes you could compare her with a child, she was very curious and childishly naive, she never hid her tears, and she was very proud of it. But despite the childish disposition, the girl was very gambling, constantly looking for benefits. But now she was as focused as ever on the Crown Prince's outfit. She looked him over. Xie Lian had to play the role of a warrior pleasing to the gods. Every detail of his outfit carried a special meaning. The upper, white layer of fabric symbolized holiness, the red outfit under it — the power bestowed from above, the golden hoop in the hair — the power of the monarch and wealth, a feather was hidden in the bosom "for flying to heaven", and the fluttering sleeves meant taking care of all living beings. — Xie Lian, it's time for you, everyone is waiting for you.- the girl patted the young man on the shoulder and moved away from him a short distance. — You know, Ah Xiao, I don't have a very good feeling that something is going to happen. - the guy shifted from one foot to the other and looked at his girlfriend. — Xianle, what can happen to you, no one cares about you, you're like a pearl in the palm of your hand! There's nothing to worry about. Xiao Li smiled and pushed Xie Lian towards the door. — I believe in you, and I will be there, even if something goes wrong, I will support you.- when she went out into the corridor, she hugged him. The prince looked gratefully at Xiao Li. Nodding goodbye, Xie Lian left under the escort of the palace guards. *** The procession was making its third tour of the city and had just passed its walls. But the unexpected happened. People began to gather on both sides of the street, the crowd tried to squeeze closer to get a better look at what was happening on the city wall. Xiao Li was no exception, she tried to squeeze in to see what was going on. There was a little boy standing at the top of the tower. He was going to jump... Xiao Li shouted the prince's name with all her might, hoping that he would hear her scream. The girl ran to the tower, she arrogantly thought to catch the boy. A deafening scream rang out. Everyone has already decided that on such a bright holiday on the street of the God of War to splash blood. But Xie Lian rushed forward and picked up the boy. Everyone could only see a silhouette, a white bird soaring into the sky, and the prince had already landed safely with the baby in his arms. The mask flew to the ground, revealing a young, beautiful face. Xiao Ling ran up to Xie Lian, the boy standing next to him was in prostration for a few seconds and was about to run away when the girl grabbed his arm and dragged him around the corner of the nearest building. "Are you all right?" Do you have any pain anywhere? - the girl ran her eyes over the guy, to be honest, his appearance left much to be desired. She took off her upper hanfu and threw it over the shoulders of the child, who shuddered and sighed in fright. Watching the girl's actions. Xiao Li moved away from the boy and smiled sunnily. "Anyway, there's some money in Hanfu's pocket." After saying that, she looked at the boy. He nodded, stood for a few more seconds, turned around and ran away. Xiao Li watched him go. *** Xie Lian and Xiao Li were sitting in the prince's chambers. The whole city rejoiced at Xie Lian's act, but the state councillors were very unhappy. They could not even imagine such a gross violation of traditions. The Crown Prince, on the other hand, thought otherwise, he smilingly declined the request of the advisers for meditation. There is no need to atone for sin if there was no such sin. He believed that saving a child on such a bright holiday, on the contrary, was a good deed. Xiao Li sided with Xie Lian. — You know, Gesya, something tells me that you will leave me, ascend sooner than you expect, - the girl crossed her arms over her chest and looked at the young man. It's not that she doesn't want it, on the contrary, Xie Lian deserves it. They just won't leave her alone, her father will marry her off to some rich fool who can't see anything but his own nose. But as long as Xie Lian is here, the father will not dare, because the crown Prince takes care of the girl like a brother. Xie Lian only smiled in response to the girl's statement. He loved her like a younger sister, took care of her, sometimes even dissuaded her from her stupid ideas.