Reborn!The terminally ill prince is looking at me again

Chapter 22 The Strange Lotus Lantern Puzzle

In a flash, three days passed.

"Sister, let the lotus lantern go~
Secretly send love,
I hope that your heart will be like mine, and you will be with me forever.

Brother accept~ Lotus lantern~
Silently still thinking about love,
Pulling the red thread is a marriage, and you will live up to your long-term love!
......"

Nursery rhymes, accompanied by laughter, spread through the streets and alleys in the childish voices of the children. They held exquisite lanterns with bright candles in their hands, chasing and fighting around the street vendors and girls with flowers.

The Wanjia Lantern Festival is all about excitement.

However, under a poplar tree covered with colorful lanterns, there are two people who are relatively speechless. The boy is wearing a gray velvet fox brocade robe, squatting indistinctly by the side of the road, holding his cheeks. In contrast, the girl beside him She looked much more dignified, wearing a simple and elegant lavender white butterfly narcissus dress, lazily crossing her arms around her chest, and there was a little maid in light yellow clothes standing on her left.

"Sister, why do you think Dad is like this?" Hua Chengyun put down his hands and turned around, "We agreed to watch the lanterns together as a family, but we were knocked down before we got halfway, so it's fine to play with mother alone, and we need a little money." None stayed."

"It was an accident between us. After so many years, haven't you seen it yet?"

"Don't worry about it." Hua Chengyun got up quickly, but his legs were numb from squatting for a long time, he gasped and staggered a few steps, and was supported by Zhiqiu next to him in time to avoid falling to the ground, "Master, I'm going to go surfing , no one can control it. Sister, borrow some money."

"No."

"mean."

Hua Chengyun was rejected very simply, he glanced at his elder sister, and walked half-limped towards a certain unknown small building with bright lights and feasting.

"You go and follow." Hua Zuili handed Zhiqiu the only 300 taels of silver note on her body, "Look at Dian Chengyun, don't let him make trouble."

"Miss, what about you?"

"I don't like places that are too lively, so I just wander around. When the night ban comes, I will go back home by myself."

"Yes." Zhiqiu took the order and left.

There were people coming and going on the street, and the girls arm in arm were choosing the rouge they liked, and if they saw a handsome scholar, they would raise their handkerchiefs to cover their mouths and whisper.Children led by their parents slipped through the crowd, pointing at the red and yellow fighting dragon and lion dancers, blowing torches and smiling.

All of them said 'OK', which set off the sound of gongs and drums.

Hua Zuili bypassed the crowd, raised her hand and tapped the fringed wind chimes hanging by the roadside.

"Girl, this Wanjia Lantern Festival, do you want to write a word to cope with the prosperity?"

The voice sounded familiar, and she looked for it, and saw a man in plain green shirt sitting by the gurgling lake behind a small stall with books, calligraphy and paintings.

"Okay." Hua Zuili sat in front of his small stall, and said with a smile, "Why don't you tell me, my lord, what kind of characters are suitable for me?"

He smiled, brushed away the ink, and in the blink of an eye, a vigorous and powerful word "pear" appeared on the paper.

"Snow makes jade for the skin, and pear blossoms shine for the moon and hibiscus."

"Young master, are you praising me?"

"Less than one ten-thousandth of the girl."

Hua Zuili lowered her head and smiled: "Brother Xue, who is so glib, really makes people uncomfortable."

Xue Sheng's face turned red when he was told, he lowered his eyes and stopped looking at the stunning beauty in front of him, "You are... beautiful today."

The lavender skirt swayed like petals, and the coral hairpin that fell from the bun made her face crystal clear like jade. Even if he didn't know much about jewelry, he could tell that it was of great value.

Is this... the son who came to pick her up last time gave it to her...

"Thank you." Hua Zuili didn't see Xue Sheng's gloominess, and responded to his compliment with a smile, then looked down at the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, "Brother Xue is selling calligraphy?"

"The Wanjia Lantern Festival is a festive feast in Beijing. It is extremely lively and crowded. Take advantage of this time to sell some calligraphy and paintings so that you can subsidize your household."

"I don't know if Mr. Xue is free now, and can play with the little girl?"

Just as Xue Sheng was about to respond with a smile, a scabbard next to them slammed heavily on the pen and ink they had just arranged.

"So pack up and go?" The leader of the officer and soldier with the word 'Yong' printed on the light blue coarse cloth wiped the bridge of his nose and sat down on the chair carelessly.

Seeing him, Xue Sheng stood up unconsciously.

"My lord, what's the matter..."

"It's nothing, I just came to ask you when to pay the rent for the stall."

"Didn't I already give ten coppers..."

"No, that's a deposit, not enough."

The leader of the officers and soldiers was talking, but his eyes began to look at the expressionless girl next to him.He raised his hand and pulled the wine gourd at his waist to take a sip, and with the other hand he did not forget to slam on the table, "Hurry up and get the money."

Xue Sheng bit his lips tightly, but still reached out and took out the two taels of silver he had earned from the iron pot, and pushed it over, "That's all."

"Poor."

The leader of the officers and soldiers stuffed the money into his arms without looking at it, and picked up the wine gourd to touch Hua Zuili's mouth, "Beauty, have a drink?"

"roll."

"See, it's still a little pepper, I like it."

The little officers and soldiers surrounding him all laughed.

"Officer." Xue Sheng tugged Hua Zuili and pulled him behind him, "She's just an ignorant little girl, don't make things difficult for her, just come to me if you have any questions."

"Which onion are you, get out!"

The leader of the officers and soldiers grabbed Xue Sheng by the neck and threw him to the ground. He had seen clearly just now that she was the most beautiful in the whole street, otherwise who would care about those two bastards.

"Xiaoli, run!"

Xue Sheng was punched and kicked on the ground, and the swords of other officers and soldiers were still tied around his neck.At this time, the people on the long street were gradually thinning out, both vendors and tourists had already fled, fearing that an accident would implicate themselves.

"Beauty, don't listen to him. If you follow the master, I will guarantee you good food and spicy food in the future."

Hua Zuili laughed out loud at the ruffian-like ridicule.

That smile was like a peach blossom, the leader of the officers and soldiers was stunned and mistakenly thought it was the beauty's shy approval. His eyes were straightened, and he took two steps, and suddenly a crystal clear jade pendant appeared in front of him.

He saw clearly, and his legs trembled.

"Officer, I'll give you fifteen minutes. If you don't leave, I will guarantee that you will be killed in the future."

The flamboyant Chinese characters for 'flower' and the girl's melodious voice are like Shura who is dying in hell. The leader of the officers and soldiers looked pale, and he staggered and turned around to run away, thinking of a beautiful woman throwing himself into his arms.

"Wait a moment."

"You, what else do you want?"

"money."

"Yes Yes Yes Yes."

The leader of the officers and soldiers hastily offered the money with both hands, dragged the younger brother who still wanted to do something good, and ran away like flying.

"He, what happened to them?"

"I don't know, maybe, my conscience has discovered it."

Hua Zuili put two taels of silver in Xue Sheng's hands, "Keep it safe, no one will help you next time."

Xue Sheng held the money: "Xiao Li, I really don't know how to thank you."

"If you really want to thank me, just buy a lotus lantern with me."

"it is good."

After bypassing a few alleys, they came to a small shop with various lotus lamp styles. As soon as they stepped in, the shopkeeper came forward to greet them with great enthusiasm.

"You two guests, come to see the lotus lanterns. The lotus lanterns in our house are beautiful and exquisite, guaranteed to be one of the best in the whole of Shangjing, and unique."

"Shopkeeper, how much is this...?"

"Hey, young master, the lamps in our house are not bought with money, but can only be obtained by guessing the riddles in the lamps."

"Sounds interesting."

Hua Zuili pointed to a lotus lantern with pale pink petals, "This one."

"Okay." The shopkeeper took off the note from the pale pink lantern and handed it to Xue Sheng, "Young master, please."

Xue Sheng unfolded the note, looked up and down for a moment, and the smile on his face faded.

"What's wrong?" Hua Zuili leaned over, "Sentence?"

"A knife on the right side separates the two halves on the left, isn't that... a knife in two."

The corners of her eyes twitched, what kind of puzzle is this...

Xue Sheng threw the note aside, "This one is not good, let's change it."

"Standing is not as tall as sitting, and wearing leather robes all year round?"

"dog……"

The answers to all kinds of mysteries after that were either poor and white, or divided between labor and swallow, and finally even life and death came out.

What's the situation? !

(End of this chapter)