Guessing lantern riddles and winning lanterns is not difficult for Lu Qipei.
There is never a shortage of erudite and talented people in Beijing. When Lu Qipei was led by his family to the lighthouse, there were already seven or eight young people around him guessing. Some are of average level, only guessing the lower layers, and some are real materials, guessing the middle and upper layers without stopping.
The palace lanterns on this lighthouse seem to be the most beautiful among the surrounding ones, so there are many people who come to try it. Lu Qipei's addition did not attract anyone's attention. Until she guessed ten lantern riddles in one breath, and almost every time she got the question, she said the answer without thinking, and after a long time, it gradually attracted the attention of others.
Lu Qipei is quick-witted and quick to guess lantern riddles. In addition, Qi Yang had already pointed to the palace lantern on the top and asked for it, so she naturally wouldn't hold back. It didn't take long for the young man who was far ahead in guessing the lantern riddles to catch up with her. Lu Qipei overtook him without blinking and continued to guess.
No matter how tall the lighthouse is, stacking up layer by layer is limited. This lighthouse is 21 stories high. To take away the glazed palace lantern on the top floor, you have to guess 21 lantern riddles. If you get one wrong, you have to start from scratch.
Lu Qipei didn't rush, and guessed the top 20 correctly. When he was about to guess the last one, the lighthouse steward didn't give her the riddle.
The steward didn't seem to expect that the passers-by he stopped at will be so powerful, but he still had a smile on his face: "Young master, you have guessed the first twenty lantern riddles, it's really amazing. But the last question set by our main family, it's really amazing. Not a riddle."
As he spoke, he waved his hand not far away, and a servant came running over with a secondary bow and arrow. However, Xu Shi was worried about the Shangyuan Lantern Festival for fear of hurting people. The arrow of the arrow had been cut off, leaving only the bare shaft of the arrow.
Soon, the steward bowed his hands and explained: "Young master is so talented, I have been impressed. But my master has always admired people who are both civil and military, not to mention the six arts of the gentleman is one of them, so the last question, I will It was shot." He said, and pointed to the glazed palace lantern at the top again: "There is a lock on the top of the palace lantern. If you shoot it, you will win. You can win the lantern."
Lu Qipei squinted and looked up. Although the lights were brilliant, the darkness still affected his vision. She could vaguely see the lock that the steward was referring to, but she couldn't help but sneered: "Your master is very bold, this last question is actually directing someone to shoot the lantern with an arrow, and I'm not afraid that I will accidentally shoot the palace lantern and break it. ?"
The glazed palace lantern is beautiful, but the more delicate it is, the easier it is to damage. Even if the arrow is cut off, a miss at such a short distance is enough to break the light. In this way, whether the guesser wins or not, the owner of the lighthouse will lose a light.
After the steward heard the words, the expression on his face finally stiffened for a moment, but he still forced a smile: "Young master is joking. If you raise your bow, you have a plan in your heart, how can it be easily damaged?"
He didn't seem to want to continue the topic, and after he finished speaking, he handed over the bow and arrow.
Before Lu Qipei guessed the riddles a little carelessly, he had been holding Lu Sheng all the time. She turned around and handed the dumpling to Qi Yang, took the bow and arrow and tried it on herself, her eyebrows raised under the mask.
The bow that the steward handed her was not an ordinary bow and arrow, but a strong three-stone bow. Right now, the standard bow and arrow for military archers are only two stones. The three-stone bow is not a problem for ordinary people to shoot, even opening a bow is a problem - the other party obviously wants to embarrass her, or the other party obviously does not want to be so early. Send this beautiful palace lantern out!
Lu Qipei was not someone who cared about winning or losing, but it was really disgusting that the other party couldn't afford to lose like this. Before she could say anything, the young man who had been overtaken by her spoke up. He took two steps forward and said, "If your Excellency is not good at archery, I can do it for you."
Such a rash opening made Lu Qipei look back at the other party, and the latter smiled embarrassedly: "My sister likes this palace lantern very much. If, if you are willing to give up your love, I will make up for it."
After listening, Lu Qipei shook his head with a bow and arrow, and said, "No need."
It is refusal to help, and it is also refusal to give up love.
Shooting with a mask still affects the sight, not to mention that the sight at night is already obstructed. Lu Qipei finally took off the mask on his face to be safe. And when her jade-like face was exposed, it still attracted a small exclamation from the surrounding, and many eyes that fell on her also became hot at this moment.
Lu Qipei ignored it and just smiled at Qi Yang to please him.
Her Royal Highness took her mask with a little dissatisfaction, and held it for her temporarily. By the way, she warned her in a low voice: "If you don't win the lantern, you will go to sleep in the study tonight!"
Lu Qipei didn't panic, he blinked his eyes and lowered his voice and replied, "You can't bear it."
After the two openly flirted with each other, when Lu Qipei turned around with a bow and arrow, the whole person's momentum changed. She raised the arrow and bent the bow, her slender arm slowly exerted force, and Sanshi's strong bow was gradually pulled away by her.
It can be seen that it is a little reluctant, and the thin body is tense due to the force of the arms, which makes people feel worried for her.
The scene was quiet for a while, until Lu Qipei let go, and the arrow swooped away...
The steward looked up in a daze, and his heart was suddenly more than half empty - the lamp at the top was the best palace lantern that the master found, and it overwhelmed the rest of the opponents, and it also made the master proud for several days. He was keeping the lighthouse today because he was valued by the Lord's family, and he couldn't have lost this light early. If this arrow hits, the palace lantern is the opponent's. But if it misses, most of the palace lanterns may be destroyed by this arrow.
The strong bow he specially asked people to find was also because the other party was born thin, and he wanted her to be unable to draw the bow and avoid the possibility of damage. If I had known this earlier, it would have been better not to do any small moves, just be generous and let the opponent win!
In an instant, the steward thought a lot, and this arrow shot also ended in an instant.
Lu Qipei's archery skills are really good. Although it was a bit reluctant to use the three-crossbow for the first time, the lock on the palace lantern was much thicker than the arrow shaft. A person who can even hit a beaded arrow is naturally not a big problem.
The arrow hit the lock, and everyone cheered in front of everyone's eyes.
The steward's face changed quietly, and finally he raised his smiling face, posing as if he had accepted the gamble and surrendered, and said to her: "Young master is very skilled, this palace lantern is yours!"
The won glazed palace lantern is exquisite in workmanship and ingenious in design. No wonder it is valued by the owner of the lighthouse and is reluctant to lose early. But this thing fell into Qi Yang's eyes, but it was nothing, and it was not even more important than covering the face of the concubine early.
Lu Qipei offered the treasure with the palace lantern: "A Ning, the palace lantern you want. I won it back, do you like it?"
Qi Yang was speechless when she saw Lu Qipei's bright smile. She didn't need to look to know how much limelight the other party had and how much attention it attracted. Immediately, she felt a little sour in her heart, so she threw Lu Sheng into Lu Qipei's arms like a burden, and quickly put the hideous mask on her again, then dragged him away.
Lu Sheng was ignorant, but Lu Qipei carried the lamp and hugged the baby, but it was only funny. However, it was Lu Sheng's role. Others knew at first sight that this was a family of three. Even if they knew that Lu Qipei's face was beautiful under the mask, no one would approach the three of them without knowing it.
There were attendants to open the way, but the three of them quickly got away from the lighthouse, merged into the flow of people and went to the next place.
In addition to lighthouses and guessing lantern riddles, what is more lively is the singing and dancing juggling surrounded by these lighthouses. As soon as the drum music sounded, even Lu Sheng, who was temporarily attracted by the glazed palace lantern, also looked over, full of curiosity.
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei didn't want to crowd with others, but seeing Lu Sheng's interest, they moved in.
The songs and dances performed on the streets of the Shangyuan Festival are naturally not the soft dances like those at the palace banquet, and the dancers are not even women. I saw a pile of bonfires ignited in the wide open space, and the people wearing masks slapped their upper bodies, marched strange steps around the bonfire, sang and danced. It is said that this dance evolved from ancient sacrifices, with the meaning of praying for blessings and warding off disasters, and there are many people who join in the fun and dance along.
Lu Sheng took a second glance at the excitement, but wanted to know that Qi Yang and Lu Qipei wouldn't join in the fun, even wearing masks. The two hugged Lu Sheng and watched the excitement for a while, then walked to the next place.
Next was a juggling team, with high stools, turntables, blindfolded darts, and the wonderful performances also attracted bursts of applause.
There are also those who sing big operas, perform monkey operas, perform shadow puppet shows, and puppet shows, all kinds of lively and so on. The little dumplings were dazzled, and Lu Qipei and Qi Yang also watched the excitement, so that when they were about to leave, Lu Sheng rarely showed reluctance.
Lu Qipei went to ask the puppet show troupe to buy a puppet—the troupe also sold it. They were all there to make money. If you can make money from puppet shows, you can also make money from selling puppets. It's just that the flexible puppets are finely made, and the price is not low, but it is expensive, so ordinary people would not think of buying them, or they would give up the idea after asking the price.
Of course, the puppets were bought to coax children, and Lu Sheng was really happy after receiving the gift.
Qi Yang leaned in front of Lu Qipei, blinked at her, silently condemned her for only buying gifts for children.
Lu Qipei and Qi Yang looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly couldn't help laughing - at this moment, she really felt that they were a perfect match. If she is not a daughter and has children in the future, I don't know how much vinegar she will drink and how much sour Qi Yang will need
After a sullen laugh, Lu Qipei shoved the glazed palace lantern that he had been holding into Qi Yang's hand - what kind of puppet was bought with money? This glazed palace lantern is what she tried so hard to win back for her!
Qi Yang couldn't hold back the resentment he pretended to be when he was sour, so he chuckled and handed the palace lantern back: "You take it, what's the matter with me carrying two lamps?"
Lu Qipei took the palace lantern obediently again, and the two laughed a few words immediately, and the little sourness in Qi Yang's heart disappeared.
It was getting late, and they had to join in the fun outside the palace gate to watch the emperor and the prince go upstairs to light up the lights.