On the night of the Lantern Festival, the capital city is brightly lit, the streets are hung with lanterns, and pedestrians all have a lantern in their hands, some bought and some made by themselves.
Zhulan was holding a glass lantern, while Zhou Shuren was holding a paper lotus-shaped lantern.
Zhulan muttered quietly, "It's a pity that I don't have a camera. The scenery today is more beautiful than what I saw on TV."
Zhou Shuren walked slowly. He was wearing too many clothes. He took his wife to avoid pedestrians. "You can draw it."
“It’s a huge project.”
“You can draw slowly without rushing.”
Zhulan was moved, "Okay, then I'll draw slowly."
There were so many pedestrians on the street, and they were not affected by the cold at all. Not only were there lanterns everywhere on the street, but there were also many snacks. The most popular ones were the several glutinous rice balls stalls, with various colored glutinous rice balls that looked very appetizing.
Zhulan, "Shall we go watch the lantern riddle competition?"
"Okay, hold me a little, so as not to get hit by anyone."
Zhulan had leather gloves on her hands and was holding onto Shuren's cape tightly, "I'll hold on tight."
Zhou Shuren felt regretful. If there weren't so many people everywhere, it would have been so comfortable for him to hold his wife's hand. Although he thought so, he felt good now and the old man was in a very good mood.
The place where the lantern riddle guessing competition took place had the most people, so Zhou Shuren booked a private room early on. They were old and didn't want to squeeze in the front.
There were crowds of people outside the restaurant. The two of them went into the private room. Zhu Lan let out a sigh, "This journey has been really difficult."
There were people everywhere, and it was difficult to move.
Zhou Shuren broke out in a sweat, "Yeah, there are too many people."
From time to time, a sound of "good" came from outside. Zhulan motioned Qingxue to open the window and took the telescope from Qingxue. "Hmm, it's clear." "Eh."
The Zhou family has several telescopes, one of which was bought by Shuren, and the rest were brought back by Changyi from abroad.
Zhou Shuren, "Let me see."
Zhulan handed the telescope over and said, "Take a look."
Zhou Shuren took it and looked at it, raising his eyebrows, "Minghui and Wen Xiao from the third branch of the Wen family guessed riddles and bet on the jade pendant as the prize."
Zhu Lan wasn't looking at that. "I saw Liu Yuanbo and Wen Rong. Didn't you see them?"
Zhou Shuren looked around and said, "Oh, Liu Yuanbo is pretty good. There are many people supporting him. It can be seen that he is on par with Wen Rongqihu."
Zhulan was anxious, "Let me see."
Zhou Shuren handed it over, "Several children went out early, and they are actually in the front."
The venue for the lantern riddle guessing competition was a large area, and there were also many small areas divided into it. As soon as the Zhou family and the Wen family met, they confronted each other.
Shangguan Liu bumped into Mingrui and asked, "Aren't you worried about your future brother-in-law?"
Mingrui hugged the heater and said, "This is a lantern riddle game, not a competition of knowledge. There's nothing to worry about."
If it was an imperial examination, he would be worried, but not now. Although Liu Yuanbo is stingy, his knowledge is also good.
Shangguan Liu whispered: "I saw your father and your mother."
Mingrui looked in the direction his gaze went and saw that his parents had squeezed to the front at some point and were watching the situation here.
Liu Yuanbo didn't know that his future father-in-law was watching him. His mind was full of the thought that he must not lose. This was not a matter of face, but a matter of money. Anything involving money was a big deal. His jade pendant was passed down from the Liu family and was worth a thousand taels. He would be heartbroken if he lost it.
Not only can he not lose, he must also win. Wen Rong's jade pendant is also good. The jade pendant worn by the top scholar can be exchanged for a lot of silver.
The situation on Minghui's side was overwhelmingly one-sided. Minghui was a person who loved to think, and all kinds of strange questions popped up one after another, but he didn't want to show off in the academy.
Minghui smiled and said, "Wen Xiao, don't just stare at my uncle in the future. I'm teaching you a lesson today. If you look down on anyone, you will suffer."
Wen Xiao had sweat on his forehead. He lost. There were ten questions in total, and Minghui had guessed all of his questions, but he could not answer four of Minghui's questions.
The competition between the two sides attracted a lot of people, and whoever loses will be embarrassed.
At this moment, Yudie cheered and Liu Yuanbo looked at Yudie with a grin. He won by chance and his ears turned red again. The last one was given to him by Yudie during the Chinese New Year. This jade pendant was won by both of them.
Yuyi was very surprised. She really didn't expect this.
Wen Rong smiled and said, "Mr. Liu is very talented."
Liu Yuanbo returned the greeting, "It was just luck. Master Wen is a real talent. I learned a lot today."
Wen Rong nodded and left with the Wen family members.
Liu Yuanbo walked towards Yudie with the jade pendant, but Mingrui stepped forward to block him, "Let me see the jade pendant you won."
Liu Yuanbo, "... "
What’s so annoying about my uncle? Can’t you wait until he finishes showing off
At this time, the crowd burst into cheers, and everyone's attention was attracted to the stage. Unknowingly, there were only three people left competing on the stage.
Yuyi's eyes were good, "Is the one above Mr. Yu?"
Mingrui, "He actually stayed."
Shangguan Liu smiled and said, "The three people above seem to be two adults with a child. Is this Mr. Yu in his teens?"
Mingrui, "It's fifteen, no, it's already sixteen."
Shangguan Liu, "...Are you kidding me?"
"No."
At the restaurant, Zhulan was happy when she saw the result, but in a blink of an eye she became unhappy again.
Zhou Shuren asked, "What's wrong?"
"I saw the little prince of the grassland tribe."
A year later, the young prince also came to visit her and she met him.
Zhou Shuren narrowed his eyes, took the telescope and took a look and got angry. What did the little prince of the Oge tribe mean
Sisters Yudie and Yuyi were already standing behind Mingrui, while Mingrui and Liu Yuanbo were standing in front.
The young prince of the Oge tribe smiled and said, "I don't have any other intentions, I just want to see you."
Chang Yi came over and said, "The young prince is in a good mood to enjoy the lanterns, which shows that the prince is in good health."
The young prince's words were interrupted and he was filled with displeasure. In the past, he had killed several older brothers and finally became the heir. However, after coming to the capital, no one from the capital's noble families looked up to him and he only had the title of young prince.
The young prince suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "Master Zhou is here to enjoy the lanterns too?"
"Yes, there is nothing important at the beginning of the year, so it's a rare opportunity to relax. I see that the young prince looks good, which shows that the prince is in good health."
The young prince laughed dryly, "It's rare for me to see the Lantern Festival in the capital, so I came out to enjoy the lanterns. My father's body has not recovered yet, and he needs to rest well."
Chang Yi smiled, "Really? I thought he was fine and could come to Beijing. The emperor even asked the Ministry of Rites and asked them to pay more attention to the princes."
How could the young prince have any thoughts about Miss Zhou at this time? Lord Zhou kept talking about his father. He took a deep breath and said, "The young prince has something else to do. I'll leave first."
Chang Yi, "The young prince's matter is the most important. By the way, I will report to the Minister tomorrow so that he can ask the head of the Imperial Hospital to see the prince. It's not good for him to be sick all the time."