My Princess Has Been Reborn - Chapter 129
Guessing lantern riddles and winning lanterns are not difficult for Lu Qipei.
There is no shortage of knowledgeable and talented people in Beijing. When Lu Qipei was led to the lighthouse by Jiading, there were already seven or eight young people around to guess. Some are of average level, only guessing a few floors below, or some real materials, guessing the middle and upper floors without stopping.
The lantern on this lighthouse seems to be the best-looking among the surrounding ones, so many people come to try it, and Lu Qipei’s addition did not attract anyone’s attention. Until she guessed ten lantern riddles in one go, and almost every time she got the question, she said the answer without thinking. After a long time, she gradually attracted the attention of others.
Lu Qipei was agile and quick to guess the lantern riddles. Besides, Qi Yang had already pointed to the palace lantern on the top and said she wanted it, so she naturally wouldn’t keep her hands. It didn’t take much time that the young man who had originally guessed the lantern riddles was far ahead of her was also caught up by her. Lu Qipei passed him without blinking and continued to guess.
No matter how tall the lighthouse is, there is a limit to stacking one after another. This lighthouse is 21 stories high. If you want to take away the uppermost glazed palace lantern, you have to guess 21 lantern riddles. If you make a mistake, you can only start from the beginning.
Lu Qipei did not panic, guessing the top twenty, until he was about to guess the last one, but the steward of the lighthouse did not give her a riddle.
The steward did not seem to expect the passers-by who stopped to be so powerful, but there was still a smile on his face: “My son, you have guessed the first 20 lantern riddles. It is really amazing. But the last question set by our master is Not a riddle.”
He said, and not far away beckoned, then a Jiading ran over with a secondary bow and arrow. But Xu was scrupulous 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 manager gave his hand and explained: “The son is a talent, I am already impressed. But my master has always admired people with both civil and military skills, not to mention the six arts of gentleman shooting is one of them, so the last question is It’s shot.” He said, pointing to the glazed palace lantern at the top again: “There is a lock on the top of the palace lantern. The son will win if he shoots, and he 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 bold. This last question is to let people use arrows to shoot the lantern. I am not afraid that I will shoot the lantern by mistake. ?”
The glazed palace lanterns are beautiful, but the more delicate they are, the more easily damaged. Even if the arrow is intercepted, a single miss at such a short distance is enough to break the light. In this way, whether the guessing person wins or not, the owner of the lighthouse will lose a light.
The steward heard that the expression on his face finally stiffened for a moment, but he still said with a strong smile: “The son is joking. If you raise the bow, you will have a chance in your heart, how can it be easily damaged?”
He didn’t seem to want to continue this topic, and after he finished speaking, he handed the bow and arrow over.
Lu Qipei was a little careless in guessing before. He had been holding Lu Sheng all the time. Naturally, he couldn’t hold it when he wanted to shoot an arrow. She turned around and handed the dumpling to Qi Yang. She took the bow and arrow and tried it, and the brows under the mask rose.
The bow Guan Shi handed her was not an ordinary bow and arrow, but a three-stone strong bow. Right now, the standard bows and arrows for archers in the military are only two stones. For ordinary people with three stones, let alone shooting, even the bow is a problem-the other party obviously wants to embarrass her, or the other party obviously does not want to be so early. Just output this beautiful palace lantern!
Lu Qipei is not someone who cares about winning or losing, but it is really disgusting that the other party can’t afford to lose like this. Before she could say anything, the young man who had been surpassed by her spoke up. He stepped forward and said, “If you are not good at archery, I can do it for you.”
Such a rash opening made Lu Qipei look back at the other person, who chuckled: “My sister likes this palace lantern very much. If so, if you are willing to cut love, I would like to make another compensation.”
After hearing that, Lu Qipei shook his head with a bow and arrow, and said, “No.”
It is refusing to help and refusing to cut love.
Shooting arrows with a mask still affects the line of sight, not to mention that the line of sight at night is hindered. In the end, Lu Qipei took off the mask on his face for insurance. And when her jade-like face was exposed, it still attracted a small exclamation around her, and many eyes that fell on her also became hot at this moment.
Lu Qipei ignored it, only smiled at Qi Yang to please.
Her Royal Highness took over her mask slightly dissatisfied, and held it for her temporarily, and by the way, she warned her in a low voice: “If you don’t win the lantern, you will go to the study tonight!”
Lu Qipei didn’t panic. He blinked his eyes and replied in a low voice: “You can’t bear it.”
The two of them flirted openly, and when Lu Qipei turned around with a bow and arrow, his whole momentum changed. She raised an arrow and bent her bow, her slender arms slowly exerted force, and the three-stone strong bow was gradually pulled away by her.
It can be seen that she is a little reluctant, and that thin body is taut because of the force of the arm, which makes people worry about her.
The scene was quiet for a while, until Lu Qipei let go, and the arrow broke through the air with a “swish”…
The steward raised his head blankly, and his heart was half empty–the lamp at the top was the best palace lantern found by the master, and it suppressed the other opponents, which made the master proud for several days. He is keeping the lighthouse today because he is valued by the Lord’s family, and he couldn’t lose this light early. If this arrow hits, the lantern is the opponent’s. But if it doesn’t hit, the palace lantern may be destroyed by this arrow.
The strong bow he specifically made people look for was based on the fact that the other party was born thin, and wanted her to be unable to draw the bow and avoid the possibility of damage. If you knew this, it would be better not to do any small moves, and simply let the opponent win!
In an instant, the steward thought a lot, and the shot of this arrow had an end in an instant.
Lu Qipei’s archery skills are really good. Although he was a little reluctant to use the three-sword bow for the first time, the lock on the palace lantern was actually much thicker than the arrow shaft. People who can even be shot by arrows are naturally not a big problem.
The arrow hit the lock, and everyone cheered in full view.
The steward’s expression quietly changed a few times, and finally he raised a smiling face and put on a look of accepting a bet, and said to her: “My son is a good skill, this palace lantern is yours!”
The glazed palace lanterns won are exquisite in workmanship and ingenious in design. It is no wonder that the owner of the lighthouse is valued and unwilling to lose early. But this thing fell into Qi Yang’s eyes, but it was nothing, and it was not even as important as covering the face of the horse.
Lu Qipei held the palace lantern to present the treasure: “Aning, the palace lantern you want. I won it back, do you like it?”
Qi Yang looked at Lu Qipei’s brilliant smile but was a little speechless. She didn’t even need to look at it to know how much limelight the other party had made and attracted so many eyes. At the moment, I felt a little bit sour. He put Lu Sheng in Lu Qipei’s arms as if he were a burden, and quickly put on her hideous mask again, and then dragged people away.
Lu Sheng was ignorant, but Lu Qipei held the baby with the lamp in his arms, but only found it funny. But Xu was the role of Lu Sheng. Others knew that this was a family of three. Even if they knew the handsome faces under Lu Qipei’s mask, no one would approach the three of them uninterestingly.
An attendant opened the way, but the three of them quickly pulled away from the lighthouse, merged into the flow of people and went to the next place.
In addition to lighthouses and lantern riddles, what is even more lively is the singing and dancing surrounded by these lighthouses. As soon as the drum music rang, even Lu Sheng, who was temporarily attracted by the glazed lantern, looked over, curious.
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei didn’t want to get crowded with others, but seeing Lu Sheng’s interest, they also got together inside.
The songs and dances performed on the streets on the Shanghai Yuan Festival are naturally not the soft dances at the palace banquet, and the dancers are not even women. I saw a bonfire lit up in the wide open area, and the masked man sang and danced around the bonfire at strange paces. It is said that this dance evolved from the ancient rituals, and it has the meaning of praying for blessings and exorcising disasters. There are many people who join in the fun and follow the dance.
Lu Sheng was attracted by the excitement, but he wanted to know that Qi Yang and Lu Qipei would not join in such excitement, and they would not be able to wear masks. The two of them held Lu Sheng and watched the excitement for a while, then walked down again.
Next came a juggling team, stacking high stools, turning plates, blindfolded darts, and the wonderful performance also attracted a lot of cheers.
There are also big operas, monkey shows, shadow puppet shows, puppet shows, all kinds of excitement. Xiao Tuanzi was dazzled, and Lu Qipei and Qi Yang also watched the excitement for a while, so that when they were about to leave, Lu Sheng rarely showed reluctance.
Lu Qipei asked the puppet show troupe and bought a puppet—theatrical troupe also sold it. They were originally to make money, and the puppet show can make money, and the puppet show can also make money. It’s just that the flexible puppets are exquisitely made, and the price is not low, but rather expensive, so ordinary people don’t think of buying it, or ask the price to dispel the idea.
Of course, he bought the puppets to coax the children, and Lu Sheng was happy after receiving the gifts.
However, Qi Yang leaned in front of Lu Qipei, blinked at her faintly, and 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 it weren’t the same as a daughter, and she would have children in the future, she wouldn’t know how much vinegar she would drink and how much sour Qi Yang would have?
With a dull smile at the moment, Lu Qipei slipped the glazed palace lantern he had been holding into Qi Yang’s hand–what was the puppet that he bought with money? This glazed palace lantern was the one she worked hard to win back for her!
Qi Yang’s pretended grievances when he was panting acid couldn’t hold on anymore. He chuckled and handed the palace lantern back: “You take it, what’s the matter with me carrying two lanterns?”
Lu Qipei took the palace lantern again obediently, and the two immediately laughed, and the little sourness in Qi Yang’s heart was gone.
It’s not early, they have to go outside the palace gate to join in the fun, watching the emperor and the prince go upstairs and light up the lights.