OBS Chapter 132 River Lantern Chapter (2)
Chapter 132 River Lantern Chapter (2)
When Qing'er heard this, she knew that she could no longer hide the truth from Su Yi, and Mu Jin had also told her that she should tell the truth when Su Yi came to see her in ten days.
What she didn't expect was that Su Yi couldn't help but come to the general's mansion to find Mu Jin on the fifth day, and discovered in advance that Mu Jin was not in the general's mansion.
Qing'er knelt down in front of Su Yi with a plop, swallowed her saliva, and spoke to Su Yi stutteringly.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The young lady is not in the mansion. She left the capital five days ago."
Five days ago? Wasn't that the day after he sent Mu Jin back to the General's Mansion that night and Mu Jin told him not to come to the General's Mansion to see her within ten days?
Su Yi murmured, "It turns out that the banquet that night was a farewell banquet she prepared for me~"
Qing'er stammered, "The young lady said that her friends in the capital are only you, the princess, and the prince Zhao who helped her buy grain. The three of you have helped the young lady a lot, so the young lady hosted a banquet for the three of you to express her gratitude before leaving the capital."
"Friend?" Su Yi sneered.
"Ah Jin is always so stingy, he sent me away just for a meal."
“This~”
Qing'er didn't think her young lady was stingy. She was usually generous to her and the maids in the yard.
"Tell me where she went?"
Qing'er knew that Mu Jin would eventually go to find Mu Weihou, but Mu Jin did not tell her where he would go.
Qing'er said to Su Yi, "I don't know. I only know that there are people from the Emperor guarding outside the General's Mansion. Miss and Nangong Min are hiding in the waterwheel compartment of the General's Mansion. Miss didn't tell me where they were going."
Hearing Qing'er say this, Su Yi sighed lightly and spoke in a low voice.
"If she wants to leave the capital, she should just tell me. When have I not agreed to her request? It's just that she has never included me in any of her plans."
"Somebody come!"
After he finished speaking, Ling Feng and Ling Yu landed in front of Su Yi together.
Qing'er was frightened by the sudden appearance of Su Yi's two secret guards.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly that the guards in the general's mansion were really no good. When the young master came back, he would definitely ask for a replacement with a group of people with strong martial arts skills.
These three people suddenly appeared in the general's mansion for such a long time, but the guards in the mansion were completely unaware of it.
Fortunately, King Yi who came here had no ill intentions. If it were those thugs who wanted to hurt the young lady before, they might have died several times.
Ling Feng and Ling Yu landed and replied, "Master, what do you want?"
"Give orders to go to the surrounding counties and towns to inquire about any unusual movements recently and report back to the king immediately."
"Yes!"
Ling Feng and Ling Yu took the order and left.
In Lingfeng County, nine hundred miles away from the capital, the River Lantern Festival is equally lively tonight.
Nangong Min and Mu Jin both put on the masks they had just bought at a street stall and walked side by side on the busiest street in Lingfeng County.
Tonight is the River Lantern Festival, which is as important to the people of Dongyue Kingdom as the Spring Festival's New Year's Eve. This is what the aunt in the village where Mu Jin stayed today told her.
Seeing that Mu Jin was very interested, and that there was a large county town, Lingfeng County, about ten miles away from them.
Nangong Min obtained Mu Jin's consent, and the two thanked the country aunt where they temporarily rested, and then came to Lingfeng County to experience the excitement of the River Lantern Festival with the local people.
Lingfeng County is an ancient and large county where the unique traditions of every festival are still followed year after year.
Therefore, this River Lantern Festival is also one of the most lively festivals in Lingfeng County.
On the stone pavement of the ancient street, colorful lanterns are hung high, like stars in the night sky, illuminating the entire street like a poem or a painting.
The children, holding paper lanterns and with innocent smiles on their faces, walked among the crowd, with laughter and joy rising one after another.
The adults strolled leisurely, or stopped to admire the lanterns of various shapes, or chatted with friends about the trivialities of life, enjoying the rare tranquility and harmony.
The air is filled with the sweet aroma of candied haws and sugar-roasted chestnuts, stimulating people's taste buds.
The shouts of the vendors, the bustling noise in the stalls, and the sounds of opera coming from afar interweave into a vivid picture.
People walk between the stalls, picking out their favorite snacks and toys, or stop to listen to the melodious opera, immersed in this unique cultural atmosphere.
The Lantern Festival features not only traditional lantern displays, but also folk performances such as dragon and lion dances.
The dancers were dressed in gorgeous costumes. They jumped and moved nimbly under the lights to the rhythm of gongs and drums, drawing cheers from the audience.
Their performances not only showcased the charm of Chinese culture, but also added a touch of festivity and excitement to the Lantern Festival.
As Mu Jin walked along, the lanterns and riddles along the way aroused her interest, especially the lucky number hanging above the Jade Hall in front of them.
Nangong Min noticed that Mu Jin was quite interested in this, so he asked, "Ajin, do you like the prize? If you like it, I can guess the riddle and win it for you."
Mu Jin took a look at the decoration above the Yutang Pavilion, which was an exquisite moon rabbit lantern and a brocade box. It was said that the brocade box contained a jade hairpin worth a hundred taels.
Mu Jin thought about it, then said to Nangong Min with a smile, "Why don't you give it a try?"
Nangong Min heard Mu Jin say this, and happily took Mu Jin's hand and went forward to the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, may I ask, how can I win the prize?"
Seeing that someone finally wanted to guess the lantern riddle, the shopkeeper said happily, "Two guests, you only need five taels of silver, plus you can guess three lantern riddles in our shop, and you can win the prize worth one hundred and fifty or sixty taels. I wonder if the two guests would like to try it?"
Nangong Min took out five taels of silver from his sleeve pocket and handed it to the shopkeeper in front of him. The shopkeeper took the silver and said to Nangong Min: "My dear guest, I have to tell you in advance that if you can't guess the riddle, I probably won't return the five taels of silver."
Nangong Min nodded.
Seeing that Nangong Min agreed so readily, the shopkeeper happily called out to the waiter next to him, "Bring up the lanterns."
"Okay!" Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately came forward with the riddles.
When the people around saw that someone was willing to spend five taels of silver to guess the riddle, they all gathered around.