Chapter 466 Like Him

Tuoba Ying was holding a peony lantern given to him by someone else. When he walked in front of Huo Yanran, he handed the lantern to her and said, "You Daxing people say that flowers are given to beauties. I think the same should be said for lanterns."

Huo Yanran smiled and said, "Lantern Festival lanterns are given to loved ones. Yours is not suitable for me."

As she spoke, she looked up at Liu Yan and said, "Why is the person who should give me the lantern empty-handed?"

Liu Yan didn't expect to meet the princess when he took Tuoba Ying to the lantern festival, so naturally he didn't prepare any lanterns.

Unlike Tuoba Ying, he was not ignorant of Daxing's customs. He declined all the lanterns given by the girls, and now his hands were empty.

Facing the princess's smile, Liu Yan said, "Which one do you like? I'll go and win it for you."

There are thousands of lanterns on the street, and the most beautiful and novel ones are all in Caiyue Tower. People gathered in front of the building to guess riddles, and the place is three layers inside and three layers outside, making it very lively.

"That's what you said."

Huo Yanran was originally just joking with Liu Yan.

Today she accompanied her mother and sister-in-law out for a trip and did not make an appointment with Liu Yan. It would be bad if he really was holding a lantern in his hand.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yan said on the spot that he would win one for her.

This was quite to her liking.

Huo Yanran said, "Then I'll go tell Mother and the others, and we'll go to Caiyue Tower to take a look."

When Liu Yan heard the princess say that the Queen Mother and the Empress had all come out, he said he would go with the princess to pay their respects.

Seeing this, Tuoba Ying went with them.

Huo Zheng, Chunzhi and the others were separated by the crowd. Only the Grand Emperor and the female official Gao were still nearby. Huo Yanran took Liu Yan and Tuoba Ying to tell her mother that they were going to Caiyue Tower to guess riddles.

The Queen Mother excused Liu Yan and Tuoba Ying from their formalities and said with a smile, "I prefer strolling around the streets. You can go with them."

"Mother..."

Huo Yanran didn't want to be separated from her mother.

Female official Gao stepped forward and whispered a few words to Huo Yanran, who then nodded. She left all the maids and followers to follow her mother, and she and Liu Yan took Tuoba Ying to Caiyue Tower.

The three of them walked together, with Huo Yanran walking between Liu Yan and Tuoba Ying. The street was crowded with people, and from time to time there were children playing and fighting, bumping into people randomly. Liu Yan and Tuoba Ying raised their hands to help Huo Yanran block those people.

In the bright lights, Huo Yanran smiled brightly. While telling Tuoba Ying about the most lively aspects of the festival, she quietly held Liu Yan's hand.

The wide sleeves covered their intertwined hands, and Liu Yan looked at Huo Yanran with tender eyes.

When they were in Beili, Tuoba Ying personally told Huo Yanran about many traditions and customs. Now that Tuoba Ying came to Daxing, she naturally had to fulfill her duty as a good host.

While entertaining Tuoba Ying, Huo Yanran did not neglect her sweetheart.

Liu Yan would add a sentence or two.

As they were talking, the three of them soon arrived at Caiyue Tower.

There were crowds of people in front of the building. Huo Yanran held Liu Yan's hand with one hand and grasped Tuoba Ying's wrist through his sleeve with the other hand as they squeezed into the crowd. "Excuse me! Please make way!"

Liu Yan and Tuoba Ying were both tall, and with Huo Yanran's continued push, they soon reached the front of the stage.

The shopkeeper of Caiyue Tower is promoting how rare this year's Lantern King is, as it was created by a famous artist.

There are already hundreds of people participating in the guessing game at Caiyue Tower tonight, and more than half of them have won lanterns, but none of them have the chance to win the King of Lanterns.

This king of lanterns is made in the shape of a phoenix. The phoenix head and feathers are vivid and lifelike. The most interesting thing is that the phoenix can fly, and it is colorful when it moves. Anyone who sees this phoenix lantern is amazed and cannot take their eyes off it.

People around me often exclaimed: "There are such exquisite lanterns in this world!"

"As expected of the King of Lights!"

"You have to guess 100 riddles in a row to win the King of Lanterns. That's too hard!"

Many ladies have taken a fancy to this phoenix lantern and are urging their husbands or fathers and brothers to guess the riddle and win the title of King of Lanterns.

But people came on stage one after another, and many guessed the riddles correctly. However, the one who guessed the most also lost after guessing 74 riddles.

One hundred riddles are really too many. Even though there are many literati and poets in the capital, it is impossible to answer all of them correctly.

But this phoenix lantern is really too exquisite.

Anyone who sees it will want to own it.

Huo Yanran took only one look, then turned to Liu Yan and said, "I want this one."

"good."

Liu Yan responded gently and walked slowly onto the stage.

By this time, many people had already returned empty-handed from their attempts to win the Lantern King. The owner of Caiyue Tower was shouting, "No one left? Is there anyone else? Am I the only one left to win the Lantern King tonight?"

"I'll do it." Liu Yan walked to the center of the stage and said gently, "Please ask the shopkeeper to give the questions."

"Okay." The shopkeeper of Caiyue Tower saw a young man with an extremely outstanding appearance and immediately shouted to attract more people.

Life in front of the stage was like a tide, and Liu Yan standing on the lantern stand was more eye-catching than the phoenix lantern.

In particular, the shopkeeper of Caiyue Tower read out thirty riddles in a row, and Liu Yan answered every one of them correctly, and he answered very quickly, even faster than the shopkeeper himself.

The audience cheered loudly, and many young girls were already wondering who this young man was.

Someone recognized that it was Liu Tanhua.

When Liu Yan was in high school, his horseback riding parade caused a commotion in the city. Countless women fell in love with him, and peach blossoms bloomed for hundreds of miles away.

But he had no interest in love, never got involved with women, and rarely even appeared in such occasions for entertainment.

Tonight is an exception among exceptions.

Huo Yanran stood in the audience and watched Liu Yan guess puzzle after puzzle, with smiles and affection overflowing from her eyes.

Liu Yan was the person she fell in love with at first sight when she first fell in love.

It is also the star that she loves only in this life after traveling thousands of miles and seeing countless landscapes.

Tuoba Ying and Huo Yanran stood together in the audience, watching Liu Yan become the most dazzling one in the crowd.

Liu Yan himself was unaware of this and was concentrating on guessing the riddles, from thirty to sixty, and then to ninety.

He's fighting for what he wants for the person he likes.

Even with Huo Yanran's identity, as long as he showed the token, the owner of this building would have to obediently present the phoenix lantern, and he did not take advantage of the privilege.

Liu Yan is using his real talents and knowledge to please his sweetheart.

"Ninety-one!"

"Ninety-two!"

"There are seven more! The last seven!"

Liu Yan remained calm and composed, but the audience below the stage became increasingly excited.

It is almost impossible to win the Phoenix Lantern by guessing 100 riddles correctly, but now there seems to be a possibility that it is about to be achieved, which is really exciting.

Everyone stared at Liu Yan intently.

The girls who were initially attracted by his appearance also began to wonder how it was possible for someone to combine talent and beauty to such an extent?

Huo Yanran's gaze was also fixed on her husband Liu Tanhua.

The shopkeeper of Caiyue Tower read the riddles slower and slower, but Liu Yan answered them as fast as ever.

Tuoba Ying looked at the stage and asked Huo Yanran, "Princess, do you think Lord Liu can win back the Phoenix Lantern?"

Huo Yanran said without hesitation: "Of course."

Tuoba Ying was silent for a moment, then asked, "Then does the princess like Lord Liu because of his extraordinary talent?"