After Jiang Shi’s birthday, the Lantern Festival will soon be here.

The Lantern Festival, also known as the Lantern Festival, is an important festival. On this day every year, every household will hang beautiful lanterns and lantern festivals will be held on the streets.

It’s so lively with lights and decorations.

Yu Tanqi and Jiang Shi didn't like going out, but they still left the Marquis' Mansion on this day.

The Lantern Festival is full of colorful lights, luxury cars, and the sound of music. The flowing vitality and liveliness are something that never gets boring.

Most of the pedestrians were holding a lantern in their hands. Some were carousel lanterns with paper-cut people or animals, some were animal lanterns in various brightly colored animal shapes, and some were story lanterns with ingenious designs and profound meanings.

Jiang Shi was also holding a lantern in his hand. It was a hexagonal palace lantern with a rosewood frame and a glass painted screen.

Amidst the dazzling lights, the young man, dressed in green, with black hair, a jade-like face and a palace lantern in his hand, looked gentle and extraordinary. People passing by could not help but show an expression of amazement.

When they saw the girl in blue beside him, some people smiled knowingly, while others looked dim.

The people of Wanjin are open-minded, and unmarried girls can go out on the streets freely.

Several girls holding lanterns in their hands kept looking at Jiang Shi with infatuated eyes.

"What a handsome young man! Why haven't I seen him here during the Lantern Festival in previous years?"

They were not daughters of wealthy and powerful people, so they did not know that the handsome young man in blue holding the palace lantern was the Prince Jiang of Wu'an Marquis. They only knew that he was very handsome, more handsome than any other man they had ever seen.

"It's a pity that he already has a girl by his side. She is so beautiful, and it's obvious that she is the daughter of a wealthy family."

They envy and sigh, but they are not jealous.

A good boy is like a rare treasure. Once he is discovered, he will be possessed as quickly as possible.

Even though they knew at first glance that the two were a couple, the girls couldn't help but follow them.

The Lantern Festival is held every year, but it is rare to see such a beautiful and well-matched pair of beauties. If you miss today, you may never see them again.

Yu Tanqi saw a group of people gathered in front of him and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are they doing?"

Jiang Shi took a look and said, "They are guessing riddles."

There are also lantern riddle guessing games in other places, but this place has the most people.

People tend to follow the crowd, so Yu Tanqi pulled Jiang Shi over to join in the fun.

All they could hear was a young man in purple robes, gathered together, and he said in a loud voice, "If anyone can help me solve this riddle and come up with the second line, I will reward you with five hundred taels of silver."

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

For wealthy families, five hundred taels of silver is only a small amount of money, but ordinary people cannot earn five hundred taels of silver in ten years, so the temptation is still quite great.

Immediately, a handsome scholar shouted, "I wonder what the riddle is? Let me try it."

The servant beside the young man immediately walked towards the scholar with the note.

After receiving the note, the scholar frowned and fell into deep thought.

Someone nearby curiously looked over, saw the riddle, and read it out: "A white snake crossing a river, a red sun overhead. Guess the tool."

"What's this?"

"Do you know?"

"I don't know. Does anyone know?"

Everyone was talking about it.

The pink-dressed girl next to the young man pouted her lips. "Is there anyone who can guess the answer to the riddle and come up with the second line? Isn't there anyone who is good at studying?"

The young man coaxed her softly, "An An, don't worry. There are many talented people under the emperor's feet. Someone will definitely guess the riddle and come up with the second line."

Le Ying'an looked eagerly at the beautiful lantern hanging from the ceiling. "This lantern is so beautiful. I really want it. Brother Tongguang, you must take it down and give it to me."

"Don't worry, Sister An An, I will definitely win this lantern for you tonight." Qin Tongguang patted his chest and promised with a smile.

Although he couldn't guess the answer to the riddle, he had money and he believed that no one could go against money.

The scholar pondered the riddle for a long time before shaking his head: "I can't guess it."

Others sighed.

"I thought I could guess it."

"Aren't you a scholar? How come you can't even guess a riddle?"

The scholar blushed and looked at the person who had spoken. "So, what's the answer to the riddle?"

The man was stunned, his eyes wandering, "How should I know? I didn't say I would guess the answer."

The scholar sneered: "You can't guess it either, so how can you say that to me?"

The two started arguing, and the people around them hurried to try to stop them.

Yu Tanqi was surprised. He didn't expect that scholars in this era were also good at quarreling.

Qin Tongguang frowned and shouted, "Is there anyone who can guess the answer and come up with the second line? Anyone who can guess the answer and come up with the second line can take away five hundred taels of silver."

Five hundred taels was still very tempting, but despite all the discussion, no one stood up.

Qin Tongguang's face was not looking good, but in front of his sweetheart, he still held back his temper and looked at the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I am willing to pay 600 taels of silver. Can you sell the lantern to me directly?"

The shopkeeper shook his head: "Sir, this won't do. If there is a first time, there will be a second time. If the rules are broken, the lantern riddle party will not be held."

"Zi'an, can you guess the answer?" Yu Tanqi asked Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi curled his lips slightly: "It's an oil lamp."

Someone nearby heard it and immediately shouted, "I know, it's the oil lamp!"

The shopkeeper looked over in surprise and said, "Yes, the answer is the oil lamp."

This person instantly received everyone's admiration and felt very proud.

Qin Tongguang also said immediately: "Sir, come up with the second line quickly, and the five hundred taels will be yours."

"Uh..." The man was dressed in coarse linen clothes. He was just a commoner who came to join in the fun. He hadn't even passed the examination to become a scholar. How could he come up with the second line of the couplet so quickly?

However, under the expectant gazes of everyone, he was a little flustered and looked subconsciously at Jiang Shi.

Then everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Shi.

"Hey, what a handsome young man."

"The little girl is also very beautiful."

"Look at the way they dress. They don't look like ordinary people."

Yu Tanqi was caught off guard by the crowd and was a little uncomfortable with it, but she pretended to be calm and composed on the surface, with the elegant appearance of a lady from a noble family.

Jiang Shi was even more elegant and calm. He glanced at the cloth-clothed man calmly and said in a gentle voice, "The second line could be 'A black dragon climbs the wall, covered in thousands of golden stars.'"

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up: "Very good, please come with me and write the answer to the second line of the riddle."

Since the second line is also a riddle, the answer naturally cannot be easily seen by others.

Jiang Shi did not refuse. He walked to the shopkeeper, took the wolf-hair brush and wrote a word on the white paper.

The shopkeeper exclaimed, "Young Master's handwriting is truly beautiful. He must have passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, right?"

Jiang Shi curled his lips slightly: "The shopkeeper has good eyesight."

Qin Tongguang also hurried over and said, "Sir, thank you for guessing the answer and coming up with the second line. I will give you five hundred taels as long as you transfer the prize for the riddle to me."

Yu Tanqi asked curiously, "What prize would make you willing to spend five hundred taels of silver to buy it?"