Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan.
Shen Wan's lips twitched repeatedly.
She even wanted to borrow money from the Eighth Prince, but it turned out she had the same idea as him.
Xie Jingyan asked the Eighth Prince, "How much money do you have left?"
“Not a single copper coin left,” the Eighth Prince lamented.
"..."
Xie Jingyan frowned. "You didn't bring any money with you when you left the palace?"
The Eighth Prince said angrily, "I took money with me when I left the palace. There were too many people at the lantern festival, and I don't know when my purse was knocked off and all the money was gone."
It's pitiful that he asked his mother for 500 taels of silver half a month in advance in order to go to the lantern festival, but he didn't spend a single tael of silver and it all went down the drain. He doesn't know who benefited from it. The Eighth Prince feels heartbroken whenever he thinks about it.
He was already a poor prince, and this lantern festival only made his situation worse.
Shen Wan was both amused and exasperated. She casually pulled a gold hairpin from her hair and handed it to the vendor, saying, "I'll trade you this gold hairpin."
The vendor waved his hands repeatedly, "No, that won't do. The lanterns aren't worth much, how can we accept such a valuable gold hairpin from you, Madam? Consider it a gift for you."
He made the lantern himself, and he was already very satisfied that someone liked it so much that they were willing to exchange it for such a valuable gold hairpin.
Shen Wan placed the gold hairpin on the stall before taking the lantern. Xie Jingyan then took Shen Wan's hand and walked forward.
The Eighth Prince, walking beside Xie Jingyan, said, "The Prince of Yanping and the others are ahead. Why don't we ask them for money? It's no fun going to the lantern festival without money."
The three walked onto the bridge, and when they reached the highest point, they heard someone calling out to them, "Brother Jingyan..."
The sound was coming from under the bridge.
Shen Wan glanced over and saw the eldest son of the Duke of Tan and the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping standing at the bow of an exquisite painted boat, holding jade fans. The lanterns along the shore illuminated their faces, making them look exceptionally handsome.
They closed their folding fans, leaped up, and went onto the bridge.
Seeing that it was just the two of them, the Eighth Prince asked, "Why are there only the two of you? Where is the Prince of Yanping's heir?"
The heir of the Marquis of Xuanping laughed and said, "He's busy looking for a girl. If the Eighth Prince wants to find him, he might not be able to find him all night."
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