The two little guys, Song Shili and Song Shiqing, were stumped by the question. The two brothers looked at each other, their big eyes twinkling as if they were filled with starlight.

"Well...I want both!"

Jiang Li lowered her eyes to look at the two brothers hugging her thighs, raised her hand and pinched their little faces: "You two are the only ones who are talkative! Okay, the Kongming lanterns have been prepared for you a long time ago."

"Yeah! Mother, is there a big tiger on my Kongming lantern?"

Song Shili looked at Jiang Li expectantly, grabbing her dress with his little hands, as if he would jump up the next moment as long as Jiang Li nodded.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Yes."

"What about mine? What about mine? Is there a flying eagle on my Kongming lantern?"

Song Shiqing hurriedly tugged at Jiang Li's sleeve, wanting to hear a positive answer from his mother.

Jiang Li touched Song Shiqing's little head and said, "Don't worry, there are some too."

"Hehe, I know that my mother treats me the best!"

The two little guys surrounded Jiang Li and flattered her. Later, Song Chengyin, who came out of the palace, said in a deep voice: "What about the father? Is the father not good to you?"

The first thing the two little guys thought of was that their father always suddenly gave them more homework and they were not allowed to return to Jinhua Palace until they finished it. They subconsciously shook their heads.

Jiang Li said in a timely manner: "The tiger and eagle on the Kongming lantern were painted by your father himself for you."

The two brothers who were about to shake their heads changed their postures immediately upon hearing this and nodded heavily: "Okay! Father is also very good to his sons and ministers! Father is the best father in the world!"

Song Chengyin glanced at his two younger sons who were flattering him. Although he was a little unhappy about their sudden interruption, he couldn't help but smile slightly after hearing the flattery.

"Father, Emperor, Mother."

Song Shiyan and Song Shiyi bowed to Song Chengyin and Jiang Li. The siblings were six years old this year and were growing faster than other children. Song Shiyan was now as tall as Jiang Li's chest, and Song Shiyi was slightly shorter than him.

Jiang Li put her arms around the shoulders of the siblings and said with a smile, "In the blink of an eye, Yan'er and Yi'er have grown so tall. In a few years, they will be taller than mother."

Song Chengyin, who was standing by, came to the mother and her two children. He was always kind to his daughters and said, "Yan'er and Yi'er are the ones who make me worry less."

Song Shiyan and Song Shiyi grew up together. Song Shiyi liked quietness when she was young, and Song Shiyan seldom cried due to the suppression of his blood. It didn't take much effort to raise these two children.

But Song Shili and Song Shiqing were different. They were very naughty and would not stop until they were punished. Although Song Chengyin was not at the scene most of the time when the incidents happened, just listening to the reports from the palace servants was enough to give him a headache.

Song Shiyan and Song Shiyi did not object. They had all seen how naughty the two royal brothers were. The eyes of the family of four were all on the two troublemakers in front of them, and they were all looking forward to them growing up quickly.

"Kongming lanterns and fireworks are coming!"

Little Dengzi shouted, and then followed the palace servants to bring the fireworks and Kongming lanterns that had been prepared long ago.

"My big tiger!"

"My eagle!"

Song Shili and Song Shiqing ran over, eager to see what the Kongming lanterns prepared for them by their father and mother looked like.

"Oh, my two little princes, please run slower. It would be painful for me if you bump into anything!"

Little Dengzi quickly bent down to catch Song Shiyan and Song Shiqing who were running over, and asked the palace servants to place the Kongming lanterns in front of them.

Song Shili and Song Shiqing's eyes widened when they saw the lifelike tiger and eagle above.

"It's the big tiger! This one's mine!"

“This is my eagle!”

The two brothers each held their own Kongming lantern and couldn't let it go. The entire Jinhua Palace was filled with their excited voices.

Two palace maids came to Song Shiyan and Song Shiyi holding Kongming lanterns in their hands.

The brother and sister looked at each other, then stepped forward in surprise and took the Kongming lantern from the palace maid.

There was a lion painted on the Kongming lantern in Song Shiyan's hand, while there was a fire fox painted on the Kongming lantern in Song Shiyi's hand, both of which were their favorite animals.

"Thank you, Father, and thank you, Mother!"

The two of them smiled and no longer acted like imperial sisters and brothers. They ran to Song Shili and Song Shiqing and mingled with them.

"Wow, look! It's a Kongming lantern!"

Song Shili spotted the Kongming lantern floating in the sky, pointed at it with his little hand and screamed.

"I want to let go, too!"

"Little Dengzi, quickly bring the tinder over here!"

The little princes had given instructions, so little Dengzi did not dare to delay and quickly took out the fire starter he had prepared long ago and gave one to each of the four siblings.

“Hoo, hoo—”

Song Shiqing pursed his lips and blew twice at the fire starter. The light immediately reflected two small flames in his eyes, but he was in trouble when he looked at the Kongming lantern in his hand.

"But how do you make a Kongming lantern fly?"

"Let me teach you how to light a Kongming lantern!"

Eunuch Su walked in from the gate of Jinhua Palace with a smile on his face, his eyes full of kindness as he looked at the princes.

"Eunuch Su!"

"Godfather? Why are you here?"

After seeing the gray-haired eunuch Su, little Dengzi hurried forward to support him.

Little Dengzi supported Eunuch Su and walked straight to Song Chengyin and Jiang Li: "This old servant greets your majesty and the queen."

Jiang Li quickly waved her sleeves and said, "Eunuch Su, please get up. Why are you coming to the palace today instead of staying at home to enjoy your old age?"

Eunuch Su is old and has been serving Song Chengyin since he came to power. He has worked diligently and never made any mistakes during his tenure. Song Chengyin doesn't want to see him serving him at his old age, so he gives Eunuch Su a house and allows him to leave the palace to spend his remaining years.

Eunuch Su smiled and said, "Today is the Lantern Festival. I haven't seen you all for a while and I miss you very much. So I took the opportunity to come to the palace today to join you all in the fun."

As soon as Eunuch Su finished speaking, he was pulled away by Song Shili: "Eunuch Su, come here and teach me how to make the Kongming lantern fly into the sky!"

"Okay, okay, I will teach you right away."

Eunuch Su and little Dengzi came to the Kongming lantern, and the four siblings immediately surrounded him.

"Your Highness, you should do as I did. First, stretch out the Kongming lantern, and then light the wick with a tinder."

Eunuch Su picked up a Kongming lantern as a demonstration. The palace servants helped the four siblings hold the Kongming lanterns, and the four of them followed Eunuch Su's example and quickly held up the fire sticks to light the wicks.

"One, two, three, let go!"

Eunuch Su counted to three, then let go of the Kongming lantern in his hand, and the lit Kongming lantern instantly floated into the air.

Upon seeing this, the four siblings quickly let go of their hands, and several Kongming lanterns printed with different patterns slowly floated up into the sky.

(End of this chapter)