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152: There will always be fire at the lantern festival

Chapter 152: There will always be fire at the Lantern Festival

After Su Zhi heard what Shen Zian said, she realized that the woman who stopped them was the one in the carriage that Shen Zian stopped that day. Shen Zian really saved her life, and it was right for her to call him benefactor. Su Zhi certainly liked that her husband became someone else's benefactor. The most precious thing in the world is kindness. Helping others more also gives yourself more ways. This is the truth in past and present lives.

But, young lady, you are right to be grateful, but please don’t stare at my husband like that, okay?

It was good for Su Zhi to repay a drop of kindness with a spring, but it was not good if she pledged herself to the man. She did not want to make her peaceful and happy life uncomfortable. Love rivals were the most troublesome things. She just wanted to be a peasant wife who had nothing to do, counted money, and gave birth to children, and then lived with her husband for the rest of her life. She did not want to be a resentful woman who fought with everyone.

Su Zhi thought to herself, watching Shen Zian talk to the girl coldly, and then pull her away. She gave the girl a smile, and obediently walked with Shen Zian. She was very satisfied with Shen Zian's attitude, and she held Shen Zian's hand tighter.

The girl stood behind and watched Shen Zian and Su Zhi leave. She did not chase them. She pursed her lips slightly, thinking that this benefactor was truly a good man who did good without expecting anything in return.

"Miss, let's go and see the lantern over there. There is a riddle on the lantern over there. Why don't you go and take a look?"

The maid next to her saw her mistress standing there in silence, looking at the couple going away, and she seemed to be a little disappointed, so she stepped forward and made some suggestions, hoping to cheer up the mistress. After a while, she forgot her unhappiness.

The girl nodded, and with a maid leading the way and another maid supporting her, she turned and walked forward a few steps. She looked back at the place where the crowd came from, but could no longer see the familiar figure, so she turned around and walked away again. She looked at the peony lantern in the maid's hand, but she felt that it was not as beautiful as the lotus lantern. She took a look at it and stopped looking at it.

Su Zhi and Shen Zian each carried a lantern and walked slowly. Neither of them mentioned the incident. Su Zhi didn't want to leave more images of the woman in Shen Zian's mind, and Shen Zian didn't think the girl had anything to say. The two of them just focused on looking at the lanterns on both sides. Although there were many people around, Su Zhi felt as if they were the only two people here.

"Zi'an, look at those lights in front of you. There are pieces of paper hanging under them. Are they the lantern riddles for people to guess?"

Su Zhi looked at the bright and colorful lights and saw red pieces of paper with words written on them. She immediately knew that it was a lantern riddle and she became interested.

When watching TV in the past, Su Zhi often saw descriptions of turn-off parties, and there would always be scenes of guessing lantern riddles, where people would compete with each other in guessing lantern riddles, and most of the time, the two parties would be talented men and beautiful women, either a good relationship or enemies, in short, they were all very interesting. Now Su Zhi was also in such a situation, and she was also very curious, thinking about guessing and seeing how many she could guess correctly.

Shen Zian looked at Su Zhi's excited expression and said, "Let's go and have a look at the riddles on the lanterns. If you guess correctly, you can get a token, and then you can take the token to redeem the prize after the lantern festival. The more tokens you get, the more prizes you will get. But I only know a few words, and I really don't understand these riddles. I may not win anything."

Shen Zian felt a little regretful. He didn't think much of this before, but ever since he got married, he wanted to be the best in his wife's eyes and wanted her to get everything. This idea made him feel regretful when he couldn't do something.

Su Zhi looked at Shen Zian and said with a smile: "We don't care about those awards, we just want to have some fun. You can't win, but I don't want it either. You just need to accompany me to watch the lanterns."

Shen Zian looked at Su Zhi's face, which was glowing slightly pink under the light of the lantern, and his heart softened.

"Okay, let's go see the lanterns."

Su Zhi smiled and nodded, then took Shen Zian's hand and walked quickly forward.

There are words on the lanterns on both sides of this street. Many people stop under the lanterns and ponder. From time to time, someone will tell the answer to the riddle, and then the stall owner will congratulate them. People around will also praise them, and it will be lively. Those who guessed the answer will either be ecstatic or calm, but you can see that they are happy.

Su Zhi also looked up at a red piece of paper and found that she could understand the words individually and when read together. However, she could not guess one word from the words.

Su Zhi had memorized some beautiful poems in the past because she was learning embroidery, but she had never memorized riddles. Even the riddles she guessed when she was a child were all very simple and easy to guess, such as children's riddles like "There is a fat white man living inside the red tent in the hemp house". She really couldn't guess riddles like this one that were written in ancient Chinese and sounded like poetry.

Su Zhi thought that the scenes where the reborn heroines guessed all the very difficult lantern riddles and not only won many prizes but also won everyone's astonished looks would not happen to her. Of course, she had Shen Zian, and she didn't think about a few handsome men falling in love with her. She just felt that the reborn heroine was not omnipotent.

In the end, Su Zhi didn't go to look at the lantern puzzles. Since she couldn't guess them, she didn't want to waste her time. She might as well look at the colorful lanterns to make herself happy.

On the way, the two met some people from the village, greeted each other, and then went their separate ways. They did not meet anyone from the Shen family.

Just when Shen Zian saw that Su Zhi seemed a little tired and wanted to take her to find a place to rest, he heard a quarrel coming from the front.

The two heard a woman's voice in the quarrel, which seemed to be Shen Zhu's voice. They looked at each other and finally walked forward.

After pushing through the crowd, I saw that it was really Shen Zhu. Shen Zhu was wearing a purple cloak and had an angry look on her face, which made her usually pretty face look even more gorgeous. She had a gilt hairpin inlaid with pearls on her hair and silver earrings on her ears. She didn't look like a farm girl at all, but more like a girl from the city.

Next to Shen Zhu stood a young man in white satin, who looked fairly decent. He was arguing with a few men opposite him. He had an angry look on his face, but he seemed to be suppressing it, as if he was trying to maintain his own demeanor, or as if he didn't want to argue with the other party.

The guys on the opposite side were all dressed in shorts, and their clothes weren't too shabby, but one look at their expressions, the way they stood, and the way they pointed their hands and feet revealed that they were hooligans.

Su Zhi looked around and didn't see anyone from the Shen family or from the same village. So Shen Zhu was alone here? How could she be here alone? Did she get lost? Su Zhi thought so. Otherwise, no one would leave such a delicate girl alone in this busy city. Not to mention the kidnappers, she would not be able to bear the risk of running into hooligans.

Now, isn't it just that he has run into a rogue? But I don't know who that young man who looks like a flower protector is. Does Shen Zhu know him, or is he a hero saving a beautiful girl?

Su Zhi was also very curious, but she was more concerned about Shen Zian. When Shen Zian saw Shen Zhu appearing here alone and being blocked by the gangsters, he had to help her. Su Zhi looked at the gangsters and found that they were quite strong. She wondered if they had any weapons. If they didn't have knives or something like that, Shen Zian could handle them.

Shen Zian asked Su Zhi to stand aside. He didn't want Su Zhi to go with him. If those people saw that she came with him, and if a fight broke out later, it would be terrible if they went over and hurt Su Zhi.

Su Zhi warned Shen Zian to be careful, and then she stood obediently behind a row of people and hid herself. She would not cause too much trouble for Shen Zian at this time, so she just watched the fun.

As soon as Shen Zian walked in, Shen Zhu saw him and showed surprise on her face. She walked to his side, but Su Zhi still saw a flash of regret in her eyes. She looked at the young man and couldn't help laughing in her heart. Was Shen Zhu blaming Shen Zian for coming at the wrong time? That's right, there is a hero who saves the beauty here, so naturally she feels that her brother is a bit redundant.

Su Zhi stood in the crowd, watching Shen Zian talking to those hooligans, but she felt as if the crowd was getting more and more crowded. She was not very tall and thin, and the people behind her rushed over and squeezed her away from her original position, and then slowly squeezed her outward a few layers, but she could still see Shen Zian. She didn't care too much, but she felt that it was a bit too crowded, and thought it would be better to stand on the other side, where there were fewer people.

Su Zhi slowly moved towards that direction. As she was moving, the crowd suddenly became chaotic and she was pushed backwards by the crowd. If she didn't move, she would be pushed down immediately.

"Fire! Fire!"

Su Zhi heard the sound, and then the people around her became more chaotic. She started to panic, wondering where the fire was. She looked up and saw thick smoke coming over. However, before she could see where the fire was, she was pushed forward.

Su Zhi knew that if she didn't follow the flow of people, she might be pushed down and then trampled to death!