Chapter 1474: Win Together

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the capital city is brightly lit, the streets are hung with lanterns, and pedestrians have a lantern in their hands, some of which are purchased and some of which are made by themselves.

Zhulan bought a glass lantern, while Zhou Shuren bought a paper lotus-shaped lantern.

Zhulan murmured softly, "It's a pity that I don't have a camera. The scenery today is more beautiful than what I saw on TV."

Zhou Shuren walked very slowly. He was wearing too many clothes. He took his wife to avoid pedestrians. "You can draw it."

“It’s a huge project.”

"You can draw slowly without any rush."

Zhulan was moved, "Okay, then I'll draw slowly."

There were so many pedestrians on the street that they were not affected by the cold at all. Not only were there lanterns everywhere on the street, but there were also many snacks. The most popular ones were the glutinous rice balls stalls, with various kinds of glutinous rice balls that looked very appetizing.

Zhulan, "Shall we go watch the lantern puzzle competition?"

"Okay, hold me a little, so as not to be bumped into."

Zhulan wore leather gloves and held onto Shuren's cape tightly. "I'll hold on tight."

Zhou Shuren regretted that if there weren't so many people around, he would have felt so comfortable holding his wife's hand. Although he thought so, he felt pretty good now and the old man was in a very good mood.

The place where the lantern-guessing competition took place had the most people, so Zhou Shuren had booked a private room early on. As they were older, they didn't want to squeeze in the front.

There were crowds of people outside the restaurant. The two of them went into the private room. Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief, "This journey has been really difficult."

There are people everywhere, and it's hard to move.

Zhou Shuren broke out in a sweat, "Yeah, there are too many people."

From time to time, a sound of "good news" came from outside. Zhulan motioned Qingxue to open the window and took the telescope from Qingxue. Hmm, it was clear to see. "Eh."

The Zhou family has several telescopes, one was bought by Shuren, and the rest were brought back from abroad by Changyi.

Zhou Shuren, "Let me see."

Zhulan handed the telescope over and said, "Take a look."

Zhou Shuren took it and looked at it, raising his eyebrows, "Minghui and Wen Xiao from the third branch of the Wen family guessed the lantern riddle, and the prize was the jade pendant."

Zhu Lan was not looking at this, "I saw Liu Yuanbo and Wen Rong, you didn't see them?"

Zhou Shuren looked around and found that "Yo, Liu Yuanbo is not bad. There are many people who support him. It can be seen that he is comparable to Wen Rongqihu."

Zhulan was anxious, "Let me see."

Zhou Shuren passed it over and said, "Some of the kids went out early, and they are actually in the front."

The venue for the lantern riddle guessing competition consists of a large arena and many smaller divided arenas. As soon as the Zhou family and the Wen family met, the two families confronted each other.

Shangguan Liu bumped into Mingrui and asked, "Aren't you worried about your future brother-in-law?"

Mingrui hugged the heater and said, "This is a lantern riddle, not a contest of knowledge. There is nothing to worry about."

If it was an imperial examination, he would be worried, but not now. Liu Yuanbo is a good scholar and has good knowledge.

Shangguan Liu whispered, "I saw your father and your mother."

Mingrui looked in the direction his gaze was pointing and saw that his parents had squeezed to the front at some point and were watching the situation here.

Liu Yuanbo didn't know that his future father-in-law was watching him, and his mind was full of thoughts about not losing. This was not a matter of face, but a matter of money. Anything involving money was a big deal. His jade pendant was passed down from the Liu family and was worth a thousand taels. He would be heartbroken if he lost it.

Not only can he not lose, he has to win. Wen Rong's jade pendant is also good. The jade pendant worn by the top scholar can be exchanged for a lot of silver.

The situation on Minghui's side was overwhelming. Minghui was a person who loved to think, and he had endless strange questions, but he didn't want to show off in the academy.

Ming Hui smiled and said, "Wen Xiao, don't just stare at my uncle in the future. Today I'll teach you a lesson. If you look down on anyone, you will suffer."

Wen Xiao's forehead was covered with sweat. He lost. There were ten questions in total, and Minghui had guessed all of his questions, but Minghui had not been able to answer four of his questions.

The competition between the two sides attracted a lot of people, and whoever loses will be embarrassed.

At this moment, Yudie cheered, and Liu Yuanbo looked at Yudie with a grin. He was lucky to have won, and his ears turned red again. The last one was given to him by Yudie during the Chinese New Year, and this jade pendant was won by both of them.

Yuyi was very surprised, she really didn't expect this.

Wen Rong smiled, "Mr. Liu is very talented."

Liu Yuanbo returned the gift, "It is a great honor. Master Wen is a real talent. I have learned a lot today."

Wen Rong nodded and left with the Wen family members.

Liu Yuanbo walked towards Yudie with the jade pendant, but Mingrui stepped forward to stop him, "Let me see the jade pendant you won."

Liu Yuanbo, "......"

What's so annoying about my uncle? Can't we wait until he finishes showing off?

At this time, the crowd burst into cheers, and everyone's attention was attracted to the stage. Before they knew it, there were only three people left competing on the stage.

Yuyi's eyesight was good, "Is the one above Mr. Yu?"

Mingrui, "He actually stayed."

Shangguan Liu smiled and asked, "The three people above seem to be two adults with a child. How old is this young master Yu?"

Mingrui, "It's fifteen, no, it's already sixteen."

Shangguan Liu, "...Are you kidding me?"

"no."

In the restaurant, Zhulan was happy to see the result, but in a blink of an eye, she was unhappy again.

Zhou Shuren asked, "What's wrong?"

"I saw the little prince of the grassland tribe."

Years later, this young prince also came to visit her and she met him.

Zhou Shuren narrowed his eyes, took the telescope and took a look, and he became angry. What did the little prince of the Oger tribe mean?

Sisters Yudie and Yuyi were already standing behind Mingrui, while Mingrui and Liu Yuanbo were standing in front.

The little prince of the Oge tribe smiled and said, "I don't have any other intentions, I just wanted to see you."

Chang Yi came over and said, "The young prince is in a good mood to appreciate the lanterns, which shows that the prince is in good health."

The young prince was interrupted and was filled with displeasure. In the past, he had killed several older brothers and finally became the heir. However, after moving to Beijing, no one in the capital's noble families looked up to him and he only had the title of young prince.

The young prince suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "Master Zhou is here to admire the lanterns as well?"

"Yes, there is nothing important at the beginning of the year, so it's a rare opportunity to relax. I see that the little prince looks good, which shows that the prince is no longer in serious condition."

The young prince laughed dryly, "It is rare for me to see the Lantern Festival in the capital, so I came out to enjoy the lanterns. My father is not fully recovered yet, and he still needs to rest well."

Chang Yi smiled, "Really? I thought there was no problem and I could go to the capital. The emperor even asked the Ministry of Rites to pay more attention to the princes."

At this moment, the young prince had no time to think about Miss Zhou. Lord Zhou kept talking about his father. He took a deep breath and said, "The young prince has something else to do. I'll take my leave now."

Chang Yi, "The young prince's matter is urgent. By the way, I will report to the Minister tomorrow so that he can ask the head of the Imperial Hospital to see the prince. It's not good for him to be sick all the time."