Splendid Book

Chapter 84
The Lantern Festival is a very lively day, and almost all the people in the city come out to play on this day.On the street, the mother held the child's little hand tightly, for fear that the flow of people would disperse them.And here Shen Ruhui was also closely following the two younger sisters, but there was no one to be seen on Shen Ruhui's side, presumably because the flow of people was too crowded.

"Big sister, come and take a look at this lantern riddle." Shen Changle casually took a few glances at the booth, and saw a very interesting lantern riddle, and hurriedly called Shen Hui over to watch it together.

Every booth with lantern riddles will prepare a question at the bottom of the box tonight, and the reward for this lantern riddle is also the most beautiful lantern in this booth.Shen Changle pointed at the lantern riddles, and whispered with Shen Hui.

This stall is a bit small, even the lanterns are just ordinary.So Shen Ruyan naturally felt bored, but the two little girls were watching the lantern riddles with great interest.

In fact, this lantern riddle is not difficult, but it is more interesting.Shen Changle asked Shen Ruan to give money to the boss, and asked to guess the riddle.If the lantern riddles all over the street were free to guess, wouldn't it make these small vendors pay for it?So before you guess the lantern riddles, you have to pay money. If you guess correctly, you can take the lantern away. If you don’t guess correctly, you will be embarrassed, and the money will not be refunded.

Therefore, in order to make money, these hawkers also rack their brains to find difficult lantern riddles.

Who would have thought that not long after he left the stall, the girl in front of him would have guessed the most difficult lantern riddle correctly.The peddler smiled wryly, but he still took down the lantern hanging on the top, and when handing it to Shen Changle, he said bitterly: "The girl is really amazing, she can figure out the answer at a glance."

Shen Changle naturally knew the rules of Lantern Riddle Street, and she didn't intend to smash the stall, so she took out a couple of pieces of silver from her purse, and still at the hawker's stall, said with a smile: "Boss, you are doing a good job of making lantern riddles. "

Seeing the silver, the peddler immediately turned around, and said with joy, "Thank you for the reward, miss."

"Second brother, help me carry it." Shen Changle turned around and lent the palace lantern to Shen Ruwen. Anyway, she never relented when she bullied this brother.

The three of them walked forward again, the servants of Shen's residence were afraid that they would bump into the two girls, so they walked on both sides of them to protect them.It's just that there are too many people on this road, Shen Changle and Shen Hui didn't dare to walk too fast, they just strolled slowly.

"Why don't we go to the restaurant in front to have a rest," Shen Rufa was still a little worried when he saw the crowd, so he coaxed Shen Changle to sit in the restaurant.

How could Shen Changle not know what he was thinking, so he just pouted and said displeasedly: "Second elder brother, we've only been shopping for a long time, and there are still many places we haven't seen."

"There are not a hundred lantern riddle stalls on this street, but there are seventy or eighty. Is it possible that you still have to look at them one by one?" Shen Ruan couldn't help but said.

Besides, he also made an appointment with Zhang Yang and the others. If he didn't make it, he might be arranged in another way.So he coaxed: "Your cousins ​​are also waiting for us, if we don't go, why don't we let them wait."

When Shen Changle heard what he said, he was too embarrassed to persevere, so he could only walk inside.The restaurant on this street was already full of guests, and fortunately Zhang Xun and the others had sent someone to book a seat early, otherwise, if they came here now, there really would not be a box with such a good location.

As a result, before they got here, something happened.

Although Shen Changle agreed to Shen Rufan, and followed him to the restaurant to find his cousin and the others, but he still looked left and right along the way, and both Shen Hui and Shen Hui almost had insufficient eyesight.When they arrived near the restaurant, the lantern riddle stalls here were not comparable to those in front, and the palace lanterns released were exquisite and beautiful.

Among them, the one with the most crowds was the booth set up by the students of Dongshan Academy. Every year, the students of Dongshan Academy would make palace lanterns at this stall.It is said that the money obtained in the end will help the poor people, so this stall is very popular.Shen Changle didn't come across this stall every year, because most of the time, when they sold out the palace lanterns, they would take the stall back.

So she met so early this year, she was naturally delighted and insisted on going in to guess the lantern riddles.

Shen Hui naturally also heard about the name of this stall, although she didn't say it on the face, but her eyes showed interest.So in a situation where both of them wanted to see and see, it was natural for Shen Rujian to dissuade them.So the three followed the crowd and listened to the people inside guessing lantern riddles.Although there are a lot of people gathered here, there are very few people who can really guess the lantern riddles.

These lantern riddles in Dongshan Academy are said to be the essence of the Lantern Festival lantern riddles every year, and they are not easy for ordinary people to guess.

Shen Ruhui used to study in Dongshan Academy, but he has already graduated now.As for Shen Ruyan, he is studying in another academy, which is not as famous as Dongshan Academy, but it is also a good academy with a profound heritage.It's just that the second young master of the Shen family loved martial arts and hated literature since he was a child.Don't look at him as handsome and gentle, but with a red-tasseled spear, he is extremely powerful.He really wanted to take the martial arts examination and come back, but the martial arts are not as respected as the literary ones, so Shen Lingcheng has been suppressing him.

Therefore, the task of guessing riddles today fell on Shen Changle and Shen Hui.

Several people dressed as scholars in front of them all returned in vain, shook their heads one after another, and left in despair.There are also quite a few people watching here, many of whom don't even know the words, so how can they guess lantern riddles?So for a while no one came forward, Shen Changle hurriedly pulled Shen Hui over.

The stall owner was a scholar in a blue cotton robe. When he saw the two girls, he couldn't help but blush slightly.After all, the two girls are both of good color, especially the girl next to her who is wearing a big red Zhaojun pocket, with a pair of bright and beautiful eyes, so fast that people can't take their eyes away.The scholar was not from Meng Lang, but he had never seen such a shy girl who was born so shy. At this moment, he couldn't move his eyes.

Fortunately, soon, he lowered his head, stopped looking at the two girls so abruptly, and only said the rules of guessing lantern riddles. Shen Changle quickly looked to the side. Shen Rufan couldn't bear to dampen her enthusiasm, so he had to say Yinzi let the two of them have fun.

No matter how you say it, Shen Changle is a person who has lived for two lifetimes, and his knowledge is certainly not comparable to that of ordinary little girls.So she roughly looked at these lanterns, and she already knew it in her heart.

"Big sister, why don't you guess first," Shen Changle turned his head, and saw that Shen Hui's eyes were also shining, and she was quite interested.

Seeing what she said, Shen Hui was not polite, pointing to a lantern riddle on a hexagonal beauty lamp, and easily said the answer.Seeing that the little girl answered so easily, the people nearby were naturally happy and applauded.The green-robed scholar nodded in praise and said, "Miss, you got the answer right, please take this lantern with you."

Shen Huiqi was naturally happy when she won the victory, and reached out to take the lantern.

Shen Changle also picked out a lantern that he liked. To be honest, the lanterns in the stalls here are indeed better than those in other places. The paintings on the lanterns alone are not comparable to those in the lantern stalls next to them.

After she saw the lantern riddle clearly, she thought for a while and said the answer.It took her only a few moments from picking out the lantern to saying the answer, and she answered it before anyone else recovered.At this time, the green-robed scholar behind the booth also showed some surprise, but he then took the lantern and handed it to Shen Changle.

"Okay, it's time to guess the two lanterns, let's go," Shen Ruwan finally figured out that these lantern riddles are very simple for the two girls, and they are just things that come out of the mouth.If they were to continue guessing, they would probably get all the riddles on the lantern riddle stall.So he quickly coaxed the two of them to leave, lest they really guess all the lantern riddles.

Shen Changle naturally knew the rules, took the lantern and wanted to leave.It's just that when she turned around at this time, she saw something wrong with Shen Hui's face.Following her eyes, it turned out that Wei Yansheng, who was wearing a sapphire blue brocade robe, was also standing in the crowd.

She hadn't seen Wei Yansheng since leaving the Marquis of Ji'an.Moreover, although the second aunt has been doing blind dates for her elder sister, she has never heard her elder sister mention Wei Yansheng's name.She was regretting that it was possible that Wei Yansheng and his eldest sister had no fate in this life.

"Big sister," Shen Changle said with a smile on his lips, could it be possible that Yuelao is really going to get married tonight?
Unexpectedly, as soon as she yelled, Shen Hui turned her head away and said in a low voice: "Changle, there are too many people here, let's go back first."

Indeed, as Shen Hui said, there are too many people here, and I don’t know if it’s because the reputation of this stall is too great, or if everyone has had dinner and went out to see the lanterns, Shen Changle just felt like looking up All are human heads.There are too many people here, even if Wei Yansheng was there, he and Shen Hui would definitely be speechless.So when Shen Hui said to leave, Shen Changle naturally nodded in agreement.

It's just that before the two sisters left, Wei Yansheng squeezed over.

He didn't expect to see the two girls from the Shen family here today, but he really had something important to talk to the two girls, so he had to squeeze over to disturb them.It's just that when he came over, it was quite difficult. There were people everywhere.

The green-robed scholar was already at the back of the booth, yelling for everyone to stop crowding, but the sound here was noisy, even his voice alone was really useless.Fortunately, Wei Yansheng was also standing at the front, although there were always people crowded behind, but walking over was just a matter of talking.

"Miss Shen," he just came over and was about to say something, but he heard the shouts from the side and the loud noise above his head.

As soon as he raised his head, he saw that the stall had been overwhelmed by the crowd, and because Shen Hui and Shen Changle were standing at the front, when the shelves fell down, they were facing in their direction.Shen Ruwen at the side was quicker than anyone else, and he stretched out his hand to hold Shen Changle in his arms, and was about to reach out to pull Shen Hui, but he only grabbed her sleeve, and before he could hold her firmly, he was rushed away.

"Big sister," Shen Ruan called out uncontrollably.

Hearing his shout, Shen Changle wanted to look up, but was pressed down by Shen Rufan's palm, and the whole body was firmly wrapped in his arms.

Shen Hui had already reached out to grab the second brother's hand, but when the person behind him turned to run away, he bumped into her hard, and she staggered forward.At this time, the shelf fell down, and the palace lanterns hanging on the shelf swayed from side to side. After a while, several palace lanterns caught fire.At her feet was a fiercely burning lantern, and because it was too close to the ground, even the hem of her skirt was burned.

"Help, help," she turned her head to ask her second brother to save herself, but she could no longer see Shen Rufan and Shen Changle.

"Miss Shen," Wei Yansheng covered his head with one hand when he rushed over. The flames dyed his entire face orange. When it fell, it had injured people outside.And Shen Hui happened to be trapped in the middle, because the lantern fell and was set ablaze, and soon burned to the surrounding wood.

Shen Hui looked at the surrounding fire, her feet were already weak.Wei Yansheng turned his head to look at her, and although his voice trembled slightly, he still tried to comfort her firmly: "It's okay, I'll drag you out, it's okay."

Shen Hui didn't speak, but Wei Yansheng reached out to her neck, and she was shocked: "What are you doing?"

"Your cloak is too thick. If it really burns, I'm afraid it will hurt you. You can take it off so we can get out of the fire circle." Wei Yansheng was a little embarrassed, but he still hurriedly explained.

Shen Hui was a little embarrassed, she judged the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.So she immediately untied the cloak, and it was still at her feet, but the flames were getting hotter and hotter, and it was about to burn to the very middle. At this time, someone noticed that there were still two people in the middle of the fire circle.

"Get water quickly," shouted someone outside.

At this time, the originally crowded place was mostly emptied at once, and people who were still in shock stood in place, looking at the two people in the middle of the fire circle.

Shen Ruan pulled Shen Changle outside, asked the servant to take care of her, and immediately went back to save her.But as soon as he arrived, he saw two people in the flames rushing out holding hands.It's just that when the two rushed outside, their faces were covered with black ash, and the hem of their clothes was ignited by flames.

Fortunately, Shen Ru was quick-witted, and immediately untied the cloak on his body, aiming at the legs of the two of them with a blow.Because Shen Hui's steps were not high enough, half of her skirt had been burned. Fortunately, Shen Ruan put it out with a cloak in time, otherwise she would have burned herself.

As for Wei Yansheng who was next to him, except for the fact that his face was a little black and ash thickened, his clothes were not burned.

When Shen Ruan stopped beating, the escaped people looked at each other.When the two lowered their heads at the same time and saw the hands they were still holding tightly, they almost let go of each other's palms at the same time.

Wei Yansheng immediately explained hastily: "Miss Shen, I didn't mean to offend..."

Shen Hui naturally understood, she whispered softly: "I know, you don't need to explain."

The fire at the back was getting bigger and bigger, and almost the entire shelf was burned. Shen Hui turned her head to look at the crackling wooden shelf, and slightly turned her head to look at the people next to her. I'm afraid I won't be able to get out by myself.

The fire illuminated her face brightly, but it was not as bright as her eyes.

When Shen Changle came over, he saw that Shen Hui's clothes were burned, so he immediately took off his cloak, and hurriedly asked, "Big sister, are you alright?"

"It's nothing, just burned some clothes, I'm fine," Shen Hui nodded.

At this moment, she turned her head and asked softly, "My lord, are you alright?"

"I, I'm fine," Wei Yansheng smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly replied, but when he spoke, his right hand was always behind his back.

Shen Hui naturally saw his unnatural movements, and immediately asked, "What happened to your right hand?"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's really okay," Wei Yansheng waved his left hand, and smiled awkwardly, even Shen Changle and Shen Ruyan could see that something was wrong.

Shen Ruan immediately cupped his hands and said sincerely: "Brother, thank you just now for saving my sister. How about this, I reserved a box in the restaurant in front, let's go there first, if your right hand is really burned , but also timely diagnosis and treatment."

Wei Yansheng also felt a sharp pain at this time, and this was his right hand for writing, so he didn't dare to be careless when he heard Shen Ruyan say that.

When they entered the restaurant, when the two girls saw Wei Yansheng's palm, their faces turned pale with fright.His palms were originally white and slender, but now they are not only stained with a layer of black ash, but also pink flesh is exposed, and blisters have formed in some places, which looks extremely terrifying.

Shen Hui swayed and almost stopped.After a while, she had tears in her eyes, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault, if it wasn't for saving me..."

"Miss Shen, please don't say that. As a man, I should help a weak woman when she is in trouble." Wei Yansheng put on a righteous look, but when he spoke, he accidentally touched The palm of his hand suddenly showed a painful expression.

Although this box was reserved by Zhang Xun, they hadn't arrived yet.Shen Ruan had already asked the waiter from the shop to bring over the burn plaster, but just looking at the injury on the palm, it was too serious.I'm afraid that the scald plaster from this restaurant can't cure it at all.

He was injured only to save Shen Hui, so it was naturally impossible for Shen Ruan to leave him behind.

So he thought for a while, and said to the two girls: "I think this young master's injury is really serious, why don't we go back to the mansion first, we have good burn plaster in our mansion, and you can invite the doctor to come and have a look."

Shen Hui naturally agreed, and Shen Changle also nodded, she was not in the mood to continue playing after such a big incident happened.

So the four of them didn't delay, and immediately went downstairs and left. Shen Ruan only asked the waiter in the shop to inform Zhang Xun and the others that they had returned to Shen's residence beforehand.

Because there was a fire ahead, the number of people on this road was much less than when they came. Probably everyone saw the danger here and went to other streets.This Lantern Riddle Street is not the only one on the Lantern Festival tonight.

So when the four of them went back, they were fairly quick.Shen's carriage was still in place, Shen Ruan let the two girls get on the carriage first, and then led Wei Yansheng into another carriage.He also ordered a carriage to stay here, and when the eldest brother and the others came back, he also told them that he led Chang Le back first.

Today the Shen family stayed at the concierge at home. They didn't expect the young master and the girls to come back so quickly. They were a little surprised, but the second young master ordered him to invite the doctor.

The news of their return reached the ears of the elders in a short while.Because the old lady didn't want to go out this year, the second wife and the third wife were talking with her in her yard.Unexpectedly, I heard the maids report back and forth, saying that the second young master brought back the eldest girl and the third girl, and also brought back a strange son.

Chen was naturally worried, but fortunately, the old lady immediately asked someone to ask what happened.

Unexpectedly, when the servant girl came back to report, the elders were all startled. They actually encountered a big fire in the street.Even the old lady couldn't sit still anymore, she led the two ladies and went straight to Shen Rufan's yard.

(End of this chapter)