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Chapter 078 Sigh Song Ting, Drunk Life and Dream Death

On the Lantern Festival, the solemn Xiaoyao Villa is hung with red lights, covered with a thick layer of joy.

The Lantern Festival is called Shangyuan Festival by the people, also commonly known as the "Lantern Festival". According to custom, the Spring Festival will not end until the Lantern Festival is over, so the Lantern Festival is also one of the most important festivals in Dahua.

Lantern Festival is also called Lantern Festival. The custom of lighting lanterns on Lantern Festival originated from the Han Dynasty. By the Tang Dynasty, lantern viewing activities became more prosperous. In the palace, lanterns were hung everywhere on the streets, and tall lantern wheels, lantern buildings and lantern trees were also built.

The Song Dynasty attached more importance to the Lantern Festival, and the lantern viewing activities were more lively. The lantern viewing activities took five days, and the styles of the lanterns were richer.

The Lantern Festival is the beginning of spring and when everything is revived, people who have been dormant for a winter start to go out to activities, which is more lively than the Spring Festival. However, if you don’t go out for fifteen, according to customs, it is the time to eat Lantern Festival tonight. You can only go out after eating Lantern Festival.

That night, a bright moon rose from the east, and the land of Hangzhou seemed to be covered with a layer of silver-white gauze. The city was full of traffic, and lanterns were everywhere, people were coming and going, surging like a tide. Everyone was carrying a lantern in their hands. There were even a young lady from a wealthy family, carrying dozens of servants, carrying lanterns of different sizes across the border, squeezing the streets.

Tonight, every household in Hangzhou will come out to enjoy the lanterns, regardless of the officials and the people, and they will all be harmonious in this beautiful night. As a result, the roads are crowded, and it is very difficult for pedestrians to pass by the usually spacious Four-Car Avenue at this time.

On both sides of the avenue, the eaves of the building are flying pavilions and colorful lanterns are hanging high. The lanterns, jade rabbit lamps, gourd lamps, watermelon lamps, cat lamps, doll lamps, peacock opening lamps, and Ziya magic lamps are all vivid and realistic, like flowers competing for beauty, each with its own style and beautiful. The walking crowd is competing to watch, pointing at all kinds of lanterns, and laughing and talking everywhere, which is extremely lively. The festive atmosphere is even better than New Year's Eve.

Li Haoran, Duan Tosu, Sparse Shadow, and the faint fragrance squeezed to the shore of West Lake with the crowd. Duan Susu looked at the brilliant scenery of the lanterns by the lake and sighed slightly: "Since going down the mountain, it has been more than two years, and it has been the Lantern Festival again without realizing it."

Under the light, Li Haoran saw the beauty's beautiful face blushing and tender and sad. She held the jade man's hand tightly and said gently: "Su Su, as long as we are together, even if we are home, it is the happiest thing. If you miss Tianshan, it is okay to go back when we go back."

Duan Susu looked at her affectionate beauties, and her heart was sweet and happy. She leaned in his arms. She felt that there was nothing more happiness in the world. Her wonderful eyes were filled with affection and said quietly: "Actually, I like the days now more in my heart. The time I went down the mountain was the happiest time in my life, everything was because of you."

Shuying and Anxiang saw many literati gathering together, as if they were watching something fun, so they hurriedly went up to see it. It turned out that these people were guessing riddles.

Anxiang looked at the tender and sweet two people, with a cunning look on her face, she smiled, and stepped forward and said, "Sister, let's guess the riddle!" After saying that, she pulled Duan Susu forward without saying anything.

Duan Susu gave Li Haoran an apologetic smile and walked over. Li Haoran glared at the big fragrance of the little ghost and followed helplessly.

He went up and heard a young man in a robe with a confucian shirt say: "The young student comes from the north and has always heard of Jiangnan's literary talent, so he wrote four riddles, with the intention of making friends with literature. However, looking at the talents in Jiangnan, he can't even guess a riddle, which really disappoints the young student."

Since ancient times, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Li Haoran never expected that the literary world would be surging, and the literary world was also surging. It really corresponds to the saying: Where there are people, there are rumors about the world.

Anxiang smiled sly and said disdainfully: "What's the difficulty? Isn't it just a few riddles? My brother can guess it casually."

They were full of Jiangnan literati and scholars. They usually claimed to be very literary, but they were stumped by these mere lantern riddles. The young man made a provocation and everyone's face turned pale, but no one was sure to guess that they dared not speak out. Some upright literati had red faces, and they wished that there was a crack in the ground that could drill down.

Just when they were in a dilemma, they could hear the words of An Xiang, as if they were hearing the most beautiful music in the world. They looked at the sounds, but saw a pink and jade-carved girl showing her cute little head. At this moment, they were looking around, like an elf in a fairy tale, extremely cute. Everyone's eyes lit up, and everyone felt good in their hearts.

Everyone was amazed, but more of it was happy. Someone anxiously said: "Little sister, where is your brother? Please come out quickly."

Anxiang stretched out her hand and giggled and said, "Here, that handsome young man is not my brother anymore."

Everyone looked around and saw a beautiful young man in black standing there with a bitter smile. The young man's lips were red, his teeth were white, his sword eyebrows were starry eyes, his nose was high, and his face was as handsome as a knife and axe. Even a woman was not as good as him, but the most attractive thing was the boy's gem eyes that were shining brighter than the stars, which were deep and charming, making people attracted by him unknowingly.

And beside him were two beauties, one big and one small, very beautiful, standing. The big one was as bright as a bleak and an illusionate as a fairy, as if they were not as banished as a worldly firework; the little one was elegant and refined, and a typical beauty, and if they were in a few years, they would definitely be a beautiful girl who was fascinating the whole country.

The literati and scholars present, including the arrogant and conceited young scholar, were all lost their minds for a moment. Fortunately, the literati of Jiangnan remembered the words of Anxiang and said, "But please defeat that arrogant boy."

Li Haoran was extremely angry and glared at Anxiang, who was causing trouble. Facing everyone's expectation, his scalp exploded, and his intuition was even more tired than fighting with Xu Xiaotian.

However, since things have come to this point, I have to reach out and shrink my head, and I have to step forward with a sharp forehead and said, "I'm just a little bit uninformed, let's take a look first."

Seeing that he was as calm as a mountain, everyone couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope, so they made a way and walked forward like stars holding the moon.

The young man from the north looked calm and did not look panicked. He smiled slightly and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "The riddle of the first question is - the person in the mirror! Let me write a word and ask the young master to answer the riddle."

Li Haoran was stunned for a moment, then smiled. Isn’t this a brain teaser? He breathed a sigh of relief, no longer as nervous as before.

Duan Susu saw that he was stunned and smiling, and her nervous palms were covered with sweat, and she didn't know what he was doing.

But Li Haoran smiled and said, "It's the 'entry' of going in and out, but does it fit the answer to my brother's mystery?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and soon someone realized it. Isn’t the answer to this riddle just the word “在”?

The young scholar was also stunned. He could not think of the idea that he had thought for a long time and was immediately guessed. He couldn't help but nod and said, "Young Master is so quick and wise, I admire you."

He took off a half-human-high lotus lantern from four beautiful and beautiful lights, handed it to Li Haoran, and smiled and said, "This is the reward for the first question, but for the sake of pleasure, he would not think about it."

Li Haoran took it with a smile, looked at it, and handed it to Shuying. Without looking at the envious fragrance, he said again: "Please give me the second question." He guessed one, but his heart was no longer as nervous as before.

The young man pondered: "The second question is still to be sure, the riddle is 'beside the willows'."

Li Haoran looked around in confusion, and could not think of what these literati and poets were cooking. He could not even guess such a simple riddle. It seems that the literary world of the Song Dynasty is like a martial arts world and is on a downward tide!

Not to mention that Li Haoran was feeling a lot, Duan Susu saw him pondering, but mistakenly thought that her lover was stumped and wanted to help, but this word game was really not her good at it. Looking at the innocent and smiling faint fragrance, she wanted to give her a few thrills.

The young man's thoughts were the same as Duan Susu, and he smiled and said, "Brother, can you answer?"

Li Haoran woke up and said, "The word 'Jean' in the Lantern Festival. I wonder if I can guess correctly?"

Only now these viewers understand that no wonder his sister dared to recommend his brother in this way. When it comes to the ability to guess riddles, this handsome young man does have a set of riddles. He guessed two of them at once like a piece of cake. How could it not be shocking and admirable?

The young man took off a Pisces lamp and said sincerely: "This Pisces lamp is an allusion to support each other. It is appropriate to buy it and give it to his lover. Brother Xiaguan and the girl next to him seem to be a couple of gods. I only use this lamp to wish the two of them a hundred to grow old together."

Seeing that his eyes were as pure as autumn water, Li Haoran felt a good impression, so he took it with both hands and handed it to Duan Susu, and said affectionately: "Susu, do you like it?"

Duan Susu nodded gently, her jade face fluttered, and her eyes were as tender as water. She said softly: "We will be these fish that support each other and will be together forever."

When the young man saw this, he was the first to applaud. Others were infected by this and all applauded and blessed. Not to mention that their handsome men and women are really good matches, Li Haoran's performance just now should be respected and blessed by these people. Although some people are jealous of Li Haoran's great blessings, they dare not arouse public anger at this time, and they can only follow the crowd.

The young man said: "I didn't expect that on the next whim, I not only met Jiangnan talented men, but also witnessed a pair of gods and relatives. It's really worth the trip. However, the next question is quite difficult, but I wonder if my brother is willing to give it a try?"

Li Haoran laughed and said, "If you don't even have the courage to try, wouldn't such a life be very pale? In any case, this question is continued below. As for the accurate answer, it is not what you consider below. As long as you do your best, you will have to live up to this good night."

Seeing that he was free and easy, the young man was stunned. However, when he carefully chewed his words, it really contained some truths and said loudly: "What brother said is so true, I have learned the lesson." After saying that, he took out a piece of flawless rice paper from his sleeve and said: "The third question is still a riddle."

Everyone saw that the blank paper was clean and empty, and they were all shocked. They thought: I have never heard of this empty riddle, let alone seen it.

When they saw Li Haoran frowning and thinking, they all sweated coldly for him, for fear of disturbing his thoughts, and everyone kept silent. For a moment, the lakeside where the crowds were surging was extremely quiet, and the needle could be heard.

A piece of white paper? Li Haoran was shocked. Looking at the young man's solemn expression, he knew that he was not taking the wrong one, but doing it intentionally. In this era of splendid culture, there are many people who like to play deep, and maybe the young man just made a word-free riddle.\
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