Chapter 687 Lantern Festival


    Yun Shang nodded and thought for a while. "I''m afraid the method I discussed with grandmother to plot


    against the seventh prince has to be taken earlier. I have some candidates, some girls who has been


    trained for being sent into the imperial pce. I''m afraid Hua Yutong is so innocent that she might fall in


    love with the seventh prince."


    Lady Hua Guo shook her hand, "You don''t need to worry about that. Even she is innocent, she knows


    very well that she shouldn''t fall in love with the seventh prince. She is outgoing and could easily get on


    well with others, but she has self-control. But I think it''s a good idea to take action earlier. Then we


    don''t have to worry about it."


    After they talked for a while, a servant knocked on the door. "Your Highness, His Highness asked me to


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    invite you to the garden house."


    Yun Shang stood up with a smile, "I''m afraid grandpas have already finished a round. Let''s go to the


    garden house for dinner." Then she asked Qin Yi to order the maids to serve dishes.


    Lord Hua Guo and his wife left after dinner. Yun Shang wanted to have a good talk with Xiao


    Yuanshan, but Luo Qingyan rejected her. "Grand tutor must be exhausted with the long journey. Let


    him have a good rest today."


    Xiao Yuanshan nodded with a smile. "I will stay in the State of Xia for a while. I have plenty of time."


    Although Yun Shang was reluctant, she had to agree. She took Xiao Yuanshan to the guest house and


    went back to the yard with Luo Qingyan.


    Back in the yard, Yun Shang lied down on the soft couch. She looked at Luo Qingyan, who went


    straight to the desk, and smiled, "Who won just now?"


    Hearing that, Luo Qingyan smiled. "Of course your husband is the winner."


    "You are shameless! How could you contend for the winner with two seniors?" Yun Shang reprimanded


    him with a smile.


    Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile. "Mydy, you are wrong. There is no father


    and son in this battlefield. Whether the two armies are close or not, their only purpose is to win."


    Yun Shang thought for a while and asked, "You have known matter of the State of Yng, haven''t


    you?"


    "What?" Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang and smiled. Then he nodded, "Well, maybe I knew it earlier


    than His Majesty. Is it Lady Hua Guo who told you about it?"


    Yun Shang nodded and sighed. "You''d better be kind to Lord Hua Guo in the future. Grandfather has


    done a lot for us. As an old man who should live a peaceful life, he has to lead the army to fight. You


    know Cangjue Qingsu the best. He is a scheming and vicious man. I am a little worried."


    Luo Qingyan opened a book randomly and looked down at it. Then he said, "Yes, but Lord Hua Guo is


    not bad. His Majesty has appointed Liu Yinfeng as his military counsellor. Although I don''t like Liu


    Yingfeng because he is coveting you, I have to admit that he is a cunning fox during the battle. Lord


    Hua Guo is brave and Liu Yinfeng is resourceful. It''s enough for them to fight against Cangjue Qingsu


    together."


    Liu Yinfeng? Yun Shang didn''t know Liu Yinfeng was alsoing to the battlefield with Lord Hua Guo,


    but hearing Luo Qingyan''s words, she felt relieved.


    Luo Qingyan seemed to understand what Yun Shang was thinking. He raised his eyebrows and said


    with a hint of disdain, "Liu Yinfeng is talented, but when ites to romance, it''s a little hard to like him.


    It was said that he fell in love with Lady Liu, who was more than ten years older than him. At that time,


    Lady Liu was the concubine of the Emperor. After Lady Liu died, he had been sad for many years.


    Unexpectedly, the next woman he has fallen in love with is still a married one. I don''t want to expose


    him, but the one he admires is my wife."


    Yun Shang could feel anger in his tone. She walked to him, smiling, and said, "Your Highness used to


    be adored by many girls, and all of them just ignored my existence. Shouldn''t I be angrier? "


    Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I think you handle them well."


    Yun Shang snorted andy down on the bench to have a rest. Soon she fell asleep.


    After dinner, Xiao Yuanshan returned to the yard. Luo Qingyan smiled to Yun Shang, "Do you want to


    go out and see thenterns? I heard there are dragon dance andntern riddles. There are a lot of


    prizes for guessing the riddles. Do you want to see if there is anything you like? "


    Yun Shang agreed with a smile as she saw Luo Qingyan was in a rare good mood. As a matter of fact,


    they seldom went out for fun like this.


    Qin Yi put a cloak on Yun Shang. Then Luo Qingyan took Yun Shang out of the house. When they


    reached the door, the carriage had been ready. Luo Qingyan turned around and was about to help Yun


    Shang get on the carriage. But Yun Shang shook her head and smiled. "Since it''s Lantern Festival,


    there must be many people. I''m afraid the carriage will be difficult to move an inch. Let''s just walk


    there."


    Luo Qingyan frowned and looked at Yun Shang''s belly hesitantly. "I heard that Lantern Festival is the


    most popr festival. There are many people on the street. I''m afraid someone might hurt you."


    Yun Shang smiled, "I''m not worried at all. As long as you stand there, there will be no one approaching


    us."


    Hearing her words, Luo Qingyan found it both funny and annoying. How could she still have the mood


    to make fun of him when he was so worried about her.


    "Well, we don''t take the carriage." Then he turned around and whispered something to the servant. Yun


    Shang knew that the he was probably ordering to send more secret guards to protect her, so she just


    looked at him with a smile.


    Yun Shang thought for a while and said to Qin Yi behind her, "Qin Yi, you''d better stay in the mansion.


    Grandpa is familiar with you. If he need anything, you could arrange for him. I will be fine with His


    Highness."


    Qin Yi replied with a "yes" and turned back to the mansion. Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang walked out of


    the door hand in hand.


    The city in the night and the city in the day were like two different ces. On both sides of the street, a


    variety of colorfulnterns had been lit up, making the street as bright as the day. The colorfulnterns


    gave off a dreamlike scene.


    They soon reached the main road. There were four main roads named Zhuque, Xuanwu, Qinglong,


    Baihu respectively, shaping a tic tack toe. At this moment, the main road was really crowded with


    people. The vendors upied both sides of the road, sellingmps, jewelries, sweets and so on.


    Men and women, with smiles, crowded in the middle. All sorts of voices were also lingering, shouting,


    talking, and the children''s crying.


    Yun Shang was watching with great interest. But Luo Qingyan frowned and put his arm around Yun


    Shang to protect her. She whispered in Yun Shang''s ear, "I shouldn''t have taken you out if I knew that


    there were so many people here."


    Yun Shang said with a smile, "I think it''s quite good. His Majesty has managed the State of Xia very


    well, and I see that at least most people are happy."


    Luo Qingyan pouted. "There are also many poor people, who might be crying secretly, but they won''t


    appear on the street."


    Yun Shang red at Luo Qingyan, who then stopped talking.


    "Master, would you like to buy thedy a hairpin?" A voice came from the side, "Yourdyship is


    beautiful, and the hairpin will make her more gorgeous."


    Luo Qingyan didn''t respond. Yun Shang smiled. "Master, won''t you buy one for your wife?"


    "No, the hairpin my wife is wearing is beautiful enough." Luo Qingyan took Yun Shang''s hand quickly


    and said, "Don''t buy anything on the street. It''s not safe. Just take a look."


    Soon they arrived at ake. Variousnterns were hung on both sides of theke and a contest was


    being held by theke. A middle-aged man was standing on the ring, repeating the rules.


    "There are many boats parked near theke. Colorfulnterns with riddles on them are hung on from


    the bank to theke center. The one who could arrive at the center to bring the lotusnterns back first


    and guess the most riddles right will be the winner. The prizes for the winner are a snow lotus from the


    top of a snowy mountain and a pearl from the South Sea."


    As he spoke, the middle-aged man pointed at the box on the table. The box was open, facing the


    crowd. Yun Shang looked at the box and found that it seemed to be a treasure, but it''s hard to tell


    whether it''s real without holding it in hand.


    Yun Shang raised her eyebrows. These two things were rare treasures. But as the saying goes, all


    business people are profiteers. It was impossible for a businessman to use these things as prizes


    without reason. He must have a purpose.


    Sure enough, the middle-aged man changed the subject, "But remember, the riddle and the lotusmp


    are indispensable. If you can''t guess the riddle, then it is useless to take the lotusmp. We all know


    that there''s no such thing as a free lunch. If you want to attend thepetition, you have to pay ten


    taels of silver. No matter what the result is, you can''t ask the money back. The change to get these


    treasures worth ten taels of silver! "


    The onlookers were all eager to give it a go. Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang, "Do you also want the


    two items?"


    Yun Shang curled her lips. "Apparently, he''s a swindler. Just now he emphasized the condition for the


    there are many attendants, the ie would be considerable. But if both were not fake, they were rare


    treasures. Snow lotus from the top of the snowy mountain is a superior herb, and the pearl from the


    South Sea is a rare treasure for beauty maintain. If we can get it, it will be the best. "


    "It doesn''t matter. Even if it''s a fake one, it''s only ten taels of silver. I will try my best to get them for you.


    " Then he took out some money from the purse on his waist and put it on the tray the middle-aged man


    had picked up.


    "OK. We got the master as the first participant." The middle-aged man said with a smile.


    Yun Shang turned around and said with a smile, "It''s a rare thing that you remember to take the money


    with you."