Chapter 269 Riddle

Jiang Changning was already eye-catching. With her exclamation, everyone except the little emperor's eyes fell on her face.

A flawless face, delicate, beautiful and charming.

Is this disfigurement?

If this is called disfigurement, then they are willing to do it.

Princess Deok and other insiders looked at the dumbfounded expressions of others, covered their mouths and snickered. It was really interesting!

"Why is your face okay?" Princess Qing was so surprised that she asked on the spot.

Jiang Changning turned to look at her, "My face is fine. My cousin is disappointed?"

"No, I didn't." Princess Qing quickly denied.

Jiang Changning smiled faintly and ignored her, "Your Majesty, what is the answer to this mystery?"

"Tuo, Weiwei Tuo Tuo, is like a mountain or a river, Xiang Fu is the word Tu in Yizhong."

"It's a crime to leave him alone, so I'll give him to Tuo."

"Of course."

The couple looked at each other and smiled affectionately, which made several ladies whose teeth were itchy at the sight of a lady who was not favored by men, and secretly cursed, she is really a coquettish woman.

Jiang Changning asked King Jin to guess a riddle, "Two shapes and one body, four branches and eight heads, four eight and one eight, flying spring and flowing water. I am also guessing a word, what word is it?"

"This character is very simple, with few strokes." King Jin did not directly tell the answer, but inspired Jiang Changning.

Jiang Changning thought for a while and said, "It's Ting Tac Toe, a ten-mile-long street with connected tiles."

"Looking at the fairies on Yueming Bridge." The king of Jin changed the poem to have a different meaning.

"Fairies fall in love with the mortal world, and they envy mandarin ducks with their white heads together." From the corner of his eye, Jiang Changning saw those people eavesdropping and said deliberately.

King Jin felt unhappy when he saw those people staring at the couple instead of guessing riddles, but he could not reprimand them. He didn't notice them and continued to fall in love with his little princess.

"The person and the moon are round, Xiaoluan and the couple are immortal lovers." King Jin said softly.

Jiang Changning smiled, "Your Majesty, let's continue to guess the riddles, come out on top, and get the Queen Mother's generous reward."

"Okay, let's continue guessing." King Jin stretched out his hand to untie the thin hemp rope, "The peonies are in full bloom, and the night sky is bright and clear. Princess, guess which idiom it is."

"Peonies are flowers. The moon is bright and clear. The flowers are beautiful and the moon is full. Did you guess it right?"

"The princess is still so smart."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

The couple guessed riddles affectionately, which disappointed those who expected the couple to be at odds.

The lantern-viewing quizzes in the palace lasted for an hour, and the ones who guessed the most and most correctly were Prince Jin and his wife.

The Queen Mother did not break her promise and generously rewarded her with one hundred thousand taels of gold.

Jiang Changning was in a daze after receiving the reward. Guessing a riddle, is it necessary to reward him with so much gold?

Jiang Changning was still happy to receive the reward.

When I came out of the palace, it was still early in the day, and I got on the carriage. Jiang Changning smiled and said, "You are rich, sir. Madam will take you to eat delicious food."

Seeing her cute smile with crooked eyebrows, Prince Jin also smiled and said, "Madam is so kind."

"Mr. Lang is handsome, and Madam likes him right away." Jiang Changning reached out and touched his face.

"It turns out that Madam covets my beauty!"

"You just know."

The couple played tricks in the carriage, and the carriage went to the long street.

When they arrived at Long Street, they got off the carriage, followed by Chang Youzhong, Cao Jiang, Xiaochun and Banqin. The other guards spread out to separate the bustling crowd so as not to collide with them.

On the street, children ran around in groups, carrying lanterns in the shapes of various animals.

Jiang Changning said: "Buy a carp lantern and go back to comfort your son."

After saying that, he took Prince Jin to the stall to ask for the price, but the stall owner said: "The lanterns are not for sale. If Madam wants it, please guess the riddle. If you guess correctly, you can take away the carp lantern."

"Okay, how many copper coins are there for one guess?" Jiang Changning asked.

"Ten coppers at a time."

Chang Youzhong stepped forward and gave the coins, and the stall owner unfolded the riddle for them to guess.

It's a very simple riddle: it has a head but no neck, it has eyes but no eyebrows, it can walk without feet, it can't fly if it has wings.

"Fish, did I guess it right?" Jiang Changning asked with a smile.

"Madam, you guessed it right, this carp lantern belongs to madam." The stall owner smiled and handed the lantern to her with both hands.

King Jin took it and handed it to Jiang Changning.

Jiang Changning took the carp lantern and took King Jin to a shop that sold yuanxiao. "The drawn silk yuanxiao and yellow rice yuanxiao in this shop are both delicious."

"Cook a few more bowls and let us all taste them together. Your wife will treat you to a treat." King Jin said with a smile.

Chang Youzhong and others said in unison: "Thank you Madam for the reward."

The shop is not big, with only three compartments. Today, during the Lantern Festival, in addition to the two tables of customers sitting in the shop, there are also customers in the other two rooms.

Chang Youzhong and the four others followed the couple into the empty back room, while the other guards took their seats in the shop.

Soon the silk-drawn Yuanxiao and yellow rice Yuanxiao were served on the table. The silk-drawn Yuanxiao shone under the crystal clear sugar coating, like gold beads wrapped around silk, tempting the appetite and giving it a unique flavor just by looking at it.

"Try it quickly." Jiang Changning picked one up with chopsticks and put it in King Jin's bowl.

King Jin picked up the Lantern Festival and took a bite. Under Jiang Changning's expectant eyes, he nodded with a smile: "Not bad."

"That's necessary." Jiang Changning raised his eyebrows proudly.

Just as he was eating, he heard Jiang Nan's voice, "Old slave Jiang Nan, please see my two masters."

"It's Uncle Nan. Your Majesty, would you like to invite Uncle Nan to come in and talk?" Jiang Changning asked what King Jin meant.

"Uncle Nan, please." King Jin signaled Chang Youzhong to lift the curtain.

Chang Youzhong raised the curtain and said, "Uncle Nan, please come in."

Jiang Nan bowed and walked in, saluting the two of them, "Old slave Jiang Nan, please give my regards to the prince and my regards to the princess."

"Uncle Nan, there's no need to be polite," King Jin said with help.

Jiang Changning asked with a smile: "Uncle Nan is here to eat Yuanxiao too?"

"The old slave is next door. He just finished eating and came out. He saw the palace's car and realized that the prince and princess were here. He came here to say hello to the prince and princess." Jiang Nan explained so that King Jin would not misunderstand.

Knowing that Jiang Nan had already eaten, Jiang Changning stopped ordering Yuanxiao for him and asked him to sit aside.

Jiang Nan watched the two of them eating Yuanxiao. When Jiang Changning bit into the yellow rice Yuanxiao, the sesame filling flowed out from the corner of her mouth. King Jin took out a handkerchief and helped her wipe it with a skillful and natural movement.

Jiang Nan looked at it and his eyes flickered. After the two of them finished eating, he asked, "I wonder if the prince is free tomorrow? I have something important to report."

King Jin stared at him and pondered for a moment, "Tomorrow at noon, I will go to the Jade Restaurant for dinner. Come and have a few drinks with me."

He is an old and loyal servant of the Jiang family, so he must show some respect.

"I will wait for you at the Jade Restaurant tomorrow." Jiang Nan did not stay, but stood up and left.

After he left, King Jin asked: "Ning Ning, do you think he has something important that he can't report in front of you?"

Jiang Changning smiled and said: "It should be something that you must confirm whether you want to tell me or not."

"Would you be angry if I couldn't tell you after I found out?"

"I never look for trouble."

"Remember what you said." Prince Jin held her hand.

Chang Youzhong had already paid the bill, and the group left the Yuanxiao shop and continued to watch the bustling market on the long street.
Chapter completed!