Chapter 455 Lantern Festival
The purple jade bell that Mo Lingwei gave to Shen Ningning was really exquisite and beautiful.
Especially the imperial purple jade, which has a warm color and no impurities. It is of high quality at first glance.
The little girl couldn't bear to put it in fairyland.
Fortunately, Mo Lingwei knew that the jade she collected would slowly disappear, and he didn't care. He only knew that if she liked it, he would give it to her.
The day after Shen Ningning put the jade in, there were two more sophisticated instruments in the Thunder Palace in Wonderland.
The little girl looked at the iron box with only four buttons and a blue light. She really didn't understand how to operate it.
Fortunately, after studying the dictionary left by her mother for so many years, she finally understood the words in it.
One of the buttons read:
"Destroy the natural disaster key."
Shen Ningning's eyes widened: "Can natural disasters be destroyed?"
Thinking of the recent locust disaster that had not been completely eliminated, the little girl pressed it without hesitation.
However, the blue screen asked her to enter her password.
She scratched her head in confusion.
What's the password? Could it be that my mother set it up?
But she doesn't know either.
The little girl could only wait a little longer, maybe Master Gu knew something.
A few days later, Shen Ningning went to the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine to attend classes and met Qi Xiuwei, who took the initiative to care about her last time when she felt unwell.
Qi Xiuwei smiled warmly and said nothing happened.
She also shared good news with Shen Ningning.
Her aunt, Concubine Qi, was finally willing to forgive their family. Soon it was Mrs. Qi's birthday, and Concubine Qi specially sent someone to send gifts from the palace.
She was afraid that Shen Ningning would hate Concubine Qi, and would also hate herself.
Qi Xiuwei held Shen Ningning's little hand and said seriously: "Ningning, you are my good friend. I will never do anything to hurt you for my aunt."
Shen Ningning smiled brightly: "Of course I believe you!"
The two little girls were sitting and chatting in the sunshine, smiling brightly.
*
The Imperial Master observed the celestial phenomena at night and found that the third day of July was a good day to hold a lantern party.
Borrowing lanterns of various colors to pray to the gods is a symbol of asking the gods to bless the Cangyun Kingdom for more prosperity.
The emperor had no objection.
After all, the people had just suffered a locust plague, and they really had to hold a lantern festival to give them hope again.
The emperor immediately ordered that money be provided from the imperial court to handle the matter, and he also took out a glazed Buddha enshrined in the national temple.
He also called on the people to make their own lanterns, and the government would select the most beautiful lanterns and give the glazed Buddha to the winner.
In order to increase the allure of the award, the emperor gave the Glazed Buddha to Shen Ningning for safekeeping.
At first, the people only knew that the prize was a Buddha who was surrounded by incense.
But later I heard that it was blessed by Fu Nu personally, and the people suddenly became excited.
For a time, everything in the lamp-making shop was completely bought.
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The night of the Lantern Festival.
Shen Ningning ate in the palace.
The emperor held a small banquet and invited many dignitaries from the capital to the banquet.
After everyone finished their meal in a lively manner, they could go to the city to enjoy the lanterns.
I heard that the people were so enthusiastic that they put up lanterns and hung them on every street in the capital.
The young eunuchs who went out to inquire about the news came back and said that the streets in the city were as bright as day!
The lively and prosperous scene is rare and rare for Cangyun Kingdom.
Shen Ningning had been holding the Glazed Buddha for several days, and today the grand prize winner was to be announced, so the little girl took out the Glazed Buddha.
The emperor asked people to temporarily enshrine the Glazed Buddha to the Zhaori Pagoda in the palace, and then send it out from the palace after the winner appeared.
Just after finishing their meal, Shen Ningning, Mo Lingwei, and a group of friends came out of the palace and went straight to the bustling street.
A vendor built a small maze with moved bushes by the lotus pond. If you can get out of the maze within the time limit of half a stick of incense, you will get a flying phoenix lantern.
Mo Lingwei raised his head and saw the colorful phoenix lantern hanging on the second-story attic at the center of the maze. In the dark night, the lantern swayed and was dazzling.
"This looks good. Let's play for a while and win it for you." After Mo Lingwei said to Shen Ningning, he turned around and called on his friends to come and participate.
Mo Lingwei told them: "No matter who wins, this phoenix lantern will be given to Shen Ningning."
The little girl quickly tugged on his sleeve: "This is unfair, give it to whoever takes it."
Unexpectedly, the group of powerful young men looked at each other and laughed. "Your Highness, there is no need to refuse. Even if you want to give it to us, we don't dare to ask for it. Just listen to the Crown Prince in everything."
Mo Lingwei raised his chin towards Shen Ningning: "Listen to me."
A group of them had just walked into the maze. At the door, he was stopped by the shopkeeper.
It turned out that there was someone in front who hadn't come out yet and was still spinning around inside.
The shopkeeper looked apologetic: "I'm very sorry. They have just entered. All distinguished guests may have to sit down and wait for a while."
Mo Lingwei frowned: "We don't have time to wait."
An hour later, he needed to return to the palace to approve Order the Glazed Buddha to be given to the grand prize winner.
The rest of the noble gentlemen stepped forward to persuade the shopkeeper. Some took out a wad of banknotes, and some raised their voices and asked him: "Do you know who my father is? Let us go in and play first. You will be here later." Business will be easier."
Ye Changyi and Qi Xiuwei followed Shen Ningning, and they watched silently as the group of people revealed their identities one after another, and the shopkeeper looked complicated.
He said helplessly: "Dear distinguished guests, the Ninth Prince and his friends just came in, so it's really..."
Before the shopkeeper could finish his words, someone started laughing next to him.
"His Ninth Highness? It just so happens that the people standing in front of you are His Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Funing."
The shopkeeper's eyes widened and he turned to look at Mo Lingwei and Shen Ningning.
That is indeed a more distinguished guest than the Ninth Prince!
He hurriedly nodded and bowed, making an invitation gesture: "Dear guests, please come in."
Then, the shopkeeper introduced how to play this maze. Teams cannot be formed, and only one person can enter through different doors.
In order to prevent cheating, even more Climbing, using any weapons, and shouting are not allowed to prevent each other from listening to the sound and identifying the location.
Shen Ningning and the others can accept this.
Mo Lingwei was afraid that she wouldn't be able to get out.
"Why don't you wait for me outside, I'll win the lamp for you, and then go around to find you."
Shen Ningning raised her pink and pretty face: "I don't want to wait around! I want it too. Let's go in and play with you."
Ye Changyi was a little nervous: "I have no sense of direction. If I go in, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out, which will make me embarrassed. I'll wait for you outside, Xiuwei, if you're scared, stay with me. Come down?"
Qi Xiuwei shook her head and said with a smile, "I'm not afraid."
The most timid person was eager to try.
The surrounding bushes were as tall as two people stacked on top of each other. When Shen Ningning raised her head, she could only see the narrow starry sky.
She had just taken two steps when she encountered a fork. There were six paths to choose from!
It is conceivable that it must be more complicated inside.
Shen Ningning looked up at the position of the stars and slowly chose a direction and walked over.
She walked left and right, and suddenly found that the narrow road ahead had reached the end.
The little girl came to a circular disk for people to rest temporarily. There were two chairs here.
At the same time, here is the fork of three roads.
Shen Ningning needs to choose a way to move forward.
Just when she was considering which direction to choose, there were rustling footsteps on the far left road.
After a while, Pei Yin came back from that road.
When he saw Shen Ningning, he suddenly froze.
Shen Ningning thought for a long time before she recognized his identity.
"Master Pei." The little girl smiled and waved.
Pei Yin thought that this was the first time they had been alone together for so long.
Under his cold face, his ears were red. He
nodded unnaturally and said, "The left is a dead end."
"Well, thank you, I'll take the right."
"I just went to the right, and it was wrong." He said calmly.
Shen Ningning was surprised and looked at him: "Master Pei is trapped here?"
There were only three ways in total, and he actually tried two by trial and error!
Pei Yin hummed sheepishly.
"Let's walk from the middle together." Shen Ningning invited him.
Pei Yin nodded quickly: "Okay."
As if he was waiting for her words. (End of chapter)