Lu Heng smiled, walked to the lantern, and nodded gently to Liu Qingqing, who had a worried look in her beautiful eyes.
Although he didn't say a word, the confidence and assurance revealed in those eyes made Liu Qingqing feel confident.
Uncle can definitely guess it.
She glanced at Su Wenzheng, the instigator in the crowd, and her beautiful eyes no longer concealed her disgust for him.
She took a deep breath, as if she had made a big decision. She took a step forward, walked gently to Lu Heng's side, stretched out her trembling hand, shook Lu Heng's arm, and raised her head.
Looking at Lu Heng, the little bit of trust in those smart eyes made Lu Heng feel warm in his heart.
Lu Heng smiled at her, then turned his head and looked at the boss who was trying to be clever. He looked at him with a faint smile and said, "Old man, you can guess the second riddle. But, having said that, since the first answer has been
You guessed it. Then, this lantern is mine. If I guess the second one, I will have to collect the second lantern, haha! Do you think so, sir?"
The old man's sly smile froze, and he looked blankly at the smiling tiger in front of him. Although his face still held a stiff smile, he felt regretful in his heart.
I originally expected that after the scholar guessed the second riddle incorrectly, I would be able to take back the first lantern. Unexpectedly, this boy with a silly smile turned out to be so smart, and he immediately saw through his own thoughts. Moreover,
He also counterattacked an army, making it difficult for him to get off the tiger.
At this time, Su Zhengwen walked out of the crowd. He first glanced at Liu Qingqing, and his slightly cold eyes no longer concealed greed, like a wolf, staring at Liu Qingqing with a sinister smile.
Then he turned his head, glanced at Lu Heng with a sinister smile, and then said to the old man: "Old sir, don't worry. This man is just a scholar, how can he guess your second riddle?"
He deliberately announced Lu Heng's identity as a scholar to the public in order to embarrass Lu Heng.
You, a scholar, dare to come out and guess riddles. It's really ridiculous.
The old man originally had his head lowered and his expression was unpredictable, as if he was worrying about gains and losses. However, after seeing Su Zhengwen come out, his mood calmed down.
At this time, after seeing the gestures Su Zhengwen made behind his back, his eyes lit up and he no longer hesitated. He chuckled, raised his head, smiled at Lu Heng and said, "Master, please!"
Lu Heng squinted his eyes and glanced at Su Zhengwen, who was preparing to watch the excitement. He shook his head and smiled. He went up and selected a lantern with the highest price tag.
"Oh, just let it be!" Lu Heng pointed at the lantern, with a harmless smile on his face, and turned to the old man and said.
The old man was happy, but he didn't show it on his face.
This is the most difficult of all lantern riddles. Since it was guessed by a woman last year, no one else has been able to guess it. Today, this scholar is really fearless and is not afraid of the wind blowing his tongue.
"Master, are you sure you want this?" The old man and Su Zhengwen looked at each other and asked Lu Heng with a smile.
"Well, that's it. It's pretty good-looking!" Lu Heng nodded, not planning to change.
The old man chuckled, stretched out his hand and took down the riddle in the lantern. After unfolding it, many students gathered around him. One of them looked at the riddle and read it out gently: "The new moon reflects, the remaining flowers stack up, the lonely bridge is far away and the people are gone.
, type a word!”
"That's right, it's a crossword puzzle. How about it, sir, can you guess it?" There was support behind him. The old man felt refreshed and leaned forward, smiling as he waited for Lu Heng to make a fool of himself.
"All!" Lu Heng smiled and read out the answer to the riddle softly. It was as if, in front of him, this most difficult lantern riddle was just like a game played by a three-year-old child: "It's the word "all"!"
"Ha, ah?" the old man laughed, but as soon as he laughed, his voice became choked in his throat. He widened his eyes and looked at it in disbelief.
Among the crowd of onlookers, a man wearing a katana samurai uniform quickly uncovered the mystery and revealed the answer below. Everyone gathered around and looked under the bright lights, and it turned out to be the character Jie.
"You!" The old man pointed at Lu Heng with trembling fingers and stammered: "You, how is this possible?"
The students around him also looked at Lu Heng with admiration.
Liu Qingqing, who was standing next to her, smiled secretly, her beautiful eyes full of energy.
Uncle can indeed do it!
Lu Heng shrugged his shoulders, smiled and said to the boss: "I guessed it now, haha, I'm sorry, this second lantern is mine!"
After saying this, Lu Heng stretched out his hand to pick up the lifelike goldfish lantern.
"Wait!"
At this time, Su Zhengwen, who looked extremely embarrassed, came out. He shouted and stopped Lu Heng.
"Oh? Mr. Su, does he want to regret it?"
Lu Heng glanced at him indifferently and asked with squinting eyes.
"Hmph, I am the master of Jiangning Zhizao Mansion. How can I go back on my word? But, Lu Heng, since you can guess the second one, why not guess a few more and let me broaden my horizons!" Su Zhengwen said with a sinister smile.
Lu Heng said, then turned his head and shouted to the students watching: "Classmates, do you think this is right?"
"That's right!"
"That's right, let's open our eyes!"
The crowd of onlookers showed their willingness to watch the excitement without taking things too seriously. After hearing Su Zhengwen's instigation, a group of people knowingly and deliberately booed.
"How are you, Lu Heng, Lu Xiucai?" Su Zhengwen crossed his arms and asked with a triumphant smile.
Lu Heng still had a smile on his face. After taking a deep look at him, he bent down, picked up the lantern, then reached out and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Not interested!"
After saying that, Lu Heng turned around and said to Liu Qingqing, who was holding back a smile beside him: "Let's go, the show by the river will start in a while! Don't delay, it's only once a year!"
Su Zhengwen stayed where he was, looking at Lu Heng in shock as he left leisurely. The muscles on his face twitched and his expression was extremely gloomy.
"Master Su, look at the little man's lantern money!" The old man selling flowers and other items looked at Su Zhengwen eagerly, rubbing his fingers and asked eagerly.
Su Zhengwen felt unhappy, so he casually took out a few coins from his pocket, scattered them on the ground, flicked his sleeves, snorted, and left the place.
The boss looked at the few coins on the ground and was dumbfounded.
A 20-tael lantern, actually, only this amount of money?
In a carriage far away from the crowd, Prince Ning and Zhang Wenshan watched everything happening in the crowd from a distance.
Seeing how Lu Heng got the bargain and behaved well in the end, the two elders couldn't help but laugh. They touched their beards, looked at each other, and shook their heads with a wry smile.