"Knock, knock, knock." Before he could get up, he heard a knock on the door.

"Here we are." Reluctantly, he got up and opened the door.

"Ouch, Lord Zhan, please come in." Zhan Hu was standing outside the door watching the voyage.

"No, Ye Gongzi has already gotten up, so hurry up and get ready to go on the road, it's really not early at this time." Zhan Hu was anxious by Ye Gonggong's urging, so he had to come to call for a voyage in person.

"Okay, Xiao Ke can wash up and hit the road immediately." Yuanhang didn't give in much, closed the door and went back to get dressed, after all, Zhan Hu's face still has to be given.

"Childe, that Ye Gonggong is a celebrity under Zuo Si Envoy Chen Gonggong, and he is calculating, so it's better not to offend him." Zhan Hu instructed Yuanhang on the way.

"Thank you, Lord Zhan, Xiao Ke didn't mean to embarrass him, but I just couldn't get used to his domineering appearance." Yuanhang bowed slightly and thanked Zhan Hu and said.

"Hehe, his son will become an official in the court, don't be short because of the momentary anger." Zhan Hu persuaded him to sail away.

"Yes, Xiao Ke should be cautious." Yuanhang understands the way of officialdom, and it is rare to show protection for himself.

"My lord, is Envoy Zuo a father-in-law?" Yuanhang asked.

"Well, it's Chen's father-in-law Chen Fu. The emperor accompanied the emperor when he was young. Zhan Hu nodded in reply.

"In this way, it's the boss of the adult." Yuanhang asked.

"Yes, Envoy Zuo is mainly in charge of the palace, and I am in charge of things outside the palace."

"I see." Yuanhang nodded and said, if he is also an envoy, wouldn't he also be subject to too much supervision? It's a little uncomfortable to think about.

Stop and go all the way, as soon as it gets dark, the voyage will be rested, and Ren Zhan will not leave if he persuades him. The angry Ye Gonggong gritted his teeth, but he was helpless. As a result, many post stations were missed.

This day is the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is almost noon, the carriage is moving forward, and an attendant rode over and said through the carriage: "Lord Qiyu, the team has left Jingzhou, and in front is the Qianling County of Houtang Mansion. ”

"Alas, it took more than three days to get out of Jingzhou." Zhan Hu glanced at Yuanhang, who was closing his eyes and recuperating.

"My lord, is the team resting in Qianling County?" The attendant asked.

"It's almost noon, why do you want to rest?" Zhan Hu shouted angrily in the car.

"My lord, after missing Qianling County, it will take a day to travel before there is a rest station, if you pass through the county, you can only rest in the car tonight." The attendant replied.

"Rest, rest." After hearing this, Yuanhang hurriedly opened his eyes and said, "It's freezing this day, wouldn't you die in the car all night." ”

Stretching your heart, you pretended to be asleep when you talked to you, but jumped up when you heard that you were resting. You can't sleep on the side of the road.

"Okay, rest after entering Qianling County, and then go on the road tomorrow." Zhan Hu said to the outside of the car.

After a few more miles, we arrived at Qianling County. Qianling County belongs to Houtang Prefecture and is the closest county adjacent to Jingzhou. When the convoy arrived at the official post station in the county, there were already people outside the door to greet them.

"Xiaguan Li Mo greets all the adults." A middle-aged man stood in front of the car and said.

"Li Mo, is the county guard here?" Zhan Hu got out of the carriage and didn't see the county guard come to greet him, and he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

"Lord Qiyu, Liu Junshou suddenly fell seriously ill a few days ago, and after several treatments, he was unable to return to the sky, and he went yesterday." Li Mo said in a sad tone.

"What? Alas! Liu Jun's defense of the immortals is really a big loss for my Liang. Zhan Hu sighed and said, "Advanced post station, you can take me to the county guard mansion in a while." ”

After resting for a while, Yuanhang took Tang Ling out of the post station. He's going to wander the streets and see if he can open his own branch here.

Qianling County is also a small town, but it is much smaller than Jingzhou. There are mostly three-storey pavilions on both sides of the street, and there are people coming and going, which is very lively. Yuanhang saw that there was a teahouse in front of him, and he had nothing to do, so he walked in with Tang Ling.

When a guy saw Yuanhang coming in, he hurriedly bent down and ran over: "This son, please, you have tea?" ”

"I'll buy medicine." Yuanhang glanced at the guy and said.

The guy was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Guest officer, this is a teahouse......

"Since it's a teahouse, you still ask me." Yuanhang glared at the man.

The guy was speechless, and knowing that there was a master who was not easy to mess with, he quickly asked cautiously, "That...... Childe, what kind of tea do you drink? "I'm afraid I'll say the wrong thing again.

"Let's have the best tea you've got here." After the voyage finished speaking, he found the table in the corner and walked over.

In a moment, the man brought the tea. While sipping tea, Yuanhang listened to the two old men on the side.

"Brother Zhang, how many lantern riddles have come out of your house tonight?" The old man on the left asked the old man on the side with a teacup.

"It's still three, but it's a lot more difficult." The old man on the right stretched out three fingers and replied.

"Well, this year, the difficulty of all the mansions has increased, I heard that there are five lantern riddles in Lord Situ's mansion this year, and if you let out the words, if you guess them all, you will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver." The old man on the left continued.

"It's difficult, Situ Da Wen Taowu strategy, when the emperor was alive, he called him the world of literati, only Situ. And his granddaughter is even more blue, and she has his true inheritance. I heard that this lantern riddle was made by his granddaughter. The old man on the right shook his head again and again and said.

"It doesn't matter if you guess it or not, aren't we just trying to have a good time, haha, come, drink tea."

"Yes, yes. Celebrate the Lantern Festival, hehe, drink tea. "The two old men are also healthy, and only tasting tea is a great pleasure.

Tang Ling felt amused after hearing this, and leaned over and said, "Young Master, we've been on the road for a few days, and we're going to suffocate to death, why don't we go and see it too?" ”

Yuanhang looked at Tang Ling, turned around and shouted, "Man." ”

"Come on." It's still that guy, running around.

"What's the riddle all about? Where is it held? Yuanhang was also curious, put down the cup and asked.

"Yo, haven't you heard of it? The lantern riddles of Qianling County are famous all over the world. The guy gave a thumbs up.

"Hugh is going to talk nonsense, in detail." Yuanhang glared at the man.

"Yes, Childe." The guy hurriedly bent down and said: "Every year during the Lantern Festival, every family in the county will hang lanterns in front of their own houses as soon as the day falls, and they are all carefully made by their own technicians. On top of the lantern, there will be various riddles, and the owner of the lantern will be rewarded for guessing it. This was proposed by the old man after Lord Situ Zhongda returned to Qianling County, which was intended to be held by the people to celebrate the Lantern Festival. There are also dragon and lion dances, and all kinds of snacks on the street, which is really lively. The guy was dancing and gesturing.

"Alright, got it, let's go down." Yuanhang took out a tael of silver and threw it to the man.

"Ouch, thank you, Childe." Seeing that Yuanhang was generous, the guy had long forgotten that he had been reprimanded many times, and happily took the silver and retreated.

"Tang Ling, let's go back to the post station first, and then go shopping for the lanterns in the evening." Yuan Hang got up and stood up.

Tang Ling hurriedly threw the silver on the table and followed, caught up with Yuanhang and said, "Young Master, you go and win the one hundred taels of silver in the evening, okay?" ”

"Do we have less silver?" Yuanhang turned around and asked Tang Ling.

"It's a lot of silver, but who cares about a lot of silver." Tang Ling looked at Yuanhang's hippie smile and said, "If the son doesn't like it, it's good to reward the little one." ”

"If you want the money, just guess it yourself." Yuanhang laughed.

Tang Ling lowered his head after hearing this. "I'm going to be able to guess early." Tang Ling muttered in the back.

When he returned to the post station and sailed away, he fell asleep and didn't wake up until Tang Ling came to call him for dinner. After the meal, Yuanhang told Zhan Hu that he was going to the Lantern Festival, but Zhan Hu wanted to send an entourage to protect him but was rejected by Yuanhang, so he had to tell Yuanhang to go early and return early.

Yuanhang and Tang Ling walked on the street, and lanterns were hung more or less in front of each house. Although it is now dark, the lights of thousands of homes render the town as if it were day. The people on the street talked and laughed, walking in pairs. The street food was lined up, and Tang Ling looked at this and that, and his saliva was about to flow out.

Yuanhang patted Tang Ling on the head and said, "What do you see, why don't you go and find out where Situ Mansion is." ”

"Ouch, if you can't eat it, you'll be beaten." Tang Ling shrank his head and hurriedly went to investigate.

After a while, Tang Ling ran back. Turning around, he pointed and said, "Young Master, just walk forward." ”

"Okay, let's go and get the bounty, and when we come back, we'll buy it for you to eat." Sail forward.

After walking for a while, I saw a house full of people in front of the gate. "This should be it." Yuanhang said and squeezed hard in.

I saw five lanterns hanging in front of the door of this mansion, namely dragon lanterns, phoenix lanterns, hexagonal palace lanterns, bottle lamps and lotus lanterns. Each lamp has a riddle written on it, and everyone is pointing to the lantern and discussing.

"Everyone, take a closer look, only if you guess all the five riddles correctly, you can get the silver prize." A man who looked like a housekeeper shouted under the lamp.

Yuanhang looked up, and there was only one word on the first light, rain. Guess a word at the end of the puzzle. The second lamp says that a river of spring water flows eastward, and the riddle guesses a traditional Chinese medicine. The third one says that he returned from stepping on the flowers, and he still guessed a kind of Chinese medicine. The fourth lamp is a distant tree with two rows of mountains standing sideways, and a flat boat and a leaf flowing horizontally. Guess the word at the end of the puzzle. The fifth lamp is not on the top, not on the bottom, people have it, but the sky is not as big. Guess the word.

After seeing it, Yuanhang felt that this lantern riddle was really simple, perhaps it was difficult for the ancients.

"Young Master, can you guess it?" Tang Ling asked as he squeezed beside Yuanhang.

"It's not hard to guess, it's just that the fourth answer is a little vague." Yuanhang replied pensively.

"Young Master, have you already guessed four?" Tang Ling asked in some surprise.

"Well, I basically guessed it, and I can't think of a more accurate answer to that lamp, so that's all. Tang Ling, go pick up the lights. Yuanhang commanded.

After hearing this, Tang Ling hurriedly shouted to the man: "My young master has already guessed the five lights, come and pick up the lights." ”

Tang Ling's voice attracted everyone's attention, and they didn't believe that someone had guessed the five lights in such a short period of time.

The family looked at Tang Ling and asked, "Did you guess the answer?" ”

"It was my young master who guessed it." Tang Ling proudly pointed back and replied.

"Now that you've guessed the answer, please come in." That Ding flashed and made a gesture of invitation to the voyage.

Yuanhang nodded and smiled at the family, and walked towards the mansion, and Tang Lingle hurriedly followed.