"My lantern!" the man looked at the lantern that had fallen to the ground, wailed, and immediately fell to his knees, looking at the lantern that had broken a corner, and felt distressed.

Pearl didn't expect that she had broken someone's things, and immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." ”

The man held his lantern in his hand, his face ached, and he didn't pay any attention to the pearl.

Pearl felt even more guilty in her heart, and she said, "I'm really sorry, I can compensate you for how much this lantern is." ”

Ji Yanning stood next to the pearl, looking at the appearance of this man so distressed about this lantern, thinking that this lantern was of great significance, or that this lantern was extremely precious.

She glanced at the lantern, which was indeed very different from the ordinary lantern, and looked more delicate.

This is a six-sided lantern, and the bracket on it Ji Yanning took a closer look, but it was made of rosewood, the carving process was indeed beautiful, it looked pleasing to the eye, and the paper pasted on the lantern looked different from ordinary paper, and there was no wrinkle, quite beautiful.

It's just a pity that I was hit by a pearl just now and directly broke a corner.

Hearing Pearl say that he would pay with money, the man raised his head and said angrily: "Do you know how rare this lantern is?

Pearl was a little frightened by the man's roar, but she looked at the lantern and just broke a corner, could it be that the lantern was worth a thousand gold?

"Then how much do you say this lantern costs, and I can't pay for it?" Pearl said with some indignation.

She was originally a little guilty, but when she was yelled at by this man, she also felt wronged, and she felt less guilty for a while.

When the man heard that Pearl was still talking about losing money, he said viciously: "This is a priceless treasure, and you can't afford to pay it." ”

He glared at Pearl, then walked away with his lantern.

Looking at the back of him leaving, Pearl was also a little dazed.

"What's going on!" Pearl stomped her foot, angry, and was reprimanded for some reason.

And the man looked at her as if he was going to eat her.

The fierce god is vicious, so that the whole good mood of the pearl is gone.

Ji Yanning stepped forward and said, "That's it, it's just an accident, don't pay attention to it." ”

When Pearl heard the eldest lady say this, Nu nodded and said, "I'm just a little angry, could it be that the lantern is really worth a thousand gold?"

She follows the eldest lady by her side, with a lot of monthly money, and the eldest lady is very generous to a few of them on weekdays, and has never treated herself badly, even a small family lady may not be as generous as their maids.

When encountering such a thing, Pearl has always been not afraid of losing money.

Ji Yanning pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that the lantern is really good, but it is not worth a thousand gold, maybe it has other meanings." ”

Pearl sighed lightly and said, "Then you can't be so fierce to others." ”

With those vicious eyes, she would feel a little stunned when she thought about it.

Ji Yanning chuckled and said, "Anyway, it's okay now, just assume that this incident hasn't happened." ”

Pearl jaw, what makes her so unhappy, she naturally doesn't think too much.

The master and servant continued to wander the streets, and soon in the evening they had bought a lot of things.

"I can't finish shopping today, and I'll come out for a walk tomorrow when I'm free. Ji Yanning looked at the pearl's unfinished appearance and said with a chuckle.

Pearl heard Ji Yanning say that they would go shopping together next time, so she nodded and was very happy.

The two men walked in the direction of the inn.

The sky is getting dark, and there are a lot of lanterns hanging on the streets, all of which are dazzling to see.

"Miss, do you think that the lanterns in Liangzhou City seem to be better looking than those in other places?" asked Pearl.

Ji Yanning nodded and said, "That's true." ”

There are a lot of lanterns hanging on the street, all kinds of lanterns, as if you are celebrating a lantern festival.

I walked all the way, and it didn't take long to return to the inn.

Rong Che was waiting for them to come back in the hall of the inn, and when he saw them enter the inn, he ordered the guards to bring the prepared dinner.

Ji Yanning handed the things he bought to Pearl and Yuan Wu, who followed behind him, and then cleaned his hands and sat opposite Rong Che.

"I was just hungry. Ji Yanning looked at Rong Che with a smile.

Rong Che said, "Looks like you're having a good time?"

Ji Yanning said: "It's okay, but I think it's strange, there seem to be a lot of lanterns in this city, and it's also very strange, I don't know if there are any festivals recently." ”

She had read Liangzhou's travelogues, but she hadn't heard of any lantern festivals or relative programs at this time.

The little servant quickly brought the food up, and the shopkeeper heard Ji Yanning say this on the side, so he stepped forward to explain.

"The guest officer doesn't know, this is a feature that we have only had in Liangzhou City in the past two years, because there is a lantern shop in the east of the city, and there are all kinds of lanterns, many lanterns, which are not only cheap but also durable, so many people go to buy them. ”

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Ji Yanning bowed slightly, and he understood.

It seems that the craftsmanship of that lantern shop is really good, and it has won the favor of the people of the whole city.

Ji Yanning suddenly remembered the lantern that was knocked down by the pearl just now, she looked at the shopkeeper again, and asked, "That lantern shop, will it also sell some very expensive lanterns?"

The shopkeeper said, "Of course, I heard that some lanterns are extremely precious and cannot be bought by ordinary people. ”

Ji Yanning nodded as if he didn't understand, it seems that the man is not unfounded for being so nervous.

However, Ji Yanning didn't pay much attention to this matter, after all, she came to find her bones, and there was no need to know too much about the customs here in Liangzhou, she just needed to find her bones as soon as possible.

Rong Che heard her ask about the lantern and asked, "What, you are interested in the lantern?"

Ji Yanning shook his head and said, "It's just that I think it's strange, it's not interested." ”

Rong Che didn't ask much and began to have dinner with her.

After dinner, Ji Yanning went back to her room and walked with Pearl for most of the day, she was a little tired.

After taking a hot bath, she fell asleep, but for some reason, she had a strange dream, and there were many lanterns, and those lanterns were exactly the same as the lanterns of the man she had met today.

The lantern suddenly turned on and went out, although Ji Yanning was not a timid person, but with such a strange dream, when he woke up in the morning, he still found that his forehead was full of sweat.

My back was also soaked in cold sweat.

Pearl stepped forward and saw Ji Yanning, who was awakened, her eyes were a little dull, as if she was frightened, she stepped forward with concern and asked, "Miss, are you okay?"

Ji Yanning shook his head and wiped his forehead with the sleeve of his dirty clothes, and sure enough, it was all cold sweat.

She used to have nightmares, and the dreams were all about her previous life, or Rong Liang and Su Ningxue, which made her a little afraid.

But last night's dream was just a lantern, why were I so scared?

Seeing Ji Yanning's pale face, Pearl said, "If the eldest lady is uncomfortable, she will rest in the inn today." ”

Ji Yanning really wanted to respond to the next sentence, but he always had those lingering lanterns in his mind in his mind.

She couldn't stay a little still, I don't know why, and her heart was a little empty.

She said, "I'm fine, it's just a nightmare, and it's not in the way." Yesterday, he said that he would continue to visit Liangzhou City. ”

Seeing Ji Yanning like this, Pearl returned to his calm appearance, and felt a lot more relieved.

The eldest lady said that it was okay, it should be fine.

Pearl nodded, and then waited for the eldest lady to wash up.

Rong Che's subordinates went to check on the Zhuangzi, but the people of the Zhuangzi seemed to be a little reluctant to let outsiders in, and after a day outside, only the food delivery went in, and there were no other people.

The guards took advantage of the fact that no one was around, and they did not find anything unusual.

"It looks like it's making lanterns. The guard said to Ji Yanning's Rong Che.

When Ji Yanning heard the guard's words, he frowned, and said with some displeasure: "Why is it a lantern again?"

Rong Che heard Ji Yanning's words that seemed to be impatient and a little repulsive, and turned his head to look at Ji Yanning.

Ji Yanning has always been very indifferent to many things, whether it is disgust or rejection, she rarely shows it, and she seems to be in a bad mood today.

Rong Che reached out and took her hand and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ji Yanning felt Rong Che's hand covering his hand, and finally came back to his senses a little, took a deep breath, and shook his head: "It's nothing." ”

Rong Che looked at Ji Yanning with some grievances and said, "Didn't you promise me that you would tell me something about something?"

He could really feel that Ji Yanning was in an irritable mood, but he was fine yesterday, why was it so strange today.

Ji Yanning didn't hide it from him, and said: "I just think these lanterns are a little strange, and I also had a nightmare, and I dreamed of the lanterns." ”

She didn't think anything of it was an ordinary lantern, but all she could think about was the six-sided lantern in the man's hand.

Pearl on the side said: "Miss, didn't you think of the fierce and vicious person yesterday, that person is really too hateful!"

Ji Yanning said: "Not yet. ”

Rong Che heard it strangely, so he asked Pearl to explain yesterday's events in detail, and after listening to it, he also felt a little strange.

It's just a lantern, but is it like that?

"Don't overthink it. Rong Che patted her hand and said, "If I can't find the master of the Zhuangzi tomorrow, I'll go to the prefect of Liangzhou." ”

Ji Yanning naturally knew what Rong Che was looking for the prefect of Liangzhou, since the people on the Zhuangzi didn't want to see them, they were always the ones who were waiting to see them.

With Rong Che's identity, he just wants to be a Zhuangzi, which couldn't be simpler.

How could the prefect offend King Xuan for the sake of a businessman?

But as a last resort, they still don't want to reveal their identities.