"Well, Master, I want to try it with you first." Xiangling thought for a while, and whispered to Song Lingyue her request, "I'm afraid that I won't be able to guess the riddle and drag you back, Master." ”

"No, it won't." Song Lingyue helped Xiangling sort out the broken hair that fell from her sideburns, "Then let's start guessing from the rabbit lantern here." ”

Song Lingyue pointed to the lantern numbered five, and Xiangling also nodded in agreement with Song Lingyue's proposal.

"A hundred taels of silver to buy a skin." Song Lingyue read out the riddle on the lantern, "There are no superfluous notes, it seems that we need to guess what we are fighting by ourselves." ”

"Buy a skin? Master, could it be related to animals? Only animals have fur! When Xiangling heard Song Lingyue say this, she used her brain and began to think about the mystery.

"I don't feel like I'm hitting an animal. If it's an animal, it's too obvious to buy a skin. Song Lingyue rubbed her chin and pretended to think, but in fact, she looked down and observed Xiangling's every move.

Seeing that Xiangling looked distressed and couldn't think of it, Song Lingyue decided to give Xiangling a hint: "Let's look at the riddle, one hundred taels of silver is a lot of money, which means that this skin is very expensive." ”

"Very expensive skin?" Xiangling followed Song Lingyue's explanation of the riddle and muttered to herself, then a pair of eyes lit up, pulled the corner of Song Lingyue's clothes, and said, "Master, will this hundred taels of silver be worth buying a piece of cinnamon?" Cinnamon homonym is noble bark. ”

"Well, that's what it looks like! Ling Yue is so smart! Song Lingyue praised without hesitation, and Xiangling twisted her fingers a little embarrassed.

Song Lingyue hurriedly wrote the cinnamon of the No. 5 lantern riddle on the cardboard, and took Xiangling to the lantern painted with orchid grass, stretched out her hand and looked up to read out the riddle on the lantern:

"The mouth is big towards the sky, the ears are big and the shoulders are over, you can eat without hands and feet, and people can carry up the mountain on their backs."

Before Song Lingyue could analyze the meaning of the anagram, Xiangling beside her was already excited: "Master, I know!" I know this thing! ”

"What is it?" Song Lingyue lowered her head and asked Xiangling.

"It's a basket!" Xiangling lowered her voice and whispered, "When I was a child, my mother carried me on the mountain stream path with a basket. ”

"Then does this Xiangling know? The head is pointed and slender, and the tail is tied to a rope, and he walks on the side of the road, step by step very seriously. Song Lingyue read out the puzzle on the lantern with a plum blossom pattern.

Xiangling only thought for a moment, then pulled the corner of Song Lingyue's clothes and said with some uncertainty: "Master, I think this should be a sewing needle, right?" ”

Song Lingyue chuckled when she heard this, bent down and kept her eyes level with Xiangling: "Look, Xiangling, the riddle is not difficult at all, as long as Xiangling moves her little brain a little, you can guess it, right?" ”

Song Lingyue had already observed that the riddles in the riddle were relatively simple, and they were close to Xiangling's life, and Xiangling could guess the answer to the riddle as long as she thought about it a little.

Xiangling has always been very unconfident, which makes Song Lingyue have a headache and feel distressed. In order to make Xiangling more confident, Song Lingyue tried her best, and happened to meet this lantern riddle meeting, Song Lingyue felt that this was a good opportunity.

Sure enough, after guessing three riddles correctly in a row, Xiangling's confidence in herself has obviously improved.

At this moment, Song Yanzhi ran to Song Lingyue and them with his little short legs, and said proudly with a swagger: "Sister, Brother Qi Mo is so powerful, he has already guessed five riddles!" Sister, how many have you guessed? ”

Song Yanzhi's big eyes rolled slightly, Song Lingyue and Xiangling didn't speak, and shook Song Lingyue's arm again: "Sister, tell me quickly!" ”

Song Yanzhi's intention to inquire is beyond words, but he is still young and has not learned to be tactful, so straightforward, anyone can see that he is really spying on the military situation.

"We're not going to tell you!" Without waiting for Song Lingyue to speak, Xiangling had already put her hands on Xiao Man's waist and made a grimace at Song Yanzhi unceremoniously.

"Good sister, just tell me! I promise it's okay not to tell Brother Qi Mo? Song Yanzhi was tired of being by Song Lingyue's side, and her voice was soft and coquettish.

"We've all said it, and we won't tell you!" Xiangling directly stepped forward and slipped Song Yanzhi out of Song Lingyue's arms, "Guess your riddles, don't bother us again." ”

Song Yanzhi's eyes rolled: "This is not fair!" I've just told you how many riddles we've guessed! In exchange, you should tell me, sister! ”

Song Lingyue snorted and poked at Song Yanzhi's little face: "But Xiangling and I didn't take the initiative to ask you, how many lantern riddles have you all guessed, and you took the initiative to come over and tell us." If you want to inquire about the news in the future, you shouldn't be so straightforward, you should be more tactful. ”

Song Lingyue pulled Song Yanzhi's nose, Song Yanzhi covered his nose, and said angrily: "That sister, do you want to tell Yanzhi how many riddles you have guessed?" ”

"Okay, I'll tell you." Song Lingyue stretched out her finger and made a three-out comparison, "Are you satisfied now?" Can I go back and guess the riddle with your brother Qi Mo? ”

Xiangling on the side saw that Song Lingyue easily told Song Yanzhi the answer, and was so anxious that she only stomped her feet.

Song Yanzhi was suspicious: "Sister, didn't you lie?" Is it true that there are only three answers? ”

"Then it's up to you to judge." Song Lingyue raised the corners of her lips and deliberately evoked an unfathomable smile.

"Okay, stop bothering us to guess the riddles, hurry up!" Xiangling didn't wait for Song Yanzhi to think, she had already pushed him away.

"What to do, Master! In other words, they are ahead of us! Xiangling looked anxious, for fear that her cloth tiger would be taken away by Song Yanzhi.

"From now on, the two of us will go our separate ways. The two of them stick together, and they certainly won't be as fast as us. Song Lingyue proposed.

Xiangling's little face was still a little tangled, but the answers to the three riddles that she quickly guessed with Song Lingyue before still made Xiangling feel more confident, so she nodded and agreed to Song Lingyue's proposal.

"If you encounter a riddle that you don't understand, just skip it, you don't need to think about it all the time, remember?" Before Xiangling left, Song Lingyue explained in a low voice.

Seeing that Xiangling was walking away, Song Lingyue casually swept over the several lanterns hanging on her head, and found that the easier riddles were deliberately skipped.

Unconsciously, Song Lingyue walked under the paper lantern No. 8 painted with a golden chrysanthemum pattern.

"The riddle is qualified, and it is daunting." Song Lingyue raised her head and read out the riddle written on the lantern, rubbed her chin, curled her lips and smiled, "This riddle is interesting." ”

"Can't solve it?" Qi Mo's light voice appeared on Song Lingyue's side, and when he raised his eyes slightly, he saw that the corners of his lips were smiling lightly as always, as if he was confident about everything.

"Did you untie it?" Song Lingyue tilted her head to look at Qi Mo, Qi Mo pursed her lips and raised her head to read the riddle silently, nodding slightly, "It's solved." How, do you need a hint from me? ”

"I think I've got an eyebrow." Song Lingyue raised her eyebrows, not knowing what she was thinking about, and a smile quickly appeared on the corner of her lips.

"By the way, thank you just now."

Song Lingyue's gratitude for no reason made Qi Mo pause, squinting at her, as if asking her why she thanked her.

"You've been secretly observing me and Xiangling just now. You can see that I deliberately want to cultivate Xiangling's independence and self-confidence, but Xiangling's dependence on me is too great. So, you deliberately let the words show off, and by the way, your progress has been much faster, and if Xiangling can't act separately from me, it's likely that this game will be lost. ”

Song Lingyue's soft and glutinous voice sounded in the night sky, but what did not match her voice was the sharpness and intelligence in her words.

"Looks like you're secretly watching me, too."

Qi Mo over there was just silent for a moment, and the corners of his lips curled before he said such a sentence.

Song Lingyue's pink cheeks for no reason floated a blush, and she took a sip: "Who is secretly watching you, don't be amorous, Qi Gongzi." ”

"If you don't look at me, how do you know that I look at you again?" Qi Mo stepped forward, and his handsome face gradually enlarged in Song Lingyue's eyes.

Qi Mo had a light fragrance on his body, which smelled very good, but Song Lingyue couldn't tell what it was.

Song Lingyue took a step back, and a flush appeared on her porcelain-white face, making her appearance a little brighter.

"Okay, I won't tease you, or I'll lose to you in a while." Qi Mo withdrew, but there was a satisfied banter in the corners of his eyes.

"Do you care so much about winning or losing?" Song Lingyue took two quick steps and caught up with Qi Mo.

Qi Mo turned around and thought for a while: "That's nature. If I lose, won't I lose face? "Besides, there's nothing more fun than giving away that pair of silver bracelets after you lose.

"Megalomaniacs! Then I'm going to be serious, be careful, don't lose to me, I won't spare you easily. Song Lingyue was not to be outdone.

"In that case, do you want to raise the ante?" Qi Mo straightened the hem of his clothes, with a smile in his eyes.

Such a determined look completely provoked Song Lingyue's belligerence: "Okay! What do you say is the stake? ”

Qi Mo's cold voice sounded in the air again, and his words reached Song Lingyue's ears word for word, and her delicate eyebrows inadvertently twitched a few times.

After he finished speaking, he pursed his lower lip and smiled again: "Of course, if you don't want to, this bet can also be voided at any time." ”

"Yes, but if I win, I'll bet on it, how about that?" Song Lingyue met Qi Mo's gaze, not flinching or afraid.

Qi Mo raised his eyebrows and bowed his head slightly.

Song Lingyue's fingers clenched into fists in the sleeve cage, and what Qi Mo said just now was still recalled in her ears:

"If I win, I want you to tell me all your secrets, I want to know, who are you."

The folded fingers tightened and loosened in the sleeve robe, and if you really wanted to know, what did it matter to tell you?

Seeing that the incense burner on the table was about to burn out, Song Lingyue waved her hand and transcribed the answer to the last lantern riddle on the cardboard.

Xiangling told Song Lingyue the answers to the riddles she guessed one by one, and in front of Xiangling, Song Lingyue didn't check whether the answers were correct again, for fear that doing so would hurt Xiangling's self-confidence that she had built up with great difficulty.