Sure enough, as the flower letter said, the dragon raised its head festival is approaching, and there are a lot more people coming and going on Suzaku Street. Fu Rou pulled the two slaves and walked in front, while Lu Yinhua and the Eighth Prince were a few steps behind.

The slave was a little distracted, and the original good mood was like being poured with a basin of cold water with the arrival of Lu Yinhua, which was suddenly extinguished.

"Sister Mingjia, what is that?" Furou asked, pointing to a stall by the river. The slave looked over, and the stall was tied to a stake in rows of red ropes, and on each row were various masks hung in an orderly manner.

This is the custom of the Bactrian people, every time the dragon raises its head, people will wear brightly colored clothes to walk the streets and alleys during the day to worship the god of water. At night, young men and women wear a variety of masks and play around Suzaku Street, and people who don't know each other can walk together. When the moon is high, people put on masks and go to the river to put on lanterns and pray to the god of water.

Yes, every year on the eve of the dragon's head, there are many vendors selling masks on the streets.

Fu Rou seemed to be very curious about this mask, and without saying a word, she pulled the slave and walked towards the mask stand. She looked east and west, and finally chose a white fox mask to hold in her hand.

"Isn't that pretty?" Furou asked.

"Beautiful." The slave nodded and asked the boss, "How much is this?" ”

"Wuwen." The boss said with a grin.

When the slave was touching the purse, the eighth prince had already smiled and handed over a tael of silver to the boss, "No need to look for it." ”

The boss happily accepted the silver, and flattered what Yushu was in the wind and made a generous move.

Nu'er and the Eighth Prince glanced at each other, and were about to leave with Furou. Lu Yinhua suddenly stepped forward with a smile and picked up two pearl shell masks, one black and one white, like a pair. She asked, "Boss, I want these two." ”

The boss is not greedy, and when he saw that Lu Yinhua was all the way with the son just now, he bowed down and said, "If Miss likes it, these two will be given by me." ”

"Thank you, boss."

The eyes that were as bright as the morning sun showed a faint smile, Lu Yinhua's fair cheeks had a shallow pear vortex, and her ear hair was blown by the wind and was a little messy, but it added a bit of style to her. She was already extremely beautiful, and a smile made the morning sun lose its color.

She walked up to the Eighth Prince, half-bowed her head, and handed the black pearl shell mask to the Eighth Prince with a little shyness, "The young master's face is like jade, I think wearing this mask will make it even more handsome." ”

Lu Yinhua is beautiful, originally the focus of everyone as soon as he appeared on the street, but now the beauty took the initiative, under the burning gaze of everyone, the eighth prince really couldn't refuse to sweep Lu Yinhua's face, he took it quite gracefully, "Thank you Miss for your kindness." ”

Sure enough, since ancient times, talented people are matched with beautiful women.

The people who watched the excitement sighed in their hearts, glanced at the pair of beautiful people from afar, and left with emotion. For some reason, Nu'er was faintly lost in her heart, although she knew that the Eighth Emperor would definitely not touch Lu Yinhua's face in public, but deep down she still hoped that he could refuse.

The two of them were seen wearing similar masks, walking side by side. Nu'er silently pulled Fu Rou to follow behind them, Fu Rou tilted her head, blinked her eyes that were as clear as water, she suddenly turned around, took a pure white magnolia flower mask, and stretched out her short arm, "Give." ”

The slave looked at the little Furou and smiled softly. Most of the unhappiness and depression in her heart were gone, she put on a mask and pulled Furou to follow the Eighth Prince and Lu Yinhua quickly.

It wasn't long before loud gongs and shouts rang out in front of the street.

"Come on, come on, guess the lantern riddles, couplets, guess the prize, the right prize!"

"Take a look, take a look!"

At this shout, people who thought they had read some books in the streets gathered around them. This lantern riddle and couplet are the most popular fun games for folk festivals. Guessing the lantern riddle is ingenious, very interesting, and the couplet, often outside the mountains and mountains, people outside the people, only the most exquisite can win the lottery.

"Young master, do you want to go and see the excitement?" Lu Yinhua, who was wearing a mask, only showed half of her face, and she had a sense of beauty like holding a pipa and half covering her face, and the moment she turned around, even the slave had to say that this skin was born well.

The Eighth Prince turned around and asked, "Furou?" ”

Furou, a bean-sized child, doesn't like to join in the fun, so he nodded his head a few times, "I'm going, I'm going!" ”

A few people walked into the crowd, and the onlookers saw that they were dressed extraordinarily, presumably the young lady of a large family. For fear of offending the nobles, he unconsciously got out of the way.

Lu Yinhua walked in the front, and the boss greeted him with a smile, "This young lady wants to guess the lantern riddle?" The boss let go of his body, and let the dozens of lanterns of different colors and different patterns hanging behind him be exposed, "Which lamp does Miss want to choose?" ”

Lu Yinhua looked at it, pointed to a red lantern and said, "I want a peony lantern." ”

"Howler!"

The boss immediately took down the lanterns, and the gong struck the people who shouted even more vigorously. Before I knew it, there were more than a dozen people around. The boss unfolded the flower paper and read the question aloud, "Puzzle: draw the time round, write the time square, the winter time is short, and the summer time is long." Miss has the answer? ”

"There is a fish in the East China Sea, without a head and a tail, remove the backbone, this is your mystery?" The Eighth Prince put one hand behind his back and slowly stepped forward and said.

Lu Yinhua thought for a moment, "Boss, but the word 'day'?" ”

"Miss, Childe is so smart!" The boss clapped his hands and applauded.

The crowd of onlookers who were still racking their brains to think suddenly realized the answer after hearing the answer! They all clapped their hands and praised the wisdom of the two. Lu Yinhua suddenly turned around and looked at Nu'er, "This lantern riddle is really interesting, my sister wants to guess one?" ”

Although the slave was smiling on his face, he was sneering in his heart. Presumably Lu Yinhua thought that she had never been to the school, and she had been raised in the countryside for a few years, so she didn't have much knowledge in poetry and books. That's why I asked.

With her jewel in front, if the slave is not very good, it is all foiled to her. It seems that he has little reading and is not talented.

The well-behaved and sensible Furou shook her hand and signaled her to refuse, but Nu'er smiled and nodded, "Sister has already guessed the lantern riddle, why don't I come to the couplet." ”

"Good, good!" The boss naturally didn't know the deep meaning of this conversation, but he was a noble lady from this line, who read poetry and books and was quite talented. Thinking that their couplets must be very exciting, the couplet event that was originally scheduled for the finale was taken out in advance.

"Shanglian: Xiangshan Biyun Temple Yunbi Mountain Incense——"

This coupling is really ingenious, and it happens that it can be read both positively and backwards. This kind of couplet is generally meditated at home, refining words and sentences and writing slowly, improvised, not only to be neat and tidy, but also to take into account the positive and negative reading, which is extremely testing.

Lu Yinhua looked at the slave with a smile, this pair couldn't even come out of her immediately, let alone this little girl from the countryside.

The slave did not speak for a long time, and the crowd gradually lost patience, and the small discussion gradually became noisy from the initial whisper. Lu Yinhua saw that the slave was embarrassed, and it was time to show her talent and generosity. She stepped forward and said, "The leaves of the larch of the Yellow Mountain are yellow." ”

"Good!"

"I don't know which lady this is so smart."

"Yes, yes, this is the real talent."

Lu Yinhua stood in place and accepted these praises very calmly. Suddenly, Nu'er also stepped forward, and her action instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Nu'er's face was as usual, and he said lightly, "Red Leaf Dan Crane Tower Crane Dan Leaf Red." ”

The crowd was silent.

In the middle of the night, suddenly the crowd shouted one after another. The eighth prince also stood in place and looked at the slave and nodded, and the boss stroked his short beard and said, "Although the first lady's coupling is good, the battle and balance are not very neat. The second lady's pair is both taken into account, but there is still someone to be right underneath? ”

Seeing that no one made a sound, the boss took a brocade box, "Then the lottery head of today's first pair is the second lady!" ”

Under the mask, Lu Yinhua and Nu'er's faces couldn't be seen clearly, and the boss handed the brocade box to Nu'er's hands and said, "Miss is so talented." Then he opened up the second round of competition.

"My sister is really hidden." Lu Yinhua said with a smile.

"How can a slave be compared to the eldest sister in ten thousand." Nu'er said modestly.

"Both of them are talented women in Shengjing! Today opened my eyes. The eighth prince said, he looked at the sky, "It's not early today, so I'll lead Furou back to the palace first." He shouted behind him, "Someone." ”

Several guards dressed in civilian clothes immediately stepped out of the crowd. The Eighth Prince ordered, "Send the two young ladies back to the house safely." ”

Night, Ripple Garden.

Mengsheng looked at the silver-white mask on the dressing table, "Why did the county lord take such an initiative with His Royal Highness today?" You must know that Madame is the Sixth Highness. ”

"Of course I know. It's just that I look at my sister who is the county lord, but I am very interested in this Eighth Highness. ”

Lu Yinhua's eyes deepened, recalling the last time she accidentally saw a scene, a boy in Tsing Yi holding a red plum, and the shy appearance of Wei Nu'er was reflected in the snow.

With this successive failures, Lu Yinhua gradually understood that it was not like his mother to rack his brains to get rid of her. It's better to let her live well, not only to live, but also to live well. Make her feel like she got everything. Then, take away what she wants most.

How about a hundred responses? Not being able to love is the most painful thing in the world.

Lu Yinhua stared at the mask without turning his eyes and muttered, "As long as it is what she wants, I want it." ”