Chapter 455 Lantern Festival
The purple jade bell that Mo Lingwei gave to Shen Ningning was really exquisite and beautiful.
Especially the imperial purple jade, which has a warm color and no impurities, and it is a top-grade product at first glance.
The little girl was reluctant to put it in the fairyland.
Fortunately, Mo Lingwei knew that the jade she collected would slowly disappear, and he didn't care. He just knew that she liked it, so he gave it to her.
The day after Shen Ningning put the jade in, there were two more sophisticated instruments in the Thunder Palace in the fairyland.
The little girl looked at the iron box with only four buttons and a blue light. She really didn't understand how to operate it.
Fortunately, she had studied the dictionary left by her mother for so many years and finally understood the words on it.
On one of the buttons, it was written:
"Natural Disaster Spirit Key Destroyed"
Shen Ningning's eyes widened: "Can natural disasters be destroyed?"
Thinking of the locust disaster that had not been completely eliminated recently, the little girl pressed it without hesitation.
However, the blue screen showed that she was asked to enter a password.
She scratched her head in confusion.
What is the password? Did her mother set it?
But she didn't know.
The little girl could only wait a little longer, maybe that Master Gu knew something.
A few days later, Shen Ningning went to the National Academy for classes and met Qi Xiuwei, who took the initiative to care about her last physical discomfort.
Qi Xiuwei smiled warmly and just said that it was nothing.
She also shared a good news with Shen Ningning.
Her aunt, Concubine Qi, finally agreed to forgive their family. Soon it would be the birthday of Old Lady Qi, and Concubine Qi specially sent someone from the palace to send gifts.
She was afraid that Shen Ningning would hate Concubine Qi and also hate herself.
Qi Xiuwei held Shen Ningning's little hand and said seriously: "Ningning, you are my good friend, I will never do anything to hurt you for my aunt."
Shen Ningning smiled brightly: "Of course I believe you!"
The two little girls sat and chatted in the sun, and their smiles were particularly bright.
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The national teacher observed the sky at night and found that the third day of July was a good day for holding a lantern festival.
Using lanterns of various colors to pray to the gods is also a symbol of asking the gods to bless the prosperity of Cangyun Kingdom.
The emperor did not object.
After all, the people had just suffered a locust plague, and they really had to hold a lantern festival to give them hope again.
The emperor immediately ordered that the court pay for the event and take out a glass Buddha enshrined in the national temple.
He also called on the people to make lanterns themselves, and the government would select the most beautiful lanterns and give the glass Buddha to the winners.
In order to increase the temptation of the award, the emperor gave the glass Buddha to Shen Ningning for safekeeping.
At first, the people only knew that the prize was a Buddha influenced by incense.
But later, they heard that it was blessed by Fu Nu herself, and the people were immediately excited.
For a time, everything in the lantern shop was sold out.
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On the night of the lantern festival.
Shen Ningning had a meal in the palace.
The emperor held a small banquet and invited many dignitaries in the capital to attend the banquet.
After everyone finished their meal, they could go to the city to enjoy the lanterns.
It is said that the people are enthusiastic and the lanterns they made are hung on every street in the capital.
The eunuchs who went out to inquire about the news came back and said that the streets in the city were as bright as day!
The bustling scene is precious and rare for Cangyun Country.
Shen Ningning has taken the glass Buddha for several days. Today, the winner of the grand prize will be announced, so the little girl took out the glass Buddha.
The emperor asked people to temporarily offer the glass Buddha to the Zhaori Tower in the palace, and wait for the winner to appear, and then send it out from the palace.
Just after the meal, Shen Ningning, Mo Lingwei and others, as well as a group of friends, came out of the palace and headed straight for the bustling street.
A vendor built a small maze with the bushes he brought by the lotus pond. If you can walk out of the maze within the time limit of half an incense stick, you can get a flying phoenix lantern.
Mo Lingwei looked up and saw the phoenix lantern hanging on the second floor at the key point of the maze. In the dark night, the lantern was swaying and dazzling.
"This is beautiful. Let's play with it and win it for you." Mo Lingwei said to Shen Ningning, and he turned around and called on his friends to come and participate.
Mo Lingwei told them: "No matter who wins, this phoenix lantern must be given to Shen Ningning."
The little girl quickly pulled his sleeve: "This is not fair. Whoever takes it will get it."
Unexpectedly, the group of powerful young men looked at each other and laughed.
"Your Highness, don't refuse. Even if you want to give it to us, we dare not take it. Everything is up to the prince."
Mo Lingwei raised his chin towards Shen Ningning: "Listen to me."
As soon as they reached the door of the maze, they were stopped by the shopkeeper.
It turned out that someone in front had not come out yet and was still wandering inside.
The shopkeeper looked apologetic: "I'm very sorry, they just went in, and you may have to sit down and wait for a while."
Mo Lingwei frowned: "We don't have time to wait."
An hour later, he needed to return to the palace and issue an order to give the glass Buddha to the grand prize winner.
The rest of the nobles came forward to persuade the shopkeeper. Some of them took out a stack of banknotes directly, and some asked him loudly: "Do you know who my father is? Let us go in and play first, so that you can do business here more easily in the future."
Ye Shangyi and Qi Xiuwei followed Shen Ningning. They silently watched this group of people reveal their identities one after another, and the shopkeeper had a complicated expression.
He said helplessly: "Dear guests, the people who just entered were the Ninth Prince and his friends, so it's really..."
Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, someone laughed next to him.
"Ninth Prince? As it happens, the people standing in front of you are the Crown Prince and Princess Funing."
The shopkeeper widened his eyes and turned to look at Mo Lingwei and Shen Ningning.
That was indeed a more distinguished person than the Ninth Prince!
He nodded and bowed hurriedly, making a gesture of invitation: "Dear guests, please come in."
Then, the shopkeeper introduced the gameplay of this maze. You can't form a team, you can only enter alone from different doors.
In order to prevent cheating, climbing is not allowed, using any weapons, and shouting is not allowed to prevent each other from hearing the sound to identify the location.
Shen Ningning and the others can accept all these.
But Mo Lingwei is afraid that she can't get out.
"How about you wait for me outside, I'll win the light for you, and then I'll go around to find you from that side."
Shen Ningning raised her pink and cute little face: "I don't want to wait foolishly! I want to go in and play with you too."
Ye Shangyi was a little nervous: "I have no sense of direction, I'm afraid I can't get out if I go in, it's embarrassing, I'll wait for you outside, Xiuwei, if you're afraid, stay with me?"
Qi Xiuwei shook her head and smiled: "I'm not afraid."
The person who looks the most timid is eager to try.
The bushes surrounding the surrounding area are as high as two people stacked together. Shen Ningning looked up and could only see the narrow starry sky.
She had just taken two steps when she encountered a fork in the road. There were a total of six roads to choose from!
It is conceivable that it must be even more complicated inside.
Shen Ningning looked up at the position of the stars and slowly chose a direction to walk over.
She walked left and right, and suddenly found that the narrow road ahead had come to an end.
The little girl came to a round plate for people to rest temporarily, where there were two chairs.
At the same time, this was the fork of three roads.
Shen Ningning needed to choose one to go forward.
Just as she was considering which direction to choose, there was a rustling sound of footsteps on the road on the far left.
After a while, Pei Yin came back from that road.
When he saw Shen Ningning, he was stunned.
Shen Ningning thought for a long time before recognizing his identity.
"Master Pei." The little girl smiled and waved.
Pei Yin thought that they had been communicating for so long, but this was the first time they were alone together.
Under his cold face, his ears turned red.
He nodded somewhat unnaturally and said, "The left is a dead end."
"Well, thank you, then I'll go to the right."
"I just went to the right, and it was wrong." He said calmly.
Shen Ningning was surprised and looked at him: "Master Pei is trapped here?"
There are only three roads in total, and he actually tried two by trial and error!
Pei Yin hummed a little embarrassedly.
"Let's go from the middle together." Shen Ningning invited him.
Pei Yin nodded quickly: "Okay."
As if he was waiting for her to say this. (End of this chapter)