The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Since my eldest brother came to inform me that I could go to see the lanterns, I had of course reported it to the old lady.

This time, Yang Qi took the initiative to bring Fan Mama and Jing Shan to the upper room without being reminded by Fan Mama. Jing Shan fell down while taking the lunch box last time, but she is fine now. This time, she brought Jing Shan to see the old lady.

Yang Qi thought that the old lady would have to give some instructions, but the old lady agreed very readily.

When Yang Lan and Yang He learned that Yang Qing was going to take Yang Qi to see the lanterns, they told the old lady that they also wanted to go, but the old lady refused.

Yang Lan was a little puzzled as to why the old lady only released Yang Qi.

The old lady was thinking that the Lantern Festival was crowded with people, and if Yang Lan's face got bumped, it would be a huge loss for the Song Mansion, but Yang Qi didn't care.

After Yang He and Yang Lan argued, the old lady could only pick a random reason: "It's too unsafe to look at the lights."

This reason certainly couldn't convince Yang Lan, but the old lady had already made the decision, so Yang Lan couldn't say anything more: "Grandma, can Yang Lan go to see it next year?"

Next year, the Duke of Song’s Mansion can reserve a seat in advance: "Next year, if we are well prepared, we can go and have a look." Basically all the streets have started the lantern festival, but the most lively one is definitely Heshan Street in the inner city.

There are many restaurants near Heshan Street. There is a Xu's Restaurant near General Xu's Mansion. When the time comes, you can book a private room and watch the lanterns in the room. Although you can't go to the street to guess the lantern riddles from inside the house, it's still nice to join in the fun.

After Yang Lan heard what the old lady said, she returned to her room contentedly. The old lady looked at Yang Lan's wronged back and smiled lovingly. If possible, the old lady hoped that Yang Lan could be happy every day when she was a girl.

After getting married, Yang Lan will probably have few opportunities to go out.

Seeing Yang Lan's expression was a little lonely at first, Yang Qi followed Yang Lan out of the house: "Second sister, grandma is also worried about your safety. How about this, I will select the most beautiful lantern and bring it back for you, okay?"

Yang Lan looked at Yang Qi and grabbed Yang Qi's hand. Yang Lan knew that this matter had nothing to do with Yang Qi. It was just the decision of her grandmother. "Okay, thank you, Third Sister. I will wait for you to send me the most beautiful lantern in the whole lantern show."

Yang He looked at Yang Lan and said nothing, just followed behind. When they got to the courtyard, Yang He felt very uncomfortable: "Now that wooden man, not only the second wife and the eldest brother love her, but even the grandmother has begun to favor her."

Xing Er listened to Yang He's words and thought to herself that this was not good. This young lady was getting more and more impatient. "Miss, the Third Young Lady is only loved by the Second Madam and the First and Fourth Young Masters because her biological mother left a favor for the Second Madam."

In fact, what Xing'er didn't say in her heart was that the reason why the Second Lady loved the Third Miss was so unquestionable.

Yang He thought for a moment and asked, "Any news from Xiao Ju? Have the flowers grown?"

Xing Er broke out in a cold sweat. The Fifth Miss said that the aunt must not know that there was something fishy about the flower. She lowered her voice and said, "Miss, Madam Fan and Jing Shan are now with the Third Miss. They are the capable maids of the old lady. If they often meet Xiao Ju, they might find something wrong." If these things were discovered, she would probably be in great trouble.

On the Lantern Festival, Yang Qi arrived at Shi'an Temple early and urged Yang Qing and A Yao to have dinner.

The earlier you finish your dinner, the earlier you can set off. The later you arrive, the more people there will be on the road.

Yang Qi had a hunch that Yuan Ruiyuan would definitely make some moves during the Lantern Festival. Since the last reminder, Yuan Ruiyuan had come over to thank her once, and there had been no more news or moves. The longer time went by, the more Yang Qi felt that Yuan Ruiyuan was setting up a big plan.

Yang Qing looked at the anxious Third Sister and said with a smile: "Third Sister, even if we set out now, the lanterns are not hung out yet."

However, Yang Yao has always supported Yang Qi and never contradicted him: "Brother, if we leave earlier, we can get a good position."

After dinner, it was just getting dark. This time Yang Qing was afraid that there would be too many people, so Yang Qing and Yang Yao did not ride horses, but got in the carriage with Yang Qi.

After leaving the house, Yang Qi and A Yao saw all kinds of lanterns hanging along the street. They were colorful and very beautiful.

In the past few years, Yang Qing would attend the Lantern Festival with the young masters of aristocratic families and was very familiar with the festival. However, this time, since she wanted to bring Yang Qi and A Yao with her, she did not join them.

Yang Qing led a group of people to Heshan Street. There is a custom during the Lantern Festival that each lantern corresponds to a riddle. As long as you guess the answer to the riddle, you can take the lantern away for free.

When they arrived at Heshan Street, Yang Qi and his group got out of the carriage. Yang Qi saw a lantern stall where every lantern was very beautiful, so he stopped.

Although you can take away the Lantern Festival riddles for free if you guess them correctly, there are restrictions. Each person can only guess twice at each stall. If you guess wrong twice, you can only buy them if you want to take them away.

During the Lantern Festival, the price of lanterns is much higher than usual.

Yang Qing guessed two in a row and got both right, so she won two lanterns, one for Yang Qing and one for A Yao.

Yang Qi took the lantern and said, "Thank you, big brother. But before I left, I promised my second sister that I would give the lantern to her. In the next guess, I will give it to my second aunt."

After hearing what Yang Qi said, A Yao nodded: "Yes, I have to choose a very good-looking one for Mom!"

Yang Qi looked at the riddles on the stall carefully. The ones at the top were the most difficult. Yang Qi didn't consider them anymore as he had only been learning from Mr. Yang for a few days. Among the lanterns at the bottom, Yang Qi chose one with a picture of a small peach. Yang Lan always loved eating peaches, so this lantern must be the right choice.

Yang Qi looked at the riddle, "Age 88, head of the household, cleans the lantern every day. If he doesn't clean it one day, the whole family will starve to death." He smiled, pointed at the lantern and said to the stall owner, "This is rice."

The stall owner was very happy. He took down the lantern and handed it to Yang Qi: "You are so smart, girl. This lantern is yours."

Yang Qi held the lantern and showed it to Brother Yang Qing and A Yao, holding it happily. This peach lantern was not outstanding in the whole street, but Yang Qi just liked it, and believed that Yang Lan would like it too. After all, when it comes to good things, the Yongyi Marquis Mansion and the old lady didn't give her any good things.

As for Yang He and Yang Qi, they didn't even want to pretend anymore. Aren't they pretending to be cautious now anyway? The better you treat people like them, the more they will think you are gullible and will take advantage of you without any consideration when the time comes. It is better not to have any contact with them at all, so that it will be inconvenient for them to plot against you.