That little fly

As the footsteps got closer, closer...Yue Gui cleared her throat, opened her mouth, and raised her voice reservedly, "You..."

Shui Qingqian walked straight past her without stopping.

"You!" The voice behind suddenly changed its tone.

Shui Qingqian didn't pay attention to a little girl passing by beside him at all. Across the chaotic crowd, his eyes were full of his own lanterns.

[Tall buildings made of single wood, no tiles or bricks, people walk under the water, and the water flows up the people. 】

The mystery of the clear water is very simple, and you can almost guess it just by looking at it once. This lamp can still stay here, probably because people don't even bother to look at it.

"I want to guess this." Shui Qingqian motioned to the nearby servant.

"Umbrellas, I guess." Another voice suddenly got ahead.

Shui Qingqian turned her head and saw a young man dressed in brocade clothes, who looked a little older than him.Tall with thick eyebrows and big eyes, broad shoulders and narrow waist, he looks like a martial arts practitioner, but he is dressed in very standard official clothes with wide sleeves and long skirts, cloud satin and Shu brocade, and golden crown and jade belt.Shui Qingqian looked at him with a sullen little face, and the other party let Shui Qingqian look at him generously. This person's complexion was darker, but he was not as obscene as Shui Qingqian painted with small black charcoal.But an upright appearance does not prove a good character.Whether it's sooner or later, it's time to rob Hu in front of Shui Qingqian's selection of lanterns. The buns in Fei Tian'er's hands are different from other people's buns, right?Can grow flowers, right?

As the two of them stared at each other, the lantern with clear water was taken down, and the waiter was a little uncertain about holding it. This lantern should belong to First Young Master Xie, but could this little Feitian be the one to be messed with?After the first day of Taixue, Shui Qingqian's name resounded inside and outside the palace, especially in the palace. A precious baby who eats and sleeps at the same time?

Xiao Huangmen was a little at a loss holding the lantern, but Xie Ming didn't hesitate, he just reached out and took the lantern, then handed it to Shui Qingqian, "I'll give it to you."

Shui Qingqian didn't continue, looked him up and down, then turned his head and left.

Xie Ming looked at Shui Qingqian's back and scratched his head.

Shui Qingqian walked towards the two largest and brightest palace lanterns in the entire corridor.One is a weather lamp, and the other is a harvest lamp, which is paved with bright yellow gold foil, and the thin flying dragon pattern on it is clearly visible.This is a lantern made by the official family, the biggest lucky draw tonight, but unfortunately no one has been able to succeed.

The lantern riddle in good weather is [half white, half green, half real and half empty, half growing on the ground, half growing in the soil. 】

The lantern riddles about the abundance of grains look more like a couplet. The first sentence is "a white snake crosses the river with a red sun on its head";

These two riddles are actually not very difficult, but it is a pity that these sons and daughters who were born with golden spoons in their mouths have probably never seen real green onions that grow in the ground.As for the oil lamps used by the poor, and the scales used by small traders, they are even farther away from their lives.However, this second lantern riddle has its own allusion, which is recorded in the book.Therefore, these two riddles are aimed at examining the sufferings of the people, and they are also widely read for the examination of schools.As a result, he instantly killed all the rich and powerful teenagers who participated in the quiz in the corridor.Shui Qingqian pointed to the two big lanterns, and said to the servant, "I want to guess these two. This one," Shui Qingqian pointed at the Fengtun Yushun lantern, "this is a green onion. The other one is an oil lamp and steelyard."

"Yes, congratulations, young master." The servant happily took down the two lamps.

Shui Qingqian carried it in his hand, and walked up to Xie Ming, "I can exchange this with you." From the beginning to the end, he didn't ask for his name.

Xie Ming was actually trying to create an excuse to get acquainted with Shui Qingqian. The two of them were in the same class at Taixue. When he first saw him from Taixue, Xie Ming was eager to get to know this little flying sky. The beauty of a child is part of it. , more importantly, Xie Ming out of some kind of wretched admiration - this is so arrogant that he dared to sleep in front of the emperor in Taixue class - a hero!It's just that I didn't expect that except for the first day, Shui Qingqian never appeared again, and now I finally ran into him. Xie Ming made an excuse, but he didn't answer his fault at all, so he asked the official's lamp to follow him. In exchange, Xie Ming didn't even have a chance to refuse.Not everyone dares to sweep the emperor's face.

"Can you tell me how you guessed it first?" Xie Ming struggled.

"Haven't you seen green onions?" Shui Qingqian asked back.As for the second puzzle, the oil lamp, I have never seen the real thing in Qingshui, but, "The allusion is in "Shuo Shuo", the sixth chapter of "History of the Twelve Princes of the Empire", Xu Qingzi's "Westward Journey" It's all recorded."

"Have you seen all of those?" Xie Ming was a little stunned.

"Shuo Shuo" was included in the subset, but it has always been cold. "Historical Records of the Twelve Princes of the Empire", Xie Ming has heard of the name, is a very large historical book, and some large libraries will have the entire collection, but except for some specific officials, no one will look through it.As for "Experience on a Journey to the West", it obviously belongs to miscellaneous notes, and Xie Ming has never heard of it.

"Can we change?" The little bird was already impatient.

"May I know why you insist on this lantern? It looks really..." Xie Ming gestured with the lantern, but suddenly stopped in mid-sentence. He really hadn't looked at the lantern carefully until now.Xie Ming couldn't help getting closer, paying attention to the inscription on it, and then turned his gaze to the whole vivid picture of the city... Xie Ming frowned first, then widened his eyes, his face full of surprise, a little uncertain, "This, this is Eleven Lang's calligraphy and painting, and the lanterns made by Eleven Lang?"

Xie Ming's surprised tone made people who had been lingering around come together one after another. Eleven Lang made his fortune at the birthday banquet of his predecessor's chief assistant, and became a blockbuster and soared to the sky, so his paintings and calligraphy were highly sought after by the rich and powerful. Unfortunately, some There is no market for the price, and there has been no new work by Eleven Lang on the market for a long time.Today, Eleven Lang can actually paint on a lantern?

"It's the inscription and seal of Eleven Lang, and this is it."

"The lines are strong, the brushwork is meticulous, the bustling city is busy but not chaotic, it is definitely a work of the master's level."

"Which house sent the lanterns?"

"Why did Eleven Lang use such a piece of paper?"

"It's done in one stroke, dignified and sophisticated, look at this place..."

"Can we change?" Shui Qingqian ignored the others and only looked at Xie Ming persistently.

Xie Ming handed over the lantern awkwardly.Obviously, Shui Qingqian had already seen that this lantern was Shi Shilang's work, so he insisted on getting this lantern. Compared with his kind of accidental collision, his eyesight is far worse. He originally snatched it. Right now, I really have no face and refuse to give it.

Shui Qingqian took the lantern, and the onlookers stared eagerly at the lantern and the person holding the lantern. They couldn't tell which one made their hearts itch more. The pride and restraint brought out by the tutor didn't let anyone rashly come out to strike up a conversation. There was a brief silence, and the air was filled with embarrassment that could not be talked to.

Shui Qingqian held the lantern she had just changed back, and suddenly felt that the corner of her clothes sank. He freed his hand to hug it, and at the same time, a distraught voice came from the other side, "Ah! My lantern!" Immediately afterwards, there was a slap, the crisp sound of the thing falling to the ground.

Shui Qingqian followed the sound, and the first thing he saw was a small ball of flames on the bluestone ground. The precious bird facing the phoenix lantern fell to the ground somehow, and the whole lantern burned into a ball.The owner of the lantern is that proud little girl in palace attire just now.

Shui Qingqian thought that he was a melon-eating crowd at best, but he didn't expect that the lantern lawsuit that reached the imperial court would finally hit him on the head, and he was the culprit of the damned, ruined lantern.

"That's it, it's the one that broke my lantern!" The little girl pointed her accusation at Yuan Bao.

Yuan Bao is lying on Shui Qingqian's chest, giggling and acting coquettishly, Shui Qingqian doesn't know what Yuan Bao has done to make him so happy?

"Did your cat knock over Princess Laurel's lantern?"

"The hundred birds facing the phoenix used feathers from 110 or eight different bird species, which is extremely hard to find."

"It was you, it was you who broke my lantern. You have to pay for it!" For some reason, Princess Yuegui's attitude swept away her previous shyness, and her attitude became domineering when facing the clear water.

"Your cat got into trouble, how will you pay for it?"

"Unknown things are not allowed in the palace, including animals, don't you know?"

The princess shot him in the head, and the remaining three sons hugged in a circle and accused Shui Qingqian.

The eyes of the onlookers fell on Shui Qingqian and Yuan Bao again.

Yuanbao is very beautiful.This guy was originally a spherical figure, fluffy and chubby and cute, with a pair of big black round eyes that looked like water and clear water, and he was nourished with moist, smooth and shiny fur. Illuminated by the bright candlelight here, the whole body has become golden and clear. Although no one can tell whether it is a cat or a dog, but with its beautiful appearance, Yuanbao will definitely be classified as a "rare and valuable" family, especially, it is still a Xiao Feitian raised it himself.

Shui Qingqian hugged Yuan Bao and looked at the messy ground over there, Bai Niao Chao Feng turned into a gray mess and dried on the ground.

"You said Yuan Bao broke your lantern?"

"that's it!"

"Where's the evidence?" Shui Qingqian immediately retorted.

"I said it was it," Princess Laurel raised her chin in her usual arrogant tone, "I saw it, and this is the proof."

"Oh——" Shui Qingqian also raised her chin and raised her long voice, not to be outdone.Holding the chubby Yuan Bao in one hand, while staring at the opponent, suddenly, he made an exaggerated salute to the little girl, "I'm sorry, I was negligent, I didn't know that Yuan Bao could learn to run and roll today. Fly."

There were a few strange laughs from the crowd, but they were suppressed immediately. Princess Yuegui has a great name, and she is also a master who cannot be easily offended.

The little princess couldn't hold back, "You, you are presumptuous!"

Shui Qingqian sensed the atmosphere of the scene sensitively, and raised her eyebrows involuntarily.He didn't know this girl, but obviously, many rich and powerful children didn't want to offend her.Shui Qingqian's eyes turned around, and her eyes fell on her spoils. After being away for more than a year, Shui Qingqian has seen what is called "a strong dragon does not suppress a snake". Still thinking that he was very magnanimous, he took the Fengtunyushun lamp and handed it over, "Then I will pay you for this."

"You, you are so bold! Dare to use something from the emperor as a favor?" Princess Yuegui yelled loudly.

All of a sudden, the tiny bit of pin-nosed demeanor the bird had was gone.The other party entangles too much, which is not even considered unreasonable, it should be called stalking.

"Then what do you want?"

Princess Yuegui couldn't hold back what she wanted.She actually took a fancy to Yuan Bao.Just now, the golden and fluffy ingot 'rolled' past her. The little girl saw Lie Xinxi and wanted to grab it, but she forgot that she was still holding a lantern in her hand. This distraction made the hand holding the lantern crooked, and the fire broke out. Miaozi scrambled up the feather lampshade all at once, and Princess Yuegui yelled in fright, and threw the lamp out with a flick of her hand, patter—the good lantern turned gray completely.

This matter is completely self-inflicted, no one can be blamed, and Yue Gui knows it herself.But when she saw Yuan Bao jumping affectionately into the arms of that hateful, presumptuous, unruly, country bumpkin Shui Qingqian, an indescribable impulse made Yue Gui reach out and accuse Yuan Bao.Just now everyone rushed to surround Shui Qingqian, and the only people who saw this scene were the three cousins ​​standing beside her, real relatives, so naturally they couldn't expose all of this.In particular, it is not ruled out that some people's jealousy and hatred will cause trouble, and they will make trouble.

Now Shui Qingqian asks, what do you want?

Does this mean that the country bumpkin bowed his head?

But Princess Yuegui didn't feel that the stuffy thing stuck in her heart disappeared, she was in a bad mood, she wanted that fluffy and round pet, but she couldn't say it out, it would be too revealing to mention it alone.The princess was very uncomfortable in her heart, so naturally she couldn't let this arrogant and hateful guy who was guilty of the following crimes have a good time.Her eyes caught another very shabby lantern in Shui Qingqian's hand, she didn't quite understand it, but she knew that this lantern was extraordinary, many people rushed to see it, and that Feitian was holding it tightly and refused to let it go Others get involved.

"It will be at my disposal." Princess Yuegui pointed to Yuanbao, and then pointed to the lantern with clear water, "Also, you have to pay me for this lantern."

Crazy, Shui Qingqian rolled her eyes undisguisedly, hugged Yuan Bao, carried her loot, turned around and left.

"stop."

The water is clear and shallow, and nothing is heard.

"Hey, stop!" Laurel stomped her feet.

"Didn't you hear the princess' order?" Drake took a step forward angrily, and stretched out his hand to teach him a lesson.

"Stop!" Xie Ming first caught the back of the male duck's throat and made a sneak attack, then twisted and pushed, throwing the opponent's ass.Although these two children from the Gao family have a lot of background, Xie Ming is afraid of who.The famous fighting bully in the imperial capital started directly, and no one else dared to get involved.

"You, you are presumptuous." Princess Yuegui slurred her speech with anger.

Xie Xiaobawang is indifferent.The eleventh princess most favored by the officials.If this is the "Prince Zhao most loved by the officials", Xie Ming really has to weigh it carefully, princess?No matter how favored he is, he will not be afraid, and he will not be successful.

Shui Qingqian's indifference, Xie Ming's disdain, and the second cousin was taught by Xie Ming, and no one around him dared to stand up for her. Princess Yuegui looked at the ashes on the ground, and then looked up at the chubby little The animals rubbed against Shui Qingqian intimately, and she got farther and farther away from her, without even turning her head. Finally, she burst into tears, "I want to tell Father that you bullied me... woo woo woo..." Yue Gui ran away crying.

"Someone is going to sue, are you afraid?" Xie Ming stood next to Shui Qingqian again.

"It's not me who hit people."

Xie Ming,...

Immediately afterwards, "I'm not afraid that you are in a hurry to go to Sun Moon Tower?" Xie Ming pierced Shui Qingqian's small thoughts.

"Tch, only a little girl would complain to her parents." Shui Qingqian raised her chin arrogantly, "I went to find my father to go home."

Xie Ming: ...

"Also," Shui Qingqian said seriously, "Thank you for your action just now, but I still don't like your behavior of snatching my lantern."

Xie Ming: ...

"But for the sake of you giving it back to me, I decided not to hate you."

Xie Ming: ...

"My name is Shui Qingqian, nice to meet you."

"My name is Xie Ming. Also...uh, it's an honor to meet you." First Young Master Xie stammered to keep up, suddenly feeling the urge to burst into tears.