Master Yuan untied the little rabbit flower, wrapped it into a roll and tied it with a thin straw rope of red paper, unfolded the red paper, and revealed a puzzle written in black ink.
“Where is the water without fish?
Where is the mountain without rocks?
What son has no father?
What tree has no branches?
What daughter has no husband?
What city has no city?”
A scholar stood in front of the lantern and read out the lantern riddles.
After reading it, everyone looked surprised. This lantern riddle was too difficult! Who could guess it? Everyone who heard the riddle frowned.
Hearing this riddle, Shen Wan was absent-minded for a moment. She couldn't help but think of the orchid jade tree again, as gentle as jade, like an immortal, and her heart couldn't help but feel prickly and regretful.
This riddle was the last lantern riddle she and Murong Li guessed at the Lantern Festival banquet in the palace that year. Although she won, she always felt that Murong Li had given up to him.
That was also the last Lantern Festival that Murong Li celebrated.
She always felt that Murong Li was the most perfect man she had ever seen, but God was always jealous of perfect people and gave him a bad body, causing him to leave this world early.
Chen Die'er also frowned, what kind of lantern riddle is this? It's so difficult.
The scholar who did the puzzle that year looked at Master Yuan and said, "Who can answer such a difficult puzzle?"
Master Yuan smiled and said, "No one has ever solved such a difficult riddle."
He had a senior brother who was making lanterns in the palace. Last year he went to the imperial city to visit his senior brother and heard his senior brother talk about the interesting story of the emperor hosting a banquet and guessing lantern riddles in the palace during the Lantern Festival the year before last.
Then he talked about this lantern riddle that was difficult to guess through the ages, and he also remembered this wonderful lantern riddle and riddle in his heart. This time he also used it and hung it under his best lantern.
"who?"
Chen Dieer asked.
Master Yuan said: "Ms. Shen Wan, the wife of the General Zhenguo."
When everyone heard Master Yuan talking about Shen Wan, a member of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, everyone fell silent immediately, with a look of regret on their faces.
Although Jiangzhou and the Imperial City are thousands of miles apart, they have also heard of Mrs. Song's deeds.
At this time, there are not many women as smart, talented, and as broad-minded as she is. Unfortunately, jealous of talent, she and her youngest son both contracted a nasty disease and died early.
Upon hearing that the person Master Yuan was talking about was his wife, Hui'er couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth. Master Yuan didn't know that the person standing in front of him was Shen Wan, the wife of the general who answered the riddle.
The scholar raised his head and looked up at the starry sky at a forty-five-degree angle, and sighed: "It turns out it was Mrs. Song who answered the question. Mrs. Song is really a great talent. Yu admires her very much, but it's a pity that she has no chance to meet her in this life."
Huier wanted to tell this sour scholar that when you meet him, the person you admire is right in front of you.
"I can't figure out such a difficult lantern riddle, and you certainly can't figure it out either."
Chen Dieer raised her chin and looked at Hui'er and Shen Wandao.
"That's not necessarily true," Hui'er shook her head as she spoke, looking extremely proud of herself.
Seeing her confident look, others looked at her. She was just a maid from a wealthy family, so how could she guess this lantern riddle?
"There are no fish in the southern rivers, no mountains and no rocks, no father for the man, no branches for the Buddha tree, no husband for the maiden, no city for the Buddhist city, and no Amitabha Buddha in the south!"
Shen Wan directly read out the answer to the riddle in a light voice.
Master Yuan looked at Shen Wan in surprise and said loudly: "That's right."
The answer is this.
You actually asked them to guess it?
Chen Dieer bit her lower lip unhappily.
"Can you give us this lantern now?"
With a decent smile on her face, Shen Wan looked at Master Yuan and asked.
"Yes, yes."
Master Yuan hurriedly took down the lantern and handed it to Hui'er, who was nearest.
Huier took the lantern and thanked her. After all, the lantern cost nothing.
"Tutu," Xiao Zi'an grabbed Hui'er's hand.
Huier gave him the lantern to hold, and he laughed happily, showing a few baby teeth.