"The fifteenth lantern is the Lantern King of Golden Jade Pavilion. Whoever can guess the fifteenth question first will win the world's first full gold jewelry." The shopkeeper of Golden Jade Pavilion said loudly.
Wei Sian took a deep breath. By now, it was no longer a grudge over a piece of gold jewelry. As long as they waved their hands, the next day, Golden Jade Pavilion would definitely offer a brand-new piece of gold jewelry. At this moment, the two were fighting for face.
Meton did not dare to neglect. Men always had a desire to show off in front of women. Even though Meton had lived two lives, he could not avoid it.
"Sit, sit, sit, and lie down. Please guess one thing." The shopkeeper of Golden Jade Pavilion took out the riddle under the Lantern King and said loudly.
Wei Sian suddenly frowned. He racked his brains but couldn't think of anything that would happen. So, he just sat there.
The surrounding people also shook their heads. With the fourteenth question as a foreshadowing, of course, no one would think that this was a mistake made by the shopkeeper of Golden Jade Pavilion.
Modun looked at the shopkeeper of the Golden Jade Tower in surprise. He did not expect to encounter the answer to such a classic riddle here. He said loudly, "Walking is lying, standing is lying, sitting is also lying. My riddle can eat your riddle."
Everyone was stunned. No one thought that Mo Jiazi would solve a riddle with a riddle again. What made them even more helpless was that it seemed that they could not guess Mo Jiazi's riddle.
"Deliberately mystifying!" Wei Sian snorted. He could not think of anything. He had been sitting and lying down all day.
The middle-aged scholar, who had just been defeated, heard Meton's riddle and words, and his eyes lit up. He said, "Merton's riddle should be a snake, and the fifteenth riddle should be a frog."
"Snake and frog!" Everyone suddenly realized that the frog and the snake did not sit and lie down all day.
At the same time, they suddenly knew why Wei Sian was defeated. It was not because of his lack of knowledge, but because as a young master of an aristocratic family, he probably had no contact with the frog and the snake. Naturally, he could not guess the riddle.
"Congratulations to Marquis Merton for solving 15 riddles in a row. You have received a set of gold jewelry from the Golden Jade Tower, a set of gold thread." The shopkeeper of the Golden Jade Tower hurriedly announced the result.
Wei Sian looked embarrassed. He did not expect that he would be defeated by Mo Jiazi again. He did not suspect that Jin Yulou was faking it. After all, these riddles were of high quality and quite difficult.
Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and laughed loudly, "Jewelry is originally a woman's thing, but we, as dignified men, are actually fighting over it here. This little brother is just trying to make a beauty smile, so I ask Brother Mo to make things convenient. This little brother will definitely be grateful."
Normally, Meton wouldn't care about a piece of jewelry. Moreover, it was his idea to make the jewelry. As long as he agreed, he could have as many of them as he wanted.
However, this gold jewelry was wanted by Princess Changle, so Meton naturally wouldn't give in.
"Brother Wei, you must be joking. The Wei family is rich and overbearing. How can one or two taels of gold be in the eyes of the Wei family? The Village Mo's debt is high. It is not easy to get a set of gold jewelry, so how can I give it up?" Meton laughed.
Seeing Meton shake his head, Wei Sian revealed a smile of success and said insidiously, "This little brother is rude, but it is pardonable for a confidante. But this little brother is very puzzled. I don't know why Brother Mo is doing this. Could it be for the brother behind you?"
"Brother?"
The surrounding people suddenly burst into an uproar. Suddenly, everyone's eyes were fixed on Princess Changle, who was dressed in men's clothes.
At this moment, the lanterns were high, but after all, it was night. Moreover, since Meton saw through Princess Changle, she had put a lot of effort in dressing up as a woman. It was difficult to distinguish her gender.
"Homosexual fetishes, homosexual fetishes!" Everyone couldn't help but have a strange expression as they looked at the two with strange gazes. Among some of the influential people in Chang 'an City, there were many who were homosexual. Many of them often kept a prostitute and dressed up as a woman. This was not a secret in Chang' an City.
However, Meton was the dream lover of thousands of unmarried girls in Chang 'an City. Every big family wanted a rich husband. If it was known that he was homosexual, it would definitely cause a great uproar.
"I didn't expect Brother Mo to have such a hobby. I admire you!" Wei Sian said loudly. Then he turned and left before Meton could refute.
Wei Sian didn't go far. He turned his head and looked at the brilliant lights in front of the Golden Jade Tower. He said to a thin servant, "Immediately spread the news that Mo Jiazi is homosexual. I want to ruin Mo Jiazi's reputation."
"But that is a woman dressed as a man!" The woman beside Wei Sian didn't understand. As a woman, she could naturally distinguish Princess Changle's dress.
Wei Sian smiled strangely and said, "Is that important?"
What people cared about was always the most shocking news. As for whether the news was true or not, it didn't matter.
Princess Changle immediately clenched her silver teeth and clenched her fists, hatefully glaring in the direction Wei Sian had left. Just as she was about to undo her long hair and prove Moton's innocence, the middle-aged woman held her back with all her might.
"Princess, it is not good to expose your identity." The middle-aged woman whispered, and Princess Changle immediately quieted down. At this moment, she was dressed as a man, so the crowd naturally didn't know her identity. However, if it was revealed that Mo Jiazi and Princess Changle went to the Lantern Festival together, it would probably cause a bigger sensation.
Meton's eyes turned cold as he stared at Wei Sian. His heart was cold. Guessing riddles was just for fun, but Wei Sian used such a despicable method to tarnish his reputation.
In fact, it didn't matter to him. Meton, who came from the future, didn't have much of a reaction to this. However, this matter involved Princess Changle after all, so he had to deal with it properly.
"Such a beautiful scene on such a beautiful day. I wonder if the Golden Jade Pavilion has pen and paper?" Meton had an idea and asked.
The shopkeeper of the Golden Jade Pavilion was even more surprised than if he had won the lottery. He said in surprise, "Yes, of course!"
"Boom!" The crowd suddenly exploded. No one expected Mo Jiazi to suddenly write a poem. One must know that the poems that came from Meton's hands were all peerless masterpieces. They were popular and were destined to be passed down through the ages. Even Princess Changle's eyes were full of splendor as she raised her head in anticipation.
Soon, a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone were placed on the high platform.
"Marquis Merton, please!" The shopkeeper of the Golden Jade Pavilion was so excited that he spoke incoherently.
Modun laughed heartily. Extending his hand, he inserted the golden strand into Princess Changle's hair band. Suddenly, he stepped onto the platform.
Meton looked at the Vermillion Bird Avenue. One after another, fireworks bloomed. Lanterns flickered like the stars. On the Vermillion Bird Avenue, the sound of the phoenix flute and the bamboo flute could be heard. Colorful lights and shadows gathered together. Immediately, he was filled with heroic spirit. He wrote while reciting, "The night of the east wind blossoms a thousand trees. The wind blows down, the stars fall like rain. The fragrance of precious horses and carts fills the road. The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, a night of dancing fish and dragons. "
Everyone's heart trembled. In just this passage, the magnificent scenery of the Vermillion Bird Avenue was right in front of their eyes.
Meton turned his head to look at Princess Changle under the lanterns. The golden strand on her head flickered. The person under the lanterns had a bashful expression. She said loudly, "Moths snow, golden strands of willow. Laughter and hidden fragrance go away. Looking for her a thousand times in the crowd. Suddenly looking back, that person is in the waning light of the lanterns. "
Suddenly, the image of a young man at the Lantern Festival appeared in everyone's eyes. He met a woman wearing a golden strand on her head. He desperately chased and looked for her, but in the crowd, he searched for her a thousand times, but there was still no news. Just as he was feeling lost, he turned around and saw that person in the waning light of the lanterns behind him. That kind of joy of regaining something that was lost immediately made everyone feel the same way.
"This is a poem?" Below the stage, the middle-aged scholar was shocked. He had never thought that a poem that he had never looked at seriously could be so beautiful.
Meton nodded and said, "This is indeed a poem, but from now on, it will be called a poem!"
At this moment, countless people who heard the news of Meton's love for the good of Longyang rushed over. In Meton's peripheral vision, under the escort of the middle-aged woman, Princess Changle quietly disappeared in the dim light of the lanterns.
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