Female supremacy: The journey of a pregnant princess to the top

Time flies, and a few days later, it is the annual Lantern Festival.

As night fell and the lights came on, Fengqi City was bustling with colorful lanterns hanging on both sides of the street, making the whole city look like a dream.

Crowds of people shuttle through the streets and alleys, or gather together to guess lantern riddles, or put carefully crafted river lanterns into the river, letting them float away with their wishes. In addition, there are various wonderful performances that attract people to stop and watch.

During this lively festival, Jiang Lingyue was in a particularly happy mood.

She happily took her husband Wen Yuanzhou and Gu Yuan with her personal maid Chun Tao following closely behind them, and the four of them walked out of the house talking and laughing.

Arriving at the South Street Market, Jiang Lingyue's eyes sparkled as she looked at the colorful lanterns of various shapes lining the street.

"Yuanzhou, Gu Yuan, the lanterns over there are so beautiful, let's go over and take a look." She excitedly pointed to a stall not far ahead.

Wen Yuanzhou and Gu Yuan looked at each other, smiled and nodded, then followed Jiang Lingyue to the lantern stall.

The stall owners greeted them warmly and displayed various exquisite lanterns.

"Don't miss it if you're passing by. Guess the lantern riddles. One penny for each guess. How many times do you want to guess?"

"Come on, ten times. Let me try it first." Jiang Lingyue said with a generous smile.

Chuntao immediately paid the stall owner ten cents.

Jiang Lingyue approached and saw a riddle under each lantern. She was overwhelmed by the choices, and she couldn't let go of each one, so she just looked at them one by one.

"A tall building is built with a single piece of wood, but without tiles or bricks. People walk under the water, and the water flows above them. (Guess a tool)"

"It has a head but no neck, its body is cold, it has wings but cannot fly, and it can walk without feet. (Guess an animal)"

"The blind man feels the elephant. (Guess an idiom)"

"Candied Coptis chinensis. (An idiom)"

"A dumb person gestures. (An idiom)"

"Buildings are connected to each other, layer by layer, with white steam rising from above and water splashing below. (Guess a tool)"

"It is as white as snow, and as hard as iron. It is washed three times a day and rests in a cabinet at night. (Guess an appliance)"

"Golden hook hanging silver ring, sisters are separated by a mountain, if they want to meet, they have to wait until nightfall."

"Eight ants carry the stick, and one ant ties it up. (Guess a word)"

……

Jiang Lingyue thought for a moment and turned to look at the stall owner. "The answers to these nine lantern riddles are: umbrella, fish, inconsiderate, sharing weal and woe, self-evident, steamer, bowl, earrings, six. Are they correct?"

"Congratulations, ma'am. You got all the answers right." Upon hearing this, the stall owner smiled with a painful look on his face.

Jiang Lingyue smiled, looked at a lantern with a phoenix pattern painted on it, and frowned.

"The principles of destiny and human merit are endless, and it is hard to have merit without luck. Why is there so much chaos all day long? It's just because the numbers of yin and yang are different. (Guess an object)"

Wen Yuanzhou saw this and asked, "Lingyue, is there a problem?"

Jingling Yue bit her lip and looked at him for help, "Yuanzhou, I don't know how to do this question. Can you help me?"

"Okay." Wen Yuanzhou nodded lovingly, "The answer is abacus."

Hearing this, Jiang Lingyue slapped her head and said belatedly, "Oh, that's right, why didn't I think of that! Yuanzhou is still amazing."

Hearing the compliment, Wen Yuanzhou blushed slightly and coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment, but he felt inexplicably happy in his heart.

Seeing that they had guessed correctly again, the stall owner could hardly hold back his smile, "Congratulations, ma'am. Can I take down all these lanterns for you?"

Jiang Lingyue waved her hand and said, "I only want the last lantern with the phoenix painted on it."

"This lantern matches Lingyue very well." Wen Yuanzhou said with a smile.

Jiang Lingyue smiled brightly and turned to look at them. "Yuanzhou, Gu Yuan, Chuntao, you guys choose one too."

Wen Yuanzhou and Gu Yuan shook their heads.

Chuntao hesitated for a moment and her eyes fell on a simple pink lantern.

"That's it."

Chuntao paid the money, and the group continued to stroll around the market, admiring the lanterns, tasting various snacks, and enjoying this beautiful night.

Unconsciously, they arrived at the river, where countless river lanterns floated on the river, like tiny stars.

"Let's also release a river lantern," Jiang Lingyue suggested.

Each of them took a river lantern, wrote their wishes on it, and then carefully placed the lantern into the water.

Watching the river lanterns gradually fade away and disappear into the night, Jiang Lingyue felt very warm and romantic.

After releasing the river lanterns and returning to the shore, we suddenly heard a noise ahead.

"Catch the thief! Someone is stealing something."

"Don't run, stop."

Jiang Lingyue and the others looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in black holding a package, desperately running away. The man in green behind him was chasing him, but the thief ran very fast and was about to escape.

With a "whoosh", a hidden weapon hit the thief's leg, and he staggered and fell to the ground.

"Ouch, it hurts so much..." the thief groaned.

Jiang Lingyue turned around and saw Wen Yuanzhou withdraw his hand. She knew that he was the only one who liked to carry hidden weapons with him.

The man in blue immediately stepped forward, subdued the thief, took back the lost property, then turned and walked towards them.

Before getting close, Jiang Lingyue felt the figure was familiar, and upon closer inspection, he realized it was Pei Ao, the young master of the Minister of Revenue, who had confessed his love to him in the elite marksmanship class, that passionate middle school boy.

She complained in her heart and was about to run away, but the other party recognized her and waved at her happily, "Your Highness, what a coincidence, are you shopping too?"

"Haha, yes." Jiang Lingyue smiled awkwardly but politely.

"Master Wen is here too." Pei Ao hurried forward to thank him, "Thank you for your help just now."

"You're welcome." Wen Yuanzhou responded calmly.

At this moment, two tall men came up from behind Pei Ao. One was Luo Qingyun, the son of the Minister of War and Pei Ao's good friend, and the other was Ye Xinghe, the eldest prince of the neighboring country.

Jiang Lingyue was extremely surprised that Ye Xinghe, the icy prince, would actually visit the Lantern Festival! ?

As if seeing her confusion, Luo Qingyun smiled generously, "It was Pei Ao who insisted on dragging me out for a stroll. I felt it was awkward for two men to go out for a stroll, so I invited Prince Ye to join us. It's a good opportunity for us to experience the festivals and customs of our Tianfeng Country."

Ye Xinghe looked at Jiang Lingyue and the other three and nodded as a greeting. When his eyes swept across Gu Yuan's handsome face, he couldn't help but pause for a few seconds. This was the first time he saw Jiang Lingyue's concubine, and he was indeed very handsome.

Noticing the scrutiny, Gu Yuan looked over curiously, and just in time saw Ye Xinghe withdraw his gaze. The other person's demeanor, serious, cold and arrogant, looking down on the world, at first glance, was the temperament of a royal family.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, we are preparing to fly Kongming lanterns. It will be more lively with more people. How about we go together?" At this time, Pei Ao made an invitation.

Jiang Lingyue originally wanted to stay away from Pei Ao in case he said something shocking, but when she thought about flying Kongming lanterns, she couldn't help but become interested.

Gu Yuan saw her hesitation and comforted her, "Don't worry, my wife. Gu Yuan will listen to you."

Wen Yuanzhou looked at her with a smile, "Lingyue, as long as you are happy."

Jiang Lingyue hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Okay, let's go fly the Kongming lanterns together!"

So, the group crossed the arch bridge and headed towards the open Nanmen grassland.

This grassland is located on a higher ground. Although there are not as many people here as in the market, there are still quite a few people coming in groups of three or five to release sky lanterns.

After arriving at Nanmen Grassland, everyone chose their favorite Kongming lanterns.

Jiang Lingyue wrote her wish on the Kongming lantern, and then released it with everyone. The Kongming lantern slowly rose into the sky and turned into twinkling stars.

"I hope I can live happily with my husbands throughout my life." Jiang Lingyue made a silent wish.

At this moment, brilliant fireworks suddenly burst out in the night sky, lighting up the entire grassland, and everyone was amazed.

"so beautiful!"

Jiang Lingyue smiled happily, looked up at the starry sky, and appreciated the splendor of the moment.

Gu Yuan and Wen Yuanzhou on her left and right ignored the beautiful night sky and instead stared at the smile on her face, fascinated.

Ye Xinghe inadvertently glanced at Jiang Lingyue and the other three. For some reason, a trace of envy flashed through his mind that even surprised himself.