The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it’s time to enjoy the lanterns!

Yongkang County was bustling with activity. The streets and alleys were festooned with colorful lanterns, each one a dazzling display of exquisite beauty. These were the creations of every household, each showcasing their unique craftsmanship.

If you ask why they are going to such great lengths, it is because the county government is going to hold a "Lantern Festival" on the night of the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and there will also be a "Lantern Competition" during the Lantern Festival.

Anyone can participate in this competition. As long as you are in the top 100, you will be eligible to participate. Anyone who can enter the top 100 will receive 50 copper coins, which is the "participation prize"!

Since it's a competition, there must be prizes! The "Lantern Competition" offers several prizes. In addition to the "Participation Award," the top 50 winners will receive ten kilograms of rice, the "Excellent Lantern Award"!

Those who can enter the top ten will not only receive rice, but also a reward of ten taels of silver each, which is the "Best Lantern Award".

In addition, the lantern competition has ingeniously set up three "special prizes" of gold, silver and bronze, and the prizes for these three special prizes are even more amazing.

Let's talk about the bronze medal winners first! Their prizes included one hundred taels of rice and fifty taels of silver, along with a beautiful bronze medal engraved with their name. While it might seem like just a bronze medal, it held a lot of commemorative value.

Looking at the silver medal winners, their prizes were 200 kilograms of rice and 100 taels of silver, as well as a "silver medal" with the same inscription.

As for the gold medal winner, that's even more incredible! The gold medal winner receives 300 kilograms of rice and 200 taels of silver. Furthermore, the most eye-catching prize is undoubtedly the pure gold "gold medal."

These awards were undoubtedly a thunderbolt, shocking the entire Yongkang County! In an instant, the whole of Yongkang was boiling with excitement.

In the streets and alleys, people gathered in groups of three or five to discuss this grand event. Every household, men, women, young and old, were ready to make unique and exquisite lanterns.

For a moment, Yongkang County was immersed in a bustling atmosphere. Yesterday, those gloomy days caused by the epidemic seemed to have never existed, long forgotten.

Starting from the tenth day of the first lunar month, several large tents were erected outside the county government office, and a long queue of people lined up outside, carrying all kinds of lanterns they made themselves to participate in the competition.

Several counties around Yongkang County were also alarmed. Although they could not participate in the competition, they could join in the fun and do some small business.

I heard that the county government has specially prepared tables, chairs and benches for small vendors and peddlers to sell their goods. They are all new and free of charge. You just need to take your household registration and go to the county government to register and get a number plate, and then you can go to the designated stalls to buy and sell.

For a time, a large number of small vendors poured into Yongkang County, bringing with them a variety of supplies, which soon filled the supply-scarce Yongkang.

At night, the curfew in Yongkang County was lifted. Lanterns filled the streets and alleys. Those that were not selected were not wasted and were hung in every corner of the county, lighting up the dark night sky!

From afar, the night market was brightly lit and bustling with people. Everyone was strolling around the streets tirelessly until midnight when it gradually quieted down.

Yun Qing stood quietly atop the towering city wall of Yongkang County, gazing out into the distance, taking in the entire city. He couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion, genuinely admiring Mu Qingcheng's proposed method for economic recovery.

At this time, Meng Yun beside him whispered, "Your Highness, tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the lunar month. In just two days, huge numbers of people have flocked to Yongkang. Right now, all the restaurants and hotels in Yongkang County, big and small, are fully booked."

Yun Qing nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the bustling crowd below. He said in a deep voice, "That's excellent! Immediately order the city guards to increase patrols and ensure the safety of every corner and every citizen. We must not allow any mistakes to occur at this critical moment!"

In the Sanhua Bridge tunnel of Yongkang County, there's a two-story house, separated from the county government office by a wall. The house had been vacant until a family suddenly moved in recently. Curious, neighbors inquired about the situation and learned that the owner had rented it to a young businessman from out of town.

The young businessman lost both his parents, leaving behind two younger sisters and a cousin who had lived with them since childhood.

This family is undoubtedly Mo Yu, her two younger sisters are Su Qingyan and Mu Yao, and her cousin Mu Qingcheng.

Yun Qing's identity was special and could not be exposed to the public. If his whereabouts were revealed, it would lead to endless trouble. He had no choice but to secretly stay at the county government office. Fortunately, Mu Qingcheng lived next door, so if they wanted to meet, they could just climb over the wall.

Besides the Dragon Shadow Guards, Yun Qing also entered the county government office with three of his senior brothers, and the other person was Ning Haochen from the Ning family.

Ning Haochen was worthy of being Ning Dechang's personally trained successor. In Mu Qingcheng's words, he was a business elite. After integrating Mu Qingcheng's business philosophy, he successfully created three bustling commercial streets in Yongkang within a few days.

Not only that, he also opened up new ideas and held a "poetry competition", "calligraphy and painting competition", "pot throwing competition", "embroidery competition" and so on during the Lantern Festival!

This makes the Lantern Festival more colorful and the whole Yongkang more vibrant and full of energy.

Yongkang was unsealed, and County Magistrate Yu finally returned to Yongkang County with his new concubine. Unfortunately, his county office and the house behind it had been requisitioned by the prince's men, so he could only rent a small courtyard outside.

After returning to the county government office, the first thing County Magistrate Yu did was to look for the three thousand taels of silver he had hidden in his study. Unfortunately, the silver was missing, and he was so scared that he thought his crime had been exposed.

After a few days of trepidation, he finally felt relieved when he found that no one from the Crown Prince's staff had reported him. He thought some dishonest yamen runner had stolen his banknotes, and he thought to himself that once this matter was over, he would investigate thoroughly and, if he caught the thief, he would sentence his entire family to exile.

Su Qingyan returned to Yongkang County with mixed feelings, and even Linglong was worried.

Mu Qingcheng naturally noticed it too. Only the heartless Mu Yao was cheerful all day long, thinking only of going out to play. However, Mu Yao was still very worried about Mo Xue.

Mo Xue had undergone a tendon reconnection surgery, which was very successful and even the wound was sutured very beautifully. Since he was still unable to move, he and Feng Zhishang stayed in Daxi Village.

In the evening, in the house at Sanhua Bridge.

After dinner, Mu Qingcheng and Yun Qing took a walk in the small garden. It was called a garden, but it was just a small yard with an unknown tree planted in the yard. The two of them walked around the tree in circles.

"Yunqing, I see that Sister Su seems to be worried all day long. I think it's time for her to end things."

"If you hesitate when you should make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. Revenge is easy, and the family property is easy to reclaim. But the hurdle in her heart is difficult to overcome. How do you want her to deal with her own biological father? This requires her to make her own decision."

Mu Qingcheng felt that what Yun Qing said made sense, but... she was still indignant in her heart: "But! That Tang Chuning is extremely despicable. He has never treated Sister Su as his own daughter. How can a father give his daughter to human traffickers?"

Yun Qing stopped and stood at the foot of a tree, hands behind his back, sighing, "People in this world only care about filial piety. No one ever criticizes parents. There are countless parents who raise their children but don't teach them, and who leave their children heartbroken. Yet no one ever blames them! They just think you have a weak bond with your family, and that this is your fate!"

Mu Qingcheng understood that Yun Qing's childhood was also spent in pain. His nominal parents even wanted to kill him. During those years, he could only defend himself but could not fight back.

This is the philosophy of people in this era. The word "filial piety" is heaven. Filial piety can really crush people! Parents can beat and kill their own children. Children who even fight back are unfilial. Unfilial piety is a sin.