Ningxiang Pavilion was managed by people sent by Ji Lan, and Shen Qingxi also took over the production at home from Han Zixuan!

Because all the ingredients were prepared in advance by Han Zixuan.

It's not too difficult to make; the most important thing is Han Zixuan's spiritual spring water.

Han Zixuan is also gradually improving other formulas, and she has also made several scented soaps.

It's inexpensive and sells very well.

The school had already started classes, and they immediately immersed themselves in a learning atmosphere.

Han Zixuan is now using all her break time to train Ji Xiao!

He then recounted all the important parts of what the Master had taught to Ji Xiao so that he could listen to them again.

Then when she got home, she had to memorize it again, and she had to put in twice as much effort as others.

Ji Xiao's knowledge gradually increased, and Master Lin nodded secretly, hoping that each of her students could achieve something.

Today is the Lantern Festival, and the streets will be very lively with all kinds of lanterns.

Unable to contain his restlessness, Ji Xiao went to stand in front of Han Zixuan.

"Zixuan, it's the Lantern Festival today, let's go see it together tonight!"

She hasn't gone out for a long time since she decided to study hard.

Ji Xiao's timeline consists of the Ji family, the school, Ningxiang Pavilion, and the Han family.

Even Zuixianlou hasn't been there in a long time! Han Zixuan looked up at Ji Xiao and pondered for a moment.

"If you answer all the questions I gave you correctly, we can go out together tonight!"

It's important to relax a bit during study time; Ji Xiao looked miserable when she heard she still had to answer questions.

But she still murmured in agreement, "Ah, okay then!"

Back at the Han family home, Han Zixuan found the busy Shen Qingxi and put down the bottles and jars he was carrying.

"Let's rest in Qingxi. Today is the Lantern Festival, and there will be a lantern festival on the street. Let's go out and see the lanterns together!"

Shen Qingxi's eyes sparkled with excitement as she watched her young husband work very hard every day.

"Great! Great!" He had only heard about the lantern festival from others before, and now his wife was going to take him there.

The two excitedly explained things to Han's father, changed into new clothes, and went out hand in hand.

As night falls and the lights come on, the entire county town is immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.

The streets were bustling with people, shoulder to shoulder, with laughter and chatter rising and falling.

The streets and alleys are filled with colorful lanterns, including delicate lotus lanterns, lifelike dragon and phoenix lanterns, adorable rabbit lanterns, and revolving lanterns depicting various characters and stories.

The flickering lights illuminated people's faces, making their smiles even brighter.

Among the crowd, some people carried exquisite lanterns and strolled through the bustling streets;

Some people stood on the street, admiring the colorful lanterns, occasionally letting out exclamations of amazement.

The two met Ji Xiao at the Ding'an Bridge, with Ji Beichen following behind.

After not seeing him for several days, Ji Beichen seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

The dark blue brocade robe made the person look somewhat gloomy.

The former elegance and tranquility are gone.

Shen Qingxi didn't notice anything unusual and happily walked forward to put her arm around Ji Beichen's.

"Young Master Ji, let's enjoy the lanterns together!"

The two hadn't seen each other for many days, and Ji Beichen smiled gently when he saw Shen Qingxi.

"Uh-huh!"

Ji Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief; his brother finally smiled!

Ever since that day at Ningxiang Pavilion, Ji Beichen has locked himself in his courtyard and refused to come out!

As she grew thinner day by day, Ji Lan noticed something was wrong and asked about the reason, but to no avail.

Ji Xiao brought the man out during the Lantern Festival, hoping to offer some words of comfort to his brother.

Seeing his brother smile, Ji Xiao felt relieved.

It seems their decision was right. Ji Beichen and Shen Qingxi walked ahead, looking at all sorts of lanterns.

"Young Master Ji, look how festive that Fuwa baby holding the lantern is! And that rooster lantern is beautiful too!"

"Mmm, it's beautiful! This lotus lantern is nice too!"

Ji Xiao and Han Zixuan walked behind the two, bought four lotus lanterns and went to the river to release them together!

They followed the flow of people to a crowded place.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered there was a lantern riddle guessing activity! Ji Xiao eagerly moved forward!

Two colorful glass lanterns hang at the highest point, which look like twinkling stars from afar and like clusters of flowers up close.

The petals are made of translucent glass, with vibrant colors that refract a soft glow under the light.

A warm yellow light emanates from the flower's stamen, illuminating the entire flower and making it appear as mysterious and dazzling as a jewel.

The lamp body is suspended by delicate golden threads, swaying gently in the wind, like a dream.

Ji Beichen and Shen Qingxi both looked up and exclaimed in admiration.

Han Zixuan approached and asked, "Do you like that lamp?"

I asked the shop owner and found out that the lamp wasn't for sale!

Only if you guess twenty riddles correctly can you choose any lantern from her shelf!

However, the riddles need to be purchased with silver coins, which is not expensive, fifty coins per riddle.

Ji Xiao volunteered, "I'll go, brother, wait for me, it's just a riddle!"

"I'm an expert at solving riddles!"

He walked excitedly onto the stage, and everyone watched the excitement unfold.

The lamp seller grinned from ear to ear; another customer had come to give him money!

Thanks to this gimmick, she has earned almost fifty taels of silver from evening until now!

She was confident she could earn a hundred taels tonight.

Han Zixuan, Shen Qingxi, and Ji Beichen watched from below.

"Listen to the question, Lady Qing"

There are mountains above mountains. (Guess a Chinese character)

Ji Xiao's eyes lit up and he immediately gave the answer, "It's out."

The boss then posed the next question: "A second set of ten mouths, one heart. (Guess a Chinese character)."

Ji Xiao thought for a moment and then gave the answer: "Thinking. Ten mouths make a field, and one heart makes the character for 'thinking'."

The boss nodded approvingly and continued.

Riddle: 黯 (Guess a four-character idiom)

Ji Xiao felt it was a bit challenging, but it wasn't too difficult for her.

"It is vivid and colorful. The left side of the character '黯' is 'black,' representing color; the right side is 'sound,' representing sound, so it is 'vivid and colorful.'"

"Pump (Guess the Chinese idiom)"

"The truth will come out." The character for "pump" can be broken down into "water" at the bottom and "stone" at the top, which fits the meaning of "the truth will come out."

"The winding vine climbs the trellis, and strings of pearls hang from it. (Guess a fruit)"

"Grapes. The grapevines are curved and climb up the trellis, and the grapes are like strings of pearls."

The lamp seller increased the difficulty again: "It has a surface but no mouth, it has feet but no hands, and although it has four legs, it can't walk by itself. (Guess what it is)"

Ji Xiao thought for a long time before coming to an answer.

"A table. It has a tabletop but no mouth, legs but no arms, and it can't walk on its own."

After these guesses were made, the audience erupted in applause.

Suddenly, two figures were also drawn over, and their expressions changed upon seeing Ji Xiao.

These two people were none other than Li Chan and Liu Jingyao.

Neither of them had a friendly look on Ji Xiao's face. Liu Jingyao was just displeased, while Li Chan's eyes were full of resentment.

In order to raise the remaining six hundred taels, he was not only punished, but also confined to his quarters for a long time.

The reason he was able to come out today was entirely because of Sister Jingyao's earnest plea to his parents.

Li Chan tried his best to hide his feelings and said gently, "It seems like it's quite lively at Sister Jingyao's place. Let's go take a look together!"

Liu Jingyao said with a bright smile, "Okay, Chan'er, let's go take a look together!"

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