Cai Wei was amused by him and said, "Big Brother Huo, don’t be so modest. If even you can’t guess this, I’m afraid even my little brother would look down on you!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuan glanced at the little baby in Lady Du’s arms and, indeed, saw the baby with a tiger head hat, his face full of disdainful disgust, like he had seen something stupid. The infant contemptuously turned his tender little face to one side.
Embarrassed, Huo Yuan quickly recovered, saying, "Upon further reflection, I’ve guessed it. The first riddle shouldn’t have the answer ’Ri’ from ’Ri Tou’ (Sun), should it?"
Cai Wei nodded and said: "Exactly!"
Seeing the disdainful expression on Wu’er’s little face relax somewhat, Huo Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and then pointed to the Er Lang God’s flower lantern said, "This riddle’s answer should be a bee, am I right or wrong?"
Cao Jin laughed and said, "Although Ziyou has guessed correctly, the answer was first guessed by Miss Mu, so this flower lantern and prize should be hers. Your guessing was in vain."
With that, he ordered the little boy to bring the gold mace over and rewarded it to Sister Cai Wei and her brother. Cao Jin personally took down Er Lang’s lantern and handed it to Cai Wei. Cai Wei played with it for a while before passing it on to Wen’er.
"This is the reward for guessing the lantern riddle. Take it!"
Cao Jin handed over a colorful brocade box, smiling brightly at Cai Wei.
Cai Wei took the brocade box, and when she opened it she saw several dozen light pink pearls strung together into a pearl flower. It was layers upon layers and very beautiful.
Women naturally cannot resist beautiful clothes and accessories. In addition, Cai Wei had never owned such a fine piece of jewelry. The one and only piece of jewelry she had was the green bamboo hairpin carefully carved and polished by her father, which she wears now.
After seeing this pearl flower, she couldn’t help but reveal her adoration. Twirling the pearl flower, she stared at it over and over.
Lady Du declined, saying, "It’s merely a riddle, please don’t be so extravagant, kindly take back your rewards! Otherwise, she’ll be flattered too much!"
Cao Jin laughed, thinking to himself, this pearl flower was painstakingly given to your daughter by Huo Yuan. How could I take it back? If I really did take it back, Huo Yuan would be furious!
"The prize was something I prepared long ago and is certainly not going to be retracted. Furthermore, it really isn’t worth much. Compared to the sizeable prize that Young Master Huo prepared, it’s really insignificant!"
At these words, Cai Wei immediately became interested and asked with eager eyes, "Where is Big Brother Huo’s lantern riddle? I want to guess. Oh, and what grand prize did you prepare? I hope it’s something I would like!"
Huo Yuan gave a warm smile and said, "My lantern riddle is over there by your father. If Wei’er is interested, why don’t we go check it out together."
Cai Wei nodded persistently, called her mother and younger siblings, and walked towards her father.
Huo Yuan closely followed behind, his pair of amused, ink-colored eyes steadfastly locked on a certain person wearing a Kunlun Slave mask up in front.
Cai Wei arrived at her father’s side in high spirits. By this time, Mu Zhongqing had already guessed two lantern riddles and was discussing the most difficult one with everyone.
This riddle was set on a large glazed lantern, a seven-word quatrain.
A river enters Sichuan, its momentum subsides (Guess a character)
The riddle was an original seven-word poem by the riddler. It was well-written, rhythmic, and harmonious. The subject was the long river and the scenery was beautiful and elegant. However, the answer was quite difficult to guess, and Mu Zhongqing and many Wen People had already discussed for a long time without being able to find the answer.
Cai Wei was also attracted by this riddle, forgetting Huo Yuan for a moment. She stared at the large glazed lantern, biting her lip and furrowing her eyebrows as she put her thoughts into it.
She did not know how strikingly radiant her deep-thinking expression, with lip-biting, looked in Huo Yuan’s eyes. The level of attraction she held for him was so great that he simply couldn’t look away!