Chapter 192: Lady Calico Also Has to Guess the Lantern Riddles (Teaser)
This shop was a riverside brothel, and the one reading the riddles was a delicate, heavily made-up woman. At that moment, a middle-aged scholar was guessing, while most of the others around seemed to be there for the spectacle.
“Oh, you…” Song You gently rubbed the cat's head and walked over with her.
The lights here were particularly bright. The heavily made-up woman at the entrance was illuminated by the light, her face resembling a peach blossom, with a charming smile.
She held a lantern and softly recited,
“At the foot of the steps, children stand,
Gazing upward, in garments so grand.
Dressed for the Qingming, in honor they gleam,
A scene so serene, like a soft, fleeting dream.
When the silk thread drifts and breaks with grace,
Do not curse the east wind for its pace.
For winds, like time, must move and sway,
Carrying away what cannot stay.
Sir, that’s the second riddle.”
“When the silk thread drifts and breaks with grace, do not curse the east wind for its pace…” The middle-aged scholar muttered softly, without needing to ponder too deeply. He exclaimed, “Is it a kite?”
“Exactly!”
As soon as the words were spoken, some of the onlookers began to smile, likely because they had guessed the answer in their hearts. Others had a sudden realization, and after thinking it over carefully,...
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