I've been reborn, who still wants to be a cowardly little white flower?

With the sound of gongs and drums, the surroundings fell silent. The organizer stood on the high platform in the middle and shouted to the people around him, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me talk about this year's lantern riddle guessing activity.

Today's box lamp has a total of seven layers, each layer has a riddle, and every time a layer of lamps is put down, a riddle is written on the lamp.

The seven-layer lamp is fully unfolded. If you have seven answers, please raise your hand. Someone will ask you to come to the stage and write down the answers. After approval by the referee, those who get all the answers right will receive a small seven-layer box lamp of the same appearance and fifty taels of silver.

Those who answered six riddles correctly would not have the box lamp, but only forty taels of silver.

Those who answered five questions correctly,,,,,,,”

The organizer introduced them one by one, and even if you answered just one question correctly, you could still receive a reward of two taels of silver.

Of course, there is a limit. Only 20 people are invited to answer the questions. The answers will not be announced until all 20 people have answered, starting from the most answers.

Qu Ying whispered, "This year's gifts are richer than in previous years. In previous years, they were just lanterns, not so much silver.

However, there is no limit on the number of people who can answer the questions. Each question only gives two taels of silver, so I guess one or two questions must be easy."

"This box lamp is finely crafted. It is actually easier to make a big one than a small one. This year's small box lamp is quite rare." Qu Ying added.

As the rules were announced, there was a cheer from the underground, and a firework was lit on the stage, officially starting the event.

A young man stood under the box lamp and pulled the rope. The box lamp popped open and the first lantern fell out. It was in the shape of a pavilion with pictures and four riddles painted on it.

The people below pointed at the words above and began to talk, some applauded and cheered.

Then the lantern fell down one layer by itself, revealing the second layer, which was the original lotus with a riddle written on the lotus leaf.

They fell layer by layer, and every time a layer fell, there was a cheer. Qu Ran clapped her hands continuously in Jiang Yuan's arms, and was so excited that she wanted to jump out of Jiang Yuan's arms.

My brother is not at home this year. In previous years, Qu Ran would sit on her brother's neck when she went out to watch the lanterns. Alas, this year she can only sit in Jiang Yuan's arms. She is a lot shorter. The child is wronged, O(n_n)O.

The seven-layer box lights were all unfolded, and the sound of gongs and drums rang out on the stage. "Everyone, the lights have all been unfolded. Please look at the riddles above carefully. If you can guess the seven riddles, please raise your hands and go to the stage to write down the answers. The time limit is one stick of incense. Let's begin."

There was a flurry of discussion all around, and everyone was guessing the answers to the seven riddles.

Jiang Yuan and Qu Ying also gathered together to discuss the seven riddles. The maids behind them were also guessing with their heads together, and everyone around them raised their hands and pointed at the lanterns.

After a while, some people started to raise their hands and write their answers. Seven or eight people went up one after another. Jiang Yuan and Qu Ying had almost finished their discussion. Qu Ying took Qu Ran from Jiang Yuan's arms and pushed Jiang Yuan, "You go, you go."

Helpless, Jiang Yuan had to raise his hand. The boss on the stage smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Jiang Yuan, "Miss, please come on stage, and be careful where you step."

Jiang Yuan went up to the stage, walked to the table opposite, picked up a pen and wrote down seven answers. The servant said, "Miss, please write your name below."

After putting down his pen, Jiang Yuan nodded to the servant and said, "Thank you."

The boy folded the answers and put them in the box.

"Okay, this girl has finished writing. If anyone else has guessed it, please come up on stage...ah~ah~"

Before he could finish his words, there were sudden screams and many men in black flew down from the houses on both sides, holding dazzling large knives in their hands. They jumped down from the roofs and started chopping people.

In the blink of an eye, many civilians were hacked and injured, and their lives and deaths were unknown.

There were too many people gathered here, and they screamed and fled. The scene became chaotic. Many people were squeezed to the ground and could not get up. They were stepped on and might lose half their lives.

When the riot started, Jiang Yuan had just walked under the box lamp. When he looked up, he saw that the box lamp had been chopped off and was falling straight towards Jiang Yuan.

He rolled forward neatly to avoid the falling box light, and looked up to see Qu Ying holding Qu Ran and staggering, unable to even tell the direction, and the maids and followers behind them were also squeezed away.

The followers were all armed and could fight the men in black, but they were squeezed in the crowd and couldn't draw their swords.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan's heart trembled. He rolled forward and stood up. He stepped on the stage and jumped towards Qu Ying below the stage. All this happened in just a moment.

Qu Ying, who was in a panic, holding Qu Ran, who was so frightened that she forgot to cry, suddenly fell into a warm embrace. When she looked closely, it was Jiang Yuan. She hugged herself and her sister and instantly calmed down her panic and fear.

"A Yuan..." Before Qu Ying could finish his words, he was dragged along and started running with the crowd.

The maids were also confused by the sudden accident. It was too late for them to squeeze to their mistress' side, and they were carried farther and farther away by the people.

Chunzhi was the calmest. She saw Jiang Yuan roll forward neatly on the stage at a glance, and remembered what Jiang Yuan said to her that day: if a fight broke out, she should hide and not cause trouble.

Thinking of this, she grabbed Luzhu with her left hand and Zhishu with her right hand, and shouted, "Follow me quickly."

She grabbed everyone and ran away. She believed in her young lady. Even if they stayed, they would only be a hindrance. Her young lady would still have to protect them. If her young lady was defeated, they would just die.

She can die for the girl, but she cannot cause the girl's death. That's the truth.

This place was still a long way from their carriage. Those people were chasing and hacking people indiscriminately. They couldn't run far while holding Qu Ying and the child in her arms.

Jiang Yuan pulled her and ran along the crowd into a side alley. Many people ran into the alley. At the end of the alley, there was a turn and a street. It was also chaotic here, but it was better than the main street.

After running a few more steps, Qu Ying obviously couldn't run away, so Jiang Yuan pulled her to hide behind a small stall. The stall cart was parked against the wall and the entire stall was covered with black cloth. Jiang Yuan stuffed the two of them under the stall and blocked it with the cloth.

The stall cart was very small and it was already too small to block the two sisters. Qu Ying held on to Jiang Yuan's arm and refused to let go, trying to pull her inside.

At this time, footsteps and screams of pain from being hit by a knife could be heard.

Jiang Yuan lowered his voice, but his tone was serious and commanding, "Hide well, don't make any noise, and don't hold me back, or I'll beat you up."

She pulled her arm out with force and pulled down the black cloth. Qu Ying covered Qu Ran's mouth with one hand and her own mouth with the other. There was a gap in the black cloth, just enough for her to see outside with one eye.

She thought Jiang Yuan would run away or hide somewhere else, but she saw through the gap that Jiang Yuan, dressed in red, was standing in the middle of the road.