Let's Squander A Billion First!-Chapter 1675: Lord Qiansui (27)

Who the hell knows why I bought it!

The bastard insisted I buy it, what could I do!

Chuzheng glanced around. In the distance, there was a small river running through the city where many people were standing by the riverbank, holding river lanterns, waiting to set them afloat when it got dark.

Chuzheng calmly withdrew her gaze: "Release."

Aren’t river lanterns meant to be released?

No problem! 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"But isn’t ten thousand a bit too much?" Princess Changhuan asked, puzzled.

"..."

I think so too.

"More is prettier." Chuzheng made up an excuse: "Boss, do you have them?"

The stall owner was in a dilemma: "Oh dear girl, if you want ten thousand now, I’m afraid you can’t buy that many."

If it was ordered in advance, it could definitely be done.

Where to get ten thousand lanterns now?

Chuzheng came up with an idea for the stall owner, having him buy up all the lanterns available in the city first.

Any shortage could be purchased at a premium from others.

If you have enough money, there will surely be many willing to sell.

"Girl, this is not worth it." The stall owner was an honest person and felt Chuzheng might be at a loss when he heard this.

That’s exactly what I want!

That’s the desired effect.

Chuzheng nodded slightly, indicating she understood: "Boss, can you help me with this? If you can, I will give you an additional reward."

The quantity of ten thousand is too large, she needed help.

The stall owner of the river lanterns was a good choice; he certainly knew many peers, and there was strength in numbers.

It should be completed within the specified time.

The stall owner: "..."

The stall owner felt he might have met a foolish rich person’s daughter... no, a foolish rich girl.

Who would refuse to make money?

"Do you want river lanterns or Kongming lanterns?"

Chuzheng confirmed with the bastard that the two combined should total ten thousand.

"Anything is fine, as long as it totals ten thousand."

The stall owner felt relieved; that was a bit easier.

The stall owner immediately went to help Chuzheng make contact. These stall owners still had quite a bit of stock on hand, totaling more than forty thousand, especially when combined.

Many townsfolk had already purchased river and Kongming lanterns in advance, or some made their own, so the vendors’ stock wasn’t much.

The remaining six thousand had to be purchased from these individuals.

When they heard someone was buying these items at a high price, the first to sell were those who had made their own.

It didn’t take much effort originally, and reselling them at a high price was a real profit.

This group motivated others, and most of the lanterns were sold for under ten coins; now they could get one or two silver for them, a windfall, much more tangible than setting a river lantern and making a fleeting wish.

So more quickly came to sell their river lanterns.

Princess Changhuan was holding her lantern, standing on tiptoes to look at the long queue: "This is terrifying."

Before they knew it, the sky darkened, and many people came to sell, reaching ten thousand in no time.

About half of each, five thousand river lanterns and five thousand Kongming lanterns.

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"Sir, we haven’t found anyone."

"Sir, there’s no one here either..."

Yin Shen gathered his cloak around him, standing on high ground with a gloomy face, watching the crowd below.

"Find them!"

Far away, someone had already released a Kongming lantern. That pinprick of light was slowly rising, hanging against the night sky, glittering.

River lanterns began to light up one by one on the river’s surface.

Yin Shen gripped the railing in front of him, the veins on the back of his hand protruding, his fingertips turning an unnatural bluish-white.

In the next second, Yin Shen swiftly turned and descended the stairs, forcing his way into the crowd.

"Wow!"

An exclamation of surprise came from the front, and Yin Shen frowned, heading in that direction.

They were near the riverbank, and today no boats were allowed on the river, so everyone could release the river lanterns safely.

But there was actually a boat on the river now, with people on board releasing river lanterns.

Yin Shen, in a bad mood, asked in a low voice, "Whose boat is that?"

"Sir, it seems to be the Commandery Princess’s boat..."

"Which Commandery Princess?"

"From Prince Jinan Mansion."

With a boat from Prince Jinan Mansion, who dared to say anything?

Yin Shen just took a few looks, not intending to intervene.

Xu Jiaowei stood at the bow, her interest lacking as she watched the scene before her.

Just then, fireworks suddenly blossomed in front of them, followed by the release of numerous Kongming lanterns. Against the fireworks, they looked splendid and magnificent, like flowers in bloom in the night sky.

Girls invariably loved these beautiful things, and Xu Jiaowei gradually became a bit more interested.

"Commandery Princess, look." The maid beside her pointed above.

At some point, a few Kongming lanterns drifted above them, stopping and gently descending.

Items were attached to the Kongming lanterns, and Xu Jiaowei reached up to take them down. There was a small box with jewelry inside.

Each descending Kongming lantern had something attached to it.

Viewing it from the shore, it seemed as if the Kongming lanterns suddenly descended, encircling the boat, creating an indescribable beautiful scene.

Xu Jiaowei had many suitors, but for someone to present such a surprise in this setting, attracting envy and jealousy from the onlookers, naturally made Xu Jiaowei happy.

She viewed the one who orchestrated this surprise with a bit more favor.

"Commandery Princess, it seems this is from Lord Zhu." The maid found a signature on one of the Kongming lanterns.

"Oh, him."

Xu Jiaowei recalled Zhu Dongfeng’s appearance. Compared to most, Zhu Dongfeng was among the top, and his family background wasn’t bad either.

If Xu Jiaowei was choosing a husband, Zhu Dongfeng would pass.

While Xu Jiaowei was lost in thought, a multitude of river lanterns appeared on the river’s surface out of nowhere.

Xu Jiaowei leaned against the boat rail to look ahead, seeing countless river lanterns floating downstream.

The entire river surface was covered with river lanterns.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Kongming lanterns were gradually ascending into the sky...

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"Sir, look."

Yin Shen stood on the riverbank, the surroundings cleared, and his companion pointed to the sky.

Kongming lanterns illuminated half of the sky brightly, a glance revealing stunning lantern lights.

That’s not the key point; the key was that the batch of Kongming lanterns that just ascended seemed to form a character.

The character shape was quickly dispersed by the wind.

Most people couldn’t make out what character it was.

But Yin Shen was so familiar with his name, how could he not recognize it? That character was—Shen.

Yin Shen glanced at the place where the Kongming lanterns ascended, immediately heading there with his team.

The riverbank area was bustling, with many people gathered here releasing Kongming lanterns, seemingly organized, with plenty more at the side continuing to send them skyward.

Yin Shen: "..."

Yin Shen vaguely saw characters written on those Kongming lanterns.

He got closer and saw the characters on the Kongming lanterns clearly, boldly spelling ’Shen,’ alongside some crooked sentences of blessings or prayers.

Yin Shen circled the area with a peculiar expression; besides a few exceptions, most Kongming lanterns had that character written on them.

The people with Yin Shen were astonished and baffled: "Sir, this..."

What’s going on?

Why do these Kongming lanterns all have the same character as the lord’s name?

Coincidence?

Could there be such a coincidence!

Or are these people collectively cursing the lord?