Chapter 194 Ridicule
"Since the founding of our great dynasty, there are no more than three people who can guess all the word riddles. And for every person who can guess all the word riddles on the ten ropes, the emperor will give him the title of number one in guessing. Not only will he be given to the officials, but he will also There is a reward of two thousand taels of silver.”
"Every year on this day, hundreds of literati come here to rack their brains and guess the word puzzles for this official position and the reward of two thousand taels of silver."
Well, even if Xia Zihan didn't explain, Chu Jingqi could tell. Groups of people gathered around him. At this moment, the number of people in front of the crossword guessing station was already overcrowded, and the number continued to increase.
An official position is worth one hundred thousand taels of silver. Sometimes someone may not be able to buy an official position even if they have money. In the future, everyone will try their luck for this official position.
With a great future ahead of us, how can we not rush towards it?
What's more, there are still two thousand taels of silver.
In his previous life, during the Lantern Festival the year before Zeng's death, Song Huai happily took her to guess the word puzzle.
After Song Huai guessed the sixth level, he couldn't guess anymore, and even asked her to help, but she was more clumsy than smart, so she couldn't guess such a difficult crossword puzzle.
Song Huai was angry with her because of this. He didn't buy the lanterns he promised to buy her at the Chu family, so he left her alone on the street.
She looked at his back pitifully, hoping that he would look back.
But, no.
He left without looking back.
Fortunately, her grandmother asked her to bring a maid to protect her that day. Otherwise, she, a beautiful little girl, would be alone and be kidnapped without even knowing it.
"Hey, Ayu, the Dou family's cousins are here too."
Xia Zihan followed Chu Jingqi's gaze.
Isn't that right? The four sisters of the Dou family are here, as well as a few young boys, and... Miss Shi.
Xia Zihan's surprised expression dimmed a bit after seeing Miss Shi. He walked over and greeted each of them, "Sister Fuji, second sister..."
Finally, his eyes fell on Miss Shi's face.
"Miss Shi is here too." His tone became a little colder for a moment.
Miss Shi snorted coldly and looked away.
Dou Da was unhappy when he saw her rudeness. He wanted to say something to her, but there were so many people present and he didn't want to embarrass her.
She regretted bringing her here.
She whispered to Xia Zihan, "Chu Yu, don't be angry. My cousin is not usually like this."
"I understand." Just because she is Song Huai's fiancée, it is nothing more than a woman's jealousy to dislike her.
Seeing that she was not angry, Miss Dou introduced a group of teenagers to her, "This is my eldest brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, and fifth brother. This is the eldest cousin of the Li family, the second cousin, and this is the Shi family." Second cousin..."
They are the young masters of the Dou family, the Shi family, and the Li family.
Xia Zihan smiled and nodded to say hello.
The group of teenagers couldn't move their eyes away from her beautiful and charming face, which was full of surprise. When they realized that they had lost their composure, all the teenagers blushed and returned the favor in a panic.
Seeing them staring directly at Xia Zihan, Chu Jingqi felt annoyed and wished she could hide Xia Zihan so that no one could see her.
He stood calmly in front of Xia Zihan, blocking the eyes of the group of people, and said coldly, "Cousin, are you here to guess the crossword puzzle?"
"Well, so are you. Then let's work together. There is strength in numbers." Young Master Dou smiled, not noticing that Chu Jingqi's face darkened a bit when he spoke.
He was about to find an excuse to take Xia Zihan away when his eldest cousin invited him. He wanted to refuse, but...
Chu Jingqi looked at Xia Zihan, who was already mingling with the four sisters of the Dou family, and nodded helplessly.
Young Master Dou and his group were particularly interested in guessing word puzzles. They guessed from the first level to the fifth level in just a cup of tea.
Starting from the sixth level, it is a little more difficult and the speed is much slower.
And many literary talents also stayed in front of the sixth and seventh levels of word puzzles, racking their brains and thinking hard.
Xia Zihan, a group of girls, couldn't squeeze in with a group of men, so he walked aside to talk.
But Chu Jingqi only guessed two levels of the word puzzle and felt it was boring. She might as well spend time with his Ayu.
He turned around to find Xia Zihan, but with sharp eyes he saw Song Huai coming to guess the crossword puzzle.
Song Huai didn't come alone, he was accompanied by a beautiful girl. Looking at her dress, she didn't look like a little maid, but the daughter of someone's family. The two seemed very close, lowering their heads from time to time. As he spoke, he kept smiling on his face.
Chu Jingqi's spirit was shaken, and she rushed to Xia Zihan excitedly, pointing at Song Huai, "Ayu, look, the Crown Prince Song is here too."
Look, look, your fiancé is cheating on you in Lanye.
Ahem, okay, he's not complaining, he just wants to go up and say hello to Ayu.
Xia Zihan followed the direction of her finger and looked over. Miss Shi rushed over with excitement on her face and said with a delicate smile, "Brother Song Huai, you are here too."
Brother Song Huai?
Xia Zihan's face turned dark after hearing this. Although she didn't like Song Huai and didn't want to marry Song Huai, it was one thing for Song Huai to be intimate with another girl in front of her.
This was Hong Guoguo's slap in the face.
"Tingmei, what a coincidence." With a gentle smile, gentle manners, and handsome appearance, Shi Wenting was instantly fascinated by her.
She blushed and suggested shyly, "Brother Song Huai, you are here to guess the word riddles too, right? I... I will accompany you."
"That's...ok." Song Huai hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
"Cousin." Pei Yajing, who was ignored by Shi Wenting, quit. She tugged on the corner of Song Huai's clothes and pursed her lips, "You promised that I would be the only one to accompany you today. How can you go back on your word?"
"This..." Song Huai was in a dilemma, "Cousin Jing, with one more person, wouldn't we be able to guess faster? Sister Ting's talent is not inferior to mine."
This was one of the reasons why he went back on his word and agreed to Shi Wenting.
As for the second one.
What man doesn't like to be adored and adored by women?
Song Huai is a man, but he is also a hypocrite who loves vanity. This feeling of being surrounded and obsessed with women makes him feel proud and superior to others.
Seeing Pei Yajing biting her lip, looking aggrieved as she was unwilling but had to compromise, Song Huai felt pity for a moment and promised in a low voice, "After you finish guessing the word puzzle, I will buy you a lantern, and you can choose the pattern?"
"Okay, it's settled." Pei Yajing's face lit up.
Although she didn't want anyone to disturb her and her cousin's solitude, she also understood that if she really prevented her cousin from taking Shi Wenting with him, her status in his cousin's heart would definitely decline.
It's really not worth letting her status in her cousin's heart decline for the sake of a woman who covets her cousin.
But forced by her cousin, she had no choice but to agree.
Pei Yajing secretly glanced at Shi Wenting and gritted her teeth secretly. She must drive this woman away from her cousin.
And Shi Wenting also shot a knife in her eyes. She had the same idea as her, and she regarded her as a love rival in her heart.
The undercurrent between the two was turbulent, lightning and thunder, but Song Huai did not feel it. Seeing that the two women were full of love for him, tender as water, much gentler than Chu Yuke, he was very happy.
But when he caught a glimpse of Xia Zihan coming slowly behind Shi Wenting, his newly satisfied vanity thumped and deflated.
For a moment, he thought he was dazzled.
Xia Zihan's words "Cousin Huai" broke his dream.
"Cousin Chu Yu, why are you here?" Song Huai asked blankly.
"Why, just allow Cousin Huai to come, but not me?" Xia Zihan gave him a cute look and said with a sweet smile.
There was a hint of guilt in Song Huai's eyes, and he shook his head hastily, "No, I didn't mean that. Cousin Chu Yu, don't be angry."
"I'm not angry." She was just angry.
In front of her, he flirted with two women in public on the street, and he looked like he was enjoying it.
Hum...
As if she were dead.
In my previous life, I really don't know how I became blind and fell in love with such a sanctimonious male scumbag.
"Cousin Huai, who is this?" She looked at Pei Yajing, "This sister is so beautiful."
It was obviously a compliment, but Pei Yajing heard a hint of ridicule from it, and she looked at Xia Zihan up and down displeased.
Her fair and delicate face was somewhat whitened by the cold wind, but her lips were as red as cherry blossoms. A pair of eyes that were more beautiful than crystal beads were looking at her with blinking eyes.
Even though the envy, jealousy and hatred in her heart invaded her heart like a poisonous snake, making her want to bite the girl in front of her to death, she had to give her a gentle smile and pretend to be intimate before Song Huai introduced her, "It's Chu Cousin Yu, you haven’t met me yet, I am the second cousin of the Pei family.”
"Oh, it turns out she is my second cousin. Let me tell you, Cousin Huai is already engaged to me. Why would he accompany a girl to go shopping for lanterns? It turns out she is my cousin. No wonder." br>
These were words of relief, but to Pei Yajing's ears, why did they sound so awkward?
Why is it so strange that your fiancé accompanied his cousin to the lantern festival?
No wonder, what does that mean?
Is it right, or is it forced?
You know, in the Dasheng Dynasty, men did not sit with women at the age of seven, let alone go to the Lantern Festival hand in hand.
Pei Yajing's expression changed immediately, and she smiled softly and said, "Cousin Chu Yu, don't get me wrong, my cousin and I met on the road."
"I didn't misunderstand." Xia Zihan smiled and said to Song Huai, "Cousin Huai, you can play, I went over there, I still have friends over there."
"Who did you come with?" Song Huai's face darkened a bit when he heard that he had a friend. When he saw Chu Jingqi, his face became even darker, "Don't play with him, he is already ten years old." , it’s time to avoid suspicion.”
"Yes, Aqi is ten years old. I shouldn't go to the lantern festival with him."
As he said this, he purposely glanced at Pei Yajing. The mocking look in his eyes was obviously to accuse Song Huai of only allowing state officials to set fires and not allowing people to light lamps.
She and Chu Jingqi are twelve years old, and the other is only ten years old, still a child, while he and Pei Yajing are both fourteen years old, one is ready to marry, and the other is ready to marry.
(End of chapter)