The happy life of a prodigal

So when Zhao Yan revealed the answer to the riddle, some people figured it out very quickly. It turned out that the answer was completely different from what they had imagined, and they could easily guess it as long as they changed their thinking.

You don't need to read poetry and books, you don't need to be rich, you don't even need to have read the Four Books and Five Classics, you just need to know some commonly used characters.

Seeing the girl, who was only twenty-eight years old, take the heavy silver ingot from the servant, many people beat their chests and stamped their feet.

I sighed in my heart that this girl was lucky, but also regretted why I didn't think of this link just now.

As for the man who taunted Zhao Yan just now, he looked at this scene in a daze.

It's hard to imagine... She actually guessed it!

Hear a sigh, or depressed, or aggrieved voice coming from my ear.

Zhao Yan was in a good mood, and she still didn't forget to look back at the man who had mocked her before, with a triumphant expression on her face.

Chapter 33 The Strongest Alcohol

"how can that be......"

Seeing Zhao Yan guessing the lantern riddle, the man murmured with an expression of extreme surprise on his face.

Fang Xiu smiled and said, "You lost."

The man's expression was a little dazed, and after a while, he looked up at Fang Xiu, gritted his teeth, and said, "I'm willing to bet and admit defeat."

After he finished speaking, without any pause, he yelled suddenly: "I'm not as good as a woman—!"

After shouting, he turned his head and left without stopping.

"Who is it again, why are you yelling for nothing!"

"What's the matter today, are all of you suffering from insanity?"

Everyone was regretting that they hadn't guessed such a simple lantern riddle. When they heard a loud shout, they were all taken aback. After calming down, they all cursed.

Fang Xiu glanced at the man's back, and thought that this man was decisive, and he didn't think about stealing and playing tricks.

It's also a good thing he didn't do this, otherwise... he would only suffer a bigger loss.

Fang Xiu shook his head, then ignored him and set his sights on Zhao Yan.

As the first person to guess the lantern riddle, in addition to ten taels of silver, he can also enjoy a big meal in Chunfenglou for free.

This is Fang Xiu's method, one is to publicize the signboard of Chunfenglou, and the other is to better listen to the opinions of diners in order to improve the dishes.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yan took advantage of it in the end.

In the crowd, Zhao Yan heard the congratulations from everyone, and felt her face was a little hot, so she glanced at Fang Xiu with a guilty conscience.

Coincidentally, Fang Xiu was also looking at her, and their eyes met in mid-air.

In just a split second, Zhao Yan lowered her head, revealing a rare shy gesture of a little girl.

She guessed this lantern riddle by cheating.

Hearing praises such as "talented woman" at this moment, after being proud, I can't help but feel a little guilty and ashamed.

"We have a few new dishes in Chunfenglou. I wonder if the girl will appreciate your face and taste them?"

After the servant handed the silver ingot to Zhao Yan, he asked.

Zhao Yan lowered her head, thought for a while, looked up at him, and asked, "I still have a few friends, can you bring them along?"

The boy said with a smile: "Of course, please..."

Zhao Yan showed a smile on her face and waved to Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu smiled, and followed with Xiu'er and Bai Xiaochun.

Several people entered the Spring Breeze Building.

Facing the crowd, the boy shouted loudly: "The first puzzle has been solved, and the remaining 99 puzzles, no matter who can guess the correct answer, they can get ten taels of silver rewarded by Chunfenglou... ...I hope you will actively participate!"

Hearing this, everyone was gearing up and eager to try.

A group of scholars who have read poetry and books can't solve the puzzle that a little girl can solve?

I couldn't solve it before, just because I didn't find the right method.

Now that there is a method, as long as you think about it a little bit, ten taels of silver is still within your grasp...

There are not a few people with this mentality, so more and more people joined the team of guessing lantern riddles.

All of a sudden, the whole Gujing Street became lively again.

............

The man who had bet with Fang Xiu earlier still felt a little hot on his face after entering the Spring Breeze Tower.

In his heart, women's literature cannot stabilize the country, and martial arts cannot stabilize the country. The greatest use is to help husband and teach children at home.

Although he didn't have any achievements, Han Chuang studied hard for more than ten years, and he didn't even pass the qualifications of the students, let alone the qualifications of the candidates.

But this does not prevent him from looking down on women.

Today, because of a bet, I admit that I am not as good as a woman.

Even though he was in a place full of people and no one would notice him, it still made him feel extremely humiliated.

Sitting on the chair in the lobby, the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, and he felt suffocated and uncomfortable.

After a while, he frowned, looked at the waiter in the lobby, and shouted: "Xiaoer, serve the wine... I want the strongest one here!"

Whether in ancient or modern times.

Alcohol is always the best vehicle to express depression.

You have to drink to see off an old friend, and you have to drink to express your sorrows. Even if you lose a game of chess, you still have to drink.

At this moment, bored, he can only drink to relieve his worries.

Hearing the shout, a young servant in Tsing Yi rushed forward to greet him.

He glanced at the man's attire and reminded: "Guest officer, the spirits in our Chunfeng Building are not cheap."

The man said coldly: "Why, look down on people?"

The little servant hurriedly said, "I definitely don't mean that."

The man snorted coldly and said, "I've drank even the most expensive wine, Yangjiangchun from Yuezhou, you know? Let me tell you, two days ago..."

No matter what he said, the boy nodded and said yes, without any neglect.

Seeing this, the man felt that he was playing the qin to the cow and was bored, so he asked, "How much money does this wine cost?"

Originally, it was for the benefit of the guests that they reminded the guests of the price of the wine, but unexpectedly, they were criticized indiscriminately.

It's okay to blame.

Having said so much, I still have to ask for money.

The boy was disdainful in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest bit on his face, and said: "The strongest wine in this shop is called 'One Drunk Before Rest', a cup of ten taels of silver.

However, today is the Shangyuan Festival, and you can enjoy a cup for one tael of silver. "

Ten taels of silver...a cup?

Why not grab it! ?

When the man heard ten taels of silver at first, he almost jumped out of his chair.

But after hearing the second half of the sentence, he calmed down again.

The price of Chunfeng Building is clearly marked.

I have reminded you in advance that it is the customer's own decision to buy or not to buy, and has nothing to do with the restaurant.

At least that man has read sage books for more than ten years, so he still understands this truth.

He hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth, and said, "A tael of silver is a tael of silver. I want to see what kind of spirits are worth ten taels of silver today!"

"Okay, guest officer, just wait a moment."

The boy bowed his hands and left.

After a while, a glass of wine was brought and placed on the table.

The man looked at it carefully for a moment, and found that the wine in the glass was clear and transparent, like fine wine.

The eyes couldn't help but shine, and even the pain in the flesh after spending a tael of silver just now eased a bit.

He took a deep breath, picked up the wine glass, and couldn't wait to drink it down.

The wine entered his throat, and his face quickly turned red.

Immediately afterwards, the whole person let out a comfortable groan, with an expression of extreme satisfaction on his face, and said loudly: "Good wine!"

thump!

After saying these two words, his body shook a few times, and then he fell headfirst on the table, unconscious.

On the side, the young man in Tsing Yi saw this scene, feeling very disdainful in his heart.

Just this amount of alcohol...

Still bragging, want the strongest wine?

Chapter 34 In the Dim Light

Deep in the palace, in the quiet and somewhat scary Nuan Pavilion.

Emperor Chu put down a memorial from Yunzhou in the southwest, a trace of fatigue appeared on his old face.

Beside him, stood a wrinkled eunuch with a clean, beardless face, wearing an ordinary blue-gray robe.

The eunuch saw that Emperor Chu put down the memorial, walked forward slowly, stood still and bowed, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to rest."

Emperor Chu sighed and asked, "Yan'er, have you found it?"

The old eunuch said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness is now in Uncle Anping's Mansion."

"Anping Bo Mansion..."

The Emperor Chu seemed to have thought of something, a trace of surprise appeared on his face, and said: "There is such a coincidence...

Uncle Anping's son, although he is a bit ignorant, is still honest and loyal. Yan'er lives with him, so I am not so worried. "

Hearing this, the eunuch hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, there is something that I don't know if I should say it or not."

Chu Huang glanced at him: "Speak."

The eunuch said: "The old slave heard that Her Royal Highness was taken back to the mansion by Uncle Anping."

When Emperor Chu heard this, a look of anger appeared on his face, he slammed the table, and said sharply: "The son of Uncle An Ping, who took a good woman in the street, has eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard!"

Seeing that Long Yan was furious, the eunuch hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty calm down...

According to the Jinwu Guard's investigation, although Her Royal Highness was taken back to the mansion by force, she was not harmed.

Uncle Anping treated him with courtesy instead, that's why Her Royal Highness the Princess stayed there. "

The anger on Emperor Chu's face calmed down a little, and he said, "I heard that this son is a loyal man, how could he do such a thing as ignoring the laws of the country by kidnapping the daughters of the people?"

The eunuch looked distressed, and whispered: "It is said... It is said that it is because of suffering from insanity."

"crazy?"

Emperor Chu frowned and said: "A good person, why did he suddenly suffer from insanity?"

He looked at the eunuch, saw that he hesitated to speak, and said, "Tell me the truth, I don't blame you..."

The eunuch leaned over and said in a low voice: "There are rumors that Uncle Anping is because...he heard that His Majesty intends to show favor, so...he was too excited, and thus suffered from insanity. "

After saying this, the eunuch's wrinkled face turned red, and he held his breath in his throat, almost swallowing it.

This matter was really embarrassing for him.

If you tell the truth.

Wouldn't it be telling His Majesty that in Uncle Anping's heart, Her Royal Highness the Princess is no better than a brothel girl?

But if you don't tell the truth, His Majesty heard the news from Jin Wuwei, and he committed the crime of deceiving the emperor again.

That's why I avoided the important and said this.