"In order to have fun, anyone who can't guess correctly will have to drink a cup of wine as punishment. If anyone guesses Miss Zhiqing's riddle correctly, they will have to invite Miss Zhiqing to drink with them when they arrive. What do you all think? "
The crowd roared in agreement. Their eyes were filled with eagerness. It seemed that Miss Zhiqing's charm was not to be underestimated. Grand Mistress was in the middle of the crowd. It was too late for her to stop them.
Tian Wenjing plucked a lantern with red tassels and handed it to a servant. The servant took out the riddle and read it aloud, "A man cannot stand without faith. Guess a word. "
Tian Wenjing laughed, "It seems that I have chosen the simplest word. It is' Yan '." The crowd applauded and praised him.
Lin Wanrong laughed to himself. It was such a simple riddle that even a ten-year-old could read it.
Next, it was Yu Hang's turn. Yu Hang personally climbed up the ladder and plucked a lantern with red tassels. The riddle was, "Bite off a cow's tail."
This riddle was a little difficult. Yu Hang thought for a long time and was frowning. Second Miss chuckled, "You are so stupid. Isn't it just the word 'Tell'?"
Although Second Miss's voice was soft, it fell into the ears of the crowd. Yu Hang's face reddened. The crowd saw that Second Miss had bright eyes and white teeth, and was extremely beautiful. They all applauded her.
Lin Wanrong gave her a thumbs up. She was indeed worthy of being my wife. She had truly inherited my teachings. Yushuang's face was bright red. She hid in her sister's arms and did not dare to lift her head.
Next, it was Xiao Yuruo's turn to guess the riddle. She was a little worried among the orange, red, and blue lanterns. She whispered to Lin Wanrong, "Lin San, which one should we choose?"
Tian Wenjing saw that Grand Mistress was hesitating. He smiled and said, "Miss Xiao, why don't you choose a lantern with red tassels? You are an outstanding scholar. This red tassel won't be a problem for you. At the very least, I'll guess the riddle with you. "
The Grand Mistress's expression changed. They were both guessing riddles. Master Tian was polite just now, but his words were almost frivolous. How could she stand it? She couldn't help but let out a cold snort and didn't say anything.
Tian Wenjing was pleased with himself, but the moment he said those words, he knew he had made a big mistake. He panicked and hurriedly said, "Miss Xiao, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean it that way."
A bachelor's eyes could not bear to have sand in it. What kind of person was Lin Wanrong? When had he ever been afraid of anyone in the world? Seeing the Grand Mistress being molested in front of him, if he could tolerate this, he might as well jump off the building.
Lin Wanrong stood up immediately. Damn you, if I don't take care of you, you won't know that third brother's butt can't be touched.
Seeing his expression, the Grand Mistress knew that he was about to lose his temper. She hurriedly pulled him back and looked at him earnestly, indicating that he should not act recklessly. Lin Wanrong coldly snorted, "If he bullies you, it's the same as bullying me. Sit properly and don't speak. "
Seeing him be so overbearing. Xiao Yuruo felt a bit wronged, but also a bit sweet. She didn't dare to speak and pulled her sister to sit together, watching how he would deal with people.
"Miss Xiao, please don't misunderstand. Just now I was just expressing my concern, I didn't mean anything else — —" Tian Wenjing's heart was filled with endless regret. Just as he was about to find Miss Xiao to explain, he saw the servant that followed the Xiao Family stand up with a smile. With a fake smile, he said, "This is Master Tian Glasses, right?"
Tian Wenjing was not ambiguous in front of a servant. His face stiffened as he said, "I am Tian Wenjing, not Tian Glasses."
"Oh, sorry, I remembered incorrectly. Recently I've been busy on the road and haven't had enough sleep, my memory has declined. Tian Glasses — — Oh, Master Tian Wenjing, please don't blame me. "Lin Wanrong spread his hands, laughing as he blocked in front of him.
"What do you want to do?" Because he was a member of the Xiao Family, in order to leave a good impression, Tian Wenjing could only suppress his anger.
"Nothing much. Didn't Master Tian want to guess a riddle with my Miss? I was entrusted by the Miss to inspect Master Tian, to see if you are qualified. "Lin Wanrong's face was not serious at all, but the words he said shocked everyone.
Even if Master Tian said the wrong thing, just based on this, Miss Xiao actually sent a little servant to inspect Master Tian. Wasn't this too arrogant? What ability could a little servant have?
Tian Wenjing looked at Lady Xiao. Seeing that she was smiling without saying anything and did not deny the servant's words, he took it as an admission. Tian Wenjing was a teacher at Jinghua Academy and the son of the Minister of Works, Official Tian. He had always been famous for his talent. Today, he was looked down upon like this, and it was in front of the girl he liked. How could he not be angry?
Seeing Tian Wenjing's livid face, Lin Wanrong laughed coldly. Damn, you dare to flirt with the Grand Mistress in front of me? You must be tired of living. What kind of person is the Grand Mistress? Other than me, no one else can flirt with her.
"What, are you afraid?" Lin Wanrong laughed.
Tian Wenjing sneered, "You're just a little servant, what right do you have to guess riddles with me? Besides, I don't care to guess with you about the blue tassel lanterns. You can talk to my servants. "
"Haha — —" The people at Jinghua Academy laughed. This servant from the Xiao Family was really daring to challenge Master Tian.
Lin Wanrong shrugged and said indifferently, "Originally, I didn't want to play riddles with you, but since you want to play riddles with my Young Miss, and my Young Miss is unparalleled in the world, how could she be someone that just anyone can come into contact with? I have no choice but to be the vanguard. If you beat me, then you have the right to talk to my Miss. This is called fairness. As for the color of the lantern, Master Tian is right. The blue tassel lantern is inauspicious, so we can't choose it. If you want to choose, then choose a prettier one. The orange tassel lantern looks pretty, so let's choose the orange one. "
"How dare you!" Yu Hang was the first to jump up, "The orange lantern was set by Miss Zhiqing. How many people can guess it? You don't know what's good for you. "
Lin Wanrong's expression changed, and he sneered, "Great, great. Even Master Xu Wei doesn't dare to say I don't know what's good for me. You monkey, you have the guts."
At the mention of Xu Wei, everyone was stunned. How could a little servant like him know the world's best scholar? He must be a fake.
Tian Wenjing saw that his skin was unique. Although he was wearing a green shirt, he was neither servile nor overbearing. His back was ramrod straight, and he didn't have the self-awareness of a servant. Tian Wenjing hesitated.
Old Xu's name was quite useful. Lin Wanrong was secretly happy. He didn't have much confidence in guessing the orange lantern, but seeing that no one dared to guess the orange riddle, he knew that they didn't have much confidence. If it was the middle difficulty red lantern, with Tian Wenjing's ability, he would definitely be able to guess a few. In that case, it would be better to guess the orange lantern with the highest difficulty. Anyway, the barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes. At the very least, no one will guess correctly, and I won't lose anything.
Tian Wenjing hesitated for a long time, then said, "Alright, since you have the guts, I will guess with you. I'll make a guess with you. To prevent people from saying that I'm bullying you, I'll give you another chance to choose. You can choose between the orange and red tassels. "
"As for the orange, I have already chosen it. The more difficult it is, the more I like it. "Lin Wanrong smiled.
Tian Wenjing glanced at Lady Xiao. He gritted his teeth, "Orange it is. Both of us will guess together, whoever gets it first wins. "
Seeing his nervous expression, Lin Wanrong laughed heartily, and said loudly, "That's how it should be."
Miss Zhiqing's lantern riddles had always been four questions, as a sign that everything would go well. Although there were only four questions, they were the most difficult to guess every year. Only a few people managed to get it right. After a few years, everyone had developed a psychological fear, and no one dared to pick Miss Zhiqing's lantern.
Unexpectedly, because of Miss Xiao from Jin Ling, Young Master Tian wanted to pick the lantern. Everyone was nervous, but also excited.
The chosen deacon slowly took down the lantern with the orange tassels, took out a piece of paper, and read aloud, "The first three questions are to guess one word. The first riddle is – The Man in the Mirror! "
As soon as he finished, Tian Wenjing frowned, deep in thought.
When Lin Wanrong heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled. Damn, isn't this just a brain teaser? Playing this game with me, who can beat me?
Grand Mistress saw him in a daze and smiling at the same time. Her nervous palms were full of sweat, and she did not know what he was doing.
Lin Wanrong took out a pen and paper, wrote four small words, and smiled at Tian Wenjing, "Young Master Tian, have you guessed it? This first round, I will let you answer first. If you know the answer, then hurry up and answer. Don't be shy with me. "
Tian Wenjing was so nervous that his forehead was full of sweat, but he did not dare to answer, for fear that he would mess up his mind.
Lin Wanrong handed the paper to the deacon, "Read these four words!"
The deacon did not know what he meant, so he picked up the paper and said loudly, "Enter and exit safely, what does this mean? Is this your answer? "
Lin Wanrong chuckled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. Say the second word of these four words again."
The deacon could only say, "The second word is enter, enter and exit safely!"
Lin Wanrong clapped his hands, "Correct, enter and exit safely, this is the answer to the riddle."
The people in the hall were stunned for a moment, but soon someone reacted. The answer to the riddle was the word "enter".
"Lin San, you are amazing!" Xiao Yushuang smiled, stood up, and clapped her hands. Grand Mistress also smiled at him, and nodded slightly.
Thank you physics teacher, thank you math teacher, let me understand the theory of virtual image and projection. Lin Wanrong's tears flowed down.
Tian Wenjing did not expect this little servant to guess the first riddle. He was anxious, and hurriedly said, "Second question, quickly read the second question!"
The deacon was also anxious, and hurriedly took down the second riddle, but it was the words "before the flowers and beside the willows".
Tian Wenjing's forehead was full of sweat. Lin Wanrong contemptuously sneered, just based on psychological quality, you have lost.
"Bring me the paper!" Lin Wanrong smiled, and lightly said. Tian Wenjing looked at him in horror, could it be that he guessed it correctly again?
"Don't be nervous, it's just wiping my sweat." Lin Wanrong laughed, and took the two pieces of paper from the deacon. He wiped his hands on one, and wrote four words on the other.
Everyone took a look and saw that the four words were — "Lantern Festival!"
"What does that mean?" The deacon asked.
"Look at the fourth word!" Lin Wanrong laughed.
"Festival!" The deacon's face suddenly turned pale. The crowd also understood, this time, the Xiao Family servant won again.
Tian Wenjing did not dare to call out another question. He finally understood, no wonder the Xiao Family servant dared to be so arrogant. When it came to guessing riddles, this person was really good. No one dared to guess Miss Zhiqing's lantern riddles, but he guessed two of them as if he was taking something out of his pocket. How could they not be shocked? If even a servant has such ability, then how extraordinary is this Eldest Miss Xiao? Could she be someone like Miss Zhiqing?
"Young Master Tian, do you still want to call out the questions?" The deacon secretly asked Tian Wenjing.
Before Tian Wenjing could speak, someone in the hall had already called out, "Lady Xiao, ask your family to guess all four questions. Miss Zhiqing has four questions every year, and no one has ever guessed all of them correctly. Today, let your family try their luck. "
The young miss glanced at Lin Wanrong, unsure of what to do. Who asked you to love being in the limelight? Now that you've guessed two things correctly, you're stuck in a difficult situation. Let's see how you deal with this. Although she said so, she could not hide the smile on her face.
Sweat, do you think I am a street performer? If you want me to guess, then I guess. If there is no reward, who would do such a strenuous and unrewarding job? Lin Wanrong chuckled and was about to leave, but Xiao Yushuang had already run to his side. Her cheeks were red as she whispered, "Bad guy, why don't you guess two more? At most, I will let you kiss me later. "
This girl, playing seduction, I will fall for it. Lin Wanrong flirtatiously said in her ear, "Kiss where? I don't kiss anywhere, hehe. "
"You're so annoying!" Yushuang blushed, ran to her sister's side, and hid in her arms, not daring to come out.
Lin Wanrong laughed and said, "Alright, for the sake of a great and glorious mission, I will make another guess. Everyone, please don't laugh at me."
"Good!" This time, it was the people from Jinghua School who took the initiative to cheer. There were not many people who dared to challenge Miss Zhiqing these days.
The deacon hurriedly took down an orange lantern, and respectfully said, "The third question, another word puzzle."
He took out the ball of paper, and everyone was shocked to see that the white paper was clean, without a single word.
Everyone looked at each other, what did this mean? Could it be that Miss Zhiqing put it wrong?
The deacon did not dare to say more, and could only look at Lin Wanrong, hoping that he would say something.
A piece of white paper? Lin Wanrong's heart skipped a beat. What kind of drama was this? He hurriedly paced a few steps, and slowly walked around the hall. Everyone saw that he did not speak, and kept quiet, afraid to disturb his train of thought.
Lin Wanrong did not think that it was a mistake. These days, there were many people who liked to be mysterious. Maybe this Miss Zhiqing liked to do a wordless puzzle.
Wordless puzzle? A thought flashed through his mind, and he almost jumped up in joy. Oh my, isn't this a wordless puzzle? He took out a pen and paper, and with a few strokes, he wrote four big words.
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Note: The second word puzzle, "section", is different from the traditional and simplified characters. The answer to the riddle is based on the simplified characters.
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