"Little Yi, you've grown up. I don't know how to help you in the future …"
Lou Xiaoyi held her hand. "You've always helped me, and you'll do the same in the future. The only difference is, please allow me to help you in the future …"
Aunt Cai, shouldn't we not tell mother about this? If she finds out that we're both thinking about how to cheat, she won't let us off! "
Aunt Cai Huan smiled bitterly. "I'm old, I'm old. I actually formed an alliance with a little monkey like you. Don't you think I'm getting worse and worse? But only this time. If you don't behave in the future, I won't accommodate you just because we share a secret! "
At the door, Aunt Cai Huan looked back at him. "Little Yi, I didn't find a wife for you this time because I firmly believe that you can pass the exam! But that's not a reason for you to indulge yourself! Can't you avoid some people when you go to the Li family's side courtyard? "
Lou Xiaoyi blushed with shame and bowed repeatedly. The news of his secret rendezvous with Second Sister Li had spread to Aunt Cai Huan. In fact, it wasn't his carelessness, but a little deliberate.
Setting up a character needed to be managed. If he wanted to hide one aspect, he had to expose another. What better way to hide his nature as a cultivator than to have a reputation of being dissolute?
That night, a table of dishes from Elegant Wind House was sent to Lou Province. Someone had specially ordered it for the young master of the Lou family.
Lou Xiaoyi closed the door and enjoyed it alone. Like his mother and Aunt Cai Huan, they basically didn't touch the dishes of restaurants outside, as they thought it was too greasy.
There were a total of eight dishes, but he didn't know where the answer was hidden, nor was there any hint. Every porcelain plate was labeled with the name of the dish. Otherwise, Lou Xiaoyi, who had never been to Elegant Wind House, probably wouldn't have been able to recognize half of it. Spring and Autumn Duck, Jade Tripe, Smelling Fish, Bamboo Tube Meat, Eight Color Platter, Blossoming Fragrance Fried, Old Tofu, Teacher's Biscuit, four meat and four vegetables. It was a very affordable meal, and it didn't seem luxurious.
The Elegant Wind Restaurant was a very special restaurant. To be honest, it was considered a mid-tier restaurant in Pu City. Its specialty was that every dish was named after a phrase from a historical book or an allusion. Therefore, this place was the favorite of scholars. It was more elegant. Even though it was named after a literary phrase, duck buttocks were still duck buttocks!
The dishes were all served in porcelain, and it was impossible for this kind of information to leave evidence on porcelain. Therefore, it could only be in the eight dishes.
Can't you be a little more straightforward when playing this game with me?
If he ate all eight dishes, he would definitely gain something. However, this would not show Lou Xiaoyi's intelligence!
After going through the names of the eight dishes in his mind, he had a rough idea. He picked up the plate of Wen Dao Fish, put his finger into the fish's mouth, and with a pinch, took out a tightly sealed oiled paper package. He thought to himself, "Wen Dao, literary thief? Was Li San scolding me?
He opened the oiled paper package. Hmm, there was still a layer of oiled paper inside. It seemed that Li San was not stupid. He knew that if this thing was placed in the fish's stomach for a long time, it would be easily soaked. He opened it again, and there was still a layer of oiled paper inside …
Lou Xiaoyi was a little angry. Was Li San deliberately making fun of him?
He opened the last layer of oiled paper … It was empty. It was gone!
Realizing that he had been made fun of, Lou Xiaoyi became interested. This was obviously Li San testing his intelligence. Did he not think about what would happen if he really could not guess? However, for him, it would be a little embarrassing if he really asked about it tomorrow.
After carefully examining the surface of the table, he soon discovered that every plate was of a different standard. The characteristics of each plate were that they were all different. They were all grotesquely shaped and had flaws. Some of them were missing, and some of them were protruding. They were not caused by the fall, but were deliberately sintered.
It was impossible for the Elegant Wind Restaurant to arrange such plates. It must be of a uniform standard to be convenient to carry around. Therefore, it went without saying that the dishes were most likely from the Elegant Wind Restaurant, but someone had changed the plates. Who was the one who did this? Other than that boring Li San, it seemed that no one would do such a meaningless thing.
Lou Xiaoyi had a guess and began to assemble the plates. As expected, for every two plates, there would always be a perfect fit. For example, the Spring Autumn Duck and the eight-color platter would fit together perfectly, forming a large oval-shaped plate. So on and so forth. The bamboo meat would fit together perfectly, forming a large oval-shaped plate. So on and so forth. The bamboo meat would fit together with the fragrant fried flower, the jade tripe would fit together with the old tofu, the smelling fish would fit together with the teacher's biscuit …
The summer examination of the Ye Kingdom had four questions!
Two questions about sutra, one about the meaning of sutra, and one about policy. The final result would be the basis of whether or not the scholar could pass the examination.
When the Spring Autumn Duck and the eight-color platter were put together, it actually meant that the seventh chapter of the sutra, Spring Autumn, was not the eighth chapter. Because one of the colors of the eight-color platter was eaten by Li San! Without a doubt, this was one of the sutra questions in this examination. It was like the fill-in-the-blank in his previous life, covering the two sentences before and after, leaving only the middle for the examinee to answer.
Similarly, when the Jadeite Belly and the Old Family Tofu were put together, it meant that the Jadeite chapter of the sutra, Old Family Zhuang Zhu, was another sutra question.
When the Bamboo Tube Meat and the Blossoming Flower Fragrance were put together, it was the meaning of the sutra essay, Bamboo Tube Blossoms. This was a very famous allusion of the Confucian school.
When the Dao Smelling Fish and the Teacher's Biscuit were put together, the meaning was clear: The one who heard the Dao first was the teacher! This was a question about policy!
It couldn't be wrong, it had to be like this. Lou Xiaoyi solved the riddle, but he didn't feel excited. Instead, he deeply felt the awe-inspiring intelligence of the people in this world!
A business family was able to make such a fraudulent act that could lead to the destruction of the family so seamlessly. Even if people knew that the Li family was leaking the questions, they couldn't find any concrete evidence!
The dishes were all from the Elegant Wind Restaurant, they were naturally there. What could they do about what he ordered?
If ordinary people were like this, then what about cultivators? It was a little chilling!
Lou Xiaoyi regretted his action in the afternoon. It wasn't whether he should have done it or not, but he should have been more prepared. At the very least, he should have worn more robes and changed more often. Because he was afraid of the heat, he only wore three robes!
There were many others …
…
In the center of Pu City, there was a tall and lofty official housing area. At the back of a secluded place, a middle-aged man in casual clothes was resting with his eyes closed. He looked calm, but his fingers kept tapping on the armrest of the armchair, revealing the anxiety in his heart.
Something had happened today, and it made him very uneasy. He needed an answer, an answer to whether he should continue or stop!
Although his voice was almost the only voice in this city, there were still some mysterious existences in this world. You could belittle them in the name of righteousness, but the real high-ranking people knew very well what those mysterious existences represented.
It was not easy to provoke them. Not only him, but also many big shots in the Kingdom of the Shining Night who were above him!
Now, he had no choice but to rely on the help of that mysterious power. Otherwise, with the abilities of the group of good-for-nothings under him, he didn't know how much time it would take to figure out this matter. The most important thing was that there were some secrets that couldn't be known by the big mouths of the Arrester Office. Rather than that, it was better not to investigate.
Only those with mysterious powers had the ability to find out the truth in a very short time. The most reassuring thing was that they weren't interested in the intrigues of the mortal world. They just did things without asking for the reason. This was the real reason why he asked for their help.
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