Chapter 345: The easy-to-please queen dotes on her wife the most!

Everyone around heard what the manager said.

Good guy.

The fourth young master of the Su family is also involved? No wonder such a big store can be so grand!

but

The people around couldn't help but look at the young master of the Xu family who had a prominent background.

Because the steward made it very clear that the third young master of the Su family is the head manager.

In front of the Su family, can the Xu family still be so ostentatious?

So, everyone around fell silent and watched what Xu Ren was going to say.

Xu Ren also frowned, he had never thought about this. In fact, he came here today just to see their Xu family's new shop.

After all, he got the news that his cousin Xu Lezhi had bought a Wenzhai in the capital, and that Wenzhai was holding an event today.

It just so happened that he and some friends were wandering around, so they came over to take a look.

So naturally, we saw this top scholar competing in the couplet challenge.

The sense of superiority of children from wealthy families makes them look down on those from poor families from the bottom of their hearts since birth. This is the innate mentality of most children from wealthy families, and only a few have no such airs at all.

But Xu Ren is not one of the minority, or rather, as a direct descendant of the Xu family, Xu Ren has a stronger sense of superiority.

Especially since he himself had great literary talent, he was quite dissatisfied that a person of humble origin could win the top spot. He thought that it was simply because many of them did not participate in this winter exam. If they had participated, how could it be their turn as a person of humble origin?

Therefore, even if they knew that Yan Shu was the number one scholar, it didn't matter. There were so many number one scholars in Daxia, so what was so strange about it! How many imperial edicts of number one scholars were enshrined in the Xu family ancestral hall!

That is why, seeing the number one scholar making a couplet, and he just happened to think of that couplet all of a sudden, but the number one scholar was unable to make one, he naturally wanted to suppress the title of the number one scholar from a poor family.

And as far as Xu Ren knew, this poor top scholar had no backing, so what if he was suppressed!

But Xu Ren didn't expect that this little steward would dare to go against his wishes!

Now they are talking about the Su family! !

Especially since the shop owner is actually Su Liheng, not the Xu family!

Xu Ren's face turned ugly. His sense of superiority made him unable to tolerate being contradicted by such a servant!

The steward looked at Xu Ren and said with a smile, "I speak frankly, please don't be angry, Master Xu. However, Master Xu just came up with the second line of the couplet in such a short time, which is also a rare good literary talent. I would like to express my admiration. If Master Xu wants to challenge you later, please wait a moment, Master Yan's incense is almost finished."

In fact, this was a way to give Xu Ren a way out. As Su Liheng's man, the manager did not embarrass his master or the Su family, and he also gave face to the second manager Xu Letian.

Otherwise, if someone comes here to cause trouble and spoil the fun, we will have to deal with it.

Xu Ren also understood the meaning of the steward's words. Thinking of the Su family, he snorted coldly, looked at the incense that was only one-third burned, looked at Yan Shu, and bowed: "In that case, then think about it. I'm afraid you won't be able to think of it!"

The steward ignored Xu Ren and turned to look at Yan Shu with a smile: "Master Yan, please continue thinking. If you can't think of it, it's not too late to leave. Master Yan has just passed the first level, and there are prizes for you."

Li Wei looked at the steward, then at Xu Ren from the Xu family, who was dismissive. Li Wei's status and family background meant he wasn't necessarily afraid of the Xu family, so he immediately said, "Yan Shu, since it's not over yet, think about it quickly."

Yan Shu looked at Li Wei and smiled, then looked at Guan Weiwei and bowed: "Thank you for your reminder, but I am not as talented and learned as Mr. Xu. The first couplet is very clever, but I really can't think of a neat second couplet."

After saying this, Yan Shu bowed gently again.

After that, he looked at Xu Ren and bowed, and was about to leave.

Yan Shu was a humble and courteous person. He happened to notice a bit of lip rouge among the prizes when he passed by the event today, so he thought of taking it.

After all, the rouge used to decorate the lips is something that an ordinary person could afford, but he couldn't buy it anywhere else.

It's expensive, but with his current monthly salary, it's just a drop in the bucket and he really doesn't have the ability to do it.

As for why Yan Shu wanted this rouge, he naturally had some use for it.

So I went forward to give it a try, but I didn't expect to encounter this.

Therefore, Yan Shu thought it was better to have less trouble than more and planned to leave. As for fame and such, Yan Shu did not care about these things at all. He had done so in the past and it was the same after he won the top spot in the imperial examination.

People around thought it would be exciting to watch!

But no one expected Yan Shu to give in so soon. Many people showed disappointment in their eyes. After all, even if he was the top scholar, he could not beat the children of aristocratic families.

Although he understood, he shook his head when he saw Yan Shu leaving.

Li Wei frowned, but just as he was about to say something, he noticed that Yan Shu was shaking his head and was also sulking. But Yan Shu was about to leave, so Li Wei didn't know what to say, so he just stopped talking and said nothing more.

The steward was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat helpless, and turned around and asked the waiter to get the prize that Yan Shu should have received.

Xu Ren looked at Yan Shu's back, then at the steward: "I can match the pair that the No. 1 scholar couldn't match. I will challenge the thing that the No. 1 scholar couldn't challenge. If I succeed, I will be better than the No. 1 scholar, right?"

After saying this, Xu Ren looked at the steward confidently and said, "I'll challenge you. It won't violate the rules here, right?"

Xu Ren emphasized the word "rules" deliberately, and it was obvious that he was still upset about what had just happened.

The steward said calmly, "Of course you can."

Xu Ren smiled calmly: "Come on then!"

Li Wei and Yan Shu naturally heard what Xu Ren said just now. Yan Shu just laughed it off and didn't take it to heart.

But Li Wei couldn't help it, and pulled Yan Shu and said, "You really didn't think of the second line of that couplet?"

Yan Shu shook his head: "I thought of it, but it's a little inappropriate, so..."

Before he finished speaking, Levi said directly: "Then why should we leave and let him steal the show!"

Having said that, Li Wei directly pulled Yan Shu to Xu Ren's side and said seriously: "Mr. Xu is very talented in writing. Let's see how you can pass the challenge. Also, Yan Shu did not fail the challenge, but he just didn't want to challenge. For the couplet just now, Yan Shu had the second line in mind, but you messed it up! But giving up means failure, so there is no need to say much. Let's see how you challenge!"

Xu Ren couldn't help but laugh, then looked at the slightly immature peer in front of him and asked, "Who are you?"

Levi replied: "Loan, Levi!"

Xu Ren was stunned, because he had never heard of it, and couldn't help but look back at his companions, but those children who also came from Jiangnan families shook their heads and said they had never heard of it either.

Xu Ren immediately laughed and said, "I am ignorant and have never heard of your name."

Levi was about to speak.

Yan Shu frowned and said gently, "Li Wei is my good friend, and he is also a senior scholar in the Winter Examination. His literary talent is not inferior to mine."

Xu Ren sneered: "Oh, no wonder you haven't heard of it."

He laughed contemptuously, and then turned around to look at his friends.

Seeing this, Yan Shu, the usually gentle young scholar, showed an unhappy look on his face for the first time. He looked at Xu Ren and continued, "Fame is not equal to literary talent. Li Wei is more famous than me in the capital. On the contrary, Mr. Xu, I don't know how famous you are in Jiangnan, but your talent is also unknown in the capital. So, Mr. Xu, please don't speak of my friend in a contemptuous tone anymore."

After saying this, Yan Shu looked at Xu Ren with a serious face.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ren was about to speak when he saw that the poor top scholar in front of him dared to treat him like this.

At the same time, Li Wei came in front of Yan Shu.

In fact, Li Wei did not expect that Yan Shu had such a side. After all, Yan Shu was always gentle no matter what happened in the past. Even if others pointed at him and scolded him, he would just laugh it off.

He had heard about how Yan Shu stood up for Liu Sanbai and even got into a fight.

But thinking about Yan Shu fighting, Li Wei didn't believe it.

But seeing Yan Shu standing up for him, Li Wei thought that this might really happen.

Yan Shu couldn't afford to offend the person from the Xu family in front of him.

You can mess with yourself!

It’s okay to take action!

Although my Li family is not a noble family, we are a family of meritorious service to the Great Xia Kingdom. Why should we be afraid of someone like you who comes from the south?

Seo In looked at Levi.

The steward saw that there were sparks coming out and immediately said, "Master Xu, everything is ready. Shall we start?"

Hearing this, Xu Ren snorted coldly, glared at Li Wei and Yan Shu, and said, "Don't even bother talking about it!"

After that, he looked at the steward and said, "Give us a question."

The manager smiled and took out the first line of a new round of challenge and the challenge began.

At this time upstairs

Of course, everyone saw clearly what had just happened.

But this matter

Whether in the eyes of Xun Kuang and his men, or in the eyes of Xia Fengxiang and his men next door, it was not a big deal, just some excitement.

But Xu Zuiyin was so angry when he saw his nephew in such a state that his face turned blue.

I was just about to stand up and go downstairs to teach him a lesson!

But he was stopped by Xun Kuang, who said, "Brother, whatever the Xu family does has nothing to do with you."

These words made Xu Zuiyin pause.

Then Xun Kuang said, "My student was bullied, and I didn't say anything. Why are you so excited, brother? Are you trying to show off to my student that you, as his uncle, treat him better?"

The previous sentence awakened Xu Zuiyin.

Later on, he became more playful.

Xu Zuiyin was helpless, but looking at Xu Ren, his eyes were still filled with anger!

It is because of this domineering and arrogant attitude that the Qingliu family has become what it is today!

Xun Kuang was neither anxious nor impatient. He just kept laughing when he looked at his student Yan Shu, mainly laughing at the way he stood up for Li Wei, and the way he was neither humble nor arrogant, and was courteous and polite and gave in when he should.

To be honest, Xun Kuang was somewhat proud, because Yan Shu's current state of mind and character was a state of mind that even a person of advanced age could not achieve.

As for being embarrassed, so what? It's just a small matter. I have real skills in my hands. I can make a big splash in the future.

But Xun Kuang was also a little unhappy, mainly because Yan Shu was too introverted, too introverted! He didn't believe that Yan Shu didn't think of the second line, so he just said it out if he thought of it, what's wrong with saying it out!

I'll have to teach this kid a lesson later!

As for this matter, Xun Kuang didn't take it seriously. But if the Xu family's behavior were to reach His Majesty's ears, it would be another matter.

Wu Qiuyi didn't care about such scenes. Conflicts between young people happened almost every day. He and Xun Kuang had experienced such an incident before.

It’s just that he wasn’t as high and mighty as Xu Ren back then.

Moreover, Wu Qiuyi is very clear about one thing: the higher he thinks of himself, the harder he will fall in the future. Who knows what will happen to Xu Ren in the future.

On the contrary, Yan Shu can't fall down. Just because of his temper, he can't fall down!

Moreover, it can accomplish great things~~

No wonder Xun Kuang had been hiding Yan Shu until after the imperial examination, when he let the whole city know about him. Moreover, it seemed that not many people knew that Yan Shu was Xun Kuang's student.

Pretty protective.

Wu Qiu glanced at Xun Kuang and smiled.

Neighboring table

Xia Fengxiang looked at Xu Ren's relaxed expression when he was doing the second couplet, smiled, and then turned his head to look at Su Changan: "If you challenge, can you pass it?"

Su Changan then gently lifted the mask, revealing his mouth, and ate the food in front of him.

A dish called [Golden Minced Meat and Jade Minced Meat].

It is a famous dish in the southeast.

It melts in your mouth, has great color and flavor, and is extremely delicious.

Su Changan had never eaten it in his previous life, but he had been craving for it after reading about it in books. He just noticed this dish on the menu below and ordered it immediately.

And now.

I couldn’t put my chopsticks down while eating this dish.

Seeing Su Changan like this, Xia Fengxiang immediately scolded, "Eat, eat, eat! This is fish meat, which is not good. The cat said it's ok to eat, so you just eat as much as you want, right?"

While cursing, Xia Fengxiang saw juice on the corner of Su Changan's mouth. He felt helpless again and reached out to help wipe it off.

Upon hearing this, Su Changan said, "It's really delicious. I'll ask our chef if he can make it later."

Xia Fengxiang rolled his eyes at Su Changan, then asked, "I'm asking you, can you succeed in the challenge?"

Su Changan chewed a piece of fish fillet and asked, "It's not good for me to go. I am a very powerful person. People call me the Immortal Poet. It's not appropriate to bully the weak. Besides, my writing is now known as calligraphy. It's not good to challenge it."

When Xia Fengxiang heard this, he was so angry that he laughed. They are becoming more and more shameless!

He immediately put his hand on Su Changan's leg and looked straight at Su Changan.

Let go of this hand!

Su Changan knew what the next move would be!

So he immediately took Xia Fengxiang's hand and said seriously: "You really can't get hurt again."

As he said this, he didn't care about what Yan Ruyu and the others were doing in front of him. He gently kissed the back of Xia Fengxiang's hand, patted it gently, put it on Xia Fengxiang's legs, and said, "Don't put it here with me in the future."

Yan Ruyu and others on the side were not seeing such a scene for the first time. After all, they had followed Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang for a long time. Even if they would deliberately avoid it, they would see it a few times.

And saw

Just pretend you didn’t see it.

Just like now, turn your head away and deliberately avoid looking.

but

Xun Kuang actually saw this scene.

Xun Siye looked at the two people's actions and couldn't help but whispered: "Oh, look at that couple, they are playing and kissing each other's hands! They are having a great time."

Xu Zuiyin was not in the mood, so he ignored it.

However, when Wu Qiu saw it, he just glanced at it and then immediately looked away, because it was impolite after all.

Instead, Xun Kuang kept watching, stunned and shaking his head, feeling full of emotion.

Little did he know that Xun Kuang's behavior was seen by Xia Fengxiang and Su Changan, but they were just too lazy to pay attention to him.

Xia Fengxiang was amused by Su Changan's behavior. He glared at Su Changan and said, "I want to see you in the limelight."

Su Changan was about to speak after hearing this.

Xia Fengxiang leaned forward, leaned close to Su Changan's ear, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Go for a while~~~Dear~~I want to see you show off~~"

This time, Xia Fengxiang also heard Su Changan say "dear", but she was a little uncomfortable with it and felt it was a bit corny, so she basically didn't say it. She only said it at special times because she found that this word was particularly effective for Su Changan.

As expected!

The coaxing queen heard her wife's coquettish voice and immediately looked at Xia Fengxiang.

But because of the mask, we couldn’t see the expression on Xia Fengxiang’s face.

But we can guess that he must be smiling, looking very proud.

Su Changan's face was solemn, "Call me more often when you get back!"

Then, Su Changan stood up, muttering, "Oh, my life is over. I've been manipulated like this! What the hell is this? It's annoying! But who asked me to spoil my wife?"

While muttering to himself, he shook his head and looked downstairs.

Then I saw Xu Ren, who had been so arrogant just now, now had a serious and anxious look on his face.

"It's over so soon?" Su Changan looked at Lian Wei.

Lian Wei nodded: "In the second round, the first one won't be correct."

Su Changan couldn't help but ask, "That's it? Why are you here to provoke Yan Shu?"

After saying this, Su Changan looked at Lian Wei and said, "Come on, accompany me down to take a look."

Lian Wei stood up immediately.

Before leaving, Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang.

Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan, wondering what he was about to say.

But all he heard was Su Changan saying, "Don't let me eat it all when you come back!"

Hearing this, Xia Fengxiang raised his fist.

Su Changan hurried away.

Looking at Su Changan's back, Xia Fengxiang laughed a few times, but didn't know what to say about this man.

but.

In fact, Xia Fengxiang also knew that Su Changan pulled him out today because he saw that he had been too busy recently and wanted to relax.

So it’s interesting to think about it.

only

How to say it

I did have some leisure time, but I also didn't expect to get unexpected gains. It turns out that Su Changan, this annoying guy, always helps me out of nowhere!

and

Thinking of this, Xia Fengxiang turned around and looked at the table where Xun Kuang and the others were sitting.

At the moment, Xun Kuang was a little curious about what the masked girl was doing downstairs.

Besides being curious, Xun Kuang thought of the girl's actions just now, and that familiar feeling swept over him again!

But at this time.

Xun Kuang noticed that the girl wearing the white Nuo mask was looking at him.

The four looked into each other's eyes.

Xun Kuang was stunned.

Finally, Xia Fengxiang withdrew his gaze and turned to look downstairs.

Xun Kuang blinked, looking confused.

Look at me

What are you doing!

Am I good looking?

…

Ps: The second update will be at midnight, you can read it tomorrow morning. I have been very sleepy these days, I have slept a lot, but I am still very sleepy. So I am very tired, but the number of words updated is still the same. I apologize to everyone for the time.

PS: The temperature has dropped significantly recently, so everyone should take care of their health.

(End of this chapter)