Chapter 346 The Queen is anxious to eat

While Xun Kuang was surprised, Wu Qiu looked at Xu Ren downstairs who seemed to be hesitant to speak several times, shook his head and said, "That's it."

After hearing this, Xun Kuang stopped thinking about the masked women at the next table and turned to look down.

I saw that the incense stick on the incense burner was almost burned out.

But Xu Ren was still silent.

Xun Kuang saw it clearly just now, and there were even beads of sweat on Xu Ren’s forehead.

Xun Kuang smiled helplessly: "Brother, if there are bugs in the water, it will be turbid; if there are fish in the water, you can fish; water, water, water, the rivers and lakes are vast, and you are stumped. Is it really because your second brother keeps praising you as a talented person in the Xu family?"

Xu Zuiyin could tell that Xun Kuang was being sarcastic, but he didn't care. After all, Xu Zuiyin didn't like Xu Ren, especially the way Xu Ren looked down on the top scholar, which made Xu Zuiyin even more disgusted. So he said bluntly, "You know what kind of person my second brother is. What he said, no one else in the Xu family has ever acknowledged."

Xun Kuang smiled when he heard this, he actually knew Xu Ren. Before, when the teacher from the White Horse Academy in Gusu came, he mentioned that he was a talented man. But according to the teacher, he was not bad in talent and learning, and if he took the imperial examination, he would be able to pass.

It is obvious that when evaluating a person, only his talent and learning are mentioned, without mentioning his moral character.

I didn't mention his moral character because of his relationship with the Xu family, so everyone naturally knew what he was like.

This is the main reason why Xun Kuang didn't care about Xu Ren at all since he came out.

After all, how can such a person be compared with our own Yan Shu?

Downstairs here

Xu Ren looked at the burning incense that was almost burned out, clenched his fists, and quickly thought of the current couplet in his mind.

Water becomes turbid if there are worms in it, and it becomes fishable if there are fish in it. Water, water, water, the rivers and lakes are vast.

This first couplet is very difficult, not only because it repeats words, but also because it is a couplet made by splitting words and combining them into a couplet, which is quite ingenious.

The difficulty is also imaginable.

but.

The incense was almost burned out, but Xu Ren was unable to utter a word for a long time.

This excited many of the spectators around who had been very unhappy because of his arrogant attitude just now.

"Young Master Xu was so good at matching just now, how come he can't match at the second level?"

"This first couplet doesn't seem to be as difficult as our number one scholar's just now. He figured it out in just a moment."

"Ah? That's it? That's it?"

"Didn't they say that the top scholar couldn't challenge it? Does this Mr. Xu want to challenge it? How come he can't do it after just the second level? The top scholar has already reached the third couplet of the second level."

"Everyone knows how to brag!"

…

There was a lot of noise in the crowd, and although everyone spoke in low voices, Xu Ren could still hear it.

Even though Xu Ren's companions turned around after hearing this, how could they handle so many people?

On Xu Ren's side, listening to the crazy talk behind him, he became more anxious, especially when he saw that the incense was about to run out, he couldn't help but pursed his lips.

Then he looked at the manager in front of him who was looking at him with a smile, then he looked at Li Wei who was looking at him with contempt, and then he looked at Yan Shu who was not smiling but had a blank expression on his face, and he felt that he was despised by this poor boy.

Xu Ren clenched his fists. He was completely embarrassed. He had not expected such a couplet to appear, and he had no idea what to do. So he wanted to save face, so he looked up at the manager in front of him and asked, "Did you find a more difficult one for me?"

When these words were spoken, the people around were shocked, and many of them showed contempt on their faces.

Mainly.

I can't afford to play with this guy!

People are starting to say things like this!

The steward smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, you are joking. What I have are the three packages of upper, middle and lower ones that I have prepared, corresponding to the three levels. This is the middle one, as you can see. Why would I specially give you the more difficult ones?"

After saying that, the steward glanced at the burning incense that had already burned to the bottom, and said politely, "Mr. Xu, the incense has burned to the bottom, can you think of a way?"

Xu Ren frowned and noticed two masked women coming out of the study, but he just glanced at them and pursed his lips to look at the steward: "Yu..."

But just as he opened his mouth, Xu Ren immediately changed his words and said, "Who knows if you deliberately found the one from the third level for me!"

As soon as these words came out.

There are even more people who despise it.

Even Xu Zuiyin, Xun Kuang and others on the second floor were shaking their heads helplessly.

Although couplets are related to literary talent, they do not actually represent how high one’s talent is.

Can.

Xu Ren looked like this at the moment.

Compare it with Yan Shu’s behavior just now.

The difference is obvious!

Su Changan noticed that the incense had burned out. Although he heard what Xu Ren said, Su Changan didn't have much time to wait for Xu Ren to resolve the matter.

So he immediately stepped forward and looked at the steward and asked, "Excuse me, is it over? Can I challenge him now?"

Upon hearing this, the steward nodded immediately and said, "This Mr. Xu has failed in his challenge, but he can challenge again. Do you want to challenge, young lady?"

Su Changan nodded.

But seeing Xu Ren refusing to give up his seat, he couldn't help but frown.

Xu Ren looked at the masked girl in front of him and frowned. He said, "My lady, I want justice. I suggest you wait until I get justice. Otherwise, I'm afraid you will come up with a more difficult challenge to prevent you from passing this challenge."

Xu Renshu has given up hope. Since he has just said it, there is nothing else he can't say.

Especially the last sentence, which directly stated that it was not that he could not pass, but that the organizer deliberately chose difficult questions to prevent him from passing.

Hearing these words, the people around shook their heads, with not only contempt but also disgust on their faces. People who can't afford to play are the most annoying.

If you are not talented enough, it means nothing.

The real problem is when moral conduct becomes corrupt.

Su Changan listened to Xu Ren's crazy speech and shook his head. He didn't say anything more. He lowered his head to look at the first couplet. He was busy eating and didn't pay much attention to the title. After reading it, he said directly: "The bottom of the tree is the root, and the top of the tree is the end. Wood, wood, wood, pine, cypress, and camphor are dense."

Then he looked at Xu Ren and said, "Look, it's not difficult at all. I just said it casually when I saw the question. You didn't get it right. What's the idea of ​​the weirdo who asked the question? Besides, it's quite simple. Yan Shu should have thought of it. Come on, please make way. I need to finish quickly, otherwise my wife will eat up all the food."

Su Changan spoke rudely, mainly because he didn't like Xu Ren very much.

but

Everyone around was stunned, including Xu Ren, Xu Zuiyin, Xun Kuang and others on the second floor!

because

Extremely neat!

And this girl in the mask just said it casually!

(End of this chapter)