Hearing this, Xu Qinsong calmed down instead: "Just give me the question!"

They lost their composure at first, but they should be able to defend and counterattack now. As long as they can score two more in a row, they can regain their momentum.

With his knowledge, what knowledge could a mere son-in-law possibly have? I refuse to believe he can stump me!

Zu An glanced at Sang Qian, thinking to himself, "The one who starts it is the one who's shameful. Since you've made the first move, don't blame me."

So he looked at Zheng Dan and said, “One mouthful of sun, one day of dawn, one day early, one morning drought, one drought to heaven!”

Xu Qinsong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that a son-in-law is just a son-in-law; it's just a simple wordplay couplet: one plus mouth equals sun, one plus sun equals dawn, one plus dawn equals early morning...

As he was pondering how to respond, he heard Sang Qian suddenly erupt in anger: "What are you looking at Miss Zheng for!"

Anger from Sang Qian +666!

Xu Qinsong was suddenly startled. He realized that Miss Zheng's maiden name was Dan, so the first line of the couplet must also contain some kind of meaning.

Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat. What he originally thought would be an easy couplet suddenly became impossible to come up with.

Faced with Sang Qian's roar, Zu An shrugged: "Miss Zheng is so beautiful, isn't it normal for me to take a second look at her? General Sang can't deprive the rest of us of the right to appreciate beauty just because you two are engaged, can he?"

“The meaning of your words is clearly… clearly…” Sang Qian was speechless for a moment. How could he say something that would affect his fiancée’s reputation?

Anger from Sang Qian +250!

Even Xie Daoyun gave Zu An a reproachful look, thinking that this guy was going a bit too far in making a fuss about Zheng Dan.

"It was just a random wordplay couplet, not directed at anyone. Besides, even Miss Zheng doesn't seem to care. Why are you in such a hurry?" Zu An snorted.

Sang Qian came to Zheng Dan's side and whispered, "Don't be afraid. Just say the word, and I'll teach this brat a lesson today, even if it offends the Chu family."

To everyone's surprise, Zheng Dan blushed slightly and shook her head: "Student Zu's couplet is extremely ingenious; even I admire it."

In fact, among those present, she was probably the only one who truly understood the meaning of the first line of the couplet, which perfectly described the scene of the two of them in the cave for half a month.

Thinking about all of that, she felt a surge of heat throughout her body, and her whole body felt weak.

Instead of being angry, Zheng Dan found it very exciting to be teased by him with such suggestive language in front of so many people.

Sang Qian stared blankly at her. For a moment, he felt that his fiancée was somewhat unfamiliar. But then he thought that her approach was correct. If she admitted it, wouldn't she be automatically walking into the other party's trap? That would cause even greater damage to her reputation.

Thinking about it this way, he instantly felt much more relaxed.

Zu'an noticed Zheng Dan's big, watery eyes and a thought struck him: should he assign her a few tasks in the future...?

At this moment, Wang Yuanlong, as the host, finally spoke up: "Since this young master Xu has not been able to come up with a matching line for so long, then we will go up first. Of course, if young master Xu thinks of a matching line later, he can come directly to the top floor, and all expenses will be on me."

Zu An secretly admired him. As expected of a scion of a great family, his words were impeccable, and he even took Xu Qinsong's face into consideration.

Meanwhile, Vesso excitedly applauded Zaun: "Boss, you're amazing! You're a master of everything! I'm completely in awe of you now."

Zuan laughed heartily: "Not at all, not at all~"

Xu Qinsong's eyelids twitched. He felt that every word of flattery the other party was saying was a slap in the face, so he hurriedly said, "It's fine if Zu'an can go up, but what makes this guy so special!"

He had noticed long ago that Vesso and Zaun seemed to have a close relationship, like friends.

Since I can't handle Zu'an myself, messing with his friend will at least save some face.

He pointed at Vesso, and everyone's eyes fell on him.

Wei Suo felt a chill in his heart. He was doomed. He didn't have the boss's abilities. If he were kicked out of Sifang Pavilion this time, he would lose face completely.

He wanted to slap himself. Why couldn't he have kept a low profile? Why did he have to jump out and attract hatred?

Xie Daoyun frowned slightly but didn't say anything. She wasn't familiar with Wei Suo, and if it weren't for Zu An, she probably would never have appeared in the same place with him in her entire life.

Wang Yuanlong didn't say anything. He hadn't originally planned to invite Wei Suo today, but he invited him because Zu An asked him to come.

For Zuan's sake, he might risk damaging the reputation of Sifang Pavilion by forcibly taking him upstairs.

But for Vesso, there's no need for that.

Although the Wei family had relatives who served as officials in the capital, they were only officials in the inner court and might not come to Mingyue City even once a year. The Wang family had never had any relationship with them.

Vesso clearly understood this as well. He didn't want to put Zaun in a difficult position, nor did he want to stay there and humiliate himself. So he said to Zaun, "Boss, I'll head back now."

Seeing his forced smile, Zu'an frowned and grabbed him, saying, "You're my friend, how could I let you go?"

So he stepped forward and said, "If I remember correctly, the top floor of the Four Directions Pavilion is supposed to be open to outstanding talents from all fields, right?"

Wang Yuanlong nodded: "That's true."

Zuan then asked, "Are there specific regulations for which areas?"

Wang Yuanlong replied, "No, that's just generally speaking..."

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking. Zu An laughed and said, "In that case, my friend certainly deserves to go to the top floor!"

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