Chapter 384 She Passes if She Guess Three Correctly
Yuan Huaihong and Li Suining both looked at the cane with their big eyes.
At first, they thought that the cane was indeed very special, but after hearing what the Emperor of Jin said, they became even more curious about the cane.
Yuan Huaihong stood up and walked over. "Mr. Wen, can you let me see this cane?"
"Of course, Your Highness, please do as you please." Wen Ren Li shook his cane, and Fu Xing next to him let go. He immediately handed the cane to Yuan Huaihong with both hands.
Yuan Huaihong took his cane and immediately walked back to his seat. Xiaotuanzi also climbed down from the chair tacitly and ran over to watch with Yuan Huaihong.
The texture of the cane was indeed good. Li Suining couldn't tell what kind of wood it was made of, but it was very smooth, had some weight, and had a faint fragrance.
If you look closely, you can see a layer of light golden lines on the entire cane, especially the top end, which has a strange shape, like a dragon's head or a tiger's head.
Yuan Huaihong and Li Suining looked at it for a while, but couldn't figure out what was going on.
"Why don't you guys give it a try?" Yuan Tianchen chuckled. "See if you can also communicate using this cane?"
Yuan Huaihong and Li Suining looked at each other and nodded.
Yuan Huaihong placed his cane on the ground, holding the upper part, and the little dumpling immediately held the lower part obediently.
Then, he shook it for a moment, then curiously asked the little dumpling, "Do you understand what I said?"
Li Suining shook her head blankly, then she shook it in a formal manner and looked at Yuan Huaihong eagerly.
Yuan Huaihong also shook his head helplessly, looked at Wenren Li and Fuxing in great confusion, and said to Yuan Tianchen, "Father, how is this possible?"
"Hahaha..." Yuan Tianchen was not surprised at all, because he had tried it himself.
He waved his hand, "Okay, stop messing around and give the cane back."
He continued to look at Li Suining, "How about it? Little Dumpling, have you thought it through? Do you really want to compete in predicting the future?"
Li Suining looked at Wenren Li and Fuxing who had picked up their canes again, and she nodded without hesitation.
"Good! As expected of a child from the general's mansion, you are full of courage!" Yuan Tianchen nodded at Wenren Li.
Wen Renli shook his cane, and soon, Fuxing also shook his cane. Wen Renli slowly said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, and the little county lady, Fuxing is willing to give it a try. However, she wants to remind the little county lady that this is just a game, and she must not cry if she loses."
"Sister Suining," Yuan Huaihong said, fearing something might be wrong, "Do you really want to try? Don't force yourself."
"Don't worry, Prince. It's not certain who will win or lose." The little dumpling looked confident.
Yuan Huaihong sighed softly, touched the little guy's head, and sat back.
He looked at the two people opposite him with a serious expression. It was still pitch black, but at this moment, he felt an inexplicable fear.
"Okay, let's start!" Yuan Tianchen was obviously in the highest spirits and seemed to be in a very good mood.
Of course, he didn't believe that Li Suining would be a match for Fuxing and Wenrenli, so letting them compete was just a formality.
The most important thing today is to end the meeting and send Li Suining out of the palace and back to the Censorate.
He smiled and looked at Li Suining, "Come on, Li Suining, you speak first."
"Okay!" Li Suining was naturally prepared. She grinned, looking innocent and cute. "Then let's talk about my favorite thing. What delicious food have the royal chefs prepared for today's banquet?"
"Okay, tell me about it!" Yuan Tianchen couldn't help but become interested when he saw that the child was really brave. "This menu was prepared last night and shown to me, but... I don't remember it very clearly."
He looked at Eunuch Cao beside him and asked, "Besides the people in the imperial kitchen and me, has anyone else seen this menu?"
"Your Majesty, no." Eunuch Cao answered respectfully.
Yuan Tianchen deliberately asked again, "It's impossible for the people in the East Palace to see it, right?"
Eunuch Cao hesitated for a moment before answering with some certainty, "Probably not."
"Okay!" Yuan Tianchen nodded. "Xiao Suining, tell me, what are you preparing for the luncheon?"
Seeing the little girl's calm and confident look, he couldn't help but want to scare her, "Think carefully before you speak. If you say something wrong, you will be sent back to the Censorate."
"Father!" Yuan Huaihong suddenly became anxious.
Yuan Tianchen raised his hand to stop Yuan Huaihong from speaking any further, and then said to Li Suining, "Go ahead."
"Today's lunch is ready, crystal dragon and phoenix cake!" Li Suining looked at Yuan Tianchen.
Yuan Tianchen couldn't remember, so he looked at Eunuch Cao next to him.
"Yes, yes, yes, Your Majesty, there really is this dish that the young princess described." Eunuch Cao couldn't help but give Li Suining a thumbs up.
"Alright, you can even guess right." Yuan Tianchen sat up straight, "Li Suining, it's not enough to just mention one dish, what else is there?"
Li Suining pretended to be thinking. Her second and third brothers had reminded her that she had to show her predictive ability in front of outsiders and make them think that she was lucky or smart and guessed it herself.
"And Taihu whitefish." Little Dumpling said with a smile, "The Crown Prince said that the Emperor's uncle likes Taihu whitefish the most."
Yuan Tianchen remembered this dish, it really existed.
He couldn't help but touch his chin and said, "This girl is really smart. Now, if you guess one more dish correctly, I'll consider you a pass."
"Father!" Yuan Huaihong couldn't help but want to plead for the little girl again.
"Alas!" Yuan Tianchen looked over with a warning, "We said it was a competition, you can't keep cheating. There are so many dishes at the luncheon, if she can guess three correctly, she'll pass. I'm already being very tolerant."
He said to Li Suining, "Go ahead. If you get one more correct answer, you'll pass."
"Okay." The little dumpling scratched the back of his head in annoyance, "Then Uncle Emperor, let me think about it carefully."
Her big eyes rolled around, finally landing on Yuan Huaihong, "There should be dishes that the prince likes at the luncheon."
Yuan Tianchen couldn't help but become nervous and looked at Eunuch Cao.
Eunuch Cao nodded immediately and said in an awkward tone, "Indeed!"
Yuan Tianchen gritted his teeth silently. He didn't quite understand how Bai Yunfeng, who was so straightforward, could raise such a quirky little kid?
However, the prince likes to eat many dishes. Can Li Suining guess it this time?
At this time, Yuan Huaihong was obviously not sure. After all, even he himself could not guess what dish the imperial kitchen would prepare. He secretly prayed for Xiaotuanzi in his heart.
Li Suining rolled his eyes and hesitated for a long time before saying the name of the last dish.
"I guess it's...Xuexia Tofu Soup!"
Yuan Tianchen and Yuan Huaihong, father and son, looked at Eunuch Cao almost at the same time.
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