Chapter 194 She Doesn’t Like Picking Up Trash

The lantern-guessing game continued. It seemed that their arrival had greatly encouraged Cui Sheng's neighbor. He had just been able to answer with ease, but suddenly he could answer very quickly.

He gave answers to some of the riddles before they were even finished.

There were fewer and fewer people who could stay on the stage, and some talented students in the capital were defeated by him.

Lu Xinran and his companions were all very surprised as they watched him fight more and more bravely. [So amazing? Didn't he write all these lantern riddles? ]

As she muttered to herself, she turned to Cui Sheng's neighbor's booklet out of habit, and the more she read, the more surprised she became.

[He was actually provoked by his friend. If he could win the prize, the man would give him a precious horse that he had just obtained from outside the Great Wall.]

[As someone who can guess so many lantern riddles correctly, he must be well educated. And with such quick reactions, if he takes the exam, he should be able to pass the imperial examination, right?]

On the high platform, Cui Shenglin listened to her inner praise and raised the corners of his lips with pride.

Of course, his knowledge was not bad, and he wanted to be a general.

Unfortunately, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery’s Mansion is just like the Duke’s Mansion, and all they can do is keep to themselves.

Among his brothers, only one passed the imperial examination and became an official, while the other three were idle noblemen like him.

He did not want to enter the government, he just wanted to march into battle.

I didn’t understand it when I was a child, but now I understand that this is a luxury for him.

So all he could do now was to guess the lantern riddle for a horse, that was all.

Lu Xinran was still flipping through his booklet. After seeing that the person he admired most was Zhang Yongping, he began to understand why he had a crush on Zhang Shuier.

Is this considered loving someone and loving their dog?

Zhang Shuier: “…”

Choi Seung's thoughts were suddenly exposed and his neighbor was so nervous that he almost answered the riddle incorrectly.

His face flushed as he gathered his thoughts, not daring to focus on his inner voice anymore, until he defeated the last person. He then breathed a sigh of relief, took the lantern from the shopkeeper, jumped down from the platform, and walked straight to Zhang Shuier.

"Send it to you."

Zhang Shui'er looked at the Jade Rabbit Flower Lamp that was handed to her. She didn't know if it was affected by Lu Xinran's thoughts, but her ears felt a little hot.

Amidst everyone's gazes, she took the lantern from Cui Shenglin without much hesitation.

"Thank you, it looks great."

Cui Shenglin scratched the back of his head and grinned foolishly.

Lu Xinran hugged Lu Xinlan's arm and also grinned like an auntie.

"The teahouse is in front, do you want to go in and take a rest?"

Seeing that Zhang Shuier's cheeks were about to burn, Zhang Xinji quickly spoke up to rescue his sister.

Everyone echoed and walked towards the teahouse in front.

Cui Sheng had no time to look for his friends for the spoils, and he followed Zhang Shui'er and went to the teahouse with them with a silly smile.

As luck would have it, just as they were about to turn up the stairs, they met Lu Yuanheng and his group coming from the other side.

He was surrounded by several friends who had made an appointment with him, as well as their younger brothers and sisters.

Everyone else was with their brothers and sisters, but he left his family behind to parade with others. It seemed a little strange no matter how you looked at it.

Lu Xinran took Zhang Shui'er and walked past him without even looking at him, as if he didn't see him at all.

Sister Lu Xintong lowered her head and followed them closely.

Lu Xinlan only smiled and paused, then greeted him softly, "Big Brother."

Lu Yuanheng coughed lightly, "What a coincidence."

[What a coincidence! Did we not see you coming down from the platform? You are not even as good as Cui Wu. I wonder if your status as a Jinshi is fake.]

Cui Shenglin: "..."

No, is this a compliment and affirmation to him?

Why does it sound like something is wrong?

Several friends had already looked away, and Lu Yuanheng stared at Lu Xinran's back somewhat awkwardly.

This younger sister must be incompatible with their family, otherwise why would everything in the house be in chaos as soon as she came back!

Even the eldest sister's temperament changed drastically after she fell into the water, as if she had become a different person.

Lu Xinlan seemed not to have heard the complaint. He nodded slightly at him and followed Tang Wanrou upstairs.

Lu Yuanheng took a deep breath, turned around and smiled at his friends: "Should we change to another teahouse?"

Who knows what that damn girl will say to him later, and he is not ready to embarrass himself in front of his best friends.

All sorts of thoughts flashed through their minds instantly, and then they smiled and gestured to leave.

As soon as Lu Xinran entered the room, he went to the window to take another look at the street market outside which was filled with lanterns, and then he saw Lu Yuanheng leading his men away.

Zhang Shui'er also came over to look down, "Why did your elder brother leave?"

She said it subconsciously, and then she thought that Lu Yuanheng probably didn't want to embarrass himself.

But Lu Xinran had some misunderstandings, so he quickly pulled her aside and whispered, "My elder brother is not a good match, so you must not fall for him."

Zhang Shuier: “…”

She's not in the habit of picking up trash yet!

Cui Sheng carefully stood not far from the two of them, listening to their conversation, and was already wondering in his mind whether he should please Lu Xinran first.

Is it easier to save the country in a roundabout way than to have someone come to propose marriage directly?

Zhang Xinji has been looking at him since he entered the door. This man wants to be his brother-in-law?

Judging from his previous performance on the podium, it's not impossible.

However, it doesn't matter if you don't want to serve as an official in the court, as long as you have a good education.

I'll try to get him to write an article someday.

The people, each with their own concerns, sat together and talked about the Sun family, whose entire clan was exterminated by imperial decree.

"If something happens to the Sun family, will Prince Su also be implicated?"

Lu Xinran still remembered that Song Junhe had taken a thousand soldiers from Sun Linyuan.

So many people say it is used for security, but who can tell the real reason?

Zhang Shuier sneered: "Prince Su is no longer allowed to enter the capital without being summoned, unless he commits another mistake and is stripped of his status as a prince by His Majesty and demoted to a commoner."

Otherwise it would just be like this.

After all, the emperor didn't want to take action against his own son, especially since Song Junhe was his eldest son.

Lu Xinran felt a little regretful, because that person had sneaked up on her and Lu Xinlan, and liked to say some ambiguous things.

It would be great if we could solve it together.

But speaking of the Sun family, Lu Xinran suddenly thought of something. Why had she never seen the legendary Dragon Scale Guard in the emperor's booklet?

Or was it that she was focusing on the wrong thing when she gossiped before?

Speaking of the Dragon Scale Guard, Cui Sheng’s neighbors who have always been paying attention to it have something to say.

He coughed lightly, and then waited for everyone to look at him before saying, "Your Majesty established the Dragon Scale Guard eight years ago. It was originally for the purpose of collecting intelligence and paying attention to opinions in various places. However, two years after its establishment, the Dragon Scale Guard went into hiding, and all expenses were no longer drawn from the national treasury. Gradually, everyone began to ignore the Dragon Scale Guard."

If it weren't for the incident with the Sun family this time, the emperor would have used the name of Dragon Scale Guards to the outside world, and these three words would have been completely forgotten.

Lu Xinran frowned, feeling like something was wrong.

This description of Dragon Scale Guard...why does it sound so much like Zui Chun Lou?!