Chapter 129: Walnuts can nourish the brain
Ji Yunshu casually said, "Beijing, I heard that the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival in Xingqing is very lively, so I came to take a look."
Zhou Ting's eyes sparkled as she said enviously, "Young Master Zhao really loves his wife. He traveled so far just to see the lantern festival."
Ji Yunshu said: "Well, he is my husband. If he doesn't love me, who else can I love?"
"That's what the lady said."
The conversation died down after just two sentences. It was obvious that Ji Yunshu didn't want to pay attention to her. Zhou Ting felt unhappy when she realized this, but she still tried to find something to talk about, "Madam, do you like that lamp very much?"
"yes."
Ji Yunshu replied to her while eating melon seeds, his eyes still watching Zhao Shen writing quickly. In just a few words, Zhao Shen had almost finished writing the answer to the riddle.
Before Zhou Ting could speak, Zhao Shen had already handed the piece of paper with the answer to the riddle to the waiter waiting nearby.
At this time, Zhou Xun had also finished writing and handed it to the waiter.
After the waiter left, Zhou Xun said, "Brother Zhao, you're so quick. I think you have a plan in mind."
Zhao Shen nodded slightly and said, "Well, it's just a few riddles, nothing difficult."
Ji Yunshu couldn't help but glance at him. Zhao Shen wasn't the type of person who was arrogant because of his talent. Why did he suddenly become so high-profile?
Zhou Ting seemed to think he was bragging and said dissatisfiedly, "What do you mean it's not difficult? This riddle was made by Master Tianshu himself. If it wasn't difficult, how come no one has guessed it all correctly?"
Zhao Shen ignored her and poured a cup of tea for Ji Yunshu. He said gently, "Eating too many melon seeds can easily cause internal heat. Eat something else."
The weather in Suzhou is drier than that in the capital, and Ji Yunshu is not used to it. In the past few days, she always has to get up in the middle of the night to drink water, so Zhao Shen pays special attention to her diet.
Ji Yunshu had no appetite for those greasy pastries and mooncakes. Seeing a few plates of dried fruits on the table, she frowned and said, "I want to eat those pecans, but they're too troublesome to peel."
Zhao Shen didn't say anything, he just took the plate of walnuts in front of him and started peeling them.
Zhou Ting looked at the couple who acted as if they were alone, and pinched her palms to calm herself down.
She had never been ignored like this in her life, and finally couldn't help but said, "Mr. Zhao, I'm talking to you."
Zhao Shen crushed a walnut with a light pinch of his slender fingers. He used enough strength to break the walnut skin, but the walnut kernel inside remained intact.
He carefully picked out the walnut kernels and handed them to Ji Yunshu before saying, "I've never heard of that Young Master Tianshu you mentioned. I don't know why those people couldn't guess such a simple thing correctly."
Zhou Ting had wanted to maintain her ladylike demeanor, but she couldn't help herself: "So, Master Zhao thinks he's better than Master Tianshu?"
Ji Yunshu, understanding what Zhao Shen was going to do, said unhappily, "My husband won the first place and third place in the imperial examination more than ten years ago. I wouldn't say it's unprecedented in the entire Great Xia, but it's certainly unprecedented. How can that Young Master Tianshu compare to him?"
Zhou Ting: "What do you mean by Tanhua? It's just a..."
Her words came out of her mouth, and Ji Yunshu narrowed his eyes and waited for her to finish.
But she was suddenly interrupted by Zhou Xun: "Ting'er, shut up."
Zhao Shen was silent for so long after becoming disabled that people almost forgot how brilliant he once was.
He hadn't expected Zhao Shen to reveal his identity so directly at this moment. He stood up and bowed respectfully, saying, "My sister is rude, please forgive me, Your Highness. It was my fault that I didn't recognize that you were the third place winner ten years ago."
In terms of talent, there are indeed few people in this world who are qualified to be compared with Zhao Shen.
He was the youngest third place winner in the imperial examination since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, and he had not yet reached the age of 15 in high school.
Some people even said that he was ranked third not because his essays were worse than the previous two, but because he was so good-looking.
Selecting the most handsome person as the third place winner has always been a beautiful story in the imperial examinations.
Zhao Shen continued to peel walnuts and said nonchalantly, "I haven't been out and about in recent years, so it's normal that you don't recognize me."
Ji Yunshu happily ate walnuts and asked, "I wonder who that Young Master Tianshu is to Miss Zhou, that Miss Zhou is protecting him like this?"
Zhou Ting also realized that she had almost gotten into trouble, and said with her head down: "He is not related to me in any way, but he has gained some fame in recent years."
"Is that so?" Ji Yunshu seemed very interested. "Then I wonder what he looks like? Is he as handsome as my husband?"
Zhou Ting opened her eyes wide, not quite understanding what was going on with Ji Yunshu, and asked the man next to her in front of her husband.
But she still said: "Of course not."
Even though she didn't like Zhao Shen, she had to admit that he was the best-looking man she had ever seen.
Ji Yunshu wanted to ask something, but Zhao Shen stuffed a walnut into her mouth and stopped what he was doing: "You can't eat too many walnuts."
Ji Yunshu: "Why? Walnuts can nourish the brain."
The corner of Zhao Shen's mouth twitched: "Your brain doesn't need to be supplemented."
"I'm far worse than you, why don't I need to make up for it?"
Who would complain about having a good brain?
Zhao Shen said, "There are only a few of them. Leave them for those who need them more than you."
Zhou brothers and sisters: "..."
I always feel like I'm implying something about them.
The shopkeeper came in at this time, and the waiter behind him was holding a tray.
Ji Yunshu said happily: "It seems that you guessed it right."
Zhao Shen glanced at Zhou Xun across from him and said, "Who knows, it might be Master Zhou."
Ji Yunshu was puzzled: "Aren't you very confident?"
Zhao Shen looked at Zhou Xun meaningfully without saying anything, but looked at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper came up and said apologetically, "Both gentlemen have answered this riddle correctly."
"So who owns this lamp?"
Ji Yunshu only cares about the ownership of the lamp.
The shopkeeper said, "There's only one lantern, but both of you guessed the riddle correctly, so maybe you could discuss it. Whoever gives up the lantern, our restaurant can compensate you with something else."
Ji Yunshu really liked this lamp and was a little reluctant to part with it. Seeing her like this, Zhao Shen directly asked Zhou Xun: "My wife really likes this lamp. I wonder if you can give it to me?"
Zhou Ting naturally didn't want to give up what she had in hand. Moreover, she really disliked the couple in front of her, so she hurriedly said, "I like this lamp too. I won't give it up."
Zhao Shen didn't care and turned to look at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was in a very awkward position seeing that neither side was willing to give in. At this time, a teenage boy walked in.
The man was wearing a snow-white fox fur coat, but he did not look bloated at all and had a graceful figure.
The shopkeeper saw him as if he had seen a savior, bowed and said, "Sir, why are you here?"
The young man said, "I heard that two people guessed my riddle correctly at the same time, so I came to take a look."
Ji Yunshu understood. This was the so-called Young Master Tianshu.
The shopkeeper said, "Both of them have guessed the riddle correctly, but we only have one lantern. What should we do?"
Young Master Tianshu's gaze fell on the four people, with a woman on each side, and it seemed that there was no room for negotiation.
Zhou Ting obviously knew this Young Master Tianshu. She stepped forward and said with a smile, "Brother Tianshu, I really like this lamp. Can you give it to me?"
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