Lu Jin came back to his senses, shook his head, and pretended to be fine, "Nothing, just an old friend who I met a few times."
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Yu Qizhe didn't ask any more questions.
Xiao Yantai looked at Yu Qizhe with great interest, "Boss Lu Qian, who is this...?"
"You wouldn't recognize him even if I told you." Lu Jin didn't bother to pay attention to Xiao Yantai. He pulled Yu Qizhe and said, "Come on, let's go to the flying bridge to guess the lantern riddles."
Yu Qizhe stood up and followed Lu Jin to the flying bridge corridor. The lanterns all over the bridge looked like a galaxy scattered on earth. Because there were buildings on all sides, only a slight breeze blew in from the eaves, mixed with the scent of powder and wine, making the colorful lanterns sway gently.
Yu Qizhe raised his hand and looked at the riddle on one of the lanterns, picked up a red pen from the tray held by the maid, and wrote down the riddle on the paper.
Walking along the covered bridge, Yu Qizhe guessed almost all the riddles on the lanterns. The maid who followed him with paper and pen was very calm at first, but later she couldn't help being frightened every time she saw him write down an answer to a riddle.
These riddles have stumped many people, but the young man in front of him was different. Every time he saw a riddle, he could write down the answer without even thinking about it, and he always guessed it correctly.
Although Lu Jin followed Yu Qizhe, his mind was not on guessing riddles at all. He wanted to see Liang Wushuang.
He didn't believe that she was a vain girl, and he didn't believe the nonsense Xiao Yantai said.
Yu Qizhe knew that Lu Jin was worried, so he said, "Stop guessing, go back, it's meaningless."
Lu Jin nodded absentmindedly. He really didn't feel like having fun anymore.
The two turned to leave, and the maid beside them was stunned for a moment. She hurriedly reminded them, "My lord, you have already guessed so much, and there is no need to worry about the rest. Why not guess it before leaving."
"No." Yu Qizhe said in a calm voice.
The maid had long noticed that Yu Qizhe's clothes were not expensive and he did not look like he came from a wealthy family. She said with good intentions, "Sir, if you guess all the riddles correctly, we can waive the wine and food bills at Xinglou."
Hearing this, Yu Qizhe paused slightly and glanced at Lu Jin.
Lu Jin looked confused, "Didn't they say that only the one who wins the first place in poetry can get a free meal?"
The maid smiled softly, "Sir, you are right. But if you win the first place in poetry, you can drink and talk about poetry with Miss Miwu."
Liu Miwu was quite famous among officials and nobles. Her talent and appearance were beyond ordinary people. She was a famous figure that was sought after by literati, nobles and sons of noble families.
Most of those who wrote poems in the West Three Pavilions did so in the hope of becoming Liu Miwu's lover. Not to mention how glorious it would be to win the first prize in the Xinglou Poetry Competition, just having Liu Miwu as one of their companions was enough to be a topic of conversation and arouse envy.
Probably only Lu Jin and Yu Qizhe went there for the free meal.
After hearing what the maid said, Yu Qizhe turned around and continued to guess riddles in silence.
Lu Jin also regained his concentration and glanced at the answer Yu Qizhe had written on the paper. "Junior brother, you've already written so much?"
He also looked at the riddles posted on the lanterns, wanting to help Yu Qizhe share some of the puzzles.
The puzzle turned into a couplet hanging on a few lanterns at the end of the corridor. Lu Jin frowned and thought for a while, then sighed softly. He really couldn't think of how to come up with the second line of the couplet. The couplet was really ingenious.
No wonder riddles are hung on the covered bridge every day, but I have never heard of anyone who can eat free food in Xinglou every day by guessing riddles.
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