Chapter 41 Digging a Hole
Liu Haozhe's eyes widened as if he saw a ghost. He never expected that after not leaving the house for nearly a month, the first girl he approached when he just went out for a stroll was the evil star who had injured him before.
"Is there something?" Yuan Ziyu turned to look at Liu Haozhe, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and asked with a faint smile.
"No...no!" Liu Haozhe suddenly felt his tailbone ache again: "I...I recognized the wrong person, yes, I recognized the wrong person!"
As he spoke, Liu Haozhe took a few steps back and forced a smile that was uglier than crying: "Sorry to bother you...!"
After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Yuan Ziyu to say anything else!
When Yuan Ziyu was no longer in sight, Liu Haozhe kicked the servant on the leg. "You're so blind, why don't you point at someone else? You're pointing at that evil star. Don't you think I'm unlucky enough?"
After saying that, he went up and kicked a few more times, feeling unsatisfied, before he felt his heartbeat slowly returning to normal!
Liu Haozhe patted his chest in fear. He was scared to death!
The servant who was kicked down by Liu Haozhe was confused and had no idea what he had done wrong. He just kept begging for mercy.
Huo Wan looked at Liu Haozhe's back curiously as he ran away, and asked, "Sister You, that person seemed very scared of you. What did you do?"
Yuan Ziyou shrugged: "I'm just standing up for justice!"
Huo Wan nodded in understanding: "That guy is definitely not a good person!"
"Okay, forget about that person, let's go guess riddles!" Yuan Ziyu said with a smile!
"OK!"
Yuan Zitong followed behind and glanced at Yuan Ziyu with disdain: Rude!
"Sister You, is the answer to this riddle 'food table'?" Huo Wan pointed at a red rabbit lantern and asked Yuan Ziyu quietly.
Yuan Ziyu looked over and saw a piece of red paper hanging from the mouth and nose of the rabbit lantern, with a line of words written on it: It has a face but no mouth, it has feet but no hands, it can eat and drink - just a decoration.
"Yes!" Yuan Ziyu smiled and nodded to Huo Wan!
Huo Wan's eyes lit up, and she immediately pointed at the lantern and said to the stall owner, "I guessed it, it's a food table!"
Upon hearing this, the stall owner took down the lantern and said to Huo Wan with a smile, "This little girl guessed correctly. This lantern is a gift to you!"
Huo Wan asked Wu Ying to take the lantern.
Seeing Huo Wan still looking at him, the stall owner smiled and asked, "Little girl, do you want to guess other riddles?"
"Didn't they say there would be generous prizes for guessing correctly?" Huo Wan asked puzzledly, "Why is there only this lantern? Where's the prize?"
The stall owner smiled and said, "I'm just a small business here, I can't afford those prizes. Do you see that?"
As he spoke, the stall owner pointed to a crowded stall not far away and said, "That's the Yanxiangzhai stall. They've put out quite a few lantern riddles and couplets this year. Anyone who can guess the riddles and come up with the right couplet will receive different rewards depending on the difficulty."
"Oh, that's it!" Huo Wan nodded quickly, then took Yuan Ziyu's hand and said, "Sister You, let's go over there quickly. Look at all the people over there. If they all get snatched away, we'll be at a huge loss!"
Yuan Zitong also smiled and said, "That's right. I see several familiar ladies here. Second sister, let's go over quickly. Since you're new in the capital, I'd like to introduce you to everyone. Although I haven't had the opportunity to meet the noble ladies in Princess Linyang's circle, I do know quite a few noble ladies in the capital!"
Yuan Ziyu smiled faintly: "Okay, then let's go over and get to know him!"
She knew exactly what Yuan Zitong was planning. She failed to see clearly in her previous life and ended up at a disadvantage. She would certainly not let her succeed in this life.
"Miss Yuan, you're here to guess the riddle too?" As soon as Yuan Ziyu and the others arrived in front of Yanxiangzhai, a woman who was familiar with Yuan Zitong greeted her with a smile, then looked at Yuan Ziyu curiously and said, "This lady looks quite unfamiliar."
The woman's words attracted the two women next to her to turn around. When they saw Yuan Zitong, they greeted her familiarly!
"Second sister, Sister Wan, these are Miss Fang from the family of Lord Fang, the Minister of the Dali Temple, Miss Liu Qi from the family of Lord Liu, the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, and Miss Chen San from the family of Lord Chen, the Minister of the Ministry of Public Administration." Yuan Zitong introduced them to Yuan Ziyu and Huo Wan with a smile.
Miss Fang smiled and said, "We recognize Miss Huo Ba, but we don't know who this is. You call her Second Sister, could it be your sister?"
"Of course!" Yuan Zitong said with a smile, "This is my uncle's younger sister, her name is Yuan Ziyu!"
"Is she the daughter of your great uncle, General Yuan?" Miss Liu Qi asked.
"Exactly!"
"It turns out to be Miss Yuan Er. I'm so sorry!" Miss Fang and the others said to Yuan Ziyu with a smile!
Yuan Ziyou smiled and said, "I have lived in the border areas for a long time and have just returned to the capital. I am not familiar with you all yet, so I hope you will forgive me!"
After a while, several people greeted each other!
"To be honest," Yuan Zitong said with a smile, "my second sister, although not in the capital, is both talented and beautiful!"
"Oh!" Miss Fang's eyes lit up. "If that's the case, then Miss Yuan Er, please don't be stingy tonight and let us see it. Tonight's couplets are really difficult."
After hearing what Yuan Zitong and Miss Fang said, Huo Wan was about to refute, but Yuan Ziyu secretly pinched her hand, signaling her not to speak.
Huo Wan understood and shut up, but glared at Yuan Zitong fiercely!
Yuan Zitong clearly did this on purpose. She knew that Sister You was best at martial arts and cooking, and was not proficient in needlework and poetry, but she was misleading everyone and setting a trap for Sister You.
If Sister You can't match the couplet later, she will be laughed at by these people. She knows these people well and they can make a big deal out of even a small amount.
By then, wouldn’t Sister You’s reputation be ruined by these people?
Qingying and Qingzhi were also a little anxious, but when they saw Yuan Ziyu's actions, they stood silently behind Yuan Ziyu without saying a word.
Yuan Ziyou smiled and said, "I might be making a fool of myself today. If I say something wrong, please don't laugh at me!"
After saying that, Yuan Ziyu looked at Yuan Zitong with a smile in his eyes. In his previous life, Yuan Zitong had dug a hole for him in the same way, but he was so stupid that he didn't realize it. In the end, Yuan Zitong tricked her into being labeled a fool.
However, Yuan Zitong covered it up with a sentence, "The talent of being both beautiful and talented does not refer to poetry or songs. Those people just misunderstood the meaning."
What was even more foolish in her previous life was that she actually believed Yuan Zitong. She was simply hopelessly stupid!
After living a new life, she already knew the answers to these riddles and the second couplets. Moreover, she had studied poetry diligently for more than three years in her previous life. She wanted to see what expression Yuan Zitong would have in a while.
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