Xiao Yu walked forward and suddenly took out a piece of crystal-clear osmanthus cake from the food box. He stuffed it into her hand without saying anything, and his fingertips brushed her palm: "I think that first of all, this osmanthus cake—" He looked at her sparkling eyes as she bit into the cake, and lowered his voice a few degrees, "otherwise, how can it be sweet?"
The people around burst into laughter, and Chuntao kept muttering, "Your Highness's answer...how did it contradict food?"
Liu watched the two of them chatting and laughing as if no one was around, and she was so angry that her whole body was shaking. Suddenly, she screamed and rushed forward, and the red gold hairpin on her bun was shaken: "Chen Weiwan! How dare you meet the prince in private again! I will go to the Censorate to report you for being unfaithful to your husband!"
Shen Weiwan swallowed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in her mouth, smiled like a fox stealing fish, and raised the food box in her hand: "Auntie, you are joking." She deliberately raised her voice so that the people around her could hear, "Your Highness saw that I was bored and tired, so he came to send me some snacks. Unlike Auntie, who is obsessed with marrying me to a butcher or a lame man, and is afraid that I will marry well!"
The people immediately remembered the scandal Liu had committed before, and began to point fingers and boo. Liu's face turned pale, and she suddenly pointed at the Seventh Prince and screamed, "The Seventh Prince is protecting Shen Weiwan! They must be having an affair! How can a single man and a single woman be in the same room together?!"
"Oh?" Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows, his eyes suddenly cold, like ice in the twelfth lunar month, "Does Liu want to sue me?"
Frightened by the coldness in his eyes, Liu took a step back, but she still insisted: "That's right! You...you are a single man and a single woman..."
"Shut up!" Shen Weiwan suddenly interrupted her and said loudly, "Since Auntie is so concerned about my marriage, why don't you also solve this riddle? As long as you can answer it, my marriage will be entirely at your disposal in the future!"
Liu was speechless. She had no idea what came first, the chicken or the egg. She hesitated for a long time and couldn't utter a single word. Qian Mandu, who was standing next to her, suddenly shouted, "I know! The chicken came first!"
"Wrong!" Chen Weiwan waved her round fan and smiled cunningly, "The chicks that just hatched in my chicken coop came from eggs! If you don't believe me, I'll take you to the chicken coop to have a look right now?"
The people laughed even more happily. Liu was filled with shame and anger. She felt dizzy and almost fainted. Shen Ruorou beside her hurriedly supported her.
As the sun set, the noisy crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only a few pedantic scholars arguing endlessly under the tree. Standing in the courtyard, Shen Weiwan watched the Seventh Prince squat in front of the parrot cage, teasing the green-feathered parrot with osmanthus cake. Her heart felt as warm as if a piece of warm jade was hidden in her chest. "Your Highness," she walked over, handing over a piece of freshly baked osmanthus cake, "Tell me, is there an answer to this puzzle?"
Xiao Yu took the cake, his fingertips carelessly brushing against the back of her hand, leaving a slightly cool touch. "The answer isn't important," he said, looking up at her. The golden glow of the setting sun shone into his eyes, creating a shimmering light. "What's important is that from now on, no one will dare to propose marriage to you."
Shen Weiwan's cheeks flushed, but she stiffened her neck and said stubbornly, "Who asked you for help? I can do it myself!"
"Oh?" Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow, deliberately teasing her, "Then the King will not come tomorrow, so as not to bother Miss Shen."
"Don't!" Shen Weiwan blurted out, and only then felt embarrassed after she finished speaking. She turned around and left in a hurry, her skirt sweeping across the fallen flowers on the ground.
Chun Tao looked at her young lady's back and smiled secretly at the Seventh Prince, "Your Highness, my young lady may be tough on the outside but soft on the inside. Deep down, she's been looking forward to your coming!"
Xiao Yu chuckled softly, watching Shen Weiwan run away, his eyes filled with tenderness. Liu, Shen Ruoruo, your calculations are nothing but clown tricks in front of her intelligence. And he will always be by her side, shielding her from all the storms.
The puzzle still hung in front of the General's Mansion, the golden glow of the setting sun casting a warm halo over the words. Shen Weiwan leaned on the windowsill, watching the Seventh Prince's tall figure as he mounted his horse, a sweet smile playing on her lips. In this life, she not only sought revenge for her past life, but also a firm grasp on her own happiness. This chicken-and-egg puzzle was merely a hilarious sideshow on her journey to rebirth. The road ahead was long, and her exciting life had only just begun.
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