Upon seeing a note inside the "meat-filled belly," Murong Fu hurriedly took it out!
Everyone around craned their necks, trying to peek at the contents of the note.
Bao Butong, Feng Bo'e, Deng Baichuan, and Gong Zhigan immediately took action to block those who attempted to peep.
Murong Fu quickly unfolded the note and simultaneously raised his sleeve to cover it.
He stared at the question and silently read it aloud several times...
Li Huan laughed and said, "Young Master Murong, you bought the boxed lunch and learned about the first test question in advance, giving you plenty of time to consider it. The 100,000 taels of silver was well spent!"
Murong Fu said, "Alliance Leader Li, isn't this first test a bit too easy...?"
Li Huan said, "What? You doubt the authenticity of the exam questions? As the leader of this alliance, I uphold integrity and would never cheat my customers."
Murong Fu hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, no, how could I dare to be disrespectful to Alliance Leader Li?"
Li Huan said, "If the test questions on the note don't match the princess's test questions, I'll compensate you with three times the amount of silver!"
Upon hearing this, Murong Fu smiled and no longer had any doubts.
After a moment's thought, he said, "I'm willing to buy two thousand more boxed meals to get the second test question..."
"Wait a minute!"
Prince Zongzan shouted in a rough voice.
Li Huan understood Prince Zongzan's mindset and deliberately asked, "What does this customer need?"
Prince Zongzan said impatiently, "I'll buy all the boxed meals in the car!"
Everyone was astonished.
"Your Highness is so generous! You're incredibly lavish!"
"As expected of a Tibetan prince, he is indeed very powerful!"
"Having learned of the three test questions in advance, Your Highness is well-prepared!"
...
The crowd discussed it with envy.
Of course, some people have expressed different opinions.
"The foolish can buy a boxed lunch to find out the three exam questions in advance! As for the clever, there's no need to waste money on a boxed lunch!"
"Let's wait patiently. We'll find out the princess's test questions later! We can decide how to answer them then!"
Prince Zongzan flew into a rage: "How dare you mock my stupidity! You're all tired of living! Guards!"
The guy roared a few times, but Kumārajīva didn't come over.
The Tibetan warriors accompanying the group stood outside the palace, unable to obey orders.
Prince Zongzan looked around and called out, "Grand Preceptor! Grand Preceptor!"
Li Huan said with a smile, "Stop shouting. Kumārajīva isn't in the palace. He's greedy and went outside the city to catch frogs to eat."
"Catch frogs?" Prince Zongzan asked in surprise.
"Hahaha..." Duan Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
With Kumārajīva absent, Prince Zongzan had to restrain himself somewhat, saying, "I'll buy all the boxed meals and settle the bill when we get back to the hotel!"
Li Huan said, "No problem! Although you're rude and impolite, you spend money without batting an eye. I'm not afraid you'll renege on your debt!"
"I must remind you that there are still 10,000 boxed meals in the carriage. If you buy them all, it will cost one million taels of silver!"
Prince Zongzan gasped, "One...one million taels of silver..."
Li Huan laughed and said, "If you don't have enough money, you can buy six thousand boxed meals and you'll still get three test questions."
Prince Zongzan waved his hand: "No, absolutely not! I must buy all the boxed lunches in the car to prevent anyone from finding out the three test questions in advance!"
Li Huan asked, "Are you sure?"
Prince Zongzan raised his enormous head: "Confirmed! A mere one million taels of silver is but a drop in the ocean in my eyes!"
Holy crap, this kid likes to show off too.
Li Huan picked up the lunchbox, filled it with three "stuffed pork belly" (a type of meat dish), and handed it to Prince Zongzan.
In this way, others can no longer buy boxed lunches to obtain the test questions in "meat-filled belly".
Prince Zongzan bit open the three "belly-wrapped meats," took out three slips of paper, and looked down to read them.
"Hahaha..." Prince Zongzan laughed, "These three questions are so simple, I'm sure I can satisfy the princess and win her heart, hahaha..."
Murong Fu glared at Prince Zongzan with displeasure, wishing he could snatch the note from his hand.
Li Huan covered the food bucket and quickly packed up the stall.
"Young Master Murong, Prince Zongzan, after the recruitment ceremony for the Imperial Son-in-Law is over, send someone to collect the lunch boxes!"
Prince Zongzan chuckled, muttering the test questions, and returned to the palace.
Murong Fu also looked serious, pondering how to perfectly answer the first test question...
The group returned to the main hall and continued drinking and laughing.
Xiao Feng and A'Zhu had already drunk half a jar of fine wine and were slightly tipsy.
Curious, Xu Zhu asked, "Second Brother, what are the three questions the princess asked us to answer?"
Li Huan smiled and said, "These three test questions are very simple for you. You don't need to know them in advance. Just go home on the day."
"Alliance Leader Li!" Murong Fu suddenly exclaimed, "You must not tell Xu Zhu and Young Master Duan the three test questions in advance! Otherwise it would be unfair!"
The point is, I spent 100,000 taels of silver to buy a boxed lunch to find out the first test question. If Li Huan directly tells Xu Zhu the content of the test question, the bet will be unfair.
Li Huan said, "Don't worry, I won't tell Xu Zhu or Duan Yu. Your 100,000 taels of silver wasn't wasted!"
Murong Fu was relieved, picked up his wine cup, and pondered as he sipped his wine...
A moment later.
Helian Tieshu, the head steward of Yipintang, arrived in the hall and informed everyone to go to the outer study of Qingfeng Pavilion, where the Western Xia princess resided, for tea.
"Wow! Leader Li's divination skills are indeed accurate!"
"If I had known this would happen, I would have bought a thousand boxed meals to find out the first question in advance!"
"I should buy two thousand boxed meals..."
...
As they discussed this, the group left Xihua Palace and followed the palace maids toward Qingfeng Pavilion.
After passing through the Imperial Garden, we arrived at the study.
Li Huan observed intently.
Damn, I've never seen such a spacious study before; it's practically a luxurious living room.
As everyone entered the study's main hall, they hurriedly scrambled for seats near the front, afraid of being seated in a remote area.
Prince Zongzan swung his arm, shoved over several noble boys, grabbed the chair at the front, and sat down triumphantly.
The noble youths who were pushed down dared not speak out in anger, but they glared at Prince Zongzan and cursed his ancestors.
Xiao Feng and A'Zhu sat in a corner of the hall, enjoying the cheese and pastries on the coffee table, chatting and laughing in hushed tones.
At this moment, eight palace maids escorted a woman in a green dress out of the inner hall.
Upon seeing this, Prince Zongzan stood up and stared intently at the woman in green.
The woman was slender, with delicate features and an elegant demeanor.
If Li Huan hadn't read the original novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," he would also have assumed that the woman in green was the princess of Western Xia.
In fact, she was just the princess's personal maid.
Li Huan turned to look at Murong Fu.
The man stared blankly at the woman in green, clearly fantasizing about becoming the son-in-law of the Western Xia princess and having children with her.
The woman in the green dress bowed and invited everyone to enjoy snacks and tea.
Only then did everyone realize that the woman in green was not the princess of Western Xia.
Li Huan whispered to Duan Yu, "Fourth brother, look how beautiful the princess's personal maid is! The princess must be as beautiful as a celestial being!"
Duan Yu scoffed: "No matter how beautiful she is, can she compare to Miss Wang?"
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