Chapter 143 Riddle
Yes, the Crown Prince offended this Miss Gu at the Marquis of Jinning's residence last time. Now that I'm getting close to the Crown Prince, it's normal for her to take her anger out on me.
"Miss Xu and I are truly destined to meet again. Don't try to renege on your debt if you lose later."
Princess Ruyue raised an eyebrow as soon as she saw Xu Shan'er, looking arrogant and haughty.
Xu Shan'er was naturally not at a disadvantage, and immediately raised her head, "Princess, please don't cry."
Unable to gain the upper hand verbally, Princess Ruyue lost interest in arguing with Xu Shan'er.
"Brother, cousin, you two absolutely have to win!"
Looking back at Lu Youming and Liu Dekang, Princess Ruyue said coquettishly.
"Don't worry, little sister, your brother will definitely help you win this game."
Liu Dekang's face was full of confidence, which made Xu Rao sneer: "If I remember correctly, Young Master Liu is still a nobody! I wonder what gives Young Master Liu the confidence to say such things."
Xu Shan'er and Ruyue don't get along, and Liu Dekang and Xu Rao also don't get along.
It is said that enemies are especially hostile when they meet, and Xu Rao went straight into a fight with Liu Dekang.
"Hey Xu, don't think you're anything special just because you passed the county-level exam. The capital city has no shortage of people like you who passed the county-level exam."
Liu Dekang looked down on scholars, but he overlooked the fact that even if a scholar was insignificant, he still failed the exam.
"I naturally don't care about a mere scholar. But what does Young Master Liu think of the position of the heir of the Marquis of Jinning?"
Xu Rao had just been granted the title of heir apparent not long ago, but he was used to referring to himself as "Young Master" in public, so he was not comfortable using his status as heir apparent in public.
"So what if he's the heir? He's still just as ignorant and incompetent as your half-brother."
Liu Dekang was surprised that Xu Rao had already been named the heir apparent. They were all just spoiled brats, so why was Liu Dekang the only one who was a spoiled brat?
Liu Dekang felt envious, but stubbornly retorted.
"Brother Xu, let's have the competition first!"
Gu Shuyan tugged at Xu Rao's clothes, her manner, which was not quite coquettish but even more so, made someone on the third floor not far away frown.
After hearing Gu Shuyan's words, Xu Rao, who had originally wanted to say something more, immediately fell silent.
Seeing that the two sides had finally gotten back to the main topic, the old shopkeeper who was setting the questions stopped dawdling and started setting questions directly.
"It resembles a bird but is not a bird; it has wings but no feathers, has an ugly face, and loves to soar at night."
As soon as the old shopkeeper posed the riddle, both sides immediately lowered their heads and began to ponder.
Only Gu Shuyan glanced at the old shopkeeper and said indifferently, "Bat."
"Congratulations, young lady, the answer is indeed the bat."
The old shopkeeper thought that the two sides would have to think for a long time and argue before finding the answer to this riddle, but he did not expect that the young girl would answer correctly after only a little thought.
It's not surprising that these people didn't know. If Gu Shuyan hadn't grown up in the countryside and never walked at night, she wouldn't have known that such nocturnal flying animals existed.
"Listen carefully to the next riddle: Who commands the 800,000 Imperial Guards?"
The old shopkeeper's question made Gu Shuyan, who had just answered, frown.
This is clearly a question, how did it become a riddle? Gu Yingjie was thinking, 800,000 Imperial Guards? Did the Northern Zhou even have 800,000 Imperial Guards? Even 800,000 troops would be difficult!
Just when everyone was completely confused, Lu Youming said, "They will be the first to bear the brunt."
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