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As the two groups got closer, they could hear each other solving the riddles.
The speed is so different?!
The masked young man looked at Chen Huaian, who was also wearing a mask, with a hint of surprise and admiration in his eyes.
He glanced at the veiled Li Qingran and the cute Liu Cui'e behind Chen Huaian, then looked at the groups of beautiful concubines around him, and a competitive smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He quickened his pace and tried to give the answer faster.
He was determined to get the pair of golden locks, and just happened to win a smile from his newly married concubine.
The two were like an invisible whirlwind, and wherever they passed, riddles were solved one after another.
More and more people gathered around to watch the puzzle being solved.
Among them, some young masters and daughters thought it was too crowded outside and came into the restaurant to consume. If they came in, they would at least order one or two side dishes and drinks, right?
The shopkeeper's face was smiling more and more.
Gold locks are indeed expensive.
But all this money can be doubled back from these young men and women.
Soon, all the riddles hanging on the platform were swept away.
Only the pair of golden locks were left hanging, as the final jackpot puzzle.
And this puzzle turned out to be a lantern riddle.
It's a mutual test question.
The shopkeeper struck the gong with a bang and announced with a smile: "Congratulations to the two talented people! Please give each other a riddle and the other party will answer it. The one who answers first or answers incorrectly will lose! The winner will get this golden lock!"
The crowd cheered even more.
The focus was on Chen Huaian and the young man named Chen.
Chen Huaian looked at the young man, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes were full of surprise.
However, the surprise was only a flash, and he quickly concealed it in his eyes.
The young man waved his fan, smiled elegantly, and said with a bit of arrogance: "Brother, you are very capable. My name is Chen Wenyuan. May I know your name? Please ask the question first."
He wanted to strike back and test Chen Huaian's true strength.
Chen Huaian ignored his politeness and probing. His voice remained calm under the mask and he said directly: "You must. You go first."
Chen Wenyuan frowned, not quite happy.
Isn't this a bit arrogant and rude?
Haven't you heard of his name Chen Wenyuan?
He is the top scholar!
In that case...
He pondered for a moment and decided to come up with a tricky one: "Okay! Listen carefully: 'Seven fairies marry one' - guess a four-character proverb."
As soon as this riddle was released, there was a buzz of discussion all around, and everyone thought it was strange and tricky.
Li Qingran and Liu Cui'e looked at each other, completely confused.
The Fairy Wedding is outrageous.
Can you come up with a four-character idiom?
This...how do I solve this?
However, Chen Huaian didn't even blink.
Almost the moment Chen Wenyuan finished speaking, he uttered four words clearly:
"뀖神无덿."
There was silence in the crowd at first, and then there was even more laughter and exclamation!
The old scholar smiled and explained, "That's wonderful! It's wonderful! One of the seven fairies married off, and the remaining fairy has no husband? But she is 'God has no husband'! Hahaha!"
"Absolutely! This reaction is too fast!"
"Who is this? Young Master Chen is the top scholar. How can he compete with the top scholar?"
"Could he be the current imperial consort? The imperial consort was the previous number one scholar."
People speculated.
The smile on Chen Wenyuan's face froze instantly.
He had never expected that the other party would not even have time to think.
"It's my turn." Chen Huaian glanced at the thousands of riddles given by the system and chose a more difficult one. "'Spring rain continues and my wife stays alone' - guess a word."
This puzzle looks simple, but it actually contains hidden tricks.
Chen Wenyuan frowned and thought quickly:
The spring rain continued and there was no sun.
If the wife stays alone, it means that the husband is at home.
No sun, no husband, type one word? Huh?
Sweat began to seep out of his forehead, and he even forgot to wave his folding fan.
The beautiful concubines around were even more angry and dared not speak out.
As time passed, Chen Wenyuan's face became more and more ugly. He racked his brains but still could not accurately decompose the word in a short time.
"I...I..." He stammered, his face flushed.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper shouted, "The time is up! Young Master Chen failed to answer! The winner is this young master in black!"
The crowd burst into warm applause and cheers.
Chen Wenyuan's face flushed with embarrassment, and he dared not stay in the group any longer. He wiped the sweat off his face, and squeezed out of the group in shame, surrounded by his concubines in embarrassment.
"May I ask this gentleman, what is the answer? Why?"
The shopkeeper brought the pair of golden locks to Chen Huaian and said with a smile: "We have a rule here that even if you pose a puzzle, you must have an answer. It's enough to just stump your opponent."
"The answer is 'one'."
Chen Huaian looked at the direction where the young man left, feeling somewhat concerned.
"One?" The shopkeeper was stunned.
The people around were also confused.
"May I ask, sir, how do you solve this?"
Li Qingran and Liu Cui'e also looked at Chen Huaian with burning eyes.
Liu Cui'e simply thinks Chen Huaian is awesome.
Li Qingran's eyes were full of her master.
The master's omniscience and omnipotence had already formed a stereotype in her mind.
But it did not affect her worship.
"This puzzle is easy to solve." Chen Huaian said calmly: "The continuous spring rain does not reveal the sun, the wife stays alone and does not see her husband, there is no sun and no husband, remove the sun and husband from the word spring, and finally there is only 'one' left."
After the words fell, everyone was silent for a moment.
Everyone is thinking about it.
He reacted quickly and clapped his legs, cheering loudly.
He was slow to react, scratching his head and asking his companions around him.
It was not until the shopkeeper asked them to pick up a pen and disassemble it on rice paper that they finally came to their senses.
This question can be asked in this way.
Can this word be broken down like this?
"Young master, you are so talented! This pair of golden locks is for you. They will help you and your loved one, a pair for a lifetime!" The shopkeeper respectfully placed the pair of dragon and phoenix golden locks in Chen Huaian's hands.
Chen Huaian took it without even looking at it, then turned around and handed it to Li Qingran.
Li Qingran looked at the golden lock in front of her, then raised her eyes to the pair of deep and calm eyes under the mask. Her heart seemed to be gently hit by something, and her cheeks under the veil felt slightly hot.
She reached out and picked up the smaller one, and her fingertips playfully ran across Chen Huaian's palm.
"Thank you..." She wanted to say 'Thank you, Master', but when the words came to her lips, her heart moved and she hummed the word "husband" for some unknown reason.
After she finished speaking, her body and heart trembled, she clutched the gold lock tightly, her face flushed with embarrassment. Although the gold lock was an ordinary object, it had extraordinary significance as a token of love under the witness of so many people.
But she still had to wait for the master to put it on her personally.
When Liu Cui'e heard this, she smiled happily, thinking that the young lady had finally come to her senses.
Is that so?
Attack, attack!
Chen Huaian was stunned where he was, almost suspecting that he had heard it wrongly.
When he came to his senses.
Li Qingran had already pulled Liu Cui'e and ran away in a panic.
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And the other side.
Chen Wenyuan got into the carriage surrounded by a group of beautiful concubines.
Today is such a shame.
A top scholar, he actually solved a puzzle better than a passerby...
Even though there was warmth, fragrance, and comforting voices all around.
But this feeling of failure made him suddenly feel that the beautiful concubine he had just married was even more fragrant.
He took off his mask dejectedly.
Suddenly, a face exactly like Chen Huaian appeared.
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