"I also have a riddle. Please take a guess. There is no need to bet this time. It is just for fun. Whoever guesses it first will lose too...I will punish myself by drinking three drinks!"
Wanyan Kang wanted to say casually, "I also lose a hundred taels of gold," but then he felt bored and decided to drink the wine as a penalty.
Daxingguo's eyes widened: "Brother Kang, the fine is nothing, we have to make some bets!"
Tu Danguang couldn't help but come out: "Yes, there must be a bet, otherwise no one will play with you!"
Wanyan Kang patted his chest: "I told you, just for fun, if it's a bet, you also need to put up the bet! You go first?"
Everyone was speechless.
Tonight was a weird one. Wan Yankang managed to win no matter how he did it, and he stole the show. Who would dare to risk betting against him again?
Wanyan Hulan suddenly said lightly: "Let me help you out. Whoever guesses Wanyan Kang's riddle first will get my "Swan Shooting in the Autumn Field"."
This is a painting she made with the theme of the emperor leading the civil and military officials to hunt swans in the Xishan hunting ground in autumn. It also has a small inscription personally inscribed by the emperor and stamped with a jade seal, which is very valuable.
As soon as this lucky break came out, even Li Ke stared.
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"It is said that in Kaicheng, Silla, thousands of miles away, in the unfathomable mountains and canyons, there lives a strange beast. It has a whole body of hair, a raised tail, and four hands. Sometimes it crawls and sometimes walks, and when it walks it looks like a human being crawling.
Dog. Please name an animal."
"Xiong Zan." Daxingguo shouted, "It's Xiong Zan!"
Wanyan Kang sneered: "Brother, does your domestic bear have a raised tail?"
"Wolf! Wolf!" Ma Liang stood up: "There is a saying in ancient books that a wolf has a long tail, so it must be a wolf!"
Wan Yankang knocked on the table: "Please note that the wolf's tail is raised, which is very different from that of a dog with its tail between its legs. Besides, wolves are best at running and will not walk slowly!"
Pu San raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. He wiped his mouth and said, "Raccoon dog!"
"..."
Wanyan Kang curled his lips, what a simple riddle, isn't it just a monkey? This monkey is not a rare beast, right? You can't even guess this?
Unfortunately, there is really no zoo in Zhongdu. The second generation of the aboriginal nobles from Daxingguo, who were born and raised in Zhongdu, have never seen a monkey.
A strange smile appeared at the corner of Wanyan Hulan's elegant mouth.
She read a lot, and the riddle Wanyan Kang gave her was very vivid. She guessed it was a monkey, but she didn't solve it.
The mystery is actually very simple, but Wan Yankang deliberately made it confusing.
"Why is there a strange beast in the high mountains of Kaicheng?" He was clearly misleading people and secretly scolding Li Ke, but no one understood it for a while.
After guessing and guessing to no avail, Tu Danguang became impatient, frowned and shouted: "Wan Yan Kang, don't try to be mysterious, what is the answer to the mystery? Tell me!"
Everyone, including Xuye and Pulugu, pricked up their ears.
"Kaicheng, monkey."
Wanyan Kang said loudly, he originally thought that such a simple riddle would be guessed by someone casually, and then use someone's mouth to disgust Li Ke, but in the end...
He has to take responsibility for the evildoer himself!
He had to gesture very carefully and spare no effort to describe the appearance of a monkey for everyone.
Wanyan Hulan couldn't bear it any longer and smiled, like a snow lotus in full bloom.
Wanyanhui was also out of breath laughing.
Brother Kang, what a loss.
Daxingguo made a puff sound and spit out a mouthful of wine.
Pu San Jiujin laughed wildly, slapped the table, and kept shouting: "Kaicheng, monkey, Kaichenghou! How wonderful, how wonderful!"
Ma Liang hid his face and lowered his head, suppressing his laughter.
"Wanyan Kang... how dare you humiliate me like this!"
Li Ke was so embarrassed and angry that stars flashed in front of his eyes, and he fainted on the spot.
No matter how scheming he was, he was ridiculed like a monkey in public, and he was from his hometown in Kaicheng. He had never even seen such a beast, and he made fools of himself one after another in front of the goddess Wanyan Hulan who admired him. How could he bear it?
Come on?
Wanyan Kang covered his face with frost and sneered.
You've been plotting against me all night, but I can't stand even one scolding you?
He was now even beginning to wonder if the man behind the hiring of a killer to assassinate him was Li Ke.
However, Li Ke's identity and background did not seem to be enough to really arouse Zhao Wang's father's full fear, and he was also warned in various ways not to act rashly.
It's not like that. Li Ke doesn't have the qualifications to make cheap daddy cautious.
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The drums patrolling the streets before the night ban in Zhongdu came one after another, and the banquet naturally came to an end.
Wan Yan was generous and won a complete victory.
He ate and drank for free, and also won 200 shi of food and 100 taels of gold. He was the biggest winner.
More importantly, Li Ke and his gang were disgraced. This was the most proud day for the three people in Daxingguo in recent months.
As the saying goes, people disperse at the end of the song. As usual, Princess Wanyan Hulan of Qi State, who is the host of the banquet, plays a zither to thank the guests, and then the guests and hosts part ways happily.
The waiter carried the guqin and burned incense, and everyone looked up in silence.
Wanyan Hulan cleaned her hands, but did not step forward to play the piano. Instead, her long sleeves flew up, and she glanced at Wanyanhui for an excuse.
Wanyan Hui understood the idea and suddenly stood up and said: "Wanyan Kang, on this auspicious night of Mid-Autumn, His Highness's birthday is approaching. Since you are so talented in literature, I think it is better to compose a poem on the spot to celebrate His Highness's birthday..."
The smile on Wanyan Kang's face suddenly froze.
Write a poem for your little sister?
Take the initiative to create opportunities for yourself to pick up her?
He immediately realized that this was not Wanyanhui's idea.
This little girl is standing straight, with no breasts or ass, so her belly must not have so many twists and turns.
He is not that narcissistic, and he never believes that a talented woman of this noble status like Wanyan Hulan would fall in love with him just because he copied a poem, guessed a riddle, and stepped on Li Ke.
At most, the contrast between her predecessor's behavior and her performance tonight aroused her a little interest, and maybe she was a little fond of him.
Eighty percent, I still need to test further... Am I a late bloomer who hides his talent, or is he a copycat?
Wan Yankang felt that he could not fall into the trap. He should stop when he saw the situation was good, so as not to waste all his efforts and reveal his flaws.
As for what the young lady thinks, let her do it.
Wanyan Kang immediately declined with a smile: "Princess Hui, I have already racked my brains for the laurel order just now. It is really difficult for me to write another poem now... Jiang Lang's talents are exhausted, haha."
Wan Yanhui's gaze tightened: "Wan Yan Kang, don't pretend to be pretentious for me..."
"As long as your poems are excellent and satisfy His Highness, His Highness will give you 200 stones of food to help you with disaster relief."
Hearing that there was 200 shi of grain, Wanyan Kang immediately raised his head and said with bright eyes: "Since Princess Hui said so, I will do my best and ask Your Highness to come up with a question!"
Wanyan Hulan smiled and waved her hand: "You can do whatever you want, there is no need to stick to the topic."
Wanyan Kang suddenly realized this.
Princess Qi is not testing or testing her, she is clearly giving her food as an excuse!
What a good person.
A kind-hearted, beautiful, talented and admirable young lady!