The Dingguo Duke's mansion is very large, far beyond the comparison of Liu Jin's three-entry courtyard. It not only has courtyards, but also a large garden. The garden is built around a small lake, and there is a small lake in the center.
Island, with a pavilion built on it.
At this time, in the pavilion, a group of young men and women were chatting and laughing, playing games such as riddles and chanting the wind and the moon. All of these people were from wealthy families in the capital.
Because these wealthy and aristocratic people are almost all married to each other at the same time, these people can basically be regarded as cousins, and there will not be too many restrictions when they are together.
"Sister, whether we can defeat them today depends on you."
Zhang Ying, the granddaughter of British Duke Zhang Mao, hugged a woman's hand and said.
"Sister, my two fists are no match for four. If I want to defeat them, we still have to rely on us sisters working together to be as powerful as gold."
Xu Waner smiled and said to the women around her.
It turns out that in the pavilion at this time, men and women were naturally divided into two sides, and they asked each other questions. They could guess riddles, make pairs, and of course, they could also take a test on poems, songs, and so on.
The men's team is headed by Zhang Lun, the grandson of the British Duke Zhang Mao, and Zhu Xizhong, the grandson of the Chengguo Duke Zhu Fu. There are also some young talents invited by the two, who are also some well-known talents in the capital.
As for the women's team, they are led by Xu Waner, the granddaughter of Xu Yongning, the Duke of Dingguo, and Zhang Ying, the granddaughter of Zhang Mao, the British Duke. There are also several friends invited by the two, who are also from the families of princes, princes and ministers.
A woman waiting to be called in the boudoir.
The children of ordinary people, not to mention girls, even boys have few opportunities to go to school and study. However, for the children of these wealthy families, women can also study, and most of them are famous teachers.
Come to teach, so everyone’s level is okay.
"Sister, you are knowledgeable and intelligent. You are very good at everything you learn. Winning them is no small feat."
Zhang Ying is only sixteen years old now, but she is already a beautiful woman. She has a graceful figure, a delicate face and a pair of big eyes. She looks quirky and quirky. She is wearing a goose-yellow skirt that matches her temperament very well.
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"I don't have a weird sister like you. I think the task of setting this question falls on you, sister. You must stump them."
Xu Waner is already seventeen years old and should have been married long ago. However, she is the granddaughter of Duke Ding Xu Yongning.
There were many people proposing marriage in the mansion, but Xu Yongning, the Duke of Dingguo, never married her off.
This Xu Wan'er not only has a beautiful appearance, she is also extremely smart, talented and beautiful. Naturally, she is a little arrogant in her heart. She does not look down on men from ordinary princes' families at all, especially many descendants of princes and noble families.
They are some dandy boys.
She is also the granddaughter of Duke Dingguo, who belongs to a wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty. She does not need marriage to consolidate her status and power. As for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it is based on the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In order to prevent the harem from interfering in politics, all the women in the harem of the Ming Emperor came from the children of ordinary gentry and landlord families. There were very few children of princes and noble families.
So Xu Yongning, the Duke of Dingguo, also asked Xu Waner to find a young talent who was worthy of her and whom she liked. This delayed her marriage until she was seventeen.
"With Sister Wan'er and Sister Zhang Ying here, it won't be difficult to win against them. Look at this crossword puzzle. They have been guessing it for so long and they haven't figured it out yet."
Next to the two of them, an equally beautiful woman wearing a white skirt said, her name is Li Zhen, she is the granddaughter of a minister in the court, and she is only sixteen years old.
"Sister Wan'er, what is the answer to this mystery? I have been thinking about it for a long time but I still can't figure out the answer."
Zhang Ying looked at the other people who were thinking hard and asked in a low voice.
"Yes, sister Wan'er, this word puzzle is really difficult. I really can't figure it out."
"The questions my sister asked are naturally not easy to figure out."
The other women also followed suit and said that just now Xu Waner gave the other party a crossword puzzle, which immediately stumped the male team.
"It's the word "si", which means "missing". It's actually very simple. You can definitely figure it out if you think about it more.
Xu Waner smiled and said softly.
"I see, ten mouths and one heart, why didn't I think of that?"
Zhang Ying heard the answer, thought about it, and suddenly said with enlightenment.
"Me too, I never would have thought that my sister is the best."
Li Zhen also said with a smile.
"Ten mouths, one heart, have you figured out the answer?"
Zhang Ying said to the men's team.
"Don't worry, don't worry, we are thinking about it and we will think of it soon."
Zhang Ying's brother Zhang Lun said with a frown.
"Everyone, think about it quickly. This is just the beginning. If we can't think of an answer to a random question the other party asks, there will be no room for our faces."
"I can't think of it, I can't think of it. This Xu Waner is both talented and beautiful. She is truly worthy of her reputation. She can stump a few of us with any of her debut questions."
"Otherwise, let's give up on this question. As long as we can't answer the question, it will be considered a draw."
Around Zhang Lun, several people frowned and thought hard, but they still couldn't come up with an answer.
"If you can't answer the question, you can just admit defeat."
Zhang Ying seemed to notice that Zhang Lun, Zhu Xizhong and others could not think of an answer, so she said proudly.
"How could it be possible that we can't answer it? Let's think about it again and think about it again."
Zhu Xizhong was naturally unwilling to admit defeat, so he walked around and meditated hard.
At this moment, Xu Guangzuo and Liu Jin came over talking and laughing. When Zhang Lun saw Xu Guangzuo coming, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Haha, our reinforcements are here."
After hearing Zhang Lun's words, everyone quickly looked over.
"Who is that next to your brother?"
Zhang Ying's eyes naturally fell on Liu Jin at once. Liu Jinfeng was handsome and his eyes were like the vast starry sky. He was talking and laughing with Xu Guangzuo while walking. Although he looked very young, he had a mature and steady look.
feel.
"I don't know either."
Xu Waner shook her head slightly. She also looked at Liu Jin carefully, and a light flashed in her eyes.
"He's quite handsome."
Li Zhen commented with a smile.
"It seems that our beautiful lady Li is tempted."
Zhang Ying couldn't help laughing immediately.
"No way, I'm just saying this."
Li Zhen suddenly blushed and said weakly.
Soon, Xu Guangzuo and Liu Jin arrived at the pavilion in the center of the lake. Xu Guangzuo introduced everyone with a smile: "Let me introduce to you, this is Brother Liu Jin, a high-ranking disciple who everyone has always wanted to know.
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After hearing Xu Guangzuo's introduction, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up. Liu Jin's name was naturally familiar to these people for a long time. Liu Jin's words at Wangyue Tower also instantly made him famous. Not only the entire capital knew about Liu Jin.
, and even spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.
"I've met Brother Liu~"
Zhang Lun, Zhu Xizhong and others naturally greeted Liu Jin with smiles on their faces. They knew that the Liu Jin in front of them, although he was about the same age as themselves and others, had dealt with their grandfathers Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu and others.
, and has a close relationship with the current Crown Prince.
"I've met Brother Zhu, Brother Zhang..."
Xu Guangzuo also smiled and introduced everyone present to Liu Jin one by one. He and the man naturally treated each other as brothers.
"Hello~"
As for Zhang Ying, Xu Waner, Li Zhen, and Liu Jin, they couldn't think of how to address them, so they smiled and said hello in the way that future generations would greet them.
"It's really interesting."
Zhang Ying saw that Liu Jin's way of greeting was very special, so she smiled and said to Xu Waner, Li Zhen and others.
"Brother Xu, Brother Liu, you came just in time. The other side has given us a difficult problem. We haven't figured out the answer yet. Please help us think about it."
When Zhang Lun came to help, he quickly explained the topic just now and asked Xu Guangzuo and Liu Jin to help them think about it.
"Ten mouths, one heart?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he silently thought in his heart and immediately guessed that Liu Jin came from a later generation. In the Internet era of information explosion, sometimes in some chat groups, when everyone had nothing to do, they would play idiom solitaire and guess.
Of course, I have seen many simple word puzzles in word and pair games, and I will know the answer at once.
"I can't figure it out, Brother Liu, have you figured it out?"
Xu Guangzuo thought for a while, couldn't help but shook his head slightly and said.
"It's the word missing."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"Yeah, why didn't I think of that?"
Hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhang Lun couldn't help but slapped his thigh and said, he looks very similar to Zhang Mao, but he did not inherit Zhang Mao's intelligence. Instead, his sister Zhang Ying inherited it.
Zhang Mao's wisdom and his whole person are eccentric.
"I see. I admire you, I admire you. Brother Liu is so awesome. He deserves to be a disciple of a master."
Zhu Xizhong also followed suit.
"Thank you for the award, thank you for the award. I just happened to know the title."
Liu Jin said modestly.
"You're doing well. We've already figured out the answer. It's the word "si" that means "missing".
Zhang Lun moved to the middle and spoke the answer.
"You're lucky, you were able to guess it, but it took too long."
Zhang Ying also stood up and replied.
"It took a while, but we still got the answer."
Zhang Lun looked at his sister and said with a smile.
"Okay, now that you have answered correctly, you can now ask the questions."
Zhang Ying pouted.
"Everyone, when we came up with the question, everyone quickly thought of a difficult one and said it would stump them."
Zhang Lun returned to the men's team and said to everyone.
"I'll give the question this time~"
Zhu Xizhong was the first to stand up and said very confidently: "I saw this in a book. It is very difficult. I don't believe they can guess it."
After saying that, Zhu Xizhong also stood in the middle of the pavilion and said to Zhang Ying, Xu Waner, Li Zhen and others: "Listen up."
"One side is red, the other side is green, one side is afraid of wind, and the other side is afraid of rain."
"If you can guess it, you're pretty awesome."
After speaking, Zhu Xizhong also came back confidently. As for Xu Waner, Li Zhen, Zhang Ying and others, they all frowned and began to think hard.
"Sister, this question is a bit difficult. It should be two characters that form one character. This side is afraid of rain, which is probably the character for fire, and the character for fire is red. The other side is afraid of wind, which is still green. I can't think of it."
Zhang Ying thought for a long time, then shook her head slightly and said.
"I can't think of it either. It means green and afraid of the wind. What is it?"
Li Zhen also followed suit.
"This question is not difficult, but sister, you are wrong. You guessed the word "fire" correctly. However, fire does not correspond to rain, but to wind. Wind can also blow out fire. Rain corresponds to another character.
word, and this word is the word "禾"."
Xu Waner is very smart and she quickly came up with the answer just by thinking about it.
"The word "禾" is added to the word "fire", then it becomes the word "qiu" for autumn?"
When Xu Waner heard this, her big eyes lit up and she said with a smile.
"It's the word Qiu."
Xu Waner said.
"We've already thought about the answer. It's the word autumn, right?"
Zhang Ying stepped forward and said confidently.
"How come you figured it out so quickly?"
When Zhu Xizhong heard this, he immediately said a little discouraged. He thought this question would stump the other party, but he didn't expect the other party to figure it out very quickly.
Liu Jin on the side did not speak. He also guessed this question immediately. Of course, it was also because he had seen this question. The difficulty of this question was still above average. It is not easy for ordinary people to answer it.
Liu Jin couldn't help but be impressed that the other party could answer the question in such a short time. It seemed that these women were not only beautiful, but also very smart.
"We've come to ask a question~"
"Everyone think about it quickly and give them a difficult problem so that they can't answer it."
Zhang Ying returned to the women's team and said with a smile.
"Sister Wan'er, why don't you ask a question? The question you ask will surely stump the other party immediately."
Li Zhen said with a smile.
"You should come first. Everyone can come up with questions. This will make it more fun."
Xu Waner said with a smile.
"Then I will give the question this time. Isn't Liu Jin a disciple of a master? This time I will give him a special question to guess and see if he has real talent or knowledge."
When Li Zhen heard this, she immediately volunteered.
"Haha, you said you're not tempted, so I'll tell you, sister, you're tempted. I specially wrote a question for Liu Jin. It seems like Chun Xin is rippling."
When Zhang Ying heard this, she couldn't help but laugh.
"No way, I'm just curious about how powerful this master's kid is."
When Li Zhen heard this, her face turned red and she couldn't help but lowered her head and said.
"Then you have to ask a difficult question. The other person is a descendant of an elite. I heard he is also a scholar. He won't take the Qiu Wei exam until August."
