Xiaoman waved, and the maid handed over the brocade box with the note.
The first mark belonged to King Liang. Xiaoman opened the note and showed it to everyone.
It says three indeed.
Alu showed a shy smile and took the initiative to explain: "Last year, I asked the third lady for advice on how to make a hand crossbow, and I got a handwritten copy. I took advantage of it."
This answer is not surprising, but everyone has a new understanding of the relationship between Prince Liang and the Xu family.
The second one is from Jiang Yue. When I unfold it, I see that it also says three.
Jiang Yue curled up the corners of his mouth and drank alone.
A Lu asked curiously: "Has General Jiang also seen Miss Xu San's handwriting?"
Jiang Yue glanced over lightly and said: "I don't have the good luck of His Highness Prince Liang, but I just put in the effort to understand her. After all, I have admired Miss Xu San for a long time, right?"
When Jiang Yue said the word "adoration" through gritted teeth, a hint of coldness flashed in Jiang Yue's lowered eyes.
During the battle in Jiangdu, the governor was injured and Tian Dashi died. He swore in his heart that one day he would make Xu San pay for her blood debt. How could he not know her handwriting after how much effort he had put into collecting information about her over the past year?
A Lu said no more and Xiao Man opened the third note.
This belongs to Master Chu Jiu, and it also has three characters.
After receiving everyone's looks, Mr. Chu Jiu smiled slightly and said: "Miss Xu San and I have been close friends for a long time, so I dared to make a guess. There is no shortcut in calligraphy. I heard that Miss Xu San practices riding and shooting diligently every day, even if
If I keep practicing calligraphy, I won’t have much time, so I thought it wasn’t the fourth volume.”
Showing an apologetic smile to Xu Huan, he continued: "And Miss Xu San is good at shooting, so her arm strength must be extraordinary. Among these volumes of Buddhist scriptures, the one with the best writing power is the third volume, so I guess it is the third volume."
This inference was reasonable and well-founded, and everyone couldn't help but nod.
Mr. Chu Jiu's words are really not nonsense. He can pay attention to such subtle things, and he really pays attention to Miss Xu San.
Seeing Xu Huan smile, Chu Jiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Needless to say, Jiang Yue has met King Liang. After comparing this round, it can be seen that he is the most attentive, right? Only Zhao Liu is left now.
Xiao Man took out the last note and unfolded it slowly. Everyone looked at it carefully and saw that it was also three!
Mr. Zhao Liu smiled happily, nodded to everyone, and explained: "I am not proficient in calligraphy. The reason why I can tell the difference is that I remembered that when Miss Xu San entered the museum to study with her, Taifu Lu once
I praised the sharpness of her writing, without any hint of powder. Because the fourth volume written by Miss Xu is also elegant and elegant, I can't make up my mind. Later, I thought about it, the so-called sharpness should be sharper.
, and now the third volume has been decided.”
It turns out that the reason for the hesitation just now was because of this. When they saw him hesitating before, everyone couldn't help but despise him, thinking that he was not as calm and measured as Mr. Chu Jiu. Now that they saw that he even knew Mr. Lu's comments, they secretly thought that Mr. Zhao Liu was not to be underestimated.
But in this way, all four suitors have made the right choice, wouldn't they be back to square one?
Everyone looked up and saw Xiao Man showing a troubled expression: "All four young masters have been chosen, what should we do? Sir..."
Xu Huan did not shirk this time. He pondered for a moment and said: "Marriage is both destiny and the destiny of parents. Since several young masters and my daughter are destined, as an elder, I can only ask the elder to make an idea."
Zhao Liugongzi said: "You may speak, Governor Xu, but today I will discuss private matters regardless of public affairs. No matter what my status or official position is, I am still a junior in front of you."
Others all agreed. Of course, the father-in-law has the final say in choosing a son-in-law. How about calling him father-in-law, Taishan?
Xu Huan nodded with a smile and turned around to give some instructions.
After a while, everyone heard a noise coming from outside. When they looked around, they saw a group of servants carrying many objects. They were so busy that they didn't know what they were doing.
There were many guests today, so the Xu family used the largest banquet room. There was a garden outside the verandah, and the view was very broad.
I saw these servants divided into two groups, arranged in the left and right corners of the garden.
There is a huge banyan tree on the left side of the garden. There are several escalators and tree climbers hanging lanterns on them. If you look closely, there seems to be writing on the lanterns.
On the right, a very tall bamboo pole was erected, with red silk tied to the top.
Facing the doubtful looks of everyone, Xu Huan said with a smile: "As a parent, of course I hope that my daughter will marry a good husband and be perfect in literature and martial arts. It's a coincidence. Seeing that the new year is approaching, I ordered people to make some lantern riddles for the children a few days ago.
Just for fun, let’s take it out for fun today!”
The guests thought that it was the end of October and there were still two months before the Chinese New Year. This was obviously an excuse. It seemed that Governor Xu had long been prepared to test his future son-in-law.
A Lu asked curiously: "Does Governor Xu want us to guess lantern riddles?"
"It's not all riddles," Xu Huan replied, "it's also poetry or composition."
A Lu patted his head in annoyance: "This... I have studied the Central Plains classics, but it's just too difficult to write poems and compositions."
Everyone laughed when they heard this. After all, King Liang was from a foreign race. It was rare for him to speak Mandarin so smoothly. It was indeed difficult for others to write poems and compositions.
The second master, Xu An, smiled and interjected: "Your Highness, Prince Liang, don't worry too much. There are also simpler lantern riddles. You can guess as many as you can. In addition, aren't there martial arts?"
"oh?"
Xu Huan nodded and pointed to the bamboo pole at the other end: "My daughter likes riding and shooting. I hope her husband will be good at it too. Whoever gets the top red silk will be the winner."
Jiang Yue raised his eyelids and smiled: "Thank you, Governor Xu, for your understanding. A rough guy like me also has a chance. But how do we compare the two?"
Chu Jiu and Zhao Liu were young masters from aristocratic families, so writing poems and compositions was a no-brainer. And he and A Lu were both martial artists, so if they were more talented than their literary counterparts, they would have to admit defeat. Although Xu Huan's move was mostly for A Lu, he also
It's a blessing, isn't it?
Xu Huan's expression remained unchanged, and he replied with a smile: "80% of the answers to the lantern questions, or getting the red silk, will be considered a pass. God's will and the father's fate are both, it depends on the choice of the little girl."
Jiang Yue's lips curled up: "This is fair."
He was not worried that he had passed the test. Xu Yin simply dismissed him with one sentence. The Xu family started this battle just because they did not want to refuse marriage at will and confirm the facts. Miss Xu San will definitely have other tests by then for them to pass.
Retreat when faced with difficulties.
Thinking of this, he frowned.
It's been delayed for so long, why haven't the people from the New Emperor arrived yet?
Forget it, we’ll see!
Chu Jiu and Zhao Liu saluted, and then led their entourage out to read the question.
A Lu was curious and went to take a look.
Jiang Yue took his time and drank his wine. When the three men came back and Chu and Zhao had almost finished answering the questions, he got up drunk.