When everyone saw Xia Chu stopping in front of the shop, they all followed him.
The vendors in the lamp shop had never seen so many rich and handsome young men before, and they were stunned with joy. Fu asked again tentatively: "Master, do you want a lamp?"
Xiao Yanjun walked out at this time, came to Xia Chu's side and asked, "Young Master, do you want to guess crossword puzzles?"
Hearing this, Xia Chu suddenly had a thought in his heart. He turned around and smiled sweetly at him and said, "Your Highness, the Fourth Highness, also want to guess?"
Xiao Yanjun had always been inexplicably disliked by Xia Chu, but when he suddenly saw his kind and bright smile, he was so flattered that he couldn't move his eyes away.
"If you know a little bit about it, you might as well give it a try."
"Fourth brother, you are too humble. If you know something about it, no one would dare to say that you are a scholar." Xiao Xuqing flattered from the side.
"Oh? I've never played in the mountains before, why not come and have a bet with His Highness the Fourth?" Xia Chu said with a fresh look on his face.
"What bet?"
"Let's bet on who can guess the fastest and guess the most." Xia Chu was very interested.
"This..." Xiao Yanjun hesitated, wondering whether he should deliberately lose to him to show his favor, or win against him to show his talent.
"Fourth brother makes a bet with him and lets him know what it means to be well-read." Xiao Xuqing couldn't wait to see the opportunity to dampen Xia Chu's arrogance.
When Xia Chu saw Xiao Yanjun's silence, he took it as a yes.
"Your Highness, Fourth Highness, since we are betting, we cannot lose our winnings." Xia Chu continued.
"That's natural. What kind of lottery should be matched with the bet between His Highness the Fourth Highness and the Young Marquis?" Xu Wenlan also got excited and stood beside Xiao Mubai to make a fuss.
Xia Chu nodded and said: "Master Xu is right, the lottery should be worthy of our status."
Xia Chu raised the rank to prince and marquis, and for a while everyone didn't know what kind of lottery was enough.
Xia Chu's eyes suddenly lit up.
"The restaurants in the capital are pretty good, so this is the one."
Xiao Yanjun laughed and said, "Little Marquis, that is a century-old store, and the plaque was written by my father, so there is no way it can be sold."
"That's why you are worthy of the winnings of our bet. Don't worry, Your Highness, if I lose, the Marquis Mansion will lose everything to buy it for you. Then if Your Highness loses, I guess there will be a way to fulfill the promise." Xia Chu provoked him provocatively.
Everyone's expressions changed, the stakes were too high.
Su Qian'an looked at Bingwen uneasily from the side, and saw that his expression was as usual, and felt a little calmer.
Bingwen inexplicably trusted Xia Chu, even the Fourth Highness, who was knowledgeable about ancient and modern times. He also felt that since Xia Chu dared to bet, he would definitely not lose.
Xiao Zimu looked a little worried and called Xia Chu in a low voice, but Xia Chu gave him a calm look.
Xu Wenlan opened his mouth wide and asked Xiao Mubai, "Is the young marquis crazy?"
Xiao Mubai looked at Xia Chu with interest and replied, "I think the young Marquis will win."
Xu Wenlan's mouth opened even wider, and he said to Xiao Muhong: "Ninth Princess, your brother seems to be crazy too."
The Ninth Princess rolled her eyes at him and scolded: "You're crazy." Although she didn't know what was going on, she said that Xiao Mubai and Xia Chu just couldn't do it.
Xiao Xu had been shouting from the side early in the morning: "Fourth brother, bet with him, you won't lose."
Xiao Yanjun was stood up and had no choice but to agree.
"Young Master Xiaohou, are you serious about this?" Xiao Yanjun confirmed.
"Of course, everyone present is a witness."
"I obliged you."
"Okay. In that case, His Highness the Eighth Prince will be responsible for reciting the riddles. The remaining seven of us will each pick a lamp. Whoever wins four first will win. Okay?"
"Okay." Xiao Yan agreed.
He never thought that he would lose. Since the young Marquis insisted on giving him a drink, he had no choice but to refuse.
Xia Chu turned sideways and let them choose lights. After everyone held a cup in their hands, Xiao Xuqing ranked them according to their status. First, he took the note from the plum blossom lantern in the hand of His Highness King Mo, and began to read the word puzzle: "The word Huang in the Imperial City is an idiom."
"White jade is flawless."
As soon as Xiao Xuqing finished reading, Xia Chu answered.
Everyone was shocked.
Xiao Xuqing looked at Xiao Yanjun and said with relief, "It's okay, Fourth Brother, this is the first one. I know you'll let him."
At this time, no one answered his words, because Xia Chu answered really... too quickly.
Xiao Mubai walked up to Xia Chu with a plum blossom lantern and signaled to Xia Chu to win one first.
Xiao Xuqing took the Shanhe Lantern note from Xiao Yanjun's hand and continued: "Lantern Festival moonlight shines in front of the window, type a word."
"one."
Before everyone had finished pondering the question, Xia Chu answered it again.
Xiao Xuqing looked a little ugly, and couldn't help but ask Xiao Yanjun: "Fourth brother, why is the answer to the riddle the word '一'?"
Xiao Yanjun looked at Xia Chu with a confused look on his face, and after a while he explained: "The 'moonlight' and 'window (倀)' in the word 'Yuanxiao' are scattered, leaving the word '一'."
Xiao Xuqing, Xu Wenlan, and Xiao Muhong just reacted.
The rest of the people already knew the answer after hearing it.
More and more people gathered to watch, and suddenly they all clapped and cheered.
Xiao Xuqing walked towards Xiao Zimu with an ugly expression, took the word puzzle from the green bamboo lantern in his hand and read: "Has a face but no mouth, has feet but no hands. Listen to people talk, eat wine with them, buy some supplies."
"table."
"Young Master, this is so wonderful." Xu Wenlan couldn't help but admire it, and the people who were watching also praised it.
Xiao Zimu walked towards Xia Chu with a green bamboo lantern amidst everyone's praise, indicating that he had won three.
Xiao Xuqing walked up to Xiao Muhong and took the rabbit lantern puzzle from her hand. His expression could no longer remain calm. He turned to Xiao Yanjun with a grimace and a trembling voice, "Fourth brother, this is the fourth one."
Xiao Yanjun's face was even uglier than his, but he couldn't get angry, so he motioned for him to read quickly.
"Gold hooks hang silver rings, and sisters are separated by a mountain. If you want to meet, you have to wait until nightfall. Wear some jewelry."
When Xiao Xuqing finished reading the first two sentences, Xia Chu was already smiling and walked to Xiao Muhong's side. After he finished reading four sentences, he held up Xiao Muhong's earring and said, "This is exactly it."
The onlookers were in an uproar and exclaimed: "Young Master, did you guess it before you even heard it?"
"Isn't that right? I didn't realize that he had already walked towards the noble girl after just listening to a few words."
"Amazing."
The people couldn't help but shout out "Little Marquis."
It was deafening and loud.
Xia Chu felt that the scene in front of him was very familiar.
However, in the previous life, it was His Highness the Crown Prince who was supported by all the people.
At that time, she said to Xiao Yanjun coquettishly like Xiao Muhong, I want a lamp.
Xiao Yanjun took her from the street to the end of the alley, and more and more people followed him, praising him endlessly. His Royal Highness’s voice is endless.
After that night, a good story spread in Beijing.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince guessed all Chang'an lanterns all night because of the Crown Princess's smile.
His Royal Highness is knowledgeable and talented. It is actually a great blessing for Xiao country.
Xia Chu Mu Ran looked back and looked at the lotus face in the dim light. At this time, the black air is really beautiful...
Crazy slap in the face, Pia!(ｏ‵-′)ノ”(ノ﹏<.)
(End of chapter)