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"Honey, could you please," Qiaochu pinched his brows, "shut up!"
The four beauties looked at each other and immediately fell silent.
Qiaochu glanced around and saw that except for the girl who won the same group as Wang Yuzhi and brought her father, brother and several servants with her, the others were like her and brought two people each.
However, the people they brought were all very distinguished. Wang Yuzhi brought Taifu Wang and Wang Mang; Lang Linling invited the Queen, accompanied by the virtuous Prince; Qiaorong was accompanied by the Crown Prince and his wife. They were all extraordinary people.
Qiaochu sighed slightly, but the two in front of him were still quarreling.
Si Da said again, "Master, when you get the general's order, no matter how ugly your painting is, just paint quickly. This time we are competing to see who can paint the most, not how beautiful the painting is. Don't paint like you usually do at home, striving for perfection and not being able to finish two strokes in half a day."
Qiaochu shrugged, "I usually don't make a single cent in half a day, not because I'm striving for perfection."
The four almond eyes widened, and the beauty was also slightly curious, "Why is that?"
"Well, because I'm not very good at drawing."
"Then I'm doomed this time!"
Apart from this sentence, the four great men and the beautiful lady were speechless for a long while.
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Text 026 Decisive Victory Order
Four trembling fingers pointed at Qiaochu, "Master, music, chess, calligraphy and painting are all necessary skills for a beauty, and you can't even paint."
The beauty frowned, "Now that I think of it, Da Si, after you and I followed her, I don't think I ever saw her playing the piano or chess."
The four put their hands over their eyes, "My dear, you are not qualified to be a beauty, let's go back."
Qiaochu laughed out loud, "I'm not very good at drawing, but it's not like I can't draw at all. Why are you worrying about it?"
The four beauties were stunned, and the four said angrily: "Master, if you have nothing to do, don't scare us."
The beauty was not as optimistic as the four. Although the five women were traveling in different places, they were all in the same garden, separated by only a few trees, flowers and plants. The situation of the other people could be known at a glance.
Now, except for the girl in the same group with Wang Yuzhi and his own group who were lagging behind, the other three groups were moving very fast. In other words, the people they brought with them to help made great efforts in solving the puzzle.
Among them, Lang Linling's group is the best and is currently in the lead, followed by Wang Yuzhi and Qiaorong's group in third.
On the other hand, in my own group, I was fond of martial arts and was a layman in riddles. I didn't understand the four major ones either. Only the top one was looking at the riddle grid, thinking about the riddle, and writing the answer. After solving one riddle after another, I was already the last one.
The princes and officials watching the battle from afar did not look at the other groups, but instead looked over here, pointing and talking, watching the show. King Xia and King Ning stood together, staring at them calmly, laughing and whispering.
The beauty's heart tightened, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Master, what the four said makes sense. If we fall behind in the guessing game, we will definitely lose the next contest."
The four fiercely glared at the people around them, their eyes slightly red, and repeatedly said: "Everyone is laughing at us, what should we do now?"
Qiaochu glanced at him and said softly, "Silly girl, you are wrong. The secret to winning this round is not how fast you guess the riddle."
"Why do you think the prince's group came in third? Qiao Rong is a fool, but if the prince and Qiao Mei work together, these riddles will be nothing! Although Miss Lang is very intelligent and has the help of the queen and the wise king, it is not easy to get along with the prince."
"Master means—"
The beauty was startled, and the four men had already grabbed Qiaochu's clothes tightly.
Qiaochu closed his eyes for a long while before saying, "To win, we must find a way to figure out King Rui's mind."
The four beauties were all shocked, and they were anxious, "What does this have to do with King Rui?"
Qiaochu looked serious. "That night, King Rui also drew a picture of his troops to ask for more troops, but he drew a hundred thousand troops in a very short time. How did he do that? King Rui's strategy is what we need to think about."
The beauty frowned and lowered her voice, "Master, I understand. The Crown Prince is not happy with the riddle. Is it because the Crown Prince is trying to crack the method used by King Rui that night?"
Text 027 My First Meeting with You (1)
The four confused people said, "I still don't understand. If no one thinks of this alternative method, then the person who guesses the riddle the fastest will get the general's order to paint first, which means she has the greatest chance of winning."
Qiaochu shook his head. "Silly girl, the key is that no one can guarantee that others will not think of the method used by King Rui to solve the problem. If someone comes up with that method, the person who arrives at the pavilion first may not necessarily win."
The four shouted in a low voice, "I see. That means the prince is not trying his best. He is concentrating on solving the riddle. If he still can't figure it out later, he will just help Qiao Rong catch up with the dead girl in the riddle."
Qiaochu responded softly.
The beauty suddenly asked, "Master, are you also like the prince, and still retain your strength? If you can't find a way to crack the general's order, you can also catch up?"
Qiaochu touched her and sighed, "Although these riddles are not difficult, no matter what, I am the only one watching and guessing. If I can't come up with a way to win like King Rui, I will definitely lose this round."
The four great men and the beautiful lady thought of the hardships Qiaochu had gone through along the way, and felt sad and dared not say anything more.
The three of them walked to a riddle, and the female official took off the paper and handed it to Qiaochu.
The riddle reads: A patch of green grass, with none of the myriad colors visible. The riddle is to guess a flower.
Qiaochu frowned slightly, and seeing this, the four said in distress: "Master, this is difficult, they are all grass, why guess the flower!"
Qiaochu chuckled, "That's not that difficult. The colorful flowers are gone, and only weeds are left. Doesn't that mean there are no flowers?"
"No flowers, no flowers."
She said lightly and wrote the word "plum blossom" on the paper.
The female official smiled and bowed, "Congratulations, young lady."
The four were delighted, and then complained: "Master, you almost scared me to death. Now that you have guessed it, why do you still have such a bitter and resentful expression?"
The beauty rolled her eyes at her, and Qiaochu took the two of them and continued walking forward, saying with a wry smile: "Did you notice that the answers to the three consecutive riddles are not auspicious signs."
The four and the beauty were startled. The four murmured, "The first riddle was a bad start. It was about the name of a herb. The master guessed 'Danggui'. The next riddle was about Autumn thoughts and homesickness. It was also about a herb. The master wrote Huai Shudi."
The beauty was poisoned, but she had been suppressing it with her inner strength. Now she could no longer suppress the poison. After hearing Qiaochu's words, she became anxious, her stomach felt like it was on fire and insects were biting her. A sweet and fishy taste rose up her throat. She used her inner strength to suppress it and gritted her teeth and said, "Master, this is just a coincidence, right? Aren't the riddles of the other groups the same?"
Qiaochu narrowed his eyes and whispered, "It's hard to say. Maybe the riddles for each group are different. Huai Shudi, Danggui, and Meihua, who knows what the emperor is thinking?"
As they were talking, a horn sounded through the air, startling everyone, whether they were accepting the challenge or watching the fight.
The sound of the horn should only be heard on the battlefield, so how could it be heard in the palace? A series of panicked voices immediately cut through the entire garden, "Hurry up, someone, King Rui has been ambushed and seriously injured."
Qiaochu was shocked. King Rui is back
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Text 028 My First Meeting with You (2)
"Congratulations girl."
When the female official's voice came, Lang Linling was still immersed in the slight joy of the latest answer to the puzzle. The sound of "Prince Rui was ambushed" exploded in her ears like thunder. She trembled all over and the paper in her hand fell to the ground.
The paper reads: Wedding Night. The riddle is to name a flower.
Amid the low laughter of the Queen and the King, she shyly wrote down the three words "Albizia Julibrissin".
She glanced at the paper on the ground, picked up her skirt, and turned away.
The queen scolded, "Ling'er, where are you going?"
"I want to go see him!"
Lang Linling bit her lip and listened to the sound. The scream came from the other side of Cangzhuo Garden - the direction of the palace gate, which was opposite to Cangzhuo Pavilion where the emperor was.
The virtuous king narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice, "Little sister, with your intelligence, how could you not think that this might be a deliberate plan set up by father to disturb us? Of all the people, you are closest to Cang Zhuo Ting. If you retreat, you will lose this round."
Lang Linling closed his eyes and smiled, "Brother Xian Wang, I have thought about this before, but what if this was not the emperor's plan, and Wang Rui was ambushed when he entered the palace? Xixia was forced to sign the peace treaty and hates him to the core, so it is not impossible that they sent people to plot against him."
The Queen glanced at the virtuous King and said, "What a pity that it happened so coincidentally that it is hard to tell the truth from the false!"
With her eyebrows furrowed, Lang Linling said softly, "Aunt, brother, Linling will participate in this concubine selection contest, not only because she knows that Prince Rui can help brother achieve great things in the future, but also because Linling has long been in love with him. Taking a step back, if Prince Rui's injury was planned by the emperor, the emperor's move was to test our feelings for Prince Rui, and this is the real test question for the second round."
The Queen and the King looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
The Lang family had been important officials for several dynasties and had great power. Their family background was already prominent. The eldest daughter of the Lang family was the empress and gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, the virtuous prince, which brought great honor to the Lang family. However, strangely, the eldest granddaughter of the Lang family, Lang Linling, only had the reputation of a noble family. Her own reputation was not as good as Wang Yuzhi and Qin Qiuyu, who were also nobles in Chaoge. This was because this young lady of the Lang family did not like to compete with others for beauty and rarely showed up in public. In fact, she was pretty, knowledgeable and intelligent. The old man of the Lang family, the father of the empress, loved this eldest granddaughter more than a treasure and would not allow anyone in the family to displease her.
Prince Rui was mediocre in talent. For many years, Prince Xian had been disdainful of this eighth brother. The brothers were distant and not as close as Prince Rui and the Crown Prince. However, when Prince Rui went on a western expedition, the Emperor announced a contest to select a concubine for him. The Empress and Prince Xian knew that this incomplete prince would be important in the future and intended to win him over.
This time, the emperor issued an imperial decree, asking Lang Linling to participate in the selection contest. The queen and the virtuous king were both happy and worried. The happy thing was that if Lang Linling was selected as the Rui Wang's concubine, the relationship between the Rui Wang and the virtuous king would be improved; the worried thing was that Lang Linling despised the Rui Wang and intended to lose in the competition, but the two of them didn't want to force each other too much.
Firstly, although Lin Ling is young, she is very smart and the Queen loves this niece. Although the virtuous prince is indifferent to the cousins of the Lang family, he also likes this sister very much. Secondly, she is the favorite of Mr. Lang and is protected by him. Although he repeatedly reminded Lin Ling that she must not lose the face of the Lang family and must win the title of princess, he still worried that she would not try her best. However, he did not expect that Lang Lin Ling would show her real skills in the first round to compete with the other girls, and he never expected that she seemed to love the Rui prince deeply.
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Text 029 My First Meeting with You (3)
But how is this possible
Many years ago, when Prince Rui's biological mother, Concubine Chang, was still alive, Prince Rui lived in the palace. Lin Ling's mother had a good relationship with Concubine Chang. Sometimes she went in and out of the palace to meet Queen Lang and brought Lin Ling with her. Lin Ling did play with Prince Rui several times when she was young. But other than that, there was no bond between them. How could Lin Ling fall in love with this man
And which of the two was true about the injury of the Prince Rui? If it was true, would the emperor be displeased if he continued the game instead of going over to check on his injury? If this was a plan by the emperor to interfere, what should we think the emperor was thinking
He wanted to see how sincere the ladies were to King Rui, and whether they would give up the game because of King Rui's injury. Or did he want to test their determination, and whether they would not be affected by anything and finally win the game.
If it was the former, then the person who got to the pavilion first might not be the winner. As Lang Linling said, whether one was sincere to King Rui was the real test for the emperor, and whoever had feelings for King Rui might win. If it was the latter, Lang Linling was in the most advantageous position, but she gave up this advantage by going to visit King Rui.
In this case, unless we can figure out whether King Rui is really injured or not,