Tibetan beads

Chapter 331 The Old Father's Test
Xiaoman beckoned, and the maid presented a brocade box with a note.

The first token is King Liang's.Xiaoman opened the note and showed it to everyone.

It really says three.

A Lu showed a shy smile, and took the initiative to explain: "Last year, I asked the third lady about how to make a hand crossbow, and I got a handwritten copy, but I took advantage."

This answer is not surprising, but everyone has a new understanding of the friendship between Prince Liang and the Xu family.

The second one is Jiang Yue's. When I unfold it, I find that it also says three.

Jiang Yue curled up his mouth and drank the wine by himself.

A Lu asked curiously: "Has General Jiang seen Miss Xu San's handwriting?"

Jiang Yue glanced over lightly and said, "I don't have the good luck of His Royal Highness Prince Liang, but I just worked hard to understand it. After all, I have admired Miss Xu San for a long time, right?"

Gritting his teeth when he said the word love, Jiang Yue's drooping eyes flashed a trace of coldness.

In the battle of Jiangdu, the governor was injured and Tian Dashi died, so he swore in his heart that one day Xu Sanxue would pay for his blood.Over the past year, how much effort he has spent collecting information on her, how can he not know the handwriting!
Alu didn't say any more, Xiaoman opened the third note.

This belongs to Mr. Chu Jiu, and it is also a three-character.

Received the eyes of everyone, Mr. Chu Jiu smiled slightly and said: "I have been in love with Miss Xu San for a long time, so I dared to make a guess. There is no shortcut to the way of calligraphy. I heard that Miss Xu San practiced riding and archery every day. I keep practicing calligraphy and don't have much time, so I don't think it's the fourth volume."

Xiang Xu Huan showed an apologetic smile, and he continued: "Miss Xu San is good at shooting, and her arm strength must be extraordinary. Among these volumes of Buddhist scriptures, the third volume is the best, so I guess it is the third volume."

These inferences are well-founded, and everyone can't help but nod.

Mr. Chu Jiu's words were really not nonsense. To notice such a subtlety, he really paid close attention to Miss Xu San.

Seeing Xu Huan's smile, Chu Jiu was secretly relieved.

Jiang Yue needn't mention it, King Liang has seen it before, after this round of comparison, it can be seen that he is the most attentive, right?Now only Zhao Liu was left.

Xiaoman took out the last note and slowly unfolded it. When everyone looked closely, it turned out to be three!
Young Master Zhao Liu raised a joyful smile, nodded to everyone, and explained: "I am not proficient in calligraphy, the reason why I can tell the difference is just because I remembered that when Miss Xu San joined the Bowen Museum as a companion, Master Lu once I praised her penetrating to the bones, without the air of powder. Because the fourth volume written by Miss Xu is chic and handsome, which also deserves the word, so I can't make up my mind. Later, I thought, the so-called sharpness should be more sharp , This is the third volume."

It turned out that it was because of this that he hesitated just now. Seeing him hesitating before, everyone couldn't help but despise him, thinking that he was not as calm and steady as Mr. Chu Jiu. Now seeing that he even knew Taifu Lu's comments, he secretly thought that Mr. Zhao Liu should not be underestimated.

It's just that, since all four suitors have chosen the right ones, isn't it back to the original point?

Everyone looked up, but they saw Xiao Man showing a troubled expression: "The four young masters have all been selected, what should we do? My lord..."

This time Xu Huan didn't evade, he pondered for a while, and said: "Marriage is not only determined by God, but also the fate of parents. Since several sons and daughters are destined, as an elder, I can only ask you to make a decision."

Mr. Sixth Zhao said: "Inspector Xu, just open your mouth. Today, regardless of private matters, no matter what your status or official position, I will be a junior in front of you."

Others joined in.Choosing a son-in-law, of course the father-in-law has the final say, why don't you call him father-in-law or Mount Tai?

Xu Huan nodded with a smile, then turned to give some instructions.

After a while, everyone heard noises coming from outside, and looked around, but it was a group of servants who were carrying many objects, and they were so busy that they didn't know what they were doing.

There are many guests today, the Xu family used the largest banquet hall, the garden is outside the verandah, and the view is very wide.

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. Several escalators follow the escalators. The tree climbers climb the trees and hang lanterns on them. If you look closely, there seem to be words on the lanterns.

On the right stands a very tall bamboo pole, tied with red silk at the top.

Facing everyone's suspicious eyes, Xu Huan said with a smile: "As a parent, of course I hope that my daughter will marry a good son-in-law, with perfect literary and martial arts skills. It's also a coincidence. Seeing that the new year is approaching, my husband ordered someone to make some lantern riddles for the children a few days ago." Let's enjoy it, let's take it out for fun today!"

The guests laughed in their hearts, now at the end of October, there are still two months before the New Year, these words are obviously an excuse, it seems that Governor Xu has 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 lantern riddles," Xu Huan replied, "There are also poems or essays."

A Lu patted his head in frustration: "This... this king has studied the classics of the Central Plains, but composing poems and compositions is too difficult."

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, after all, King Liang was of a foreign race, and it was very rare to speak the official language so smoothly, and it was indeed difficult for others to write poems and essays.

The second master Xu An interjected with a smile: "Your Highness Prince Liang, don't worry too much. There are also relatively simple lantern riddles. You can guess as many as you can. Besides, don't you have martial arts?"

"Oh?"

Xu Huan nodded and pointed to the bamboo pole at the other end: "My little girl likes to ride and shoot. I hope her husband-in-law is also good at this. Whoever gets the top red silk will be the winner."

Jiang Yue raised his eyelids, and smiled: "Thank you, Governor Xu, for your understanding, I, a brute, also have a chance. However, how do you compare the two?"

Chu Jiu and Zhao Liu are sons of aristocratic families, so it is natural to write poems and essays.And he and A Lu are both warriors, so if they are talented, they have to admit defeat.Although Xu Huan's move is mostly for A Lu, but he is also stained, isn't he?
Xu Huan's expression remained unchanged, and he replied with a smile: "[-]% of the answers to the lantern questions, or getting the red silk, is considered a pass. God's will and father's fate are all in place. When the time comes, it depends on how the little girl chooses."

The corner of Jiang Yue's mouth curled up: "It's fair."

He wasn't worried about passing the test, Xu Yin just brushed him off with one sentence.The reason why the Xu family made such a battle was that they didn't want to refuse the marriage at will to make a statement.At that time, Miss Xu San will definitely have other checkpoints to let them back out.

Thinking of this, he frowned.

It's been so long, why haven't Xindi's people come yet?
Forget it, we'll see!

After Chu Jiu and Zhao Liu saluted, they led their followers out to read the questions.

A Lu was curious, and followed him to look.

Jiang Yue took his time and drank wine on his own.When the three came back, Chu and Zhao had almost answered the questions, and he got up drunk.

"Come on, bring the arrow!"

(End of this chapter)