Movie: Get Alpha Dog at the start
Chapter 208 Willing to gamble and admit defeat
At the entrance of the restaurant, there were crowds of people. As the onlookers gathered, more and more people began to urge the VAM to start as soon as possible.
Cheng Shi and Xiao Yuanyi brought Cheng Heng, and Cheng Zhi and his wife were also among the crowd.
After Xiao Yuanyi heard that the little girl who bet against Cheng Shaoshang was the daughter of the great general He Yong, she immediately became furious.
"You shouldn't have brought her out, she'll cause us trouble once she comes out!"
As she said that, she was about to tell Cheng Shaoshang to pull her away, but Cheng Shi stopped her: "I think Niao Niao is courageous, besides, Niao Niao only wanted to teach her father and brother a lesson after hearing the little girl from the He family insult him. He is a loyal and courageous person after making friends, he will not intervene in the squabbles between these little girls, Madam, don't worry."
Xiao Yuanyi glared at her husband when she heard the words, and then looked at Cheng Shaoshang in the crowd: "Hmph, these lantern riddles are not easy, even I can't guess a few, and the little girl of the He family has to specify, don't do it when the time comes. If you fail to teach a lesson, it will discredit the Cheng family."
Hearing what she said, Cheng Shi became a little worried. He wasn't afraid of embarrassing the Cheng family. Anyway, he was a thick-skinned and didn't care. What he was worried about was whether his daughter would be hurt.
Cheng Zhi also sweated for Cheng Shaoshang, but Sang Shunhua smiled and said to him: "Don't worry, this girl is clever, if she is not sure, she won't take the bet."
"Is Madam so confident in Niao Niao?" Cheng Zhi was a little puzzled. They had just returned to the capital and they hadn't been in contact for too long. Why did Sang Shunhua seem to know Niao Niao very well.
Sang Shunhua covered his mouth and chuckled, his eyes fell on the girl in front of the restaurant, who was shining brightly against the light of the lantern, with a hint of envy in his tone.
"Husband may not have noticed that there is a kind of power in Niaoyou."
Cheng Zhi looked over suspiciously, except that Cheng Shaoshang looked brighter than usual, but he didn't find the "strength" his wife mentioned
In front of the lantern wall of the restaurant, He Zhaojun turned to Cheng Shaoshang disdainfully, and pointed to the highest lantern: "You should answer this first."
The onlookers have already followed He Zhaojun's hand and read out the riddle.
"The person who came was actually a Penglai guest."
Lou Yao stared at it for a long time, but finally had no choice but to give up. Guessing lantern riddles is often not based on knowledge, but a flash of inspiration.
This puzzle also stumped many people, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.
"This anagram has no rules at all, how do you solve it?"
"Yeah, it made me dizzy and I don't know what to do."
Cheng Shi subconsciously looked at his wife Xiao Yuanyi, but found that Xiao Yuanyi was also frowning, obviously unable to guess.
Cheng Zhi was also at a loss, seeing a smile on the corner of Sang Shunhua's mouth, so he asked in a low voice, "Did Madam guess it?"
Sang Shunhua nodded with a smile, and whispered in his ear, Cheng Zhi showed his original expression.
Cheng Shi saw it clearly, and hurriedly asked: "Third brother, the younger siblings guessed it, what is the answer?"
At this moment, Cheng Shaoshang had already given the correct answer: "The answer to the riddle is a mountain word."
"Mountain? Why is it a mountain?"
"Yes, what is the solution to this riddle? Is the answer to the shopkeeper's riddle correct?"
The shopkeeper cupped his hands at everyone and said, "This little lady answered well, the answer to the riddle is the mountain."
He Zhaojun's expression changed, and he said suspiciously: "The person who came was actually a Penglai guest. Why is the answer to the riddle mountain? Didn't you read the answer in advance?"
Facing He Zhaojun's questioning and the suspicious eyes of the people around him, Cheng Shaoshang smiled calmly and said loudly.
"Penglai is the mountain where immortals live in the Bohai Sea in mythology. The guests who come from Penglai are immortals, and a person who comes here becomes an immortal. What word plus a person is the word for immortals? Of course it is the word for mountain."
Hearing Cheng Shaoshang's explanation, the people around all had expressions of enlightenment. Lantern riddles are like this. When they can't guess it, everyone will feel very mysterious, but when the answer is announced, they will feel that it is so simple. How can I solve it? I didn't expect it.
Lou Yao slapped her hands: "So that's the case, the young lady is quick-witted, I admire you."
He Zhaojun was so angry that he hated iron but scolded: "It's just a coincidence that you are quick and quick, Lou Yao, don't forget your identity!"
Lou Yao could only stand aside in embarrassment.
When Cheng Shi heard that his daughter got the answer right, he was as happy as a child, and proudly said: "Niaoyou is smart, she can understand such difficult puzzles at a glance."
Xiao Yuanyi curled her lips: "It's just a little bit of cleverness. I don't see her show it when I'm studying. These heretics come as soon as they open their mouths."
Cheng Zhi said to Sang Shunhua, "Ma'am is really kind-hearted."
Sang Shunhua covered his mouth and smiled lightly, the harp played harmoniously between the husband and wife.
He Zhaojun looked at the lantern wall unwillingly, and picked three more lantern riddles one after another. As a result, Cheng Shaoshang answered them all correctly, and each answer aroused the congratulations of the onlookers, which made He Zhaojun even more depressed.
Seeing that his younger sister answered four questions correctly with ease, Cheng Shaogong couldn't help feeling complacent, and walked up to He Zhaojun: "How about it, young lady of the He family, choose a question quickly, there is only the last one left."
He Zhaojun glared at him, but under the urging of the crowd, he had no choice but to continue to choose the topic.
"This is the way, surrounded by mountain streams and shrimps playing in the water!"
This question is obviously a bit more difficult than the previous ones, and the onlookers are all talking about it, but few people can solve it.
Seeing that Xiao Yuanyi looked completely clueless, Cheng Shi couldn't help but sweat for his daughter.
Cheng Zhi also looked at Sang Shunhua, this time Sang Shunhua also shook his head at him.
"Even Madam can't answer?"
Sang Shunhua gave her husband a sideways look: "It's not surprising that I, a little girl, can't answer the question. Your husband is not always well-educated, so why can't he answer it?"
Cheng Zhi chuckled: "Ma'am knows mine, she has been studying the Four Books and Five Classics, she doesn't know much about these."
Sang Shunhua's evaluation of this is: boring.
Cheng Zhi didn't care.
Seeing that Cheng Shaoshang had been thinking for a long time and hadn't given an answer, He Zhaojun couldn't help being a little proud: "I can't figure it out, I'm bringing shame on myself!"
Cheng Shaogong couldn't help but defend his sister: "Shaoshang has already answered four questions correctly, and you can't answer any of them, so why should you be proud!"
He Zhaojun glanced at him disdainfully: "Hmph, since the bet is to answer five questions correctly and not one wrong, don't tell me you Cheng family are all dishonest?"
"you"
In the restaurant, Yuan Shen touched the jug with his fingers, and smiled at Qin Hao, "The wine in Zihan's jug is going to be cold."
Qin Hao smiled lightly: "It's not cold yet, why should my cousin be impatient."
While he was talking, he suddenly heard a burst of booing from outside the window.
But Cheng Shaoshang walked up to He Zhaojun, with his hands behind his back, and smiled faintly.
"Well, it's self-defeating, but you are talking about yourself. I have answered this question. The answer is: thinking."
He Zhaojun subconsciously looked at the shopkeeper of the restaurant. The shopkeeper glanced at the answer to the riddle and announced it loudly.
"Cheng Si Niangzi answered correctly, the answer to the riddle is indeed a word of thought."
The crowd of onlookers suddenly became lively, some guessed why it was a word for thinking, and some booed He Zhaojun to apologize.
He Zhaojun's face was flushed with swelling, and he said unwillingly: "I don't accept it, how could the answer to this riddle be Sizi!"
"Yeah, I guessed for a long time and didn't have a clue. How could the answer be Si?"
"I'm also wondering, Sizi doesn't match this riddle."
Cheng Shaoshang said calmly: "Surrounded by mountains and streams means that four mountain characters are combined to form a field character. The shape of a shrimp is like a crouching hook. Playing in water means that there is some water around the crouching hook, so the answer to the riddle is think."
It was only then that the crowd suddenly realized, and immediately started booing He Zhaojun to apologize.
Seeing He Zhaojun blushing with shame, Lou Yao wanted to save her, so she cupped her hands at Cheng Shaoshang's brothers and sisters: "We are indeed wrong about this matter, please forgive me."
Seeing his sincerity, Cheng Shaoshang didn't want to be aggressive at first, but He Zhaojun became angry, pushed Lou Yao away, and instead took his anger on him, accusing him.
"It's all your fault for being useless. What kind of trash like you has the right to be my future husband!"
Lou Yao was so angry that she was scolded as a waste in public.
Cheng Shaogong couldn't bear it: "Brother Lou apologized for you with all his heart and kindness, but you insulted him like this. A shrew like you is not worthy of Brother Lou."
"You" He Zhaojun became furious, pushed Cheng Shaogong away and was about to leave.
Cheng Shaoshang stopped in front of her directly, and said coldly, "Apologize!"
He Zhaojun said domineeringly: "Lou Yao just apologized for me, get out of the way!"
Cheng Shaoshang still stood in front of her: "It's you and me who bet, there's no reason for someone else to apologize on your behalf."
"That's right, young lady of the He family, if you play tricks, everyone in the entire capital will know that the members of the He family are not trustworthy." Cheng Shaogong also reacted.
The crowd of onlookers also started booing, He Zhaojun had never been wronged like this before, his face was flushed with shame, his eyes were even more cannibalistic and he glared at Cheng Shaoshang, he reluctantly apologized, then pushed the crowd out of the way and disappeared quickly .
The owner of the restaurant also reacted, and sang loudly: "The fourth lady of the Cheng family answered five riddles correctly, please go to the private seat on the third floor!"
Cheng Shaoshang slowly walked towards the restaurant in the eyes of everyone, and many people behind him made a fuss.
"When did this Cheng family have an extra fourth lady? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
"I've heard that the fourth lady of the Cheng family is extremely stubborn and is often punished by the elders in the family. Seeing her today is quite different from the rumors."
"It's normal. The rumors are bound to be untrue. This fourth lady Cheng is so smart and can stand up for her father and brother. How can she be a stubborn person?"
When Xiao Yuanyi heard that her daughter was going to meet Qin Hao again, and it was under the watchful eyes of everyone, she immediately wanted to stop her, but was stopped by the shopkeeper of the restaurant.
"I'm sorry, Ma'am, today I need to answer five questions correctly before I can go upstairs."
Xiao Yuanyi pointed at Cheng Shaoshang's back: "That's my daughter."
"Sorry, ma'am, Mrs. Cheng only went upstairs after answering five questions correctly."
The onlookers also booed, although they couldn't go up either, but they all had a similar mentality: If I can't get it, it's better that others can't get it either.
"You..." Xiao Yuanyi watched Cheng Shaoshang disappear, feeling angry and anxious.
Cheng Shi had no choice but to comfort him: "Don't worry, Mr. Yuan is still upstairs, not to mention that under the watchful eyes of everyone, they can't do anything beyond the rules."
Xiao Yuanyi was still a little worried, so she had to wait under the restaurant. It was Sang Shunhua who said that she came to the capital for the first time and asked Xiao Yuanyi to take her for a stroll, so she persuaded Xiao Yuanyi not to stay downstairs.
Cheng Shaoshang came to the third floor and couldn't wait to break into the private room where Qin Hao was. Qin Hao saw that her little face was slightly flushed from the cold, so he pulled her to warm his hands in front of the charcoal fire.
Yuan Shen cleared his throat, reminding him that he was still alive.
"Why are you here?" Cheng Shaoshang looked at Yuan Shen with disgust.
Yuan Shen was left speechless, and said depressedly, "You little girl, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you still don't know how to be polite."
Cheng Shaoshang retorted: "You are still as annoying as you were a few years ago."
Seeing that the two were staring at each other like fighting cocks, Qin Hao had no choice but to smooth things over.
"Don't forget your cousin's jade flute."
Yuan Shen was even more depressed, especially when he learned that his treasured jade flute would be given to Cheng Shaoshang by Qin Hao.
"What kind of rhythm does this little girl know? She ruined such a good jade flute." Yuan Shen said sourly.
Qin Hao laughed: "Since my cousin lost the jade flute to me, it's none of my cousin's business who I give it to."
While joking, Qin Hao took off the folding fan from his waist and handed it to Yuan Shen: "I know my cousin has been greedy for a long time, so I will give this folding fan to my cousin."
Yuan Shen was overjoyed when he heard the words, but he was a little embarrassed: "Even if I lost the bet, I will give you the jade flute, how can I exchange it."
Qin Hao said with a smile: "The jade flute was lost in a bet by my cousin, and this folding fan was given to my cousin as a gift, so there is no need to confuse it."
Yuan Shen still hesitated, Cheng Shaoshang said from the side, "Don't forget my jade flute."
Yuan Shen glared at Cheng Shaoshang: "Yuan is the one who doesn't believe his words, he has already sent a servant to pick it up, and it will be there soon."
Saying that, Yuan Shen calmly took the folding fan from Qin Hao's hand, and began to play with it fondly.
Qin Hao and Cheng Shaoshang looked at each other and smiled, this guy is just too arrogant.
Not long after, the servants of Yuan Shen's family had already brought the jade flute over. It was the first time Cheng Shaoshang saw such a crystal clear jade flute, so he immediately put it on his lips and began to play it.
A melodious flute sounded, and Yuan Shen was obviously taken aback.
The onlookers, who were about to leave after seeing the bustle, stopped for a while, looked upstairs, and talked a lot.
"The sound of this flute is so melodious, but I don't know who played it."
"It doesn't matter. It must be played by the Second Young Master Qin or Young Master Yuan. It's just that this piece is quite new and I've never heard it before. Could it be a newly composed piece?"
"This song is only because it exists in the sky. It is rare to hear it in the world. It is wonderful and wonderful."
Xiao Yuanyi's footsteps also paused, and Sang Shunhua suddenly asked with a smile: "Who does Si Fu think this song is played by?"
"Naturally, it was played by Second Young Master Qin or Young Master Yuan, who is curling and doesn't know the rhythm."
Speaking of bringing here, Xiao Yuanyi suddenly came to his senses, and looked at Sang Shunhua in surprise: "Could it be that my wife has heard you playing this piece before?"
Sang Shunhua shook his head at her with a smile: "It's the first time I've heard this song too, but didn't Si Fu recognize the artistic conception in this song?"
As he spoke, Sang Shunhua looked towards the restaurant not far away: "You hear the sound of the flute as if you are about to fly away."
Xiao Yuanyi felt a pain in her heart, and muttered to herself: "Is that why she wants to escape from this house?"
On the top of the city, Ling Buyi was wearing armor, and faintly heard the sound of the flute, and he was fascinated by it for a while, why didn't he want to escape?But the dead souls of the whole Huo family are still waiting for him to catch the real culprit behind the scenes and help them seek justice!
"My lord, someone appeared at the door of Qin's restaurant with a lantern like Xu Jinzhong's."
Ling Buyi stared intently: "Who is it?"
"Xiao Shizi!" The subordinate replied.
"Prince Yong's son? Good, very good! Keep an eye on him!" Ling Buyi said coldly.
In the restaurant, Yuan Shen looked at Cheng Shaoshang in surprise, with an unbelievable look.
Qin Hao poured Cheng Shaoshang a glass of warm wine. Anyway, the wine in this period is rice wine, so you won't get drunk at all.
"You played this partridge flying more and more superbly."
Regarding Qin Hao's compliments, Cheng Shaoshang accepted them all directly, and said with a smile: "That's because Ah Hao's music is well composed."
Qin Hao scratched the tip of her nose, and said dotingly: "Okay, we two are boasting here, and we are suspected of flattering each other."
Only then did Yuan Shen come to his senses, and asked Qin Hao in surprise, "You wrote this piece?"
Qin Hao nodded casually: "Niaoyou likes the melody, but also thinks that Chu Ci is too depressing, so I composed a few lighter tunes when I have nothing to do."
Yuan Shen didn't know how to describe it. If such a high-quality piece of music was released outside, it would be enough to become a master of temperament for a generation, but in the end it was just Qin Hao's composition for the entertainment of women.
It's just a waste of money!
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the restaurant, followed by a burst of flames.
When Qin Hao walked near the window, he felt a wave of heat coming, and found that the lantern wall outside the building had already been burning at this time.
"Go downstairs." Qin Hao pulled Cheng Shaoshang and walked downstairs.
Yuan Shen also hurriedly followed. When they reached the first floor, the shopkeeper was already organizing people to put out the fire. Fortunately, the lantern wall was natural and did not burn to the restaurant, but only blackened the outer wall of the restaurant.
At this time, Cheng Shi and his wife also brought people to rush over. They were relieved to see that Cheng Shaoshang was safe and sound, and then ordered their subordinates to help put out the fire.
Qin Hao cupped his hands to express his gratitude: "Thank you General Cheng for your generous help, and I will definitely come to the door to thank you in the future."
As soon as Xiao Yuanyi heard it, he had an urge to call everyone back.
When something like this happened, Cheng Shaoshang naturally had no choice but to go back with his family. Qin Hao didn't stay too long after the fire was extinguished, and rushed to Qin's house with Yuan Shen.
As a result, I ran into a carriage on the way, and the two carriages intersected. Xiao Shizi opened the curtain of the carriage and cupped his hands at Qin Hao: "Mr. Qin and Mr. Yuan, it is better to meet by chance, why not find a place to have a drink?"
Qin Hao didn't speak but kept staring at the other party, and it took a long time before he pointed out.
"Xiao Shizi just wanted to destroy a lantern, so why bother to light up my restaurant, you must know that cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness, and the drinking will be waived. I will have someone send the bill for the restaurant's repairs to Xiao Shizi's residence."
After finishing speaking, he put down the curtain, and the carriage slowly passed the other side's car. He didn't want to get involved in Ling Buyi's mess with King Yong, but this didn't mean that Shizi Xiao could use the Qin family as a shield.
Xiao Shizi's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"Go home!"
"promise."
On the other side, in Cheng's carriage, Xiao Yuanyi looked at Cheng Shaoshang holding an exquisite jade flute, with mixed feelings in his heart.
It really made Sang Shunhua guess right, the piece was really played by Cheng Shaoshang.
Cheng Shi and Xiao Yuanyi brought Cheng Heng, and Cheng Zhi and his wife were also among the crowd.
After Xiao Yuanyi heard that the little girl who bet against Cheng Shaoshang was the daughter of the great general He Yong, she immediately became furious.
"You shouldn't have brought her out, she'll cause us trouble once she comes out!"
As she said that, she was about to tell Cheng Shaoshang to pull her away, but Cheng Shi stopped her: "I think Niao Niao is courageous, besides, Niao Niao only wanted to teach her father and brother a lesson after hearing the little girl from the He family insult him. He is a loyal and courageous person after making friends, he will not intervene in the squabbles between these little girls, Madam, don't worry."
Xiao Yuanyi glared at her husband when she heard the words, and then looked at Cheng Shaoshang in the crowd: "Hmph, these lantern riddles are not easy, even I can't guess a few, and the little girl of the He family has to specify, don't do it when the time comes. If you fail to teach a lesson, it will discredit the Cheng family."
Hearing what she said, Cheng Shi became a little worried. He wasn't afraid of embarrassing the Cheng family. Anyway, he was a thick-skinned and didn't care. What he was worried about was whether his daughter would be hurt.
Cheng Zhi also sweated for Cheng Shaoshang, but Sang Shunhua smiled and said to him: "Don't worry, this girl is clever, if she is not sure, she won't take the bet."
"Is Madam so confident in Niao Niao?" Cheng Zhi was a little puzzled. They had just returned to the capital and they hadn't been in contact for too long. Why did Sang Shunhua seem to know Niao Niao very well.
Sang Shunhua covered his mouth and chuckled, his eyes fell on the girl in front of the restaurant, who was shining brightly against the light of the lantern, with a hint of envy in his tone.
"Husband may not have noticed that there is a kind of power in Niaoyou."
Cheng Zhi looked over suspiciously, except that Cheng Shaoshang looked brighter than usual, but he didn't find the "strength" his wife mentioned
In front of the lantern wall of the restaurant, He Zhaojun turned to Cheng Shaoshang disdainfully, and pointed to the highest lantern: "You should answer this first."
The onlookers have already followed He Zhaojun's hand and read out the riddle.
"The person who came was actually a Penglai guest."
Lou Yao stared at it for a long time, but finally had no choice but to give up. Guessing lantern riddles is often not based on knowledge, but a flash of inspiration.
This puzzle also stumped many people, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.
"This anagram has no rules at all, how do you solve it?"
"Yeah, it made me dizzy and I don't know what to do."
Cheng Shi subconsciously looked at his wife Xiao Yuanyi, but found that Xiao Yuanyi was also frowning, obviously unable to guess.
Cheng Zhi was also at a loss, seeing a smile on the corner of Sang Shunhua's mouth, so he asked in a low voice, "Did Madam guess it?"
Sang Shunhua nodded with a smile, and whispered in his ear, Cheng Zhi showed his original expression.
Cheng Shi saw it clearly, and hurriedly asked: "Third brother, the younger siblings guessed it, what is the answer?"
At this moment, Cheng Shaoshang had already given the correct answer: "The answer to the riddle is a mountain word."
"Mountain? Why is it a mountain?"
"Yes, what is the solution to this riddle? Is the answer to the shopkeeper's riddle correct?"
The shopkeeper cupped his hands at everyone and said, "This little lady answered well, the answer to the riddle is the mountain."
He Zhaojun's expression changed, and he said suspiciously: "The person who came was actually a Penglai guest. Why is the answer to the riddle mountain? Didn't you read the answer in advance?"
Facing He Zhaojun's questioning and the suspicious eyes of the people around him, Cheng Shaoshang smiled calmly and said loudly.
"Penglai is the mountain where immortals live in the Bohai Sea in mythology. The guests who come from Penglai are immortals, and a person who comes here becomes an immortal. What word plus a person is the word for immortals? Of course it is the word for mountain."
Hearing Cheng Shaoshang's explanation, the people around all had expressions of enlightenment. Lantern riddles are like this. When they can't guess it, everyone will feel very mysterious, but when the answer is announced, they will feel that it is so simple. How can I solve it? I didn't expect it.
Lou Yao slapped her hands: "So that's the case, the young lady is quick-witted, I admire you."
He Zhaojun was so angry that he hated iron but scolded: "It's just a coincidence that you are quick and quick, Lou Yao, don't forget your identity!"
Lou Yao could only stand aside in embarrassment.
When Cheng Shi heard that his daughter got the answer right, he was as happy as a child, and proudly said: "Niaoyou is smart, she can understand such difficult puzzles at a glance."
Xiao Yuanyi curled her lips: "It's just a little bit of cleverness. I don't see her show it when I'm studying. These heretics come as soon as they open their mouths."
Cheng Zhi said to Sang Shunhua, "Ma'am is really kind-hearted."
Sang Shunhua covered his mouth and smiled lightly, the harp played harmoniously between the husband and wife.
He Zhaojun looked at the lantern wall unwillingly, and picked three more lantern riddles one after another. As a result, Cheng Shaoshang answered them all correctly, and each answer aroused the congratulations of the onlookers, which made He Zhaojun even more depressed.
Seeing that his younger sister answered four questions correctly with ease, Cheng Shaogong couldn't help feeling complacent, and walked up to He Zhaojun: "How about it, young lady of the He family, choose a question quickly, there is only the last one left."
He Zhaojun glared at him, but under the urging of the crowd, he had no choice but to continue to choose the topic.
"This is the way, surrounded by mountain streams and shrimps playing in the water!"
This question is obviously a bit more difficult than the previous ones, and the onlookers are all talking about it, but few people can solve it.
Seeing that Xiao Yuanyi looked completely clueless, Cheng Shi couldn't help but sweat for his daughter.
Cheng Zhi also looked at Sang Shunhua, this time Sang Shunhua also shook his head at him.
"Even Madam can't answer?"
Sang Shunhua gave her husband a sideways look: "It's not surprising that I, a little girl, can't answer the question. Your husband is not always well-educated, so why can't he answer it?"
Cheng Zhi chuckled: "Ma'am knows mine, she has been studying the Four Books and Five Classics, she doesn't know much about these."
Sang Shunhua's evaluation of this is: boring.
Cheng Zhi didn't care.
Seeing that Cheng Shaoshang had been thinking for a long time and hadn't given an answer, He Zhaojun couldn't help being a little proud: "I can't figure it out, I'm bringing shame on myself!"
Cheng Shaogong couldn't help but defend his sister: "Shaoshang has already answered four questions correctly, and you can't answer any of them, so why should you be proud!"
He Zhaojun glanced at him disdainfully: "Hmph, since the bet is to answer five questions correctly and not one wrong, don't tell me you Cheng family are all dishonest?"
"you"
In the restaurant, Yuan Shen touched the jug with his fingers, and smiled at Qin Hao, "The wine in Zihan's jug is going to be cold."
Qin Hao smiled lightly: "It's not cold yet, why should my cousin be impatient."
While he was talking, he suddenly heard a burst of booing from outside the window.
But Cheng Shaoshang walked up to He Zhaojun, with his hands behind his back, and smiled faintly.
"Well, it's self-defeating, but you are talking about yourself. I have answered this question. The answer is: thinking."
He Zhaojun subconsciously looked at the shopkeeper of the restaurant. The shopkeeper glanced at the answer to the riddle and announced it loudly.
"Cheng Si Niangzi answered correctly, the answer to the riddle is indeed a word of thought."
The crowd of onlookers suddenly became lively, some guessed why it was a word for thinking, and some booed He Zhaojun to apologize.
He Zhaojun's face was flushed with swelling, and he said unwillingly: "I don't accept it, how could the answer to this riddle be Sizi!"
"Yeah, I guessed for a long time and didn't have a clue. How could the answer be Si?"
"I'm also wondering, Sizi doesn't match this riddle."
Cheng Shaoshang said calmly: "Surrounded by mountains and streams means that four mountain characters are combined to form a field character. The shape of a shrimp is like a crouching hook. Playing in water means that there is some water around the crouching hook, so the answer to the riddle is think."
It was only then that the crowd suddenly realized, and immediately started booing He Zhaojun to apologize.
Seeing He Zhaojun blushing with shame, Lou Yao wanted to save her, so she cupped her hands at Cheng Shaoshang's brothers and sisters: "We are indeed wrong about this matter, please forgive me."
Seeing his sincerity, Cheng Shaoshang didn't want to be aggressive at first, but He Zhaojun became angry, pushed Lou Yao away, and instead took his anger on him, accusing him.
"It's all your fault for being useless. What kind of trash like you has the right to be my future husband!"
Lou Yao was so angry that she was scolded as a waste in public.
Cheng Shaogong couldn't bear it: "Brother Lou apologized for you with all his heart and kindness, but you insulted him like this. A shrew like you is not worthy of Brother Lou."
"You" He Zhaojun became furious, pushed Cheng Shaogong away and was about to leave.
Cheng Shaoshang stopped in front of her directly, and said coldly, "Apologize!"
He Zhaojun said domineeringly: "Lou Yao just apologized for me, get out of the way!"
Cheng Shaoshang still stood in front of her: "It's you and me who bet, there's no reason for someone else to apologize on your behalf."
"That's right, young lady of the He family, if you play tricks, everyone in the entire capital will know that the members of the He family are not trustworthy." Cheng Shaogong also reacted.
The crowd of onlookers also started booing, He Zhaojun had never been wronged like this before, his face was flushed with shame, his eyes were even more cannibalistic and he glared at Cheng Shaoshang, he reluctantly apologized, then pushed the crowd out of the way and disappeared quickly .
The owner of the restaurant also reacted, and sang loudly: "The fourth lady of the Cheng family answered five riddles correctly, please go to the private seat on the third floor!"
Cheng Shaoshang slowly walked towards the restaurant in the eyes of everyone, and many people behind him made a fuss.
"When did this Cheng family have an extra fourth lady? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
"I've heard that the fourth lady of the Cheng family is extremely stubborn and is often punished by the elders in the family. Seeing her today is quite different from the rumors."
"It's normal. The rumors are bound to be untrue. This fourth lady Cheng is so smart and can stand up for her father and brother. How can she be a stubborn person?"
When Xiao Yuanyi heard that her daughter was going to meet Qin Hao again, and it was under the watchful eyes of everyone, she immediately wanted to stop her, but was stopped by the shopkeeper of the restaurant.
"I'm sorry, Ma'am, today I need to answer five questions correctly before I can go upstairs."
Xiao Yuanyi pointed at Cheng Shaoshang's back: "That's my daughter."
"Sorry, ma'am, Mrs. Cheng only went upstairs after answering five questions correctly."
The onlookers also booed, although they couldn't go up either, but they all had a similar mentality: If I can't get it, it's better that others can't get it either.
"You..." Xiao Yuanyi watched Cheng Shaoshang disappear, feeling angry and anxious.
Cheng Shi had no choice but to comfort him: "Don't worry, Mr. Yuan is still upstairs, not to mention that under the watchful eyes of everyone, they can't do anything beyond the rules."
Xiao Yuanyi was still a little worried, so she had to wait under the restaurant. It was Sang Shunhua who said that she came to the capital for the first time and asked Xiao Yuanyi to take her for a stroll, so she persuaded Xiao Yuanyi not to stay downstairs.
Cheng Shaoshang came to the third floor and couldn't wait to break into the private room where Qin Hao was. Qin Hao saw that her little face was slightly flushed from the cold, so he pulled her to warm his hands in front of the charcoal fire.
Yuan Shen cleared his throat, reminding him that he was still alive.
"Why are you here?" Cheng Shaoshang looked at Yuan Shen with disgust.
Yuan Shen was left speechless, and said depressedly, "You little girl, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you still don't know how to be polite."
Cheng Shaoshang retorted: "You are still as annoying as you were a few years ago."
Seeing that the two were staring at each other like fighting cocks, Qin Hao had no choice but to smooth things over.
"Don't forget your cousin's jade flute."
Yuan Shen was even more depressed, especially when he learned that his treasured jade flute would be given to Cheng Shaoshang by Qin Hao.
"What kind of rhythm does this little girl know? She ruined such a good jade flute." Yuan Shen said sourly.
Qin Hao laughed: "Since my cousin lost the jade flute to me, it's none of my cousin's business who I give it to."
While joking, Qin Hao took off the folding fan from his waist and handed it to Yuan Shen: "I know my cousin has been greedy for a long time, so I will give this folding fan to my cousin."
Yuan Shen was overjoyed when he heard the words, but he was a little embarrassed: "Even if I lost the bet, I will give you the jade flute, how can I exchange it."
Qin Hao said with a smile: "The jade flute was lost in a bet by my cousin, and this folding fan was given to my cousin as a gift, so there is no need to confuse it."
Yuan Shen still hesitated, Cheng Shaoshang said from the side, "Don't forget my jade flute."
Yuan Shen glared at Cheng Shaoshang: "Yuan is the one who doesn't believe his words, he has already sent a servant to pick it up, and it will be there soon."
Saying that, Yuan Shen calmly took the folding fan from Qin Hao's hand, and began to play with it fondly.
Qin Hao and Cheng Shaoshang looked at each other and smiled, this guy is just too arrogant.
Not long after, the servants of Yuan Shen's family had already brought the jade flute over. It was the first time Cheng Shaoshang saw such a crystal clear jade flute, so he immediately put it on his lips and began to play it.
A melodious flute sounded, and Yuan Shen was obviously taken aback.
The onlookers, who were about to leave after seeing the bustle, stopped for a while, looked upstairs, and talked a lot.
"The sound of this flute is so melodious, but I don't know who played it."
"It doesn't matter. It must be played by the Second Young Master Qin or Young Master Yuan. It's just that this piece is quite new and I've never heard it before. Could it be a newly composed piece?"
"This song is only because it exists in the sky. It is rare to hear it in the world. It is wonderful and wonderful."
Xiao Yuanyi's footsteps also paused, and Sang Shunhua suddenly asked with a smile: "Who does Si Fu think this song is played by?"
"Naturally, it was played by Second Young Master Qin or Young Master Yuan, who is curling and doesn't know the rhythm."
Speaking of bringing here, Xiao Yuanyi suddenly came to his senses, and looked at Sang Shunhua in surprise: "Could it be that my wife has heard you playing this piece before?"
Sang Shunhua shook his head at her with a smile: "It's the first time I've heard this song too, but didn't Si Fu recognize the artistic conception in this song?"
As he spoke, Sang Shunhua looked towards the restaurant not far away: "You hear the sound of the flute as if you are about to fly away."
Xiao Yuanyi felt a pain in her heart, and muttered to herself: "Is that why she wants to escape from this house?"
On the top of the city, Ling Buyi was wearing armor, and faintly heard the sound of the flute, and he was fascinated by it for a while, why didn't he want to escape?But the dead souls of the whole Huo family are still waiting for him to catch the real culprit behind the scenes and help them seek justice!
"My lord, someone appeared at the door of Qin's restaurant with a lantern like Xu Jinzhong's."
Ling Buyi stared intently: "Who is it?"
"Xiao Shizi!" The subordinate replied.
"Prince Yong's son? Good, very good! Keep an eye on him!" Ling Buyi said coldly.
In the restaurant, Yuan Shen looked at Cheng Shaoshang in surprise, with an unbelievable look.
Qin Hao poured Cheng Shaoshang a glass of warm wine. Anyway, the wine in this period is rice wine, so you won't get drunk at all.
"You played this partridge flying more and more superbly."
Regarding Qin Hao's compliments, Cheng Shaoshang accepted them all directly, and said with a smile: "That's because Ah Hao's music is well composed."
Qin Hao scratched the tip of her nose, and said dotingly: "Okay, we two are boasting here, and we are suspected of flattering each other."
Only then did Yuan Shen come to his senses, and asked Qin Hao in surprise, "You wrote this piece?"
Qin Hao nodded casually: "Niaoyou likes the melody, but also thinks that Chu Ci is too depressing, so I composed a few lighter tunes when I have nothing to do."
Yuan Shen didn't know how to describe it. If such a high-quality piece of music was released outside, it would be enough to become a master of temperament for a generation, but in the end it was just Qin Hao's composition for the entertainment of women.
It's just a waste of money!
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside the restaurant, followed by a burst of flames.
When Qin Hao walked near the window, he felt a wave of heat coming, and found that the lantern wall outside the building had already been burning at this time.
"Go downstairs." Qin Hao pulled Cheng Shaoshang and walked downstairs.
Yuan Shen also hurriedly followed. When they reached the first floor, the shopkeeper was already organizing people to put out the fire. Fortunately, the lantern wall was natural and did not burn to the restaurant, but only blackened the outer wall of the restaurant.
At this time, Cheng Shi and his wife also brought people to rush over. They were relieved to see that Cheng Shaoshang was safe and sound, and then ordered their subordinates to help put out the fire.
Qin Hao cupped his hands to express his gratitude: "Thank you General Cheng for your generous help, and I will definitely come to the door to thank you in the future."
As soon as Xiao Yuanyi heard it, he had an urge to call everyone back.
When something like this happened, Cheng Shaoshang naturally had no choice but to go back with his family. Qin Hao didn't stay too long after the fire was extinguished, and rushed to Qin's house with Yuan Shen.
As a result, I ran into a carriage on the way, and the two carriages intersected. Xiao Shizi opened the curtain of the carriage and cupped his hands at Qin Hao: "Mr. Qin and Mr. Yuan, it is better to meet by chance, why not find a place to have a drink?"
Qin Hao didn't speak but kept staring at the other party, and it took a long time before he pointed out.
"Xiao Shizi just wanted to destroy a lantern, so why bother to light up my restaurant, you must know that cleverness is misunderstood by cleverness, and the drinking will be waived. I will have someone send the bill for the restaurant's repairs to Xiao Shizi's residence."
After finishing speaking, he put down the curtain, and the carriage slowly passed the other side's car. He didn't want to get involved in Ling Buyi's mess with King Yong, but this didn't mean that Shizi Xiao could use the Qin family as a shield.
Xiao Shizi's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"Go home!"
"promise."
On the other side, in Cheng's carriage, Xiao Yuanyi looked at Cheng Shaoshang holding an exquisite jade flute, with mixed feelings in his heart.
It really made Sang Shunhua guess right, the piece was really played by Cheng Shaoshang.
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