My wife has a secret

Chapter 105 Correct Answer
"Since this is your own idea, please listen carefully to the question."

Xiangling looked at Xu Qing twice more and then brought up the riddle.

"There was an ancient stele in Shangyu, Jiangnan. It was an ancient artifact from the end of the Western Han Dynasty. It was called the Cao'e Stele... The puzzle that Sister Shuying set was related to the eight characters on the back of the stele: Yellow silk young woman, grandson mortar."

Xu Qing blinked and began to understand why Xiang Ling had tried to persuade him.

The second question is not a simple guessing game either. It includes the questioner’s evaluation of the inscription on the Cao E Stele, proving that this person has a very high literary quality.

"Sir, my previous advice still stands."

Xiangling wanted to give Xu Qing a way out, but Xu Qing raised his hand to refuse.

My aunt gave Qin Shuying many privileges and allowed her to set up puzzles in Wangyue Tower, probably because she wanted to witness her performance.

After all, the capital city is like the empress dowager's backyard, and every move here will be transmitted to the Qifeng Palace.

I relied on others for several questions in a row and didn't even try my best. It would be embarrassing if it got out.

What's more, he knew the answer to this question.

"The answer is a wonderful word."

"Ok?"

Xiangling's almond-shaped eyes widened slightly as she questioned him, and she stared at Xu Qing with an incredible look.

If Xiangling had not witnessed the other person sitting in front of her with her own eyes and knew nothing about their previous encounter, she would have suspected that the young master of the Xu family was faking it, or that someone had told her the answer in advance.

"Yellow silk is colored silk, which together form the word jue. Young woman refers to a young girl, and grandson refers to a woman's child, which can be interpreted as the two words wonderful and good. In fact, the first three words are not difficult to guess if they are translated in a common way. It is no different from ordinary riddles. The key lies in the fourth word."

Xu Qing explained: "齑 is crushed ginger and garlic, and 齑臼 refers to the container for crushing ginger and garlic in the Western Han Dynasty. In the language of the time, this is a container for holding the five pungent vegetables, and it is called the vessel for holding pungent vegetables. In ancient times, the word "ci" was used, and "hold" plus "xin" is this word."

If it were the original predecessor, it would naturally be impossible to guess or understand such a profound puzzle.

After all, this requires the solver to have some knowledge of the Western Han Dynasty, and to know the living habits and tools used by people at that time.

But Xu Qing now is different. He comes from a similar future life, and historians have solved many problems and puzzles of his previous life and have given reasonable and scientific explanations.

Although this riddle was cleverly designed, Xu Qing happened to know the answer.

"I am Xiangling, and I am convinced."

Xiangling was amazed by Xu Qing's explanation, because he not only gave the answer to the puzzle, but also explained the reason clearly.

From any perspective, Xu Qing's answer was impeccable.

"Mr. Xu, please take this token from me and report it to the envoy. Cui'er and the others will take you to the third level."

Xiangling picked up a hairpin engraved with words from the side of her skirt, stood up and handed it to Xu Qing.

She paid special attention to the distance between them, stopping three steps away and bowing slightly.

This distance was the result of Xiangling's careful consideration. Combined with the action of slightly lowering her head, she was able to conceal the scar on her face.

Xu Qing took the hairpin and played with it in his hand for a while.

"This hairpin should be a token of love given to you by the guest who abandoned you, right?"

Xiangling was slightly stunned, then nodded stiffly.

What she didn't know was that the young master of the Xu family had a cynical look on his face, but he was actually observing the engraving and material of the hairpin. After the incident with Master Liu, Xu Qing also had some understanding of the accessories worn by women.

"Since he has already abandoned you, why did you keep the token of love for so long?"

"Sir, for Xiangling, what's important is not the result, but the beautiful memory of the vows they made to each other and their love for each other."

Xiangling smiled, having already let go of the question raised by Xu Qing.

Because she had answered the same question two years ago.

And Xiangling seemed to remember something, and said slowly: "And don't blame Xiangling for being too talkative, Sister Shuying may not be the same person that the young master knows."

"how you said that?"

"In your eyes, what kind of person is Sister Shuying?"

"Greedy, selfish, and will put his own interests first in everything."

Xu Qing did not mention Qin Shuying's strengths, but instead took this opportunity to list all his dissatisfactions.

"Sir, the women who come out of Rouge Willow Lane usually only rely on the side of rich and powerful officials, so money can bring us a sense of security... But sir, not all the women in Wangyue Tower are like this."

Xu Qing was skeptical about Xiangling's statement.

If she used herself as an example, it would be a little more convincing.

But the current rhetoric seems more like an excuse for Qin Shuying.

"Sir, you are too wary of her now, so you won't believe me. But what if Xiangling tells you that back in Wangyue Tower... you two had feelings for each other?"

Xu Qing was shocked by Xiangling's words, and his first reaction was that the other party was making fun of him.

Qin Shuying worked hard to run the Exiled Immortal Tower, which was quite famous in the Jiangnan area. She married him in order to escape from being a member of the official family and take advantage of the Xu family's influence.

Wait, something doesn't seem right.

"Sir, I want to remind you of something. The winner of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival's oiran can legitimately leave her status as a lowly woman. Even a shameful person like me was lucky enough to win the title of oiran once, not to mention Sister Shuying, who won three titles in a row and was hailed as the best oiran."

Xiangling then leaned over and asked, "The Xu family is naturally unrivaled, but have you ever thought about this... before you, there were daughters of the Shen and Yang families who married into the family. With Shuying's personality, why would she be willing to be a concubine? And meet the famous person in the capital, Shen Shuangxu?"

Xu Qing's expression became serious, and he realized that what Xiangling said made some sense.

Even if the Xu family was helpful to Qin Shuying's secret career development, she grew up in the capital and it was impossible for her not to have heard of Shen Shuangxu, who was in the limelight among her peers.

The latter was appreciated by the Queen Mother and had solved many difficult cases. He was definitely not an easy person to deal with.

"Sir, Xiangling told you these words two years ago. I bring this up again today just because I hope you two can be more understanding for once."

After Xiangling finished speaking, she coughed twice and added, "Mr. Xu, although I heard that Lu from the third branch of the Xu family was taught by the great scholar Master Nie, Shuying has been learning zither, swordplay, poetry and prose since she was young, and her literary attainments are not bad... As long as you put aside your concerns, you will definitely find more advantages in her."

Xu Qing also somewhat agreed with Xiangling's last words.

The answer to the second puzzle had been told to Yu Xiangling in advance by Qin Shuying. Otherwise, the other party would not have known the correct answer.

Compared to the answers she obtained using her memories of her past life, Qin Shuying solved it on her own, so naturally her mind was quick and the answer was more valuable.

(End of this chapter)