Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Just as Gu Yunqiao was celebrating that she had guessed the lantern riddle, Xiang Man next to her curled her lips disapprovingly: "Isn't it just the simplest crossword riddle? What's there to be happy about? What's more, with your brother reminding me, it can't be regarded as a complete riddle." You guessed it yourself."

Gu Yunqiao didn't bother to give her any more face at the moment, and immediately raised her chin not to be outdone, "So what? Anyway, we guessed it. As for who of us guessed it, you Can you manage it? If you have the ability, you can guess one too?"

Seeing Gu Yunqiao's smug look, Xiang Man blushed with anger: "Guess, guess, who is afraid of whom? Not only do I want to guess, I also want to guess more difficult than you!"

As she said that, Xiang Man casually selected a lantern in the second row, on which was written: A Thousand Miles of Orioles Crying Green and Red Reflecting Red, with an idiom.

Idiom riddles are different from anagrams, in that anagrams can disassemble and analyze the riddles one by one, and put them together to form words.However, the anagrams are comprehensible. You can only find out the idiom that best describes the picture according to the picture described by the riddle, which is more difficult than the anagrams.

As soon as he saw the riddle, Xiang Man found himself in a difficult situation. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out which idiom corresponds to the poem "Thousands of miles of eagles cry green and reflect red". He touched Liqun with his elbow, and urged in a low voice: "What is the idiom, brother, please help me figure it out!"

Xiang Liqun thought about it for a while, and then looked at the shopkeeper: "'A Thousand Miles of Orioles Cry Green and Red Reflects', green and red are the colors, and the crowing of the orioles is the sound. The answer should be—is it vivid?"

The shopkeeper nodded and smiled, "That's right, it's impressive. Congratulations, both of you, for guessing right."

Although he guessed it right, it was Xiang Liqun who guessed it after all, and it had nothing to do with Xiang Man himself.Seeing Gu Yunqiao's expression of "You still have the nerve to say me", Xiang Man's eyes flashed with guilt, and he said stiffly: "Although my brother guessed it, our idiom puzzle is more difficult than your word puzzle, so it can barely be calculated." A tie, let's do it again!"

Gu Yunqiao raised her eyebrows, and was also willing to play with her: "Okay, come again, I must convince you today."

Immediately afterwards, the two picked two lanterns in the third row respectively. However, the lanterns in this row were more difficult than those in the first two rows.In the end, it was Cheng Yan and Xiang Liqun who guessed it, and they said it almost at the same time, with little difference in speed.

As a result, there was still no winner, and the two looked at the fourth row of lanterns in unison.

The fourth row has the least number of lanterns, there are only four in total, namely the four great beasts, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu. Right now, Qinglong and Baihu have been selected, leaving only Suzaku and Xuanwu.

Xuanwu is a tortoise, and its appearance is not as cute as other animals. In addition, the lanterns are not made well, so they look weird and even a bit ugly.Girls love beauty, so naturally they prefer Suzaku lanterns.

Xiang Manyan spoke quickly, and rushed ahead of Gu Yunqiao and said, "Brother, I want the Suzaku on the top, you help me get it!"

Gu Yunqiao was aroused by the desire to win at this moment, not to be outdone for a while, she also tugged on Cheng Yan's sleeve: "Brother, I want that Suzaku too!"

Even though I saw Gu Yunqiao call Gu Yunji brother many times, it still feels very different to hear her call me that.

The moment Cheng Yan heard the girl's crisp "Brother", Cheng Yan's body froze, his throat rolled subconsciously, and he responded tensely, "Okay."

However, Gu Yunqiao didn't notice Cheng Yan's strangeness. At this moment, all her attention was on the Suzaku lantern, and she made up her mind to compete with Xiang Man.Seeing that the two sides were about to have a dispute again, the shopkeeper quickly took down the lantern and offered a compromise: "How about this, the four of you guess the lantern riddles together, and whoever guesses first will get the lantern and the banquet rewards. how?"

The four of them had no objection to the proposal, they nodded in agreement, and then went to look at the riddle on the lantern together.

"The Zhumen's wine and meat stinks, type a word for separation..." Gu Yunqiao was a little puzzled, and looked at the shopkeeper at the side, "Shopkeeper, what is the word for separation?"

The shopkeeper said: "The character of Lihe is a kind of lantern riddle. The answer to the riddle is composed of the word 'zi' and the word 'mother'. When the two characters 'zi' and 'mother' are put together, a new word 'zimu' can be formed. And the three characters Each word must be closely related to the riddle. For example, the answer to the riddle of good land is that the soil is not bad, and the combination of soil and not can form a bad word, and the combination of the three characters means that the land is not bad, that is, good land."

"Oh—so that's how it is." Gu Yunqiao suddenly realized, and couldn't help but feel a little worried: "But what kind of acronym can this Zhumen's wine and meat smell be? Could it be Imagai greed? Although the meaning is close, but Jinhebei and Mimian look at it. Does it matter if you wake up?"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't think of the acronym for a while, so they all fell silent.

Suddenly, Cheng Yan's heart became clear, he had a plan in his chest, and a confident smile appeared on his face: "Shopkeeper, the answer to the mystery is—Fu Rourou?"

"Zhumen is the vermilion lacquered gate of the mansions of princes and nobles. It generally refers to rich and noble families. Mansion means both official offices and residences of dignitaries. It just corresponds to Zhumen. In addition, there are meat characters in the riddle. , when combined up and down, it is a word for rot. The smell of wine and meat in Zhumen, isn’t it just the unpleasant smell of rotten wine and meat in the mansion?”

"That's right! The answer to the mystery is Fu Roufu!" The shopkeeper clasped his palms together and exclaimed in admiration, "Master Cheng is worthy of being the number one scholar in the new discipline, but he guessed it so quickly, then the Suzaku lantern and banquet rewards belong to Master Cheng and Lingmei." .”

Xiang Liqun thought about it for a while, so he cupped his hands towards Cheng Yan: "Mr. Cheng is quick in writing and thinking, I feel ashamed of myself."

Cheng Yanqian returned the gift: "It's just a fluke, I would like to congratulate my lord."

With the outcome already decided, Xiang Liqun naturally had no reason to stay any longer. After bidding farewell to the two of them, he dragged the unconvinced Xiang Man away.

The shopkeeper handed them the four lanterns they had won before, and handed them four receipts: "When the two of you are free some other day, you can use these vouchers to exchange for dish rewards at my Baweixuan, which will last until the Mid-Autumn Festival next year." efficient."

Gu Yunqiao stuffed the receipt into Cheng Yan's hand: "Today's lantern riddles are basically guessed by Mr. Cheng, so the rewards for this dish should naturally go to Mr. Cheng. As for these lanterns, can you... give this rabbit lantern to me?" Give it to me? Everything else is yours."

Seeing Gu Yunqiao tangled in several lanterns for a long time, with a look of reluctance to give up his love, Cheng Yan couldn't help laughing, and pushed everything back:
"The lanterns belong to you, and the dishes belong to you. I don't want anything. The lanterns take up space, so it's useless for me to take them back. As for this banquet, I'm the only one in my family. I can't come to eat alone, right? Or Miss Gu?" Hold it to make the most of it.”

Gu Yunqiao wondered: "How can this be done? Mr. Cheng contributed the most, so how can you not want anything? If this banquet is really inconvenient for you, I will call my brother and the others, and when everyone is free, we will have dinner together. It is a shared reward. how?"

Cheng Yan knew that if he didn't accept anything, Gu Yunqiao might not feel at ease, so he agreed kindly: "Okay."

However, Gu Yunqiao couldn't bear to see Cheng Yan empty-handed after all, so after much deliberation, she gave him a bag of osmanthus cakes that she had bought earlier: "There is also this, Mr. Cheng also takes it, just treat it as a companion for Mr. Cheng." My thank you for guessing the lantern riddles."

Seemingly afraid of Cheng Yan's refusal, Gu Yunqiao added: "The sweet-scented osmanthus cake of this family is delicious, sweet and glutinous. Although it's not worth much, it's still a piece of my heart. Please accept it, Mr. Cheng."

Cheng Yan's heart moved slightly, and he asked, "Miss Gu likes sweets?"

Gu Yunqiao opened her big clear eyes, nodded seriously and said: "Of course, eating sweets can make people feel better, so I like eating sweets the most. If you don't believe me, Mr. Cheng, you can try it."

Cheng Yan smiled: "I believe, I also like sweets."

In fact, Cheng Yan doesn't have any preferences when it comes to food. When he was a child, his family was poor, and he always ate what was available, so naturally it was not his turn to pick and choose.However, at this moment, looking at Gu Yunqiao's bright eyes, he suddenly felt that sweets were really good.

"Qiaoqiao! Why are you here, are you okay?"

At this time, Gu Yunji and his wife, who looked anxious, arrived and looked at Gu Yunqiao up and down, and found that she was safe and sound, and a big stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground.

Not long after Gu Yunji and Gu Yunqiao separated, they encountered a large crowd of people, and it was almost difficult to move, and they could only feel anxious.Although I saw Gu Yunqiao now, I was still afraid.

Gu Yunji's hands trembled uncontrollably, and he rarely got angry at his sister: "Do you know how long we have been looking for you? You are not allowed to run around anymore, do you know?"

Seeing that Gu Yunji was really in a hurry, Gu Yunqiao didn't dare to refute, and responded obediently: "Understood brother, I will never do it again."

After teaching his sister a lesson, Gu Yunji noticed Cheng Yan at the side: "Cheng Yan, why are you here?"

Cheng Yan said with a smile: "We happened to meet each other while visiting the Lantern Festival. I thought that there are several rows of lanterns here, and the location is relatively obvious, so I waited for you together here."

Speaking of this, Gu Yunqiao couldn't help showing off the lantern she just won to Gu Yunji: "Look, brother, Mr. Cheng helped me win the lantern by guessing lantern riddles!"

"Guess the lantern riddle?" Gu Yunji glanced at Cheng Yan unexpectedly, and then fell back on Gu Yunqiao, "Cheng Yan helped you win?"

Cheng Yan answered with a smile: "While waiting for you, I guessed a few lantern riddles to pass the time. It's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning."

Gu Yunji nodded and said nothing more.

With what happened before, Gu Yunji didn't have much intention to continue looking at the lanterns. After chatting with Cheng Yan casually, he prepared to leave with Gu Yunqiao.

"Goodbye, Mr. Cheng!"

"Goodbye, Miss Gu."

Cheng Yan looked at Gu Yunqiao with a lively smile on his face, waved his hand quite vigorously, then turned around, his figure gradually blurred under the bright lights, and finally completely disappeared into the crowd.

After a long time, Cheng Yan slowly came back to his senses, took out a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake that Gu Yunqiao had given him, and put it into his mouth, feeling its soft and moist taste melting and spreading in his mouth little by little.

Unknowingly, Cheng Yan raised the corners of his lips: It really is very sweet.