New Return of the Pearl: A Different Qing Er

Longshan Temple

"Three girls, I'll give you a riddle to guess." The emperor suddenly felt like giving riddles.

[I know. I still remember the answer to this riddle! It’s good to know the plot in advance! I don’t have to rack my brains to think about it. Hahaha!] When Song Qing heard the emperor say that he wanted to test her with a riddle, she remembered the plot at that time.

"Riddles? I can't do that." Xiaoyanzi was immediately discouraged when she heard it was a riddle. This was not her strong point! She quickly took out Song Qing and Ziwei to deal with it. "But Ziwei and Qing'er can definitely do it!"

"Master, please stop giving riddles. Xiaoyanzi's head will be in a knot if you give riddles." Yongqi teased Xiaoyanzi with a smile.

"Hahaha, this little Swallow usually has four guards, and in the classroom, there are people escorting her." Master Ji said with a smile, "She often makes me so angry that I blow my beard and glare at her. She is really a genius!"

"Don't interrupt me! Master, please don't make the questions too difficult!" Ziwei said with a smile

"Listen carefully," the emperor thought for a moment, then gave the riddle, "Two pointed ends, two white ends, guess four things, each sentence is the same."

After hearing the riddle, everyone was thinking about it. Song Qing looked at Xiaoyanzi, who looked at the goats and cows passing by and suddenly said to the emperor, "I guessed it!"

When Benjamin heard that Xiaoyanzi had thought of it, he was shocked, "So fast! I haven't figured it out yet!"

"Since you have already guessed it, just tell me!" Erkang looked at Xiaoyanzi and said

"Master, this riddle sounds like it was asked by me, Xiaoyanzi. It doesn't seem like your style." As soon as Xiaoyanzi said this, Song Qing knew what it meant.

"Why?" The emperor was puzzled by Xiaoyanzi's words.

Seeing that everyone was confused, Little Swallow announced her answer to everyone, "The two pointed ends are rat droppings, the two white ends are chicken droppings, the sparse ones are sheep droppings, and the ones that are layered are cow droppings." Little Swallow spoke as she gestured with emotion.

Everyone laughed. "How come you are talking differently? Where did all the shit come from?" the emperor said after listening to Xiaoyanzi's shit talk. "It stinks. Hahahaha"

"Xiaoyanzi, this is an interesting answer to the riddle." Song Qing responded.

"Indeed, but the answer to the riddle, Little Swallow, seems more and more correct the more I think about it," Ertai also said.

"Let me guess, too. Mine is more immediate." Ziwei also volunteered, "The two pointed ends are the temple eaves, the two white ends are crescent moons, the sparse ones are tree shadows, and the layers upon layers are stairs."

After listening to it, everyone said it was very good and indeed very impressive.

As they continued to walk forward, Ertai looked at Song Qing who was walking in front and asked, "Qing'er, what is your answer?"

"Yes, Qing'er, what is your answer? Ziwei and I have finished ours, and you are the only one left." Xiaoyanzi quickly turned around and asked Song Qing.

"My answer is a little different." Seeing that she was called out, Song Qing had no choice but to bring out Qing'er's original answer: "The two pointed ends are jujube-core nails, the two white ends are eyes, the sparse ones are stars in the sky, and the layers upon layers are a scripture."

There is really no other way. My mind is full of answers from TV dramas. Song Qing can't think of a better answer than this, so she can only copy it down boldly!

"Hahaha, this is the answer from a talented girl. Not only is the answer clever, but it also rhymes." Everyone applauded after hearing it, and Master Ji also said.

"Yes!" The Emperor nodded in response, "Each of the three girls has his own merits! They all guessed correctly! My riddle can have many answers. But among all the answers, Xiaoyanzi's answer surprised me the most and impressed me the most."

"Qing'er's answer is the most correct, and Ziwei's answer is the most poetic. I like them both so much. You two are talented women, and Xiaoyanzi is a wonderful person. It's wonderful to have you three girls accompany me on this journey."

The emperor is simply a master at keeping things balanced. He praised all three of them and would not take sides with any of them.

[I am taking advantage of knowing the plot! Otherwise I wouldn't be able to come up with such a good answer.] Song Qing thought to herself.

After taking a break, everyone continued on their journey. Just when Xiaoyanzi was about to fall asleep leaning against Song Qing, she heard the faint sound of gongs and drums.

Song Qing knew that it was time for the waist drum performance. She could watch a live waist drum performance soon!

Xiaoyanzi woke up after hearing the sound, turned around quickly, opened the curtain and looked outside. She saw that the village in the distance was very lively. All the villagers gathered in an open field, beating waist drums.

Everyone stopped the carriage and walked towards the village. Xiaoyanzi and Yongqi were the first to go, followed by Song Qing and Ertai, and Ziwei stayed with the emperor.

"My Lord, this Meihua Town has a great harvest this year, and they are celebrating. There are people everywhere." Song Qing and others had just arrived at the scene when E Min came to report to the emperor. "I haven't had time to inquire about the situation here, but it seems that everything is fine."

When Song Qing heard what E Min said, she thought, "It's really good, but it's only temporary. Someone will come and find fault with it soon."

The emperor saw the thriving scene before him and said without thinking, "No need to ask! Seeing is believing!"

Even Doctor Hu sighed, "I've been with the master so many times, but this is the first time I've seen someone playing waist drums."

"The most famous waist drum is the Ansai waist drum in Shaanxi, which has a history of more than 2,000 years!" Song Qing was also watching a live waist drum performance for the first time, and was very interested. She couldn't help but think of the historical knowledge she had learned before. "I didn't expect that we were so lucky to come to Meihua Town and see such a lively and wonderful waist drum performance!"

"Qing'er, how come you even know this!" After hearing Song Qing's description, the emperor couldn't help but sigh at Song Qing's knowledge reserves.

How could she not know? As a modern person in the 21st century, Song Qing has a well-developed network and a complete knowledge system, so it is very easy for her to learn anything she wants. Moreover, these historically significant things have been covered in the nine-year compulsory education.

Ertai also looked at this knowledgeable girl. She was always so shining and always attracted him deeply inadvertently.

I really want to be able to just keep looking at her and accompany her like this.

"It's such a wonderful performance. It will be a shame not to draw it." Benjamin looked at the scene in front of him and felt that he should draw it, so he quickly took the sketchbook and began to paint.

"Yes! You must draw it carefully, so that my mother can see these scenes when we return." Yongqi said

We are saying that the two girls in the performance team have unique vision. As soon as they came off the stage, they asked Xiaoyanzi to play waist drum with them. "Come on, dance with us."

"No, no, no, I can't, I really can't." Xiaoyanzi's refusal was drowned out by the two girls' strong recommendations.

Xiaoyanzi reluctantly joined the team and started to play the waist drum. Several men in the team also came over and wanted to ask the four guards to dance together. When they saw Benjamin, the young man shook his head and said, "Foreign devils are not good, they are too tall."

When Benjamin heard this, he thought this was impossible and said quickly, "What do you mean by foreigners? I, a foreigner, have learned dancing since I was a child. I will dance for you and let you broaden your horizons." Then, Benjamin handed the sketchbook to Yongqi and ran over to play the waist drum together.