No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Umヾ(??﹏?)???

Is it really a shady shop?

Lin Mingyan was stunned for a moment, and was pulled behind by the Fourth Master.

The Fourth Master glanced at the crowd, and immediately many people came over to protect them without making any noise.

Lin Mingyan noticed his eyebrow quarrel and immediately became tough. Hiding behind him, she snorted:

"Is your Treasure Pavilion some kind of shady shop?"

"Just now, a guest guessed the riddle correctly and sent him away."

"Now what are the rules? If I don't guess the next one, I'll get beaten?!"

The onlookers also seek profit and avoid harm, and just now someone dared to speak up for her.

Now that they see that the Treasure Pavilion is so difficult to deal with, everyone has retreated a little and no one dares to say anything.

But no one left, and everyone kept a safe distance to watch and enjoy the show.

The man with the mustache stroked his beard again and chuckled, "I advise you to just guess and not make things too awkward."

Of course, Lin Mingyan would not be afraid of him because she had someone to protect her, but she and the Fourth Master had come out secretly after all, and it would be inappropriate if the matter got out of hand.

Not to mention the Emperor and Concubine De who were far away in the palace, even if Concubine Fu Jin knew about it, she would definitely make things difficult for herself.

Otherwise, or...

"I guess, I hope you can keep your word this time!" Lin Mingyan tightly grasped the Fourth Master's hand.

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Master looked at the crowd again, and those people disappeared into the crowd again.

But he took a special look to the east, and pointed his chin at the mustache, and the man understood and left.

The Fourth Master's face was gloomy, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.

For Cha Cha's sake, he shouldn't have a direct confrontation, but does the person who bullied him expect to get away with it?

Lin Mingyan didn't notice, and was listening attentively to the little mustache reading the riddle: "It's been half spring since we last met, and the sight of it breaks my heart."

"Guess a character."

Guessing characters has always been the most difficult. There are so many famous literati, poets, emperors and generals throughout history, and the range is too wide.

What's more, if it were not famous, the guests would not even have a clue what to guess.

The answer to the last riddle is made like this just to embarrass the guests.

Lin Mingyan was indeed puzzled, as all the history she had learned was from textbooks.

As for characters, we study modern history, and those people are not born yet.

You can only break down the riddle bit by bit, find the closest one and then guess based on that.

The man with the mustache was waiting there calmly, as if no one could guess the riddle.

For a girl raised in seclusion, it was good enough for her to be a bit elegant. Even if she guessed the answer to the last question, she couldn't answer it.

I don't know when a group of scholars gathered around, probably students from the Imperial College, and they all analyzed this problem very clearly.

The young woman sighed and cursed the Treasure Pavilion: "How shameless! They're just bullying customers because of their size. They should report this to the police!"

The scholar shook her hand, telling her to stop talking: "It's useless, alas~"

And more people are happy to watch the show:

"Man's greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant. Do you really think that a lamp worth ten thousand taels of silver is so easy to get?"

"Since ancient times, there has only been one talented woman, Yi An. After reading two of her books, you think she is the god of literature who has descended to earth."

"What a shame! If I had bought the lantern worth one thousand at half price and sold it for a little more, I would have gained both fame and fortune!"

"Look at her husband's face, it's so dark. He definitely can't pay 10,000 taels. This young lady is... miserable~"

......

The Fourth Master's face was indeed dark. He really didn't expect that such a big Treasure Pavilion would do such unethical things.

The last riddle was about a famous place name, which was already quite difficult.

Their family is so good, they actually guess people?

This is a complete loss of shame.

No wonder after the Lantern Festival last year, I heard that Nalan Xingde was unhappy for several days.

There are not only many characters, but also names, characters, and even pseudonyms, which are several times more difficult than place names.

Seeing Lin Mingyan thinking about it, he quietly comforted her, "Forget it, it's not a big deal."

"Even a famous scholar like Lord Nalan couldn't guess it, so it's no shame for you not to guess it either."

"Shame on you? Shame on whom? It's impossible for me to embarrass myself!" Lin Mingyan snorted, determined not to admit defeat.

In fact, she already had some ideas. Half of spring is "sun", and heartbroken is "moon", which together form the Chinese character "bright".

But is there anyone in history with the surname "Ming"?

Or Ming is the second character, that is, a person with two characters, the second character is Ming.

Kong Ming?

No, “孔” doesn’t match.

Lin Mingyan's mind was in a mess, but when she heard the Fourth Master talking about Nalan Xingde, it was as if she had been enlightened.

Nalan Mingzhu, isn't that...

"It's Ming Xiang, the answer is Ming Xiang!"

The smug smile on the mustache man's face suddenly froze.

He held the stick tightly in his hand and stammered, "Guess... wrong... wrong!"

How can it be? !

How could she possibly guess right?

How could a woman from a small family who was kept in seclusion know about the ministers in the court?

He has to make some excuses!

But this time he miscalculated. A man with outstanding temperament beside him said, "How can it be wrong? It's the Ming Xiang!"

"Shopkeeper, your Treasure Pavilion wouldn't really be engaging in such despicable tricks, would it?"

Everyone turned to look and saw that the man was eight feet tall and exuded an innate noble aura.

More importantly, the scabbard of the sword in his hand is inlaid with various gems, which is a sign of wealth and luxury.

Although the man with a mustache didn't know the person, he was frightened by his clothes and didn't dare to offend such a person.

He had no choice but to turn the stick over and smiled naturally: "Oh, this old man is just a joke."

"You are amazing, young lady. If you answered correctly, these nine lanterns will all be yours!"

The man with the mustache smiled, but he didn't agree in his heart.

They are just lanterns. The Treasure Pavilion is rich and powerful and doesn't care about these things at all.

But even if this small family can bring it back, I'm afraid they won't be lucky enough to use it.

Lin Mingyan happily tugged at the Fourth Master's sleeve: "Master, I'm awesome, I really won the best one for you!"

But then she was in trouble. After all, if she really brought such a conspicuous lantern back, she would not be able to hide it from so many people in the Prince's Mansion.

She asked quietly, "Master, do you have a mistress outside?"

"Mistress?" The Fourth Master's eyes went dark. "I wouldn't do such a thing!"

"No, no, it's the outer house, the house outside," Lin Mingyan quickly said, "It's hard to take so many things back with you, right?"

After a brief thought, the Fourth Master suddenly realized that he really didn't have any idle houses. He did have quite a few farms, but he didn't visit them often.

You can send it to Li Rongbao first and then send it back after a few days.

Before he could open his mouth, a chubby, wealthy businessman in the crowd asked, "Young lady, are you selling these lanterns? I'll buy them all for twelve thousand taels!"