After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

Chen Yuqing rolled her eyes and sneered, "How can my two cousins ​​be compared to your big brother who came from a peasant background? Are you kidding me?"

"That's right. Just based on your village elder brother who can't even wash off the mud on his body, you think you are worthy of being compared with my cousin? Just because you read a few days of books, you really think you are well-read. It's ridiculous!"

The maid Cai Qing did not forget to help her own girl, and Chen Yuqing gave her a satisfied and affirmative look.

"We are peasants from the countryside, but scholars have always been judged on their knowledge, not their origins. Even the emperor's disciples have peasant origins! Could it be that your family only judges on origins, not knowledge, and that your standards are higher than those of the emperor's disciples?"

Jin Chu looked at Chen Yuqing and asked mercilessly.

"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about, you wild girl?" Chen Yuqing's face suddenly changed and she hurriedly stopped Jin Chu.

This girl is more difficult to deal with than the wild girl just now. That girl is just good at talking, but this girl is not only good at talking, but also knows how to get to the heart of the matter.

The last time Jin Yuzhai was embarrassed, it was this girl who did it.

The dead girl's words today made her extremely angry. But the dead girl was not afraid of trouble and even dared to use the emperor's disciples to pressure others. How could she dare to accept this?

If I don't answer, it would seem that I lack the courage and am afraid of this girl.

After a long while, Chen Yuqing squeezed out a few words from between her teeth: "When did I ever say anything like that? You damn girl, stop slandering me!"

"If not, then why did you keep saying you despise my brother's peasant background? Did his peasant background affect his knowledge and talent, or did it affect his performance in today's lantern riddle guessing?"

Jin Chu pressed on with every word, not giving in at all.

There were already onlookers around who had heard a few words and looked over curiously.

Chen Yuqing:!!!

She did despise the eldest brother of these two people who came from a humble background, but what did this have to do with being a disciple of the emperor? The damn girl took what she said and forcibly changed the concept, and finally made it seem that she despised the background of the disciple of the emperor!

With such a serious crime being charged upon her, let alone her being a mere daughter of a prefect, even if her own father was standing here, he would not dare to admit it in public!

The handkerchief in Chen Yuqing's hand had been twisted into a twist. Her body began to tremble slightly due to anger and frustration. She stared at Jin Chu, wishing she could tear apart the pretty face of the dead girl who was pretending to be innocent!

Finally, she told herself to let these two little girls be proud for a while. Today she would see how capable the big brother they were talking about was!

Wang Weiyuan, the person involved in the dispute, had already entered the medium-difficulty area of ​​the lantern riddles. He opened seven or eight lantern riddles in a row, and finally went to the young waiter in charge of this area. He pointed to the riddles he had just seen and wrote down the answers one by one. After confirmation, the waiter gave him a pass to the high-difficulty area.

Wang Weiyuan stroked his sleeves and slowly entered the most difficult area of ​​the riddle.

At the same time, Qin Shijun and Zhao Cheng had also successfully entered the area that Wang Weiyuan had just left. Compared with Wang Weiyuan's hurried pace, the two young men seemed leisurely and contented, as if they were not here to guess riddles, but to visit the lantern exhibition.

"Ah Cheng, when you return to Beijing this time, will your family arrange for you to marry this cousin from the Chen family?"

Qin Shijun casually turned over a riddle in his hand, looked at the small words on the riddle, and asked his companions beside him casually.

Zhao Cheng pushed aside a lantern and nodded. "My uncle's term of office is up at the end of the year, and he'll have to return to Beijing to report on his work next year. He proposed a marriage between relatives, and since my aunt doesn't have any legitimate daughters, my uncle wanted to marry his eldest daughter to my family. For the sake of her nephew, my aunt even registered her as her own, barely giving her the title of legitimate daughter."

"I see you two get along quite well with each other. I guess good things will happen soon after you get home, right?"

"The last time I visited my aunt's house, my cousin treated me with genuine care and tenderness, and I had a good impression of her. This time, my family sent me a holiday gift to my aunt, and they specifically wanted to give me a chance to spend a few more days with her. If there's nothing wrong, I'm planning to finalize the matter after I return."

At this point, Zhao Cheng's eyes flickered. "However, my cousin's unusual disdainful attitude towards those two girls today really surprised me. That's why I came in with you. I hope we can find out if there's another side to my cousin from the Chen family that I don't know about. After all, marrying a wife is a big deal and shouldn't be taken lightly. And my aunt is my grandmother's beloved daughter. If we don't understand her now and there really is a rift after marriage, wouldn't that hurt the relationship between our two families?"

"That's true. A person's true character can only be seen when he encounters something."

Qin Shijun patted Zhao Cheng on the shoulder and said, "But don't overthink it. Just think of it as us coming out to broaden our horizons. Although the Lantern Festival in Lincheng tonight isn't as grand as the one in the capital, this lantern riddle party is quite unique. We should come with excitement and leave with satisfaction!"

"Ajun, you are right. With all the excitement tonight, I just need to wait and see!" Zhao Cheng looked at Chen Yuqing who had walked to Jin Chu's side and said with a double meaning.

The two stopped talking and moved back and forth among the lanterns. In less than half a minute, they had guessed the riddles correctly and entered the most difficult area with red and green ruby ​​lanterns.

Compared with the crowded beginner level area and the bustling intermediate level area, this high level area seemed a bit deserted due to the small number of visitors.

After Wang Weiyuan finished reading a riddle, he looked towards Jin Chu Huizhen in the crowd, only to see two other girls of similar age standing quietly not far from them.

Did you find a friend so quickly?

He was slightly surprised, but with a faint smile on his face, he slowly withdrew his gaze, only to see two handsome young men in brocade robes whispering intimately with their heads down.

As if noticing Wang Weiyuan's gaze, the slightly taller young man suddenly raised his head, and his eyes met Wang Weiyuan's.

At this moment, two cold glances shot out from the pair of shimmering peach blossom eyes.

What a sharp one!

Wang Weiyuan withdrew his gaze as if nothing had happened and focused his attention again on the riddle in front of him.

Qin Shijun, who was in the distance, paused and stared at the young man who had lowered his head, and was speechless for a long time.

"Ajun, Ajun!"

It was not until he heard Zhao Cheng's call that Qin Shijun seemed to wake up and withdrew his gaze, but there was already a strong curiosity in his eyes. What on earth was going on with this damn familiar feeling?

He suppressed the turmoil in his heart and took another deep look in Wang Weiyuan's direction. When he looked at his companions, he put on a relaxed smile again: "Ah Cheng, that lantern over there looks very good. I'll try to see if I can bring it back as a gift for my eighth sister."

"Okay, then you go ahead and I'll just take a look around here."

"Okay, I'll come to see you later!" Qin Shijun hurriedly said this and strode towards Wang Weiyuan.