He Lean looked incredulously at the source of the sound, and saw a long-familiar yet still familiar face, with a radiant complexion standing in the pouring sunlight. The red dress was like burning fire, proud and arrogant. His lazy eyes glanced at her carelessly, and swept past her.
"Prince of Junwang!" Xue Hui was the first to stand up, smiling and bowing to greet him.
The surrounding girls followed with a mixture of surprise and delight, making a curtsy: "Greetings, Prince of Yue."
As soon as the sound was heard, the elders on the other side looked over and Madam Xue also got up to ask for courtesy. After being forgiven, she smiled kindly and said: "Isnt the King of Yue in the southern border guarding the pass? How can he suddenly come to Fengzhou City?"
"I originally had some business in Zezhou Province, and after finishing it up, I still had time, so I came over this way for a visit." The King of Yue said with a calm smile, "Just now I heard that riddle and found it quite interesting, so I specially came to take a look, didnt expect it was the old lady hosting guests here."
When she heard this, He Les heart was anxious and she lowered her head, but Shao Yingxiu glared at her with hatred. Only then did Xue Huiyu say: "Its the riddle of He Liu from the Jianing Hou Mansion. I was just thinking about how to split these four characters into an idiom, and the Princes elder brother has revealed the answer. Gong Er is its, isnt it just right?"
He Le An, who had been trying to downplay her presence, almost broke out in a cold sweat at Xue Huiyus words of praise. Before she could respond humbly, Shao Yingxiu chuckled and said: "I was convinced that this riddle wouldnt be easily solved by anyone, but unexpectedly, An younger sister used it today and the Duke of Yuan guessed it correctly."
He Lean had seen shameless people before, but someone like Shao Yingxiu who would snatch things from others in broad daylight, with so many people watching, and do it with such a sense of entitlement and normalcy, was something she had never seen before. However, because they were related by marriage, their honor and reputation were tied together, so she couldnt just abandon the Hou household or her own dignity to argue with Shao Yingxiu over this matter.
He Lean indeed had something to worry about and remained silent, Shao Yingxiu was even more pleased. A girl of about 11 or 12 years old next to her innocently laughed and said: "It turns out that this difficult riddle was thought up by Sister Shao!"
Then there was a chorus of praise, and Shao Yingxiu felt like she was floating on air. Just then, that melodious voice that seemed to flow into peoples hearts lazily said: "This king also has a riddle here, I wonder if the ladies are interested?"
"The county kings elder brother said it would be." His words had barely fallen when Xue Huis words were eagerly invited, and the surrounding girls also agreed with enthusiasm.
The King of Yueguo said: "The riddle is a single word white, and it forms an idiom."
All the young ladies seemed to want to leave a deep impression on this famous Duke, and they all thought hard about the answer, but it was not easy to guess a four-character idiom from just one word. Shao Yingxiu gritted her teeth secretly and stole glances at He Lean, who had furrowed her brow, afraid that she would think of the answer first.
"County King, its really too hard to guess with just one word, can you give us a little hint?" Xue Hui said anxiously.
Marquis Yues lips curled up slightly, as if smiling but not quite: "Hasnt someone already guessed?"
Xue Huiyu looked at He Lean in surprise along his casual line of sight, and the girls around her also looked at her belatedly.
"...He Le An, who really didnt want to be noticed like this, almost wanted to escape, just thinking of pretending to be stupid and fooling her way through, but Shao Yingxiu beside her said:"
"If you know the answer, just say it quickly. If you dont know, just say I dont know and thats okay, no one will laugh at you."
