Chapter 172 Lantern Festival .

"What should I do? Don't you want to guess the riddle with Miss Wu? Let's play the last riddle. Let's play the same way downstairs just now. Let's see who can answer the riddle first. Let me think about whether you are qualified or not."

Zhu Wenlong seemed to be amused by the anger. He looked at the poor man in front of him who was still holding on, and snorted with disdain. However, he caught a glimpse of Miss Wu from the corner of his eye and saw that she was smiling peacefully and did not deny what the man surnamed Li had just said. This was an admission!

Who is Zhu Wenlong? The son of the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, and a student of the Shangjing Academy, he is well-known for his talent, how could he take the person in front of him seriously! But today, he was provoked in front of the woman he favored. How could he endure it and not be furious?
His face was already livid, and the booing from the people around him made him feel even more despised.

"Are you scared by the previous defeat?" Li An said provocatively, sneering repeatedly.

Damn, how dare you sit at the same table with me and compete for women? You must be tired of living. Doudou is such a person that no one can touch him except himself. Even if Jesus comes, it will be useless. I said it!
Zhu Wenlong snorted coldly: "You are a poor and broke person. Your status alone is far inferior to ours. What qualifications do you have to stand up for Miss Wu? Haha, this most difficult question was asked by that person. I gave him advice with good intentions, but I didn't expect to get a barking response. How ridiculous!"

"Haha——" The students from the Shangjing Academy who came with him laughed out loud at this moment. Some unmarried ladies were still restrained, but they also felt that this unknown little man was overestimating the son of the Minister. Looking at Li An's handsome appearance, they all shook their heads. He looked okay, but unfortunately he was stupid!
"After saying so much, you must be scared after all. In that case, Miss Zhan Wu, why don't we go to the next restaurant to satisfy our hunger?" After saying that, Li An planned to leave with Zhan Doudou. Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, so it is not appropriate to kill any living beings. There is still a long way to go!
"How dare you!" Ji Hang's face changed, and he jumped up in anger, saying, "You ungrateful thing! This most difficult question was set by Princess Qing, the daughter of King Jing. How can anyone guess it if they want to?"

Ji Hang got so anxious that he revealed the identity of the person behind the scene.

Zhan Doudou was thoughtful. It turned out to be her.

This Jing Wang Zhan Bo is a relative of the royal family. Strictly speaking, he is the distant cousin of the late emperor Zhan Qingfeng. He was conferred the title Jing Wang in the second year after the founding of Northern Qi. The word Jing in this title is actually a miscellaneous title, far less noble than the prefixes of titles such as "Qin", "Jin", "Yan", etc., but it is still a prince's status after all.

His daughter, Zhan Xuqing, was also deeply loved by the Empress Dowager in the palace and often came to the palace to accompany her.

When this unknown princess was mentioned, Li An was startled and looked at Zhan Doudou, waiting for the next words. However, Zhan Doudou nodded indifferently, and Li An knew what was going on.

Everyone sneered. As expected, the poor scholar was at a loss when he heard the identity. He was even more proud. It made sense. What was the identity of this person? He might not even have heard of the name of Princess Qing!
Only Zhu Wenlong was confused and hesitant.

The reason was simple. Although the man surnamed Li was dressed in a blue cloth robe, he looked like he was not of high status, but he had fair skin and was obviously someone who had never suffered much. In addition, he stood straight and remained unmoved after hearing about Princess Qing's identity together with Miss Wu. It was hard not to think too much.

Maybe it wasn't that the identity of this Li was different, but that Miss Wu's identity was extraordinary. Either she was not afraid of Princess Qing's identity, or they were familiar with each other and were not afraid of offending each other. No matter which one it was, Zhu Wenlong's heart was warmed, and his eyes looking at Zhan Doudou became more and more anxious.

"If you keep looking at me like that, you'll forget about getting these two eyes!" Zhan Doudou suddenly spoke up, his tone unfriendly and with a hint of masculine rudeness, and it seemed that he was really angry.

Zhu Wenlong subconsciously lowered his head to avoid the gaze, but after a moment he felt something was wrong, so he turned to Li An and said hesitantly, as if to change the subject: "Since you are so courageous and want to compete, I will follow your wishes. To prevent malicious slander and accusations that I cheated and bullied you, here are three riddles, you can choose one yourself!"

Ang Lee pointed casually without any concern, and immediately a waiter brought the note and prepared to read it out in public.

Zhu Wenlong looked at Zhan Doudou with reluctance, gritted his teeth and said, "The one who gets it right first wins, and the loser should be more self-aware! Of course, these questions have always been in the hands of the waiter, so you don't have to worry about me cheating and reading the questions first!"

This was actually explained to Zhan Doudou, but Li An still nodded in agreement.

With my phone in hand, I want to make ten calls!

Seeing Zhu Wenlong's nervous expression, Li An smiled heartily, thinking that it would be very interesting if Fan Xian was present. He said loudly, "That's right, let's get started!"

Zhan Doudou was a little worried, and even had a little sweat on his hands, but when he saw Li An's bright smile, he put his mind at ease. This is Mr. Sijue!
No one expected that things would develop beyond their expectations. This kid actually wanted to challenge Master Zhu with Princess Qing's riddle. Everyone was nervous but also found it very interesting. It was really exciting!

The waiter spread out the paper and read aloud: "In front of the flowers and beside the willows!" It was just one word.

As soon as the waiter finished speaking, Zhu Wenlong lowered his head and began to think, his brows furrowed, and he could not come up with any result.

It seems that he really didn't read the questions in advance.

Li An was certain in his heart, and he had found the answer after searching with his hands. He immediately took out the pen and paper on the table and wrote down the word "节"!

"Mr. Zhu, have you guessed the answer? If not, then I will tell you my answer first!"

Zhu Wenlong's forehead was already slightly sweaty. Maybe normally, he still had a chance to solve it, but now he was eager to show off, and he fell behind. Li An didn't care, because Zhu Wenlong's opponent had always been the cold and ruthless mobile phone search!
Seeing that Zhu Wenlong did not answer and his lackeys were also closing their eyes in deep thought, Li An asked the waiter, "Is the answer a word?"

The waiter had no choice but to answer truthfully: "What a word!"

When Zhu Wenlong heard this, he fell into his chair in despair and didn't say anything for a long time.

I thought it would be a fierce battle, but I didn't expect it to end so abruptly. It was really disappointing.

"Take care of yourself!"

Li An shook his head, but unexpectedly Ji Hang jumped out again: "Mr. Zhu has been distracted, this time it doesn't count!"

"Yes, this Li is so despicable!"

"If Master Zhu had not been disturbed before the competition, he would have answered it long ago!"

Ji Hang's words drew a chorus of agreement, which made Zhu Wenlong's eyes brighten again.

Li An smiled and clapped his hands, as if praising the shamelessness of others, and shrugged indifferently: "Okay, there is still a puzzle, so let's continue?"

If I don't knock you down and make you never recover, there's no need for me to take out my cell phone!
Zhu Wenlong regained his spirits and cheered up. Li An asked, "Are you calm now? Don't use this excuse again when you lose!"

Everyone was about to say something else, but when they saw Zhu Wenlong's face turn unhappy, they immediately stopped talking.

"Yes!" Zhu Wenlong was too lazy to pay attention to Li An. He stared intently at the note in the waiter's hand, being frugal with his words.

Well, go ahead.
(End of this chapter)