Rebirth of the Banshee Concubine

Chapter 80
Tianxiang nodded when she heard the words and said, "Of course it is clear." After speaking, Liuying immediately took out a few ingots of silver with a gesture of her eyes, Tianxiang curled her lips and said, "If I can't answer the three riddles, or I have answered wrongly Yes, then these ingots of silver belong to you."

"Hehe, the girl is refreshing!" The boss smiled very satisfied when he heard the words, this girl can be said to be forthright.

Most of the gifted scholars and beauties who watched were talented young children.Especially seeing Tianxiang's alluring appearance, he couldn't help but start to guess Tianxiang's identity.She is a beautiful woman with a glamorous style, and she is bold and confident, adding a unique charm, which makes people unable to move their eyes away.

It is not difficult to guess from her clothes that this woman must have come from a mansion of a rich family.Even her two maids who are close to her are beautiful and delicate, even more beautiful and generous than ordinary daughters from wealthy families!Therefore, quite a few people began to be impatient and made crooked ideas.

Tianxiang dusted off her spotless clothes, and didn't intend to get entangled so much. She smiled confidently and said, "Well, let the boss come up with lantern riddles!"

The boss's eyes flashed when he heard the words, then he stroked his beard, and suddenly said catchyly: "As soon as you come, you can guess right, play a word puzzle!"

The corners of Tianxiang's lips curled up, and she confidently smiled at the boss, and said flatly: "Adding one to the word towel is middle, so the answer to the mystery is the word towel!"

The boss withdrew his smile, as if he didn't expect Tianxiang to be so relaxed, and answered the first riddle without thinking.The beard trembled slightly, the boss pondered for a while, and decided to tell the lantern riddle that no one answered correctly just now: "The mud house, the mud gate building, generations of descendants have been thieves, and they met flowers, birds and beasts when they went out on the street. Harvest the land and beat an animal."

After finishing speaking, the boss immediately looked at Tianxiang proudly, hum, let's see how you can guess this time!
As expected, Tianxiang was startled, repeated the riddle in a low voice, and then blurted out the answer: "Oh, it's a mouse!"

It was only when everyone heard the words that they suddenly realized that they immediately started making noise.What's more, they clapped their hands and cheered: "Good! The girl is doing well—" This girl is not only beautiful, but also talented. More and more people applauded together and joined the queue of cheering for Tianxiang middle.

The boss' eyes widened, feeling unwilling.With one last riddle left, he began to stroke his goatee, lost in thought.After a while, the boss racked his brains and came up with another lantern riddle: "Green branches, green leaves and red roots, a tree blooms two kinds of flowers, first golden flowers bear green fruits, then silver flowers and take home. Hit one thing!"

Everyone was surprised when they heard the words, and everyone began to think hard.Tianxiang frowned slightly when she heard the words, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she immediately thought of the answer.Speaking of it, it was thanks to the one year when Nanny Gui told Tianxiang the peculiarity of the cotton while sewing a winter jacket for Tianxiang.

Cursing the corners of her lips, Tianxiang opened her mouth to speak, but another male voice answered first: "It's cotton!"

Immediately, Tianxiang felt a surge of anger in her heart, and turned angrily to see who was blind, and even robbed her of the puzzle!Turning his eyes to see that it didn't matter, Tianxiang's face immediately darkened when he walked towards him in the black brocade robe and the extremely familiar face.

Why is this damn villain so entangled?Tianxiang asked since she was reborn, she didn't take the initiative to provoke him, and she didn't deliberately play hard to get him to attract him, why did he shamelessly rush to post it to make her bored?Just because he lost to him at the Hundred Flowers Feast, is he so narrow-minded and still brooding over him?It's really petty, it's hard to become a master!
The man has been staring at Tianxiang since he appeared.At this time, seeing Tianxiang glanced at him, she looked away in disgust, immediately feeling displeased and dissatisfied with her attitude. "What a coincidence, Miss Qi came to guess lantern riddles?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone immediately knew Tianxiang's identity.Because of that Hundred Flowers Banquet, Tianxiang's talent spread to every corner of Kyoto.The people in Kyoto recognized Tianxiang almost immediately, the number one talented woman in Kyoto, she really deserved the title.No wonder she could answer the lantern riddles easily, and she must have known the third lantern riddle too, it was just this young master who interrupted her.

Tianxiang smiled coldly, and said coolly: "Tianxiang is a girl, so she will have some fun when she has nothing to do. As for Mr. Tan Xiaohou, let's not say that he is an official of the court, but it seems that he is very leisurely now?"

The meaning of this is obvious. She is a lady of every family. She usually practices the piano, embroiders clothes, and has a lot of time to play.But you are an official of the imperial court, but you don't want to make progress, and you come here just to have fun.Where does this put the official business of the court?And where will the common people of the Li people be placed?
Tan Peizhi frowned slightly when he heard this, but hummed, and did not continue the topic.Instead, he opened the folding fan, with the attitude of a romantic and gifted scholar.Everyone looked at him again, dressed in a black brocade robe, with a blue jade pendant hanging around his waist, and a redbud crown on his head.The whole person looks extremely luxurious, like a handsome and romantic young man.It's just that the extravagance and luxury exuded by the whole body seem out of place compared with the surrounding environment and the clothes of the surrounding people.

"It's rare to meet Ms. Qi by chance, why don't we continue with that written test?" Tan Peizhi said brazenly, "I just don't know, would Ms. Qi be willing to reward me?" While talking, he took out two gold ingots.

The boss was surprised when he saw this, but he was in a dilemma for a while, he didn't know whether he should take the two gold ingots.After all, he had already experienced the demeanor of Tianxiang, the number one talented woman just now, so the three puzzles just now naturally couldn't trouble her.If one of the four sons, Mr. Tan Xiaohou, is added, he will inevitably shrink back. After all, he is a businessman, and what he values ​​is making money, not losing money.

The lanterns on his booth are all expensive.Added up, the cost price alone is not less than several hundred taels of silver. If they are all won away, wouldn't he be drinking the northwest wind and crying?He is a peddler, and he only wants to make a small profit safely, and he really does not dare to dream of becoming rich.

It's just that the arrow is on the line now, if he dare not take the gold ingot, then he will have no reputation at all in the future, and he is bound to hit a wall everywhere in business.After all, there are many losers in the crowd, and he has earned a lot of money after all.If he doesn't let others compete, he will definitely be spurned and opposed by them.

The stall owner is still hesitating, but Tan Peizhi has already put the gold ingot in his hands, so he won't be allowed to be embarrassed any longer.Such a strong, simply do not give half consideration to the hawker.

Tianxiang's eyes turned cold, and she immediately couldn't see it and said: "Mr. Tan's move is too much to force others to do!" The small business of a peddler, let alone Tianxiang's superb talent, Tan Peizhi can be called one of the four sons. Naturally, there are also real talents.If he is so aggressive, won't he let the peddler lose his money?

Hearing the words, Tan Peizhi felt conceited that Tianxiang was unwilling to compete with him.What does it mean further, that she seems to be afraid of herself?A provocative smile appeared on the hooked lips and said: "Hey, if I understand correctly, Miss Qi doesn't seem to dare to accept the challenge of Lord Ben Hou?"

Tianxiang snorted, with a shallow arc of sarcasm, and she was even more contemptuous of him from the bottom of her heart. "Let's not talk about whether you dare to accept the challenge of the young master, the young master has made his own decision this time, and seems to have forgotten to ask the boss's opinion!"

"Oh, so to say that Ms. Qi's reputation as the most talented woman in the capital is really a vain reputation, and she dare not even guess simple lantern riddles? Or is it because Ms. Qi is too conceited that she doesn't look down on Lord Ben, and she is unwilling to take over from him? Master's challenge?" Speaking of the latter part, Tan Peizhi's eyes turned cold, and his overbearing aura became a little bit harsher.

Qi Tianxiang was completely speechless to Tan Peizhi, this person really will not die until the Yellow River!Being so narrow-minded, pestered her, a lady of great family.Leaving aside the unreasonable disagreement, it is this unwillingness and brooding that are enough to make him lose his demeanor.

Tianxiang tried not to look at his ugly face, and said with a half-smile: "I can understand that Master Tan seems to be questioning Jinshang's golden mouth? My lady, the reputation of the most talented woman in Kyoto, is bestowed by Jinshang Jinkou, Tan Xiaohou Master said that Miss Ben has a false name, are you cryptically pointing out that there is something wrong with your vision today?"

Tan Peizhi's face darkened, and he looked at Qi Tianxiang with fiery eyes.Fortunately, after all, he took into account the public face problem, forced a smile and said: "Master Ben didn't mean that, I'm afraid Ms. Qi may have misunderstood. Because this Marquis always wanted to continue that contest with Ms. Qi, because It's too urgent, it's just a slip of the tongue. It's just a prank, why does Miss Qi keep refusing?"

Tianxiang frowned even more when she heard the words. She planned to win those lanterns by relying on her talent.Now if it is purely for the purpose, plus the competition with that disgusting man Tan Peizhi, Tianxiang will inevitably feel disgusted.It's just that he is aggressive and pressing every step of the way, and Tianxiang is not willing to let him continue to be so arrogant.

The people around already knew the grievances and identities of the two of them. One is a beautiful woman with both talents and looks, and the other is a talented man who is one of the four Pian Pian sons.Therefore, everyone booed unanimously, and they were all happy to see the contest between the two.So when Tianxiang was still hesitating, the crowd of onlookers had already pushed the atmosphere to the peak, making it impossible for her to retreat.

"Miss Qi, you are both talented and beautiful, and you will definitely not lose to him, so you will use your real skills to make him lose completely!" Some talented people onlookers booed, but they were very confident in Tianxiang.

With the words of talented scholars supporting Tianxiang, naturally there are also those women who are jealous and hate Tianxiang: "Huh, Miss Qi's talent is well-known all over the world, but now she is timid and dare not compete with others. Are you full of straw?"

"Miss Qi, you don't need to save him face, just show your true skills and make him look good!"

"Miss Qi, I believe you will definitely win!"

"Tan Houye, you are rich, you don't need to be afraid of a little girl!"

The crowd quickly spontaneously formed two camps, one supporting Tianxiang and the other supporting Tan Peizhi.The two camps sent representatives to cheer.

Tianxiang is depressed, although she has always adhered to the idea of ​​keeping a low profile and restraining her elegance.However, every time she met Tan Peizhi, she couldn't help feeling disgusted and disdainful. Perhaps what she said from Tianjiao's mouth in her previous life was still fresh in her memory.Even if she was determined that he would not find fault, she would let him go.But in the face of his repeated provocations, she found that there was still a strong hatred in her chest!
The boss sees that the overall situation has been decided, and this competition must be carried out.Secretly wiped off his cold sweat, he took out all the lantern riddles at the bottom of the press box, coughed dryly and said: "Since you all want to see the demeanor of the two of you, you are welcome, you two, you have to prepare Alright, the villain will come up with a lantern riddle..."

Tianxiang also knew that the two of them had to compete with Ding Ding on the chopping board, so she simply stopped refusing.Listening intently to the boss's lantern riddles, this time she vowed to make Tan Peizhi suffer a crushing defeat!
The boss didn't dare to offend the two of them, so he changed his self-satisfaction and philistinism just now, looked at the two of them flatteringly, cupped his hands and said, "Then who will guess the lantern riddle first?"

Tianxiang raised her eyebrows, looking confident that she can do whatever she wants.

(End of this chapter)