Dingguo Duke's Mansion is very large, far from comparable to Liu Jin's three-entry courtyard. It not only has courtyards, but also a large garden. The garden is built around a small lake. There is a small island in the center of the lake, and a pavilion is built on it.

At this time, in this pavilion, a group of young men and women were talking and laughing and playing some riddles and singing the wind and moon. These people were all wealthy families from the capital.

Because these wealthy families and nobles are almost always in marriage with each other, these people can basically be regarded as cousins ​​and there will be no too much restraint when they are together.

"Sister, it's up to you to win or not if we can win today."

Zhang Ying, the granddaughter of British Duke Zhang Mao, said in the arms of a woman.

"Sister, my fists are hard to beat four hands. If you want to beat them, you have to rely on our sisters to work together to cut off gold."

Xu Wan'er said to the women beside her with a smile.

It turned out that in the pavilion at this time, men and women were naturally divided into two sides, and they asked each other questions, could guess riddles, or make pairs, and of course they could also take the test of poetry, songs, etc.

The men's team leaders are Zhang Lun, the grandson of British Duke Zhang Mao, and Zhu Xizhong, the grandson of Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu, and some young talents invited by the two, who are also some well-known talents in the capital.

As for the women's team, the leaders were Xu Wan'er, the youngest granddaughter of Ding Guo Duke Xu Yongning, and Zhang Ying, the granddaughter of British Duke Zhang Mao. There were also several best friends invited by the two, all of whom were also some dukes and marquises, princes and ministers, and women in the boudoir.

The children of ordinary people, let alone girls, even boys rarely have the opportunity to go to school or study. However, for these children of wealthy families, women also have books to read, and most of them are taught by famous teachers, so everyone is still good at it.

"Sister, you are knowledgeable and intelligent, and you are very good at learning everything. You are not meant to win them."

Zhang Ying is only sixteen years old now, but she is already a beautiful woman. She has a graceful figure, delicate face and big eyes. She looks weird and wearing a goose yellow dress, which matches her temperament very well.

"I don't have any sister, you are so weird. I think this task of setting questions will fall on you, sister, and they will definitely stump them."

Xu Wan'er is already seventeen years old and should have been married for a long time, but she is the little granddaughter of Ding Guo Duke Xu Yongning. She is the kind of pearl in her hand and is afraid of melting when she holds it in her mouth. Therefore, although there have been many people who have proposed marriage to Ding Guo Duke's Mansion, Ding Guo Duke Xu Yongning has never married her.

This Xu Wan'er not only has a beautiful appearance, but also has a smart and talented person. She naturally feels a little arrogant in her heart. She doesn't even look down on the men of the Duke and Marquis' family, especially many descendants of princes and noble families are playboys.

She is also the granddaughter of Duke Ding. Duke Ding was a wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty, and she did not need to consolidate her status and power through marriage. As for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, according to the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang.

In order to prevent the harem from interfering in politics, all the women in the harem of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty were from ordinary gentry and landlords, with very few children from princes and nobles.

So Xu Yongning, Duke Dingguo, also said that Xu Wan'er would find a young talent worthy of her and wanted her to like, which was delayed until she was seventeen years old and had not yet gotten married.

"It's not difficult to win against them with Sister Wan'er and Sister Zhang Ying. Look at this riddle, they haven't guessed it after a long time."

Next to the two, a woman in a white dress, who was also as beautiful as a flower, said that her name was Li Zhen, the granddaughter of a minister in the court, and she was only sixteen years old.

"Sister Wan'er, what is the answer to this mystery? I thought about it for a long time but couldn't think of the answer."

Zhang Ying looked at the few people who were thinking hard and asked in a low voice.

"Yes, Sister Wan'er, this riddle is really hard, I can't think of it."

"Of course my sister's questions are not so easy to come up with."

Several other women also said that just now Xu Wan'er posted a riddle for the other party, which immediately stumped the male team.

"It's the word "think". The thought of missing is actually very simple. You will definitely be able to think about it if you think about it more."

Xu Wan'er smiled and said in a low voice.

"So that's it, I didn't expect it to be like ten words and one heart."

When Zhang Ying heard the answer, she thought about it and immediately said with great enlightenment.

"So, so, I can't even think about it. My sister is still awesome."

Li Zhen also said with a smile.

"Ten mouths, one heart, have you come up with the answer?"

Zhang Ying said to the people on the men's team.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, we are thinking about it soon."

Zhang Ying's brother Zhang Lun frowned and said.

"Everyone think about it quickly. Now that we can't think of the answer to any question we asked casually, there will be no place to put this face."

"I can't think of it, I can't think of it. This Xu Wan'er is both beautiful and has a good reputation. Any question that comes out will stump us."

"Or, we will admit defeat in this question. As long as we can't answer the questions we have asked, it will be a draw."

A few people around Zhang Lun frowned and thought hard, but they could not think of the answer.

"If you can't answer, you can just admit defeat."

Zhang Ying seemed to see that Zhang Lun, Zhu Xizhong and others could not think of the answer, and said proudly.

"How could it be impossible to answer? Let's think about it again and think about it again."

Zhu Xizhong was naturally unwilling to admit defeat so much, so he also walked around while thinking hard.

At this moment, Xu Guangzuo came over with Liu Jin talking and laughing. When Zhang Lun saw Xu Guangzuo coming, his eyes lit up and said with a smile: "Haha, our reinforcements are here."

When everyone heard Zhang Lun's words, they hurriedly looked over.

"Who is next to your brother?"

Zhang Ying's eyes naturally fell on Liu Jin. Liu Jin was handsome and his eyes were like a vast starry sky. He talked and laughed with Xu Guangzuo while walking. Although he looked very young, he felt mature and steady.

"I don't know either."

Xu Wan'er shook her head slightly, and she also looked at Liu Jin carefully, and a light flashed in her eyes.

"He's pretty handsome."

Li Zhen commented with a smile.

"It seems that our beautiful Li girl is moved."

Zhang Ying couldn't help but smile.

"No, I just said that."

Li Zhen suddenly turned red and said weakly.

Soon, Xu Guangzuo and Liu Jin came to the pavilion in the center of the lake. Xu Guangzuo smiled and introduced to everyone: "Let me introduce you to you, this is Brother Liu Jin, a master who everyone has always wanted to know."

When everyone heard Xu Guangzuo's introduction, they suddenly had their eyes lit up. Liu Jin's name was naturally familiar with it for a long time. Liu Jin's words at Wangyue Tower instantly became famous. Not only did the entire capital know Liu Jin, but it even spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

"I've met Brother Liu~"

Zhang Lun, Zhu Xizhong and others naturally greeted Liu Jin with a smile on their faces. They knew that the Liu Jin in front of them was similar to his young people, but they were dealing with their grandfathers Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu and others, and they had a close relationship with His Royal Highness the current crown prince.

"I've met Brother Zhu, Brother Zhang..."

Xu Guangzuo also smiled and introduced everyone present to Liu Jin one by one, so the man was naturally called brothers.

"Hello~"

As for Zhang Ying, Xu Wan'er, Li Zhen, and Liu Jin, he couldn't imagine how to call him, and he said with a smile in the way of saying hello to his later generations.

"It's really interesting."

Seeing that Liu Jin's way of greeting him was very special, Zhang Ying also smiled and said to Xu Wan'er, Li Zhen and others.

"Brother Xu, Brother Liu, you are here just in time. The opposite side has asked us a difficult problem. We have not yet come up with the answer. Please help me think about it."

To help, Zhang Lun quickly talked about the topic just now, and asked Xu Guangzuo and Liu Jin to help him think about it.

"Ten mouths, one heart?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he thought silently in his heart and immediately guessed that Liu Jin, who came from later generations, in the Internet era of information explosion, sometimes in some chat groups, when everyone was idle, they would play idioms, guess words, and match pairs games. They naturally saw many simple riddles, and they could know the answers in a short time.

"I can't think of it, Brother Liu, have you figured it out?"

Xu Guangzuo thought about it and couldn't help but shake his head slightly and said.

"It is the word "thinking"

Liu Jin smiled and said.

"Yes, why didn't I expect it?"

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhang Lun couldn't help but slapped his thigh and said, "He looks very similar to Zhang Mao, but he has not inherited Lao Zhang's intelligence. Instead, his sister Zhang Ying inherited Zhang Mao's wisdom and was full of eccentricity."

"So that's it. I admire you, I admire you. Brother Liu is still powerful and deserves to be a master."

Zhu Xizhong also said.

"Everyone has won the award, and I just happened to know the title of this word."

Liu Jin said modestly.

"You are pretty good. We have already figured out the answer. It is the word "thinking"."

Zhang Lun occupied the middle and explained the answer.

"You are lucky enough to guess it, but it's been a bit too long."

Zhang Ying also stood up and replied.

"It's been a little longer, but we still answered it."

Zhang Lun looked at his sister and said with a smile.

"Okay, you guys have answered correctly, you can draw the questions."

Zhang Ying pouted.
To be continued...