0p0 Chapter 246: Set up a stall at the palace gate
Chapter 246: Set up a stall at the palace gate
"One of the seven fairies got married. Guess an idiom?"
Standing in front of the second question, Mei Susu tilted her head and then stretched out her mouth. This question is easy.
"I am totally lost!"
"I am totally lost."
Two voices sounded at the same time, and Mei Susu immediately looked at the person next to her.
Xuanyuan Che also looked at the person who gave the answer at the same time as Mei Susu. He saw that the other person was wearing a blue robe, a silver hairpin on his head, and a folding fan in his hand. His appearance was not handsome, but decent. In addition, his figure was slender and his demeanor was elegant, making him look like a gentleman.
The servant beside the lantern was a little embarrassed: "You two answered correctly, but it is difficult to distinguish them since you answered at the same time. After all, there can only be one winner. Let's see how to deal the cards."
The man in blue folded his folding fan with a snap, saluted and said to Mei Susu: "I am Li Yunfei, I passed by here today and came to join in the fun. I never thought I would meet someone as beautiful and refined as the girl. As a man, I should be courteous to women. I will give this card to the girl."
Xuanyuan Che's face turned cold and he shot a sharp look at Li Yunfei. Who on earth could this blind guy come from?
Seeing him being so polite, Mei Susu smiled coldly and replied, "No need. Since you and I are answering at the same time, and using the next question as a bargaining chip, if you answer it first, the cards for this and the next question will be yours. If I answer it first, then they will be mine. How do you think?"
Li Yunfei didn't expect Mei Susu to use this method to decide the right to divide the cards, and immediately said with a smile: "Then let's do as the girl says."
"What about Cheche? Do you agree with my idea?" Mei Susu held Xuanyuan Che's hand, looked at him with her beautiful eyes, and asked for his opinion.
Xuanyuan Che's sharp expression turned gentle when he looked at Mei Susu. He rubbed Mei Susu's palm twice with his big hand, then nodded: "Susu decided, so of course I agree."
As he said that, Xuanyuan Che held Mei Susu's small hand and glanced at Li Yunfei unkindly. The warning in his eyes made Li Yunfei break out in sweat on his forehead.
The three of them and a group of onlookers walked towards the next lantern.
There was a line of words written on the lantern: A bird flew onto the table, pinched its tail, and jumped into the river - guess an object.
Mei Susu took a look, then looked at Li Yunfei: "Mr. Li, come first?"
Li Yunfei waved his folding fan and said, "Let the girl go first."
Mei Susu didn't hesitate and answered directly: "Fan."
Everyone looked at Li Yunfei, but Li Yunfei looked at Mei Susu strangely, and then said the answer: "Soup spoon."
With a "bang", the servant struck the gong and drum, took out a wooden sign with two points and handed it to Li Yunfei.
Mei Susu congratulated him with a smile, and then, not wanting to say any more to him, she pulled Xuanyuan Che and moved on to the next question.
Li Yunfei held the wooden sign, looked at Mei Susu's back, then put the sign in his arms and went upstairs.
All his actions were seen by Xuanyuan Che. When he saw him go up to the attic and enter the private room, Xuanyuan Che whispered something to Ji Zi beside him, and Ji Zi left in a hurry.
Mei Susu finished reading the question on the lantern and turned around. She happened to see Xuanyuan Che finishing his conversation with Ji Zi. A look of confusion appeared on her face. She stepped forward and grabbed Xuanyuan Che: "What's wrong with Cheche?"
Xuanyuan Che chuckled: "Nothing."
Mei Susu looked at him suspiciously: "No, you must have something wrong, tell me."
Seeing that the little girl was not going to stop until she got the answer, Xuanyuan Che smiled and said, "I was just thinking that Su Su is so smart, she shouldn't know the answer to that question just now, why did she give it to someone else?"
Mei Susu smiled at him playfully: "Cheche is smarter than me, can't you guess the reason?"
"I want to hear what Susu says."
"I just want to find a quiet place. That person has narrow eyebrows, thin ears, and deep wrinkles around his eyes when he smiles. He doesn't look like a good person."
Thinking of the man's appearance just now, Mei Susu felt that what she did was right. If she hadn't deliberately lost those two points to the other party, the other party might have continued to compete with her because of his competitive spirit.
At that time, either she can't stand it and quits, or Xuanyuan Che steps in. Either way is not as efficient as giving up two points.
She felt it was worth it to get some peace and quiet.
Although Xuanyuan Che already knew what Mei Susu was thinking, he still felt a little unhappy when he heard her say, "Susu doesn't trust me."
Mei Susu exclaimed and looked up: "Why did Cheche say that?"
Xuanyuan Che pinched her little face and said, "Susu, you don't believe that I can protect you? Why do you have to swallow your anger and avoid others?"
Mei Susu put her arms around Xuanyuan Che's waist, raised her little face, and looked at him with a smile: "What are you talking about, Cheche? Of course I know that Cheche can protect me. Cheche can pick up that man and throw him out the door with one hand!"
Mei Susu was making the move of throwing the person away in a clever and agile manner.
After being flattered by her, Xuanyuan Che's anger naturally subsided. Moreover, the little girl was so cute, it was already the extreme that he could resist not kissing her, so how could he give her the cold face?
Mei Susu continued to chatter, "But today is New Year's Eve, I don't want to cause trouble during the New Year. And look, Cheche, I gave him two points and he left. Isn't it that I solved a big problem with the smallest price? Excellent."
Xuanyuan Che finally couldn't help it. He raised his sleeve to cover Mei Susu's head, then pinched her chin with his big hand and leaned over to kiss her soft and tender lips.
Mei Susu's body stiffened, and when Xuanyuan Che withdrew his lips, her face had turned red. She buried herself in his arms in shame and didn't even dare to look at him.
"There are... so many people here." Mei Susu clenched her fist and punched Xuanyuan Che's chest. It didn't hurt, but it felt like punching Xuanyuan Che's heart, making his breathing disordered.
But this was outside after all, and the little girl was thin-skinned. Even if Xuanyuan Che wanted to do something bad, he had to endure it.
Just at this moment Zhi Miao came hurriedly, first greeted Mei Susu, and then Zhi Miao leaned over to Xuanyuan Che and whispered a few words.
Mei Susu naturally heard their conversation.
After Zhi Miao left, the blush on Mei Susu's face had faded, replaced by worry: "Cheche, was there something wrong with that person just now?"
Just now Zhi Miao said that there were three or four people in black robes in the other party's private room. So, was she right? The other party was not a good person.
She is so amazing. Should she set up a stall at the palace gate one day to read people's faces?
Xuanyuan Che raised his eyes and looked towards a closed door upstairs. He didn't know if he was too perceptive, but he always felt that when he raised his eyes to look at that room, the people in the room were also looking at him.
He retracted his gaze: "It's hard to confirm. It's the New Year. Kyoto is full of good and bad people. There are all kinds of people, but he had better be a sensible person."
Mei Susu nodded her head. Since Xuanyuan Che said so, she was not worried anymore. Besides, it was useless for her to worry. In many things, if she got involved, she would end up making things worse.