Die weibliche Nebenfigur ist unschuldig

Kapitel 18

Mo Yu leisurely opened his folding fan and gently shook it: "I've heard that since these three trials were set up, only one person has ever passed them?"

"yes."

"Oh? Who is this person?"

“This…” Madam Rong hesitated for a moment, then said, “It’s Young Master Lin Ran.”

"Is that so?" Mo Yu's lips curled up slightly, his voice carrying an unfathomable quality.

Mo Yu picked up his brush, ink dripping freely, and after a brief pause, the ink fell onto the rice paper.

At this moment, outside Zhongfang Garden, a completely different scene unfolded.

The news of Young Master Moyu's arrival at Zhongfang Garden to see Miss Ruying spread throughout the city in the shortest amount of time. Suddenly, people from all over the city, for various reasons, flocked to witness the event, nearly blocking traffic. Mama Rong hurriedly took her leave, entrusting the task of getting through to Lüju, and went to tidy up the front building, making sure no one flooded into the back courtyard.

No matter how cleverly Rong Mama arranged things, Zhongfang Garden still couldn't accommodate so many people. Therefore, most people could only wait outside the building. Under the blazing sun, everyone outside was drenched in sweat in no time. However, not a single person was willing to leave.

Outside Zhongfang Garden, the crowd stood on tiptoe to look, but could only see a large group of heads and the golden signboard of Zhongfang Garden. They couldn't see what was happening inside the building, let alone Young Master Moyu or other key figures. They could only discuss among themselves.

"Hey! Do you think this Young Master Moyu can pass these three tests?" someone asked with great interest.

"It should be possible. Didn't Young Master Lin pass the test?" someone chimed in.

"Yes, I really want to see who's more capable, Young Master Lin or Young Master Mo Yu." The voice was full of anticipation.

"It must be Young Master Mo Yu who's amazing; we'll definitely pass today," the confident person replied.

“Perhaps,” a dissenting voice interjected. “Young Master Lin has already passed the test. If you ask me, Young Master Lin might be a step ahead of Young Master Mo Yu.”

"Bullshit! I know you're hoping Young Master Mo Yu won because you bet on Young Master Lin to win at the casino. If you ask me, Young Master Mo Yu is definitely better than Young Master Lin." He was furious.

"You're the one talking nonsense! You were hoping for Young Master Mo Yu's success because you bet everything on him, do you think I don't know that? Humph!﹏"

"You dare say another word to me?"

"Fine, I'll say it. What's so great about it? You brat, listen up!"

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The scene nearly spiraled out of control. If the crowd hadn't been so densely packed that there was no room for anyone to turn around, these people's fists would probably have landed on someone else.

Just then, a clear voice shouted, "Shh, stop arguing! Look, look! The first challenge has been posted upstairs!"

This sentence immediately stopped all the arguing, and everyone's eyes turned in the same direction.

A silence.

A couplet was hanging in the window on the third floor of Zhongfang Garden. The characters were free and powerful, and the ink was still dripping, so it was obviously freshly written.

Chapter 54 Pass (Part 3)

"The Moon-Reflecting Well, reflecting the moon's shadow, the moon's shadow reflected in the Moon-Reflecting Well, the Moon Well for ten thousand years, the moon's shadow for ten thousand years." The literate person read it softly, and while savoring it, he gasped and shook his head, sighing, "This couplet is simply an absolute masterpiece for all time. Even if someone could come up with a matching one, it would probably take more than a day or two."

"What's so difficult about it? Surely Young Master Moyu can come up with a solution?"

Those who could read patiently explained, showing off their literary skills as they went. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Hey, do you think this room with the couplets hanging there is Miss Ruying's room? Miss Ruying must be in this room right now, right?"

"Yes, it would be truly worth it if we could take this opportunity to see Miss Ruying."

"That's right. If I could take this opportunity to see Miss Ruying, even if Young Master Moyu wins and I have to lose money, I'd be willing."

Triumphant laughter and vulgar talk mingled together.

The uproar that had just begun was immediately interrupted by the second line of Mo Yu Gongzi's couplet, which was hung upstairs: "Looking at the river from Wangjiang Tower, looking at the river, looking at the river from Wangjiang Tower, the river tower is eternal, the river is eternal."

A thunderous roar of applause erupted, and the excited shouts of the talented men inside the building drowned out the clamor both inside and outside the venue.

Then I heard the mother's voice from downstairs shouting something, and then the second barrier upstairs immediately and readily appeared.

The literate person outside the building was reading again: "If you can't kill a tiger, how can you weigh it?"

The excited crowd was stunned, their mouths agape, unable to process what they had just witnessed.

tiger?

Do we need to weigh it? And we can't kill it?

Let me shudder. If a tiger sees a person, it's no wonder it will pounce and swallow them whole. Let alone whether we have the ability to kill it, let's say it's full and doesn't want to eat people. Who would willingly let a tiger stand on a scale? And where would we find such a large scale?

Everyone looked at each other, and found that the other person's face was pale, and they fell silent.

If an ordinary person had asked this question, everyone would have probably cursed them out. But the one who asked this question was Miss Ruying. Even people as vulgar as them held Miss Ruying, the maid of the Wisdom Star, in the highest esteem and dared not be rude.

Just as I was filled with doubt and surprise, there was a sudden noise upstairs, and the window was pushed open again.

Everyone looked up and, sure enough, saw the answer displayed there.

"Prepare a large boat, and find a way to drive the tiger into the boat. Then, have someone who can swim hide in the water and carve the water level on the side of the boat where the tiger was standing. Finally, drive the tiger out, and then load the boat with large stones until the water level is the same as when the tiger was on the boat. The weight of the stones on the boat is the weight of the tiger."

He remained silent for a long while.

Everyone was speechless, their mouths agape, and it took them a while to come to their senses.

Before they could even cheer, the third challenge was already hanging high in the sky.

Looking up, the third test read: "The third test will be personally conducted by Miss Ruying. Young Master Moyu has already entered the back garden, and the test questions will no longer be published."

A chorus of exclamations erupted, a mixture of disappointment, regret, relief, envy, jealousy, awe, and admiration—perhaps a combination of all of them.