EBE Chapter 321 The answer is Se, Mo Lisheng
Chapter 321 The answer is Se, Mo Lisheng
Hong Xia said, "Wait, sir. What you said may only make sense, and what you said and thought was too straightforward and too simple. I'm sorry that your guess was wrong."
Du Xiaoyue also said, "Sit back down. If it were so easy, why would we need to light lamps and candles? You really underestimate our young lady. And those three, it's your turn to guess."
The Stamped Emperor took a pen and wrote on the paper. When he finished, he said, "Guessing riddles requires a certain level of understanding. Second Brother, your four ears are like those of a pipa, lacking in artistic conception and understanding. My word is quite artistic, 'noise.'"
Hong Xia asked, "How do you mean?"
The Emperor explained, "The word kou on the left is related to sound, and the word 喿 on the right is both a phonetic symbol and a semantic symbol. In ancient Chinese characters, 喿 is composed of three 口 and 木, which looks like many birds gathering on a tree and singing. It is very appropriate." He showed the paper to everyone.
He Shen said, "Dad, you're right. The word 'zo' has four mouths, which represents the four of us. And 'zo' also means noisy. The four of us just made the two girls laugh, so it was really noisy. This word is the correct answer."
Then Heshen continued to flatter him. Mo Li and Ji Xiaolan looked at each other and shook their heads, thinking that Heshen was truly hopeless.
Hong Xia said, "This gentleman is truly unique and high-minded, with unique insights and a high level of attainment."
Emperor Gai Zhang smiled and said, "Miss, you are too kind. Then tonight will be a noisy night. Miss, I will go upstairs and listen to the pipa."
"Wait." Hong Xia said, "Sir, you have reached a certain level, but it doesn't match the riddle."
The Emperor Gai Zhang restrained his smile and said, "Is there no truth at all?"
Hong Xia said, "You have a point. I didn't guess the riddle correctly. I'm sorry, sir. Please try again."
Du Xiaoyue looked at Ji Xiaolan and said, "This old man smoking seems to be quite knowledgeable."
Ji Xiaolan pointed at himself and asked, "Miss, are you talking about me?"
Du Xiaoyue nodded and said yes.
Ji Xiaolan said, "If you let me guess..." He picked up a pen and wrote a word on the paper.
Then he said, "I guess it's the word 佥." He unfolded the paper and showed it to everyone.
Hong Xia was stunned and said, "What do you mean?"
Ji Xiaolan said, "There are four of us, and the character 佥 (佥) happens to have four 人 (人) characters forming the upper half. As for the one 一 (一) and two 口 (口) characters in the lower half, I think they are irrelevant."
Hong Xia clapped her hands and said, "Excellent, excellent, but it's still a little off."
Du Xiaoyue looked at Mo Li and said, "Young man, what are you daydreaming about? It's your turn now."
Mo Li thought Xiaoyue finally changed her tone and called herself a young person. Xiaoyue was so cute.
He thought for a moment and said, "I think it's the character '瑟'. The two characters '先生' and '先生' are often simplified to '王' in riddles. Four '先生' equal four '王' characters. The pipa is a plucked string instrument, similar to the '瑟'. The character '瑟' is made up of four '王'-shaped parts. There are two '王's' in parallel at the top and bottom. So there are four '王's' in total, representing four '先生'."
He swallowed and continued, "The four characters for '王' correspond to the pictographic structure of the character '瑟', meeting the number requirement in the riddle. The sound also echoes the instrument's function, further confirming the answer as '瑟'. It's not other characters containing '王', such as '琴', '琵琶', etc."
He swallowed again and continued, "By breaking down the four gentlemen into four kings, and combining the pipa with the musical instrument 瑟, the answer is 瑟."
Du Xiaoyue and Hong Xia were stunned. The two women clapped their hands in approval. Emperor Gai Zhang and the others were also stunned, unable to help but praise, "Mo Li, if we're talking about the world's most talented scholar, Ji Xiaolan's position is probably going to change hands."
"Thank you for the compliment, Dad." Mo Li smiled modestly.