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Chapter 75 Two Poisoned Watermelons

"The Empress is indeed unique in her eyes and her analysis is correct." Qian Xiaoxing praised her sincerely this time.

The concubine also thought a lot, but the answer was not very accurate, so she said, "Okay, since you are talking about an interesting question, then you can solve this puzzle."

"Yeah, that's it." Qian Xiaoxing was not keeping it aside, and replied: "The melon farmers went to buy a little arsenic. After melting it with water, they used bamboo sticks to insert a small hole in a watermelon in the field, poured the arsenic water in it, and then set up a sign beside the field, which read: One of the watermelons in the field is poisonous, and the person who steals the food will bear the consequences."

"What's the point?" the eunuch said dissatisfied.

The concubine shook her head at the eunuch in disappointment and analyzed: "Little Lamb, you don't admit it yourself. Can you even think of such a simple truth? If the punk knew that there was such a poisonous watermelon and he couldn't tell it, then the watermelon that might be stolen is poisonous, so why would you dare to eat it again?"

"After my master analyzed this, I understand, it's still my master who is smart." The eunuch hurriedly found a way out for himself.

"Yes, but this question is only half of it. The gangster knew that the melon farmer made a poisonous watermelon. The purpose was to prevent him from stealing it. Of course, he felt uncomfortable, so he tried every means to take revenge. The gangster made a move. Later, the melon farmer helped to rot the watermelon in the field and asked what the gangster did?" Qian Xiaoxing asked again.

"Oh, I didn't expect this question to be a serial question, it was really interesting." After hearing this, the concubine couldn't help clapping her hands and said to the maid and eunuch: "You all think about it. If I were that gangster, how should you help me?"

"Master, this gangster must have smashed all the watermelons." The eunuch replied.

"Isn't it obvious if you do this? Melon farmers can report to the official position. The gangster may cause a lawsuit. You have to deal with the enemy cleverly. Do you understand?" After hearing this, the concubine cursed at the eunuch.

"Well, my dear, did the gangster pull out all the roots of the watermelon?" the maid also replied.

"This method is a bit concealed. It's just that the vines are pulled out, so the watermelons don't have to rot in the field. It doesn't match the question, so it's not the answer." After the concubine said that, she looked at Qian Xiaoxing again and asked for opinions.

Qian Xiaoxing was looked at by the concubine's seductive look a few times, and his heart was already ups and downs. It was a pity that such a good cabbage was given to the fat and big-eared emperor. Moreover, this concubine could answer questions by answering questions, which was extended to letting the servants learn and exercise. There was indeed something extraordinary.

"Empress, the gangster's method is of course clever, but speaking of it is to treat the person with the same method." Qian Xiaoxing reminded.

"Treat the person's body by his own way." The concubine recited this sentence silently, pondered for a while, raised her head and said, "I know what the method is."

"The Empress is born with wisdom and extremely intelligent. Such a question cannot be difficult for the Empress." The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and slapped the horse.

"Okay, little lamb, stop flattering, I didn't even tell the answer." The concubine was obviously very unhappy about the eunuch's lack of flattery. She turned to Qian Xiaoxing and said, "This gangster also used arsenic to inject water, and made another poisonous watermelon."

Qian Xiaoxing heard this and nodded and replied, "The Empress is born with wisdom and extremely smart. Such a question cannot be difficult for the Empress."

The eunuch stared at Qian Xiaoxing fiercely. Damn, he actually stole my lines.

"But Empress, why did the gangster also make a poisonous watermelon? The melon farmers will rot the melon in the field?" said the maid.

"The gangster can write a sentence on the board written by the melon farmer, foreman, please say this." Although the concubine knew the answer, she should be low-key and she would not steal such things from others.

"Yes, the Empress is right. The gangster wrote a sentence on the board: There are two poisonous watermelons in this field now." Qian Xiaoxing said.

Seeing that the maid and eunuch had not understood, the concubine sighed to them and said, "The melon farmers only know which poisonous watermelon they made, but they don't know which poisonous watermelon they made. If the melon farmers dare to sell it and eat it to death, they will be killed. So in the end they can only rot the watermelon in the field, which is in line with the question."

"The Empress is right. The so-called bad guys need strength, and scum needs taste. Being a gangster also requires being a smart gangster. I wonder if I am an interesting question, is the Empress satisfied?" Qian Xiaoxing asked.

"Well, you summarized it correctly. I like this topic very much. Let's do this. What do I need to reward you? You might as well talk about it." The concubine praised Qian Xiaoxing very much and asked Qian Xiaoxing to make the conditions for the first time.

After Qian Xiaoxing heard this, he looked at the concubine with his eyes in a slight way. Should I ask the Empress to accompany me for one night, and the Empress would agree? It was still unlikely that even if the Empress agreed, the old emperor would not agree. It would be better to stop this idea as soon as possible.

"Thank you for your kindness. I am satisfied with seeing you this time. It is even more of my honor to be able to speak and relieve my boredom. I no longer need the reward from you." Qian Xiaoxing replied.

"What, are you afraid that I can't afford to leave?"

The concubine thought that it was nothing more than a yellow and white thing. The more Qian Xiaoxing said he didn't want it, the more she felt that she looked down on her, and she was very embarrassed.

Qian Xiaoxing saw that he didn't want to give him a reward, but instead made his concubine unhappy. It seemed that women were too difficult to figure out, and the women in the harem were even more difficult to figure out.

Thinking of the last time I got some diamonds from the palace, and diamonds were not valuable in this era, I replied: "The Empress must give me rewards, so please give me some diamonds. A relative of me is a porcelain work. As the saying goes, without a diamond, I can't take care of porcelain work. I also thought about finding him a few diamonds."

"Diamond?" After hearing this, the concubine said to the eunuch: "Little lamb, is there diamond in the palace?"

"By the master, there was a diamond in the items that a country entered the palace last time, but those big ones were all divided. You also got one, and there were some small ones, but I don't know where to look for them." The eunuch replied.

"Is there only one?" The concubine just heard that Qian Xiaoxing wanted a few, but obviously she could not meet Qian Xiaoxing's conditions. That was not very embarrassing, and this diamond was not a valuable thing, so she said to the eunuch: "Little Bamboo, go and ask Concubine Lan, Concubine Yi and the concubines I usually want. Go and ask them to ask for it, and I say that I like these stones."

"Yes." After listening to the eunuch, he ran out.

"How many days will the foreman work here?" asked the concubine.

"Oh, it will take about four days."

"Come here to sit down whenever you have time. It's very interesting to talk to you."

"Okay, it must be." Qian Xiaoxing said this, feeling worried. If this concubine valued her and took her to the palace as a eunuch, it would be a bad idea. She was scared and sweated all over the place, so it would be better to be less troubled in the future.

Soon, the eunuch ran back, holding a handful of diamonds in his hand, and put them on the stone table.

Qian Xiaoxing looked at it and said, "Good, each one is basically the size of a quail egg, a total of six. In addition to the three, they are pure white, the other ones are blue diamonds, red diamonds and black diamonds.

The concubine looked at Qian Xiaoxing with a smile and asked, "Foreman, are you satisfied with these diamonds?"

"Thank you, I've never seen such a big diamond. My relatives wouldn't be starved to death." Qian Xiaoxing replied.

"Then take it, remember to come over and talk when you have time in the future." The concubine replied, "Little Lamb, let's go. The emperor should have woken up now. Foreman, please go back first."

Qian Xiaoxing took the diamond and put it in his arms. He thanked the concubine again. He returned to the yard from the small door. He took out the diamond and shone it towards the sun. The bright light flashed made Qian Xiaoxing confirm that it was a diamond. Damn, every diamond is worthless in modern times. But for Qian Xiaoxing now, his mood can only be described in one sentence, like a group of eunuchs going to a brothel, looking at it but not useful.

The empress, who didn't know her name, Qian Xiaoxing pulled a little eunuch and asked. The eunuch replied that the yard was Concubine Jing, but the emperor's favorite concubine was the one who was very favored by the emperor. Qian Xiaoxing thought about it, it would be strange if such a woman who was born with a charming look was not fascinated.

As the sky was getting late, the carpenters packed up their tools, and Qian Xiaoxing led the way out of the palace. But they saw that Lan Xiaocui was already waiting for him at the gate of the palace. It must have been here to pick him up, or Xiaocui was better. Thinking of me in my heart, Qian Xiaoxing was very moved again.

Qian Xiaoxing said goodbye to the carpenters, took Xiao Cui's hand, and the two returned to the courtyard. On the way, Qian Xiaoxing took out the diamonds and showed them to Xiao Cui: "Xiao Cui, are these diamonds beautiful?"

Xiao Cui took it and looked at it, saying, "Aren't it just some colored stones? It's nothing good to look at."
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