When the night moon hung high, the streets and alleys of Bingzhou showed a lively scene, and after eating, Fang Ling and Song Ying'er walked towards the river in the city accompanied by Meng Zhiyuan.

Three years ago, Meng Zhiyuan was just a businessman in Zou County outside Qingshui Pass, living in poverty, with empty ambitions but no way to display them, and after being recognized by Fang Linghui, he was entrusted with an important task.

Three years later, the former runner has changed into a two-fold identity, one is a big businessman in charge of various industries outside the fiefdom, travels all over the world, and local officials and businessmen are brothers, with broad connections and extensive knowledge, and the other is a high-ranking fiefdom dignitary, such a dual identity also allows Meng Zhiyuan to fully exert his talent, and everything is handled easily, and for Fang Ling's weight, he is naturally grateful.

On the streets along the way, there are lanterns hanging outside the doors of every house, the lanterns are made of paper or silk as skin, bamboo or wood as bones, built-in candles, the appearance is diverse, some are boxy, the flowers that bloom are painted on it, and some are simply made into the shape of flowers, the children carry small lanterns, and they are playing in groups, and there are cheerful sounds of laughter and laughter everywhere.

It didn't take long for the three of them to come to the river, where an embankment was built, and stone stairs were built down every other section to connect it to a platform near the water, and the people gathered in front of the platform and put their own lanterns into the river.

The lanterns swimming in the river are shining brightly, and the brakes are beautiful, as if the whole river has become a ribbon.

Fang Ling stood on the embankment and looked at it for a while, and when his eyes fell to other places, he saw that not far away, a long rope was wrapped around several big trees by the river, and there seemed to be a lot of paper hanging on it, and many people were gathered below, talking to each other and pointing and pointing.

Meng Zhiyuan observed the words and "colors" and explained: "Young master, there is a riddle guessing there. ”

Fang Ling suddenly realized, walked towards there, the so-called flower riddle, is related to the flower riddle, compared to the ordinary riddle, the flower riddle requires very professional flower knowledge, so it is very difficult.

However, Fang Ling has done a lot of research on the art of plants and trees since he was a child, in order to help his mother heal his illness, flowers can be used as "medicine", and the flowers of the world are of course part of the familiarity, so he is also very proficient in the understanding of various flowers.

When he came to the big tree, Fang Ling found that the rope was not only wrapped around a few trees, but had been extending along the trees by the river, and there was no end in sight, and there were more than a dozen pieces of paper hanging between every two trees, all of which were written with lantern riddles, according to Meng Zhiyuan's explanation, these lantern riddles were all written by local literati organized by the government, and anyone could take off the paper to guess the riddles, and if they guessed, they could also go to the front prize office to receive the corresponding prizes. Fastest update on PC:/

Of course, these prizes were also provided by local businessmen, which responded to the government's urgency and established a reputation.

Fang Ling walked along the way, his eyes skimmed over the pieces of paper, and every time he looked at them, he quickly guessed the answer to the riddle.

Although Fang Ling didn't speak, Song Ying'er and the others knew that he must be guessing the riddle, so they didn't bother and followed silently.

I don't know how long I walked, the street scene in front of me changed, suddenly there was a four-storey tower, although the tower is not high, but it falls high in the city, surrounded by trees, very elegant and quiet, and the tower is also very exquisitely built, there are magnificent carvings and paintings on each floor, standing under the tower to drink, you can see that the spire seems to be next to the stars in the sky, and on the plaque of that layer of the tower, there are three big characters: Star Picking Tower.

What made Fang Ling even more interested was that the rope that originally hung the flower riddle paper had been broken under the tower, but there seemed to be a flower riddle area in the tower, and the people around there were all scholars shaking their heads and holding paper fans.

Seeing the curiosity on Fang Ling's face, Meng Zhiyuan explained: "That's the flower riddle set up by Miss Mo herself. ”

"Miss Mo Family?" Fang Ling said in surprise.

Meng Zhiyuan replied: "Miss Mo's name is Mo Xiang, she just turned 18 this year, but she has long been a well-known talented woman, it is said that she has amazing knowledge and a wide range of world, even the contemporary Hongru is not as good as everyone, just the year before last, Wang Wei, a member of the Cabinet University, made a special trip here, and only stayed in the Mo family for half a day, when he left the state, someone asked him whether Miss Mo was worthy of his name, he only sighed, there is such a talented woman in the north, Wang Wei is ashamed of himself, so everyone called Miss Mo the first talented woman in the north. ”

"Oh, even a scholar Wang can be so impressed?" Fang Ling couldn't help but be interested, he was deep in the palace, so he naturally knew Wang Wei's name, this person was a well-educated person among the cabinet scholars, and he was a well-known arrogant person, if he could convince such a person, then this talented woman of the Mo family was probably not simple.

Meng Zhiyuan said again: "Miss Mo is not only amazingly knowledgeable, it is said that she is also a national 'color' Tianxiang, and she has the posture of captivating the country and the city." It's just that she has always lived in the boudoir, except for the Hongru family who is qualified to talk to her, ordinary people can't see the ♀ star picking building at all, it is made by the Mo craftsman, and I heard that it is also one of the industries of the Mo family, although the Mo family is not a prestigious family, but it is also quite famous for its good craftsmanship. Since the age of 13, every year during the Lantern Festival, Miss Mo will set up a flower riddle downstairs, and anyone who can uncover the mystery can enter the tower to break through the three puzzles she has set, and it is said that as long as you can pass the third level, you can meet her and talk about the scriptures. ”

Fang Ling listened to the deeper meaning of these words, and said in surprise: "Listening to the meaning of this, it seems that in the past five years, no one has been able to break through to the third level?"

Meng Zhiyuan said: "That's right, and every year, talented people from other provinces come from far away, and many of them are well-known young men in the local area, but they all return without exception." ”

Song Ying'er was also surprised when she heard it: "Speaking of which, this Miss Mo is really powerful, and it's no wonder that so many scholars are gathered downstairs, it turns out that it is to seek a beautiful side." ”

Meng Zhiyuan hurriedly smiled and said, "Although I haven't met Miss Mo, I can guarantee that no matter how beautiful she is, how can she be as beautiful as one thousandth of Miss Song? ”

Song Ying'er couldn't help but sneered and said: "The concubine's posture can't stand the first two words, but since the words are from the contemporary people, they must be true, not to mention that she is also full of poems and books, and the concubine wants to see this talented woman." ”

Fang Ling smiled and said, "If you want to see her, you don't have to be today, if you go up, where do these scholars still have the heart to think about the mystery?"

Hearing Fang Ling's praise, Song Ying'er smiled and said, "Then the concubine and Brother Meng are waiting below, the young master wants to win the chess." ”

Fang Ling smiled, walked up the stone stairs, and came to the bottom of the tower, in the open space around the first floor of the tower, there were fifty or sixty scholars, most of them came together, some were dressed plainly, some were gorgeously dressed, some were frivolous, and some were thoughtful.

The door of the first-floor tower was tightly closed, and there were two quite handsome young maids standing outside, and it was surprising that these two girls were twins, and they looked exactly the same, as if they were scratched out, and it was difficult to distinguish the difference between the two for a while, perhaps to make the two daughters different, so one had a blue skirt and one had a blue "color". Update the fastest mobile phone: ://

Fang Lingzheng was surprised, but he heard someone next to him say, "Isn't this Fang Gongzi?"

Fang Ling turned his head and saw that it was He Zheng's cousin Ling Xiaoran who spoke, and there were a few companions around him, and what attracted more attention was that it was one of the young men in Chinese costumes, whose appearance was seven points similar to Duan Rong, and the arrogance on his face was also similar to Duan Rong's, just like a copy of Duan Rong, but his age was younger than Duan Rong, only 23 or 4 years old.

Thinking that the Duan family was also a big wang family in Bingzhou, Fang Ling speculated that this person was likely to be a child of the Duan family.

Ling Xiaoran's eyes were not on Fang Ling, but he looked around, and was a little disappointed when he saw that Song Ying'er did not come, and then his eyes fell on Fang Ling, and he said sarcastically: "Fang Gongzi came to pick up the Star Tower, isn't it also to understand this flower mystery?"

"I'm just here to join in the fun. Fang Ling said with a smile.

"It seems that Fang Gongzi still has a bit of a self-aware name, Miss Mo's riddle is not something that can be solved after reading a few years of books. Ling Xiaoran said proudly.

Fang Ling saw that his words were implied with sarcasm, but he didn't take it to heart, from Meng Zhiyuan's mouth, he also learned that the Ling family, the cousin of the He family, was also a disciple of a prominent family in other places, and the marriage between the He family and the Ling family benefited both parties and greatly increased their power, so it was natural for Ling Xiaoran to be so confident.

"This is the Fang Gongzi in Brother Ling's mouth? I said Fang Gongzi, I heard that there is a stunningly beautiful maid by your side, when will you take it out for us to see?" Starting

Several people in the same group laughed lightly, and laughed in a few words:

"Yes, don't hide a beautiful woman, but I'm very suspicious of Brother Ling's vision, how can a silk merchant have a beautiful woman in his family, and she is still a maidservant? Brother Ling, your joke is too big. ”

"Let's be considerate, Brother Ling has that cousin pestering him every day, isn't it all the best of the women you see?"

"Yes, yes, when it comes to this, I have to serve Brother Ling, there is such a cousin pestering, if I am hanged in the morning. ”

Ling Xiaoran was quite displeased when he heard this, snorted lightly, and said with a smile: "Let's not go off-topic, let's think about the puzzle carefully, and if the incense is extinguished and you don't come up with it, then you won't have a chance to see Miss Mo." ”

As soon as they said this, everyone nodded, and took the note in their hands and pondered it carefully.

In the face of the ridicule of these noble clansmen, Fang Ling's expression was very calm, and at the same time, he also noticed that there was a long incense stick lit in front of the tower, and there was still a foot-long height left.

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