"Huh?" Upon hearing Jiang Yun's answer, Qing'er and Ninth Princess's eyes widened in surprise, their minds filled with starry thoughts. They looked at Jiang Yun with blank expressions, expecting his explanation.
Jiang Yun smiled even more smugly and explained, "Think about it, peanut, the mother of rice is flower, right? And butterfly in love with flower, the father of rice is naturally butterfly, right? A magic pen creates flowers, so isn't the grandmother of rice a magic pen? Popcorn, if you break it down, 'hugs' rice and 'hugs' flower, so isn't the grandfather of rice popcorn? And as for rice's husband, it's even easier to explain, mice love rice, hahaha."
"Huh?" After hearing Jiang Yun's explanation, Qing'er and Ninth Princess's mouths, which were already wide open in surprise, opened even wider, almost wide enough to fit two eggs. The two looked at Jiang Yun exaggeratedly, their faces full of frustration.
"Oh, I'm so stupid. How could I not have thought of such a simple answer?" Ninth Princess pouted her red lips in frustration, raised her small hand, and gently patted her head, blaming herself for being so stupid.
Qing'er, however, looked intently at Jiang Yun, her eyes filled with admiration and even a hint of affection. A few days ago, Jiang Yun had told her about constellations, a field she had never been exposed to before. Although she didn't say anything on the surface, she secretly admired Jiang Yun's extensive knowledge and remarkable memory.
On countless beautiful nights, she secretly fantasized about a prince charming who was both scholarly and martial, who would take her hand and lead her into a mysterious and blissful bridal chamber, where they would live a carefree life like a divine couple, devoted to each other and raising children together.
Isn't Jiang Yun exactly the kind of handsome prince she's been looking for, someone who's both scholarly and martial? Qing'er's heart fluttered like a deer's, and when she looked at Jiang Yun again, a blush rose on her face.
Qing'er's change did not escape Jiang Yun's notice. Jiang Yun couldn't help but feel very proud, so he thought of adding fuel to the fire and continued to ask, "Shall we guess another riddle?"
"good."
Qing'er said shyly, while Ninth Princess clapped her hands excitedly. Even the old lady and others, seeing that Jiang Yun was chatting so lively, stopped talking and looked at Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun became increasingly smug and racked his brains to come up with another riddle: There is a coconut tree. A monkey, a gorilla, and a baboon climb the tree together to pick bananas. Who picks the bananas first?
"I know, I know, the monkey picked it first!" As soon as Jiang Yun finished speaking, Ninth Princess eagerly interjected, her little face full of excitement, "Because monkeys are small and climb fast."
"I guess it's a baboon," Consort Yu said after thinking for a moment.
"Oh, why?" Jiang Yun smiled and looked at Consort Yu, expecting an explanation. Unexpectedly, Consort Yu shrugged and said with a smile, "I guessed, I don't know why, hehe."
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Jiang Yun looked at the Empress Dowager again.
"It should be a monkey too," the Empress Dowager chimed in, amused.
"That's right, I told you it was a monkey!" Seeing that the Empress Dowager had given the same answer as her, Ninth Princess was immediately excited and danced with joy.
"I think it's a gorilla." It was unexpected that the Queen spoke, as she was usually a rather serious person and rarely willing to join in the fun.
However, since this was a family banquet and the atmosphere was finally so lively, Jiang Yun smiled and looked at the Empress, respectfully asking, "Your Majesty, why did you guess it was an orangutan?"