A drum beat sounded, and everyone in the Xiao family's mansion stopped talking. Except for the busy servants, all the guests gathered towards the wedding courtyard. Due to Xiao Rui's deliberate arrangement, there was a large garden outside the small courtyard, enough to accommodate thousands of people. Isn’t it the more exciting the audience is today?
Xiao Rui and Xue Li were waiting at the entrance of the small courtyard with dozens of noble sons of the same age in Chang'an.
The courtyard door slowly opened, but everyone did not rush in. Instead, they waited in an orderly manner. They watched a figure slowly walk out from inside, it was Prince Li Chengqian.
He took out a letter, showed it to everyone with a smile, and then shouted loudly: "Today is the wedding of brother-in-law and Brother Xue. There is..."
"Hey, Prince, the wedding hasn't happened yet. Isn't it too early for you to call me brother-in-law?" someone shouted.
Everyone roared with laughter, and Prince Li Chengqian was not embarrassed. Instead, he shouted generously: "I have been shouting this for almost two years, and I have long been used to it. Don't interrupt me, I haven't finished reading yet."
"There are five brides in the courtyard and two grooms outside the door. So today we will ask and answer the questions together. There are five levels in total, and I will guard the first level."
you?
Xiao Yue couldn't help laughing, "You are so small? How can you guard the gate?"
Prince Li Chengqian quickly took a step back, "The first level is not a fight. I heard that the two grooms are the number one and number two talented men in the world. My brother-in-law is also known as a master of poetry and painting, and Brother Xue also hides it. So the first topic is poetry and painting.”
Poetry and painting?
"Brother, you will do the poetry and I will paint?" Xue Li suggested.
"You can also paint?" Feng Zhidai asked in surprise.
Xue Li chuckled: "In the first year of following my eldest brother, I learned painting for a whole year."
…
But you are a military commander.
Li Chengqian quickly interrupted and said, "I'm not letting you freely write paintings and poems. If there are titles, you have to paint portraits and write poems for each of the five brides in the courtyard. The sisters inside have said that as long as the paintings don't look like them, or they write poems No, I won’t open the door and come out today.”
ah?
Now the group of young people helping to welcome the bride moved aside, leaving only the two grooms.
"You... agreed to help with the wedding, but you are so unloyal!" Xiao Rui complained.
Everyone laughed and said: "Brother Xiao, Brother Xue, it's not that we are unloyal, it's that this question is too difficult. No one of us can draw the portraits of the brides except you two. We will do the next level. , it’s up to you to do this on your own.”
Xiao Rui looked at Xue Li speechlessly, "Second brother, it seems that we two have to draw our own pictures."
"Brother, please go first!"
"Why are you so polite? Let's come together."
"When someone comes, I will serve you with pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"
Seeing the two brothers lining up to write paintings and poems, the onlookers in the garden began to give pointers. Even the emperor felt that this novel way of welcoming the bride was quite interesting.
Xiao Yue shouted: "Hey, painting takes a long time. If you keep waiting like this, I'm afraid you'll miss your meal. What's your next level?"
A tiger roar came from the small courtyard, and the whole place was silent. Everyone was startled. How could there be a tiger in the wedding?
Only the Xiao Rui brothers, who were concentrating on painting, were not affected. The eyes of the two brothers Yan Lide and Yan Liben from the Ministry of Industry showed admiration. Their expressions remained unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai. These two were definitely qualified painters.
The courtyard door opened, and Xiao Changle slowly walked out on a tiger. Everyone was curious, what was the level this time?
Seeing the big tiger, the group of boys who were welcoming the bride did not dare to be arrogant and took two steps back. No matter it was the tiger or Little Changle riding the tiger, no one could afford to offend him.
Xiao Changle chuckled and said, "Don't be afraid! My tiger doesn't eat people."
"Sister, if you dare to help them break the door and rush through the level in such a hurry, then I will announce the second level. I will guard this level, and my name is - Tiger Fighting Hero."
Tiger fighting hero? What's the meaning?
Xiao Changle turned over and swept his hand across the wedding team present, "It's very simple. If one of you can defeat this stupid tiger like me, it will be considered a pass."
What? Defeat the tiger alone? Are you kidding me? Feng Zhidai whispered, this is simply impossible.
The onlookers also thought it was too playful.
But who would have thought, there was no shortage of talents in the wedding team. Qin Huaidao, Fang Yiai, Yuchi Baolin and others were all clamoring to get started.
Feng Zhidaixin said, are all these people crazy? Dare to fight a tiger?
But Xiao Changle stopped him and said: "No, no, there can only be one, and you can't bully the few with more. If you do this, I will let Dabai and Erhua join the battle together."
ah? Stop it, let's discuss it, don't let Erhua, the powerful one, take action. We dare to attack the tiger, but we don't dare to attack Erhua. One man with two flowers is worth ten tigers, we can't defeat him.
Several people whispered among themselves, and finally, just to be on the safe side, they recommended Fang Yi to play. After all, he was taught by Xiao Rui himself, and he also had brute strength.
"Haha, I knew there was going to be a fight today, so I brought my double hammers with me. They came in handy." Fang Yiai ran to the next yard and brought his own double hammers. When he put on his posture, he really looked like a god of war.
A group of civil servants praised Fang Xuanling one after another, "Prime Minister, your son is holding a pair of hammers. He looks very much like His Royal Highness King Zhao of the West Palace back then. He will be the future God of War of the Tang Dynasty."
"That's a great award, that's a great award..."
Only Mrs. Fang worried: "Can Yiai beat that tiger? Will he be injured?"
At this moment, the tiger next to Xiao Changle backed up in fear and shook his head.
Xiao Changle was so angry that he slapped the tiger on the big head, "Idiot, you are not allowed to retreat! It's really embarrassing for me. It's just a pair of hammers. Give me..."
"Hey, Brother Fang, no weapons are allowed in this competition. Did you scare my big cat? You should pay for it."
Everyone burst into laughter, and Mrs. Fang was relieved. It turned out that the tiger was humane and knew how to be afraid.
Fang Er put down the hammer in embarrassment, scratched his head and said, "Aren't you allowed to carry weapons and bare hands? I, I'm good at boxing and kicking... Ahem, Brother Qin, why don't we switch."
Qin Huaidao waved his hands repeatedly: "I'm not good at boxing or kicking. I'm not as strong as you."
"Which of you can change with me? It's not that I'm afraid of getting beaten. The key is that if we lose the fight, Brother Xiao and Brother Xue won't be able to find wives. I can't afford to pay for it." The second housekeeper's honest words attracted the attention of the whole audience. Laughing, this kid is too real, this is just a game, if you really can’t beat him, he will be married to you too.
"You guys are so unfaithful..." Seeing that no one came forward, Fang Er complained dissatisfiedly.
Xue Li frowned, put down his brush and walked out, "I will take action in this round myself."
Fang Er nodded repeatedly: "That's great. Brother Xue is better than me in terms of strength and fists. He will definitely win."
But Xiao Changle quit, "No, you and your brother-in-law are not allowed to take action at this level. It is just a test for them."
Xiao Rui smiled and shouted: "Xiao Changle, I won't take action even if you ask me to. I can't beat that tiger."
"Yi Ai, put on your armor and use your fists as hammers. You can win."
Hearing Xiao Rui's encouragement, Fang Er seemed to gain motivation, patted his chest and shouted: "Don't worry, brother Xiao, isn't it just a tiger? You don't need to wear armor, you can still beat it full of head."
After saying that, he walked up to the tiger, hooked his fingers and said, "Tabby cat, come on, I'll beat you later, but don't cry when it hurts."
What? Do you look down on me too much?
The tiger understood, and roared angrily, pawing the ground twice with its front paws, and then jumped up.
Fang Yiai shouted "Hello", and then nimbly dodged to avoid it. Everyone onlookers cheered, but Mrs. Fang covered her chest and was extremely nervous, for fear that her son would be injured.
