Chapter 891

At this moment, forced by the situation, Xia De still wanted to refuse, but was pulled by Duo Luo Xi. So he closed his mouth, thought carefully, and said the safest question:

"Your Highness, how is your math?"

"Very good, I have very excellent math teachers."

The princess said confidently.

"The following question is addition and subtraction within thirty. You can give the answer within half a minute."

Xia De said, and Princess Margaret's voice rose slightly:

"Within thirty? If it's not a complex continuous calculation, ten seconds or even five seconds is enough."

"Your Highness's math is indeed very good."

Sir Puli Xia also helped out on the side.

"Okay, please listen carefully, everyone can calculate together."

Xia De coughed, people looked at him, so Xia De said:

"In the North District St. Deran Square of Tobesk, there is a Three Cats Hotel. Three days ago, three gentlemen went to stay at the hotel, 10 pence each, a total of 30 pence."

"Is it so cheap?"

Princess Margaret asked curiously.

"Just a metaphor, maybe it's just staying at the hotel, not including meal fees and laundry fees."

Lei Qianya reminded.

"The landlady, Mrs. Sangmei, was in a good mood that day and decided to give the three gentlemen a discount, so she asked the little boy to return five pence to the three."

Xia De continued, holding up five fingers:

"The boy couldn't divide the five pence equally among the three, so he decided to reward himself with 2 pence for this errand."

Xia De heard someone laugh, and he also showed a smile:

"So, he handed the remaining 3 pence back to the three gentlemen."

Princess Margaret nodded:

"It is indeed addition and subtraction within thirty, so what is the question?"

"Before asking, Your Highness Lei Qianya, please tell me, how much money did each of the three gentlemen spend?"

"This is very simple, 9 pence."

Lei Qianya said, Xia De nodded again and asked Princess Margaret:

"After taking back 3 pence, the three gentlemen spent a total of 27 pence. Plus the 2 pence privately kept by the little boy, it is 29 pence. May I ask, where did the remaining 1 pence go?"

Hearing this question, Princess Margaret originally felt funny, but after thinking for only a dozen seconds, she realized that there seemed to be a problem here.

"Twenty-seven plus two equals twenty-nine."

She repeatedly thought about this simple calculation in her heart, and then reviewed the simple application scenario, attempting to discover the wrong place.

And seeing that the other party hadn't given an answer after dozens of seconds, Xia De knew that the other party must have fallen into his thinking trap. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, stroking Little Mia on his lap.

【If she really answers it, what will you do?】

The voice in his ear asked suddenly, and Xia De's mouth twitched:

"Even if I directly expose the identity of the Gray-headed Eagle, I cannot let anyone take Little Mia away."

The thirty seconds passed quickly. Not only Princess Margaret, but no one among the people around could answer Xia De's question.

So Xia De looked at Miss Mona Ai Si Bo Ge, who was the host of the game. The latter shook her head slightly at him, and dragged it for another dozen seconds before announcing softly:

"It seems that Knight Hamilton's 'riddle' is difficult enough. Hamilton of Lei Jiede won the riddle game."

But only a few people clapped. It was not that they were unhappy that Xia De won Princess Margaret, but they were all thinking about the answer to this question:

"Xia De, this question is too simple, but I just can't think of where the missing one pence went."

Duo Luo Xi raised the question first. She repeated the content of Xia De's question, and then asked:

"It is clearly so simple, but the more I think about it, the more irritable I feel. Did you use hypnosis techniques to change everyone's cognition of math?"

People echoed and laughed. Xia De shook his head:

"Duo Luo Xi, your 'Hamilton Detective Story Collection' did not give me the ability of 'hypnosis'."

"Then where did the missing 1 pence go?"

Lei Qianya also asked, clearly not having figured it out either.

"How about this."

Xia De did not give the answer directly:

"Your Highness, I have no intention of obtaining your jewelry, and wisdom should not be used as a trick to take jewelry from a noble lady. So how about this, I won't announce the answer, but if you can tell me the answer before this banquet ends, then it counts as a tie."

He picked up Little Mia with a smile:

"Of course, in the case of a tie, you cannot take my cat away. But if you are interested in it, you can invite me next time you attend a banquet, and I will bring it along."

Mia was a bit dissatisfied that Xia De picked it up at will, but when it noticed that one of Xia De's hands was reaching toward the fruit plate on the table, it immediately closed its mouth obediently.

"Okay, I will think of the answer to the question before the banquet ends."

Princess Margaret said softly, her expression still calm:

"But I also admit that I lost to you. I am not someone who cannot afford to lose."

After speaking, she sighed softly again:

"This question looks really too simple, but the more I think about it, the more terrible I feel. That one pence, where did it go?"

Not only her, but the people around could not give an answer for the time being. So after the riddle game ended, no one opened their mouth to start the next topic for the first time.

Xia De leaned back on the sofa gently, and he was also thinking:

"It's easy to show my strength and wisdom tonight, but how should I show my charm? Really, do I have to invite the bride of the wedding to dance? Then will I die with 13 shots in my back at home tomorrow? Charm..."

The flesh and blood of 【Desire】 enhanced the appearance of this body, and the thanks of thousands of souls between life and death made his soul more charming. At this very moment, after showing unparalleled wisdom and saying a riddle that no one could answer, Xia De, who was thinking under the gas lamp, made the girls around him look at him quietly.

"Show charm... Oh, this is really difficult. If it were so easy to show charm, I wouldn't have been single in my hometown."

He complained in his heart, and then heard "She" laughing. "She" was also in a very good mood tonight. Xia De could distinguish this from that gentle smile:

【At least, you showed your charm to me.】

"What's the use of that? Aren't you... me?"

The activities in the sofa rest area did not last long. After the riddle game, Xia De originally wanted to talk to Sir Puli Xia of the "Moon of Guidance" again, but the two sides only exchanged business cards, and this gentleman left as if he had seen an acquaintance.

Not long after he left, Princess Margaret also made an excuse that she wanted to rest for a while and took her maid to the lounge on the third floor. Duo Luo Xi's writer friends also agreed to go to the garden behind the manor to enjoy the moon together.

The people near the sofa suddenly became much fewer. After Lei Qianya said goodbye to Princess Margaret, she opened the feather fan in her hand with a clatter to cover the lower half of her face, her body tilted slightly, and she whispered in Duo Luo Xi's ear:

"I have a handwritten copy of 'Summer Night Collection', Miss Lu Yi Sha, are you interested in coming upstairs with your male companion to take a look with me... look together."

She tried her best to keep her tone calm. The words were said to Duo Luo Xi, but her eyes kept looking at Xia De. Xia De understood the meaning in her eyes.

"Of course, Your Highness."

Duo Luo Xi's face was slightly red, but she still said softly:

"You go first, you go first, we will follow in a while."

Carefully looked around, and then patted Lei Qianya's arm lightly.

Lei Qianya nodded slightly, said goodbye to Xia De like a lady, then lifted her skirt and stood up, leading her personal maid toward the stairs.

After Lei Qianya, who was wearing a crown, walked away, Duo Luo Xi said cautiously to Xia De:

"Just now, Your Highness invited us to go see 'Summer Night Collection' together."

Xia De controlled his expression, maintaining a normal tone:

"You go upstairs first, I'll follow in a while."

He could probably understand that Lei Qianya chose the venue here, not only because it was convenient for the three to meet, but it was indeed very interesting.

"Okay, hurry up, there's not much time tonight."

Duo Luo Xi said softly, her tone making Xia De a bit suspicious that she was Lei Qianya, but Little Mia clearly didn't call.

The writer lady then also got up and left. Xia De waited until her figure disappeared on the stairs far away in the banquet hall before standing up. He greeted others on the sofa, and then, amidst "She" laughing, prepared to walk toward the stairs.

"Wisdom", "strength", and "charm" actually don't need to be too anxious, after all, there is still a long time tonight. But on the Day of the Red Butterfly, watching "Summer Night Collection" with Lei Qianya and Duo Luo Xi... there is actually not much time left tonight.

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