The Whispering Verses Chapter 906: The lost penny (please vote for more)

Forced by the situation at this moment, Shade wanted to refuse, but was pulled back by Dorothy. So he closed his mouth, thought carefully, and asked the safest question:

"Your Highness, how is your math?"

"Very good, I have a very good math teacher."

The princess said confidently.

"The following questions are about addition and subtraction within thirty. You just need to give the answer within half a minute."

Shad said, Princess Margaret’s voice rose slightly:

"Within thirty? If it is not a complicated continuous calculation, ten seconds or even five seconds will be fine."

"Your Highness is indeed very good at mathematics."

Sir Prisha also helped and said.

"Okay, please listen, everyone can do the math together."

Xia De coughed, and everyone looked at him, so Sha De said:

"There is a Three Cats Hotel in Anthem Square in the North District of Tobesk City. Three gentlemen came to stay at the hotel three days ago, paying 10 pence each for a total of 30 pence."

"Is it so cheap?"

Princess Margaret asked curiously.

"It's just a metaphor, maybe just staying in a hotel, not including meals and laundry fees."

Lecia reminded.

"The female shopkeeper, Mrs. Sangmei, was in a good mood that day and decided to reduce the price for the three gentlemen, so she asked the little boy to return the five pence to the three men."

Xia De continued, holding out five fingers:

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

Xia De heard someone laughing, and he smiled too:

"So he returned the remaining 3 pence to the three gentlemen."

Princess Margaret nodded:

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

"Before asking, Your Highness Lesiya, please tell me how much each of the three gentlemen spent?"

"It's easy, 9p."

Lecia said, Shade nodded again and asked Princess Margaret:

"After taking back 3 pennies, the three gentlemen spent a total of 27 pennies, plus the 2 pennies hidden by the little boy, for a total of 29 pennies. Excuse me, where did the remaining 1 penny go?"

Hearing this question, Princess Margaret originally felt funny, but after thinking about it for more than ten seconds, she realized that there seemed to be something wrong with it.

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

She thought about this simple calculation over and over in her mind, and then reviewed the simple application scenario, trying to find something wrong with it.

When Xia De saw that the other party had not given an answer for dozens of seconds, he knew that the other party must have fallen into his own thinking trap. He breathed a sigh of relief and stroked little Mia on his leg.

[If she really answers, what will you do? 】

The voice in his ear suddenly asked, and the corners of Xia De's mouth trembled:

"Even if the Gray Eagle's identity is directly exposed, I can't let anyone take little Mia away."

The thirty seconds passed quickly. Not only Princess Margaret, but no one around her could answer Shade's question.

Xia De then looked at Ms. Mona Asberg, who was the game host. The latter shook her head slightly at him, delayed for more than ten seconds, and then announced softly:

"Looks like Hamilton Knight's 'riddle' was difficult enough, and Ray Jade's Hamilton won the riddle game."

But only a few people applauded. It was not that they were unhappy that Shade had defeated Princess Margaret, but that they were all thinking about the answer to this question:

"Shadow, this is such an easy question, but I just can't figure out where the missing penny went."

Dorothy was the first to ask a question. She repeated Shade's question and then asked:

"It's obviously so simple, but the more I think about it, the more irritated I feel. Could it be that you used hypnosis techniques to change all of our perceptions of mathematics?"

People laughed in agreement, and Shade shook his head:

"Dorothy, in your "Hamilton Detective Stories", you did not give me the ability of 'hypnosis'."

"So where did the missing penny go?"

Lecia also asked, obviously not thinking about it.

"It's better than this."

Xia De did not directly answer:

"Your Highness, I have no intention of obtaining your jewelry, and wisdom should not be used as a trick to steal the jewelry from a noble lady. So it is better to do this. I will not announce the answer, but if before the end of this banquet, , you can tell me the answer, then it will be a tie.”

He smiled and hugged little Mia:

"Of course, in the event of a tie, you can't take away my cat. But if you are interested in it, you can invite me to the party next time and I will bring it with me."

Mia was a little dissatisfied with Shade picking it up casually, but when it noticed one of Shade's hands reaching for the fruit plate on the table, she immediately closed her mouth obediently.

"Okay, I'll come up with an answer to the question before the party is over."

Princess Margaret said softly, her expression still calm:

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

After speaking, he sighed softly:

"This question seems too simple, but the more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes. Where did that penny go?"

Not only she, but also the people around her couldn't give an answer for the time being, so after the riddle game ended, no one immediately spoke up to raise the next topic.

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

"It's easy to show your strength and wisdom tonight, but how should you show your charm? Do you really want to invite the bride to dance? Then will I be shot 13 times in the back at home tomorrow? ?Charming"

The flesh and blood of [Desire] enhances the appearance of this body, and the thanksgiving gifts of thousands of souls in the narrow space of life and death make his soul even more charming. At this moment, after showing unparalleled wisdom and telling a riddle that no one could answer, Shade was meditating under the gas lamp, causing the girls around him to look at him quietly.

"It's really difficult to show off your charm. If it were that easy to show off your charm, I wouldn't be alone all the time in my hometown."

He complained in his heart, and then heard "her" laughter. "She" was also in a good mood tonight, which Shade could tell from her gentle smile:

[At least, you showed me your charm. 】

"What's the use? You, aren't you me?"

The activities in the sofa lounge area did not last long. After the riddle game, Shade originally wanted to talk to Mr. Prisha, the "Guiding Moon", but the two parties only exchanged business cards, and the gentleman was like As if he saw an acquaintance, he got up and left.

Shortly after he left, Princess Margaret also took the maid to the lounge on the third floor on the pretext that she wanted to take a rest. Dorothy's writer friends also made an appointment to go to the garden behind the manor to enjoy the scenery. moon.

There were suddenly fewer people near the sofa. After Lesia said goodbye to Princess Margaret, she opened the feather fan in her hand with a clatter and covered the lower half of her face. She tilted her body slightly and whispered in Dorothy's ear. :

"I have a handwritten copy of "The Collection of Summer Nights" in my hand. Miss Louisa, are you interested in going upstairs with your male companion to take a look at it with me?"

She tried to keep her tone calm. She was speaking to Dorothy, but she kept looking at Shade. Shade understood the meaning in her eyes.

"Of course, Your Highness."

Dorothy's face turned red, but she still said softly:

"You go first, you go first, we will follow you later."

Looked around carefully, then gently patted Lesia's arm.

Lecia nodded slightly and bid farewell to Shade in a ladylike manner. Then she lifted up her skirt and stood up, leading her maid towards the stairs.

When Lesia, who was wearing the crown, walked away, Dorothy cautiously said to Shade:

"Just now, His Highness invited us to watch the 'Summer Night Collection' together."

Xia De controlled his expression and maintained a normal tone:

"You go upstairs first, I will follow you later."

He could probably understand that Lecia chose this venue not only because it was convenient for the three of them to meet, but also because it was really interesting.

"Okay, hurry up, we don't have much time tonight."

Dorothy said softly, and her tone made Shade doubt that she was Lesia, but little Mia clearly didn't scream.

The writer then stood up and left. Shade waited until her figure disappeared from the stairs far away in the banquet hall before standing up. After saying hello to the other people on the sofa, he was ready to walk towards the stairs amidst "her" laughter.

In fact, there is no need to be too anxious about "wisdom power" and "charm". After all, there is still a long time tonight. But on the day of the red butterfly, there is not much time left tonight to watch "Summer Nights" with Lesia and Dorothy.