"The Queen Mother, Yu Yan..."
She was about to refuse, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Shen Ning with a bright smile: "Could it be that Miss Xia can't do it? If Miss Xia can't do it, then I will win."
Xia Yuyan couldn't help but feel angry. She turned around and glared at Shen Ning, wondering where she had such confidence.
Arrogance rose in her chest. She was the most talented woman, but couldn't she be compared to a idiot
"Okay, let's compete! Queen Mother, please come up with the questions."
The Empress Dowager Zhou did not expect that Shen Ning would ask for another proposition. It was extremely difficult to write a poem in seven steps. If there were additional questions... She believed that no one in the entire Western Chu could do it.
Her deep gaze rested on Shen Ning's face, trying to see what was going on in this little girl's head.
Shen Ning looked calm and showed no fear.
Queen Mother Zhou slowly withdrew her gaze. She wanted to understand what this girl was up to.
She clearly knew that she couldn't do it, so she deliberately made it more difficult so that Xia Yuyan couldn't do it either.
If both of them can't do it, that is, there is no winner, she won't make a fool of herself in public.
I have to say, this is indeed a smart approach.
But since she has seen through this girl's intentions, how can she let her get her wish
"Miss Xia, do you really want to compete? If you don't want to compete, the Ai family can change the competition method." Queen Mother Zhou said gently.
She was clearly partial to Xia Yuyan.
It's a pity that Xia Yuyan was so angry that she didn't hear it. Instead, she thought that the Queen Mother Zhou looked down on her.
"The Queen Mother, Yu Yan is willing to compete with the Princess. Yu Yan believes that if the Princess can do it, Yu Yan will definitely be able to do it."
Queen Mother Zhou nodded and stopped talking.
Su Jin stood behind Empress Dowager Zhou and lowered her head after hearing the words. She thought to herself that this girl Xia was really smart and stupid. She couldn't even hear Empress Dowager Zhou's kindness. Alas, how could such a girl deserve it? Go to the emperor
The pavilion in the center of the lake is surrounded by exotic flowers, and the wind blows across the lake, bringing bursts of fresh floral fragrance.
Empress Dowager Zhou looked at the butterflies flying up and down in the flowers, then pointed her finger and said: "Let's use this butterfly as the title."
Since ancient times, there have been many poems about butterflies, but it can be said to be extremely difficult to sing them vividly without falling into clichés.
So this question is difficult to say, easy to say but not easy either.
"Ning'er, Miss Xia, who among you two starts first?"
Xia Yuyan thought to herself, who would start the competition first and who would suffer the loss, so she said first, "How dare Yuyan get in front of the princess? Naturally, the princess invites you first."
Shen Ning glanced at her and nodded with a smile: "Then I'll start first. Aunt Sujin, could you please help me count them."
Su Jin looked at Queen Mother Zhou, who nodded.
She stood up, with a slender waist and graceful figure. Her azure cloud skirt was lifted up by the wind and was about to fly.
She took a step forward calmly, and Sujin counted: "One."
She took another step, her long skirt swayed slightly, and lotus blossomed every step of the way. When Sujin counted to the third step, her eyes lit up and she smiled: "Yes!"
Everyone was shocked and couldn't help but look at each other, no one could believe it.
Shen Ning read out in a clear and sweet voice while continuing to walk forward.
"One, two, three or four, five, six, seven or eight."
As soon as she finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of everyone present were stunned.