"The Queen Mother is so flattering, Yue'er really doesn't deserve it." Wu Yue'er's face turned red and she lowered her head.
She is extremely smart and knows that in order to take the lead, she must first attract the emperor's attention.
Sure enough, her opening her mouth to reply to the Queen Mother Zhou not only attracted the envious and jealous eyes of the girls, but also caused the emperor to glance in her direction.
Wu Yue'er's heart was pounding wildly, and her face turned redder and redder, like a shy and charming rose flower.
The girls couldn't help but think, ah, she is really good-looking. Even the Queen Mother praised her beauty, so the emperor will definitely like her.
But how could the girls guess what Empress Dowager Zhou was thinking
Just when the girls thought that Empress Dowager Zhou was going to make a decision for the emperor to choose Wu Yuer, Empress Dowager Zhou actually changed the subject with a smile.
"The Aijia felt that everything about this Yixin Pavilion was good, except that it was missing a pair of couplets, so the Aijia asked the most knowledgeable bachelor of the Hanlin Academy to write a couplet for the Yixin Pavilion, but he could only write a couplet for the Yixin Pavilion. I wrote a first couplet, but I racked my brains and couldn't write a second couplet. Isn't it a pity that the couple has no second couplet? So the Ai family had to shamelessly ask the girls if anyone could help the Ai family solve the problem. How can we solve this problem? You are all the most famous talented women in Kyoto, so you won’t disappoint the Ai family, right?"
The wit and humor of what she said made all the girls laugh, and they felt closer to Queen Mother Zhou even more.
They all knew in their hearts that the Queen Mother was about to test their talents, and they all immediately became very energetic.
"The Queen Mother, please tell me the first couplet. The little girl is willing to give it a try and relieve the Queen Mother's worries." Some of the girls plucked up the courage and said boldly.
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled at her and said, "Okay, Sujin, take the couplet and show it to all the girls."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
Sujin opened the brocade box that had been prepared nearby, took out a scroll, and opened it slowly.
The girls all cheered up and looked at the scroll together.
I saw the handwriting on the scroll flowing freely, with silver hooks and iron strokes, and strong and powerful. Everyone's eyes lit up and they thought to themselves: Good words, good words!
When the scrolls were all unfolded, the first couplet suddenly came into view.
"If there are insects in the water, it will be turbid; if there are fish in the water, there will be fishing. Water is water, rivers and lakes are full of water."
When the girls first saw the first couplet, they felt happy and thought to themselves: What is so difficult about this first couplet? It is extremely easy.
Open your mouth and speak out.
But when I thought about it carefully, I felt it was inappropriate.
This first couplet seems easy, but after thinking about it, I found that it is extremely difficult. The entire first couplet is closely linked to the word water, especially the last five words. The three radicals of rivers and lakes have one water and three water. Another word Miao is synthesized.
ah! What a difficult pair!
No wonder even the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy can't write a couplet!
The girls began to think hard. Some raised their heads and looked at the white clouds in the sky, some looked down at the gurgling stream outside, some frowned, some wrung their hands...
Empress Dowager Zhou's smiling gaze once again passed over the girls' faces.
She knew that although this couplet was extremely difficult, it was not absolute. As long as you had a dexterous mind and quick thinking, you could get it right.
Among them, the one she had the highest hopes for was Xia Yuyan, the daughter of Grand Master Xia. If anyone could match this pair, the first one would be Xia Yuyan.