When Yuan Qinqin spoke, she looked directly at Tong Ruyan: "For example, the jade hairpin on this lady's head can be used as a lucky charm. Although it doesn't look valuable and doesn't have much value, this lady has no objection, right?"
As she spoke, Yuan Qinqin actually reached out to pull out the jade hairpin on Tong Ruyan's head. Tong Ruyan took a step back and avoided Yuan Qinqin's action: "Miss Yuan is too proactive."
She carefully took off the jade hairpin on her head and looked at it with great care: "Although this jade hairpin is worthless in the eyes of the ladies, it is priceless in my eyes. This is a gift from my husband, the first gift he gave me when he came to Kyoto. He put it on me personally, so it is very precious."
"Since offering a prize is the custom here, then my bracelet should be fine. The jade hairpin was given to me by my husband. Sorry, it cannot be used for the prize."
Everyone looked at Tong Ruyan, and when she talked about her husband, her whole body exuded a gentle feeling. She was a woman surrounded by happiness, and her husband must love her very much.
Most of the people here are unmarried girls who are full of expectations for the future, as well as some young women who have just got married. Seeing Tong Ruyan at this moment, they are actually a little envious.
I couldn't help but chime in: "Since it was given by someone's husband, it's naturally not suitable for use as a prize. Otherwise, it wouldn't be appropriate for anyone to take it if they won."
"Yes, this bracelet is also very good."
Seeing everyone agreeing on this matter, Yuan Xiangxiang also gave Yuan Qinqin a look, and Yuan Qinqin came to her senses: "I was inappropriate. I didn't know that it was a gift from your husband. It's just a bracelet, even though it doesn't look valuable."
Yuan Qinqin kept saying it was worthless, which immediately angered Tong Ruyan. She raised her lips slightly and said, "Yes, in Miss Yuan's eyes, nothing is valuable. I still remember this jade hairpin when my husband gave it to me. Miss Yuan saw it clearly from upstairs. Now she doesn't know it. Did I see the wrong person?"
When everyone heard this, they all had some thoughts in their minds. He clearly saw it, but he pretended not to know and even wanted to snatch the jade hairpin on the other person's head. Adding to what he said just now, could it be that this person is really interested in other people's husbands at such a young age
Yuan Qinqin's face froze, and she looked at Tong Ruyan: "Who is looking at you? You are being sentimental."
Tong Ruyan smiled: "I didn't say that Miss Yuan was looking at me."
Yuan Xiangxiang glared at Yuan Qinqin and came out to smooth things over: "Okay, everyone put your stakes here and start writing poems."
Others also took out some things, but the least they took was a purse. Yuan Qinqin pursed her lips, thinking that they were really poor. But this person was not her target, so she didn't say anything more.
Everyone lowered their heads to write their own poems, and the atmosphere became quiet. Some people wrote longer poems, some wrote shorter poems, and the time taken to write poems varied. Those who finished also wrote their names on the paper.
Suddenly, someone who had finished writing spoke up: "We are all participating in the competition, who will be the judges? Do we have to ask the ladies in the lobby?"
Wan Xiangxiang smiled and said, "It doesn't seem right to bother the ladies. Besides, whether the calligraphy is good or not can be known by asking the talented people next door to come over and take a look. They are all here to participate in the Autumn Examination, so it shouldn't be a problem for them to comment on the calligraphy."
Yuan Xiangxiang also nodded: "Miss Wan is right, then I will go and invite someone now."
Wan Xiangxiang smiled. That's what these people think. Cao Suixin frowned and said, "Wouldn't it be better to invite the ladies to comment? Why do we have to invite male guests?"
Tong Ruyan frowned: "You want to show off in front of certain people."
Wan Xiangxiang gave a thumbs up: "Ruyan is still very insightful. And Xiao Xinxin, you haven't figured it out yet, you don't understand."
Cao Suixin inexplicably felt like he was being laughed at. He tilted his head and stared at the two of them, sniffing proudly, "I don't want to understand!"
Yuan Xiangxiang quickly brought her maid to the gate of the next yard. Seeing her elder brother in the yard, she waved at him and said, "Brother, come here. I have something to talk to you about."
It wasn't considered rude not going in, but there were still many people who saw Yuan Xiangxiang, and they all looked over here curiously.
Yuan Qingyao raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "My little sister is naughty."
Then he walked towards Yuan Xiangxiang and looked at her: "Why are you here, Xiangxiang? Is there something wrong?"
Yuan Xiangxiang told the story again: "Brother, please find a few talented and good writers to help comment on it."
Yuan Qingyao nodded: "Okay, you wait here, I'll go over and call for help now."
After walking back into the crowd, Yuan Qingyao coughed twice, and the first person he invited was Fang Shaohua: "Brother Shaohua, the girls are having a poetry competition. Well, it's not a poetry competition, but to see who writes the best. Are you interested in going over and taking a look?"
After saying this, everyone understood that they just needed to find someone to be the referee. Tong Ruyan was also here today, so it was a good opportunity to go over and see her. So they nodded, "Okay, let's go together."
It was impossible for Yuan Qingyao to find only one person, so he called several people, including Wu Ziye, whom he had just met. A group of people walked towards the yard of the female guest next door.
Yuan Xiangxiang saw everyone coming over and nodded slightly: "Brother, can we go over now?"
Yuan Qingyao said, "Let's go."
On the female guests' side, many were still concentrating on writing when they saw a group of young men walk in, led by Yuan Qingyao.
Yuan Qingyao was not dazzling, but Fang Shaohua and Wu Zi standing next to Yuan Qingyao were also very pleasing to the eye. They immediately attracted people's attention, and many girls were secretly watching.
At this time, someone had already written a poem on dry paper and sent it over directly. Cao Suixin had no interest in this kind of thing, so he just wrote a few words and sent it over.
So the first one sent over was hers, and she also came over with Wan Xiangxiang and a few others. Yuan Qingyao spoke up: "Fuyou Xiangjun is here too, what a rare guest."
Cao Suixin rolled his eyes and said, "What's the matter? If your family doesn't want me to come, then why did you send me an invitation? It's really fake."
The others pretended not to hear. Yuan Qingyao just smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Personally, I welcome you to visit me often."
Cao Suixin laughed dryly: "That's not necessary. You are the referee? There are so many people, it's not realistic to rank them one by one, how are you going to comment?"
This was true, and the other girls all looked over, wanting to know what the comment was about.
Yuan Qingyao raised his eyebrows: "Why don't we just give points directly, from 1 to 10. If you think the writing is good, give more points. Whoever gets the highest score will win. I wonder if Xiangjun has a different opinion?"
Cao Suixin raised his eyebrows: "I don't have a different opinion, but I just want to know, what if you are biased?"
Yuan Qingyao laughed: "Do you not trust our character, Mr. Xiang? We are students, our character is guaranteed."
Cao Suixin looked at Yuan Qingyao, which made Yuan Qingyao feel a little uncomfortable: "What do you want to say, my lord?"
Cao Suixin stretched out his hand to hold his chin: "To be honest with you, I believe what others say. The problem is, I don't believe you. What if you give your sister a high score and give Hongxiang-kun a low score?"
"It's normal for people from your Yuan family to do this kind of thing. You can't blame me for thinking too much, right? I think the best way is for Prince Yuan to not get involved. What do you think?"
Yuan Qingyao's face turned ugly: "My Lord, do you have no confidence in yourself?"
Cao Suixin chuckled nonchalantly: "My handwriting is ugly to begin with, but it doesn't mean that other people's handwriting is bad. How can this mean that I don't have confidence? I just don't trust you. You brought a few people with you, right? Is it difficult for you not to be a judge?"
Anyway, it's targeting the Yuan family. Targeting the Yuan family on the Yuan family's territory, Fuyou Xiangjun, that's great! He smiled and looked at Cao Suixin: "If I don't do it, I don't know who else can take the lead in judging your words?"
This is a bit difficult, because all the students here were invited by Yuan Qingyao, and they probably all buy into Yuan Qingyao's ideas.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the gate of the courtyard: "I will take the lead, what do you think?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and discovered that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Their eyes immediately widened in surprise, and the next moment everyone knelt down in greeting.
"Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Watching everyone saluting, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just smiled and said, "Everyone, please stand up. I just passed by the Yuan family today and heard that there was a banquet going on inside, so I came in to take a look. I didn't expect to encounter such an interesting thing."
Cao Suixin calmed down and said, "Is your highness the crown prince so free? He's actually wandering around everywhere."
The prince glared at Cao Suixin, who curled his lips and said nothing more. Judging from their interaction, Cao Suixin and the prince have a very good relationship.
The others obviously had not expected that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come, and none of them dared to speak. The students who followed were also very excited, but they all restrained themselves.
"How about it? Prince Yuan, can I take your place and preside over this judging?"
Yuan Qingyao was depressed, but he still had to put on a smile: "Of course you can. It's just a small competition. It's our honor to have His Royal Highness the Crown Prince be the judge."
Yuan Xiangxiang couldn't help but speak up: "Yes, we are very happy that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can come today!"
His Royal Highness frowned: "Who are you?"