After Jiang Xun was Yan Xiwu, who quickly took the next one, "The eight virtues. Filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame."
The ladies were not surprised that Yan Xiwu could answer. Her talent was also outstanding among these ladies.
On her right was the legitimate daughter of the Wang family. She seemed to have been thinking about it for a long time, and she blushed. Seeing everyone looking at her, her voice was like a mosquito buzzing. Only she and the people next to her could hear it. Many people didn't hear it clearly.
"What did Madam Wang say?" someone asked softly.
Jiang Yan on the left glanced at Madam Wang and said nothing. Instead, Madam Wang's second lady on the right of the Wei family said loudly: "She is talking about the eight-carriage sedan."
The surroundings were quiet for a while, and then all the ladies couldn't help laughing. The gentlemen laughed loudly, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.
Mrs. Wang's head was hanging to the ground, and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
In the end, Xiao Wanghe managed to keep a straight face and said seriously: "What Madam Wang said is wrong, let's continue with the next one."
The ladies stopped laughing and sat up again.
Then came many funny words. For example: Eight Possessions, Eight Treasures Brothers... Even the eight-treasure rice was mentioned. Everyone was laughing and laughing, and their stomachs hurt from laughing.
After one round, only eight of the thirteen ladies answered correctly. A few ladies who couldn't think of anything said some words that made people laugh, which made everyone laugh and the atmosphere became tense. Get lively.
When it was Jiang Xun's turn again, she raised her eyes, smiled slightly and said, "Bayin."
Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Wei Mingyu, "This is what I just said, don't try to get away with it!"
Everyone's eyes were focused on her. There were indifference, surprise and sarcastic look in these eyes.
Jiang Xun's face did not change and he ignored her. He just continued calmly: "This eight tones are not that eight tones. Wife of the Wei family misunderstood. The eight tones I mentioned refer to the eight unique sounds of Buddhism, that is, the extremely good tones. A soft sound, a harmonious sound, a wise sound, not a female sound, no mispronunciation, a profound sound, no pause in sound.”
Everyone's eyes changed instantly. Those who were watching the excitement looked at Jiang Xun differently. None of these ladies knew what she was talking about.
Wei Mingyu's face suddenly turned cold, anger flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Jiang Xun with a fierce look.
Yan Cong smiled and said, "Cousin Xun is really knowledgeable. She actually started to read Buddhism at a young age."
Jiang Xun's attitude was still indifferent and said: "I just dabbled in it a little. I just happened to find this yesterday. I didn't expect to use it today. It was just a coincidence."
Unexpectedly, just after she finished her words, Xiao Wanghe smiled and said: "This lady is so humble. Even if she casually opened it yesterday, but just glanced at it, today she can speak the eight tones word for word. She deserves to be praised. It’s a photographic memory.”
Xiao Wanghe looked at her with eyes full of appreciation and praise.
Jiang Xun smiled, and his elegant and generous look made everyone have a better impression of him.
Jiang Xun remembered that the Second Young Master Xiao liked talented women the most. The ideal wife in his mind was the type who could add fragrance to his red sleeves, enjoy poems and paintings with him in the study, and have endless topics in common. .
Jiang Xun is confident in her talents. The books she has read are not comparable to those of the teenage girls here. Even Xiao Wanghe is not necessarily more knowledgeable than her, but she does not have the power and foresight of those men. , she knew very well that she was just a little girl who was good at using her own advantages and liked to figure out people's hearts. What she was best at was pleasing people and charming people.
His words were echoed by many men.
"You're absolutely right. I'm afraid not many people here know the eight tones this little lady is talking about." Another clear voice came.
Jiang Xun noticed that the fourth prince Yan Cong was looking at her with interest, with a smile in his eyes and an expression of affection on his face.
Prince Kang interrupted them in a deep voice, "Go on."
The remaining eight noble ladies continued to give orders.
When it was Wei Mingyu's turn again, she glanced at Jiang Xun provocatively and said loudly: "Eight festivals. Beginning of spring, spring equinox, beginning of summer, summer solstice, beginning of autumn, autumnal equinox, beginning of winter, and winter solstice."
Although this answer is simple, there is nothing wrong with it. Everyone nodded slightly and said yes.
Then several more ladies passed by, some answered correctly, and some answered incorrectly. When it was Jiang Xun's turn again, everyone's eyes were already focused on her.
Jiang Xun half lowered his head and couldn't see her expression, but the soft profile of her face, her petite chin, and her elegant swan-like neck were all intoxicating. She said softly: "A friend of eight worshippers. A friend of a close friend. The friendship between cutting one's neck off, the friendship between glued knees, the friendship between chickens and millet, the friendship between laying down one's life, the friendship between life and death, the friendship between taking care of abalone, the friendship between forgetting one's years."
Wei Mingyu's expression was ugly. She had racked her brains for the eight chapters she had mentioned, but Jiang Xun gave such an unusual and excellent answer. How could this not surprise her and make her angry
"This is a wonderful marriage of eight worshippers. I didn't expect any of these women to think of this." All the gentlemen clapped their hands and applauded.
Jiang Xun was not very happy to receive the praises from all the gentlemen, and looked unfazed by the compliments.
"Xitang, I remember you mentioned this eight-character acquaintance when you made the Eight-Character Order with us last time. This little lady seems to be very good."
Shen Xitang just hummed softly, playing with a piece of warm jade in his hand, his eyes deep and emotionless.
After Jiang Xun carried out the order, a few more people took turns. At the end of the second round, only five of the eight noble ladies were left.
It should have ended here, otherwise it would be bad if there were too few noble ladies, but when Xiao Wanghe looked at Shen Xitang and asked him in a low voice if he wanted to start changing the poems, Shen Xitang held the warm jade in his hand and said slowly He said: "Don't worry, let's take a look."
He wanted to see how many eight-character commands this person could say.
In the end, Jiang Xun lived up to his expectations and spoke out the eight-character orders one after another easily, "The Qin Book has eight styles, one is called the big seal script, the second is called the small seal script, the third is called the carved talisman, the fourth is called the insect script, the fifth is called the copy seal, and the sixth is called the seal. The seventh book is Shushu, and the eighth book is Lishu."
In the end, everyone was compared, and she was the only one left.
Being sharp is often accompanied by crisis, but Jiang Xun has always been calm and unfazed, which really makes people curious about her.
Jiang Xun couldn't just let Jiang Xun continue to change the characters and poems with them, so Shen Xitang stood up and said with a faint smile: "Those who answered three horoscopes can continue to the next round."
Only four people answered the three eight-character orders, namely Wei Mingyu, Jiang Xun, Jiang Cheng and Yan Longyue.
Except for Jiang Xun, who had just arrived, no one recognized him except the Yan family. The other three were the most conspicuous among the children of powerful people in the capital.
"So, now let's invite the four ladies to come with us and play with this word-changing poem."
"The rules for how to change the word poem order are very simple. Each person who executes the order chants two lines of ancient poetry. In the first line, he is required to intentionally mispronounce a word, and in the second line, use another line of ancient poetry to replace the previous ancient poem. Explain the changed words. Let me say a few sentences first." Xiao Wanghe said slowly, his voice was like a breeze, comfortable and gentle, "The first sentence is: The human face does not know where to go, but the plum blossoms still smile in the spring breeze. The second sentence is: : The peach blossoms are red and stained when they fall to the ground. If you have wine left with you, please don’t return it.”
"Okay, these two wonderful words from Xiao Erlang, exchange plum blossoms for peach blossoms, just because the peach blossoms have fallen to the ground."
"Let me do it next."
These gentlemen were very excited as if they were different people when they gave orders.
"The first sentence is: The second son left home when he was young, just because the eldest son married a businessman."
"Haha, Jiang Zeran, your words are quite interesting."
Such an order to change the characters of poetry not only tests talent, but also tests familiarity with poetry, as well as association and agility. No wonder these gentlemen said at first that such an order was a bit difficult for them.
Wei Mingyu's originally confident and proud look dimmed a little. This change of character to the poem was indeed not simple, and she didn't even think of a single word.
It would be nice if she could be given more time to think. It would be too difficult to sift through the poems she had read so impromptuly.
When it was Wei Mingyu's turn, she hesitated for a while, feeling that everyone was waiting to see her joke.
She looked at the other three people with her and thought, if she couldn't tell, they certainly couldn't figure it out either. So he gritted his teeth and read out the two lines of poetry that he was not satisfied with.
"Dongfeng refuses to go along with Zhou Lang, and Tongquechun locks one Qiao deeply. Two Qiao become one Qiao, just because: I think back to Gong Jin's time, when Xiao Qiao got married for the first time."
After Wei Mingyu finished speaking, he looked at Shen Xitang with some anxiety.
Shen Xitang had no expression and didn't look at her. She was a little disappointed. Fortunately, no one said she couldn't do it, so she passed the test.
After she finished speaking, a gentleman took over the order, but soon it was Shen Xitang's turn.
Before he could speak, all the ladies were secretly sizing him up. Shen Xitang's demeanor was really unforgettable. Although there was no warmth in the corners of his eyes and brows, but there was something heart-warming about him for some reason. Unruly and romantic.
Shen Xitang said: "The first sentence: The darkness enters the high building, and there are birds upstairs. The second sentence: No one can be seen in the empty mountain, but the birds can be heard."
His voice was like the sound of jade, exceptionally pleasant.
"It was supposed to be someone who was worried upstairs, but there was no one there and only birds were singing, so I changed it to someone who was worried upstairs. As soon as Brother Xitang said it, people were really impressed."
Many noble ladies, including Wei Mingyu, expressed their yearning and infatuation.
Finally it was Jiang Xun's turn. If she wanted to come out on top in this round, she would have to outsmart the other talented men. Then she would have to find a new way and not follow the usual routine.
So when she said the first sentence, she made a decision,
"There is a bright moonlight in front of the bed. I suspect it is snow on the ground. It is snow but not frost. It is just because the moon is setting, the crows are crying, and the sky is full of frost. The frost has already reached the sky."
Although her words were ordinary, they were not bad at all, and everyone nodded.
Jiang Xun looked calm and was not in a hurry, just waiting for the second round.
The second round will take longer than before. Everyone thought for a while before answering.
When it was Jiang Xun's turn again, her eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "The Dongting must be half frosty. Whether it is half full or not is because the moon is setting, the crows are crying, and the sky is full of frost."
Everyone was stunned, saying this again.
Everyone looked at Jiang Xun with different expressions. Jiang Xun blinked slightly and asked, "Isn't that right?"
Xiao Wanghe smiled and said: "Yes, that's right, this sentence is very appropriate."
His tone was soft and he looked deeply at Jiang Xun.
Yan Cong looked playful, as if he had discovered something interesting, and the interest in his eyes became more intense.
"Continue." Shen Xitang glanced at Jiang Xun thoughtfully.
In the third round, Wei Mingyu, Jiang Cheng, and Yan Longyue were all unable to pick up. The gentlemen were not surprised. It was not easy to name two.
Even some of their men have not spoken out.
When it was Jiang Xun's turn, everyone was mentally prepared that she might not be able to say the next sentence, but they also had vague expectations for her, feeling that this woman must be different.
Jiang Xun did not disappoint them, but once again surprised them.
She said lightly: "The sun shines on the flowers and the forest looks like clouds. Why is it the sun and not the moon? It's just because the moon is setting, crows are crying, and the sky is filled with frost."
Here it is again!
Everyone's eyes widened.
Wei Mingyu looked around in surprise and said dissatisfied: "Why do you keep saying this all the time? Is it possible that you can't say anything else?"
"That's wrong. This lady is truly talented and knowledgeable. She can think of so many word-changing orders in one sentence, which really impresses us."
"I'm just kidding, I'm just being lazy." Jiang Xun smiled playfully. A cold and lonely beauty suddenly showed such a bright smile, her crescent eyes turned into crescent moons, and her cherry red lips Opening slightly makes people's hearts feel soft and their mouth and tongue feel dry.
Xiao Wanghe's thoughts moved slightly, and he looked at Jiang Xun without looking away for a long time.
Yan Cong looked like he was smiling, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
As for Shen Xitang, staring at Jiang Xun's lips, he narrowed his eyes slightly and frowned.
Looking at Prince Kang again, he frowned tightly and his cold expression became strange.
Jiang Xun's eyes turned around on them, and his smile became softer.
The author has something to say: Xiao Wanghe: Wanghe will definitely marry such a woman.
Yan Cong: It’s better to keep such a beauty to yourself and not let her come out to confuse people.
Shen Xitang: This is very exciting. I wonder if it tastes as good as it looks on the outside.
Prince Kang: This woman is definitely not a kind person. Her eyes and mouth are disgusting in everything.
Jiang Xun: I'm right here, who comes first? If you strike first, you will be stronger. If you strike later, it will be your turn.