Ye Feiyu below couldn't help but sigh. No wonder Zhou Tianyu and Xu Tongxuan often said that Wen Xinya had an accident-prone physique. No matter where she was, she would always get into trouble. It turned out that they were absolutely right.
Originally, she attended today's banquet as a judge, and there were no people like Lin Yingxin and Xia Ruya who had a grudge against her, so everything should have gone smoothly. But who knew that a Miss Su would appear and ask for advice from the judges on the spot.
Miss Su challenged her directly, and Wen Xinya couldn't refuse: "Of course."
There was no rule at the Qianjin Banquet that participants could not ask for advice from the judges, so she had no choice but to accept it at this time.
The ladies in the audience were all excited and expectant when they heard Wen Xinya's agreement. They felt that this was the highlight of today's banquet.
The owner of Boyaxuan looked on coldly, but several judges were happy to see the result.
Miss Su said, "Teacher Wen won the first prize with his talent in the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I am not talented enough to ask you for advice on these four arts. Why don't we compete in calligraphy? This refers to the profound family knowledge, not calligraphy. We can give each other questions and let the other party answer them."
At the banquet for a wealthy man today, she deliberately avoided the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, because with Wen Xinya and Zhu Yu in front, it would be inevitable that people would compare them with her later, wouldn't that make her look inferior
Today, she wanted to compete with Wen Xinya in terms of talent, and wanted to win the first place in the four arts that Wen Xinya had won.
Fighting with Wen Xinya was not in her plan.
It's just that, because of the provocation to Wen Xinya during the music appreciation just now, I felt a bit embarrassed, so I asked for advice in order to save my face.
Wen Xinya nodded: "Just as Miss Su said."
She was not proficient in poetry, but Miss Su was very proficient in this art. She was really worried that Miss Su would be better than her in poetry, and she was secretly sweating.
Miss Su asked: "Looking up, it is a hundred feet away; looking down, it is a thousand feet high. The pearl walls are reflected, the golden and jade shine together, illuminating the clouds and eclipsing the sun and the moon. Teacher Wen, where did this sentence come from?"
She looked a little proud, and thought she was well-read, better than anyone else, including Wen Xinya.
At this time, the young ladies below couldn't help but whisper to each other, and those who were proud of their talents couldn't help but remain silent.
Wen Xinya answered without hesitation: "It is from Ouyang Xun's Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription Stele Calligraphy."
My grandfather likes calligraphy and often writes inscriptions on stone tablets and inscriptions of ancient celebrities, so he is quite familiar with Wen Wenya's style. Miss Su wants to take a different approach and pass the exam, but this approach will not work.
Miss Su was quite surprised, but she quickly calmed down. This was just the first round and there was still a long way to go.
The ladies below were even more shocked, and they all exclaimed: "She is indeed worthy of being the eldest daughter of the Wen family!"
Next, it was Wen Xinya's turn to ask a question: "Ms. Su, have you ever read "A Journey to Dream Village"?"
"A Journey to Mengzhuang" is not a masterpiece, but it is very interesting. Miss Su, who is proud of her talent, must have read it.
Miss Su nodded: "I took a quick look at it."
This answer is humble.
Wen Xinya asked, "In the "Flowers, Birds, Fishes and Insects" section of "Dream Village Travels", there is a mention of a colorful kingfisher. So what does this kingfisher eat?"
Miss Su was a little surprised. There was no mention in Dream Village Travel Notes about what this kingfisher eats. After thinking for a while, she replied, "Birds naturally eat insects and grains."
Although she felt that Wen Xinya's questions were a bit strange, she did not think much about it, because all birds could not escape these things.
The ladies below also think so.
Wen Xinya said calmly, "In the "Flowers, Birds, Fishes and Insects" section of "Dream Village Travels", there is no mention of what this kingfisher eats. However, in the "Geography and Humanities" section, in the chapter about mountains and rivers, it was mentioned that "the water is clear and fish can be seen, and colorful kingfishers live by the water all day long", which shows that this kingfisher eats fish."
After saying that, Wen Xinya picked up the tea and drank it.
The winner of this fight has been decided, so she doesn't need to waste any more words.
At this time, Miss Su's face turned pale and she couldn't help trembling. She wanted to refute, but her voice was stuck in her throat and she had no idea how to refute. She actually lost to Wen Xinya in the first game.
Her confident proposal for a duel just now had now become arrogant. The faint laughter coming from her ears seemed to be mocking her, making her cheeks hot and she felt ashamed.
At this time, one of the judges laughed and said, "Well, Miss Wen is indeed very knowledgeable. I didn't know that a small travel note could actually be so meaningful. It seems that all our previous readings were in vain."
Warm and elegant Miss Su.
One is to read with your brain, and what you read is thinking.
One is to read with your eyes, looking at the words.
It is clear at a glance which is higher and which is lower.
Zhou Huiyan also said: "I have read the Dream Village Travel Notes before, but I didn't know there was such a thing in it."
In just this one game, he was able to defeat Miss Su, which really surprised her.
The owner of Boyaxuan suddenly felt that the tea in his hand was a little bitter: "Miss Wen's reputation as a talented woman is indeed well-deserved."
I originally thought that Miss Su would be able to win the first place in the four arts today. Even if she was not as stunning as Wen Xinya at the beginning, it would be enough to dampen Wen Xinya's enthusiasm. However, I didn't expect that Miss Su was actually strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
She was quite disappointed.
"Pa pa pa pa—" There was warm applause from the audience. All the young ladies were impressed by Wen Xinya's talent and felt that her reputation as one of the two beauties in the capital was well-deserved.
As for Miss Su.
Everyone was somewhat disapproving.
Relying on his own talent, he becomes arrogant and conceited, not knowing that there are always people better than you.
Ye Feiyu quietly gave Wen Xinya a thumbs up and mouthed, "Great!"
She knew this Miss Su. She was indeed quite talented in the upper class and a very noble person.
Wen Xinya blinked at her.
The banquet, which cost a huge sum of money, was held with great fanfare and there were several outstanding talented women who were praised by the judges and the owner of Boya Pavilion.
"Okay, this year's Qianjin Banquet will end here. We'll see you again in three years."
The owner of Boya Xuan was in high spirits. Although there were some incidents at the banquet that made her unhappy, fortunately it ended smoothly.
Although Miss Su was frustrated in terms of her extensive knowledge, she was indeed outstanding in three arts and finally won the first prize at the Thousand Gold Banquet.
However, even if she won the first prize, it would not be an honorable one. Her arrogance and provocation of the judges would always give her a bad reputation. She was the best example of losing more than she gained.
In the end, the prize that Boyaxuan came up with was also quite valuable, and everyone was very happy.
After a whole day of pretending to be nice to the owner of Boya Xuan, Wen Xinya felt a little bored. Now that the banquet was over, she relaxed and took a sip of tea. But out of the corner of her eye, she saw a figure flash by Merlin. She felt vaguely that the figure looked familiar, but when she thought about it carefully, she had no impression of him. Thinking that he was probably someone from Boya Xuan, she didn't take it seriously.