However, Princess Lanqi's temperament made her want to show her charm at any time and attract many opposite sexes - this is similar to Li Ruoshui, except that one is blatant and the other is implicit - although Emperor Xuanren is fifty years old, he has been well maintained, is quite good at riding and shooting, and naturally maintains a good figure. What's more, he is the monarch of a great country and is supported by the people. All these factors add up to make him no less attractive than young people.
Now he started praising Princess Lanqi again, so Princess Lanqi naturally...
Then, the flirting glances were like those thrown to a blind man. Emperor Xuanren remained motionless, probably treating Princess Lanqi as a man in the room. Princess Lanqi didn't know whether she should be angry that her feminine charm was not brought into play, or happy that in the eyes of Emperor Xuanren, she was no less than her brother.
After all, if you want to be on an equal footing, you should naturally give up the idea of using yourself as a weapon.
This was not the first time that Princess Lanqi had suffered a miserable defeat. It should be said that after arriving at the Imperial City of Qi Dynasty, everything went wrong. It seemed as if this place was incompatible with her horoscope. She sat back in her seat quite depressed.
However, the first thing Rokukari proposed was not a duel, but...
"Your Majesty, I have always loved the culture of Qichao, especially poetry. It is short and concise, but the emotions it expresses are extremely rich, which is really fascinating. I have spent a lot of time learning to write poetry, but my talent is limited, and the poems I wrote are very stilted.
After arriving at the Imperial City of Qichao, I heard that there was someone who was extremely good at poetry and his range of interests was extremely wide. He could recite poetry fluently and his poems would be passed down through the ages. Xiao Wang intended to buy a collection of poetry to read, but it was not available in the bookstore. It was said that very few copies were originally printed and became collections of various families. After hearing about some of them, he was amazed and wanted to read the rest as he could not forget them.
Today I am so shameless, I wonder if I can meet with the Yi An hermit and fulfill my wish. "
—Li Ruoshui’s poems were banned, and Wei Tingyu also contributed to them. Therefore, some things cannot be exposed and we can only reduce the impact as much as possible. Therefore, a complete ban cannot be implemented, which is also a helpless thing.
Xiao Yu's words made the people present have somewhat subtle expressions. Even some military officers had heard of Li Ruoshui's reputation in poetry. After all, the current military commanders were just rough guys. They couldn't climb to high positions when there were no wars to fight. Of course, they were still far behind those literati. Although they didn't know who "Yi An Jushi" was, they could roughly guess who he was.
Compared with others, Emperor Xuanren thought of another thing. Two years ago, a group of spies were found in the imperial city, and one of them collected various things about officials in the court. But at the end, there was an out-of-place Li Ruoshui, who occupied much more space than others. Now that the Prince of Liuqi is very fond of this, it is inevitable that people will think too much.
Emperor Xuanren remained calm, "I'm afraid this is not very convenient, she is already married to someone else."
"Is this Yi An Jushi actually a woman?" Xiao Yu was very surprised.
Originally, Princess Lan Qi looked down upon Xiao Yu's sour hobby, and now he was still thinking about it. However, in a flash, there were three different emotions in the depths of her eyes. Although she looked down upon Qi Chao's women, it was indeed worth being happy that a woman could suppress the men who were above patriarchy.
"Your Majesty, there is a difference between us Liugai and Qichao. Your Majesty will show respect to the other party regardless of whether they are male or female. So, I wonder if Your Majesty can be flexible and just make friends through literature to satisfy your wish."
Emperor Xuanren didn't care about this. He didn't emphasize civil officials over military officials, nor did he emphasize military officials over civil officials. He developed both aspects. However, when there were not many wars, civil officials were more likely to prevail. He always advocated practical talents. He never encouraged or belittled poetry. If he encountered something that inspired people, he would read it. But if it was written by Li Ruoshui, it would be greatly discounted. How much true feeling can be felt in something imagined out of thin air in the boudoir? Besides, Li Ruoshui was in the imperial city, living in the boudoir. She didn't dare to easily bring out her ambitions, aspirations, and thoughts. Most of them were graceful poems from girls, which could not arouse Emperor Xuanren's interest.
As for whether the woman should come out to be admired by others, she was just an insignificant person and Emperor Xuanren did not take it seriously. However, she was the daughter-in-law of a minister after all, so he still had to give her some respect.
"Princess, if you say so, then ask Pingjin Hou what he thinks. Li is now Pingjin Hou's second daughter-in-law."
Liu Kai and his group certainly knew who Pingjin Hou was. As the new commander of the Dingbei Army, and having traveled all the way from the border between the two countries to the imperial city of Qi Dynasty, he must be an old acquaintance.
"It turns out that such a great poet is from the Pingjin Marquis' Mansion. My Lord, I am so disrespectful." But in his heart he was afraid that he would never see him again.
The flesh on Pingjin Marquis' cheeks trembled a little, out of annoyance and anger. He had no good feelings towards Li Ruoshui. Such a thing entered their house and repeatedly caused trouble. If he still cared about the Li family, he would have divorced her long ago. If it was the eldest daughter-in-law, he would definitely not be willing to call her out to accompany him now. As for Li Ruoshui, who would care about her face? Moreover, from what he knew from his wife, that woman was probably eager to see her. Even if the reputation of the Pingjin Marquis Mansion would be implicated because of the people in the Marquis Mansion, he didn't care. Such a person was not worth protecting at all.
"It is an honor for the Li family to be invited by Prince Xiao." The first words came out cold and hard.
The people of Liuqie were surprised. They had experienced the character of Pingjin Hou along the way. According to their thinking, since he was a family member, he would definitely refuse firmly. The attitude of Emperor Xuanren did not seem to be compulsory. The status of the two countries was equal, so there was no need to find a reason to reject a request.
Emperor Xuanren knew that Xiaocao didn't like Li Ruoshui, but that was all. On one side was his daughter, whom he held in the palm of his hand, and on the other side was an ordinary commoner. It was obvious who Emperor Xuanren would favor. Moreover, given his daughter's personality, since she showed her disgust so obviously, it must be the other party's problem.
But it seems that he is not welcome in the Pingjin Marquis Mansion.
Marquis Pingjin agreed, and Emperor Xuanren ordered him to be summoned.
Li Ruoshui was very unbelievable when she was summoned. She thought it would be difficult for her to leave Pingjin Marquis Mansion again. She didn't expect there would be such a turn. Humph, that's what she said. If Wen Renxuan didn't dare to reveal the truth, she would definitely have another chance to turn things around.
She dressed up nicely and went into the palace.
Originally, she and Hua Bochen had been at odds for quite some time. Hua Bochen told her to be careful with her words and actions, but she didn't take it seriously, which made Hua Bochen very angry. Putting aside the poetry, it was indeed stupid in every aspect.