The second prince born by Xia Xinxin and the empress is a cousin. The second prince often visits Xia Manor and has a close relationship with Xia Xinxin. His literary attainments are second to none among the princes. It is common for him and Xia Xinxin to co-chair the poetry meeting. In order to make friends with more upstarts from the DPRK and China, he is also willing to participate in similar activities.
However, today is different from the past. The emperor once said that he would decide the candidates for the concubines of the princes years ago. Now there is only more than a month left before the end of the year. Most of the talented women here come from famous families. It can be said that even if they are not the most popular candidates , is also one of the backup candidates, no matter whether you are eagerly looking forward to this position or not, when you hear that the second prince is actually participating in today's poetry meeting, everyone can't help but feel a little strange in their hearts.
Even the sisters of the Deng family who were staring at Bai Fuling like fighting cocks came back to their senses, revealing a shy expression on their faces.
The only one who stayed completely out of the matter was Bai Fuling. When Xiao Mi beside her heard the word "Second Prince", a bit of coldness flashed in her eyes.
Adhering to the glorious tradition of talented men and women in the capital who lack creativity and imagination, Xia Xinxin's topic is plum blossoms, and Bai Fuling almost wants to give her a supercilious stare in public regardless of her image.
She lowered her head and said to Xiao You: "You want a more normal song, don't say anything about icy muscles and bones."
Xiao You tugged at her sleeve and said softly, "I've made up my mind, won't you be angry with me?"
Bai Fuling squinted her eyes and said: "You think about it, I'll beat you less when I go back, and if I don't think about it, I'll just return you to the beggar in the poverty relief hall!"
Xiao You flattened her mouth with a look of grievance, Yang Mei couldn't see it, she didn't know what Xiao You did in the car just now, she just looked at him pitifully, so she lowered her head and said to Bai Fuling: "Why don't I think of a song for him."
Bai Fuling glanced at her, and directly threatened: "I want you to be troublesome? You don't even want next month's monthly money, do you?!"
This cunning little lady is the best at pretending to be pitiful to arouse the motherhood of her mother, Yangmei, Baiguo and other women of all ages. Fortunately, they only accept this trick, but they always regard her as a villain.
Yang Mei immediately wilted when she heard it, and spread paper and rubbed ink away with a grievance on her face.
She and Bai Guo are both good citizens who have already redeemed their lives at a high price. The monthly salary they receive from working in the Bai family is very generous, especially the quarterly dividends from the business, which is a considerable income. , being deducted by Bai Fuling for one month's wages and one quarter's bonus has already made them very heartbroken, but they can't stand such a blow anymore.
Bai Fuling was quite satisfied with her attitude, and she didn't really expect Xiao Mi to compose poems for her, so she thought for a while and said, "This plum blossom poem, um... just have some of your favorite 'Mei Xu Xun Xue San'." It's all white, but Xue loses to Mei Duanxiang' that's all."
Yang Mei glared at her, and said: "How can you say that Miss Immortal's Poetry is casual? I don't know how much blessing it is to be able to get immortals to dream..."
Bai Fuling turned her small face and ignored her jittering. Back then, she accidentally recited "When will the bright moon be there" which was the favorite of the time-traveling girls, and she was immediately shocked by the literary young girl Yang Mei. She knew that if she said it was her own making Yes, Yang Mei would not believe it, so she could only dejectedly deduce that it was made by the fairy in the dream.
Since then, Yangmei asked her every day if there was another fairy in her dream. Bai Fuling was so annoyed by her, so she recited all the classic poems and sentences she remembered. Yangmei copied them carefully and recited them every day. .
Over the years, Bai Fuling herself can't remember those poems very clearly, but Yang Mei can memorize them fluently. Sometimes Bai Fuling can't help sighing when she hears a few classic lines from her mouth from time to time—
Depend on! She looks more like a time-traveling girl than her!
The other ladies in the water pavilion have usually written a lot of poems about plum blossoms, and they are now carefully deliberating and hoping that they can become a blockbuster. As he prepared, he couldn't help but secretly regretted that Xia Xinxin's question was too simple.
Yang Mei quickly wrote the poem appointed by Bai Fuling on paper and handed it to the servant girl of Xia's family who was waiting at the side.
Xia Xinxin thought that Bai Fuling had thought up this poem and ordered her servant girl to write it, so she didn't care, so she picked it up and looked at it, and couldn't help but change color.
Meixue contended for the spring and refused to surrender, so Sao Ren Ge wrote a review.
Meixu is three points less white than snow, but snow is less fragrant than plum.
As soon as this poem came out, her proudest work was immediately compared to others. How could she be the number one talented woman in the capital? !
Her complexion changed a few times, and she suddenly found that there was no signature on the paper. Her heart moved, and she whispered a few words to the trusted maid beside her, who bowed her head and secretly stuffed the paper with poems on it that Yang Mei handed over. Into the sleeve, quietly backed out.
After about a meal, the ladies in the waterside pavilion had finished their poems and handed them in. Xia Xinxin didn't even read them, and handed them along with her rewritten poems to the servants to copy and send them to Yanbo Xiaozhu on the other side.
According to the etiquette, the handwriting of a woman in the boudoir should not be handed over to a strange man, otherwise the reputation of the boudoir will be damaged, so Xia Xinxin was not surprised why Bai Fuling's poems were written by a servant girl beside her.
However, the defense of men and women in the Qi State is no longer as strict as the previous dynasty. Only the Xia family, who has always been a heir to poetry and etiquette, cares clearly about these small details, in order to reflect their so-called great demeanor.
Not long after the boy here left, the boy sent by Yanbo Xiaozhu to deliver poems and titles had arrived. Yanbo Xiaozhu's title is also extremely uncreative—writing a poem on snow.
The servant showed and recited the poems of sixteen young talents from Yanbo Xiaozhu one by one, including the poems of the second prince. Bai Fuling accidentally heard a familiar name—Huang Xixin.
Bai Fuling's appreciation of poetry is limited, but Yang Mei commented in a low voice, very professional: "This new scholar is really talented and knowledgeable, and a poem about snow has a profound mood, which is very brilliant. The second prince's poem is quite The atmosphere is flying, but it is a pity that it is still not solid."
"Which one of them is better?" Bai Fuling asked casually.
Yang Mei was so focused on reading other poems that she didn't pay attention to her words, let alone answer them. Xiao You suddenly snorted in a low voice: "One is too coquettish, and the other is bluffing."
Bai Fuling glanced at him sideways, and said, "You are so powerful, why don't you come and have a look?"
"You want to marry my uncle, don't get involved with any prince champion." Xiao You turned her head and glanced at Bai Fuling, that look was full of warning, and Bai Fuling shuddered. .
Is this what Bai Pingzi refers to as "evil spirit"? Where does this little yellow-haired boy have such a temper
Bai Fuling was in shock and doubt, when Xia Xinxin's cold voice came: "Everyone who has read the excellent works of you talented scholars, please write a poem with the theme of snow."
Xiao Mi quickly recovered her shy look, but Bai Fuling hadn't had time to withdraw the surprised expression on her face.
Yang Mei turned her head and said strangely: "Miss, what's wrong with you? This Yong Xueshi..."
Bai Fuling blinked, and said blankly: "Ah Xue...'Thousands of pear trees are blooming'." Xiao Mi's behavior became more and more weird, it seems that you can't just treat him as a child, but pay attention to him.
Yang Mei nodded, laying out the paper and picking up the pen, and was about to write the poem silently. Suddenly there was a burst of laughter outside the hall, and then a man's voice said: "Cousin is indeed the most talented woman in the capital, and a poem about plum blossoms, flowers and snow is a masterpiece. I will wait for all the men to bow down."
Following the words, a young man wearing a crimson dragon brocade robe led a dozen young men into the water pavilion. This young man was the second prince of the dynasty.
He was about 27 or 28 years old, his eyebrows were somewhat similar to Yang Heng's, but he was far less handsome than Yang Heng. He was elegant and delicate, revealing the arrogance and majesty unique to members of the royal family.
Xia Xinxin's appearance is only delicate, it seems that the Xia clan is not rich in handsome men and beautiful women.
The women present were shocked when they saw the second prince's sudden arrival, followed by more than a dozen strange men, some were shy and some were at a loss, they stepped aside one after another. There were already a lot of people in the hall, but as soon as everyone retreated, they completely blocked Bai Fuling who was sitting in the corner.
Xiao You lowered her face and hid behind Bai Fuling, as if she was also frightened by these people who appeared suddenly. No one noticed that his eyes were gleam, and the murderous intent flashed away.
Xia Xinxin's complexion changed slightly, she stood up and complained in a false and genuine manner: "My cousin is so abrupt, I'm not afraid to surprise my distinguished guests." She didn't call the second prince His Highness, but called "Cousin", which showed that she and the second prince The relationship between them is close.
The second prince laughed and said: "We are upright, why should we stick to secular etiquette?"
As he spoke, he pointed to his side and said: "This is our new champion. Today, the champion was defeated by the most talented woman in the capital. He was so convinced that he came here to ask for advice. Naturally, I want the beauty of an adult."
Behind him, a young man in a blue Confucian uniform blushed, stepped forward and bowed to Xia Xinxin with his eyes and nose, and said: "Miss Xia is talented in poetry, Xiaosheng feels ashamed."
Bai Fuling was secretly surprised when she heard Huang Xixin's words. It's not surprising that Xia Xinxin is better than Zhuangyuanlang, but her poems can beat her famous lines through the ages? how is this possible? ! If this is the case, then Xia Xinxin is really amazing.
Fifth Miss Deng wanted to please Xia Xinxin, and even wanted to show her face in front of the Second Prince, so she made her debut on purpose: "Sister Xia's poems, we haven't even heard of them yet."
The second prince smiled and said: "Then please Zhuangyuan Lang recite it in public." His intention to win over Huang Xixin, Huang Xixin and Xia Xinxin, everyone present could feel it.
Xia Xinxin hid aside with a coquettish face, Huang Xixin cleared her throat shyly, and read aloud: "Mei Xue is fighting for the spring but not willing to fall, Sao Ren Ge's pen fee review. Mei Xu is three points inferior to Xue Xue, but Xue is inferior to Mei fragrant."
Bai Fuling and Yangmei looked at each other speechlessly, this is their poem, how could it become Xia Xinxin's? Bai Fuling is even more depressing. A generation of time-traveling women failed to plagiarize, but an ancient man actually counter-plagiarized, what is wrong with the world!