"You have to take the exam to study? Today is a rare day off, but you still have to discuss political affairs with your juniors?" Queen Mother Du complained quite a bit when she heard what the Emperor of Chu said.

"Regardless of political affairs, my mother doesn't know anything about it. He is quite talented in poetry. He has been very popular in Xuan'an City in recent days. Am I right?" Zuo Duyuan raised his head to Situ Xi.

"Your Majesty, you are so complimentary." Situ Xi touched the tip of his nose awkwardly.

"I'll decide for myself later whether it's a shame or not. Please come over here."

Emperor Chu waved to Situ Xi and asked him to come closer to him. Situ Xi hesitated for a moment, then walked to the fence of the high platform and stopped at the back and right side of Zuo Duyuan, shoulder away from him.

"Look down." Zuo Duyuan pointed at the people gathered around the Flower Temple. Looking from above, the lively and noisy scene below can be described as a grand scene. Looking into the distance, there are cars and horses flowing in the flower market, and actors and actresses.

The singing and dancing didn't stop, and you could have a panoramic view of all kinds of people visiting the garden.

"Is a quarter of an hour enough to write a poem for today's Hua Chao?" Emperor Chu looked at Situ Xi with a smile.

"A quarter of an hour?" Mrs. Du frowned. In her opinion, Emperor Chu was very nakedly making things difficult for him.

The three princes watched from behind and felt that the conditions were a bit harsh. Zuo Mingli also moved his lips. He seemed to intend to speak out for Situ Xi, but in the end he chose to remain silent.

Emperor Chu gave Du a calm and calm gesture.

"Your Majesty, do you want to write about the grand occasion in front of you? Or does it only need to be related to the Flower Festival?" Situ Xi did not panic and asked the question clearly first.

"You can do whatever you want, I'm just waiting to appreciate your final lyrics."

After understanding Emperor Chu's request, Situ Xi immediately began to think deeply.

Mrs. Du on the side saw that Situ Xi had no intention of shirk, and did not even bargain with Emperor Chu about the time of writing lyrics. She also became interested for a while. Seeing that he seemed to be confident, she began to look forward to it.

Situ Xi was thinking rapidly at the moment. There were not many poems in his memory that could match such scenes, and even if some of them were recited, they might not be in line with the Emperor Chu's wishes. He glanced at the Queen Mother Du on the seat, and Situ Xi suddenly felt

Suddenly he had an idea and decided to make some tricks in this exam.

"Your Majesty, that's all."

Situ Xi's calm voice suddenly sounded, making everyone around him look surprised. The princes were a little surprised. The Emperor Chu and the Queen Mother looked at each other, and then their eyes fell on Situ Xi.

"Oh? It seems that those rumors are true. I heard that the preface you wrote at the Taoyuan Poetry Conference was also completed in a very short time."

"Okay, you go ahead and recite it." Zuo Duyuan waved his sleeves.

"Yes." Situ Xi took a step forward and held the railing with his hand.

"This is the Flower Festival. The reds and purples are vying for glory."

After reading the first sentence, Situ Xi paused for a moment. Emperor Chu waited patiently for him to continue. Du Shi frowned slightly. She felt that the beginning of the poem was a bit mediocre.

"It is said that the jade girl was born in the dynasty. Jisu's light connects to Wusu, and the sky is bright."

This sentence suddenly made Zuo Duyuan raise his eyebrows.

"The women in their red sleeves sang and danced together, praising the Jiao Shang Ju."

"The kings and immortals are waiting for a banquet in Yaochi. Queen Mother Magu has the same life expectancy, and there is no time to wait."

After finishing the sentence, the scene fell into silence, everyone seemed to be savoring the piece of "Poppy Poppies" carefully. After listening to it, Mrs. Du was smiling.

"Hahaha, you kid, you are really naughty." Emperor Chu's hearty laughter broke the silence. He pointed at Situ Xi, smiled and shook his head, "It's a pity, 'The Immortals' Banquet in Yaochi',

If this word were written tomorrow, it might be more appropriate, but if it reaches some people's ears, I'm afraid you will be labeled 'flattering' again."

"Father, what you said is wrong. Mr. Fuyu's words are sincere congratulations to my great-grandmother, and he is not flattering. Others cannot say it in a sarcastic way."

The person who interrupted was the one standing on the far right among the three princes. Situ Xi was the only one who had never been in contact with him. Judging from his appearance, he was the thinnest among the princes. He was a little too thin, as if a strong wind had blown him.

, it can be blown around.

His words must have been heard by everyone present, but Emperor Chu ignored him at all. Du Shi also glanced at him after hearing the words, and the smile on his lips disappeared a little.

Situ Xi couldn't help but take another look at him. It seemed that the third prince should play a similar role among his brothers as he did when he was in Zhaoguo.

"This poem made the Aijia very happy. It took Fuyu less than half a moment to compose this poem. Your Majesty said before that he was quite talented in poetry, but the Aijia didn't agree with it at the moment. Such talent cannot be used again."

"Po' character." At this time, Mrs. Du also stood up and walked to Situ Xi and began to look at him seriously.

After a thousand wears and no flattery, she received a birthday message one day in advance. Mrs. Du was in a good mood at the moment.

"It is also an honor for him to be praised by his mother. Since the queen likes this word, I will write it down and give it to my mother."

"Come here, bring me some pen and ink."

A maid quickly brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and placed it on the table. Emperor Chu walked to the table and picked up the pen holder.

"Very good, very good. Emperor, what you wrote with your imperial pen must be shown to all the officials tomorrow." Mrs. Du nodded happily. She looked at the neat handwriting slowly appearing on the rice paper, and suddenly thought of something, "'Praise to Pepper'

I'll ask you to prepare some pepper jelly wine for the banquet tomorrow."

The Emperor of Chu naturally agreed, and the eunuch on the side wrote it down.

The pen moved like a dragon and a snake, and the Chu Emperor's poems were freshly released. Situ Xi took a closer look and saw that the handwriting was so powerful that it penetrated the back of the paper.

Needless to say, Emperor Chu’s calligraphy was excellent, although it was not his turn to evaluate it.

Seeing the calligraphy in front of him being completed, Situ Xi couldn't help but said to Emperor Chu: "Your Majesty, this boy read this word to you, right?"

"Um?"

Hearing Situ Xi's rhetorical question, Emperor Chu put his pen down and frowned slightly, thinking that Situ Xi was eager to ask for a reward from him.

"Your Majesty, you should also give this boy a share of your calligraphy treasure." Situ Xi seemed not to notice his displeasure.

Emperor Chu was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "You kid, you are interesting, interesting! Okay, I will write another one for you, but I won't give you any other rewards after that."

"I didn't expect that Fuyu was not only talented in poetry, but also had such a unique vision. The emperor's calligraphy is worth thousands of gold and silver. No, it's Aijia's fault. This is not comparable to the smell of copper." The Queen Mother.

Du Shi also smiled heartily.

Situ Xi also nodded. He asked the Emperor of Chu for his calligraphy work. It was not just to compliment him like a sycophant. He really felt that the calligraphy work inscribed by the Emperor of Chu himself could be sold at a good price.

The calligraphy was excellent and it was blessed by the name of the Emperor of Chu. He decided to take it home and keep it well. When the time came to leave Chu State, he would definitely sell it. He was already thinking about who to trade with.
Chapter completed!