Outside the gate of the Princess's Mansion, Mrs. Guo had someone drive her daughter back to the Marquis Mansion in a hurry. In the Princess's mansion, Princess Wuyou's poetry party also officially began.
In ancient times, people got married in the evening and celebrated birthdays at noon. Poetry gatherings, sitting around the fire, admiring flowers and snow, etc., must have taken place after noon.
The garden had already been decorated, with a desk and desk set up, and all four treasures in the study room. The female envoy from the princess's palace spread out the cut rice paper, pressed it with a paperweight, and left it for the girls from each mansion for later use.
"Sister Qian, what kind of questions do you think the princess will ask today?"
"I can't guess what the princess is thinking." The second girl of the Qian family thought for a while and then said: "This poetry meeting is just a matter of occasion. There are so many things to write about the four seasons of the year. In this scope
But it’s hard to say.”
Girls are all human beings. If they want to be distinguished in front of others, how can they not suffer consequences? They may not read much, but they must practice calligraphy. They don't take the top prize, and they are very knowledgeable if they can write poems and lyrics.
She is talented. The kind of talented women who know astronomy and geography almost only exist in legends. The ancients believed that it is virtue for a woman to have no talent, and it is great to be able to read and understand some principles.
The Poetry Fair is a battlefield for young girls. They compete here to win the lottery. The person who finally gets the lottery is undoubtedly the biggest winner. He has not only made his name, but also won the favor of Princess Wuyou.
You can gain the envy, jealousy and hatred of others.
In the pavilion on the rockery, several ladies are having tea and chatting here. This location is excellent. Looking down from a high place, you can have a panoramic view of the garden, and you can always notice the movements of the girls downstairs.
"Mrs. Qian, Qian Jin's appearance has become more and more outstanding. The most important thing is that her temperament is getting better and better. She is calm and capable, just like you did back then." The Mrs. Huang who spoke is fat and has a round face that is very pleasing to the eye.
It gives people a very friendly feeling.
Mrs. Qian only said: "Mrs. Huang is overly praised. This child is good everywhere, but she is too quiet. She usually spends time at home raising flowers and reading books, and doesn't like to go out much. It's rare that the princess misses her and asks her to come to participate in the poetry competition.
Yes, this is a chance to relax."
Mrs. Huang curled her lips secretly, thinking that it was just the king's wife selling melons. With the money, the second girl was like a middle-aged girl at most. How dare she say that the princess cared about her? I'm afraid the princess didn't even know her name, right?
Mrs. Huang's appearance was very good. She smiled and agreed: "As a girl, you still need to go out and walk around more. Mrs. Qian, why don't you go down and take a look?"
"Why should I join in the fun of young people's things?" Mrs. Qian said with emotion: "We were young too, but now we no longer have the thoughts we had when we were girls."
"Who says it's not the case!" Mrs. Huang also said: "We are old and we will have to look at them in the future." This was a pun, but Mrs. Qian also understood it. The two looked at each other and smiled, and no one said anything.
Instead of struggling with this matter, we started talking about common things and drank tea.
Not long after, Princess Wuyou came back from changing her clothes. The maid behind her was carrying a tray with a scroll tied with a red ribbon.
"Girls, this is the first proposition of today's poetry meeting." Aunt Min unfolded the scroll and showed it to everyone: "Lotus."
At this time, Princess Wuyou had already sat down. She smiled and said to the girls present: "This question is not difficult. Whichever girl wins the first place, I will reward her with this eight-treasure Ruyi hairpin as a prize."
Then he personally took off the eight-treasure Ruyi hairpin on his head and asked the female servant to place it on the tray.
The girls were very excited, not because of the hairpin, but because they felt that Princess Wuyou's prize was rare. If they could win the top spot, they would have made a name for themselves and would gain a bargaining chip for themselves.
When Miss Qian Er heard that she was going to write about lotus, her eyes suddenly lit up and she already had an idea in her mind. She looked around and saw some girls frowning and thinking, some mumbling, and some simply biting the pen.
I was secretly happy, it seemed that I was destined to come out on top today.
"Lotus is not difficult to write, but it is not easy to write well."
"yes."
"I just passed by the waterside pavilion and saw that the lotus flowers there were in bloom. I guess they had been carefully taken care of by someone. I guess the princess wanted to take advantage of the occasion?"
"Don't you know that the princess loves lotus flowers the most?"
"real or fake?"
"I also heard what others said." The little girl whispered: "Stop talking and write poems quickly."
Miss Qian Er had a look of disdain on her face, but she quickly calmed down.
She already has a plan in mind and is not afraid that others will surpass her.
Thinking of this, Miss Qian stepped forward and said with some pride: "Princess, I have a little girl."
Li Man'er was drinking tea. After hearing this, all the tea in his mouth spurted out, causing quite a commotion.
"Girl, are you okay?" Mu Yun hurriedly stepped forward and picked up a silk handkerchief to wipe Li Man'er's face. Fortunately, the tea only splashed a few drops on the shoe, and you couldn't see it unless you looked carefully.
The movement on her side also attracted the person involved. Miss Qian Er felt that Li Maner was deliberately looking for trouble.
"What does Miss Li mean by this? Is it because she is dissatisfied with me?"
Li Maner only said: "The misunderstanding has nothing to do with Miss Qian." She made a gesture of invitation, "You can do whatever you want."
If you have an idea, you can say you have an idea. If it can become a poem, you can say it can become a poem. Why bother to say simply and comprehensively that she has it? What is there? She has it?
Miss Qian Er felt that Li Man'er was just teasing her, but it was hard for her to get angry in front of the princess. Everyone had seen Princess Wuyou's protection of Li Man'er before. If she had directly interacted with Li Man'er
On the contrary, I'm afraid I won't get any favors.
"Since Miss Li is interested in competing, why not let's end it and let's each write a song, so it would be fun to decide who is the best."
"Haha, forget it, I'm not as talented and learned as Miss Qian. I'm willing to accompany you in fights, but forget about writing poems."
Miss Qian was still reluctant, "What's wrong with Miss Li? As for the poetry club, you can make friends through literature, so you can't just come in empty-handed and leave empty-handed, right?"
Is this a satire that she didn't give a gift to the princess?
Cut~
"Miss Qian, why don't you write your poem and I drink my tea? Why be so aggressive?"
At this time, all the girls gathered around and watched the excitement. It was difficult to write a poem anyway, so it was better to watch the excitement.
"Man'er." The princess, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "You have nothing to do, so why not give it a try with Miss Qian? Lotus, it's not difficult."
After Li Maner heard this, a light suddenly flashed in her mind, and she understood instantly.
She was in a good mood when she saw lotus flowers at the lakeside before, so she recited two lines of Yang Wanli's poem casually. Aunt Min was beside her at the time, so she probably listened to it.
It is precisely because of this that the title is lotus.
Cough~
Cheating and copying a document does not seem very good, right?