My queen does not compete for favor

Chapter 254

Not long after, the day of Xia Yongshi's meeting arrived.

On this day, Wan Qixiao cleaned up briefly, and then took the car of the county prince's mansion to the Spring and Autumn Garden.Southern Chu is more popular than Qin Kaifang, and there are not so taboos between young men and women. There will often be a certain nobleman who initiates a poetry meeting, and then many people respond to it. Famous young men and women in the circle will be invited to participate, so the Great Chu Literary and poetic sentiments in the imperial capital were all the rage.

Spring and Autumn Garden is a veritable garden, with a very deep depth and unique scenery. After entering, there is a garden with rockery. You have to bypass many corridors and lotus platforms. It is the innermost back garden. Everyone can gather at a table and sing poems and poems with flowing water. .

Because Wan Qixiao was holding on to the post of the county king, she attracted a lot of attention as soon as she appeared. People wandering around in the front yard, appreciating flowers in twos and threes, chatting alone on the roadside, all looked at Wan Qixiao at the door by coincidence. go.It was already surprising that the King of Hejian would send someone here, but what was even more surprising was that the representative sent by the King of Hejian turned out to be a woman!
As the owner of the Poetry Club, Princess Duanyi was somewhat unhappy because her limelight was overshadowed, but when she thought that the other party was from Gu Qingcheng, she would not dare to neglect even if she had ten more courage, so she immediately greeted him with a smile on her face. Go up, grab Wan Chengxiao's arm, elder sister long and elder sister short, to get in touch.

Wan Qixiao laughed it off.She was dragged affectionately to the back garden by Princess Duanyi holding her arm.At this time, the poetry meeting was about to start, and everyone started to go to the back garden in twos and threes.Wherever these two dazzling beauties passed, people kept giving way and saluting.

The two women holding hands have their own characteristics. Princess Duanyi is sweet and pleasant, with a smile like a flower; Wan Qixiao is dressed in a female version of wide-sleeved luxury clothes, with black patterns on a white background, noble atmosphere, and Shu brocade boots with silver patterns on a black bottom , dignified and handsome.If it weren't for the clear female attire on the head, it would really make people mistakenly think that he is a direct descendant from the Tian family.In Southern Chu, the folk customs are open, and there are often women who deliberately dress up as men to show their heroic spirit. Therefore, Wan Qixiao's nondescript dress like wearing men's boots and red makeup did not have any objection, but everyone stopped. I am amazed whose daughter this is, she is more dignified and elegant than any other man present.

With smiles on their faces, the two returned their salutes one by one as they walked together, bringing their astonishing gazes to the back garden.

Lifting his feet and stepping into the back garden, Wan Qixiao and Princess Duanyi hadn't even approached the big stone table of Liushang when they heard the two groups of people arguing fiercely: "Brother Wen Guang is obviously the better one, how can Young Master Zhu pull it out?" Go ahead? You don’t want to bully us poor and humble, but we are poor and humble, but we are not illiterate fools, and everyone knows which is better!" A young Confucianist in blue cloth clothes was angrily groaning. A piece of paper was slapped on the stone table.

The nobleman on the opposite side of the stone table was not happy anymore, he slapped another piece of rice paper on the table, leaned over and scolded angrily: "Wang Xiuqing, what are you talking about! How can Mr. Zhu's pen and ink not compare with your Liu Wenguang? You poor people Everyone can understand that you want to save face, but what is it that you are so unreasonable! The judgment is not fair? We, the nobles of the imperial capital, all think that Mr. Zhu's poems are better. Don't you think your knowledge is better than several of you? We The nobles have a long-term influence of family culture, and there is no doubt that their poetic education is better than that of the common people. It is really ridiculous that you can't afford to bark like this!"

"What did you say! You!"

"Okay, okay, stop arguing. Princess Duanyi, the owner of the Poetry Club, is here. How about letting Princess Duanyi, the fairest and most talented princess in the imperial capital, decide the competition!"

Princess Duanyi, who walked to the door, immediately attracted everyone's attention.The head of Duanyi County coughed dryly, and immediately walked over quickly, picked up two pieces of pen and ink to study and read them, and finally hesitated, picked up Mr. Zhu's poem and announced loudly: "Mr. Zhu's poems are beautiful, neat and beautiful. Elegance is just the reflection of the prosperity and prosperity of our Great Chu, so it is even better."

"Sure enough, Mr. Zhu is still a wonderful talent!"

"Mr. Zhu is really talented! We really got it right! Let's just say, some villains can't eat grapes..." There was a lot of applause from below, and the eyes of those scholars looking at this talented man became even more blatant Wear colored glasses.

The group of ordinary people who were not gorgeously dressed all turned purple with anger, and their fists were clenched so tightly that they were about to explode.This is completely mutual shelter between the nobles!Anyone who has a bit of ink on his chest can see that Mr. Zhu's rhetoric is gorgeous but flashy, his words are superficial and superficial, and there is no actual content of the poem, how can he win!These nobles protect each other, and the villains support each other, so that the poetry meeting is just an empty shell in the end, just a formalism!It is said that talented people from all over the world gather here to show their strengths, but in fact, they are all escalators for those who want to catch fame and fame to climb the dragon and the phoenix!

"Polygonum worms avoid sunflowers and violets, and they don't say anything wrong when they are accustomed to suffering. The villain is self-sufficient, and he knows the heart of a man. Rooster crows in Luocheng, and the forbidden gate is opened. The Hua Ying knot is far away. The day and the middle of the day can stop, but the bell still has not returned. It is impossible to meet in the world, and the virtuous king believes in and loves the talents. The clear thinking is judged by the sky, and there is no suspicion from outsiders. The golden platform will be set up by Yi Baibi. What's wrong with you today, and you will return late alone on the way... If the poetry meeting among the nobles is such a meaningless ranking priority, and the villain is arty and dignified, then It's not interesting for us common people to look at it, so why don't we go back to plant vegetables earlier, so as not to be embarrassing." A young man with a weak crown among the young talents of the common people smiled coldly, shook his sleeves and left.

All the common people and talents around him also showed resentment and humiliation, and left one by one with their sleeves, disdainful to be with him.And those talented scholars who climbed the dragon and the phoenix to seek power stood there awkwardly, not knowing how to explain, so they suddenly became cold.

"Good poem!" The sudden applause made the cold scene suddenly weird.Although the applause was weak, it clearly hit people's hearts one after another.Everyone subconsciously turned their heads to look, only to see a noble woman in white clothes and black stripes standing at the door.A woman who wears red makeup but wears men's boots. She is as imposing as a man.

"What's your name? Where are you from? Does the poem just now have a name?" Wan Qixiao asked the young man with a smile.It was when she heard this sharp poem that she suddenly realized Gu Qingcheng's intention for letting her come...to promote young talents from the common people and win them over for my use.And this young commoner in front of her is the primary target she wants to win over.

(End of this chapter)