The shrewd wife of the black-bellied prince

Chapter 77 Temptation (1)
Mr. Zhou took another brocade scroll from the middle-aged man, opened it, and read, "Next, I invite everyone to write a poem with flowers and moons in it. You can play it as much as you want." After reading, he withdrew .

As soon as Lin Xiaoer heard it, she quickly searched in her mind, and there it was, it was it.

Soon, Lin Shaoqing and others also finished their work, and the time happened to be up. The servants collected their poems, and the following was a slightly longer judging time, but different from the previous two rounds, the atmosphere during this break was very good. Relaxed, not a little nervous like the previous two games.

Some literati have already used this time to chat with each other, most of them are discussing who will win the third game.

After about half an hour, the gongs and drums sounded.Everyone was waiting for the announcement of the results, so veteran Zhou held up the brocade scroll, opened it and said: "The son who won this competition is Mr. Lin Xiaoer, who won the first prize in this competition with the song "Moonlight Night on the Spring River". Next, please listen to me read this poem. The spring river tide connects to the sea level, and the moon shines on the sea. The twinkling waves follow the waves for thousands of miles, where is the spring river without moonlight? The river flows around Fangdian, and the moon shines on the flower forest They are all like sleet. Frost flows in the air, and the white sand cannot be seen. The sky in the river is the same color, and there is no dust, and the moon is bright in the sky. Who on the riverside sees the moon for the first time? When does the moon shine on people in the river? Life is endless. Month after year is only similar. I don’t know who Jiang Yue treats, but I see the Yangtze River sending water. The white clouds are drifting away, and Qingfeng Pu is full of sorrow. Who’s boat tonight? Where is Acacia Mingyue Tower? People make up the mirror stand. The jade door curtain can't be rolled away, and it can't be removed from the anvil of clothes. At this time, we don't see each other and hear each other. May the moonlight flow to shine on you. Swan geese fly long without light, and fish and dragons dive into water to write. Last night, the dream of wandering ponds fell, and the poor spring did not return home. The rivers flowed and the spring was gone, and the moon fell in the river pools, and the moon slanted westward. River full of trees."

After hearing this, everyone was stunned and unable to return to reality, as if they had come to the wonderful artistic conception composed of five things: spring, river, flower, moon and night, which made people fall into it for a long time. When they returned to reality, I still remember the scenery there.

After recovering from their senses, everyone admired Lin Xiaoer even more. Lin Xiaoer ignored everyone's fiery gazes. Her current focus was on what the reward would be.

The sound of gongs and drums was sounded again, and everyone in the audience became quiet again. After the competition, the prizes were announced, and a table was lifted out from the backstage. Of course, the prizes were placed on the table, but it was covered with a piece of black cloth. Being blinded, the curiosity of everyone in the audience became more serious. Although Lin Xiaoer couldn't restrain her own curiosity, she still maintained a calm and leisurely look on her face.

Mr. Zhou walked to the table, picked up a corner of the tablecloth, and lifted the tablecloth.

The moment the tablecloth was lifted, what caught the eye was a large expanse of silver, so dazzling that people couldn't keep their eyes open.

The first reward was the same as usual, 1000 taels of silver, unchanged. Many literati came from far and wide just for this reward, which shows how attractive it is.

1000 taels of silver is a considerable amount of income even for a rich man. Of course, it is no exception for Lin Xiaoer. She has no choice but to be poor now, and now she has 1000 taels of silver beckoning to her. , she was extremely happy.

Everyone looked at Lin Xiaoer enviously, and they could only lament in their hearts that their talent was not good enough, otherwise the 1000 taels of silver would be their own, and seeing Lin Xiaoer sitting there with an indifferent face, it seemed that he hadn't even seen the large piece of silver. Cancan.Everyone couldn't help admiring Lin Xiaoer even more in their hearts, thinking that although they like literature, they still have such a big greed for money, but Lin Xiaoer's young master is not moved at all, and feel even more ashamed.

In fact, as long as you look closely at Lin Xiaoer, you will find that her eyes are shining and watery, staring straight at the silver ones, as if seeing a close relative, her eyes are extremely eager.It's just that someone's expression was well done, and she covered it up. Probably only a few people at her table could see her little thoughts.

After the first reward was announced, another table was moved up, also covered with a black cloth.

As usual, the second reward should be an item from the royal family of Muyu Kingdom, but I don’t know if there will be any changes this year. Everyone in the audience stared at the table covered with black cloth, and Mr. Zhou followed Under the fiery eyes of everyone, he lifted the black cloth.

After the black cloth was lifted, there was only a sandalwood box on the table. Everyone in the audience was puzzled and guessed what was in the sandalwood box. Mr. Zhou opened the sandalwood box, and there was a jade pendant lying in it. The national surname "Mu" of Mu Yu Kingdom is engraved on it.The second reward was also given by the royal family as in previous years, and there was no change.

However, after seeing this jade pendant, everyone in the audience was more or less surprised. In Mu Yu Country, everyone knew that as long as they had the jade pendant bestowed by the royal family, it was equivalent to having a pass to enter and exit the palace. Although this jade pendant is small, it is much more expensive than the items bestowed by the emperor in previous years.

Lin Xiaoer was also taken aback when she saw the jade pendant, she didn't expect that the royal family would reward such a good treasure this time, she turned her head, it would be nice to go to the palace, anyway, she has been bored lately.

When everyone in the audience was guessing what the third reward would be, Mr. Zhou said: "The next third reward will be announced by the Grand Tutor of the Imperial College." The pot exploded like boiling water. The third reward will be announced by the Grand Tutor of the Imperial College. It was too sudden and surprising to everyone in the audience. I don’t know what this means, Mr. Zhou signaled Everyone is quiet.

The Taifu of the Imperial College came up to the stage, glanced at the audience, then turned to the direction of Lin Xiaoer, and said, "Young master Lin Xiaoer, would you like to come to the Imperial College as the companion of the princes and princesses, this is the third reward for you There is a choice, you can accept it or you can refuse it, the old man will never force others to do what they want."

After hearing this, everyone in the audience thought that Lin Xiao'er would definitely agree. This is a good thing for Guang Yao's lintel, and there is no limit to his future future. Anyone who wants to get ahead will definitely agree to this reward.

Lin Xiao'er stood up and slightly cupped her hands to the Taifu on the stage, a little embarrassed: "Teacher, I am very grateful to the noble people of the Holy Majesty, but I'm afraid I can't agree to this matter." All she needs is money , she has no interest in the matter of companion reading. In her previous life, she read books for almost her whole life. In this life, she doesn't want to completely bury her career in the sea of ​​books, and needs to practice well in society.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help being a little stunned. Is this a rejection?The Taifu on the stage was also taken aback. He just said that he could refuse, but it was just a form of walking. Unexpectedly, the young master really refused. The Taifu was a little puzzled. What an honor, I really can't figure out why he refused, "Young master, why is this?"

(End of this chapter)