Chapter 99: A slap in the face, blinding everyone present

Rong Huoer was writing his second poem. Shen Qingyi's eyes moved away from the center of the stage and fell on Shen Yaoxing who was chatting with a few young men.

The second brother and Lu Jinghuai seemed to be natural nemesis, and they were always on edge whenever they met.

But today they are all living in peace and there is no conflict.

Shen Qingyi was a little surprised and her eyes fell on Lu Jinghuai.

But he found that Lu Jinghuai's eyes were always on the heroine.

Shen Qingyi's eyes trembled slightly, and her shoulders began to tense.

The story about the princess that my younger sister told me came to my mind.

This Lu Jinghuai will kill the princess in the future.

Shen Qingyi bit her lip and thought for a moment, then reached out and gently tugged at Xiao Jinmian beside her. She lowered her voice and whispered in her ear, "Princess, why didn't Young Marquis Lu come and sit with you?"

It was her first time doing something provocative, and her palms were sweating from nervousness.

"He's with his friends."

"Jing Huai has a lot of friends here, so he must be accompanying his friends on this kind of occasion."

Shen Qingyi's face was stunned. She didn't expect that Xiao Jinmian didn't think there was anything wrong with Lu Jinghuai not accompanying her in public.

She sighed helplessly in her heart, squeezed her palms hard, and encouraged herself, "So that's how it is, but why do I see him always looking at Su Haitang?"

"It seems that the last time Su Haitang fell into the water, it was the young marquis who rescued her."

What? !

When Xiao Jinmian heard this, she immediately got furious.

His eyes subconsciously searched for Lu Jinghuai in the crowd, and sure enough, he was looking at Su Haitang.

She even got angry when her own brother looked at Su Haitang for a moment longer, not to mention that her fiancé stood there and stared at her for so long!

Lu Jinghuai, you are really great!

Xiao Jinmian took a deep note of Lu Jinghuai in her heart.

"Princess, are you really going to marry Lu Jinghuai? This is a major event in your life."

"Why did Qingyi suddenly say that?"

Xiao Jinmian shifted his gaze back and looked at Shen Qingyi with some confusion.

"I just think he's not worthy of the princess."

Thinking of the princess's tragic death, Shen Qingyi felt a pang of pain in her heart. She continued, "Young Marquis Lu is average in both literary and military skills, and his moral character is not outstanding either. The princess is of noble birth and deserves the best man in the world."

Instead of ignoring you, he is the man who uses evil schemes to kill you.

Xiao Jinmian blinked, "Qingyi, why do I feel so blind when you say this?"

After saying this, it seems that Lu Jinghuai has no advantages at all.

She pondered for a moment, but she couldn't think of any advantages of Lu Jinghuai.

"Alas, but he is very kind to me. After I met him, he often took me out to play. Before, I was naughty and climbed up a tall tree. He fell from the tree to save me and broke several bones. He had to lie down at home for several months."

Shen Qingyi: "..."

My silly princess, he was deliberately trying to please you, hoping to use your identity to gain a foothold in the Marquis's Mansion and the court, not because he liked you.

Even an outsider could tell that those were deliberate attempts to please her.

Alas, she couldn't go on. If she continued, the princess would definitely think she was trying to sow discord.

Let's take it slow and steady later.

Soon, Rong Huoer finished writing two poems.

The four great scholars looked at it and nodded with satisfaction.

The chief priest stroked his beard, looked at everyone present with a big smile, and his deep voice sounded slowly.

The passionate speech drew the attention of all the young men and ladies back to him, even the group of playboys headed by Chen Yaoxing were no exception.

Wei Yan looked towards the stage and said nonchalantly, "Oh, the opening speech is over. Next up should be the new work of the talented lady from Rong University. Let's all listen carefully."

[After so much waiting, the winter banquet has finally officially begun.]

[Let me think, what are the steps of the Winter Feast?]

[Step 1: All participants arrive. Step 2: Find a seat. Step 3: The chief priest gives an opening speech. Step 4: Rong Huoer writes a poem. Step 5: Appreciation. Step 6: Friendly communication.]

What is friendly communication?

[Those with talent can show off their talents today. This banquet is also a good way for talented people to increase their fame.]

If one could write a good poem or article, he would become famous in Gaojing tomorrow, gain a large number of fans, and perhaps even gain the favor of officials and be promoted.

[In addition, unmarried people have absolute priority in choosing a spouse. In any era, people always have a filter for those with great talents.]

[Friendly exchanges will continue for a while. Next, it will be up to the chief priest and the great scholars to discover new literary potential.]

【After that, the men and women present were free to communicate with each other.】

[It is mentioned in the plot that every winter banquet, several couples are born.]

Tsk, after attending a winter banquet, Shen Yaoxing deeply felt that his vocabulary had increased a lot.

For example, increasing popularity, channels, priority in choosing a mate, filter bonus, potential stocks, etc. Although he couldn't understand any of the words picked out individually, if they were put in the complete sentence, he seemed to vaguely understand them.

Moreover, the understanding of the winter banquet has also changed.

"Everyone, this is the new work of our talented lady Rong. Please enjoy it together."

Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn back, the chief priest coughed and began to read Rong Huoer's two new works in public.

One: "The north wind blows the white grass to the ground, and snow falls in the eighth month of the year. Suddenly, a spring breeze comes overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom."

The second one: "A few plum blossoms stand alone in the corner of the wall, braving the cold. I know from afar that it is not snow, because of the subtle fragrance."

Obviously, the second one was written by Rong Huoer after seeing the plum petals.

No matter which of these two poems, everyone has witnessed Rong Huoer's talent.

Although the two poems today were not enough to amaze them, they were definitely at a passing level. Therefore, after the chief priest finished reading them, the crowd immediately started whispering and discussing.

Sure enough, these two poems are exactly the same as what my younger sister mentioned in her heart. Then, there will definitely be no problem with Su Haitang’s next poems.

Shen Qingyi was both excited and nervous. She was excited because everything was under their control, but she was nervous because she was afraid that some uncontrollable accidents would happen.

"I know it's not snow from afar, because of the subtle fragrance. This poem makes me want to go up and write a poem."

Zhu Hezhi curled his lips and said one sentence, which immediately attracted a lot of contempt.

"You? Forget it. I believe you can fight, but you're not cut out for poetry."

"Exactly. I agree with that. How many words do you know? You want to write poetry?"

"Hahaha, are you still asleep today?"

“…”

He Zhuzhi: "..."

Can't I just say it casually?

On the side, Su Haitang had a determined smile on his lips.

As expected, the talented women in this world are of little value.

How can she be called the most talented woman with just these two meaningless and whining poems?

Any one of the songs in her head would be much better than this one, not to mention that she has hundreds of them in her head.

Soon she would let these ignorant ancient people open their eyes and see what a masterpiece is.

Today, she must blind the eyes of everyone present again.