But all the noble ladies and young masters around her were staring at her. If she couldn't write a good poem today, she would become a laughing stock in the entire capital tomorrow.

"What are they doing around Mingxue?"

This was the first time that Kou Mingxue faced so many children of officials in the capital alone. The wife of the Marquis of Changping was inevitably worried, so she secretly followed to check on him.

"Madam, they want the young lady to compose a poem in public..." Before the people around the wife of Marquis Changping could answer, the maid she sent to advise Kou Mingxue ran over hurriedly.

As soon as the maid heard that Kou Mingxue was asked to compose poetry in public, she hurried over to find the lady to find a solution.

"What?" Lady Changping was also a little surprised. "Mingxue just came back not long ago, and she encountered such a thing after such a long time."

Although they all knew that Kou Mingxue was coming back, she would be the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family in the future. If the news that she was not good at poetry and literature got out, she would probably become a laughing stock.

She didn't want her precious daughter to lose face in front of everyone.

After figuring out the pros and cons involved, the wife of the Marquis of Changping immediately came up with an idea, "Go and bring the steward over here."

She immediately gave instructions to her personal maid, paused, and then warned, "Be careful, don't let others see."

The maid nodded solemnly, then turned around to look for the housekeeper.

The wife of Marquis Changping took action, and Kou Mingxue's maid immediately went back and told her about it.

Knowing her mother had an idea, she was no longer anxious. "How about this, let's go sit in the pavilion for a while and slowly write poetry."

The host has spoken, and the others have echoed.

Besides, the sun is quite strong now, and these ladies can’t stand standing in the open air for a long time.

The butler was brought over quickly. Logically speaking, there were many distinguished guests in the inner courtyard today, so he shouldn't have come in.

But the lady came to see him for something urgent, which was another matter.

"Madam." The butler bowed respectfully, thinking that he must have come here in such a hurry because of something important.

"Butler, you usually know a lot about what's going on outside. Now there's something I want you to do immediately."

She glanced around, and then the wife of the Marquis of Changping lowered her voice and continued, "I want you to find a talented scholar right away. No matter what he asks, you must have him write a poem immediately."

After hearing this order, the housekeeper was a little confused. Why did he suddenly have to write poetry?

The wife of the Marquis of Changping was completely oblivious to the housekeeper's emotions and added, "We must be careful not to let anyone else notice. Especially the person we are looking for must be reliable."

The butler was also a smart guy. After hearing this, he probably understood.

The young lady has invited many distinguished guests to her home today, and I'm afraid the lady's action is also to save face for the young lady.

"Madam, there is no wall that is impenetrable." He is not a blindly loyal person. He can do this matter, but he has to say a few words about it.

The wife of the Marquis of Changping knew the housekeeper's character and didn't reprimand him. She nodded calmly and said, "Go ahead and do it. Just be careful. Once you get it, send it to the young lady immediately and quietly."

After he had advised her, the housekeeper had no choice but to find someone to go.

If this matter were to be exposed, the first person to suffer would be myself.

The poem was needed urgently, and the housekeeper couldn't find a suitable person for a while.

According to the wife of Marquis Changping, she wanted to find someone who was trustworthy and would not tell anyone about the matter afterwards.

But where can I find this person now?

The housekeeper was still looking for someone, and the young man and young lady over there were busybodies and kept urging Kou Mingxue.

She was full of confidence just now, but now her palms are sweating a lot.

She glared at Gu Yunni several times. If it weren't for her making trouble, how could she be in this situation now?

The housekeeper really couldn't find a suitable candidate at the moment, so he could only look for one among the scholars under his tutelage.

"Bachelor of Arts." The butler saluted the Wenchang Association as if he had found a life-saving straw.

"What's the matter, butler?" Wenchang Hui was a candidate who went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. Seeing the butler's hurried look, he guessed that something must have happened.

"Madam has asked me to find a talented poet. I think a Bachelor of Arts would be a good choice," the butler said. Fearing Wenchang might have other ideas, he immediately added, "If you can help Madam achieve this goal, there will definitely be a generous reward."

"As a student going to Beijing to take the imperial examination, I just need a full meal and a place to review my lessons. I don't ask for more."

This is a blatant rejection.

"Bachelor of Literature, you should know that the Changping Marquis' Mansion is a first-class prestigious family. If anything happens to you, they will find a way to cover it up." The butler threatened.

"You!" Wenchang would feel resentful, but he could do nothing about it. He did not have the strength to fight against the Marquis of Changping's Mansion now.

"A poem, right? I'll write it!" He had no choice but to agree.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, the butler started playing the good cop again, "Don't worry, Master of Literature, you've helped the Madam so much this time. If there are any benefits in the future, I will definitely not forget you."

Wenchang would be helpless and could only write down a good poem.

With this line of poetry, I have completed the task assigned by my wife, and the next step will be much easier.

He secretly wrote this poem on the palm of his hand. He knew that only he could do this matter and he didn't trust anyone else to do it.

"Dear guests, these are the lotus drinks that my young lady specially prepared a few days ago. Would you like to try them?"

The housekeeper waved his hand and asked the people behind him to serve tea to other people. He secretly showed Kou Mingxue the poem in his palm under the pretext of serving tea.

Kou Mingxue nodded slightly, indicating that she had taken note of it.

After the butler and the others left, the others began to taste the tea.

After drinking the tea, everyone started talking about writing poetry again: "Now that we have drunk the tea, it's time for Miss Gu to write a poem."

"Don't be sad when the green light leaves, you must kill the young whale with long baleen!"

When this poem came out, there was silence for a few seconds.

After a while, someone finally burst into applause: "As expected of a young lady from the Marquis's Mansion, this poem is truly excellent!"

"Yes, we can't match such ambition!"

"Miss Gu is truly remarkable. Compared to this, our poems seem like doggerel."

…

Everyone praised the style of this poem. Kou Mingxue was really happy and couldn't help feeling proud. She raised her eyebrows slightly at Gu Yunni, full of showing off.

At this moment, Du Changming was softly repeating the two sentences that Kou Mingxue had just said, and his eyes were quite deep for a moment.