As soon as Xiao Yu stepped onto the stage, he attracted everyone's attention.
Who is this person?
"I don't recognize him!"
"Judging from his clothes and appearance, he shouldn't be a scholar!"
The Xiao Prince's Mansion is very famous in the capital, and many people have heard of it. Xiao Shilang of the Xiao Prince's Mansion has intellectual disabilities... but very few people have actually seen Xiao Shilang!
Seeing someone directly mocking his poem, Gu Quan's face darkened, and he said unhappily, "Who are you?"
Xiao Yu only wanted to take Shen Youyu away and had no intention of revealing his identity.
"Who I am is none of your business. Newbies shouldn't try to get attention."
"you!"
Gu Quan frowned deeply, his tone becoming somewhat fierce: "Fine, I'm a newbie... Then I'd like to see what kind of poetry someone who dares to look down on the Imperial Academy can produce."
Seeing the two of them going head-to-head, the audience below the stage became quite lively.
"Who is this guy? He's so arrogant!"
"I don't know him..."
"This person is truly arrogant to dare to look down on the Imperial Academy!"
"He's belittling Guquan, not the Imperial Academy... That Guquan kid is really cunning, using the Imperial Academy as a front!"
"Miss, is he Xiao Shilang?"
As Shen Youyu's substitute maid, Qing'er knew that Shen Youyu wanted to redeem herself.
Seeing Xiao Yu go on stage, Shen Youyu, who had been expressionless, showed concern on her face, which led Qing'er to make this guess.
"Um."
Shen Youyu responded softly, her gaze fixed on Xiao Yu.
"She's quite good-looking, what a pity..."
Qing'er shook her head with a regretful tone, clearly not believing that Xiao Yu could produce any good poems, and that he would most likely embarrass himself.
At this moment, Xiao Yu finally spoke up, saying loudly, "This poem of mine is also dedicated to Miss Shen Youyu... Miss Youyu's beauty inspired me!"
Pshaw, so it's just another poem about licking the young fish!
Gu Quan snorted coldly, unconvinced, thinking that Xiao Yu was just imitating him.
The audience members couldn't help but shake their heads.
If Xiao Yu's poems were only used to praise Shen Youyu's beauty, what value could they possibly have?
"Young master, please."
Only Shen Youyu nodded slightly and smiled gently at Xiao Yu.
The moment their eyes met, their gazes were practically locked...
"You wretched brat!"
Gu Quan watched this scene unfold, gritted his teeth, and shouted, "I'd like to see what kind of good poem you can come up with."
"Fine, I'll make you admit defeat."
Xiao Yu recited the first line of the poem:
"Clouds remind me of her clothes, flowers of her face."
Upon hearing this line of poetry, everyone was struck by a jolt.
Gu Quan was completely stunned!
"Clouds yearn for clothes...flowers yearn for beauty..."
Shen Youyu's delicate body trembled, her gaze fixed on Xiao Yu, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.
Absolutely amazing!
A stroke of genius!
These seven characters describe clothing and appearance. Using peonies to compare to a sinking young fish, these seven characters alone are enough to utterly surpass Gu Quan's low-class, obsequious verses.
"The spring breeze caresses the balustrade, and the dew is heavy."
Xiao Yu walked towards Shen Youyu, his gaze lingering on her beautiful face, and continued reciting, "If we don't meet on the Jade Mountain, we'll meet under the moon on the Jade Terrace."
After the last line of the poem was recited, the entire Baoyue Tower fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone stood there, stunned, silently savoring the poem.
"Clouds resemble her clothes, flowers resemble her face; the spring breeze caresses the balustrade, and the dew is heavy."
"If we don't meet on the summit of Mount Qunyu, we'll meet under the moon on the Jade Terrace."
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
"That's wonderful!"
"Clouds, flowers, dew, jade platform, moonlight... all are simple words, yet they depict the voluptuous beauty of the young fish maiden!"
"That line, 'The clouds remind me of her clothes, the flowers of her face,' will surely become a timeless classic!"
"It has been a long time since our Great Xia has produced such fine lines... This poem will surely bring fame to the poetry scene of Great Xia!"
"No wonder he dared to mock Gu Quan like that; this man certainly has the right to be arrogant!"
"But I wonder which academy he belongs to?"
The crowd began to discuss and speculate about Xiao Yu's identity.
As for Gu Quan, he had quietly slipped away sometime earlier...
"Juro!"
Shen Youyu stared at Xiao Yu with her beautiful eyes, her gaze filled with tender affection, making her almost melt.
Skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she naturally knew how excellent this poem was, and that she could become famous throughout history because of it.
Moreover... after winning this poetry competition with this poem, she no longer needed to commit suicide and could redeem herself and leave Baoyue Tower.
After giving Shen Youyu a gentle smile, Xiao Yu turned around, looked at the crowd below the stage, and shouted, "Who else?!"
At this moment, all the scholars lowered their heads and sighed... but their hearts were filled with more admiration.
This poem is truly a timeless masterpiece; they couldn't resist leaving Baoyue Tower to spread its message elsewhere.
"So arrogant?"
A few wealthy people who didn't understand poetry asked, "Is this poem that great? Why are you all looking so dejected?"
The result was always the same: an eye roll!
"That baby fish girl is mine!"
Xiao Yu walked over, took Shen Youyu's soft hand in his, and whispered, "Wife, let's go."
"Um……"
Shen Youyu bit her lip and nodded gently, her pretty face showing a hint of shyness and a touch of coquettishness.
Seeing Shen Youyu's face flushed with excitement, her bones practically melting, and her body almost pressed against him... Xiao Yu was somewhat surprised, but quickly understood.
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