"Your arrival has brightened up my humble residence!"
Zheng Pan led the uncle, nephew and two others into the inner courtyard, flattering them all the way.
The main hall was newly decorated and everyone exchanged pleasantries and took their seats.
Then, the maid brought in various dishes.
"Come on! Let's officially start the poetry appreciation meeting. Let's appreciate poetry while drinking." Zheng Pan was making arrangements.
A pretty maid filled everyone's glasses with wine.
"I would like to offer a toast to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first. It is an honor for me, Zheng, to have such a distinguished person condescend to visit my humble home!" Zheng Pan said in an exaggerated tone.
The four scholars also stood up, raised their glasses, and flattered the prince.
The second prince: You guys are so realistic. When you want to flatter someone, you know to flatter the crown prince first.
The prince has always hated this kind of flattering drinking party, and was speechless, but still forced a smile and drank the wine.
After exchanging pleasantries, Zheng Pan stood up and said, "Let's get started, who's going first?"
A white-faced scholar said, "How about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go first?"
Others also echoed: "I have long heard that the Crown Prince's literary talent is unparalleled in the world. The Crown Prince, please go first."
The second prince sensed something was wrong as soon as he heard it.
Isn't this a poetry appreciation party? Isn't it the host who brings out the poems for everyone to appreciate?
Does this poem need to be written now?
"Um, Lord Zheng, may I ask what the rules of this poetry appreciation meeting are?" The second prince asked in confusion.
"This poetry appreciation meeting is very informal. Everyone writes a poem and then the others evaluate it. The style of the poem is freely decided." Lord Zheng introduced attentively.
The Second Prince and Xiao Licheng both had dark lines on their faces: If you had told us earlier that you wanted to write poetry, we wouldn't have come.
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