The color drained from the face of the Xia Kingdom's crown prince, and he turned to look at the Xia King.
The Xia king kept his eyes tightly closed.
He appeared calm and composed on the surface, but his mind was in turmoil.
Mu Junxi curled his lips in disdain. "What? Such a simple poem? The Crown Prince of Xia, you can't possibly be serious."
“No…impossible.” The Crown Prince of Xia took a step back: “This is not a poem at all, it’s just something you made up on the spot to tease me.”
"Playing games?" Mu Junxi sneered coldly: "Then you should go back and look through the books of poetry to see if Du Xunhe has written this poem. The last two lines of this poem are: 'People of the time do not recognize the towering tree until it reaches the clouds.'"
The already pale face of the Xia Kingdom's crown prince turned even paler.
"This poem describes a pine tree that grows taller and taller from the deep grass, eventually becoming a magnificent tree." Mu Junxi said sullenly, "This poem seems simple, but it is actually telling others that those who laugh at the pine tree will eventually realize their mistakes."
After Mu Junxi finished speaking, he snorted coldly and walked up to the Crown Prince of Xia.
Because of his young age.
He was noticeably half a head shorter than the Crown Prince of Xia.
But in terms of imposing presence, he was in no way inferior to the Crown Prince of Xia.
He mimicked the way the Crown Prince of Xia had just done, reaching out to pat his cheek: "So, when you have free time, don't just focus on eating, read more books."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Junxi turned and left, then sat down in his seat.
Holy crap!
Is this really my fifth brother?
He's fucking so handsome!
[Well said! A brilliant retort! It made the Crown Prince of Xia cry out in despair.]
I'm raising the banner for Fifth Brother.
Mu Qianqian screamed excitedly in her heart.
That was so satisfying!
If she weren't just a little baby at that moment...
She was determined to rush up and slap that Xia Kingdom prince three times with the soles of her shoes.
Teach him properly how to be a good person.
Don't you even know who I am, Princess?
This is like trying to show off your skills in front of Guan Yu – it's utterly overestimating your abilities.
At this moment, the people sitting in the main hall also began to grumble angrily.
"Yeah, such a simple poem, surely you don't really know it?"
"My three-year-old grandson can recite these poems, but the crown prince of Xia Kingdom can't."
"Weren't you so arrogant just now, unwilling to compare with this or that? Why are you silent now?"
"No wonder they're so picky, they're afraid they can't compete with them."
"The Crown Prince of Xia is seven years older than our Fifth Prince, which means he has to study for seven more years than our Fifth Prince."
"That's right. He studied for seven more years, yet he still lost to our Fifth Prince. It's clear he's really not good enough."
"And this Xia Kingdom, isn't the Empress still alive? If that's the case, why does he always bring a concubine with him when he goes out? Could it be that this Xia King is going to become a man who favors his concubine over his wife?"
"Wasn't it this Consort Han who deliberately stirred up trouble just now?"
"It seems that Consort Han has been whispering sweet nothings in King Xia's ear quite often."
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
"King Xia, is there anything else you wish to compete in? Several princes of our Yuan Kingdom are ready to serve at any time." A gentle expression appeared on Emperor Yuanwu's face.
Mu Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems her worries were unnecessary.
However, it is ultimately a good thing that Mu Junxi has become upright and ambitious.
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