Chapter 343: Stupid Beauty
One after another, the Crown Prince arrived, followed by Murong Sheng and several other princes.
The relationships between the characters are as follows:
The eldest prince Murong Min is the queen's eldest son, but the crown prince is frail and sickly, and not in very good health, so they all have their eyes on the position of the Eastern Palace.
The second prince, Murong Fu, is the son of Concubine De.
The third prince Murong Rui is the queen’s second son.
The fourth prince, Murong Ting, is the son of Concubine Xian.
The fifth prince: Murong Sheng, son of Concubine Shu.
The sixth prince Murong Qi, son of Concubine Xu.
The seventh prince Murong Huai is the son of Consort Chen.
There is also an eldest princess named Murong Ya, who is the queen's daughter and has already married and has a prince consort.
The second princess, Murong Xue, the daughter of Concubine De, recruited a fellow scholar who won the third place in the imperial examination in the same year as Su Jing as her husband two years ago.
The third princess, Murong Lin, was only twelve years old. She was the daughter of Concubine Chen and the younger sister of Murong Huai.
There are also several princesses and princes from princely families, so I won’t go into details.
The crown prince also came out today, which was a rare thing. As soon as they appeared, the focus was on the princes. The fourth prince, the fifth prince, the sixth prince, and the seventh prince did not have a wife yet. The fourth prince and the sixth prince had two concubines, and the other two were still single.
Therefore, many noble ladies flocked to the two princes, hoping to marry them, especially the seventh prince, who was now the most favored by the emperor.
Su Wan did not participate, she was not interested in these princes.
Su Jing and Su Chen were dragged to the lakeside pavilion to play, and suddenly only Su Wan and Jiacheng were left.
Jiacheng had to go greet the princes and princesses and couldn't accompany her for the time being, leaving her alone in the corridor feeding the fish.
After a while, Jiacheng came back. She took Su Wan to the pavilion in the center of the lake. The princes and princesses were all there, as well as some talented men and beautiful women from Kyoto.
They held a poetry competition to compete in poetry.
"Poetry contest? I don't know how to do it." Su Wan was already scared before he even went.
She can only recite it, but she can't keep it for herself.
"It's okay, I don't know how either. I'm just joining in the fun. Who says people of our status have to be able to recite poetry and compose couplets? Let's hide behind a little bit and no one will notice us."
Jiacheng really said whatever she wanted to say, but Su Wan liked to hear what she said.
That's the reason.
So, the two of them ran to stand in the corner. Su Jing was born as the top scholar and now he is the youngest minister, so he is considered the main force of the male side.
However, he still spotted the two princesses who came to join in the fun and acted suspiciously.
What should I do? I think everything my sister does is cute.
The two found a corner to sit down and listened to them recite some poems that they couldn't understand. After listening for a while, Su Wan and Jia Cheng yawned at the same time.
Su's mother and Madam Shen also came out of the flower hall and found a sunny place with other ladies to enjoy the flowers and bask in the sun.
Everyone knew that Su's mother was from the countryside, but with Madam Shen protecting her, no one dared to speak against her.
"Are you bored?" Jiacheng said to Su Wan first.
Su Wan replied in a restrained manner:
"I'm fine."
"How about, let's go. I'll take you to see my cats." Jiacheng is a cat lover and has many cats in his yard.
I heard that Su Wan was interested in cat watching. She also likes cats. In modern times, she said that she would get one once her job was stable, but in the end, she didn't have that chance anymore.
"Okay." Su Wan suddenly became energetic.
So the two of them sneaked out through the crowd again.
Before he had taken a few steps, he heard the seventh prince Murong Huai start to compose a poem. He said:
"I'm not good at writing poetry, but I have a friend whose poems are sure to surpass any of yours."
Hearing such a loud tone, Jiacheng stopped.
"Let's first hear what poem my Seventh Brother is going to recite to steal the show."
Su Wan is fine, so let’s listen to it before leaving, since the suspense is so great.
"This poem is called 'Drinking Wine'. Let me read it to you.
Have you not seen the Yellow River's waters flowing from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning? Have you not seen the white hair in the mirror in the hall, which was black in the morning and turned white in the evening? When life is happy, we should enjoy it to the fullest, and not let the golden cup face the moon in vain. I was born with talents that must be useful, and even if I spend a fortune, I will get it back again..."
When the title of the poem came out, Su Wan was stunned. She stared straight at the center of the crowd, at the man who was fanning himself with a folding fan and reciting poetry, Murong Huai.
He thought it was a coincidence until he read out the content of the poem, and Su Wan felt as if struck by lightning.
This... this is really Li Bai's "Jinjiu". Jin State is a fictional dynasty, how could there be such a poem?
And Murong Huai also said that it was written by a friend of his. What a way of making a friend out of nothing.
However, after Su Wan reacted, he was instantly filled with joy and excitement, and he wanted to rush up to confirm it right away.
She giggled foolishly, and Princess Jiacheng looked at her in confusion.
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Why are you smiling foolishly?"
Su Wan quickly waved his hands and explained:
"Nothing, I just thought of something funny, haha..."
She could hardly stop laughing.
Murong Huai had already finished reading and instantly won applause from the whole audience.
This poem is absolutely amazing. Every sentence is a classic. Those who are sentimental and romantic will like the sentence "Enjoy life to the fullest when you are happy, and don't let the golden cup face the moon empty." Those who like this sentence are all noble ladies.
Men prefer the saying, "I was born to be useful, and even if I lose all my money, I will come back again," which is very inspiring.
Everyone praised the poem as being wonderful and said that after today, it would surely become famous in Kyoto.
"Oh, I don't understand. I'm a layman. Sister, let's go see the cats!" Jiacheng was confused.
She only knew that the poem was long and sounded impressive, but she couldn't understand the poetry at all.
Now, Murong Huai is pretending to be cool, and it is not convenient for Su Wan to find him to confirm at this time. It is better to go see the cat first, and then find a chance to test him later. Anyway, he likes to be with the third brother.
Jiacheng took her to his own courtyard. The courtyard where the little princess of the palace lived must be very grand.
Sure enough, Jiacheng's yard was bigger than hers, but there were few decorations in the yard. Unlike other girls, whose yards were full of flowers and plants, her yard was very different. There were swings, targets, and pitching pots, the kind where you could draw your bow and shoot arrows anytime and anywhere.
Princess Jiacheng is really interesting. She can play pitching pots when she has nothing to do.
She first brought Su Wan to her boudoir. Her boudoir was also very unique. As soon as she entered the door, she saw an exquisite bow and arrow inside.
"This is the coming-of-age gift my father gave me. How about it? Doesn't it look nice?" Jiacheng looked at his beloved bow, feeling very proud and asking for praise.
Su Wan didn’t know much about it, and she didn’t play this game, but she just nodded.
"Yeah, it looks good."
Su Wan nodded in a silly and cute manner, and Jiacheng instantly felt that she was such a silly beauty, but she liked her very much.
"Let me tell you, I'm different from other girls. I like fighting and killing. What about you? What do you like?"
Su Wan thought about it and realized that she was different from other girls:
"As for me, I just like eating, sleeping in, and dreaming!"
"Hahaha...you're so funny." Jiacheng couldn't stop laughing because of her amusing him.
But soon, she felt that her image was not good, so she quickly covered her mouth and stopped.
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