Chapter 164: The Princess is Embarrassed

Dugu Yanran looked at these famous scholars of Da Chu with a little pride.

After seeing the shock and helplessness in the other person's eyes, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

really……

This third couplet is the ultimate killer.

From now on, I can become a legendary talented woman.

I heard that in the Great Chu, talented women have the highest status and are the most respected.

With this reputation, you will have a higher status when you marry someone in the future.

However……

Suddenly, Dugu Yanran actually saw a smile on the face of the Emperor and Empress of Great Chu.

It was a kind of...relaxed, heartfelt, uncontrollable smile.

What does this mean?

Is there something wrong with my first couplet?

Or simply to make people laugh? !

This is impossible!

What is going on?

then……

A Hanlin stood up.

"Your Majesty, I have a couplet here... The reading pavilion, the sound of reading, the sound of reading in the reading pavilion, the reading pavilion lasts forever, the sound of reading lasts forever."

"Princess Dugu, what do you think of this second couplet?"

Dugu Yanran: ... again, you got it right again? ! ! !

How is this possible!!!

Moreover, it is so good?!

Before Dugu Yanran could recover from her surprise, another Hanlin stood up.

"Your Majesty, I have it too... I will go to the Poetry Tower, meet poet friends, and meet poet friends on the Poetry Tower. The Poetry Tower is forever, and the poet friends are forever."

"Haha, Brother Zheng... one of us is studying and the other is meeting friends, we seem to get along really well."

On the other side, a Hanlin stood up.

"Isn't it too dry to just study and make friends? Let me come up with a couplet...Rain and dust in the heart, rain and dust stain, rain and dust in the heart, rain and dust stain, dust in the heart for a moment, dust stain for a moment."

"How about this second line? The sound of reading and the sound of rain are a perfect match."

then……

Once again, a Hanlin stood up.

"Brother Zhao, I have a couplet here that matches yours... Admire the snowy ridges, admire the snow scenery, admire the top of the snowy ridges and admire the snow scenery, the snowy ridges are forever winter, the snow scenery is forever winter."

"How about rain and snow at the same time?"

Dugu Yanran: ...

Dugu Yanran was completely stunned.

no.

Are you all so awesome?

With just one first line, you guys came up with so many second lines in such a short time?

All the famous scholars she had consulted before couldn't even come up with a decent second line, so she regarded this couplet as absolute and the best!

But, why could these people from Da Chu come up with so many couplets so easily?

Are all the scholars in Da Chu so powerful?

Or... those famous scholars she recruited at the beginning were actually liars?

However……

Dugu Yanran's surprise obviously hasn't ended yet, because...

On the generals' side, Xie Yanqing and Jiang Yuanbo looked at each other and smiled.

They happily accepted the second line of the couplet sent by my aunt/sister!

Xie Yanqing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a couplet here... Zhanhai Pavilion, Zhanhai Cape, Zhanhai Pavilion looks forward to Zhanhai Cape, Haige Ten Thousand Years, Haijiao Ten Thousand Years."

"I am a military commander, a rough man, and I don't know how this couplet will work. Is it appropriate?"

Chu Yingrui's eight teeth showed when he smiled.

Oh my, I'm really embarrassed today.

However, Chu Yingrui did not answer immediately, because... he knew this was not the end yet.

really……

Jiang Yuanbo beside Xie Yanqing also stood up.

"Your Majesty, I, a warrior, also have an idea... that... Daci Temple, Daci Shi, the Daci Shi in Daci Temple, may the temple live forever, may the Shi live forever."

"How about this second line? Is it okay?!"

Chu Yingrui laughed out loud.

"Okay, okay!"

"There are many talented people in the Hanlin Academy of Great Chu."

"In our Great Chu, even military commanders are both civil and military!"

"Okay, okay!"

Today, I am so proud!

This lonely princess is really... How could she ask such questions?

Little fairy, you are indeed a treasure bestowed by God to the Great Chu!

However...

This alone is not enough, there is still one final blow.

Chu Yingrui looked at the eldest prince.

"My son, since the Imperial Academy and the military commanders have spoken, as a prince, you should also show off our royal upbringing. Do you have a second line?"

The eldest prince stood up and first bowed in the direction of Chu Yingrui and Li Yunzhen, and then looked at Dugu Yanran.

"Princess Dugu, I do have a couplet here... Yinyue Well, Yinyue Shadow, Yinyue Shadow in Yinyue Well, the Moon Well lasts for ten thousand years, the Moon Shadow lasts for ten thousand years."

"What do you think of this second line?"

Dugu Yanran: ...

Dugu Yanran was completely speechless.

Good fellow.

This is not a chance to make a name for yourself.

This is clearly an opportunity for Da Chu to show its strength!

These people from Da Chu are simply stepping on their own faces, announcing to everyone how powerful and cultured their Da Chu is!

And I am the fool who actively sticks my face out for people to hit and step on!

Dugu Yanran really used up all her strength to try not to collapse on the spot and even to maintain her smile.

She smiled and gave a lot of flattery, praising how powerful the civil and military officials of the Great Chu were, and even praising the literary talent of the eldest prince. After that... Dugu Yanran was ready to turn around and go back to her seat.

She was too embarrassed to continue.

However……

She didn't want to go on, but Da Chu didn't want to let her go so easily.

Jiang Yueyao came up to the little princess and whispered a few words.

Chu Jiayi immediately revealed a sly smile.

Yaoyao, you are amazing!

This is something that this princess likes!

"Princess Dugu, you are not the only one who likes couplets. As the princess of the Great Chu, I also like couplets very much... However, I am not good at rhetoric in couplets, and I usually don't dare to ask questions in public like this."

"It was only after I met Princess Dugu that I understood... what it meant to be shameless to ask questions and what it meant to get to the bottom of things."

"Well... this princess has come to join in the fun. I have a couplet that I would like to discuss with Princess Dugu."

"I wonder if the lonely princess is willing to communicate with me?"

Dugu Yanran: ...

I felt like I was slapped in the face again.

Hey guys, do you mean that your level is not high enough and you dare to keep asking questions? !

The people of Da Chu are so bad!

But since the Princess of Great Chu had said so much, how could Dugu Yanran refuse?

She nodded with a smile.

"Princess, please speak."

Chu Jiayi looked around with a smile, then spoke slowly.

"I have an upper couplet here, but I haven't found a suitable lower couplet. Princess Dugu, please give me your comments."

"Smoke locks the pond willow."

Dugu Yanran blinked.

I thought this little princess would have some difficult problems.

That's it?

In Dugu Yanran's heart, the so-called absolute... it must be that the more words there are, the harder it is.

What's so difficult about a couplet that only has five words?

Although...she wouldn't be right.

But soon, Dugu Yanran's expression changed.

Because……

She heard the discussions of people around her.

"The pond is shrouded in mist... The quiet pond is surrounded by green willows and shrouded in mist. The beautiful scenery seems to be right in front of you... The artistic conception is so high that if you want to write the second couplet, not only must it be neat, but the artistic conception must also match... This, this is too difficult!"

"No, the hardest part is... the radicals of the five characters in 煙鎖塘塘柳 include the "five elements" of "金,木,水,火,土", so the second line should also match the "five elements"... It's too hard, too hard!"

"Very difficult... This is truly the ultimate in the ages."

"I'm sure I won't be right anyway."

"But... this couple was born to my Great Chu princess... Hahahaha, this idea that will embarrass future generations for thousands of years was definitely proposed by my Great Chu princess. It can be considered an honor for my Great Chu."

"Hahaha, that's right, that's it... But Princess Beiliang is embarrassed."