To understand what it means to be able to hear a pin drop and what it means to be deadly silent, just look at the current scene.
Wei Caier had a good family background and could occasionally write one or two poems that were worth showing off. So when Wei Caier said that she also had a poem in her hand, everyone thought it was just the work of her youngest daughter and that she just wanted to play a joke on Zhang Xiuzhi.
But when Wei Caier really played the song "Magpie Bridge Fairy", everyone was shocked.
How the hell could this be written by a woman? When did the poetry of women in the Great Qi Dynasty become so high?
Let alone women, even in today's literary world, can you ask which man has such talent?
Many people looked at Zhang Xiuzhi. If the poetry Wei Caier produced was of average quality, it would mean that she was interacting with Zhang Xiuzhi in a friendly manner.
But poetry of this level is a real slap in the face to Zhang Xiuzhi.
Sure enough, the corners of Zhang Xiuzhi's mouth twitched. He never dreamed that he had made a name for himself in the capital with his talent in poetry, but today he was being trampled under the feet of a girl.
Wei Caier's poem was really good, so good that it made Zhang Xiuzhi want to bang his head against the wall.
The choice of words and sentence structure is fine, but the main thing is that the meanings that the two poems want to express form a sharp contrast.
Zhang Xiuzhi wrote a poem from Wei Caier's perspective, just to make Wei Caier feel that he, Zhang Xiuzhi, understood her.
Once he gets Wei Caier's approval, things will be much easier afterwards. He has plenty of ways to win Wei Caier's heart.
Wei Caier's father is Wei Yong. If she could really become Wei Yong's son-in-law, there would naturally be many benefits.
Wei Yong had a very good reputation among the literati, which helped Zhang Xiuzhi to have a more stable career.
As for the fact that Wei Yong was too upright and had offended many important officials, Zhang Xiuzhi was not worried. After all, there were tall people to hold up the sky if it fell.
Besides, when I become an official in the future, I will naturally have to be much more tactful.
So the moment Zhang Xiuzhi knew Wei Cai'er was here, he made the decision to pursue Wei Cai'er.
What a great opportunity this is! If Wei Cai'er had not been broken off from engagement, with his status and family, he would have absolutely no right to have any feelings for Wei Cai'er.
Now, as long as he can use his talent to impress the woman in front of him, he can easily reach the peak of his life.
However, what he never expected was that Wei Cai'er was not depressed at all, and she had no resentment towards her fiancé, at least not now.
The words in Zhang Xiuzhi's poem were all about the pain of separation and the suffering of lovesickness between men and women, but the poem Wei Caier threw out told him bluntly, what's the point of the suffering of lovesickness? Stop being so pretentious!
If two people are really next to each other, why would they care about those things!
Not only did Zhang Xiuzhi flatter the wrong person, but his ideological level was also despised.
At this moment, Zhang Xiuzhi understood that there was probably no chance between him and Wei Caier!
This is really ridiculous! Didn't Wei Caier commit suicide by slitting her wrists over her marriage? With this kind of reaction, how could she not feel resentment?
Despite roaring like crazy in his heart, Zhang Xiuzhi wore a warm smile on his face and said, "Miss Wei's poem is truly excellent. I'm willing to admit that it's better than yours."
Since he couldn't win Wei Caier's heart, he had to at least preserve his own image.
Regardless of whether the poem Wei Caier brought out could really suppress him, as a grown man, he now took the initiative to admit this, and at least everyone would think that he is a popular person.
As for poetry, it's a matter of personal opinion.
As long as he deliberately guides others in certain situations, others will think that he is too disdainful to compete with Wei Caier, so he admits defeat on his own initiative. This has nothing to do with his talent.
After saying this, Zhang Xiuzhi was still very proud in his heart. He thought he was really smart. He could think of such a good idea in such a short time.
But before the smile on Zhang Xiuzhi's face could fully bloom, a bolt from the blue fell directly on his head.
"Mr. Zhang, you are too kind. Such a good poem is not written by me. I don't have such talent. You may not know this, but the author of this poem is actually the same person who wrote the erotic poem in Nuanxiang Pavilion last time."
"Yes, you heard me right. It's that erotic poem you despised, the one you called a cloak-and-dagger. My brother Lu simply considered poetry a minor art, something he used for fun, so he didn't leave his name that day. But this unrestrained act, in the mouth of Master Zhide, became a cloak-and-dagger, which I find quite ridiculous."
"Speaking of which, this poem was given to me by Brother Lu because he saw I was in a bad mood. He wanted to cheer me up. Compared to Master Zhang's hesitant poem, I actually like this one better. What do you sisters think?"
Wow, it’s a direct critical hit!
No one expected that this poem was not written by Wei Caier, but by the Big Brother Lu mentioned by Wei Caier.
Many people looked at Zhang Xiuzhi with schadenfreude, wanting to see how he would respond.
Many people felt relieved. This grandson relied on his talent in poetry to be arrogant. Today, someone finally taught him a lesson!
Zhang Xiuzhi had never expected that the author of this poem was actually someone else, and that this person had competed with him in a duel.
If he could still insist last time that the two of them had fought to a draw, then this time, there was no need to explain: he had lost, completely.
But Zhang Xiuzhi was unwilling to accept this. Why could he be defeated by someone who didn't even show up?
At this moment, Li Qingchun, standing by, suddenly spoke in a sharp voice, "Our Master Zhang at least dares to stand here, but what about that Brother Lu you mentioned? Can his works only be made public through the mouths of others? Let me say that Master Zhang is right. He is a man who hides his head and shows his tail!"
Li Qingchun was so angry that she didn't care whether her logic was correct or not. She just wanted to argue with Wei Caier!
Why? Why, after your engagement was broken off, not only did you find your ideal husband, but your ideal husband also treated you so well?
They gave me hairpins and poems as gifts. I'm so jealous that I'm going to have a split second!
After hearing Li Qingchun's words, Zhang Xiuzhi came back to his senses. He also held his head high and said, "If this brother could ask me for advice in person, I would naturally acknowledge his talent. But he has never dared to appear in front of me. What can I say?"
"Haha, Master Zhang, you don't think everyone is as idle as you, do you? My elder brother Lu has a lot of things to deal with every day, and most of them are family and national affairs. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you, my elder brother Lu's full name is Lu Chen, and he is the imperial preceptor of the current dynasty!"
"If you sisters want perfume, you can try the connections at the Chinese Academy of Sciences!"
Click!
Li Mingyue crushed the wine glass in her hand, then suddenly turned to the female official beside her and said, "I remember there will be a dinner to receive foreign envoys in a couple of days, right? Go and say hello to me. I want to attend, and please arrange a seat for me next to Lu Chen!"
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