"Oh, so you are the top scholar in the imperial examination."
Hearing the short man's couplet, Yongqi raised an eyebrow and gestured with a fist and palm salute in feigned admiration.
"Of course not."
The short man answered calmly.
"Then, have you met the Emperor?"
Benjamin, who was standing at the back, couldn't help but speak up as well.
"You foreign devil, how dare you mention the Emperor to me? Of course I've met the Emperor! I was the top scholar, appointed by imperial decree! You foreigner, do you even know what 'appointed by imperial decree' means?"
The short man glanced at Benjamin, who was speaking from behind, raised his head, and his disdain in his eyes intensified. He openly looked down on Benjamin, this foreigner, and was not humble at all.
"The arrows are sharp, the bows are round, you enter the examination hall amidst the deafening sound of gongs and drums. The first three arrows bring joy to the chief examiner, the next three bring joy to the emperor. Now it's your turn."
After the short ones come the tall ones.
"Could this be the top martial arts champion? Then he must have met the Emperor as well."
Yongqi spoke up again.
"Of course, of course, otherwise how could he be the top scholar?"
The tall guy wasn't humble at all.
"Erkang, hurry up and celebrate! Let them see what we've got!"
The two men's lack of humility had already made the emperor behind them lose interest in listening any further.
He urged Er Kang, who was standing in front, to hurry up.
Since the Emperor was already urging them, Erkang, who was standing in front, naturally didn't delay any longer. Just then, a pregnant woman walked by, and Erkang smiled and spoke.
"I will use the identity of this woman, with my toes pointed and belly round, to enter my husband's family with great fanfare. In the first three years, I will give birth to a top scholar, making my parents-in-law very happy. In the next three years, I will give birth to a top military scholar, making my parents-in-law very happy."
"You mean we are both that woman's sons?"
The two people in front of them were quite knowledgeable, so they could easily understand Er Kang's hidden meaning, and their eyes were filled with anger.
"Excuse me, excuse me. Since both of you top scholars in both the civil and military fields were just feinting, we can now joke about who the parents are."
Er Kang explained with a smile.
...
Erkang has made his choice, so it's Ertai's turn. Ertai's couplet goes without saying.
The couplet they exchanged also elicited laughter from everyone.
Both being cultured individuals, their words carried a deeper meaning.
"Hahaha--"
"Who else wants theirs to be pointy and round?"
The words of Erkang and Ertai successfully piqued the Emperor's interest, and he asked the people around him with a smile.
...
"Me, me, me, I'll do it, what's so difficult about this? I can do it too."
Seeing the joy in front of her and hearing the Emperor's words beside her, Xiao Yanzi waved her hand, indicating that she wanted to come over.
"Go."
The Emperor raised his head and gestured for Xiao Yanzi to go.
Xiao Yanzi didn't stand on ceremony. She let go of Chen Nian's hand, took two steps forward, and shook her head.
"With a pointed mouth and a round head, it's like stepping into a play, with gongs and drums beating loudly. The first three jumps make the host happy, and the next three jumps make the guests happy."
"Hahaha--"
Having spent a lot of time with Xiao Yanzi, it was easy for him to guess.
"What are you talking about?"
Xiao Yanzi's words left the two of them confused. They exchanged glances, neither able to guess what she meant. Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces, they could tell that she probably wasn't saying anything polite.
"A monkey show!"
Upon hearing the question, Little Swallow answered in a serious tone.
"You little brat—"
"Pfft~"
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