Gu Pianran glanced at Bei Lin out of the corner of her eye, but saw that he didn't even look at her. The smile on the corner of her lips faded slightly, but when she met Tang Jingyu's gaze, she smiled charmingly.
Tang Jingyu curled the corners of his lips, his tender eyes full of doting.
Gu Pianran said with a smile, "Give me the first line of the couplet, and then randomly select a gentleman to write the second line, okay?"
The Third Prince, Gu Hanyu, nodded, "Yes."
The other disciples from the noble families nodded one after another, but Beilin turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside and just drank his wine.
Gu Pianran opened her red lips slightly, "The moon shines on the treetops during the Qingming Festival."
The young masters of the noble families present all showed expressions of approval, and their eyes looked at Gu Pianran differently. Before, they just thought that he was someone brought by Tang Jingyu and was a dispensable existence.
Even though her mother's family was the imperial merchant Gu family, in their eyes, merchants were just merchants, and even imperial merchants were considered the lowest class of people and were not worthy of being on the stage.
Gu Pianran was naturally aware that her status had attracted the attention of the young masters from aristocratic families. If she wanted them to focus their attention on her, she had to let them understand her and see her other side.
Talent is her greatest reliance.
Although it is said that "a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent", a talented woman can gain more respect from the outside world and be looked up to by others.
Gu Pianran knew this all too well.
Now that she had such a good opportunity, how could she let it go? Besides, she had no shortage of poetry and songs. With thousands of years of famous poetry and songs under her belt, there was no way she wouldn't have the opportunity to make a splash.
The Third Prince exclaimed in admiration, "Not bad, not bad. I wonder who Miss Gu is going to ask to write the second couplet?"
Gu Pianran smiled sweetly, her beautiful eyes moving around them for a few moments before finally settling on Bei Lin. "Everyone here has already composed the second line of the couplet, except Master Bei. How about you do it?"
Gu Pianran looked at him with a smile.
Beilin finally raised his head and glanced at her indifferently, ignoring her flirting with him.
The Third Prince, Gu Hanyu, knew that he disliked Tang Jingyu, and naturally, he would not like the woman Tang Jingyu brought with him. He did not dare to ask Beilin for help and thus embarrass himself.
His goal today was to win over Beilin, not to make Beilin dislike him.
Bei Lin glanced at her, then turned to look at the Third Prince and the others, bowing and saying, "I'm just a rough man. You can let me wield a sword or a spear, but as for reciting poems and couplets, please leave me alone."
The Third Prince, Gu Hanyu, immediately laughed and said, "Hahaha, Beilin, you are so honest."
Bei Lin smiled and said, "Instead of pretending to be rich, it's better to tell the truth."
The young men around him all laughed and agreed with him.
However, for Gu Pianran, who made the proposal, this was like a slap in the face.
The smile on Gu Pianran's face froze, and her eyes were full of grievance.
Tang Jingyu watched his woman being bullied like this, and a surge of anger welled up in his heart. This anger naturally went towards Bei Lin.
He had repeatedly tolerated Beilin in the last incident, and now he was even more aggressive. Did he really think he was a clay man?
Gu Hanyu glanced at Gu Pianran and naturally saw her grievances, but compared with Bei Lin, her grievances were not important at all.
Instead, Tang Jingyu spoke up: "Uncle..."
The last word "zi" was stopped immediately by Beilin's sharp strike.
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