The Emperor heard the Grand Tutor praising Qingyao from a distance, and the color in his eyes darkened. He felt very unhappy with Qingyao. Instead of staying at home, she came out to attract bees and butterflies. It must be said that men's jealousy is something that cannot be provoked.
The girls from noble families, led by Xu Qingqing, looked at Qingyao with jealousy, while the young men from noble families, led by Crown Prince Di Jing, looked at Qingyao with admiration.
Xu Qingqing was a thoughtful woman. She was jealous that Qingyao was being praised by others and stealing her limelight, but she wore a faint smile and said, "Miss Qingyao is really good. I have to admit defeat in this round."
How could Qingyao not see clearly the temperaments of these girls from aristocratic families? Even if she was jealous, so what? She had already taken the limelight today. Then she smiled lightly and said, "You're flattered!" The Taifu and others saw Qingyao's neither humble nor arrogant attitude, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in their eyes.
Then the Grand Tutor asked the host to continue, and then the host said: "Okay, congratulations to Miss Qingyao for this round. Let's move on to the next round. The next round will be themed on wine. Everyone, please come in!" Then everyone picked up their pens and wrote their own poems.
Qingyao narrowed her eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and then began to write on the paper. Xu Qingqing secretly glanced at Qingyao, and seeing that she was so confident, she felt even more jealous.
Qingyao thought of many lines of poetry, but none of them suited the current situation. Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she recalled a line she had read in ancient times. She silently apologized, saying she hadn't meant to copy it. Then, she picked up her pen and wrote: "When life is good, enjoy it to the fullest; don't let the golden cup face the moon in vain. Born with talents that will surely be useful, even if all my wealth is spent, it will return. Cooking sheep and cattle is fun, and I must drink three hundred cups at once." After she finished, she put down her pen, and the servants immediately took Qingyao's poem to the Grand Tutor and others for comment.
After seeing this, the Grand Tutor and others talked about it. One of the great scholars asked Qingyao, "Miss Qingyao, did you write this poem?" Qingyao nodded slightly when she heard that.
Seeing this, the Grand Tutor and others applauded and praised, "What a good poem!" This made everyone present turn their attention to Qingyao, especially Xu Qingqing, whose hands under her sleeves were clenched tightly.
She didn't believe that Qingyao would win again this round, but after the tutor read it out, everyone had to accept it even if they were not convinced. Looking at Qingyao, they really had never thought of such a poem.
At this time, Crown Prince Di Jing smiled and said, "Miss Qingyao's talent really makes this crown prince look at her with new eyes. This poem is majestic and magnificent, and it is indeed a masterpiece." At this moment, the crown prince has already tacitly agreed in his heart that Qingyao is more than qualified to be his crown princess. Before, he always liked Xu Qingqing, but his father said that the prime minister had too many disciples, and most of the civil servants in the court were the prime minister's disciples, so he could only choose Qingyao. Originally, he was not happy, thinking that Qingyao was not as good as Xu Qingqing. Now it seems that Qingyao's literature is better than Xu Qingqing, so Xu Qingqing can only be a concubine. It has to be said that people in the royal family are so narcissistic.
Qingyao bowed and said, "Your Highness, thank you for your praise. It was just a sudden inspiration."
The poetry reading continued, but everyone's mind seemed to still be on Qingyao's poem.
The poetry reading ended two hours later. During this period, Qingyao created many famous lines and excellent works, and everyone's view of Qingyao completely changed.
The literary talents praised Qingyao highly, while the ladies from the aristocratic families were jealous and dissatisfied with Qingyao.
But seeing that the Crown Prince Di Jing, the Grand Tutor and other great scholars all praised Qingyao, they could only hide their dissatisfaction in their hearts and just looked at Qingyao with hatred.
Qingyao was very satisfied when she saw this. Her plan to become famous had already made her name famous.
After Qingyao won the first prize, she bowed to everyone and said slowly, "Our teahouse will open in a month. I will personally write a poem for the opening. Everyone is welcome to come and write a poem. If you beat me, I will give the first prize of one thousand taels of silver to that person."
As soon as Qingyao finished speaking, everyone started talking. Some of these literary talents came from humble backgrounds, and now they could openly receive a thousand taels. Everyone was interested. However, those from aristocratic families were not interested in money but in connections. Then, the literary talents, mainly, bowed and responded, "I will definitely visit you in a month."
Then Qingyao asked his men to solemnly distribute the invitations he had written to everyone.
Seeing Qingyao's sincerity, everyone agreed to go there in a month.
Seeing this, Qingyao smiled with satisfaction, then bowed to the prince and others and left.
Because she was going to do something now. When she entered, Xiaoyi had already discovered that the Emperor had arrived. Everyone in the audience had a sour face. Qingyao knew the reason immediately. This man was jealous. All men have possessiveness, especially the Emperor, who was the emperor. His possessiveness was even stronger. Although he rejected her, he had already tacitly accepted her as his in his heart. Now that so many people admired her, he must be unhappy. So she was going to coax the Emperor, but this coaxing also required a method. Qingyao had been coveting the Emperor's body for a long time. Now she had an excuse to tease him openly. Maybe she could even get some meat. Why not?
At night, the Emperor came to the suburbs with an unhappy look on his face. After Qingyao gave him acupuncture, the Emperor left without waiting for Qingyao to say anything.
Qingyao looked at the Emperor's back and smiled meaningfully.
Xiaoyi said, "Grandpa, he looks so angry, how are you going to comfort him?"
Qingyao did not answer this question, but instead asked Xiaoyi: "Give me the antidote to his infertility and the contraceptive pills."
Xiaoyi asked in confusion, "Grandfather, what do you mean? You asked for infertility medicine, why do you also want contraceptives?" Qingyao pushed Xiaoyi away with her finger and said, "Don't ask too many questions, kid."
With a flick of her fingertips, Qingyao changed into a new outfit. This time, she was going to dress up as a stunning courtesan. She wore a red tube top over a transparent white gauze dress. She had cut the inner red skirt in half, replacing the outer skirt with a white, transparent gauze dress. As she moved, her legs were faintly visible, a truly alluring sight. Her hair was piled high, with sideburns on both sides. She wore a red pearl necklace on her head and a red pearl necklace on her forehead, along with a touch of a red rose pattern. She looked like a stunning dancer, a truly captivating sight.
Dongzhu and others were stunned when they saw Qingyao. Qingyao smiled with satisfaction. Dongzhu and others started bleeding from their noses. They retreated hurriedly. Qingyao tiptoed and flew towards the palace immediately.
In the night sky, the bright moon hangs high, casting its clear light. Qingyao's figure is light and graceful, like a blooming red lotus, swaying gracefully in the wind.
After a while, she arrived outside the high wall of the palace, jumped in lightly, and headed towards the emperor's bedroom.
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