"Okay, then you can sing a song and see which gentleman here can beat you. If anyone beats you, I will accompany you tonight."

Miss Ruyan's words aroused the greed of all the men present. Gu Yunru was also ready to give it a try. He looked at the emperor beside him and said, "Why don't we join in the fun?"

"OK."

Zhang Mo was even more unconvinced as he raised his voice and looked at the teasing eyes of the crowd, "Beauty, beauty, you are so graceful and elegant, so light and unrestrained, so fascinating and confusing. I really want to taste your cherry lips, and look at your willow-like waist, I really want to hug you!"

This poem that makes one's scalp tingle and goosebumps appear all over the floor was actually spoken from his mouth, and he spoke it so arrogantly and confidently. Gu Yunru rolled his eyes immediately, and everyone laughed and made fun of this uneducated guy.

"What are you laughing at? What are you laughing at? Can any of you write a better poem than me?!" Zhang Mo looked at everyone unconvinced. This place was indeed full of literati and poets, but who dared to write a poem in front of him! If anyone dared to snatch Miss Ruyan away, he would definitely have ten thousand ways to take revenge in the future.

"I'll do it!" Gu Yunru raised his hand, walked in front of the crowd, looked at the expectant and skeptical eyes of the crowd, and gently moistened his throat.

"Just now I heard Master Zhang composing a poem. He must want to praise Miss Ruyan's beauty, so I will praise her talent. The smooth and beautiful eyebrows of Jinjiang make her look like Wenjun and Xue Tao. Her words are as clever as a parrot's tongue, and her writing is as good as a phoenix's feathers."

As soon as this line came out, Ji Ruyan's eyes lit up. It seemed that these people didn't know that this was "Presented to Xue Tao" by Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty. Gu Yunru was full of confidence and looked back at the emperor. Sure enough, thunderous applause broke out on the spot, and a young man even came forward to ask her what this line of poetry meant.

"Actually, what this poem means is that the smooth and delicate splendid mountains and rivers gave rise to talented women like Ji Ruyan, whose words are clever and profound, as if they had stolen the tongue of a parrot."

Gu Yunru laughed wildly in her heart, looking at the admiring and respectful eyes of the crowd, and proudly returned to the emperor's side, while Ji Ruyan's eyes followed closely behind her. Zhang Mo didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear and compete with him for Ji Ruyan.

He immediately issued a declaration of war. Gu Yunru was naturally not afraid, but they still had such things to do and could not waste time with a domineering man.

"I suddenly remembered that I have something to do with my young master, so we will leave first."

Before the two of them stepped out of the Wanhua Tower, they saw Zhang Mo, the fearless boy, blocking their way, with a ferocious look on his face as if he wanted to eat them.

Ji Ruyan looked at the two figures with some concern, not wanting them to get hurt. She said to Zhang Mo in front of her, "Mr. Zhang, since this young man's poems are more gorgeous and ingenious than yours, then I will accompany this young man tonight. Please don't make a fuss and come to Wanhua Tower again in the future, so as not to spoil the fun of other guests."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Mo's true colors were exposed. He ran to Ji Ruyan with his teeth bared and claws bared, and yelled at her, "You stinky bitch, I spent so much money on you and you are still so cold to me. If I hadn't patronized your business, would you have been so enthusiastic? Now you are turning your back on me, aren't you?!"

After saying that, he raised his fist and wanted to hit Ruyan. Fortunately, the emperor was quick-witted and kicked him to the ground in two or three kicks. Zhang Mo had never been beaten like this before. Seeing the strong and sturdy young man in front of him, he was so scared that he didn't dare to say a word.

Seeing Zhang Mo being beaten in his Wanhualou, Mama-san was so frightened that she almost lost her soul. She quickly stepped forward and helped Zhang Mo up, "Mr. Zhang, calm down, calm down. Ruyan was just joking, don't take it to heart."

Then he winked at Ji Ruyan who was standing beside him and said, "Ruyan, why don't you come over here and apologize? Do you remember how Master Zhang treated you before?!"

Ji Ruyan sneered, looking fearless, "Of course I remember how he treated me. He stole someone else's poem and said it was his. The poem "Sending Off Spring Willow" was not written by him at all. He even used someone else's name to write it to me... Never mind. This happened three years ago. I don't want to bring up the past again.

I just hope that Master Zhang will take care of himself in the future and not step into Wanhua Tower again!" Unexpectedly, these words angered Zhang Mo even more. He was about to beat him up, but because there were outsiders present, he dared not be arrogant anymore.

"You!! You all just wait for me!" Zhang Mo specifically pointed at Gu Yunru and the emperor on the side. Gu Yunru made a face behind him. He was just a bully who only cared about the weak and was not worth taking seriously.

He walked forward, clasped his fists and bowed to Ji Ruyan, saying, "Miss Ji has come to respect you even more after seeing your elegance. Let's meet again in the future if we are lucky enough."

"Sir, please stay."

When being called suddenly, Gu Yunru's whole body felt as if the acupoints were pressed. He stood stiffly in the same place, unable to move an inch. He turned around and looked at Ji Ruyan in front of him. She was truly an extraordinary and stunning woman.

As she slowly walked towards him, Gu Yunru felt his heart beating faster. She had a natural charm, not just her exquisite facial features, but also an elusive depth and charm that aroused people's most primitive impulses.

"I wonder what you want, young lady?"

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Gu Yunru looked at her carelessly. He just listened to Ji Ruyan's words and made a very strange poem. Gu Yunru did not continue. Seeing her disappointed look, he asked curiously.

"I have never heard of this poem written by the young lady."

"Really? This song of Farewell to Spring Willow was not written by you?"

Gu Yunru shook her head. She had just arrived in Yangzhou, so how could she have met Ji Ruyan?

Thinking of what she had just said to Zhang Mo, she had won Ji Ruyan's favor by borrowing someone else's "Sending Spring Willow" three years ago. Could it be because of this problem that Ji Ruyan hated that guy so much and looked down on those who sought fame and reputation? "Miss, you misunderstood. My son and I have just arrived in Yangzhou. If I'm not mistaken, the first half of the poem you just wrote should be "Sending Spring Willow". The poem is indeed good and original, but I have never heard of it before."