Chapter 126
"What! You still need to write poetry?" Xiao Licheng jumped up excitedly.
"If I had known that I still need to write poetry, I would not have come!"
Although Xiao Licheng is very good at investigating cases, he is terrible at reciting poems and painting.
The second prince and Xiao Licheng share the same problem, but he is only slightly better than him.
Lord Zheng smiled and said, "Lord Xiao, don't be nervous. We are just having fun. It doesn't matter what the poem turns out to be."
A scholar with pockmarks on his face advised, "Lord Xiao, the title of the poem is freely chosen. And we don't have any literary masters here. Everyone's level is not high, you don't have to worry."
The prince squinted at his uncle and second brother, meaning: You were the ones who dragged me here, what do you mean now? You regret it?
The second prince felt wronged when he saw the prince's eyes, and hurriedly pulled his uncle's sleeve, signaling him not to say anything more.
"Well, I will start first." The prince stood up and said.
He looked around and saw a picture of a beauty on the wall. He said, "Then I will write about beauty."
"Her beautiful face is like a flower, and her fingers are softly wrapped in a light veil. Her red makeup is as bright as fire, and she is too shy to bear the sorrow."
When the prince finished reciting, Lord Zheng and the four scholars rushed to applaud.
"Your Highness is really good at writing!"
"What a good poem, what a good poem!"
People at the table were drinking and composing poems.
Lord Zheng and the four scholars were all average, but they were still flattering each other.
Xiao Licheng and his nephew only drank two or three cups, and the rest of the wine was secretly spit out on their handkerchiefs.
Before they came, the three of them had hidden several handkerchiefs in their sleeves.
After drinking for a long time, Lord Zheng looked at the second prince and said, "Second Prince, now only you and Lord Xiao have not written a poem. Please don't refuse."
The second prince stood up with a frown, looked at the leftover wine and food on the table and said, "Okay, then I will use this as the topic." After pondering
for a long time, the second prince spoke, "Everyone gathered together with cups and plates, drinking and having fun to compose poetry. The laughter and joy were endless, and the atmosphere was lively and drunk."
With a "puff", the prince quickly covered his mouth.
The second prince couldn't help but compose this clumsy doggerel.
The prince covered his mouth and looked at the second prince apologetically.
I'm really sorry, my dear brother, I really didn't mean to make fun of you, I really couldn't help it.
Lord Zheng and the other scholars tried their best to purse their lips and suppress their laughter.
Lord Zheng pinched his thigh hard to suppress his laughter: "What a good poem! Second Prince. This poem is easy to understand and suitable for all ages!"
The four scholars also tried hard to suppress their laughter and applauded the second prince.
"Lord Xiao, it's your turn this time. Please come in!" Lord Zheng made a gesture of invitation to Xiao Licheng.
Xiao Licheng had no choice but to stand up. He looked at the plate of leftover scented bullfrogs in the middle of the table: "I'll use frogs as the theme."
Xiao Licheng closed his eyes, thought hard, and then said: "Frogs jump into the water happily and jump into the pond. Go into the water and catch one, it will croak."
"Puff"!
"Puff"!
"Puff"!
As soon as Xiao Licheng finished reciting his poem, there was a sound of "Puff, Puchi" in the room.
Lord Zheng pinched his thigh with all his might.
Some of the four scholars bit their lips hard, some bit their tongues, and one had no choice but to throw his chopsticks under the table and pretend to pick them up.
The second prince lowered his head and bit his thumb.
The crown prince pinched his palm with his nails and thought about all the bad things and hardships this year, but he still couldn't suppress his frown.
Xiao Licheng's face turned from red to black, and then from black to white.
Xiao Licheng: I said I didn't want to write poetry, but you forced me to.
"What a good poem!" Lord Zheng pinched his thigh until it was blue, and then he spoke reluctantly.
"Puff"!
But he didn't even get to say the second sentence, and he broke his composure.
The second prince quickly supported his head and fell on his uncle, mumbling: "Oh, I feel dizzy, I'm drunk."
Xiao Licheng also covered his mouth tacitly, pretending to be nauseous.
Seeing this, the prince hurriedly stood up, staggered a few times, and muttered: "Oh, I seem to be drunk too."
Lord Zheng's eyes lit up: "Hurry up, help the three distinguished guests to rest."
As soon as the voice fell, several strong servants came out and carried the three away.
Soon, they were arranged to lie down in the guest rooms.
After lying for about an incense stick of time, three graceful figures were seen entering the three guest rooms.
The three women had barely had a cup of tea when the dark room suddenly lit up.
"Someone come!" A strong and powerful voice came from the room, and a dozen secret guards swooped down from the roof.
They opened the door of the guest room, and saw Xiao Licheng, the crown prince, and the second prince, each holding a woman and walking out.
The secret guards quickly lit torches, and in an instant, the courtyard was brightly lit.
"What's going on?!" Lord Zheng shouted in surprise, and ran over, holding his robe.
Xiao Licheng said with a dark face: "Sir Zheng, you used your beautiful concubine to deliberately set up a trap for your superiors and played a despicable trap! How dare you!"
Zheng Pan was so scared that he fell to his knees and kowtowed desperately: "Sir Xiao, you misunderstood! I am innocent!"
Xiao Licheng ignored him and waved his hand and ordered: "Take him, Madam Zheng, and all the concubines back to the Dali Temple."
The next morning, in the study,
Lipin, Rongpin, and Lu Meiren suddenly came to find Xia Zhengqi, contrary to their usual behavior.
The three concubines were originally beauties, but today they all had swollen faces and dark bags under their eyes, as if they had not slept well the night before.
Xia Zhengqi was surprised when he saw this: "Why are the three of you like this?"
"I couldn't sleep last night!" Lipin said with a bitter face.
The other two also said that they couldn't sleep.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"I dreamed that Qiqiu's eyes were glowing red and she came to strangle my neck!" Rongpin said in a crying voice.
"Your Majesty, you have to think of a way. There must be an evil spirit in the palace now." Lady Lu was terrified.
"It possessed Qiqiu last time, and I don't know who it will possess next time! You have to think of a way to deal with it!" Lipin grabbed Xia Zhengqi's arm.
Xia Zhengqi put on an incredible look and said: "What rumors did you three hear that you actually believed in the evil spirits? That's all nonsense."
The three concubines said in unison: "How can it be nonsense?"