Chapter 19 The Double-Pupiled Beauty in the Backyard of the Deep Mansion
The May wind is gentle and warm, and the sunshine is pleasant, making it a perfect day for going out for a spring outing.
In the capital of Qi, Grand Commandant Luo was a high-ranking official. His family had served the emperor in his campaigns for generations, accumulating a great reputation and immense wealth. His mansion was particularly magnificent.
Pavilions, terraces, ponds, and waterside pavilions are reflected among the green pines and cypresses; artificial mountains and strange rocks, flower beds and bonsai, vines and bamboos adorn the landscape.
Tranquil yet exquisite, noble and elegant, it is truly admirable.
Today, a poetry gathering is being held at the Grand Commandant's residence. The residence has a waterside pavilion and lake, built on the water's edge, surrounding a small lake, and there is also a pavilion in the middle of the lake, which is exquisite and charming.
Today, the waterside pavilion is packed with young people, with elegant young men and women on one side and radiant young ladies on the other.
Standing atop the pavilion in the middle of the lake was a beautiful woman. She wore a white bodice embroidered with pale pink lotus flowers, a flowing skirt with a hundred flowers around her waist, and a light, misty green veil. Her hair was styled in a cloud-like updo, adorned with a pearl hairpin. Her eyes were bright and expressive, with a touch of gold between her brows, captivating all who beheld her. She was truly a stunning beauty!
This is none other than Luo Yunyao, the apple of the eye of Grand Tutor Luo's family. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also intelligent from a young age. She is particularly proficient in poetry and literature. When she was only seven years old, she wrote the amazing poem "Quiet Night Thoughts". In the past two years, she has produced a variety of excellent poems. She is truly a woman of both beauty and talent.
The initiator of today's poetry gathering is Luo Yunyao. She is beautiful and talented. Almost all the young masters and ladies of the capital who received an invitation attended out of respect for her. Even several princes from the royal family came.
Luo Yunyao looked at the princes sitting on the other side of the waterside pavilion, her smile deepening and her tone becoming even gentler.
"Yun Yao is honored to have you all gathered here today. The scenery is beautiful, and early summer has arrived. Why don't you all write a piece on the theme of early summer and appreciate each other's work? I am not very talented, so I will make a fool of myself."
Luo Yunyao smiled shyly, full of girlish charm. Then she took a few steps, as if she had a clue. With a slight upturn of her lips, she recited: "The spring is silent, cherishing its gentle flow; the shade of the trees reflects on the water, loving the soft sunshine; the little lotus has just revealed its pointed tip, and a dragonfly has already landed on it."
After reading it aloud, she wrote down the poem and circulated it around. The pavilion was filled with praise. Such exquisite poetry, how could Miss Yun Yao compose it in such a short time? This girl has great talent.
Even though some of the young ladies in the capital were jealous, they had no choice but to agree with everyone and praise Luo Yunyao's talent.
Even the princes in the palace praised this masterpiece. When Lu Yunyao heard these compliments, her face flushed even more. She was shy and unaware of her own charm, which gave her a unique allure.
The smile in her eyes deepened; she was truly more beautiful than any flower.
In a courtyard not far from the waterside pavilion in the Luo residence, Luo Shu was taking a nap under a tree.
The closer to the lake, the more mosquitoes there are, so the owners generally don't live here. This area is only used for playing and entertaining guests in the waterside pavilion, while the other courtyards are generally poorly built and are located behind the pavilion, so no one would notice them.
The room where Luo Shu lived was like that; it had even fallen into disrepair.
The fact that the courtyard was kept very clean could not hide its dilapidated state. The faded wooden door and scattered broken tiles indicated how little importance the owner placed on the place.
However, some people are just naturally impossible to ignore.
Luo Shu wore a green dress, which had faded slightly after being washed many times, but this did not diminish her beauty in the slightest.
She was exquisitely beautiful, with graceful bearing and captivating charm. Like a lotus emerging from water, pure and radiant, like an autumn chrysanthemum covered in frost, serene as a pine tree growing in a secluded valley, she was more beautiful than Xi Shi and more stunning than Wang Zhaojun.
Surprisingly, the faded white clothes she wore somehow exuded a sense of time and experience.
Such a beauty seems to belong to another world.
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