Chapter 138: Real Learning



Although these two lines of poetry by Lin Zhan seem simple, it is not easy to match them together. Even the scenery in the garden at the moment is integrated into these two lines of poetry.

In other words, anyone who is reading these two lines of poetry must also integrate the scenery of the garden into it.

This instantly increased the difficulty of reciting the poem. After Lin Zhan finished reciting the poem, he felt a little thirsty, and then waved to Tian Ningxi.

Tian Ningxi tactfully picked up the cup of tea that Lin Zhan had not finished drinking and handed it to her. The two of them sat there drinking tea as if no one was around, waiting for the person opposite them to recite poems.

As time went by, Tang Yu's face became uglier and uglier. Lin Zhan was getting bored waiting, so he yawned and said, "We can't keep waiting like this."

"Why not use the cup of tea in Miss Lin's hand as the time node." Some noble ladies who couldn't stand the arrogance of the Tang sisters directly proposed it.

This was recognized by everyone, but Tang Yu pouted and retorted, "A cup of tea is too short."

Lin Zan naturally understood Tang Yu's thoughts. In order to make her admit defeat with conviction, he directly reported the matter to Queen Liu Qiuchan.

After learning about how Tang Yu had made things difficult for Lin Zhan, Liu Qiuchan snorted coldly and asked the palace maid beside her to light a stick of incense, and the deadline was one stick of incense.

As long as no one can match Lin Zhan's poem after one stick of incense, then Lin Zhan wins.

Now that even the Queen had spoken, Tang Yu naturally couldn't say anything. She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. In the end, she even disregarded women's etiquette and shouted at the man opposite.

"Are you men so willing to lose to a little girl? What on earth are you doing? You can't even recite a line of poetry."

The man opposite heard Tang Yu's shout and his face looked a little ugly. There were three people sitting around the table in the pavilion.

Among these three people, there are two princes, Jun Beiqi and Jun Anqing.

Jun Anqing had never paid much attention to reading and writing since he was a child, but he was excellent in martial arts. So at this moment, he threw away the dried fruits in his hand and said with a curled lip.

"My Li Zi is very talented, and I can't match him anyway. Does my royal brother have any ideas?"

Everyone's eyes fell on the prince. Jun Beiqi took a sip of tea and said nothing.

At this moment, another man sitting next to the two of them smiled faintly, with an extraordinary temperament, "I just thought about it for a long time, but I couldn't find the best sentence to match Miss Lin's poem."

This man's identity was not ordinary. He was recognized by everyone as the best writer. Even the most talented man had to admit he was better than him. Naturally, other young men did not dare to take the lead, and time passed in silence.

When the incense stick's head burned completely and fell into the incense burner, the time was up and Tang Yu's face turned pale.

Lin Zhan walked slowly in front of her and held out his hand. "I'm willing to admit defeat. Give me the jade pendant."

These words made Tang Yu's face even uglier. She held the jade pendant around her waist tightly with some reluctance, and was unwilling to hand the jade pendant to Lin Zan for a long time.

Tang Xiu, who was standing aside, had no choice but to come out and said to Lin Zhan with a slightly apologetic look, "Miss Lin, please spare me. This jade pendant was once given to the Tang family by the late emperor. After my sister and I were born, this jade pendant was given to each of us. It means a lot to us sisters."

"Why don't you give up this bet, Miss Lin, and take the rest, as long as the two sisters can afford it."

When Lin Zhan heard this, he couldn't help but reveal a mocking expression on his face, while Tang Yu muttered to the side, "It's just a lucky win, there's nothing to be proud of."

This sentence completely angered Lin Zhan. "You think I'm lucky, but why don't you have such luck?"

"Since you can't match it, I will match it myself." Lin Zhan said with great pride, and directly said the next sentence loudly. "At dusk, the empty pond is playing, and the peaceful meditation can control the poisonous dragon."

After he finished speaking, you could hear a pin drop. Lin Zhan silently apologized to Wang Wei in his heart, after all, he had stolen Wang Wei's poem.

I don’t know how long it was before the word “good” broke the silence. The Princess of Su stood up excitedly and looked at Lin Zhan with some admiration in her eyes.

"I have always believed in Buddhism, so I placed a Buddha statue in the corner to suppress all the evil spirits. I didn't expect that Miss Lin would write about it in her poem."

After hearing what Princess Su said, everyone saw that there was indeed a small Buddha statue in the corner. Because it was placed in a dark place and blocked by some rockery, no one could see it.

But she never expected that Lin Zan actually noticed this and wrote this mood into her own poem. How could this not make the Princess of Prince Su excited?

When she learned about this, Lin Zhan was also a little surprised, because she really didn't know there was a small Buddha statue there. All of this was an accidental result.

Then, Liu Qiuchan came over with the Princess of Su, and her phoenix eyes swept over the Tang Xiu sisters seriously, saying unhappily, "These two lines of poetry directly prove that Zhan'er is truly learned, not just luck."

"If Miss Tang is still unwilling to admit defeat and feels resentful, then you can come and talk to me."

Tang Xiu quickly knelt down with her sister Tang Yu. "I dare not. Please forgive me, Queen, for my young age. Please forgive me, Queen."

Following behind the Queen was the mother of Tang Xiu and Tang Yu, who also knelt in front of the Queen.

The Queen looked at them coldly without saying anything, but the Princess of Su smiled and said, "Today is a good day for a garden date, so don't let trivial matters ruin the joy of these young people."

At this time, Lin Zhan also stood up and said with a smile, "Queen, please don't be angry."

After several people pleaded for mercy, Liu Qiuchan finally suppressed her anger, and snorted coldly. Tang Yu didn't dare to hold on to the jade pendant anymore, so she had to give it to Lin Zan.

After everything was settled, Liu Qiuchan returned to the central attic, but Tang Yu still stared at Lin Zan with jealousy.

Lin Zan's back felt burning from her gaze, and then he turned around, took out the jade pendant and shook it in front of her.

Sure enough, Tang Yu's eyes followed the movement of the jade pendant, and it was obvious that he still wanted to go back.

"How about this, if Miss Tang can do one thing, I can return the jade pendant to you."


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