At this time, Cui Cheng had also finished his poem. He wrote out the last poem, only to find that Xie Shu's was already finished. He was shocked again. He thought that few people could match him in poetry, but he didn't expect that Xie Shu's poetic sentiment was even higher and he finished it in one stroke. He couldn't help but admire him.
However, Cui Cheng has always been confident. Moreover, he put a lot of effort into the poem he just wrote, which was beyond his usual performance, so he thought that no one would be better than him.
Now that the two of them have finished writing, the time for one stick of incense has also come.
Gu Yuanke walked to Cui Cheng first and recited slowly: "Mountain peaches are adorned with clouds, and spring breezes follow the flowing water. Ups and downs are over through the ages, so don't ask about the end of everything."
As soon as he said this, everyone couldn't help but cheer and said, "As expected of Cui Cheng, this is something only a poet ghost could come up with!"
The first sentence describes the peach blossoms from blooming to withering. I originally thought it was expressing the feeling of sadness about spring, but the second sentence suddenly elevated the mood of the whole poem. What a great phrase "Don't ask about everything"!
Gu Yuanke smiled and praised for a few words, then walked to the side of Xie Shu, held up the rice paper, and chanted loudly: "The red color contains dew, and the red is blooming. I seek a piece of fragrance, and it will occupy the full spring."
After he finished speaking, everyone was silent for a moment, but their expressions were obviously full of appreciation.
In fact, right after Xie Shu finished writing, many people came over. After seeing the draft of the poem, everyone had only one thought: it turns out that Xie Shu's poems are so elegant and unique!
You have to know that over the years, the poems of literati generally express their thoughts through objects, or express their sorrow through objects. It is rare to describe the appearance of things so freely and freely, and to describe them so well, just like the picture before your eyes.
When scholars express their emotions, they always focus on family and country feelings, and the affairs of the past and present. This makes them appear to have a grand pattern and a broad vision.
But Xie Shu's poem was entirely about peach blossoms, and the last sentence only expressed his love for peach blossoms and a romantic feeling. However, the language was gentle and beautiful, and it focused more on the romance of young men and women, which was a sense of novelty that they had never seen before.
The silence lasted only a moment, and when someone said "good", everyone soon began to praise.
Gu Yuanke couldn't hide his amazement. Although his literary talent was ordinary, he was a student of a great scholar after all, so he had the ability to appreciate things.
It is not easy to compose a five-character quatrain based on his theme within such a short time. However, Xie Shu's poems are delicately worded and every word is a gem, which shows that he is an outstanding talent.
In this case, Xie Shu could have changed his theme, just like Cui Cheng did. He would probably have become even more famous, and there would have been no suspense.
But Xie Shu did not do so. Instead, as before, he just exaggerated the beauty of the peach blossom. Just one branch of fragrance is enough to dominate the spring scenery!
Therefore, Gu Yuanke judged that Xie Shu must be a person of great passion and character.
Thinking about it this way, he felt that there must be a reason for Xie Shu's previous experience.
At this time, after reading the two poems, a difficult problem arose.
Everyone started arguing, not knowing which poem to praise as the best. Some said Cui Cheng's poem had a deeper artistic conception, while others said Xie Shu's poem was more wonderful. For a while, the literati were arguing endlessly.
Gu Yuanke was about to speak, but then he thought of something. He looked at Shao Zhen beside him and signaled with his eyes: "I can't tell which of these two poems is better, why don't you tell it, Ziqi?"
Shao Zhen came back to his senses when he heard Gu Yuanke calling him.
At this time, Shao Zhen was also very surprised. He did not expect that the difficult problem he came up with not only did not stump Xie Shu, but instead allowed him to compose such a good poem.
Could it be that Xie Shu is really a capable person?
And how could Shao Zhen not understand Gu Yuanke's hint? He was asking him to give the first place in poetry to Xie Shu.
But Shao Zhen held the jade pendant in his hand and did not speak immediately. All along, Shao Zhen had been doing well in the palace. Even if the things his father and mother gave him were not the best, they made no difference.
Therefore, before coming to the poetry meeting, Shao Zhen had thought about what kind of people he wanted to recruit. Even if they were not the famous scholars in the capital, they had to be people with great talent.
But Shao Zhen never expected that the person he fell in love with at first sight was so different from what he had expected. He was just the son-in-law of a wealthy businessman!
Now, although Shao Zhen has changed his opinion of this person, he still can't let go of his grudges.
However, Shao Zhen was clear that he still had big things to accomplish, so what if he recruited this person?
However, there is no need to bother with people like these who have poor personal ethics and are greedy for wealth and fame. It is better to use both kindness and severity, to give them a warning first and then show them kindness.
After this thought, Shao Zhen smiled. He did not look at Yuan Ke, but glanced at Xie Shu, but finally landed on Cui Cheng and said, "In terms of word rhythm, Mr. Xie is indeed better, but in terms of implicitness and richness, Mr. Cui is better."
After he said this, everyone present had different expressions. Gu Yuanke sighed secretly, Cui Cheng seemed very surprised, and only Xie Shu still had a calm expression, as if thinking about something.
However, most people agree with it. After all, the mainstream poetry nowadays is still based on Cui Cheng's poem.
Therefore, not only did everyone stop arguing, but they also felt that this Mr. Zheng was truly a man of great talent and generosity, and was someone worth making friends with.
Shao Zhen was also quite pleased with himself, but he did not notice that Cui Cheng, who was praised by him, did not show much joy.
In Cui Cheng's opinion, he actually lost to Xie Shu this time.
After listening to Xie Shu's poem just now, Cui Chengcai realized that there are such profound and emotional poems in the world.
He was neither as fluent as Xie Shu, nor as emotionally sincere as Xie Shu, and instead lost in artistic conception.
Therefore, when Cui Cheng heard that he won, he actually felt a little ashamed.
When Shao Zhen handed him the jade pendant, Cui Cheng hesitated and retracted his hand. He said, "Master Zheng, I feel unworthy of this title. I'd better give it to Master Xie."
At this moment, Shao Zhen's expression changed slightly. He never thought that Cui Cheng was such a fool who didn't even want the things he got and not only lost his face.
However, since Cui Cheng was ungrateful, Shao Zhen had no reason to insist any longer. He could just give it to Xie Shu directly. Xie Shu would surely be happy to accept it.
Just as Shao Zheng was thinking this, Xie Shu came over.
However, Xie Shu had no intention of paying attention to this Master Zheng. In Xie Shu's opinion, this Master Zheng was indeed generous and of extraordinary status. However, thinking of her husband's previous instructions, Xie Shu did not intend to make friends with the people around Gu Yuanke.
He said to Cui Cheng: "Brother Cui, there is no need to be like this. You and I have different poetry styles, and there is no need to think too much about our strengths and weaknesses. We can discuss with each other in the future."
Cui Cheng's eyes lit up. He didn't expect Xie Shu to be such an open-minded and cheerful person. Moreover, when he was about to mention it, Xie Shu mentioned it before him and they discussed it. Cui Cheng naturally nodded repeatedly.
At this time, Xie Shu changed the subject and said, "Brother Cui, this jade pendant should be given to you, but I have an unwelcome request. I wonder if Brother Cui can give me the promise made by Master Gu."
Of course, Cui Cheng was able to respond to all requests.
Shao Zhen on the side frowned secretly. As he thought, Xie Shu was really a man of deep thoughts and had bigger plans. However, he would probably regret it when he found out the truth.
Now everyone's attention is attracted by what Xie Shu said. What kind of promise does Xie Shu want from Gu Yuanke?
Gu Yuanke also thought of something at this time. If it was really as he thought, then he suddenly felt that Shao Zhen had done something that could not be more wrong today.
As expected, Xie Shu said politely, "Mr. Gu, before I came to the West Garden today, I saw a very beautiful peach tree outside the gate. I wanted to pick a branch of peach blossoms to take back and enjoy, but I didn't ask the owner, so I was a little worried."
When he said this, everyone was stunned. He actually made such a trivial request to the Third Master Gu.
At the same time, many people also sighed that Xie Shu was indeed a flower lover!
Only Gu Yuanke thought to himself that it was indeed so.
Gu Yuanke smiled generously and said, "Why not? But if Master Xie wants to take just one peach blossom back, you might think I am stingy. Besides, the peach blossoms outside the West Garden are not as good as those inside. Why don't I have someone transplant a few of them myself?"
Who wouldn’t be envious after hearing this? In this way, wouldn’t it be a bridge to the Gu family?
However, Xie Shu paused slightly. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that Gu Yuanke seemed to be trying to make friends with him.
However, Xie Shu still shook his head. He simply said, "No need to do that. I brought these peach blossoms for my husband at home. He only needs one branch."
In Xie Shu's opinion, he would definitely reject Gu Yuanke's kindness, but it was hard to find an excuse, so it would be better to tell the truth. Besides, there was nothing wrong with saying it, and his husband would not be angry if he knew it.
But Xie Shu didn't know how others would feel when he said this.
Many people knew that Xie Shu was the son-in-law of the Yu family.
Although everyone except Xu Shengkai didn't say anything, they all laughed at Xie Shu in their hearts. After all, everyone knew what Xie Shu was doing.
But no one expected that Xie Shu would mention his husband so frankly, and there seemed to be sincerity in his words.
Wait, everyone thought back to the poem he had just written, and suddenly had a new idea.
Although the first two verses of this poem describe the scenery of peach blossoms, they may not necessarily refer to people.
Everyone then vaguely remembered one thing. The young master of the Yu family was indeed a man of fierce temper, but they had heard that he was extremely handsome, so comparing him to a peach blossom was quite appropriate.
Let’s look at the last two lines of Xie Shu, “Seeking a fragrant flower, occupying the full beauty of spring”, if there really is such a husband, wouldn’t it be occupying the full beauty of spring!
In the end, it was Gu Yuanke who reacted first. Thinking back to what had happened before, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, so that's how it is.
Gu Yuanke was reluctant to speak again, but Cui Cheng, who was used to being a bit obsessed with poetry, asked curiously, "Brother Xie, your poem not only describes the scenery, but also describes people."
Xie Shu wanted to shake his head, but he remembered that he had indeed thought of his husband before he put pen to paper.
Xie Shu did not stay any longer at the poetry reading after that. After all, he had already enjoyed it very much.
In addition, Xie Shu knew that he had just been in the spotlight and it would be best not to get into any more trouble, so he picked a branch of beautiful mountain peach blossoms and returned to the city.
When Xie Shu returned to the city, it was already dusk and the sky was getting dark. The brilliant sunset was projected onto the peach blossom in Xie Shu's hand. The hazy shadow of the flower seemed to be covered by a layer of light mist.
Yu Chuxi caught a glimpse of this scene from the window of the study on the second floor, and he suddenly stood up.
When Xie Shu just arrived at the attic, he saw his lover standing in front of the steps.
As soon as she saw him, she narrowed her eyes and smiled softly.
At this moment, as if captured by his unparalleled beauty, the branch in Xie Shu's hand trembled slightly in the warm spring breeze.
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