"Whose turn is it?"
The fifth prince replied humbly and politely, "Father, it is your turn now."
"Then just start. Do I need you some time to think about it?" Emperor Xiaozhen obviously liked his son very much, with a gentle expression on his face.
As everyone knows, poems that begin with the word "Spring" are the easiest to write, and poems that end with the word "Spring" are not difficult either. Among the other sequences, the one with "Spring" as the fourth word is the most difficult to write.
The Fifth Prince's smile was filled with confidence. He chanted directly: "Since I have been late in seeking spring, there is no need to be sad and blame the blooming season."
Emperor Xiaozhen nodded with satisfaction.
With Emperor Xiaozhen around, the speed at which the groups of people wrote poems seemed to have increased. After several exciting rounds, two more groups were eliminated, leaving only the three groups of Yu Rou, He Yulian, and Yan Wanyun.
Emperor Xiaozhen's expression became more and more serious. Emperor Xiaozhen was a man who loved talents and was very fond of reciting poems and composing couplets. This kind of competition interested him the most.
Princess Hening thought for a moment and quietly approached the Emperor. "Father, I think there are only three groups left in the Spring Poetry Competition, so we can move on to the next round. Besides, you see, the Yu family lady has been able to get here entirely thanks to Qin Shen. It's really unfair. If she really relied on Qin Shen to win the first prize, she would be too lucky."
Emperor Xiaozhen knew his daughter very well. He also noticed that Yu Rou had not contributed much, so Princess Ning's intentions were exactly what he wanted. He smiled and said, "Then what do you say we should do?"
"This Spring Order has been going on for so long, why not just play the Daughter Order?"
Emperor Xiaozhen didn't object, so she continued, "I see the Spring Poems are being answered by the gentlemen, and those ladies haven't been able to perform well. I suggest the Daughter Poems be answered by the three young ladies, while the three gentlemen watch from the sidelines. Each lady has three chances to ask for help. If she still can't continue after three attempts, she loses."
"You're right."
Princess He Ning thought for a moment and said, "Also, we have to change groups and draw lots again."
Princess Hening felt that the Crown Prince must have deliberately protected her and had beaten Qin Shen, but she did not say it out loud.
Emperor Xiaozhen said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
So Emperor Xiaozhen smiled and ordered the changes. Although everyone was confused, they nodded in agreement.
If the emperor wants his subjects to die, the subjects dare not disobey. No matter whether the emperor's words make sense or not, everyone has no choice but to obey. What's more, this is just a trivial matter, so naturally no one will say a word of objection.
The sudden change did not surprise Yu Rou much. Everyone was racking their brains to make a move, but she was the only one sitting leisurely watching the game. She was also the only one who could make it into the top three despite having no talent. If others noticed her, Emperor Xiaozhen must have also discovered it.
In the original plot, the emperor did not come to the Imperial Garden. She changed the original plot, which caused many things to not develop according to the original plot. She didn't know what would happen next.
She looked up at the noble ladies and noticed that some of them were also looking at her, with jealousy, contempt, injustice, and inquiry...
It seems that everyone is very dissatisfied with her, but in the next round, they may be even more dissatisfied.
"Let me draw the lots again." Princess Hening stepped forward.
She asked the palace maid to hand over the bamboo rafts of the remaining people to her, then picked out Yu Rou's name and directly put Yu Rou and the Prince of Guangcheng together.
Princess Hening thought: Let these two harm each other so as not to affect others.
After arranging Yu Rou and the Prince of Guangcheng, she randomly divided the rest into four groups, and then handed them over to the palace maid, asking her to announce the new groups.
When Yu Rou saw that it was Princess He Ning who came to draw, she felt relieved.
As a result, she was indeed in the same group with the Prince of Guangcheng, while Qin Shen was arranged to be in the same group with He Yulian.
The Crown Prince of Guangcheng walked over to sit beside her and said frivolously, "Well, should we just give up our rights?"
The author has something to say: It's time for the fish to start showing off
Your Highness: You actually looked at another man with that kind of eyes in front of me.
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