In everyone's eyes, she has always been an image of being beautiful but not talented, but if she could suddenly write poetry, it would be too suspicious, and she could only try her best in the next round.
After she had studied with Mr. Guhe for a period of time, she no longer had to hide her shortcomings.
The speed of writing poems was much slower than before. It was not easy for Cao Zhi to compose a poem in seven steps. Of course, it would take some time to think when asking them to write poems on the spot.
It took a cup of tea to barely finish one round. The other groups had ladies helping to discuss and compose poems with the gentlemen, but Yu Rou was the only one who couldn't help at all. She sat next to Qin Shen and looked like an outsider.
The noble ladies watching the fight on the side almost tore the handkerchiefs in their hands into pieces, wishing they could push her down and help Qin Shen in the fight themselves.
Mr. Qin was too good-tempered and just let her watch like that.
In fact, the noble ladies knew in their hearts that Yu Rou could not do anything except watch. She could not even recite a poem if asked to do so. Now if asked to write a poem, she would not be able to come up with a single word.
The princesses who were watching the match were also angry, especially Princess He Ning. She was the prince's sister. She had always opposed the prince's engagement with Yu Rou, but the prince insisted on his own way and nothing she said was of any use. Now that she saw that Yu Rou had no talent at all, she became even angrier.
Princess Hening thought that she must do something to prevent Yu Roubai from winning the first place.
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Among the five groups that stayed behind, Yan Wanyun and Prince Guangcheng were also there.
Their team was similar to Yu Rou and Qin Shen, but the situation was reversed. Qin Shen was doing the hard work for Yu Rou, but Yan Wanyun was the only one doing the work in their group. The Guangcheng Prince sat and watched, occasionally making sarcastic remarks about Yan Wanyun, saying that her poems weren't good enough or that they were too slow. Yan Wanyun kept trying to hold back, looking very embarrassed.
In this comparison, Yan Wanyun looked at Yu Rou more and more often, with a look of dissatisfaction and contempt.
Yan Wanyun was very angry and thought: It is a pity for Qin Shen’s talent to be in the same group with Yu Rou. Yu Rou should be put together with the Prince of Guangcheng.
But Qin Shen didn't think so. He was speaking frankly, and Yu Rou was watching him beside him, which actually satisfied his thoughts. Moreover, under the urging of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he spoke faster and faster, and the speed of his poetry writing was far beyond the reach of others.
The others were stunned, but Yu Rou kept looking at Qin Shen with a smile, her eyes full of admiration.
Every time Qin Shen finished a line of poetry, Yu Rou would praise him in a different way.
Qin Shen felt his back getting colder and colder. He looked back again, and for some reason, the Crown Prince's expression was still a little strange.
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The game continued, reaching a fever pitch. When it was the Fifth Prince's turn, He Yulian shyly reminded him that he could use the scenery to his advantage. The Fifth Prince, quick-witted, tilted his head to look at the willow branches by the lake and quickly said, "New Year sneaks back to the willow branches."
His face was like the moon of Mid-Autumn Festival, his complexion like the flowers of spring morning, his temples were as sharp as a knife, his eyebrows were as black as ink, his face was like peach petals, his eyes were like autumn waves, and his peach blossom eyes were slightly narrow and long, which showed affection at first sight. He looked like a suave and elegant gentleman, which attracted many noble ladies to peek at him.
He Yulian was the closest to him. Her cheeks were slightly red, and she didn't even dare to look up at him carefully.
For a moment, she seemed to have forgotten that her crush before was on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
When it was Yan Wanyun's group's turn, Prince Guangcheng said with a smile, "Madam Yan, it's your turn again."
"Prince, are you planning to just watch like this?" Yan Wanyun said calmly.
"Then what else can we do? If I don't speak well, won't that cause you to be eliminated? How about letting me try?" The Prince of Guangcheng suddenly sat up straight, "Okay, let me do it this time..."
Yan Wanyun's eyebrows moved in dissatisfaction, "Let me do it."
The Crown Prince of Guangcheng suddenly turned cold, and said with mixed emotions: "Then Madam Yan needs to work harder."
Yan Wanyun was stunned, with an indescribable strange feeling.
She was in a state of restlessness, and it took her a long time to come up with the next line, "I didn't realize the spring breeze had changed the willow branches."
Prince Guangcheng laughed, and Yan Wanyun felt like he was mocking her. She gritted her teeth and her face turned pale.
Suddenly, a shrill voice came from a distance, "The Emperor has arrived."
Everyone was stunned, then they all stood up and knelt in the direction of the person who came, shouting in unison: "Long live the emperor!"
Emperor Xiaozhen wore casual clothes when he left the palace this time. He was followed by many guards and two pale-complexioned eunuchs.
Emperor Xiaozhen looked at his wives who were kneeling with their heads bowed, and waved his hand, saying, "Stand up."
After the emperor finished speaking, the people who were kneeling stood up respectfully, and soon everyone consciously made way for him to take a seat.
Who dared to sit with the emperor here? Everyone stood with their heads bowed, their backs straight, looking at the emperor with their eyes and noses in contemplation.
"Today I heard that the Queen was holding a palace banquet here, so I came here to join in the fun." The Emperor said with a smile: "Everyone, please don't be shy, sit down.
Everyone nodded and answered respectfully: Yes.
"Is this a drinking game?"
"To reply to the emperor, it is a drinking game."
Emperor Xiaozhen, with an expression of great interest, asked, "Where has the process progressed?"
"Your Majesty, the Spring Order is in effect. It's time for Spring to be the fourth character."
The palace maid said this not because she was afraid that the emperor did not know the rules of the Spring Order, but because there are several types of Spring Orders. One is the one they are performing today, and the other is that if the last word of the poem said by the person is "Spring", then the poem said by the next person must also be a seven-character poem, and the last word must be "Spring".
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