The day of Qixi Festival has been slightly cool, and many delicate flowers have gradually withered and withered, as if the beauty is twilight, and the sunset closes the mountain. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But the gardens of the East Palace are still full of flowers that bloom in the middle of summer. In order to create a more gorgeous Qixi poetry meeting, Chu Yunlian abandoned the skilled craftsmen in the palace, and the textile show girl made more fake flowers, but transplanted a large number of fragrant flowers and herbs from the Qiyao Garden of Yuyang Palace, although there is no fumigation of underground heat, the lifespan of these flowers may only be a few days, but they can burst out all the beauty on the night of Qixi Festival, which is their greatest value.

The princesses showed their dignity with a long overdue. And the crown princess's throne is also empty. Lin Yueyuan didn't come, because she really hated this kind of pretentious occasion, so she deduced that she was unwell and needed to recuperate. Without her, Li Min's inferiority complex would reoccupy her spiritual world, but she knew that Chu Yunxi would be present today, so she was relieved to sleep in Shifeng Pavilion.

And all the ladies have already found their places and sat down. The waiting time is greatly judged by the various flowers in the banquet by the work well. Some quote scriptures, some spontaneously, some pretend to be reserved, and some know only half of it. It seems to be warming up for the next poetry meeting.

Meng Lian kept her head held high, sitting upright, her eyes slightly closed, not saying a word, refusing to participate in their ignorant discussion. Like a rooster ready to jump up and fight, she has gathered her strength before the battle, and several young ladies who want to talk to her are dissatisfied with her because of her indifference. She sneered contemptuously as she glanced at the chattering ladies in her seat. And threw the most hostile gaze to Han Liuzhi, who was sitting opposite her, with slightly plump skin, round and white, beautiful and good, and a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth.

The chamberlain sang and drank, and informed the ladies that the princess was present. The women bowed down to greet each other, and there were four princesses present today, Princess Jinbo of Wu Guifei, Princess Yuhe of Zhen Zhaoyi, and Princess Lishui of Concubine Kong, and finally Princess Li Min of Tongxia who was silently following behind the three of them. The three princesses calmly accepted the respect of the crowd, while Li Min was like a thief who was escorted to the crowd, constantly avoiding the gaze of others.

But there were only three seats on the princess's seat, and Princess Jinbo naturally invited the other two to sit down, while Li Min was left alone. The foreman and the palace maids at the banquet sued one after another, claiming that they did not know that Princess Tongxia would also participate, so they did not prepare enough seats for the princess. Obviously, they did not inform Chu Yunlian that Li Min was going to attend the poetry meeting, and deliberately made her make a fool of herself in front of everyone.

Princess Jinbo and Princess Yuhe snickered, and although Princess Lishui was not as openly teasing as them, it was difficult to hide her smile. Li Min couldn't stop shaking, his little face turned red, as if he was about to cry.

Princess Jin Bo saw that she looked dejected, and when she looked displeased, she wanted to teach her a lesson.

Han Liuzhi said to the rescue at this moment: "If Princess Tongxia doesn't dislike it, please sit here." She pointed to the vacant seat beside her, which happened to be reserved for Lin Yueyuan, who was on sick leave.

Li Min trembled and looked back at Princess Jinbo, who was afraid that she would be ashamed and disgraced and mess up the poetry club, so she nodded impatiently and said, "Go ahead." ”

She walked to her seat like a toddler with unsteady steps, as if she were going to fall at any moment. Han Liuzhi and a kind Miss Zhang sitting next to her got up and helped her to her seat, and coaxed the child to pile all the fruit preserves on the desk in front of her.

Li Min just lowered his head, stared at his hands on the desk, and didn't move, so that he wanted to shrink himself into a speck of dust and disappear from everyone.

Before everyone could warm up the seats, the crown princess finally appeared with the support of Shangguan Xueyu.

Chu Yunlian's dress today is grand and elegant, with a colorful embroidered Shu brocade bird skirt, graceful and gorgeous. The butterfly-like double bun is beautiful. The sideburns are not decorated with any tacky gold and silver hair ornaments, only the tassel forehead ornament inlaid with this gemstone, which is really the mark of begonia.

And Shangguan Xueyu still has exquisite makeup, with a red lead, dotted curved eyebrows, and a dark purple dark flower dress, which adds a unique coquettish temperament to her.

Chu Yunlian's etiquette was impeccable, she first expressed her deep apologies and thanks to the princesses, and at the same time greeted all the nobles who came from afar. And Shangguan Xueyu sat beside her indifferently, that position was the seat of the judge who judged the poetry and literature of all the noble women, and it was the royal family's recognition of her literary talent, and she was the leader of the contemporary talented women from the emperor's mouth.

Meng Lian was both envious and jealous of her, but she was recognized by the emperor himself, and she only had respect and contempt.

After Chu Yunlian entered the table, she looked down at the noble girls in turn, and every time she saw someone, she would introduce them like the three princesses on the table, and what was surprising was that she could clearly introduce the names and backgrounds of many noble girls who had never met before, which surprised the women.

When she saw Li Min, she did not show a trace of teasing and ridicule, but only accused her again and again and wanted to remove her seat. Naturally, she didn't want to sit with the princesses, so she offered to stay in the noble lady's table. She didn't care, and Chu Yunlian didn't want to deliberately disobey the princesses' banter, so she obeyed her choice.

After introducing her second sister, her eyes stayed on the empty seat on her right. Chu Yunyi was very anxious, she had been looking around uneasily, her eyes seemed to be searching, and her expression seemed to be waiting anxiously. Chu Yunlian suddenly paused in this empty position, and a trace of displeasure rose slightly on his face.

Suddenly, an attendant sang and shouted: "The prince has arrived." She was startled, shivered, and hurriedly got up to greet her, and all the nobles also stood up and bowed their heads.

As soon as he arrived, he couldn't suppress the smile of the spring breeze: "The crown princess and all the noble ladies don't have to be polite. Sit it all down. He nodded to the three princesses instead.

The three princesses bowed their heads one by one. Princess Lishui rarely saw the prince, and said happily: "How can the third brother have the leisure to play with us today?" ”

Li Jin's smile became more and more brilliant and played with the princesses: "The three princesses are also here, and the host of Lone will come out to meet the guests no matter how busy he is." ”

Princess Jin Bo pursed her lips and spread her hands with a smile: "My brother is so happy today, he must have been rewarded by his father." My sister also wants to ask my brother for some blessings. ”

Li Jin laughed, jokingly patted her palm and said: "There is a reward, my father is annoyed that I am not doing well and wants to reward me with a board, if my sister wants it, I will give it to you." ”

His graceful demeanor is not the uninteresting and upright gentleman admired by the sage, sitting upright and not squinting, nor is it the poor and rotten Confucian's export chapters and chewing words, but accompanied by a warm smile and interesting words, like a warm spring breeze blowing in the hearts of many girls. How many young girls with spring quietly blushed, secretly remembering his demeanor in their hearts as a reference for choosing a son-in-law in the future, and how many greedy girls fell for their demeanor and dignity, secretly pondering in their hearts how to get his attention and affection in the fastest way.

Princess Jinbo pretended to beat him with disgust. He took a few tangerines from the table and told a few jokes, which made her laugh with joy. Unknowingly, he captured the heart of a young girl. Even Chu Yunlian, who was dignified and dignified, couldn't help but cast a few more uneasy glances at him.

However, when Li Jin brought Chu Yunxi to everyone alone, the shy faces of many girls changed again: "This is the young sister of the crown princess, the first time I entered the palace, I was afraid that she would get lost, so I brought her by the way." ”

He looked up at Chu Yunlian: "Yes, Ah Lian." ”

Chu Yunlian felt like a slap in the face, and instantly understood something. She was stunned for a moment, pulled out an unnatural smile, and said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Highness, concubine." ”

Shangguan Xueyu on the side looked at Li Jin's blooming appearance, and the corners of her mouth showed a subtle and meaningful smile.

Meng Li, like other noble girls, also looked at the girl who was sent by the prince himself with strong curiosity and hostility. However, even if Meng Lian was very wary of her, it was difficult to deny that this princess sister standing in front of everyone was also a beauty with excellent appearance and figure. In particular, her unstained dusty temperament like ice and snow is even more elegant under the surround of Yingyu pink.

Most of the noble ladies in Chang'an City are pampered, plump and moist, few are as clear and delicate as Chu Yunxi, weak and delicate, although there are also like Li Min and Chu Yunyi who have been tortured by illness for a long time and are sick and thin, but Chu Yunxi because of his long-term martial arts practice, qi training, and full of charm, does not show the sickness of being riddled with diseases, but adds a bit of immortality like light clouds.

Chu Yunxi sat down with the permission of the eldest sister and the crown prince, and Chu Yunyi waved her hand again and again, pointing to the vacant seat beside her. She glanced at it, did not go over, but walked up to Li Min and solemnly bowed. Then she whispered a few words to Han Liuzhi beside her, and the reasonable Han Liuzhi nodded, got up and left her seat, and sat next to Chu Yunyi, while she sat down next to Li Min. Li Min happily held her hand, as if the young bird from the nest had a nest, while Chu Yunlian hung his head and sighed with a lonely face.

Li Jin turned his head and looked around at everyone, and when his eyes swept to Li Min in the noble lady's seat, his eyes showed slight surprise, but he didn't say much, his eyes continued to walk, and he stayed for a moment when he arrived at Han Liuzhi. When he saw the sickly Chu Yunyi, his eyes turned to look at Chu Yunlian and said, "Ah, the second sister is also here, Ah Lian, you have to take care of your two sisters and the sisters of Lone." ”

Chu Yunlian took the trouble to salute again, and said yes softly.

Princess Lishui saw that Li Jin was about to leave, so she said to stay: "If my brother is not busy, why don't you stay and be a referee and judge the poems of this beautiful girl in the boudoir." ”

Li Jin shook his head with a smile and said: "Forget it, poetry and commentary are the things that those old pedants who are bad at the scenery do, and you can't do this offending thing, not to mention that there are no certain rules for poetry and articles, good and bad, lonely talent and virtue are limited, and it is difficult to take on a big task." ”

Princess Yuhe shook her fan and quipped: "Brother, I am used to reading the hand-me-down poems of the geniuses of the previous dynasty, so I dislike us women." ”

Li Jin said solemnly to the noble lady Xi Yi: "The noble lady of Chang'an is also full of talents, and there are many people who are holy hands of poetry. Why bother to be the one who spoils the fun, it's better to leave. He laughed and walked away, and his demeanor was full of grace, which made the hearts of all the women at the banquet flutter and smile and blush.

After the prince left, the poetry meeting officially began under the auspices of Chu Yunlian, raising the lamp for three rounds, during the banquet first in order of the couplet, Chu Yunlian mentioned the first sentence, Princess Jinbo sat in the closing sentence, one couplet per person, and Shangguan Xueyu limited the rhyme. There are a lot of restrictions on the couplet, to receive the meaning, but also to use the right format, most of the couplets are decent, or directly describe the flower, or use the flower as a metaphor for people, or send a deep boudoir love, or feel the red face is fleeting, in short, it is a common meaning of poetry, and there is nothing too brilliant. Except for Meng Lian, Lei's, and Sun's daughters racking their brains to choose words and sentences, similar to Chu Yunxi, Chu Yunyi, Han Liuzhi, and other noble ladies who have no intention of competing at the poetry meeting, most of them do not seek merit but no fault, and their performance is mediocre on the basis of maintaining their face, which further emphasizes the ambition of Meng Lian and the others.

A round passed safely, and the three princesses did not trouble Li Min alone, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately dealt with the next round of tests with a nervous expression.

This round can be much more exciting and fun than the last. The palace maids carried a large table, and three pairs of dice were placed on the table, and Shangguan Xueyu held the dice, and the points of the three dices were added. After chanting poems, they toast each other with a glass of wine, and the round is over, and if they can't do it, they have to perform a show to cheer up.

The tension of composing poems, the question is not easy, this world, the vast sea of literature, to counter the urgency, random topic, but the topic is too vulgar, profound and obscure, the poetry will be interesting or elegant and interesting. The person who was thrown scratched his ears and cheeks, thought hard, and secretly rejoiced that he was not thrown and escaped the catastrophe.

Li Min was lucky today, she dodged it four times, and Chu Yunxi was not drawn, but just calmly watched everyone frolicking and playing, slightly distracted.

The last throw hit Meng Li's question, which hit her arms, and it was Han Liuzhi, the daughter of the prince's concubine, who took her question. Han Taifu is the prince's teacher, and Meng Li's ancestor is a generation of sages, and the two are said to be on equal footing. Thinking that this round should be very exciting, everyone couldn't help but sit upright and listen carefully.

In order to cater to the literary level of the future emperor's daughter, Meng Lian smiled slightly and read out a five-character poem with the title that many people had never heard of: "Stick to the five desires, and be infatuated with it." With the causes of all desires, he fell into the three evil realms, and in the six pleasures of reincarnation, he suffered from all kinds of bitterness, and the micro-form of conception grew, and the world always grew. ”

This sounded like a Buddhist verse, and everyone whispered and discussed it in confusion. Han Liuzhi was afraid of being punished and embarrassed, and she was very nervous after being drawn, but fortunately, she heard that the topics of the first few people were ordinary, nothing more than "flower appreciation" and "viewing the meeting", and she was not very scared in her heart, but Meng Li's topic was long and difficult, she was too nervous, her brain was even more troubled, and she didn't even write down the topic completely, let alone understand the deep meaning of the topic, so she was speechless. （1）

Han Liuzhi stood in embarrassment, her cheeks were like red-hot charcoals, the burning pain gradually extended to the root of her ears, and the sneers of some frivolous girls vaguely penetrated into her ears. Chu Yunlian's silence prolonged the torture of her shame.

Princess Yuhe looked at her embarrassed appearance and secretly sneered with a fan. Princess Jinbo raised her eyebrows and drank tea, and Princess Lishui sighed urgingly. Meng Lian's provocation embarrassed her, but she just couldn't open her mouth to admit that she was embarrassed by her.

Shangguan Xueyu estimated that the time was almost up, and then spoke: "I have heard for a long time that Miss Han's Konghou skills are superb, why don't you play a song for everyone today." ”

Agreeing to Shangguan Xueyu's proposal is admitting defeat, her own face is secondary, but it has affected the reputation of her father Wenjiang Xuehai, and she is unfilial. At the thought of this, she sniffled, choking and unable to open her mouth.

It's a game, but it's just fun, the other nobles who were thrown didn't have the heart of competition, the poems were simple and straight, just a fun, it was not difficult, and Meng Lian was too impatient to show her edge, thinking that it was difficult for others to elevate herself, which was really annoying. Women are a game, and there is still intrigue, not to mention the men who compete in the officialdom? Struggle is human nature.

Chu Yunxi saw that Han Liuzhi was forced to be pitiful, and saw that Meng Lian was arrogant and everyone was silent, so he felt a little unhappy and wanted to relieve him. The more she wanted to hide behind people and not want to attract attention, the more she was passively pushed to the front of the stage, and she felt that fate was playing tricks, but she didn't know that this was due to her character.

She suddenly got up and saluted Chu Yunlian and the three princesses, and then bowed to everyone in the banquet, inviting everyone to listen to her: "This topic should have been done by me, but I changed seats with Miss Han when I entered the table just now, and the points drawn by Sister Shangguan should have been me, not her." Miss Han has been reluctant to answer the question, presumably for this reason. She didn't say that I couldn't pretend not to know, this question was really difficult for me, and the little girl could only reluctantly give it a try, please don't make fun of it, sisters. ”

Meng Lian was trying to test the depth of this young sister of the crown princess, she was worried that she couldn't find a chance to make trouble, but she volunteered. She pushed the boat down the river and smiled generously: "I see, Miss Han is silent because she feels that this question is not hers. The fourth lady only said at this moment that she must have a good poem in her belly. Poetry is originally to make poems for fun, if you can listen to the words well, what does it matter who does it. What do you think, Crown Princess? ”

Chu Yunlian turned to Shangguan Xueyu and said, "You are the one who hosts this game, and it is because you are the one who decides." ”

Shangguan Xueyu tilted her head to think, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, crimson reflected the sun, and said with a little innocence in her charm: "I also want to listen to good poems." Miss Han doesn't want to do it, so let's listen to the fourth sister. ”