Thinking that she hadn't eaten since she got up in the morning, Yan Zixi's stomach was already a little hungry, so she casually picked up the osmanthus cake on the table and tasted it.

Yan Zixi's rude appearance immediately attracted the attention of several ladies, and they all covered their mouths and laughed on the side, their eyes full of banter.

When Mrs. Xiao heard the ridicule of those people, she couldn't help but turn her head, and happened to see that Yan Zixi was holding a piece of osmanthus cake in her mouth and hadn't bitten it down, and was so suddenly glared at by Mrs. Xiao, Yan Zixi was so frightened that she almost choked up.

She hurriedly picked up the teacup and drank it "tons and tons", seeing that Mrs. Xiao was only shaking her head, how could such an image be worthy of the name of the princess of the General's Mansion, it was simply losing the face of her General's Mansion.

However, the wives of high-ranking officials and nobles present, or the princesses and princesses of the royal family, mothers, etc., are all very prominent, and Mrs. Xiao is not easy to be angry in public, so she can only swallow her anger with a green face.

It seems that bringing Yan Zixi over is really a wrong choice!

But that's fine, the more embarrassed you are, the more you make a fool of yourself, and then she will have an excuse to go back, so that her son Xiao Jingcong can take Yan Zixi off.

This is the real purpose of Mrs. Xiao bringing Yan Zixi to Jingwangfu to participate in the poetry meeting!

At this time, Yan Zixi didn't know anything about it.

After eating the pastries and drinking the fragrant tea, Yan Zixi finally felt a lot more solid in her stomach. Otherwise, if you can't wait for the poetry meeting to start, you will be starved and fainted.

Yan Zixi raised her head and began to scan the many guests sitting in the hall.

She was now sitting in the first row near the center of the hall, presumably stained with Madame Xiao's light.

Because most of the people sitting in this row are figures with heads and faces, all of them with prominent identities.

It's just that the positions of the chief and second seats are vacant, and it seems that they are deliberately reserved for someone.

Yan Zixi sat on her left hand with Mrs. Xiao, and on her right hand sat a young lady with a good face, Yan Zixi smiled politely at her, which was regarded as a greeting.

The young lady is Mrs. Cheng of the Ministry of Rites, and Yan Zixi's wedding ceremony department was also involved last time, so Mrs. Cheng has also heard of Yan Zixi, and when she saw Yan Zixi sitting beside her, she also opened her mouth to flatter.

"I heard that Princess Xiao's medical skills are unparalleled in the world, and even those imperial doctors in the palace are ashamed of themselves, didn't I expect to study this poem? What a talented girl! ”

Mrs. Cheng is not like other ladies who are sarcastic in the Ming Dynasty there, in the end, she is the wife of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, whether it is to observe words and colors, or the art of speaking, it is just right, no one will offend, so that those who listen to it also feel very pleasant.

Yan Zixi smiled slightly, and was about to open her mouth to explain, but Mrs. Xiao next to her replied on her behalf.

"Hmph, what a talented girl! Mrs. Cheng, don't torture my daughter-in-law here, if you don't show up in front of everyone later, you will give me a long face! ”

"Mrs. Xiao, you are laughing! I call Princess Xiao a well-organized person, young and beautiful, talented, I think I also have my own unique views on poetry and writing, Princess Xiao will be able to save some face for us old people later. ”

Yan Zixi hurriedly replied, "Mrs. Cheng, you have won the prize!" Zixi is just a medical girl, she is really not very good at poetry and writing, and she came to accompany her mother this time, and Zixi is just a person......"

When the two were polite to each other, the housekeeper outside the door suddenly shouted at the top of his voice.

"The lady lady has arrived! Xia Guiren has arrived! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stood up in unison and looked sideways out the door.

Soon, I saw two ladies with elegant expressions and extraordinary temperaments walking slowly one after the other with lotus steps.

Walking in front is the lady concubine Niangniang, who is known as the first talented woman in the palace.

Dressed in a pale yellow palace dress, wrapped in a layer of golden tulle, the hem of the dress is rusted with several delicate patterns, the green silk is tied in the back bun, and a hollow flying phoenix golden hairpin is inserted, with dignified manners and elegant posture.

Behind her is Xia Guiren, today's Xia Guiren is wearing a light blue chiffon skirt, without more embellishments, looking very elegant, but it is in stark contrast to the lady concubine.

After all, how dare a noble person steal the limelight from his mother.

Xiao Niangniang, the hostess of Jingwang's Mansion, saw it, and hurriedly walked over and respectfully welcomed the two of them into the hall.

The other ladies in the hall also saluted Concubine Shu Niangniang and Xia Guiren.

"See Concubine Niangniang, see Xia Guiren!"

"Let's all be exempt!"

Concubine Shuniang raised her hand and said, and sat in the chief seat under the leadership of Xiao Niangniang, while Xia Guiren sat in the second seat.

"Don't stand still, sit down!" Concubine Niangniang once again lightly opened her lips and said to everyone in the hall, and with the permission of Concubine Niangniang, everyone re-seated and sat down.

"It turns out that she is the lady concubine, she is really beautiful, and she is amazing!" Yan Zixi glanced at Concubine Shuniang, and sighed secretly in her heart.

After everyone sat down, Xiao Niangniang announced that today's poetry meeting had officially begun.

The other purpose of this poetry meeting is to raise funds for those affected by the floods outside the city. This is also an initiative initiated by Concubine Shu, which has been unanimously agreed by everyone.

Xiao Niangniang walked to the center of the hall, saluted the ladies present, and said with her mouth open.

"Today's poetry will be different from the past, the first round is a pair for each person, everyone takes turns to pick up, if they don't match, they have to donate a piece of jewelry, put it into the fundraising pool. The second round is to give a poem, and write down the perception and appreciation of the poem in turn. ”

After a slight pause, Xiao Niangniang glanced at everyone and continued. 187

“…… In the third round, the sisters were able to improvise and write their own original poems. People can taste each other, they can also fight against each other, and the loser also has to donate jewelry. At the end of the day, all the jewelry in the donation pool will be sold and exchanged for money and food to support the victims. Well, the rules are clear, if there are no opinions, then the poetry meeting will officially begin! ”

Xiao Niangniang walked to Concubine Shu's side and said with a smile: "Concubine Niangniang, this round will be up to you first!" ”

When the lady lady heard this, she thought for a moment and then said a verse.

After hearing this, everyone secretly sighed, Concubine Niangniang deserves to be the first talented woman, and there is such a difficult absolute when she comes up, which makes the people behind her.

"Xia Guiren, it's your turn!" Xiao Niangniang reminded on the side.

Xia Guiren knew that this lady concubine was sincerely trying to make things difficult for herself, so she lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and then slowly said the next sentence.

"That's right!"

"Xia Guiren's poem is really amazing!"

When everyone in the hall heard that Xia Guiren was not only not stumped, but made an absolute, it immediately attracted a burst of praise from everyone.

A hint of displeasure flashed across the lady's face, but it quickly disappeared.

The poem was still going on, and soon it was Mrs. Xiao's place.

Mrs. Xiao first came up with the poem of the previous lady, but then she came up with another question.

"My upper pair is a drizzle of rain, and the brick street is as slippery as oil."

Saying that, Mrs. Xiao glanced at Yan Zixi, and snorted lightly, "Zixi, you have to be right, don't lose the face of our General's Mansion!" ”

When I went, I was obviously embarrassed by giving me such a difficult verse for me to say the next sentence.

The people in the hall also fell silent, holding their breath, wanting to hear what kind of pair this new Princess Xiao could match.

Yan Zixi racked her brains and thought about it for a long time, and Xiao Niangniang, who was hosting, couldn't help but urge on the side.

"Princess Xiao, are you right?"

Murong Qianqian also sneered, "Princess Xiao, if you can't say it, say it early, don't delay the time of all of us." It's not a shame, at most it's just a donation of a pair of jewelry, I think the dignified Princess Xiao shouldn't lack any jewelry, right? ”

"Yes, Princess Xiao, if you really can't come out, you will admit defeat!"

"That's it!"

Yan Zixi listened to everyone's urging, gritted her teeth, and read her poem aloud.

"Phoenix...... Fall to the ground and laugh...... Laughing at a herd of cows......"

When everyone heard Yan Zixi's poem, they were stunned for a moment, then they covered their mouths and laughed loudly, and the whole hall was amused by her poem.

"Hahahaha, listen to it, Princess Xiao's poems are really beautiful and unyielding!"

"Well, it's quite unexpected, it's just a little vulgar."

"Why do I sound like I'm cursing...... Princess Xiao, don't you want to say that we who ridicule are cows? ”

When Yan Zixi heard this, she quickly waved her hand.

"No, no, no, Zixi has no such intention, Zixi is really a shallow learner, I admit defeat."

After speaking, Yan Zixi took off a jade bracelet and handed it to the maid's tray.

Mrs. Xiao on the side was pale, and she snorted softly, too lazy to look at her again.

Murong Qianqian saw that Yan Zixi had directly admitted defeat, and the corners of her mouth showed a hint of joy.

"Hmph, little slut, this is just the beginning! There's your shame in the back! ”

What made Murong Qianqian even happier was that just through this pair, she could see Yan Zixi's poetry level, which could only be described as not being in the stream.

When it comes to the third round, she can directly challenge Yan Zixi, so that she can't write a single poem!

Xiao Niangniang saw that Murong Qianqian had admitted defeat, and walked over and asked again.

"Princess Xiao, since you have already admitted defeat, do you still have to ask questions?"

Yan Zixi hurriedly waved her hand, "No, no, Zixi still don't be embarrassed, let's ask Mrs. Cheng again." ”

Mrs. Cheng smiled slightly, and then came out of her pair......

The first round ended quickly, except for Yan Zixi, only the wives of several other ministers did not come out, and several of them donated their jewelry, and the first round came to an end.

After resting for a while, Xiao Niangniang ordered her subordinates to push a screen, and then hung a painting on the screen, with poems on it, this round is mainly for everyone to appreciate this calligraphy, painting and poetry, and write their own understanding and opinions.