Chapter Twenty-Three: The Poetry of the Ladies (Part II)
"It's strange that the poem I wrote won the championship in one fell swoop, and no one has even admitted it, is this poem falling from the sky?" Princess Danyang was very surprised, and at the same time a little angry, after all, she asked so many questions, but no one answered, which made her a little embarrassed.
Such a strange thing happened at the poetry meeting, and the people around were all talking to each other, and Concubine Yang and other judges didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing, so they didn't know what to do for a while.
Li Su suddenly rolled his eyes, and thought of a good way, so he said loudly: "Although the artistic conception of this poem is good, it is too sad, and it is sad to read, so although it is a good sentence, it can only be regarded as a second-rate work, and compared with those poems that have been passed down through the ages, there is still a huge gap." ”
As soon as Li Su's words came out, the scene immediately quieted down in the poetry meeting of the female dependents in Chapter 23 (II), just now he was full of praise for this poem, but in a blink of an eye, he derogated the poem. However, some older or thoughtful people have already guessed Li Su's intentions, and are smiling and waiting for the poet to jump out by himself.
"Hmph, the little woman's "Asking the Moon" is not as good as His Royal Highness King Liang's two songs, and it can't be compared with a bold poem like "Will Enter the Wine", but it is not as unbearable as His Highness said, right?"
Sure enough, as soon as Li Su's words fell, a crisp voice with shame and anger immediately said. Looking at the voice, the person who spoke turned out to be a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, wearing a light green dress, although her body had not yet grown up, her facial features were delicate and her eyebrows were picturesque, like a fairy in the heavenly palace, and the lights and candles in the hall were also lost for a while.
"Is that her?" Concubine Yang frowned when she saw this girl, this girl she knew, it was Li Yu's fiancée, Xiao Yu's granddaughter Xiao Wenxin. Concubine Yang was originally dissatisfied with Li Su's marriage, and at the beginning of today's banquet, she was very cold to Xiao Wenxin, who was also her own daughter-in-law, Li Ke's Shu princess Yang has always been by her side, but Xiao Wenxin, who is a prospective daughter-in-law, was taken by Mrs. Xiao to see Concubine Yang at the beginning of the twenty-third chapter of the poetry meeting of the female dependents (below), but Concubine Yang was very indifferent, not only did not let her accompany her, but she didn't even look at it.
Li Su didn't expect that this poem was actually written by Xiao Wenxin, thinking about the words just now to provoke her to come out, Li Su couldn't help but sweat in his heart, if it was someone else, but why Xiao Wenxin? It's good now, I haven't said a word since we met, and I have already offended people.
Women are gossip animals, there are six or seven hundred women attending the banquet today, except for those in the two side halls, there are at least three or four hundred people in the main hall, many people know Xiao Wenxin, coupled with her complicated relationship with Li Su and Concubine Yang, for a time there were whispers in the hall. However, the eyes of some unmarried women looking at Xiao Wenxin were full of jealousy and envy. It would be fine if Li Su was still the King of Liang who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it before, but Li Su's performance these days has made many people with a heart look at it, especially the poetry he has shown, which has made many young women secretly agree.
"Hehe~, no wonder you didn't stand up and admit it, but it turned out to be Rokuro's little wife, and the girl's face is too thin!" Princess Danyang smiled, she didn't know what was going on when she saw the reactions of the people below, but after the people around her who knew the inside story told her, she understood, but this eldest princess was not a stingy person, not only did she not blame Xiao Wenxin, but she laughed very generously anyway.
Xiao Wenxin's face turned red, with her temperament, she didn't want to participate in this poetry meeting, but she couldn't stand the instigation of the sisters around her, so she had to make a poem and hand it in, but she didn't expect it to be rated first, and Li Su also commented a few words in person.
Xiao Wenxin's feelings for Li Su are very complicated, she used to be just disgusted, even if she was accused of being Princess Liang, she was very reluctant, but unfortunately under the pressure of the family, she was powerless to resist. It wasn't until later that I saw the poems written by Li Su, but I couldn't help but feel a little confused in my heart, how could a person who could make such a masterpiece be the King of Liang who bullied men and women without evil? When she came today, she met Li Su again, although she was a little angry when Li Su stared at her, but through the sensitive thoughts of her daughter's family, she could feel that the Li Su standing in front of her was completely different from before, although her appearance had not changed, but her talking temperament seemed to be a different person, which made Xiao Wenxin feel a little relieved.
Although she had a good impression of Li Su, Xiao Wenxin didn't know how to face Li Su because of the complicated thoughts of her daughter's family, so Princess Danyang asked a few words in a row, and she was not embarrassed to stand up until Li Su spoke out. Although she is talented and learned, she is too young after all, and she is arrogant, so she can't help but stand up and refute.
"Haha~, that ......" Under Xiao Wenxin's incomparably clear but angry eyes, Li Su looked embarrassed, looked around for help, and wanted to find someone to help him out of the siege, but most of the people around him had an expression of watching the show, Li Ke, who was most likely to help him, was pulled aside by his cousin and sister-in-law to teach him, and Concubine Yang was cold, obviously Xiao Wenxin's talent still did not change her opinion, Li Yong's kid is enough buddy, but he is just a straw bag, and he can't help anything!
"Liulang, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't let a little woman ask for it!" Concubine Yang saw that her son was at a loss under Xiao Wenxin's gaze, and many people around her were already snickering, so she couldn't help but say with some annoyance.
Xiao Wenxin's face darkened when she heard Concubine Yang's words, of course she could feel that Concubine Yang didn't like her, with her cleverness, she also understood the reason why Concubine Yang hated herself, but this marriage was set by her grandfather Xiao Yu and Taizong Li Shimin, she didn't have any right to speak at all, from Xiao Wenxin's point of view, in fact, she was also a victim of this marriage.
"Ahem~, Erchen obeys!" Li Su had a headache, he was very satisfied with Xiao Wenxin, a little beauty, but Concubine Yang's attitude was also very important, and now that this daughter-in-law had not passed the door, the two had already had a conflict.
"Actually, Miss Xiao's poem is not bad, but the style is a little too sad, Miss Xiao is still so young, and she will have a good life in the future, why bother with being sad for a while, everything is still optimistic and positive!"
As soon as Li Su's words fell, the audience immediately burst into laughter, and he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, Xiao Wenxin was going to marry him as his wife in the future, but he said that people 'will have a good life in the future', this is not to tell people clearly: I will be good to you in the future, you must be right to marry me! It is equivalent to indirectly confessing to others. Heaven and earth can be learned, Li Yu just said that he just wanted to comfort Xiao Wenxin for a few words, and he didn't think about it so much at all.
Xiao Wenxin's face was flushed with shame by Li Su's 'confession', and he wanted to hide but had nowhere to hide, the people around him leaned forward and backward with laughter, and some young girls laughed without a ladylike image, which made Xiao Wenxin ashamed and annoyed.
Cheng Huailiang and others all cast admiring glances at Li Su: dare to confess in front of so many people, Liulang is really not an ordinary person! Li Jingye and Li Yong, the two youngest, looked at the boss with admiration, but Concubine Yang was full of unhappiness.
"Ahem~, in fact, I'm not ......" Li Su waved his hand again and again to explain, but no one wanted to hear it at all, and in the end he was heartbroken, so he simply didn't explain, anyway, Xiao Wenxin is his future wife, confessing to his wife what he is afraid of, although there are a lot of onlookers, but there are more such things in later generations, and the more onlookers, the better, these people are really rare and strange!
After a long while, the laughter on the field stopped, and Princess Jiangxia covered her chest and gasped: "Liulang is really different from mortals, but he is too bold, and he doesn't think about other girls!" The result was another burst of laughter.
"Alright, alright! Everyone laughed and laughed, but the poem that Rokuro promised just now hasn't been written yet, so I've been waiting for a long time! It may be that seeing Concubine Yang's bad face, Princess Changguang, who has not spoken, opened her mouth and said, this Princess Changguang is the fifth daughter of Gaozu Li Yuan, and she is a hard-working person, and her first husband is named Zhao Cijing, but unfortunately she died in battle after Li Yuan's uprising, and she is the first concubine to die in battle in the Tang Dynasty. Princess Changguang was later decided by Li Yuan and married Yang Shidao, and I heard that the relationship between the husband and wife is good now.
Hearing that Li Su was going to compose a poem, he finally diverted everyone's attention, and Li Su and Concubine Yang looked at Princess Changguang gratefully, which was a favor owed to others.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were looking at him, Li Su raised Xiao Wenxin's poem in his hand and said: "Hehe, Miss Xiao's poem is too sad, but it inspired the kid, I will use this poem as a guide to make a similar long and short sentence!" ”
When Li Su said this, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and then recited aloud:
"When is the bright moon? Ask the sky for wine. I don't know what year it is in the heavenly palace. I want to go back by the wind, but I am afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the high place is unbearable. Dance to figure out how the shadow seems to be in the world.
Turn Zhu Pavilion, low Qihu, shine sleeplessly. There should be no hatred, what is the long time to say goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, and the moon is cloudy and sunny, and this matter is difficult to complete. I hope that people will last a long time, and they will be together for thousands of miles. ”
The people present began to hear Li Su mention Xiao Wenxin again, and many people couldn't help but snicker, and even Xiao Wenxin was a little embarrassed. But with the recitation of Li Su's "Water Tune Song Head", the audience immediately quieted down, the content of this long and short sentence is very similar to Xiao Wenxin's "Asking the Moon", but the feelings expressed are completely different, although the poem also has a sense of depression and melancholy, but immediately with a transcendent idea to eliminate the sorrow, express a love of life and positive optimism, the desolation and sorrow in Xiao Wenxin's poem swept away. Moreover, the words are full of life philosophy and interest, the artistic conception is bold and broad, and the poems are romantic and chic like flowing water in the same way, giving people an extremely healthy aesthetic enjoyment.
The others are just fine, but Xiao Wenxin heard a different taste from the beginning of this water tune song, especially the last two sentences 'I wish people a long time, thousands of miles together', it was as if Li Su was confessing greetings to her in person, and he used such beautiful words. Even Xiao Wenxin felt that this long and short sentence seemed to be made by Li Su specifically for her. Thinking of this, this delicate-minded girl suddenly felt that her heartbeat was much faster, and her face was even redder as if she wanted to drip water, and her eyes no longer dared to look at Li Su, who was in high spirits in the field.
"What a 'I wish people a long time, thousands of miles together'! Hearing it makes people open-minded, and Rokuro is really an open-minded person! Princess Changguang praised, and there was a rare smile on her face. Princess Changguang is a person of great affection, although she has a good relationship with her current husband, but she often thinks of her ex-husband who died in battle, and her mood is inevitably often depressed.
"Yes, it's rare that Rokuro is so young, but he has such an open mind, he will definitely be a generation of virtuous kings in the future!" The generous and graceful Princess Qinghe also opened her mouth to praise, and of course the other princesses and wives were also full of praise, and Concubine Yang was even more happy and lost her demeanor, listening to the praise around her a little fluttering.
Li Su made such a masterpiece, the women on the field frequently toasted, of course, most of them used fruit juice instead of wine, at most they drank some grapes with a very low degree, Li Su drank the real five kings drunk, he couldn't resist it after a few clicks, and hurriedly asked Cheng Huailiang and others to come up to help, these young and vigorous little perverts originally wanted to be heroes, but after a while, they were all defeated, after all, the gap between the number of the enemy and us was too big, and the 'weapon' was too unfair, and finally Li Su and others had to flee in the wilderness!!