Chapter 176: Chrysanthemum Banquet (2)
Su Xiaoluo's performance, in the eyes of the county lord of Xiyue and Wei Mintian, was a manifestation of being embarrassed, unable to agree and unable to retreat and fall into a dilemma.
This is exactly the effect that the two of them want, what the county lord of the Shame Moon wants to do without having to do it himself, some people have already gone to the other side to find Shang Yi and them, and some people have asked the head of the Ripple Courtyard to remove some precious chrysanthemums.
Shang Yi and An Wang walked in front, and when they saw Su Xiaoluo, they asked in unison, "What, is anyone difficult for you?" ”
Su Xiaoluo shook his head: "This Miss Wei wants to compete with me to identify chrysanthemum varieties and see who can recite more chrysanthemum poems." ”
"Xiaoluo, let's not compare!" Wang An wants to take Su Xiaoluo out of here, where will a little girl in the countryside know those precious chrysanthemum varieties, and she has to recite poems, I'm afraid it won't work!
"Let Xiaoluo choose for himself!" Shang Yi used a fan to pull away King An's hand, they are all uncles, how can they be embarrassed to think crookedly.
"I can compete with her, but after I win, I want to change the reward." No matter who gave the earrings that others had worn, Su Xiaoluo didn't want them.
"Su ...... County lord, you dare to dislike the gift from the Queen Mother! Wei Mintian screamed as if he had discovered something incredible.
"Miss Wei said this, I didn't say anything, the reason why I proposed to change the condition is because my grandmother also likes to raise chrysanthemums, I want two pots of chrysanthemums to give to her old man, why does Miss Wei have to go online so much!"
What is it called on the platform Wei Mintian doesn't understand, Qifeng has always governed the country with filial piety, but she knows that if she is deducted such a big hat, her reputation will definitely be affected.
Just when she wanted to argue, King An spoke: "It's not appropriate to take the things given by the royal family as prizes, it's better to draw ten pots from these chrysanthemums and number them, let Xiaoluo and Miss Wei each draw five pots, say the varieties of chrysanthemums, and then recite five poems about chrysanthemums." Those who pass both competitions are considered winners. "As long as Su Xiaoluo meets the requirements, he won't lose ugly, Wang An is really afraid that Su Xiaoxiaoluo won't know anything, in case he doesn't know the chrysanthemum variety, or he can't recite poems and can't come to the stage.
"You might as well add some difficulty, such as writing down Yongdai's poems and matching them with paintings, otherwise it will lack a bit of novelty and be too old-fashioned!" Su Xiaoluo changed the lonely expression just now and said with bright eyes.
Shang Yi never knew that Su Xiaoluo could draw, but he knew that he would not lose when he was writing with Wei Min.
"Since King An helped change the rules, then I will give a prize, if Miss Wei and Lord Minyue win, I am willing to take each other out for a day."
There was an uproar on the girl's side, they had already known that Prime Minister Shang Cheng had offered such tempting conditions, and they had also participated in the competition, even the county lord of Shame Moon had a look of chagrin on his face, could it be that he was wrong for Su Xiaoluo, and Shang Yi liked Wei Mintian?
Otherwise, how could such a condition be offered, the county lord of Shame Moon didn't think that Su Xiaoluo would win.
The chief eunuch of the Ripple Courtyard led people down to prepare chrysanthemums and pen and ink, and the lord of the county of Xuyue helped arrange it as a royal person, and Su Xiaoluo racked his brains to think about how to lose without showing a trace, or play a draw.
"If you dare to deliberately lose today, I will go to the Su family tomorrow to propose marriage." Shang Yi didn't know when he came to Su Xiaoluo's side and said something.
"But I'm really not sure how to win against Wei Mintian!" I used to have some confidence, but now I don't know what to do.
"Your performance just now tells me that you are very confident in yourself, and I believe in you, don't let me down!" After all, there were many people here, and Shang Yi left after saying a few words.
Leaving Su Xiaoluo alone in the wind, if he loses, Shang Yi will go to propose, and if he wins, he will travel with him, and he will not even leave a third way.
Of course, Princess Rui knew her daughter's thoughts, and helped her think of a way: "It doesn't seem appropriate to have only one girl and a monk to travel, so it's better to let each of them find a companion!" ”
Princess Rui thought that Shang Yi would think about it, but she didn't expect him to agree very happily.
Find a partner, right? If Su Xiaoluo wins, he will accompany her to play, and if she loses to the Shame Moon County Lord and Wei Mintian, he will let the "companion" take the Shame Moon County Lord to play with them.
On the other hand, those young ladies didn't seem to be very optimistic about Su Xiaoluo, for fear of being picked by her, so they all hid far away.
"Shepherd, you're coming!" Shang Yi and Su Xiaoluo spoke at the same time, and Xue Fu whispered to Su Xiaoluo that she was illiterate and could not recite poems.
Su Xiaoluo patted her arm, it's okay, she is a modern person from thousands of years later, she will not be afraid of the two ancients.
In fact, she has copied many contemporary calligraphers' calligraphy, and is confident that she will not lose to the ancients.
It is said that calligraphy and painting are not separated, many people who are good at calligraphy can draw a few strokes of landscape painting, Su Xiaoluo deals with those plants, and sometimes he will draw a few strokes when he is interested in making specimens, although he can't compare with people who are art majors, it is still much better than ordinary people, and she is not worried about painting plants.
Ten pots of covered chrysanthemums were placed in front of Anwang and Shang Yi, and the two of them took the labels and pasted them to make Wei Mintian and Su Xiao lose the election.
"Let you choose first!" Wei Mintian had an extra Shame Moon County Lord by his side, and he felt more confident in his heart, and looked at Su Xiaoluo with his arms crossed, looking like he was holding the chance to win.
"Then let's follow the serial number! Sheph, you bring the chrysanthemums from one to five over here! After Su Xiaoluo finished speaking, he stood at the table and began to grind.
"Wait, for the sake of fairness, I will light a stick of incense after you are both ready, whoever gives the most correct answer in the time of a stick of incense, draws the most realistically, and writes the most poems for the most appropriate situation, even if whoever wins, you have no opinion!" Seeing Su Xiaoluo's calm and relaxed appearance, King An was looking forward to her performance.
If she is a talented and good-looking girl, even if she becomes her nominal "niece", he will not let go.
Xie Yulin is also in the crowd, he can come because Shang Yi arranged, this is a good opportunity for a blind date, as a person who Ji Yunyou is optimistic about, how can he be single all the time?
Shang Yi decided to do Xie Yulin a favor and let him end his singleness as soon as possible, so that the emperor could rest assured, and he himself could feel more comfortable.
King An asked the two little girls if they were ready, then lit a stick of incense and inserted it in the incense burner, turned around and said, "Start!" ”
Xue Fu took off the cloth on the chrysanthemum, Su Xiaoluo glanced down, and the five pots of flowers were West Lake Liuyue, Mo Ju, Jade Huchun, Huangshi Gong, and Green Cloud.
After brewing in his heart, Su Xiaoluo decided to draw ink chrysanthemums, and first wrote the names of the five chrysanthemums in a font that combined modern calligraphy and regular script.
Next is the painting session, Su Xiaoluo calmly lifted the pen......