Hua Weiyang originally thought that Emperor Duanmu's birthday banquet would be over with one meal.

They ate and drank, enjoyed singing, dancing and juggling, and it was not until noon that Emperor Duanmu led the concubines to be late.

When everyone saw Emperor Duanmu, they all stood up and shouted:

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!"

"I wish Your Majesty happiness is like the East China Sea, and longevity is better than Nanshan."

After Emperor Duanmu and the concubines sat down, everyone sat down to eat and drink again.

Duanmu Fusu whispered:

"The one wearing a rose-red robe next to my father is my mother, Shuguifei."

"I'll take you to meet my mother later."

Hua Weiyang looked at Duanmu Fusu's introduction.

But I saw that Concubine Shu and Concubine Li were accompanied by Emperor Duanmu.

Concubine Shu is in her thirties, tall figure, deep facial features, snow-white skin, gentle and amiable, dignified and elegant.

She was wearing a festive brocade embroidered brocade robe today, and Rong sat on the other side of Emperor Duanmu.

Together with Emperor Duanmu, the concubines received a steady stream of bows and salutes from the ministers and the princes and grandsons.

In the first wave, more than a dozen princes, more than 20 princesses, and dozens of people from the Great Xia Kingdom stepped forward together to present a gift list and salute and toast.

The second wave was the ministers of the kings and grandsons, according to their status, who went up to the gift list in waves and saluted and toasted.

There are a lot of ministers Wang Sun, and Hua Weiyang and others, as the people who came to eat and drink, can naturally only sit on the sidelines and watch the excitement.

The congratulatory gift they gave to Emperor Duanmu was sent to the palace as early as a few days ago along with Duanmu Fusu's birthday gift.

After a full hour, the toasting session ended.

Next, it is not the end of the feast, but the real beginning of the feast.

At this time, the master of ceremonies and eunuchs walked up to the high platform and announced loudly:

"Next, the first part of the birthday banquet: the competition begins."

Hua Weiyang has never participated in this kind of banquet activity, and I think it looks interesting and novel, and it is quite interesting.

She asked Duanmu Fusu curiously:

"Brother Fusu, is there any other activity at the banquet besides singing and dancing?"

Duanmu Fusu smiled:

"Sorry, I forgot to introduce you."

"My father's annual birthday banquet has a specific procedure."

"First the guests arrive for dinner."

"Then came the toast."

"Then that's where the big play begins."

After the introduction of Duanmu Fusu, everyone understood that next, there are three links: competition, competition, and hunting.

Each link contains a wealth of rules, and the top three winners will have rich prizes.

When Hua Weiyang and the others heard this, they immediately became interested.

Yan Wan had long heard that Hua Weiyang was an orphan girl who couldn't read big words, and she had never read at all, let alone such elegant activities as poems and couplets.

She looked at Hua Weiyang with cold eyes, and secretly sneered, and couldn't help but feel a little contempt for Hua Weiyang in her heart.

Under Hua Weiyang's excited anticipation, the next step is the competition.

The competition link is a miscellaneous knowledge, including poems, couplets and other rich competition content.

In the noisy sound of gongs and drums, the eunuchs brought out the prizes of the competition:

First place: 10,000 taels of gold, and the first place brocade certificate stamped with the private seal of Emperor Duanmu.

Second place: 2,000 taels of gold, and a second place brocade certificate stamped with the private seal of Emperor Duanmu.

Third place: 1,000 taels of gold, and the third place brocade certificate stamped with the private seal of Emperor Duanmu.

For the people of the Great Xia Kingdom, receiving the prizes and certificates at the birthday banquet was a supreme honor that could be boasted of for a long time.

At this time, there was a gentle civil official, who walked up to the high platform with great dignity.

He is said to be the most famous talent of the moment.

With a wave of the elegant civil official's brush, he immediately came up with a couplet:

"Overlapping mountains and green mountains".

I ask all of you here to come out of the next couplet within the effort of a cup of tea.

The eunuchs distributed pen, ink, paper and inkstones to the seats of each table, so that the contestants could present them in time after answering the questions.

Hua Weiyang asked curiously, "Brother Fusu, is this something that everyone can participate in?" ”

Duanmu Fusu smiled bitterly:

"Every birthday banquet, all princes and princesses must participate, and it is not okay not to participate."

"Others are arbitrary, they can participate or not, and those who participate must complete it independently, and others cannot assist, otherwise they will be disqualified."

When Hua Weiyang heard this, he was immediately eager to try.

Baili Lechuan smiled and asked, "Do we want to participate together?" ”

Duanmu Fusu said: "If you participate, you can also go to fight for prizes." ”

Hua Weiyang noticed that the princess at each table picked up paper and pen and wrote the answer.

She smiled like a flower, looked at Baili Lethe River and said mischievously:

"Brother Lechuan, can we also participate? I think it's weird and interesting. ”

Yan Wan sneered: "Aren't you illiterate? How do I participate? ”

Hua Weiyang really didn't write.

However, in her mind, there is a treasure trove of knowledge, which is inexhaustible.

Of course, it also includes how to write.

It's just that it's one thing to know about writing, and it's another thing to know it.

What worries her the most now is that she can read, but she can't write.

Hua Weiyang said proudly: "What if I want to make a word?" ”

Baili Lichuan laughed when he heard this, reached out and pinched her face, felt the silky touch from his fingertips, and laughed:

"Well, it's not bad to think that the word is successful, and we'll all participate in it. Target, 10,000 taels of gold. ”

"Whoever wins the championship will have a treat, the whole sheep banquet on the first floor of Xiliang City."

When everyone heard this, they all came to their senses, took the pen and paper, and began to meditate.

Hua Weiyang happily took the brush from the pen holder on the table, but he was worried again.

She doesn't know how to hold a pen.

However, this did not bother her.

She directly held the pen with her fist, and in the surprised eyes of everyone, she calmly meditated on the couplet.

Hua Weiyang thought for a while, his face was happy, he held the pen on the paper, and wrote the couplet he thought of crookedly.

Hua Weiyang secretly thought:

"Let's not talk about the good or bad couplets, just because this dog crawls the same font, there is absolutely no one worse than me."

"However, it's all about participation, and it's fun to be able to experience it."

Everyone was stunned when they saw her holding the pen.

This kind of pen holding posture is generally only available to three-year-old children when they begin to learn to write......

Jingyang Shenjun sneered:

"Not bad, Weiyang's courage is commendable, come on, come on, 10,000 taels of gold must be you."

Hua Weiyang asked, "Really, Brother Jingyang?" ”

Jingyang Shenjun coughed and said with an embarrassed smile: "It's like a fake." ”

Baili Lethe River spoiled authentic:

"It's okay if you don't know how to write, it's about participating."

Duanmu Fusu also laughed happily:

"Weiyang is really good, come on, come on."

Yan Wan looked at Hua Weiyang's appearance of holding the pen with a look of contempt.

The peerless bifocals on the table next to him saw it, pointed at her and sneered disdainfully:

"That person's posture of holding the pen is really funny, no, no, no, if you don't participate, it's just a big-tailed wolf? Cut ......"

Duanmu Yingying heard their conversation and immediately said:

"Some people are more funny, they don't know anything, they have to laugh at others, they are shameless, they are really ugly."

The peerless Shuangjiao was so angry that his face turned black, and in this life, they hate others saying that they are ugly.

They roared angrily, "You...... You...... You're ugly, you're shameless! ”

Duanmu Yingying grimaced at them and said defiantly: "You have the ability to bite me!" ”

In front of the public, the peerless bifocals didn't dare to make a mess like yesterday, so they had to swallow this breath and swallow their anger.

Hua Weiyang held the brush and wrote on the paper for the first time, and the words written were like ghost drawings.

However, she had a lot of fun herself, and mischievously drew a pig's head underneath.

She seems to have found a hint of inspiration and pleasure in writing.

Yan Wan gracefully held the brush and thought carefully about the couplet.

Duanmu Fusu looked at her writing deeply, and only felt that how good it looked at her, and his heart blossomed.

How he wished that he would be by her side for the rest of his life and live happily with her.

Duanmu Fusu thought wildly, and quickly wrote the couplet.

After everyone finished writing the couplet, signed it with their names, folded it in half, and handed it to the eunuch who received the couplet on the side.

Yan Wan looked at Hua Weiyang's writing with disdain, and couldn't help sneering in her heart:

"Village girl, it's really just a village girl, and she can't be on the stage."

When the time limit was up, the eunuchs collected all the answers and sent fragrant tea and snacks for everyone to taste and wait.

At this time, the eunuchs carried many props to the stage, and several jugglers walked up.

They began to walk the tightrope and drill the fire ring on it, and the high tide came one after another, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

Hua Weiyang sat below, drinking tea and eating melon seeds and fruits, and it was really eye-opening.

After an hour or so, the vaudeville show ended.

Several eunuchs surrounded the civil officials who made the questions and began to announce the list of winners.

Before the list was announced, three tall and handsome eunuchs, each holding three signs, hung with the answers of the first, second and third place winners, displayed back and forth in the aisle.

Hua Weiyang also raised his head, wanting to see what kind of couplets the top three had written in order to get the top three.

When she saw the font on the sign held by the first eunuch, she felt a little familiar.

When she looked at it, she froze.

The font of the first place is crooked and unsightly.

The font of the second place is vigorous and powerful, like a dragon and a phoenix.

The font of the third place is smooth and beautiful, and it is very eye-catching.

All of them looked up and looked at the list of the top three and the answers.

I saw that the handwriting of the first prize winner was crooked, twisted and ugly like an earthworm.

Not only that, but there is also a pig's head painted next to it.

Everyone covered their mouths and snickered: "Could it be that this is a three-year-old child's entry?" ”

Hua Weiyang rubbed his eyes and took a closer look.

Behind the couplet of the first place, her name is written crookedly, and her name is written at a glance: "Hua Weiyang", and a cute pig's head is drawn next to it.

Hua Weiyang was ashamed, she never dreamed that she would be selected to participate in the exhibition.

It's just a shame, it's a shame.

Hua Weiyang covered her blushing face, never daring to raise her head again, eager to sneak under the table and hide.

It's a shame......

Although she won the first place, it is better not to ......

Everyone in the audience burst into laughter.

At this point, no one pays attention to the content of the couplet, but points at the font of the first couplet and laughs at it:

"Hahaha...... This can't be written by a three-year-old, right? Why is it so ugly? ”

"Wait, I'll see whose it is? Hua Weiyang? I haven't heard of this person, who is this? ”

"This kind of answer can also get first? The examiner can't be blind or bribed, right? ”

……

Hua Weiyang listened to everyone's discussion in his ears, covering his face and being ashamed.

At this moment, a big hand touched her little head.

She heard Baili Lethe say in surprise:

"Weiyang, yes, you won the first place, you are so good!"

"I'm number two, and Fusu is number three. The top three have all taken our table. ”

Yan Wan was angry in her heart, and secretly scolded:

"Is the examiner blind? Can such a font also get the first place? ”

"Why? Why? ”

At this point, the examiner cleared his throat and announced loudly:

"The first place winner, Hua Weiyang. Her answer is: bend and bend, the water is bent, the water is bent, and the water is bent. ”

"The second place winner, Childe Lethe. His answer was ......"

"The third place winner, Duanmu Fusu. His answer was ......"

"Now, please come forward to receive the three winners, congratulations to them!"

The audience screamed and applauded.

Everybody wants to see, who is the first place with such an ugly font?

They took a closer look and behaved.

The first place turned out to be a peerless beauty who captivated the country and the city, and was incomparably beautiful.

It's amazing!

No one could associate this peerless beauty with such an ugly font.

Someone sighed:

"My God, this peerless beauty, the couplets are so beautifully matched, and the handwriting is so bad, it's hard to imagine......"

The second place is a handsome and outrageously handsome super handsome guy.

The third place is the eighth prince of the Great Xia Kingdom, Duanmu Fusu.

The three of them came out of a table, and everyone couldn't help but be envious and jealous.

The peerless bifocals laughed loudly:

"What about first place? Look at her handwriting, it's not as good as a three-year-old child......"

……

In the midst of everyone's laughter, Hua Weiyang walked up to the stage to receive the award, and walked off the stage with a feverish face.

She was nervous and ashamed, and felt that her legs were no longer listening.

Until she got to her seat and sat down, it was as if she was in a dream.

It's good to win the first place, but this shame is about to be lost outside the heavenly realm......

In the midst of everyone's laughter, the master of ceremonies and eunuchs announced loudly: "Next, there are competitive activities. ”