Chapter 29: Brilliant (1)
The county lord of Yonghe shouted in his heart, this Han Jinxiu is too treacherous? Thinking that making a bet would make the two of them retreat, of course it was impossible! Today must make Han Jinxiu lose face, just now she was lucky to answer, and then I am afraid it will not be so easy.
The county lord of Yonghe, who had adjusted his thoughts, echoed: "That's it, I don't know what the crown princess wants to bet on?" ”
"It's very simple, if Bengong wins, the two of you will copy the verses that Fang just said in the first round of competition ten times in three days, of course, Bengong loses, so is it, how?" Han Jinxiu lifted her eyelids and looked at the two of them lightly.
It is not difficult to copy the poems of the first round of the competition ten times in three days, but it has a bad reputation. The second princess and Xu Zijiao's eyes were a little complicated when they looked at Han Jinxiu, the third princess and the county lord of Yonghe were really too much, and even the Duchess of Chengguo, Yao, could only feel distressed on the side, and did not dare to come forward to speak, afraid of Queen Chen and the eldest princess of Jinyang.
Wang Yaolin picked up the tea cup in his hand and looked at the green figure in the crowd opposite, if she hadn't come today, he wouldn't have come at all. To have the opportunity to look at her a few more times is undesirable for Wang Yaolin.
The eldest princess sat calmly, pinching a piece of red bean pastry and eating it, since Han Jinxiu could say it, she would definitely be able to do it, why should she worry about her. Moreover, Fang can answer in the first round of the competition, and from the murder of Queen Chen's birthday banquet and palace maid Zicui a few days ago, it is enough to show that Han Jinxiu is not a straw bag, but the third princess and the county lord Yonghe insist on making things difficult for her, and then the two of them are afraid that they will lift a stone to shoot themselves in the foot, and there will be a lot of fun.
The county lord and the third princess agreed, and all the female guests were witnesses.
Next is the second round of competition that everyone is looking forward to, Xu Zifeng vs. Han Jinxiu.
When he learned that Han Jinxiu came out to answer the question, Xu Zifeng breathed a sigh of relief, but glanced at Yao. If he wins the crown princess, will he make the crown princess lose face. But if he loses to the crown princess, then his face will be dull, and it will be even more unfavorable for the palace test in ten days, so this time, the crown princess, I can't help it.
The topic of the competition was discussed by King Yu, King Lu, and King Zhan, and finally King Yu announced the question: "Whoever comes to answer the question first, please say what flowers bloom in March?" The second respondent: Please answer what are the flowers that bloom in April? The more people who talk about it, the winner of the second round of the competition. It was a topic that the three of them agreed on.
The words of the Four Books and Five Classics are easy for Xu Zifeng, compared to the Crown Princess Han, it seems slightly unfair, no matter what, the three princes are the younger brothers of the Crown Princess Han, so naturally they can't help Xu Zifeng, so that the world will say that the three of them want to see the excitement of the Crown Princess. Since today is a flower-viewing banquet, then, the problem is naturally related to the flower-viewing banquet, and now it is up to fate to see who is more powerful.
Xu Zifeng's hand under his robe curled up tightly, what kind of question is this, how can he answer it? Then he breathed a sigh of relief, and even he couldn't answer, let alone the crown princess Han. The questions of this round of competition let the three princes come out, and they can't help him on the surface. So, Xu Zifeng waved at Han Jinxiu opposite: "Crown princess, please first." ”
Han Jinxiu said lightly: "Then the palace is disrespectful, the palace answers the first question, what flowers bloom in March?" Well, there are a lot of them, white magnolia, ginkgo, osmanthus, purple magnolia, smiling, Erqiao magnolia, papaya, sticky stem begonia, weeping silk begonia, Xifu begonia, Qionghua, snowball, persimmon, wood hibiscus, horse coat wood, plum blossom, moon season, fig, camellia, crape myrtle, peony, pomegranate, wisteria, cherry blossoms, grapes, peach, bamboo, red maple, bauhinia, hibiscus, Canary dates. ”
Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded, the crown princess Han said the names of thirty-one flowers, how did she know, how could this be? Even the King Yu, King Lu, and King Zhan who came up with the question all looked at Han Jinxiu in surprise, it was impossible for her to know the topic in advance, but the three of them had just brought it up, so the only explanation was that the crown princess Han had hidden it in the past, and they looked away.
The third princess and the county lord of Yonghe glanced at each other, how could this be possible? Han Jinxiu is clearly a straw bag without a mother's upbringing, how can she answer? They believed that the three princes were favoritism, and they had colluded with Han Jinxiu in advance, but these can only be thought about in the bottom of their hearts, and they can't say it on their lips, so they lose the royal face.
The reason why Han Jinxiu was able to come up with so many varieties of flowers was thanks to the more than ten years she had been the Empress Dowager Han, she didn't want everyone to say that she was shallow and vulgar, and smeared His Majesty's face, so she used those more than ten years to make up for the lost studies in the boudoir, but she didn't expect it to come in handy now.
Xu Zifeng looked at Yao's request for help, Yao shook his head slightly, and motioned to Xu Zifeng not to talk about the second question again, and to admit defeat directly.
Xu Zifeng, who received the information, said respectfully: "The crown princess Niangniang, I lost in the next place." Even if he barely answered one or two, it didn't make much sense.
The third princess shouted: "Wait, do you know if the flowers that the crown princess said will bloom in March, find some florists to verify them one by one!" ”
Han Jinxiu had no objection to this, so naturally he had to find the florists to verify it.
Yao soon invited the florists and asked them to identify whether the flowers that Han Jinxiu had just said were right or not.
The third princess and the county lord Yonghe, who still had the last glimmer of hope, held each other's little hands and waited nervously, and finally the florists agreed that the thirty-one varieties of flowers that Han Jinxiu said were right, and the two of them instantly sank their faces and cursed Han Jinxiu in their hearts.
Xu Zifeng has taken the initiative to admit defeat, so the second round of the competition will directly end with Han Jinxiu's victory.
But the county lord Yonghe smiled with his eyebrows: "Today's imperial sister-in-law is really an eye-opener for us, why don't you answer the next question of the imperial sister-in-law and let us all take a look, how about it?" She doesn't believe in evil yet, Han Jinxiu can still know what flowers bloom in April, and she can name so many varieties.
The third princess saw that Han Jinxiu didn't squeak, so she took the initiative to say: "Yonghe, why do you embarrass the imperial sister-in-law, in case the imperial sister-in-law only knows the flowers that bloom in March, isn't it too embarrassing for her?" Anyway, our female guest has already won the second round of the competition, and the third round of the competition has officially begun! ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw Han Jinxiu say slowly: "Drunken butterfly flower, purple jasmine, cockscomb, wild goose red, sunflower, small lily, thousand day red, a bunch of red, impatiens, morning glory, rain-leaved dill, round-leaved dill, safflower tobacco, petunia, aster, cinchona, serpentine chrysanthemum, marigold, red chrysanthemum, zinnia red, bamboo, four seasons of spring, nasturtium, ground skin, maple sunflower, orangutan grass, basil, asparagus, cosmos, sand ginseng, mimosa. ”
The same also said thirty-one, florists, you look at me, I look at you, full of surprise, the princess can really say it, it's incredible, it can be seen that the princess has a lot of research on flowers on weekdays, otherwise she wouldn't have said so much in one breath.
King Yu, King Lu and King Zhan, the eldest princess, and the second princess applauded in unison, cheering for the crown princess Han, who was a member of the royal family, and it could be regarded as earning face for the royal family, so they were naturally happy.
On the other hand, the third princess and the county lord of Yonghe raised their hands and applauded reluctantly, thinking in their hearts how to make it difficult for Han Jinxiu in the third round of the competition.