The people of Duanwang's mansion quickly moved a pineapple flower and wood bookcase, and there were maids in brocade clothes who came in, and placed the best pine smoke tribute ink, Chengxintang paper and sheep's hair brush on the bookcase one by one, Gu Qingyi waved away the maid who was waiting for the pen and ink, and personally polished the pen and ink, and the pen and ink were completed, and the first Yongju poem was officially released.

The first to write poems was Shao Huixin, the daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi, she is Shao Yanjin's sister, although her appearance is not as magnificent and stunning as her brother, but she is also beautiful and lovely, and has a unique style. I only listened to her, "The little girl Yongju is a song, and I ask Princess Qin to transcribe it on my behalf." ”

"Chrysanthemum"

Wang Sun Mo put more than basil,

Nine days of branches near sideburns.

The dew is wet and the autumn fragrance fills the pond shore,

Never envy Vasungao.

Gu Qingyi uses hairpin flowers, her handwriting is beautiful and beautiful, and it seems to be decent, but she faintly carries the vigor and freedom of the line between the lines, and she can vaguely get a glimpse of her former style - she has been practicing calligraphy for many years, and her style has become a bone, and it is even more difficult to get rid of the traces of the old days than to ascend to the sky.

The only consolation is that in her impression, Yan Shunhua's pen and ink are not revealed, and outsiders will not be familiar with her handwriting to the point of recognizing it at a glance, so there is no need to worry about revealing it, after all, ordinary people's reactions will be like Shao Huixin-

"In previous years, the little girl was fortunate to see the crown princess's pen and ink, and your style is quite similar to that of Princess Qin, could it be that you and the crown princess are both taught by one person?"

Princess Duan frowned slightly, she vaguely knew that the relationship between Princess Qin and the crown princess was not as close as outsiders thought, and she was worried that Shao Huixin's words would offend Gu Qingyi.

It's just that to her surprise, Gu Qingyi was not displeased, but shook her head with a smile, "That's not the case, my calligraphy is all copied from my eldest cousin, and it's normal for the style and bones to be similar." ”

Her words are half-true and half-false, her cousin's hairpin is better written than her, and only her handwriting is copied, but these are not known to outsiders, and it doesn't matter what she says.

Shao Huixin and others naturally don't suspect that she is lying, only people who know some inside information, such as Princess Duan and Lord Yu'an, will be puzzled, and keep figuring out what the relationship between her and the crown princess is.

After all, it is not Gu Qingyi's home field, this stubble will pass quickly, and the topic will return to Fushi.

With Shao Huixin taking the lead, other famous ladies are not far behind, chanting poems one after another to show their talents. Princess Duan only said that she would write poems at will, but they all chose Yongju's work, Gu Qingyi had a little guess, these poems were probably prepared a long time ago.

This is also one of the unspoken rules of the center of the ladies circle, not everyone has the talent of improvising poems, most of the banquet masterpieces are prepared in advance, of course, Gu Qingyi is well-read and quite poetic, and has never used this trick.

The same chrysanthemum poems are easy to cause aesthetic fatigue, so the clever lady found another way, borrowed the guqin accompaniment from Princess Duan, and actually played and sang by herself, such an ingenious method is naturally to win the applause of the house, and even the pavilion came with high applause, but the other nobles were envious, and they were secretly annoyed that they didn't think of this trick.

She set a precedent, and the latecomers also learned to be smart, not only learning to play and sing, but also writing poems in paintings, which is naturally impressive compared to other bland ladies. Even Princess Duan paid more attention to them, not to mention the prince of Duan in the pavilion.

After the girls finished writing the poems, Princess Duan stroked her palms and smiled, and asked Gu Qingyi, "Qingyi, I don't have any ink on my chest, and I am not good at poetry, in your opinion, which of these poems is the best?" ”

Everyone looked at her, Gu Qingyi raised her eyebrows imperceptibly, although she had a special appreciation, but on today's occasion, her opinion is not important, the most important thing is whether the prince likes it or not.

So she smiled slightly, "I'm ashamed to say that I'm not good at poetry." However, I heard that Duanwang Shizi's martial arts are all excellent, why don't you let him evaluate them? ”

As soon as these words fell, the drunkard's eyes suddenly burst into a bright light in the eyes of the nobles who were not drinking, and obviously in their minds, they were even more willing to let Prince Duan and the prince taste their poems.

Although it was rejected, Princess Duan was still satisfied with the ladder handed by Gu Qingyi, and couldn't help but glance at her gratefully, before smiling, "The dog is not talented, but the poems and texts have also been praised by the master, since Qingyi has this proposal, then let the calligraphy and painting be sent to the pavilion, and let the dog choose the best one." ”

The people of the palace quickly put the rice paper on the bookcase into the tray and sent it to the pavilion one by one. The nobles present no longer had the intention to talk and laugh, and they all waited for the result with a nervous face, everyone knew that the prince chose not only the best calligraphy and painting, but also the future princess!

Pavilion on the second floor.

Bai Haoyuan, the prince of Duan, appraised the calligraphy and paintings of the nobles with his friends, and noticed Shao Yanjin's unusual silence, and immediately looked up, and saw a handsome young man half leaning against the wall by the window, his eyes fixed on an open pair of rice paper, and his expression was unprecedentedly heavy and condensed.

His appearance successfully frightened Bai Haoyuan, you must know that Shao Yanjin has only been exposed once in history, he was drunk and crazy and sad that day, what is it like today?

When I looked at it, it was a poem written by Shao Yanjin's sister.

Bai Haoyuan: "......"

He didn't know whether to be angry or relieved, and asked angrily, "Isn't this your sister's poem?" How to look bitter and hateful. ”

Shao Yanjin ignored him, and found a few words again for comparison, and it was obvious that compared with Shao Huixin's one, the other words were obviously much more convergent, and they were as decent as ordinary calligraphy, and if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't notice the difference.

No one else may be able to see it, but it doesn't include him.

Shao Yanjin looked at the woman in the depths of the flowers, his peach-blossom-like eyes dyed with pain and struggle, and he wanted to ask her why......

"What, why?"

Bai Haoyuan looked at him inexplicably and asked worriedly, "You've been too strange lately, could it be because you're going to get married, and the pressure is too much, right?" ”

Shao Yanjin closed his eyes and ignored him, Bai Haoyuan closed his mouth boringly, his eyes turned around on the poems and paintings, and after a few hesitations, he still made a decision, "That's it......"

The time was short and long, Gu Qingyi was just washing his hands, and Prince Duan made a choice, only to see the man hurriedly running over, and said in a panting voice, "The prince said that he likes the Yongyi Houfu Shao girl's chrysanthemum poems the most." ”

Princess Duan immediately smiled, Shao Huixin blushed with shame, bowed her head and accepted the blessings of competitors either sincere or false, and the scene was very lively. Gu Qingyi was not surprised by this result, it was not just a matter of talking, calligraphy and painting talent was just one of the references, and could not be the final determining factor. Shao Huixin's election is just reasonable.

The ending is settled, and the unsuccessful ladies seem to be in high spirits, but in order not to lose their posture in front of others, they all maintain the most perfect demeanor and demeanor, and continue to talk about popular topics in the boudoir.

I don't know how to mention the words, Li Junru of the military department's squire suddenly said to Gu Qingyi, "Princess Qin, I heard that the Huns plan to negotiate peace with our Great Zhou, and they will send the princess and relatives, is this true?" ”

Gu Qingyi was stunned, "I was recently bedridden to recuperate, but I don't know about it, how did Miss Li know?" ”

Obviously, there are many people who don't know about this, and they all look at Li Junru, Li Junru coughed embarrassedly, "I vaguely heard my father mention two sentences, it is reported that the envoy of the Huns is already on the way, and he will arrive in the capital in a few days." ”

The nobles present were attracted by this topic, and began to count the battles between the King of Qin and the Xiongnu, gossiping about the possible objects of the Xiongnu princess......

Gu Qingyi's mind suddenly flew away, remembering that a while ago, King Qin often stayed in the study with his subordinates until late at night, and he should be talking about all the matters related to the Xiongnu's entry into Beijing and peace talks. She asked King Qin at the time, but King Qin never told her, but she didn't expect to learn the news from outsiders today.

She suddenly lost her appetite, and the county lord of Yu'an, who had been staring at her, couldn't help but find fault again, "Princess Qin is not satisfied with the banquet?" Hairy crabs and realgar wine haven't seen you touch it. ”

How can you enjoy chrysanthemums in autumn without the hairy crabs and realgar wine in Chengyang Lake, after the poems and paintings, the fresh hairy crabs and the fragrant realgar wine are presented, and the ladies present can't help but eat a small half, but Gu Qingyi didn't move, just ate a few mouthfuls of osmanthus cake.

Before Gu Qingyi could speak, Princess Duan made an excuse for her, "It's all my fault for being thoughtless, Qingyi, you are just recovering from a serious illness, and it is indeed not suitable to eat cold food." Come on, take down Princess Qin's crab and let the kitchen prepare a bowl of bird's nest. ”

The crab and realgar wine were quickly removed, and the county lord of Yu'an, who was slapped in the face again, turned pale, Gu Qingyi looked at her face impatiently, and didn't want to continue to stay at the banquet, so he said to Princess Duan, "Uncle Princess, the scenery of the palace garden is very different, can you assign a maidservant girl to me and take me around?" ”

"What's so difficult about this, Jingxiu, I'm waiting for Princess Qin."

A young maid behind Princess Duan said yes, blessed Gu Qingyi's body, and said crisply, "Princess Qin, please come with the slave." ”

Gu Qingyi nodded at Princess Duan, and then took Handong and Qiu Yan to start strolling around the palace garden under the leadership of Jingxiu. The surrounding environment was quiet and chic, isolated from the noise and noise of human voices, Gu Qingyi's irritable mood gradually stabilized, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Until an abrupt male voice suddenly sounded, "Princess Qin, can you take a step to speak?" ”

When Gu Qingyi heard the sound and turned around, he saw the brocade-clothed young man standing under the willow tree, and he was stunned.

Shao Yanjin.

Why is he here?