Chapter 21: The Dawn of Strength (Part II)
Liang Bairou took a deep breath, her apricot eyes closed lightly, and when she opened it again, her eyes were already clear, she got up and said loudly: "Xiao Xiao is on the window on a cold day, and the sycamore should hate the frost at night; Autumn is over, the days are still long, Zhong Xuan Huaiyuan is even more desolate, it is better to get drunk before the Fenzun, and don't lose the chrysanthemum in the east. ”
After chanting a poem, the guests were all facing each other, speechless.
What's more, a talented man asked in an excited tone: "Dare to ask the girl's surname, who is her daughter?"
When Liang Bairou shamefully reported that Mrs. Liang had a second daughter, the guests were surprised again.
The world only knows that Mrs. Liang's family has a daughter, Liang Duanling, who was born with a closed moon and a full of poetry and books, but they don't know that the Liang family has a woman named Liang Bairou, and her talent is better than that of her eldest daughter Liang Duanling.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but look sideways, looked at Liang Bairou for a long time, and then said: "Liang Bairou, what a Liang Bairou, if the mourning family has not remembered wrong, the women of the Liang family who are running for election this time are you and your sister Liang Baiwan, right?"
She once liked the talented and beautiful Liang Duanling very much, and even more so, she had already informed the emperor in private, and she would definitely leave Liang Duanling's brand and accept him as a concubine, so as to win over the Liang family. At first, the Queen Mother was extremely dissatisfied, and then thought deeply, thinking that maybe Mrs. Liang loved her daughter, and then ordered the spies to investigate, only to know that the Liang family sent Liang Bairou and Liang Baiwan, a pair of concubines, although they were not as good as their daughters, but they also suppressed the dissatisfaction in their hearts.
Now, looking at this outstanding, talented, gentle and dignified woman, who is even more outstanding than the daughter of the Liang family, this made the Queen Mother a little surprised, and she couldn't help but be satisfied.
Liang Bairou's heart was pounding, since she came to the Liang family, since she knew that she could marry the man she admired, her heart had never been settled, she longed for the edge, longed for the radiance, and longed for the emperor's approving gaze on her......
However, due to her low status, the eldest sister has pressed her head everywhere, so she is becoming more and more cowardly, inferior, and increasingly constricting her light, but she never thought that today, the queen mother is actually a full guest, in front of the courtiers, in front of the once high elder sister, her eyes stay on her.
Liang Bairou bowed slightly, and said in a trembling voice: "The courtier is exactly." ”
The Queen Mother smiled, her eyes full of approval, "It is worthy of being the daughter of the Taifu." ”
Although it was a simple word of praise, it had already held Liang Bairou to a high place and rested on the cusp......
Seeing that the unknown Liang Bairou won the praise of the Queen Mother, Xue Qiaoling was unwilling to look at it, her eyes rolled, and she had a plan.
After a while, Xue Qiaoling got up again and chanted a slightly higher-grade poem, which attracted the praise of the Queen Mother.
Xue Qiaoling smiled shyly, lowered her head slightly, and said softly: "If it is really about having poems and books in the belly, the courtiers are not as good as the eldest sister, I think if it wasn't for the eldest sister*, the courtiers should still have no ink on their chests." ”
The Queen Mother had no intention of paying attention to Xue Qiaoling, but Ma Zaoxiu's eyes lit up and she glanced at her: "Oh, I don't seem to have heard Miss Xue chant poetry, I wonder if Miss Xue is willing to compose a poem and let me see it?"
Xue Hainiang paused for a moment to drink tea, raised her eyes and met Ma Zaoxiu's slightly provocative gaze, her lips rose, and she evoked a smile of unknown meaning.
She got up, did not hide her talent at all, and said loudly: "The glass clock, the amber is thick, and the small groove wine drops pearl red." Cooking dragon cannon phoenix jade fat weeping, Luo Ping embroidered curtain around the fragrant wind. Playing the dragon flute and beating the drum. Hao tooth song, thin waist dance. The situation is that the youth is about to twilight, and the peach blossoms are falling like red rain. persuaded the monarch to get drunk all day long, and he couldn't get drunk on Liu Ling's grave. ”
After a long time, with a crisp applause from King Qinghui, who had not spoken for a long time, and the approval of the Queen Mother, everyone knew that the name of "Miss Xue" would definitely become a chatter after tea and dinner in Beijing in the future.
Xue Qiaoling was dumbfounded and unbelievable, while Ma Zaoxiu looked incredulous, this result was completely unexpected by her.
Xue Qiaoling's shock was all expected by Xue Hainiang, she hooked her lips and smiled, and gave the other party a provocative glance.
She didn't like boring poetry since she was a child, and only liked to study the rhythm, so she played the piano well, especially the guzheng, and it was Xue Jingzheng who gave her the phoenix tail.
Before entering the palace in the previous life, poetry has always been Xue Hainiang's weakness, but after entering the palace, she learned that Nan Jiuxi likes women who have poetry books and are rich in learning, so she devoted herself to studying the Book of Poetry, day after day, year after year, unconsciously, her ability in the Book of Poetry far exceeded the rhythm.
A birthday banquet ended after the guests and hosts had their own fun, and as for the competition, Xue Hainiang won the first place and gained a lot, and Murong Mingyue, Liang Duanling, and Liang Bairou also won rich rewards.
Xue Hainiang was afraid that Liang Bairou would have a bad heart, so she deliberately risked being reprimanded by Xue Jingzheng, and begged Xue Jingzheng to allow her to purchase some rouge gouache outside Beijing.
Xue Hainiang's surprise today made Xue Jingzheng very satisfied, yes, he didn't stop it, just told her to be careful, and then he didn't say more.
Xue Hainiang hurriedly caught up with the Liang family's sedan chair, Liang Bairou saw Xue Hainiang coming in a hurry, and was a little puzzled, so she informed Liang Baiwan to wait for a while.
"Is there something left on me in such a hurry? If so, then Hai Niang will be disappointed. ”
Liang Bairou covered her lips and smiled lightly, her eyebrows were full of cordiality, today's birthday banquet has promoted the friendship between her and Xue Hainiang, if it weren't for Xue Hainiang's encouragement before her 'battle', I am afraid that she would not dare to recite poetry in front of many people.
Xue Hainiang was stunned for a moment and then smiled back, her phoenix eyes showed a little panic, she subconsciously held Liang Bairou's hand, and said in a low voice: "I stole Sister Liang's limelight before, but I was afraid that Sister Liang would have a grud......ge against me."
When Liang Bairou heard this, she was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't laugh or cry a little: "Hai Niang, you treat me sincerely, how can I blame you for such a trivial matter?" Besides, if you hadn't comforted me like you did today, I was afraid that I wouldn't have the courage to recite poetry in front of so many...... At the end of the day, I have to thank you. ”
Xue Hainiang was silent for a long time, and finally looked at Liang Bairou and smiled.
"Go back quickly, don't think about it, you and I treat each other sincerely, some little things, don't mind. Liang Bairou smiled, "I'll go first, otherwise Taifu will scold me." ”
"Take care ......"
Xue Hainiang looked at Liang Bairou's slightly hurried shadow, and her heart was mixed.
Treat each other sincerely?
I don't know how long this sincerity can last, and I don't know if this sincerity is as small as dust compared to my love for Nan Jiuxi!
Nan Jiuxi's life, she will take it in the end, but Liang Bairou's love for Nan Jiuxi, if it is still the same as in her previous life, then they will eventually go to the opposite side.
Since that day, she heard Liang Bairou shyly express her love for Nan Jiuxi, and an insurmountable gap arose between Xue Hainiang and her.
Unless Liang Bairou changed her mind and no longer liked Nan Jiuxi......
If not, none of that will change.