Chapter 432: Qingcheng (23)
"Today, the prince can come to the humble house, and the old minister is really flattered. This glass of thin wine toasts the prince, with the prince's wisdom and erudition, both civil and military, he will surely soar to the sky. Lord Wang, please. Mo Fang held the wine glass in both hands and bowed to Xiao Yuchen.
"Soaring into the sky?" Xiao Yuchen pinched the wine glass with his fingers and turned around, raised his eyebrows and said, "Is City Lord Mo alluding to the fact that this king wants to usurp the throne?"
A look of surprise crossed Mo Fang's eyes, and he quickly explained: "Lord Wang, the old minister is not-"
"Heh!" Xiao Yuchen chuckled coldly, interrupting Mo Fang's words, "Mo City Lord is cautious!" With that, he picked up the wine glass, raised his head, and drank the wine in the cup.
Mo Fang lowered his eyes, raised his glass and gestured to Xiao Yuchen, lowered his head and sipped the wine into his mouth, and sat back. Two maids stepped forward, one poured wine, and the other served Xiao Yuchen with vegetables.
"Lord, this Qingcheng is not as good as the palace, if there is any inconsiderate hospitality, please forgive me. Mo Fang saw Xiao Yuchen put down the wine glass, but he didn't move his chopsticks, so he had to say with a smile.
Xiao Yuchen ignored Mo Fang, leaned back in the chair, and looked at the side face of Feng Yanyan. On his expressionless face, only the gaze in the starry eyes flashed with a little tenderness. His right hand rests on the tabletop, and his fingers tap on it from time to time.
Mo Fang stared at Xiao Yuchen's fingers, but he didn't dare to make a sound, so he could only silently calculate in his heart how to find an opportunity to get closer to Xiao Yuchen.
The drumming stopped abruptly, and the garden fell silent. A middle-aged man in his thirties walked up to the stage and said loudly, "This year's Oiran Contest has officially begun! First of all, let's introduce the judging ...... and then do it." The middle-aged man's voice could be heard clearly even in a small building 100 meters away. Feng Tianyan glanced at it with his spiritual power, and found that there was a small formation under the stage, presumably this formation played a role in amplifying the sound.
After the middle-aged man introduced the identities of the ten judges, the twelve participating girls began to appear in turn. Each girl will be introduced to the girl's name, age, height and which building she represents in the competition. After the girls appeared in front of the stage, they stepped back a few distances and stood in a row. Looking from a distance, Feng Qianyan found the girl in a long aqua blue dress who was listening to the rain pavilion before.
After all 12 girls appeared on the stage, the man announced the first item of the literary exam: calligraphy.
Twelve long tables were put on the stage, and the girls stood behind the tables, laid out rice paper, picked up pens and began to write. A quarter of an hour later, the middle-aged man announced that the time was up, and the girls stood in a row in front of the stage, holding the calligraphy work in their hands and displaying it, and the judges began to score them.
The second round is about drawing skills. After the middle-aged man announced the scores of the first round, the girls walked back to their long tables and began to paint. Also a quarter of an hour later, the work was shown.
The content of the third round of the competition is to compose a poem based on the topic given by the wife of the city lord in the judging, and write it on a piece of paper, with a time limit of a quarter of an hour. This time, the title is "Twilight Spring". Once the girls have written, they can stand in front of the stage. A quarter of an hour later, the middle-aged man shouted, "When the time comes, please stop writing and stand in front of the stage." After the girls had all stood, the man continued, "Please read the poem to Miss No. 1 Qi'er." ”
The girl named Qi'er, who was standing in the first position, stepped forward and read the poem she had written, and applause rang out from both sides of the audience. Qi'er blessed her body, expressed her gratitude, and retreated to the team. After the judges from the field scored, the second girl stepped forward.