As soon as she heard this, Huo Junyao immediately understood.

Originally, it was a lineage, no wonder there was a lot of hostility in these words.

"This princess is right, the courtiers are indeed quite unaccustomed to life in the capital."

Huo Junyao's generous admission made many people in the Chengde Hall look at her a little impressed.

Princess Qinghe's words just now were all belittlement and ridicule, if she were to be another girl, I was afraid that she would be squeezed and embarrassed.

Now Huo Junyao's generous admission makes people feel that Princess Qinghe is inferior.

And Princess Qinghe obviously didn't react, and was about to speak again.

was interrupted by Empress Shen.

"Qinghe is not allowed to talk nonsense, hurry up and sit down."

Interrupted by her, Princess Qinghe turned her head, and immediately noticed her father's reproachful eyes, and she immediately shut up.

"Zhaode, Qinghe is young and can't speak, you can also sit down, you don't have to be formal."

Hearing this, Huo Junyao pursed her lips in her heart, but she didn't say anything on her face, and slowly sat down after giving a salute.

And the eldest princess of Ningyang on the side was a little unhappy in her heart.

A sentence that is young and can't speak?

She was about to say something, but Huo Junyao touched her with a tablecloth and stopped her.

The eldest princess of Ningyang turned her head to look over, and saw Huo Junyao shaking her head without a trace.

It's the New Year's Palace Banquet now, the day of the New Year, there is no need to make a fuss about these things, and besides, she didn't suffer a loss just now.

Although the queen did not apologize in her words just now, she also expressed her apology euphemistically, if the eldest princess of Ningyang opened her mouth at this time, she would hold on to it.

will lose the bearing of the elders, and it is also equivalent to directly not giving face to the queen.

Forget it in private, now in front of so many people, if you don't give face to the queen, it's not good.

The eldest princess of Ningyang, who was stopped, moved her mind slightly, and she understood the situation here, and she was a little happy in her heart.

This annual meeting, to be honest, is boring.

After all, there was really no entertainment in ancient times, especially on such a formal occasion, and it was naturally impossible to be as neat as painting a boat or a hook fence.

A little more explicit, that is, some of the more coolly dressed classical dances.

Huo Junyao couldn't understand this at all, she felt that this thing was soft, beautiful to look at, but it was also very hypnotic.

Then there is the performance of ancient musical instruments, what plays the piano, plays the pipa and so on.

She didn't know anything about it, she just listened to it.

After this toss, it took more than half an hour.

After singing and dancing, the music was appreciated, and Huo Junyao thought that it should be almost over.

As a result, Emperor Zhaowu, who was sitting at the top, stood up with a wine glass.

"Zhuqing, in the past year, everyone has worked hard, and I am here to have a drink with Zhuqing."

"Weichen, respect Your Majesty."

The male guests stood up in unison, and the female guests also stood up.

After drinking a cup, Emperor Zhaowu said with a smile; "Next, it's the young people's favorite cultural meeting."

"It's still the old rule, poetry and pair competition, this year's top three, I will give a reward."

As soon as these words came out, the young people in the Chengde Hall were happy.

Whether it is a male guest or a female guest, the female guest has already said before that she wants to perform, and the young people on the same male side also want to perform.

After all, this high marriage is the dream of a young woman, and it is also the dream of a young man.

"First of all, poetry."

"Speaking of which, in the past New Year's Night Banquets, the topics that came out were either about love or scenes, which was too monotonous."

"So, I decided that we'd do something different this year."

Hearing this, in the Chengde Palace, a group of young men and women who were originally still gearing up were curious and stunned.

When the Empress Shicai hadn't come yet, they didn't speculate a lot about the topic of this year's literary competition, and they all guessed according to the previous routines, but they never thought that the emperor actually wanted to play something different.

Isn't it poetry? It's not all like that, what difference can it be.

"In the past, we competed in seven laws or five words, but this year I want you to try long and short sentences."

"Long and short sentences?"

Everyone was stunned at first, and they all couldn't understand what the emperor meant.

Yu Dynasty poems or something, the most popular at present is the seven laws and five words, and there are also long and short sentences, but there are very few.

"Yes, long and short sentences, I don't have any questions, everyone can play at will, a stick of incense time, let the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy rank one, two, three, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, the minister has questions."

A young man stood up.

"Say it."

"Is this written on the spot, or can it be written in the past?"

Although long and short sentences are not very popular, there are still people who write one or two when they have nothing to do.

"It's okay, whether it's done on the spot or done before, it's okay, but there is one thing, you can't use someone else's, you have to write it yourself."

Everyone nodded their heads again and again when they heard this, and some people who had written long and short sentences in the past were overjoyed.

"So whoever wants to participate can have someone take a pen and paper."

As Emperor Zhaowu's words fell, someone immediately beckoned the palace people to take paper and pencils.

Fang Zhilan also asked someone to bring paper and pencils, but Huo Junyao was like no one, sitting there drinking tea and eating some melons and fruits.

Some people say why don't you eat vegetables, there is no way that the food in this imperial dining room is exquisite, but the taste is indeed relatively bland, and in this winter, many dishes are already cold, who can eat this?

It's better to eat some candied melons and fruits, drink tea or something.

"Yaoyao, aren't you participating?"

The eldest princess of Ningyang looked at the girl who kept talking like a little hamster in some surprise.

"Do I have to attend?"

Huo Junyao asked.

"Not really."

"Oh, then I won't participate, there are so many masters, I won't have an axe with that bit of ink."

What the long and short sentences are, she knows, in fact, they are similar to the ancient Song Ci in her previous life, but she is a science and engineering student, and she is good at asking her to write formulas or something.

Write ancient words, she really can't.

Hearing this, the eldest princess of Ningyang was stunned, to be honest, since she had seen Huo Junyao's handwriting before, she felt that her daughter was definitely quite a literary person.

Maybe she's still a talented girl, and she thought she would shine today, but she didn't participate.

"Won't Lord Zhaode participate?"

At this moment, Emperor Zhaowu's voice sounded.

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"Father, isn't it difficult for you to be a strong man? Cousin, she grew up in the countryside since she was a child, and I'm afraid she doesn't know a few words, how do you let her participate? ”

Princess Qinghe spoke again, and as soon as these words came out, the people at Zhao Yan'er's table wanted to laugh, but when they thought of the two cold eyes just now, they forcibly held it back.

"Princess Qinghe is right, Your Majesty, the courtiers won't, so they won't participate."

(End of chapter)