Chapter 94: Coming out on top
Yun Qian'er had just sat down for a while, and Xiao Yongyan came, taking Concubine Xian and Li Jieyu with them, and they were all sitting on the left hand side of Xiao Yongyan's head.
Everyone got up together and bowed to Xiao Yongyan: "The ministers wish my emperor long live, long live, long live!"
Xiao Yongyan was in a good mood today, and raised his hand at the people below with a smile: "All of you Aiqing are all flat! Today is a small year, you Aiqing will accompany me for a year, we have not been so happy for a long time between our monarchs and ministers......!"
Prime Minister Qin Cheng first stood up and said: "Yan Country has a good weather this year, except for the locust plague in the south that has suffered some losses, the rest of the places are full harvests, this is the emperor's benevolence that has moved the heavens, bless me with a bumper harvest of grains in the Great Yan Kingdom!"
"Haha...... This year is the second year of my ascension to the throne, and these two years have all relied on the cooperation of all the ministers of the humerus.
Prime Minister Qin took the lead in raising his glass to toast Xiao Yongyan: "The emperor is serious, Weichen is panicking, Weichen wishes me the prosperity of the country of Dayan and peace forever!"
Prime Minister Qin drank all the wine in the wine glass, and Xiao Yongyan applauded: "Qin Aiqing has worked hard!"
After Prime Minister Qin Cheng saluted, he retreated to his place.
The seat of the Mo family is opposite Qin Cheng, and the seat of the Luo Wangfu is diagonally opposite, Mo Zifeng sat there obediently motionless, Mo Ruxue waved his hand to greet him, Mo Zifeng stretched his face, looking bitter and hateful, on such an occasion, he really felt very boring!
Mo Ziye frequently looked at the ladies around him, and looked at the beautiful girls in the hall, and her eyes were as obscene as they were. The girls in the seats next to them were so frightened that they hid behind their families.
Mo Ruxue looked around and didn't find the people of the Chu family, the Chu family has experienced too many things this year, and it is indeed not suitable for this time to appear, Xiao Yongyan should want Chu Liyan to parachute directly into the court after the year.
Mo Xu played with the wine glass, Xiao Yongyan summoned him back for almost half a year, and he kept him dry, and he didn't know what he was going to do.
After he stood up and saluted Xiao Yongyan, he said: "Thanks to the emperor's benevolence, Weichen is fortunate to return to Kyoto for the New Year this year, and in the blink of an eye, our family has been living in the border city for ten years, and the prosperity of Kyoto really makes the old man a little uncomfortable!"
"General Mo has done his best to do his best, and there are countless battle scars on his body, he should have come back a long time ago to recuperate, it was I who tired the general! The border city is bitterly cold, presumably the army has been living a hard life, we have signed an alliance with the country of Mohe, at least it can be peaceful for a while, and the general can have a good rest. ”
The overtones in Xiao Yongyan's words can be heard by everyone here, from Mo Xu's return to the present, Xiao Yongyan's attitude towards him is clearly there, he does not take back his military power, nor does he delegate his position, so he will be idle at home every day.
The concubine smiled and said, "Today is a small year, don't talk about these political affairs, isn't it good to talk about some happy things?"
"Mother Concubine is right, let's talk about some light topics today, Concubine Xian, didn't you say that there are still programs to be arranged today?"
Concubine Xian smiled and said: "Today's people are all the sons and ladies of the adults' mansions, among them there are many versatile people, it is about to be the New Year, you can play a poem to your heart's content, and then invite our Yan country's poetry everyone, Mr. Wen Dong, to be the referee, and those who win the top spot can get a blood jade inkstone." ”
Concubine Xian asked the little father-in-law next to her to bring out the piece of blood jade inkstone, the dark red inkstone, a fish brain white in the middle, moist and smooth, like a clear cloud, blowing away; Loose as a clump. Surrounded by fire. Seeing that everyone's eyes are straight, this Duan inkstone is priceless, what a treasure!
All the civil servants are eager to try, and if they are lucky enough to win the first place, it is a rather face-saving thing.
An old man with half a hundred hair walked out of the crowd, with an elegant temperament, saluted Xiao Yongyan and everyone present, and said loudly: "The old man is ugly today! You are all elites in the literary world, and if there is something wrong in a while, I hope you will bear with me." ”
Many civil officials stood up to salute this old man, and they were very religious.
Mo Ruxue has no impression of this character, and in the original novel, he seems to have only appeared once.
She leaned towards Xiao Yonghan and asked in a low voice, "Who is this Mr. Wen Dong?"
"He is a master of Confucianism in Yan Kingdom, familiar with all kinds of historical records, very proficient in poetry and songs, today's inkstone is good, it is rare for the emperor to cut love, I don't know who this inkstone will end up with. ”
Mo Ruxue saw that Xiao Yonghan had been staring at the inkstone: "Do you like it too, then you can also participate!"
"This is the emperor's means of rewarding his courtiers, how can I be embarrassed to intervene! As soon as I get on the field, who dares to compare with me, I just took the inkstone, how boring it is!"
"Cut, it's the same as twenty-five or eighty-thousand!Hey, then do you think I can participate?" Mo Ruxue asked with a standard smile and big eyes.
Xiao Yonghan looked at her confident appearance, and directly poured a basin of cold water on her: "You better save it! Many of you here are literati who have studied hard for many years, and I am afraid that your ink will not be enough." ”
Yun Qian'er saw them biting their ears frequently in the back, and she was jealous, she also heard what Mo Ruxue said just now, and snorted coldly from her nostrils, she really didn't know where she got her confidence, and dared to challenge the great writers here!
"Princess, it's better not to go, since ancient times, women are virtuous if they are not talented, and this kind of showy thing is still left to those sons and daughters! After all, if you participate and can't write it, you will be laughed at by others......"
Mo Ruxue looked at the rare agreement between the two of them, and they were angry, they all looked down on her so much, she wanted to prove to them that women were no worse than men!
Concubine Xian continued on stage: "The poems we wrote this time should be related to the New Year, we should be festive, and the time for two incense sticks is limited, so if you are willing to participate, start thinking about it quickly!"
The hall was lively for a while, and everyone was talking about it, and the interest was high.
"I'm happy today, I'll make a song too, and we'll participate in the selection together in a while, hehe," Xiao Yongyan smiled and asked Gonggong Li to get the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and began to think hard.
Mo Ruxue got up directly and walked in front of Gonggong Li: "Please get me a pair of paper and pencils, I want to try it too." ”
"Oh, the imperial sister-in-law is also interested, then dare to be kind, the imperial sister-in-law's literary style I have appreciated, and I want to see the imperial sister-in-law's masterpiece in person in a while. Xiao Yongyan said with great interest.
Xiao Yonghan walked up to her and whispered, "You, you...... That's it, don't be upset if you lose for a while......"
Yun Qian'er looked like a good show, she wanted to see what kind of bullshit poetry this Mo Ruxue could write.
The rest of the sons of the family, seeing that Mo Ruxue also applied for the competition, showed contemptuous eyes one by one, with mocking expressions on their faces.
I heard that this Princess Luo doesn't understand the four books, the Five Classics, and I haven't even read the "Female Rules", so I'm afraid I don't even know the format of writing poems!
Mo Ruxue got the pen and paper, returned to her seat and thought about it for a long time, and recalled the three hundred Tang poems she had memorized before in her mind.
She laid out the rice paper, wrote hard, and wrote it in a short time.
The hour was almost up, and Xiao Yongyan asked them to read out their poems one by one.
The previous princes were anxious to perform, and they couldn't wait to read their masterpieces aloud, expecting to receive the emperor's praise.
Xiao Yongyan just smiled slightly, there was no reaction on his face, and Mr. Wen Dong also asked them to continue reading with an expressionless face.
Finally, it was Mo Ruxue's turn.
Yun Qian'er was still drowsy, but she suddenly came to her senses, staring at Mo Ruxue with all her attention.
Everyone in the hall also stared at her, Mo Ruxue was the only woman who participated in the competition today, and the expressions on everyone's faces were different, some sympathetic, some mocking, some waiting to see the joke, everyone stretched their necks and waited for her performance.
"In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu; Thousands of households always exchange the new peach for the old one. ”
As soon as Mo Ruxue's crisp voice fell, Mr. Wen Dong couldn't help but applaud, and said with a smile: "This poem of the princess is really wonderful, this poem is a masterpiece of the world, the battle is neat, there is no mistake, the meaning is complete, and the old man can't wait to drink the Tusu wine when he hears this poem, haha......"
Xiao Yongyan immediately felt refreshed when he heard this poem, and said to Gonggong Li: "Go and bring the poem written by the imperial sister-in-law to me and let me see it!"
Gonggong Li took the piece of paper from Mo Ruxue's hand and respectfully handed it to Xiao Yongyan, who nodded frequently: "Haha...... As soon as the imperial sister-in-law's poems came out, I was embarrassed to take them out. ”
Mo Ruxue hurriedly knelt down: "The concubine is guilty......"
"Get up, what is the crime of the imperial sister-in-law, I am not as good as others. This blood jade inkstone belongs to the emperor's sister-in-law. ”
Gonggong Li respectfully sent that Duan Yan to Mo Ruxue: "Congratulations to Princess Luo for winning the first place!"
"Thank you, father-in-law!" Mo Ruxue happily took the inkstone and put it in front of Xiao Yonghan: "Give it to you!
Xiao Yonghan looked at Mo Ruxue's eyes more gently, smiled and whispered beside her: "It turns out that the princess is so talented, this king really underestimates you." ”
Mo Ruxue smiled affectionately at him, Xiao Yonghan replied with a doting look, as long as you are not blind, you can see that this is a couple with deep feelings.
The concubine and Xiao Yongyan were stunned when they saw this scene, and they were faintly uneasy in their hearts.