Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 183 Thoroughly Knowing Myself

Princess Rong Jiang was stunned.

No matter how rogue and domineering she was, she was just a teenage girl. At this moment, she finally didn't know what to do and turned to look at the two female officials who followed her.

The two female officials originally thought that their princess was a learned princess. Although they did not understand poetry, when they saw the handwriting of Qiao Lili and then the collection of poems, they understood about 70% in their hearts that their princess was not even a little bit inferior to the noble lady of Dayan.

Judging from the princess' attitude, this poetry contest could not be held. The princess probably only knew this one poem. After receiving the princess's distress signal, they quickly tried to smooth things over.

"There is no need to write this poem. According to the rules of our Lanna country, we should not study literature until noon. In reality, it is almost noon and it is time to eat." The female official is just making up stories. Why should we care about the time when writing? According to her, what are the stories about reading at night with candles, drilling holes in the wall to steal light, and using fireflies to reflect the snow? They are all illegal. That's right, these stories are all about people from the Great Yan Kingdom. At that time, the Lanna Kingdom was probably still eating raw meat and drinking blood, and was uncivilized.

Princess An Ning looked at Qiao Lili. Qiao Lili also looked calm and had no intention of being unreasonable. After all, just a little girl was not worth the Crown Princess making a fuss about. The affairs of the country and the family were not enough for her to worry about.

Originally, it was the little princess who suggested this poetry contest. Now that she has made a fool of herself in this matter and has probably received the lesson she deserves, we should just forgive her and let her go.

As for the bet, if the Crown Princess had a request, everyone in Dayan would rush to do it, and it would not be the turn of her, a princess of a small country, to show her courtesy.

"Crown Princess, I'm afraid the little princess is hungry. Why don't we write poems next time? Let's move to the dining hall."

Qiao Lili didn't want to get entangled with this idiot, but she was eager to get a fight. Since she had already had a good time with the fight, there was no need to beat her to death. If she continued to entangle with her for a while, she was afraid that she would also be infected with stupidity, so she smiled and agreed: "It's really late, so let's accompany the princess to have lunch."

The layout of the dining room is extremely elegant, with a mahogany carved round table, chairs with peony patterns climbing up step by step, cushions on the chairs all with Suzhou embroidery of flowers and a full moon, flower stands with staggered hollow carvings, and bonsai such as small-leaved banyan, welcoming pine, and spider plants, and double-sided embroidered nanmu screens. There are screens between each table, so when the screens are opened, each table can be seated separately, and when the screens are closed, everyone can enjoy the fun in the hall.

There are all kinds of exquisite ornaments in the Duobao Pavilion, and the books on the bookshelf are fragrant with ink. There is also a Luohan bed next to the bookshelf. Before and after meals, you can sit here to read or take a nap. The dining room is surrounded by windows on all four sides, and the scenery outside each window is different.

Even the basin stand, copper basin, soap box and cloth towel for washing hands were extremely exquisite. The two female officials were secretly amazed in their hearts. Dayan was truly worthy of being a great country. It was many times better than their Lanna country.

Oh, I hope their ignorant little princess can stop being so arrogant and restrain herself, so as not to offend everyone and make things out of control. If Dayan were to take action against Lanna, it would be as easy as eating and drinking.

When the dishes were served one by one, Rong Jiang and the two female officials were too busy to take in the sight. Not to mention the aroma that arrived before the dishes, and the picturesque presentation, even the names of the dishes were so strange that they, the people of Lanna, could not even come up with any.

"Auspicious moon and beautiful flowers", "Dragon and Phoenix", "Three Yangs Bring Good Luck", "Abundant Years", "Rise Step by Step", "Oath of Brotherhood in Peach Garden", "Innocent", "Successful Examination"...

The two female officials felt full just by hearing the names of the dishes. As they waited to taste the dishes, they felt that they had been eating in vain for the past forty years.

The food and lodging they had enjoyed in the inn these days had already made them feel that it was excellent, so the little princess wanted to become the prince's consort and stay in Dayan, and they thought it was good to be able to enjoy the good life. Now that they had eaten such a banquet, they realized that they were too short-sighted before.

Can the prince of Dayan fall in love with the princess of Lanna? It's a bit uncertain.

Looking at all the noble ladies in this room, it seems that each one is better than their little princess, whether in appearance, talent, character, or upbringing. Comparing them to each other, it is really depressing. In an instant, the banquet that I thought was so delicious just now, seems a little dull.

At this moment, Princess Rong Jiang had mixed feelings in her heart. In a few months, she had traveled from Lanna to the capital of Dayan. She thought she was knowledgeable and had eaten in many restaurants of all sizes. She realized the huge gap between Lanna and Dayan. She also met the Sixth Prince who was like a banished immortal in the ancient city of Dunhua. Her mind became active. She wrote letters to discuss with her father, and her father agreed to let her stay in Dayan.

But the people she had met along the way were fundamentally different from the people she met today, and the food she had eaten along the way was nothing compared to today's state banquet. She, who always thought highly of herself, actually felt a little inferior.

Qiao Lili's conversation, Qiao Lili's bearing, Qiao Lili's appearance, Qiao Lili's wisdom, all seemed to be beyond her reach. In the poetry competition just now, she also saw Qiao Lili's handwriting, which was better than the most learned people in their Lanna country, and as good as the handwriting on the Chrysanthemum Poetry Wall. It was said that those were all talented people in Dayan. She was really far behind.

She knows clearly how her poems came about. It is useless to try to be stubborn. However, Qiao Lili wrote her own poems. As the Crown Princess, how could she possibly lie in front of all the noble ladies of Dayan?

Today, she met the Crown Princess, and at the same time, she also got to know herself thoroughly.

"Please help yourself to whatever you like to eat." Qiao Lili just said politely and started to eat. There were maids serving the dishes and adding wine.

In Dayan, people pay attention to the clinking of glasses while dining, but they also pay attention to not talking while eating or sleeping. It depends on whether you want to liven up the atmosphere or follow the rules. Qiao Lili automatically chose the latter.

Princess An Ning and the other noble ladies were also very happy with this. There was no need for anyone to urge them to drink or have dishes introduced to them. They could just dine quietly and enjoy the food. It was perfect.

About half an hour later, the meal was over and everyone, led by Qiao Lili, saw Princess Rong Jiang off.

Although the ceremonial guard was still the same, Rong Jiang was obviously a little wilted. It was completely different from the arrogant and overbearing look when she came, as if she was the most powerful person in the world. The noble ladies felt a little sorry for her.

No one else is as brave as the Crown Princess to seek trouble. He is more stubborn than those important officials in the court. The Crown Princess is showing mercy. If she insists that Rong Jiang's poem is plagiarized, or insists on writing another poem, then it is hard to say how the little princess of Lanna will leave Tuanyuan today.

However, the Crown Princess's official script was truly amazing. They had seen memorials that the Crown Princess had reviewed, and the adults in their family had shown them as a role model for them to learn from.

"Look at the Crown Princess's hairpin-shaped calligraphy, and then look at what you wrote. Is that also called usurping hairpin-shaped calligraphy? You still need to keep working hard!"

The first thing they will do when they go back today is to tell their elders that the Crown Princess is not only good at writing hairpin-flowered small regular script, but also good at writing official script, and also good at writing poems.

At that time, they were shocked by the official script and their minds were all on the words, thinking that the poem was just ordinary. But now, as they savored it carefully, the more they savored it, the more charm it had. When you get home, don't talk. Memorize the poem quickly and don't change the subject, or you won't be able to remember it all.

Let your brother, father, and grandfather take a look and judge whether it is good or very good.

A Crown Princess killed all the noble ladies in the capital. Who could have thought that because of the Crown Princess, the education of women in Dayan was stricter than that of men for many years afterwards.