The Qinghe County Lord of the Red Chamber

Let's talk about Shang Chanchan's complacency, she laughed out loud for a while, and then asked Shang Chi to catch him.

So I just dared to sit down honestly.

Seeing that the girl was pitiful, Lingzhi went outside and asked for some information to rescue Shang Chanchan.

Seeing Ganoderma lucidum go and return, Shang Chanchan took the opportunity to say: "When we came up just now, I saw that there are many people in the lobby today, and not only girls' homes."

Last year, only some girls with masks went to guess the riddles, but this year there are still many young men crowded together and standing under the lamp.

She didn't want Daiyu to guess lantern riddles in the crowd.

Ganoderma lucidum took a booklet in her hand and reported back: "What the girl said is that Jinxiu Tower will hold the Lantern Festival this year, so naturally there will be a lot of guests coming and going, and a lot of young masters will also be added."

"The shopkeeper has long thought that he might offend the nobles and ladies, so this year's lantern riddles are not only hung on the bottom, waiting for someone to pick them from the lamps to make, every distinguished guest in the elegant room will have a book of lantern riddles for fun. "

Ganoderma lucidum also brought in the clever maid just now, only to hear the maid say: "This booklet has the same questions as the one below. If girls are interested, they can write the answers in the booklet. There are [-] questions in total. For those who have guessed it all, Jinxiu Tower will have a duan inkstone as a gift right to be the head of the lottery."

Shang Chanchan reached out to take the booklet of lantern riddles, flipped through it, and said with a smile to Shang Chi, "Brother has always been the best at solving riddles and guessing words, but my sister Lin won the top prize last year. Although there is no first place in writing, this There are winners and losers in guessing riddles. It’s rare that both of you are here today, how about a comparison?”

Shang Chi shook his head: "For this kind of lantern riddles, let alone one hundred and eight, one thousand and eight hundred won't tell the difference." The implication is that he and Daiyu can naturally solve the riddles from beginning to end. ,Means nothing.

Shang Chanchan smiled and said, "There is another way. I'll light a stick of incense here, and after it's burned out, the winner will be determined by whoever guesses the most lantern riddles, brother or sister Lin."

Seeing that Shang Chi still described it as lazy, Shang Chanchan said: "I understand why my brother is unwilling, but I am afraid that I will lose face when I lose to Sister Lin."

Although the method of aggressive generals is old-fashioned, it is really easy to use. Sure enough, Shang Chi said after hearing this: "Since it is the Lantern Festival, guessing lantern riddles is also good."

Of course, Shang Chanchan still accepted a "kind" smile from her elder brother, and could only pray in her heart that Daiyu would win.

The maid hurriedly fetched two small incense burners, a box of Mengtianxiang, and two sets of pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

Talented people, more or less, are always a little arrogant about their talents, or where did the allusion about their talents come from.

Daiyu and Shang Chi never felt that they were inferior to the world. Although they praised each other in their mouths, they were both sure that they could win.

For Shang Chi, he only thinks that Daiyu is a daughter who is several years younger than him - it's not that he looks down on girls, but that he doesn't look down on most men.

Coincidentally, the men Daiyu saw in the first half of her life, except for her father, were all top-notch from the Jia family.So my heart was very high, and I felt that those men with crowns and belts were not as good as the sisters.

Also, in the past, I always heard that Shang Chanchan was suffering from this elder brother's test, and just now I saw her avoiding cats and mice in fear, so I wanted to suppress Shang Chi, to see how he could make things so righteous and confident if he lost. younger sister.

So although the two of them humbled themselves according to etiquette, one said that they had only read a few books and had little knowledge;

But in fact, in his heart, he was ready to convince the other party and admit defeat.

Shang Chanchan and Xie Ling each guarded a small incense burner, and they only stayed for a while to light incense at the same time.

It is even more important to say the rules in advance, you need to answer the questions in regular script, and no mistakes or omissions are allowed, otherwise even if you guess right, you will be judged wrong.

Meng Tianxiang is only three inches long, as thick as a lamp grass, and burns out quickly.

Shang Chi and Daiyu put down their pens at the same time.

Shang Chanchan and Xie Ling respectively came to count the lantern riddles they answered.Although there is no standard answer, you may not be able to guess the riddle yourself. Seeing other people's answers, it is easy to judge whether it is right or wrong.

For a while, the two counted, but Shang Chi won three.

Winning has always been a matter of course for him, so he just smiled as usual and said calmly: "Miss Lin, I have accepted it."

But Shang Chanchan was very dissatisfied, she only said that there were a lot of court things in the lantern riddles this time, the daughter in her boudoir naturally didn't know it, so it was unfair.

For example, about the wat board, a man like Shang Chi can guess quickly, so Daiyu will suffer?

So he said to Shang Chi: "I heard that there will be lyrics and poems today, brother, would you like to compete again?

Shang Chi smiled: "I have always been very mediocre in chanting flowers, birds, landscapes, and I am no better than you poets who started a poetry club."

Shang Chanchan knew very well that Shang Chi's claim that he was not good at poetry was just like self-effacement and mediocre writing in the past, it was a lie.

This is probably a common problem of top academics. Before the exam, they like to say "Oh, I can't do it without reviewing."

Daiyu originally thought that she was willing to accept the bet and lose in guessing the lantern riddles. She didn't want Shang Chanchan to mess with Shang Chi.

However, hearing Shang Chi's words, it seemed that they underestimated their daughter's family and refused to compete.But he hooked up that temperament again, and said: "Then ask brother Shang to enlighten me."

Shang Chi looked at each other, seeing that Daiyu really wanted to compete, so she agreed.

Then he turned to the maid and said, "I don't know who will comment on the poems?"

Poetry writing is different from lantern riddles, and winning is not based on numbers, so it is natural for people to judge.Shang Chi naturally wanted to ask who it was, if it wasn't for famous people, even if it was a comment, they wouldn't be convinced.

The maid named a few people, all of whom were famous scholars at home and abroad. Among them was a woman surnamed Yan, who was recognized as a talented woman in this dynasty. "The empty post.

She is only 30 years old now, but her reputation is already extremely loud.

But she is famous not only because of her talents, but also because of her life experience.

Although this Yan Sheren did not come from a famous family, his family ancestors also served as officials for two terms, so they are quite wealthy.

However, after she got married, she had a very rough life: she lost her husband when she was young, and she had nothing to say about her knees. Later, her husband's family actually wanted to usurp her dowry private property, so she simply left her husband's family.

Because she was never a widow at ease in her husband's family, she compiled her boudoir pen and ink into books, passed them on to the world, and showed her face in public. She used her private property to hold many elegant gatherings to comment on poems and essays, which aroused heated discussions.

Some even ridiculed her in private, saying that although she has the talent of Ban Zhao, she doesn't have the virtue of Ban Gu.

After all, Ban Zhao is the one who handed down "The Commandments for Women", and he only admonishes women to be gentle and obedient.

So many people felt that this Yan Sheren was not worthy to be compared with Ban Zhao.At most, it is Cai Wenji who has more than enough words but not enough integrity.

Even Shang Chanchan and Daiyu, the daughters of such aristocratic families who don't understand the outside world, have heard of her name, so it can be seen that her deeds are shocking and spread widely.

Just looking at Li Wan's widowhood like dead wood and ashes at home, one knows that the court still respects loyal and law-abiding women.

Many men think that since they are women, they don't need to read and write at all, let alone this article is better than men, it is simply outrageous!

A woman should only be filial to her parents at home, take care of the housekeeper, do needlework, and then take concubines for her husband, raise bastards, and be as submissive as noodles to her husband.

Shang Chi heard that Yan Sheren was among the judges, and feared that Daiyu would not like such a talented woman with mixed reputations to comment on her poems.

Then he asked again: "If Miss Lin thinks it's inappropriate, let's leave this matter alone."

However, in Daiyu's heart, she felt that Yan Sheren had something to admire. In the past, when reading her poems, one could know that she was really a strange woman with knowledge, not someone who was frivolous and seeking fame.

On the contrary, she was quite dissatisfied with those sour literati who belittled her behind her back.

Shang Chi is not a pedantic person, just look at his daily teaching of Shang Chanchan.

Rules and etiquette are used to serve oneself and live a better life. If it is conversely restrained and out of breath, wouldn't it be asking for trouble.

This is also the reason why he procrastinated and refused to marry. If he really married a wife who was full of cowardice, prudence, and good manners every day, and then dragged concubines into his house, he would definitely not be able to bear it.

Seeing Daiyu's expression now, I know that the two of them have the same heart, and I can't help feeling relieved.

I also wondered if Daiyu had lost the lantern riddle just now, and if she should let her make a poem later, so that she would like it.

But guessing that Daiyu's temperament must be unwilling to be compromised, she let go of this idea.

Shang Chanchan then asked the maid about the title and rhyme of the poem she wrote today.

The maid smiled and said, "It's not limited to rhyme, the title is Narcissus. This year's Poetry Prize winner is a pot of Luoshui Goddess."

Shang Chanchan wondered: "The Goddess of Luoshui is the best narcissus, I'm afraid there are many in the palace. I only saw it from Fengjing Palace and Zhaoyang Palace, but you also have Jinxiu Tower?"

Seeing that the maid was only smiling, Shang Chanchan couldn't help herself, and asked Shang Chi, "We can also invite celebrities from home and abroad, and this Luoshui Goddess, brother, whose family owns this Jinxiu Tower?"

Shang Chi smiled: "I thought you knew—it's from Princess Pingning's residence."

Shang Chanchan: I see, it turned out to be this big Buddha, so it's no wonder.

When the two poems were finished, the maid held them up respectfully, and said: "Please wait a moment, the time for collecting this poem will not be until the second quarter of the Hai hour. After the fireworks are over, the public Sent in order of evaluation."

Shang Chanchan couldn't wait a little longer: Although she knew that there must be a deadline for the selection of the poetry champion, and then they will comment and score together at the end, but she really wanted to know the outcome, so she called the maid: "You only say the name of our family. My son, please judge these two poems first."

He looked back at Shang Chi eagerly.

Seeing that the uncle also nodded, Lingzhi took out the name card and handed it to the maid.

Not long after, the maid came back and said with a smile: "To be fair, we found another person to transcribe the poems of the young master and the young lady, and then asked the gentlemen to comment."

"The gentlemen only said that the two capitals are excellent works, and they were so red-faced just now because of the competition. In the end, Mr. Fang decided on the tone and chose the better one——it is the poem written by this girl."

Shang Chi had a gentle smile as usual, but after hearing this, the smile on his lips froze.

This time, there was no need for Shang Chanchan to observe specially, everyone present could see his gaffe.

Shang Chanchan immediately smiled, pulled Daiyu and said, "Sure enough, it was my elder sister Lin who actually beat elder brother!"

Seeing that she had won, Daiyu was also happy in her heart, but on the surface she looked like Shang Chi just now, she just said indifferently: "Young Master Shang, I have accepted it."

This time, he didn't even address the merchant's brother, it was all in response to Shang Chi's understatement just now: "Miss Lin, I have accepted."

For Shang Chi, this is the first time in the world that he has asked someone to return his words, and it is a girl's family.

Unable to answer for a moment.

He lowered his eyes slightly, and after a while raised his head and said to Daiyu: "I wonder if I can read Miss Lin's poems."

The maid came from a family and knew the rules very well.Knowing that there are four people present but three families, he only came to announce the result, and did not put Daiyu's pen and ink in front of others.

Naturally, Shang Chi also understood that boudoir brush and ink should not be easily shown to others. Although those great scholars Gao Dezhao was fine, he himself was a young man, so he shouldn't have opened his mouth.

However, at this time, he was a little inferior, and he really couldn't help but borrow it to see it.

With his heart, he must always understand what kind of poetry he has lost to before he can give up.

Shang Chanchan was overjoyed, and couldn't help but turned her head and said to Xie Ling: "I've never seen elder brother like this. Haha, elder brother is dumbfounded, and I still want sister Lin's poems to read, can it be possible to reverse the verdict?"

Xie Ling saw her beaming, but Shang Chi's gaze had already turned around, and he got up quickly and said, "If you don't go to Wushi, it will be too late."

Using this as an excuse, she hastily dragged Shang Chanchan out.

Of course, I didn't forget to bring her a mask and ask her to put it on again.

Shang Chanchan was dissatisfied and said: "What's the rush in the martial arts test, I never thought that I would see my eldest brother being suppressed in my lifetime, and you called me out!"

But the complaints belong to the complaints, and Shang Chanchan also understands that Xie Ling is saving her: I am very happy to see Shang Chi's excitement now, but in the future I will draw the list and settle accounts after autumn, and it may be too late to cry.

Anyway, today she has fulfilled her long-cherished wish and was satisfied, so she gave up and continued watching.