Unparalleled Women in the World

The sky is clear and bright, and girls from aristocratic families by the lake are reciting poems, composing fu, and painting.

Mei Wangqing was standing in front of the table, while Jiufang was grinding ink quietly beside her.

Cui Wenyin came over and said with a smile: "Is the daughter of the world writing poetry? Or painting?"

Mei Wangqing looked embarrassed: "I'm not good at ink painting, so I have to write poetry." She thought for a while, and then asked: "Is writing poetry limited in rhyme?"

Seeing her swollen face, Cui Wenyin bent her lips and smiled, "No, just use summer as the theme and play as you like."

Mei Wangqing looked around, and then walked to Su Lingyu's desk, and saw that Su Lingyu was holding a pen in her hand, and she dipped in the ink: "I'm not good at poetry, so let's join in the fun..." After finishing speaking, She wields a pen and walks a dragon and a snake.

Mei Wangqing took a closer look, and found that Su Lingyu's handwriting was in cursive handwriting, which fit her unrestrained temperament. Let's look at the poem again:

"The plums are ripening between the windows and the stalks are falling, and the bamboo shoots are growing out of the forest under the wall. Even the rain does not know the end of spring, and the summer is deep when it is sunny."

Mei Wangqing admired: "It's done in one go, smooth and casual, good poetry!"

Cui Wenyin on the side opened her eyes, and she said with a little regret: "You like to be lazy, if you put more effort into it, with this poem, you will definitely have your name in Beijing!"

Su Lingyu cupped her hands and smiled: "Thank you, Shi Nu, Cui Shilang for your advice!" She handed in the poem, then stood aside, and watched the excitement of the others again.

Some people painted the light rain in the bamboo forest in early summer; The painting is beautiful, but it lacks a bit of charm, far less than the shock that Chi Yanfei's painting brought to her.

Cui Wenyin had a burst of inspiration, and she wrote two poems:

Someone nearby whispered softly: "The green trees are thick and the summer is long, and the reflection of the building falls into the pond. The crystal curtain moves and the breeze blows, and the roses are all over the courtyard."

"Nice poem!"

"The other courtyard is deep in the summer and the Xiqing is clear. The pomegranates are blooming all over the transparent curtain. At noon when the trees are all over the ground, I dream of the song of the warbler."

Mei Wangqing turned around again, and finally saw Song Ke under a willow tree. She was wrinkling her eyebrows, and her expression was not very good.

"Miss Song, if you can't do it, then don't do it, and the emperor won't make things difficult for you. Your forte is martial arts."

Song Ke shook her head: "It's okay if I can't write it? I'm afraid that others will laugh at my Song family's inability to understand poetry... I have to deal with it! Although diction is not my specialty, I will forcefully compose a poem."

Mei Wangqing watched her writing, the words were not good or bad, but very correct regular script, and then read the poem:

"Stone beam thatched huts have curved sills, and the flowing water splashes across the two walls. On sunny days, the warm wind generates wheat gas, and when the green shade and secluded grass are more beautiful than flowers."

The words and poems are both neat and tidy, and the task can be regarded as completed. Song Ke handed in the poem draft, and her expression relaxed a lot.

Beside Song Ke, the girl at the table is Wang Hui. She writes beautifully in small letters with hairpin flowers. Mei Wangqing is quite interesting when she sees the poem:

"When the plums are yellow, the sun is sunny, the stream is full but the mountains are gone. The green shade does not diminish the time, and the oriole is added four or five times."

Mei Wangqing couldn't help nodding, it seemed that Ji Xiaoliu's new fiancée was quite talented.

Wang Hui raised her eyebrows and smiled warmly at her: "My daughter has watched the play for so long, in order to be fair, I should write at least two songs, right?"

Mei Wangqing's eyes widened: "You are a person, watching the excitement is no big deal! It's really disgusting!"

Wang Hui shrugged his shoulders: "Alas... Among the audience, only you, the world's daughter, can compete with Miss Cui, so naturally you have to write two poems!"

Song Ke nodded in agreement: "It makes sense!"

Everyone handed in their poems and paintings, and they are already in the hands of the queen. She is watching carefully, and the queens also take turns to read them. Cui Wenyin received the most praise, and even Wang Hui also had a voice of approval...

The empress swept her eyes and saw that Mei Wangqing was still circling among the girls from the aristocratic family: "This Anping lady didn't hand in her poem?"

Ji Man's eyes were contemptuous: "The daughter of Anping has a poetic talent for rectifying her mother's name. Since Cui Wenyin has written two poems, then she has to write three poems, which is worthy of her mother's rectification!"

Ji Hua was taken aback: "Is it difficult for someone to force you?"

The queen glanced at the silent Ji Huan: "Huan'er has a good relationship with Anping, why don't you say a few words?"

Ji Huan's eyes dimmed an inch: "Wang Qing, it's not difficult for her!"

Ji Man gave a weird smile, and she curled her lips: "The empress do not have confidence in Anping's daughter!" She deliberately emphasized the words "don't have confidence".Others didn't hear it, Ji Huan's black eyes were lightly closed, and she glanced at her coldly.

The empress glanced at the two of them slowly, and she said: "Since that's the case, the daughter of Anping will write three poems!"

When Mei Wangqing heard this order, her face turned blue!This empress is too domineering!

Cui Wenyin also regretted that she should not have written two poems, which affected Mei Wangqing.

"Daughter, it doesn't have to be the three capitals, it just needs to be neat!"

Mei Wangqing pondered for a while, then paced back to her desk. She picked up a pen and dipped it in the ink, and finished the three poems in one stroke.

The empress received the poem manuscript and read it carefully. Her eyes showed admiration. The little empress and grandson on the side leaned forward to read it, and said slowly in her mouth:

"The spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the tree shines on the water and loves the softness. The little lotus just shows its sharp horns, and dragonflies have already stood on its head."

"It's raining in the Huangmei season, and there are frogs everywhere in the grass pond. If you have an appointment, don't come to stay in the middle of the night, and knock on the chess pieces to drop the lanterns."

"The lotus leaf skirt is cut in one color, and the hibiscus is opened to both sides of the face. I can't see it in the pool, but I feel someone coming when I hear the song."

Ji Hua was stunned for a long time, and she exclaimed: "These three poems are all masterpieces! Any one of them can win today's leader!"

"My daughter has composed three poems, so the Queen Mother will reward you twice! Otherwise, it won't chill my daughter's heart!"

"It's your mouth!"

"Mother, I just said something fair!"

The queen turned her eyes and asked the other princesses: "What do you think?"

The eldest princess Ji Heng replied with a smile: "I mean that the empress can do whatever she wants, but Qiang'er keeps giving me winks..."

The queen laughed: "Little Qiang seems to like Anping's daughter very much?"

Ji Qiang rolled her black eyes again and again, and smiled: "The world girl is beautiful, gentle, and smart, of course I like it! If she is a man, I will definitely marry her..."

Ji Heng's face turned pale, and she quickly added: "Emperor Mother, Qiang'er is young, she speaks like a child!"

"Look at you, I just like Xiaoqiang's innocent temperament..."

The queen smiled, and cleared her throat: "Okay, then double the reward!"

In the end, the leader was Mei Wangqing. Originally, she had a hard face, but when she heard the generous reward, she smiled from ear to ear.

The empress and all the empresses got up and left after watching the excitement, while the girls from the aristocratic families by the lake were in groups of three or two, wandering around, talking and laughing, watching the scenery and entertaining...

Mei Wangqing stood under the shade of a tree to enjoy the cool, her eyes fell on Yanbo Lake, her thoughts drifted away, wondering what Chi Yanfei was doing at this time?

At this time, a cold and unpredictable voice floated from afar: "You treat Chi Yanfei with great affection!"

Mei Wangqing glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, and saw Ji Huan walking towards her quickly, standing quietly beside her, staring sideways at her.

The fragrance of green clouds wafted from beside her, and it was cold and quiet. Mei Wangqing moved her lips, but finally said nothing.

Ji Huan lowered her eyes, and her voice was three points weaker: "You don't even want to talk to me now!"

Mei Wangqing's long eyelashes moved, she pursed her lips: "What are you talking about?"

Anger and helplessness appeared on Ji Huan's face: "You have nothing to say to me, but I have a lot to say to you..."

"Some things, it's better not to say them!"

"Have you ever thought of me, even for a moment?"

"I have." Mei Wangqing added: "A gentleman's friendship, a friend's friendship, isn't it good?"

Ji Huan's face was gloomy, she looked at her for a while, and a trace of coldness crossed her lips: "No! You know what I want!"

After saying this, she turned and left.

Mei Wangqing's eyes were misty, and finally she let out a soft sigh.

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The verses in this chapter are excerpted from: Fan Chengda's "Xi Qing" Gao Pian "Shanting Summer" Su Shunqin "Summer Yi" Wang Anshi "Early Summer Immediate Events" Zeng Ji "Three Qudao Middle" Yang Wanli "Xiaochi" Zhao Shixiu "Yueke/Youyou" Wang Changling "Plucking Lotus Song"