Chapter 23: The Poetry of the Female Dependents (Part 2)
"It's strange. The poem I wrote won the first prize in one fell swoop, and no one has acknowledged it. Could it be that this poem fell from the sky?" Princess Danyang was very surprised, and a little angry at the same time. After all, she asked so many times, but no one came.
The person answered, making her a little embarrassed.
Such a strange thing happened at the poetry meeting, and everyone around was chatting with each other. Concubine Yang and other judges did not expect to encounter such a thing, so they didn't know what to do for a while.
Li Min suddenly rolled his eyes and thought of a good idea, so he said loudly: "Although the artistic conception of this poem is good, it is too sad and makes people sad to read it. Therefore, although it is a good sentence, it can only
It can be considered a second-rate work, and there is still a huge gap between it and those poems that have been passed down through the ages."
As soon as Li Min said these words, the audience immediately fell silent. Just a moment ago, he was praising the poem, but in the blink of an eye, he denounced the poem again. However, some older or thoughtful people had already guessed what Li Min meant.
The intention is to wait for the poet to jump out with a smile.
"Humph, although the little girl's song "Asking for the Moon" is not as good as the two poems about plum blossoms written by His Highness Prince Liang, and it cannot be compared with such bold poems as "Journey into the Wine", it is not as good as what His Highness said.
Isn’t that so disgusting to say?”
Sure enough, as soon as Li Min finished speaking, there was a clear voice that was mixed with shame and anger. Following the voice, the speaker turned out to be a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a light green dress, although her figure was still slim.
He is not fully grown yet, but his facial features are exquisite and his eyebrows are as picturesque as a fairy from heaven. For a moment, the lights in the main hall were eclipsed by it.
"Is it her?" Concubine Yang frowned when she saw this girl. She knew this girl. She was Li Min's fiancée, Xiao Yu's granddaughter Xiao Wenxin. Concubine Yang was originally dissatisfied with Li Min's marriage. The banquet started today
At that time, she was very cold towards Xiao Wenxin. She was also her biological daughter-in-law. Li Ke's Princess Yang of Shu had always been with her. However, as the prospective daughter-in-law, Xiao Wenxin was initially brought to see Princess Yang by Mrs. Xiao.
At that time, Concubine Yang acted very indifferently. Not only did she not let her stay with her, she didn't even look at her.
Li Min also didn't expect that this poem was actually written by Xiao Wenxin. Thinking about what he said just now to provoke her, Li Min couldn't help but sweat in his heart. It would be fine if it were anyone else, but why should it be Xiao Wenxin? This is great.
, from the moment they met until now, without saying a word, he has already offended someone.
Women are gossip animals. There were six to seven hundred women attending the banquet today. Excluding those in the two side halls, there were at least three to four hundred people in the main hall. Many people knew Xiao Wenxin, plus she and Li Min,
The complicated relationship between Concubine Yang and the three of them caused constant whispers in the hall for a while. However, the eyes of some unmarried women looking at Xiao Wenxin were full of jealousy and envy. If Li Min was still the unlearned and unskilled King of Liang
That's all, but Li Min's performance these days has attracted the attention of many interested people, especially his poetic talent, which has made many young women secretly admire him.
"Haha~, no wonder you didn't stand up and admit it, but it turned out to be Liu Lang's little wife. Girls are so thin-skinned!" Princess Danyang had a smile on her face. She didn't know what was going on when she saw the reactions of everyone below.
, only after the people around her who knew the inside story told her, did she realize that the eldest princess was not a stingy person. Not only did she not blame Xiao Wenxin, but she was very generous in teasing her.
Xiao Wenxin's face turned red. With her temperament, she didn't want to participate in this poetry meeting, but she couldn't resist the instigation of the sisters around her, so she had to compose a poem and submit it. Unexpectedly, she was rated first, and Li Min even commented on it herself.
A few sentences.
Xiao Wenxin's feelings towards Li Min were very complicated. In the past, she just had a simple dislike. Even if she was accused of being Princess Liang, she was very reluctant. Unfortunately, under the pressure of her family, she was unable to resist. Until she saw what Li Min did later.
After a few poems, she couldn't help but feel a little confused. How could someone who could create such a masterpiece be the King of Liang who did all kinds of evil and bullied men and women? When she came today, she met Li Min again, although Li Min stared at her.
She was a little angry, but through her daughter's sensitive mind, she could feel that the Li Min standing in front of her was completely different from before. Although his appearance remained the same, his conversation and temperament seemed to be a different person. This made her
Xiao Wen couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
Although she had a good impression of Li Min, her daughter's family's complicated thoughts made Xiao Wenxin not sure how to face Li Min, so Princess Danyang asked several questions in a row, but she was too embarrassed to stand up until Li Min spoke out.
.Although she was talented and learned, she was still too young and had a proud temperament, so she couldn't help but stand up and refute.
"Haha~, that..." Under the gaze of Xiao Wenxin's extremely clear yet angry eyes, Li Min looked embarrassed and looked around for help, looking for someone to help him out, but most of the people around him couldn't help him.
She had a look on her face as if she was watching a show. Li Ke, who was most likely to help him, was pulled aside to teach him a lesson by his cousin and sister-in-law. Concubine Yang had a cold look on her face. Obviously, Xiao Wenxin's talent and learning had not changed her opinion. Li Yong
This guy is quite a buddy, but he is just a loser and can't help him in any way!
"Liu Lang, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, don't let a little girl overwhelm you with questions!" Concubine Yang couldn't help but said angrily when she saw her son was helpless under Xiao Wenxin's gaze, and many people around him were already snickering.
Xiao Wenxin's face darkened when she heard Concubine Yang's words. Of course she could feel that Concubine Yang didn't like her. With her intelligence, she also understood the reason why Concubine Yang disliked her, but this marriage was decided by her grandfather Xiao Yu and Taizong Li Shimin.
Yes, she has no right to speak at all. From Xiao Wenxin's perspective, she is actually also a victim of this marriage.
"Ahem~, I obey!" Li Min had a headache. He was very satisfied with this little beauty Xiao Wenxin, but Concubine Yang's attitude was also very important. Even before the daughter-in-law got married, the two of them were already having conflicts.
"Actually, Miss Xiao's poem is not bad, but the style seems a bit too sad. Miss Xiao is still so young and will have a great life in the future, so why bother with temporary sadness? It's better to be optimistic and positive in everything!"
As soon as Li Min finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter, and he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing. Xiao Wenxin was going to marry him in the future, but he said that she would have a "good life in the future."
This is not to tell people plainly: I will be good to you in the future, and you must be right to marry me! It is equivalent to indirectly confessing to others. There is a lesson from heaven and earth. Li Min just wanted to comfort Xiao Wenxin by saying a few words.
Didn't think too much about it.
Xiao Wenxin was blushing with embarrassment at Li Min's "confession". She wanted to hide but had no place to hide. People around her were laughing so hard that some young girls even laughed in such a way that they didn't look like a lady at all. Xiao Wenxin felt sad again.
Ashamed and annoyed.
Cheng Huailiang and others all looked at Li Min with admiration: Liu Lang was indeed not an ordinary person for daring to confess his feelings in front of so many people! Li Jingye and Li Yong, the two younger ones, looked up to the elders with admiration, but
Concubine Yang's face was full of displeasure.
"Ahem~, actually I'm not..." Li Min waved his hands repeatedly and wanted to explain, but no one wanted to listen. Finally, he was heartbroken and simply stopped explaining. Anyway, Xiao Wenxin was his future wife, and he was afraid of confessing to his wife.
What, although there are a lot of people watching, there will be more such things in the future, and the more people watching, the better. These people are really rare and strange!
After a while, the laughter on the court stopped. Princess Jiang Xia held her chest and gasped: "Liu Lang's behavior is indeed different from ordinary people, but he is too bold and doesn't think about other girls!" The result!
It triggered another burst of laughter.
"Okay, okay! Everyone laughed, but the poem Liulang promised just now hasn't been written yet. I've been waiting for a long time!" Princess Changguang, who may have been silent because she saw Yang Fei's bad expression, said
He opened his mouth and said, Princess Changguang was the fifth daughter of the great ancestor Li Yuan. She was a hard-luck person. Her first husband was named Zhao Cijing. Unfortunately, he died in the war after Li Yuan's uprising. She was the first consort in the Tang Dynasty to die in battle.
Princess Changguang later married Yang Shidao at the discretion of Li Yuan. It is said that the couple are now in a good relationship.
Hearing that Li Min was going to compose a poem, everyone's attention was finally diverted. Li Min and Concubine Yang both looked at Princess Changguang gratefully, as they owed her a favor.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Li Xin raised the poem by Xiao Wenxin in his hand and said: "Haha, this poem by Miss Xiao is too sad, but it inspired the boy. I will use this poem as a guide to make a poem."
A similar long and short sentence!"
When Li Min said this, he picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, and then chanted loudly:
"When will the bright moon come? Ask the blue sky with my wine. I don't know what year it is in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back home, but I am afraid that the towers and jade buildings will be too cold up there. I will dance to clear the shadows, how can I feel like I am in the human world.
Turning around the Zhu Pavilion, looking down at the door, the light is sleepless. There should be no hatred, so why do we have to be reunited when we say goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. This is difficult to do in ancient times. I hope that people will live forever, and we can share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles away."
People present began to hear Li Min mention Xiao Wenxin again, and many people couldn't help but snicker. Even Xiao Wenxin was a little embarrassed. But as Li Min recited the song "Shui Diao Ge Tou", the audience immediately fell silent.
When it comes down to it, the content of this long and short sentence is very similar to Xiao Wenxin's "Asking for the Moon", but the feelings expressed are completely different. Although there is also a sense of depression and melancholy in the poem, it immediately eliminates worries with detached and optimistic thoughts and expresses a
This kind of loving life and positive optimistic spirit has swept away the desolation and sorrow in Xiao Wenxin's poems. Moreover, the poems are full of life philosophy and interest, the artistic conception is bold and broad, and the poems are even more romantic, as free and unrestrained as flowing clouds and flowing water.
It gives people an extremely healthy aesthetic enjoyment.
That's it for others, but Xiao Wenxin heard a different flavor from the beginning of this water-melody song, especially the last two lines, "I hope people will live forever, and we can share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart". It was almost like Li Min was singing in person.
She expressed her love as a greeting, and she used such beautiful words. Xiao Wenxin even felt that this long and short sentence was as if Li Min had written it specially for her. Thinking of this, this delicate girl suddenly felt her heartbeat speed up.
Many of them, their faces were so red that they wanted to drip water, and they no longer dared to look at Li Min who was in high spirits in the field.
"What a 'May we live forever and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles away'! Hearing this makes people open-minded, Liulang is really an open-minded person!" Princess Changguang praised, with a rare smile on her face. Princess Changguang is a serious person.
Although a lover has a good relationship with her current husband, she often thinks of her ex-husband who died in the war and is often depressed. After listening to this water-melody song today, I feel more open-minded.
The solution.
"Yes, it's rare for Rokuro to have such a broad mind at such a young age. He will definitely be a wise king in the future!" The generous and graceful Princess Qinghe also praised her. Of course, the other princesses and wives were also full of praise, and Concubine Yang was even more happy.
His demeanor was completely lost, and he felt a little carried away when he heard the compliments from around him.
Li Min made such a masterpiece, which caused the women on the scene to toast frequently. Of course, most of them drank fruit juice instead of wine, and at most they drank grape wine with very low alcohol content. However, what Li Min drank was the genuine Five Kings Drunk.
He couldn't resist anymore, and hurriedly asked Cheng Hualiang and others to come up to help. These young and energetic little perverts originally wanted to show off as heroes, but after a while, they were all defeated. After all, the difference in numbers between the enemy and us was too big.
Moreover, the 'weapons' were too unfair, and in the end Li Min and others had to flee.
Chapter completed!