Chapter 61: Poetry Contest

Soon, under the guidance of Xiao Guizi, Ip Man and his party soon came to the event site.

And the sharp-eyed Ip Man immediately discovered the host of this event, Xu Hui, and she was sitting directly above the stage, constantly commenting on the palace maids and concubines who participated in the poetry!

"Your Majesty has arrived!" After entering, Xiao Guizi immediately shouted loudly.

"Greetings to Your ......Majesty" When they saw that the person who came was His Majesty the Emperor, all the people at the scene bowed slightly, and said very respectfully.

You must know that Datang's kneeling ceremony has long been canceled by Ip Man, so whether it is a minister, a palace maid, or a concubine, when they see Ip Man, they only need to bow slightly.

"Hehe, no courtesy, flat body!" Seeing that everyone was respectfully saluting themselves, Ye Man immediately said with a smile.

"Thank you!" Then, after listening to Ip Man's instructions, everyone present stood up in unison.

"Concubine Xu Xian, can you rank first, second, or third?" Then, Ye Man asked a question that he was more concerned about.

"Back to Your Majesty, not yet!" After listening to Ye Man's words, Xu Hui immediately said extremely respectfully.

"Okay, since it hasn't been selected yet, then I'll make a comment today, I don't know if it's good! Concubine Xu Xian ......"

"Your Majesty, this time, if you can let Your Majesty personally comment on it, then it will definitely add a lot of brilliance, so for this matter, of course, the concubine is unwanted......"

"Huh. That being the case. Then let's sit down and talk about it first!" after listening to Xu Hui's words. Ye Man immediately ordered with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is in order!" After listening to Ye Man's words, Xu Hui immediately responded.

In this way, after this short episode, Ye Man and Xu Hui sat on the rostrum, and then began to comment on the poems made by these concubines and palace maids.

The first to take the stage was a plainly dressed palace maid, who first saluted Ip Man and Xu Hui, and then said the verses she had already prepared.

My family washes the inkstone pond tree. Flowers bloom with faint ink marks.

Don't let people praise the good color, only leave the clear air full of goodness.

After saying these few lines of poetry, the palace maid said extremely respectfully: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xu Xian, Qingfu is ugly, please taste it."

"Hehe, what a poem! Qingfu, your poem mainly describes 'ink plum'! It doesn't mean that 'there is a plum tree by the inkstone pond in my house, and the plum blossoms that open show faint ink marks. I don't need others to praise its beautiful color, I just need the fragrance of plum blossoms to permeate the heavens and the earth."

After listening to the answer of the palace maid opposite. Ip Man immediately translated with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this poem does describe 'Momei'. And His Majesty's translation is also very correct, Qingfu admires!" I didn't expect that a poem that I had painstakingly come up with would be translated by Ip Man so quickly, so Qingfu said with some surprise.

"Haha...... The fact that you can come up with this poem shows that you are also a multi-talented person, little Guizi, there is a reward!"

"Obey, Your Majesty!" After listening to Ye Man's words, Xiao Guizi immediately said extremely respectfully.

"Your Majesty has a purpose, this poetry competition, Qingfu is good, won the favor of the emperor, and gave a hundred taels of silver, hoping to make persistent efforts to make better poems for His Majesty. ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" After listening to Xiao Guizi's answer, Qing Fu immediately said very excitedly.

"Okay, Qingfu, you get up first! you deserve it, so you don't have to thank me!"

"Uh-huh, Xie Xià. After saying this, Qingfu left the stage first at the signal of Ip Man, and came to the side of the palace maids and concubines.

And these concubines and palace maids all looked at Qingfu with envious eyes, after all, the poems that Qingfu did just now have been favored by the emperor's majesty, so these concubines and palace maids, if they are not envious, it is really a little too much.

In addition, in the current palace, the number of eunuchs has become smaller and smaller, but the number of concubines and palace maids is increasing, so these concubines and palace maids, what they usually like to do the most is to discuss how to please His Majesty.

Therefore, seeing Qingfu's excellent appearance, the palace maids and concubines who were still present, they also rubbed their hands one by one, not seeking the first place, but only wanting to attract the attention of His Majesty the Emperor, which was already a very good choice.

Seeing that the atmosphere was slowly becoming more lively, Ye Man immediately smiled and said, "Among you, who else wants to perform 'poetry and songs' for me?"

"Your Majesty, the concubine is willing to give it a try!" After listening to Ye Man's words, a young woman wearing a cheongsam walked out, and said as a concubine.

So, the curious Ip Man asked Xu Hui next to him, "Concubine Xu Xian, which concubine is this?

"Back to Your Majesty, this concubine is Zheng Jieyu, who was drafted the year before last, but Her Majesty is tired of state affairs, and she is rarely lucky. After listening to Ip Man's words, Concubine Xu Xian immediately said like a few treasures.

"Hehe, it turned out to be Zheng Jieyu! I want to see what kind of poems she will make. ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine is ugly. After saying this sentence, a beautiful poem was said by Zheng Jieyu in a beautiful voice.

'Like a flower or not like a flower, no one regrets to follow the teaching. Leaving home on the road, thinking about it is, ruthless and thoughtful. Haunting and soft intestines, sleepy and delicate eyes, wanting to open and close. ’

'Dreams follow the wind for thousands of miles, looking for a place to go, and being called by the warbler. I don't hate this flower flying away, I hate the West Garden, and it's hard to embellish the red. Where is the trace of the rain that has come?'

'A pool of crushed pinch. Spring is three parts, two parts of dust, one part of flowing water; ’

"Your Majesty, the concubine is finished, and I invite Your Majesty to taste it. ”

"Hehe, Zheng Jieyu, you are really very talented! The title of this poem is not 'Water Dragon Yin, Yang Hua Ci', probably does it mean that 'Yang Hua is like a flower, and it doesn't seem to be a flower, and no one pities it, let it fall.'" Leaving the branches, floating on the side of the road, it seems to be a ruthless thing, but when you think about it, it ripples with affection. (To be continued......)