After everyone left the Orchid Garden, they came to the Apricot Garden, where they saw red apricots blooming in spring, clusters of flowers, and fallen cherry blossoms. It was so beautiful.

The person guarding Xingyuan is also a brothel girl. After all, in this dynasty, these are the only women who are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can show themselves in public. This brothel girl's name is Bian Xiaojun, she is 28 years old, and she is very delicate.

Qiao Keren is a rising star in Xingchun Tower and is good at calligraphy. Bian Xiaojun is quite direct, asking everyone to write a calligraphy, and the imperial censor Xiao Huai and Bingke will judge Xia Yan's merits.

Whoever writes the best will dedicate an apricot wreath to him.

Calligraphy is a basic skill for scholars, and all the scholars present are elite among scholars. After studying hard for more than ten years, Han Chuang naturally has good calligraphy skills, so they all improvise with confidence.

Xu Jin has been immersed in calligraphy for many years, and his writing skills are certainly not weak, but it is obviously not possible to be the best among the academic masters of the Ming Dynasty. After being judged by Xiao Huai and Xia Yan, in the end, the calligraphy of Yang Weicong, a scholar from Hubei Province, won the first place.

Bian Xiaojun smiled and put the apricot wreath on Yang Weicong's neck, and gave the latter a chest hug very boldly.

Three of the seven levels have been passed. Wei Yang, Xu Jin, and Yang Weicong each won a flower cup. The remaining six players all felt the pressure and couldn't wait to come to the fourth level: Taoyuan.

As soon as everyone entered the peach garden, they saw peach blossoms all over the branches, with pink petals floating down in the cold wind and falling into the clear stream under the trees. It was so beautiful that it made people feel relaxed and happy.

A monastery was built in Taoyuan. When everyone stepped into the monastery, their eyes lit up, and Xu Jin couldn't help showing admiration.

At this time, there were actually two women in the monastery, both wearing pink palace clothes and combing their hair in double buns. The two sweet faces were exactly the same, as if they were cast from the same mold. At this moment, the two women

The two women sit quietly behind the case, lowering their heads and painting seriously, and they themselves seem to have stepped out of the painting, which is pleasing to the eye.

The crowd's breath could not help but tighten. It is said that in the last spring appreciation literary gathering, Wei Guogong gave a pair of twin sisters to the leader of the literary society. Will it be the same this time? The thought of being able to bring the couple in front of them to

The sweet and lovely twin beauties are taken into a private house and favored, and everyone can't help but feel excited. The social atmosphere is such that neither those who earn and give away beauties, nor those who accept them, do not think there is anything wrong. Real celebrities are romantic!

The Duke of Wei smiled and said: "These two girls are called Chuchun and Chuxia. They are the beauties that my Duke found last year. After training for a year, they are quite good at painting."

At this time, the twin sisters seemed to have finished the painting. They put down their pen and stood up to give a blessing to everyone. They had pretty eyebrows and pretty eyes. In addition, they had exactly the same face, the same dress and movements, which made a great visual impact.

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The two maids standing nearby used fans to dry the ink stains on the two paintings, and then hung them up with clips.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to the two hanging paintings. The first painting showed a pond, surrounded by green willows and a nightingale singing to the bright moon in the sky. What was painted was obviously a spring night.

scenery.

Looking at the second painting, it is also a pond, but it is much clearer. The pond is shaded by willows, there are lotus leaves in the pond, lotuses are blooming, and the water surface is rippling. What is painted is obviously a summer scene.

The paintings of both women look very good, but in the eyes of experts, their techniques are actually still immature, and they are still far from being able to achieve success.

"The painting skills of the slave family and my sister are mediocre, which made everyone laugh. I shamelessly invited all the talented people present to write a poem for each of these two paintings. Haha, if the slave family and my sister agree with their wishes, I am willing to present peach blossom wreaths."

Among the twin sisters, Chuchun is the older sister, and it is obviously the younger sister Chuxia who is speaking now. If the two girls stand there, it is difficult to tell them apart, but when they talk, they are different. The elder sister Chuchun is a bit shy and shy, and the younger sister Chuxia is

But he is lively and loves to laugh. The same beautiful appearance, but a different temperament, which makes people feel itchy to look at them.

As soon as Chu Xia finished speaking, all the poets were excitedly preparing to add poems to the two paintings. The poet named Zhan Pan even picked up the brush first and said with a smile: "Brothers, the one who is near the water and the tower gets the moon first. This is

First time, first come. Miss Chuchun, please help me lay out a piece of rice paper."

Chuchun blushed slightly and said, "The slave family didn't prepare any rice paper. Please just write the inscription directly on the painting!"

"Huh?" Zhan Pan was dumbfounded, and the other officials also frowned.

If you write inscriptions directly on the painting, not to mention the possibility of slippery handwriting or ink staining the painting, the drawing paper alone cannot accommodate nine people present to write poems at the same time!

Moreover, it was then that everyone discovered that, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the two paintings made by the twin sisters had very small blank spaces. I am afraid they could only barely write a five-character quatrain (twenty words), one person

If the question is over, there will be no room for others to write, and even if it is a five-character quatrain, the font size must be controlled just right, otherwise it will be embarrassing if there are only one or two words left in the end.

Xu Jin glanced at the smiling Wei Guogong, and couldn't help but feel something in his heart. This was a trap deliberately designed. Zhan Pan, who had taken the lead, might fall into the trap.

Sure enough, just when Zhan Pan was about to bite the bullet and write a poem, Wei Guogong said in a very "insidious" manner: "Wait a minute, there is a rule that needs to be explained first. If the poem inscribed on the painting exceeds the blank space, or it may not make the early spring happy.

If you are satisfied with Chuxia, you will not be allowed to participate in the next challenge."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present took a breath, Damn, isn't this a lie?

Zhan Pan seemed to be under a restraining spell, his neck turned red and he said: "My lord, I'm afraid these rules are inappropriate. Let's not mention that the white space in these two paintings is so small. If I write a good poem,

The two girls deliberately said they were dissatisfied, so what could they do?"

Chu Xia covered her mouth and giggled: "Don't worry, young master. Although the master's poetry and his sisters are average, they are still good at appreciating good works. If the master writes good poems, how can the slave and his sister deliberately create difficulties?"

Zhan Pan hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and finally put down the brush in his hand, cupped his hand and said: "I'm not talented, which dear friend can come up first?"

Everyone roared with laughter, and Xu Jin couldn't help but smile. This kid knew how to choose. He simply gave up when he was not sure. After all, there were still three levels to pass, and if he failed in this level, he would be out of the game early.

Duke Wei's eyes fell on Xu Jin, and he said with a smile: "I have heard that Xu Jieyuan's poetry is unparalleled. Do you dare to come forward and give it a try?"

Xu Jin had a sketch in mind since he saw these two paintings. He smiled and said, "Why don't you dare!" After saying that, he calmly walked forward and picked up the pen resting on the inkstone.

The people present could not help but feel refreshed. Xu Jin's poetry is very famous, so today he wanted to experience it. Xu Jin put up his pen and walked to the two paintings. Next to him, the twin sisters looked at each other unblinkingly with two pairs of beautiful eyes.

Staring is very stressful.

Xu Jin stood in front of the painting and calmed his breathing, then raised his pen and wrote the word "ying" in the blank space of the painting in early spring.

"Ah!" Chuchun covered her mouth and exclaimed softly, while Chuxia was more direct and blurted out: "It's a pity that the characters are a little big!"

Some people at the scene were secretly delighted, while others shook their heads and sighed, because the first character Xu Jin was indeed written too big. Even if the next character is just the shortest five-character quatrain (twenty characters), it would still be too big.

No more. According to the rules set by Wei Guogong, if the poem exceeds the blank range, it will be considered a failure, and you will not be allowed to continue to participate in the remaining challenges.

Fei Maozhong and Wei Yang were hesitant. Based on their understanding of Xu Jin, it was impossible for Xu Jin, who had always been prudent and experienced, to make such a low-level mistake!

"Haha!" Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, laughed unabashedly and gloated.

Xu Jin ignored everyone's reactions and continued to write calmly: The orioles sing on the bank, the willows sing on the bank, the moon shines brightly on a clear spring night.

A total of ten words just filled up the blank space. Under the astonished eyes of everyone, Xu Jin continued to move to the bottom of another painting and wrote with a swipe of the pen: The clear water of Xianglian is moving, the wind is cool, and the summer is long.

The same ten words completely fill up the blank space!

Everyone present was stunned, and then fell into deep thought. Xiao Huai, the royal censor, was stunned for a few seconds, and then his eyes lit up. He stroked his long beard and showed a meaningful smile, staring at Xu Jin with burning eyes.

It's like looking at a rare treasure.

At this time, everyone came to their senses one after another, and looked at Xu Jin in shock. The twin sisters also looked confused at first, but after a while, they all covered their mouths, and their beautiful eyes shone brightly.

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"Haha, Xu Jin, what kind of bullshit are you writing? In ten words, the poem is not a poem, and the words are not a word. It is so laughable!" Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, obviously did not intend to miss any opportunity to mock Xu Jin.

But as soon as Wu Dinghou finished speaking, he noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere. Why were everyone looking at him with contempt? Shouldn't they all despise Xu Jin together?

The British public Zhang Lun also looked puzzled. This guy was the same as Guo Xun. He didn't have much ink in his belly, so he didn't realize that what Xu Jin wrote was a "palindrome poem".

Although Wei Guogong Xu Pengju was arty, his level was still a bit high. He coughed lightly and said with a wry smile: "Xu Jieyuan is really unparalleled in poetry. He is amazing. I can't accept it!"

"Ah?" Guo Xun looked confused.

At this time, Fei Maozhong couldn't help but said sarcastically: "Master Guo, what Xu Ziqian wrote is a palindrome poem. Listen carefully. The first poem reads like this: The orioles sing on the bank and the willows are clear in spring. The willows are clear in spring on a clear night and the moon is bright. On a moonlit night

In fine spring there are willows, and in fine spring there are warblers singing on the willow banks!"

Guo Xun and Zhang Lun couldn't help but were stunned. Although their skills were limited, they felt that this poem was extraordinary when they heard it. The scene was so beautiful that it completely matched the painting. There are so many evil ways among these scholars, ten words

He can actually recite a seven-character quatrain.

Zhang Lun couldn't help but ask: "Then how to read the second poem?"

Without waiting for Fei Maozhong to reply, Chu Xia, one of the twin sisters, sang softly: "The clear water of fragrant lotus moves the cool breeze, and the cool breeze moves the summer. The cool breeze moves the water during the long day, and the cool breeze moves the water, fragrant with the green lotus."
Chapter completed!