Guarjia shook her head and said: "You think so highly of me that my head hurts and I have no clue. As for you, you are a talented girl in our palace."
Speaking of this, the bitter smile on Ling Ruo's face became even worse, "I broke two of them, but they didn't feel very neat, so I won't mention them."
As he said this, the incense stick was burned to the end. After the last trace of smoke dissipated, Yinzhen said: "Okay, the time for one stick of incense has come. You three should decide which one comes first."
Seeing Yinzhen looking over, Hongshi said bravely: "Your Majesty, I am willing to offer some advice." Then he thought silently in his heart and chanted: "Stay; monk; eat vegetarian food; long knock wooden fish; in front of the Buddha.
He always kowtows; not a single hair of black hair is left behind; he will be a monk for the rest of his life."
After Yinzhen listened carefully, he nodded and said: "It's quite fluent, but the pronunciation is not accurate, so I can only pass the test." After saying that, he turned his attention to Hongli and Hongzhou, "Then who among you two is first?"
"My son, come first!" Hong Zhou didn't look at Hong Li. He was obviously still angry about what happened just now. He stood up and read the poem he thought of again. What he broke was a goose, no matter whether it was neat or rhythmic.
, are all worse than Hongshi.
Nala's eyes relaxed slightly, but that was all. She quickly focused her attention on Hongli. She knew in her heart that this fourth elder brother was Hongshi's strongest competitor.
At this time, Guarjia came over again and said softly with a half-smile: "Ruo'er, are you worried? If Hongli doesn't do well, this year's fireworks will be lit by Hongshi, and the queen doesn't know what will happen.
How proud."
Ling Ruo smiled and said, "If that's the case, there's nothing we can do about it. Besides, it's just lighting up fireworks, not..." She didn't say anything else, but Guarjia already understood and smiled and said nothing more.
On that side, Hongli had already stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Huang Ama, the poem I thought of is somewhat similar to the second brother's, but it is not as far-reaching in artistic conception as the second brother's. Otherwise, I'd better not read it, so as not to be too vulgar and slander the emperor."
The ears of Amma and other empresses.”
Yinzhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? If you say this, I would like to hear it even more. Read it quickly. If it is really vulgar, I must have just heard a joke."
Seeing that he could not refuse, Hongli could only recite the pagoda poem that came to his mind, "Stay; be a scholar; eat a long fast; have a full beard; can't open the scriptures; arrange paper and pen by yourself; come next year if you don't invite me."
After hearing this, the Fucha family laughed softly. This poem was really a bit vulgar, unlike the second elder brother's poem which was a bit elegant. No wonder the fourth elder brother didn't want to say it out just now.
However, Nala, who was well versed in poetry, could not laugh. Her knowledge and knowledge were far beyond the comparison of the Fucha family, and she also knew that the rhythm of pagoda poems was more important than neatness. Hongli's poems looked vulgar, but in fact
The rhyme is very accurate, without any mistakes, not to mention the neatness. Just twenty-four words depict a dull scholar vividly. When the two poems are put together, one can clearly distinguish the superior from the inferior.
Hongshi also discovered this. All his pride disappeared at this moment, his face became extremely ugly, and his lips tightly pressed into a line.
Yinzhen nodded with satisfaction, "Although your poem is somewhat similar to Hong Shi's, it is much better than his. You can light the fireworks for me later."
"My son is so frightened, or..." Hongli was about to give in, but Hongshi said stiffly: "Losing is losing, winning is winning. Fourth brother has nothing to be afraid of."
Seeing Hongshi like this, Hongli sighed in his heart. It seemed that Hongshi already hated him. Alas, if he had known this, he would have missed it on purpose, just like he just did the drinking order, letting the two
It’s okay if I win.
Afterwards, the already cold banquet was removed and replaced with various snacks and preserves. At the same time, a theater troupe came up to perform, which was very lively. This continued until midnight, when Yinzhen led everyone outside.
The snow is still falling, fluttering and dancing under the light of the silk red palace lanterns, with a kind of frightening beauty.
The Old Summer Palace is famous for its water. There is naturally a pool of water outside the Moon Palace. Fireworks are placed on the shore of the water. When set off like this, the fireworks in the night sky will be reflected in the water. Fireworks can be seen all night long in the water.
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Su Peisheng handed the lit fire folder to Hongli and said with an apologetic smile: "Brother Si, you can set off the fireworks."
Hongli did not move after taking it, but hesitated. After a while, he raised his head and said to Yinzhen through the falling snowflakes: "Your Majesty, I have a heartfelt request."
Yinzhen put his hands in his sleeves, faced Hongli's serious eyes and said, "Say."
Hongli said slowly and clearly: "I would like to set off fireworks with my second brother and fifth brother. Please ask the emperor for permission."
Jing Hongshi and the two looked at each other in surprise. The corner of Yinzhen's mouth curved like a crescent moon, and he said happily: "Give me a reason."
Hongli said without hesitation: "Because Huang Ama said that my sons and ministers are brothers and should advance and retreat together in everything, so I thought that the fireworks tonight would be the same."
Advancing together and retreating together... These four words made Yinzhen quite emotional. He looked at the three sons in front of him and sighed secretly. If they can always do these four words in the future, then the disaster of the former Emperor Ama in his later years will be
It would never happen again. He really didn't want his son to suffer the pain he had endured.
These thoughts were unknown to Hongli. He was just waiting nervously for Yinzhen's answer. He didn't know if it would be useful, but he really didn't want the relationship with Hongshi to become too tense.
After a long while, Yinzhen nodded and said: "Okay, the three of you will set off the fireworks together. Su Peisheng, go get two more firecrackers."
When the two fireworks were handed over to Hong Shi and Hong Zhou respectively, the three of them lit the fireworks together. As the gorgeous and beautiful fireworks took off, the fourth year of Yongzheng officially kicked off. What will happen in this year?
No one will know it before it ends. At this moment, everyone is just focusing on the short and beautiful gestures of many fireworks in the night sky.
When all the fireworks burned out, the New Year's Eve banquet came to an end. After bidding farewell to Yinzhen and Nala, everyone returned to their respective places of residence.
On the way back, Hongli raised his head and asked Ling Ruo, "Eniang, is the second brother very angry with Erchen?"
Ling Ruo paused and said, "Why do you ask?"
Hongli said with some sadness: "Erchen was still not happy when he saw the second brother setting off fireworks just now. Later, when Erchen talked to him, he pretended not to hear."
Ling Ruo stroked the snowflakes from his shoulders and said calmly: "You have tried your best. People's hearts are different, and no one can make everyone like him. What's more, you have already given in to him once during the drinking order."