Chapter 25 Fighting with the Little Emperor for Women 6
Everyone was cheering, and Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) waved to everyone frequently.
"Mr. Xiao Jia, this is not like your chic style, let's play another free and easy song." Mr. Dafu shouted from the side.
"No more, really no more, this is it, I can barely handle it."
When Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was trying to shirk away, he saw the Empress Dowager walked into the main hall surrounded by a large group of people.
"Xiao Jia, a man of literary and military skills, can certainly write free and easy poems." The Empress Dowager's eyes were like awls.
"Could this old witch be able to tell that I plagiarized the poems of Mr. Nalan who was delayed a few years? It shouldn't be, but the old witch's vision is really the same as that of the invigilator who catches students who cheat..."
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) feels very unnatural, but very calm.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi), but Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) had become extremely thick-skinned and didn't care about these looks at all.
There are many free and easy poems, but which one should you choose?
Then let’s do this one.
"In Taohuawu, there is Peach Blossom Temple, and there is Peach Blossom Fairy in Peach Blossom Temple. Peach Blossom Fairy grows peach trees and picks peach blossoms and sells them for wine money.
When you are sober, you just sit in front of the flowers; when you are drunk, you come and sleep under the flowers. Half awake and half drunk day after day, the flowers fall and bloom year after year.
I hope that I will die in old age and spend my time in wine, and I do not want to bow in front of carriages and horses. The dust of carriages and horses are enough for the rich, and the wine-cup branches are for the poor.
If the rich and the noble are compared to the poor and the lowly, one is on the ground and the other is in the sky. If the poor and the lowly are compared to a chariot and a horse, he has to drive and I have nothing to do.
Others laugh at me for being too crazy, but I laugh at others because they can’t see through it. There are no tombs of heroes from the Five Tombs, and there are no flowers or wine to cultivate the fields.”
This is "Peach Blossom Temple Song" by Tang Bohu in the late Ming Dynasty, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi)'s favorite Ming poem.
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) has long investigated and found out that this poem by Tang Bohu had never appeared in the early Qing Dynasty. It is rumored that this poem was written by a later generation under the guise of Tang Bohu. It seems to be true.
"Others laugh at me for being crazy, but I laugh at others because they can't see through it. There are no tombs of the heroes of the Five Tombs, and there are no flowers and no wine to cultivate the fields." This is such an awesome and unrestrained word. With such a poem in hand, these guys are not dumbfounded.
That's weird.
At this time, even the always picky Empress Dowager was shocked by this revelation of seeing through the mortal world.
The Empress Dowager breathed a long sigh of relief and then said: "Xiao Jia still seems to be really sensible, but the Ai family is more optimistic about the poem you made earlier. If you can make five more poems, today
You will compose poems in the court, and the Ai family will promise you that you, Mr. Jia, will be the first."
Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi)'s heart is in his chest, this is a good opportunity.
He took a deep breath and said, "How can I compose poetry when there are no flowers or wine in this hall?"
The Empress Dowager ordered: "Bring the wine and flowers!"
After a while, a group of eunuchs brought wine and flowers. Looking at the teasing look in the Queen Mother's eyes, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) knew that this old witch would make a big fool of me today.
He smelled the flowers first, then took two sips from the bottle and said, "Here comes the pen and paper!"
The eunuch had already brought paper and pen to Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi).
"The lingering snow is shining on the cold screen, the plum blossoms are falling, and the flute has been played for the third time. There is no one left and the moon is dimly bright.
I am a melancholy guest in the human world. Knowing what happened to you, I burst into tears. I recall my life with the sound of my heart breaking."
This is "Huanxi Sand" by Nalan Xingde
"A pair of people from generation to generation compete for education and ecstasy in two places. If we miss each other but don't love each other, no one will be happy."
It's easy to beg for blood from the blue bridge, but it's hard to run across the blue sea for medicine. If you visit me and drink Oxford, you will forget your poverty."
This is Nalan Xingde's "Spring in the Painting Hall"
Then he poured three more mouthfuls of royal wine into his mouth and shouted: "Another bottle of good wine!"
Then he continued:
"It's not about being obsessed with appearance. It's better in cold places. It doesn't have roots and shoots. It's not a flower of wealth in the world."
Who can cherish my mother's farewell and drift to the end of the world? The cold moon is sad, the west wind is thousands of miles away, and the sea is sandy."
This is "Picking Mulberries" by Nalan Xingde.
"The crows are all gone, and Xiaoli hates who it is because of. The heavy snow suddenly turns over the wadding in the Xiangge Pavilion, and the light breeze blows the plum blossoms in the gallbladder, and the word "heart" has turned to ashes."
This is "Recalling Jiangnan" by Nalan Xingde
Then three more sips of wine.
"The bright moon should laugh at me because of its affection, but now I am living up to my spring heart, wandering alone and singing alone.
Lately, I have been afraid of talking about the current events, which have caused knots all over my orchid collar. The moon is light and the lamp is dark, where can I find the clouds in my dreams?"
This is another song "Picking Mulberries"
"The tears are swallowed but silently, and I only regret my past kindness. With the help of the painting, I can't paint it with a heavy heart, full of sadness.
The other words are so clear, I wake up early from my dream at midnight. I wake up from my dream early in the morning, and even more, I cry all over the wind and the raindrops at night."
This is the famous "Nanxiangzi".
After composing six excellent poems in a row, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was already drunk, but his mind was still clear.
Six good poems spread in the hall, causing everyone to marvel and cheer.
“What a poem!”
"You are worthy of being called the little poet fairy of the dynasty."
"How can I be a little poetry fairy? I am comparable to Li Du."
…
Amidst the praise, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) saw a hint of amusement in the admiring eyes of the Empress Dowager.
What's going on? Does the old witch really know the truth about me?
"I can't believe that Mr. Xiao Jia's storytelling is so good and his poems are so exquisite. He is worthy of being a contemporary genius of our dynasty. I have nominated you as the literary chief of this poetry competition. Now you can freely choose the palace maid."
Still seeing the teasing gaze of the Empress Dowager, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) felt her heart in her throat again.
Could this old witch really be up to something?
The ladies who had turned from show ladies to palace maids came and lined up in rows in the main hall. All the students were dazzled. Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was also dazzled, he lined up one by one.
They walked down the aisle, but Baochai was nowhere to be seen.
After turning around for several times, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) returned to the original place, dumbfounded and silent.
The Queen Mother seemed to have known the result in advance, and asked in a deep voice: "Master Xiao Jia is not satisfied with the arrangement?"
"Queen Mother Qi, why are there no people from the Xue family?"
"Is Mr. Xiao Jia asking about Xue Baochai? She is not among them, she is...alone..."
Hearing this, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi)'s eyes turned black and he almost fell to the ground.
Unexpectedly, this old witch arranged it like this. This was the reason why the Empress Dowager looked at her like a cat playing with a mouse. It turned out that Xue Baochai had been hidden in the snow for a long time.
Holding back the body that was about to collapse, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) said in a hoarse voice: "Empress Dowager, is this interesting?"
"It seems that Master Xiao Jia is questioning my actions?"
"As an empress dowager who is hard to catch when she speaks out, she shouldn't use such a move."
"What kind of moves does the Ai family use? Do you still need to talk to Master Xiao Jia? These palace maids are all selected from a million. You have to choose if you don't want to choose today."
"What if I don't choose?"
"Come here and give me poisonous wine!"
When the wine was served, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) grabbed the glass without hesitation.
"Master Xiao Jia is so obsessed with a little girl?"
"There is love and infatuation in the world, and it has nothing to do with the wind and the moon." As he said this, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) drank the poisonous wine in one gulp.
(What is the fate of Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi), please see the decomposition of the first round in the west)
