To the south of the lake, the dignitaries who came to watch the ceremony had all taken their seats, and people from the Japanese country were also among them, and the prince of the Japanese country had also arrived.
Although he was slapped by Xia Shang, it was only a skin injury and he felt no discomfort except for some swelling on his face.
Among those who participated in the literary meeting, in addition to the children of major officials in the court, there were also senior figures who were somewhat famous in the literary world.
The most eye-catching among them is naturally Mr. Ouyang, who has the title of Southern Saint.
Nan Sheng's appearance became the focus of the audience, and everyone from Dahua gathered around him and kept talking.
However, the title of Nan Sheng was not worth mentioning in the eyes of Japanese people. When they saw the people surrounding Nan Sheng, most of them looked at him with disdain.
Before the literary meeting started, the Japanese person in charge of hosting the meeting was not sure what he was preparing for. He kept communicating with the people around him and seemed to be discussing the test questions.
The people in the south were very lively and everyone gathered together, but there were two separate figures shuffling from the south bank towards the west bank.
One of these two people is Fu Qianqian, and the other is Jiaqian, the only daughter of the deceased prince.
Fu Qianqian had already agreed with Xia Shang that she would play with him today. At that time, Xia Shang said that he would not participate in the cultural conference. Only now did he know that this guy not only participated in the cultural conference but also became one of Dahua's representatives.
Xiao Nizi believed that she had been tricked by that guy, and she felt very angry. However, when she thought that the guy was going to shine at the cultural gathering today, she felt a little proud.
If he hadn't met Jiaqian, Fu Qianqian really planned to watch the ceremony honestly and see what kind of performance he would have at the cultural gathering.
Unexpectedly, she met Jiaqian at the cultural gathering, which made her want to find Xia Shang.
Because Jiaqian has not been out for a long time, since the death of the prince, Jiaqian has been shutting herself up at home.
Everyone can understand that it is a big blow for a young girl to lose her father.
The reason why Jiaqian came out today was because the servants at home had been persuading her for a long time.
Fu Qianqian had a bad relationship with Jiaqian in the past. They used to be bitter enemies when they were in classics school, but now that her father is dead, Fu Qianqian went to see Jiaqian several times some time ago, and the two became good friends.
Fu Qianqian knew in her heart that if Jiaqian was willing to come out, that would be
I heard that Xia Shang was one of the representatives of the Cultural Society.
Jiaqian had great admiration for Xia Shang, so Fu Qianqian thought that if she could see Xia Shang, Jiaqian might cheer up sooner.
It's just that Jiaqian was a little repelled by Qianqian's decision. They were just here to watch the ceremony, and logically they shouldn't go to see the Dahua delegation in the west.
But Fu Qianqian has not been a rule-abiding person since she was a child, so she dragged Jiaqian forcefully to the pavilion on the west side.
The two of them were tugging and tugging, and when they saw the pavilion, Fu Qianqian let go: "Huh... we've arrived, now you won't look back, right?"
Jiaqian frowned and was about to say something, but she didn't want to be seen by Xia Shang who was talking to Ke Xiaofeng.
"Fu Qianqian, Princess Jiaqian."
Seeing that she was discovered, Jiaqian was inexplicably panicked: "Xia..."
Fu Qianqian smiled and whispered in Jiaqian's ear: "He is now Xia Chunqiu."
“Mr.
Ke Xiaofeng is a celebrity, so he has naturally come into contact with the distinguished Princess Jiaqian. When he saw Jiaqian's complexion, thinking of what happened before, a ripple flashed in his eyes, and he took Jiaqian's hand with a smile.
Then he whispered comforting words to her.
Taking this opportunity, Fu Qianqian sneaked up to Xia Shang and pinched Xia Shang hard: "Big liar, what did you tell me before?"
"Hiss... be gentle... do you think I want to do that? Isn't it because these Japanese people are bullying others too much? As a citizen of Dahua, I naturally want to show them a little bit of color. For such an arduous task, I can't give up on it.
Who am I?"
"Smelly!" Fu Qianqian rolled her eyes petitely, "However, since you are considered responsible, I won't argue with you. But... look at Jiaqian over there, she has been feeling depressed during this time.
After the cultural meeting, you have to go and enlighten me."
"At this age, even if your father dies, no one will be able to bear such a blow. But what does this have to do with my enlightenment?"
"Anyway, just listen to me."
Xiao Nizi's tone was quite commanding, and Xia Shang was a little confused. He felt that his relationship with this girl was not so familiar yet, right?
"Mr. Xia...don't come
Are you okay?"
Just as he was thinking about it, the soft and frail Jiaqian had already arrived in front of Xia Shang and greeted him softly.
Xia Shang looked at Jiaqian who was indeed much more haggard, and inevitably felt pity for her: "Princess, you are much haggard than before, but please take care of yourself. Xia will definitely come to visit you someday."
After hearing this, Jiaqian's eyes flashed with a rare glimmer of light, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised invisibly: "Then... then Jiaqian will be waiting for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, a slight cough came from outside the pavilion: "Ahem..."
The sound was so loud that everyone in the pavilion was attracted.
I saw three or five Japanese people approaching. The leader held a booklet in his hand and handed it directly to Mo Bai. He said slowly: "Everyone, the literary meeting has begun. After discussion, the first question of the literary meeting has been decided."
The topics are all on the booklet. After everyone takes the booklet, they have two sticks of incense time to complete it. All representatives of the mission must have their works completed."
After saying this simply, the Japanese turned around and left.
Everyone under the pavilion was a little confused, feeling that things happened too suddenly.
I thought that for such an important literary conference, at least someone would come out and say a few words of encouragement before it starts. Isn’t it a bit rash to go straight to the topic without any prelude?
However, when they turned to look at the east side of the other bank, the Japanese representatives inside seemed to have already taken action. Only then did everyone realize that the other side was not joking.
"Brother Mo Bai, hurry up and see what the first question is?"
Everyone gathered around, and Xia Shang stopped talking to others and came to Mo Bai's side to read the test questions in the booklet.
"The first question - painting, theme - 'Welcome the Spring Festival'."
A few simple words are the first question.
There is nothing novel about this test question, but it came so suddenly that no one was prepared at all.
Even the writing desks were not ready, and then they stepped up to prepare their own writing desks, pen and ink, etc.
However, one of the two incense sticks left by the Japanese people had been lit, and time was passing by minute by minute.
"These Japanese people are really shameless. Look at the Japanese representatives opposite. They must have been prepared in advance."
"What's the use of complaining now? Because if we talk about such things, outsiders will think that we are not generous enough."