Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 51 Couplet
When Su Wan'er saw Gao Ming's half-smile expression, she immediately understood that her husband was going to test her, so she frowned and began to think.

"The lotus leaves the lotus and the lotus remains, and the fallen leaves return to the root to become the old lotus... the old lotus... the old puppet?"

Su Wan'er was originally from a scholarly family, and she was clever, so she quickly figured out the meaning of this sentence, but when she figured out the meaning of this sentence, instead of being happy, she showed an angry expression .

"This scholar is so hateful, he actually called his wife a broken lotus root!"

Seeing that Su Wan'er gave the correct answer in an instant, Gao Ming couldn't help being a little surprised, but more of admiration.

"Wan'er, you are so smart. This scholar just uses old lotus root to describe his wife, but his wife is also a talented woman, so when she saw this couplet, she immediately understood her husband's idea of ​​finding another love. So she wrote such a couplet—the yellow rice is ripe, and when you blow the chaff, you can see the rice and you will find new grain."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Su Wan'er's eyes lit up.

"This scholar uses 'old lotus root' as a metaphor for his wife, and his wife also uses 'new grain' to tell his husband that she already knows that he wants to marry a bride."

Gao Ming nodded immediately.

"That's right, that's how it is, so when this scholar read his wife's couplet, he was also moved by his wife's talent and love, and then gave up the idea of ​​taking a concubine."

Hearing this, Su Wan'er also laughed.

"That's about the same. Even this scholar has a bit of conscience."

Seeing Su Wan'er smile, Gao Ming also laughed.

"Yeah, so when the scholar's wife saw that her husband had changed his mind, she wrote a new couplet—"My husband is very fair." '."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming held Su Wan'er's hand with a smile, and then squeezed it lightly.

"Wan'er, now you understand the meaning of husband and wife. It means that a couple love each other and prepare to grow old together, not that I think you are old."

Su Wan'er felt her little hand being pinched by Gao Ming, and her pretty face couldn't help but blushed again, but she didn't withdraw her hand at this time, but put herself into Gao Ming's arms.

"It's Wan'er who misunderstood Langjun. I didn't expect that there is such a story about the names of husband and wife, but this couplet is really interesting!"

Having said this, Su Wan'er suddenly regained her spirits.

"Look, sir, this scholar used 'lotus' and 'old lotus root' in the couplet, while his wife used 'he rice' and 'bride', both of which have meanings, and the most rare thing is the antithesis Neat and tidy, quite a bit of a tit-for-tat feeling, it is not easy to think that there is such a style in the folk."

Hearing that Su Wan'er had figured out the concept of couplets in a few words, Gao Ming was secretly startled, but seeing Su Wan'er's interested expression, he could only nod vaguely.

"Uh... this is normal, the so-called masters are among the people, hehehe..."

Gao Ming originally wanted to stop it directly, but at this time Su Wan'er was already interested, so she immediately pestered her.

"Lang Jun, I have never heard of any pairing before, so this pairing is not folk at all, but your new one, right? I know Lang Jun is capable, please teach me, please It's..."

Seeing her staring at him helplessly, Gao Ming suddenly felt distressed and couldn't tell.

"Damn, for a half-baked guy like me, it's a problem for me to be the right one, and let me teach others, isn't it embarrassing for me?"

Gao Ming really wanted to tell Su Wan'er that he wouldn't, but he was afraid of losing face, so after thinking about it for a long time, he finally nodded.

"Actually, this couplet is similar to a poem, but as long as the couplet is neat and tidy, you go and get the banknotes, and I will make you a model essay. If you can't learn it, don't blame me."

Hearing that Gao Ming let go, Su Wan'er was overjoyed, and quickly asked Shi Jian to find a pen and paper for herself, and then looked at Gao Ming expectantly.

When Gao Ming saw that Su Wan'er was ready, he immediately cleared his throat.

"Ahem...then I've started, please note it down."

As he said that, Gao Ming began to recite "The Conversation of Li Weng" according to his own memory.

"The sky is against the earth, the rain is against the wind. The continent is against the sky. The flowers are against the trees in the sea. The red sun is against the sky. The thunder is faint and the fog is misty. The sun is against the sky. The wind is high and the autumn moon is white, and the sunset is red after the rain..."

Amidst Gao Ming's unhurried recitation, Su Wan'er immediately began to quickly record on the paper with a serious face.

The two wrote a diary one by one, completely ignoring the two surprised faces in front of the yard.

It was Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda who were standing at the gate of the courtyard. After what happened last time, they thought about it and decided to come to the East Palace again, but when they walked outside the courtyard, they heard Gao Ming and Su Wan'er inside. dialogue.

The same question suddenly appeared in the hearts of the two of them.

"Couple, what is that?"

But when Gao Ming read "The Li Weng Conversations", the two immediately looked at each other, and what they saw in each other's eyes was deep surprise.

In order not to disturb Gao Ming, the two stopped the palace man's communication, but chose to stand at the door and listen.

"The river faces the Han, the green faces the red. The Yubo faces the Lei Gong. The smoke tower faces the snow cave, and the moon hall faces the heavenly palace. Clouds and sun, sun and sun. Wax clogs and fishing tents. Stars passing through the sky are like arrows, and the moon is like a bow... "

At the beginning, Gao Ming spent a lot of time reciting this song "The Rhyme of the Li Weng" in order to learn how to pretend to be an educated person, so the more he memorized it, the more smoothly he became.

"Mountains face the sea, flowers face Song. Four peaks face San Gong. Palace flowers face forbidden willows, wild geese face river dragons. Palace of Qingshu, Guanghan Palace. Picking up emerald greens versus title red. Duke Zhuang's dream turns into a butterfly, Lu Wangzhao a flying bear... ..."

Amid Gao Ming's recitation, the two pages of rice paper in Su Wan'er's hand were already filled, while Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda who were standing at the door were completely stunned, and the expressions on their faces changed from surprise to shock!

Su Wan'er doesn't know much about the value of the new style of antithetical couplets, but Kong Yingda and Yu Zhining are very clear. The style of writing is enough to make him famous by writing books and biographies!
Therefore, when Gao Ming finished memorizing the entire "Li Weng Conversation with Rhymes", Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda couldn't bear it any longer, and they couldn't wait to come to Gao Ming before the palace officials passed it on.

Seeing the bright eyes of Kong Yingda and Yu Zhining, Gao Ming blinked immediately.

"When did the two masters come?"

At this time, Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda only had a pair in their hearts, so they ignored Gao Ming's question and went straight to the point.

"His Royal Highness, this couplet is really great, did you figure it out by yourself?"

"Your Highness, please forgive the old minister for taking the liberty, what is the name of the article you mentioned just now?"

Hearing what the two said, Gao Ming immediately pondered in his heart.

"Duizi appeared in the early Northern Song Dynasty, and Li Yu in Liweng Duiyun was from the Qing Dynasty, so I have no problem admitting it, so should I admit it? To admit it? Or to admit it?"

(End of this chapter)