Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 15 Being a Guest
  The carriage left Zhao's house and arrived at Jixiangfang. Hong Chang stopped the carriage and said, "Girl, I'm getting off the carriage."

"When you go to your relatives' house, remember to buy a gift. Don't be rude." Zhao Wangshu said deliberately.

The maid she brought was her own, but the coachman belonged to the Zhao family mansion, so she had to put on a show for him.

"This slave knows." Hong Chang jumped out of the carriage.

"If you come early in the afternoon, go to the bun shop in front and wait."

"My servant has taken note of it," Hong Chang responded.

"Uncle Mi, let's go." Zhao Wangshu closed the car door.

Zhao Wangshu was led into Yao Shanzhi's yard by the Yao family's maid. Before he entered, he heard chatter and laughter coming from inside the house. In addition to her, Yao Shanzhi also invited other people.

"Yue'er, you're finally here." Seeing Zhao Wangshu come in, Yao Shanzhi hurriedly got up and came over, pulled her and introduced her to the noble ladies.

"This is Lin Qianyi, her grandfather is King Yong'an."

After listening to this introduction, one knew that Lin Qianyi was not the daughter of the eldest daughter of the eldest daughter. Even though she was a girl from the county prince's palace, she did not have a title.

Faced with Zhao Wangshu's salute, Lin Qianyi just nodded arrogantly and did not return the salute.

"Qin Youzi, from the Duke of Qiao's mansion."

The two of them saluted each other, one said: "Hello, Miss Qin." The other replied: "Hello, Miss Zhao."

"Lu Wenqiu from Wu'an Hou Mansion, my eldest sister's sister-in-law."

"Zhu Siyun, the granddaughter of Lord Zhu, the first assistant."

Although Zhu Siyun returned the gift, she looked at Zhao Wangshu up and down with scrutiny.

"Sun Miaoying, Sun Miaoyu, the daughters of General Jianwei, they are twins, Yue'er, do you think they look exactly the same?"

"This is the talented woman Fang Jingshu."

"This is my cousin Yao Shuiqin and my cousin Yao Muhe. You have seen them in the theater."

After the introduction, everyone took their seats, and the maids brought them warm tea.

After drinking tea and chatting for a few words, Qin Youzi smiled and said: "The weather is beautiful today, snow has fallen from the sky, it is an elegant thing to walk in the snow to look for plum blossoms."

"Snow is like plum blossoms, and plum blossoms are like snow. They are both strange and different. Red plums are pretty, yellow plums are elegant, and green-calyx plums are cold and arrogant. I only love the pure white plums." Fang Jingshu said with a smile.

The plum forest in the eldest princess's mansion is one of the best in the capital.

Yao Shanzhi invited them here just to appreciate the plum blossoms, and said with a smile: "Tea has been prepared in the plum blossom appreciation pavilion, please invite me."

Yao Shanzhi led a few people to Meilin. The eldest princess's mansion was really luxurious. The corridors were not only covered with thick carpets, but also hung with gauze curtains to block the wind. The pillars were hollow, and warmth was continuously emitted from inside. .

It was snowing outside, but I didn't feel cold at all while walking in the corridor.

The plum blossom viewing pavilion is surrounded by glass windows. Looking at the plum blossoms outside the pavilion through the glass adds a bit of elegance.

The snowflakes flying all over the sky are like a goddess scattering flowers. Set against the blooming plum blossoms, it is like a beautiful picture.

Fang Jingshu said with a smile: "Back then, Grand Tutor Xie Hanxue gathered in one day to talk about the meaning of thesis with his children. Suddenly it snowed suddenly, and he said happily: "What does the white snow look like?" Brother Hu'er said: "Sprinkle salt in the air to make a difference." Brother The girl said, "It's like catkins blowing up due to the wind." The father laughed happily. Today, there are beautiful flowers and beautiful scenery, and with the heavy snow, if I don't write a few poems, I will live up to this beautiful scenery."

She prides herself on her talent, and she will show off her talent at such a banquet. Others also know her temperament.

Lu Wenqiu then smiled and said: "Plum blossoms without snow are not spiritual, and snow without poetry is vulgar. We are all elegant people, so of course we have to write poems and lyrics."

Yao Shanzhi smiled and said: "Then let's write a poem with plum blossom as the theme."

After a pause, "It's limited to one stick of incense."

The maid brought the incense burner and lit a stick of incense.

Zhao Wangshu had no intention of stealing Fang Jingshu's limelight. He pondered for a moment, then went to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote a decent poem, and settled the matter. Yao Shanzhi was fond of martial arts and had ordinary talents and learning. Fortunately, Princess Pingyang asked a famous teacher to teach her since she was a child, so she was able to write a simple poem.

The Sun sisters were not interested in writing poetry, but they each wrote a five-character quatrain. They put the poem notes into the small box containing the poems, sat back down, and drank tea.

Yao Shuiqin has a relatively peaceful personality and is not good at poetry. After burning the incense, she failed to write a complete poem.

It was her sister Yao Muhe who wanted to compete with Fang Jingshu and others and wrote a seven-character poem.

Lin Qianyi, Zhu Siyun and others also wrote poems and put the poem notes into the small box.

After the poem is finished, it’s time to review the poem.

Zhao Wangshu read the poems written by the girls and frowned.

A woman who has been trapped in the inner house for a long time, has not had enough vision, and does not have the talent and learning of Yi An and others. The poems she writes are difficult to describe.

But Fang Jingshu thought she was pretty good and was not satisfied with the girls' comments. She said to Yao Shanzhi: "When I came here, I met the eldest son when he returned home. I wonder if I can ask him to give me some comments?"

Hearing this, Zhao Wangshu raised his eyes and glanced at Fang Jingshu. It turned out that the drunkard was not interested in drinking!

"Would you like my eldest brother to comment?" Yao Shanzhi glanced at the girls, "What do you think?"

Zhao Wangshu was not in a hurry to say anything. Although she had no admiration for Yao Zhen, it was nice to take a look at the handsome guy.

Lin Qianyi and others said: "The eldest son is very talented. It would be an honor for us to be reviewed by him."

Yao Shanzhi clasped her hands together and said with a smile: "Go and invite the eldest son over, and tell him that I have something important to ask him."

The maid took the order and left.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zhao Wangshu saw Yao Zhen, who was wearing a sapphire blue, dark purple patterned moire brocade dress, a white jade crown on his head, and a smile on his face, striding towards this side.

"Brother." Yao Shanzhi called out in a loud voice.

When Yao Zhen saw the girls sitting in the pavilion, he stood outside the pavilion without entering, "Gardenia, what do you want from me?"

"Brother, we admired the plum blossoms and wrote poems. Please comment on them." Yaoshan Zhikeng's good brother.

Zhao Wangshu could see that Yao Zhen was obviously stunned for a moment, and then politely refused, "This is not appropriate."

"Brother, you have a keen mind and are good at tasting. Just name one of the top three." Yao Shanzhi walked outside the pavilion and wanted to force Yao Zhen into the pavilion.

"Yao Shanzhi." Yao Zhen looked down at Yao Shanzhi with a serious expression, "Don't be ridiculous."

"I'm not messing around. I've said it all and invited you here. If you don't comment, what kind of face will I have?" Yao Shanzhi pouted and whispered.

Yao Zhen knew clearly that his sister was pretending to be pitiful, but he relented and said helplessly: "I won't do it next time."

"Big brother is the best." Yao Shanzhi beamed.

Yao Zhen, who was dragged into the pavilion by Yao Shanzhi, politely gave the girls an apologetic smile.

In Yao Zhen's opinion, the girls' poems were not outstanding.

Fang Jingshu likes to use allusions, and she uses five allusions in one poem, including ruler element, sparse shadow, ode to catkins, searching for plum blossoms, and a branch of spring.

It’s not that it’s not good to use allusions. Good use of allusions can make the poem more concise, concise and comprehensive, and the words are close and the purpose is far away. However, Fang Jingshu’s blunt use is piling up allusions.

If Yao Zhen was asked to comment on such a poem, he really didn't know how to comment.

To be honest, they were all from pretty girls, and he was afraid that they wouldn't be able to accept it and would start crying, but he didn't know how to coax them.

He was asked to make false compliments, but as an honest gentleman, he couldn't say it out loud. He was embarrassed to read the poem for the second time when Yao Shanzhi urged him, "Brother, please comment quickly, everyone is waiting."

(End of this chapter)