Medicine Girl Jingjing

Chapter 321 Concubine Kong's low-key birthday gift (1)
Ouyang Xiu said disdainfully: "Everyone talks about how favored they are in the mansion, one gets a reward today, and another gets a meeting gift tomorrow, and they can't spend any money. How come when it's time to really use the money, they can't get it out with only 50 taels of silver. ?”

"The elders rewarded them on festivals and gave them gifts for meeting, all of which were jewelry, calligraphy, painting, and Guqin. I can't sell other people's wishes and exchange them for money."

"Whose elders gave a silver ticket as a meeting gift to the younger generation, that would be ridiculous!"

Ouyang Xiu said loudly: "Poor is poor. From now on, don't brag about the wealth of the mansion, and don't show off how much you are favored."

Deng Yun burst out laughing, seeing a dozen or so girls below staring at her, she said calmly: "The weather is not so good today, there are dark clouds over there, but is it going to thunder and rain?"

Tian Susu smiled and said, "Every time it's just thunder and rain."

Li Jingjing followed Deng Yun and Tian Susu down the steps, because there was a rockery, the ladies over there couldn't hear or see, so she asked softly, "Are there going to be many people here?"

Tian Susu sneered, and said: "When I entered the garden just now, I heard them say that there is a luxurious and delicious lunch today. I think Ouyang Xiu did not expect that the ladies from the civil servants would bring all the ladies from the common family. There are too many people to order lunch. If it’s not enough, I’ll get angry and scold them.”

Deng Yun frowned slightly, and asked: "Next month it's our military attache's turn to hold a poetry meeting. Is it as simple as before, or should we also find a good place to hold a lunch?"

Tian Susu said slowly: "Let's do it well next time, so we can't make it worse next time. The poetry meeting is not only held once, but four times a year. Each time the molecular money is four or fifty taels of silver. Getting 50 taels of silver is not a small amount of money. You and I can afford it, but it’s hard to talk about other girls.”

Li Jingjing said softly: "The Royal Pie was a gift from the Queen Empress last time. We can't outshine the Royal Pie, right?"

Deng Yun lowered her eyes and said, "Let me think about it again."

He Yiyun took Mingzhu and Yinzhu and walked slowly on another cobblestone path in the garden. When a few civil servants saw her, they immediately accompanied her and talked while walking.

Wang Yanyu combed her hair in a bun and wore a snow-white long skirt, sitting alone on the stone bench in the pavilion, playing with the newly acquired Suzhou round fan with double-sided embroidered brocade and lady's picture, it was amazingly beautiful from far and near.

"That's Wang Yanyu?"

"Her face is healed?"

"Isn't it said that it is a persistent disease that will never be cured?"

The expressions of the ladies were all different, and they all fell into He Yiyun's eyes.

Wang Yanyu got up and bowed respectfully, and said softly: "Yu Niang has seen Princess Yun."

He Yiyun Waner said: "Your illness is cured, and you look more beautiful than before."

Wang Yanyu came over, looked at He Yiyun, and said: "This time, my illness is completely cured, and I can eat seafood, especially the black-skin dumplings made with cuttlefish juice. It doesn't matter how many I eat."

"That would be even better." He Yiyun nodded slightly and walked forward.

No matter what the royal family is now, Concubine Wang Shu, who is supported by the royal family, once participated in the murder of pregnant Murongying.He Yiyun will always remember this incident.

After a while, all the girls gathered in Tingfeng Tower, the largest pavilion in the garden.

Ouyang Xiu stood up gracefully, and said in a loud voice: "Today, there are three poetry competitions. For the winning two factions, each lady will have a sumptuous lunch. For the losing faction, each lady will only have refreshments."

Qin Wanjing whispered in Li Jingjing's ear: "Ouyang Xiu is a little quick-witted, and there is not enough food, so this method can make sense."

Li Jingjing said in a low voice: "There are more than 200 ladies sent by the civil servants. If they win, they still won't have enough food."

Tian Susu smirked and said: "It seems that we and the Royal faction won this time."

The rules of the poetry meeting are the same as last time, each of the three factions submits a poem topic, and then each selects and sends three poems for reference.

"Wait a minute, what you have in your hand is only the three poems you think are the best. I don't think these three poems are good!" Wang Yanyu stood up, and took a few steps forward to stop Ouyang Xiu who was about to hand in the poems.

Ouyang Xiu frowned, and asked in a very low voice: "Wang Yanyu, what are you doing? I told you just now, we can't win."

Wang Yanyu said loudly: "It's your fault that you didn't prepare enough food. Why should all our ladies from the civil service school bear the reputation of poor poetry writing and poor eyesight for your fault?"

All the ladies looked over one after another, and He Yiyun asked, "What's going on?"

Wang Yanyu was silent, Yuan Zi went back and sat down.

Another beautiful young lady from the civil official faction stood up and said: "Reporting to the princess, Xiu Niang called us in advance, saying that she didn't prepare enough food, our civil official faction must lose, and we went to have tea and fruit for lunch. She holds the three worst poems of our school."

"Princess, Xiuniang asked each of us to contribute 50 taels of silver to hold a poetry meeting, and there was no rule on how many people we would bring. We thought that in the past it was only [-] taels of silver, but this time it was six times the amount and there was more to spare, so we sent the other sisters in the mansion brought it too."

"Princess, Xiuniang said that if she wants to do it, she will hold a more luxurious and unforgettable poetry party than the Royal Party."

One by one the ladies stood up, and one of them was still a good friend of Ouyang Xiu.

Ouyang Xiu was extremely ashamed and angry, trembling all over, her face was pale, she bowed her head and said nothing.

Wang Yanyu fanned the fragrant wind, and a pair of watery peach blossom eyes glanced at Ouyang Xiu's back.The humiliation and betrayal she received last month also made Ouyang Xiu feel this month.

The fourth princess He Jingdan is Ouyang Xiu's cousin, her eyes flickered, and she said: "Isn't Xiuniang the one who decided to hold the poetry meeting here by the civil servants? Didn't she discuss it with you beforehand?"

He Yiyun waved and said, "Present the three poems."

Mingzhu took three pieces of rice paper from Ouyang Xiu and put them on the table in front of He Yiyun.

He Jingdan said sternly: "Why didn't you tell Xiu Niang before, but you have to wait for the poetry meeting to go on?"

The third princess He Jingmei said coldly: "Xiu Niang is so majestic, who dares to say it in front of her?"

The second princess He Jingrong said with a smile: "Xiuniang's temperament follows the fourth aunt's, and she agrees with her."

The fourth aunt in her mouth refers to Princess Ouyang who thought about copying "Nvjing" every day in the mansion.

He Jinglian stood up and walked to He Yiyun, picked up the three poems she had read, read them aloud intentionally, and then gave them to He Jingdan, blinking and said: "Your cousin thinks the poems are excellent, if you think so too , in the future, it can be compared to telling others that you know poetry.”

"These three poems are obviously well done, but it's not good to read them with your mouth." He Jingdan was so angry that he grabbed the rice paper and tore it up.

He Jinglian smiled and said: "What did you tear up, I will show it to my mother, this is a poem that both Ouyang Xiu and you think are good."

(End of this chapter)