Rather be a concubine

Chapter 72
Naturally, the crowd did not have the guts to disobey the Queen Mother's intentions. When the palace servants brought them to the desk, looking at the neatly arranged pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the desk, Bo Yuqiao picked up the Langhao pen, pretending to be thinking, and glanced at everyone from the corner of her eye. They all started to write, and then put the song "Moon Night" on the paper.

To be honest, in Bo Yuqiao's opinion, this "Moon Night" is nothing more than a doggerel. It really doesn't have any so-called literary talent, but if a six-year-old girl wrote this poem, it wouldn't be too bad.

After about half an hour, the palace staff held a horsewhip and whipped it on the stone steps on the ground.Hearing that clear sound of the whip, everyone put their brushes on the pen stand and stopped writing.The palace maid in pink shirt who was waiting on the side put the slightly dry rice paper on the mahogany tray, combed each page neatly, and then sent it to the main seat.

It is not the empress who is sitting in the empress dowager's seat. After all, the current emperor Chongwen has only been on the throne for three years, and he has not yet established a queen.Sitting there was a man in a green shirt. The man had a long beard and looked young. He was about [-] years old. He was a little thin, and he had the character of a literati.

Bo Yuqiao didn't know the identity of the man, but seeing that the Empress Dowager handed over the finished poems to the man, the man drew on the rice paper with a Chinese ink brush, apparently for selection.From this action, Bo Yuqiao knew that the identity of that person would not be simple.

Another hour passed, and all the poems that had passed through the hands of the Empress Dowager and the man were placed on the mahogany tray.At this moment, the Empress Dowager's delicately made-up face did not show any signs of fatigue, it was still dignified and compelling.She glanced at the young ladies who were kneeling on the ground, and said calmly.

"I've seen the poems you made, Aijia, and most of them are excellent. Three of them sound good, and they were selected by Aijia and Prince He."

After hearing the word "he prince", Bo Yuqiao finally understood.He Prince Chu Yihe is the same mother and younger brother of the first emperor, and he is a hero who assists His Majesty to ascend the throne. Naturally, his status is respected.Even so, Prince He was not obsessed with power and position, and indulged himself in the mountains and rivers every day. He wrote a piece of "You Yingchuan Ci", which could be called Luoyang Zhigui back then.

"The song "Gu Lang Yue Xing" is really excellent. It's not an exaggeration to be called the leader. The young lady of the Bo family is not bad."

There was a hint of a smile on the queen mother's lips, and her eyes looked at Bo Yuqiong, making Bo Yuqiong, a girl who was only seven years old, tremble slightly, and said respectfully to the queen mother.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your praise, I am ashamed to be your daughter."

Seeing Bo Yuqiong's respectful appearance, the queen mother nodded slightly, and said again.

"You are very good, no need to underestimate yourself."

After saying that, the Empress Dowager took out another two sheets of rice paper from the tray, and handed them to the palace servants waiting at the side together with the previous song "Gu Lang Yue Xing".The palace man took the three pieces of rice paper and immediately said loudly.

"Today's winner is "Gu Lang Yue Xing" written by Ms. Yuqiong of the Bo family. I didn't know the moon when I was young, and I called it a white jade plate;

The poem that won the second place was "Shanmei", written by Ms. Sun Qingfu Sun from Anyang Houfu.Where do you know where to find fragrance?Actually in the snow.

The poem "Spring Rain" that won the third place was written by Miss Wang Luanwang of Uncle Zhongyong's mansion.The color of the grass is like emerald green, and it is full of growth.

In addition, the poems written by Miss Qing He from Anyang Marquis Mansion and Miss Yu Rong from Bo Mansion are also very good, our little lady of Daqian Dynasty is very talented and learned, and the Empress Dowager is also very happy. "

Hearing the ranking announced by the palace population, although Bo Yuqiao was a little stunned, she didn't show it. After all, she knew that Li Taibai's song "Gu Lang Yue Xing" was really good, but in terms of meaning, it was hard for these little ladies to flatter her. And, so it's really not surprising to have this ranking.

But Bo Yuqiao's heart is like a mirror, which doesn't mean that other people know the reason, so the girls kneeling beside Bo Yuqiong all cast their eyes on Bo Yurong. The lady's literary talents are excellent, but for some reason, a little-known concubine took the lead today.

Bo Yurong is very self-cultivated, but at the moment she can't stand it anymore, after all, not only has she not even entered the top three, but she has also been overwhelmed by that extremely arrogant little lady Bo Yuqiong, how will she gain a foothold in the mansion in the future?
Three rooms!Bo Yuqiong!

Bo Yurong gritted her silver teeth tightly, her complexion was pale and uncertain, but at the moment she was in the Mingfeng Building, she still managed not to lose her composure, saving the Bo family's face and making her mother even more angry.

Bo Yurong was furious, but Bo Yuqiao, who was kneeling beside her, laughed secretly. Now Bo Yurong's eyes must be attracted by Bo Yuqiong, and the result of the school examination at this moment seems to be a blow to the big room. A slap on the face, in this case, she and her aunt can have a peaceful life.

The palace maid named Huayao just now bowed in front of the Empress Dowager, listening to the Empress Dowager's orders.After Huayao got up, she took the tray covered with yellow silk from a young waiter beside her, and she didn't know what kind of things were placed on the tray.

Hua Yao stepped forward, and first stood in front of Bo Yuqiong. Under the latter's shining eyes, she removed the extra soft yellow silk covering the tray, and then a palm-sized sandalwood box appeared. , a wisp of fragrance spread out.

Hua Yao gently opened the box, revealing the exquisitely crafted emerald-carved peony bu yao inside. When Bo Yuqiong saw the excellent bu yao, her phoenix eyes became even brighter, and she hurriedly took the sandalwood box and took it over. , be careful, for fear of falling the rare thing bestowed by the Empress Dowager.

Seeing Bo Yuqiong's appearance, Hua Yao thought it was a cute girl by nature, so she chuckled lightly and said.

"Miss Yuqiong, this is what the Empress Dowager rewarded you, just accept it!"

Hearing this, Bo Yuqiong didn't lose his manners, she stood up and thanked Hua Yao.

And the gifts given to Sun Qingfu and Wang Luan are also good jewelry.Sun Qingfu got a red jade bracelet, and Wang Luan got a Hetian white jade pendant with a delicate Ruyi carved on it, which looks good too.

As for Sun Qinghe and Bo Yurong who mentioned their names earlier, each of them rewarded a jasper hairpin, which is not as good as the previous three, but the internal objects are naturally excellent, and they can't pick out the slightest flaw, but Sun Qinghe and Bo Yurong were just unwilling.

Bo Yuqiao glanced slightly, and saw Bo Yurong's tightly clenched little hands, the brocade handkerchief inside was already soaked with sweat, thinking that it was really hard for Bo Yurong to calm down.

However, what Bo Yurong thinks in her mind has nothing to do with her, Bo Yuqiao, as long as she just waits for her aunt to give birth smoothly, it will be great.

Now that the school examinations were over, the palace servants who had brought these little ladies in earlier brought these little ladies back along the same route.When there was no one else in the hall, the queen mother smiled lightly and shook her head, looking at the prince and the prince with deep meaning in her eyes, and said.

"It's true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead. This young lady of the Bo family is really talented. What do you think of the prince?"

Hearing this, Prince He who was sitting beside him couldn't help chuckling, shook his head slightly, and then spoke to the empress dowager's meaningful eyes.

""Gu Lang Yue Xing" is not bad, I think it is very good."

After saying that, Prince He had no intention of opening his mouth. This calm and composed appearance made the Queen Mother feel a little worried, but she didn't say anything.

The Empress Dowager was originally just a young lady from the An family branch, but from a young girl to the position of the mother of the world, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the best at knowing people's hearts.How can such a woman fail to see whether the little lady of the Bo family is a good character?The song "Gu Lang Yue Xing" is just as Prince He said, it is very good, but whether it was written by Bo Yuqiong himself is still open to question, isn't it?
The queen mother didn't point it out at the moment, but she just wanted to save face for the Bo family. Although the girl's test implied the meaning of looking at the beauties of the boudoirs, the ministers were also well aware of the secrets hidden in it. There are not a few people who have private plans, but it is really difficult to hide it from the Queen Mother.

Now the Empress Dowager is taking this opportunity to test He Prince's thoughts, but even though He Prince does not want to be a regency, he is not stupid, after all this matter is related to Prince Duan's marriage, so naturally he cannot intervene.It's not good to save the empress dowager.

It is said that these little ladies who participated in the girls' test were brought out from the Mingfeng Tower by the palace people, and then they saw the elders of the family who were guarding the side hall.

As soon as Bo Yurong saw the old lady and Feng Shi, her eyes turned red immediately, and she wanted to confide her grievances to Feng Shi, but she never thought that Bo Yuqiong, this little lady, went too far, and walked away quickly when she saw the old lady After passing by, there was a smile on his face, and it seemed that he had won a good ranking.

Seeing the smile on Bo Yuqiong's face, Bo Yurong felt even more depressed, bowed to salute the old lady and Feng Shi, and fell silent.Seeing Bo Yurong's gloomy appearance, as a mother, what else could the Feng family not see?
Feng stepped forward to grab Bo Yurong's little hand, tightened it, but did not say anything to comfort her. After all, Bo Yuqiong is also the granddaughter of the old lady, and she got good grades at the moment, if she touched the old lady's brow, it would not be a good thing.

"Grandmother, Qiong'er has won the title! Look, this is the emerald-carved peony Bu Yao bestowed by the Empress Dowager!"

Bo Yuqiong carefully took out the sandalwood box from the armhole, and handed it to the old lady. The old lady looked at the move, and felt very relieved. His little lady was snatched, which is always a happy event.

But the old lady was overjoyed, and the Feng family on the side felt even more depressed. Bo Yuqiong of the third room was really ignorant, she just won the leader, why bother to show off like this? Do you want to dismount?

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(End of this chapter)