Song Liang noticed Queen Shangguan's disgusted expression and quickly stepped forward.
"The Queen, I happened to meet my fourth brother in the imperial garden, so I invited him to come with me."
"The queen will not blame her son, right?"
It can be said that Song Liang had bad intentions when he asked Song Huan to come with him.
Everyone knows that although the previous marriage between Song Yu and Cheng Susu had not been approved by Emperor Liang, it was a fact that everyone acquiesced to.
The most important reason is that Queen Shangguan is extremely satisfied with Cheng Susu, her daughter-in-law!
If Emperor Liang hadn't proposed marriage for a long time, Empress Shangguan would have been eager to take this daughter-in-law to the palace.
Who would have thought that a daughter-in-law whom she liked so much would have her beard cut off by Song Huan!
Who else could be happy?
Song Liang insisted on dragging Song Huan along, just to cause trouble for Empress Shangguan.
However, in front of all the court officials and heirs, although Empress Shangguan felt unhappy, she could not say anything more.
He could only show a stiff smile on his face and said reluctantly: "How could that be!"
"I am holding a poetry meeting today. Naturally, everyone can come and participate."
"It's just that whether you can come out on top depends on your individual ability."
Empress Shangguan waved her hand, and several maids slowly walked out behind her, holding swords in their hands.
"This sword was given to me by the late Emperor when he fought on the battlefield for the late Emperor when he was young."
"For so many years, I have been keeping this thing on behalf of Your Majesty."
"Now the general is about to return victoriously, and the war with Bei Yuan is about to come to an end."
"So I am holding a poetry meeting today, and the person who can win the top poetry award will receive your majesty's sword!"
As soon as Empress Shangguan finished speaking, she could clearly hear the collective gasp of air from everyone in the courtyard.
This is the sword that His Majesty held back then!
With this thing close by, the meaning behind it is naturally self-evident.
Everyone's eyes looking at this sword instantly became intense and yearning.
But when Song Huan looked around, he saw a person in the crowd, who was so calm that he was a bit unreasonable.
This person is naturally the Prince Song Yu, the biological son of Empress Shangguan.
Right.
As the son of the queen, the prince might have known about this for a long time!
The meaning of this sword is not trivial. If Empress Shangguan rewarded Song Yu like this, she would definitely be criticized.
It is said that Queen Shangguan, as the mother of a country, only has her own son in her eyes, and is just a selfish person!
That's why Empress Shangguan found such an excuse to present it to the prince in a grand manner.
If my guess is correct, the prince must be the appointed chief poet of this poetry meeting!
This mother and son are really hypocritical to a certain extent.
Thinking of this, Song Huan couldn't help but sneer.
However, his smile was keenly caught by Song Yu opposite him.
"Song Huan, why are you laughing!"
"This is the sword that my father used to fight on the battlefield, and it is also a symbol that I, Daliang, finally expelled Bei Yuan from the country!"
"You are showing such disgrace on the spot, this is a great disrespect to my father!"
"How disrespectful to the late emperor!"
"For such a disrespectful and unfilial person, I beg my mother to punish me!"
Seeing Song Yu's indignant look, Song Huan couldn't help but smile even brighter.
"Pah...hahahaha!"
"Brother, don't get me wrong!"
"I laugh because I remember something funny."
Song Yu was furious and pointed at Song Huan: "You're still laughing!"
Empress Shangguan also frowned: "Fourth Prince, this sword represents the majesty, but you are so disrespectful!"
"If you can't tell me the reason for your laughter, get out of here immediately!"
Song Huan finally stopped smiling and raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Queen, I really thought of a funny joke, so I couldn't stop laughing."
“I definitely don’t mean any disrespect to my father’s great sword!”
"The joke that I remembered was that there used to be a man who always used the back door to do whatever he did. As a result, he died. When he got to Naihe Bridge, he had to use the back door to jump in line and be reincarnated before others."
"As a result, he actually jumped into the queue of beasts and was reincarnated into a pig!"
"Hahahaha... I'm laughing so hard!"
The joke told by Song Huan was not funny at all, but a few people still understood the underlying meaning of Song Huan's words.
This statement is obviously a mockery of Empress Shangguan's use of the poetry meeting to grandly give the sword to the prince!
However, when these words came out of the fourth prince's mouth, they seemed a little more coincidental.
He's just a fool, how can he understand the word "sarcasm"!
Queen Shangguan's face turned red and white, and her face looked extremely ugly.
However, we cannot attack Song Huan.
After all, who would have trouble with a fool!
Sure enough, after being disrupted by Song Huan, Song De immediately stood up and bowed to Queen Shangguan.
"May I ask the Queen, what are the selection criteria for this poetry competition?"
Empress Shangguan nodded slightly: "Of course, everyone will vote one by one to choose the best piece in your heart."
Song De cupped his hands and said, "For the sake of fairness, please ask the Queen to collect poems anonymously!"
Of course Song De also wants the sword.
If it hadn't been for the reminder from the fourth guy, Song De would never have thought that the queen would let the prince go through the back door in advance!
I have to say that the fourth child is a bit stupid.
But sometimes a mistake can still play a small role!
Although it was not far away, under the gaze of a group of people, Queen Shangguan could only nodded lightly.
"Then follow what the second prince said and adopt the anonymous method!"
"Come here, put the names on the examination papers of all the princes in advance!"
Although she was unwilling to do so, Empress Shangguan was not too worried.
The second prince has been practicing martial arts under the general since he was a child. Although his martial arts skills are strong, his literary talent is far behind.
Although the third prince has the reputation of "the most talented man in Daliang", he is also suspected of being a follower for hype.
My own son has read poetry and books since he was a child, and is well-versed in both literature and martial arts.
Even if it is a fair and just comparison, he will never be worse than these two princes!
After affixing their names, Empress Shangguan showed the test questions, and the princes began to answer the questions one by one on the test paper.
Today’s topic is also very simple, just two words——
Appreciate chrysanthemums.
This topic doesn't have any special meaning, but Queen Shangguan gave it casually when she saw that the chrysanthemums were blooming in the backyard.
Song Huan clenched the wolf hair in his hand and looked around.
Seeing that Song Liang and Song Yu had already started writing furiously on the rice paper, Song De, like himself, was biting the pen barrel and couldn't think of anything.
Realizing that Song Huan was staring at him, Song De raised his head and silently glared at Song Huan.
I was already distracted by this topic and lacked inspiration.
He was still being stared at by this idiot!
Wouldn’t that make it even more difficult to write!
