In the market, the center where the crowd gathers is the dueling event held by Yingchun Building. Under the ring, there are crowds of people, and every person who comes up will attract cheers from the onlookers.
The shopkeeper of Yingchun Tower stood on the ring, behind him was a large wooden board, on which a banner read the couplet's first couplet.
The moon in the sky is full, the moon in the world is half, the moon is full, and the moon is half.
Many scholars have tried it, but so far no one has been able to produce a second line that is praised.
Juanjuan recited the couplet in his mind, hmm... I don't have a clue.
She is just a fish~ As long as the fish is full of food and drink, it will be good to bring happiness and luck to others~
[By the way, brother, why don’t you go up? 】
Looking at Juan Juan's confused eyes, Yu Shixu smiled gently, rubbed her head and said nothing.
The second brother, Yu Quezhi, was not interested in these formal things. He was tall. He looked around at the people around the ring and found an acquaintance at this glance.
"Brother, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Yu Chuezhi touched Yu Shixu's arm and lowered his voice.
Not far away, the prince dressed in black was holding a child in a pink coat, watching the excitement in the crowd like them.
"Want to come over and say hello?"
Yu Shixu shook his head, "There are so many people now. The prince takes the ninth princess out of the palace to play. He must not want people to recognize his identity. Let's wait until it's over before going."
Juan Juan stuck out his little head curiously.
Ninth Princess? This was not the first time she heard about this princess. The Emperor of Heaven told her in a dream that the Ninth Princess was originally a terminally ill person in another world who was about to die. It took a lot of time to bring her soul back.
At the moment, the ninth princess was lying in the prince's arms with a comfortable look on her face. She seemed to have noticed Juanjuan's curious eyes. She looked over, and the eyes of the two little guys collided in the air.
Then, the Ninth Princess looked away expressionlessly, looking uninterested.
Juan Juan continued to stare because he was curious.
(´,,•∀•,,`)
Ninth Princess wanted to ignore it but couldn't. The presence of her gaze was too strong and she was a very sensitive person.
Why does the little fat kid opposite keep staring at her? What on earth is she looking at! What catches your eyes! So annoying!
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It wasn't until Qin Shuyan stepped onto the ring that Juanjuan shifted his gaze.
The girl attracted many people's admiration as soon as she came on stage. She was slim and graceful. The green clothes on her body are floating, her black hair is like a waterfall, and her eyebrows are like a painting. On a moving face. The two bright eyes are as clear as autumn water, the eyebrows are curved, the lips are red and the teeth are white, and the cheeks are as pink as peach blossoms.
Yu Quezhi glanced twice, then hurriedly lowered his head, his heart beating very fast as if he was guilty of committing a crime. When he heard the praises of the people around him, he felt happy and sad at the same time.
Miss Qin is the most talented woman in the capital, but she is just a martial artist. Her knowledge is not as good as that of her elder brother, her appearance is not outstanding, and there is nothing outstanding about her.
He suppressed the sourness in his heart and planned to go back and tell his mother that it would be better not to let him delay Miss Qin.
[It’s Sister Shuyan who’s up there! Sister Shuyan is the most talented woman in the capital, she will definitely win the first place! 】
[By the way, I heard that after that incident, Princess Xuan spread rumors that were unfavorable to Sister Shuyan. If an ordinary woman encountered such a thing, she would definitely choose to stay behind closed doors, but Sister Shuyan didn’t take the rumors seriously at all. That’s it, now I’m participating in the challenge openly, it’s so awesome~]
Yu Quezhi felt uncomfortable in his heart. He looked at the confident and dazzling girl on the stage, but he didn't know that she had gone through so many things.
Qin Shuyan picked up her pen and wrote her second couplet on the rice paper.
After finishing writing, she put the pen aside, and the steward picked up the rice paper and showed it to everyone.
The steward recited her second line silently in his mind and was filled with admiration.
The sun rises with your eyes open, and sets with your eyes closed. The sun rises and sets every day.
Seeing this couplet, many people in the audience expressed admiration, and several scholars who had just participated in the event also had expressions of conviction.
Juanjuan turned around and saw, what a boy, her second brother's eyes were almost glued to Sister Shuyan!
[Second brother, if you like Sister Shuyan, hurry up and chase her. Otherwise, when Sister Shuyan is married by someone else, you can hide and cry. 】
Yu Quezhi blushed and lowered his head, not daring to look at his little sister's teasing eyes.
Amid everyone's admiration and cheers, the shopkeeper took down a colorful glazed lantern and was about to hand it to Qin Shuyan when he was stopped by a voice.
"Wait a minute - I have a couplet!"
Everyone followed the sound and saw a beggar in patched and dirty clothes walking onto the ring.
He was hunched over, with unkempt hair, and a strange smell emitted from his body as he moved around. People who were close could not help but frown and cover their mouths and noses with disgust on their faces.
The beggar's turbid little eyes lingered on Qin Shuyan's body, with dirty desire in his eyes.
Yu Quezhi's eyes were red, staring at the beggar, and the fists hanging by his sides clenched loudly.
How dare you blaspheme Miss Qin with such a dirty and indecent look, I can't bear it!
"Brother, you and Juan Juan are waiting for me here. I'll kick that man down."
Yu Shixu pulled him calmly, "Everyone can participate in this arena, so he also has the right to participate. If you go up and kick people away at this time, Miss Qin will still have flaws even if she wins the championship, and you think the crowd will What will the public think of you and Miss Qin in the future?"
Yu Quezhi's face turned pale again. He was afraid of his impulsive thoughts, but he still couldn't help it.
"Brother, I..."
Yu Shixu had already known from her younger sister that her second brother liked Miss Qin, so she didn't ask any more questions and just comforted him.
"Watch first. If something goes wrong, it's not too late for you to go up."
Many people in the surrounding spectators were already shouting at the beggar to get out of here and not waste time here.
The beggar grinned, revealing his mottled, yellow and uneven teeth.
"I'm here to compete in the couplet. Doesn't it say that anyone can participate?"
The shopkeeper stepped forward to block the beggar's view of Qin Shuyan. He made a gesture of invitation, "Indeed, everyone can participate. If you have a pair, you can write it on the rice paper here."
The beggar waved his hand, and a strange and unpleasant smell was brought out.
"No, I can't write, I just say it."
As soon as he said this, the people in the audience looked at him with even more contempt.
Everyone thought he was here to cause trouble, and no one believed he could really make a match.
The shopkeeper smiled politely and asked him to tell his second line.
The beggar cleared his throat, held his head high, and said his second line word for word as if he was reciting an unskilled text:
