Haha, host, this is a good idea!
Seeing that it was almost time, Shen Mingzhu looked at Wang Chuanzong and the others opposite her and spoke with a smile.
"Young Master Wang, what are our rules?"
After speaking, she looked at Xiao Yanzhi and smiled.
Wang Chuanzong looked at Shen Mingzhu, clearly not taking her seriously.
"Miss Chen, let's make it a best two out of three!"
"OK!"
She knows this well.
Wang Chuanzong looked at her and thought to himself. He had long heard about Shen Mingzhu's battle against the talented scholar Xiao of Jinling, and this time, she would make him famous throughout Shengjing
Thinking of this, Wang Chuanzong was full of confidence.
They clearly came prepared.
At this moment, Crown Prince Yan Beichen was quite self-aware and had already asked the manager of Tianxiang Tower to bring him writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, preparing to fight alongside Shen Mingzhu
Prince An: Good lad! You've made something of yourself!
Shen Changyuan: Mingzhu has done a good job, "training" him!
Shen Qinghong: Sure, sure. Men and women working together makes the work easier.
Shen Qinglan: Let's work together to create brilliance! It seems the Crown Prince and Mingzhu have a bright future ahead of them!
Shen Qingzhan: My little sister has made something of herself! It seems the Shen family will have to reach even greater heights in the future!
Shen Qingbo: My little sister is the best. My little sister is the most amazing. My little sister is the pride of our Shen family, and your brother will always support you!
"Young Master Wang, let's start by composing a couplet. As the host, you can write the first line."
As soon as Shen Mingzhu finished speaking, she couldn't resist starting to chatter with Guagua and the crickets.
[Guagua, aren't I cool! Watch me slaughter him without leaving a trace!]
[Hehe~~~ Host, I love "your" mischievous" side " Keep it up, teach him how to behave with his tail between his legs!]
Wang Chuanzong was disdainful, but he didn't show it on his face, secretly thinking about how to quickly defeat Shen Mingzhu.
Shen Mingzhu smiled.
"Please, Young Master Wang."
"Then I shall respectfully accept your offer!"
After speaking, he stepped forward, opened his folding fan, and spoke confidently.
"A lone boat, carrying two or three scholars, using four oars and five sails, passing through six rapids and seven bends, enduring eight bumps and nine jolts, it is a pity that we are very late."
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhu exclaimed, "Isn't this the famous Digital Link?"
The poem cleverly incorporates numbers 1 to 10 in sequence, making it highly literary and difficult to come up with a matching line.
Wang Chuanzong's first line of a couplet immediately caused a stir at Tianxianglou.
"Wow, Young Master Wang is amazing! He's even incorporated numbers into the poem. It's not something an ordinary person could come up with."
"Miss Shen is in grave danger this time!"
"Wouldn't that mean Young Master Wang directly made two shops and a thousand taels of gold?"
"We've won! We've won! We've really won!"
Shen Mingzhu looked at the group of relatives and friends behind her, all of whom were looking at her expectantly.
Especially her colleagues from Hanlin Academy, who had already begun to try to match the couplets themselves!
She smiled at Crown Prince Yan Beichen, then slowly began to speak.
"Ten years of hard study, entering ninety-eight academies, abandoning the seven emotions and six desires, studying the Five Classics and Four Books diligently, taking the exam three or four times, this year I must pass."
As soon as Shen Mingzhu finished speaking, students from the Imperial examinations who had come this year immediately shouted out.
"Good!"
"I'm definitely going to win this year!!!"
"Clap clap clap!!! Shen Mingzhu is amazing!"
[Guagua, look! I have followers now!]
[Haha, with your talent, isn't it normal to have fans?]
After writing the couplet, Crown Prince Yan Beichen was still pondering to himself, "What is a fan?"
Is it the kind of fan that was previously supplied by Huangxian County?
The cheers from the crowd momentarily displeased Wang Chuanzong, but soon, his next couplet arrived.
"Miss Shen, your first couplet was quite good. Here's another one!"
"The clear spring at Buddha's feet, flowing down like two jade ribbons."
Shen Mingzhu smiled gently and spoke confidently.
"A living spring, bubbling forth a string of pearls."
Tian Xuezhou ate two plates of pastries and drank a pot of tea. When he heard Shen Mingzhu respond again, he slapped the table with delight.
"Good!"
The table shook, and Su Huaiyuan's calligraphy brush spread directly across the paper.
He glared at him fiercely several times.
All brawn and no brains, and a loud voice!!!
Finally, he glared at his younger sister, Su Jiu Mei, waiting to deal with her when they got home.
"Again!"
Wang Chuanzong immediately followed up with another couplet.
"It's neither black nor white, nor red nor yellow. It resembles a fox, a cat, or a dog, but it's neither a domestic animal nor a wild beast."
Shen Mingzhu thought for a moment and then spoke directly.
"It appears in poems, lyrics, and even the Analects; though its direction is vague, it is a short piece, yet a masterpiece."
"Guests arrive at Tianranju, truly guests from heaven."
Shen Mingzhu, "The monk wanders to Yunyin Temple, and the temple hides the wandering monk."
Wang Chuanzong said, "Aim high, cultivate moderate relationships, and enjoy modest blessings."
Shen Mingzhu: "Choose a high place to stand, a level place to live, and a wide place to walk."
"Young Master Wang, is that alright?"
Shen Mingzhu looked at Wang Chuanzong with a smile.
"Hiss~~~"
"Shen Mingzhu is as formidable as ever! Just like last time."
"My God, I bet on Young Master Wang! Wasn't he supposed to be the young master of the Langya Wang family, tutored by renowned scholars since childhood?"
"Waaaaah... My money! That's all my savings!"
Shen Mingzhu: Uh... This is the worst time the Langya Wang Clan has ever been slandered!
[Guagua, aren't I incredibly cool!]
[Host, absolutely! You're both beautiful and dashing; even the Crown Prince can't take his eyes off you! He has transformed from a charming and handsome prince into a lovestruck one!]
Shen Mingzhu raised an eyebrow at Yan Beichen, who quickly lowered his head, pretending to be writing a couplet.
Second brother Shen Qinglan gave Shen Mingzhu a thumbs up.
"Little sister, you're amazing!"
Shen Mingzhu winked at him.
"Hehe~~~" I've received your encouragement."
Seeing that Shen Mingzhu could still interact with people and clearly didn't take him, her opponent, seriously, Wang Chuanzong, was very unconvinced.
"Miss Chen, concentrate! Our competition isn't over yet!"
"Oh, okay, then what's your first line of the couplet, Young Master Wang?"
"Laughing at the past and present, laughing at the east and west, laughing at the south and north, laughing back and forth, laughing at one's own ignorance and lack of knowledge."
Shen Mingzhu stepped forward and spoke with a smile.
"Observe things, observe the sky and the earth, observe the sun and the moon, observe above and below, and observe that others always have their highs and lows."
[Guagua, that's amazing! I have matched it again! How am I so good!]
[Host, clap clap clap! Such an excellent host deserves to make a fortune!]
Hahaha~~~
A burst of hearty laughter rang out, and everyone knew that Lord Shen was safe!
When Wang Chuanzong heard Shen Mingzhu respond with the matching line without hesitation, he knew he had met a tough opponent this time.
No wonder Xiao Yanzhi met with...
He glanced at Shen Mingzhu and gently waved his folding fan.
"Miss Shen, I am but a humble man, Wang. Please enlighten me."
Is it her turn?
[Guagua, watch me defeat the enemy in one move!]
[Host, I believe in you! Keep it up!]
Shen Mingzhu confidently stepped forward and smiled as she recited the first line of her couplet.
"A perilous tower rises from half the mountain, the ridges are like a screen, the sea is like a mirror, I am like a leaf, the city walls and villages are like a painting, not to mention the wind and moon of the four seasons, the sunshine and shadow of morning and evening, I ask the travelers of ancient and modern times, who can appreciate the myriad of magnificent scenes?"