Chapter 306: Peerless Talent

Princess Yuanan did not arrive until they finished dinner at Cuihua Tower.

Princess Yuanan did not know where she went to play, and she must have had a lot of fun.

After eating and drinking, Princess Ankang and her group walked out of Cuihua Tower.

At this time, the four gates of the East Market were closed.

Originally, Princess Ankang did not plan to stay overnight tonight, but she wasted some time in Cuihua Tower, which caused her to miss the time to leave the East Market.

Hearing that the sound of the gongs that indicated that the four gates were about to close had stopped, Princess Ankang felt a little helpless.

"It seems that I have to find a place to stay here tonight."

Princess Ankang did not plan to go to Huyu Tower again this time. If you just want to sleep there, the cost is also very high.

And now that Mother Zhou is not here, the management of Huyu Tower is also very chaotic, and it is unknown who is in charge now.

Princess Ankang first sent a flowery eunuch back to Xingqing Palace to report that they could not go back tonight.

The flowery eunuch went to the four gates of the East Market, which had been closed. By then, he would naturally find someone to pass the news back to Xingqing Palace, and then it would not take too long for him to return to Princess Ankang.

Princess Ankang led people to stroll in the East Market at night, preparing to find a suitable store to stay.

If she had known earlier, she would have asked the shopkeeper of Cuihua Tower directly.

Of course, the East Market is not only a place for prostitutes like Huajie, there are also some quieter places at night.

Princess Ankang was overwhelmed and did not find a suitable place, so she sent people to ask on the road.

As a result, several literati told them a good place.

If you are lucky, you don’t have to spend money to sleep at night.

But when they said this, they laughed strangely, and Li Xuan saw that it was not a serious place.

But no one invited guests tonight, Princess Ankang wanted to save some money and planned to go to the place those people mentioned.

As a result, they came to a place called "Qinglou".

【Qinglou】

Yes, it is not the Qing of youth, but the Qing of tranquility.

The lights in this Qinglou are also bright at this time.

But compared with the shops on Hua Street, this place is indeed quieter, and there are also weak pipes and light silks inside, floating in the air.

In short, the background music in the store is not as hot and explosive as Hu Yulou, but it seems elegant and grand.

"Is this place the Qing of Daxing?"

Princess Ankang led people into this Qinglou and found that the lights here are elegant and simple, and everything is bright, without any ambiguous factors.

In the middle of the lobby, a fairy-like woman is hosting, and it seems that she is holding an activity like a drinking game.

Behind the woman, several huge scrolls were thrown down, each with different words and sentences.

After reading carefully, they are all rare and good sentences, and the unique words that are either vigorous and powerful or elegant and free and easy complement each other, which is really pleasing to the eye.

In the lobby, there are also special musicians who provide music according to the atmosphere of the scene.

Looking around, the guests in Qinglou are all dressed up as literati, at least they look decent.

And it can be seen that there are many women among the guests in Qinglou, who are also participating in the games in the lobby at this time.

No matter whether they are men or women, as long as they can answer well, they can win the applause of the whole room. Everyone raises a glass for them. The atmosphere is very warm, not inferior to the Hu Yulou where Hu Ji dances without clothes.

Princess Ankang saw that this Qinglou was interesting, so she planned to take a look here.

As soon as they entered the door, a servant from Qinglou came to lead the way for them.

The servant of Qinglou was a young woman dressed very stylishly. She came up without saying a word, smiled at Princess Ankang, and then led the way for them silently in front.

Soon they found a place for them to sit in a corner of the lobby.

After that, they were served basic tea and snacks. The servant quietly handed them a price list, and then put up a small wooden sign with a number on their table and left.

The price list of Qinglou was fair. It only had simple tea and snacks, and the prices were not expensive.

In addition, what was striking was that the price list actually included the teaching prices of various skills such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the corresponding teacher introduction was also included.

Li Xuan also leaned on the table and looked at this somewhat fresh price list with Princess Ankang.

Compared with the price of affordable tea and snacks, the price of learning those skills can be said to be sky-high.

The cheapest one actually cost several hundred taels of silver, and the time unit marked behind each skill was actually the hour.

In other words, it would cost hundreds or thousands of taels to learn these skills in one hour, and the highest price was actually 9,999 taels.

Li Xuan had never seen such an outrageous price in Hu Yulou before.

"My god, isn't that the price of a vegetarian dish?"

"And that last 9999, I'm afraid it's enough to redeem an ordinary courtesan, right?"

The three children were stunned when they saw the price list of Qinglou.

No wonder the waiter in the store brought the price list up immediately, because he was afraid that someone would overestimate their spending power.

The three children were all surprised, and Li Xuan maliciously guessed that the skills they were asking for were probably not that simple, and that the categories of music, chess, calligraphy and painting on it might have hidden mysteries.

"Humph, I thought it was a clear stream, but it turned out to be just well packaged."

Li Xuan grabbed a small snack on the table and stuffed it into his mouth angrily.

"Fortunately, the snacks in this store are relatively affordable. Look, I'll teach the boss a lesson."

The quality of the snacks in Qinglou is good, and it's much cheaper than outside. It seems that these cheap tea snacks are a kind of welfare.

Li Xuan showed off the snacks on the table for free, and after writing down which one was delicious, he was ready to slaughter the boss of Qinglou.

Princess Ankang didn't notice Li Xuan's abnormality, but watched the game in the lobby seriously.

It seemed to be a game of matching couplets. People took turns to play according to the order of the wooden cards on the table. Some people who were not good at it would just give up and just watch the fun.

The woman in charge of the host in the lobby would change the theme every few people so that the game could continue smoothly.

When Princess Ankang sat down, many people had already given up or were eliminated, and only a dozen tables of guests were still playing the game.

And it seemed that as time went by, the difficulty of the game was constantly increasing, and the speed of elimination would also be getting faster and faster.

After watching for a while, Princess Ankang already understood how to play the game.

It's just that she is not very good at matching couplets, or it should be said that these poems and songs are completely unknown to her.

Princess Ankang grew up reading that enlightenment fable since she was a child, and later she was in the harem, so no one came to teach her these.

Although she was a royal princess, she did not enjoy the educational resources she should have.

If Princess Ankang had not recently borrowed a lot of books from Qianxing Pavilion to read, expanded a lot of knowledge, and learned a lot of words, her current cultural level would still be far behind that of the royal heirs of the same age.

Although Princess Ankang understood the game, she still didn't know where the free accommodation that the people on the road mentioned was.

She looked through the price list of Qinglou, but there was no accommodation-related item on it.

Princess Ankang had no choice but to find the servant of Qinglou and ask her about the free accommodation.

As a result, the young lady who led them the way smiled with her hands covering her mouth. Seeing that Princess Ankang was still a little girl, she knew that she had misunderstood and explained it clearly.

It turned out that Qinglou did not provide accommodation services.

But there would be some lucky people who were qualified to be the guests of Qinglou.

For example, the woman who was hosting the game in the lobby now was named Qingci, and she was one of the tutors in charge of teaching poetry and songs in Qinglou.

If you are lucky enough to get the favor of Miss Qingci tonight, you can become a guest of Qinglou and stay in Qinglou for one night for free.

Because there are no special guest rooms in Qinglou, you can only live in the same room with the tutor.

As for what you do when you live together at night, Qinglou will not interfere.

Anyway, the cost of this night's accommodation is borne by Qinglou, and the guest of honor does not need to spend a penny.

In this way, free accommodation can be achieved.

Princess Ankang blushed when she heard this, and then she understood why those strange uncles on the road were laughing.

The term "guest of honor" always makes people think about it when used here.

Princess Ankang is also not immune to this vulgarity.

Especially when the servant of Qinglou said that he would not care what the tutor did at night, the joking look of winking eyes made Princess Ankang blush.

After hearing this explanation, Li Xuan gave a thumbs up.

"So, you have to be cultured in everything you do."

Li Xuan chewed the snack in his mouth, and did not forget to pull the price list over, and pressed the sky-high courses on it with his cat's paw.

Princess Ankang immediately understood, and then asked what these courses meant.

For this question, the servant sternly faced and answered seriously.

It turns out that all the tutors in Qinglou have unique skills. The skills they teach are serious teachings of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, not the special services that Li Xuan thought.

And as long as you surpass the tutors in these skills, not only do you not have to pay to learn, but you can also let the tutors ask you for advice.

As for whether the tutor needs to pay money or pay other costs when asking for advice, it depends on how they negotiate with each other.

I heard from the servant that there are many people who have lived in Qinglou for half a year under the name of teaching skills.

Some people even get the qualifications of three tutors to be guests, so they can live in Qinglou as their home.

Of course, you can only interact with the tutors who have obtained the qualifications of being guests, and you cannot harass other tutors who do not have the qualifications of being guests. Those who violate the rules will be expelled from Qinglou and will not be allowed to set foot here again.

After listening to these messy rules, Li Xuan finally understood why the business here is so good.

Who can resist the temptation of freeloading?

Moreover, the basic consumption items in Qinglou are very low, so you can come and try it often.

But if you get the favor of the Qinglou tutor one day, you will have the opportunity to get it for free.

Not to mention that if you get the favor of three tutors, you can get the opportunity to get it for free for a long time.

Li Xuan turned his head and looked at everyone in the hall, with an expression that he had seen through everyone.

As a result, he noticed a familiar figure.

"Hey, isn't that the person?"

At this time, Princess Ankang had finished asking her questions and sent away the servant of Qinglou.

The servant smiled and left, and did not forget to look at Princess Ankang a few more times, as if he thought she was quite cute.

Princess Ankang noticed the servant's gaze and felt a little embarrassed.

Li Xuan quickly pulled her, and then pointed to a table in the distance.

Princess Ankang looked over curiously, and then showed a surprised expression.

"Isn't that the fifth brother?"

"He's here too."

The fifth prince, who had met in the Imperial Garden before, was sitting at a table far away from them. The wooden sign on his table was still standing, and he had not been eliminated.

Behind the fifth prince followed the flowery eunuchs who accompanied him for protection, and the eunuch who recorded his words and deeds was also beside him.

"This guy is shameless."

"If he is really invited as a guest of honor, isn't he afraid that the eunuch will carefully record it and present it to Emperor Yongyuan?"

Li Xuan thought to himself, greatly surprised.

No matter how powerful a man is, he probably doesn't like people watching him while he is working hard, right?

But just as Li Xuan and Princess Ankang were observing the fifth prince in the distance, the order had unknowingly come to their heads.

Qing Ci, who was in charge of hosting the game, looked at their table, and then saw a little girl in a wheelchair sitting in the main seat. He was stunned, and then smiled gently at Princess Ankang.

"Miss, do you need me to explain the rules of the game to you?" Qingci asked Princess Ankang in a soft voice, with a very kind attitude. "Uh, no need, I just looked at it for a while and I have almost understood it." For some reason, Princess Ankang felt that the people in Qinglou were particularly friendly to her. Whether it was the servant before or Qingci in front of her, it was the same. "Okay, Miss, please make a pair with a random theme, how about it?" Princess Ankang nodded after hearing the topic. Li Xuan also looked at Qingci with some surprise. Such a question is definitely a slack. Because when switching the topic before, Qingci would give a specific theme. This question is also very particular. The guests from the dozen tables took turns to make pairs. In each round, there was a person who made a pair, and the rest of the people made the corresponding pairs. If they couldn't make a pair, they would be eliminated. On the contrary, if the pair of the person who made a pair was matched by everyone, the person who made a pair would be eliminated. Therefore, the person who makes a pair must make sure that the whole table can't match it before he can continue to participate in the game.

The other guests who are still in the game can't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief when they see that it is a little girl who is asking questions this time.

The game tonight is almost over. Only by winning tonight's game can you be invited by Qingci as a guest of honor.

Of course, this depends on Qingci's mood.

Because the guest of honor is not available every day.

Whether it is a pair or a pair, there is a certain amount of time to think. According to the estimates of those who were eliminated before, Li Xuan guessed that there is about 30 seconds of thinking time at most.

Qingci grasped this time very well, which is also a necessary ability for her as a host.

She needs to control the time as objectively as possible, but not too rigidly, and needs to be flexible according to the situation on the field.

Princess Ankang originally thought that she was not good at these things.

Now she can't make up a pair if she suddenly wants to come up with it.

She simply wants to give up directly and not waste everyone's time.

Otherwise, if she is eliminated after everyone has faced off in the last round, it will waste a whole round of time.

Moreover, the questions are not well-posed, and she is trying to make people laugh.

The fifth prince in the distance naturally noticed Princess Ankang.

At first, he didn't notice it when Princess Ankang brought people in.

Because the fifth prince was concentrating on playing the game, it was only when it was Princess Ankang's turn that he noticed that his sister had come to Qinglou.

Although Princess Ankang had only seen the fifth prince once before when drawing lots in the Imperial Garden, the fifth prince was already familiar with Princess Ankang.

After all, the existence of Princess Ankang itself is very special.

The fifth prince had never seen his sister before, but he had heard a lot about her.

At this time, seeing Princess Ankang's hesitation and timidity, the fifth prince looked down on her even more.

"Humph, you don't have the bearing of a royal princess at all."

The fifth prince snorted coldly in his heart.

He has always been very self-righteous and thinks that he is very talented in writing, and is not on the same level as his brothers and sisters.

He is not interested in the throne either.

He fights to the death and kills his brothers for temporary power.

And all this is just to satisfy his own selfish desires.

This is stupid in the eyes of the fifth prince.

What he seeks is not temporary glory.

The fifth prince is seeking immortality.

And he discovered the way to achieve immortality very early, which is to leave a name in history.

As long as there are people in this world who remember his poems, songs, essays, and his thoughts, his life can be continued, so as to achieve his immortality.

The predecessors have set an example for him. The knowledge, thoughts, articles and poems he learned since childhood are the evidence of those people's immortality.

People who have passed away hundreds or thousands of years ago, the fifth prince can still tell the life stories of those people today.

If this is not immortality, what is it?

And this is what the fifth prince pursues in this life.

Leave your name in history and live forever in the civilization of the human race.

Let's not talk about whether this statement is right or wrong.

At least the fifth prince has found his lifelong pursuit at a young age.

This time, if he hadn't had the opportunity to leave the palace, he would not have participated in this boring competition.

And the eunuchs arranged by his father to record his words and deeds are an excellent opportunity for the fifth prince.

He can leave his traces earlier, as long as he leaves his name in history in the future, these traces will definitely be discovered by future generations.

Therefore, the fifth prince did not investigate the case at all in the past few days, but searched for the gathering places of literati and poets in the capital.

Especially the places where famous people in history have appeared, he even punched in every place.

And this Qinglou is on his list of places to punch in.

Because there was a great talent here.

Although the talent has retained huge controversy until today, the words left by the other party are now widely circulated among the people.

More importantly, the other party had been a prostitute in Qinglou for more than ten years, and was the ancestor of the prostitute world.

Liu Sanbian, a romantic and talented man, was a famous poet in Daxing and a representative of the graceful school.

He was also the idol of the fifth prince in his life.

In those days, countless courtesans flocked to Liu Sanbian, just to get his favor once and write a poem.

It is said that Liu Sanbian died of old age in Qinglou, causing prostitutes all over the world to wear mourning for him, and this wonder is still being praised today.

The fifth prince did not ask for anything else, it was enough to be remembered by Liu Sanbian like this.

Thinking of this, the fifth prince could not help shaking his head, sipping tea, and moistening his throat.

He knew how difficult this matter was.

Just as the fifth prince was looking forward to what he had been seeking all his life, Princess Ankang thought about it and was about to give up, but Li Xuan stretched out his tail and wrapped Princess Ankang's action of wanting to put the wooden sign on the table down.

Putting the wooden sign down means giving up.

Princess Ankang looked down at Li Xuan, and saw Li Xuan smile mischievously, and it was obvious that he had nothing good to say.

"Hehe, you like couplets, right?"

"It's a bit difficult to write poems, but Li Xuan has heard of several good topics for couplets."

The guests at the dozen tables saw Princess Ankang's hesitation, and then saw her turn her eyes to the wooden sign on the table, and they all thought she was going to give up.

As a result, her movements suddenly paused, and after lowering her head and thinking for a moment, she looked at Qingci on the stage with a gleam in her eyes.

Princess Ankang cleared her throat slightly, and then slowly recited:

"Smoke locks the pond willows."

The Qing Tower suddenly became quiet, with only the stringed instruments and the sound of the piano echoing softly.

But the gentle music also slowly stopped.

The musicians in the Qing Tower would adjust the music according to the atmosphere of the scene, and now they couldn't play it anymore.

Because the Qing Tower was so quiet that even their music would become harsh.

After a moment of silence, there was a sudden uproar in Qinglou.

Qingci on the stage stared at Princess Ankang, his eyes full of burning passion.

"Smoke locks the willows in the pond, smoke locks the willows in the pond..."

Qingci muttered to himself, and couldn't help but pick up the brush in front of him, spread out a scroll, and wrote on it.

"Come on, hang it up!"

Qingci shouted excitedly.

Immediately, someone from Qinglou hung the scroll she had just written high in the lobby, right behind Qingci, facing everyone.

Looking at the beautiful handwriting on the huge scroll, everyone was amazed.

"Just five words, it creates such an artistic conception!"

Off the stage, some knowledgeable people exclaimed.

Others also saw a quiet pond, surrounded by green trees, and filled with smoke from these simple five words.

Just five words can give everyone such a vivid picture, everyone can't help but look at Princess Ankang with surprise.

No one expected that this seemingly weak and timid little girl could have such literary talent.

At this time, Qingci said loudly:

"There are five elements hidden in these five words. If you want to match them neatly, it may not be easy."

After Qingci said this, everyone also discovered this wonderful point.

Whether it was the contestants or the onlookers, they all shouted "wonderful, wonderful, wonderful".

Some people even began to recite with their heads shaking, looking obsessed with it.

The guests at the dozen tables of contestants were sweating profusely and their backs were wet. They immediately felt something was wrong.

I thought he was just a spectator, but he turned out to be a master!

The one who was most shocked was naturally the fifth prince who had previously fantasized about how to leave his name in history and live forever in human civilization.

Remembering that he looked down on Princess Ankang not long ago, he felt as ridiculous as a clown at this moment.

"How, how is it possible..."

"Ankang, she, she actually has such literary talent!?"

"No, no, this is impossible, I heard that she doesn't even have a teacher!"

The fifth prince panted, feeling ashamed, and wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"I copied it, it must have been copied."

"I don't know where I heard it from, and I used it here!"

Even though the fifth prince comforted himself like this, he was still so angry that his teeth itched, his eyes were red, and his face was hideous.

Because he knew how excellent the other party's five short words were, he couldn't match them even if he racked his brains.

This desperate gap made him unacceptable.

The fifth prince, whose mentality exploded, did not notice that the eunuch who was responsible for recording his words and deeds was carefully observing the fifth prince, and making the most careful records word by word.

The eunuchs selected for recording work were all excellent in writing, and soon recorded the current appearance of the fifth prince vividly.

If the Fifth Prince knew that this was how he started his first step to becoming famous in history, I'm afraid he would be upset again.

Fortunately, this record will only be shown to Emperor Yongyuan, and the princes and princesses have no right to view it.

And if they interfere with the recording process, they will be disqualified from this competition.

But if the Fifth Prince saw the record about him, I'm afraid he would tear up the book in the eunuch's hand without hesitation on the spot.

Princess Ankang didn't expect that the couplets she made according to Li Xuan's instructions would cause such a big commotion.

Realizing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Princess Ankang lowered her head a little embarrassedly, her face was rosy, not to mention how cute she was.

Now, the eyes looking at Princess Ankang were even more hot.

"What a cute little girl!"

Qingci bit her lower lip lightly and pulled her sleeves hard.

"Uh..."

Li Xuan was originally enjoying the refreshing feeling of shocking everyone, but soon found that some eyes in the crowd were particularly aggressive.

And they were all women.

"Damn it, I've noticed that the atmosphere in Daxing is not right."

Li Xuan was furious.

He was very familiar with this look.

"I was wondering why it was always so orange. It turns out that there is more to girls than just friendship?"

The shock brought by Princess Ankang's pairing lasted for a long time, but the game had to continue.

Qing Ci calmed down his excitement, exhaled a few breaths of hot air, and then hosted the game.

But how could the famous "Smoke Locks the Pond Willow" be so easy to match.

Although the person who made a pair would be eliminated because everyone else made a pair, he also had an advantage, that is, if no one could make a pair, he would win directly.

Everyone thought hard, but no one could think of a good pair until the time ran out.

Just like that, they were eliminated one after another helplessly according to the order.

Soon, it was the turn of the fifth prince.

The fifth prince was unwilling to give up. After racking his brains, he barely came up with five words, but they were not even neat, not to mention the correspondence of the five elements.

He was directly judged as the loser by Qingci and was eliminated.

The fifth prince felt relaxed and felt that all the strength in his body was drained. He looked like he was in a slump.

The eunuch beside him recorded everything diligently.

As the order continued, it soon returned to the person on Princess Ankang.

That person had been thinking just now, but he had no answer until now.

Therefore, he did not wait for Qingci to continue the countdown, and directly stood up and bowed in the direction of Princess Ankang:

"Miss, this is the best of all time, and we are convinced."

"Congratulations!"

This person is also very emotionally intelligent. He directly praised Princess Ankang's pair to the status of the best of all time, and then admitted defeat with those who were eliminated before, giving Princess Ankang face and saving the dignity of those who lost.

Princess Ankang is also a person who knows etiquette.

Since the other party took the initiative to pay her a respect, she should also pay a respect in return.

Princess Ankang stood up to return the greeting, and there was a harmonious atmosphere in Qinglou.

Everyone did not expect that today's game would end so quickly, and they were all surprised.

But seeing the five words hanging in the hall, they were all convinced.

No one expected that this little girl who came from nowhere would become the biggest dark horse tonight.

And Li Xuan didn't expect that he would win the couplet competition so easily.

"It seems that you talented people are just like this."

Li Xuan laughed in his heart, and naturally understood that he had taken advantage of his previous life.

Although he couldn't recite too many poems, he still remembered some of these little couplets, but he didn't remember many.

Li Xuan thought that he had to cherish these stocks in the future, so that Princess Ankang could continue to show her sainthood in front of people.

It should be said that when everyone didn't think much of Princess Ankang just now, Princess Ankang read out those five words, and the expressions of everyone in Qinglou were really wonderful, especially the self-righteous fifth prince in the distance, who made Li Xuan look so happy.

"I said that everyone loves to show their sainthood in front of people, it's really cool!"

Li Xuan recalled the previous refreshing feeling in his heart, and the corners of his mouth were almost hanging to his ears.

As the last person admitted defeat, Qingci stood up with a bang, then swept his eyes across the hall, and finally stopped at Princess Ankang.

"I declare that the winner of tonight is this lady."

After Qingci said this, everyone was still looking forward to seeing if she would do anything else.

Although Qinglou can get some prizes after winning the game every night, most of these prizes are given by the tutor of the night.

For example, Qingci gave out poems written by herself most of the time.

Don't underestimate this thing, many people who like Qingci will buy it at a high price, and it can be sold at a very good price.

Even if you don't sell it, it is very valuable to collect it yourself.

None of those who can be tutors in Qinglou are just vases, they all have strong strength under their hands.

Otherwise, there is no way to host the games every night.

Like today is a pair of couplets, other times there are music, chess, painting, etc. If you want to host such a game well, you must have strong strength.

Therefore, if Qinglou wants to cultivate these talented women with excellent qualities, the cost is dozens of times that of the courtesans on the flower street.

Moreover, this kind of thing depends on talent.

If the talent is not enough, the upper limit of training is ultimately limited.

And Qinglou's business model is destined to have a person who can show off in each project.

Therefore, Qinglou's seemingly unreasonable price list for teaching skills is actually their biggest source of income.

Because Qinglou teaches real skills.

But everyone knows that the most important thing tonight is not the victory and prizes of the competition, but...

"My daughter Qingci sincerely invites this lady to be the guest of honor tonight. I wonder if you can do me the honor?"

Qingci slowly performed a standard bow, and then shyly invited Princess Ankang.

Princess Ankang was stunned. She didn't expect that the problem of free accommodation tonight was solved so easily.

Princess Ankang nodded happily and agreed.

Qingci immediately smiled and said:

"Please wait for a moment, young lady. Qingci will go back to prepare."

After that, Qingci went upstairs in a hurry, and no one knew what she was going to prepare.

In the lobby, everyone cast envious eyes on Princess Ankang, and there was also a lot of curiosity and enthusiasm.

Li Xuan immediately swung his tail and wrote on the back of Princess Ankang's hand:

"Why did you promise others so carelessly? Be careful not to be taken advantage of."

Princess Ankang was confused and said:

"This Qinglou is not a black shop. How could it do such a thing?"

Li Xuan choked and knew that the little girl was not making sense. She immediately looked at Yu'er.

As a result, Yu'er nodded solemnly and said:

"Ah Xuan, I understand what you mean."

"Don't worry, Your Highness has me to protect you!"

Yu'er said righteously.

It seems that the older Yu'er has noticed Qingci and the passionate eyes around him.

Li Xuan was also convinced. He didn't expect that his own cabbage would be targeted by other cabbages before it grew up.

"This is outrageous!"

While Qingci was preparing upstairs, the people in Qinglou served new snacks to Princess Ankang's table.

The snacks that were served before had long been eaten by Li Xuan.

And tonight Princess Ankang has become Qingci's guest, all consumption can be waived, so naturally she can eat as much as she wants.

Li Xuan was not polite, eating and taking, and also took some and put them in the Emperor Hong bone ring.

The snacks served later were obviously more advanced and much more delicious than the ones at the beginning.

Li Xuan was eating fiercely, and Princess Ankang couldn't help but say with some concern:

"Ah Xuan, why are you like a starving ghost reincarnated."

"And I gave you the fish from Cuihua Tower just now, why are you still eating so vigorously."

But Li Xuan didn't care, struggling in Princess Ankang's arms and pounced on the snacks on the table.

"How can I not eat more snacks for free?"

But at this moment, the fifth prince came to the side of Princess Ankang.

His breathing was still a little heavy, and he looked down at Princess Ankang.

The eunuchs in flowery clothes all knew the identity of the fifth prince, and quietly stepped aside.

Princess Ankang looked at the fifth prince who walked to her side but remained silent, and couldn't figure out his thoughts, so she couldn't help but ask:

"Brother, what are you doing..."

Outside the palace, Princess Ankang used brother instead of the title of the emperor.

Li Xuan saw that the fifth prince seemed to be looking for trouble, and he didn't care to continue eating snacks. He turned his head and stared at this guy to see what he wanted to do.

The fifth prince stared at Princess Ankang in silence for a long time, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Li Xuan saw that he didn't leave, and the snack residue in his mouth was spit on him, and there was a lot of saliva.

At this time, the fifth prince woke up from his dream, looking at the dirty clothes, but there was no expression.

"Oh, Xuan."

"How can you be so rude?"

"Brother, I'm sorry."

Princess Ankang knew that Li Xuan did it on purpose, but she still apologized for him.

The fifth prince waved his hand and said:

"It's okay, I just want to ask you, is that pair really your own idea?"

The fifth prince stared at Princess Ankang's eyes, wanting to get an answer.

Princess Ankang didn't look the fifth prince in the eye. When she was thinking about how to deal with it, she felt an itch on the back of her hand.

Li Xuan still thought that the fifth prince was nothing, or he was unwilling to lose.

When he first met him in the Imperial Garden, Li Xuan knew that this guy was arrogant.

Now that he lost to Princess Ankang, who has little presence, it is estimated that he can't accept it for a while.

Seeing that the fifth prince was so uncomfortable, Li Xuan couldn't help but add fuel to the fire.

Princess Ankang noticed the words Li Xuan wrote on the back of her hand, and she looked a little reluctant.

"Answer me honestly!"

The Fifth Prince saw that Princess Ankang didn't dare to look him in the eye, thinking that she was guilty. His shattered self-esteem began to gather again, and he spoke a little more firmly.

The conversation here has attracted the attention of many people in the hall.

Princess Ankang won the game in a high-profile manner as a dark horse, and became Qingci's lover, which was already the focus of the whole audience.

Of course, Princess Ankang's publicity also aroused the dissatisfaction of some people, but no one was as blatant as the Fifth Prince to find trouble with a little girl.

After all, everyone has to have a face, and they have been in this Qinglou for a long time, so they would not embarrass a little girl for the victory or defeat of one night.

But no one thought that there would really be someone who would embarrass Princess Ankang.

And as the Fifth Prince's voice became louder, more and more people discovered the debate here.

To be honest, many people also doubted whether the couple was thought up by Princess Ankang herself.

But now Qingci doesn't care about this question. If he invites the other party to be his lover, no one will spoil Qingci's mood.

But now there is a young man who asks this question, and there are many people in the hall who want to see how Princess Ankang responds.

Seeing the Fifth Prince being so aggressive, Princess Ankang sighed and finally said another sentence according to Li Xuan's meaning.

"Articles are born naturally, and they are occasionally acquired by a master's hand."

After playing it once, Princess Ankang is now proficient.

She was seen reciting softly, with her head slightly raised, looking at the starry sky outside the window, with an unfathomable look.

There were three parts of disdain, three parts of regret and ninety-four parts of compassion in her expression.

It seems that she is sad that people like the Fifth Prince will never understand her realm.

Li Xuan silently buried his head in Princess Ankang's belly, fearing that he would not be able to hold back and laugh out loud.

The Fifth Prince was stunned on the spot, sweating profusely like a snowman in the warm sun.

The self-confidence he had just reassembled was shattered again.

In front of Princess Ankang, the Fifth Prince was like a melting snowman, becoming smaller and smaller.

The Fifth Prince wanted to escape from here, but his feet were weak and he had no strength at all.

The onlookers were shocked by this wonderful sentence.

They never thought that they would witness the birth of a peerless talent in Qinglou tonight.

There were still various speculations about the previous couplets.

But now that there are golden sentences, no one dares to doubt Princess Ankang's literary talent.

Because they are afraid of becoming the next Fifth Prince, ashamed in front of the facts.

"Articles are naturally formed, and they are occasionally obtained by a master..."

"Is this a poem? Is there anything else behind it?"

"Tell me, please tell me what's behind it!"

The Fifth Prince finally mustered up the courage from his frustration, suppressed the fear of wanting to escape from here, and asked the deepest desire in his heart.

He wanted to hear the rest of the poem.

As long as he could hear the rest, the Fifth Prince would die without regrets!

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