C75

"Obeying the fate of the heavens, the imperial edict …" As the eunuch continued to read, he read out the imperial edict. Poetry Assemble could be considered to have officially started.

"Today is our country's once a year annual general assembly, so there is no need for young masters and mistresses to be restrained. I, on behalf of all the examiners, express that no injustice will ever happen to the Poetry Assemble. "

"All of us from the Wen Group can present a poem for everyone to read, and the decision of the six of us will be made by the examiners. There will be a total of three rounds for the promotion system. In the end, only ten people will be able to win, I hope that everyone can seize this opportunity. "

"After the eunuch finished reading the imperial edict, Long Xiwei stood up and looked at the people below the stage with incomparable gentleness. Of course, if you want to challenge the examiners, you'll have the right to do so after you've advanced to the second round. "

As Long Xiwei said this, his gaze deliberately swept across the area below the stage where the children of the Shangguan Family were. As expected, he saw Chu Rou's confident gaze.

"Now, let the match begin. Everyone can write a poem on the spot, and after an hour, there will be someone who will come to you to collect it. "

After Long Xiwei finished explaining everything, a dozen or so female dressed in dance clothes walked up the stage, followed by some people who were playing musical instruments.

Poetry Assemble had always been like this. When the participants in the convention wrote a poem, there would often be a performance. It was not only to prevent the Poetry Assemble from being bored, but also to test the mental fortitude of these people.

Usually, these dances could only be seen by the emperor in the palace, as well as the high officials and officials attending banquets. Even if the commoners couldn't compose poems, they were willing to join in on the fun.

Mo Qingyan also set her gaze on the people dancing around, but her mind was not there.

Since he needed a girl to gather information, he might as well give her one more training.

The ladies of the brothels mostly sold themselves to others, but when compared to other brothels, their advantages were not obvious.

When this thought appeared in his mind, Mo Qingyan couldn't help but get excited. It was only when he thought about how he was still at the scene of Poetry Assemble that Mo Qingyan did not reveal his true strength.

An hour passed quickly. Someone had collected the poems written by the scholars and placed them in front of the judges. Then, the singing and dancing continued.

Because there were around three to four hundred people participating in the Poetry Assemble every year, every examiner would have to pick out around half of the fifty to sixty poems in the first round to advance to the next round.

Since each poet's seal was on the back, and in front of the common folk, the examiner naturally couldn't flip through the seal on the back. Therefore, this rule was quite fair.

Without having to go through the steps of creating disputes due to personal grudges, Mo Qingyan casually flipped through the poems in his hands, often frowning.

Some poems do not need to be carefully savored, so it is very easy to pick out half of them. Mo Qingyan flipped through it three or four times, modified it a few more times, and only then was he able to confirm on the remaining half of the group.

One by one, the examiners completed their work, and the specialized eunuchs read out the names of the people who had entered the second round.

As expected, Chu Rou entered the second round and she looked at Mo Qingyan with incomparable arrogance. However, Mo Qingyan's gaze never fell on Chu Rou's side.

This caused Chu Rou to involuntarily grit her teeth, and could only console herself in her heart. Mo Qingyan didn't dare to look at her.

"Congratulations to these talented people who have entered the second round. Before we begin, should we first ask if anyone is challenging the examiner?"

Actually, it was a challenge, but it was only a match between two people. This sort of situation rarely occurred in the past few years, and even the few times that it happened were all passed by in one piece.

"Crown Prince! Chu Rou hopes to challenge Miss Mo Qingyan. " Chu Rou had always been waiting for this opportunity, so the moment Long Xiwei finished speaking, she impatiently jumped out.

Mo Qingyan only raised her eyebrows. As a person of two lifetimes, she had read many poetry books in order to become the woman that Long Tianze liked.

Right now, she was never afraid of Chu Rou's challenge, so Mo Qingyan stood up from the stage.

"Since Miss Chu wants to challenge me, then I can only accept."

"The green smoke is caressing Liu, Bai Ze is warm and comforting," Chu Rou said as he looked at Mo Qingyan, a playful glint flashing across his eyes. She wanted to see how Mo Qingyan would treat this sentence.

The people below who understood what was going on all sucked in a breath of cold air. If Chu Rou really understood what was going on, then he would reveal the relationship between him and Long Tianze. He even belittled Mo Qingyan, saying that he was only playing around with her.

"If your slender waist is not enough to grasp, where would you be able to display your Elegant Flowing Wind ability?" But Mo Qingyan's expression did not change, she looked at Chu Rou and casually matched his words. The two of them looked at each other. Intense sparks were revealed within.

"Good, good poem!" Long Xiwei never thought that Chu Rou and Mo Qingyan would actually come up with such a poem for Long Tianze's sake on such an occasion.

A trace of anger flashed through his eyes. However, he had no way to display his anger in a time like Yan Xia's. He could only open his mouth in this awkward situation.

"The two misses' poetic skills are on par with each other. As expected of a lady from a noble family. Now, let us continue with the second round of the Poetry Assemble competition. "

Although the citizens felt that something was wrong, since the Crown Prince had already said it like that, they would naturally no longer suspect anything.

Chu Rou's face became extremely ugly when Mo Qingyan said these words. She did not expect Mo Qingyan to actually say that she was Long Tianze's plaything.

This Mo Qingyan, had gone too far!

However, she had already participated in Poetry Assemble as well, so she did not make it difficult for Mo Qingyan.

The Poetry Assemble ended just like this, amidst Chu Rou's unwillingness to give up and Mo Qingyan's indifference. The result was similar to what Mo Qingyan remembered in his previous life, except that there was one more Chu Rou.

Mo Qingyan looked at the person ranked eleventh with extreme regret.

If it wasn't for his rebirth, he probably wouldn't have failed the rankings in this life.

However, she could also bring him good luck. Mo Qingyan thought, no matter what, this person must be taken in as a subordinate.

After all, his future was limitless.

The crown prince continued his speech at the close of the session, and after he read out the rewards given to the winners, the Poetry Assemble had finally come to a successful end.

In the carriage, Mo Qingyan rubbed his sore shoulder. She had been sitting here all day and didn't know what was so good about this examiner's position.

Mo Qingyan complained as she pouted.

Following which, a person barged into the carriage.