Chapter 96 (2/2)

When she met Feng Sihuai at Pudu Temple last time, Yang Yunzheng also said that she would go there and eat vegetarian food with them, but she didn’t know why she didn’t show up . This time, it was Yang Yunzheng who asked her to partic.i.p.ate in Prince Wu’s poem meeting .

It was just fate . Does Yang Yunzhen really have such a great interest in her?

Glancing at s.h.i.+ Huiru, who knew nothing, Yu Linglong was secretly wary . [Read this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at the “Novel Multiverse dot com” website @ novelmultiverse . com]

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In Princess Wu’s house .

At this time, the Mid-Autumn Festival was just over, and it was the time when the autumn was full . Princess Liyun from the Wu Palace specially ordered people to collect many famous chrysanthemums from various places and sent out invitations to invite various daughters in the capital to enjoy the chrysanthemums . She also wanted them to paint and write poetry about the chrysanthemums, so it was also known as the chrysanthemum appreciation poem meeting .

Yu Linglong and s.h.i.+ Huiru arrived in the garden of the Wu prince’s house and saw that the poem meeting was next to a spring . Skilled craftsmen built a three-meter-high rockery with strange stones beside the spring, and guided the spring water to the rockery . A small waterfall formed, and the spring water was rumbling, the waterfall was splas.h.i.+ng with a jade color, and the slanted water flowed along the bluestone waterway in the garden, forming a long and clear stream .

The famous chrysanthemums of various colors were placed in the hollow position on the rockery . They were colorful and beautiful and looked beautiful everywhere, and they blended the beauty of all kinds of chrysanthemums harmoniously together, feeling lofty . The splas.h.i.+ng water drops dripped on the chrysanthemum, making it more and more charming .

As for the second-grade chrysanthemums, they were placed around the rockery, stacked in layers, in various shapes such as peac.o.c.ks, unicorns, auspicious beasts, and so on . When you look around, you can see the splendid flowers, which made them unable to open their eyes .

Yu Linglong looked up and saw that the only chrysanthemum varieties she could name were Ancient River Rose, Dewy Spring Peach, Gilded Leopard, Flying Pearls, ​​Late Autumn Red, Peach Blossom Beauty, Pearl Lotus, Jingshan Purple Rose, Gold Friends.h.i.+p Rose, Jingshan Flowers and Birds, Red and Purple Dusk and so on .

The rest were more unrecognizable varieties . It seemed that this famous family in the capital spent money like dirt, on any precious things that would fill the river and the sea, and there was no such thing as humility to them .

There are few women who don’t like flowers . When s.h.i.+ Huiru saw this sea of ​​flowers, her mood suddenly improved . She took Yu Linglong from pot to pot to appreciate them, and she seemed very happy .

The two of them were admiring them, and suddenly there was a harsh voice behind them: “Hey, why is she here too? What kind of name does she have?”

Yu Linglong looked back and saw a girl in a goose-yellow breasted Ruijin skirt looking at her angrily . Her eyes were full of jealousy and anger . It turned out to be Princess Xinlin .

Yang Yunzheng smiled and stood not far behind her, lowered her head as if looking at a pot of Beilu Ruby ​​with interest .

Knowing that Yu Linglong and Princess Xinlin were not dealing with her, s.h.i.+ Huiru hurriedly pulled the corners of Yu Linglong’s clothes and motioned not to confront her .

Yu Linglong stopped slightly, looked at Princess Xinlin, and suddenly smiled faintly .

“A mouth like yours should really be washed with water, lest the flowers smell bad . ”

Princess Xinlin’s eyebrows were raised . She pointed at Yu Linglong and said angrily: “You—”

Yang Yunzheng’s voice suddenly rang and told her to go over: “Princess, come and take a look at this potted flower . It’s a rare twin!”

s.h.i.+ Huiru was busy taking advantage of the opportunity to pull Yu Linglong away . When she was far away from Princess Xinlin, s.h.i.+ Huiru patted her chest with confidence: “It’s all thanks to Yunzheng, or else you two would quarrel again . ”

Yu Linglong smiled coldly: “Why, are you afraid of her?”

s.h.i.+ Huiru opened her eyes wide and said, “What? You don’t appreciate her for helping you . The relations.h.i.+p between Princess Xinlin and Princess Liyun is very good . If you two quarrel, you will suffer!”

Yu Linglong looked at s.h.i.+ Huiru with a caring look and swallowed what she wanted to say .

She was not the kind of person who didn’t know anything at all . s.h.i.+ Huiru really cared about her, but this kind of care made her feel very uncomfortable .

Seeing Yu Linglong looking back outside, s.h.i.+ Huiru said: “The table is open, let’s go over . ”

Dozens of young ladies have been seated during the banquet . It seemed that the chrysanthemum-appreciating poetry meeting held by Princess Liyun had all the ladies from the capital .

It’s no wonder, all of these ladies knew poetry, and since they had this opportunity, they naturally wanted to try their skills .

If you win first place, then you can get the reputation of a talented woman in the capital .

After having the banquet, the maids came to change the food and put out various teas and fruits, and the poem meeting officially began .

Some of the ladies rested on their hands and pondered during the banquet, some left the feast and wandered among the flowers, and some stopped in front of a pot of flowers, racking their brains and contemplating . They were all very dedicated and wanted to take this opportunity to become famous for their poetry .

Yu Linglong leisurely drank tea and ate fruit, watching s.h.i.+ Huiru’s round face flush red, wanting to have the appearance of creating a masterpiece, and couldn’t help but laugh .

The life of these ladies in ancient times was really boring, but a small poetry club could be so popular .

After more than half an hour, the Princess Liyun stood up and said with a smile: “It looks like the ladies are all set, so write out a good copy and let everyone judge it . ”

After hearing this, the ladies walked out of the flower room one after another . The maids offered pens, ink, paper, and inkstones for all the ladies to use .

Lady w.a.n.g from the house of the Director of the Board of Rites drew a picture of an inky chrysanthemum, with the chrysanthemum hanging down and fluttering in the wind, which looked smart and charming, very pleasing to the eye .

Lady Zhou from the house of a cabinet official wrote a poem: “When the wind in the West Garden warms the flowers, the green warblers sing chaotically . Leaning on the fence silently cheris.h.i.+ng the fragrance, the b.u.t.terflies fly by . It’s the end of the year, have I lost weight? I furrow my eyebrows . The waves of Spring hang over the dusk . The swallows have not returned . ”

Lady Wan, from the family of a political messenger, wrote a poem: “The magnolia blossoms hide the frost, the beach chrysanthemums reflect the morning light . The dew smiles with hopes of dawn, and the strong wind blows a light fragrance . Thin budding leaves are light green, a round bouquet is soft yellow . Still preserving this year’s color, preparing fragrance for the years to come . ”

Yu Linglong felt it was a little ridiculous when she heard this literary sentimental nonsense . Perhaps this was the daily life of ancient women, taking pleasure in the minute details of writing .

Seeing that most of the young ladies had finished writing and drawing, a contemptuous voice suddenly rang, pointing in Yu Linglong’s direction .

“Everyone is reciting poems and paintings . Why doesn’t Fourth Lady Yu write? Is it because the poem meeting of Princess Liyun is too small and it is not worth letting Lady Yu write calligraphy?”

Yu Linglong didn’t need to look up . She knew that this was what Princess Xinlin said .

Who in the capital didn’t know the fourth lady of the Yu Family? The words of Princess Xinlin immediately attracted countless eyes of curiosity or jealousy .

Yu Linglong slowly put down the teacup in her hand and raised her head to meet Princess Xinlin’s sarcasm .

“Do you want to hear me compose poems?”

Princess Xinlin sneered: “Of course . Fourth Lady Yu, who is famous in the capital, must be very talented . Why don’t you let us know?”

There was a strong irony in these words, and some of the girls had already chuckled .

Who didn’t know that the Fourth Lady Yu was famous? How can such a fierce woman have any outstanding talents? Princess Xinlin clearly embarra.s.sed Yu Linglong .

s.h.i.+ Huiru on the side was really anxious for Yu Linglong . She kept glancing at Yang Yunzheng who was sitting next to Princess Xinlin, hoping that she could intercede for Yu Linglong so as not to be embarra.s.sed .

But Yang Yunzheng didn’t see her, and just smiled and said, “The princess said so, so don’t refuse, Fourth Lady Yu . ”

Yu Linglong sensitively noticed that s.h.i.+ Huiru beside her suddenly stiffened, as if she was shocked by Yang Yunzheng’s words .

No wonder, perhaps until now, s.h.i.+ Huiru still thought that Yang Yunzhen really appreciated Yu Linglong and wanted to get to know Yu Linglong, but Yu Linglong had already determined that this Yang Yunzheng was in the same group as Princess Xinlin .

Seeing Yu Linglong not speaking, Princess Xinlin became even more proud . She stood up and said pretentiously: “Since Fourth Lady Yu is not standing up, then I will . Do you dare fight with me?”

Looking at the puffy face of Princess Xinlin, Yu Linglong finally couldn’t help laughing .

Fight with poems?

Did this little girl think of herself as a terrific character? What poems was she going to fight with? This was a thing for a three-year-old kid! It was ridiculously naive!

Seeing Yu Linglong’s contemptuous smile, Princess Xinlin couldn’t restrain her temper . She fiercely grabbed a piece of paper from the hand of a lady next to her who was writing and started to write .

In less than half the time it takes to steep a cup of tea, she had finished writing . She dropped the brush in her hand, and patted Yu Linglong’s table, her voice full of provocation .

“What did you dare write?”

When everyone looked at it, they saw a poem written on the paper with clouds and flowing water . A young lady who was close couldn’t help but read aloud: “Everyone has yellow chrysanthemums, and Liangyuan alone has frost . A bright and still fine jade tree leans towards the Yu hall . The fairies wear coats of snow, not red clothing . It’s hard to see the white b.u.t.terflies, their hemp garments release a fragrance . The wind shakes the feathers, sucking on jade-like dew . The colors cover the silver well, covered with branches like a bed . The ca.s.sia bunches bloom, the plum blossoms are jealous and fragrant . Yao Hua sings, scattering a song . ”

As soon as her voice fell, a clear male voice rang: “Good poem, good poem . ”

Everyone was startled and followed the voice, only to see a long figure walking next to the rockery . He was dressed in white, with a white fan in his hand, a jade crown on his head, a green dragon pendant with a pierced flower around his waist, and a cyan silk ribbon hanging underneath . He was extraordinarily handsome, just like an immortal . At this moment, he was standing in the field of famous chrysanthemums, and behind him was a waterfall splas.h.i.+ng with jade, reflecting his silver light and a faint light . The surrounding scenery was dreamlike, but there was no way to conceal his handsomeness .

With a smile on his face, Lord Xu walked slowly towards the table . The young ladies stared at the scene in a daze, as if they had forgotten to look away . One of them was so dumbfounded she dropped her brush .

Among the people looking up, his gaze stayed only on Yu Linglong, until he walked to Princess Xinlin’s side, he withdrew his gaze, smiled and said, “Your literary talent is getting better—”

When he just said “good poem,” Princess Xinlin was still excited for a while, but seeing that his line of sight was always on Yu Linglong, the fool realized Lord Xu praised her .

Princess Xinlin stomped her foot fiercely and said angrily: “Brother Nine, you are not allowed to help her this time!”

Lord Xu praised her, but didn’t he want to relieve Yu Linglong? Princess Xinlin looked at Yu Linglong, who had a frosty face, and suddenly stopped getting angry, and ignored Lord Xu . She turned around, pointed her finger at Yu Linglong, and shouted: “If you refuse to write poetry this time, even if you admit that your talent is inadequate, it is embarra.s.sing!”

Yu Linglong slowly raised her eyes and looked at Princess Xinlin . Her eyes were cold, and she s.h.i.+vered involuntarily when she saw her .

She stood up and walked straight to Princess Xinlin, until she reached her side, and stopped .

Princess Xinlin couldn’t help thinking of the last time she was splashed with wine on her face by Yu Linglong, and subconsciously hid: “What are you doing?”

Yu Linglong looked at Princess Xinlin with a contemptuous smile on her face .

Leaning her head slightly, she said word by word to Princess Xinlin’s ear: “You know what, I hate it when people force me the most . ”

She spoke beautifully, but her words seemed to carry bursts of biting cold wind . Princess Xinlin couldn’t help s.h.i.+vering, and said stiffly: “You—”

Yu Linglong no longer looked at her anymore . When she raised her head, her icy gaze swept across all the ladies who looked at her during the banquet, and she said coldly: “If you want to listen, then listen to me!”

Her pink lips were like petals, and her words were like ice . Although they were reciting charming poems about flowers, it was chilling .

“When autumn comes on September 8th, I will kill a hundred flowers after they bloom . The fragrance will soar through Chang’an, and the city will be full of golden armor!”

In the early days of her journey, she had studied the history of the dynasty . This was a dynasty that had not been recorded in history books . The Tang Dynasty hadn’t ended yet, let alone the poet Huang Chao, so she unceremoniously read the poem, and took it as her own .

As she spits out the poem word by word, the bright suns.h.i.+ne in the sky gradually disappeared, and the wind was blowing on the ground . Numerous delicate petals and stamens were swept into the wind, blown weakly to the sky, and fell to the ground .

In the warm afternoon, the autumn breeze at this moment made everyone shrink their shoulders .

Princess Xinlin was stunned by the scene . Her eyes looked at Yu Linglong in disbelief . Her lips moved, but she couldn’t say a word .

On the contrary, Lord Xu came back to his senses after a brief astonishment .

The faint smile on his face gradually spread to the entire face, and Lord Xu softly praised, “Good poetry, good momentum!”

Needless to say, everyone knew that at the chrysanthemum appreciation poem meeting, there was no poem that could match Yu Linglong’s . Compared with Yu Linglong, other people’s poems and paintings were ridiculously naive, with neither profound meaning nor momentum .

The deep gaze of Lord Xu stared at Yu Linglong, full of surprise and admiration . After a while, he looked away reluctantly and looked at Princess Xinlin .

His eyes gradually became colder, and his voice became low, full of temptation but also full of alienated coldness: “This kind of thing will never happen again . ”

Princess Xinlin was only carefree and indifferent to Lord Xu . She was taken aback by the threat in his voice . She stared at Lord Xu with wide eyes, with a wounded look across her eyes: “Brother Nine, is she so worthy of your protection?”

Lord Xu stretched out his big hand, grabbing Yu Linglong’s slender waist, and said in frustration, “Yes, she is worth it, and it is worth my life to protect her!”

In the radiant garden, everyone’s eyes fell on Lord Xu and Yu Linglong . There were looks of surprise and jealousy .

At the place where everyone’s eyes gathered, Yu Linglong was not touched at all . Thinking of Lord Xu’s strange deeds and the high-profile pursuits of her, her patience for many days finally reached its limit .

Pus.h.i.+ng Lord Xu away fiercely, Yu Linglong said angrily: “Who the f.u.c.k wants your life? Get out!”

The illusion of the gifted and beautiful woman was instantly shattered, and Yu Linglong turned sharply in the horrified and surprised eyes and left without looking back .

Lord Xu didn’t look at the colorful expressions of other people at all, and immediately followed her: “Linglong, wait for me—”

Before the words fell, everyone felt a white light flas.h.i.+ng in front of them, and the next moment, the garden was full of screaming again .

Yu Linglong did not know when she had pulled out the dagger from her calf . She pointed it straight at Lord Xu’s throat, gritted her teeth, and said bitterly, “Follow me again and I will kill you!”

Lord Xu looked at Yu Linglong with angry eyes, and his upright figure froze .

After a long while, he nodded gently: “I won’t follow, but you should be careful and don’t hurt yourself . ”

Yu Linglong took a few steps back guardingly . Seeing that Lord Xu did not follow her anymore, she retracted the dagger and walked out .

In the same place, there was only a depressed figure looking at the direction Yu Linglong was leaving, without moving for a long time .

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The days slowly pa.s.sed . Second Lady Mu’s injury was finally healed after Yu Linglong’s stab, but there was an eternal gap in her body . She leaked food when she ate, leaked water when she drank and leaked air when she talked . Even if she pursed her mouth, you could clearly see her two s.h.i.+ning front teeth .

A pitiful n.o.ble lady had a mouth like a rabbit’s, and could no longer come out to see people .

Naturally, the Mu Mansion was unwilling to forgive . In order to calm down the situation, General Yu had to agree to count out Mu s.h.i.+’s dowry and give it to the Mu Mansion . Of course, it was said that the Mu Mansion should keep it and collect the dowry for Yu Qianjiao .

After Mu s.h.i.+’s death, although Yu Qianjiao had decided to marry, she still had to wait three years before being married . In the three years, the money in Mu s.h.i.+’s dowry naturally belonged to the Mu house . The Mu house had the final say in how much Yu Qianjiao’s dowry was .

Second Lady Mu’s rabbit mouth was worth the generous profit .

The initiator of all this, Yu Linglong, did not take this matter to heart at all . She talked to Ling’er and others at home every day, eating snacks and drinking tea, living a leisurely life .

In the blink of an eye, Mu s.h.i.+ had been dead for more than half a month . In the Yu house, the mood of two consecutive funerals had gradually faded, and the days had returned to peace again .

It’s just that in this peace, there was always an undercurrent, and it seemed that a bigger storm was brewing .

Ever since Yu Linglong promised Concubine Mei to help her gain the power of the house, Concubine Mei often came to Pinlan Garden, and she seemed very impatient .

This afternoon, Concubine Mei came again, watching Yu Linglong unhurriedly tasting the new tea she had just delivered . Concubine Mei could not help asking: “Fourth Lady, do you have any plans for that matter?”

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