Want to win the palace fight? Better to be crazy than to be idiotic!

The three scholars all looked at the Grand Tutor, who stroked his not-so-long beard and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please make the selection first, and I will follow."

"Since the Grand Master is interested, I will not refuse." The Queen Mother carefully scanned the nine contestants and spoke after a moment's silence, "If I choose Concubine Xian, I am afraid people will criticize me for nepotism. I admire the graceful and elegant Concubine Wang, so I will choose her."

Wang Qian remained calm, bowed her head and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

The other four judges praised the Queen Mother for her good choice. The Grand Tutor looked at Wang Qian and stroked his beard, praising her: "There is a beautiful woman in ancient times, who is independent and secluded from the world! The Queen Mother really has a good eye for talent!"

When everyone heard the rare and beautiful words coming out of the Taifu's mouth, they couldn't help but look up to him even more.

——If there are such talented people in the middle level of Qingyunxuan, how talented would the gods and masters in the upper level be?

After the Queen Mother made her selection, Ning Qiyuan consciously made the next choice.

He looked around at all the contestants, but his eyes only passed over Su Feiran. He didn't even consider this girl who was trying to attract attention.

Ning Qiyuan was proud of his talent, so he naturally would not include Lin Xiuqing in his team. Even if Lin Xiuqing returned victorious, it would be difficult to highlight his excellent leadership. But Su Feiran was too out of line. Judging from her lack of etiquette just now, it seemed as if she was just here to make up the numbers. Obviously, she was even less suitable for Ning Qiyuan than Lin Xiuqing.

"When I first saw that beautiful lady in green, I was attracted by her graceful demeanor." Ning Qiyuan asked Han Tan with a smile, "Who is this lady in the palace?"

Han Tan said respectfully, "Teacher, this is the talented scholar, Song Chengpei. Do you want to choose her as a student?"

"Of course." After Ning Qiyuan finished speaking, he closed his eyes and rested, as if he was ignoring everything that was happening right now.

Song Chengpei was delighted when the Grand Tutor mentioned her name, but she remained reserved. She raised her eyes and said, "I am fortunate to have the Grand Tutor's favor, and I will definitely live up to your trust."

After Ning Qiyuan made his choice, Li Zhanyang and Wen Songtao looked at each other at the same time. They stared at each other from a distance, and the confrontation between their eyes was so stern that it seemed to ignite sparks in the air.

Finally, Wen Songtao took a step back and said magnanimously: "Since Brother Li insists on doing this, please go ahead!" In his words, he emphasized the word "insist on", as if he wanted everyone present to feel the narrow-mindedness of Li Zhanyang.

Li Zhanyang was not polite and directly chose Lin Xiuqing. Seeing Wen Songtao's expression of being defeated but not yet expressing his dissatisfaction, Li Zhanyang felt extremely happy. He clasped his fists to him and said jokingly, "Thank you for your modesty, brother. Li is very grateful."

Wen Songtao suppressed the angry words that were about to burst out of his mouth, his facial muscles twitched slightly, and he said politely, "Among the remaining candidates, I have met Chun Cairen once before, so let's choose her."

Four of the five judges had already made their selections. Among the remaining contestants, there were no outstanding talents, so no one cared about Fu Han's choice.

Fu Han didn't care. He was invited by the Queen Mother today just to make up the number and have a meal at the palace dinner. In this case, he might as well pick a contestant who looks like he can make up the number and help everyone have fun.

"Then let's go with this one."

Fu Han casually invited everyone to look in the direction his hand was pointing, and surprisingly, they saw Su Feiran, who was beyond everyone's expectation!

Su Feiran pointed at himself: "Me?"

"Mr. Fu's choice is really..." Wen Songtao considered his words, "unexpected."

Li Zhanyang rarely agreed with Wen Songtao. He sighed lightly and shook his head. He really did not like Fu Han's choice.

There is no preparation time before the first competition of the poetry competition. Now the five judges have each selected the contestants. All that is left is to wait for Han Tan to give the questions and the competition can start immediately.

Han Tan had prepared a topic long ago. She looked at the winter plum blossoms in the courtyard and said, "The most amazing winter scene is the snow covering the branches of the plum blossoms. So, I will use 'The fragrance of snow-covered plum blossoms' as a starting point for discussion."

The protagonist of this poetry competition was Lin Xiuqing. After Hantan read out the topic, everyone assumed that Lin Xiuqing would be the first to speak.

Lin Xiuqing lived up to everyone's expectations and chanted without hesitation: "It is easy to get a branch of fragrant snow, but it is difficult to see the frosty branches in the winter garden."

After hearing this, the five judges showed their approval on their faces. It was not easy to write a poem in such a short time, but Empress Xian had rarely written a poem that fit the mood of this poetry competition, which was worthy of her reputation as a talented woman in Jiangyin.

Lin Xiuqing held back on the next player, and Xie Zhiqi immediately responded, "Pick branches from the garden."

"New buds are sprouting on the branches." Song Chengpei murmured after a moment of hesitation.

Zeng Wenxin was not to be outdone: "The stamens are blooming and the fragrance is coming in the wind."

Seeing this, Ma Shuya said, "The mountain was covered with snow when we came here."

Su Feiran thought to himself that in this round, everyone had been rather reserved and conservative, everyone was watching the situation and showing mercy, and no one was deliberately making things difficult for the next player.

However, when she reached Yang Luoxiu, she suddenly had an idea and said, "The mountain gate is always locked."

Wang Qian was stunned. The word "lock" is more difficult than other words. Yang Luoxiu must be making things difficult for her on purpose.

The Queen Mother was also a little nervous. She stared at Wang Qian closely, fearing that she would be eliminated in this round.

Wang Qian pondered for a moment and came up with a line: "Lock the snow to send to distant guests, and new green branches in spring."

The Queen Mother was overjoyed, and even the Grand Tutor couldn't help but be moved: "Excellent!"

Everyone was talking about it. The sentence Wang Qian said in a hurry was even better than Lin Xiuqing's in terms of artistic conception.

No one expected that Wang Qian not only had great attainments in martial arts, but also had a talent in literature - she was always seen practicing martial arts and never reading.

"The branches overlap each other." An Yuchen continued with a plain sentence.

In a blink of an eye, the circle was almost over, and it was the turn of Su Feiran, who was the last in line.

Su Feiran would naturally not fail at the critical moment. Although she had no interest in winning the game, she was determined not to receive a medal with a low ranking.

She blurted out: "It's so hard to fold the quilt. I don't want to fold it."

The stadium and the surrounding area suddenly fell into silence: "......"

Although doggerel is considered within the rules, what Su Feiran said is not even a doggerel. It's just a complaint, right?

The audience looked at Han Tan at the same time, and Han Tan looked embarrassed. Although Liu Ronghua's words destroyed the mood, they did not violate the rules.

After hearing this, Lin Xiuqing was stunned for two seconds, then turned her head to look at Su Feiran and said with a smile: "As expected of Sister Su, you are so unexpected. Then I will continue with the sentence 'The cuckoo's song rises, and the smoke shrouds the autumn water.'"

Everyone was shocked, thinking that Empress Xian was finally starting to increase the difficulty for the next contestants.

Xie Zhiqi's expression was indeed struggling, but she managed to continue: "The night is cold... the frosty moon shines through the cold door."