Never divorce, never stop getting rich

The commotion over the paintings gradually subsided. Qiao Xiaoqiao and Shao Ziyang's paintings had long been carefully collected by the discerning eunuchs and quietly transported back to the palace.

Even if Your Majesty doesn't care about these paintings, there is still Prime Minister Pei. He kept glancing at the paintings just now, but he just didn't say anything.

Preparations had already begun inside the venue. Princess Yongle glanced inside and revealed a disdainful expression. Qian Qiansui had never seen her so disdainful of anyone in all the time he had known her, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

"I... don't like Lu Simiao very much..." Princess Yongle carefully considered her words, but still couldn't help but speak frankly.

Lu Simiao is the student participating in this literature competition. Jiangsong Academy is very ambitious this time and has specially recruited him to come here. Together with the champion Li Luo, they want to dominate the two events. If they fail, they can always settle for the second best and win a round.

Seeing Qian Qiansui remained silent, Princess Yongle, fearing she would misunderstand her as being pretentious, quickly added, "He's a believer in the previous dynasty's sayings that women's lack of talent is virtue, that dying of starvation is a minor offense, and losing one's chastity is a major offense. He even once got drunk and pointed a finger at a singing girl, alluding to my mother."

"Wow!! So rampant." Qian Qiansui was really surprised. How could such a stupid guy survive to this day?

"He spends all day writing flowery poems and essays, hanging out in red-light districts, not studying hard for the imperial examinations at a young age, and spreading rumors about my mother's powerful family. He believes in slander and forms cliques in the court, which leads to his frustration." Princess Yongle found it absurd.

Qian Qiansui was impressed and asked, "So where did he get the imperial examination?"

"He has failed the imperial examinations so many times that he's not even a Juren! He hasn't even climbed up to the imperial court!" Princess Yongle became more and more angry as she spoke, her face puffed up as she said:

"He originally had a fiancée, who was also my acquaintance, but later broke off the engagement because he kept an actress and a courtesan.

He ended up saying everywhere that the older sister was trying to climb the social ladder and was trying to curry favor with my mother, and that women shouldn't interfere with men's outings and should instead be respectful and obedient.

"At such a young age, he has such rich life experience. No wonder he can write such good poems. Wow..." Qian Qiansui frowned and sighed.

This is indeed what the ancients did. They reached menopause before they even left puberty.

"He was indeed very talented in poetry and song," Princess Yongle said without refutation. "It is said that he began reciting poetry at the age of five and could compose a poem in just seven steps. It was once a sensation and was his greatest achievement."

Surprisingly, Zhongyong was not injured and he is still so popular now. Qian Qiansui has also become interested in this person. If he is not a time traveler, he must be an extremely talented person.

Qian Qiansui was lying on the edge of the stands waiting for this person to appear, but after waiting for a long time, there was only the little girl from Panshi Academy on the high platform in the inner field. She was all alone and looked a little pitiful.

"Where's the person? Wasn't he still there when he appeared before?"

"Why are you alone? Could it be that you gave up because you were afraid?"

Qian Qiansui saw that everyone around him had gathered at the stands, and they were obviously confused about the sudden situation before them.

"Did you see that you showed your weakness in the last match, so you just ran away midway?"

"How is that possible! Our Si Miao is so talented, there is no way she would leave. She must have gone out for something."

"Lu Simiao is the best poet in Tang Country. Panshi Academy is definitely going to lose this battle."

"Si Miao must have been afraid that the girl opposite would be nervous, that's why she came so late."

"Today is really worth it, I can see Lu Simiao's new work again!"

Qian Qiansui pulled Princess Yongle to hide aside. Not to mention the ordinary people below, even among the dignitaries above, there were many fanatics. The appearance of those above, who kept calling each other "Si Miao", was almost the same as the "our brother" seen in the previous life.

It seems that although some people don't like Lu Simiao, he still has a large number of fans.

"Lu Simiao is here!" someone with sharp eyes shouted.

Qian Qiansui had an excellent view from her position. At a glance, she saw a person walking forward crookedly, as if he had lost the ability to walk in a straight line. He swayed from side to side, as if he was in the waves, unable to control himself.

"Could he have gone out to drink..." Princess Yongle said in a difficult tone.

Qian Qiansui once again looked at this man with new eyes, secretly wondering, what kind of extraordinary person would go out drinking in the middle of a competition? He was so drunk that he almost needed to be helped in.

The dean of Jiangsong Academy almost fainted. He was about to go down and scold people, but was stopped by several deans behind him.

"The competition is about to begin, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive."

"Perhaps after drinking, he'll be inspired to write poetry. He's sure to create something great!"

The girl who came to Panshi Academy this time was called Jin Shuang. She was a typical northern girl and very generous. There was a drought in the north before, so she went all the way south and was separated from her family. She was then sold here and was one of the girls rescued this time.

Because she is honest and stubborn, the system chose her as the subject for poetry training.

Jin Shuang's eyes fell on the person opposite her. She saw that he was staggering, his body was staggering, and his mouth was full of alcohol.

Had she come to the wrong place? She was afraid that he would vomit before he could even recite the poem.

The eunuch who announced the exam question, his eyebrows furrowed in anger, and shouted with shaking hands, "Literature Competition. Use the painting you just drew as the topic. Write a poem in seven steps!"

After Jin Shuang heard the test questions, her thoughts instantly danced. The question predicted by the system quickly emerged in her mind. She was confident and took a step forward calmly.

While she was thinking about this, Lu Simiao was not idle either, shouting as he walked: "A prosperous and peaceful era? It's just a trick to sing praises. This paper full of flattery is just an ugly woman wearing flowers... Ugh..."

Jin Shuang, who had only taken two steps, was like a frightened flea. She jumped and hopped and leaped a long distance in an instant, fearing that the vomit of the man opposite would splash on her, and she didn't want his suicidal behavior to implicate her.

Everyone around the dean of Jiangsong Academy fled in all directions, fearing that the empress would take drastic measures in her rage. They were afraid that after today's competition was over, the lives of all those involved would be in danger.

The deans shuddered, thinking to themselves that the dean of Jiangsong Academy was willing to risk his life to win.

Lu Simiao wiped the corner of her mouth, then smoothed her hair, seemingly completely unaware of her own indecency and remained calm.

"You asked for poetry, and I gave you poetry. Today I want to show you what it means to compose a poem in seven steps!"

Lu Simiao burped, took a step forward with a red face and shaking head. Suddenly, the pain in his stomach was like waves, stirring up trouble. His previous leisurely and contented look had long disappeared.

Land on the sole of your foot, first step.

“Puff~~~~~~~~~~~”

It was the dull sound of an old bellows being pulled with difficulty, with a dragging, sluggish quality.

It's like a balloon filled with air that's suddenly opened, and the gas rushes out but encounters some obstacles at the exit.

The sound was so loud that it permeated the entire venue.