My elder sister is so noble, this time it's my turn to strike back

"Oh? Write it down quickly so that father can take a good look." Emperor Shengjing seemed to be interested. He simply sat down at the desk and motioned Xiao Yuzhi to continue writing poetry.

Wan Rongyue shook her head helplessly and ordered Qingye, "Make another pot of tea."

It seems that Your Majesty will not be able to leave for a while.

But this is just as well. Things are gradually developing in the direction you expected, right?

Yesterday, Qiu Ning secretly told her that she had picked up an ancient book with many ancient poems in it, all of which she had never heard of before.

She intended to give this collection of poems to the Sixth Prince, hoping that he would memorize a few of them during this period of time, so that he could outperform the Chu prodigy Crown Prince at the welcoming banquet and also get back some face from Crown Prince Xiao Yuche.

Although this method is considered cheating and not fair, Wan Rongyue thought about it and decided that in order to achieve the goal, it is human nature to use extraordinary means in extraordinary times.

Compared with the Queen's previous methods of framing her and her son, this was nothing. She didn't feel any psychological burden at all.

Soon, Xiao Yuzhi wrote a poem on the rice paper in front of him, titled "Spring Dawn".

"I sleep through the spring night, hearing birdsong everywhere. The sound of wind and rain at night, how many flowers have fallen?"

As Emperor Sheng Jing read it out softly, Xiao Yuzhi looked a little nervous and expectant.

That was the expression of a child showing his or her talents in front of his or her parents, longing to be recognized and praised.

After the last word was read, Emperor Shengjing stared at the rice paper in his hand for a long time without saying a word.

Just when Xiao Yuzhi's psychological pressure was about to reach its peak, he suddenly saw Emperor Sheng Jing stand up, his eyes shining, with a hint of excitement on his face, and clapped his hands.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"

The emperor sighed three times in succession, making Xiao Yuzhi and Wan Rongyue breathe a sigh of relief at the same time.

They wondered where the emperor had seen this poem.

Although Qiu Ning assured her that everything would be fine as long as she finished the poem before the prince, she still couldn't help but worry.

Don’t be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of what happens.

What if this ancient book has been picked up by someone before and someone has remembered its contents?

At this moment, seeing the emperor's face full of excitement that was beyond words, the mother and son finally felt relieved.

"It seems that my sixth son is the true pearl covered in dust, the incarnation of the literary star, hahahaha. With such a quatrain, even the Imperial College's chief academician, a veteran of three dynasties, would be forced to admit his admiration. Humph, when I go to court tomorrow, I will present this poem to you and see if those old bones still have the nerve to show off their younger generation in front of me."

The Imperial College's chief academic officer was a senior official in the imperial court. He had also been the Emperor Shengjing's tutor when he was young, and they had a close relationship. When he had nothing else to do, he loved showing off his family's talented and exceptional younger generations.

Even the emperor's ears were almost callused from listening to this, and this time, he had to give those old guys a good slap in the face.

Come on, isn’t it just a matter of seeing whose offspring is better?

May I ask if your grandson can compose such a quatrain?

When Wan Rongyue heard Emperor Shengjing's plan, her heart skipped a beat.

This poem is going to be presented at the welcoming banquet of the State of Chu to astonish everyone. If you leak it in advance and alert the Queen and others, how can you then give the enemy a slap in the face?

So she advised, "Your Majesty, please don't be so arrogant. The Master of the Imperial Academy is old and I'm afraid he can't stand your jokes. I think we should keep this poem for now. Your Majesty can polish it in the next few days and then present it in public at the welcoming banquet for the envoys from Chu. Wouldn't that be better?"

After hearing the imperial concubine's reminder, Emperor Shengjing calmed down and thought that what she said made a lot of sense.

"Then do as my beloved concubine says. When the time comes, I'll give that old bastard a good slap in the face in front of everyone. Hahahaha..."

Emperor Shengjing waved his hand and agreed to Wan Rongyue's proposal.

……

At the same time, Qiu Ning has been very busy these days.

Besides collecting rare and ingenious toys from the public, such as common educational toys for children, such as the Luban Lock and the Nine-Link Rings, she also found a cube-shaped Rubik's Cube in a grocery store. The shopkeeper said it was an imported item and no one knew how to play with it, so it was just thrown into a corner, gathering dust.

When Qiu Ning saw this thing for the first time, his eyes lit up.

The reason was simple, because she clearly remembered that in her previous life, the prince of Chu took a similar cube and asked everyone to restore all six sides of the cube to the same color.

However, in the court at that time, all the officials racked their brains but no one could restore it. As a result, the prince of Chu took less than a cup of tea to quickly restore the object by flipping his fingers.

There are six sides in total, and the color of each side is uniform.

At this point, the atmosphere in the entire Daxia court was low-pressure and gloomy, and they were ridiculed by the Chu delegation.

Now that Qiu Ning has seen this thing at the market, he believes that if he takes it back and studies it, he will definitely be able to find a way to crack it.

By then, at the welcoming banquet, no one will be the one to be embarrassed.

And there is also the latest news from Wan Zilang.

During this period, Wan Zilang followed Qiu Ning's instructions and investigated Liu Qingqing and the officials who had contact with Guo Yian.

It turned out that Guo Yian had indeed been very close to a fifth-rank official recently. On two occasions, he brought Liu Qingqing with him. Wan Zilang also found out that the wife of this fifth-rank official happened to be surnamed Liu, and he had a distant niece named Liu Qinqin.

After hearing the news about Wan Zilang, Qiu Ning was 100% certain that Liu Qingqing in Anxiang Tower was undoubtedly the Qing Fei in the previous life.

If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Qingqing is probably planning to step on Guo Yian to get to the top.

I wonder if Guo Yian will continue to be willing to be Liu Qingqing's protector after knowing her intentions?

"Tsk, I can't believe that the famous and powerful General Guo is actually a bootlicker who is willing to be humiliated. He has brought shame to us men." Wan Zilang sighed on the side.

The term "licking dog" was coined by Qiu Ning. Wan Zilang thought it was useful, so he learned it.

Qiu Ning rolled her eyes at him and said, "Lust is a double-edged sword. Guo Yian didn't know how to judge people and was taken advantage of, but you're not much better."

Wan Zilang thought about how he almost had that kind of thought towards Qiu Ning, and suddenly his face became embarrassed. He coughed and said:

"Well, I've already turned from evil to good, a prodigal son who has returned home. Why are you still holding on to the past?"

"I've investigated everything you asked me to investigate. So what should we do next? Can we stop Liu Qingqing from entering the palace for the selection?"

Qiu Ning frowned and thought for a while.

According to Liu Qingqing's determination, even if he fails to become a fifth-rank official this time, Guo Yian might choose another family for him.

Before Liu Qingqing's true intentions are exposed, Guo Yian can only be the ultimate bootlicker and spare tire for the time being.

But now, she can't just go to Guo Yian and say, oh, the woman you like is a tea, she has other intentions towards you, and just treats you as a backup?

Not to mention that Guo Yian wouldn't believe it, he might even be bitten back and accused of trying to alienate the relationship between him and Liu Qingqing.

It is unlikely that the Guo family will take action. There are still many things in Liu Qingqing's mind that have not been revealed. For the sake of their own interests, the Guo family and the queen will probably not touch her for the time being.

Then there is only...