Moonlit Calamity: The Dragon Girl's Life of Idleness is Broken

When Ye Lingwei was twelve years old, she presented a wonderful first line of a couplet at a poetry competition, which immediately caused a sensation in the capital and made her famous overnight.

Many literati and scholars went to see her after hearing this, and all wanted to try to come up with a matching couplet, but no one could match the brilliance of the first line. It was from that time that her reputation as a talented woman began to spread in the capital.

Until one day, the young Prince Xuan, Xiao Can, and Prince Qin, Xiao Han, went out of the palace for a stroll and passed by this place.

Seeing the lively scene before him, Xiao Can urged Xiao Han to go and take a look.

He pulled Xiao Han through the crowd and squeezed in: "Look... Seventh Brother, he's actually a poet."

The venue was filled with poems, some complete poems, and many others with only the first line, leaving the second line for others to decipher.

They saw a large crowd gathered around a couplet, discussing it animatedly. Upon seeing this, Xiao Can pulled Xiao Han over to take a look.

"Look at that one," Xiao Can said, pointing to the first line of the couplet. "This first line is absolutely brilliant!"

He asked someone nearby, who told him that no one had been able to come up with a matching second line yet!

"Seventh Brother..." Xiao Can turned to Xiao Han beside him and said, "Why don't you give it a try? I think you can definitely solve it."

Xiao Han ignored his words and pulled Xiao Can straight out, saying, "Sixth Brother, we won't join in the fun anymore."

Xiao Can was reluctant to leave. He felt it was a rare opportunity to come out and have such an interesting experience, and it would be a pity to leave now. Although he wasn't very good at writing poetry, he thought it would be good to read what others had written.

He pulled Xiao Han back: "Come on! Come on, let's go take another look, or if you go to the right place, we'll come back."

In the end, Xiao Han couldn't persuade him otherwise, so he squeezed in with him again.

"No, no, this won't do either," Xiao Can muttered to himself as he stroked his chin and thought for a long time.

"Oh dear... I've been thinking for ages but I can't come up with a good word to match it. Seventh brother... have you thought of a good second line?"

Xiao Han watched as he racked his brains, looking like he wouldn't give up until he figured it out. If he couldn't come up with a solution today, he probably wouldn't be able to leave.

He sighed helplessly, shook his head, stepped forward, took the paper and pen, and wrote a second line of a couplet on it before handing it to Xiao Can.

Xiao Can took it and read it carefully. After comparing it with the first line of the couplet hanging on the wall, he couldn't help but shout, "Amazing! Amazing! Seventh Brother... your first line is too good!"

Attracted by his voice, the onlookers gathered around to watch.

Upon seeing this, everyone was amazed and praised it as an absolutely brilliant and ingenious answer.

The first and second lines together form a complete poem, without any sense of incongruity, which is truly wonderful...

Xiao Han felt that he was shouting too loudly and too flamboyantly, attracting too much attention, so he put down the paper and forcibly dragged him away from the poetry gathering.

The second line that Xiao Han then wrote was hung next to the first line.

There were many literati and scholars present, including some who had seen royalty before. Some recognized him as the seventh prince of the current dynasty, while another recognized him as the sixth prince.

They added Xiao Han's name to the lower right corner of the second line.

When Ye Lingwei learned that someone had provided a matching couplet, she sent someone to copy it down.

She was amazed after reading the second line, finding it so ingenious and even more fitting than her own.

She asked the person who copied it back, "Have you inquired about who came up with the matching line?"

The servant replied, "This person is the seventh prince of the current dynasty, Xiao Han."

"Seventh Prince... Xiao Han!" she murmured, and from that moment on, she remembered his name.

Later, she met Xiao Han in person at a palace banquet. Back then, Xiao Han had grown up to be a handsome young man with a face as exquisite as jade, a face as delicate as a sculpted piece, and an extraordinary and upright posture.

Before meeting him in person, she only admired his talent. Now, after just one meeting, the young girl's heart fluttered with excitement and admiration.

After that, she quietly followed his affairs and continued to study hard, hoping to become a better version of herself.

She paused for a moment, then pulled herself together and walked toward the banquet table.

After Xiao Han and Xiao Yi returned, the banquet was almost over, and the noble ladies had finished showcasing their talents.

The Emperor also rewarded those who performed outstandingly, and Ye Lingwei and He Wanqing were among those who received rewards.

The Emperor went to offer sacrifices early today, and after a long day, he was exhausted. He stood up and said, "My beloved ministers, please feel free to do as you please. I'll head back now."

Everyone rose to respectfully see the Emperor off.

After the emperor left, many ministers also departed one after another. Everyone had been busy all day and was feeling quite tired.

After bidding farewell to his brothers, Xiao Han also left the palace.

Later, when people came to Consort Shu's palace looking for Xiao Han, they didn't see him.

The King of Xuan reported, "He ran away a long time ago. He slipped away after Father Emperor went down. He's probably already halfway there."

Unable to find him, the palace servants had no choice but to report back to Consort Shu.

Prince Yu, holding his daughter, said, "Why did Seventh Prince run away so fast? I still have something to say to him! It seems I'll have to wait until another day."

“He’s not interested in these banquets at all; he must have been itching to stay for a while!” King Xuan said.

"Rou'er... let your royal uncle hug you." Prince Xuan reached out his hand to Prince Yu's daughter.

The young princess turned her face away, and Prince Xuan frowned and said, "She really doesn't give the royal uncle any face at all."

Princess Yu smiled and said, "No, it must be because it's getting dark and she's sleepy. Our Rou'er can go play with her uncle another day."

"Alright! It's getting late. Let's head back!"

Afterwards, the other princes also returned to their respective residences.

When Xiao Han returned to the manor, it was already completely dark. The weather was cold these days, so it got dark early.

Lin Mama noticed that Long Chuqing hadn't returned since she went out in the afternoon, and that it was already past lunchtime at the manor.

She went to the main kitchen and found some food to save for her. If she hadn't eaten yet, she could reheat the food when she came back later.

Granny Lin met Uncle Zhong in the corridor. Seeing that she was carrying food, Uncle Zhong asked, "Granny Lin, haven't you had dinner yet? It's past dinner time, the food must be cold!"

"I've already eaten," said Granny Lin. "This was left for Miss Long. She hasn't returned yet, and I was thinking that if she comes back and hasn't eaten, I'll heat it up for her so she won't go hungry."

Xiao Han passed by on his way back and overheard their conversation. He asked Granny Lin, "Hasn't she come back? Where did she go?"

Granny Lin, carrying the food, gave a slight curtsy and said, "Your Highness, the young lady went out this afternoon. She said she was going to Doctor Yuan's pharmacy, and she hasn't returned yet."

Xiao Han glanced at the food that Granny Lin was carrying, then turned and walked out, with Qing Tong Qingying following behind him.

After getting into the carriage, he instructed, "Go to Doctor Yuan's pharmacy."

At this time, there were still many patients in Dr. Yuan's pharmacy. The doctors, apprentices, and shop assistants were all extremely busy and didn't even have time to drink water.

The coachman who had come with them in the afternoon saw that Long Chuqing had stayed behind, so he also went into the backyard to help, brewing medicine, tending the fire, and doing other small tasks within his ability.

The kitchen staff had already prepared the food and called them to eat. They took turns eating, and Long Chuqing let the older doctors go first.