"The Fifth Miss has such a gift for poetry!!!"
"If you ask me, the Fifth Miss's poem was much better than the heir apparent's!"
"Of course! We understood the Fifth Miss's poem as soon as we heard it. She was praising the hardworking maid spreading fertilizer. But that Peach Blossom Hermitage poem of his? This is the Jinyang Marquis's Residence. Where's the hermitage? Wasn't he just spouting nonsense?"
"All things considered, the Fifth Miss was a cut above him."
"Oh, now this servant wants to write poetry too! Fifth Miss, sorry for the trouble, but could you see how my poem sounds-keep your mouth shut without good cause, lest night soil tumble into your jaws. Peach blossoms pink and dung that reeks, panic strikes when it hits your cheeks."
"Oh my, Xiaoyu, your poem is better than the heir apparent's too!"
Zi Azha: "..."
I want to die.
After composing her poem, Jian Ruonan was in excellent spirits. She left Zi Azha behind and went to Westglow Garden to find her mother.
Min was preparing for Xilu's wedding. She had originally invited her brother's wife to serve as the woman of complete blessings, but the Eldest Princess had sent word that she wanted the role.
Min was fretting over it. "The Eldest Princess may be noble, but the Retired Emperor has passed away, and Consort Xue is about to be beheaded."
A woman of complete blessings had to have both parents and both parents-in-law still living, as well as sons and daughters.
The Eldest Princess had only one daughter, and the son was born to Xue Yuanyu's mistress. The Eldest Princess was lonely and bereft, hardly the picture of good fortune. They would have to find someone else for the role.
Jian Ruonan said, "Mother, don't worry. Leave this to