Hearing that the best works from the poetry gathering outside had arrived,
Eunuch Hou felt relieved,
and hurriedly had someone bring them in.
“Your Majesty!”
The man knelt on the ground,
holding a stack of scrolls in both hands.
Emperor Qing merely glanced at it and asked indifferently,
“Has the poetry gathering over there ended?”
“Reporting to Your Majesty, not yet!”
The man said respectfully,
“The atmosphere at the poetry gathering is very lively, and it might not end for a while.”
“Oh, that means there are still people who haven't written poetry…”
Emperor Qing was polishing his arrowhead,
and said without looking up,
“Since that's the case, why are you in such a hurry to bring it here now?”
“Your Majesty, it's the Fourth Prince!”
Speaking of the reason,
the man's eyes suddenly became fervent, and he said admiringly,
“The Fourth Prince shone brightly at the poetry gathering, single-handedly outshining all the talented men and women of the capital!”
“Now, everyone at the poetry gathering is going crazy!”
“They are like eager students, listening and recording every word of the Fourth Prince, for fear of missing anything!”
“That's why the people over there have sent me to quickly present a copy to Your Majesty!”
“For Your Majesty to look over first!”
“…”
After he finished speaking,
he lowered his head.
However,
due to his few words,
Emperor Qing and Eunuch Hou beside him were instantly stunned.
“He just said… who shone brightly, single-handedly outshining all the talented men and women of the capital?”
Emperor Qing's expression was exaggerated,
and he looked at Eunuch Hou in confusion.
Eunuch Hou also recovered, and hurriedly exclaimed in a mixture of surprise and joy,
“Congratulations, Your Majesty, it's the Fourth Prince, he made a hit!”
“The Fourth, really the Fourth?”
“He has this ability?!”
After confirmation,
Emperor Qing was shocked and said in astonishment,
“He can write poetry?!”
“I, have never seen him write!”
“Perhaps His Royal Highness, the Fourth Prince, is humble, and he's always been accustomed to modesty, so Your Majesty doesn't know.”
Eunuch Hou's face bloomed like a flower,
The Fourth Prince outshined all the talented men and women of the capital at the poetry gathering,
If this gets out,
it will truly bring glory to the royal family,
it will enhance the royal family's reputation,
Eunuch Hou has served Emperor Qing for decades,
he knows Emperor Qing's temper too well,
Don't look at Emperor Qing's disdainful appearance on the surface,
in his heart,
he probably can't be any happier!
Sure enough,
the next second,
Emperor Qing stopped polishing his arrow and waved his hand,
“Present it!”
“I, want to see how he made such a splash!”
“Yes!”
The man hurriedly presented the scroll.
Emperor Qing opened it immediately,
but,
after only looking at the first line,
he was stunned.
“What kind of sentence is this?”
Emperor Qing asked in surprise,
“It's not poetry!”
“Reporting to Your Majesty, it's indeed not poetry!”
The man hadn't had a chance to speak before, and now he explained with fervour,
“His Royal Highness, the Fourth Prince, is unwilling to compete with those talented men and women in poetry, so…”
After a long explanation,
Emperor Qing finally understood what was written on it!
Love words!
All of this, densely packed,
was all love words!
Moreover,
the Fourth, he actually confessed his love to a woman he has had a crush on for years at the poetry gathering!
The other party…
was Fan Jian's daughter, Fan Ruoruo!
All this information,
made Emperor Qing incredibly shocked,
after the shock,
he couldn't contain his anger!
Good heavens!
The Fourth's courage is no small feat!
As a prince, he disregarded the royal dignity and publicly confessed his love, and the other party was the daughter of the Minister of Household!
What is he trying to do!
Is he really just confessing his love,
or is there,
some other purpose!
Is it possible,
that he wants to win over Fan Jian through Fan Ruoruo, and even use this to befriend Fan Xian, indirectly controlling the power of the inner treasury?!
At this moment,
Emperor Qing's suspicion was exposed!
He thought a lot,
but he also felt,
based on the Fourth's personality and his foundation in the court…
It didn't seem likely!
Could it be,
that I, am being paranoid this time?
Is he really just, unable to control his emotions, and simply confessing his love to his beloved?
Thinking about this,
Emperor Qing's anger,
subsided a lot.
He finally began to,
seriously look at the love words on the scroll in his hand!
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The Crown Prince's Mansion.
The poetry gathering, on the scene!
At that time,
all the talented men and women were exhausted!
Panting!
One by one, they slumped on the tables, moving their sore wrists, and constantly wailing.
“Thank heavens.”
“Your Highness, Fourth Prince, you finally stopped!”
“You wrote so many love words for Lady Ruoruo, there must have been hundreds…”
“Yeah, my hands are about to break!”
“You complain about being tired, then why didn't you copy it earlier?”
“Nonsense, how could that be!”
“Anyway, I wouldn't miss a single word!”
“Even if my hands break, I'll grit my teeth and record it!”
“It's just that the Fourth Prince's love words are so beautiful and exquisite!”
“This shows how deeply the Fourth Prince is in love with Lady Ruoruo!”
“If a man ever said these things to me, I'd marry him immediately!”
“Haha, Miss Sun, your requirements are too high, only the Fourth Prince can write such love words, no one else!”
“I have a feeling, once these love words spread, they will surely be passed down by countless people!”
“That's for sure!”
“…”
The talented men and women wailed and marveled at the same time.
Because,
Li Chenglin had spoken too fast before,
and he had said too much,
causing their copying speed to barely keep up.
They could only speed up continuously,
the brushes were almost sparking…
Now, after Li Chenglin finished a series of deeply moving love words,
this group of talented men and women,
immediately collapsed.
However,
Don't look at them like they're about to breathe their last,
but,
If Li Chenglin suddenly continued,
they would definitely become lively again and pick up their brushes, not daring to slack off!
If they slacked off for a moment,
and missed copying a line,
they would probably,
regret it deeply later!
“Pfft!”
Seeing these talented men and women collapsed like this, Fan Ruoruo couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She has been in this circle for so long,
and she has never seen,
these people being so out of control and exhausted.
However,
thinking about,
that they were so tired because they were copying the love words the Fourth Prince wrote for her,
she couldn't help but feel a warmth in her heart.
Moreover,
these love words, are absolutely impossible to hide, and will definitely not stop here.
It's only a matter of time before they spread among the people…
At that time,
throughout the streets, the entire city, and even the entire southern Qing, every street and alley,
will be filled with,
the love words the Fourth Prince wrote for her…
Thinking about this,
Fan Ruoruo's heart was even warmer, and a blush reappeared on her face.
Until,
she met Li Chenglin's fiery gaze,
Fan Ruoruo was startled,
and snapped out of her reverie,
feeling a little flustered.
The love words were indeed beautiful and wonderful…
But now,
how should she respond to the Fourth Prince?
Should she,
accept the Fourth Prince's confession just like that?
Accepting it,
isn't bad either.
After all,
people with their background rarely have a mutual love, it's already a great fortune to marry someone like the Fourth Prince who loves her so deeply.
However,
to accept it just like that,
without her father's permission,
she felt too casual.
It was as if,
she was a frivolous woman,
bewitched by someone's love words,
moved by it,
and then ran off with someone…
Fan Ruoruo was caught in a dilemma, afraid that if she didn't respond in time, it would make the Fourth Prince misunderstand and hurt his sincere feelings…
Just when Fan Ruoruo didn't know how to answer,
Li Chenglin smiled.
“Ruoruo.”
“Loving is a person's own matter, but love is a matter for two people.”
“So, I love you, that's my business.”
“It has nothing to do with you.”
Li Chenglin's smile was carefree,
“You, don't need to feel burdened.”
“I can wait for you to think it through slowly, before giving me your answer.”
“Any answer, I will accept.”
As soon as Li Chenglin said these words,
the scene erupted in an uproar again!
Those who were,
slumped on the table a second ago,
were moved to tears by Li Chenglin's few words,
and began to record with their pens,
this intoxicating line of love words!
【Loving is a person's own matter, but love is a matter for two people】
【So, I love you, that's my business!】
【It has nothing to do with you!】
Listen,
listen,
this consideration,
this tenderness!
In this world,
I'm afraid only Fan Ruoruo, the number one talented woman in the capital, can resist it!
If it were us?
Damn it,
if we don't go home with the Fourth Prince immediately to have children, eight in one go, each with a penis, then that would be our fault!
In reality,
Fan Ruoruo was also moved by Li Chenglin's words!
At the time when she was at a loss,
Li Chenglin's considerate words,
to be honest,
were too lethal!
“Okay, I understand.”
“Fourth Prince, Ruoruo will, give you an answer soon…”
A sweet voice,
gently uttered from Fan Ruoruo's mouth,
she smiled slightly,
and a mischievous and cute expression appeared on her face, which she only showed when facing her family.
Seeing this,
Li Chenglin nodded, no longer pursuing it, no longer wasting words, and bowed to take his leave.
The moment he turned around,
he couldn't help but let out a relaxed smile inside!
Done!
Ruoruo's smile…
Those few cheongsams of mine,
were not bought in vain!
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