Chapter 283 Another Poem to Write

When Ji Xiaolan saw that it was almost time, he asked Simon to sit down next to him.

"Alright, put the cards away." Ji Xiaolan said, looking at the crowd below the stage. "Let's start our lesson."

"Pay attention."

These three words made everyone below see Ji Xiaolan walk onto the large rotating platform that had been placed to the side.

The large turntable has characters such as 皆, 璂, 瑶, and 华 on it, referring to the twenty people below the stage.

Mianyao silently chanted in her heart, "(Don't look for me, don't look for me...)"

As a result, Ji Xiaolan called her, "Yao'er, come here."

Mianyao looked at Ji Xiaolan with frustration, "Master Ji, can't you find someone else?"

"..." Ji Xiaolan smiled helplessly, "Who told you to hit the spinning wheel with your eyes closed!"

The original rule was that the twenty people present would close their eyes and take turns throwing darts onto a spinning wheel. Whoever was hit would have to do an extra question set by Ji Xiaolan.

As a result, most of the people present missed their shots and ended up accidentally injuring others.

So this task fell to Mianyao, who could hit the spinning wheel with her eyes closed, which also attracted a lot of hatred.

Mianyao walked to the large roundabout, and Ji Xiaolan blindfolded her.

"Simon, turn around."

Simon made the turntable spin as Ji Xiaolan had instructed.

The people below took turns counting off. When they reached twenty, Ji Xiaolan had Mianyao throw the dart over.

After Mianyao shot three times in succession, she had Ji Xiaolan remove the blindfold from her eyes. Opening her eyes, she exclaimed, "Eleventh Uncle, Twelfth Uncle, Brother, it's the three of you..."

Ji Xiaolan smiled and said, "Please rise, all three of you."

The three men stood up one after another, and Ji Xiaolan handed each of them a piece of paper.

"This is your extra homework. You must hand it in to me by 5 PM three days from now. No exceptions."

Yongxing, Yongqi, and Mianhua stared at the paper in their hands, utterly dejected, wishing they could tear it up!

Seeing their expressions, Ji Xiaolan smiled helplessly, "Although I've said it many times, I still have to say it once more: don't look at me!"

"This is the arrangement of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and the Emperor has also agreed. If you have any objections, go and talk to them."

After shifting the blame, the three of them sat down again.

Then the morning Chinese class began.

Half an hour later, Emperor Qianlong and Yongqi, who had come out of the Qianqing Palace, arrived at the Imperial Study.

At this time, Ji Xiaolan guided them in composing poems, saying, "You can compose a poem using vague, clear, easy, and difficult methods."

Upon hearing this, Yongqi naturally thought of his past life when he and Ertai each recited a poem for Xiaoyanzi, and in the end, Xiaoyanzi composed a poem herself, expressing their true feelings.

Writing poetry is the most troublesome part for them.

However, they often couldn't escape it, because both Ji Xiaolan and Emperor Qianlong were particularly fond of writing poetry.

"Entering the classroom, I'm in a daze; leaving the classroom, I'm clear-headed. My teacher tests me easily, I answer him with great difficulty."

Mianyao recited a poem she had once seen in Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi's room, "Master Ji, is this poem alright?"

The audience burst into laughter because the poem expressed their feelings.

Mianyao used this poem for the same reason.

When she came in, she was completely out of sorts.

Once I stepped outside, I felt energized.

Mianhua then recited a poem: "Opening your eyes and getting up is hazy, closing your eyes and sleeping is clear. Closing your eyes and lying down is easy, opening your eyes and getting up is difficult."

Emperor Qianlong couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Yongqi, has Mianhua caught it?"

Yongqi suppressed a laugh and said, "Maybe."

Seeing them chatting so animatedly, Little Swallow, who had leisurely come over, also recited a poem: "Love and affection are vague, marriage is clear and straightforward. It's easy to meet a faithless person, but difficult to find a devoted lover."

Little Swallow's poem left adults dumbfounded and children bewildered.

Mianyao asked in surprise, "Mother, why are you here too?"

Little Swallow walked up to Mianyao, pinched her cheek, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Did you do something naughty again?"

Mianyao pouted and removed Xiaoyanzi's hand, "I didn't!"

Emperor Qianlong looked at Xiao Yanzi curiously, "Xiao Yanzi, did you just come up with those words?"

Little Swallow nodded, "I guess so."

After carefully considering Xiao Yanzi's words, the adults realized that it seemed to be true.

Emperor Qianlong nodded. "Interesting, indeed very interesting!"

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At noon, everyone dispersed.

Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi took Mianhua and Mianyao to Yonghe Palace.

"Grandma!" Mianyao excitedly ran towards Consort Yu.

Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi bowed and said, "Greetings, Mother!"

"Father, Mother..." Surrounded by the bright moon and colorful clouds, Mianzhi slowly walked towards Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi.

Consort Yu touched Mianyao's face and asked with a smile, "Why did the four of you come together today?"

Mianyao smiled smugly, "Of course I miss Grandma!"

"Grandma, I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat?"

Seeing Mianyao touching her belly with a wronged expression, Consort Yu smiled and said, "Yes, it's almost here."

Mianyao excitedly grabbed Consort Yu's hand and ran towards the dining room, "Yay, Grandma, let's go to the dining room quickly!"

“Father…” Mianzhi, as usual, tried to take off Yongqi’s glasses, “This…”

Yongqi tried to stop him, but couldn't.

The glasses were taken off, and Mianzhi noticed that Yongqi had black circles drawn around both of his eyes. She looked curiously at them. "Circles..."

Myeonji laughed too, "Hahahaha..."

Hearing his son's laughter, it would be a lie to say that Yongqi wasn't a little upset!

Little Swallow suppressed a laugh and comforted her, "Just hang in there, there's still one more day..."

"Zhi'er, let's go eat."

Mianzhi nodded, "Fanfan, okay..."

Little Swallow held Mianzhi's hand and slowly walked towards the restaurant.

Mianhua sighed and stepped forward, saying, "Father, don't worry. As long as no one else sees you like this, just hang in there for one more day."

After saying that, Mianhua couldn't help but laugh and ran inside.

Yongqi glared resentfully at Mianhua's retreating figure, "You brat, I've wasted my time spoiling you!"

He reluctantly put his glasses back on before slowly walking towards the restaurant.

After lunch, Mianyao and Mianhua rested at Yonghe Palace.

Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi left Yonghe Palace, intending to return to Yuqing Palace.

On the way back, Xiao Yanzi chatted with Yongqi, "Yongqi, where do you think Benjamin is now?"

Yongqi thought for a while, "If we calculate the time, we should have arrived in Great Britain by now if we are moving quickly."

"So, what kind of girl do you think he'll marry?"

Yongqi shrugged. "I'm not him, how would I know?"

Little Swallow asked in confusion, "Aren't you and him brothers? How could you not know?"

Yongqi sighed helplessly, "We're brothers, but I can't read his mind. How could I possibly know what kind of girl he's going to marry?"

"Alright, Little Swallow, we finally have some time to ourselves, so let's not talk about other people!"

Xiao Yanzi was puzzled by Yongqi's expression.

The next second, Yongqi picked her up.

Little Swallow was dumbfounded. "We're still outside! Put me down!"

Yongqi shook his head, "I won't let go!"

He carried Xiao Yanzi step by step towards Yuqing Palace, saying, "I just want everyone to know that no matter what, your place in my heart will never change!"