Chapter 461: Something was wrong with the seedlings (1)
A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 461: Something was wrong with the seedlings (1)
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Xu Yaojun froze for a moment, then slowly wrote down the lines of poetry Wei Ruo had just spoken.
Everyone read them carefully. The more they read, the more depth and meaning they found within.
Next door, Xu Fengyuan, Wei Yichen, and the other students of Anzhou Academy also fell silent for a while.
Then, almost at the same time, looks of delight appeared on their faces.
Xu Fengyuan praised repeatedly, “Excellent poem, truly excellent! It speaks of spring, yet not only of spring; it praises flowers, yet not merely flowers. As expected of a young lady of the Wei family—This poem comes from someone who can think beyond personal gain.”
Compared with Wei Qingwan’s two lines, the earlier poems suddenly seemed rather narrow in scope—either simply chanting about spring and flowers and trees, or indulging in personal sentiment.
Wei Ruo, however, used the image of spring blossoms to express great ambition and broad vision.
Xu Fengyuan couldn’t help but say to Wei Yichen again, “Brother Yichen, your younger sister is truly no ordinary woman!”
Wei Yichen wore a smile on his face. He, too, had not expected his younger sister Ruo’er to compose such a poem with such a broad-minded and generous spirit.
When Ruo’er had earlier modestly claimed she was not good at poetry, he had believed her. After all, his eldest sister had only returned to the residence not long ago, and being unskilled in poetry would have been entirely reasonable.
The other students also gave very high praise to Wei Ruo’s poem.
Lu Yuhong was not as well-versed in poetry as the others, but he understood enough. From the perspective of a martial man, he also preferred the Wei family’s eldest young lady’s two lines.
On the other hand, once the Assistant Magistrate’s wife came back to herself, she began praising Wei Ruo as well. “Excellent poem, Miss Wei. It also fits perfectly with the theme of our spring outing today.”
With the Assistant Magistrate’s wife taking the lead, others followed, praising Wei Ruo’s poem one after another. Their compliments even surpassed those given earlier to Wei Qingwan.
Listening to the constant praise, Wei Qingwan’s expression grew increasingly unpleasant. She bit her lip tightly, refusing to let her emotions show.
Yun Shi, meanwhile, looked at Wei Ruo in astonishment. This outcome was something she had never anticipated. She had thought that her eldest daughter devoted her thoughts to farming matters every day and would surely not be skilled in poetry.
When Wanwan had urged her eldest daughter to speak earlier, she had felt nervous and worried. Had it not been inappropriate to stop her in front of everyone, she would have intervened.
In the end, it turned out that Wanwan understood the eldest daughter better after all—poetry was also something the eldest daughter excelled at. Those earlier words had truly been nothing but modesty.
Then the Assistant Magistrate’s wife said, “For today’s top honor, I believe it should go to Miss Wei, the eldest young lady. What do you all think?”
Everyone voiced their agreement, endorsing the Assistant Magistrate’s wife’s judgment.
With a smile, the Assistant Magistrate’s wife walked over to Wei Ruo, removed the jade pendant she carried on her person, and held it out to her.
“Madam, what is this?” Wei Ruo asked, a little puzzled.
“This is today’s prize,” the magistrate’s wife replied. “You took first place, so it naturally belongs to you.”
Only then did Wei Ruo realize that this segment had come with a prize. She hadn’t listened carefully to that part earlier.
Since it had been agreed upon as a prize, Wei Ruo could hardly refuse. She accepted the jade pendant with both hands.
“Thank you, Madam,” Wei Ruo said.
The Assistant Magistrate’s wife was all smiles, her gaze filled with satisfaction as she looked at Wei Ruo.
Wei Ruo then glanced at Wei Qingwan. Her head was lowered so far that her expression couldn’t be seen, but Wei Ruo guessed she must be feeling quite unhappy.
After all, if not for Wei Ruo, the top honor would have gone to Wei Qingwan.
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