Seven Steps to a Poem
"Hmph, do I have to take in any cat or dog he picks up from the streets?”Madam Hua snorted unhappily, and the killing intent in her eyes had decreased a lot.
After all, she was the wife of Grand Preceptor Hua, so she had to give her husband some face.
"This Zhan is a good person, not some random cat or dog.”
Zhan Ji's voice gradually turned cold as he spoke in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
"If Madam can't stand this Zhan, this Zhan will take his leave!”
As he spoke, he pretended to leave.
"Do you think that this Washington is a place where you can come and go as you please?”
Madam Hua's words gradually revealed a trace of cold killing intent.
"Could it be that Madam still wants to force me to stay?”
Zhan Ji wasn't afraid at all. Although Madam Hua was powerful, Zhan Ji had the ability to protect himself.
"What if I really want to force you to stay?" Madam Hua frowned and slammed the table again, shattering the teacup beside her. She slowly got up and came to Zhan Ji. After sizing him up for a long time, she said coldly,"Don't say that I'm bullying you. Aren't you very talented? Cao Zhi was able to compose a poem in seven steps in ancient times, so you must be able to do it too.”
"I'm not talented, I'm willing to give it a try." Zhan Ji could roughly guess Madam Hua's plan and agreed.
"Good!"
Madam Hua said loudly. She sneered and stared at Zhan Ji." You said it yourself. If you can write down what happened today, then forget it." If you can't write it, don't blame me for being merciless!”
Everyone around him gasped when they heard this. What kind of talent was it to write a poem in seven steps? Could Zhan Ji do it?
" Mr. Zhan... you..." Qiuxiang couldn't help but dissuade him.
Zhan Ji raised his hand to stop Qiuxiang's words and took a step forward.
He looked around, and everyone had different expressions.
Madam Hua's expression was strange, Martial Scholar's face was filled with schadenfreude, and Qiuxiang and the other maids were worried.
"Which poem should I recite?"
Countless poems flashed through Zhan Ji's mind. His eyes swept across the hall and noticed the wine jug on the table.
"Wine?"
Zhan Ji frowned slightly. It was a good topic, but there were indeed very few poems about wine in the Qing Dynasty.
Seeing that Zhan Ji had already taken the second step but had yet to start, Qiu Xiang, Dong Xiang, and the other maids nervously gripped the corners of their clothes, wishing they could remind him.
"Yes."
A heroic figure in history flashed past his eyes. Zhan Ji coughed lightly and took a step forward, saying slowly,"He didn't hesitate to buy a treasured saber." Madam Hua's eyes flashed with contempt. She was just following the crowd.
"A sable fur can also be exchanged for wine."
Zhan Ji slowly took a step forward and said in a clear voice. The contempt in Madam Hua's eyes gradually faded away, replaced by a more serious look. It seemed that this young man had some talent.
"I'd like to see what you'll do next.”Madam Hua narrowed her eyes and thought.
"Take care of your hot-blooded body."
Zhan Ji took two steps forward and stopped to look at Qiuxiang with a smile." Even if you sprinkle it, it will still melt the waves."
"Good!"
Madam Hua stood up and looked at Zhan Ji with satisfaction.
"You're indeed talented!"
When Madam Hua was young, she was also a heroic woman who roamed the martial world. Qiu Jin's work, Duijiu, which Zhan Ji recited, was very much to her liking.
This time, Madam Hua's dissatisfaction with Zhan Ji instantly disappeared.
"As long as they are well-educated, my Washington will take as many as they can!”
"Since the Grand Preceptor has allowed you to participate in the imperial examinations in the future, how about I arrange a job for you?" Madam Hua thought for a moment and continued.”
"Just say it!"
"You naughty son, you messed up the thousand books in the mansion. You can sort these books and place them in different places. If there is something you like in these books, you can have them.”
A thousand books was a huge concept. To fill a room with them was a huge amount of work.
Zhan Ji originally wanted to refuse, but he suddenly remembered that Madam Hua's martial arts were outstanding, and there might be some martial arts manuals in the study of the palace.
What he lacked the most now was inner force cultivation methods. Perhaps he would gain something?
"This Zhan is untalented and is willing to serve Furen.”Zhan Ji thought for a moment and agreed.
"That would be great." Madam Hua said with a gratified smile.
"However, I have a request." Zhan Ji suddenly said.
Madam Hua was stunned." It's fine.”
"I'm afraid it's a little difficult for one person to classify a thousand books.”
Zhan Ji paused and turned to look at Qiuxiang. He said in a deep voice,"I've long heard that Sister Qiuxiang is well-educated and well-read. I hope Madam Hua can let her be my assistant.”
"No worries."
Madam Hua didn't think too much about it and directly assigned Qiuxiang to Zhan Ji, asking her to help Zhan Ji deal with trivial matters.
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