Chapter 452

Liu Wan Ting was the first to not be able to hold it in as she let out a "ha" laugh.

"Ha, ha, is the Princess Consort writing a poem about butterflies or is she counting them one by one?"

Xia Yu Yan revealed a faint smile, but her heart let out a sigh of relief. She really thought that the princess was a hidden character, but she never thought that she was just bluffing. She was actually a complete idiot!

She covered her lips and also began to laugh.

Su Jin counted the steps and heard the mocking laughter coming from all around her. She couldn't help lowering her head, feeling embarrassed for Chen Ning.

Empress Dowager Zhou revealed a proud look as she looked over at Mo Chuan. Although she did not say anything, the ridicule and disdain in her eyes was already revealed.

When Mo Chuan heard Chen Ning's first two lines, the corner of his eyes couldn't help twitching. He did not notice Empress Dowager Zhou's eyes looking at him at all. His eyes were firmly locked onto Chen Ning's face and his two handsome brows tightly knit together.

This girl, he shouldn't have agreed to let her compose a poem back then! She couldn't even write words, so how could she compose a poem!

What should he do? He had to think of a way to make this competition not count!

"Emperor, calm down. Don't disturb Ning 'er's thoughts." Empress Dowager Zhou had already guessed Mo Chuan's thoughts. She thought that as long as she was here, this son of hers wouldn't be able to play any tricks in front of her.

Chen Ning ignored the ridicule and ridicule coming from all around her, but the smile on her face did not decrease at all. She continued to take a step forward and read the third line.

"Nine, ten flying gracefully."

Su Jin had already counted to "six" at this time.

Wu, this line had a bit of a poetic meaning to it. Unfortunately, it was too late.

Empress Dowager Zhou picked up the teacup and brought it to her lips, unable to hide the pride in her eyes.

"Disappearing into the yellow flowers."

At this time, Chen Ning finished her last line and Su Jin had just counted to "seven".

It really was a poem in seven steps!

Empress Dowager Zhou coughed out a mouthful of tea and she couldn't help violently coughing.

Su Jin quickly patted Empress Dowager Zhou's back.

Mo Chuan's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Chen Ning with eyes filled with shock and admiration, as well as an indescribable emotion.

That fiery and bright eyes made Chen Ning's face turn a bit red.

"Good poem, good poem!" Mo Chuan was the first to clap his hands in praise.

This was the first time he had heard such a poem. The first three lines could be said to be extremely ordinary, but the divine turn in the last line was like a dragon's finishing touch, immediately making the three ordinary lines come alive.

When these four sentences were put together, they vividly depicted a scene of a yellow butterfly flying through flowers. It was both easy to understand and catchy.

"Mother, what do you think of the Ding Yuan Princess' poem?" He asked Empress Dowager Zhou despite knowing the answer.

Empress Dowager Zhou finally stopped coughing and her old face turned red. She angrily glared at Mo Chuan, but her heart was filled with shock.

She closed her eyes and silently thought back to Chen Ning's poem in her heart.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, flying gracefully, disappearing into the yellow flowers."

There wasn't a single word "butterfly" in the entire poem, but it made people applaud it. Especially the last sentence, the scene of a yellow butterfly flying into a cluster of flowers was described vividly!

She slowly opened her eyes and gave a slight nod to Chen Ning, "Good job, very good!"