Chapter 861

"Yue 'er does not dare accept the Empress Dowager's praise." Wu Yue Er's face turned red and she lowered her head.

She was very smart. She knew that she had to attract the emperor's attention first if she wanted to win.

As expected, when she opened her mouth to talk to Empress Dowager Zhou, not only did she attract the envious gazes of the other girls, she also attracted the emperor's gaze.

Wu Yue Er's heart began to beat fast and her face became even redder, just like a shy and charming rose flower.

The young girls couldn't help thinking, ya, she really is pretty. Even the Empress Dowager is praising her beauty, the emperor will definitely like her.

But how could the young girls guess Empress Dowager Zhou's thoughts?

When the young girls thought that Empress Dowager Zhou was going to decide on Wu Yue Er for the emperor, Empress Dowager Zhou actually smiled and changed the topic.

"This widow feels that this Happy Heart Pavilion is very good, but it's missing a couplet. So this widow found the most knowledgeable scholar from the Han Lin Academy to write a couplet for the Happy Heart Pavilion, but he could only write the first half. No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't write the second half. This couplet doesn't have a second half, isn't that a pity? So this widow can only thicken my face to ask the girls here, is there anyone who can help this widow solve this problem and come up with a second half? Everyone here is the most famous talented girl in the capital, I think you won't disappoint this widow, right? "

Her words were very humorous, making all the young girls laugh. Their hearts became even more intimate with Empress Dowager Zhou.

They all understood in their hearts that the Empress Dowager was starting to test their talent and knowledge, so all of them instantly raised their spirits.

"Empress Dowager, please say the first half. This little girl is willing to try and solve the Empress Dowager's problems." One of the young girls gathered her courage and bravely said.

Empress Dowager Zhou revealed a faint smile to her and said, "Alright, Su Jin, take out the first half and show it to the girls."

"Yes, Empress Dowager."

Su Jin opened the box she had already prepared on the side and took out a scroll, slowly opening it.

The young girls were filled with excitement as they all looked at the scroll.

They saw that the words on the scroll were very natural, with strong strokes. Everyone's eyes lit up as they thought, "Good words, good words!"

When the scroll was completely opened, the first half appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"If there are worms in the water, it will be muddy. If there are fish in the water, it will be fishing. Water, water, water.

When the young girls saw this first half, their hearts filled with joy. They secretly thought, "What's so hard about this first half, it's very easy."

They opened their mouths to say it.

But thinking about it carefully, they felt it.

The first half of the couplet seemed easy, but after thinking about it, he realized that it was extremely difficult. The entire first half of the couplet was closely linked to the word 'water', especially the last five words. The three words' river ',' lake ',' river ', and' lake 'had the word' water ', and the three' waters' combined to form the word 'miao'.

Ya! This is a very hard second half!

No wonder even the Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy couldn't match the second half of the couplet!

The girls began to think hard. Some raised their heads to look at the white clouds in the sky, some lowered their heads to look at the gurgling brook outside, some frowned, and some twisted their hands ….

Empress Dowager Zhou's smiling eyes swept over the faces of the young girls.

She knew that although this couplet was extremely difficult, it was not absolute. As long as one's mind was nimble, coupled with quick thinking, one could match it.