...And the other young masters, seeing this, immediately showered him with flattery. Of course, apart from the second young lady Dou Ming, who had composed the couplet, the main targets of their praise were the entire Dou family.
Wu Shan was the same! He was surprised that Dou Ming's couplet was so well-written, and he felt a little curious and fond of this second daughter of the Dou family.
After all, considering himself one of the best among young scholars, he valued a woman's literary talent and always believed that the woman he would marry in the future must be someone who shared his interests and interests.
Dou Ming seems to be a good choice right now!
Thinking this, Wu Shan raised his wine cup through the screen, intending to offer a toast to Dou Ming to express his feelings. However, as he picked up the cup, he realized something seemed amiss…
Although Wu Shan couldn't clearly see Dou Ming's expression through the screen, he could still clearly and directly see that the other man's face wasn't facing him at all; instead, he was turning his head and staring straight at the center of the main seat.
Isn't that Dou Ming's brother-in-law, Marquis Wei Tingyu of Jining?
Could it be that Dou Ming and Lord Wei have some kind of connection? Wu Shan was startled, but then thought it unlikely! If they really had a connection, they wouldn't be exchanging glances in public, would they?
Moreover, Dou Ming's older sister, Dou Zhao, who is also the wife of the Marquis of Jining, is sitting next to Wei Tingyu at this moment!
"Misunderstanding! It must be a misunderstanding!" Wu Shan thought to himself, gave a self-deprecating smile, and then sat back down in his seat.
However, to his surprise, he had actually guessed seven or eight parts of what had happened while he was thinking wildly!
At this moment, Dou Ming was staring intently at Wei Tingyu, who was sitting in the very center of the chairman's seat, not even daring to blink.
Just now, in that crisis that almost brought shame upon myself and the entire Dou family, it was my brother-in-law who sent people to help me out of that predicament!
Could it be that my brother-in-law doesn't want me to be competing in couplets with other young men, so he's taking special care of me?
The thought of this possibility instantly filled Dou Ming's heart with sweetness!
When Wang Yingxue saw her daughter staring so intently at Wei Tingyu, without even trying to hide it, she immediately became anxious.
I do want you to seduce your brother-in-law and steal Dou Zhao's position as the wife of the Marquis of Jining in the future, but that doesn't mean you should do it so blatantly now! If Dou Zhao sees this scene, wouldn't she become more vigilant? Then your chances will be even smaller!
Wang Yingxue was anxious and subconsciously glanced at Dou Zhao beside her. However, she realized that she was worrying for nothing!
Because Dou Zhao wasn't even looking at Dou Ming at that moment, and was unaware that her younger sister was staring at her husband without even blinking.
Instead, she now had a similar expression to Dou Ming, her eyes fixed on Wei Tingyu's face without moving.
"Lord Marquis!" Dou Zhao stared blankly at Wei Tingyu for a few seconds before blinking his big, adorable eyes and asking incredulously, "How did you come up with this couplet, Lord Marquis?"
"How did you come up with that?" Wei Tingyu was taken aback, thinking to himself, "Didn't I learn it from you while watching the drama?" But of course, he couldn't tell the truth now, so he pretended to be deep and frowned, saying, "I didn't think about it! This couplet just naturally appeared in my mind!"
"My lord! You and I are truly... of one mind!" Upon hearing Wei Tingyu's reply, Dou Zhao had no doubts whatsoever, and her eyes were almost brimming with tears of emotion.
She had just thought of this couplet, but she couldn't teach it to her sister Dou Ming because they were sitting too far apart.
But to her surprise, her husband had come up with the exact same couplet at the same time!
This situation can absolutely be described as a meeting of minds! (New book release! Please give flowers! Please add to your favorites! Please give a reward! Please give a 10/10 rating! Please support me! Please recommend it to your friends~ Thank you!)
Chapter 21 Dou Ming and Miao Ansu, both women are infatuated with him!
After this incident, the atmosphere at the banquet really heated up.
The sons and daughters of these officials were busy exchanging couplets with each other, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Dou Ming had already made up her mind. If she could not marry into the Jining Marquis's family like her sister Dou Zhao in the future, she would rather be alone for the rest of her life than compromise herself and settle for these so-called young masters!
Therefore, whenever other young ladies came to chat with him or exchange literary ideas, Dou Ming was always happy to accompany them.
However, if another man comes along and offers a couplet, she will completely ignore him!
Seeing this, Wang Yingxue was extremely anxious and desperately tried to signal to Dou Ming with her eyes. However, this was the first time the little girl had shown her rebellious side today, directly resisting her mother's orders.
This scene also aroused Wu Shan's dissatisfaction, because he had some good feelings for Dou Ming at this moment.
As a result, when he spoke to Dou Ming twice more, the other party ignored him, which made Wu Shan, who considered himself aloof, very angry.
These so-called scholars were often very narrow-minded. Seeing that he was being ignored by a woman, Wu Shan's eyes lit up and he had an idea.
The eldest daughter of the Dou family is already the wife of the Marquis of Jining, so naturally we can't afford to offend her!
The second young lady is currently the focus of everyone's attention. If he targets her, he will inevitably become the target of everyone's criticism!
Therefore, the best goal is...
"Since Lady Jining is the eldest daughter of the Dou family, her talent and knowledge must be no less than that of the second young lady, right?!" Wu Shan's mind raced, and after locking onto her target, she immediately launched her attack: "And since Miss Miao and Miss Zhao are Lady Jining's close friends, they must be equally talented! Why haven't they said a word yet?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Zhangru, who was busy eating, and Miao Ansu, who was staring blankly at Wei Tingyu, were completely dumbfounded!
What's going on? We're sitting here, neither of us has provoked or offended the other, so why are you suddenly turning your anger on us?
“We sisters grew up in the countryside and are not good at literature!” Now that Dou Zhao had taken the seat of the chairman, Zhao Zhangru, with her bold and outspoken personality, naturally took her place as the spokesperson for the two sisters.
Anyway, I'm just here to freeload, I can't be bothered with any of you couplet matching or anything!
Miao Ansu glanced nervously at Wei Tingyu after Zhao Zhangru finished speaking, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he did not show any disdain or contempt.
At this time, her goal was to follow her good friend Dou Zhao and marry into the Marquis's mansion in the future, even if it meant becoming a concubine.
But she just didn't want to be looked down upon by Wei Tingyu, otherwise she would really be in tears!
"Miss Zhao is too kind!" Wu Shan was quite surprised that Zhao Zhangru was so straightforward, admitting her lack of education right there at the banquet. However, he still smiled and said, "The ladies are the true hosts of this banquet! Why don't we invite you two to compose a couplet?"
"This person is so annoying! When will this end?" Miao Ansu was most afraid of losing face in front of Wei Tingyu. Seeing that Wu Shan was so aggressive and unwilling to give in, she was a little angry and cursed under her breath.
"That's the nature of all pedantic literati! They think they're so great, but they feel embarrassed when they're refuted!" Zhao Zhangru succinctly revealed the true nature of these so-called upright scholars.
However, this situation was exactly what Wang Yingxue wanted. She originally wanted to give Dou Zhao a hard time, but now that Wei Tingyu was completely on Dou Zhao's side and supporting him, she couldn't do anything to cause trouble for her stepdaughter.
So, focusing on Dou Zhao's two best friends right now is a good starting point!
Thinking of this, Wang Yingxue quickly gave a wink to a servant, and a maid came to Miao Ansu with a pen and ink.
Miao Ansu's face flushed red instantly. She had been used to business since childhood, but she was really not good at writing these kinds of articles.
The thought of possibly losing face in front of Wei Tingyu made Miao Ansu's eyes redden with anxiety.
Zhao Zhangru was also somewhat drunk at this time. Seeing that her good sister was being bullied like this, she stood up without saying a word.
"Isn't it just writing articles and matching couplets? I'll write them for you!" Without saying another word, Zhao Zhangru, who had already stood up, snatched the tray from the maid next to Miao Ansu and then leaned over the table to start writing.
Upon seeing this, Dou Zhao couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
She was just about to speak up for her two best friends, but Zhao Zhangru beat her to it.
Dou Zhao, who knew her best friend's temper very well, was also eager to see what kind of good show would happen next!
After all, there's probably no one in this house who can verbally gain the upper hand over Zhao Zhangru!
A short while later, Zhao Zhangru finished writing, crumpled the paper into a ball, and then tossed it from the screen onto the male guest's seat opposite.
A young man in blue sitting next to Wu Shan immediately picked up the crumpled paper, unfolded it, and recited in front of everyone: "A little boy with yellow teeth herds sheep in the northern garden, watching the sheep, the cattle, and the stars!"
Upon hearing this, the young men present burst into laughter, as the couplet was indeed somewhat unrefined.
"I can come up with a matching couplet!" After reciting Zhao Zhangru's couplet, the young man in blue casually opened his folding fan with a flourish and pondered, "The old thief in black attacks in the middle of the night, wanting to hug, embrace, and kiss! Hahahaha..."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Upon hearing this, everyone present burst into laughter! The members of the Dou family sitting in the main seat all looked embarrassed.
After all, it was quite embarrassing for the host to have such vulgar language at what was supposed to be a refined family banquet.
Dou Ming frowned even more. These so-called romantic talents? Learned scholars? All of them combined wouldn't even be enough to carry his brother-in-law's shoes!
Thinking of this, she glanced at her mother, Wang Yingxue, with a clear meaning in her eyes: You just want me to look for someone in here.
Wang Yingxue was completely dumbfounded! She never expected these people to be so despicable! Although Zhao Zhangru's couplet wasn't exactly elegant, it was at most just vulgar.
However, the couplet that the young man in blue robes came up with could only be described as vulgar!
Especially since this happened at someone else's family dinner! How incredibly ignorant and shameless must one be to do something like this?!
Moreover, this person was sitting right next to Wu Shan, and the two had been chatting happily before... Judging from this, Wu Shan probably isn't a good person either!
If he actually manages to arrange his daughter's marriage to Wu Shan, then forget about being able to keep up with Dou Zhao; he'll probably be laughed at every time they meet! (New book release! Please give flowers! Please add to your collection! Please give a reward! Please give a 10/10 rating! Please support me! Please recommend it to your friends~ Thank you!)
Chapter 22 Dou Zhao Loses His Temper! Wei Tingyu Stands Firmly in Support of His Wife!
Thinking of this, Wang Yingxue really wished she could grab a bamboo pole and beat this young man in blue out of the house!
At this moment, Dou Zhao's eyebrows furrowed. Although her relationship with the Dou family had not been very good before, this was clearly a slap in the face to the Dou family!
As the eldest daughter of the Dou family, and now sitting at the head table of the Dou family with her husband, the Marquis of Jining, she naturally wouldn't tolerate such provocation from outsiders!
Thinking of this, Dou Zhao almost slammed her hand on the table and berated the guy, but unexpectedly, Wei Tingyu quietly took her hand under the table.
Dou Zhao, filled with anger, was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Wei Tingyu, only to see him nod and smile at him, then gesture with his eyes to the position behind him.
Dou Zhao then realized what was happening and turned around to see five dashing female Silver Shadow Guards standing side by side behind the two of them.
Although they dressed as maids for convenience, their martial arts skills could not be concealed.
"What does Your Excellency mean?" Dou Zhao blinked and asked Wei Tingyu.
"I've said it before, I'll always stand up for you, my wife!" Wei Tingyu smiled and said, "But since you're a marquis's wife, you don't need to do everything yourself! Why would you need your delicate hands to slap these scoundrels?!"
Dou Zhao finally understood. He smiled and nodded at Wei Tingyu before standing up.
As soon as she stood up from her seat, she immediately attracted the attention of the crowd who had been laughing.
The noble and elegant Marquises actually stood up! What was she going to do? The same question immediately popped into everyone's mind.
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