Chapter 275: Flying Flower Order
Wang Xifeng bit her red lips lightly, thinking indignantly in her heart, "Why should I, the Second Madam, endure this? I will not give up even if it means a life-and-death struggle. However, that enemy is indeed too powerful. Whether it is me and Keqing or me and Ping'er, we are no match for him. Maybe I will have to find a few more helpers in the future, so that that enemy will know how powerful I am."
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Xiangyun say, "Sisters, today we have good wine, good meat, and good scenery. How about we go to Feihua?"
Feihualing is a kind of drinking game. Its name is taken from the words "Flowers are flying everywhere in the spring city" in the poem "Cold Food" by Tang Dynasty poet Han Hong, hence the name Feihualing.
The Feihualing test mainly tests people's memory, talent, etc. They can recite poems of their predecessors or even compose their own poems.
Generally, there are several ways to play. The first one is the simplest. For example, using a certain word as the command, you only need to say poems or lyrics containing this word.
The second type is that the word "Ling" said by the first person is the first word of the poem, the word "Ling" said by the second person is the second word of the poem, and so on.
The third way is to arrange the order according to the seats. The person whose "ling" appears in the poem is the one who will take the order.
If it comes to the point where you can't continue, you will naturally be punished by drinking.
As soon as this was said, everyone agreed with joy, only Wang Xifeng had a somewhat embarrassed look on her face! It is not that Wang Xifeng is illiterate, otherwise, she would not be able to manage the household and the accounts. However, her literary talent only stopped there, and compared with the other girls, it was far behind.
"I, the Second Madam, cannot give any orders. You can have fun by yourselves, and I will just take care of the food and wine."
Hearing this, Jia Cong laughed and said, "How can we miss the second sister-in-law? However, since we are playing a game of poker, we must be fair. I am the top scholar in the three cases, how can you girls compare to me? The second sister-in-law and I are in the same group, so I will help to take the second sister-in-law's order."
Having said that, he pulled Wang Xifeng to sit next to him.
Except for a few like Keqing and Baochai, the rest of the girls cheered loudly!
Afterwards, everyone sat down. Jia Cong looked around and said, "I have always heard that Sister-in-law Zhu is the most talented and learned. Many of the sisters' poetry and writing were taught by Sister-in-law. Let's ask Sister-in-law to be the commander and give a topic."
Li Wan smiled and agreed. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Today we are going to have a barbecue and enjoy the plum blossoms. How about using the word 'plum blossoms' as the theme?"
"This is the most elegant, so let's use this as the title!" Daiyu said.
"Besides, since Third Brother is the host today, let him take priority!"
Jia Cong laughed loudly. Just as everyone was waiting for Jia Cong's poem, they heard Jia Cong said to Wang Xifeng, "Second sister-in-law, quickly pour me two glasses of wine. I am thirsty!"
Everyone was stunned at first, then they reacted and burst into laughter.
"Third brother, don't play tricks!" Xiangyun stood up and said with a big laugh.
"Oh! I'm thirsty and want to drink two glasses of wine, but you don't even give me the chance. Second sister-in-law, don't you think this is really unreasonable?" Jia Cong said helplessly.
"It's just poetry, it just comes out of your mouth."
"The plum blossoms and willows are so beautiful!" Jia Cong said .
"I thought I would let my third brother start the song, but I didn't expect that this sentence would be so exquisite. He can even speak for my second sister-in-law in one line of poetry?" Tanchun said happily.
Jia Cong is the first and Wang Xifeng is the second, so logically, we should say the one that starts with the word "mei" and the one that comes second, but Jia Cong's sentence directly takes up two of them.
"Hey!" Jia Cong smiled proudly at the girls, "Third brother likes couples the most, so you don't have to accuse me of bullying!"
"Second sister-in-law, how is it? We just overwhelmed them with our group."
"How can I, who can't read a single word, know what is good and what is bad!" Wang Xifeng said , but her hand involuntarily grabbed Jia Cong's hand under the table. This enemy really made her happy.
"Niece-in-law, it's your turn. Do you want me to pour you some wine?" Wang Xifeng turned and said to Keqing beside her.
Keqing glared at Wang Xifeng fiercely, then thought for a moment and said, "When they are ripe, plums and apricots are small!"
Yu Shi, who followed closely behind, thought hard for a moment before adding, "A tree of cold plums with white jade branches!"
Although Yuanyang was only a maid, she was also quite talented. She immediately said with a smile, "I am taking advantage of this, 'a few plum blossoms in the corner'."
Li Wan, who was behind the mandarin ducks, said softly, "The plum blossoms in the garden come from wild plum blossoms!"
Little Xichun was eating happily, and when she saw it was her turn, she wiped the grease from the corners of her mouth and said crisply, "I don't know Jiangmei, I only know Wax Plum!"
Generally speaking, Feihualing is played in a cycle of seven, because most of the ancient poems are of five or seven characters. If one has to continue to recite them, everyone will probably drink after one round.
Therefore, Baoqin, who came after Xiao Xichun, became the first one again, "The plum blossoms move the mountains!"
Xing Xiuyan also smiled and replied, "Remembering the plum blossoms and exploring the plum blossoms, spring has already come!"
"It's my turn, it's my turn!" Xiangyun stood up impatiently, "I want to see Meihuazi carefully!"
"Remembering the plum blossoms and exploring the plum blossoms, spring has arrived!" Tanchun then spoke.
When Yingchun heard what Tanchun said, she also hurriedly said, "Master Mei is not seen in Meishan!"
Daiyu rolled her eyes and said, "Third brother still wants to help second sister-in-law, it's really pitiful. Don't bother third brother this time. I will speak for second sister-in-law."
Then, after a little thought, he said, "Xiaomei, urge Damei to sing a song!"
In terms of ranking, Daiyu is the sixth, Baochai is the seventh, followed by Jia Cong in the first place and Wang Xifeng in the second place. Daiyu's poem happens to occupy the sixth and second places.
"Hey, this is so strange!" Xiangyun stood up and fanned her nose, saying with a strange look on her face, "There's no vinegar in our sauces, how come there's a strong smell of vinegar all of a sudden?"
Everyone knew what Daiyu was thinking, but no one had said it out loud. But now they couldn't help themselves and burst into laughter.
"Yun girl, I know you are not a good person. If I don't tear your mouth today , I will not live!" Daiyu couldn't stand it, so she stood up and rushed towards Xiangyun with her handkerchief twisted. Xiangyun also stood up with a big laugh and circled around everyone.
After a while, Li Wan and Youshi came forward and grabbed the two and pressed them back to the chairs. However, Daiyu's little eyes were still glancing at Xiangyun. Seeing that Xiangyun still dared to provoke, she immediately said, "Fortunately, Third Brother is not Baoyu, otherwise Yun girl would bite her tongue again, saying 'I love you, I love you' all day long. Tomorrow when she plays Go, she will have to recite 'I love you three, four, five'."
