Qing Deng dared to conclude: These two guys must have colluded in advance!

A person who is looking for trouble in Tianzhangyuan first.

Another hypocritical smoothing out the situation actually made Tianzhangyuan even more embarrassed.

With a bridge of joyful pearls and jade in front of her, she would look even more embarrassing if she showed her empty poems, which would also hit the reputation of the "Nanji School".

If nothing unexpected happens, this kind of casual remark will be heard from the Edo market tomorrow: "Keiki Ichihashi wrote a well-known masterpiece at the banquet, but in contrast, Atsuhito Tenzhangyuan could not write a single word."

That's how party struggles are.

Fight for both power and face.

In other words, in the cruel officialdom, power and face are occasionally equated.

The leader Yiqiao Qingxi made a wave of stakes out... The "Yiqiao School" was full of excitement about this.

The power struggle between the "Nanji faction" and the "Yiqiao faction" has long entered a white-hot stage.

The "Yiqiao Sect" will naturally not miss this disgusting "Nanji Sect".

So they all cast joking gazes at the political enemies sitting opposite them.

Faced with the provocation of the "Yiqiao Sect", the "Nanji Sect" was deeply indignant.

"Sir, Sir."

The official sitting on Katsura Taro's right hand - the person sitting on Katsura Taro's left hand is Aodo - gently poked Katsura Taro's side with his elbow and said softly:

"Sir Sheng, can you write poetry?"

Katsura Taro sighed helplessly, showing bitterness:

"Master Uehara, if you ask me to measure the flight track of the shells and calculate the navigation speed of the warship, you will be sure of it. But if you ask me to write a poem... but please let me go."

In modern terms, Katsurain Taro is a pure science and engineering man.

He has been studying Orchidology since he was young.

Not to mention writing poetry, he was afraid he had never read "Wanye Collection".

At this time, a certain Nanji official - his name was Masahiro Matsuno - took a deep breath, revealing a determined expression as if he was about to go to the battlefield.

"Then... I'll be ugly!"

After saying that, he cleared his throat hard:

"Plum blossoms, plum blossoms."

"Wow, plum blossoms, plum blossoms."

"Plum blossoms, plum blossoms."

Makino Masato stopped chanting this poem, and when he chanted it... it immediately caused the "Yiqiao School" to burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha! Lord Makino, such a work cannot be called a haiku!"

"Makino, are you trying to imitate Taharano's "Matsushima"?"

"Makino, haiku must abide by the '5-7-5' format!"

...

"Matsushima" is a haiku written by the crazy singer Taharabo: "Matsushima や, めめや, Matsushima や" (Matsushima, ah Matsushima, Matsushima)

This work was once misunderstood as written by the Japanese Saint Matsuo Baba, but it was actually a misrepresentation.

Masaburo, who was scolded to the point of being speechless, scratched his hair while blushing his face and burying his head down.

Masato Masato's unfavorable leadership made the "Yiqiao Sect" even more arrogant.

The situation was developing in an orderly manner along the script he had planned. Such a great form made the corner of Matsuhira Harugaki's mouth curl up in a smug arc.

He stretched out his letter like a poisonous snake, licked his lips, and chased after victory:

"Your Highness Tianzhangyuan, I don't know your works..."

"Chunyue!"

Tokugawa Ieshima interrupted Matsuhei Harugaki's words with anger.

He didn't expect that a simple banquet game would be used by Keiki Ichihashi and Harugao Matsuhira.

He gritted his teeth and wanted to angrily scold Chunyue Matsuhira.

However, just as the words were about to go, a slim hand stopped him.

"My mother..."

Tokugawa Ishiki stared at the Tianzhangyuan who stopped him.

Tianzhangyuan smiled slightly, and said softly at the volume that only she and Tokugawa Ishiki could hear clearly:

"Jiamao, don't be impatient."

Hearing Tianzhangyuan say this, Tokugawa Ishiki seemed to realize something and slowly calmed down his anger on his face.

My body, which was originally leaning forward slightly due to emotional excitement, gradually returned to a straight posture of sitting upright.

However, although the anger between his cheeks faded, it was replaced by strong resentment and depression.

Although everyone here knows that Keiki Ichihashi and Harugao Matsuhei are deliberately looking for trouble, at least on the surface, Tokugawa Ieshiro does not have enough reasons to support him in scolding the other party.

If Tokugawa Ishimatsu gets angry in public, it will hit the other party's thoughts.

However, even though Tianzhangyuan had already intentionally given up, Matsuhira Haruki was unyielding.

"General, I just hope that His Highness Tianzhangyuan can display her works confidently and generously, and there is no other intention."

"If His Highness Tianzhangyuan has no confidence in his works, or has no choice but to lose from the tip of the pen, then his subordinates will naturally not be forced to do anything."

This is no longer a sarcastic look, but just riding in front of you.

The "Yiqiao Sect" became more and more complacent because of the strength of Harugao Matsuhei.

The "Nanji School" was deeply angry, angry but helpless.

...

...

Since just now, Qingdeng's eyes have never left Tianzhangyuan.

At first glance, Tianzhangyuan looked like he was not moved by this sudden change at all.

Even though she was humiliated in public, she still showed an impeccable gentle smile.

But... maybe because Qingdeng is familiar with the other party, he did not find any smile on this beautiful face.

He only saw a pair of cold hands tightly holding the coat on his legs with imperceptible subtle movements.

“…Rintaro.”

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Luck me your ink."

“Huh?”

Before Katsurashi Taro could respond, Aoden took his inkstone.

Hold the pen, dip it in ink, and the pen moves like a dragon and a snake.

Qingdeng wrote something on his poem in one go.

...

...

Tianzhangyuan lifted the facial muscles handily.

No matter how many grievances you have suffered or how injustice you have encountered, you can show a timely smile skillfully and naturally - this is the first skill that Tianzhangyuan has developed after marrying into the shogunate.

She slowly moved her gaze.

The cold-eyed bridge was watching the joy of the bridge, the complacent Chunyue of Matsuhira, the arrogant "Yiqiao School", and the imperial court officials who watched the wall... Her eyes were passing by the faces of these people one by one.

“It’s like this again…”

Her mouth whispered like a mosquito or a fly.

Somehow, the images and words buried deep in her mind flashed through her eyes again and echoed in her ears.

...

(Yi, your task is very simple: marry into the shogunate, enter the Great Oku, and recommend Ichihashi Keihi to the throne at all means.)

...

(The princess is really pitiful. The vassal lord clearly knew that the Tokugawa family had already died soon, but he still forced the princess to marry him... It was so pitiful to be a widow at a young age.)

...

(Be careful of Tianzhangyuan. Although she repeatedly insisted that she had broken up with the Satsuma clan, she still could not rule out the possibility that she was a spy from the Satsuma clan.)
To be continued...