[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-26":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202436,1553,"Chapter 26: Li Yu","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>When Liu Shi Shi heard Lin Xuan Qi’s reply, she grinned and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young master, reciting poems alone is such a lonely endeavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My friend here is also well versed in poems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don’t you and he have a challenge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi said to the plump young master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That got the attention of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrons in the building were always excited for some fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They joined in and goaded the plump young master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. I shall have a challenge with him,\" the plump young master said and introduced himself. \"I’m Sima Long from the Sima Family. It’s an honor to meet you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Lin Xuan Qi from the Lin Family. Pleased to meet you too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi stood up, bowed at Sima Long, and took a glance at Liu Shi Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a cup of wine in her hand, and she gave a toast to Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Liu Shi Shi was so different from Xue Cong, Yue Jie, and Yue Xin, he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully she was as good as Lee He Song had mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi had thoughts about returning the favor to Liu Shi Shi in the future as he walked up the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrons with their ladies stopped what they were doing and glanced over at the stage. As young masters, being interested and well versed in poems was seen as a gentlemanly and cultured pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None would want to miss out on such an event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What theme shall the poems be set to?\" Sima Long asked, and he took another mouthful of wine from his wine bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it’s best for you to decide,\" Lin Xuan Qi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had most of the famous poems of the greats in his mind, and he wasn’t afraid of any themes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a refreshing feeling for him since he came to the Da Qian Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to unfamiliar things like Martial Arts, Immortals, and running a clan, this was something that he felt confident with for once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since this is a joyous occasion, let’s...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Sima Long could finish, some of the patrons shouted out their suggestions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Joyous occasion? Then, it’s best for something sorrowful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, it’ll be more of a test on your skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imagine the commotion if you could come up with something that’s filled with sorrow under this environment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Long frowned a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These young masters were all friendly on the surface, but when the opportunity arose, they couldn’t wait to see you be in disgrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced over at Lin Xuan Qi and saw him being nonchalant about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that Sima Long knew it was best for him to go with the other young masters’ suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would surely ridicule him for not taking it on when his opponent seemed confident to deal with the theme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. Let the theme be a poem about sorrow,\" Sima Long said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came over to Lin Xuan Qi and said, \"Since I’m the one that started it, let me go first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi nodded and had a different view of Sima Long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought that Sima Long was the typical arrogant young master, but he was pleasantly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Long had decided to go first so that Lin Xuan Qi himself had more time to come up with a poem, not wanting him to do too badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appreciated Sima Long’s concern, but it was unwarranted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi had the advantage of being a transmigrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had to win so that his mansion would have more people for him to get the reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He focused and glanced at Sima Long next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pacing around the stage, Sima Long was trying very hard to come up with a poem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gazes from the patrons made him nervous, and his mind had difficulties coming up with words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time went by, the patrons began to be impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you able to do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine if you can’t come up with something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, we can understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Long wasn’t so dumb as to believe them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Word would spread immediately in the circles of the young masters in Hong Feng City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grandfather, Sima Liang, wouldn’t be too pleased about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he stopped pacing and finished all the wine that was left in the wine bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahem. Sima Long cleared his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to recite his poem slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spring flowers bloom, so bright, so red,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sip my wine, it clouds my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last night I saw the moon on high,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It made me sad, I don’t know why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The palace walls still stand with grace,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The maids wear silk with painted face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How deep my sorrow? None can say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s like the tea I drink each day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrons didn’t have much reaction to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something that they could have come up with. And some of them could even do better than this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their focus turned to Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be fair, young master Sima Long used up an incense time to come up with his poem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think you shouldn’t take any longer than him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the patrons said, and the others nodded and agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi nodded and pretended to go into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a few steps and stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrons looked on and wondered if he had given up so soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some got ready to ridicule Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi had used the time to decide which poem he should go for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally decided to use one of the famous poems by Li Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yu was the last emperor of South Tang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was reluctant to be an emperor and was helpless against the Northern Song Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His life was full of sorrows, from his artistic talents as an emperor to his country being conquered by the Song Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi knew that his poem was the perfect one for the occasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He copied Sima Long and cleared his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he began to recite Li Yu’s poem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When will the flowers and moonlight fade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long the memories time has made?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The eastern wind swept through last night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet moonlit thoughts of home bring pain to sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The carved railings, jade steps still stand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But youth has vanished from this land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How deep the sorrow hearts must know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As endless rivers eastward flow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrons in the building went silent.\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.692Z",1,"novelbin.me","f7e7dd52edcb522afcd00c8a3e5de1357f2b5df3254e18c70de271885c47a6e6","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-27","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-25",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]