Min Feng naturally sat at the front, as his teacher was the Grand Secretary Xia Qing, and he himself was an official of the court.
Once everyone was seated in order, the courtyard opposite also quieted down; in fact, it was never really noisy.
"I won't say much more. Today's gathering is for a literary competition, and the prizes are ready. Three rare editions by famous authors, along with a set of fine scholar's four jewels, among others, which I won't list in detail here."
For these noble sons, the prizes were not the most important thing—demonstrating talent was the priority.
Of course, participation was voluntary, and Gu Chengyu had no intention of taking part.
Most importantly, if the women couldn't decide a winner in their poetry and essays, they would sometimes ask the male guests to judge.
Once it was announced to the male guests, the women naturally began as well.
