Chapter 125 Gu Yu Smiled
“Since that’s the case, a written agreement is needed for the bet to be truly established.”
Although the ten selected individuals were indeed famous scholars, Zhuang Hui was still uneasy.
Not only was Gu Yu worried about the other party reneging, but Zhuang Hui was as well…
If Gu Yu was just playing a joke and didn’t pay the silver in the end, he would have no recourse.
Therefore, with witnesses and a black-and-white agreement, it would be sealed!
With this in mind, Zhuang Hui’s gaze towards Gu Yu was filled with fervor, waiting for Gu Yu’s nod of agreement.
“No problem, the agreement has already been written. Take a look and see if it’s correct.”
After hearing Zhuang Hui’s request for a written agreement, Gu Yu smiled slightly, then directly produced two previously written agreements and handed them to Zhuang Hui to affix his fingerprints.
After all, Gu Yu did not trust Zhuang Hui’s character to honestly hand over the silver.
Therefore, it was better to have a written agreement as proof.
After Zhuang Hui carefully read the agreement three times, he nodded with satisfaction. Without any hesitation, he directly dipped his finger into the ink pad and then pressed it onto the paper, and the agreement was established!
Now, there was no fear of Gu Yu reneging.
“One more thing, let both of our silver notes be handed over for the Prefect to keep. After the winner is decided, it will be directly given to the winner.”
However, the competition did not begin immediately.
After hearing Gu Yu’s suggestion, Zhuang Hui hesitated, then thought that in full view of everyone, the Prefect would not embezzle the money.
Seemingly nonchalantly, he took out the million taels of silver notes and handed them to the Prefect.
Seeing this scene, Gu Yu smiled.
He smiled like a little fox stealing a chicken, his eyes full of the feeling of profit, thinking that someone was actually giving him money for nothing!
Money that comes to his doorstep, better to have it than not!
“Alright, can we start now!”
“Of course. Who shall pose the question?”
“Let me. After all, I am slightly older than you, so posing the question will be easier.”
Afterward, hearing Zhuang Hui eagerly volunteering to pose the question, Gu Yu had no objections.
He smiled slightly and nodded directly at him.
Five thousand years of history, any theme of poetry, all were available!
Even if Zhuang Hui posed the question, so what?
The final winner would be him anyway.
Gu Yu’s demeanor made everyone watching nod in admiration, thinking that Gu Yu, despite his young age, clearly displayed the bearing of a master.
This young man was extraordinary!
However, simply being able to produce a million taels of silver was obviously not something an ordinary person could do.
“It is winter now, so the poetry should naturally be in tune with the season. Let’s use the plum blossom by the corner of the wall as the theme!”
Having seized the initiative, Zhuang Hui was naturally very proud.
No matter what tricks Gu Yu had, they could not be used now!
However, it was not time to think about these things, but rather about what poem to compose…
Gu Yu, on the other hand, was not in a hurry, waiting leisurely.
This made the onlookers secretly anxious, thinking that Zhuang Hui was quite a capable scholar. Was it really appropriate for Gu Yu to be so careless?
After all, to defeat Zhuang Hui, one could not be taken lightly!
This was truly a case of “the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is worried to death,” leaving everyone worrying about Gu Yu.
Of course, there were also some people who were jealous of Gu Yu, secretly hoping that Zhuang Hui would display his divine powers and completely defeat Gu Yu.
Both were young people, so why should Gu Yu be so rich!
And he had a formidable wife…
Compared to Gu Yu, they were utterly outshone, reduced to nothing. It was precisely this unwillingness that made these jealous people hope for Gu Yu’s downfall.
Even if a million taels of silver meant nothing to Gu Yu, losing was still losing!
This would become a major failure in Gu Yu’s life, following him for the rest of his days.
“Flowers scatter by the painted bridge, slanted, asking about daily life. In front of the steps, they are dense, floating and sinking around the plum blossoms.”
As he was thinking, Zhuang Hui came up with a poem.
When he spoke the verses, the surrounding crowd nodded.
To be able to compose such verses in such a short time.
Zhuang Hui’s skill was not weak!
Zhuang Hui also smiled brightly, already imagining himself receiving Gu Yu’s million taels of silver, such good fortune was hard to come by!
Gu Yu’s meager abilities dared to show off in front of him.
Truly did not know how to write the word “death”… However, it could also be considered teaching Gu Yu a lesson, telling him not to be so arrogant.
Even if someone supported him, how long could the Gu family last!
At that time, Gu Yu would also be ruined!
Thinking of this, Zhuang Hui’s smile became even brighter, he was very confident in the poem he had composed, and did not believe Gu Yu had the ability to surpass him.
“Zhuang Hui’s poetry is indeed skillful!”
“After all, he ranked in the top three in the imperial examinations!”
“Haha, letting Gu Yu be so arrogant, he’s bound to lose this time.”
“Has the result of this competition already been determined? No matter how strong Gu Yu is, his age and experience are here. It’s hard for him to write a better poem than Zhuang Hui!”
“Not necessarily. Gu Yu became famous at a young age. Although his medical skills are unmatched, he can generalize. Perhaps he has some talent in poetry and prose!”
Listening to the clamor of the onlookers, Gu Yu was already accustomed to such small scenes.
Regarding this, his expression showed no change. He maintained his leisurely demeanor, sitting on the chair with his mind somewhat wandering.
In the eyes of outsiders, it was like he was spacing out, causing even those who favored Gu Yu to shake their heads, thinking that the result of this competition had already been decided.
Gu Yu had lost.
“What else is there to see? It’s over. Let’s go, let’s go.”
“Why leave so early? I still want to see the regretful expression on Gu Yu’s face. It will be absolutely wonderful!”
“Alas, I thought Gu Yu would bring a surprise, but he hasn’t thought of anything yet… It’s truly a wasted anticipation. I wonder if his title of Divine Doctor is true.”
“You guys are too impatient! As long as Gu Yu hasn’t conceded, the competition is not over! You must give him more time to compose and ponder.”
“Let him ponder until tomorrow?”
Seeing that Gu Yu still hadn’t spoken, the onlookers’ voices became increasingly noisy.
This made the Prefect, who was presiding over the competition, very helpless. He thought that Gu Yu’s situation was very difficult… If he really couldn’t compose a poem, he should concede early.
Dragging it out like this was meaningless.
Moreover, it would make people look down on him even more!
Although losing a million taels of silver was very painful, the bet was initiated by Gu Yu. A man should bravely admit it.
Don’t wait until the end to be scorned…
However…
“Several branches of plum blossom in the corner, bloom alone against the cold. If you know they are not snow, it’s because of the faint fragrance.”
After everyone had waited for a long time, Gu Yu finally spoke.
