Chapter 1085: The True Mastery of Tang Feng
As she reached the door, Bai Ruozhu stopped again, realizing it would be inappropriate for her to look at the other guests, as it wasn't in keeping with the rules of receiving patrons.
Seeing her hesitate, Bai Zepei thought she wanted to check out the excitement and got up, saying, "Let's walk along the corridor to see the other people's poems, so I can learn as well."
The competition involved collecting poems from all participating guests and hanging them on a stage in the middle of the main hall. There were people with rich voices that would read out the poems in a modulated tone for guests who couldn't see clearly to listen to the content, then judges would select the top three.
Of course, if the judges' decisions were unfair, the audience could raise objections, and then everyone would examine the poems together to see whether the judges' evaluations were flawed.