There were many versions of Ji Xiaolan and Qianlong's couplet. One of the couplets was from Qianlong: " The Emperor's Map of 40,000 Miles. Since ancient times, there has never been a dynasty that unified 40,000 Miles. Fifty years of Holy Life. From now on, there are still 9,950 years." "The Double Celebration of the Seventies," Ji Xiaolan replied,"The Spring and Autumn Period." The other couplet was Qianlong's: "Two plates of beans", Ji Xiaolan's: "One Ou of oil." There was also a couplet by Qianlong: "Two butterflies fight in the forest", and Ji Xiaolan: "A gull swims on the water." These couplets showed the humor and tacit understanding between Ji Xiaolan and Qianlong.
The couplet that Ji Xiaolan and Qianlong had coincidentally matched was: Ji Xiaolan's couplet for the second half was "a cup of oil".
Ji Xiaolan's most famous couplet was: " No matter how big or small a mouse is, it is called old." This was the first couplet of Emperor Qianlong, and Ji Xiaolan cleverly matched it with the second couplet: " Both male and female parrots are called brothers." This couplet was known as the absolute work of the ages.
Ji Xiaolan wrote many poems for Qianlong, including Flying Snow, Goose, and a poem written on Qianlong's birthday. Each poem represented a word, namely ten thousand, longevity, no, and boundary.
There were many interactions between Ji Xiaolan and Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong was very appreciative of Ji Xiaolan's literary talent and praised his couplet as "wonderful". In a famous couplet competition, Qianlong put forward a difficult problem: "No matter how big or small the mouse is, it is old", which made all literati helpless. However, Ji Xiaolan showed extraordinary wisdom and cleverly responded to this difficult problem, which made Qianlong praise her again and again. The success of this couplet made Ji Xiaolan gain the emperor's appreciation. Later, he was put in an important position in the imperial court. Ji Xiaolan had once given Qianlong a riddle, and Qianlong had praised her. These interactions between poems and riddles showed Ji Xiaolan's literary talent and Qianlong's love for literature.
Qianlong and Ji Xiaolan had a lot of couplet. One of them, Qianlong said the first couplet "two plates of beans", Ji Xiaolan replied the second couplet "a bowl of oil". Qianlong then said," Two butterflies fighting in the forest." Ji Xiaolan replied," A gull swimming on the water." Their couplet was full of humor and humor, bringing laughter and harmony to people.
Ji Xiaolan and Qianlong had a relationship of monarch and minister during the Qing Dynasty. They often entertained and communicated with each other in the form of couplets. We can see some interesting stories about them. For example, Qianlong once gave Ji Xiaolan a couplet of "two plates of beans", and Ji Xiaolan replied with a couplet of "a bowl of oil". In addition, Qianlong also gave Ji Xiaolan a couplet," Rats, regardless of size, are called old." Ji Xiaolan replied with a couplet," Parrots, regardless of gender, are called brothers." The interaction between these couplets showed their talent and sense of humor.
Ji Xiaolan and Qianlong were two important figures in the Qing Dynasty. They had many exchanges of poems and couplets. Emperor Qianlong was a monarch who loved literature and liked to write poems, while Ji Xiaolan was an official with deep literary attainments. Their poems and couplets showed their talent and wisdom. In a birthday poem, Qianlong first wrote the first sentence, and Ji Xiaolan cleverly responded, showing their tacit understanding and wit. In another couplet competition, Qianlong came up with a couplet, and Ji Xiaolan immediately came up with a couplet, which made Qianlong exclaim. Their couplets and poems showed their literary talent and wisdom, which was appreciated and promoted by Qianlong. Ji Xiaolan and Qianlong's poems and couplets were part of their literary exchange, showing their love and attainments in literature. Their talent and wisdom made them important figures in the literary world of the Qing Dynasty.
Ji Xiaolan's response to Qianlong's death was not clearly answered in the search results provided. Therefore, I don't know how Ji Xiaolan responded to Qianlong's death.
The classic dialogue between Emperor Qianlong and Ji Xiaolan was widely discussed and appreciated in Ji Xiaolan's Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth. In this conversation, Emperor Qianlong asked Ji Xiaolan what was the most important thing in the world, and Ji Xiaolan replied that it was the country. Emperor Qianlong then explained that the country referred to the Qing Dynasty left behind by the ancestors. They discussed the number and symbolic significance of the jade seals in the palace. Emperor Qianlong then explained the purpose of the imperial examination. He believed that the importance of the imperial examination was not to select talents, but to restrict thinking and let smart people fall into the cage of eight-legged writing. This conversation triggered people to think and discuss the imperial examination system.
Ji Xiaolan answered with a surprising answer," Bin Zhiyue is the matchmaker." She immediately resolved the problem and displayed her keen thinking and outstanding wit.