Zi Yan naturally noticed the difference in Lu Chen, but she didn't say much.

She has seen all kinds of people over the years, and she has also seen people like Lu Chen who acted disdainful towards her but actually wanted to attract her attention in this way.

So after Zi Yan finished playing a song, she ignored Lu Chen and nodded to her fanatical supporters in the audience.

Next is the time for the top guys to show off. The rich ones can contribute money and the talented ones can show off their talents.

Sure enough, several wealthy businessmen immediately spent a huge amount of money, and the amount of red silk under Zi Yan's name increased by who knows how many feet.

However, this is just the beginning. After giving away the silver, the next thing to come is all kinds of rare treasures.

During this period, Li Guang also handed over the calligraphy in his hand. After Zi Yan read it, she thanked Li Guang emphatically and even drank a glass of wine with Li Guang.

Li Guang, feeling that he had won the favor of no one, was so proud that his tail was about to rise to the sky. He couldn't help but sneer at Li Jing, "Li Jing, you are a person of status after all. You can't come to visit Miss Zi Yan empty-handed."

Li Jing snorted coldly, took off a jade pendant from her waist and threw it up.

The jade pendant of the young marquis of Prince Duan's Mansion is naturally not an ordinary item.

Zi Yan was also sharp-eyed. After seeing the jade pendant, she hurriedly saluted Li Jing.

This scene made Li Guang very unhappy. He snorted coldly and said, "I thought you were a person of status and that you would do extraordinary things. I didn't expect you to be a person who only pays people for money."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing couldn't stand it any longer. He also taunted, "Why, did you write that copy of calligraphy yourself? Or did you dig it out of the ground? Didn't you buy it with money too?"

"Let me tell you, you're a person who doesn't even know how to spend money wisely. Miss Zi Yan, is she in need of a copybook of calligraphy? She's in need of a good lyric. I heard that Yanlai Tower has already asked Zhang Xiuzhi to write a lyric for their top performer. Isn't Miss Zi Yan known for her mastery of both zither and poetry? If she's outdone in poetry, she might not be able to keep the title of top courtesan."

Everyone in the room was shocked when these words were spoken. Even Zi Yan, who had always appeared extremely calm, had a look of worry on her face.

Seeing the beauty's worry, Li Guang immediately patted his chest and said, "Miss Zi Yan, please rest assured. I have brought a lot of friends with me this time. Everyone has made some achievements in poetry. With our combined efforts, we will definitely be able to help Miss Zi Yan write a good poem and win the first place in the Oiran Competition."

Just as he finished speaking, a servant came running in with a piece of paper and said, "There's news of Zhang Xiuzhi's new work from Yanlai Tower!"

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly asked the servant to recite it in public. They didn't expect that Zhang Xiuzhi was actually in Yanlai Tower tonight. Now he released this poem, which was obviously a provocation to them.

If she couldn't fight back, Miss Zi Yan would have already been at a disadvantage before the Oiran Contest even started.

So all the scholars present were eager to perform well in front of the beauty.

However, after they finished listening to Zhang Xiuzhi's poems, everyone was speechless!