Chapter 313 The only one who can surpass the Queen is herself

Hearing Su Zhaoxin's voice, Su Changan and the others were not surprised. After all, they had just seen Chen Xin and Su Zhaoxin leave their seats and walk towards them.

Xia Yaomo and Lian Qiao saw Su Zhaoxin walk in, and also saw Chen Xin.

The two of them stood up and saluted Chen Xin.

Chen Xin didn’t care about these understandings and just waved his hand.

However, Chen Xin saw that there was no one else sitting where the two of them were, unlike some other seats where they had asked the girl from the Shihua Pavilion to accompany them.

Although he couldn't do anything, at least there were young women by his side, wine and beauties, which was pleasing to the eyes, and even the wine tasted better.

So Chen Xin also asked: "Why didn't you call a girl over? No money?"

Xia Yaomo was actually quite open with Chen Xin, mainly because Chen Xin, his brother, had always been cynical and easy to get along with, so he said directly: "He's still looking for a wife, so you can't call him."

Chen Xin heard this, looked at Xia Yaomo and shook his head, not knowing what to say. He came to the brothel and didn't ask the girls to come by. Even if today was a poetry meeting, it didn't prevent him from asking the girls to accompany him. He wasn't doing anything.

Should we say that this younger brother is serious or not?

No matter how you look at it, this brat is destined to never find a wife. I'll think of a solution later.

Chen Xin was too lazy to pay attention to Xia Yaomo, and instead looked at Lian Qiao: "What are you going to say if you meet Liu Baishi?"

Lian Qiao was a little confused by Chen Xin's sudden question, but after thinking about it, she was about to speak, but found it was inappropriate, so she started thinking again.

Xia Yaomo saw this and immediately said, "Brother, I haven't taught you yet! Don't worry, I'm here!"

But after saying that, Xia Yaomo was puzzled for a moment: "But how do you know that Lian Qiao will definitely win tonight."

Chen Xin was puzzled for a moment and looked at Xia Yaomo. Did this kid also prepare something?

Chen Xin has his own purpose, and the premise of this purpose is to let Lian Qiao win the championship. In fact, it is to help Lian Qiao fulfill his wish so that he can move on to the next step.

But thinking of this, Chen Xin looked at Xia Yaomo suspiciously, wondering what this brat could do.

But after thinking about it and looking at Xia Yaomo's expression, Chen Xin decided not to ask, so as not to get involved in the cause and effect and disturb his own affairs.

So, Chen Xin looked at Xia Yaomo with approval: "Who is my brother? Is there anything you can't do?"

That sounds too nice.

Xia Yaomo was immediately happy when he heard it.

Lian Qiao, who was standing aside, frowned and looked at Chen Xin: "Master, are you going to help me too?"

Lianqiao is sometimes silly, but very smart in some things.

Chen Xin hasn't spoken yet.

Su Zhaoxin said at the side: "Of course not! Brother Lian, you don't know that Taoist Chen Xin is very concerned about your matter. He even spent a lot of money to invite my sister Maoer to come. Although I don't know why such a poetry association would ask my sister Maoer to come, but if my sister Maoer is here, then there will be no problem with this matter."

When Xia Yaomo heard this, he blinked and looked at Chen Xin in confusion.

Chen Xin chuckled and looked at Lian Qiao who was also looking at him with confusion: "What should be done is what should be done."

Lian Qiao became even more suspicious.

Xia Yaomo helped him out of loyalty.

Why did Chen Xin help me?

Lian Qiao and Chen Xin had only met once before, when they went to Longhu Mountain with his father. Apart from that, they had no other interactions.

Chen Xin said earnestly: "You will understand in the future. Anyway, I have no ill intentions. I am just doing something that is in accordance with the cause and effect."

Lian Qiao was still suspicious.

Taoism is most afraid of cause and effect. This is something that all martial artists in the world know, especially those Taoists who have always been known as the Tao.

Because it has a lot to do with the techniques he practices. After all, Taoist practice is about the state of mind, which is somewhat similar to his sword.

Therefore, Taoists are the most taboo about the matter of cause and effect, even more so than the Buddhists.

But when did I let Chen Xin be affected by my karma?

Or, was it this junior master from Mount Longhu who got involved in this?

He had heard his father comment on how this good Prince of Da Xia did not do his job and instead became a Taoist monk.

Simply put, 'If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the Heavenly Master at Longhu Mountain, but this person will definitely refuse, because his state of mind is so full that no one can match him.'

Su Zhaoxin didn't care much about these things.

He came here simply because he saw it over there, and Chen Xin was coming over, so he followed and said hello.

After all, Su Zhaoxin knew Lian Qiao and Xia Yaomo.

But now

Just as Su Zhaoxin looked outside, he saw Xia Tingyu.

Xia Tingyu raised the corner of his mouth, and looked at him with a pair of fox eyes that seemed to be smiling.

Although Xia Tingyu was dressed as a woman, Su Zhaoxin couldn't forget this vixen. He pouted and turned to look at Xia Yaomo: "You are not a very good sister!"

Xia Yaomo was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but glanced over. Seeing Xia Tingyu, he immediately gave a wry smile and looked at Su Zhaoxin, nodded seriously, then thought for a moment and said, "Actually, none of my sisters are that good. Only the one who got married and had a child is okay."

Hearing this, Su Zhaoxin thought about it seriously, and then said, "Then I am better than you. My sisters are all very good. My third sister gave me two hundred taels of silver today! My second sister is also good, but she is too busy to take care of me now. My eldest sister is great. Every time she makes delicious food, she knows that I like to drink broth, so she always gives the meat to herself and Wan'er, and gives the bones to Wan'er's little yellow dog, leaving the broth for me. She is so good to me!"

Hearing this, the three people present were stunned, and then looked at Su Zhaoxin strangely.

because

What can I say?

I always feel like something is wrong, but I can't put my finger on it.

Chen Xin understood and wanted to laugh, but he couldn't, mainly because the people involved in this topic could not be mentioned.

So Chen Xin didn't plan to get involved. He looked at Su Zhaoxin and asked, "Do you want to stay here or go back with me?"

Su Zhaoxin now got to the point. Naturally, he was reluctant to go back. The main reason was that there wasn't anyone to chat with there. It would be boring to just sit there.

In other words, I can't bear to part with my cat.

But Su Zhaoxin glanced at Maomao and found that Sister Maoer was sitting there staring at the fish in the pond in front of her. He didn't know what she was thinking, and it didn't seem like she needed him to accompany her.

So he looked at Chen Xin and said, "It's right here. Anyway, I'll settle your bill in the end!"

Chen Xin smiled and stopped talking.

She immediately turned around and left, hurrying away from this place of trouble. If her ruthless sister knew that Xia Yaomo was saying bad things about her behind her back, she might get involved too.

Before leaving, Chen Xin wanted to remind Xia Yaomo not to talk nonsense, but after thinking about it, forget it, Xia Yaomo will take care of it himself and no one can stop him.

Chen Xin left.

Su Zhaoxin also seemed to have completely opened up his mouth.

This is especially true for Xia Yaomo.

Lian Qiao is okay, but she would interject from time to time.

Of the three younger brothers, what they talked about the most was naturally their sister.

Su Zhaoxin kept complaining, talking about Su Linhan and Su Qingning. As for Su Changan, he didn't say anything bad, but he kept talking about the fact that Su Changan was always allergic to him. He was very sad about this and even secretly tried to find out why Su Changan was always allergic to him, but he didn't find out anything, so he could only continue to be sad.

But most of them said good things about Su Changan, such as when Su Changan got apples, he always gave the apple flesh to Su Wan'er and the apple peel to him. Su Zhaoxin was very happy about this and felt that Su Changan was really good to him. Because of Su Qingning, Su Liheng and the others didn't even have apple peels!

The word Xia Yaomo said the most was "cruel and ruthless". Although he did not specify which sister it was, Lian Qiao and Su Zhaoxin both knew it.

Lian Qiao spoke the least, but he would say something harsh from time to time, such as how Lian Wei cheated him, how he beat him, etc.

After the three of them said this, they all sighed.

Su Changan and others who were standing nearby heard clearly what the three people said.

Lian Wei put his hand on the hilt of the long sword at his waist several times, but he finally held back.

But facing Yan Ruyu's gaze, Lian Wei blushed.

Su Changan’s situation isn’t actually very good either, not because of what Su Zhaoxin said.

Su Zhaoxin said only nice things, but the problem was that Xia Fengxiang held his hand, and because he was very angry, he held it tighter and even started to twist it!

This made Su Changan very helpless.

From where Xia Tingyu was, he could clearly see Su Zhaoxin and the others.

Now

The princess dressed as a man was leaning against the side of the table, holding a snack in one hand. Her foxy eyes were charming in themselves, and a slight glance made many men and women who were peeking at her have their hearts fluttering.

However, Xia Tingyu didn't care about those people. She just looked at Su Zhaoxin and the others chatting happily and sighing occasionally. Xia Tingyu wanted to know what they were talking about, as if they were all in their 40s.

His eyes moved slightly to one side.

Xia Tingyu saw Su Changan and the others, but after all, Su Changan and the others had changed their appearance at the moment, so Xia Tingyu just glanced at them and didn't take it seriously.

only

When Xia Tingyu saw Maomao swallowing his saliva and looking at the carp alone, there was some disappointment in his eyes.

Because she was sure that Su Changan didn't come.

When Xia Tingyu saw the cat at first, she was a little happy, thinking that Su Changan had also come, but when she looked carefully, she found that he was not there.

But Xia Tingyu was too lazy to think about anything else.

She didn't care what would happen to the poem today.

She came here today mainly to watch the fun and to see those people from the aristocratic families. After all, she had nothing to do, and her petty sister in the palace wouldn't allow her to enter. Otherwise, she would have gone to find Su Changan. Who would come here?

Xia Tingyu gently put the snack into his mouth and licked his fingers slightly, then looked away.

However, when he took it back, he couldn't help but look at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang who had disguised themselves.

When she noticed that the young couple in her eyes were holding each other's hands and looking at each other, and it was obvious that one of them was trying to make the other happy.

Xia Tingyu smiled softly: "Whose girl is this? It's quite interesting that they are so affectionate even in a brothel."

Thinking of this, Xia Tingyu wondered whether he should go and have some fun with her.

While Xia Tingyu was looking at the disguised Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang

Li Jiulang also noticed Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, and was certain in his heart that these two should be the emperor and the empress.

but

Just because you see it doesn’t mean you have to do anything about it.

Li Jiulang knew about these things.

As for why the emperor came here in person.

Li Jiulang looked at the southern businessmen sitting together over there. Among them, there were not only businessmen, but also people from some southern aristocratic families.

Ever since Zhao Yulang was sent to the south to serve as an official of the Ouyang family, many people in the court knew that the emperor was going to start dealing with these people.

So today the emperor came here in person to take a look. Although Li Jiulang felt that there was no need for the emperor to come in person, he was secretly impressed in his heart that the current emperor was concerned about every detail and had gone through so many things, and the emperor had made meticulous plans.

and

So many things happened.

When Li Jiulang thought of the emperor coming, he thought in his heart that the emperor coming in person actually had already planned something and had already started it.

Otherwise, why would the emperor come to a so-called poetry meeting in such a place?

Thinking of this, Li Jiulang picked up the wine cup and was about to drink, but then he thought of something.

Look back.

But he saw Li Xingyue yawning while holding a book in her hand.

Seeing my daughter start to feel sleepy after reading only a few words, I could only smile helplessly.

Li Xingyue saw her father looking at her, and she bit her lower lip and felt a little embarrassed, but she still emphasized: "I'm not sleepy!"

Li Jiulang shook his head, ignored it, and turned his head to look at the locations of the Southern Chambers of Commerce.

Especially looking at those middle-aged and young people, I don't know what they are talking about with the madam of the flower shop.

Li Jiulang paused for a moment with the wine cup to his lips, then smiled, because he had heard a rumor that these people were determined to get Liu Baishi tonight, and even planned to redeem him?

Redeem it

Whether it can be done is one thing, but it depends on how much money you reveal. The more you reveal, the more money those noble families have, and the more prosperous the national treasury will be.

Thinking of this, Li Jiulang drank it all in one gulp.

At this time, Li Xingyue suddenly came to his side, holding a book, blinking her big eyes and asked: "Dad, how do you read this word?"

…

There are more and more guests in the Shihua Pavilion.

Naturally, it became more and more lively.

However, compared to the outside, the yard where Liu Baishi lives in the backyard of Shihua Pavilion seems much quieter.

Especially because of the snow in the past few days, the snow in the yard has not melted. The scenery of this small yard is much more beautiful than usual.

Especially since Liu Baishi was standing in the yard, the scenery became even more moving.

Liu Baishi looked at the snow in the yard, but did not touch anything. He bent his fingers, wiped his palms, twisted his wrists casually, turned his head to look at the kitten running around in the yard, smiled slightly, and did not disturb the little thing from playing.

The cat was adopted a few days ago. It was said to be a cat from the palace, so the price was not expensive. Liu Baishi thought it was cute, so he adopted it.

However, Liu Baishi did not disturb the scenery. Instead, the maid beside her ran over in a hurry, looking excited: "Miss, there are too many people! They are all important figures, especially the Princess of the King of Shu. She looks so seductive when she is dressed as a man. Many sisters are hiding and peeking at her, and..."

At this point, the maid asked with a smile: "Guess who else is coming?"

Liu Baishi was stunned for a moment and looked at his maid.

The maid immediately joked, "That's the guy who runs our restaurant here."

Hearing this, Liu Baishi was stunned again, and then asked: "Lianqiao?"

The maid nodded immediately, then looked at Liu Baishi and said with a smile: "But Master Lian didn't bring any fried dumplings today, so Miss doesn't have to eat anymore."

After saying that, the maid pursed her lips and smiled.

Because when it comes to Forsythia, everyone in the entire flower museum thinks she is a weirdo.

The first time I came here, I lost my wallet.

The second time I came, I didn't lose any money, but I just looked around after I came. I didn't ask my sister to accompany me, and I just sat there by myself looking around.

The third time he came, things were even stranger. He brought fried dumplings and wanted to give them to Liu Baishi. Although he handed them to Sister Baishi and she accepted them, this young man behaved like this after that. Every time he came, he would bring fried dumplings and then sit there as if this was a restaurant. He would order food, eat, and then leave.

The food here is so expensive, and that Mr. Lian is just a sucker.

Moreover, he brought some fried dumplings. Although they would always be passed on to Sister Baishi, no one knew what this young master was thinking.

Which family sent fried dumplings to Sister White Lion?

They all gave gifts like gold, silver, jade, or cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings, as well as rouge and other valuable items. Only he would give fried dumplings as a gift.

When Liu Baishi heard the maid's words, he immediately said, "She is becoming more and more talkative."

But after saying that, Liu Baishi couldn't help but ask, "Did you come with Prince An?"

The maid nodded immediately.

Liu Baishi suddenly realized: "No wonder."

The maid looked at Liu Baishi, thought for a moment and said, "Sister, if someone writes a very good poem today and wins the first prize and has dinner with you, will Master Lian be sad?"

Liu Baishi smiled and said, "Why are you so concerned about Master Lian?"

The maid said immediately, "Sister, you have so many suitors, but Master Lian is good to us and is very polite to us. He is not like other people who seem to be polite to us but actually look down on us. Most importantly, Master Lian looks silly. If he is sad, it would be heartbreaking. Just like... um~~"

At this point, the maid paused, then suddenly thought of something and said immediately: "It's just like the little puppy that Sister Hua Huan raised! It's stupid, but it looks so rare."

Liu Baishi smiled and asked, "Do you like Mr. Lian?"

The maid blushed when she heard this, and then immediately said, "Sister, don't make fun of me! It's obvious that he likes you, sister. How can we like him?"

After saying that, the maid frowned and said, "I am worried about you, young lady. I heard that many people outside came prepared. I heard that those people who came from there all bought poems. But those people are annoying to me. They touch other sisters openly or secretly, and even say to others that they admire you, sister. They look like bad people. If the poems they write are good, won't you have to eat with the winner among those bad guys?"

Liu Baishi immediately smiled and said, "You still say Lian Qiao is stupid. When have I ever had dinner with someone I don't like? And tonight's poetry is up to me. If I don't like it, no matter how good he is, I have to say no. Have you forgotten?"

When the maid heard this, she immediately laughed, and then said with a smile: "That's right, in terms of poetry, sister likes the Queen's poems the most. How could anyone be able to surpass the poems written by the Queen. Moreover, people outside say that the only one who can surpass the poems written by the Queen is the Queen herself. But I see that although there are many nobles outside, the Queen is not here, how can anyone write such good poems, even if you buy them."

Liu Baishi smiled helplessly: "Go get ready, it's almost time to start."

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(End of this chapter)