Chapter 102 Linjiang Tower Linjiang Tower

Secretly, Xiao Hanlin couldn't help but look at Su Fengzhang again and again. He was particularly silent that day, just sitting in the back drinking silently. However, the other examiners were not active either, so it was not too abrupt.

When he saw Su Fengzhang in person, Xiao Hanlin finally understood why his followers said that this was the type of scholar His Majesty liked.

Southerners are generally short and not as tall as northerners, as was the case with Scholar Wang. But Su Fengzhang was tall and graceful, and wherever he stood, he outshone the other candidates.

With a graceful appearance, elegant manners and a good handwriting and writing style, this kind of person is exactly what the current emperor prefers, not to mention the precious poem "Sui Hua Yin" that has been written before.

Xiao Hanlin couldn't help but think deeply. If one day in the future Su Fengzhang passed the imperial examination and became an official in the court, and he found out that he had tripped him up today, would he hold a grudge against him?

The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it. Why had he been so blinded by greed and listened to Qian Tongzhi's words?

Suddenly, Xiao Hanlin felt that he was thinking too much. No one could know what happened in the Imperial Examination Hall, and Lord Wang and his men would never tell others. As long as he didn't say anything, Su Fengzhang would still be the top scorer in the end.

He had already won the first three prizes, and Su Fengzhang didn't have super hearing and super vision, so how could he know that he had done anything wrong?

Yes, that's right. As long as he denies it to death, this matter will be kept secret and no one will know about it. Xiao Hanlin figured it out and relaxed. He drank a few more glasses out of relief.

The Lu Ming Banquet was lively and exciting until the evening, and Su Fengzhang followed a group of scholars out.

Xu Zifeng quickly caught up with Su Fengzhang from behind, grabbed his arm, and shouted with a smile: "Brother Su, I will hold a banquet at Linjiang Tower in three days. You must come then."

Since they had come to invite him specifically, Su Fengzhang did not refuse: "I'll be sorry to bother you when the time comes."

Xu Zifeng was very happy to see him agree: "Then let's meet again in three days. I will be waiting for Brother Su at Linjiang Tower."

After saying this, he glanced at Lu Mingchuan next to him and called out unenthusiastically, "Brother Lu, come along when the time comes."

Lu Mingchuan naturally agreed, but after Xu Zifeng left, he said sourly, "I heard that Xu Zifeng is from the capital, born into an official family, and he can actually hold a banquet at Linjiang Tower."

The cost of staying in Linjiang Tower is not low. Ordinary scholars would feel distressed just to go there once, let alone hold a banquet there.

Su Fengzhang just smiled and said: "Isn't this great? We can also see the elegance of Linjiang Tower."

Lu Mingchuan felt much better after hearing this, but he added, "Even the prefect and Wang Xueshi know him. It's clear that he has a family background in learning. We can't even flatter him."

Su Fengzhang shook his head helplessly, knowing that Lu Mingchuan was feeling very upset, probably because he saw the two adults treating him specially just now.

Su Fengzhang stopped talking, and Lu Mingchuan felt embarrassed to continue complaining. After all, Xu Zifeng was not a bad person.

Just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, Lu Mingchuan suddenly pointed to one side and shouted, "Hey, that boy looks so familiar. He seems to be here to ask about that person."

Su Fengzhang looked in the direction of his finger and vaguely saw a servant helping a man in official attire to get into the carriage. The prefect had just mentioned that this man's surname was Xiao.

Lu Mingchuan asked curiously, "Brother Su, do you know that gentleman? Why is he asking about you?"

Su Fengzhang shook his head and said, "I was born and raised in Hushan County and have never even left Qingzhou Prefecture. How could I know such an important figure from the capital?"

Lu Mingchuan thought so too and said, "Maybe he has heard of 'Sui Hua Yin', so he wants to make friends with you."

Su Fengzhang smiled, but his expression darkened after he returned to the carriage. Why did Xiao Hanlin specifically inquire about him? He didn't think it was because of "Sui Hua Yin". This move was really a bit sneaky.

But no matter how hard he thought, he really couldn't figure out what kind of entanglement he had with this adult from the capital. They had never even met each other.

Seeing that he looked unhappy, Su Arong asked worriedly, "Erlang, what's wrong? Did you get drunk?"

Su Fengzhang smiled and shook his head, "I didn't drink much, I'm just a little tired."

Su Arong quickly said, "Then go in and lie down. I'll call you when we get home."

Su Fengzhang nodded, and finally kept the matter in his heart and did not tell anyone else.

The next day, Xu Zifeng sent the invitations again in a proper manner. I don’t know if he had heard that there were his classmates here, but Xu Zifeng sent two invitations.

Wenzhu was surprised to see that she also had an invitation. When she opened it, she found that the invitation was made of the finest gold-embossed paper and was very valuable.

"I have never met this Xu Zifeng, but he invited me as well." Wen Zhu said in surprise.

Mr. Wen glared at him and scolded, "Did they invite you? They were just giving Feng Zhang face."

After saying that, he continued, "This Xu Zifeng is very good at dealing with people. He is very careful and flawless."

Knowing that there was a candidate living with Su Fengzhang, he must have inquired about it in advance. After knowing this, he was able to take care of Wen Zhu. This shows his style of doing things. Although Mr. Wen had never met Xu Zifeng, he had some idea of ​​him.

"Should I go then?" Wen Zhu was eager to go, as he had been coveting Linjiang Tower for a long time.

"sure……"

"Of course not!"

Su Fengzhang and Mr. Wen spoke one after another. Mr. Wen glared at his son and scolded him, "Why are you, a scholar, joining in the fun? Are you trying to embarrass yourself? It would be fine if you embarrassed yourself, but you also embarrassed Fengzhang."

Wenzhu suddenly became depressed, sighed and said, "Okay, okay, I won't go. I didn't plan to go anyway."

Su Fengzhang felt embarrassed after hearing this. Before leaving, he sneaked over and said to him, "Wen Xiaozhu, I'll bring you some good wine from Linjiang Tower when I come back. Wait."

Hearing this, Wenzhu immediately perked up and gestured to him to leave quickly.

That is where Su Arong sent Su Fengzhang. Linjiang Tower was built near the wharf of Qingzhou Prefecture and was also a very prosperous and lively place.

On the way there, Su Fengzhang instructed, "Brother Xu is hosting a banquet today, and it probably won't be over for a while. When we get there, leave the carriage at the restaurant. Go walk around and have something to eat. Don't just sit there waiting like an idiot."

Su Arong chuckled and said, "Erlang, you really don't need me to follow you? The other scholar has followers following him, but you don't."

Su Fengzhang said with a smile: "Whether I am missing a hand or a foot, I don't need you to follow me around."

Su Arong continued, "You are very good, completely different from other scholars. I won't go far away. If you have anything to say, just shout upstairs and I will definitely hear you."

When Su Fengzhang went upstairs, Su Arong did not go far. He found a noodle stall nearby and sat down to eat. He found it both affordable and convenient.

"Brother Su is here." Su Fengzhang was still on the stairs when he heard Xu Zifeng's warm greeting. The man had already arrived and pulled him inside.

"Come on, everyone, let me introduce you. This is the champion Su Fengzhang." Xu Zifeng introduced with a smile.

Su Fengzhang took a quick look and realized that not all the people who came this time were the juren of this session, because there were several unfamiliar faces that he had never seen before.

A scholar sitting by the window raised his eyebrows and said jokingly with a smile, "I was wondering who it was that made you, Brother Xu, so obsessed with him that you kept looking towards the stairwell. It turns out to be Su Jieyuan."

Xu Zifeng laughed and said, "Brother Meng, that's strange. Are you disgusted with me for neglecting you?"

Brother Meng ignored him and looked at Su Fengzhang and said, "Su Jieyuan, I invited you to drink before the provincial examination, but you definitely didn't come. Now you can finally see the true face of Mount Lu."

Su Fengzhang raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with a smile, "I am not good-looking, I hope I didn't disappoint Meng Jieyuan."

It turned out that as soon as this person spoke, Su Fengzhang guessed his identity. He should be the top scorer in the previous provincial examination, Meng Ting, from the Meng family of Qingzhou Prefecture.

Su Fengzhang knew this person only because this Jie Yuanlang was very famous and was a well-known talented and romantic scholar in Qingzhou Prefecture. However, he did not expect that the latter had a face like the autumn moon and a complexion like the spring flowers, but acted in a completely opposite and heroic manner.

He looks to be only eighteen or nineteen years old now, which means that three years ago, when he was fifteen or sixteen years old, he had already passed the imperial examination.

Meng Ting burst out laughing after hearing this, slapping the table and saying, "Oh, you're quite interesting, Jieyuan. I used to think you were dull and boring because you studied so hard all day and didn't want to go out for a drink."

Xu Zifeng also laughed and said, "Brother Meng, you are really mistaken. How can Brother Su be a boring person if he can write such a good play as "Sui Hua Yin"?"

Meng Ting left Xu Zifeng behind and pulled Su Fengzhang aside, saying, "Since you're late, Su Jieyuan, you have to drink three cups as punishment, otherwise I won't agree."

Su Fengzhang didn't say anything, he just picked up the glass and drank three glasses in one go.

Meng Ting immediately clapped his hands and shouted, "I like people like you who are straightforward. Unlike some people who grumble even after drinking a glass of wine, those who don't know them would think they are sissy."

When he said this, a scholar on the other end looked unhappy, which showed that there had been some disagreement before.

Xu Zifeng stepped out to smooth things over, saying with a smile, "Everyone has their own way of drinking, and we can't force them to do the same. But it seems today that Brother Meng and Brother Su seem to get along quite well."

At this moment, the scholar opposite sneered and cursed: "Being able to drink is nothing. It is great for us scholars to be able to write poetry."

Meng Ting was obviously a troublemaker. Upon hearing this, he laughed and scolded, "Hey, Li Sanlang, you definitely can't drink more than me. Do you think you can beat me in poetry?"

Li Sanlang glared at him with red eyes, but who would have thought that he would shout the next moment, "I won't compete with you today. I want to see how powerful our new champion is and see if he's just an empty name, relying on cheap tricks to attract attention."

Su Fengzhang failed to watch the show, and the fire burned himself instead.

Seeing that things were not going well, Xu Zifeng quickly said, "Brother Li, why do you have to do this? Today is a wedding banquet, everyone should be happy, why spoil the fun like this?"

Li Sanlang refused to listen and continued, "Why, you dare not compare? The previous champion was born in the Year of the Snake, so the new one must be born in the Year of the Turtle?"

"Li San, you're looking for death!" Meng Ting slammed the table and stood up, as if he was going to rush over and hit someone the next moment.

Su Fengzhang grabbed the new acquaintance and said with a smile, "I am not good at poetry, but if you want to compete with me, I am not afraid."

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