Chapter 110: Big Move
The lantern riddle guessing activity is almost ready.
Prefect Xu came over in person to discuss the prize with Lin Qianqian.
"Captain Lin should have seen that the riddles I provided are definitely extraordinary."
In fact, what Prefect Xu meant was that all the credit for the lantern riddle guessing activity belonged to him, and you, Captain Lin, did not contribute at all.
Lin Qianqian: "If we want to boost the momentum of this event, we need a person of high moral character and prestige to host it. I recommend a candidate, Cui Gengzhi, the Grand Secretary of the Imperial College."
Prefect Xu smiled maliciously.
"Captain Lin, are you dreaming? How could Grand Secretary Cui come here to host a lantern riddle guessing event? Even if he really came to Beiyue City, he would not accept your invitation. Who is Grand Secretary Cui? He was once the Prince's Junior Tutor and the most famous scholar in the world."
"If you can really invite Grand Secretary Cui, I will kneel down and call you Auntie."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Cui appeared in front of him.
Prefect Xu thought he saw a ghost and took several steps back in fear.
He rubbed his eyes hard and found that the person in front of him was indeed Academician Cui.
How could Lin Qianhu, a mere woman, have the ability to invite Cui Daxueshi?
Hongdou said in a clear voice: "Someone just said he would kneel down and call me auntie. Are you going to regret it now?"
Prefect Xu thought that if he knelt before Grand Secretary Cui, he would lose both his dignity and face.
"Liang Huai, Liang Huai is my confidant, he can represent me when doing things."
So poor Liang Huai knelt down in the snow and called out to Lin Qianqian, "Auntie."
Hongdou felt very happy. You must pay a heavy price for bullying my young lady. Let’s see if you dare to bully my young lady next time.
"Since you call me aunt, you should give me a gift. Hongdou, give the gift to Master Liang."
Hongdou happily took out two silver peanuts and stuffed them into Liang Huai's hand, making Liang Huai feel unprecedented humiliation.
Guanjun Hou said with a smile: "That's good now. With Grand Scholar Cui hosting this lantern riddle guessing event, it will definitely attract students from all over the world to come to Beiyue City."
As the leader of the literati, Cui Daxueshi had a great influence on students all over the world and was able to command the support of hundreds of people.
The reason why he agreed to host this lantern riddle event with Lin Qianqian was because of the works of the Saint of Painting.
Scholar Cui decided to come to the north because of the ice sculpture portrait of Madam Sun from the Lin family.
After arriving, he plunged into the Yinyue Teahouse and couldn't extricate himself.
But how could a Qingliu have so much money to waste on the Yinyue Teahouse?
A day ago, Lin Qianqian found him and negotiated terms with him.
He was invited to host a lantern riddle guessing activity in the ice sculpture park, on the condition that he could stay in the Yinyue Teahouse for free.
At the same time, you can enjoy the VIP channel of the ice sculpture park for free and enter and exit the ice sculpture park freely.
After Prefect Xu left in disgrace, Grand Secretary Cui chased after Lin Qianqian.
"Captain Lin, I heard from Second Young Master Qin that you taught him how to paint. Can you give me some pointers?"
The reason why Grand Secretary Cui came to Beiyue City was because of the portrait Qin Er painted for Mother Sun.
Lin Qianqian: "I don't deserve it. My skills are just trifling. I don't dare to compare with Master Cui."
When Gu Yun heard that University Scholar Cui had come to the ice sculpture garden, he hurried over.
"Student Gu pays homage to Grand Secretary Cui."
However, Grand Scholar Cui stood there, staring at Lin Qianqian's back in a daze.
It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he left with a sigh.
I don’t know whether he didn’t hear Gu Yun’s greeting or was pretending not to know, but in any case, Academician Cui didn’t even look at Gu Yun from beginning to end.
Luo Gang, a young man from a wealthy family, snorted: "This Grand Secretary Cui is really arrogant. Brother Gu respects him so much, but he doesn't even give him the slightest bit of respect."
Gu Yun: "This is normal. Grand Secretary Cui is a man obsessed with learning and doesn't like to socialize with outsiders."
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The lantern riddle guessing activity in the ice sculpture park started under the attention of the public.
The first prize is the Supreme Hui Inkstone worth one thousand taels of silver.
It is very attractive to scholars.
Nowadays, although there are occasional small enemies invading Beiyue City, there are 100,000 soldiers stationed in the city, so the people are not too worried.
Compared with the tragic situation in previous years when more than half of the people starved to death or froze to death, this year the people of Beiyue City have made money, have enough to eat and wear warm clothes, and no one is willing to leave their hometown.
Not only did no one move away from Beiyue City with their families, but many businessmen came here in search of business opportunities.
Beiyue City is more prosperous than ever before.
Although the noble ladies and ladies in the capital city have no freedom, they cannot leave that small courtyard.
But the wives of those wealthy businessmen formed groups and came to Beiyue City in batches.
"Breaking news, breaking news. The Ice Sculpture Park is holding a lantern riddle guessing event today. The first prize is worth one thousand taels of silver."
"Extra, Extra, I heard that today's lantern riddle guessing activity is hosted by Grand Secretary Cui Gengzhi."
Scholars are very enthusiastic about Cui Gengzhi, the world's top scholar.
Therefore, it attracted many scholars to go to the ice sculpture park to guess riddles.
Many scholars are eager to try.
The rich girls from Beijing and other places were very happy.
I heard that there are many scholars in the ice sculpture park, many of whom have passed the imperial examinations and become scholars. If you can find someone you like and marry a rich man, you will make a fortune.
Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. Although merchants were wealthy, they were the lowest status in the Great Yan Dynasty.
If she could marry a promising scholar and become an official's wife in the future, the fate of the entire family would be rewritten.
Today is the first day of the lantern riddle guessing activity. The riddle guessing will not start until the evening, but the rich daughters entered one by one through the VIP channel early in the morning.
They are all dressed up beautifully.
The flowers are red and the willows are green, competing for beauty.
As a result, after they entered the ice sculpture garden, they were not attracted by the scholars, but by Lin Qianqian instead.
Lin Qianqian usually wears simple Hu clothing, but today she rarely wears women's clothing and casually hangs an ice ornament she made herself around her waist.
"Who is that girl? She is dressed simply but uniquely. The jade pendant around her waist is really beautiful."
"That thing is quite transparent. Is it made of jade? It looks more like crystal to me."
"It reflects colorful light, it's really beautiful."
They followed Lin Qianqian for a long distance.
One of the girls plucked up the courage to stop Lin Qianqian.
"Miss, may I ask what the forbidden step you use to press your skirt is made of?"
She was not at all pretentious and explained directly: "It is made of ice. The temperature in Beiyue City is minus 40 to 50 degrees Celsius. Even if the sun is out, the ice will not melt. Moreover, the ice is transparent and can refract light, so it looks good."
It was at this time that Gu Yun saw Lin Qianqian’s smiling face.
That smile is like a spring breeze, making people unable to stop.
I have never seen a girl with such a beautiful smile.
He couldn't help but look at it several times.
Today I finally understood what it means to be charming just by looking back and smiling.
I was curious and wondered which family this rich girl was from to make her so special.
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