Zhao Hao turned his head and looked at Wu Song: "Second Brother Wu, bring a set of our porcelain as a gift. You must not lose your manners when meeting the great scholar Qiu Rui."
Hearing this, Wu Song nodded and went out to prepare. However, Qiu Qianren's eyes suddenly lit up and he became excited.
"Master Zhao, is this the latest invention of your Shu Kingdom, porcelain that is as precious as the most precious jade in the world?"
The story about porcelain spread immediately after Princess Li Ge returned to Shu.
Of course, it is impossible for them not to know about the existence of a family of such status as the Qiu family.
Zhao Hao smiled and nodded: "That's right."
Qiu Qianren became even more excited.
Wu Song soon came back carrying a wooden box. Zhao Hao put on his coat, tidied himself up a little, and then went to the Qiu Mansion with Qiu Qianren.
When the group came into the backyard, Qiu Rui was already waiting in the main room.
Seeing Qiu Qianren walking in front leading the way, Qiu Rui did not show off at all. Instead, he immediately stood up and took the initiative to greet him with a smile.
"This person must be Lord Zhao!"
"Zhao Hao has met Mr. Qiu. I feel honored to have been invited to your house by Mr. Meng."
"Hahahaha, my Lord, you are so polite. Come in and talk."
"Please, old sir!"
I stepped into the main hall and soon a maid came over to serve tea.
Zhao Hao picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then put it down gently.
"I have heard of the reputation of the Marquis a long time ago. I originally looked down on him and did not believe that he was really talented."
"However, this morning I heard from my son Ren'er that the Marquis gave them a couplet yesterday: 'Smoke locks the willows in the pond'. Only then did I realize that I was blinded by a single leaf."
"Although the Marquis is young, he truly possesses amazing talent."
"Therefore, I specially ordered Ren'er to go to the inn and ask the Marquis to come over so that I can apologize in person."
After saying that, Qiu Rui really stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao quickly stood up and stepped forward, grabbing Qiu Rui and saying, "What are you doing, old man?"
Qiu Rui said calmly: "My Lord, you should accept this courtesy from me."
Zhao Hao hurriedly said, "Old sir, this really embarrasses me."
Zhao Hao did not expect that the old gentleman would actually apologize to him solemnly for having looked down on him in his heart before.
Zhao Hao was quite surprised by his openness.
But if you think about it, it’s not surprising.
After all, he is a great scholar of the time, with many works and a world-renowned name.
Even after thousands of years, your name will be left on the green bamboo.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao's respect for this old gentleman increased a little more.
Qiu Rui smiled and said, "My Lord, Ren'er is young and ignorant. He has repeatedly brought people to block the posthouse, causing trouble to you. I hope you will forgive me."
Zhao Hao turned his head, glanced at Qiu Qianren, smiled and shook his head.
"Brother Qiu is full of vigor and vitality. He wants to regain the reputation of Shu Kingdom. This is by no means a bad thing."
"On the contrary, Zhao Hao still admires such actions that care about the country."
"So, I wrote this couplet yesterday, which can be regarded as a literary friendship with Brother Qiu."
After hearing what Zhao Hao said, Qiu Qianren, who was originally not convinced, instantly relaxed and felt much more comfortable.
It seems that he doesn't dislike Zhao Hao so much anymore.
Qiu Rui nodded repeatedly: "My Lord, you are very broad-minded. I admire you!"
Zhao Hao said, "Mr. Qiu, this is my first visit and I don't have anything to bring with me. I would like to give you a set of porcelain. I hope you like it."
As he spoke, Zhao Hao glanced at Wu Song who was standing beside him. Wu Song immediately walked past Ali and put the wooden box in his hand on the table.
The eyes of both Qiu Rui and Qiu Qianren, grandfather and grandson, lit up at the same time.
Qiu Rui asked quickly, "But is this the latest invention of the Marquis, the porcelain that is said to be as beautiful as the most beautiful jade in the world?"
Zhao Hao inadvertently glanced at Qiu Qianren next to him and wanted to laugh.
They really are worthy of being a grandfather and grandson, even their way of speaking is similar.
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Yes."
As he said that, he asked Wu Song to slowly open the wooden box.
Then take out a set of tea sets.
One teapot and five cups.
All of them are green.
Seeing the porcelain in front of them, both Qiu Rui and Qiu Qianren, grandfather and grandson, widened their eyes in disbelief.
Qiu Qianren took a deep breath of cold air.
Qiu Rui stared at the porcelain pot and cup without blinking, his old eyes seemed to be sunken.
“Is this porcelain?”
"It's really beautiful, like a beautiful jade, peerless in the world!"
He turned to look at Zhao Hao excitedly.
"The talent of the Marquis is simply amazing. He can actually invent such a rare treasure!"
Zhao Hao quickly said modestly: "As long as the old gentleman likes it!"
Qiu Rui carefully picked up a teacup, held it in his hands, and looked at it carefully.
Seeing that the grandfather and grandson's ears seemed to be blocked and their eyes were sunken into the porcelain, Zhao Hao laughed and shook his head.
I had no choice but to sit down and continue drinking tea.
It was unknown how much time had passed before Qiu Rui came to his senses. He put down the cup and looked at Zhao Hao.
"My Lord, this is the first time I have seen this thing. I am sorry to make you laugh."
"You are too polite, old sir."
Qiu Rui said: "You invited the Marquis here so early in the morning. I guess the Marquis hasn't had breakfast yet. I have already prepared it."
"Please enjoy your meal here, my Lord. I hope you won't blame me."
Zhao Hao bowed and said, "You are too polite, old sir!"
Qiu Rui immediately gave the order and breakfast was quickly served.
The two sat opposite each other, and Qiu Rui said, "My Lord, you came to Shu this time to make peace between the two countries. I support you in my heart."
"But I am only good at literature, not at government affairs."
"Besides, my influence is insignificant and my words have no impact."
"It's just that I heard that there are two voices and two opinions in the court now."
"My Lord, you need to put more effort into Prince Xiaoyao and Princess Yucheng."
Zhao Hao nodded and thanked him: "Thank you for your advice, old sir. If everyone in Shu is like you, a peace-loving person, then I won't have to worry."
Qiu Rui smiled and said, "I won't say much about the affairs of the court, but I would like to ask the Marquis for advice."
Zhao Hao hurriedly said, "You're welcome, old sir."
Qiu Rui then asked, "May I ask, Lord Marquis, do you have a second line for the couplet about the willows in the pond locked in smoke?"
Hearing the words "Smoke locks the pond willow", Qiu Qianren, who had been standing nearby and staring at the porcelain, immediately pricked up his ears.
His grandfather once said that this was an absolute.
But he didn't think so.
There is no such thing as absolute in this world.
No matter how difficult the pair is, as long as you have time to think about it carefully, you can always match it.
But what does grandpa mean by asking Zhao Hao this?
Could it be that Grandpa is doubting that Zhao Hao doesn’t have the second line either?
How is this possible?
Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile and said truthfully: "To be honest, I really don't have the second line."
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