"Tch! Don't you have anything to do right now?!"
Wei Zixun rolled his eyes, clearly not believing Sheng Wenjin's nonsense.
"Oh!"
"Alright, let's not talk about him anymore. There's a poetry gathering tonight, do you want to go?"
Wei Zixun asked.
"Not interested..."
Sheng Wenjin shook his head slightly.
"Tsk tsk... I heard that this poetry gathering will be held at Prince Rui's residence in the capital. Tomorrow, Prince Rui's heir will invite students from all over the country to his residence to enjoy flowers, drink wine, and compose poems! I also heard that the great talent from the south named Wang Wenjie will be there!"
Sheng Wenjin, don't you want to go and meet him?
"And I heard that Prince Rui's half-sister, the most beautiful woman in the world, Si Rouxue, will also be attending this banquet. By the way, you don't know this Si Rouxue, do you?"
"According to rumors, this Si Rouxue is stunningly beautiful and has unparalleled charm."
Every man who sees her is captivated by her beauty!
It is said that the Prince Rui's heir intends to betroth Si Rouxue to the most talented scholar who has come to the capital to participate in the imperial examinations, as a concubine, as a tool to win over future powerful officials.
Wei Zixun chatted with Sheng Wenjin with great interest about the news he had heard in the past two days.
"The illegitimate daughter of the prestigious Prince Rui, and the legendary new most beautiful woman in the Great Yan Kingdom, would Prince Rui really let her become someone else's concubine? Even if he wanted to win over a future powerful minister, that powerful minister is currently nothing but a commoner. Prince Rui's own daughter could easily be his principal wife! How could the Prince Rui's heir possibly let her become a concubine? Your information must be wrong."
Before Sheng Wenjin could speak, Bai Mo, who was sitting next to him, spoke first.
"The information is correct. You don't know, but although Si Rouxue is beautiful, she is born mentally challenged."
Moreover, her mother was a famous courtesan in Jiangnan, but of low social status.
Therefore, Si Rouxue had no status in Prince Rui's mansion.
She was born mentally challenged and was not favored in the Prince Rui's mansion. What young and talented man would want to marry her as his principal wife?
If she were to become a concubine, a plaything, countless talented men would flock to her!
After Wei Zixun finished speaking, he looked at Bai Mo with a "you get it now" look.
"Hmph! This is an insult to civility!"
Bai Mo then ignored Wei Zixun and lowered his head to read.
Hey! Are you two going or not?!
"I'm not going!"
"go……"
Bai Mo and Sheng Wenjin spoke in unison...
"Wen Jin? You're going?"
Bai Mo looked at Sheng Wenjin with an incredulous expression.
Go!
Sheng Wenjin answered calmly.
Bai Mo looked at Sheng Wenjin with an expression that said, "So you're just a hypocritical pervert too."
"Hey! What's with that look?! Food and sex are basic human needs, don't make us look like we're some kind of heinous villain. Let me tell you, if we can win the heart of a beauty, it'll be like helping her escape her misery."
Si Rouxue's days in the Prince Rui's mansion are far from pleasant! If I could win her heart, I'd take care of her with the best food and drink, and never let anyone bully her!
Wei Zixun patted his chest with a grin and made a promise.
"Tch! Don't dream! With Brother Sheng around, how could you possibly win the heart of your beauty?"
Bai Mo rolled his eyes at Wei Zixun.
"Uh...that's true! I should have known better than to tell Sheng Wenjin! Sigh...a miscalculation, a miscalculation..."
Wei Zixun looked extremely remorseful.
Even if Wen Jin doesn't know, you still won't be able to win the beauty's heart!
"Not to mention others, you can't even beat Wang Wenjie, the legendary number one scholar in Jiangnan."
Bai Mo retorted sharply.
"Who says I can't beat him? He's just a bunch of country bumpkins. How could I possibly lose to him? I think his talent can only be known in small places like that. If he were in our Imperial Academy, he probably wouldn't even be able to get into our top class!"
Wei Zixun retorted, unconvinced.
Even if he can't do it, I'm still here!
"Didn't you say you weren't going?"
"I'll go with Brother Sheng..."
"Tch! A hypocrite with a sanctimonious facade..."
Sheng Wenjin watched his two friends bickering, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Actually, the world isn't all boring. For example, watching two best friends bicker. Or, for instance, slapping the face of the future greatest villain tomorrow.
His trip to Prince Rui's residence tomorrow is not for that beauty named Si Rouxue; he is going to meet Wang Wenjie.
The saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."
The next morning, Sheng Wenjin carried Sheng Wanwan into the carriage.
Sheng Wenjin didn't want to bring Sheng Wanwan along, but the little one insisted on going to join in the fun, and Sheng Wenjin got annoyed by her nagging.
Only then did he take her to Prince Rui's mansion.
Many carriages were parked in front of the Prince Rui's mansion. As soon as the Sheng family's carriage arrived, servants from the Prince Rui's mansion came out to greet them and led Sheng Wenjin and Sheng Wanwan to the garden where the poetry gathering was being held.
The garden of Prince Rui's Mansion is very large, more than twice the size of the garden of General Rui's Mansion.
The pavilions, terraces, rockeries, and flowing water create an exquisite landscape design.
In the very center of the garden is a viewing pavilion, which is where the poetry gathering takes place.
By this time, there were already many people in the viewing pavilion, all gathered there chatting and laughing.
In addition to the talented young men of the Great Yan Kingdom, the Crown Prince of Rui also invited all the unmarried noble ladies of the capital to attend the poetry gathering.
Since ancient times, talented men have been paired with beautiful women. A poetry gathering without the appreciation of a beautiful woman is an incomplete poetry gathering. Therefore, whenever a large-scale poetry gathering is held in the capital, the organizers will invite many noble ladies to attend.
In fact, every poetry gathering is also a disguised matchmaking event...
Sheng Wenjin was as beautiful as a banished immortal. His blue brocade robe accentuated his otherworldly temperament, and his demeanor exuded an extraordinary nobility.
Sheng Wanwan, on the other hand, is petite and adorable, with a pair of bright and lively eyes set in her delicately sculpted face. Dressed in a pink dress, she is like a flower blooming in spring, making people unable to resist taking a second look.
As soon as the two entered the viewing pavilion, they immediately became the focus of everyone's attention. The talented men and beautiful women who had been chatting and laughing stopped talking and turned their gazes to them.
Sheng Wenjin was already used to these gazes. He calmly took Sheng Wanwan's hand and led her to a relatively secluded corner to sit down.
Sheng Wanwan looked around with curiosity, finding everything new and interesting.
Just then, a light footstep sound came, and a girl in a red dress walked over.
She was born with a charming appearance, and her features were not the shyness of a typical young woman, but rather exuded a casual and unrestrained air.
She walked up to Sheng Wenjin and Sheng Wanwan and said:
"Big cousin, little cousin, you're here too!"
The person who arrived was Chu Xinyuan.
"Um!"
Sheng Wenjin looked up at Chu Xinyuan and nodded slightly.
"Hello, cousin! Do you also enjoy writing poetry and lyrics?"
Sheng Wanwan blinked her big, watery eyes and asked.
"I don't like it, cousin, but I was forced to!"
Chu Xinyuan said helplessly.
Chu Xinyuan was skilled in martial arts but not in literature, and had no interest in poetry and songs whatsoever. She originally did not want to come, but her mother was afraid that she would not be able to get married, so she forced her to come to the poetry gathering to choose a husband for herself.
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