Chapter 377: How did the Queen come to the Shangyuan Poetry Festival?
Su Zifan's words surprised Chen Xin, and then he turned his head to look at Su Zifan: "Wasn't he so coquettish before?"
Upon hearing this, Su Zifan immediately said, "Look at his clothes, they are almost exposing his chest!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xin looked over immediately. He had not paid much attention to this just now, but now he deliberately looked at it.
Zhou Xiaoan was seen wearing a purple cloak embroidered with white plum blossoms over his purple clothes. The purple clothes inside were torn in a large area. In his hand, he held a round fan with a small portrait of Lin Daiyu from the Dream of the Red Chamber on it, which he used to cover his lips and chin.
Purple eyeliner at the corners of the eyes!
Charm!
After Chen Xin took a closer look, he looked at Su Zifan and said, "It's indeed even more sexy!"
Xia Yaomo did not interrupt the conversation between the two, but looked at Zhou Xiaoan.
Zhou Xiaoan, the youngest son of Duke Chang, is handsome, and his figure, temperament and behavior are like those of a woman.
He had no achievements, nor any idle official position. With two older brothers, it was impossible for him to be a Duke. He was not even invited to the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner before. However, he wrote poems at a Mid-Autumn Festival party outside the palace on that day.
The poem "When the moon is full, the guest stays. There is no trace of cloud without a trace of Mid-Autumn Festival. The lights of thousands of houses fall on the center of the lake. The sun and the moon travel in the mirror of the starry sky." made many people applaud at that time. Afterwards, when the Imperial College's chief priest Mu Xu heard about it, he praised it again and again and published the poem in a journal. It can be seen how good this poem is.
but.
There was a poem "Water Melody: When Will the Bright Moon Appear" hanging over his head, which made countless people's Mid-Autumn Festival poems bow their heads, and Zhou Xiaoan was naturally among them.
However, Xia Yaomo remembered clearly that Zhou Xiaoan seemed to be on the poetry list of Shuya Tower. He had no achievements, but was on the list, which showed his literary talent.
but.
Is Xia Yaomo interested in Zhou Xiaoan?
What you see is how Zhou Xiaoan can be so charming in a man's body?
That’s definitely not the case!
Xia Yaomo is watching
Those girls looked at Zhou Xiaoan shyly, holding purses in their hands and wanting to give them to him.
"Do girls in Beijing like this?" Xia Yaomo asked.
As soon as these words came out.
Su Zifan and Chen Xin looked at Xia Yaomo: "It's not fun to learn from him."
After all, the time was almost up, so naturally many scholars came to the front of the [Mantanglou], and many ordinary people also came to join in the fun.
The main reason is that this [Shangyuan Poetry Festival] made too much noise!
It is not like the early winter poetry meeting which only invites the younger generation, nor is it like the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner which is held by the royal family. Therefore, even if the invited people are talented in literature, some people without official positions or achievements will never have the chance to enter the palace.
But the [Shangyuan Poetry Festival] is different. Anyone with talent and fame can be invited, and those invited can bring others with them.
Especially this year's [Shangyuan Poetry Festival], everyone knows that the list of poems at Shuyalou has been put aside just waiting for the end of the Shangyuan Poetry Festival.
So this is for fame, or to see if the current [Poet Immortal] Empress can win the first place in the poetry list again, or to have a rebellious mentality and see if anyone can stop the Empress from winning the first place.
In short, just join in the fun!
But right now, many people in front of the door of [Mantanglou] mainly come to see those talented and famous people who are going to participate today.
Tonight, there are at least six or seven people on the poetry list here!
For example, Zhou Xiaoan, ranked ninth on the poetry list.
but
There were many people in front of the Mantang Building, but more than half of them were wearing Nuo masks. This resulted in the situation that, although there were many people, there was no need for the imperial guards in front of the Mantang Building to maintain order.
Everyone was polite to each other and some even tried to avoid each other. It was truly a scene of etiquette, respect and humility.
The reason, of course, is that no one knows who the other party is, and they are afraid of provoking others!
If I win the jackpot and the other person takes off her mask and turns out to be the Queen, I will be in heaven on the Lantern Festival.
Therefore, it is better to have less trouble than more, and it is always good to be courteous and polite during festivals.
With Chen Xin and Xia Yaomo there, even though Su Zifan was not invited, he was able to enter the Mantang Building smoothly.
However, they originally thought it was early enough.
But when we walked into the hall, we saw that most of the seats were already occupied.
And at a glance, most of the people I know are familiar with, and only a few are unfamiliar.
at the same time
Su Zifan and Chen Xin appeared in the sight of everyone. Many young people were curious, and after knowing their identities, they watched them even more eagerly, just because the stories of these two people were still circulating in the capital, which were really absurd legends.
The old people shook their heads. Seeing these two people together, bad memories came to their mind. It was so upsetting!
However, people of similar age smiled.
But when they saw Xia Yaomo sandwiched between the two, everyone was stunned.
Xia Yaomo is now quite famous in the capital, mainly among the various mansions.
It's not a bad reputation, it's just about Xia Yaomo looking for a wife.
Among the people present, there were also a few who had asked Xia Yaomo to go on a blind date with their daughters.
In their opinion, His Royal Highness Xia Yaomo, the Crown Prince, is indeed an excellent choice for a son-in-law, and their own daughter will directly become a princess.
but.
Xia Yaomo is good at first sight, second sight, or no matter how you look at him, he is really good!
But I don't know why, I just feel that it's inappropriate, for no reason. The daughters of these families think so, so they think so too.
Su Zifan, Chen Xin and Xia Yaomo separated temporarily.
Because people from the Su family have also come, and Chen Xin and the others are also going to Prince An and his party.
There were only two people from the Su family, Su Zimu and Su Linhan.
The old teacher didn't come, saying that he was resting at home because of his leg pain.
Seeing Su Zifan, Su Zimu looked at him without saying anything.
Su Zifan immediately said, "Brother, don't say anything, I have connections!"
Su Zimu shook his head helplessly, and then warned: "Don't talk nonsense today."
Su Zifan naturally smiled and said, "I know."
Then, he looked at Su Linhan and said, "Zhao Xin didn't shamelessly want to come with me?"
Su Linhan nodded: "It is said that he has his own business, and he must have gone to see the old soldier again."
Su Zifan nodded. He had been to the old soldier's place once. If his son really wanted to take this path, it would be good for him to learn more about it.
But don’t think about these things. Let’s talk about the future later.
Su Zifan still looked cynical and asked in a low voice: "Second girl, is there any show tonight? On that list?"
Su Linhan shook her head: "No."
Su Zifan curled his lips: "Why don't you have any ambition?"
Su Linhan smiled bitterly: "Uncle has heard Grandpa talk about me before, saying that my poems are full of flowery words and lack artistic conception. Not to mention being on the list, even if I show it tonight, it's still not good enough."
Su Zifan frowned: "Listen to that old man's nonsense, he has the ability, why doesn't he have a few poems that will be passed down through the ages. Don't listen to him, Fourth Uncle thinks you can do it! Besides, our second daughter can't go up, that's because she looks down on me, not because she doesn't want to go up to me. However, our classics, history, and collections are better than theirs!"
After all, Su Zifan was born in the Su family. Although Su Wenqing's way of educating children was to let them go, with Su Zimu around, Su Zifan was forced to eat a lot of literature and ink when he was a child.
So Su Zifan can't be considered an illiterate person.
Su Linhan was amused by her uncle's words of comfort, and then nodded: "Yeah."
Su Zifan chuckled: "That's it!"
Su Linhan smiled softly, then thought for a moment and said, "But, my elder sister is also on the list that uncle mentioned that I look down upon."
Hearing this, Su Zifan was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that this little girl was setting a trap for him, and immediately said, "After two days in the Imperial College, you learned bad things from Xun Kuang, didn't you?"
Su Linhan smiled when she saw that she was exposed.
And Su Zifan immediately sighed: "That's a must."
But after saying that, he questioned: "After tonight, I can go up."
Su Linhan nodded: "Of course!"
Su Zifan: "Crown pressure, first place directly?"
Su Linhan nodded affirmatively again.
Su Zifan grinned, "If this goes on, the old man will probably prepare a feast again. Mu Xu was very angry last time, and Yang Shanchang was annoyed by the old man. As for the other old men, I think our old man is so annoying."
Su Linhan smiled again, but when she looked at the talented men and beautiful women in the hall at the table, she pursed her lips.
Of course it can be done, she’s my big sister!
Su Zimu also looked around the hall at this time, then froze for a moment and looked at Su Zimu: "Isn't the eldest sister of the Zuo family here?"
Su Zimu nodded: "I didn't see anyone. Only Zuo Cunxu came. But, they sent Zuo Cunxu here to take away the limelight from the eldest girl."
Su Zifan frowned. He was not really familiar with the seventh son of the Zuo family. He only heard that he liked to listen to and write music, but there was a big age difference between them.
Su Linhan added, "Very impressive. Although he doesn't go out much, he ranks fifth on the poetry list, second only to Mr. Xu Zuiyin."
Su Zifan heard this, no one had heard of it, but being ranked fifth on the poetry list was important enough, so he sighed: "Old man Zuo is really good at giving birth. I was scared when I saw the woman of the eldest sister of the Zuo family back then, and now he has given birth to someone who is ranked fifth on the poetry list."
Su Zimu glanced at Su Zifan.
Su Zifan chuckled, then looked at Su Linhan and asked, "Are there any other amazing ones?"
Su Linhan glanced at Zhou Xiaoan: "Zhou Xiaoan, you know, there is also the person sitting next to Lord Cui, who is said to be from the side branch of the Cui family, Cui Buning. Yuer said that although he is unknown, he has great literary talent. He has been studying with Old Master Cui since he was a child. This time he followed Old Master Cui to Beijing and said that he was preparing to enter the government. And the person talking to Lord Li over there is called Liu Donglai, who is ranked seventh on the poetry list. He does not want to enter the government, but he wants to be famous. This time he came here hoping to enter the top five on the poetry list. The person next to him is called Zhang Weisong, who is ranked eighth on the poetry list."
"And the Princess of Shu has not come yet, but I heard that the Princess has asked Lin Ruoyun, who is ranked sixth on the poetry list, to come, as well as Tan Songyan and Zhai Zhiqiu. Although Tan Songyan is from the southwest, his talent is little known in the capital. Zhai Zhiqiu is like Cui Buning, not very famous, but since the Princess has asked him to come, he must be a powerful person. In addition, you all know Yan Shu, Gu Chiyu, Zuo Shaoweng. As for the others, I am not very clear."
Hearing this, Su Zifan frowned, "Four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine are all here?"
Su Linhan was stunned for a moment, but immediately realized that she was talking about the rankings on the poetry list. After thinking about it, she nodded: "Well, I heard from Yu'er that Pei Nanzhi, who ranked second, is also coming, but I haven't seen her yet."
Su Zifan rubbed his hands: "Can the eldest daughter of the emperor do it?"
Su Linhan smiled and nodded: "Of course!"
Su Zifan pursed his lips, but looking at Su Linhan's confident smile, he immediately said, "Of course!"
Su Linhan smiled. The people who came tonight were a little scary. It was never like this in previous years. This year's lineup was much better than in previous years!
Especially if the second place Pei Nanzhi really came, that would be really scary.
but
It works!
That’s my big sister!
Su Linhan was confident for no reason.
However, Su Zifan frowned and asked, "Second girl, why is Zhou Xiaoan looking at you all the time? Oh, oh, oh, and even winking at you!"
Upon hearing this, Su Linhan turned her head and met Zhou Xiaoan's eyes.
Then Zhou Xiaoan was seen covering her face with a round fan, as if she was shy.
Su Zifan immediately scolded, "You little bastard, you were beaten by me and Chen Xin back then, and now you're behaving like this again! You're even targeting my second daughter. This won't work, big brother! No matter what you say, it won't work!"
Su Zimu didn't interrupt the whole time, and currently sat in his seat sipping tea in silence.
Su Linhan glanced at Su Zifan and said with a smile: "Uncle, what are you talking about? Mr. Zhou may just be looking at me."
When Su Zifan heard this, he waved at Su Linhan, motioning her to come over.
Su Linhan was puzzled and moved her body.
Then Su Zifan whispered, "I heard from Zhao Xin that you and Lian Wei are together?"
Su Linhan was immediately stunned.
Su Zifan continued, "Zhao Xin also said that they were close enough to kiss?"
Su Linhan was stunned again.
But then.
There was the sound of a teacup falling off the table. Su Zifan turned his head and saw that it was Su Zimu's teacup that was knocked over.
I immediately thought, this brother is so clumsy.
Then he looked at Su Linhan.
Su Linhan looked panicked at the moment: "Uncle, what are you talking about! Lian Wei and I are just friends. As for kissing and such, we are just..."
Thinking of this, Su Linhan hesitated for a moment.
Because, it seems that we have been together for a long time without realizing it. We occasionally hold hands when walking, feed each other when eating, and talk a little bit wrong. As for kissing, what did the elder sister say about indirect kissing?
Huh?
Su Linhan suddenly questioned herself.
Seeing Su Linhan's expression, Su Zifan understood everything at once, shook his head and sighed: "It's great to be young."
After saying that, he returned to Su Zifan.
But Su Zimu's hands were shaking as he held the cup, and his expression was extremely solemn.
Su Zifan asked: "Brother, what's going on?"
Su Zimu shook his head: "Nothing, nothing."
Su Zifan raised his eyebrows, but did not ask any more questions. Instead, he looked towards the door and asked, "Big girl, when are you coming? Will you wear a mask like before?"
(End of this chapter)
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