His gaze was always fixed on Yun Hui, which made Yun Hui feel a little strange, as if these words were not spoken to Shen Tang, but to him.
Although he supported the legitimate son of Empress Yuan, he had never thought of marrying someone else as a man. Moreover, he had just entered the court and wanted to realize his ambitions, and did not want to be entangled in matters of love.
Yun Hui avoided looking at him, and Xiao Huang frowned slightly, but then he heard Chen Tang say, "Prince Chen's words make sense, but my Shen family has always only married wives, not concubines."
"No concubine?!"
"Wouldn't this mean the end of our family lineage?"
Everyone was shocked. If Chen Tang had married a girl, it would have been fine as it would have made people think he was loyal. But he married a boy, and no matter how handsome he was, he was just a rooster that couldn't lay eggs.
If the Shen family has no descendants, won’t the wealth of this richest man have no one to inherit?
Will Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen agree?
His words caused an uproar among the crowd and made Xiao Huang feel a little embarrassed. As everyone knew, Prince Chen had concubines in his mansion. Although no illegitimate sons were born, there had been news of concubines being pregnant before.
There are rumors that Prince Chen does not like illegitimate children, so even if a child becomes pregnant, he will have it aborted.
Although it is inappropriate for a concubine's son to be born before the legitimate son, few people would say that a pregnant woman would abort her own flesh and blood.
As he was speaking, Lin Su held up a lotus flower that had blossomed to its fullest and handed it to Chen Tang. Without any affectation, he even had more grace than the scholars present. "My dear, I have picked the flower you requested."
Not everyone paid attention to Lin Su's whereabouts just now. They just thought he was really going to pick flowers. Chen Tang came down the stairs. Although there was still a little coldness between his eyebrows, it was not as harsh as he said before: "Thank you, madam, for your trouble."
They agreed to be indifferent to each other, so why does his wife look like she has love in her heart but can't express it?
I don’t understand, and I can’t ask, so I can only continue acting.
Although the literati came to the banquet, they did not have much to say to Shen Tang. They just drank two or three cups of wine and gathered in groups of three or four, gradually forming small groups.
This situation changed drastically after Mr. Yangui's calligraphy and paintings were brought up. The people who were scattered just now gathered together.
Chen Tang held out a scroll and said, "This is a new work by Mr. Yan Gui. Mr. Yan Gui is so kind that the person who tops the poetry list today can take this one."
Mr. Yangui's calligraphy and paintings have now been sold for three thousand taels per piece, but no matter how much they are worth, they are out of stock.
It is really a pleasant surprise that I can get it by writing poetry now.
"We would like to thank Mr. Yangui in advance."
"Self-denial and dedication to public service, a good word!"
"If I could obtain this calligraphy, I would hang it above my bed and reflect on myself every day."
"Mr. Yangui's words do have a profound meaning."
Although young, Jinshi scholars who enter the court to serve as officials can become pillars of the government in the future and support the court. However, there are intertwined interests, and if they want to keep their original intentions, they must constantly reflect on themselves.
Just hearing this profound meaning, Chen Tang was willing to admit defeat to Lin Su.
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became lively, and even Yun Hui felt a little yearning: "Mr. Yan Gui, these four words are excellent."
"I'll go first!" Someone took the lead and wanted to write a poem.
Yun Hui suppressed his excitement and wanted to listen carefully, but he heard Xiao Huang say in his ear: "Zi Yu, it was me just now..."
"Let's discuss this later," Yun Hui said with a smile, "It's a private matter."
Although speaking in public with many witnesses might be cited as a good story, he had already seen his life's aspirations in the painting and really didn't want to be trapped in the inner house and suffer from intrigue all his life.
Xiao Huang stopped talking, and the only sound heard was someone reciting poetry and cheering.
[If the protagonist and the gong have a disagreement and their fate and career are affected, it may affect the host's final rating.] 06 reminded.
Lin Su stood outside the crowd and winked at Chen Tang, who was surrounded by them. "When you like someone, everything you do is right. When you don't like someone anymore, everything you say is wrong. Disagreements are perfectly normal."
All lovers in the world have the possibility of breaking up, and the protagonists are no exception. The predetermined fate is disrupted and the red thread involved is very likely to break.
06 was silent for a moment, but then chose to remind: [Host, score.]
Lin Su ignored it. 06 quickly understood what its host meant. Ratings were nothing.
The host is displeased with this, and it can only be said that the protagonist is unlucky.
Although the poetry competition revealed the less refined side of these literati, it was generally peaceful.
"Your Highness, have some tea." The servants brought tea everywhere.
Xiao Huang just glanced at it casually, and when he was about to take the teacup, his eyes were dazzled by a ray of light. Subconsciously feeling a sense of crisis, he threw the teacup towards the servant.
Before the teacup even hit the ground, there was a crisp sound and all the water splashed out.
With a scream, the servant who was holding the dagger suddenly squatted on the ground with his hands covering his face, immediately attracting the attention of countless people.
"What's going on?"
"Your Highness Prince Chen?"
"There's an assassin!" As soon as Xiao Huang said this, several servants dropped their trays and attacked with swords drawn.
Several attacks just surrounded Xiao Huang and Yun Hui in the middle. Xiao Huang was good at martial arts, but Yun Hui was completely powerless. In a panic, his waist was grabbed. The man hugging him kicked the table in front of him away, snatched someone's sword and started fighting with the others.
It seemed that the assassins were only targeting Xiao Huang. None of the scholars present had ever seen such a scene. Some were trying to crawl under the table, some were running away, but the one who reached the door was forced to retreat back because he was pointed at by a sword.
Lin Su narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiao Huang and Yun Hui who were trapped in the middle. He frowned slightly and turned to Chen Tang: "What's going on?"
Even if Peacock wanted to test people, he shouldn't put them in danger.
"They are not my men." Chen Tang was also confused by this sudden situation. Just when he was about to move, he heard a masked man pointing a sword at a scholar and said, "Don't move, otherwise no one here will survive!"
The masked man's voice was hoarse and unreliable. The scholar who was pointing at him trembled all over and looked at Chen Tang for help: "Master Shen, don't... don't act rashly."
There were also many masked people present who pointed at the literati who were just chatting about love and romance, forcing the guards who broke in to stand still and watch Xiao Huang fighting with the assassins.
There were many assassins, and their martial arts skills seemed to be quite strong. Although Xiao Huang was skilled in martial arts, he had to protect Yun Hui, so he was even more restrained. He was not careful and was injured in the right arm by the sword.
"Xiao Huang!" Yun Hui widened his eyes and no longer cared about calling his name.
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