Zhou Ziqiong and Hua Qin walked back along the moat.
Even after entering the city gate, the streets remained crowded.
However, the crowd was all surging towards Juxianlou, and the two of them followed closely behind.
At this moment, Huaqin said, "Miss, that young master looks to be about my age, so why is he already married?"
Zhou Ziqiong was taken aback: Yes, he seems to be much younger than her!
"Not only did he get married, but judging from what Miss Zhang said, it seems she has many older sisters—how could he marry so many?"
She shook her head as she spoke: "Sigh, when I saw Miss's lantern drifting towards him, Huaqin thought that Miss's destiny had arrived. Who knew that they didn't even meet, and then it was all over again..."
"You! You!"
Zhou Ziqiong smiled and ruffled Huaqin's hair: "Didn't I tell you? I came to the Lantern Festival this time just to promote the Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering! And I don't want to think about these things right now."
"Is it still about Pengzhou?"
Zhou Ziqiong nodded firmly: "If this Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering can really help the cloth shop sell its cotton-padded clothes and allow it to weather this crisis, then I'm going to take a good rest. I'm going to Pengzhou. So many years have passed, things should be alright by now, right?"
As she spoke, Zhou Ziqiong's eyes began to wander again.
...
Jing Zhe, Zhang Xiaoyu, and others also entered the city.
At this moment, Chen Jiannan came up and asked curiously, "President Jing, after arriving in Ruzhou, I realized that it seems that no one here knows about Da'an Newspaper, or even heard of it! Moreover, I deliberately mentioned the president's name in front of some people, but they didn't react at all."
Logically, this shouldn't be the case! The president of the poetry club had already gained considerable fame at the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry gathering. When I corresponded with my father, I learned that stories of President Jing were circulating throughout Yongzhou. Ruzhou, compared to Yongzhou, is about the same distance from Jingzhou. Why is this happening?
"Heh, someone must not want me to be known!"
Jing Zhe sneered.
As Chen Jiannan said, given the current reputation of Jing Zhe and Da'an Newspaper, although they may not be household names in other cities, it is impossible for no one to have heard of them.
Jing Zhe had encountered this situation before, in Jinxi. Because Jinxi was the stronghold of the Prince of Jin, information about Jing Zhe and the Da'an Newspaper was intercepted by the Prince of Jin and his henchman, Jing Ba, the prefect of Jinxi.
If Jing Zhe had encountered this upon arriving in Ruzhou, he would definitely have been curious.
But now he wasn't curious at all, because he knew that the Crown Prince of Yu and the King of Jin had a close relationship, which meant that Yu and the King of Jin were definitely on the same side, so it was easy to understand.
"Someone doesn't want President Jing to be known? Who is it? Who has the guts and the ability to do that?"
Chen Jiannan exclaimed in shock.
"Hehe, it doesn't matter who it is. Ordinary people don't know, so they don't know. But those who need to know, know!"
Jing Zhe sneered. If King Yu could block the news, then the prefect of Ruzhou must also be completely obedient to him. Thinking of this, Jing Zhe suddenly realized the identity of the man in official robes who followed the three of them yesterday.
"Alright, that's enough. Let's go to the poetry gathering!"
"..."
...
At this time, the area outside Juxianlou was already packed with people, completely surrounded, and there were occasional noises coming from outside.
A group of people were blocking the doorway, their indignant expressions piquing Jing Zhe's curiosity, so he quickly went over to them.
"The original Lantern Festival Poetry Gatherings never charged an admission fee, no matter which restaurant they were held in. Why did you start charging one at your Juxianlou?"
"Yes, yes, and it's five taels!"
"Why don't you just rob it!"
"..."
It was noisy inside, making it difficult to squeeze in. Jing Zhe listened from the outside, completely confused, and randomly pulled someone aside to ask.
I learned that the Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering used to be held in various restaurants in Ruzhou City, once a year. Later, Juxianlou opened, and the manager of Juxianlou had a very strong background, so both the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering were held there.
Even here, there has never been a precedent of charging an admission fee. But for some reason, this time, each person must pay five taels of silver to participate in the Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering.
This quickly aroused dissatisfaction among the crowd, who then began to argue.
"If they really charge that much, we won't participate!"
"Yes, I'm not participating!"
"Let's go, let's all go, let's see how they drive!"
Someone shouted something, and then someone actually came out from inside. Taking this opportunity, Jing Zhe escorted Zhang Xiaoyu to the innermost layer, wanting to find out what was going on.
"Leave? Then hurry up and leave!"
At this moment, the bald waiter came out, his face gloomy. He pointed upwards and sneered, "Look up and take a look!"
Everyone looked up and saw a new banner above Juxianlou.
"A warm welcome to Pavilion Master Mu of Wuxian Pavilion and Garden Master Wang of Wuxian Garden for their presence at the Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering!"
"..."
Upon seeing the banner, everyone fell silent.
It is important to know that Ruzhou City is famous largely because Wuxian Pavilion, one of the four major sects, is located here, and Mu Qingren is the most famous person in Wuxian Pavilion. Although Wang Yingqiu is not as famous as Mu Qingren, everyone knows that she is the owner of Wuxian Garden in the capital. Who can see them on ordinary days?
Therefore, if what the banner says is true, then tonight's Lantern Festival poetry gathering is quite interesting.
Adding to what Zhou Ziqiong just said by the moat that she would also be attending the Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering tonight, this gathering could be said to have brought together three of the most popular and rarely seen goddesses in Ruzhou City, making everyone even more eager for it.
Those who were about to turn around and leave immediately turned back. As for those who had already left the crowd, they hesitated after seeing the words on the banner. But since they had already come out, it became extremely difficult to squeeze back in, and they could only regret it to themselves.
Seeing everyone's infatuated expressions, the bald waiter sneered inwardly: Heh, a bunch of country bumpkins!
So he said loudly, "Tonight's Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering will not only be attended by Pavilion Master Mu of Wuxian Pavilion and Garden Master Wang of Wuxian Garden, but the organizers of this Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering are also Juxian Tower and Zhou Family Cloth Shop. Miss Zhou will naturally make an appearance. Who knows, if any talented man can compose a good poem or write a good lyric, he might win their hearts!"
"Whoosh!"
These words caused an uproar among the crowd.
Since ancient times, heroes have loved beauties, and talented men have loved them too.
Many talented men have been preparing for the Lantern Festival Poetry Gathering for a long time, hoping to make a name for themselves and achieve fame. Who would have thought that there would be an unexpected bonus? Three fairy maidens are also at the Gathering Immortals Pavilion. If one can win first place, perhaps one can even have a romantic relationship with one of them!
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