Fu Liqing looked at Zhao Lin without saying anything.
Lan Er said from the side: "Mr. Zhao has known Miss for so long, but he has never written a poem for her. Yet today he wrote two for Miss Yun."
Zhao Lin laughed.
It turns out he was jealous.
But it is true that Fu Liqing has helped me a lot, so I should give her a poem.
Zhao Lin immediately thought of a poem, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he said, "How about giving Miss Fu a poem someday?"
Fu Liqing said unhappily, "Why postpone it to another day? Why not today?"
Zhao Lin laughed and said, "Without other people watching, there's no sense of accomplishment."
Fu Liqing understood immediately.
Just like today, writing two poems for Yun Zhiyi in front of so many people not only shows Zhao Lin's talent, but more importantly, it makes Yun Zhiyi proud.
Not everyone can receive such a good poem.
With these two poems, Yun Zhiyi's status will be greatly improved.
Originally, there were several courtesans who were as famous as Yun Zhiyi, but now, those courtesans can no longer compare with her.
This is the mutual achievement between literati and prostitutes.
Once the news spreads, those courtesans will definitely come to Zhao Lin to write poems for them, and they will be willing to do so even if it costs a hefty price.
I've gone off topic. What Zhao Lin meant by saying that he felt no sense of accomplishment when no one was watching was that if he wrote to Fu Liqing now, there were only three of them, and no matter how good the poem was, it would have no effect.
Just like giving gifts to girls, of course you should choose a place where there are many people.
Otherwise, what's the point of traveling at night in fine clothes?
Fu Liqing said angrily: "You are good at calculating."
Zhao Lin laughed heartily: "Without support, I have to make plans."
Fu Liqing was silent for a moment, then said, "My father wants to see you."
"Minister Fu? You want to see me?" Zhao Lin asked in surprise.
"Yes," Fu Liqing said. "I begged Daddy to take you in as his disciple, but since he might be the examiner and set the questions for the upcoming imperial examination, I declined to avoid affecting you. But I promised to meet you if you could get three top marks in the exam."
Zhao Lin immediately expressed his gratitude, "I really cannot repay Miss Fu's kindness."
Minister Fu held such a high position that even if Zhao Chenhan asked Zhao Jingzhou to take him with him, he would have refused. And Fu Liqing actually asked him to accept him as his apprentice. This kind of affection could not be repaid by just writing a few poems.
Fu Liqing said, "Then study hard and strive to get three top honors in a row, so that I can show off in front of my father."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Okay! Just for what Miss Fu said, I will work hard too."
Lan Er interrupted, "Today's banquet was actually arranged by the Bai family and my master, so that the young lady and the young master of the Bai family could meet. The young lady specifically..."
"Lan'er!"
Fu Liqing nervously interrupted Lan'er and said to Zhao Lin, "This is an arrangement between our two parents. In fact, Bai Shicheng and I have known each other for a long time. We met today just to try to spend some time together alone."
Zhao Lin said, "Bai Shicheng is a bad person. He's not suitable. But Wang Ziyao is a man of character."
Fu Liqing glared at Zhao Lin. Zhao Lin was puzzled. Did he say something wrong?
Fu Liqing said unhappily, "Go down and find a carriage to go back by yourself. I'll ask Lan'er to pick you up tomorrow."
Zhao Lin was speechless and could only get off the car.
Fortunately, this place is prosperous and there are many carriages, so we quickly found a carriage to take us back.
After Fu Liqing's carriage picked up Zhao Lin and left.
A group of people emerged from the darkness and watched the departing carriage.
Bai Shicheng looked grim.
"This Zhao Lin is quite cunning. First he attracted the favor of Miss Yun, who offered him a sachet. Now he is trying to get close to Miss Fu. Does he want to be Minister Fu's son-in-law?" Someone sneered.
"Is he worthy?"
Since there are no outsiders around, Bai Shicheng doesn't need to pretend and said with gritted teeth.
"Brother Bai, Zhao Lin actually insulted you so much. Today's revenge must be avenged."
A young man said.
Bai Shicheng growled, "Of course. He doesn't even look at his own appearance, yet he dares to seduce Miss Yun and Miss Fu. I'll show him what it means to study hard for ten years, but not as well as three generations of officials."
Several people laughed.
Given their family background, it would be too easy for them to kill an orphan.
Before, Bai Shicheng just wanted to get back at his old self, but now Zhao Lin’s talent has made Bai Shicheng wary. It is impossible to defeat Zhao Lin in poetry.
Moreover, with Zhao Linlian's talent of winning the top three places in the imperial examinations, the provincial and metropolitan examinations seemed to be no problem for him.
Even if you can't become the top scholar, as long as you pass the imperial examination, you will be qualified to become an official, which is not easy to get.
If you want revenge, you have to take it now.
"Hmph, an orphan dares to fight with me, just wait and see how I kill him. And Fu Liqing, as my fiancée, actually invited another man to get on her carriage. She is unfaithful to her husband. Just wait and see how I torture her after we get married." Bai Shicheng said gritting his teeth.
The two families just had an intention. In Bai Shicheng's eyes, Fu Liqing was his woman, and he was overthinking it.
The group of people got on their carriages and left.
Two more people emerged from the darkness.
Zhao Mingya gloated, "Zhao Lin has been in the spotlight today, but he has also offended Bai Shicheng greatly. Let's see how he dies."
Zhao Chenhan sighed, "Brother, this won't do. The Bai family doesn't even dare to provoke us easily. We have to tell mother and ask her to stop the Bai family."
Zhao Mingya disapproved and said, "Mother won't care about him."
Back at the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, Han Yuehua heard the two talk about what happened at the banquet and immediately flew into a rage: "That rebellious son is really trying to destroy our Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. He even messed with the Bai family. What on earth does he want? Will he be satisfied only when the Marquis Mansion disappears?"
Zhao Mingyu, standing by, said, "Is Zhao Lin's talent really that great? I've heard of Yun Zhiyi, and Bai Shiyuan also wrote poems for her, but neither of them has ever received a sachet from her."
"Is this a problem with the poem?" Han Yuehua said angrily, "Once Bai Shicheng retaliates against him, it will definitely implicate the Marquis' Mansion, and then the Marquis' Mansion will have to help him clean up the mess. I've said it before, he's a debt collector, and now he's starting to collect his debts."
Zhao Chenhan said: "Brother was also forced to write poetry..."
Han Yuehua waved her hand and said, "Don't speak for him. This rebellious son has a vicious mind. How could he not know the consequences of his actions? It's obvious that he wants to implicate our Zhenbei Marquisate so that they can protect him from the Bai family. Catch him back immediately. I will personally break his legs and lock him up forever to prevent him from leaving the Marquisate for the rest of his life to prevent him from bringing disaster to the Marquisate."
Zhao Chenhan said in a low voice, "Isn't this bad?"
Zhao Mingya said, "This is for his own good, so he won't get killed someday."
Han Yuehua waved her hand and said, "Fang Cheng, you must lead the troops there yourself. Bring a few more people with you. We must bring him back. We can't let him mess around."
Butler Fang quickly said, "Yes, ma'am."
Butler Fang brought a dozen servants, each holding a stick and a torch, and came to Zhao Lin's yard at night. He waved his hand, and someone immediately jumped over the wall, opened the door and let everyone in, and went straight to the dilapidated little house.
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