Dingxi General's Mansion.
Zhao Mingxiao dressed up and prepared to attend a poetry reading.
Zhao Mingxiao has always liked to recite poems and compose couplets, but her husband is a warrior and cannot satisfy her, so she often participates in various poetry and lyrics gatherings.
Originally, she wanted to take Zhao Mingyu and Zhao Mingya with her, but they all followed Han Yuehua to attend the ceremony at Baiyun Temple to pray for Zhao Chenhan, hoping that Zhao Chenhan could win the imperial examination and become the youngest number one scholar in this dynasty.
For this reason, Han Yuehua didn't even bother to capture Zhao Lin.
The poetry gathering was held in the famous West Garden in Shengjing.
Although it is still February and the spring breeze is chilly, the green willows in the West Garden are already hanging down, the flowers are blooming, and there are also blooming lotus flowers and lotus leaves in the small lake.
Those who participated in the poetry gathering were all literati and some wealthy young ladies who loved poetry like Zhao Mingxiao.
Poetry gatherings were not only places for scholars to gather, but also places for wealthy young ladies to choose their husbands.
Many participants in poetry gatherings later achieved good results in the imperial examinations, and several top scholars of this dynasty participated in various poetry gatherings.
So poetry was very popular.
Logically speaking, Zhao Mingxiao is already married and shouldn't come to such a place again, but her husband is leading troops outside and her parents-in-law don't care about her, so she is happy to be free.
Zhao Mingxiao came to Xiyuan and had just chatted with a few young ladies when he heard a commotion in the distance.
"What's wrong?"
They looked up curiously and saw a group of people rushing out and quickly coming back surrounded by one person.
Zhao Mingxiao's face suddenly turned dark.
The handsome young man in the green gown was actually Zhao Lin!
How could he come here?
Is he worthy of coming here?
And surrounded by so many people!
It's simply unbearable!
Are these people stupid? They actually went to welcome such a despicable bastard!
Are they worthy of being called literati?
Zhao Mingxiao dislikes Zhao Lin very much.
It wasn't just Zhao Lin who stole Zhao Chenhan's things after returning home.
There were several times when Zhao Mingxiao attended poetry readings, and Zhao Lin actually wanted to go with her, but she sternly refused.
But Zhao Lin actually followed secretly and was almost caught. Fortunately, Zhao Mingxiao reacted quickly and asked the maid to kick him out.
Once, he went even further. He was discovered and pretended to be a contestant. He even wanted to find himself to prove his identity. Zhao Mingxiao denied knowing him on the spot, and the security guard at the poetry venue mistook him for a thief and beat him half to death.
Now Zhao Lin is here again.
Thinking about what Zhao Mingya said a few days ago, he came to find him because he saw that Zhao Mingya did not plead for him to go home.
In the past, Zhao Lin was always timid and infuriating. But today, dressed in brand new clothes, he walked with his head held high, smiling, looking as if he was in the spring breeze. He was actually no less capable than the young masters around him.
This made Zhao Mingxiao even angrier.
I used to pretend to be affectionate at home, deliberately trying to gain sympathy from my family so as to embarrass Zhao Chenhan!
"Hmph! If I let you go home, I will write my last name backwards." Zhao Mingxiao swore secretly.
"What's going on over there?" a young lady asked the servant.
The attendant hurriedly said, "Miss, it is Miss Fu who has brought the author of Jin Ping Mei."
"Oh? He's the author of Jin Ping Mei? So young?"
The lady who asked the question's eyes immediately lit up and she stared at Zhao Lin in the crowd.
The other young ladies and ladies also stretched their necks to look.
Even though it has been banned, the book Jin Ping Mei is still a hot topic these days. These women must talk about it when they get together privately, and they are also more curious about the author.
"He's quite handsome. I wonder what his family background is, how old he is, and whether he's married." The young lady murmured to herself.
Zhao Mingxiao knew her. Her surname was Liu and her father was a fifth-rank official who was about to be sent out to other places, so she was anxious to find a suitable husband.
"He is 16 years old and still unmarried. I heard he is an orphan." The servant said what he had just heard with great insight.
"Orphan? Forget it." Miss Liu immediately lost interest.
It's difficult to get ahead without a family background.
Zhao Mingxiao was furious.
He has both parents and siblings, so how can he be an orphan?
This loser must have known that I was here and said this on purpose to disgust me and also as a threat.
If others knew that the son of the Zhenbei Marquisate claimed to be an orphan, wouldn't you feel ashamed? Why don't you quickly find him?
"Hmph! It would be strange if he was the author of Jin Ping Mei!" Zhao Mingxiao said coldly.
Everyone around was stunned.
Miss Liu asked curiously, "Why did Madam Ma say that?"
Zhao Mingxiao's husband's surname is Ma, so outsiders call her Mrs. Ma.
Zhao Mingxiao didn't like this name, and his mood became even worse. "Has everyone forgotten about that poetry gathering where a thief sneaked in to steal things and was beaten out by the security guards?"
After Zhao Mingxiao said this, everyone suddenly understood.
Someone remembered what happened that time: "Is this the guy?"
Zhao Mingxiao said, "Yes! You don't remember, but I remember clearly because she slandered me for taking him there."
"Yes, yes, we were curious at the time. Madam Ma was still the third daughter of the Northern Marquisate at that time. How could she possibly know such a person? Later we found out that he was the one who slandered her."
"I remember that the person who organized the poetry gathering was Bai Shiyuan, the previous year's top scholar. He was asked to compose a poem on the spot and wouldn't be kicked out if he could do it. But he couldn't compose a single word for a long time, wasting Bai's kindness."
"It's so abominable. People like this should be kicked out."
"No, this is a habitual criminal. He even deceived Miss Fu. He should be reported to the authorities."
Several young ladies cursed.
Zhao Mingxiao was a little nervous when he heard about sending them to the government office in Shengjing. If they went to the government office in Shengjing, they would be exposed. He quickly said, "Just drive them away. Sending them to the government office would make us look petty."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com