Chapter 46 Poetry Party
I thought to myself that maybe I shouldn't have come here today.
"Brother Zhang, you've told me so early. Who is this young master?"
Zhang Quan responded, "Brother Liu, it's been a long time since we last met. This is Brother Gu, the top scorer in our county exam."
"Oh? Brother Gu, I have heard of your great name for a long time!"
Gu Yunyi bowed slightly and returned the greeting.
Zhang Quan was quite popular among this group because his father was a teacher at Hengshan Academy. He kept introducing other scholars to Gu Yunyi.
Gu Yunyi always responded to everyone with a calm smile, looking a little reserved, at a loss, not knowing where to put himself.
Everyone had different attitudes towards him, some were enthusiastic, some were disdainful, and some were indifferent. However, after spending half an hour together, everyone silently concluded that Gu Yunyi was just a dull person who studied hard, had no understanding of the ways of the world, and was inflexible.
Zhang Quan was also dissatisfied with Gu Yunyi's performance. After placing him in a corner seat, he began to mingle with other people, chatting and laughing. However, the host, Mr. Liu, had not shown up until now.
The noise gradually died down until the sun was high in the sky. Everyone looked towards the lake and saw a group of people walking slowly towards them. Everyone who had just been toasting each other stood up to greet them.
Gu Yunyi's eyes flickered slightly, and he stood up, stroking his sleeves lightly, standing alone in the dark, not attracting any attention.
"Master Liu!" Zhang Quan and several activists hurried forward.
Young Master Liu was about twenty years old, dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes and an intricately carved jade pendant around his waist. He was accompanied by a woman in a white gauze hibiscus skirt.
Gu Yunyi's gaze swept across the crowd and fixed on the woman. She had a beautiful face and smiling eyes, but the scent of powder on her body could not be concealed.
"You don't need to be polite, please take a seat and make yourself comfortable." Young Master Liu laughed heartily and ordered people to serve fine wine and delicious food. Then he sat down in the main seat in a heroic manner, with the woman leaning against him tenderly.
"Today is an auspicious day, we might as well make friends through literature. It so happens that there are some beautiful ladies who are good at dancing exotic dances just arrived in Jinyun Tower, how about we enjoy them together?" Young Master Liu suggested.
"Mr. Liu is so polite."
"I should appreciate it if I can be favored by Master Liu."
"Mr. Liu is truly a generous person."
Everyone echoed, their words full of compliments.
Lin Yichen did not sit down with Master Liu, but stood in the corner. However, he still saw Gu Yunyi who was also in the corner.
He glanced in the direction of Gu Yunyi, wondering why he was here.
Although the two were not very familiar with each other, they had met each other several times. In addition, Miss Xu, who he fell in love with at first sight, was Gu Yunyi's wife. He asked the servants to investigate this person yesterday.
Lin Yichen gave Gu Yunyi a look and went out quietly.
"Brother Lin, is there anything I can do for you?" Gu Yunyi asked politely.
"Why are you here?" Lin Yichen asked in a low voice.
"What?" Gu Yunyi was puzzled.
Lin Chen frowned, looking unhappy: "Do you know where this place is? What are these people doing?"
“Isn’t it just making friends through literature?” Gu Yunyi replied.
"You..." Lin Yichen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "This place is called Red Ribbon, a place of fireworks. Now that you have started a family, you should not set foot here again."
Gu Yunyi smiled softly: "Brother Lin, I never thought you were so pedantic. It is common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Besides, this is my private matter and it seems to have nothing to do with you. Why did it make you unhappy?"
"Gu Yunyi, you are already a husband! If Meng Niang knew, how would she deal with it?" Lin Yichen asked.
Gu Yunyi put away his smile and said in a cold voice: "Meng Niang? Master Lin, we are just casual acquaintances. Can you call her Meng Niang? Why do you care about my wife so much?"
Lin Yichen clenched his fingers, a layer of gloom surrounded him, his eyes fixed on Gu Yunyi, his emotions suppressed.
Gu Yunyi also looked calm, as if he had not seen it. The corners of his mouth were still raised, maintaining the image of a gentle scholar.
But his heart was in turmoil. He wondered what the relationship was between this Mr. Lin and his wife, and how they knew each other.
After a while, before Lin Yichen could speak, Master Liu's voice came from inside: "I heard that the top winner of our county exam is here too, why is there no one here?"
"Brother Gu, Master Liu is calling you." Zhang Quan hurried to look for him.
Gu Yunyi smiled gently, "If there is nothing else, I will go in first. Also, Xu Qingmeng is mine and can only be mine. Mr. Lin, please put away your little thoughts." After saying that, he stepped in.
Lin Yichen sighed lightly and followed closely behind.
This poetry gathering ended in the evening.
Gu Yunyi was favored by Mr. Liu, and after improvising several articles, his literary talent impressed many people. However, apart from poetry, articles and knowledge, his language expression and interpersonal relationships were still immature, which made people feel quite boring.
Despite this, Master Liu had a good impression of him and even later invited singing girls to entertain him.
Unfortunately, at that moment, Gu Yunyi was shaking with fear all over, like a sieve, his eyes were at a loss, wandering around, and he blurted out "indecent things should not be witnessed", this behavior made Master Liu laugh out loud, and then he waved to the beauty to leave, letting him go.
Lin Yichen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene.
In fact, Lin Yichen's heart was very complicated. Why couldn't he control himself? Why was he so impulsive? Is this what he should say?
He was so deeply involved, but Xu Qingmeng might not even remember who he was? Was it just a one-time encounter? Besides, she was already married, and her husband was also well-educated and better looking than him. He was just asking for trouble.
Lin Yichen felt that they met too late, but who can say for sure about matters of the heart.
In the evening, these playboys followed Master Liu to continue their unspeakable gathering. Zhang Quan followed Master Liu, while Gu Yunyi said goodbye to the people he had just met.
The young men he knew invited him to a restaurant and a drink. Gu Yunyi looked embarrassed and searched his pockets, feeling very embarrassed.
"I was in such a hurry to come out that I forgot to bring money. Next time if there is a chance, I will host you and ask for apology."
"Hahahahahaha, Master Liu invited you to stay overnight just now but you refused. Now you don't even want to go for a drink. I think your wife at home is too strict!"
Gu Yunyi did not feel offended. He just scratched his head and pursed his lips subconsciously, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you gentlemen."
"Alright, alright, go home quickly, or your sister-in-law will get worried and come out to look for you, that would be bad."
Gu Yunyi's ears turned slightly red. He said goodbye to everyone, turned around and left quickly, almost jogging and disappearing into the night.
(End of this chapter)
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