The third day of March in the 23rd year of Zhaohua of the Ning Empire.

Jiangnan Province.

Guangling City.

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The spring is bright and it is a great time for spring outings. The shores of Huaping Lake are packed with tourists.

They are all handsome men and pretty women. Most of these handsome men are dressed as officials, wearing long gowns of excellent quality. Their hair is shiny and shiny. They also hold a folding fan in their hands. They gather together in groups of three or five, one by one.

He was full of energy, shaking his head and commenting on a certain poem and song that had been circulated in Guangling City recently, and his impassioned words had a hint of pointing out the country.

But those little eyes betrayed them.

Their little eyes are always sneaking a glance at some pretty girl inadvertently.

Li Chenan grinned, "Spring is here, and it's the season when animals are restless."

He no longer paid attention to the literati students and walked along Huaping Lake, walking among handsome men and beautiful women, and unknowingly arrived at the east bank of Huaping Lake.

There are few people here.

Pure.

There is also a pavilion named Yanyu.

There was no one in the pavilion, so I just had a rest.

Sitting in the Yanyu Pavilion, Li Chenan looked at Huaping Lake again, and then sighed softly:

"It seems that I really can't go back!"

"It's just the life experience of the original owner...!"

The original owner was also named Li Chenan, the eldest son of Li Wenhan, the dean of Zhuxia Academy in Guangling City.

The Li family is not considered rich and powerful in Guangling City, but it is also an extremely famous scholarly family.

Of course, a scholarly family has more rules. For example, the children of the family should first pursue knowledge.

But the original owner had no talent for this.

He was enlightened at the age of three and still could not memorize the Three Character Sutra at the age of eleven!

Later, he learned martial arts and practiced martial arts with Guangling boxer Zheng Haoyang for three years but still failed!

If he can't succeed in martial arts, he will give up and start doing business again... This is already the bottom line that his father can't get any lower!

I bought a shop in Erjinggou Alley in Guangling City and opened a food shop. It lasted for three years and then closed down. I still owed a lot of debt!

His father Li Wenhan was so angry that he used his life savings to pay off his debts. He couldn't stand the wind that his concubine blew in his ears, so he kicked the original owner out of the house half a month ago!

Then something bloody happened.

The Shen family, a wealthy businessman in Guangling, came to break off their engagement. It was a child marriage. Perhaps the Shen family was betting that Li Chenan would be the top scorer in high school——

The reputation of the Li family in Guangling is extremely high in Ningguo, because the legendary story of seven Jinshi in one family, and father and son visiting flowers three times happened in the Li family, but it was not from Li Wenhan's lineage, but to the eldest and second brothers of the Li family.

Of course, they don't live in Guangling City now, but in Yujing City, Kyoto.

In the opinion of the Shen family, even if they queue up, the next good luck should go to the third bedroom of the Li family. However, they did not expect that the eldest son of the third bedroom would be such an incompetent person. He was so blind that he almost stole the chicken.

Don't lose the rice.

Of course, the Shen family would not agree to break off the engagement so easily, so this matter caused a stir in Guangling City. The news that there was a fool in the Li family naturally spread, and for a while, the originally unknown name Li Chenan was changed.

A household name.

Li Wenhan was disgraced and called the original owner back to give him a scolding.

Ten days ago, the original owner died in depression, and Li Chenan came here.

No one knows that the Li Chenan who used to be is dead, and of course no one knows that the Li Chenan who is alive now has changed to a different person.

Li Chenan didn't care about those past grudges, because he was an outsider after all, and the things that had happened and the people he had experienced didn't have much to do with him.

"That's good. Although this place is backward, it is cleaner than the previous life."

"Well, it's a bit more leisurely."

Thinking like this, the mood that had been depressed for more than ten days suddenly became brighter. As a result, the hairpin-length painted lake became more vivid in his eyes.

Especially after a painting boat floated on Huaping Lake.

He looked at the three-story boat with great interest. There was a tall flagpole in front of the boat, and a bright red flag was floating on the flagpole. On the flag were written two big characters - Zhongli!

This is a compound surname. I vaguely remember that this surname has a very high status in Ningguo.

As for such a high-level practitioner, the original owner was quite dull and autistic, so he was not very impressed by him.

This also has nothing to do with him, and even the whole world has nothing to do with him at this time.

He felt like a spectator.

For example, right now, he is looking at the boat and feels that it is quite beautiful under the sun.

The cornices, pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings look very grand and elegant.

It is a pity that the windows with the Xiang Fei bamboo curtains are all closed tightly. If the bamboo curtains can be half rolled, there will be a pretty girl playing the pipa in the half rolled bamboo curtain, which would be the most beautiful.

Just when Li Chenan was thinking this, there were footsteps outside the pavilion.

He turned around and saw two people walking towards the pavilion.

The man in front is about sixteen or seventeen years old. He is not tall, about 1.6 meters tall, but has a good face. He is wearing a snow-white moire gown, with a wide-brimmed blue auspicious cloud belt tied around his waist, and his hair is tied up.

, wearing a small silver crown inlaid with jade.

Behind him is a handsome boy in Tsing Yi, holding a three-layered food box in his hand.

The master and servant stopped when they were three steps away from the pavilion.

The young man in front seemed not to have thought that there would be anyone in this remote Yanyu Pavilion. He raised his head and looked at Li Chenan, his brows furrowed slightly and then quickly unfolded.

The boy behind him was about to step forward, but he opened the folding fan with a swipe and shook it. He put his other hand behind his back and walked into the Misty Rain Pavilion.

He sat opposite Li Chenan.

At this moment, Li Chenan's eyes turned to Huaping Lake. After all, it was very impolite to stare at a stranger, not to mention that this strange man was too handsome——

His lips are red and his teeth are white, and his skin is white and rosy, as if it could be broken by a blow.

Coupled with the willow-leaf-like eyebrows, the big watery eyes under the eyebrows, and the faint orchid fragrance in his nostrils... He almost thought this was a girl disguised as a man!

So just now Li Chen'an took another look at the young man, and the second time he glanced at his chest, well, Babaili Pingchuan, he is a man.

A very handsome young man.

Just a bit girly.

The handsome man was looking at Li Chenan at this moment.

Except for his slightly tall and burly figure, Li Chenan was dressed very ordinary, just a blue cloth and linen jacket with two patches.

In addition...the man looked at Li Chenan's profile. Well, the profile is more three-dimensional, the nose is very straight, and the thick sword-like eyebrows are very energetic.

There are so many energetic young people.

The handsome man lost interest in Li Chenan, and he also looked up at Huaping Lake. At this moment, the painting boat on the lake turned its bow and suddenly changed its course, and actually headed towards the pier in Huapingtung.

Then Li Chenan saw two huge banners hanging from the bow of the ship.

On the right it says: 'There is dust in the eyes and the world is narrow'

The left side is empty.

This should be a couplet, but the first couplet seems a bit stingy, as if it is venting some kind of dissatisfaction, but I don’t know why I didn’t write the couplet.

Li Chenan pondered for a moment and read out with great interest:

"If you have dust in your eyes, the world will be narrow... but if you have nothing in your mind, the bed will be as wide as your bed."

He casually said this couplet, which actually suited his current state of mind, but it surprised the handsome young man.

"This brother..."

The handsome young man spoke at this time. Li Chenan turned around and was surprised by that face again. His eyes naturally fell on the man's chest again.

As if feeling the weight of Li Chenan's gaze, the handsome man's face suddenly turned red. He glared at Li Chenan, and Li Chenan smiled apologetically, "Ah, I'm sorry, the handsomeness of a young master is rare in the world, but I am Meng Lang."

The handsome man did not expect that Li Chenan would take the initiative to apologize. His eyes swept over Li Chenan's face. Li Chenan's brows were peaceful and his eyes were clear and upright. There was no hint of blasphemy, but it was incompatible with his age.

of calmness.

He shook the folding fan in his hand again to cover up his embarrassment, but asked curiously: "Brother, this second couplet is very good. Is that what you just thought of?"

Li Chenan nodded and said with a smile: "It's just my feelings, I want to make the young master laugh."

This is no joke!

The second line that this person casually said was absolutely perfect!

If this person presents this couplet to the people in Zhongli Mansion, he will definitely come out on top in the couplet competition.

If he can win the first prize in poetry again, he can become Zhongli's uncle!

This is what many people dream of!

Especially for those students who come to participate in the spring semester of Jinke.

"Brother, you are here to take the scientific examination too?"

Li Chenan shook his head. He had only been in this world for ten days. How could he have the ability to take the scientific examination?

He never thought about the scientific examination at all, because it would be very tiring. He just wanted to make a little money and live a leisurely life.

After all, he is an outsider, so why should he get too involved in the drama?

Obviously, Li Chenan's behavior surprised the handsome young man.

He looked at Li Chenan again, pointed to the painted boat, and asked: "Brother, do you know that the third lady of Zhongli Mansion is meeting friends with letters at Huaping Lake... It is said that she is meeting friends with letters, but in Guangling City

Everyone seems to think that Zhongli Mansion is looking for a bride for the third young lady."

"This couplet is the first threshold. If you match the second couplet well, you can be invited to the boat... Based on the couplet you just made, I will definitely be a guest."

"Miss Zhongli is the most talented woman in Guangling City, and she is as beautiful as a flower. You see all the talented people in Guangling City are flocking to her... Why are you so calm sitting here alone?"

"Oh," the handsome young master showed a look of sudden realization, "I know, the young master has a great talent, but he doesn't bother to associate with others. Seeing that the young master is only seventeen or eighteen years old... This is a man with thousands of books in his belly and a deep chest.

Qianshanzhu!”

"Why don't you want to take the scientific examination with your talent as a young master?"

"Your Majesty cherishes your talents now. I can be loyal to His Majesty and serve the Daning Empire. Isn't this what scholars should pursue?"

The corner of Li Chenan's mouth curled up, feeling that this handsome young man thought a little too much and talked a little too much.

He liked purity, and more and more people were coming here at the moment, so he decided to leave, so he stood up and said something to the handsome young man:

"Young Master has made a mistake."

He walked towards the outside of the pavilion and said:

"Life is just like a catkins before the wind,

Joy is sporadic, sadness is sporadic,

"Everyone is like Lian Jiang and Dian Dianping."

He stepped out of the pavilion.

"I am a weed and have no intention of competing for spring."

The handsome young master's eyes lit up. He looked at Li Chenan's back and asked, "What's your surname, young master?"

"How can we meet before?" Li Chenan waved his hand with his back to him, suddenly remembering that the other party's outfit was obviously not from Tianya.

"goodbye!"

He walked into the sea of ​​people coming.

It's like swimming against the current.

He looks a little lonely and a little aloof.

The handsome young man stared blankly at the disappearing figure, and suddenly gave an order to the boy behind him: "Zhiyuan, order Yuheng to follow him!"

"Your Highness... do you want to check his background?"

"Don't worry, let Lijing Division check it out later. Remember not to let Yu Heng disturb him!"

"Slave, you obey!"

The palace maid named Zhiyuan turned around and left. In the Misty Rain Pavilion, Ning Chuchu, the fourth princess of the Ning Empire, stood facing Huaping Lake with her hands behind her back.

Those beautiful eyes moved around, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

It's not that I was amazed by the many talents Li Chenan showed, but...

This guy is quite interesting.
Chapter completed!