"Hey, have you heard? The palace recently released news that Your Majesty will hold a poetry gathering during the New Year season!"
"Ah? Really? But... can we go in?"
"You don't know yet? The notice said that this poetry meeting is jointly sponsored by His Royal Highness Prince Wen, a scholar of Linyuan Pavilion, and the Imperial College. Regardless of origin, gender, or poetry category, anyone can express their feelings directly!"
"Ah? Isn't it? Regardless of the type of poem? Then is it okay if I write a poem to curse the emperor?"
…
Hearing the last sentence, Wen Ranran couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
She suddenly remembered that although the court controlled by Xia Lishuang was still very stable, there were still many people who criticized Xia Lishuang because of the Jiang family's affairs. Some people were even very excited and even wrote directly
The general meaning of scolding Xia Lishuang is that the new emperor is incompetent and the poor people have no way out.
"Did they scold you every time you came here before?"
Wen Ranran leaned over and whispered in a low voice.
Xia Lishuang raised her eyebrows, "Yes...but some of the scoldings are quite interesting!"
Wen Ranran: "..."
"Please wake up!" Wen Ranran shook him.
However, despite this, Wen Ranran was still shocked by Xia Lishuang's temper.
If nothing else, if Emperor Rongcheng encountered this kind of thing during a private visit incognito, he would probably be beheaded on the spot.
After all, the majesty of the emperor never allows others to violate it.
But Xia Lishuang was able to face these people's rumors calmly, and even...find the advantages of the other person, which was outrageous.
"Hey... I hope your majesty can open your eyes! Our Queen Wen, please advise your majesty! Stop engaging in those evil and evil things!"
"Queen Wen? Don't mention it! She's a treasonous person. She's a female prostitute who got mixed up with two men at the top of their power. Who knows what the story is?"
"Don't talk nonsense! Queen Wen is not that kind of person!"
"My family is from Yangzhou. There was a big epidemic in Yangzhou at that time, and Queen Wen really did her best!"
…
Several scholars continued to discuss.
When Wen Ranran heard these scoldings at herself, she was immediately speechless.
Sure enough, these curse words must not be said randomly. If these children knew that this Qingfeng Tea House was opened by His Majesty, whom they said made people angry, and that this person was still behind them, I wonder if they would still be able to laugh...
Several scholars were discussing quietly, but suddenly they heard an uninhibited voice coming from the corner.
"A bunch of vulgar people!"
The conversation stopped instantly, and everyone's eyes were on the corner.
In the corner, I saw a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties, but still slim and upright, holding a book in his hand and looking at this group of people.
"Who do I think it is? It turns out to be our great talent Lu Shenyan!"
The man named Lu Shenyan raised his head, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. His eyes seemed to have seen the indifference and vicissitudes of life, and he had a certain aura of his own.
Lu Shenyan continued, "Can't you see it yet? Your Majesty is a wise king, and the affairs of the court can affect the whole body... The rich and powerful nobles are all prosperous. If they had not personally sent these people to the top, then the Jiang family
How can we catch all those henchmen in one fell swoop?"
Wen Ranran's eyes lit up and she whispered curiously, "Who is this Lu Shenyan?"
After all, the news within the court is inaccessible to the outside world. Even if people follow what others say, it is difficult for many people to directly see the essence through the phenomenon.
As for this talented man from Lu, he looks wild and unruly, but he can see the essence of the problem at a glance, and he is indeed proud of himself.
Xia Lishuang shook her fan, with a hint of approval in her eyes, "I have been the number one scholar for ten years."
"Ah?!" Wen Ranran was shocked.
Rongcheng for ten years? He must be a man of imperial edict? How did he end up like this?