Two hundred and sixtieth chapters birthday banquet (six)
Although the Jurchen turmoil subsided, this incident became the focus of discussion in the entire palace. Needless to say, Chen Qing once again attracted attention. Basically everyone was talking about him. Those who admired him praised him for not being afraid of the golden man.
His lustful power maintained the dignity of the Song Dynasty, but those who disdained him said that he was a fool who dared to despise the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom and caused big trouble for the court.
Anyway, there were different opinions and no consensus, but Chen Qing turned a deaf ear to it. Whether it was praise or criticism, it had nothing to do with him.
Chen Qing was led by the housekeeper to his seat. Zhang Jun arranged for Chen Qing to go to the back house and sit with his nephews and juniors.
Chen Qing unexpectedly met Lu Xiu and Li Qingzhao in front of his seat.
Lu Xiu pointed to the name plate on the table and said with a smile: "Master just saw your name, so he pulled me over to wait for you, saying that you would come right away, and he guessed it right."
"Master?" Chen Qing was a little surprised.
Li Qingzhao smiled lightly and said: "I opened a poetry workshop, and Xiu'er brought me a group of students."
Chen Qing raised his hand and said with a smile: "Then I can be counted as one!"
"That's a nice thought, but Master doesn't accept male disciples."
Li Qingzhao smiled and said: "I have copied dozens of books for you. Wherever you live, I will deliver them to you another day."
"Does Sanlang live in an inn?" Lu Xiu also wanted to know where Chen Qing lived.
Chen Qing took out two slips of paper with addresses written on them and handed them to the two of them, "I have a mansion in Lin'an, in Sanqiao. It was given to me by the government last year. I currently live here."
Li Qingzhao stood up and said with a smile: "You guys are chatting, I won't bother you."
Li Qingzhao put on the curtain hat and left first. Chen Qing asked in confusion: "Why does she wear a curtain hat but you don't?"
Lu Xiu blinked her beautiful eyes and thought for a while and said: "Maybe she is not from this circle. For example, when I go out to play, I have to wear a curtain hat, but in this kind of circle gathering, everyone basically knows each other, so there is no need to be too
Too defensive.”
"This kind of gathering is actually a kind of blind date?"
Lu Xiu nodded and smiled: "That's true, but it's not just that. For example, I'm just here to have a party with friends, not a blind date."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "I just discovered that you have a very cheerful personality and are quite outgoing."
Lu Xiu bit her lip lightly and whispered: "Actually, it depends on the person. I will definitely not help every man who extends his arm!"
Lu Xiu's inadvertent confession moved Chen Qing very much. This feeling of being loved by a beautiful woman was something he had never tasted in his life. It was so wonderful and joyful.
"I really like your personality, you are straightforward and straightforward, without being pretentious at all!"
Lu Xiu smiled and said, "Master said that I am neither shy nor shy. I don't know how to be subtle and beautiful at all. I am the bold type of Dongpo layman, not her graceful type. However, for the sake of giving me more money, I reluctantly accepted me.
Become a disciple!"
Chen Qing really likes Lu Xiu's cheerful personality.
He thought for a while and said: "I have to report on my work tomorrow, the day after tomorrow! How about we go swimming in the West Lake?"
"Just the two of us?"
"You can bring someone else with you. I'll be alone. By the way, I might bring two little maids, two ten-year-old ladies. They just want to see the West Lake."
"I understand. I will come to you by carriage the day after tomorrow, but I may bring my brother and his fiancée with me, and my father won't allow me to go out alone."
"If you don't come, I will come and rob you. It's dark and windy, so I'll rob you at night!"
"How dare you! I will prepare a crossbow. When you come to the door, I will kill you, the thief, with one arrow!"
Chen Qing mustered up the courage to hold her soft little hand and said with a smile: "Why don't we try it tonight!"
Lu Xiu's pretty face turned red immediately, she bit her lip and said, "What a beautiful idea you have! Master is here."
Lu Xiu noticed that the master was approaching again, and quickly took out his hand, straightening his back and sitting upright.
Li Qingzhao felt funny in his heart, pretending not to see anything, and said to the two of them: "Come quickly, the poetry competition has been announced!"
The two of them stood up quickly. Lu Xiu knew that the master must have seen it. She was so angry that she secretly pinched the back of Chen Qing's hand and followed Li Qingzhao towards the atrium...
The Song Dynasty founded the country based on literature, and various folk literary competitions could be seen everywhere. Even in the countryside, there would be reciting competitions for scholars.
This kind of official gathering is more common than the poetry contest over tea, but it is also the highlight. In contrast, the pot and arrow competition can only be regarded as a kind of entertainment, and the poetry competition is really taken seriously.
The atrium was already crowded with people. Interestingly, the women all stood on the left side, while the men stood on the right side. After all, it was inconvenient for everyone to be too close.
Although the Song Dynasty did not have as strong a defense between men and women as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, women were allowed to appear in public, and normal interactions between men and women were allowed. However, compared to the unrestrained Tang Dynasty, it was a little more restrained, mainly in details, such as women wearing curtains and hats when traveling.
, such as gatherings and dinners, try to keep a certain distance between men and women.
Today's poem competition in the Zhang Mansion is just white paper posted everywhere. It is a kind of propositional poem. Wherever it is posted, relevant content must be written. There is no limit to the poem.
The judges are the Prime Minister and the Grand Scholar in the mansion, and they will judge the top three on the high list.
The master of ceremony today was Bachelor Xu Xiantu. Chen Qing walked under a tree. He was tall and ordinary people could not block his sight.
Lu Xiu was also pulled over by Li Meier. What were the two whispering?
"Today I took advantage of the old lady's birthday celebrations to hold a poetry competition. A total of sixty-seven poems were received. After our two rounds of selection, the top three have been selected. As is the old rule, talk about the prizes before announcing them."
Everyone burst into laughter, and Xu Xiantu continued: "There are three prizes, and the third place will be rewarded with a healthy donkey. I wish him a more stable career in his career and studies!"
A family member brought out a little donkey. Everyone laughed, and the women even laughed so hard that they couldn't stand up straight.
"Second place will be rewarded with a fine study room in Baoyanzhai."
In fact, no matter whether it is a donkey or the four treasures of the study, they are not expensive. They only cost a few thousand dollars at most. Everyone in the poetry writing competition is not here for the prizes, but for naming in Zhang Jun's house. Naturally, Zhang Jun will pay attention to him in his official career.
It will be very beneficial, what everyone wants is connections.
Of course, if Chen Qing won fifty taels of silver, that was a special situation. Except for him, no one could hit five arrows with five arrows from a distance of five feet. This was the grand prize.
"The first place prize is special, it is a painting in the middle of the hall handwritten by Mr. Zhang."
The crowd immediately burst into warm applause. The literati all know what it means to get Zhang Xianggong’s personal calligraphy. It means support!
"Now I announce the third place, Military Superintendent Zhao Wenxin. His birthday poem was cleverly conceived and whimsical. He used the Queen Mother's birthday to exaggerate today's theme. Everyone unanimously agreed that he should be the third place."
Zhao Wenxin stepped forward, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "You look down too high on this junior!"
Xu Xiantu took the donkey and said with a smile: "Your father will not have to walk to go to court in the future."
Everyone laughed loudly, Zhao Wenxin signed the donkey and left with a red face.
Xu Xiantu opened another note and said with a smile: "The second place is our Tanhua Lang Shen Gai. He wrote the poem "Sheng Cha Zi" in the Xiangsi Pavilion, describing his bitter longing for a beautiful woman, which is sincere and sincere. It's so sad and touching, I wish this beauty was my daughter, it's so touching."
Many people's eyes were quietly turned to Lu Xiu. Shen Gai had publicly announced that he would not marry anyone other than Lu Xiu.
Lu Xiu's face was not very pretty, her pretty face was frozen, and her almond-shaped eyes were slightly angry. She knew that this poem was written only after Chen Qing appeared, which made her a little angry.
Lu Xiu was an extremely rare temperament among the ladies of the Song Dynasty. She dared to love and hate. If she had been before, she might have been a little moved, because Shen should not have known that she already had a sweetheart.
But now he clearly knows that his lover is here, and if he still writes this kind of love poem without fun, he is deliberately destroying the relationship between her and Chen Qing, and he actually uses the word "Sheng Cha Zi" , he was smart and thought he didn't know his little thoughts, so he borrowed the homophonic word for "something goes wrong".
Lu Xiu was not moved at all now, only dissatisfied and annoyed in her heart. She glanced at Chen Qing again, and saw Chen Qing leaning against the big tree, looking at her with a wicked smile, and her heart skipped a beat! If he jumps, he can't wait to rush up and punch him twice. Why are he smiling so bad?
Shen Gai was also peeking at Lu Xiu, and seeing that her eyes never left Chen Qing, he lamented in his heart, what's the point of getting her person but not her heart?
"Where is Tanhua Lang?" Xu Xiantu shouted again.
"coming!"
Shen Gai quickly squeezed out of the crowd, walked closer, bowed and saluted, "Student Shen Gai comes to see Xu University Bachelor."
Xu Xiantu gave him the prize with a smile and asked: "Can you tell us whether the beauty you miss is here?"
Shen Gai is a good man. He dares to say among young people that he will not marry anyone other than Lu Xiu, but he would never dare to say this in front of many prime ministers and academicians, especially in front of Lu Yihao. This will make the senior officials doubt him. It is to follow others' influence and look down on his character.
Shen Gai's face was red, he was hesitating and speechless, he hugged the Four Treasures of the Study and ran away.
Academician Liu Jin whispered to Lu Yihao: "Does Prime Minister Lu know who he misses?"
Lu Yihao shook his head, "How would I know?"
"Haha! He misses his granddaughter!"
"Really?" Lu Yihao was a little surprised. I heard that Shen Gai had a higher level of vision and rejected many high-ranking officials' proposals for marriage. He actually fell in love with his granddaughter.
‘Wuxing Shen family!’ Lu Yihao secretly made a calculation in his heart.
Xu Xiantu waved his hand, and the atrium became quiet again, with everyone staring at the note in his hand.
Xu Xiantu coughed heavily, "Now I want to announce the number one on the high list!"
