Chapter 83: It’s Him Who Was the Banished Immortal!?
The rain fell silently all night, making the sky feel a little cooler.
"Brother Chu, the Wangyou Lake Poetry Conference is about to be held, why don't I think you are nervous at all?" Walking on the wet street, Su Shisan showed doubts and looked at Chu Ling who was walking side by side.
"What's so stressful about this?"
Chu Ling looked calm and said as he walked, looking at the busy stalls on the street, with various sounds and fragrances floating in the air. Chu Ling liked this kind of human fireworks very much.
"The final selection of the Wangyou Lake Poetry Association is different from the primary selection."
Seeing Chu Ling like this, Su Shisan continued: "According to what the teacher said before, the final election will be held at the core of Wangyou Lake. In addition to the seven primary leaders, there are seven talents participating. The final election will be divided into two.
In the field, first the seven primary candidates compete to select the three strongest, and then the seven talents compete."
"Then do you know the names of these seven people?"
Jun Hanlin on the side raised his eyebrows slightly.
"I don't know."
Su Shisan shook his head and said: "These seven people were selected by the Imperial Academy, and the few great scholars who participated in the selection, in order to ensure fairness, after identifying the seven people, they all chose to meditate behind closed doors until the end of the Wangyou Lake Poetry Meeting.
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"That's quite interesting."
Chu Ling smiled and said, "I didn't expect that this Wangyou Lake Poetry Festival would be quite a battle."
"Brother Chu is right."
Su Shisan nodded and said: "The seven people selected by the Imperial Academy were recommended by the civil and military officials, nobles, and aristocratic families of the imperial court, and their number alone numbered in the hundreds.
Although Su didn’t know why the Wangyou Lake Poetry Meeting was held, through some of the teacher’s words, Su knew that it was not simple.
The final election of the Wangyou Lake Poetry Society is held, and all the prominent people in Xanadu can participate. I heard from the teacher earlier that several Zhu Kingdoms will participate, including Rong Zhu Kingdom."
When talking about this, Su Shisan's expression changed a little.
"If that's the case, the noble person in Jiang Gong's mouth is someone from the royal family?" Chu Ling raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Su Shisan and said.
"Not sure."
Su Shisan frowned and said, "Maybe."
"Fancy."
Su Shisan shrugged and said nonchalantly: "A poetry meeting can bring you a lot of fame. With such skill, why not do something else?"
Chu Ling smiled and shook her head.
From the perspective of the ruling class, holding a meaningful poetry meeting, no matter how much money is spent, is worth doing. After all, there are many things in this world, and only a few can have influence.
It is precisely this minority that leads to many changes in the direction of the trend.
"Okay, don't think about these things."
Chu Ling waved her hands and said: "Let's find a place to rest. There are a few shops near the practice workshop. After drinking, we will go to the branch location. We have basically decided on it. When the Wangyou Lake Poetry Festival is over, we will open all the branches.
Turn it on."
"Sir, you are still cunning."
Jun Hanlin raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looked at Chu Ling and said: "You have made it clear before that you will open a branch after drinking. Now that you are with the third princess, the purchase of the shop, decoration expenses, hiring manpower, etc. are all recorded in the princess's account.
In the name of the mansion, Young Master, are you considered a vain wolf?"
Su Shisan coughed twice and tried hard not to laugh.
After following Chu Ling out, they went to many places. After drinking, they wanted to open a branch. There was no good shop. Since Huangfu Jingyu was willing to participate in the stock, Chu Ling must take advantage of this rare opportunity.
If you want to maximize profits, you must create a brand effect. The brewery will be built later when you have free time. After all, the farm given by Huangfu Jingyu will not run away.
Chu Ling likes to simplify troublesome things. With a financial backer like Huangfu Jingyu, Chu Ling no longer thinks about the cost. Anyway, he can make money back in the future. It is nothing more than the length of the cycle.
"Actually, this is not a waste of money."
Chu Ling stopped and said to Jun Hanlin with a smile: "Let me tell you what to call it?"
"What?"
Jun Hanlin said doubtfully.
"You'll find out later."
Chu Ling said with a slight smile.
"Master, you should talk about it first."
Jun Hanlin was whetted by Chu Ling and followed closely behind Chu Ling. When Su Shisan saw this scene, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
Intuition told Su Shisan that Jun Hanlin was afraid that he would be cheated.
"Please come in with a few guests."
Not long after, Chu Ling and others came to a restaurant. The waiter was very enthusiastic. They didn't go to the private room, but sat down in the main hall on the first floor, facing the street.
Sitting down, Chu Ling ordered several dishes, all of which were very expensive. She even asked the waiter for some wine to finish the meal. When Jun Hanlin heard this, he came back to his senses.
"Brother Jun, please pay for it."
Chu Ling looked at Jun Hanlin with a smile and said.
"What silver?"
Jun Hanlin pretended not to understand.
"Of course it's money for the treat."
Chu Ling continued, then looked at the waiter, "Second brother, remember to ask this young master for payment."
"Hello, sir."
The waiter grinned and said, "The guests will eat first and then we'll talk after they're done. The younger one will go get ready first."
The waiter's job is to greet people and send them off, and they have developed a pair of eyes to recognize people. Seeing that Chu Ling and the others have extraordinary conversation, he also knows that they will not eat the King's meal.
"Sir, you are so shameless."
Seeing the waiter leaving, Jun Hanlin gritted his teeth and said, "I really learned something."
"Then remember to pay the money."
Chu Linghun said indifferently.
"I have only earned a few taels of silver from running errands so hard. Young Master wants to cheat me too?"
Jun Hanlin said not to give up.
"Young master Jun speaks with great dignity."
Chu Ling joked: "There are obviously more than a dozen taels, but only a few taels of scattered silver. Chu really can't compare with this."
Jun Hanlin: "..."
"Haha~"
When Su Shisan saw this scene, he couldn't bear it anymore and shook his head with a smile.
"Did you hear that?"
At the next table, a middle-aged man held a wine cup and talked eloquently: "The immortal who was rumored to be banished in Xanadu was not actually Su Shisan?"
Um?
As soon as he said this, Chu Ling and others looked at him.
"Not Su Shisan?"
The drinker next to him asked in surprise: "What did you hear?"
"It shouldn't be."
Another person followed closely and said: "This Su Shisan even dares to rob the daughter of Rongzhu Kingdom. If he behaves like this, isn't he just banishing an immortal?"
There were many rumors circulating in Shanghai about the elopement of Dugu Shuang and Su Shisan, and each one of them was as if they were both present.
"Ahem~"
The young man in the middle coughed twice, put down the wine glass, and said with a slightly raised corner of his mouth: "That's because you are ignorant. I heard this from the neighbor of my seventh uncle's second sister-in-law's third nephew's house. It's absolutely reliable. Longshou Villa
At that literary banquet, Su Shisan’s winning poem was actually written by the first winner of the preliminary round of the Wangyou Lake Poetry Society.”
"You mean Chu Ling?"
"It's really fake."
Under the bursts of exclamations, Su Shisan frowned slightly and looked at Chu Ling. Su Shisan had never felt that the name of the Immortal was not his, but in this situation, this suddenly appeared.
This kind of public sentiment made Su Shisan worried in his heart.