On April 26, the fourth year of the Qingyuan Period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the figure of spring seemed to be gradually fading away. The green summer was swaying and coming gracefully.
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and the street vendors have already started selling rice dumplings. Walking on the street, you can smell the sweet smell of glutinous rice and red dates.
However, the current Jiang Ning is a little weird. Her attention is not on the Dragon Boat Festival, but on the upcoming Qinhuai Poetry Festival.
The Qinhuai Poetry Festival in Jiangning is one of the most important literary events in the world, attracting the attention and participation of countless talents from Jiangnan. It is held every year, facing the Tokyo Poetry Festival in the north.
Most of the talented people in the south of the Yangtze River are elegant talents like Chun Hua Qiu Yue, while the scholars in the north have a rough flavor that comes from the frontier fortress. They have more vicissitudes and muscles than the talented people in the south of the Yangtze River, and they care more about family and country affairs. This is
This is also the reason why the Tokyo Poetry Society looks down on the Qinhuai Poetry Society.
Of course, in the eyes of the talented people from the south of the Yangtze River, those guys in the north are rough people who have been confused by the wind and sand. They basically know nothing except standing shirtless in the desert and kissing camels.
For many years, the talents of both sides have been reluctant to give in to each other. No one likes the other. In poetry gatherings on one's side, some poems that ridicule the other side often appear, and then they are regarded as classics by many students who share the same hatred and hatred.
These things were told to him by Wang Tingzhi, the eldest lady of the royal family.
Today is the day when the Qinhuai Poetry Fair is held, and the evening is the most dazzling moment of the entire Qinhuai Poetry Fair. After many rounds of selection, the outstanding talents will board the flower boat specially selected by the officials to show off their talents.
At that time, not only can you see talented people dancing, writing and reciting poems, but also famous prostitutes from the Qinhuai River will perform.
In the afternoon, Wang Tingzhi and Manager Fang came to Xikuoyuan. They first looked through the ledger that Lu Heng had finished, then put it down with a smile and told Lu Heng about the Qinhuai Poetry Club.
"Miss, are you going tonight too?" Seeing that it was still early, Lu Heng sat down, picked up tea and talked to Wang Tingzhi about the Qinhuai Poetry Fair.
Wang Tingzhi smiled and nodded: "Of course, this year's Qinhuai Poetry Fair is sponsored by my Wang family!"
Lu Heng was a little surprised when he heard the word sponsorship. He didn't expect that the concept of sponsorship would already exist at this time. The business awareness of the ancients should not be underestimated.
The beaming Wang Tingzhi talked about how much effort the palace had put into organizing this poetry meeting, etc., and then said some words about talented people and beauties. However, when talking about the past Qinhuai poetry meeting, a flash of light flashed on this smart woman's pretty face.
With a touch of disappointment, he sighed: "In the past, my eldest brother took me there. It's a pity that my eldest brother is not here this year!"
Seeing Wang Tingzhi's disappointed look, Lu Heng felt a little nervous. He originally thought of joking: Do you want me to go with you, little girl? But after thinking about it now, he decided not to.
As soon as you say this, you may be regarded as a prodigal by the other party. At the least, you may be kicked out or fired. In the most serious case, you may be beaten, and your medical expenses may not be paid.
"Master Lu will also go tonight, right?" Wang Tingzhi raised her head and asked with a smile.
Lu Heng, who was having a cup of tea, saw her asking, put down his tea cup and nodded with a smile: "Well, I'll go with my sister-in-law. Let's take a look, haha!"
"Does Mr. Lu have a ticket to go in?" Wang Tingzhi picked up the tea cup and asked softly, which made Lu Heng stunned.
After Wang Tingzhi asked this question, she tilted her face and glanced at Lu Heng, who was stunned. Yes, and then glanced again.
"You want tickets? Oh no, tickets?" Lu Heng glanced at Wang Tingzhi in surprise, and then at Manager Fang.
Manager Fang, who had always been smiling like a Maitreya Buddha and sitting aside, nodded and said: "Uh, yes, in the past, tickets were required for poetry gatherings. Don't you know, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Heng thought for a while, and finally shook his head with a wry smile: "I've never heard of it!"
"I'm afraid Mr. Lu will disappoint your sister-in-law!" Wang Tingzhi glanced at Lu Heng with a smile and said with a chuckle.
Lu Heng didn't need to worry too much about the tickets. Yesterday, Wu Ningyuan and Zhang Wenshan both told themselves that for the Qinhuai Poetry Fair, with the strength of the two old men, they should ask for two tickets from them. There would be no problem.
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Leaving aside the matter of tickets, Lu Heng felt that Wang Tingzhi's smile today was a bit ghostly. Well, not ghostly, but very ghostly. Like a cunning little fox, her smart eyes were full of cunning.
Seeing Lu Heng's suspicious look at her, Wang Tingzhi finally lost her composure and laughed softly. Then she took out two tickets from her sleeve: "Many people from the palace are going today. I wanted to invite
We went together with Mr. Lu, but I didn’t expect that Mr. Lu would have an appointment with a beautiful lady tonight. That’s all, I won’t delay Mr. Lu’s good deeds, so I’ll give you these two tickets!”
After placing the tickets on the table, Wang Tingzhi looked at Lu Heng opposite with curious eyes.
The Great Zhou Dynasty inherited the open social atmosphere of the Great Tang Dynasty, and the relationship between men and women was much more open than that of later generations. Therefore, when Wang Tingzhi talked about these matters between men and women, she also spoke openly.
She knew that there was a widow in Lu Heng's family, and she had met that woman before.
She was a stunningly beautiful woman. Her body seemed to be born with the aura of the Jiangnan water town. Her flowing skirt, her elegant temperament, and her beautiful appearance. She was like a fairy from Lingbo.
Even Wang Tingzhi felt a little excited when she saw Liu Qingqing.
Moreover, recently, there have been rumors that the nerd from the Lu family seems to be having an affair with his sister-in-law. Adding to the gossip about women, I asked him a question.
Although the atmosphere of the Great Zhou Dynasty was open, the love between uncle and sister-in-law was still taboo. At this time, Wang Tingzhi was joking about this matter, which was really a bit outrageous.
Wang Tingzhi was a smart woman. When she said this, she realized her gaffe. She felt a little regretful and secretly cursed herself for not joking about it. What's more, she said it at this time.
However, due to the woman's reserve, she still did not say anything like an apology.
Unexpectedly, Lu Heng just smiled after hearing Wang Tingzhi's words.
He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, his eyes still indifferent. However, he did not look at the two tickets on the table.
When Manager Fang heard the young lady talking about the incident at Lu Heng's house, he felt something was wrong. Just when he didn't know how to resolve the dull and embarrassing atmosphere, Lu Heng put down his tea cup and looked at
He glanced at the sky outside the window and said to them with a smile: "Oh, it's almost getting dark. Haha, I'll take my leave first and say goodbye!"
After saying that, Lu Heng stood up, gently cupped his hands to the two of them with a smile, turned around and walked out of the door.
Before leaving, Lu Heng did not forget to take away his only belongings, the abacus that Liu Qingqing bought for him.