Chapter 404 Literary Meeting 1

Autumn has entered, and the weather has begun to cool down. The sun is still bright, but it is not that scorching heat. It shines warmly on the body, which is very comfortable.

There were three gentle knocks on the door. Yan Qi nodded, and the figure at the door stepped away.

Looking at the sun, it was indeed getting late. There were too many things to do today and he couldn't stay in bed anymore. However, Yan Qi, who held his head and looked at her sleeping face, still didn't want to move.

There was warmth flowing in her heart, and her fingers gently touched the contours of her face. The corners of Yan Qi's mouth couldn't help but turn up. Family, in fact, she knew everything. She knew their thoughts and love. , so in return, with the word "family", lovers may break up at any time and become strangers, but alone, even if they quarrel or get angry, they are inseparable. They will stay together for life, just like husband and wife.

Although those children may not know the difference, the three of them, uh, and the dead Cheng Jia knew it. They were so happy that they forgot to stop Ling Qingyu from messing around with the three children. The result was She was drunk again.

Seeing her drunken posture, Cheng Jia was the first to run away, and the three younger ones also avoided her in embarrassment. Yan Qi had seen too much and had developed immunity, so he hugged her with a fearless gesture of sacrificing me. She went back to her room and spent half the night playing with her. If it wasn't for the fear that she would be unable to get out of bed because of her backache today, Yan Qi wouldn't mind playing more tricks with her.

Because only when drunk, this person will show his appearance of not having any scruples about his bottom line and moral integrity. That alluring look is so alluring that he can't stop eating the marrow.

Yan Qi lowered his head and kissed her swollen lips gently. He lifted the thin quilt and looked at the marks all over his body. Yan Qi picked up the clothes on the hanger and put them on.

There are too many people coming there today, but it is also the best time to explore secrets. With such a chaotic combination, some people can't help but find someone to negotiate and win over. Yan Qi arranged the best secret guards there, Secret locations were arranged in places where situations might occur, and prior training was conducted. For example, it doesn't matter if you don't recognize the person. You must remember clearly what the person is wearing, what expression he has when speaking, etc., and let a group of people come out of the red building. The elites were dumbfounded, Master Qi, isn’t what our secret guards do only kill people and kill future enemies? Who cares what he wears or what his expression is? ! ! ! !

But in this way, the defense here will inevitably be much weaker, so Yan Qi arranged all the remaining Izayoi next to the courtyard, letting Ye Po and Ying Jiuying Thirteen guard them closely like a shadow.

However, as long as he is not by her side, he is always uneasy. Yan Qi suddenly remembered what Yan San said at the beginning, and smiled bitterly in his heart. Yes, even if he knew that he was actually weak now, he was still uneasy.

After putting on her clothes, Yan Qi turned around, leaned on the bed and hugged Ling Qingyu gently, then rubbed her face until she closed her eyes and hummed dissatisfied, Fang said softly: "You can sleep a little longer."

After leaving the house and closing the door behind him, Yan Qi no longer had any trace of teasing on his face. He took a bowl of porridge from Ying Shisan's tray and asked while drinking, "Has everyone been arranged?"

"Yeah." Shadow Thirteen nodded.

Cheng Jia designed the Wenhui in accordance with ancient methods and used the meandering water cup model. From the Ding Lake side along the garden near the lake, he used the original stream to build a clear stream with nine twists and turns. Both sides were paved with white jade. The pedestal is accompanied by green bamboos and flowers, making it an elegant place.

The men's side all use male servants, and the maids and mothers-in-law are all gathered in several courtyards to entertain the female guests. The female guests' courtyard is not far from the place where the winding water flows, although there is a gauze barrier in the middle, so it is necessary to It used to be very easy too.

Anyway, whatever romance happened was Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi's business. All the doors leading to Dingguo Gong were closed, and Ling Qingyu would not come forward at all, so Yan Qi and Han Ju didn't care about the men and women at all. Cheng Jia, on the other hand, had the mentality that the more chaotic the better, the better. So, when Wang Xuanzhi came, he was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out of his head. This time, most of the posts were made in his name by his eldest brother and eldest sister. If something happened, he had no way to accuse anyone. Ling Qingyu couldn't even see him, so he broke the jar in anxiety. What could happen? If anything happens, someone taller will be there to help.

Duke Dingguo's mansion occupies a very large area and borders two streets. The carriage did not stop on the street at the main entrance, but on the street at the side gate.

Looking at the bustling scene outside the carriage, Xiangzhi curled her lips and said, "Miss, there are so many people here, how are we going to get out?" Generally speaking, shouldn't the carriage be led into the inner courtyard first, and then transferred to the ladies to carry it? The sedan?

Fu Xiyan glanced at her and looked out from the corner of the curtain raised by her hand. Anyone who could read Braille wanted to come to the literary gathering where Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi, two of the most talented people in the world, posted their posts. However, the literary gathering that was originally only for men suddenly also invited famous talented women from Beijing. Fu Xiyan felt that her self-esteem had been greatly improved. Satisfied, I also felt very surprised. The mentality of just wanting to see what Cheng Jia was like overcame her doubts about this inexplicable invitation, and she still appeared here today.

Cheng Jia has been the most talented person in Bianjing for many years, but Fu Xiyan has been the most talented woman recently. Mrs. Fu is the Taifu, and both Emperor Xiwen and Cheng Xiang were his students. Although they have faded out of the court, they still have a transcendent spirit. Despite his status, Fu Xiyan's father did not stay in the capital but went abroad after being awarded the Jinshi. He returned to the capital last year and became a fifth-rank official. After Fu Xiyan entered the circle of noble ladies in the capital, she became famous within a month or two. A few years later, she became known as the most talented girl in the capital. Mr. Fu also doted on this great-granddaughter and personally asked about her marriage. , the unmarried handsome men in the capital looked over one by one, and there were only a few that caught his eye. The first one was the one who had become a doctor of Zuojianyi at a young age. He was talented, handsome, and in the room. The only flaw in Cheng Jia, who now doesn't even have a wife, is that he is already twenty-two years old, seven years older than Fu Xiyan. However, this flaw immediately turned into a mature man for a woman when Master Fu saw Cheng Jia in person. It was good, and Cheng Jia was extremely satisfied, so Fu Taifu personally mentioned the marriage between the two families to Cheng Xiang. Cheng Xiang was very happy at the time, but unexpectedly, after a few days, he was full of He apologized and refused, only saying that his son was not afraid of delaying Miss Fu's family and not getting married. Taifu Fu just regretted it and would not force it. However, after Fu Xiyan's mother first knew that the old man valued Cheng Jia, He had already told this matter, and originally, Taifu Fu had spoken in person. Who would have thought that he would be rejected? When word spread that Cheng Jia himself had rejected the marriage, Fu Xiyan was ridiculed by the sisters who had been stepped on in the past.

I want to see what kind of person he is that even I can’t look down on!

Fu Xiyan secretly resented it, and as soon as she rolled her eyes, her gaze stopped at the door, on the two people greeting the guests.

One of them is wearing white clothes and the other is wearing green clothes. They are really handsome, like orchids and jade trees, and they are as fluttering as the wind under the pines.

Fu Xiyan's cheeks suddenly turned red. Only such a person deserves Fu Xiyan's admiration!

The carriage started moving again and was led into the inner courtyard through the side door. Then a woman came up to meet her, leading Fu Xiyan out of the carriage and onto a sedan chair, and carried her to the Green Clothes Courtyard where the banquet was held at the back.

Although it was unreasonable, Fu Xiyan still brushed up the sedan curtain and looked out. She was not the only sedan on the road, but there were several in front and behind. Through the tall flowers, she could see people walking on the path while talking and walking. of young talents.

There are already a lot of ladies in the courtyard, because this time it is mainly about talent and learning. Wang Huilan invited young ladies with little talent and reputation. There is no distinction between noble and noble, but most of the talented and educated come from noble families. Because there were so many, there were naturally more Qinggui than Xungui. It didn't take long for Fu Xiyan to find the talented girls he had made friends with and gather them together.

Wang Huilan, as the second prince's concubine and the person who posted this message, naturally arrived earlier and was sitting in the main room in Yanyan Courtyard sulking.

The cultural gathering jointly sponsored by the younger brother and Cheng Jia was a rare event in Bianjing. The second prince saw the opportunity as soon as he heard about it, so he and his eldest brother conspired to use his younger brother to participate. She was jealous, so she also used her younger brother. The post initiated a literary meeting among the female guests. Who knew that not only her younger brother was furious, but Chai Jinzhong was also furious. She had to say that the place Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi used this time was the Dingguo Palace. There was only one *** in the Dingguo Palace. * Living, there will definitely not be enough manpower. She can send people to help, can't she arrange manpower to find out the news? Chai Jinzhong was overjoyed at that time and only praised her method as a good one. However, Wang Xuanzhi did not mention the shortage of manpower to her at all. Even if she asked him, he said that there were already people. Later, she simply sent someone over directly, but Cheng Jia turned him back. After she stepped back, the man's reply made Chai Jinzhong, who happened to be back, blush immediately. He walked away on the spot and has not even entered her door to this day.

Mrs. Yang came with Cheng Yuqin with her two daughters, and Fan Zheng's two concubines. In the Gufeng courtyard, she met Su Wanyun, Mei Ruoxue and others, as well as her husband's sisters who had followed them. Yu Lili went to see if his mother-in-law and maidservants were doing anything wrong, so the three of them left the sisters to play by themselves and sat in the side room to talk together.

Cheng Yuqin said with disdain: "Humph, I thought I was really a queen. She posted a message privately without even saying hello. She also directly sent someone over, saying that since it was her, Wang Huilan, who posted the message, she naturally had to send someone. .”

Mei Ruoxue asked: "What about Brother Cheng? Isn't this a slap in the face?"

Cheng Yuqin snorted and said, "They couldn't even get in. My brother sent someone to send them back. At the same time, he also said that if the second princess wanted to hold a literary meeting by herself, she could convene people in the palace herself. Cheng Jia I can’t afford to be treated like this by the second prince’s concubine, and I don’t want to be one, and I don’t even want to get involved with someone like you. In the end, I also said, you are just a dog taking advantage of a mouse, right?”

Mei Ruoxue burst out laughing, and Su Wanyun couldn't help but smile. Thinking of Cheng Jia himself saying this, she couldn't help it.

After laughing twice, he suddenly understood that Cheng Jia had declared that he would not support the second prince unless he changed his wife. After all, Cheng Jia was the son of Prime Minister Cheng, and his attitude also represented the attitudes of Prime Minister Cheng and Qingliu to some extent. In the past, Cheng Jia would never participate in the fights between the princes. Now that Wang Huilan forced Cheng Jia to make such a sound, the second prince was probably so angry that he vomited blood.

"Brother is always prudent in doing things and will not do anything without a reason. What the Wang family did this time was too unethical. Not only is eldest brother angry, I think Prince Wang is also very angry." Cheng Yuqin took a sip of tea and smiled.

"This tea is really good. It's not that the production of the top quality tea on Fujian Road has been drastically reduced this year due to the insect disaster. This one seems to be the one that only the palace has..." Mei Ruoxue covered her mouth before she could finish her words. He paused, looked at Cheng Yuqin who was shaking his head and whispered: "Really?"

"Shh, we only have this here. Big brother said it was because he wanted to give it to us," Cheng Yuqin said with a smile. These rooms in this courtyard were specially arranged for them. Naturally, it was not arranged by her eldest brother Gu Nian, but by Ling Qingyu. Not only the tea, snacks, but also the utensils were all top-notch and exquisite. Even the waiters were the maids of the Ling family wearing green clothes. Other families may not have tea, but the Ling family will not be without it.

Speaking of which, the exquisiteness of this literary event was definitely made possible by the financial and manpower of the Ling family. Others didn't know it, but they only thought it was the power of the Cheng family. But Cheng Yuqin knew that Cheng Jia came here, so she brought him with her Four cases and a room full of books, and nothing else. It was really a breath of fresh air.

Thinking of her father's sigh, I'm afraid the relationship between her eldest brother and Head Ling is really not simple. She knows his eldest brother's character best. Since Cheng Jia said he wanted to marry her, he wouldn't just have a romantic affair as an extramarital affair as her father thought, or I will be a concubine in the future. Cheng Yuqin sighed inwardly, her father was also old. No matter how much the Zhengshitang and Emperor Xiwen looked down on her as a powerless woman, they could not forget that they had given her the title of first-grade Duke's wife.

"They started to compete for poems!" The girls' exclamations came from outside. The second young lady of the Fan family also walked into the room and looked timidly at Cheng Yuqin. Cheng Yuqin then stood up with a smile and said, "Let's go and have a look too. "

The wine glass is made of fine mutton-fat white jade. It is placed on a green lotus leaf and flows gently down the water. A beautiful woman in green clothes beats a small drum with her hands. When the drum stops, whoever the wine glass stops in front of will chant. Only when you write a poem and a poem can you drink wine.

There were already many people sitting by the Qingxi River, sitting on the floor according to their familiarity. Amidst the roar of laughter, many people had already composed poems and poems, which triggered bursts of cheers and ridicule.

Fu Xiyan and a few friends hid behind the flowers and watched. They saw that Cheng Jia was very talented in writing, and all of his poems were top-notch. He was holding a wine glass and his wide-sleeved posture was unparalleled, even compared to Wang Xuanzhi opposite him. As I continued, I felt not only bursts of pink bubbles popping up in my heart, but also an unwillingness to do so.

"If Mr. Cheng knew Sister Xiyan's literary talents, he would also admire you." Miss Wen next to her covered her mouth and smiled.

This saying actually has some meaning. No matter how good Fu Xiyan's literary talent is, it is only the sorrow of women in the boudoir. Cheng Jia can only read his poems and articles to know how broad-minded he is and how he cares about these women. Toy?

Fu Xiyan didn't hear it, but was aroused with ambition. Yes, he must not know my talent. If he had seen me, he would definitely admire me.

As soon as this idea came out, it grew like a weed and finally spread into a patch of grass in her heart. It made her feel so itchy that she just wanted to jump out and run to Cheng Jia and recite her most proud poem. Fortunately, she still had some sense. , clutching the palm of his hand tightly and endured it.

"Aren't the posts we received this time from a literary conference? Why aren't we asked to compete in literary competitions?" Miss Wu muttered in a low voice. The only reason why they came so excitedly to participate in this nondescript cultural gathering was because they wanted to show their faces in front of the best talents in Bianjing. However, while the male guests were so lively, the female guests had no interest at all. Related activities only allow you to see the grace of male guests.

When the Miss Wu family said this, all the ladies reacted, and among the discussions, some of the bolder ones went to the elders to ask about the situation. This question led to Wang Huilan.

Wang Huilan was eager to have a reason to show up. After hearing the complaints from the ladies, he immediately called the girl next to him to find the person in charge. The maid searched around and finally found Bai Wei and a housekeeper from Fan's house.

Wang Huilan saw the two of them, and before they could salute, she smashed the tea bowl in her hand and said angrily: "How do you do things? Wenhui Wenhui, what do you want to prepare?"

Bai Wei and the stewardess knelt on the ground and kowtowed first. The stewardess glanced at Bai Wei. She didn't know anything about the literary society. Didn't she say she would only receive the female relatives? So they didn't do anything wrong in welcoming the women's family members?

Bai Wei lowered her head and replied softly: "I don't know what the lady has to prepare? I just follow the instructions of Mr. Cheng and Mr. Wang and serve the ladies well."

"You are such a smart talker, how dare you talk back to me and slap your tongue." Wang Huilan leaned back and said coldly.

A palace maid next to her immediately stepped forward and pulled Bai Wei up and slapped her with her hand. After a few slaps, Bai Wei's fair and tender face became red and swollen.

Bai Wei gritted her teeth and said nothing. After the palace maid finished beating her, she knelt down again and said, "If you want to prepare anything, madam, please discuss it with Mr. Cheng, so that the slaves will know what to do."

With a bang, Wang Huilan smashed the newly held tea bowl on Bai Wei's forehead and said, "Don't think that I don't know who your master is. How dare a slave be so arrogant? Believe it or not, I will beat you to death right now." Your despicable master doesn’t dare to say a word!”

"Hey, what are you doing?" With a cheerful voice, Mrs. Gao walked in. Seeing the scene in the room, she smiled at Wang Huilan and said, "Second Princess, what are you doing?"

"Teach these unruly slaves a lesson." Wang Huilan paused, lowered her eyes, and said.

"Are these the servants in the second prince's palace?" Mrs. Gao covered her mouth and laughed.

Wang Huilan paused her hands and raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Gao who smiled politely. This was naturally not her slave. In other people's homes, it is not necessary to discipline the slaves of other people's homes through the master's house. This kind of thing...

"Forget it, let's not worry about it today," Wang Huilan stood up and smiled at the ladies in the room who all had their heads lowered: "Since they haven't made any preparations, let's go outside and take a look, and also set up a Sit down and let those talented people see that we boudoir girls are as talented as them."