Chapter 35: Xiang Ling’s thoughts, heading to Wenhui
After returning home, he smiled bitterly and mentioned the literary meeting to Liu Xiangling. What surprised Shen Tang was that while Liu Xiangling was surprised, he was actually particularly pleasantly surprised.
"My husband knows poetry?"
Seeing Liu Xiangling's surprised look, Shen Tang was stunned for a moment.
How could Shen Tang have imagined that in this era, scholars are a very special group. Whether in the court or among the people, they have an unimaginable status! And for young girls, almost all the good men in their dreams are elegant. A handsome and talented man.
Originally, Liu Xiangling was extremely satisfied with the current Shen Tang. After all, her husband's love and protection for her was obvious. Although he was not a scholar, his speech was acceptable. But now, Shen Tang was actually named by the county magistrate to participate in the literary meeting. In this way, Shen Tang's understanding of words is more than acceptable? At least, he has a first glimpse of the path.
The happiest thing is that something that has completely lost hope has turned around, and even far exceeded one's hopes. This is how Liu Xiangling feels at this moment.
"I only know a little bit about it. The county magistrate just sent me to join in the fun." Shen Tang said with a wry smile.
But Liu Xiangling didn't believe it, "Humph, no, how many talented people are there in Shanyin? If your husband is not special, how can he be worthy of being invited by the county magistrate?"
"Husband, I want to listen to the poems written by my husband himself!" On the bed, Liu Xiangling abandoned her usual shyness, her thin clothes outlined her graceful figure, and she lay softly on Shen Tang's chest, with a pair of watery eyes. His eyes fell on Shen Tang's face with expressions of joy, pride, desire, and admiration.
Even Liu Xiahui may not be able to refuse the beauty's invitation at this moment. Although he is somewhat helpless and apologetic about becoming the civil servant Shen Tang, but compared with his wife's joy...
"Ask what love is in the world, and it will teach you how to make love between life and death. Traveling from all over the world, Lao Chi has been through the cold and heat several times..."
Listening to Shen Tang's deep voice and those luxurious and beautiful words, Liu Xiangling was fascinated...
"What is love, a promise of life and death!" Liu Xiangling murmured, "Husband, Xiangling thought that she was destined to be a miserable person in this life, but God has love. When Xiangling was most desperate, her husband actually appeared in my life. In front of me. From now on, no matter how vast the world is, no matter how vast the mountains and rivers are, Xiang Ling will only have her husband in her eyes!"
"Please, husband, love Xiangling..."
That night, Liu Xiangling was not shy, but extremely eager. She wished she could rub herself into Shen Tang's body, until she screamed and became hoarse, with no strength left in her body, and then she fell asleep under Shen Tang's impact...
Three days passed by in a flash. On the third day, before dawn, Shen Tang was woken up by Liu Xiangling. Then, he and Xiao Zhuer bought the Confucian shirts, paper fans, etc. purchased for Shen Tang in the past two days. They took them all out and replaced them one by one. It took a full hour for the two of them to finally give up.
"My husband, I am sure to shock everyone today, according to the leader!" Liu Xiangling said happily: "However, when my husband comes back, I want to tell Xiangling an interesting story about the literary meeting."
Hearing Liu Xiangling's words, Shen Tang was stunned and said, "Won't Xiangling and Zhu'er go with me?"
Liu Xiangling shook her head with regret, "Xiangling is just waiting at home for her husband to return." Liu Xiangling naturally wanted to go and see her husband's style in person. However, not only were there many people in this literary gathering, but there were also prefects who knew him. Participation. If her identity is exposed, it will naturally be inappropriate. Therefore, although it is regrettable, Liu Xiangling does not want to cause trouble to Shen Tang.
"That's fine..." Shen Tang nodded. After eating at home, he stepped out of the house under Liu Xiangling's nostalgic gaze.
To the south of Shanyin, there is a lake named Mirror. On the bank of Mirror Lake, there is a mountain that is in the sky. To the north of the sky, there is a garden for meditation!
Today's literary gathering is on the Mirror Lake. A group of literati can visit the lake, enjoy the gardens, and view the mountains...
As soon as Shen Tang stepped out of the house, he saw a carriage coming in a hurry, and the boy driving the carriage turned out to be Yuan Chen, who was beside the county magistrate Wei Xun.
"I have met the young master. I am afraid that the young master will be inconvenienced. Therefore, I have been ordered to come and greet the young master." Yuan Chen said respectfully. Although he was a person close to Wei Xun, it was precisely because of this that he knew that Shen Tang was in front of him in the county. What a terrifying position in Ling's eyes.
Shen Tang was polite and got into the car. Yuan Chen drove south out of Shanyin County. After walking for half an hour, the carriage stopped.
When you step off the carriage, you will see Jinghu Lake in front of you. Not far away, the green Xingkong Mountain is reflected in Jinghu Lake, and the scenery is really gorgeous.
"Sir, the nine painted boats in front of us are the place for this literary competition. Among them, the smaller eight boats are from the eight counties of Shaoxing. The largest one is used by Lord Zhizhou and some Wen Zong! However, you may still want more We will come here after an hour. At this moment, the young master can visit the garden or go hiking first. All he needs to do is come back in time."
Shen Tang nodded, and sure enough, on the painted boat on the side of the largest boat in the middle, the word Shanyin was engraved on it.
Shen Tang was not interested in the so-called garden tours or mountain climbing, so he just asked: "Now, can I board the boat first?"
"Of course you can!" Yuan Chen nodded and responded.
So Shen Tang stepped on the sampan and entered the painting boat directly.
Although this painted boat is smaller than the larger one, it is actually extremely spacious. The entire painted boat is more than ten feet wide and three to four feet long. The bow and stern of the boat are surrounded by redwood fences. In the center, there are actually two small pavilions, covered with green tiles and surrounded by hanging curtains and gauze curtains.
There was a young boy waiting at the bow of the boat. When he saw Shen Tangxing approaching, he just bowed and saluted without saying hello.
He lifted the paper fan lightly in his hand and opened the bead curtain. Shen Tang saw that in the first small pavilion, there were a few mahogany tables and chairs. On the square table, there were tea and snacks.
When two or three scholar-looking men saw Shen Tang entering, they slightly raised their hands to show that they had seen each other, but did not say anything. Shen Tang was not a talkative person, so he nodded slightly, walked forward, and passed through the second veil. The curtain enters the second small pavilion.
When the few scholars who arrived early saw this, they were slightly startled at first, and then their faces showed a somewhat strange look. A pair of eyes stared at the back of Shen Tang as he entered, as if they wanted to see some joke.
Naturally, Shen Tang didn't know that the first small pavilion was where a group of scholars were, but the second small pavilion was prepared for the county magistrate Wei Xun. However, when the previous boy saw Shen Tang, it was Yuan Chen who sent him there in person. Come on, I didn’t say much.
However, what surprised several scholars was that after Shen Tang entered, a woman's voice could be heard inside, and then it disappeared into silence.
Shen Tang naturally didn't know the surprise of the few scholars behind him, and the scene in front of him did make Shen Tang a little surprised. Because the people in this small pavilion were actually acquaintances!