The main building of Tianranju is built on the water and covers a very large area. There are passages from all directions of the small lake leading to the main building.
After entering the main building, Tang Ning threw the sign to Xiao Jue, and soon a servant respectfully took them to a room upstairs.
When she came up, Tang Ning noticed that the crowd below was bustling and very lively, so she casually asked, "What are you doing down there?"
"The Lantern Festival Poetry Party." Xiao Jue sat down and said casually: "In order to attract customers, Tiantianju holds a Lantern Festival Poetry Party every year on the Lantern Festival. The leader can win generous prizes. I don't know what this year's prize will be.
Judging from their appearance, they should be pretty thin..."
As soon as Xiao Jue finished speaking, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside the door.
At the entrance of the Accord, a waiter said: "Two gentlemen, there are already distinguished guests in this Accord. I will change your room for you..."
A young man looked at him with a frown and asked, "We obviously came early, why didn't we let them change?"
Xiao Jue opened the door and walked out, asking: "What to change?"
"Young Master Xiao..." When he saw Xiao Yu coming out, the young man's expression changed slightly and he looked at the young man behind him.
The young man smiled, cupped his hands and said, "It's a misunderstanding. Since it's Young Master Xiao, we can just go somewhere else."
Tang Ning saw Xiao Jue stand up and walk out, then walked in again after a while, thinking that the matter had been resolved.
He asked casually: "What's going on?"
Xiao Jue waved his hand and said: "The young master of the Minister of Rites and the second young master of the Tang family are competing with us for the position. The second young master Tang does not have such a big reputation, so it is better to ask his eldest brother to come. Ignore them and order the food first."
Bar."
Tangning paused while flipping through the menu and looked up at him: "Second Young Master of the Tang family?"
Xiao Jue nodded and said, "Tang Zhao is the son of Tang Qi, a native of Dongtai."
Tang Ning handed the menu to Xiao Jue, glanced outside the door, and said, "You come here often, please order."
After Xiao Jue ordered the food, he stood up and opened a window in the Accord. Standing in front of the window, he could see the situation below.
Countless people gathered in front of a high platform. There were many seats on the platform, and people were already taking them. In the middle were a few dancing women. After watching the dance in Hongxiu Pavilion, and looking at this ordinary dance, I always felt that I owed something.
In another pavilion.
After Liu Li sat down, he shook his head and said, "I don't know why Mr. Xiao is here to join in the fun. This location is far inferior to their place."
The young man behind him waved his hand and asked: "How did you go about the thing I asked you to do?"
Liu Li had a look of embarrassment on his face and said: "I don't know why, but my men lost their way yesterday, but don't worry, Er Shao, I have asked them to find them. There have been many people these two days. After the Lantern Festival, I will
Let them go from inn to inn and ask."
Another young man in the Accord had a look of curiosity on his face and asked: "Who is the second young master looking for? Do you need my help?"
Liu Li looked at him, was startled for a moment, then patted his head and said, "Yes, I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me. Your father is the magistrate of Ping'an County, and this is your territory. It's not easy to find someone..."
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The young man looked at him and said, "Let's not mention this matter for now. Have you finished what I asked you to do?"
Liu Li patted his chest and said: "There are so many people in the capital. If you just throw a brick, you can hit two people who can write poems. I found someone to write the Shangyuan poems half a month ago. There are ten poems in total. The quality is very good."
Excellent, and I also bribed a judge to ensure that we will only have three songs short of being selected. Don’t worry, Second Young Master, no one can compete with us this time!”
Chang Yue said with some surprise: "Tianranju is really willing to give up this time. The leader of this poetry meeting can actually spend an hour with Miss Su Mei. I don't know how many people in the capital are looking forward to this opportunity. I'm afraid tonight will be
A battle between dragons and tigers..."
Liu Li showed a look of expectation on his face and said: "It is said that at this hour, I can still make some modest demands to Miss Su Mei. If I were me, I would ask her to play a song for me. Her Xiao Sheng has a magical sound.
I have long wanted to see what kind of magic voice it is, but unfortunately I never had the chance..."
The young man looked at him and said, "If I can come out on top this time, I'll let you see it later."
"Then thank you in advance, Second Young Master..."
The main building of Tianranju has two floors. The loft upstairs and the lobby downstairs have completely different atmospheres.
Young officials gathered in groups around the table, looking at the high platform above and whispering.
"Brother Chen, how about the song you just played?"
"I'm afraid there's not much hope."
"Brother Chen, please be humble. You have been sculpting this poem for several months. How come there is no hope?"
"So what if I have been working on it for several months? The second son of the Tang family came up with ten songs in one go. Three of the ten were selected, and they were all ranked at the top. How can this compare?"
A young man patted the table with a slightly angry expression: "Who doesn't know that they all bought their poems? In order to win the first place and win the opportunity to be alone with Miss Su Mei, they even do such despicable things.
They can do it all, and as fellow scholars, I’m really ashamed of them!”
The person next to him shook his head and sighed: "Forget it, this kind of thing is not something we can participate in..."
In a pavilion upstairs, several richly dressed men were stunned for a long time after hearing the news brought by their servants from below.
"Is Tang Zhao ranked first?"
"That shameless Tang Zhao bought ten songs?"
"If he can compose a song, I will take his surname. Doesn't he have no shame at all?"
Several of them had backgrounds in the capital, and this time they came here for Su Mei. Although they also bought two poems, they did so covertly, and they knew that this move was a bit shameless.
But I didn't expect that there is no shameless thing, but even more shameless. He bought ten poems at a time and threw them down. This second son of the Tang Dynasty was simply shameless to the extreme.
On the high platform, several old men also frowned.
They were invited to be the judges of the Lantern Festival Poetry Festival. Since everyone has different preferences, it is difficult to distinguish between poems. Their task is to select the ten best poems from all the poems tonight. In the end, Su
Mei Mei personally selected the one she thought was the best.
Anyone whose poems are selected into the top ten will have a chance. Of course, the more poems included in the top ten, the greater the chance of being selected by Miss Su Mei.
One person stroked his long beard and said: "The second young master of the Tang family, something is a little weird this time..."
Another person shook his head and said: "He has three songs selected. It's a bit too blatant."
An old man in green clothes raised his eyes and looked at the two of them, and said: "Let's just praise the poems. We can't control the above matters, and we don't dare to control them. Regardless of other things, these three poems are indeed qualified to be selected...
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A few people shook their heads and continued to read the poems handed over to them.
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Xiao Jue was halfway through eating, so he went down and walked around. When he came back, he just sat down and shook his head and said: "This guy Tang Zhao is so shameless. He actually bought ten poems. It seems that he is determined to win this prize."
ah!"
Tangning put down her chopsticks, looked at him and asked, "The prize this time is very generous?"
"It's more than generous. Whoever gets the top spot this year will be famous in the whole capital." Xiao Yu said with some regret: "If I had known that Tiantianju would actually take this out as a prize, I would have bought him twenty pieces.
, no matter how much money you spend, it’s worth it.”
He shook his head and said, "Where's Xiao Fu, come over and pour me some wine."
"Okay." A voice came from behind him.
Xiao Jue's expression changed drastically, she turned around and glared at him, and said loudly: "How many times have I told you that you are not allowed to stand behind me in the future? If you stand behind me again, I will break your legs!"
"I'm done eating, you guys eat slowly." Tangning wiped her mouth, stood up and walked to the window, sitting at a small table. There were pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table. Sitting here, she looked out the window and saw the
The high platform has an unobstructed view, and the voices of everyone discussing can be clearly heard.
"This time, I'm afraid Mr. Tang Zhao will come out on top."
"I can't help it. Who can make someone rich and shameless?"
"It's like this every year. What's the point of living here naturally at the Lantern Festival Poetry Festival?"
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"Tang Zhao."
This second young master of the Tang family should be the person behind the plan to instigate the Minister of Rites, the Young Master, to let them escape most of the capital in vain, deliberately making people disgusting. Tang Ning sighed softly, then spread out a piece of paper and picked up a pen.
Enemies meet on a narrow road.
Who doesn't know how to be disgusting?
Li Tianlan also stood up and left the table, standing beside him and watching.
A glimmer of light first appeared in her eyes.
After a while, the bright colors turned into surprise.
Then, it changed from surprise to shock.
After a while, the shock began to turn into numbness...
After an unknown amount of time, Tang Ning moved her wrist, waved to the servant standing next to Xiao Jue, and said, "Xiao Fu, come here."
