The girl in yellow felt that her little heart was about to pop out. She had seen countless handsome young men in the capital, and there were many talented and handsome young men here, but she never thought that she would meet someone as handsome as a monster this time.
juvenile.
This fair-skinned appearance, these gentle eyes, this relaxed movement...
Are there any such handsome men in the world?
But there are so many beauties in the willow forest, all of them are as delicate and pretty as orioles, but the green leaves beside this child are really like the background, there is only this one flower in the whole garden.
"Sister... help me up quickly."
The girl in yellow yelled in a panic, just hoping to stand up a little more gracefully.
But even after shouting twice, there was no movement at all from sister Ruyan behind her.
Looking back, he saw Liu Ruyan also staying there, stunned as if she had lost her soul. Only her pretty face was red, and she was much more energetic than usual.
The girl in yellow cursed secretly, frowning and got up from the ground, patted the weeds on her body, stepped back several steps, pulled Liu Ruyan to her side, and whispered: "Sister, you
Didn't you just say that you don't like good-looking young masters? Why did you lose your mind at just one glance? My sister didn't even pay attention to you."
"Sister, I..." Only then did Liu Ruyan notice her tense. Looking back, she was embarrassed and blushed, but she was still concerned about the young master in front of her.
He finally saw it clearly, so he couldn't help but take another look.
"Sister! You're still peeking!"
"I……"
"Hmph! You can't compete with my sister for this young master. Aunt Liu has already found a match for you. This handsome young man belongs to my sister."
"Did my sister ever say that she would fight with her..."
"Don't worry about anything else, let's see who this young man's surname is?"
The girl in yellow was happy. She straightened her clothes and was about to talk to her. Unexpectedly, a familiar voice appeared first: "Hey! Jiaqian!"
"Jiangnan!"
It turned out that an old friend was here.
"Why are you here? I'm looking for you."
"Why can't I be here? Sister Ruyan is here too?"
"Sister Jiangnan."
Liu Ruyan and Sai Jiangnan have always been on good terms, and they were happy to see each other. Liu Ruyan immediately gave him a gift.
Xia Shang watched silently from the side, not paying much attention to the appearance of the two girls. He was shocked when he heard the word "Jiaqian" coming from Jiang Nan's mouth.
Could it be that this is Princess Jiaqian?
"Sir, these two are close friends of the students. This is Liu Ruyan, the eldest lady of Liuzhuang, and this is Princess Jiaqian, who is today's protagonist."
This time something happened and Jia Qian was surprised: "Jiang Nan, what did you say? Who is this young master?"
"Sir, my husband! I invite you here today just to compete with your husband. Huh! If you don't tell me, I have forgotten that you despised my husband that day. I will remember it! I won't compete with you.
Hello, please go somewhere else to play."
Thinking of what happened that day, Jiang Nan's face immediately became more unhappy.
After hearing what Jiang Nan said, Jiaqian looked surprised: "You said...you said this young master is your husband?"
"What? No? I lied to you, didn't I?"
"He...he is so young..."
"There is no order of learning, do you understand?"
"The surprise is yet to come! Has your husband arrived? Is the bet that day still fulfilled?"
"Count it! Of course it counts!"
Jiaqian still held on, and secretly glanced at Xia Shang. She thought, since he is such a handsome young man, today's bet will be even more difficult to lose.
Besides, it was impossible to lose. Because she was so young and beautiful, Jiaqian was even more sure that Mr. Jiangnan was an embroidered pillow.
Thinking about it, Jiaqian said: "Jiangnan, what are you still doing here? Why don't you go up?"
"You have to be invited to go there, and no one invites me, so why should I go?"
Jiaqian smiled: "Isn't there someone inviting you now?"
Jiang Nan naturally didn't want to be inferior to others, but he still had to ask for his opinion: "Sir, how about we go up there?"
"Forget it, I like it here."
Xia Shang replied calmly.
How can you feel at home here? Look at the enthusiasm of the girls around you. There are still a lot of things you haven’t said to them! What’s so good about it? It’s just pretending to be cool. I’ll see a few dumb people there later. , I guess I have to spend a lot of effort to slap them in the face.
Xia Shang said that if he couldn't go, Jiangnan would naturally have to stay. Even though he was a little disappointed, there was nothing he could do. Who said it was the gentleman who said it? What the gentleman said was the imperial edict and God's will!
"Jiangnan, shall we go up?"
"If you don't go, sir, I can't go even if you don't go."
Jiaqian frowned and felt strange. In her memory, Jiang Nan was not an obedient girl. Why was she so obedient to this gentleman?
After experiencing the shock of their first meeting, Jiaqian gradually calmed down. She felt a little unhappy when she saw that Xia Shang didn't seem to care about her identity. Besides, they were in a hostile state, so they couldn't lose face just because the other person was good-looking.
"Jiang Nan, you have to think clearly. If you don't come up with me, you won't even be able to see my husband in person. How can we compete?"
This statement means that Jiangnan’s husband is not qualified to be equal to his own husband. How can this make him popular?
Jiang Nan's eyes widened, and he was about to say something, but was stopped by Xia Shang: "It doesn't matter, if I can't go up, I'll have you all come down in a while."
Jiaqian didn't understand the meaning of her words, so she stopped entangled and pulled Liu Ruyan forward.
Xia Shang felt a little strange, and found that the woman in green clothes who spoke little seemed to have been looking at him before. He walked further and further away, so he paid more attention and found that she was actually a delicate and pretty girl.
Xia Shang didn't think much about it, and returned to the girls in Liulin, chatting happily with them.
Not long after, noon arrived.
Liuzhuang's tea girl began to deliver snacks, as well as pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
At a poetry gathering, in addition to chatting and making friends, how can we do without poetry?
The people attending the appointment were divided into upper and lower classes. The upper class was naturally a small group of people halfway up the mountain. The lower class was the majority of men and women resting by the lake.
Everyone knows the rules. In addition to inviting those who can go to the mountainside in advance, it is not impossible to stand out from the inferior ones. In other words, the best person in the following poetry competition can rise to the top in one step.
Everyone has been looking forward to this moment, and now the pen and ink have arrived, just waiting for the big shot above to come up with the title.
There were many big shots here today, and they were very low-key. I don’t know when they arrived at the new pavilion halfway up the mountain.
Headed by the magistrate, there are the richest man in Yangzhou, literary giants, new generation literary giants, and courtesans from the south of the Yangtze River. It can be said that top figures from all walks of life in Yangzhou have gathered together.
However, there was total silence in the small pavilion at this moment, and no one dared to say a word about the question.
After a long silence, the old man lying on the recliner slowly spoke: "Let's take 'Confucian scholar' as the title first. Let's listen to the word 'Confucian' and see what insights Yangzhou talents can have." (To be continued)