"Ahem...this...that's what I mean. From now on, the two of us should get along more naturally. Otherwise, if someone thinks there is a problem between you and me, it will be troublesome."
"Don't worry, I will respectfully lift you to the sky when there are people around. But there is no one here, so you can't make rude demands on me."
Xia Shang nodded and looked Sophia up and down again: "Your name also needs to be changed. Sophia's name makes it clear that she is not from Dahua. I will call you Feifei from now on."
Sophia didn't care about the name, so she didn't react.
Xia Shangyou said: "The remaining problem is the most serious problem."
"anymore question?"
"With your hair, it's impossible for you to cover your head like this forever. Your golden hair is too conspicuous. Once someone discovers it, it will be exposed immediately."
"It's natural. You can't ask me to cut my hair, right?"
Xia Shang thought for a while: "It doesn't matter, I can make a simple hair dye to dye your hair black, but it can't be exposed to water."
The hair dye mentioned by Xia Shang is very simple. You only need to boil impatiens pollen, Polygonum multiflorum and Rehmannia glutinosa in a certain proportion to make the simplest and most natural hair dye.
But Xia Shang had never made it before, and since he was in an inn, he prepared the materials and bribed a waiter to try it step by step according to his idea. Finally, after three days of hard work, the simplest hair dye was completed.
Sophia's blond hair has turned into dark yellowish black hair. She doesn't look as beautiful as before, but she definitely looks more like an Oriental. However, her hair is naturally curly and her appearance is more Western style.
Because it is the most primitive hair dye, the effect is not very good, and there will be obvious discoloration when exposed to water. But for people of this era, it is simply a magical potion.
What Ling Xia Shang didn't expect was that the inn owner knew that he had asked the waiter to secretly make hair dye. The owner's first wife had some silver hair because she was over middle-aged, and she was worried about how to cover it up. I heard that the inn owner
A customer had a magical ointment that could turn white hair into black hair. He immediately came to his door and exempted Xia Shang and others from the room fee. He bought a bottle of hair dye and went back to try the effect. What's more, he didn't want to do this casually.
Things opened up another road to wealth for the Xia family in the future.
This is something to talk about later, so I won’t mention it for now.
Sophia dyed her hair and had a new identity, so she felt relieved to be with Xia Shang.
Then, what Xia Shang considered was how to gain fame in the capital.
In the capital, news has spread that Mr. Dongyue will return to the capital and hold a poetry meeting.
Even in the capital, poetry gatherings are not a rare event. When many idlers gather together and have nothing to do, they will choose a location and invite a few friends to gather together, either to recite poems or to talk about the past and present. This is a poetry gathering.
But there are too many poems, and it is no longer so attractive.
In the past, what happened in various poetry societies would become the focus of discussion among local young men and ladies. In recent years, the voices of discussion have become much less frequent, and the enthusiasm of literati to participate in poetry societies has also become much less. But Mr. Dongyue’s poems
It's different at the poetry conference. He is one of the Three Saints and the only contemporary Confucian scholar in the capital. He is the object of admiration among literati all over the world. Who wouldn't want to participate in the poetry conference he held?
The venue of the poetry meeting has not yet been determined, but the literary scene in the capital has caused an uproar, and people from all over are inquiring about it.
I asked when the poetry meeting will be held.
The second question is where the poetry meeting will be held.
Who can participate in the Three Questions Poetry Party.
Judging from the current situation, Xia Shang must go no matter what.
This is an opportunity right in front of you. If you miss it, you won’t know how long it will take to get the same opportunity.
Therefore, Xia Shang, like the talented people in the capital today, knew the specific situation of the Poetry Society was the key.
Now is not the time to get the answer just by staying in an inn. Xia Shang decided to go to Mr. Dongyue's old house to see for himself.
Mr. Dongyue originally lived in the capital, and there was also a Dongyue Mansion in the capital, but it had been abandoned for more than 30 years. It should have been taken back by the court long ago, but out of respect for Mr. Dongyue, this courtyard rewarded by the court has been
It is under the name of Mr. Dongyue and has not been touched for more than 30 years.
Recently, many sensitive events have occurred in the imperial court. These events are top priorities discussed by some literati, but Mr. Dongyue has not returned to the capital to attract people's attention. This shows that Mr. Dongyue's status in the capital is already deeply entrenched.
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When he went out today, Xia Shang took Sophia with him. In addition to asking about the poetry meeting, today he also went out to have fun and have fun.
This point is mainly aimed at Sophia, because this woman has been aggrieved for a long time and has never looked good in front of Xia Shang.
Xia Shang was also a character who was very cruel to women. He originally thought that going out for a walk might make the Western princess feel better, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't appreciate it. He also looked cold and silent along the way.
Because of the girl's indifference, the trip along the way became unsightly, and before I knew it, I arrived not far from the gate of Dongyue Mansion in the capital.
But when Xia Shang arrived at the gate of Dongyue Mansion, he realized that it was impossible to ask the people in Dongyue Mansion. There were countless scholars surrounding the door, and they blocked the entire street, which was larger than the center of the capital.
There were so many people in the downtown area that even the patrolling soldiers couldn't enter, so they had to walk around the streets of Dongyue Mansion.
This scene really shocked Xia Shang. There was no such scene when he attended the Dongyue Poetry Festival in Yangzhou. After all, the capital is Mr. Dongyue’s home ground and his old place, and most of his disciples are in the capital. Only when you arrive in the capital will you know
Mr. Dongyue's prestige is so high that he is even more popular than the number one courtesan in the capital.
Even Sophia next to Xia Shang was a little emotional: "Who is Mr. Dongyue in your mouth? There are so many people waiting for him at the door?"
Sophia dismissed it: "What's the use of your nonsense?"
"You don't understand even if I tell you."
"You have no way to refute, right?" Sophia mocked, "When I came to Dahua, I found that the young people in Dahua are obsessed with some unintelligible poems and songs, and the whole country is prosperous without any practicality.
So even though you have such a vast territory, your decline in the future is inevitable."
"How can you, an unknown foreigner, judge China's five-thousand-year-old civilization?"
Hearing Xia Shang's tone was a little unpleasant, but it made Sophia a little happy: "If you don't say it, don't say it."
At this moment, news suddenly came from the crowd: "Look, the door of Dongyue Mansion seems to be open."
"Everyone, please leave. Mr. Dongyue said that the poetry meeting will be held in three days' time and will be held at the Tiandaotai of Qianfo Temple to the north of the capital city. All literati can participate." (To be continued)