The guests Pan Su invited were not only the children of the Wuxun family, but also the children of many civil servants.
The male guests and female family members gathered together, eating, drinking, having fun, reciting poems and cooking. It was very lively.
It's far better than the deserted streets outside.
During Zhao Heng's funeral, the people were unable to celebrate the festival, but they hid in their homes, recited poems, composed poems, drank and had fun, and they would not be investigated further.
After Kou Ji and his entourage arrived, everyone who was familiar with them and those who were not familiar with them all stood up and saluted.
Then he accompanied Kou Ji and said a few words, then they dispersed and continued to have fun.
Kou Zhun was so majestic in the Chui Gong Hall and put the hat of a powerful official on his head, but this did not mean that everyone had to fawn over his grandson.
As long as the people who can appear in this poetry meeting have strong family backgrounds and prominent backgrounds, they may be afraid of Kou Zhun in their hearts, but it does not mean that they will kneel down and lick him in humility.
So what if Kou Zhun was in power?
As long as he doesn't turn the world upside down, it won't be enough to affect the wealth and glory behind everyone here.
Pan Su found a seat next to him and placed Kou Ji and his party there, and then everyone began to continue the poetry meeting.
Cao Yi was holding a wine glass, and the glasses of wine were mixed among them, and they were mingling like a fish in water.
Kou Ji, Fan Zhongyan, and Liu Heng sat there like outsiders, drinking and eating, and occasionally listening to people reciting poems and composing poems.
Kou Ji doesn't often hang out in the circle. Even though he is a member of the circle, everyone is not familiar with him, doesn't know his temperament, and doesn't know how to talk to him.
If you approach him rashly, you will easily be seen as kneeling and licking the Kou Mansion.
Fan Zhongyan was talented, but his identity and status were not enough, and he was not familiar with others, so no one paid attention to him.
As for Liu Heng, there are people who occasionally say a word or two to Liu Heng and drink two glasses of wine, but that's it.
I am relatively familiar with Liu Heng's elder brother Liu Congmei, but I am not very familiar with Liu Heng.
Most of the people who came over to drink with Liu Heng were doing it for Liu Congmei's sake.
Fan Zhongyan lowered his head and drank a glass of wine, smacked his lips, and smiled bitterly at Kou Ji beside him: "Although the wine is good, it's like chewing wax and sitting on pins and needles."
Kou Ji clicked his lips and said with emotion: "I also have some regrets..."
Kou Ji looked sideways at Liu Heng and asked, "What about you?"
Liu Heng glanced at the seats opposite the ladies from various mansions and whispered: "I won't regret it later. I don't know. I only know that there are two girls opposite you who are secretly sizing you up."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said in astonishment: "Is there such a thing?"
Fan Zhongyan suddenly became interested, "Which two?"
Liu Heng pointed vaguely.
Kou Ji and Fan Zhongyan followed his wishes and went there.
Fan Zhongyan saw the two girls and sighed in admiration: "A well-educated lady, and a charming and charming rich lady, not bad..."
Fan Zhongyan glanced at Kou Ji and said with a smile: "Brother Kou Xian, you are lucky. According to my observation, among these young ladies, there is no one who can compare with her two."
After Kou Ji saw the two girls Liu Heng mentioned, he frowned, rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Fan, where did you see that they are well-educated and pretty?
They are clearly two pretty and willful little girls, okay?"
To be fair, those two girls are indeed the two most eye-catching girls among them.
But Kou Ji had a bad impression of those two girls.
Because of those two girls, one is Xiang Yan and the other is the younger sister of the Xiang family.
Although the two of them looked good, their temperament in front of Kou Ji was too barbaric.
Liu Heng gossiped: "Fourth brother, I think these two are really good. They keep staring at you, so they must be interested in you."
Kou Ji rolled his eyes.
Although he didn't know why Sister Xiang Yan was staring at him, he was sure that they weren't staring at him because they were interested in him.
…
the other side.
The little girl from the Xiang family has been grinding her teeth since Kou Ji appeared, as if she had seen an enemy.
When she saw the purse hanging around Kou Ji's waist, she was shocked.
She quickly pulled Xiang Yan beside her and said urgently: "Sister, sister, didn't you lose the purse you embroidered a few days ago? I saw it."
Xiang Yan was stunned and asked: "Where is it?"
Xiang's little sister quickly pointed at Kou Ji's waist.
Xiang Yan took a look and saw a chubby purse hanging on Kou Ji's waist. Two colorful mandarin ducks were embroidered on the purse.
It was originally something she embroidered and added to her dowry.
I don't know why I lost it when I left it in the room.
I searched for a long time but couldn't find it.
She thought she would never see it again in this life, but she didn't expect that it would appear on a person who shouldn't appear.
Xiang Yan bit her silver teeth slightly and whispered: "How could it appear on Kou Ji's body?"
The younger sister of the Xiang family said angrily: "He must have stolen it when my grandfather invited him to his house as a guest."
Xiang Yan glanced at her sister, shook her head in thought, and said: "Your boudoir and mine are both in the backyard. He came to my Xiang Mansion as a guest and has never entered the backyard, how can he steal."
At this point, Xiang Yan already roughly knew why the purse ended up in Kou Ji's hands.
It must have been her old and shameless grandfather who sneaked it out of her room and gave it to Kou Ji.
Her old and shameless grandfather was upright, rigid and unreasonable when it came to educating people, but when it came to matters between men and women, he was always an old and shameless man who could do anything.
Xiang Yan felt that she should have been angry when she saw the purse she had embroidered hanging on Kou Ji's waist.
But now instead of being angry, she was still a little shy and flustered.
She was afraid that after Kou Ji took the purse she embroidered, he would have random thoughts and think that she was in love with him.
In fact, Xiang Yan knew about Kou Ji's existence a long time ago. The reason why she went to the hall of Xiang Mansion regardless of her image and threatened that she would not marry Kou Ji was also related to this.
That was when Kou Ji was studying with Zhao Zhen in the palace.
As their husband, Xiang Minzhong would inevitably compare them with his grandchildren after returning home.
Xiang Yan naturally learned about the temperament and knowledge of Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji and others from Xiang Minzhong.
At that time, Xiang Minzhong had not yet considered Kou Ji as his grandson-in-law, so in his words, Kou Ji was a person who was a little smart, a little cunning, and a little ignorant.
It is precisely because of this that Xiang Yan does not like Kou Jicai.
Only then did he break into the Xiangfu hall and say those words to him.
Now Kou Ji's status in Bianjing City is rising step by step, and his reputation is spreading step by step, which makes her thoughts change.
In the Song Dynasty, no one would question Kou Ji's reputation of pure filial piety.
From the moment he made Kou Zhun's chariot, his filial piety was spread to every corner of the Song Dynasty.
Then when he knelt down to guard Zhao Heng's body, his legs almost became disabled. After word spread, his reputation of pure filial piety became unshakable.
At the end of the year, those distinguished disciples who profited from Kou Gongqi donated a large number of Kou Gongqi to Liuji Pavilion and Lonely Garden in the name of Kou Ji, pushing Kou Jichunxiao's reputation to the top.
Nowadays, in the Song Dynasty, when mentioning filial sons and virtuous grandchildren, Kou Ji's name must be mentioned.
This is why after Kou Ji ridiculed all the officials in the court, no one spread rumors about him and slandered his reputation.
When Kou Ji Chunxiao's reputation reached its peak, going to discredit Kou Ji would not only fail to hurt Kou Ji, but would also bring bad luck to himself.
After that, Kou Ji showed off his bravery in the Yanfu Palace and showed his prestige for the Song Dynasty, which was even praised by the people.
The Song Dynasty had been bullied by the Liao people for many years. Under Zhao Heng's blind protection, the Liao people were arrogant and domineering when they arrived in the Song Dynasty.
The people dared to be angry but dared not speak out.
Kou Ji's move greatly increased the power of the Song people, and the people naturally treated Kou Ji as a hero.
As Kou Ji's reputation grows, it is inevitable that Xiang Yan's attitude towards Kou Ji will change.
Although I can't say that I like Kou Ji or have a crush on Kou Ji, at least I'm not as annoying as before.
However.
The little sister of the Xiang family doesn't understand Xiang Yan's thoughts.
Ignoring Xiang Yan's explanation, she immediately wanted to go to Kou Ji to ask for clarification, but was hurriedly stopped by Xiang Yan.
Their sisters' actions naturally attracted the attention of others.
Immediately, the ladies from other households came over and asked about the reason.
The little sister of the Xiang family didn't keep her mouth shut, and immediately told others that Kou Ji had stolen Xiang Yanxiu's dowry.
The wealthy ladies from various provinces became a little uneasy when they heard this.
Xiang Yan has always been in a higher position than them in their circle of sisters.
Talent, appearance, and family background, combined, he is far better than others.
It is also because of this that Xiang Yan's eyes on choosing a husband are much higher than those of them.
They have also been discussing privately, wondering who has the qualifications to win the noble peonies from the Xiang Mansion.
After much discussion, there was only one candidate chosen in the end.
who?
Zhao Zhen!
They felt that with Xiang Yan's vision, talent, education, family background, and appearance, only the concubine or concubine position in the palace could accommodate her.
They also knew that Xiang Minzhong preferred Kou Ji as his son-in-law.
But Kou Mansion didn't respond, and Xiang Yan didn't nod.
Can't count.
But things are different now.
The purse Xiang Yan embroidered for her future husband was taken away by Kou Ji. There was no trace of anger on Xiang Yan.
That's very intriguing.
Their desire for gossip instantly ignited, and they chased Xiang Yan and Xiang's little sister, asking for specific details.
Then after the inquiry is completed, the matter will be passed on to those who are not aware of it.
Then, in less than a quarter of an hour, everyone who participated in the poetry meeting in the garden knew about it.
I don’t know who made the mistake when sending the message.
When the words reached the end, Xiang Yan fell in love with Kou Ji and secretly sent her a purse to Kou Ji.
After Xiang Yan heard that her words had changed, she hid her face and walked away.
Those noble disciples who loved Xiang Yan were in trouble.
They all stared at Kou Ji one by one, as if they were enemies.
If something changed, it would inevitably reach the ears of Kou Ji and the others.
Kou Ji didn't explain much.
It was obviously the old man Xiang Minzhong who did the bad thing, but he couldn't tell the public.
Because even if he told the truth, no one present would believe it.
The daughter of the Xiang family is well-known in Bianjing City, so she has no worries about getting married.
How many people begged Xiang Minzhong to marry Xiang Yan.
Xiang Minzhong didn't agree.
Even if he liked Kou Ji, he would not be able to sacrifice his face and do such a shameful and shameful thing.
Fan Zhongyan looked at the noble disciples who looked at Kou Ji with the eyes of enemies, and said with a smile: "Brother Kou Xian, it is the hardest to accept the kindness of a beautiful woman. Do you feel it now?"
Kou Ji rolled his eyes and said calmly: "There's nothing good to feel..."
Liu Heng looked at the fiery eyes of those people and said timidly: "If they swarm up and want to kill you, can I run away first?"
He was teasing Kou Ji.
If those people really wanted to swarm him, he would have to take action to protect Kou Jiyier.
Kou Ji rolled his eyes again and said, "If they really swarm me, I will definitely lie down flat, lie still, and let them do whatever they want."
Liu Heng was stunned, then laughed and said: "I forgot that you are accompanied by an unreasonable master."
Those people wanted to poke holes in Kou Ji with their eyes, but they really didn't swarm him.
But someone asked Kou Ji to compose a poem to embarrass him.
Each of those people described themselves as very low and insignificant.
He said that he was a son of the noble family. He only knew how to wield swords and guns on weekdays and could not read or write at all. He wanted Kou Ji, a civil servant, to show off his literary talent and let them know.
They are the kind of people who tell lies with their eyes open without blinking.
Just now, they were all scrambling to recite poems and compose poems, eager to tell everyone that they were all extremely knowledgeable and talented.
Many people always think that most of the ancient generals and nobles were uneducated and unskilled, and could only wield swords and guns.
actually not.
Kou Ji doesn't know what happened to other dynasties.
But Kou Ji was in the Song Dynasty and had a clear understanding of the children of those noble families in the Song Dynasty.
The children of Jiangmen Xungui's family are useless and dandy children, and there are only two or three children.
The rest are all talented people with both civil and military skills.
It's just that they were classified as martial artists from the moment they were born.
In this age where culture is valued over martial arts, even if they have talent, they have to suppress it, endure it, not show off their talents, and even have to pretend to be uneducated and unskilled playboys to the outside world.
For example, that little guy Li Weixian.
At such a young age, he knows far more than the average Jinshi.
When he was studying with Zhao Zhen in the palace, the officials who often asked him questions were speechless.
Those officials need to show their identities as husbands or use clever sophistry to escape from him.
If you are a true genius, it is easy to get a Jinshi exam.
However, he came from a noble family. Even if he was talented, it would be difficult for him to follow the path of a civil servant. He could only wander among the nobles with his full talent.
Therefore, Kou Ji didn't believe a word of the words that the children of the honorable family said that they were uneducated and could not read or write.
People keep belittling themselves just to wait for Kou Ji to recite poems and compose poems so that they can humiliate him and criticize him.
For example, Kou Ji wrote a poem, and when someone criticizes it word for word, he can say: "Oh, brother Kou, even though I am a rough old man with no knowledge of writing, I know that this word is not appropriate to use here. You, a scholar full of beauty,