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Luming Banquet Day

Su Qinchao, wearing a bright red Jinshi robe, rode a horse and paraded through the streets behind Wu Zhuangyuan and others.

Although he was not as glorious as them, he was also tall and graceful when riding a horse.

Among a group of mighty and strong men, he looked particularly handsome, and naturally received many purses and handkerchiefs thrown to him by young girls and wives.

After entering the banquet, Su Qinchao and other comrades paid their respects to Princess Yucheng, and only then did they see the princess's true face.

She was about thirty years old, wearing a nine-phoenix hairpin on her head and a palace dress embroidered with gold phoenixes. She had a charming appearance and an elegant figure, which was the most beautiful time of a woman's life.

I guess the prince consort is a homosexual, otherwise he would have no other thoughts with such a beautiful princess in front of him. I heard that the princess doesn't have any children yet, what a pity, such a beautiful woman.

Su Qinchao shook his head and sat down with everyone else. While drinking, he watched others perform and flatter the princess.

He really used all his skills and his thoughts were obvious. Wow, men in ancient times were really very versatile.

Unfortunately, the princess's eyes did not stay on them for a second. Just as she was watching the excitement, the princess on the jade steps suddenly called her name.

"Su Qinchao, come here~" Princess Yucheng waved to Su Qinchao. For a moment, everyone's attention was on Su Qinchao.

"..." Su Qinchao froze for a moment, then quickly stood up and waited in front of the steps.

"Greetings, Princess. May you live forever!"

"Yesterday I heard from my father that there is a handsome man among the military scholars this year. It's really good!" Princess Yucheng smiled and seemed very interested. "I heard that you were a scholar in the literary examination before?"

"Yes, it's because my poetry and prose are really mediocre, so I decided to take the military examination instead." He originally thought that the princess' next question would be whether he was married, but he didn't expect it to be this. He was too narrow-minded.

"Does your family agree?"

"Princess, my humble servant and my family believe that no matter whether one is civil or military, it does not affect serving the country." Anyway, for Su Qinchao, being an official is enough, which is better than being a scholar all his life.

"Well said, people in the world are proud of passing the imperial examinations, but they don't know that generals are also needed to defend the country!" Princess Yucheng clapped her hands in praise, and ordered the eunuch to reward him with a large gold-wrapped bow before letting him return to his seat.

Later, Princess Yucheng called a few more people, asked them questions, and gave them gifts. It was not until the third quarter of the evening that she set out to return to the palace. Everyone saw the princess off respectfully before leaving.

That night, Su Qinchao looked closely at the large gold-wrapped bow in the candlelight. It was a five-stone bow with a golden eagle beast on it. Currently, Su Qinchao could only pull a three-stone bow, but the princess had very high expectations for it.

"Master, this bow is so beautiful!" Guanqi looked at it enviously. Although the master had taught him archery, he could only pull a stone bow at present.

"Of course it's beautiful because it's a gift from the princess!" Su Qinchao touched it lovingly again before carefully wrapping it up in a cloth bag.

This was made by royal craftsmen, and it was top-notch workmanship in the Wu Dynasty. It is rarely seen among ordinary people, so it can be passed down as a family heirloom.

Half a month passed in a flash. During this half month, Su Qinchao sat obediently at home at the beginning, waiting for the Ministry of Personnel to send an official.

Later, he couldn't sit still anymore, so he asked Guanqi to stay at home and wait for him, while he himself wandered around. At this moment, he was planning to go for a stroll outside the city.

The weather is exceptionally good today. It is early summer and the wind is slightly cool. It is perfect for an outing in the mountains.

I heard that there is a Guanyin Temple outside the city, which is very effective. I'd like to ask for a talisman for my parents Yunniang.

Su Qinchao strolled leisurely out of the city. The fields and woods along the way were lush and green. Occasionally, children ran by chasing butterflies and dragonflies, and there were also women washing clothes by the stream while chatting and laughing. It was a scene of peace and contentment.

If Gao Zhili were here, he would have composed a poem about the lush grass and flying orioles. But he himself was not capable of that, not even a single word.

As I walked, I felt thirsty and realized that I didn't bring a teapot with me, so I had to go to the village road to ask for some water. The first house had its gate closed, indicating that they had left.

Looking at the second house, the gate was open, but there was only a girl pounding rice in the yard, so it was not easy to disturb her.

I quickly walked to the third house and saw an old man sweeping the yard. I hurriedly went up to him and said:

"Old man, can I have a drink of water?"

The old man looked up in confusion, looked at him, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly came forward excitedly, "So it's my benefactor!"

"What?" Su Qinchao was confused.

"Have you forgotten, benefactor? More than a month ago, you helped me catch a thief and find the silver in the East Market." The old man said, and patted his head again, "Benefactor, you must be thirsty. I will go and get some water."

"Thank you, old man!" Su Qinchao took a sip of water before he remembered this incident. He did help an old man catch a thief more than a month ago.

It was just that the old man was so anxious that his hair and beard were disheveled and his clothes were tattered. This time when I saw him, he was dressed very neatly, so I didn't recognize him at first.

"It's just a piece of cake, old man, don't take it to heart." After drinking enough water, Su Qinchao said goodbye and walked out of the yard. It seemed that he would reach the Guanyin Temple in two more miles.

"Please bring me some fruits to eat on the way. They will help quench your thirst. I picked them this morning!"

The old man chased after him with a straw basket and insisted on giving it to Su Qinchao. Su Qinchao refused several times but had no choice but to accept it.

"Hey, it's really delicious~" After walking half a mile, Su Qinchao couldn't help but picked up a tender cucumber and started to bite it. The taste was far from comparable to that of later generations.

The cucumber flavor is much stronger, and the taste is sweet and crisp.

"Is it delicious?" A voice suddenly sounded in his ear, and reached out and took a cucumber from his basket.