At the beginning, I saved a little mute

Linzhou Prefecture covers a large area. There are two circles of people surrounding the pavilion on Meilin's side, and everyone is dressed in spirit.

Even in the cold winter, the joy on their faces remained unchanged.

This is the young master of the Ningyang Marquis’s family who came from the capital.

Even if they were not the prince, they were still powerful figures. In order to meet this distinguished guest from the capital, they put in all their efforts and just wanted to show their faces in front of the noble man.

Sitting in the middle of the pavilion was Xie Chengjing, who was also known as his bad friends, Fang Buzheng.

Others don’t know Fang Buzheng, but the Linzhou Prefecture knows it very well. This is not the good-for-nothing little playboy of the Ningyang Marquis’ Mansion, but the third prince of the Great Xie Dynasty - Xie Chengjing.

However, Linzhou Prefecture would not say this.

Although the third prince is not favored by the emperor, he is indeed a member of the royal family and a true imperial noble.

For Linzhou Prefecture, this is a bright future that is within sight.

Maybe he can get in touch with them, and the Lin family will become prosperous in the future.

After a while, the female guest brought over a large stack of papers.

Let everyone comment one by one.

Wan Ruzhen's poem: "Today, everyone in the forest gathered to appreciate the plum blossoms and talk about plum blossoms. Although the plum blossoms are beautiful, they are not as good as plum blossom cakes for rice."

This caused everyone to laugh.

Lin Wan'er's is, "The snow is like a blanket coming from the east of Dingzhou, I stroll in the plum forest. The branches are as red as flames, and the plum blossoms are like spring now."

Although she may not be that good, she is still outstanding among the girls.

"Master Fang, this is not too much to be number one, right?"

Someone nearby echoed, "Yes, yes, yes, I think this one is the best, with a good artistic conception."

"I also think that this beautiful handwriting alone is pleasing to the eye."

Xie Chengjing remained silent.

Just look at them carefully one by one.

Looks nonchalant and a little casual.

"A few plum blossoms bloom alone in the corner of the wall in the cold winter. From afar I know it is not snow, only the subtle fragrance comes."

Huh?

Xie Chengjing's expression was calm the whole time, but the unusual poem in his hand immediately caught his attention.

His every move today is attracting much attention.

So it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"What kind of poem is this?"

"There are a few plum blossoms in the corner, blooming alone in the cold. The first two lines are very ordinary."

"Brother, look at the back, the key point is at the back." The other person became anxious and raised his chin to indicate. If the paper was not still in Xie Chengjing's hand, he would definitely not be able to resist snatching it.

The man took a closer look and his eyes widened instantly.

"I know it's not snow, only the subtle fragrance! What a good poem!"

A series of good words caused everyone to applaud.

"Then let's select this one as the first one."

"Agree."

"I agree, it's really brilliant."

"She is indeed a female poet. I wonder which family she is from?"

someone asked.

"It's Miss Jiang from Fufeng County." The person next to him answered.

"Isn't she the daughter of the master of Linzhou Prefecture?"

Several people were puzzled. You know, the eldest daughter of the Lin family was famous and was said to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

They thought it must be Lin Wan'er.

Not really.

Where is this Miss Jiang who suddenly appeared from?

"Speaking of this Miss Jiang, I know her," someone said. "She is the one who brought the tofu recipe to Dingzhou, making it possible for everyone here to eat tofu."

"Oh, it's her. Then I know. She's the owner of Yunsheng Restaurant. I've been there a few times and it's delicious."

“Could it be the young lady who built the cement road?”

Although the first cement road in Daxie Dynasty has not been fully built, everyone knows about it.

Especially the people in Dingzhou city, many small vendors who came from Fufeng County praised the cement road as magical.

Some people didn't believe it and went to see it. It was just as the rumors said, clean and convenient, and horse-drawn carriages could run very fast on it.

Unfortunately, it is said that Miss Jiang only planned to build that length, and the Linzhou Prefecture in Dingzhou City was unwilling to continue repairing the rest, so only half of the canal was built.

If the Linzhou government knew what they were thinking, they would definitely be unhappy and think that it was not that they did not want to repair it, but that they could not repair it.

It's just a small state capital. How could it afford to spend so much of its own money to build a cement road from which it would not benefit at all?

Everything was decided by the imperial court, and it was unknown whether the memorial he submitted was delivered.

The cement road shouldn't be his concern.

Lin Wan'er sat in a dignified and elegant manner. One has to know that she is the model of a lady from a noble family in Dingzhou City, so she must appear calm and composed in order to maintain her demeanor.

Seeing a few servants hurrying over from afar, Lin Wan'er couldn't help but smile.

coming!

She will definitely shine today.

She must seize this opportunity.

The servant came forward carrying something.

"Who do you think will be number one?"

"Why would I have to guess? It must be Sister Wan'er. She is so amazing and has always been a talented woman in Dingzhou City. Who else could it be but her?"

"That's right. Miss Lin is famous. Everyone here knows her."

"I'm so excited. Is the plate next to it the reward for winning? I wonder what it is?"

Someone sang loudly at the side, "The third place goes to Miss Wan from the Wan family, and she won a pair of gold bracelets."

"Wow, it's me, it's me. Jiang Zao, look, I'm actually the third place, what a surprise, it turns out I'm quite talented. Dad always says I'm not good enough, hehe, this time I must impress him."

When the gold bracelet was presented to her, Wan Ruzhen put it on immediately, and she was very happy. "Great! This gold bracelet is so heavy, it must be very expensive. I like it so much."

When this was said, some people laughed at her, but Wan Ruzhen didn't care at all. As long as she got the gold, it was enough.

Some people are also happy, after all, if someone truly likes the gift they prepared, it will also make the person who gives the gift feel happy.

"The second place is... is..."

The person holding the list couldn't read out the name, and the girls became anxious.

"Come on, who is it?"

"Hurry up and tell me, even Wan Ruzhen got third place, there's no reason why I shouldn't get second place."

The man had cold sweat on his forehead, but he didn't bother to wipe it off. He just kept looking at Lin Wan'er's face.

Long before, he had heard that a distinguished guest was coming to the Lin Mansion.

Today's flower-viewing banquet, although called a flower-viewing banquet, is actually held for that distinguished guest.

Otherwise, Linzhou Prefecture would not be so generous and make such thoughtful preparations.

All this was just to make his daughter, the eldest daughter of the Lin family - Lin Wan'er, gain the favor of the noble amid the envious eyes of everyone.

However, the man looked at the list in front of him.

Everything was planned well, but I didn't expect something to go wrong when it came to writing poetry.

The skills that the young ladies of various families in Dingzhou City possess have long been clearly understood.

Lin Wan'er is absolutely the best in poetry writing in every aspect, and others can never catch up with her.

It is precisely because of this that we started the poetry writing competition from the very beginning.

How could something that was set in stone suddenly change?