Farming and reading family

If Gao E had not analyzed the situation with them before, they would definitely be angry if they were turned away like this.

Chen Ke felt a little embarrassed and had to smile apologetically.

The three of them left in a leisurely manner. Tomorrow, Danyang Society's talent had better be stunning, otherwise it would be a big embarrassment.

Bai Hao ran into his grandfather's study, and Xu Boyan looked up at him.

"Chen Ke and his friends went to visit Lu Yong but were turned away." Bai Hao said directly.

Xu Boyan nodded, this was within his expectations.

"But those three people didn't seem angry. They left in a leisurely manner." Bai Hao was a little confused.

How could those three people not care about such an embarrassing thing?

You know, everyone they invite tomorrow will know about this.

"Oh?" Xu Boyan was a little surprised, then smiled and said, "It seems these three people are not just bookworms."

He had already agreed to go to the Qingtan Yaji, but since he was the county magistrate, he would just go to watch the fun.

A lot of people have gathered outside the entrance of Qingtan Gorge, and the obstacles are densely packed.

The Lei family has been selling things here for two days. These people are not short of money, so even if the things are a little more expensive than those sold in the shop, they are sold out early.

When the people in Luoyun Village saw this situation, they also wanted to sell things, but time was too tight and they had not yet decided what to sell.

It was already dusk when Du Weiqing and his companions returned to Batou Village. The three of them went straight to Chen Ke's house.

The children in the Chen family's yard are trying on clothes. Gao E has made new clothes for them. They are also going to Qingtan Gorge tomorrow.

Such a scene is rare, so naturally we have to let all the children in the family see it.

"Mrs. Chen..." Du Weiqing called out as he entered the room.

Gao E looked up when she heard Du Weiqing's voice and saw Du Weiqing coming towards her excitedly.

"Mrs. Chen is truly amazing. Lu Yong really doesn't want to see us." Du Weiqing said directly.

Gao E looked at Du Weiqing's happy expression. How could he be so happy after being rejected?

"It doesn't matter whether he meets you or not. What matters is who is the winner of this gathering." Gao E said with a smile.

Du Weiqing lamented that one day they would actually compete with each other in literary talent: "I will stay at Qingtan Gorge tonight and make good preparations."

Gao E nodded and looked at Chen Ke: "Where are you staying tonight, my husband?"

"Let's go together." Du Weiqing said directly, "We can't lose to those people no matter what."

Chen Ke couldn't refuse, so he said hello to Gao E and followed Du Weiqing.

"Aunt Gao, is this gathering very important?" Jin Chao came over and asked in a low voice after seeing Mr. Du and the others leave.

"Whether it's important or not is up to the adults. You're just going to take a look tomorrow." Gao E said with a smile, "Don't think too much."

Jin Chao hesitated: "Can I attend the gathering?"

Gao E looked at Jin Chao. She knew that Jin Chao was very talented and learned. "Aunt Gao doesn't want you to participate."

It is very likely that Ye Linchuan will follow the eldest princess tomorrow. Jin Chao looks like Ye Linchuan. What if he stands out and is recognized by Ye Linchuan?

Jin Chao hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

"Don't worry, there will be opportunities like this in the future." Gao E looked at Jin Chao with some disappointment. "Aunt Gao must have her own reasons for doing this."

"Okay." Jin Chao laughed.

After dinner, Gao E let the children go to bed early and sat there pouring herself a glass of wine.

"What's wrong? Are you worried about tomorrow's gathering?" Jin Ruyi poured himself a glass as well.

"I'll think about it one last time." Gao E said she wasn't worried.

The two were chatting when Luo Qing'er and Ji Qiuniang came in from outside, sat down and poured themselves a glass of wine.

"You two won't sleep either." Gao E really just wanted to think about it one last time, and now whatever she felt was there to comfort her.

"Come to think of it, I've been here for several days, and we haven't had a drink together yet." Ji Qiuniang picked up the wine glass.

Gao E picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp: "Okay, just drink this one. We still have things to do tomorrow. Don't drink too much and oversleep. Let's go back to sleep." She said and stood up.

The three men saw that she was fine, so they drank their drinks and left.

Jin Ruyi saw Gao E lying on the bed with her eyes open: "If Du Weiqing and the others lose..."

"We won't lose." Gao E said firmly.

She answered so quickly that Jin Ruyi felt that Gao E was deceiving herself, but she didn't know what to say.

The Qingtan Gathering lasted for three days, and because there were so many people, one day was not enough time for everyone to write a poem.

"It's coming, it's coming, it's coming..." People on the roadside shouted in surprise.

Everyone craned their necks to look over.

All the talented men of Danyang Society were wearing white clothes and carrying swords as they rode on horses, especially the leader Lu Yong, who was dignified and elegant.

"Wow, is this Lu Yong in white?" someone screamed.

"Isn't it? You actually came to our He County..."

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Xu Boyan was looking at Lu Yong with a slight smile from a distance. When he was in Dancheng, Lu Yong had asked him for advice. Now he was much more impressive than him.

However, Lu Yong's knowledge is flashy and superficial, and can only be used to embellish the prosperous times.

The eldest princess's carriage was behind, and when she saw so many people chasing after Lu Yong, she just smiled.

"Mr. Lu is so grand." Ye Linchuan said with a hint of sarcasm, implying that his style is even grander than that of the eldest princess.

"He has a nice appearance." The eldest princess said lazily.

Ye Linchuan shut up immediately. He wanted to exclude Lu Yong, but he didn't expect that the princess liked Lu Yong.

Lu Yong rode his horse slowly to the long street with an indifferent expression, and was dismissive of the enthusiasm of the people of He County.

"Mr. Lu." Xu Boyan greeted Lu Yong with a smile.

Lu Yong bowed and said, "I had too much to do in He County yesterday and didn't have time to visit Master Xu."

"That's fine." Xu Boyan didn't care. "We'll have plenty of time after the gathering."

Lu Yong had a fake smile on his face.

"Are we really not going to answer it?" Hong Sheng asked Du Weiqing in a low voice.

"Did you see anyone greet the people who came to cause trouble?" Du Weiqing replied.

What they said was that even if the people from Danyang Society didn't come, the gathering would start as normal, but everyone was waiting for the people from Danyang Society to arrive.

There were more people outside Qingtan Gorge, and Yu Zhaodu came over to maintain order.

"Are you really not going?" Jin Ruyi saw Gao E was going to see her ponds.

"I have done what I should do. It's good to know the result." Gao E said calmly.

Jin Ruyi thought that everything Gao E did was for the elegant gathering. Now that it had begun, why didn’t she go and take a look?

But for Gao E, she just needed to hold a grand gathering of elegant people, not the purpose was to hold a grand gathering of elegant people.

Besides, if she went, and something unexpected happened, wouldn’t that go against her original intention of holding the gathering?

"I see many people in the village have gone to watch the fun." Jin Ruyi reminded.

"I don't want the gathering to be just a place of fun." Gao E said as she set off with Xiao Wu and Lian Xin.

Jin Ruyi hesitated for a moment and then went out. She wanted to go and take a look.

Surrounded and followed by the crowd, Lu Yong and his companions arrived at the entrance of Qingtan Gorge, which was full of people.

Lu Yong looked at the narrow entrance of Qingtan Gorge and felt like he was walking into a trap.