Farming and reading family

After having this feeling, he found it funny. Could it be that in a small He County, there really was someone more talented than him?

So what if they could invite Huo Ji?

Xu Boyan got off the carriage and said, "I'll go ahead."

Lu Yong nodded.

"Is that Lu Yong in white?" Someone looked at Lu Yong curiously.

"Compared with Mr. Huo, he is not that good." Most of the people here followed Huo Ji.

"Yes, he's full of money, and he still talks about the white-clothed Lu Yong."

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Amidst the ridicule and questioning of the crowd, the eldest princess and her companions got off the carriage and prepared to go in.

"Here, here..." Ji Qiuniang waved to the eldest princess.

The eldest princess walked over with a smile: "I didn't expect it to be so lively here."

Ji Qiuniang, however, didn't like it very much: "I thought it would be quieter in a place like this."

"I didn't expect you to be a person who likes quietness."

"It depends on who you are with. It's never too much to be with like-minded people," said Ji Qiuniang with a smile.

The two of them walked inside while chatting.

One boat took Xu Boyan and his group in, and they boarded another.

"Senior Brother, we..." Fu An watched the two boats leave.

Lu Yong also saw that there were only two boats, and thought that the person organizing the gathering should come out to pick them up, but only one woman came out, and she was there to pick up the eldest princess.

The eldest princess had told him not to reveal her identity, so he couldn't say anything.

After a while, two empty boats came over with the boatman standing at the bow.

"Are you from Danyang Society? Do you want to go over?" the boatman asked directly.

Lu Yong didn't say anything, and Zou Xi took a step forward.

"Let the host come out to greet us." Zou Xi said arrogantly.

The boatman stood at the bow and chuckled: "You can only enter if you are from the Danyang Society. Do you see those people? Give me ten taels of silver, and I won't let them in."

Zou Xi was stunned: "You compare us with those people?"

"You are worse than those people. You don't even pay a tael of silver." The boatman said angrily.

Zou Xi was about to move forward when he was stopped by Lu Yong. He thought that those people were coming to avenge him for being turned away yesterday.

Anyway, they didn't come here today to strengthen their relationships, so they went straight on board.

Prince Bin was sitting in a corner in Qingtan Gorge. When he saw the eldest princess come in, he shrank back, but the eldest princess still saw him and walked straight to him.

"Young Master Wang is also a spectator, so you just sit here." Ji Qiuniang arranged.

"Okay." The eldest princess nodded.

After Ji Qiuniang left, Prince Bin said weakly, "My dear sister, why do you have to wrong yourself like this?"

"I think it's great." The eldest princess gestured to Ye Linchuan to peel the pomegranate for her.

Ye Linchuan knelt on the side and peeled pomegranates for the eldest princess, not daring to look up.

When I followed the eldest princess here just now, I suddenly felt a strange sense of disappointment in my heart.

He used to be a talented man with high spirits and fame, and he was the center of attention and could talk freely. But now he can only follow behind the eldest princess and is worried about being recognized.

At that moment he felt that he was wrong, and extremely wrong.

Xu Boyan moved among the crowd and greeted those people. Du Weiqing invited him to sit in the upper seat, where the view was very good.

"Didn't they say they were coming? Why haven't they come in yet? Should we start?" Hong Sheng walked over to Du Weiqing and said, "How about I go out and greet them?"

"Have you forgotten that you were turned away yesterday?" Du Weiqing reminded.

"But look at those people, they are clearly waiting for people from Danyang Society to come." Hong Sheng was anxious.

As the two were talking, Lu Yong and his group were led in by a maid, and everyone looked over.

"We have come from far away, but there is no host to greet us. Is this how the host of Qingtan Yaji treats guests?" Zou Xi walked over and asked.

Du Weiqing strode over and said, "Yesterday we went to greet him but were turned away. We thought we had gone to the wrong place."

Zou Xi's expression froze. He didn't expect the other party to say that.

"Okay, we're not too late, are we?" Lu Yong looked around at everyone.

"Just about to start." Du Weiqing made a gesture of invitation.

Suddenly, drums and music sounded, and everyone lined up to worship the portrait of the saint. The people of Danyang Society had no choice but to worship obediently.

Afterwards, everyone performed the same greetings to each other, and when the drums and music ended, the Qingtan Gathering officially began.

Xu Boyan sat sideways on the chair, looking at the people around Lu Yong who were eager to try, and guessed that they were about to start making things difficult.

"How about having the host of the gathering write the first poem?" Zou Xi said loudly, "It has to suit the occasion."

Everyone looked at Du Weiqing. Most of the people here were invited by Du Weiqing.

"Everyone from Danyang Society has come from far away, so why not let the first poem be given to Danyang Society." Du Weiqing looked at Lu Yong.

"The guest should follow the host's wishes." Lu Yong said indifferently, "The first poem is always written by the host." He looked at Chen Ke and said, "I heard that Mr. Chen is the host here."

Chen Ke smiled and nodded, his throat a little dry.

"Then please let Mr. Chen write the first poem." Lu Yong showed a sneer in his eyes.

He had been there for a short time and knew that Chen Ke had only passed the examination for a scholar. He had failed the imperial examination twice and had simply given up the exam.

He was not very famous, and no one knew how he won over Du Weiqing and Hong Sheng, so he organized the Qingtan Elegant Gathering, probably to gain fame for himself.

Judging from his timid look, he probably can't write any poem at all.

"Mr. Chen..." Du Weiqing wanted to stop him, as he knew very well that Chen Ke was a talented person.

"Okay." Chen Ke felt his scalp tighten after he agreed.

His wife has invested a lot of effort in this gathering, and he cannot let her down.

Since his wife said it was okay to copy, he decided to give it a try.

Du Weiqing looked at Chen Ke in surprise, thinking he had misheard.

In the past, Chen Ke always chose to stay back and was dragged by them to where he is now. Why is he suddenly taking the initiative to step forward?

"Chen Ke." Hong Sheng reminded in a low voice, thinking that Chen Ke was too nervous and answered wrongly.

Seeing their strange expressions, Lu Yong said, "It seems like your friends don't want you to write."

"Which eye of yours can tell that they don't want Mr. Chen to write?" Huo Ji took a step forward.

Lu Yong looked at Huo Ji, who was wearing a white cloth and said, "Then let him write."

Du Weiqing and Hong Sheng looked at Chen Ke nervously, thinking that it was over. Even if Chen Ke wanted to be in the spotlight, he couldn't do so at this time.

If he can't write it, or writes it in a mess, it will be a huge embarrassment.

Chen Ke wanted to recite the poem again. He had already memorized it by heart and wanted to earn some face for his wife.

But with so many people watching him, his throat was tight and he had difficulty pronouncing, so he had to go over and write.

Du Weiqing and Hong Sheng followed Chen Ke, one on each side, and thought that if nothing worked, they would just recite a poem to him in a low voice.

Soon the two of them opened their eyes wide and began to recite one sentence each.

Tu Weiqing: "Autumn has always been a time of sadness and loneliness."

Hong Sheng: "I say autumn is better than spring."

Tu Weiqing: "A crane flies above the clouds in the clear sky."

Hong Sheng: "It brings poetic sentiment to the blue sky. Good poetry! Good poetry! Good poetry!" He looked excited.