The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Jin Yuanbao paused, then turned to look at Jia Daoshi: "What's the price?"

Jia Daoshi held out a hand: "It's a good deal, fifty taels."

"Expensive!"

To Jia Daoshi's surprise, Jin Yuanbao refused!

Jia Daoshi: "..."

This made the atmosphere a little awkward.

"Gudong Gudong..."

Jin Yuanbao then took a few more gulps of wine, put the meat in his mouth, and then explained, "Shuangxi just said that it's just about going up for a drink and a chat. It's not like he'll become a guest of honor. What's the point? These people even spend thousands of taels to buy a broken zither. If you ask me, fifty taels is too high! And your poem, fifty taels... um... I don't know if you'll have the last laugh. I think we should wait and see."

"Tsk tsk! This guy is pretty shrewd."

Jia Daoshi nodded and had just returned to his seat when Murong Jiu suddenly tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "My lord, I just wrote a poem. Would you like to take a look?"

"You wrote it?"

Jia Daoshi was stunned!

He never expected that Murong Jiu could write poetry.

He casually took the paper that Murong Jiu handed him.

"Singing new lyrics, joy is nowhere to be found; the rosy clouds reflect on the trees, and partridges sing. Peach blossom paths and willow lanes are pleasant to pass by; under the lamp, one adorns oneself and sings under the moon."

Jia Daoshi was somewhat surprised: "Ajiu, did you just make this?"

My wife is truly remarkable; she's skilled in both literature and martial arts—she's incredibly awesome!

“Ah Jiu has been well-versed in poetry and literature since childhood, so what’s so special about her composing a poem?” Di Qinglin said with an air of arrogance.

"Impressive!" Jia Daoshi reached out and gently flicked Murong Jiu's nose.

Murong Jiu blushed at the slightly intimate gesture.

However, all of these actions were observed by Jin Yuanbao, who was standing nearby.

The fat man immediately became interested: "What were you guys talking about just now?"

"nothing."

"Wait a minute! I clearly heard you reciting poetry just now, show me."

"No." Jia Daoshi shook his head.

"No way! I'm willing to pay fifty taels to buy it!" Jin Yuanbao immediately took out some silver and stuffed it into Jia Daoshi's hand.

Jia Daoshi: "..."

The fat man changed his mind for some reason, but since they had already stuffed the money into his hand, it wouldn't hurt to let him see it.

"Singing new lyrics, joy is nowhere to be found; the rosy clouds reflect on the trees, and partridges sing. Peach blossom paths and willow lanes are pleasant to pass by; under the lamp, one adorns oneself and sings under the moon."

Jin Yuanbao read it aloud softly, then excitedly clenched his chubby fist.

"This poem is wonderful! This poem is brilliant! This poem is absolutely amazing!"

"With this poem in my hand, I'm sure I can get first place! I absolutely must get first place!"

Meanwhile, the battle for the jade zither was drawing to a close!

Finally, this guqin belonging to Miss Yuan Jin'er sold for a high price of 12,000 taels!

This price left Jia Daoshi speechless!

This really is a money pit for the rich!

Some people outside the area may not have enough to eat and may not survive the winter!

But the people here can spend a fortune!

Simply outrageous!

The gap between the rich and the poor is so vast that it is truly terrifying!

It seems that the person who bought this guqin was a wealthy merchant who traveled around!

At this moment, the scholars had also taken out their meticulously crafted poems!

Because Jia Daoshi was talking to Jin Yuanbao, he didn't notice them, but he vaguely heard someone talking about Young Master Gu.

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see that Young Master Gu was standing in the center of the field, surrounded by a number of scholars.

To Jia Daoshi's surprise, Jia An was also among them.

And this Young Master Gu is none other than Gu Jinyan, who came out to mediate the fight earlier!

"This young master Gu seems quite capable?" Jia Daoshi asked.

Jin Yuanbao scoffed, then shook his head, saying, "What's so great about him? He's just showing off because of his family background. His father works in the palace, and his grandfather was a very famous scholar in Yanjing. Oh, right—"

"This guy is a real womanizer."

At this moment, there were so many people surrounding Gu Jinyan that it was almost impossible to move.

After taking a few glances, Jia Daoshi lost interest because Gu Jinyan was pretentious.

"Young Master Gu's literary talent is truly admirable!"

"If Young Master Gu were to participate in the imperial examination, the title of top scholar would undoubtedly belong to you!"

"Just looking at Young Master Gu's poem just now, it's truly the work of a master! Absolutely the work of a master!"

"Gazing at the moon at the ends of the earth, unaware of anything else, who is playing the zither again in the tower? Jade green can bring sorrow to a lonely traveler, silver waves flow faintly as if still! What a beautiful poem! What a beautiful poem!"

"We are far beyond their reach!"

"That's right, who is Young Master Gu? He's nowhere near as good as us!"

"..."

Watching a group of people frantically flattering him, Jia Daoshi felt nauseous at what he had just eaten.

Looking at Gu Jinyan again, he had an expression of enjoyment on his face, nodding frequently to the people around him who were flattering him.

Just then, Jia An shouted, "The results of this poetry competition should be out by now, why haven't they been announced yet?"

"Young Master Gu's work deserves first place!"

His tone carried a hint of pride and anticipation, as if he had written the poem himself!

Shuangxi on the stage nodded, just about to announce—

"and many more!"

A shout interrupted her abruptly!

"Everyone, please calm down! I, Jin Yuanbao, would like to offer a poem to Miss Yuan!"

"Gold ingot?"

"Who is Jin Yuanbao? We've never heard of such a person in our academy!"

Seeing the gold ingot rush onto the stage, the group of scholars all frowned.

The merchants on the other side, however, recognized it at a glance:

"Isn't this the third son of the Jin family's cloth shop? When did he learn to write?"

"The third son of the Jin family?"

"Don't you know? He owns the largest cloth merchant in the northwest of the Great Jing Dynasty! Not only in our Yilan County, but also in Licheng County, Changshan City, and Xiuzhou, they have cloth shops everywhere. They also own tens of thousands of acres of fertile land. Their business is so vast that they are the richest man in the northwest of the Great Jing Dynasty! Did you see that gold lock on his chest? It's made of pure gold and filled with mutton-fat jade! That's mutton-fat jade! A treasure that only royalty can handle! And he just hangs it around his neck!"

"Do you think he has any money?"

"If this kid is so rich, why doesn't he buy a guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument)? Why is he learning to compose poems like those poor pedants? Can he even write poetry?"

"This matter is really quite strange. I've also heard that this Jin Yuanbao is a complete playboy, and extremely shrewd, stingy, and miserly! I reckon this kid is just here to cause trouble and attract attention!"

Regardless of his appearance, just looking at this kid's outfit, he doesn't look like someone who can write poetry.

really!

Seeing this, Jia An was displeased: "That fatso! You dare compare yourself to Young Master Gu? I think you'd better go back and stop embarrassing yourself! If you really want to see Miss Yuan Jin'er, why not spend some money and buy that jade zither? Wouldn't that be better?!"