Walking towards the peach blossom.
On the way there were many people looking at themselves, still with awe in their eyes.
After all, he is the minister of household affairs, in the end, he is still an official, even for the people, he still has official authority.
But Xu Qingnian did not put on a show, but whenever he looked at himself, Xu Qingnian would respond with a smile one by one.
This small gesture made many people smile and even bow towards themselves.
Even at the back, some people dared to greet each other and shouted “Hello, Lord Xu”.
Xu Qingnian would also give a response.
In almost two quarters of an hour, Xu Qingnian walked underneath the peach blossom picture.
The signal given to him by the White Cloth Sect was in here, but as to who his contact was, Xu Qingnian was not sure.
But Xu Qingnian wasn’t worried about anything, after all, the other party would take the initiative to arrange it.
The only thing that makes Xu Qingnian embarra*sed is that this place of peach blossoms is the famous ‘Peach Blossom Nunnery’ of Great Wei.
With the word peach blossom in it, those who understand it will understand.
But it was not a martial arts building, but a literary building.
And to be more formal than the South Yu House, the South Yu House of clean herdsmen, to be honest smashing money can still be smashed out, or you have a great background, great power, really want to force it into submission, but still unwilling?
Although the reputation is a bit bad, but cool to ah.
But this peach blossom nunnery is different, known as the first building in Great Wei, and its comparable is Guangling Pavilion, the two places of the Qing herdsmen, each is the Great Wei stunning beauty, from childhood all kinds of selection, food and drink with.
They were all selected from a young age to eat, drink and use. They studied since childhood and were not the type to learn by rote, but had a real talent for reading, in which case they would gather their talents, and even some of the head purveyors, entered the ranks.
This is a fatal temptation for the princes and noble officials, ah, after all, the equal women they can no longer look at, just like this kind of arrogant.
As for the martial arts restaurants, the ones in the capital are not upscale, after all, this is Kyoto, and since the empress has ascended to the throne, there has been a major crackdown on these types of things, so the cultural restaurants are more popular.
The rich and powerful, they like to be different, and the harder it is to get their hands on them, the more they like it.
Of course, in order to stop and prevent the poor and talented from entering and cheating the girls away, the Peach Blossom Pavilion and Guangling Pavilion require a VIP card for entry, which is no trouble at all, as some silver can be deposited and cannot be taken out for three years.
All purchases are deducted from it. The owner is really a good businessman.
The owner is really a good businessman. He has taken out the privileged membership package.
At this moment.
The question on Xu Qingnian’s mind was not how beautiful the girls in the peach blossom nunnery were, but whether he would be found out if he went to the peach blossom nunnery.
After all, this kind of place can boast of elegance, but in the end, it still carries that kind of meaning, and the titled Minister of the Household Department came to the peach blossom nunnery, in the end, it is still a bit inappropriate.
The emperor’s problem is that if the emperor was a man, Xu Qingnian would not be afraid, he is not here to do anything, but the emperor is a woman, so he is not too fond of this.
If he uses this to educate himself, won’t he let his own society die?
“Forget it, no matter.”
Already almost at the Peach Blossom Nunnery, Xu Qingnian didn’t think much about it, after all, it was more important to see the people from the White Cloth Sect.
If he didn’t see them, the gang would probably have to come to his door to find himself.
It didn’t matter if Cheng Lidong came to the door, he wouldn’t be able to find out anything, and the big deal would be to find out if he had practiced a different art.
But if the White Cloth Sect came to the door, it would not be a trivial matter at all.
When you think about it, Xu Qingnian inexplicably felt a bit frightened, the minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Great Wei, even if he practiced the supernatural arts, he was still F**king with the rebel group.
This is not a rebellion, what is it? Think about it deeper.
In the future, when he becomes the Prime Minister of Great Wei, he will be under one person and above ten thousand people, then he will cultivate the supernatural arts to the first rank, then the second rank of Confucianism, then the head of the White Cloth Sect.
Hiss!
Then wouldn’t one be able to say, “The person standing in front of you is, Xu – the Prime Minister of Great Wei – the first ranker of the foreign arts – the second ranker of Confucianism – the head of the White Cloth Sect – the leader of the school of the heart – the one loved by the people of the world – Qing Yao?
Fierce, old brother.
Xu Qingnian’s heart became even heavier, really good things and bad things came together.
The more you think about it, the more annoying it becomes.
The more you think about it, the more annoying it becomes. Xu Qingnian simply ignored it and walked straight towards the Peach Blossom Nunnery with a big swing.
The doorway of the Peach Blossom Nunnery, there is no woman soliciting customers, but rather looks extremely elegant, standing outside the door you can hear the sound of some zither strings, those who do not know also think they have come to some teahouse.
The door is not large, so at most two or three people can enter together.
When you walk through the door, there is a lifelike stone wall of peach blossoms at the entrance, and sandalwood incense is lit on both sides, which smells very good, and every part of it is very well done, showing elegance.
The interior of the nunnery is cool and there is a gentle breeze blowing.
Since he had already entered the peach blossom nunnery, Xu Qingnian didn’t pretend to be a peach blossom nunnery and crossed the entrance gate before he actually entered.
The peach-coloured stone platform was lined up, and on either side stood some women, dressed in gorgeous clothes, each of them considered to be of the highest quality, and all of them were relatively young, no more than twenty-five years old.
As soon as they saw Xu Qingnian arrive, the crowd subconsciously bowed.
But when they saw who was there, they all froze in a flash.
They looked at Xu Qingnian’s face, which was handsome and uncommon, and his Confucian aura was gentle and easy-going, giving people an innate sense of goodwill.
Although Xu Qingnian was no match for Hua Xinyun in terms of looks, the difference was that Hua Xinyun was a handsome and extreme image, and even though Hua Xinyun appeared gentle, it still created some awe in people’s hearts.
But Xu Qingnian made people feel close, in other words, very grounded.
“Xu Qingnian?”
“Isn’t this Lord Xu?”
“Is this Xu Wangu?”
After a few people had looked back, they couldn’t help but exclaim for a split second. As women of the Peach Blossom Nunnery, they were not pursers, but those who could stay in such places naturally understood elegance.
If the heralds are picky in choosing their mates, they are naturally picky too, just not as picky as the heralds.
And who wouldn’t love a man of great talent? For these women in particular, there are strong and powerful martial artists everywhere, and although immortal cultivators are also desirable, they are generally meditative and then somewhat ethereal.
And the reason why men of letters are so sought after is not just because of their talent, but also because of many factors, just like looks, habits and so on.
If you look at a martial artist, he has nothing to do but jerk off and go out to eat, his mouth is full of oil and he talks about his grandmother’s legs, which makes people a little uncomfortable.
As for the literati, they speak elegantly and behave in a measured manner, and they can also write poetry to satisfy their vanity.
The woman who goes out to eat, has a mouth full of oil and speaks with a loud voice, right?
And what is Xu Qingnian in the eyes of these people?
It’s a treasure! The most precious of all treasures!
He was handsome, never had a scandal, had an extraordinary temperament, was of the sixth rank in Confucianism, the youngest minister of the Great Wei, had the hearts of the people, was brilliant, had a thousand famous words, a thousand famous phrases, and the first ekphrasis of the ages.
Such a man is simply the dream of countless women.
In fact, some of the women in the Peach Blossom Nunnery had already fallen for Xu Qingnian and often talked about him, wondering why he did not come to the Nunnery.
All the princes and sons of the state of Wei have come to the Peach Blossom Nunnery and lingered on, even Hua Xinyun, who came to the nunnery.
But Xu Qingnian had not come once in all the time he had been in Great Wei, and there were even rumours that Xu Qingnian did not like women, which had led to countless women’s disappointment.
But what was unexpected was that today, Xu Qingnian had come.
And in the face of the crowd’s exclaims, Xu Qingnian’s first reaction was, No! I am not Xu Qingnian, I am Chen Xinghe.
It was just that Xu Qingnian could not say such words, people were not stupid.
“Lord Xu, what brings you here today?”
“Lord Xu, after you, after you.”
“Lord Xu, I like you too much, Lord Xu, can you give the little woman a name to fall in love with?”
“Lord Xu, Lord Xu.”
The women of the Peach Blossom Temple came in droves, directly surrounding Xu Qingnian, and even some of them were not afraid to take advantage of themselves and even stuck to themselves.
Now Xu Qingnian couldn’t hold it any longer.
Who would be able to withstand it?
“Gentlemen! The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you are doing. I …… I’m here to find a friend.”
Xu Qingnian said with a sarcastic smile, halfway through speaking, there was even a woman directly hugging her hand, not even caring about any taboos, this kind of enthusiasm, to be sealed ah.
“Silence.”
Also at this time, a voice sounded, behind the stone platform, came a woman, almost 25 or 26 years old, wearing red luan robes, some prestige, a fall, let the crowd of women sober up.
She slowly came and looked at Xu Qingnian, saluting Ying Ying.
“Sir Xu, I’m really sorry, these sisters are a little out of order, I hope Sir Xu won’t take offence.”
She opened her mouth and said this, her voice was clear and she seemed generous.
“No harm, no harm, it’s just that I am here today to look for a friend, so I hope that you will lead the way.”
Xu Qingnian said slightly politely.
He hadn’t lost anything, plus such treatment wouldn’t be bad for anyone else, but it was just a bit unseemly.
“Oh, who is the person Mr. Xu is looking for? I will go and find him for you.”
The latter spoke up and asked Xu Qingnian who he was looking for.
When this was said, Xu Qingnian was somewhat silent.
Uh ……. One had indeed come over to look for a friend, but the problem was that one did not know who the other party was either.
Looking at Xu Qingnian’s silence, the latter instantly understood, and immediately smiled and said.
“Sir Xu, slave servant understands, slave servant will bring you inside now.”
The latter smiled slightly and the rest of the girls couldn’t help but smile, they all got the wrong idea, leaving Xu Qingnian a little speechless, he was tempted to explain that he was really here to find a friend, but just thought there was no need to explain.
“Do you need a guest order?”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, he had heard that the Peach Blossom Temple needed a Noble Guest Order, so he asked in advance so that it wouldn’t be awkward to ask about it.
“Lord Xu, everyone in this Great Wei needs a Noble Guest Order, but only you don’t. The Peach Blossom Nunnery has been waiting for you for a long time, and your coming to our place is a great honor.”
The other party said with a smile.
The VIP order was set up to prevent some poor showmen from coming in and cheating women out of their feelings, but how could people with real power and status want this?
In particular, Xu Qingnian, to put it bluntly, as long as Xu Qingnian was willing, he could eat and drink here for free and even prostitute himself for free, it didn’t matter.
To put it bluntly, all Xu Qingnian had to do was go in and shout out to whoever was willing to help buy the order.
So what’s the point of having a guest order?
To be was to insult him, Xu Qingnian.
“Thank you.”
Xu Qingnian smiled faintly, then followed the other party.
“Sister Liu, I’ll come too.”
“I’ll come over to help too.”
Seeing Xu Qingnian leave, these women came over one after another, wanting to follow behind them, but with a look from this Sister Liu, everyone stopped in their tracks.
After the people had left.
The voices of the crowd could not help but ring out.
“Hmph, Sister Liu just wants to eat alone.”
“Yes, yes, yes, on the surface of business, she actually doesn’t want to be alone with Xu Wangu!”
“So angry, Mr. Xu is here for good, but I didn’t expect to be monopolised by Sister Liu.”
“I’m telling you, I just ran into Mr. Xu, for goodness sake, I won’t be clean these days.”
“You ran into Mr. Xu? Just now I was touching …….”
The women were discussing, without any hint of reserve.
To Xu Qingnian, this was just an episode.
In the inner hall of the Peach Blossom Nunnery, Xu Qingnian suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment.
From the outside, the Peach Blossom Nunnery only looked very high, but only when she really entered did she realise that it was very spacious inside, with rockery and flowing springs, ancient colours and fragrance, and the faint sound of the zither, which brought up this elegance.
I have to say, this design is very good, it makes people feel at ease and high cla*s, this boss has some brains, it’s very good, we can get to know each other sometime in the future.
Also at that moment, Miss Liu’s voice rang out.
“Lord Xu, there are a total of three places in the Peach Blossom Nunnery, one is the Gathering of the Magi Banquet, where all the guests will come to the Gathering of the Magi Banquet and there will be cleaners performing their talents within the nunnery, the second is the High Mountain Banquet, which is generally a gathering of friends and there will also be some cleaners performing songs and dances, and the third is the Meditation Banquet, a place of solitude.”
“But there won’t be any purveyors coming unless they’ve already met up, is Lord Xu going to that feast?”
Miss Liu spoke up, explaining the three banquet halls of the Peach Blossom Temple to Xu Qingnian.
“The Gathering of the Magi Banquet.”
Xu Qingnian did understand that one was a place for the public to gather, but the Qing heralds were all there, making it seem a bit more lively, another was a small gathering of people who also did not like too much noise, and the third was a private room, which was properly arranged.
Normally, Xu Qingnian would definitely go to the Meditation Banquet, but right, he didn’t know who the people from the White-clothed Sect were yet, so it was better to go to the Gathering Yin Banquet.
Let’s find the person from the White-Clothed Sect first before we talk about anything else.
“Good, please, Sir Xu.”
The other party smiled, while leading the way ahead.
After a while, Xu Qingnian arrived at the Gathering of Magi Banquet.
The whole venue was large, divided into three levels, each with its own elegant pavilion. The first level was the hall, with quite a few tables, with large tables on the left and right, and small tables in the middle, which could accommodate almost six people or so, and large tables on both sides could accommodate up to twenty people.
On the stage, on the other hand, sat a woman with excellent posture who was playing a bamboo flute with a beautiful and very pleasant sound.
“Sir Xu, do I need to arrange an elegant room for you?”
Miss Liu spoke up and asked Xu Qingnian.
“No, the lobby will do.”
Xu Qingnian spoke out, then swept a glance at the lobby and for a moment actually saw a familiar face.
It was Wang Ru!
Why did this guy like to come to places like this?
Xu Qingnian was a little saddened, he had not seen Wang Ru many times, but most of them were in places like this.
Thinking of this, Xu Qingnian couldn’t help but walk towards Wang Ru’s direction to say hello.
Only just as he got closer, he heard Wang Ru’s voice.
“It’s not that I’m bragging, Brother Xu is the most unusual literati I’ve ever met, he never comes to such places, even if it’s a literary building, a purser, Brother Xu doesn’t like it.”
“Brother Xu is addicted to books, unlike mere mortals like me, here, a toast to Brother Xu.”
Wang Ru was boasting, yet just as he raised his cup, Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out.
“Brother Wang Ru.”
As Xu Qingnian’s voice rang out, Wang Ru, who was raising his cup, froze.
Xu Qingnian?
Wang Ru stood up, and he looked back at Xu Qingnian with a look of surprise in his eyes.
The few scholars beside Wang Ru also rose at the first opportunity and bowed towards Xu Qingnian.
“Greetings Xu Wangu.”
“Brother Vanguard, I’ve heard a lot about you.”
“Brother Vanguard, I’ve really heard of you for a long time.”
The crowd rose in unison and bowed towards Xu Qingnian.
“Good day to you all.”
Xu Qingnian also saluted in return, while Wang Ru could not help but say in a slightly embarra*sed manner.
“Brother Xu, didn’t you say that you never came to places like this?”
He was a little embarra*sed.
The Moomin Society died.
“Something’s up.” Xu Qingnian pressed his voice, he had come over just to say hello, after all, if Wang Ru found out later, Wang Ru would definitely come back to say hello, so he might as well just come over and say hello first.
“Understood, brother Xu, want to sit?”
Wang Ru invited.
“No, I’ll sit over alone.”
“All of you eat well, Brother Wang Ru, next time come and find me at Shouren Academy.”
Xu Qingnian smiled, and gave Wang Ru a sort of show of support.
Hearing this, Wang Ru instantly revealed a smile and said, “Alright, I’ll look for you at Shouren Academy next time.”
After saying this, Xu Qingnian also casually found a quiet place to sit down.
However, as Wang Ru and the others reacted, quite a few people had already paid attention to them, and gradually more and more people were casting their eyes over, wanting to see the true face of the great talent of Great Wei Wan Gu.
Not only that, but quite a few women at the Peach Blossom Temple also turned their eyes to it, even including the woman on the stage, who was playing her flute a little unevenly, her gaze falling on Xu Qingnian from time to time.
This was the benefit of fame.
“Sir Xu, do you need to arrange anything?”
Miss Liu spoke up and asked Xu Qingnian what he wanted.
“A little bit of sake and a few small plates of food will do.”
Xu Qingnian smiled, while the latter nodded at that moment, and then beckoned, and at once a boy came walking quickly.
“Sister Liu.”
The boy was very clean and pretty, wearing the costume of the Peach Blossom An, and looked twenty-six or seven years old as he looked at Miss Liu with a smile.
“Bring a pot of fine clear wine and have the dining room prepare six delicate small dishes for Sir Xu.”
She spoke out, instructing the other party.
“Yes, Sir Xu, please wait a moment.”
The boy turned his gaze towards Xu Qingnian and said with a fawning smile.
“Thank you for your trouble.”
Xu Qingnian smiled gently while the latter also quickly went to prepare things.
After the boy left, Xu Qingnian also waited quietly.
“Sir Xu, this is a peach blossom token, if you fancy any of the Qing heralds, just call out to me and I will present this peach blossom token to the other party, if they are willing to accept it, they can be arranged to the elegant room for a chat.”
Miss Liu spoke up and handed Xu Qingnian a peach blossom token.
“Many thanks.”
Xu Qingnian accepted this object, and the latter did not continue to linger, not wanting to disturb Xu Qingnian’s elegant mood.
After Miss Liu had left.
Xu Qingnian, on the other hand, could not help but begin to ponder.
Sitting here, he had already attracted the attention of many people, and I thought that the people from the White Cloth Sect would contact him at the first opportunity.
It was just a question of how to do so.
It was impossible to come out directly in full view of everyone, so by basic logical reasoning, the person from the White Cloth Sect would be a purser, either mediocre or a top headliner.
This is a tactic that regular rebel groups make good use of.
There was a 90% chance that it would be a top headliner. After all, he was extremely famous, so if he had found a mediocre purser, he would have been easily detected, whereas if it was a top headliner, there would be no problem.
If you are young and vigorous, it is normal to find a girl to talk about life, and everyone can accept it.
With this in mind, Xu Qingnian waited patiently.
Also just as the zither was about to end, Miss Liu came again, carrying a tray in her hand, on which the peach blossom tiles were already piled up, looking somewhat exaggerated and attracting the envy of many people.
“Sir Xu, this is the purser’s card, after your arrival, these pursers have all fallen for you and want to ask you into their rooms for a chat.”
When Miss Liu said this, she was also a little helpless.
She had just left not even a quarter of an hour ago, and as a result, most of the peach blossom heralds at the Peach Blossom Temple had received the news and sent their peach blossom cards over at the first opportunity.
All of them were fond of Xu Qingnian and wanted to meet with her.
“Miss Liu, is there such a thing as a head card in the Peach Blossom Nunnery?”
Xu Qingnian opened his mouth and asked, he had little interest in the rest of the women, and he had indeed come over today on business, not to have a fling.
“Naturally, there are four head masters in the Peach Blossom Nunnery, but two of them are resting at home and have recently been ill, and another one has already had a guest, while the remaining one is free.
The latter said this.
“What is her name?”
Xu Qingnian asked curiously.
“All the heralds in the Peach Blossom Nunnery do not have names, they are all named after flowers.
“And she has a somewhat strange nature, she hardly ever takes on guests, even if she does, it’s all in a few words, Sir Xu, slave servant suggests that there could actually be a different one, how about this, slave servant goes and calls out to the two two head attendants, if they know you’re here, they will definitely not push back.”
Miss Liu replied thus.
White clothes?
Xu Qingnian smacked her lips a little.
This was really bold, using the name of the White Clothes Sect directly? Aren’t you afraid that people will find out?
But after thinking about it, there was nothing wrong with it, the most dangerous place was the safest.
“No, please give my Peach Blossom sign to this girl in white.”
Xu Qingnian rejected the other party’s kind offer outright.
Originally, he was only fifty percent sure about the girl in white, but now it was ninety percent.
Being eccentric by nature and not fond of receiving guests, wasn’t she just waiting for herself to come?
How much more obvious could it be?
“Good, Sir Xu wait a moment.”
Miss Liu had nothing to say, Xu Qingnian was insistent and she could not change, so she could only take Xu Qingnian’s peach blossom sign away.
And upstairs in the elegant room, many women saw Xu Qingnian hand over the Peach Blossom Tag, and for a moment, their hearts burst with joy as they imagined that Xu Qingnian had come for them.
It was also at this moment.
The sound of the flute stopped, and the Qingnian got up and bowed towards the crowd, and left with her maid.
At that moment the applause rang out, but it was all small, after all, this was a literary building.
But at that moment, a voice could not help but ring out, accompanied by several figures approaching.
“My name is Wang Fu, a student of the Henghu Academy in the South, I have met Brother Xu, I never thought I would be able to meet Brother Xu in the Peach Blossom Nunnery, it is truly a blessing in three lives.”
Several figures appeared, carrying wine cups, with smiles on their faces, and came over to toast.
However, the other side wore smiles on their faces, but their eyes had some other meanings, they were not sincere in coming over to make acquaintance.
The Southern Kingdom, on the other hand, was a small country to the south of Great Wei, and belonged to a va*sal state of Great Wei, and the other party was a student from a foreign country.
“Words are too much.”
But when faced with such a situation, Xu Qingnian did not give the other party a face, he did not intend to stay here and would be leaving after some time.
There was no need to make any trouble, but to say that it was not necessary to give them a particularly good look, a slight smile and a superficial pa*s would do.
“What Brother Xu said, you are now the number one talent in Great Wei, even Hua Xinyun has to respectfully address you as Lord Xu when he sees you, how could he possibly say that his words are heavy.”
“Come, Brother Xu, I’ll drink to you.”
The other party’s voice wasn’t particularly loud, but it wasn’t small either, bragging about Xu Qingnian and attracting more attention.
After Wang Fu said this, he immediately drank from his cup, and the rest of the people also finished their drinks before looking at Xu Qingnian in unison.
“All of you are really polite, the talent of Xu Mou can only be said to be slightly better, and it is not possible to talk about any Vanguard.”
“Wine, Xu Mou will not be drinking, I have things to do later, sorry.”
Xu Qingnian did not appear particularly indifferent, but not drinking was not drinking.
It was obvious that he was here to get himself into trouble, and if he answered this, wouldn’t he be a cheapskate?
Of course the gang was smart enough not to stir up and come looking for trouble with themselves, but with a sense of banter.
“Understand, understand, Lord Xu is right not to drink as his days are full of work.”
“Lord Xu, won’t the court say anything if you come to such a genteel place?”
Wang Fu smiled, and then directly fell down and sat down, not the least bit polite, while deliberately mentioning the imperial court.
And just at that moment, Wang Ru’s figure walked in.
“This peach blossom nunnery is not a place to be seen, so why can’t brother Xu come? The state princes, kings and lords, civil and military officials have all come here before, brother Wang Fu, what do you mean by that?”
Wang Ru came along, he sensed that Wang Fu had come to disgust people, so he came over at the first opportunity, knowing that Xu Qingnian was too lazy to deal with such people, so he stepped in to settle the matter.
“Your Excellency is?”
Seeing Wang Ru approaching, Wang Fu became somewhat curious.
“I am Wang Ru, a student of South Yufu.”
Wang Ru said with a leathery smile.
“Oh, have not heard of it.” Wang Fu shook his head and said bluntly that he had not heard of Wang Ru.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Fu looked at Xu Qingnian and smiled.
“Brother Xu, I have heard that you are talented and a great talent of the ages, so when we meet today, why doesn’t Brother Xu improvise a poem so that we can appreciate what a talent of the ages is like? This way, when I return, I can also promote Brother Xu and tell the students of the Southern Kingdom that he is a great talent.”
Wang Fu opened his mouth with a smile on his face, hoping that Xu Qingnian would write an impromptu poem to lighten the mood and give him a taste of it.
When faced with this request, Xu Qingnian didn’t even want to pay attention to it.
You came up here and asked yourself to improvise a poem? Are you worthy?
If you really want to write a poem, what do you look like? A clown? If someone asks you to live your whole life, you will live your whole life?
If the emperor had decreed that he should compose a poem, Xu Qingnian would still be willing to do so, but who is this guy? Who is this guy? The South China Henglu Academy? I’ve never even heard of it.
“Brother Xu, don’t misunderstand, we have always heard of your great talent, today we see it, so we are a bit abrupt.”
“Isn’t this Taiping Poetry Competition just around the corner? If Brother Xu does not wish to compose poetry here, then let us wait until the Taiping Poetry Fair and meet Brother Xu’s immense talent of the ages.”
“The thought of Brother Xu taking the top spot at the Peace Poetry Fair makes me inexplicably happy, and I’m afraid I’ll never forget seeing that event with my own eyes.”
Wang Fu laughed like this, and his words were even more eccentric.
On the surface, he was exaggerating, but it was a hype. We are all literary people, and theoretically it is all about you and me.
“Your Excellency has spoken too highly, the world has its own great talents, and the literary skills of Xu Mou are just like this.
“Your Excellency, if there is nothing else, please don’t block my way.”
Xu Qingnian spoke, his tone calm, not bothering to play word trap with the other party, just die and go away.
But once this was said, the crowd could not help but be slightly surprised, including the rest of the people who were watching from the sidelines.
Xu Qingnian was not going to participate in the Taiping Poetry Festival?
In fact, everyone thought that Xu Qingnian would definitely attend such an event, and they were extremely excited to see whether Xu Qingnian would continue to write poems for thousands of years at the poetry session.
But to their surprise, Xu Qingnian was not going?
Soon, Wang Fu and the others came back to their senses and laughed immediately afterwards.
“So that’s how it is, it seems that Brother Xu already doesn’t despise this Taiping Poetry Fair, we understand, so I won’t bother Brother Xu anymore.”
Wang Fu made a point of disgusting Xu Qingnian before he left.
It was a bit irritating.
But Xu Qingnian was calm, this kind of person is like this, it’s not easy to want to be disgusting to you? You can be disgusted by just picking a thorn in your side.
If you are serious about it, they will be even happier. They can be serious with you all day long, and if they dare to say one wrong word, they will immediately make a big fuss about it.
Wang Fu and the others left.
And Wang Ru sat aside and pressed his voice.
“Brother Xu, these people are all scholars from other countries, and they all revere the Zhu Sheng lineage, which is no good.”
Wang Ru said this.
Xu Qingnian nodded his head.
Most of the literati in the world revered Zhu Sheng, especially in many of the countries around Great Wei, where Zhu Sheng was revered beyond measure, and if a great scholar from Zhu Sheng’s lineage went to these countries, the kings would personally receive them with the utmost respect.
One had offended the Zhu Sheng lineage, and the negative impact had now appeared.
But fortunately, they were all minor matters.
Xu Qingnian waited quietly, not hanging on to such things at all.
After a while, the wine and food were served, and the junior had purposely set them out for Xu Qingnian while he contemplated some things.
“Sir Xu, your wine and dishes are all laid out.”
Little Er spoke up and looked at Xu Qingnian and smiled.
“Good, thank you.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, he didn’t say anything while Little Er followed with a sarcastic smile and stood to the side.
“A reward for you.”
Wang Ru, who was standing by, did see the point and directly took out an ingot of broken silver and threw it to the junior.
The latter took the broken silver and immediately said with a joyful face, “Many thanks, many thanks.”
He left immediately afterwards.
After the junior had left, Wang Ru looked at Xu Qingnian and couldn’t help but say.
“Brother Xu, are you really not coming to the Taiping Poetry Fair this time? This is one of the three major literary events in the world.”
Wang Ru asked.
“No, there’s no point in going, I’ve been busy with official duties lately.”
Xu Qingnian was serious, the poetry meeting is not to pretend to be bleep, he really does not like to pretend to be bleep, there is no need to go ah.
“Okay, then brother Xu, you sit quietly, if you have anything to do, you can come to me directly, I’ll go over first.”
Wang Ru nodded and did not discourage, but got up and excused himself.
“Good, Brother Wang Ru, take care.”
Xu Qingnian nodded his head.
Also just as Wang Ru was getting up, Miss Liu walked over with a smile on her face and said.
“Sir Xu, the girl in white has answered the door.”
As Miss Liu’s voice rang out.
Xu Qingnian instantly got up and let her lead the way.
Seeing Xu Qingnian being so direct, the latter also smiled and led the way.
Leaving the Gathering of the Magi banquet, with Miss Liu leading the way, Xu Qingnian’s gaze could not help but look over.
The Peach Blossom Anchor had indeed good taste, and none of the women were bad, even this receptionist, Miss Liu, was extremely excellent, with a delicate and slightly fleshy figure, especially when she walked, her light red robe unable to hide her beautiful buttocks.
Food and S*x are the same, Xu Qingnian is a decent gentleman, but can’t a decent gentleman just appreciate it?
“Xu Gongzi.”
Also at that moment, the other party turned back around and shouted.
Swish.
Xu Qingnian’s gaze narrowed, a decent gentleman.
“Sir Xu, upstairs in the elegant room, the white-clothed girl is already waiting, so if there’s anything you need to do, just ring the peach blossom bell in the room.”
Miss Liu smiled and said.
Xu Qingnian gave a thank you and then went upstairs.
As Xu Qingnian went upstairs, she came to the door of the elegant room and slowly knocked on the door.
Standing outside the door, a breezy fragrance came to her nose.
“Please come in, gongzi.”
A pleasant voice rang out, and Xu Qingnian looked upright as he slowly pushed the door open.
The person inside was from the White Cloth Sect, definitely not a good fighter, he must be careful.
Xu Qingnian was certain in his heart.
After pushing open the door of the room.
At that moment, a stunning beauty sat quietly at the table, several delicacies steaming, with wine warming in the middle.
“Slave, meet your son.”
The white-clothed girl was beautiful, very elegant, giving people an extremely delicate and quiet feeling, sitting there, making people calm inside, a stunning beauty, able to rank third, not as good as the empress, nor as good as that woman from the Hidden Scripture Pavilion, but this sense of delicacy, inexplicably makes the heart pity!
This White Cloth Sect really knows how to pick people.
Picking a woman with this kind of temperament to be the inside man, normally, anyone who saw such a stunning beauty would probably not suspect that it was someone from the White Clothes Sect.
Walking into the elegant room, Xu Qingnian closed the door.
His face was calm, not letting down his guard because of the other party’s delicate sense and quiet temperament, on the contrary this kind of person was the most terrifying.
One must be careful and on guard.
“Girl in white, speak.”
Xu Qingnian fell down and sat down, looking at the other party with a calm expression.
And the latter’s eyes revealed a puzzled look, but after thinking about it, she spoke directly.
“Sir Xu, I have heard that you are very talented, my slave has long admired you, I did not expect Sir Xu to present me with a peach blossom token, I am a little frightened, I hope Sir Xu will not be blamed.”
The other party’s voice was also very soft, talking elegantly and complimenting herself.
But when this was said, Xu Qingnian was somewhat curious.
Pretending to be confused?
Acting me?
Xu Qingnian was a bit helpless, the rebel group was really not good in the head, I’m here, you don’t open up to me, you still have to act?
“Miss Baiyi, if you have something to say, just say it clearly.”
“Xu has come over to meet you today, and his attitude is already clear.”
“Don’t worry, there are no officials outside, and Xu came alone.”
Xu Qingnian was very direct in what he said, he didn’t want to delay anything, he still had to study public opinion when he got back, where was the time to waste here.
“Xu Gongzi …… My slave …… don’t understand what you mean.”
The latter was slightly embarra*sed, she didn’t know what Xu Qingnian meant by this.
But it was hard to blame anything, after all, the person in front of her was a great talent of the Great Wei of all ages.
It was impossible to say that she did not admire him.
But she was a gentle and quiet person, even though she had some admiration for Xu Qingnian, she was not like other women who would fall for someone on sight.
Hearing these words.
Xu Qingnian shook his head as he rose straight away, looking somewhat indifferent.
“Since Miss White-clothed is unwilling to say it explicitly, then Mister Xu will leave.”
The other party was still pretending to be confused here, so there was no need to say more.
“Sir Xu, is it because the slave did not entertain well?”
“Please forgive me, Sir Xu, my slave has hardly received any guests and is not familiar with this, so if there is anything I have done wrong, I hope Sir Xu will forgive me.”
The girl in white got up, she was slightly flustered, not knowing if she had done something wrong.
After a glance at the white dress, Xu Qingnian shook his head and didn’t say anything more, he simply opened the door and walked away.
The best guy, it has come to this point and still not telling the truth?
It is not possible for me to open my mouth and say, “Hello, I am Xu Qingnian, you are the inside man of the White Clothes Sect, right? What do you want from me?
Isn’t that sick?
Xu Qingnian left with a calm face and didn’t say much.
The girl in white came to the door and looked at Xu Qingnian, who had left, and inexplicably looked a little self-conscious. She was a herald, but she had no interest in the common people and elegant guests.
On weekdays, she would stay in her boudoir, listening to the music of the zither alone, not having anyone to see her, occasionally seeing her, but never touching her physically in any way.
Often, after a moment or two, she would give an expulsion order.
But she was happy to hear that Xu Qingnian wanted to see her, because she had heard so much about Xu Qingnian’s name, his talent, youthfulness and handsomeness, and his ability to redress the grievances of the people.
Of course, she did not mean that she would fall in love with Xu Qingnian when she met him, but she was willing to meet him.
But what he didn’t expect was that Xu Qingnian would come up and say some inexplicable things.
Then she left looking a little angry.
She felt that there was something she hadn’t done right, so she naturally blamed herself.
Xu Qingnian left.
Without greeting Wang Ru, she directly left the way she came.
“Sir Xu, are you leaving this time?”
When Miss Liu saw Xu Qingnian who walked out, she couldn’t help but go up and ask.
“En, there are still important matters to attend to, so I won’t bother, thanks for the hospitality.”
Xu Qingnian nodded, and then left directly, without looking back.
It wasn’t that he had to a*sume that Bai Yi was from the White Clothes Sect, but he wondered if there was something wrong with the White Clothes Sect’s brain.
He came by himself!
But not come over to meet, it does not matter if it is white, even if it is not white, at least to meet with himself ah.
How can we talk about things if we don’t even meet face to face?
Is this not bullying honest people?
This white clad clan!
Absolutely no rebellion, there’s something wrong with his brain.
Xu Qingnian left quickly, not bothering to take care of the White Clothes Sect, never mind him.
Nowadays, there are a lot of troublesome things, just this matter of public opinion, Xu Qingnian is a bit puzzled, and he still comes to delay his time.
Is this not a pit?
The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the public.
Xu Qingnian just took one look at them and didn’t think much of it, leaving straight away.
Among the foreigners, however, the few who were star-struck could not help but frown, they did not know what was happening, but inexplicably they also guessed something.
Only neither side said a word, and simply staggered away.
And so it was.
Xu Qingnian returned to the Shouren Academy alone and lay down directly on his bed, doing nothing, resting with his eyes closed.
Soon.
In the blink of an eye, the following day.
The year of Wuchang, August 14.
The Peace Poetry Competition, which is the focus of countless people’s attention, will begin tomorrow.
The poetry fair is jointly organised by the Ministry of Rites of the Great Wei, the Great Wei Palace of Literature, and the four academies, and the Ministry of Rites sent invitations early in the morning, inviting Xu Qingnian to participate.
The venue for the Peace Poetry Competition was the Liyang Palace, which was not inside the Imperial Palace, but northwest of the capital.
The whole of Wei’s capital was already decorated with lights and decorations, both in preparation for His Majesty’s birthday and for the people’s joy, and because poetry festivals like this attract countless literati and elegant guests to gather here.
But those who could enter were not ordinary people. The Liyang Palace could hold 40,000 people, the Ministry of Rites had a quota of 5,000, the Great Wei Palace of Literature 10,000, the four academies of learning 10,000, the remaining 5,000 royal relatives, princes and nobles, and 10,000 people were admitted by lottery for the people and ordinary scholars.
The remaining people would have to roam around outside the Liyang Palace, all over the capital.
If there was any news, the people inside the Liyang Palace would be the first to transmit it, with a delay of at most half an hour.
The Peace Poetry Festival lasts for seven days and is divided into two sessions: one is impromptu poetry, where anyone can write a poem or a poem, which is equivalent to a mutual support, and the second is a poetry competition.
However, the poetry contest was not just for anyone, but for all the dignitaries, and generally invited the talents of the ten countries, which were the ten countries with the best literary rankings, as determined by the Great Wei Palace of Literature.
But unfortunately, Xu Qingnian didn’t care about any of these things, because he wouldn’t participate if he said he wouldn’t.
“Brother Xu!”
“Brother Xu!”
“Something’s happened.”
The hour of the hour.
Xu Qingnian, who was still thinking about how to gain public opinion, suddenly heard Wang Ru speak.
As the voice rang out.
Chen Xinghe came out first instead.
“Brother Wang Ru, what is so anxious about?”
Chen Xinghe spoke, somewhat curious.
“Brother Xu, causing trouble, causing trouble.”
“Yesterday you made a wrong remark at the Peach Blossom Nunnery, and it was taken out by that Wang Fu to make a big deal out of it, and now many of the scholars have become discontented with you.”
Wang Ru was anxious and sweating, and said with some excitement.
“The Peach Blossom Nunnery?”
“Wang Fu?”
Chen Xinghe was somewhat puzzled.
And Xu Qingnian also frowned slightly.
“Brother Xu, didn’t you say yesterday that you didn’t want to participate in the Taiping Poetry Fair?”
“This Wang Fu made a lot of noise that day, saying that Brother Xu, you hold your talent and are arrogant, despise the world’s scholars, and are unwilling to participate in the Taiping Poetry Society.”
“You said that you thought that only ordinary literati were willing to participate in the Peace Poetry Competition, and that no truly talented literati bothered to participate.”
“You also said that you felt that the talented scholars of the ten kingdoms were nothing more than that, and that you felt degraded by being with them.”
“This Wang Fu is really no good, planting evidence and misinterpreting the meaning, and now the talented scholars of the Ten Kingdoms all see you in a different light, and I’ve gone to explain, but no one wants to listen.”
“Brother Xu, why don’t you go and explain yourself?”
Wang Ru opened his mouth and spoke of the rumours outside.
At the same time, he discouraged Xu Qingnian from going to explain the gossip.
“How outrageous.”
“How could senior brother mean such a thing, these people are truly detestable.”
Chen Xinghe couldn’t help but curse after hearing this.
However, Xu Qingnian in turn did not have any expression.
“Let them talk, Brother Wang Ru, there is no need to explain.”
“The Ten Kingdoms Talents have only had a grudge against me for a long time, is it useful to explain?”
Xu Qingnian spoke calmly.
He was already immune to such gossip.
People scold you and you respond? And clarify?
Would it be useful to clarify?
Furthermore, maybe people knew that it was false, but just wanted to get in trouble with him.
After all, Xu Wangu’s name is too loud.
Who wouldn’t want to rub it in the heat?
“All right, Brother Wang Ru, I really won’t be attending this Taiping Poetry Competition, nor do I want to waste time on it.”
“Let’s a*sume they’re right, it’s indeed a bunch of mediocre talents, all right, I’ll continue reading, senior brother, you entertain brother Wang Ru.”
Xu Qingnian returned to his room and continued reading his book, not listening to anything outside the window.
This made Wang Ru a little embarra*sed.
“Brother Wang Ru, my senior brother indeed does not want to participate in this Taiping Poetry Competition, but that’s okay, I’m here!”
“I have recently composed two poems, you can help me look at them.”
Chen Xinghe pulled Wang Ru, just as he had composed two poems, and let him look at them.
And the latter followed them with some reluctance.
At this moment.
In the capital of Great Wei, quite a few voices were indeed ringing out.
