"Li Yuan's daughter Li Xiuning?" After hearing this, Yuwenshu frowned slightly.

Although Li Yuan's official position is not high, he is the cousin of the current saint Yang Guang, and he can be regarded as a relative of the emperor. And as far as he knows, this time the saint summoned Li Yuan back to Beijing, intending to let him be the Taishou of Xingyang.

Although this position is on the same level as his previous Lou Fu Taishou, Xingyang is an important town in the Central Plains and a barrier to the eastern capital of Luoyang, which is by no means comparable to Lou Fu. Judging from the previous records of official changes, many important ministers only went further in officialdom after training in this position.

Therefore, many officials in the DPRK and China believe that this is a sign that the saint wants to reuse Li Yuan.

It's just that Li Valve and Yuwen Valve, as the two major gates of the Guanlong aristocracy, have a lot of open and secret battles with each other. Li Yuan has never had any friendship with Yuwenshu, so Yuwenshu did not invite him to this banquet. But how could Li Yuan's daughter come uninvited today?

Although Yu Wenshu couldn't figure it out, he knew that Yang Guang's youngest daughter, Princess Luo Qi and Li Xiuning, were cousins, and they had often played together since they were children, and they had an excellent relationship, and the two daughters were like sisters. Therefore, he still can't slack off on Li Xiuning's visit.

"Please Miss Li come in!" Yu Wenshu waved his hand.

The steward next to him hurriedly went out and respectfully welcomed a graceful and luxuriously dressed girl into the main hall.

At the banquet, everyone looked at the sudden visit Li Xiuning at this moment, and saw that her face was a very delicate melon seed face, big eyes, a straight nose, a pointed chin, and her pretty facial features were like the tender yellow stamens that had just bloomed, revealing a delicate fragrance in the green.

She wore a pink Luo skirt today, and a white fox fur coat was put on the outside, which made her look more dignified and luxurious. Walking is also graceful, which makes people dizzy.

Seeing this, Yu Wenming couldn't help but sigh secretly, the so-called red face and troubled water probably referred to this kind of woman. Today's Li Xiuning, after being carefully dressed, is even more beautiful than the day before yesterday.

It's just that why did Li Xiuning suddenly come here? This puzzled him.

Not only did he not understand, but Yuwenshu and Yu Wenhua didn't understand either.

"Miss Li's presence really makes our mansion shine...... Don't let people show Miss Li a seat! Yuwen said with a blank face and ordered his son.

When Yu Wenhua was about to order the servant to add another table, Li Xiuning raised his jade hand lightly and said: "Lord Yuwen is too polite, Xiuning is not here to attend the banquet, but to invite a prince in the mansion to go with Xiuning and participate in the Lantern Festival Poetry Tournament held by Princess Luo Qi!" ”

"Oh, I see! The children of our house can be favored by Miss Xiuning, which makes the old man very pleased! After Yuwenshu heard this, he was overjoyed.

Yang Guang has always regarded the southern Han people as the orthodoxy of the Han family, and after he ascended the throne, in order to make the southern Han people return to their hearts as soon as possible, he carried out some activities to revitalize the first culture.

One of them is the Lantern Festival Poetry and Literature Friendship Association, which is mainly attended by young children of families. Yang Guang himself is the emperor, so naturally he does not have time to preside over it in person. So it was hosted by the crown prince Yang Zhao.

But the crown prince Yang Zhao died of illness soon after, and the second prince Yang Yun was deposed as a concubine because of his fornication with the sister of the concubine, so the matter of hosting the poetry competition had to be handed over to the youngest daughter Yang Luoqi.

As a princess, Yang Luoqi did not live up to her father's expectations, and in the two poetry competitions she presided over, she found several good talents for her and recommended them to the court as officials. Therefore, participating in the Lantern Festival poetry competition has become a popular thing for young children from major families. They were proud to receive the invitation from Princess Rocky.

Yuwen Valve is the head of the Guanlong aristocracy, so naturally he has already received the invitation. It's just that, according to the convention, only two people can participate in a gate valve, so Yuwenshu arranged for Yuwenshi and his son Yuwencheng, and Yuwen Yuqing, the daughter of Yuwenhua, two juniors who are good at literature to go to the poetry competition on behalf of the Yuwen family.

"Miss Li, can't you find a second person to participate in the poetry competition? You actually want to invite someone to our Yuwen Mansion? I heard that Brother Ling Jiancheng and Shimin are both well-read poetry and books, and they are versatile! Yu Wenhua asked with some surprise.

"Lord Yuwen smiled! My brother has already decided to participate in the poetry competition. But they took up two places in my Li family...... In addition to the fixed invitations for each family, there are also several special invitations. Xiuning is lucky, Princess Meng Luoqi appreciates it, and she happens to have a special invitation card! Li Xiuning's eyes rolled.

"Oh, I see! I don't know which disciple of our house Miss Li has taken a fancy to? Yu Wenhua and gently bowed his head.

Hearing that Li Xiuning was going to invite the children of his family to participate, and he didn't have to occupy the original quota, Yu Wenhua was of course very happy, and he also hoped that the young children of his family would have more opportunities to show their faces at the poetry competition. Even if you don't get the princess's appreciation, it's good to be able to get to know more children of the same generation.

However, he was a little strange in his heart, secretly wondering if Li Xiuning had heard that he had a very hot fight with Chai Shao, a talented man in Hedong? Why don't you go to Chai Shao?

The children of the Yuwen family all stretched their necks at this time, wishing that Li Xiuning would choose them. After all, it is a great honor to be able to participate in the Lantern Festival Poetry Competition. Maybe he will become famous in one fell swoop, get the attention of the princess, and recommend him to the saint to become an official, and his career will be smooth from then on.

Li Xiuning's gaze swept over the faces of the children of the Yuwen family who were eager to try, but finally fell to the most inconspicuous corner, where Yu Wenming was sitting.

"Xiuning has been decided, so choose him!" Li Xiuningyu raised his hand and pointed to Yu Wenming in the corner and said, "I choose Yu Wenming!" ”

"What? Picked this kid? ”

"He's only twelve years old, and he's never studied in Guozixue, so he can go to the poetry competition?"

"Miss Li, you didn't recognize the wrong person, did you? Yu Wenming has only recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors! I couldn't even count the children of the family before! ”

Those disappointed children of the Yuwen family suddenly spoke out against them as if they had been trampled on.

Yu Wenming showed a wry smile on his face, from the moment Li Xiuning said the three words of the Poetry Competition, he guessed that Li Xiuning's goal was himself nine times out of ten. Who made himself too eye-catching in the Four Seas Book House?

Yu Wenhua looked at Yu Wenming with some confusion, and then asked Li Xiuning, "Miss Li, you are not mistaken, right?" The dog has never entered a private school to study, but he is afraid that he will not be able to read a few words. You asked him to go with you to the Lantern Festival poetry meeting held by Princess Luo Qi, in case the words are rude, the etiquette is lost, and it will be very bad to offend the princess! ”

His first reaction was that someone was framing the Yuwen family, deliberately saying that his son was a master of poetry, and then tricked Li Xiuning into inviting Yu Wenming to participate in the poetry competition. At that time, he will be greatly embarrassed in front of the princess, which will naturally make the saint look down on himself and the Yuwen family.

Therefore, Yu Wenhua hurriedly shirked it, for fear that this kid would be impulsive and agree, which would greatly embarrass himself and his father at that time.

"Lord Yuwen, you said he didn't even enter a private school?" After Li Xiuning heard this, he was also stunned. If this is the case, then Yu Wenming's talent in poetry is too terrifying.

She shook her head again and again and said: "Lord Yuwen, Yu Wenming is not as you think, his talent for poetry is much more powerful than Chai Shao, who is known as a genius in Hedong!" Check it out! This is his poem! ”

With that, she took out a scroll and spread it out. Then show it to the crowd.

This is naturally Yu Wenming's masterpiece "Ascending Shunfeng Tower". Although he wrote this poem for Chai Shao. But Chai Shao got angry when he looked at this scroll, and naturally fell into Li Xiuning's hands.

"At the end of the day, the Yellow River flows into the sea. If you want to be poor, go to the next level. Good poetry! What a poem! ”

Yu Wenhua looked at this poem and couldn't help but read it. Although he doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it, he is messing around outside every day, and he is known as a light boy in Luoyang City. But I like to be vassally elegant, and the wind makes the moon. Therefore, he can still see the quality of a poem.

"Is this really written by Ming'er?" Yu Wenshu was also stunned. Yuwen has always valued martial arts over literature, and among his descendants, there are many good martial arts. Like the eldest grandson Sun Yuwen Chengdu, as early as the age of thirteen, he was able to tear the tiger with his hands, and a flowing gold boring was an invincible opponent for the younger generation of young players. Now he is only seventeen years old, and he has already mixed up in the army to the position of a partial general. In time, it will inevitably become a new star in the Yuwen valve.

But he never thought that among his grandsons, there would be a person with outstanding literary talents. It's simply the sun coming out of the west.

At this time, Li Xiuning had already walked to Yu Wenming's table, and said with a teasing smile: "Yu Wenming, last time in the Four Seas Book House, you refused to say your name, nor did you want to say which family you are...... It's not like I've found it yet. Hehe, I sincerely invite you to participate in the Lantern Festival Poetry Competition! ”

Yu Wenming sighed lightly and stood up. This kind of opportunity to get ahead, he naturally refuses to let go. Moreover, Li Xiuning invited him with such fanfare, which also gave him enough face, making him feel that it was difficult to refuse.

"Cheng is loved by Miss Li, dare to disobey your fate?" He bowed and smiled.

"Good! Then you come out with me for a while! I'll tell you what you should prepare at that time, especially for the princess, there are some taboos, don't offend it......" Li Xiuning was overjoyed when she heard this, and said to him even if she lowered her voice.

Yu Wenming was helpless, glanced at Yu Wenshu and Yu Wenhua, and saw that they didn't seem to have any objections, so he had to bow his hand around and said: "Elders, I will be with you for a while, and I will come back later!" ”

As soon as the words fell, he was dragged outside by the somewhat anxious Miss Li. The Li family is also a big family in the Guanlongmen valve and has a martial tradition. Although Li Xiuning is a daughter, she has also practiced martial arts since she was a child, and her strength is naturally much stronger than Yu Wenming, who has never practiced martial arts and is two or three years younger than her.

This also made Yu Wenming feel that he was quite faceless, and secretly thought that he must learn a good martial arts in the future, otherwise even a girl like Li Xiuning who looks delicate can bully herself.

After the two of them left, the hall was silent, and they were all stunned by what had just happened.

Yu Wenshu glared at Yu Wenhua at this time, and then asked in a deep voice: "Huaji, who is teaching Ming'er?" How could he have such a good literary talent? ”

Yu Wenhua has never cared about his illegitimate son, how can he know.

He squeaked for a long time, unable to say why.

Yuwen Yuqing, who was sitting on the side, couldn't bear his father's embarrassment, so he came forward to relieve the siege and said, "Grandpa, I know what's going on here!" ”

"Oh? Yu Qing you know? Yu Wenshu also likes his well-behaved and intelligent granddaughter very much, and when he saw her clearly, he also looked awe-inspired.

Yuwen Yuqing nodded and said, "Hmm! I saw that my brother had always wanted to read and practice calligraphy, but because he was not a child of the family, he could not go to the private school run by the family, so I lent him the books I had studied, including the Analects and the Book of Songs...... He also gave him some pen, ink, paper, and inkstones to practice writing. But that's not enough...... After all, his monthly living expenses are only enough to barely eat. ”

She sighed lightly, and then said quietly: "As far as I know, Brother Ming often uses sand to practice calligraphy on the ground, so that several brushes are bald because of this......"

When everyone heard this, they all changed color, and Yu Wenming could only practice writing on the sand because of poverty; He could only rely on the books his sister lent him to read to learn Confucianism, and the conditions were extremely difficult. But under such conditions, he can make such excellent verses, so how strong is his poetic talent!

Yu Wenshu and Yu Wenhua and the two fathers and sons glanced at each other, and they were secretly happy. It's good that Li Xiuning came in time, otherwise there would be no talent in his family.