Originally, some talented people who were not familiar with Cao Yi thought that Cao Yi would be a proud person, because they had never seen Cao Yi participate in some poetry exchange activities held privately by other talented scholars, so they felt more alienated, but when I really saw it, I knew that Cao Yi was just low-key, and he didn't say that he wanted to be in the limelight at the party, at least so far he has not come up with his own poems. So in fact, it didn't cover up everyone's light, even if there were talented people who came over with their own poems and asked Cao Yi to read and guide, Cao Yi also picked out some good things to say, and he was polite and polite when talking and laughing, and he would not favor one over the other.

And they are basically commensurate with brothers, and they are full of courtesy, and between the words, they will make the other party feel that Cao Yi is looking at them and their poetry works as friends, which instantly makes them have the honor of being friends with Jiangning's first talent, and a sense of honor arises spontaneously, so that their hearts become more protective of Cao Yi's prestige, as if the higher Cao Yi's prestige, the more face they have.

Red Sleeves, Yu Youwei and Jin'er have followed behind Cao Yi from beginning to end, and have always seen the conversations and exchanges between Cao Yi and many talented people in their eyes, listened to them in their ears, and remembered them in their hearts.

And Red Sleeves and Jin'er are thoughtful, Red Sleeves is thinking in their hearts that this may be what Childe said, "insight into the world and human feelings", as for what Jin'er thinks in his heart, it is unknown.

Because Cao Yi has not taken out the works he made before since he entered the He Mansion until now, nor has he recited poems on the spot, so the poetry of other talents is quite strong, after all, such a heavyweight player who can crush them did not come out to appear, so they naturally take advantage of this time to play harder, otherwise after Cao Yi writes it, their poems will inevitably be compared, and even if they want to play at that time, there is no chance.

So in the first half of the whole banquet, everyone was staggered, in addition to reading poems to each other, there would be occasional wine orders, of course, those famous actors who were invited over, naturally they would also compete to perform on stage, such as Gongsun Yourou, Li Muqing, Luan Dongyi, Yue Qingxiang and Wen Yixin all came, and Ji Jingwan and Sheng Guqing declined the invitation of the madman because Yanchun Lou and Yululou had their own activities.

These people who came basically performed on stage twice, Gongsun Yourou's sword dance, Li Muqing's dance, Yue Qingxiang's pipa, Luan Dongyi's singing voice and Wen Yixin's playing and singing all left a deep impression on people, and also won full applause. This Lantern Festival Gathering organized by the Mad Gong is precisely because it basically gathers the famous talents and famous beauties in Jiangning City, and makes this elegant event more dazzling and shining.

"What?

Cao Yi, this kid hasn't come out with any poems until now? The mad man asked the little guy next to him in a low voice, and got a response from shaking his head. A few of them gathered together, after all, they are old, their status is there, if they also walk around like those young talents, then no matter where they go, others have to bow and say hello to you respectfully, which disrupts other people's poetry competition, and there is also a suspicion of relying on the old and selling the old. Therefore, the whole party of these old people is basically in their own circle, and the poems of the talents outside are brought in by the little people around them, and read them for these literary giants.

The praised students will instantly become the focus of this gathering, and gain the envy of many talents, and the famous tricks in the Qin Huai Bayan who came will also come forward to congratulate them. After all, the vision of these old Hongru is there, and what they have publicly praised is indeed meritorious, worthy of praise in public, so that others can learn well.

"Hehe, just Cao Yi's lazy character, you don't rush him behind, don't think that he can take the initiative to write poems, unless he gets some benefits. I can see it, this kid is very shrewd, have you noticed that during the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Meeting, he won three Kui in a row in order to promote his Taibai Drunk and Qinglian Wine, and the Chongyang Poetry Club was to attract the attention of the whole city to the opening of his Drunken Immortal Building. As for the later Oiran competition, I don't think there is much to say, it can be seen from the hundred flower soaps behind him that Qin Huai Bayan everyone has their own soap, although the achievement is the reputation of the head of the eight major lines, but his flower language soap is also a lot of money......"

Lu Lao didn't save face for his students at all, and basically analyzed Cao Yi's motives for the previous few times, and when everyone heard Lu Lao say this, they seemed to have a little bit of truth, and they discussed: "It seems that this is indeed the case, this Cao Yi really has a talent, but he uses it all to make money, carving some side roads." is full of poetry, but it is just when it must be used, squeeze out a little, and if others don't force it, he will treat it as if he has no pen and ink in his belly......" Cheng Yicheng Gong also echoed at this moment.

"Humph! This kid, let him be free for a while, and then I will block in front of him, the Lantern Festival gathering I held, not to mention taking the initiative to take out a high-quality poem out of the town, I just thought about how to be lazy easily. Otherwise, the word will go out, and there is not a single poem in the literati grand event held by Heda, a Jinling fanatic, that can compare to the quality of the Oiran Contest and the opening of the Drunken Immortal Building......" The madman said indignantly.

"Hehe, just get used to it, I, as his teacher, only took the opportunity of the New Year a few days ago to pretend to be angry and let him write three poems at once, Cao Yi, this kid, if he doesn't force him, he doesn't want to spit out a word, and everyone else is desperately trying to show himself

's talent, he is good, he is full of poetry and writing, but he is unwilling to spit out ink, can it be that Cao Yi, this kid is a cuttlefish in his last life, and he spit out too much ink, so now he cherishes the ink in his stomach so much? Lu Lao deliberately adjusted the temper of the madman, and spared no effort to ridicule his proud protégé behind his back, and the rest of the elders also laughed out loud when they heard Lu Lao's ridicule of Cao Yi.

At this time, Cao Yi, who was quietly hiding in the corner with Red Sleeves and others to steal food, obviously didn't know that he had an inexplicable nickname of "cuttlefish". At this moment, he whispered to Yu Youwei and Jin'er: "You two should also hurry up and eat a little, the pastries in the Mad Prince's Mansion are still very good, I also ate a lot last time......"

Yu Youwei and Jin'er were full of surprised looks, looking at Cao Yi in disbelief, and the red sleeves had a strange expression, looking at Yu Youwei and Jin'er's demeanor at this time, she could empathize, didn't she look like this when she saw her son-in-law hiding and stealing food?

"This ...... That's what it is...... Jiangning's first talent...... The style? At this time, Jin'er and her young lady Yu Youwei both had the same idea, and they seemed to be a little unbelievable, aren't all talented people gentle and elegant, with literati style and scholarly temperament, how can they get to the son's side, just ...... That's it...... What about true temperament and freedom? Both of them thought so in their hearts.

However, it is true that when Yu Youwei is invited to participate in various parties, in order not to be affected when performing on the stage, she is hungry, and when the performance is over, she usually goes to the benefactors and important people to toast one by one on an empty stomach, and when she returns to Jinfeng Lou, she is hungry and tired, and then her head is dizzy, and she often falls asleep hungry after washing up, and the whole person is in a terrible state when she gets up the next day.

Their wish at that time was to be able to secretly eat some fruits and pastries to fill their stomachs when they participated in various dinners in the future, so at this moment, since the son has set an example, how can the "big and small maids" who are redeemed by him not learn from their own son. Yu Youwei and Jin'er looked at each other and smiled, then they both stretched out their slender hands and twisted their orchid fingers, took out the food from the melon and fruit pastry basin, and also learned from Cao Yi's appearance, the fruit in the left hand, the pastry in the right hand, the left bite, the right bite, and began to eat.

"Master Cao, it turns out that you are here, and the slave family has been looking for you for a long time?" Just as Cao Yi and the four of them were secretly eating food in the corner, a very pleasant greeting came from outside.

The voice of "uh......" was originally very cheerful and happy, but then it was followed by embarrassment and confusion that overflowed the tone. The person who came was Gongsun Yourou, who had given flowers to Cao Yi in the Oiran Contest before, and at this time, her eyes were wide open, and she looked at Cao Yi and the four of them with a surprised face......

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