Chapter Ninety-Seven: Pretending to be in style
"Lord Shen, you are really shrewd and ruthless enough. Hearing Shen Yan's explanation, a trace www.biquge.info of hesitation appeared in Su Shifu's eyes.
"Shopkeeper Su's words are wrong, as the so-called businessman is in business, the couplet is out of my hand, if you want to use it, you have to pay the corresponding reward, where there is no payment and you want to return, besides, I didn't force the shopkeeper Su to spend five hundred taels to buy this couplet." A faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, and there was a faint light in his eyes, and he glanced at Su Shifu indifferently, and said with a relaxed expression.
"That's the reason, but this price?" There was a trace of hesitation in Su Shifu's eyes, he didn't know the value of Shen Yan's couplet, but Yao Fuzi's comments doubled the value of this couplet, coupled with the prosperity of today's literary meeting, if Juxianglou hangs out this couplet in a timely manner, it will definitely become a good story in the Jinling literary world, and it will also bring a lot of customers to Juxianglou.
"Shopkeeper Su, I still say the same thing, don't buy it if it's too expensive, let me supply it to you for free, you and I are not relatives, do you think I will be the kind of stupid good person?" A trace of impatience deliberately appeared in Shen Yan's eyes, putting some pressure on Su Shifu.
The reason why Shen Yan raised the price of this couplet so high is that the couplet has been commented on by the well-known Master Yao of Jinling, which has increased the value of the couplet itself, and the other is more important, Shen Yan did it on purpose, taking the opportunity to slaughter Su Shifu to vent the hatred of the framed that day.
"Brother Shen, since you got the stepping stone of the Wenhui, then let's go in, Shopkeeper Su doesn't want to buy your couplet, Yuan Gongzi is also in a hurry to wait here, how inappropriate the pestle is here." Qiu Yingxue understood Shen Yan's purpose, and said softly along Shen Yan's train of thought, as if telling Su Shifu that if you want to buy, make a decision quickly, and if you don't buy it, don't waste time.
"Thanks to Lord Shen's love, I will Save this Yinglian Juxiang Building." Su Shifu's eyes revealed a trace of cold perseverance, his intention to want this ink treasure has been decidedly revealed, if he did not hang out this couplet because of the problem of silver taels, it would also become a joke in Jinling, so under the agitation of Qiu Yingxue, Su Shifu finally agreed to spend five hundred taels to buy this couplet.
"Shopkeeper Su is really atmospheric." A faint smile appeared at the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, as if he was not moved by the five hundred taels at all, or did not take the five hundred taels to heart at all, and then his eyes turned slightly, a smile appeared, he looked at Su Shifu, and said without being salty, "Shopkeeper Su, this couplet just now is a little more popular, and I have a more elegant one here, which is more suitable for the characteristics of Juxianglou than the previous one, I wonder if Shopkeeper Su is interested in buying it together?" ”
"Elegant? No, no, this one is just right. Hearing Shen Yan's words, Su Shifu wanted to beat people, and he definitely couldn't fall for Shen Yan again, so he refused Shen Yan's kindness without hesitation, even if the couplet in the back was a hundred times better than the one just now.
"That's a pity." Shen Yan shook his head gently, a look of pity appeared in his eyes, "To be honest, the couplet just now was made temporarily to deal with the stepping stone proposed by Yuan Gongzi, without careful consideration, there must be some deficiencies in some artistic conceptions, as for the pair in my mind, it was carefully considered." ”
"Shen Yan, have you had enough?" Hearing Shen Yan's words, a trace of gloom appeared on Yuan Zhenkai's face, what was it to deal with himself and chant a couplet at will, which certainly damaged his face, but what made him angry was that the couplet that the other party chanted at random actually got a high evaluation from Yao Fuzi, and now he has to throw out a pair of couplets that are carefully considered word by word, isn't this a slap in the face.
"Play? Yuan Gongzi, please take back such words, maybe for people like you, the advent of a couplet is their own game, but for people like us, any couplet is like their own children, their own hard work, how to play this statement. Successfully angered Yuan Zhenkai, the corners of Shen Yan's mouth rose slightly, a faint smile appeared, and then he pretended to be serious, without giving Yuan Zhen any face, and said seriously.
"You ......" was snatched by Shen Yan, Yuan Zhen was a little speechless with anger, he really deserves to be the evil star of our people, and he is not his opponent when he makes a move, but he didn't expect that in terms of eloquence, he is not this person's opponent.
"Shen Xian's nephew, the old man calls you a virtuous nephew in vain." Hearing that Shen Yan also had a more elegant couplet than just now, some brilliance appeared in Yao Mengxian's eyes, as if there was a peerless beauty standing in front of him with no clothes and a bumpy figure that made people squirt nosebleeds, which made him extremely excited.
"How can he get the title of Yao Fuzi's virtuous nephew." Shen Yan's face showed some modesty, and he didn't even dare to say it.
"Brother Shen, Master Yao is the Taishan Beidou of Jinling's literary circle, which can be said to be all over the world, and Brother Shen, although you are not famous, but since the advent of the smoke lock pond willow, no one has been able to make the next couplet so far, which is enough to prove that Brother Shen's literary brilliance is not as some cautious people think, let alone a person who deceives the world and steals fame, and now he is called a virtuous nephew of Master Yao, and Brother Shen will be like a rising star in the literary world of Jinling in the future." Qiu Yingxue on the side was relieved and excited that Shen Yan could be appreciated by Yao Mengxian.
Alas, Ying Xue, it is indeed a pleasure to be appreciated by Yao Mengxian, but why did you forget that the emperor asked me to take on the mission of a lonely minister. Of course, making friends with Taishan Beidou in the Jinling literary world is not a party for personal gain, nor does it violate the offline of the lonely minister, but the key to the problem is that Yao Fuzi's protégés are all over the world, and even many of them are important members of the third rank, isn't this a disguised gang? This is a taboo for the emperor.
In fact, Shen Yan was excited to gain the appreciation of Master Yao, but unfortunately, he had no foundation now, and he could only act according to the emperor's preferences, so that he could gain greater power and status.
Shen Yan has this belief, not that Shen Yan is a powerist, but in order to better protect the people around him who he cares about, he must gain greater power and status, he must get ahead, and go higher and farther than others.
"Shen Xian's nephew, what Miss Qiu said is very true, the old man not only knows the absoluteness of your sentence of smoke lock pond willow, but also heard about the two birthday poems you wrote for the mother of Lord Song of Jinling Prefect, which shows your literary talent." Yao Mengxian followed Qiu Yingxue's words and said, a hint of appreciation and request appeared in his eyes, "I wonder if Shen Xian's nephew can tell the old man the more elegant couplet in your mind?" ”
"This, okay, since Master Yao invites him, if he doesn't chant it in the next, then it will be too hypocritical in the next." Shen Yan didn't think about not chanting the second couplet, if he wanted to pretend to be forced, he would have to force a higher profile, and by the way, he would make up for the loss of not being able to pretend to be forced in the Song Mansion last night, and now Yao Mengxian gave himself a ladder, if he didn't seize this opportunity, then he wouldn't be too stupid, but he definitely couldn't show it in front of Yao Mengxian, so he could only pretend to be helpless, and then chanted loudly.
Singing after drinking, listening to a song of iron plate and copper pipa, singing the great river to the east;
The old saying by the tea, watch a few stars show their crowns, coming from the south of the sea.