Since today is the "Fanghua Club" and the "Recruitment Club" of the Poetry Society, whether it is the noble ladies in Beijing or those talented poets of the Poetry Society, in short, there are many people who go to Changyin Garden, so that Gu Jinli set off early after dawn.

Of course, Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Liu were in the same carriage as Yin Suwan, and they left earlier than her.

It's okay to look at each other in this way, and it's not pleasing to the eye when you look at each other, and out of sight is quiet.

In the middle of the tea, the coachman parked the carriage at the gate of the Changyin Garden.

The guards guarding the door wanted to stop Gu Jinli, but when they saw that the carriage had the logo of King Ning's Mansion on it, they hesitated to let her pass.

As soon as you enter the garden, you will be amazed by what you see inside.

The cobblestone paths are almost identical to each stone in terms of size and pattern.

Walking forward, the place where you enter is a bamboo forest, under the blowing of the breeze, the dragon scale bamboo is like a green ocean, reflecting people instantly refreshed.

Further on, there is a large sea of flowers.

Upside-down Admiralty, pansy, peony, acacia, hibiscus...... All kinds of flowers are like beauties in the harem, competing for beauty and blooming brilliantly.

Not far away, under the stone bridge of white marble is a lake, and the lotus flowers are like a girl waving in the wind, charming and colorful.

On the lotus leaves, there are still some crystal clear dewdrops.

It is said that the name of the lake is "Taiqing Lake".

Even in a year of great drought, the lake never dried up.

Whenever the moonlit night, the wind and the sea are waves, the sky is bright, the water is sparkling, the moonlight is bright, and you are in it, as if you are in a fairyland.

Continue to turn and walk in, pavilions, pavilions, promenades and water pavilions, hidden in the green pines and cypresses.

Rockeries, flower beds, bonsai, vines and bamboos, dotted in between.

The ladies of the noble family in front of them walked together, they slowed down their steps, and while excitedly looking around at the scenery and objects of the Changyin Garden, they discussed in whispers.

Gu Jinli followed behind them, her expression faint.

Even though Hexiang and Aiyue were calm on their faces, they were a little excited in their hearts.

Although he had participated in the palace banquet with Gu Jinli before, this Changyin Garden was different from the majesty of the palace, but it was more interesting, so he also quietly looked at it.

"Sister Jiang, look, is that Gu Jinxiu?" Not far away, Shen Biyun and Jiang Qinglan stood in the corridor and pointed at Gu Jinli.

Jiang Qinglan nodded, "Well, it is indeed the concubine of King Ning." ”

Shen Biyun snorted coldly, pursed her lips and said, "How can she come to a place like Changyin Garden?" ”

Jiang Qinglan listened to this, shook her head with a smile and said, "Sister Shen, don't say that, she is the prime minister's concubine, not to mention, she is also the concubine of King Ning, do you think she is qualified to come?" ”

"Hmph, it's just a side concubine, Sister Jiang, don't forget, King Ning is holding the one in his hand!" glanced to the other side again, and saw that surrounded by Mrs. Yu, Mrs. Liu and a few maids, Yin Suwan came slowly in a wheelchair.

"Sister!" Yin Suxi, who was talking and laughing with Princess Huaqiong, immediately ran towards her like a flying butterfly.

Shen Biyun smiled mockingly and said quietly: "This Yin family sister has a really good relationship. ”

Jiang Qinglan listened and looked at Shen Biyun deeply: "Sister Shen's mood today doesn't seem to be right. ”

It stands to reason that Shen Biyun has nothing to do with the two sisters, Yin Suwan and Yin Suxi, but listening to her tone, it seems to be hostile.

"Nothing." Shen Biyun pulled her lips and said insincerely: "Let's go, let's go too." ”

The relationship between women is very delicate and dangerous.

I can't say, because of what, two people who were still intimate one moment will make trouble the next moment......

Shen Biyun had a secret hidden in her heart, and even Jiang Qinglan never mentioned it.

So, how could she possibly reveal anything?

Jiang Qinglan smiled, and walked with Shen Biyun to the place where Princess Huaqiong was.

And the other women also saw Princess Huaqiong, so they all rushed forward, one princess eldest princess short one, or they praised the princess for her very chic dress today, etc.

For such flattery and flattery, Princess Huaqiong accepted it with a smile one by one.

When she was proud, her bright smile suddenly stiffened on her face.

Everyone followed Princess Huaqiong's gaze, only to see that next to the rockery, Gu Jinli was talking to Gu Nianshi at this time, and next to Gu Nianshi was Yin Zike, who was quietly watching Gu Jinli.

Yin Zike was still dressed in fairy-like white, he stood there silently, his clear eyes seemed to be clearer than the water of Taiqing Lake, which couldn't help but cause many women's hearts to ripple.

"Since today is a sorority with the Poetry Society, let's go over and say hello to the president." A flash of jealousy flashed in her beautiful eyes, Princess Huaqiong hooked her lips, flicked her sleeves, and strode towards Yin Zike.

Seeing this, the other women also hurried to follow.

"Sister, is your leg feeling better these days?" Yin Suxi and Yin Suwan did not follow, but sat in the pavilion.

After all, it was their own sisters' chatter, so Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Liu retreated to the side very consciously and walked around at will.

"It may take some time, don't worry." Yin Suwan smiled slightly and said gently, "What about Mother?" Can the wound be recovered? ”

Yin Suxi sighed, "Mother's wound is fine, but the second aunt always comes to her mother from time to time to block it because of the second brother's affairs." ”

"What's going on?" When Yin Suwan heard this, her eyebrows furrowed.

Yin Suxi pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "The matter of the second brother's love for the eldest brother is now full of storms in the city, and everyone knows it. But who would have thought that the second aunt would put the responsibility on the eldest brother! ”

"She was stunned to say that the eldest brother seduced the second brother with beauty, which made the second brother go further and further on the road of broken sleeves!"

"Ridiculous!" Yin Suwan's eyes were cold, and there was anger in her voice, "What kind of character the second brother is, the second aunt knows better than anyone else!" She slandered and slandered her eldest brother's innocence like this, does she have any conscience?! ”

"Who said it wasn't, the eldest brother is like an immortal, and living with the second aunt and their mother and son is simply unlucky!" Yin Suxi's eyes rolled, and suddenly his words turned, "By the way, sister, did you bring a veil?" ”

"Huh?" Yin Suwan was stunned and puzzled.

"It's the same thing I sent someone to tell you a few days ago." After Yin Suxi whispered in Yin Suwan's ear, she asked, "Sister, this is a good opportunity." ”

"Xi'er ......" Yin Suwan listened to it and said in a low voice: "After all, he is our eldest brother, I'm afraid it's not good to do this." ”

"Moreover, the eldest brother has just been dragged down by the second brother, if there are any more gossips with Gu Jinxiu, I am worried about ......"

"Sister, listen to me." Holding Yin Suwan's hand, Yin Suxi looked at Hua Qiong who was between Yin Zike and Gu Jinli and said: "Princess Hua Qiong likes big brother, if you can take this opportunity to make the princess difficult for Gu Jinxiu, wouldn't it save us from doing it ourselves?" ”

"Besides, with Princess Huaqiong present today, do you think she can ruin the reputation of the eldest brother?"

"This ......" Yin Suwan was silent for a moment before she said, "How are you going to make a fuss from that veil?" ”

Yin Suxi blinked her eyes and said with a smile: "Sister doesn't bother with this, just give everything to Xi'er." ”

Yin Suwan took a deep breath, stuffed the handkerchief that Yin Zike had given Gu Jinli before into Yin Suxi's hand from her cuff, and said with a puzzled expression: "I hope that as you said, it will not affect the eldest brother." ”

"The three of us are brothers and sisters of the same mother, how can I harm my eldest brother?" Yin Suxi confirmed the handkerchief several times, and then carefully put it away, "Sister, you just wait to watch the show in a while!" ”

Yin Suwan smiled reluctantly, her eyes moved to Gu Jinli's side, and she saw the anger on Princess Huaqiong's face, and she didn't know what was going on.

"Princess, the poetry club is holding a new member recruitment event this time, not a blind date conference for men and women, so I can't agree to the princess's proposal just now." Gu Nianshi arched his hand and said in a respectful tone.

"Heh, when you think about it, you must know that the women who can come here to participate in the sorority today are all girls with noble status and a head and face in Beijing. Talented and beautiful, if you can form several pairs of happy marriages, wouldn't it be a pleasure? If it weren't for Yin Zike's presence, Hua Qiong's temper would have been thrown on Gu Nianshi's face a long time ago.

Do you really think that if you become a bullshit president, you can show off your power in front of five people and six people?

Those people in the Chenyang Poetry Society, there are few who are really prominent, most of them are pretentious children of poor families, relying on a bit of talent in their stomachs, and their eyes are above the top all day long, and they don't know what their spirit is!

Gu Nianshi pursed his lips, looked at Yin Zike, and said with a smile: "Princess, it's really not good, the poetry club has the rules of the poetry club, I can't ......"

"Young Master Yin, do you think this princess's suggestion is feasible?" From the moment Princess Huaqiong came over and took the initiative to talk, Yin Zike didn't say a word, either nodded expressionlessly, or just gave a lukewarm "um", in short, it made her very faceless.

The reason why she proposed to change the friendship association to a blind date was just to have more contact with Yin Zike and develop, but who knew that Gu Nianshi refused this stumbling block directly, so she threw the topic to Yin Zike, the former president.

"I think what Gu Gongzi said makes a lot of sense." Yin Zike saw Princess Huaqiong come forward and post it, and unconsciously took two steps back, with a cold expression between his eyebrows, "The recruitment activity is to recruit some women with both ability and political integrity, so as to carry forward poetry, etc., not for the private relationship between men and women." ”

"The princess thinks that the nobles in Beijing can't get married, so he can send someone to contact a famous matchmaker."

What does he mean by this, is he laughing at them, these girls can't get married? Or do you hate to marry too much?

Yin Dagongzi, who has always been as gentle as jade, spoke so unceremoniously, not only blocking Princess Huaqiong from having no steps to go down, but also making the nobles around Princess Huaqiong blush, all embarrassed and embarrassed.

Princess Huaqiong's face was pale, but because the person in front of her was the person she admired, she suppressed the anger in her heart, gritted her teeth and forced a smile, "That's ...... According to Yin Gongzi's opinion, what kind of woman can be regarded as having both ability and political integrity? ”

Yin Zike didn't answer, his eyes swept around the many women lightly, and finally stayed on Gu Jinli for a moment, then moved his eyes away, and said lightly: "You need to go through the assessment to know." ”

With that, he turned and left.

Although the recruitment activity is for most women in Beijing, not everyone can enter the poetry club casually.

After a preliminary screening, and then two rounds of assessment, those who pass the assessment can be counted as new members of the poetry club.

Therefore, a big-chested person like Hua Qiong has no chance at all.

"Jin...... Jinxiu, I'll take you to meet a few members of the club, all of whom are very talented people. Originally, Gu Nianshi, Gu Jinli and Yin Zike were chatting a few words together, even if Yin Zike occasionally interjected such a sentence, at least it was not too embarrassing.

But as soon as Princess Huaqiong came over, a group of people from Hula also followed, so the feeling of "the stars holding the moon" was really uncomfortable.

Gu Nianshi was also worried that Hua Qiong would embarrass Gu Jinli, so he took the opportunity to take her away, so as not to be trapped in this woman's pile and bullied without even a bone left.

Gu Jinli naturally couldn't brush off Gu Nianshi's kindness, so she nodded happily and said, "Okay." ”

Without waiting for Hua Qiong to open her mouth to scold angrily, she sped up her steps and left with the maid with Gu Nian.

"Damn!" Pinching the handkerchief in her hand fiercely, Hua Qiong's eyes danced with angry sparks.

Shen Biyun patted Princess Huaqiong's hand and pretended to comfort: "Princess, don't be angry, none of the brothers and sisters of the Gu family understand the rules." ”

Jiang Qinglan also echoed: "Yes, it is said that rules are dead, and people are alive." The princess is also well-intentioned, but the blame is that Gu Gongzi's head is inflexible and he doesn't know how to be flexible. ”

"Yes, they don't know what to do, and the princess doesn't need to take it to heart!"

"It's made the princess angry, what kind of broken poetry club, let's not go to participate!"

……

One spoke first, followed by words of relief.

After hearing this, Hua Qiong felt a lot better.

Raising her chin, she cleared her throat, "Although Gu Nianshi is a rigid person, but Yin Dagongzi's face, we still have to give it, don't we?" ”

How could Shen Biyun not know Hua Qiong's thoughts, and hurriedly responded: "What the princess said is that we are women, if we are like them, we will be said to be small-minded!" ”

Hua Qiong had steps, and returned to her commanding appearance.

While walking in the direction of the main hall, he said unhurriedly: "Well, don't overturn a boatload of people with a rod, you have to go to participate in the recruitment activity." ”

"Yes, Princess." The ladies nodded and answered in unison.

"Sister, let's go in too." Yin Suxi saw Hua Qiong enter the main hall with a group of people, and said to Yin Suwan.

Yin Suwan smiled: "Okay." ”

When the women dressed in colorful costumes rushed in, the members of the poetry society who had been seated in the main hall couldn't help but put down the teacups in their hands and looked up.

Everyone likes to appreciate beautiful things, and women are like flowers, which arouse the pity of men.

However, the men only looked at it a few more times, and they all looked like they were sitting upright.

The women sat down across from the men, and they were very shy when they had seen so many men for the first time, and there was no screen or anything like that in between.

Either blushing and bowing your head, or whispering to your companion as a way to relieve the tension.

Princess Huaqiong sat on the main seat in the middle, and below her left hand were Yin Suwan, Yin Suxi, Shen Biyun, and Jiang Qinglan......

As concubines, Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Liu were already very good to be seated, but they were cheeky enough to sit behind Yin Suwan.

In order to avoid incidents, Gu Jinli consciously picked a seat in the last row.

On Hua Qiong's right hand side are Gu Nianshi, Yin Zike, and several other men with relatively high status in the poetry society.

According to Hua Qiong's meaning, Yin Zike should sit in Gu Nianshi's seat, but now Gu Nianshi is the president of the Poetry Society, so he can only sit in the position closest to Hua Qiong.

At the beginning of the banquet, the host must first say some scenes, followed by three glasses, and finally go directly to the theme.

According to the practice of the Fanghua Society, the women first talked about poetry and writing, played the piano and sang music, and at the same time, the members of the poetry club could preliminarily select the people who were qualified to join the society according to the women's performance.

After the screening, it is time to officially recruit new students.

The old members of the club will test the selected women, and then Gu Nianshi and Yin Zike will make the assessment, and after passing the three rounds, they can become new members of the Chenyang Poetry Society.

This process is the same as when the old emperor drafted girls from the people, which is very strict.

Although the nobles have guessed Hua Qiong's affection for Yin Zike, how can you say that men are unmarried, women are unmarried, who doesn't want to marry a man like Yin Zike?

Therefore, everyone is selfish and wants to take the opportunity of infiltrating the poetry club to get closer to Yin Zike, so as to hug the beautiful man......

No matter how bad it is, the second son of the Gu family can barely accept it.

After all, he doesn't look bad either......

In the first round of screening, sixty of the eighty-three noble ladies participated, and the girls tried their best to eliminate half of them.

In the second round, another half was eliminated.

Those women who entered the third round rejoiced, while those who were screened out were sullen and depressed.

In order to ease the atmosphere in the hall, and it was almost time to eat, Princess Hua Qiong proposed to suspend the recruitment activities for a while and continue after eating.

Gu Nianshi had no opinion, and the members of the poetry club had no opinion, so under the command of Princess Huaqiong, all kinds of exquisite and delicious meals were presented.

Gu Jinli didn't eat breakfast, and neither did the two maids.

Seeing that there were pastries on the plate, she picked up two of them and hid them in her sleeves, then put her hands behind her back and secretly stuffed them to Hexiang and Aiyue respectively.

The smell of food rushed to his nose, and the two maids who were hungry pressed their chests against their backs, touched the pastries in Gu Jinli's hands, and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so they hurriedly stuffed them into their mouths.

Gu Jinli's right hand side was a strange girl, who suddenly smiled and caught her attention.

Dressed in plain clothes, there is a gentle air between the eyebrows and eyes, which is very different from the women sitting in the front row with heavy makeup, which makes people look comfortable and natural.

With her eyes moving slightly, Gu Jinli asked, "I don't know what the girl is laughing at?" ”

The girl bent the corners of her lips, and her voice was also tactful: "Concubine Gu doesn't have to be so careful, those people in front can't see us here at all." ”

Gu Jinli sat up straight, and really found that the black people in front of her were all human heads, and in the end, she excluded herself and this girl, and there was no one else.

was tightly blocked, and his actions just now would indeed not be discovered.

couldn't help but feel a little funny, she directly handed the plate to Aiyue, and then smiled at the girl: "Thank you for reminding you." ”

Looking at the extraordinary behavior of the woman in front of her, not like those who flattered and flattered, Gu Jinli recalled that she hadn't seen her in the palace banquets before, so she said tentatively: "The girl recognizes me?" ”

The woman shook her head and chuckled, "Little woman Mo Zhiyan, although she has never met Concubine Gu, she has heard of your name. ”

"It is said that Concubine Gu's 'Phoenix Dance Nine Days' can be described as the dance of heaven and man, but it's a pity that my foot twisted that time, and I couldn't see Concubine Gu's demeanor with my own eyes."

"It turned out to be Miss Mo, and I will be fortunate to meet you." For the name Mo Zhiyan, Gu Jinli had heard it once when she was in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Mo Zhiyan smiled, and then chatted with Gu Jinli.

With a few simple words, you can see whether two people are in love.

"I didn't expect that the first time I saw Miss Mo, it was like I had known each other for a long time, and it was really familiar at first sight." Whether it is poetry and songs, or piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Mo Zhiyan seems to know a lot, which can't help but make Gu Jinli appreciate it very much.

"When I saw Concubine Gu, I also had a feeling of hating each other." Mo Zhiyan's good-looking eyes bent into crescent moons, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Brother Ling has been busy with official business recently?" ”

In addition to the Jiang family and the Fang family, who have been stable for many years, the old ministers in the court counted Gu Huai and Yin Taifu as the most important, followed by Shen Biyun's father Shen Minghui and Mo Dongsheng, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

If I remember correctly, it seems that one day last year, I accidentally heard Gu Huai and Gu Chengen mention that the eldest lady of the Mo family was good and wanted to marry the Mo family, but Gu Chengen rejected it at that time.

Hearing Mo Zhiyan suddenly ask about Gu Chengen, Gu Jinli couldn't help but ask, "Does Miss Mo recognize the eldest brother?" ”

Mo Zhiyan's face showed an imperceptible flush, the hand holding the cup tightened, and said with an unnatural expression: "I...... My father wanted to invite Gu Xiang and Brother Ling to the mansion as guests, so ...... That's why I want to ask you. ”

Gu Jinli's mind once again appeared in Gu Chengen's eyes that almost melted him yesterday, and his body trembled suddenly.

Sensing that Gu Jinli's face was not quite right, Mo Zhiyan was puzzled: "Concubine Gu, what's wrong with you?" ”

"No problem." Gu Jinli shook her head, her face returned to naturalness, and she said lightly: "The eldest brother has been busy improving the weapons of the military camp recently, and he doesn't even seem to have time to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion." ”

"Father should be free, though."

"Oh, that's it!" After Mo Zhiyan heard this, the light in her eyes gradually dissipated, and her tone was lonely.

Gu Jinli looked at her carefully, moved her lips, and when she saw that Mo Zhiyan was no longer talking, she swallowed back the words that came to her mouth.

"Boom!" A loud gong sounded.

Immediately afterward, someone shouted that the final round of screening had begun.

The remaining dozen or so women stood in the center of the hall one by one, each with a nervous look on their faces.

"This round, the test is ......" Just when the person who struck the gong shouted the content of the assessment, he was suddenly interrupted.

"Wait a minute!"

I saw Yin Zike stand up from his seat, and his eyes searched the hall for a long time before he found Gu Jinli in the last row.

"One more person." His thin lips opened lightly, and he said word by word: "Gu Jinxiu." ”

As soon as his words fell, it was as if a stone had been thrown into a boiling pot, and the whole hall exploded with a gurgling explosion.

"What? One more person? ”

"Why! It's not fair! ”

"Yes, why did you add Gu Jinxiu? She didn't even pass the primary, why! ”

……

Gu Jinli, who was named, was dazed, and looked dazed in the murderous eyes of everyone.

Yin Zike, just now he said that he wanted to add her to the third round?

Moreover, he shouted "Gu Jinxiu", not Concubine Gu......

Who can tell her what the hell is going on?

looked at Yin Zike in a daze, there were obviously no waves in his eyes, but they seemed to be hiding the rolling dark waves, as if she was going to drown her in the waves in the next moment.

Gu Nianshi's mouth opened wide and he was surprised.

Although he really wanted Gu Jinli to join the poetry club, Gu Jinli did not participate in the screening from the beginning, and Yin Zike did this, which was tantamount to breaking the rules......

Hua Qiong didn't expect Yin Zike to suddenly say such a sentence, staring at Gu Jinli deadly, eager to turn her gaze into two darts and directly cut Gu Jinli's throat.

Yin Suwan, who had been watching the play quietly, noticed Hua Qiong's fierce eyes, and picked up the teacup to hide the smile at the corner of her mouth.

Madame Yu and Madame Liu glanced at each other, and a meaningful undercurrent flashed in their eyes.