"This ...... Did you write all this? After turning page after page, Wang Yun's eyes were full of disbelief, and he looked at Xie Ling and asked.

Xie Ling didn't answer, and Wang Yun threw the book back into her hand with some anger: "Don't, don't, I, Wang Liulang, have real talent and learning, and I want to win you with my real skills, I can't do this kind of cheating." ”

"I know you can't do it, and it's not that I want you to cheat, but I want you to help me defeat a person at the banquet and stop this person from cheating!"

Xie Ling replied, stuffed the book back into his hand, and called Xie Zhen over by the way, and said, "Come, Ah Zhen, follow your sixth cousin of the Wang family today, and let him help you make a good name." ”

A small figure who was also wearing black clothes and stepping on wooden shoes quickly came out from behind Xie Xi and the others, walked up to Wang Yun and Xie Ling very calmly, and bowed his hand and said, "Yes, brother, I will listen to brother." Looking at Wang Yun again, he smiled and said, "Sixth cousin of the Wang family, I will follow you today." ”

Seeing that this little boy already had a good demeanor and elegance when he spoke, Wang Yun's eyes widened, and he raised his voice and said in surprise: "Uncle? Then he looked at Xie Ling angrily, "Xie Ling, how do you teach children?" Should your brother call me uncle? ”

Xie Ling reacted at this time, and apologized again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, I was wrong, I was wrong, I should be called cousin, cousin." Didn't I see that you are much older than little Azhen? ”

Wang Yun was angry, Xiao Xie Zhen giggled again, and quickly changed his words: "Don't be angry, the sixth cousin of the Wang family, my brother should be joking with you." ”

Seeing the mysterious smugness on Xie Ling's face, Wang Yun instantly understood something, and pointed at them and said, "Okay! You big and small are bullying me, aren't you? ”

The crowd laughed again, and it was still Xie Xi who came out to play the round: "Let's go!" Come in, Ah Ling and Ah Zhen have not yet come to the ancient Xuanpu of the Prince's East Palace, today the sages are all over, the young and the long Xianji, there are many famous people who are famous in Jiangdong will gather here, and it is time for you to see and understand. ”

Wang Yun smiled happily at this time, and seemed to find Xie Ling's shortcomings: "Yes! Prince Donggong, you Xie Ling haven't been here yet! I dare to look like I'm more familiar than me. ”

However, how did he know that there would be a person cheating at the banquet in the Prince's East Palace today? This serious look is not a joke.

Wang Yun was full of doubts in his heart, but fortunately, he was not a person who liked to dig into the bottom of the matter, so he quickly put these doubts behind him, and entered the Ancient Xuanpu of the East Palace with Xie Xi and the others.

As soon as you enter the ancient Xuanpu, the vision in front of you is also wide open, you can see a winding path carrying the boundless green willows on both sides of the river to extend to the garden, you can see a large area of lakes and mountains in the distance, as if close in front of you, several finches sing in the forest, and really respond to the quiet and secluded beauty of the sentence "non-silk and bamboo, the mountains and rivers have a clear sound".

Countless long-sleeved and pedaling clogs walked in groups, watching the scenery, or talking and laughing at themselves, or witty words.

Passing through the trail and crossing the covered bridge, the road is divided into two, one leads to the Qingyin Pavilion where the prince Xiao Tong hosted the literary meeting, and the other leads to the Mingyue Xuan where Ding Gui Concubine Niangniang entertained the women and nobles.

The two places are only separated by a lake, across the lake, and you can vaguely see several figures on the shore, with big sleeves fluttering, fragrant clothes and sideburns, just like a natural picture scroll, reflected in the lake and mountains.

Xie Ling first sent Xie Hanyun to Mingyue Xuan, and explained some more things along the way, as soon as he arrived at Mingyue Xuan, he saw several noble ladies coming together, and when he saw Xie Hanyun, he smiled and said: "We were still talking about the cousin of the Xie family just now, but I didn't think about it, and we were talking about the cousin of the Xie family." ”

It was Zhu Huiying, the third lady of the Zhu family, who spoke, and she was also the niece of the Zhu family.

This Zhu Huiying's eyebrows and eyes are slender and charming, and she is still a little similar to Zhu's, but her temperament is a little more jumpy than Zhu's.

"What are you talking about me?" Xie Hanyun asked.

Zhu Huiying said: "Naturally, I am talking about the talent of the Xie family's cousin, everyone envies the Xie family's cousin, not only is she beautiful, but also her ancestor Xie Daoyun's talent!" ”

"Yes! Today, if Ding Guifei chooses a concubine for the crown prince, the position of the crown princess must be the cousin of the Xie family. ”

Hearing this, Xie Ling frowned, Ding Guifei never liked flattery, and before the banquet began, these nobles made a fuss about the eldest sister's selection as the crown princess, wouldn't it make Ding Guifei disgusted.

So Xie Ling unceremoniously shouted: "Shut up, the position of the crown princess is determined by His Majesty and your concubine, how can you discuss it here!" ”

Zhu Huiying was startled, and then she turned her eyes to Xie Ling, who was standing quietly, and said, "Who are you?" ”

"She is my younger brother Xie Ling, that is, your cousin." Xie Hanyun replied, so he no longer answered Zhu Huiying, but walked towards Xie Ling, and said in a low voice, "Ah Ling, you go to Qingyin Pavilion quickly, Sister Ah can handle it here." ”

Xie Ling glanced at the nobles gathered here again, and saw that Cai Ruoyin, the daughter of Cai Wen, was indeed here, and just when she scolded Zhu Huiying, Cai Ruoyin glanced at her intentionally or unintentionally, and the dark tide was surging in a pair of bright eyes, all hiding her surprise.

can step on the shoulders and reputation of the eldest sister and successfully ascend to the position of the crown princess of the East Palace, Cai Ruoyin's scheming is definitely not ordinary.

Xie Ling is also very sure that these noble ladies dare to create such a momentum to harm the eldest sister, and they must be inseparable from this Cai Ruoyin.

"Okay, Sister must be cautious at the banquet, don't go too far, the noble concubine doesn't like people who are public, and don't trust anyone, especially Cai Ruoyin." Xie Ling bowed his head in Xie Hanyun's ear and whispered.

Xie Hanyun said: "Okay, Sister remember, don't worry, go quickly!" ”

After the incident in Xiangshan Temple, Xie Ling was a little afraid and uneasy, but in the end, men and women were not at the same table, since she was the eldest son of the Xie family, she naturally couldn't stay with these girls, her war was Qingyin Pavilion, and her opponents were naturally those who were proud of their status.

Of course, in addition to making a name for herself at the banquet, she had more important things to do today.

So he didn't delay any longer, and quickly exited Mingyue Xuan and walked towards Qingyin Pavilion.

When she arrived at Qingyin Pavilion, all the princes were already present, and the crown prince Xiao Tong was sitting in the north seat, shaking the bottle and greeting the scholars.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

In the midst of a loud voice, Xiao Tong also replied very modestly: "Today, all the gentlemen are here and gathered here, it is also an honor to be alone, and today's banquet is as usual, and the gentlemen can also chant at will, boating on the lake, and talking freely." ”

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness the Prince!"

Lang Lang shook the sky in unison, countless well-dressed scholars staggered, laughing and laughing, even if it was a lifetime away from Xie Ling, he couldn't help but be shocked and amazed.

In the Southern Liang Dynasty, the peak gathering place of literary style was none other than the literary meeting held by Xiao Tong, and many of the literati gathered here also had historical names, such as Xiao Tong's teachers when he was young, Shen Yue, Fan Yun, Fan Jin, Ming Shanbin, Lu Qi, etc.

During the banquet, Xie Ling also saw the Yu Xin who fled to the Western Wei Dynasty after the overthrow of the Southern Liang Dynasty, was valued by the Ming Emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty, and once amazed the north and south of the river with a song "Mourning Jiangnan Fu" and went down in history.

After removing Yu Xin's body, Xie Ling's gaze turned at will, and he collided with Xiao Zhengde, who was sitting under the east side of the prince, and saw that Xiao Zhengde's eyes were also staring at her tightly, and he seemed to have the intention of observing and probing.

Chen Shuo was not beside him, after all, he was a scholar of the Han family, and he couldn't sit at the same table with these county kings, and it was Xiao Zhengze who sat next to Xiao Zhengde, and on the other side, several princes of the Xiao family, Xiao Gang, Xiao Xu, Xiao Ji, and Xiao Lun sat in turn, all in the banquet.

But Xie Ling's eyes fell on the last man, this man was dressed in an extremely simple and simple robe, even at the banquet, but also wore a thick hat to cover his eyes, he did not talk to anyone, but alone with a tea cup and tea, as if the excitement of this banquet had nothing to do with him, naturally he and his person were as inconspicuous as dust, and could not attract anyone's attention at all.

And this person is the seventh son of Emperor Liang, Xiao Yi, the king of Xiangdong.

Xiao Yi is a concubine, and his mother is Ruan Xiurong, who was born in the Huiji Shi family, and is not very favored by Emperor Liang.

In terms of virtue and benevolence, he is not as good as the prince Xiao Tong, in terms of martial arts, he is not as good as Xiao Xu, the king of Luling, and in terms of political and metallurgical strategy, he is not even as good as his eighth brother Xiao Ji,

However, probably no one would have imagined that when the scene was chaotic, it would be such an inconspicuous and obscure seventh son Xiao Yi who finally won the final victory in the battle for the crown.

Naturally, this is also thanks to his advisor Chen Shuo for giving him advice.

Thinking about it like this, Xie Ling couldn't help but look for Chen Shuo's figure hidden in the banquet, and even couldn't help but guess: Chen Shuo is now doing things for Xiao Zhengde in the open, but in fact, is he secretly assisting another prince?

After understanding Chen Shuo in her previous life, she knew that this man was definitely not loyal, he would only choose the person who had the most interest in him to assist, or even borrow his hand to take the position.

However, she searched for a week during the banquet, but she didn't find Chen Shuo's figure, and she couldn't help but suspect in her heart: it was impossible for him to be absent from such a grand cultural meeting, unless there was something important that made him leave temporarily.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Xiao Tong call: "Ah Yi, what are you doing sitting there?" No one can see you, so come quickly and sit down at Brother Wei's. ”

Xiao Tong's voice was very gentle, and he had great sympathy and kindness for this blind brother, and he took special care of him compared to other brothers.

But Xiao Xu didn't understand what his brother was thinking, but instead sneered: "Brother Huang, you still don't know the temperament of the seventh brother, he has been so withdrawn since he was a child, he likes to stay in that corner, for fear of being seen, Brother Huang, don't embarrass him, you let him come out to measure his appearance, isn't it just right for people to see that he is blind in one eye?" ”

Xie Ling saw Xiao Yi's hand holding the tea cup clenched fiercely, and Xiao Xu didn't realize it, he was still laughing, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This Xiao Xu is really heartless, no wonder Xiao Yi hated him in his previous life, and even after his death, he jumped three feet with joy, and even jumped off the clogs.

However, Xiao Yi's narrow-mindedness is also rare in the world, in his previous life, there was a talented man who went to Jiangling City to join him, and he asked someone to poison that talented man directly because he was more talented and famous than him.

At this time, Xiao Tong also immediately reprimanded: "Fifth brother, Hugh is talking nonsense, don't you make amends to the seventh brother soon!" ”

Xiao Xu pursed his lips and was extremely dissatisfied, but under Xiao Tong's cold gaze, he still said to Xiao Yi without embarrassment: "I'm sorry, seventh brother, fifth brother, I just spoke a little straighter, and I didn't mean anything else." ”

"Hahaha...... I have heard that His Royal Highness the Seven Kings has a comprehensive range of arts, whether it is calligraphy, poetry, painting, music, astronomy, horses, and chess, why don't we learn from His Royal Highness the Seven Kings? ”

It was the young genius Yu Xin who spoke, and with Yu Xin coming out to play a round, the atmosphere on the field soon became lively again.

At this time, Xiao Tong noticed Xie Ling, nodded to Xie Ling with a smile from afar, and ordered Chen Qingzhi to bypass the crowd and come to Xie Ling's side.

"Let's go! Xie Xiaolangjun, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arranged everything, and I will take you to see Wu Shuyuan. ”