"Huh~" The exquisite equestrian skills he practiced when he hollowed out the Western Regions played a role at this moment, Li You pulled the reins hard, and the horse man stood up, finally avoiding the uninvited guest who suddenly appeared! By the light of the lantern in the hand of the entourage, Li You saw that the person who appeared in front of him was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, who seemed to be a maid from a large family from a large family, patting her chest with a frightened look.

"Whose maid are you? How can you be so careless? Li You's brows furrowed slightly, there are not many people in this alley, could it be that she is the maid of Bachelor Zhou's family?

"Slave Danqing has seen the little lord!" Dan Qing glanced at Li You secretly with a red face, and immediately lowered his head and saluted, "The slave maid is the maid of the Zhou junior family. ”

"Oh? I don't know what is the important matter of Miss Danqing blocking the way? Li You turned over and dismounted and walked to Danqing, looking at the dress on her body, it was obviously not an ordinary maid; Bachelor Zhou uses a male servant next to him, and the maids around Mrs. Zhou have been with her since she was a child, and now she is older. A person like her, who is not very old and has a high status in the house, should be Miss Zhou Nanzhou's maid, right? Li You secretly guessed in his heart.

Li You's gentle tone calmed down Danqing, who had almost said Miss Zhou's name just now, she calmed down, plucked up the courage to take out an invitation card, and handed it over with both hands, "The lord of Taiping County will hold an elegant gathering in the West Garden in three days, and I hope that the little lord will enjoy it!" ”

"Oh? Yaji? Li You took the invitation curiously, the name of Li Lingyue, the lord of Taiping County, he had also heard Qian Hua say, this county lord is a close branch of the royal family, his father is the brother of the former emperor, and he is deeply favored by the emperor, and she is a cousin and sister, and the relationship between the two sides has always been good, so her favor has increased unabated after the death of the emperor.

His Excellency the county lord likes to make friends with young talents from all walks of life, and the emperor often recommended young people to him who she appreciated during his reign.

The lord of Taiping County likes to hold an elegant gathering, which refers to an assembly of literati and scholars chanting poetry and discussing knowledge; In the history of China, the famous elegant collections include the "Jinguyuan Elegant Collection" of Shichong in the Western Jin Dynasty, the "Lanting Elegant Collection" of Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the "Tengwang Pavilion Elegant Collection" that made Wang Bo famous overnight in the Tang Dynasty.

Because of the precedent of Wang Maha, the elegant gathering held by the lord of Taiping has always been the place where the young talents of the Great Wei Dynasty are flocking! Not only do you have the opportunity to get the appreciation of the Taiping county lord here, and pave the way for yourself, but also because of the openness of the Great Wei people, there are not only male scholars who participate in the Yaji, but also the ladies of the major wealthy families in the capital.

For these two reasons, the invitations issued by the lord of Taiping have always been a highly sought-after item in Beijing, and it is said that some people are even willing to buy an invitation with a thousand taels of silver, but even so, not many people are willing to give it.

"Yes, I hope that the little lord will appreciate it when the time comes!" Danqing blushed and continued, she rarely spoke to strange men, and now she was so red that she was about to drip blood.

"Well, I see, I'll be there in three days!" Li You handed the invitation to Xu Guang, he was not a fool, he had already guessed that this invitation was probably given by Miss Zhou, it is said that she and the lord of Taiping are close friends in the boudoir, I think I want to take the opportunity of this gathering to find out my own details, right?

Is this an ancient version of a blind date? Li You also wanted to see in advance what kind of character this Miss Zhou Nan was, so he agreed cleanly.

Danqing let out a sigh of relief when he heard the news, and the task assigned by the young lady could be regarded as complete, so he saluted again, "So laborious, little lord!" The slave and maid will leave first, and the little lord will be careful all the way! Without waiting for Li You to respond, he ran towards Master Zhou's mansion with a smoke.

What a shy little girl! Li Youxiao got on the horse and continued to walk back; At this time, Xu Guang also caught up, "Little lord, this Taiping county lord is deeply favored by two generations of royals, if you can get her appreciation on Yaji, you will be able to inherit the title in the future with a little less obstacles!" ”

"Well, let's go and see when the time comes!" Li You hadn't thought about how to deal with this matter, so he said casually.

Back to the mansion to wash up and go to bed, the next morning Qian Hua came to the house to find him, when he heard that Li You got the Taiping county lord's elegant collection invitation, Qian Hua couldn't help but show a look of envy, "I have heard for a long time that the Taiping county lord's elegant collection is as beautiful as a cloud, and Wenyang's virtuous brother encountered this kind of good thing when he first entered the capital, which really made the foolish brother envious!" ”

"This invitation can bring the two of you in, right? If Brother Qian is free, why don't you go over with your younger brother? It's just that Brother Qian has already married his sister-in-law, I'm afraid he won't be able to get these beauties, right? Li You laughed and said, Qian Hua's wife is a young lady from another Xungui Ning Yuanbo's family, and she is quite strict in discipline on weekdays, so it may not be easy for him to marry a concubine, not to mention that the women who can participate in the Taiping County Lord's Yaji are all famous families, and no one will be willing to go to the Qian family to be a child.

"Thank you so much, Brother Xian!" Qian Hua said happily, it seems that this invitation card can really bring people in, "Brother Xian, you don't understand, even if you can't kiss Fangze, even if you go to see it, it's good!" Hey, the lord of Taiping and the young lady of Bachelor's family are close friends in the boudoir, could it be that this invitation from Miss Zhou was obtained by Brother Xian? Qian Hua finally came back to his senses and couldn't help but laugh.

Not to mention how the two brothers discussed, in another mansion in Beijing, there were also people talking about this Xiyuan Yaji, Wang Weizhen's son Wang Qingren Zheng walked into Yuan Zhang's study with the same invitation, "Brother Feiqing, today the younger brother got the invitation card from the Taiping County Lord Yaji!" If Brother Feiqing can be there, he will definitely become famous in one fell swoop! ”

After these days of getting along, Wang Qingren admired Yuan Zhang's talent, and in his mind, as long as Yuan Zhang could be present, he would be able to overwhelm the crowd.

"The fame of a great husband has always been only taken from the straight, how can he rely on the woman's luck?" Yuan Zhang was unmoved.

"Brother Feiqing! That's not what I said! The matter of the imperial examination depends on ability and fame for five! If you can get the recommendation of the Taiping Sovereign, you will be a little more sure of the champion of this department! Besides, as long as you have real talent and real learning, why be afraid of rumors? Don't you see, can someone say bad things about Master Wang Maha? Wang Qingren hurriedly persuaded, "Brother Feiqing is unparalleled in talent, but unfortunately his reputation is inferior after all when he comes to Beijing, and the Taiping County Lord has a wide range of friends in Beijing, and her words are better than your ten families!" ”

"Oh? Are you saying that the Lord of Taiping County has a wide range of friends? Yuan Zhang seemed to remember something, nodded in response, "That's it, I'll accompany you for a while!" ”