036 Difficult brothers
"Seriously, why the hell did you participate in the Winter Solstice Poetry Meeting?"
Originally, Li Dan's appearance here was bizarre enough, and this kid still looked secretive, which really aroused Shen Yichen's curiosity.
"Why do you want to tell you?"
"If you tell me, if something happens, I'll cover it up for you."
Since it is called a poetry club, naturally the scholars present have the probability of reciting poems.
With the high probability that Li Da can't write, although Shen Yichen is also half a bucket of water, but how to say it is still stronger, it is not too much to ghostwrite limericks.
Hearing Shen Yichen say this, Li Da's eyes lit up instantly, and the reason why he chose a corner to bow his head was because he was afraid that he would choose to compose a poem or write a word or something.
Although Shen Yichen is also a schoolchild, the song "Linjiang Immortal" on the family banquet is said to be good by others. It seems that in writing poetry, he should be able to be better than himself, and he can consider asking him to help.
"Okay, after I tell you, remember to be a brother!"
"Brother Xian, don't ink, let's talk about it!"
Shen Yichen is not used to Li Da, he is forced to ask for himself, and he still wants to be a big brother?
Be honest and be a younger brother!
"This ...... That one...... Actually, my dad forced me to come. ”
After grinding and chirping, Li Da finally popped up the reason.
"Why did Li Baishi ask you to participate in the poetry meeting, doesn't he know your level of knowledge?"
"It was precisely because he knew that he asked me to come over to exchange and study, and said that if I couldn't pass the Xiucai exam next year, he would break my leg."
"Then it looks like you can't save your legs."
After a few months of studying at the home school, Shen Yichen now has a deep understanding of Li Da and Zhao Hongjie's culture.
These two brothers are put in the IQ test in later generations, I am afraid that they have to be classified as mentally handicapped, and the basic Mongolian content of thousand-character essays and thousand-family poems has not been understood, so what should I take to test Xiucai?
I really don't know how I used to crane the tail with this group of people, no wonder I was despised by others, and I really can't blame others in my heart......
"Shen Yichen, don't deceive people too much!
Originally, I was aggrieved when I participated in the poetry meeting today, and I had to listen to Shen Yichen's ridicule, I, the little bully of Li Da's outer courtyard, when did I suffer from this kind of bird spirit!
"Okay, okay, it's here."
Shen Yichen didn't plan to fall into the well, after all, feng shui has been rotating in turn these years, what if he has to write poems and lyrics by himself later?
I'm afraid that in the face of this group of scholars present, there is no essential difference between copying and copying public texts compared to Li Da, and it is better to accumulate character.
The two of them sat at the end of the corner, and the literati at the other tables were discussing who was better at learning and whose poetry was better. Only Shen Yichen and Li Da discussed what kind of dim sum was delicious on the table, and what they ate was delicious.
The people at the adjacent table occasionally saw the two of them move, and they couldn't help but shake their heads, this kind of person participating in the Winter Solstice Poetry Meeting is simply an insult to the reader!
At this moment, the hall that was originally a little noisy suddenly fell silent.
Faced with this situation, Shen Yichen and Li Da held pastries in their hands, staring at each other without knowing what was happening.
But soon the two of them understood, and they saw a line of flowery women pacing in outside the hall. And the two leaders are even more glamorous, even if Shen Yichen has seen all kinds of celebrities and beauties in the media in his later life, these two are not inferior to them!
"The one on the left is dressed in pink, it is Dong Yujing, who is known as Qin Huai's best song, it is said that she sings like a natural sound, but I didn't expect her appearance to be so beautiful."
The red-faced middle-aged scribe who was fighting for Jian Jian before the adjacent table, after seeing Dong Yujing come out, immediately turned into a pig brother.
"Of course, how else would you run for next year's Oiran?"
"I think Xu Jiaren on the right is even better, it is rumored that her dancing is comparable to Zhao Feiyan in the Han Dynasty, which can be described as a country and a city!"
"The virtuous brother has a unique vision, and he is also very much in favor of the brother."
Compared with the previous controversy of no first, the current discussion of "beauty without first" can be called a harmonious appreciation.
It's very similar to some forums in later generations, giving up all prejudices, and only the scene of a good person's life is safe, and everyone is happy......
"The concubine has seen all the adults and all the talents."
Dong Yujing and Xu Jiaren, two famous Qinglou masters, arrived in the center of the hall and saluted everyone present. If it weren't for knowing in advance that they were Qinglou women, just looking at their appearance, demeanor, and temperament, and saying that they were everyone's ladies, it is estimated that no one would doubt them.
"I heard that the two girls are both talented, I wonder if you can appreciate your face and perform for the unicorn talents here?"
Lin Zhen opened his mouth at the right time to invite these two famous Qinglou actors to perform, in fact, this is also the practice and process over the years, and he invited them over to help the fun.
"Back to the champion of the Yuangong, this is the honor of the concubine."
After replying, the group of Qinglou women scattered in all directions, took out musical instruments such as pipits, sanxian, yueqin, erhu, and bangu, and prepared to play music.
Dong Yujing also took a step sideways, giving up the most central position in the hall to Xu Jiaren, obviously leaving room for dancing.
Accompanied by the sound of musical instruments, Dong Yujing's crisp singing like a yellow warbler also spread throughout the hall. At the same time, stuck in the rhythm, Xu Jiaren began to dance.
Dong Yujing sang the traditional word brand name "Like a Dream Order", in fact, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Qinglou singers rarely sang the traditional word cards of the Tang and Song dynasties, but turned to the tune of the song, miscellaneous opera, Kunqu opera and so on.
Because compared with the spring and white snow of the traditional word card, the tune is refreshing and light, the writing is concise, and it is closer to the public's meaning of the words.
However, today is a gathering of literati, and the performer is a famous Qin Huai actor, so it is naturally impossible to sing some popular "saliva songs". Therefore, Dong Yujing's selection of songs must also conform to the taste and grade of the viewer.
Shen Yichen looked at the performance in front of him, to be honest, he was a little shocked in his heart, he had always thought that ancient songs and entertainment were far from modern times, and he was not interested at all.
But today, Dong Yujing's singing is melodious, as if it reaches the hearts of the people, even if it is completely different from the pop music style of later generations, it can also make Shen Yichen intoxicated.
Sure enough, music is such a thing, regardless of age, language, or national borders. Now it seems that even time and space can be indistinguishable, and it can also make people empathize.
In addition, Xu Jiaren's dance can also be said to be like a frightening and graceful dragon. Just looking at it for a short while, Shen Yichen understood what it meant to be a king who would not be early from now on.
It is no wonder that the ancients never regarded visiting the Qinglou as a shameful thing, but regarded it as an elegant matter. Now, it seems, it is.
"Shen Yichen, there is only one piece of this pastry left, if you don't eat it, I can eat it."
Just when Shen Yichen was gradually intoxicated, Li Da next to him ruined this atmosphere very appropriately!
"No, do you know how to eat, do you have a little sense of appreciating beauty?"
Shen Yichen is really angry, he has already suffered the despise of many people for his foodie virtue. I really never expected that Li Da, this kid, was even more blue.
"What is the consciousness of appreciating beauty, can you eat it?"
Li Da didn't realize what Shen Yichen said at all, to be precise, he didn't raise his head to look at this amazing song and dance performance at all.
"I'll take it, you can eat it."
Shen Yichen faced Li Da, and for the first time, he had the idea of bowing to the upper hand, no wonder this kid can grow five big and three thick, and it really depends on eating.
With Li Da, a living treasure sitting next to him, Shen Yichen lost his interest in appreciating singing and dancing, so he just took a look.
However, his eyes quickly locked on an accompanist woman. Because Shen Yichen found out that this woman was Liu Wan'er, the daughter of Liu Qiu who he saved on the Qinhuai painting boat!
She's here too?
To be honest, Shen Yichen didn't expect to meet Liu Wan'er again on such an occasion.
Since rescuing Liu Wan'er that day, Shen Yichen passed by Qiuyuefang on her way to school, and occasionally wondered, how is she doing now?
Her original "saving righteousness and courage", for Liu Wan'er, is it right or wrong?
It's just that except for occasionally remembering this name, Shen Yichen, as a servant child, has no time to take care of himself, how can he be qualified to worry about the fate of others.
See you again today, the only thing that can make Shen Yichen feel a little relieved is that at least Liu Wan'er is still alive.
And if you are alive, there is hope for the injustice!
At the same time that Shen Yichen looked at Liu Wan'er, Liu Wan'er, who was playing the pipa, also raised her head and looked over.
Compared with the surprise and shock of Shen Yichen's sudden meeting before, Liu Wan'er's expression barely changed, just staring at each other silently.
The family changed, his father died, and he was sent as an official prostitute by the Son of Heaven. The things she has experienced these days have made Liu Wan'er's heart like ashes, and there are few things or people that can make her mood fluctuate a little.
Shen Yichen is not an old friend for Liu Wan'er, just a passerby.
At the end of the song, the literati present applauded, and Dong Yujing and Xu Jiaren, two famous actors, also went to the main table to accompany the wine. No matter how so-called Qin Huai's famous tricks are, they are nothing more than a higher value, and they are nothing in front of real power and status.
The accompaniment musicians also retreated to the corners of the hall, waiting for the need to come out again. Liu Wan'er didn't know if it was a coincidence or deliberate, so she just waited behind Shen Yichen, and the two of them turned their backs to each other and were speechless.
After being silent for a while, Shen Yichen finally spoke first: "Are you okay lately?" ”
didn't name names, didn't even look at her, but Liu Wan'er knew very well that the other party was asking about herself.
"Thank you for your concern, the slave family is very good."
An ordinary answer, but Shen Yichen understood in his heart, it was just a polite cover-up.
And Shen Yichen didn't know what else he could do, so he could only reply: "Live well, justice may be late, but it will never be absent." ”
To be honest, this kind of language is more like a psychological comfort, and there is a certain amount of controversy about whether late justice can be regarded as justice.
It's just that perhaps for many people, psychological comfort can also be regarded as a kind of strength to support themselves.
After Shen Yichen finished speaking, there was no reply from Liu Wan'er, and she didn't know what she was thinking at the moment.
At this moment, Lin Zhen at the main table stood up and said to the participating literati: "Talents, the dance music of the two Qin Huai has been appreciated, and you should also show your talents, so that the world can see the prosperity of my Ming literary style!" ”
Lin Zhen said this, which means that this winter solstice poetry meeting has officially begun.