Unitary time.

Sunset.

The sun shines obliquely on the mirror lake, dyeing the surface of the lake a golden yellow.

The boat stops in the middle of the mirror lake, and under the reflection of the sun, it looks even more brilliant.

On the deck of the boat, there is a high platform, in the center of which is a mahogany round table, around which are placed eight round stools, on which are placed several delicate pastries and four jugs of fine wine.

Although the drinks and pastries were arranged, no one was on the table.

The eight round tables under the stage were full of talented people in the capital, and every talented person looked at the round table on the stage with warm eyes.

The rules of the Jinghu Poetry Club are very simple, and three Confucian scholars from the capital will be invited to each session. The three great Confucians set eight poems before the poetry meeting and put them in the bag.

After the poetry meeting begins, one person from each table will be drawn from each table, and the talents at this table will compose poems according to the selected poem titles, limited to one stick of incense.

After a stick of incense, the poems written by the talented people were commented on by the three great Confucians. After the review, the best poet at each table took a seat on the high platform.

The eight people sitting on the high platform will finally decide the poet leader of the Mirror Lake Poetry Club this time.

The rules are also very simple, every Confucian will ask questions on the spot, and the eight talented people have a quarter of an hour to compose poems.

A quarter of an hour later, the Great Confucian will comment on the spot.

In the end, the three great Confucians combined the poems of the three rounds of eight talented people to select the poets of the Jinghu Poetry Conference.

If each of the three great Confucians has a candidate, and the poet cannot be determined, there will be an additional round. The three great Confucians jointly formulated a topic, and the talented people who competed for the poetry crown had half a moment to compose poems, and finally selected today's poetry leaders from the poems they composed.

The eight tables are divided into two rows, and Li Zhonghong sits at the top of the second table in the front row.

From time to time, he looked back at the fourth table in the back row, because there were only nine people at that table, and the next seat was never occupied.

Li Zhonghong sighed secretly in his heart, because of Su Shi's future, he was very sorry in his heart.

If he could chant the next couplet in front of Su Shi, his expression would be very exciting. It's a pity that Su Shi was cowardly and didn't dare to participate in the poetry meeting, which made him much less fun.

However, saying the next link in front of many talented people in the capital will naturally cause a sensation, and his reputation of Li Zhonghong will definitely spread all over the capital after tomorrow.

Su Shi never expected that his final fulfillment would be me, Li Zhonghong.

Thinking of this, Li Zhonghong couldn't help but feel proud in his heart, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Li is calm and smiling, it seems that he is confident, this poetry must be obtained by Brother Zhonghong."

Zuo Zongyuan saw that Li Zhonghong was in high spirits, and his eyebrows were bright, and he couldn't help but smile.

Although Li Zhonghong thinks that he is the best, he is still modest and cautious: "Today's talent is abundant, and it will inevitably be a dragon fight, and it is not known who can sit on that high platform." ”

Then he smiled and said: "Brother Zongyuan also has great talents, and there will be Brother Zongyuan on the high platform today." ”

Zuo Zongyuan chuckled and said, "Zhong Hong, don't make fun of the little brother anymore." Saying that, he couldn't help but squint at the vacant seat, and sighed: "But there are some regrets today, that Su Shi is actually in the future." ”

Zuo Zong originally thought that Su Shi would come, but until now he had not been seen, so he lost confidence in his judgment.

Li Zhonghong couldn't help but sigh: "I heard that Brother Qin Yue and Brother Qin have been looking for Na Su Shi everywhere since he got on the boat, and he has been looking for nearly an hour without results, it seems that this Su Shi does not dare to come." ”

At this time, in the room on the second floor of the painting boat, facing the deck, a sad gaze looked through the window at the vacant position, looking extremely disappointed.

At this time, a light and hearty voice sounded behind Qin Nan.

"Sister Nan, the poetry meeting hasn't started yet, you can sit down and rest for a while." The voice paused, and then said with concern: "I saw that you were not in good spirits just now, is there any comfort?" ”

Qin Nan turned his head and smiled reluctantly, then shook his head lightly and silently returned to his seat.

The voice continued: "It's a pity that Sister Nan is a daughter and can't participate in the poetry meeting below. If Sister Nan can participate, there will naturally be a sister on the high platform, and it is not surprising that even if she wins the poetry championship. ”

The talented girls at the same table echoed one after another, so that Qin Nan had to cheer up and respond.

Su Shi was standing in the cabin on the first floor at this time, his eyes were full of helplessness, because the poetry meeting had begun, but there was no movement in the cabin, which made him unable to find it.

At this time, a small guy appeared in the cabin, and Su Shi seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and hurriedly stepped forward.

When the little guy saw Su, although he didn't know his identity, he understood that the people who could board the ship today were extraordinary people, so he stood aside in a panic so as not to collide with the nobles.

Su Shi came to him and asked, "This little brother, do you know which room Miss Qin Nan Qin is in?" ”

When the little guy saw Su Shi walking straight towards him, he was inevitably a little uneasy and at a loss in his heart, but when he heard the noble man's kind tone, his heart was a little calm, but Su Shi's words made him confused, and he looked up at Su Shi blankly.

"Childe is looking for someone?"

Su Shixi said: "Yes, little brother knows? ”

The little maid shook his head and said, "I'm just in charge of cleaning and other chores, and the reception is in charge of your uncle." ”

Speaking of this, the little guy looked at Su Shi with some hesitation and asked, "What is Childe looking for a female guest?" ”

"Yes."

The little servant hurriedly replied: "The female guest that Childe is looking for should be in the Mirror Flower Pavilion on the second floor. ”

Su Shi pointed to the top: "Second floor? Mirror Flower Pavilion? ”

The little servant nodded and said, "What Childe said is that the female guests who boarded the ship today are all arranged in the Mirror Flower Pavilion on the second floor. ”

"Thank you, little brother." Su Shi arched his hand to the little girl, and then walked towards the second floor.

On the second floor, Su Shi saw a big man guarding the stairs between the second and third floors at a glance, and he hurriedly asked the man, "Where is the Mirror Flower Pavilion?" ”

When the big man saw Su Shi go and return, he was suspicious, because if Su Shi wanted to continue to climb the stairs, should he stop or pretend not to see it.

He was in the middle of his planning, and when he heard Su Shi ask about Jinghua Pavilion, he breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly pointed ahead, and replied: "Childe is going forward, and the end of the corridor is." ”

Su Shi hurriedly thanked him, and then walked in the direction of his finger.

When he came to the end of the corridor, the Mirror Flower Pavilion appeared in front of Su Shi's eyes, but at this time, the door was closed, and there were two maidservants standing outside the door.

The two maidservants were only thirteen or fourteen years old, and they were delicate, and their looks and demeanor were almost identical, and they were obviously twin sisters.

When the twin sisters saw a man coming alone, in addition to being curious, their eyes couldn't help but stare at Su Shi vigilantly.

Before Su Shi walked to their side, the maid on the left took a few steps forward, saluted him, and said in a gentle tone: "This Mirror Flower Pavilion is full of female guests, and I also ask the son to stay." ”