The carriage carried Shi Cheng and Wu Neng, all the way to the east gate of the city, at this time it was just dawn, and there were not many pedestrians on the road, so everyone arrived at the east of the city earlier than expected.

After reaching the east of the city, the carriage stopped. Shi Cheng lifted the curtain and saw a richly decorated carriage outside. There was no need to send someone to ask, Shi Cheng could tell from the royal pattern outside the carriage that this must be Han Wei's carriage.

At this time, the curtains on Han Wei's carriage were also lifted, and the old man bowed to Shi Cheng with a smile and said, "Immortal Master, if you don't dislike the old man's chatter, please move to share a car with the old man." ”

Shi Cheng said with a smile: "Shengde Gong has an invitation, how dare you refuse." ”

After Shi Cheng and Wu Neng got into the car, Sheng Degong looked at the two of them, and then asked suspiciously, "Why didn't that prince named Iron Mask come today?" ”

"My Iron Brother has been wounded on his face and can't be outside for long periods of time, and as you can see, he has always had a mask on his face, just to protect him from the wind."

Han Wei was a little skeptical, but he still accepted this statement, after all, he didn't want a strange person wearing an iron mask every day to appear on such an occasion.

At this time, the carriage that picked up Shi Cheng had already begun to rush back, and there was only Shengdegong's carriage outside the east gate of the city. Soon, with the sound of a whip, the richly decorated carriage galloped toward the mountains east of the city.

"Sheng Degong, I wonder how His Highness Hecheng's condition is now?"

"Hehe, thanks to the Immortal Master, Lian'er's condition has improved a lot." Han Wei said with a smile. Princess Hecheng has always been the meat of his heart, and now that he sees his granddaughter getting better day by day, the haze that Han Wei has accumulated in his heart during this time has been swept away at this time.

Liu Chun also said with a smile: "The immortal master is really rejuvenated, now His Royal Highness can get out of bed and walk around for a while, my master has prepared a thank you gift, and it will be sent to the immortal master's mansion in person in the near future." ”

Shi Cheng nodded and said, "It's good to recover." ”

Han Weile said hehehe: "It's really difficult to express the old man's gratitude to the immortal master, and I will invite the immortal master to visit the old man's mansion another day, and let Lian'er personally thank you." ”

Han Wei was in a good mood now, and after expressing his gratitude to Shi Cheng, he pulled him to talk about medical science and health preservation for a while, and Wu Neng, who was sitting next to Shi Cheng, was ignored for a while.

After the carriage left the city and continued eastward for about half an hour, dots of green began to appear in the yellow sand outside the window. After the carriage drove into the mountains, the yellow sand began to decrease, and the air became a little more humid, and after about two quarters of an hour of travel, the sound of a clear spring was heard outside the window.

"Looks like we've arrived." Han Wei said.

"The little one goes out and takes care of it, lest anyone recognize the wrong way." After Liu Chun finished speaking, he got up and got out of the carriage directly.

……

The person who organized this poetry meeting was Cao Ming, the second son of Cao Ming, the privy envoy of the Western Desert Kingdom, and Cao Jingcheng, the editor of the Western Desert Academy.

At this time, Cao Jingcheng was standing in a pavilion. The stove behind him was a little thin in the cold wind, so he paced it to and fro, and covered his hands with wide sleeves that were rubbing each other.

A subordinate from the Bachelor's Mansion ran over and said breathlessly, "Editor, Sheng Degong has arrived at the bottom of the mountain, and he will come up soon." ”

Cao Jingcheng looked happy and said: "You hurry up and prepare to welcome the guests, Sheng Degong and Lord Yu are the two most important guests today, and there must not be even the slightest neglect." Now that the crowd is almost here, don't forget to tell the back kitchen to warm the wine quickly. ”

The subordinate hurriedly answered "yes", and then ran out while rubbing his hands.

He Tong, a henchman who took care of the stove for Cao Jingcheng, stood up by the stove and smiled a little flatteringly: "Master, when you invited Lord Yu last year, he still shirked in every possible way. However, this year, when you successfully entered the academy, he immediately sent someone to reply to your invitation. ”

"It's normal." Cao Jingcheng twisted his beard, although he was calm on the surface, but his movements couldn't hide the smugness in his heart at the moment, "Only people who really hold things in their hands have the qualifications to be looked up to." ”

"Of course." He Tong smiled and said, "According to your talent, master, if you polish your qualifications for a few more years, the position of the bachelor will definitely be captured." In the future, the position of the master of the academy will definitely not be a problem. When you become the head of the court, and then enter the political hall in the future, it is just a matter of easy access. ”

"Of course." Cao Jingcheng smiled, "Come, what the same." Help me get dressed and get ready to welcome me. ”

……

"Tsk, it's so windy here." As soon as Wu Neng jumped off the carriage, he was staggered by a strong wind. Seeing this, the family members of the Guogong Mansion hurriedly propped up a leather blanket to help Wu Neng block the wind.

Sheng Degong said: "This place is still very windy when it is close to winter, but as long as you enter the mountain road in front of you, it is good to walk further." ”

Since the carriage could not walk the road ahead, the crowd walked to the Qinghe Pond on foot. Sure enough, as Sheng Degong said, after entering the mountain road, the originally fierce cold wind began to gradually mild. After walking forward for a while, a group of people dressed as Cao Fu Jiading walked out quickly from the corner of the mountain road in front of Shi Cheng and others, these people who looked hurried looked happy after seeing Sheng Degong and others, and then they greeted them respectfully, and after the ceremony, one of the leading stewards said: "Lao Guogong has been waiting for a long time, my lord is now waiting at the welcome pavilion, and has prepared hot wine, but now there are other adults who have arrived first." My lord is inconvenient to leave now, so he can't go down the mountain to greet him, and I ask for forgiveness. ”

Sheng Degong knew very well the temperament of these scholars, and also knew that the reason why these ministers were polite to him was not simply because of their status as king's relatives, but also because they were quite famous in the literary circles of the Western Desert Kingdom, and their style of acting was also very good for their appetite. Therefore, in Han Wei's opinion, it is normal for Cao Jingcheng not to come down the mountain to pick him up, if Cao Jingcheng hurriedly went down the mountain to greet him as soon as he heard that he was coming, then the literati inside and outside the royal city would inevitably give him the contemptuous name of a courtyard dog.

The Cao Mansion steward who was in the lead saw Shi Cheng and Wu Neng at this time, and he asked with some surprise: "Guogong, who are these two sons?" ”

"Oh, I haven't had time to talk to Cao Bian Xiu yet. This immortal master's surname is Shi Mingcheng, and he is a silver medal Danshi of the Pharmacist Chamber of Commerce. This Wu Gongzi is a native of the Eastern Continent Wu Kingdom, and he is a good friend of Shi Xianshi. Qinghe Pond is a scenic spot in the royal city, and the two sons are the distinguished guests of my house, and there is a poetry meeting today, so I will bring these two sons over to enjoy the lotus. ”

"Okay, Zhang Sixteen, you go back first and inform the master."

A rather clever young man nodded, and then immediately ran briskly down the road from which he came.

The leading steward of the Cao Mansion greeted the family members he had brought, and after setting up the guard of honor to welcome the royal family, everyone was able to continue to advance towards the Qinghe Pond. At this time, the people brought by Sheng Degong had been blown away by the cold wind, and when they saw that they could continue to move forward, they hurriedly took a step, and the appearance of wanting to get away from the cold wind but trying their best to maintain etiquette looked quite funny.

Gradually, the cold wind blowing in front of them subsided, and a pavilion appeared in front of everyone. On the steps of the pavilion stood a personable middle-aged man, and after Sheng Degong approached, the middle-aged man walked up, made a junior salute unhurriedly, and then said in a humble tone: "The late Cao Jingcheng has seen Sheng Degong. ”

Han Wei was stunned for a moment, slightly surprised, because this Master Cao did not do the etiquette when he met the clan, but the junior etiquette. Cao Jingcheng's move was to make himself look more like a literati, and secondly, to treat Han Wei as a senior in the literary world rather than a relative of the king.

Han Wei and Cao Jingcheng didn't have any friendship before, and originally in his opinion, the owner of this poetry meeting would probably be a new official who wanted to show his style with him, the prince. However, what he didn't expect was that Cao Jingcheng directly complimented him secretly after meeting him. However, it has to be said that this kind of high-end flattery is still quite useful for Shengde Gong.

Han Wei responded with a smile, and then briefly introduced Shi Cheng and Wu Neng to Cao Jingcheng that he had brought. Originally, Han Wei was still a little worried, whether it would make Cao Jingcheng feel unhappy that he suddenly brought two more guests today, but now it seems that these worries are a little redundant, Cao Jingcheng doesn't seem to care about these, although Cao Jingcheng didn't say a word to Shi Cheng and Wu Neng, but in Sheng Degong's opinion, this is also a very normal result caused by Shi Cheng's more sensitive identity, at least Cao Jingcheng didn't embarrass Shi Cheng.

After Han Wei and Cao Jingcheng talked peacefully, they went to the Qinghe Pond with Shi Cheng and Wu Neng under the guidance of Cao's subordinates. Except for Shi Cheng and Wu Neng, Han Wei only brought a few henchmen inside, and the rest of the family members waited outside.

However, what Han Wei didn't know was that the anger in Cao Jingcheng's heart had begun to burn at this time, but although he was a new official, he had a city government comparable to some old fritters, and even Sheng Degong didn't see what he felt in his heart for a while.

It wasn't until after Sheng Degong left that he had a seizure in front of his henchman He Tong.

Cao Jingcheng looked coldly at the place where Sheng Degong left, although he was a literati who was powerless, but the momentum he exuded made He Tong tremble, he hurriedly said to Cao Jingcheng: "Master, this Sheng Degong doesn't know what to do, and he actually brought a barbarian martial artist from the Western Continent to this occasion to sweep everyone's interest, I think you might as well join him!" ”

Cao Jingcheng shook his head, he sneered twice, and then said in an angry tone: "Sheng Degong is just used to it, we don't have to spoil his fun." Today is not as good as yesterday, and now in this season, colleagues who want to write a book to persuade them have it, so we don't have to go beyond the bounds! ”