In the next two days, as Xue Ruogu said, a group of gift-givers appeared outside the gate of the Shanyang Marquis Mansion.

Wenchen Wuxun, family members, and royal relatives all have them, and Lu Shen received hundreds of copies just for the gilded name sticker.

Chen Shu and a group of servants were so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, but fortunately, he had rich experience and did not have stage fright, and helped Lu Shen undertake most of the reception tasks.

However, Lu Shen still can't be idle, not all mansions let the housekeeper come, and some people send their sons-in-law to congratulate them, at this time Lu Shen must entertain him personally.

In the end, Lu Shen was numb, and he couldn't remember which son it was, and whose young master it was.

When the Moyuan Cultural Meeting was held as scheduled, Lu Shen couldn't help but feel a little detached, so he asked Chen Shu to close the door and thank the guests, and then took more than ten personal soldiers to Beicheng accompanied by Xue Ruogu.

Moyuan is located in Jinchifang, which is a garden with a wide area and a typical Jiangnan water town, and it is also one of the industries of Xiangwangfu.

Except for the period when the cultural meeting was held, Moyuan was a famous place in Yongjia City, and it was on par with the alum tower in the south of the city.

After Gu Wan'er was taken to Jingzhou by Li Bingxue, Li Yunyi asked people to bring out a Zhao Lianxin, who was known as the sword and dance, and made up for Gu Wan'er's position, and still maintained the title of the five major Oiran in the capital.

As the same name as Alum Tower, Moyuan also has two Oiran, both of whom have overlapping names, one is called Jing Pianpian and the other is Xue Susu.

Although these two Oiran are slightly inferior to Gu Wan'er in appearance, they are still very famous, and they are even sought after by celebrities in the capital.

Jing Pianpian is said to have been born in a scholarly family, and later because of the family road in the fall of the flowers, she knows the book and the courtesy, and likes to chant good poems, in the market has the reputation of "one word shocking".

Xue Susu is quick to think, poetry and songs can be done, especially Gonglan bamboo, and good at white depiction of flowers and grass insects, each with its own meaning.

What's even more surprising is that Xue Susu is not a weak woman who is powerless, and she is quite chivalrous.

It is said that she often wears an embroidered bag by her side, in which there are white pills and red pills, white pills only do marble play, but Akamaru has the power to destroy gold and jade.

These two are well-known in the capital, but when the Moyuan Literary Festival is held every year, they can only be used as embellishments and foils, and the limelight belongs to those knowledgeable Confucians in the literary world, young talents who scold Fang Xuan, and strange people who are famous for their poems.

It's just that this year's Mo Yuanwen is destined to be a little different.

In the Zilan Pavilion, the second prince was in the main position, accompanied by more than ten scribes, and Jing Pianpian and Xue Susu took the maids to stand solemnly beside them and pour tea and serve.

"Your Highness, will that Marquis of Shanyang really come today?"

A white-faced scribe asked with a smile, his name is Cheng Wenyuan, although he is a white body, he is well-known in the literary circle of the capital because of his good writing.

The second prince bowed his head and said: "My father has allowed it, and he himself has promised that he will naturally come today." ”

Cheng Wenyuan said leisurely: "I don't know how accomplished this Marquis of Shanyang is in poetry, and whether he has three points of ability in military affairs." ”

The second prince slightly hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "Do you think that this king invited him to participate in the literary meeting to humiliate him in such a thing as reciting poetry?" ”

Cheng Wenyuan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly smiled and said, "The villain is stupid, please show it to His Highness." ”

The second prince looked around at everyone and said slowly: "As far as this king knows, the Marquis of Shanyang is not good at writing skills, and this king invited him over just to get close, but he didn't want to compromise his dignity in front of the public." Later, if he is interested in writing poetry, if he only wants to see the beauty and taste the wine, you should not do anything that disappoints him. ”

"Obey Your Highness's orders."

There was not a single stupid person among the scribes who could enter the Purple Orchid Pavilion, and the second prince would say it so clearly, they naturally knew what to do.

The second prince turned his head to look at the middle-aged literati sitting first on the left, this person's name was Shen Ruiyuan, and he was one of the initiators of this year's Moyuan Literary Association.

The two looked at each other, and Shen Ruiyuan bowed slightly, indicating that he had made arrangements in accordance with the instructions of the second prince.

At this moment, a steward of the Prime Minister's Mansion hurriedly walked into the Zilan Pavilion, bowed down and said, "Your Highness, the Marquis of Shanyang and the right Prime Minister's Mansion are coming together. ”

The second prince got up and smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, follow this king to greet this young marquis who has made many meritorious achievements." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Everyone left with the second prince in their arms.

The Zilan Pavilion was quiet, and the two Oiran who had been standing for a long time glanced at each other, Jing Pianpian rubbed her waist and said coquettishly: "Sister, what kind of character do you say that Shanyang Marquis will be?" ”

Xue Susu is half a year older than her, and the two have a very close relationship in private, so when she heard this, she walked to a chair and sat down, and said indifferently: "How do I know?" ”

A hint of cunning appeared in Jing Pianpian's eyes: "Isn't my sister curious?" ”

Xue Susu knew what she was thinking, and said in a low voice: "What kind of character is he, what does it have to do with us?" Could it be that you still want to be the second Gu Wan'er? I advise you to die as soon as possible, our Second Highness is not Li Sanlang's empty belly. ”

Jing Pianlian moved lightly, walked to her and sat down, stretched her arms, and said with emotion: "It's not that I want to be the second Gu Wan'er, I just think she is much luckier than us." It is said that she went to Jingzhou and lived with the daughter of the governor of Lidadu, although her life was cleaner, she no longer had to lose her smiling face every day, she was very relaxed and comfortable. ”

Xue Susu was silent.

At this moment, there was no one else in the pavilion, Jing Pianpian leaned in and said softly: "Sister, His Royal Highness is now deliberately befriending the Marquis of Shanyang, if we can win his favor, will we be able to get out of the lowly status?" ”

Xue Susu shook her head and said, "At the beginning, Gu Wan'er was able to get out of the control of Alum Lou because Li Sanlang first let her out of her nationality and tried to force Shanyang Hou to submit. may be because Gu Wan'er has no intention of harming others, so Shanyang Hou is willing to leave her a way back. In the past two years, I have often heard rumors about the Marquis of Shanyang, and I know that he is a big husband with great ambitions and is not disturbed by women, how can this kind of person linger in the flowers? If you have nothing to do, I am afraid that he will doubt His Highness's original intentions, and then he will ask for trouble. ”

Jing Pianpian pouted slightly, sighed, and said, "Sister is right." ”

While the two Oiran felt their fate, outside the gate of Moyuan, the second prince smiled heartily: "Marquis of Shanyang, if you don't come again, this king will have to send someone to invite you." ”

Lu Shen looked at the free and easy smile on his face, and couldn't help but think of Xue Nanting's evaluation of him, and said calmly: "Your Highness said that it was funny, how dare the minister break his promise and keep his promise." ”

The second prince stepped forward, greeted Xue Ruogu next to him, and immediately grabbed Lu Shen's arm without saying anything, and said leisurely: "Others can't stand it, you naturally can't afford it." Today's literary meeting is quite lively, and the talents in Beijing are gathered together, and maybe some little-known wizards will emerge in the 'ink commentary' to be held. ”

Lu Shen pulled out his arm without a trace, bowed his head slightly, and said: "Your Highness, the minister is a rough man in the army, and he really doesn't know how to write and ink. If it weren't for His Highness's gracious invitation, the minister would definitely not have set foot on such an occasion, so as not to laugh and be generous. ”

The second prince didn't care about his distancing movements, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, how can this king be that kind of foolish person?" Today, I guarantee that there will be no stupid people who don't have long eyes, and you will not be forced to do Raushzi poems. Like this king, isn't it also a beautiful thing for you to sit on a high platform and taste wine and watch quietly? ”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Lu Shen is actually not worried about this problem.

He is not a person who sells fame and reputation, and everyone in the world knows that he has never even participated in the imperial examination, and he can become a guest of honor of the prince completely by relying on his outstanding military exploits, even if there is that kind of madness who is not afraid of death to provoke with article skills, it will not damage his reputation at all.

The two of them took the lead, followed by Xue Ruogu and other officials and literati.

The scenery of Moyuan is quiet and elegant, the pavilions and pavilions are complete, the cloister is covered by curved doors, and the sound of flowing water can be heard everywhere.

The second prince was very eloquent and very interested, explaining various allusions to Lu Shen along the way, I don't know if it was just a show, or he intended to show his true temperament in front of this young prince.

It's a pity that Lu Shen didn't give him enough feedback, and listened quietly all the way, occasionally answering a few words.

In general, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

After about half a burnt incense, everyone came to the lobby called "Yaxu".

The space in the hall is quite spacious, there is a high platform on the north side, and the hall is already full of more than 100 literati.

The corridor on the second floor is full of banquets, which obviously belong to those who are in high positions of power and famous in the literary world.

"See Your Highness!"

A full house of greetings.

The second prince said casually: "Don't be polite, don't be polite today, only talk about the gains and losses of the article, not about the status of the high." This king will introduce you to you, this is Lu Shen, Marquis of Shanyang. Presumably everyone is very familiar with Lu Hou's deeds, he has been in the army for more than two years, and has experienced more than ten times of large and small wars without a single defeat, and has made great achievements for Daqi. This year, I recovered Dingzhou and attacked Heluo by the border army, all of which were attributed to Lu Hou. ”

Countless eyes instantly converged on Lu Shen's body.

There are many exaggerations in the rumors, some people say that Lu Shen's body is as burly as a mountain, some people say that his eyes are like knives and can kill people in the air, and some people say that his tone is rough and bold to stop children from crying at night.

What appeared in their sight at this moment was a young man with a long body and a handsome face, so young that many people were jealous.

Some of the young literati immediately had eager expressions on their faces.

Lu Shen looked around the scene and said indifferently: "Thanks to the invitation of His Royal Highness, Lu came to see the demeanor of the great Qi genius today, and I hope you don't mind the arrival of a rough man like me." I am barely good at dancing knives and guns, but I don't know anything about dancing and ink, today is a grand event, Lu can only pay tribute to each other with wine, and I hope you can all be famous in the world. ”

"Lu Hou is too humble!"

"Thank you Lu Hou for your kindness!"

Hearing Lu Shen's words, someone immediately shouted with a smile, and soon got a response from the people next to him.

The second prince said with a smile: "Okay, your business is important, don't pay attention to us spectators." Lu Hou, please. ”

"Your Highness, please."

The two walked up to the second floor together, and came to the round table facing the high platform, the second prince sat on the main seat, Lu Shen sat on his left hand, and the rest sat down one after another according to the established arrangement.

In the corner of the east side of the lobby on the first floor, a young scholar looked up at the corridor on the second floor diagonally above, and could vaguely see the second prince and Lu Shen raising their glasses and drinking.

He quickly lowered his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

At the same time, when the great Confucian Shen Ruiyuan ascended to the high platform, after his preaching of the scriptures in a subdued tone, the highlight of this year's Moyuan Literary Association, the ink commentary slowly kicked off.

(End of chapter)