The scholar who was called "Brother Yi" said: "Regardless of his high and crooked theories, since you are interested in listening to my random comments, then I will start with the lowest grade, which is usually placed in the place of industry and commerce, just like the peony placed in this inn, the green leaves are covered with dust, and the tender stamen is dirty, but it is also strong to make three colors to attract wealth, with the addition of Ruo Xu 'cheesy', it is the lowest grade! is often judged by a dry literati, and enjoys and plays, although it is contaminated with some 'literary atmosphere', but it is inevitably a little more contrived. ”

Speaking of this, there were already quite a few literati-like people next to him who looked displeased, but they did not open their mouths to argue, but glanced at the soap-clothed scholar and whispered to each other, with disdain in their eyes.

The soap-clothed scholar didn't pay attention to it, and continued: "The medium-grade peony is a peony with a 'domineering' style, decorated on the corner of the crown of the chivalrous hawker, no matter whether it is high or low, it is all domineering!" Everyone looked around, and sure enough, they saw that the peonies worn by the high-rollers in the rivers and lakes, whether white or red, were all alive with a 'domineering', and no one was in full bloom, and the color was dazzling, which made people can't help but shout a good one! Everyone nodded again and again when they heard it, and the scholar coughed and continued: " The top grade is usually placed on the emperor's hall, decorated with gold and jade, not to attract people with color, but to make the viewer short of breath with the natural kingly spirit, and its breath is 'king'!"

When Lin Jianlan heard this, he wondered in his heart: "Hearing him say this, the peony of 'Wang Qi' is not the best peony, is there anyone in the world who is more noble than the emperor?"

Everyone thought the same, so they said with a look of surprise on their faces: "Brother Yi's words are bad, think about how noble the emperor's qi is, is there anyone above the king?"

The scholar didn't care about everyone's cross-examination, and drank the wine in front of him and said: "Of course there is, this superb peony is the peony inserted in the sideburns of the beauty, ordinary people say 'famous flower beauty', but I think it's wrong, it should be 'beautiful flower', don't you know that this flower also depends on the beauty of the spirit of the beauty to raise its value? In this world, it is precisely the 'spirit of beauty' that is the most rare, the peony has the hairpin beauty sideburns, close to the beauty cheeks, contaminated with aura, isn't it fortunate and fortunate? Isn't it the best in the peony?" After saying that, he put down the wine glass, glanced at Lu Man, and smiled slightly.

When Lin Jianlan heard these remarks, he felt that this young man was not bound by worldly remarks, and he was free to let go of his bones, and he had a great heart to get acquainted. Looking around, there are a lot of miscellaneous people in this living room, and Tang Feng is open, there are a lot of female guests, all hairpins come out to play and are tired of resting here, and there is no shortage of beauties inside, and the peony on the sideburns is even more bright and dazzling, but it is not as good as the tender yellow peony inserted in Lu Man's sideburns.

Lu Man can't get rid of her daughter's nature, seeing that the girl playing on the street is inserted with all kinds of peonies, she also loves beauty, and bought a yellow peony on the side of the street and inserted it in her sideburns, wearing a yellow shirt on her body, and two red clouds on her cheeks, which looks even more shy and moving, and the peony seems to have spirituality.

Bai Zongping was very angry that the scholar was rude, he stared at Lu Man, and when he looked back, Lu Man's face was also ashamed and annoyed, and he secretly made up his mind that as long as Lu Man had a seizure, he would definitely be the first to settle accounts with the scholar.

Lin Jianlan was about to shout at what the scholar had to say, but when he saw that Lu Man's face was not good, he was about to attack when he pressed his two hands on the sword, and quietly pulled Lu Man's sleeve and said with a smile: "Everyone has a love for beauty, that scholar has a good eye, there are so many beauties here, and it is really Sister Man who is the best-looking!"

When Lu Man heard Lin Jianlan say this, he was a little embarrassed and a little happy, let go of his sword, and said with a smile: "I lost my temper, walking in the rivers and lakes, and being pointed at by others is still less? Besides, it is also a compliment to me, if I mind, it will make people think that our children in the rivers and lakes are too twisted and petty!" Bai Zongping missed a chance to be courteous to Lu Man, and secretly resented that he didn't rush to say such a decent and courteous good words, and he didn't know who to attack when he was angry, so he had to drink tea with his head down.

The three of them were silent, but they heard someone on the side: "Just based on Brother Yi's peony theory, you are qualified to be a guest in the Peony Flower King's mansion!" Another person said: "I don't know who Nawei Flower King has invited to his mansion to enjoy the flowers this year?"

There were a few people on the table next to him who asked blankly: "Looking at your words, you seem to be quite envious of this little brother who was invited to be a guest, what kind of person is Wei Huawang......? ”

Lu Man's heart had already been attracted when he heard others talking about the Kao Festival, and he only listened carefully, Lin Jianlan pressed his hand on the invitation, and said secretly: "I was wondering that there was no specific time on the invitation, and the location was only a Flower King's Mansion, so how could people go to enjoy the flowers and visit the beauty with him, and talk about martial arts, could it be that Wei Suxin they said was the Suxin guest on the invitation?" Calling him by his name, and having a look of disdain, he wondered in his heart, thought about it, brought a pot of tea on the table, walked to the edge of the table with a smile, poured the tea for the scholar, and said: "This benevolent brother, I forgive you for daring to ask when the invitation of the 'Wei Huawang' was?

The scholar still said lightly: "Tomorrow is it, Wei Huawang's pomp is very big, if you go tomorrow, just ask on the street, and someone will show you the way." ”

Lin Jianlan thanked him slightly, returned to his seat, and said softly: "I don't know if the 'Wei Huawang' they are talking about is the person who held this Kao event, why don't you go to the Kao Mansion to have a look?"

Lu Man said: "I've never been there, I don't know if it's it, I heard that scholar said that King Wei likes to make friends with three sects and nine streams, I'm afraid it's not bad, right? It's just that we don't have an invitation, I'm afraid we're going to be turned away." ”

Lin Jianlan smiled, took out the invitation card and shook it in front of Lu Man's eyes, put it on the table and said, "Sister Man, look at it, it's hard to find an invitation, but is this it?"

Lu Man's eyes widened, and he carefully took it in his hand and looked at it over and over for a long time, then handed it to Bai Zongping and said, "Second Senior Brother, take a look, is this a Kao sticker?"

Bai Zongping opened it and looked at it again, then nodded and said: "It should be this, although I haven't seen it, but in several Kao events, the invitation is just such a few short sentences, and it has never been changed for several years." ”

Lu Man said with excitement on his face: "How can my brother get this invitation?"

Lin Jianlan said: "I'm confused, I said goodbye to you and returned to the inn that day, and this invitation has been placed in the house. This is still in the second, Sister Man will help me take a look at this again. ”

After saying that, Lin Jianlan took out another thing from his arms and put it on the table, Lu Man looked at it intently, two identical envelopes were placed on the table, but the person receiving the letter on them was different, and he looked up and said, "Could it be ......?"

Lin Jianlan said: "I just don't know if Uncle Qing will also come here." ”

Lu Man said: "Wouldn't it be better if your stepfather also came here, and you don't have to go around to inquire about his whereabouts." ”

Lin Jianlan sighed and said: "This is the most annoying thing, Sister Man once said that this invitation is hard to find, but I saw another one from the third person." ”

Lu Man was taken aback at this time and said, "This ...... I'm not telling a lie. ”

Lin Jianlan said: "I didn't question Sister Man's meaning, the third invitation, I saw it at the current Kuangyi Gang Master, I really don't know what the situation will turn into if the two meet at the Kao Festival." ”

Lu Man muttered: "This brother doesn't need to worry, if he can hold such a grand event, this innocent person must be the one who can control the scene, besides, the Kuang Yi Gang has just changed hands, she will not be so rash and smash the field of the Kao Club in front of other invitees." What puzzles me is that, based on what I've seen and heard before, it's too strange that a Kuangyi Gang, no matter how big it is, can receive three invitations. ”

Lin Jianlan let out an "ah" and said, "Sister Man said this, it is true, as if the three of us were deliberately brought together, I really don't know what his intentions are." ”

Lu Man smiled and said: "What's the purpose, don't you know tomorrow? It's useless to worry here, it's better to eat and drink well and sleep well, the guest room is difficult to decide, second senior brother, you and your brother will stay for one night." ”

Although Bai Zongping was unhappy in his heart, if he refused, he was afraid that Lu Man would lose his temper and drag Lin Jianlan everywhere to find a place to stay, which would be more troublesome, so he had to nod.

The three of them came to the street very early on the second day, after breakfast, they just pulled a shopkeeper, and before they could ask questions, the junior two said directly: "The three of you are going to the Peony Flower King's Mansion? "It must have been early in the morning that countless people had asked him for directions.

Lin Jianlan said curiously: "This little brother, is it possible that today, the Peony Flower King's Mansion is accessible to everyone?"

The little two looked the three of them up and down, and said with a smile: "You must be guests from other places, I don't know the conventions of the Peony Flower King Mansion, you have arrived at the gatehouse of the Flower King Mansion, which is just an outer house." There are all strange flowers and plants in the pavilions and pavilions in the outer house, every year in the peony flower season are open to the door of the house, all over Luoyang up to the celebrities and gentlemen down to the ordinary people to come here to enjoy the flowers, you have passed the gatehouse, I am afraid that there is already a sea of people inside! If you want to enter the inner house, it is not so easy, not to mention you, I am afraid that the powerful people of Luoyang will not get an invitation from King Wei Hua!"

The three of them walked unhurriedly in the direction pointed by the shopkeeper, and sure enough, when they turned the corner, there were more and more people, and from a distance, a tall gatehouse stood in the distance of the street, and behind the gatehouse was a mansion that was stacked on top of each other!

The three of them were in a hurry to go to the appointment, how could they have the heart to enjoy the scenery, squeezed through the crowd, and walked quickly for a while, but saw that the pedestrians next to them avoided to both sides, and they were wondering in their hearts, but they heard someone ask: "Why did you avoid those three people?" someone replied: "I didn't see that you all avoid it, so I avoided it?" and someone shook his head and sighed: "Don't talk nonsense, that girl is amazing, someone in front of her accidentally touched her arm, and she twisted her arm alive!" Just now I saw her sleeves move, and the eyes of Xiao Er over there were invisible. ”

Lu Man said softly: "I don't know which one, it's so vicious!"

Lin Jianlan was just about to answer, but when he raised his eyes, he saw two men in the center of the road walking slowly, and among the two men, there was a young girl who was covered with white veil, and there was a cold air around him.

Lin Jianlan hurriedly greeted her, and was about to call "Yin Yin", seeing that the two men behind him looked solemn, and changed his words to his lips: "Cao Gang Master!" Presumably it was because the crowd just now was crowded, and someone inadvertently offended her, so she was punished like this, but the means were too vicious and cold, and said: "Why should Cao Gang Master compete with those who don't know martial arts." ”

Cao Yinyin glanced at him coldly and said, "You must think I'm ruthless in your heart, right? What does this have to do with you." With that, he walked forward.

Lin Jianlan hit the wall, and watched the three of them walk away in a daze, but heard a cry of ecstasy not far away: "I can see it again, I can see it!" Only then did I understand that Cao Yinyin didn't know what trick he used to make the little two unable to see for a while, it turned out that she was wrongly blamed, and she was quite sad in her heart, so she had to walk forward with the crowd sullenly, and after walking for a while, there were gradually fewer people, and the scenery was not as grand as before, but there were a few stubborn stones and a few green grasses everywhere, but it was a little refreshing.

In the middle of the line, there is a courtyard in front of you, the courtyard wall is towering, you can't see the inside, two well-dressed Qing guests stand solemnly in front of the black lacquer courtyard door, Cao Yinyin and the three people are also at the door, one of the Qing guests saw the three people coming, and said: "Friends, this is already an inner house, if there is no invitation from King Wei Hua, please go back." ”

Lin Jianlan glanced at Cao Yinyin and said, "Gang Master Cao arrived before us, please Gang Master Cao go first." After that, he walked to the side with Lu Man and Bai Zongping. Seeing that he was humble and not stubborn, the Qingke only smiled slightly, and walked to the other person to check the invitation with him.

Lin Jianlan suddenly felt a gust of wind behind him, and at some point, a figure ran to Cao Yinyin's side, whispering a few words in her ear, but Cao Yinyin was unmoved, but the faces of the two people next to him changed greatly, and the four of them discussed it, and the two of the guards walked to the door, Shi Li talked a few words, and then turned around and left with Cao Yinyin.

Lin Jianlan saw them leaving in a hurry, he didn't know what was going on, and he was secretly wondering if they had found Uncle Qing's whereabouts, but he heard the guest say: "This son, can you take out the invitation card?"

Lin Jianlan came back to his senses, immediately took out the invitation, presented it with both hands, and said, "But this, why did the Cao gang leader leave in a hurry just now?"