Xia Zhilu was extremely confident in her appearance. After all, even in a place like the capital where there were so many beauties, her appearance was ranked among the best. How could she not be proud?
Most of the young men who came to participate in this poetry meeting today were of good status, and they were all young men from well-known families, but even they could not catch Xia Zhilu's eyes.
In her opinion, the status of these young men is still a little insufficient. Besides, how can they compare with those young talents who already hold important positions in the court at a young age? Not to mention Prince An, who holds military power and controls the entire western part of the Zhou Dynasty.
Xia Zhilu believed that with her talent, appearance and family background, only a man like Prince An could be worthy of her. Otherwise, why would the emperor have decreed the marriage in the first place?
The more she thought about it, the less she looked down on the young men below her. Although they had good family backgrounds and were somewhat talented, which one of them could hold the official position? Either he is holding a sinecure job, or he has not even gotten a rank in the scientific examination!
Xia Zhilu felt a little impatient, and was about to sit there for a while before leaving, when she saw the boy next to her brother Xia Hongzhang coming over.
"Miss, the young master wants to see you."
Xia Zhilu raised her eyebrows, but without saying anything, she got up and followed the boy to look for Xia Hongzhang.
As soon as she left, Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen walked into the teahouse and found a seat on the second floor to sit down, where they could see the situation below through the patio.
Looking at the noble gentlemen chatting below, Xia Luotong found it very interesting: "They often hold poetry gatherings like this?"
"Hmm." Wu Zechen glanced down lightly, showing great disdain for this group of young men who had average skills but insisted on pretending, but he did not comment much on it, "Tong'er is interested in this?"
"How could I be interested? I haven't even read a few poems. Besides, you can tell by looking at my handwriting that I can't be someone who can read poetry." Xia Luotong didn't care at all about his ugly handwriting. , no pressure at all.
Wu Zechen liked her appearance the most, and said with a chuckle: "I think Tong'er's handwriting is excellent, I like it very much."
Xia Luotong was used to him teasing her all day long. She glanced at him and said, "You must be extremely ugly. I've been thinking about whether it's time to practice calligraphy."
"If you want to practice, then practice. If you practice calligraphy involuntarily for other reasons, then there is no need." Wu Zechen looked at her seriously and said.
He didn't want her to be forced. If it was because of him, because of Princess An's identity, and he was afraid that she would practice calligraphy for Prince An's face or other issues, then he would only tell her that he didn't care about it. .
Xia Luotong understood the look in his eyes, and a warm current slowly flowed through her heart. The corners of her lips raised slightly, forming a faint smile, but she said: "Narcissism."
Sensing the smile on her face, Wu Zechen's eyes were filled with joy.
The so-called poetry appreciation party is nothing more than a party held by a group of young men. A group of young men of some status gather together to criticize poems or show off their own works. To put it bluntly, it is to give everyone a pretense. The opportunity to show his face, really speaking, the standard of this poetry meeting is just ordinary.
Another purpose of this poetry gathering is to show off in front of the ladies from various families, and at the same time to create some opportunities for contact. At this time, most of the people sitting in the private seats on the second floor are ladies from various families.
They may come here specifically for a certain young master, or they may still be looking for their target. In short, these young masters and young ladies all have similar goals. Anyway, they are not really here to recite poems and write poems.
Xia Luotong, who noticed this, became interested. If she had just watched these gentlemen reciting poems, she might have sat there for a while and then left. She had no interest in poetry, but if she had just watched these gentlemen reciting poems, she would have left. The secret interaction between the ladies is really interesting.
She leaned close to Wu Zechen and whispered, sometimes looking at the young lady with secret glances, and sometimes watching the other young lady flirting with each other, her face full of gossip.
Although Wu Zechen listened to her chirping about others, he only saw her figure in his eyes. Seeing her lively and lively appearance next to him, his eyes were full of tenderness that he couldn't get rid of.
However, this tenderness did not last long. After hearing what Shen Geng came to report, Wu Zechen had to get up and leave for a while, while Xia Luotong sat waiting for him. Fortunately, there was so much gossip to talk about. Look, she's not bored at all.
However, Xia Luotong wanted to read the gossip with peace of mind, but some people were not so sensible.
Not long after Wu Zechen left his seat, a personable and handsome man approached Xia Luotong and sat down without even asking.
The person who came was none other than Xia Luotong's biological brother and Xia Zhilu's twin brother, Xia Hongzhang.
Xia Luotong glanced at him indifferently. This action alone was enough to make her unhappy, not to mention that she already looked down upon this younger brother.
Xia Hongzhang had attended the previous three banquets. Although he had very little contact with her, just seeing his words and deeds was enough to make her feel unhappy.
Xia Hongzhang is worthy of being Xia Zhihe's biological son, and his appearance of power and clinging to the powerful is just like him!
At those banquets, Xia Luotong saw Xia Hongzhang catering to those with high status several times. His flattering smile was exactly the same as Xia Zhihe's, and his good looks were in vain.
However, although she was dissatisfied with Xia Hongzhang's rude behavior, she didn't say anything at the moment. She was still snacking on melon seeds and watching the reactions of the ladies around her.
She wanted to see what the purpose of this so-called younger brother, who she had never had much interaction with, suddenly came to find her.
Xia Luotong's nonchalant look made Xia Hongzhang frown, obviously dissatisfied with being ignored.
In his opinion, Xia Luotong is just an abandoned daughter with a low status in the family. Although she now holds the title of eldest daughter, she is not as good as the only concubine in the house. Such a person should be respectful to him. People who dare to neglect themselves like this at this time really can't see their identity clearly.
Could it be that she really thought she was the eldest daughter of Xia Mansion? Could it be the noble Princess An from Prince An's palace? Sooner or later, the position of princess will belong to his biological sister Xia Zhilu.
Looking at Xia Luotong, who was still eating melon seeds, Xia Hongzhang finally frowned and said: "Xia Luotong, how do you behave like this? How can you eat melon seeds without any image outside?"
