Zhao Ming became even more excited when he thought that Princess Yonghui, one of the main concubines of King Yan, was also here. Seeing Zhao Ming greeting the two of them so enthusiastically, Yang Peng was afraid that it would inevitably attract attention, so he said: "Go and greet other guests, don't worry about us!" Zhao Ming's idea was to stay with King Yan and Princess Yan to show their hospitality. , However, since King Yan asked him to greet other guests, he did not dare to disobey, so he agreed and left.
Chai Yonghui took a breath and said, "Xiangxiang's uncle is so enthusiastic, it's really unbearable!" Yang Peng said with a smile, "To show your love for nothing is either rape or theft!" Chai Yonghui's heart moved, and he frowned and nodded.
The two people followed the flow of people to the backyard. They saw that the small backyard was brightly lit and crowded with people. There were probably hundreds of people. Looking at it, they saw pieces of Confucian scarves and fluttering Confucian shirts. Almost all of them were Confucian students, Yang Peng. He Chai Yonghui was wearing ordinary casual clothes, which was very conspicuous here.
Chai Yonghui recognized several Confucian scholars and couldn't help but sigh: "After all, it is the birthday of the most talented woman in the world. All the famous talents in the Central Plains are here!" When Chai Yonghui was in her boudoir, she also had some contact with the so-called talents in the world. So get to know some of these famous talents.
Yang Peng held Chai Yonghui's slender hand and said with a smile: "I'm afraid these guys who come here are all drunken men. It's not because of the wine. It's not because of Miss Zhao's reputation as a talented woman, but because of her charming appearance! We should understand that scholars speak with high-sounding words. Those are all fake. Reading poetry and books is actually about two things, one is money and the other is sex. The saying goes, 'There is a house of gold in the book, and there is beauty like jade in the book.' This is the truth."
Chai Yonghui rolled his eyes at Yang Peng and said angrily: "That's not what those two sentences mean!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "I think that's what they mean!" "Looking at the yard in front of me, I saw seven or eight people sitting in the pavilion of the pond in the distance. Among the stars holding the moon was Chai Yonghui. Under the light of the fire, Zhao Xiangxiang, who was wearing a long aqua dress, looked particularly beautiful. She is like a hibiscus emerging from the water or a cuckoo under the moon. Although she is not stunningly beautiful, she is still a rare beauty. Especially the bookish temperament that comes from her soul gives her a charming charm that is different from ordinary women. . The few Confucian scholars surrounding her were handsome and graceful. They must all be arrogant and talented people, but Yang Peng, His Highness the King of Yan, did not recognize any of them.
Yang Peng smiled and said to Zhao Xiangxiang: "Your bestie is there, let's go over there." Zhao Xiangxiang nodded. The two walked over holding hands.
The two walked into the pavilion. The talented people in the pavilion suddenly saw two men walking in holding hands with strange expressions. Zhao Xiangxiang showed joy and quickly stood up to greet them. He hugged Chai Yonghui's arm, looking very intimate. Seeing this scene, all the talented people were shocked, and then they cast jealous eyes on Chai Yonghui. However, after seeing Chai Yonghui's appearance clearly, they were stunned again. They just thought why this pretty face is more beautiful than Miss Zhao. How could there be such a beautiful pretty face in the world! ? After coming back to their senses, they all began to feel sorry for themselves, thinking that the pretty boy was so handsome, so naturally Miss Zhao liked him. Although these talented people in the pavilion are all well-known, they don't know Chai Yonghui, so they don't know that this pretty girl is actually a beautiful woman pretending to be a beautiful girl. As for those talented people who knew Chai Yonghui, they didn't come over. Aiming at Luo Yanran, she naturally didn't want Luo Yanran to see that she was too close to Zhao Xiangxiang. She was far away from the pavilion and could not see clearly the appearance of the people in the pavilion, so she did not recognize Chai Yonghui.
Zhao Xiangxiang glanced at Yang Peng and wanted to salute, but thought that since the other party came in plain clothes, he must not want others to know his identity. With this thought, he did not salute and just called softly: "Brother!"
Yang Peng chuckled, "The girl is getting more and more beautiful, I, the eldest brother, can rest assured!" Zhao Xiangxiang's pretty face blushed slightly, and she whispered some instructions to Ju'er, the personal maid beside her, who responded with a quick step. After leaving, Zhao Xiangxiang asked Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui to take a seat. The two sat down next to Zhao Xiangxiang.
A handsome young man sitting on the other side of Zhao Xiangxiang clasped his fist at Chai Yonghui with an unkind expression and said, "This young master is very unfamiliar, I don't know how to call him?" Chai Yonghui has been the princess for a long time, and everyone is respectful in front of her. When I suddenly saw someone talking to me so rudely, I couldn't help but feel angry! But he didn't want to be familiar with the other person, so he turned around to talk to Zhao Xiangxiang and ignored the talented man! "
When the talented man saw that the other party ignored him at all, his contempt was palpable, he couldn't help but feel angry and wanted to get angry, but he didn't dare to get angry because of Zhao Xiangxiang's face. He sat there with his face flushed.
When the other talented people saw that he was defeated, they were secretly happy, and then they couldn't help but feel the same hatred and resentment, feeling that the pretty boy was too arrogant. A talented man wearing a black Confucian shirt clasped his fist towards Zhao Xiangxiang and said, "Miss Zhao, I don't know what to call these two gentlemen? I am blind and I really don't know the wise men."
Zhao Xiangxiang couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and then she thought about it, pointed at Yang Peng and said: "This is my sworn brother, surnamed Yang." All the talented people bowed their hands to Yang Peng: "I have admired you for a long time!" Yang Peng secretly laughed and returned the favor. . Zhao Xiangxiang pointed at Chai Yonghui again and said, "This is also my sworn brother, whose surname is Chai." The talented people searched their minds for a talented person named Chai, but found nothing. They thought he was just a nobody, and they couldn't help but secretly despise him. Zhao Xiangxiang's face was raised, and they all clasped their fists and said: "I have admired you for a long time!" Chai Yonghui also returned the greeting.
The talented man in black said with a smile: "I have never seen these two in Shilin. I guess you are not locals of Tianjing New City, right?" Yang Peng said with a smile: "We are locals of Tianjing New City. You haven't seen them before." But we are not surprised, because we are not Confucian scholars or scholars!"
Everyone suddenly realized it, and their expressions involuntarily showed contempt and arrogance. This is the case with scholars. They are inferior in everything except reading. They look down on everyone else! Fortunately, they were still in the way of Zhao Xiangxiang's face. Otherwise, a few people would have walked away on the spot to show that they were noble Confucian scholars who were not as dirty as the "mud".
The Confucian scholar in gray who had just begged Chai Yonghui said to Zhao Xiangxiang: "Wan Sheng has been studying the Book of Songs recently, and I feel that the Book of Songs is indeed the originator of all kinds of poetry and poetry in later generations! The words in the Book of Songs are concise, but the artistic conception is very profound. For example, there is an article "Guan Ju", Guan Guan Ju Jiu, in the river island. A graceful lady, a gentleman is fond of hunting. The water plants are scattered here and there, flowing left and right. A graceful lady, I have been longing for it. I can't get it, but I have been thinking about it for a long time. You are leisurely leisurely. , tossing and turning. The water-lily plants are scattered, and they are picked from left and right. The fair and graceful ladies are friends with the harp and the harp. The water-liquids are mixed and grown, and they are played by the harp and bells and drums." After chanting, he shook his head and sighed with emotion, praising: "The first words and sentences of "The Book of Songs" are at the beginning. When I smell it, I feel that it is somewhat crude and straightforward, but when I taste it carefully, I find it to be endlessly memorable and full of profound artistic conception. People are always looking for the best poetry. In fact, this "Book of Songs" is the best poetry. It has returned to its original nature. , all the beauty and splendor are condensed into the simplest words." This showman's surname is Sun, and his name is Sun Tongfang. He is a well-known talent in Henan.
Zhao Xiangxiang couldn't help but clapped her hands and praised: "Master Sun is indeed extraordinary. He can avoid being harmed by glitz and see the true meaning of poetry! Alas, there are thousands of talented people in the world, but few can really understand the truth. There are so few! Gorgeous words cannot make a moving poem, but poems that are full of emotions can often touch people's hearts even if they are simple!"
All the talented people agreed, praising Zhao Xiangxiang as one of the few in the world, saying that she was indeed the most talented woman in history. In fact, this is not an exaggeration. Zhao Xiangxiang indeed deserves the title of the most talented woman in history.
Zhao Xiangxiang felt embarrassed by this wave of flattery. She looked at Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui, and saw that they were looking at her with smiles, and became even more embarrassed.
All the talented people thought she was looking at the pretty boy affectionately, and they were immediately jealous. Sun Tongfang deliberately wanted the pretty boy to make a fool of himself, so he clasped his fists and said, "This Mr. Chai must have unique insights into poetry and poetry. I wonder if he can tell us about it so that we all can learn a lot!" All the talents agreed. These people just heard Zhao Xiangxiang say in his introduction that the two were not scholars, but they still wanted to use this to make things difficult for them. You can imagine their despicable intentions. In fact, this is also a common problem among scholars. These guys are not good at fighting wits and usually like to compete with others in aspects that they are good at but others are not!
Chai Yonghui was influenced by Yang Peng and looked down upon these guys who could only recite poems and write about them. Seeing that they wanted to test themselves, he just despised them and ignored them at all.
Sun Tongfang was ignored by Chai Yonghui twice. He could no longer hold back the anger in his heart. He became angry and reached out to grab Chai Yonghui's shoulder. He became angry and wanted to do something. Unexpectedly, just as he stretched out his palm, still one foot away from Chai Yonghui's shoulder, a big hand suddenly came across and grabbed his wrist! Sun Tongfang was furious, struggled to break away, and cursed at the same time: "Asshole!" However, he tried his best to break away, but he did not break away. He only felt that his wrist was trapped by an iron hoop, and he could not break free at all.
Sun Tongfang was so angry that he raised his other hand and slapped Yang Peng in the face. Zhao Xiangxiang was horrified when she saw that he dared to attack King Yan, and shouted: "Don't do it!" She felt a flash in front of her eyes. Flower, I saw Sun Tongfang's other hand also falling into Yang Peng's grasp. When Sun Tongfang saw that the beating failed, his hands were controlled by the opponent and he couldn't break free. He cursed loudly: "Asshole, let me go quickly, otherwise you will be left with nothing to eat!!" The noise here aroused everyone's anger. Attention, Confucian scholars gathered around him one after another.
When Yang Peng heard Sun Tongfang threatening him, he chuckled and said: "You want me to walk around without eating, very good, now let me walk around without eating, I want to see it." Sun Tongfang saw that the other party was not intimidated, For a moment, I didn't know what to do. I couldn't get away. I wanted to make the other party suffer, but I didn't have the ability.
Yang Peng caught a glimpse of many Confucian scholars gathered around him and said to himself: "Today is Miss Zhao's birthday. If you don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, you can't make the scene too embarrassing!" As soon as he thought about this, he let go of Sun Tongfang. Sun Tongfang originally didn't know what to do, but he suddenly saw the other party letting go of his hands. He couldn't help but be startled, and then his eyes showed pride. He thought that his intimidation had worked, and the other party let him go because he was afraid. of. Sun Tongfang snorted at Yang Peng and said proudly: "For Miss Zhao's sake, I won't argue with you about this matter!" Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui couldn't help but smile at each other, both with strange expressions.
The Confucian scholars who gathered around to watch the excitement couldn't help but feel disappointed when they saw that there was no excitement after the reconciliation between the two parties. They dispersed one after another and continued talking about their previous topics.
Yang Peng and Sun Tongfang sat back in their seats. Sun Tongfang snorted at Yang Peng and lectured: "There are many people in this world that you cannot afford to offend. Don't act rashly in the future, otherwise you don't know how you will die after you go out!"
Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui couldn't help but smile. Yang Peng clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your advice!" Sun Tongfang felt unhappy when she saw the other party's frivolous words, but felt uncomfortable continuing on this topic. She snorted and turned around to continue. Talking to Zhao Xiangxiang about the romantic music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and literature; Zhao Xiangxiang was a little absent-minded, and frequently glanced at Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui. Sun Tongfang was jealous of Hai Xingbo, so he worked harder to express himself. Yang Peng whispered to Chai Yonghui: "That talented man is jealous of you!" Chai Yonghui's eyes showed contempt, and then he rolled his eyes at Yang Peng.
Suddenly there were clattering footsteps from the archway in the backyard, and everyone couldn't help but follow them. Through the dim light, they saw a large group of people pouring in from the archway. The person leading the way was Zhao Xiangxiang's uncle Zhao Ming. Behind him The crowd was surrounded by a peerless beauty dressed in a snow-white dress. She had a graceful figure and a fairy-like temperament. She wore a gauze curtain and a bamboo hat on her head. She was mysterious and seductive.
The whole backyard suddenly became agitated, and all the talented people rushed forward to pay their respects. They completely lost their grace. For a moment, the backyard was extremely noisy: "Miss, Xiaosheng Zhao ** pays homage to the lady. I can see the lady. I am so quiet..." However, this person Before the scholar could finish his words, he was pushed away by others. The person who pushed him away clasped his fists and said urgently: "Li**, a young student, is twenty this year and is not married yet..." At this time, other people were also fighting over each other. Introduce yourself: "Xiaosheng Liu **, I have admired Miss for a long time!..." "Xiaosheng Chen **, I have a poem that I want to give to Miss first!"...
Looking at the scene in front of her, Luo Yanran couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling very irritated. As the flower protector, Zhuang Shaocheng was even more annoyed when he saw so many flies swarming in. However, he had to maintain his demeanor and said loudly: "Everyone, please don't be messy. How can it be so messy! We are scholars, but You are not a pariah working as a coolie in the market, please respect your identity and don't make Miss Yanran annoying!"
These words were very effective. Everyone felt that they were afraid of being disgusted by the goddess in their hearts, so they stopped making noise, and the scene suddenly became quiet again. However, everyone liked Luo Yanran, but they were unwilling to stay away. Crowded around Luo Yanran. Luo Yanran was among the crowd and stood out.
At this time, the pavilion in the distance was very deserted, with only Yang Peng, Chai Yonghui and Zhao Xiangxiang left. Chai Yonghui looked at Luo Yanran in the distance, snorted coldly, and said: "How secretive it is to not reveal the true face of Wushan! I don't know if she is really a peerless beauty!" Zhao Xiangxiang smiled: "No matter how beautiful a person is, in this world Sister Yonghui will be dwarfed in front of her! Peerless beauty, these four words refer to a woman like my sister!" Yang Peng nodded in agreement: "That's right, these four words are tailor-made for my little sister! It's hard for others to compare with my little sister's beauty!" Chai Yonghui felt delighted and looked at Yang Peng lovingly.
At this time, a large group of people came towards them. Luo Yanran, dressed in white and covered with a veil, walked in front, followed closely by the talented people, following suit. Zhao Xiangxiang quickly stood up to greet them, but Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui did not move. Although they were incognito, but in terms of their status, the Miss Luo Yanran was not worthy of welcoming them, and I am afraid that she would not be able to do so today. People deserve it.
The two girls met outside the pavilion. Zhao Xiangxiang was very excited: "Sister Yanran, I heard that you are coming, I am so happy!" "It's been a long time since I saw my sister, and she is even more beautiful and charming!" Luo Yanran's tone was very Excited, obviously she was also very excited at this time. Most of the talented people heard Luo Yanran's voice for the first time until now. They only felt that it was soft and gentle, as if she was crying. Although it did not mean to move people's hearts, it actually had the power to move people's hearts. Many talented people present were moved by this. I'm afraid only a small number of people fell in love with this sound.
Zhao Xiangxiang walked into the pavilion holding Luo Yanran's slender hand. Many people couldn't help but look at Luo Yanran's slender hand. They saw that the ten fingers were as white as jade. It couldn't be more perfect. They couldn't help but feel swayed again. Several talented men who thought highly of themselves followed the two women into the pavilion, but saw two unrelated people sitting in the pavilion. They couldn't help but show displeasure, and then they noticed that although one of them was a man, he was very beautiful. Her lips were red and her teeth were white, her skin was fair, her eyes were full of love, and her temperament was elegant and beautiful. She couldn't help but feel shocked, and a strong sense of crisis surged into her heart.
Zhao Xiangxiang took Luo Yanran's hand and came to Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui, and introduced Luo Yanran: "These two are mine, my adopted brothers. One is Yang and the other is Chai." Luo Yanran said with a smile: " You two are polite!" Chai Yonghui nodded slightly in return. Yang Peng smiled and said, "Miss Luo, you don't have to be polite!" When all the talented people saw that Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui were so trusting, they couldn't help but get angry. The great talent Shang Shiheng was the first to He jumped out and scolded: "Miss Yanran, what kind of status do you have? I'm greeting you. Your ancestors have accumulated great virtues. How dare you make such a big deal? It's really unreasonable!" Most of the talented people rushed to join in, vying to be in front of Luo Yanran. Performance, in order to win the favor of the beautiful woman! However, another great talent, Zhuang Shaocheng, who came all the way to protect Luo Yanran, sneered and remained silent.
Zhao Ming ran up, stood in front of Yang Peng and Chai Yonghui, pointed at Shang Shiheng's nose, glared and cursed: "You are so bold, how dare you do the following!"
Shang Shiheng was stunned for a moment when Zhao Ming pointed at his nose and scolded him, and then he became even more angry. He felt that you, a small business guy, usually nodded and bowed when he saw me, but today you dared to attack me in front of so many people. Yelling, if I don’t give you some clues, you really don’t know who I am! As soon as I think about this, I want to have an attack. At this moment, Luo Yanran said: "This young master must be a powerful general in Yanyun's army. We are just white bodies, how can we be compared with the general? Please forgive me for being disrespectful!" After saying this, he was blessed again. .
The talented people were originally in a raging mood, but after hearing Luo Yanran's words, they suddenly became silent. Those who had just started shouting and cursing showed obvious signs of panic, especially Sun Tongfang, who had attacked Yang Peng and threatened Yang Peng before, and his face turned pale with horror.
Yang Peng couldn't help but feel contempt when he saw that these talented people were acting completely different from each other. If these people could still angrily accuse him after Luo Yanran said what he said, then he would still treat him as a person. What does that mean now? They are just a bunch of villains who follow the trend of others, bully good and fear evil. People say that reading makes sense. I’m afraid the more you read, the more you understand the principles of being wise and protecting yourself.
It was Luo Yanran who broke the awkward silence at the scene. She said: "The general acted righteously before, so that the little girl was able to escape. I haven't even thanked the general properly. The little girl would like to thank the general for his help!" said Yingying. Go down. Yang Peng said with a smile: "Miss, you don't have to be polite, it's just a small effort!" He glanced at Zhao Xiangxiang and smiled: "I'm just here to wish Xiangxiang her birthday today. Miss Luo just treats me as an ordinary guest!" Luo Yanran responded: "Yes."
Zhao Xiangxiang quickly greeted everyone: "Everyone, please take a seat!" Then he helped Luo Yanran sit down next to Yang Peng. Shang Shiheng and Zhuang Shaocheng sat under Luo Yanran and Chai Yonghui respectively, and hundreds of other talented people sat down. Sitting outside the pavilion, enough tables, chairs and tea were already prepared in the yard, and no one was left without a seat. After all the talented people sat down, they neither drank tea nor ate snacks. They all looked at the moving figure in the pavilion, thinking about how to attract the beauty's attention.
Shang Shiheng turned his head and glanced at Zhuang Shaocheng, looking a little annoyed. He felt that Zhuang Shaocheng knew the man's identity but deliberately didn't say it. He clearly meant to stumble him. As soon as I thought about it, I wanted to take revenge later.
At this time, Xiao Ju, Zhao Xiangxiang's personal maid who had gone down before, came back, holding an exquisite small wine jar in her hand, she came straight to Yang Peng, presented the wine jar with both hands, and said: "This is specially prepared by my lady for my eldest brother! Yang Peng chuckled and glanced at Zhao Xiangxiang. Zhao Xiangxiang's pretty face turned red and she didn't look at Yang Peng. Yang Peng took the wine jar and said with a smile: "Xiangxiang is really my soulmate!" Zhao Xiangxiang's face turned redder.
Yang Peng uncorked the bottle, smelled it, and praised: "Good wine!" Then he raised his head and drank a few sips, and his heroic spirit was naturally revealed. Chai Yonghui and Zhao Xiangxiang saw it with great splendor, and Luo Yanran seemed to also He was looking at Yang Peng, but his face was covered by a veil and his expression couldn't be seen.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
