The Imperial City was bustling with activity today. Many people gathered together and were talking about what happened at the birthday banquet of Jinning Duke's Mansion yesterday. They were talking and arguing for a while.
When I talked about how generous the reward His Majesty gave to the Jinning Palace that day, I said that Your Majesty is a wise king who loves his ministers and is a blessing to the country.
Second, Yang Qi, the son of the Minister of Rites, provoked Li Jingyuan and said that he wanted to avenge Su Fu. Instead of reciting poems, he lost. He took off his clothes and jumped into the water three times and shouted "I am a pig". It is said that the scene was so exciting. It was an eye-opener. It was said that the flesh on Yang Qi's body was all white.
Talking about this scene, everyone was very sad, and felt that Yang Qi had brought it upon himself, which made people feel very happy. Then they said that Li Jingyuan was a capable person, with a lot of things in his heart, and he could pick up poems and songs at his fingertips.
He also said that when the girls went to Luluo Garden, Su Fu accused Li Jingyuan of using a poem written by Su Liangdi in the past, and questioned Li Jingyuan. At that time, Princess Wen Xiao also stood up to speak for Li Jingyuan, saying that the competition was about memorizing poems, so why couldn't she I used the poems that others used.
The two sisters had a fight, and Su Fu was humiliated.
Third, before the banquet started that day, the prince agreed to the students' request on the spot and asked Li Jingyuan to borrow the Qingfeng Villa to hold a poetry meeting, but Li Jingyuan was unwilling.
At the same time, King Sui spoke for Li Jingyuan, saying that the prince had borrowed things from his subjects and was selfish and unkind, so he proposed to Li Jingyuan that he would spend a huge sum of money to buy Li Jingyuan's Qingfeng Villa.
The prince did not want Qingfeng Courtyard to fall into the hands of King Sui, so he started to fight and bid with him. For a time, the price of Qingfeng Courtyard was as high as ten thousand taels of silver. Finally, he found a way to let Li Jingyuan choose one condition each. .
It is said that King Sui paid for ten thousand taels of silver, a courtyard near Qingfeng Villa, and a piece of warm jade that could be carved into two jade pendants. In total, the highest price was fourteen thousand taels.
The prince was willing to pay fifteen thousand taels to stabilize King Sui, but in the end Li Jingyuan chose to sell Qingfeng Villa to King Sui.
At this moment, Li Jingyuan won the house and additionally ten thousand taels of silver and two pieces of warm jade. He was truly a winner in life.
King Sui threatened that he would lend Qingfeng Villa to students all over the world. If anyone wants to organize a poetry meeting or use it, just ask him to borrow it. The students all said that King Sui was righteous and virtuous. How could he be like this? Like a prince, he is generous to others and does his own thing.
Then he talked about whether the Qingfeng Courtyard now belongs to King Sui, so whether the poetry gathering that Su Liangdi had promised could still be held, and so on.
Si said, of course, at the birthday banquet, the generous gifts presented by the juniors of Jinning Palace, who gave what gifts, everyone counted them in detail, and the most important thing was that Zhao Mingyan gave a lion. BMW, while receiving applause from the crowd, also criticized Li Jingyuan on the spot and asked about Li Jingyuan's gift.
As a result, Li Jingyuan gave Duke Jinning a pair of ice-armored stomachs, which shocked everyone, and severely slapped Zhao Mingyan in the face. Zhao Mingyan was so embarrassed for a while that he had to apologize to calm the matter.
Speaking of the Ice Armored Stomach, someone also explained how the Ice Armored Stomach came from Licheng and how rare it was. Only His Majesty the Emperor in Eastern Zhao had one. He also said that Li Jingyuan was so powerful that he could even make friends with people from Licheng. , it’s really impressive.
Finally, he said that because Zhao Mingyan had lost so much face, Su Fu was so angry that she even wanted to slap Princess Wen Xiao. Fortunately, the second girl from Pingyuan Marquis Mansion stopped her, so she didn't succeed. Another rumor spread came out, saying that the two sisters had turned against each other.
In short, these topics were discussed in the imperial city. Everyone seemed to be on the scene and watched several ups and downs of the show. Some of them even wrote it into a storybook, talking about yesterday's grand event.
It didn't take long for the entire Imperial City and the three-year-old child to be able to tell these things one by one.
It hadn't been lively for long, and the streets and alleys were talking enthusiastically. Suddenly, thick smoke was billowing from somewhere in the city, and it was quickly discovered by many people.
"Eh? Got lost?!"
"Where did the water leak?! Such carelessness!"
Many discussions came to an abrupt end, and many people with red faces stopped and went out to see the thick smoke billowing in the sky.
"I don't know where it is. Looking at this situation, the fire is not small."
"A certain house is in that direction. I went over to have a look. I say goodbye, everyone."
"I go with you, with you!"
"Let's go for a walk together. If anything happens, I can help."
"Thank you very much for your kindness!"
The group of people left in a hurry. Some people stood there and looked at the thick smoke on the horizon. Soon after, someone felt something was wrong and said, "That direction looks like Qingfeng Villa!"
"What?! Qingfeng Villa?!"
"Is there something wrong with Qingfeng Courtyard?!"
"It's impossible. Li Jingyuan just exchanged Qingfeng Villa to King Sui yesterday. I heard that as soon as the banquet was over, King Sui went to the government office with Li Jingyuan to exchange the deed."
"If it's true, then Li Jingyuan is somewhat lucky."
"His Royal Highness King Sui will definitely be angry too. He spent so much money in vain and only got a ruin."
"So unlucky?!"
Everyone was talking a lot, and the people Su Xun sent to inquire about the news hurried back. They were in a hurry when they went, and they looked panicked when they came back.
"Third Master, something serious has happened."
Su Wan was waiting aside. After hearing this, before Su Xun could speak, he immediately asked: "What's wrong? Where is the fire?"
The servant said: "It is true that the Qingfeng Villa was on fire. It seems that someone saw the person who set the fire. They chased him for a while and said they saw someone entering Mr. Li's residence."
Su Xun and Su Wan's expressions changed greatly when they heard this: "What?!"
Su Wan felt his heartbeat stopped: "Why does this involve Mr. Li again? This is absolutely impossible. Mr. Li has already transferred Qingfeng Villa to His Highness Prince Sui. If he dares to do this, he doesn't want to live anymore! "
The servant said: "This is indeed true, but some people say that Mr. Li was reluctant to leave Qingfeng Villa, but he had to accept it at the time. In fact, he already had a grudge in his heart, so this arson incident occurred."
"The governor of Jingzhao got the news and has sent people to Mr. Li's residence to arrest him!"
The capital of a country, at the feet of the emperor, houses are densely packed here. If you are not careful, the loss will be huge.
Therefore, in the Imperial City, arson is a serious crime punishable by beheading!
Su Wan suddenly turned pale: "Father, what should we do now? Mr. Li will definitely not do such a thing, it must be..." Su Wan bit his lip, "It must be what the prince did! It must be him!"
Su Xun hurriedly advised her: "Don't worry, Wan. Let's send someone to see what's going on first. Li Jingyuan is smart and can definitely protect himself."
