In the Jinghua Pavilion, Nangong Jing copied eight poems on rice paper, then stuck her head out of the window and looked down. She saw that some of the talented people below were still thinking hard, and some were already looking happy. There were only a few talented people. He was looking at the others triumphantly.
Only a small section of the stick of incense remained.
Nangong Jing called Zhuyu over and whispered a few words in her ear. After hearing this, Zhuyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded, rolled up the eight poems copied by Nangong Jing one by one, then held them in her arms and walked out the door.
Qin Nan was wondering when Zhuzhu came out from behind the screen. Zhuyu glanced at her in surprise. Zhuyu smiled back at her. The two nodded lightly and then passed each other.
Zhuzhu came to Qin Nan, saluted her and said, "Miss Qin Nan, my master would like to invite you to go boating on the lake under the moon."
"Sister Zhou invited me to go boating on the lake?" Qin Nan asked in surprise.
Not only Qin Nan was surprised, but Nangong Jing also found it incredible.
They had indeed met the owner of the painting boat. Not only was the sky beautiful and beautiful, but he was also exquisite and clear, so they also had a very good impression of Zhou Xuan.
But after all, they didn't have a close relationship with each other. Zhou Xuan invited Qin Nan to go boating on a moonlit night, which surprised them.
Qin Nan looked at Nangong Jing, and Nangong Jing smiled and said: "This poetry meeting is about to end, and it doesn't make much sense to go back home so early. You have been worrying too much these days, and you just happened to have a good time at Jinghu Lake with Sister Zhou. Relax."
Then he urged: "Go quickly, don't keep Sister Zhou waiting. You don't have to worry about things here, I will take care of everything."
Qin Nan has been thinking too much these days, and his mood has been ups and downs, making it difficult for him to have a leisurely time.
She had no intention of participating in this poetry meeting, and if she stayed here, she would have to face a dilemma. She might as well go boating on the lake and quietly enjoy the night view of Jinghu Lake.
It's not that she wants to escape, she just has confidence in Nangong Jing. Since Nangong Jing told her not to worry, it's obvious that she has already planned it.
Qin Nan then said to Zhuzhu, "Then Miss Lao Zhuzhu will lead the way."
Zhuzhu replied softly: "Miss Qin Nan, please come with me."
After walking out of Jinghua Pavilion, Qin Nan saw Zhou Xuan standing alone in front of the window. There were stars outside the window, and the soft starlight shone on her body, like a fairy in the sky.
Zhuzhu led Qin Nan to her, and Zhou Xuan smiled and said: "I saw the beautiful night view of Jinghu Lake today, and I was interested in traveling for a while. But I don't have many friends, and I fell in love with sister Qin Nan at first sight, so I boldly invited her to come with her. When you visit Jinghu Lake, I hope my sister won’t blame her for being abrupt.”
Qin Nan said hurriedly: "It is my sister's honor to be favored by Sister Zhou. Qin Nan is not even grateful enough, so how dare I blame my sister."
Zhou Xuan stopped being polite and said with a smile: "In that case, let's get on the boat together and swim around Jing Lake at night, drinking and talking."
Qin Nan's excitement at this time was also brought up by Zhou Xuan, and he smiled and said: "Since my sister is so elegant, she should do her best even if she has a limited drinking capacity."
Seeing that Qin Nan was frank and unpretentious, Zhou Xuan became more fond of her, so he stepped forward, held her hand, and said, "Sister, please come with me."
Qin Nan walked a few steps, then looked around with a blush on her face. However, except for the two of them, there was no one else on the second floor. She showed a hint of disappointment in her eyes.
"What are you looking for, sister?" Zhou Xuan looked a little funny in her heart and couldn't help but joked.
Qin Nan quickly shook his head and defended: "Although I have been to this boat a few times, I have never really visited it. I am just curious."
Of course, Zhou Xuan would not expose her lie, but just smiled and said: "If my sister wants to visit this boat, you can come anytime in the future."
"Thank you sister for your support."
Zhou Xuan rolled his eyes, and a sly smile suddenly appeared on his face, but the smile flashed away, and then he said seriously to Qin Nan: "But it's best for my sister to get on the boat during the day."
Qin Nan was a little confused and asked: "Why is this?"
Zhou Xuan said: "There are many people boarding my boat at night. My sister is very quiet. This will actually affect my mood."
"And..." At this point, Zhou Xuan hesitated.
"And what?"
Zhou Xuan sighed: "Because there are so many people traveling at night, it is inevitable that some unscrupulous people will get in and bump into my sister, which would be bad."
"Just like tonight, my sister didn't expect that among the talented people in the capital, there would also be disciples."
Qin Nan was stunned and couldn't help but ask: "What happened?"
Zhou Xuan said: "Just now in front of the Jinghua Pavilion, there was a man who claimed to be a talented person participating in the poetry meeting, but he did not participate in the poetry meeting on the first floor. Instead, he was guarding the door of the Jinghua Pavilion. How could he not be a disciple like this? "
Qin Nan said "Ah" and couldn't help but stop, with a look of panic on his face.
Zhou Xuan didn't seem to notice her expression, and pretended to be angry and said: "People like this naturally need to be punished."
Only then did she realize that Qin Nan had not followed, and was looking at him with a pale face.
"You...how did you punish him?"
Zhou Xuan smiled and said: "I just asked people to drive him downstairs, and ordered the servants not to allow this person to board the ship again in the future."
Qin Nan then patted his chest and breathed a long sigh of relief. Then she was about to explain to Zhou Xuan, but suddenly she remembered that Su Shi had a special relationship with her, and she was afraid that the description would make it worse, so she couldn't speak when the words came to her lips.
Zhou Xuan and Qin Nan came to the first deck, but without alerting others, they quietly walked from the cabin to the side of the cruise ship, and there was already a small boat parked below the cruise ship.
One person steers the boat and two people row the oars.
Following the inclined ladder, Zhou Xuan and Qin Nan boarded the boat, then entered the cabin and sat down.
The interior of the cabin is beautifully decorated, with mahogany tables, chairs, screens and tea sets. Potted plants such as plum blossom bamboo and small camphor trees are also placed in the corners.
As soon as they sat down, the oarsmen began to row the boat.
The two oarsmen were obviously very experienced, their movements were neat and uniform, and there were no unnecessary movements in their whole bodies.
However, the helmsman at the stern was a little unsatisfactory. His limbs were stiff and his skills were unfamiliar. He almost hit the big ship when he was moving around.
In the end, the boat quietly left the boat and sailed in the mirror lake under the starry sky.
At this time, the high-pitched and loud voice on the deck sounded again, making the originally noisy deck instantly quiet.
"Everyone, please take your seats. The results of the first round of the Jinghu Poetry Competition have come out. We have invited three great scholars, Sun Chengyi, Li Han and Xie Ning'an, to announce the winning poems of the first round of today's Jinghu Poetry Competition."
All the talented people in the audience held their breath and looked nervously at the high platform.
