When Su Xian and his entourage left Jiaohe Temple, they were increasingly empty.
The morning time is coming to an end and lunch time has arrived.
Looking back on the morning's itinerary, they got up in the morning, took a shower first, and then went out to the city for a spring outing together. After the spring outing, they went to the Jiaohe Temple.
Where is Jiaohe Temple?
That’s where people worship and pray for marriage and heirs!
Bathing, playing, seeking marriage...this whole process is actually planned in advance, and the purpose is to "blind date" and promote a pair of marriages.
After passionate young men and women take a bath, get to know each other, play, and seek marriage, it is natural for them to... start the plan of making a baby.
But, that was the custom in ancient times.
People today cannot be so casual.
Even if the blind date is successful, the "matchmaker's words and parents' orders" that should be followed are still indispensable.
So what are they going to do next?
Destination - Liushang Garden.
Activities - Qu Shui Shui Shang and poetry gathering with Shang Ji.
The Liubei Garden is a royal garden located in the north of the city. It has a wide open space and beautiful scenery. The most important thing is that there is a special venue for "winding water drinking wine" - Liubei Pavilion.
Every year on the third day of March, the Shangji Festival, the Liushang Garden is opened. This is the only opportunity for ordinary people to set foot in the royal gardens.
It was not far from Liushang Garden. After Su Xian and others met with the Emperor of Chu, the Queen and the ministers, they walked north for about half a quarter of an hour and arrived at their destination.
After entering the park, we walked a long way to Liubei Pavilion.
On the north side of Liubei Pavilion, there is a green mountain. Skilled craftsmen led a small stream from the mountain, which is the water of the mountain spring, and winds into the "Qushui Stream" below Liubei Pavilion.
On both sides of the Qushui stream, straw mats, small tables and tableware for people to sit on have been prepared.
The Liubei Pavilion is long and narrow as a whole, and the space is ready for more than fifty people to participate in the "Meandering Water Drinking Cup" game at the same time.
The Emperor and Queen of Chu were the most respected among all, so they naturally occupied the top positions. Next, the princes, ministers, etc. took their seats one after another according to their positions.
Although fifty seats are a lot, among the people present, there are more than a hundred princes and ministers alone. It can be said that "there are many people but few seats".
Those buddies, as well as celebrities with a "job hunting" mentality, all stared at the only position with fiery eyes. If they could play the "Qu Shui Liu Shang" game with the Emperor of Chu, it would be a great achievement. of glory.
However, they can only dream about it in their hearts and dare not put it into practice.
There are more than fifty ministers who are not in the position, let alone them? These juniors and Bai Ding can only sit in the seats next to them.
However, when they saw that Su Xian could not get into a position, their mentality instantly became balanced.
Su Xian's performance today was so impressive, but so what? There are only fifty seats, so isn’t it his turn? Haha, God is still fair!
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the queen suddenly turned her head, found Su Xian among the crowd, and waved her hand to invite him: "Master Su, please come and sit here."
What? !
The Queen actually invited Su Zhe personally?
The mentality of young men and celebrities is suddenly out of balance. Why?
Yang Zong, Yang Ruoxian and other members of the Yang family raised their eyebrows slightly. Yang Zong glanced at Su Xian and the Queen, and finally shook his head and said to himself: "After all, it was the married daughter who threw the water away."
Yang Ruoxian has always been wary of the royal family's attempts to win over Su Xian, so she is particularly sensitive.
She could understand the Queen's thoughts.
After all, Mr. Su is so outstanding that it would be abnormal if the royal family did not win over him.
But she wasn't too worried. Su Xian probably wouldn't "change his mind" so easily. Otherwise, Su Xian wouldn't have declined the Queen's invitation just now on that short mountain.
When everyone was having different thoughts, among the ministers who were sitting cross-legged and kneeling by the curved pool, someone stood up and reported: "Queen, I am so bold that I don't know whether to say something or not."
"Please speak." The queen turned to look at the minister.
"Your Majesty and the Queen, the seats at the Qushui Shang Restaurant today have been arranged. If we add an extra seat temporarily, I'm afraid... it won't be appropriate. Your Majesty and the Queen, please think again."
"Your Majesty, Queen, please think again."
After the minister finished speaking, he was immediately supported by the other ministers.
These ministers had no ill intentions towards Su Xian. They even wanted to win over Su Xian when they saw that Su Xian was favored by the Emperor of Chu.
However, just now on that low mountain, they held a grudge against Su Xian for slandering their heir in public, and they could not let Su Xian sit up and sit with them!
Seeing this, young masters, celebrities and other people were all happy, and a relieved smile appeared on their lips.
So many ministers are opposing it, so what if Su Zhe is capable? I still dream about that precious position, haha! They thought with sadness in their hearts.
Yang Zong, Yang Ruoxian and other members of the Yang family were also happy, they were happy to see such a result.
As for the group of wealthy ladies holding the little lamb, they were not very interested in this kind of thing. Their seats were on the other side, separated by a beautiful screen, so they couldn't be seen at all.
It is true that today is the "Dating Day" for young men and women, but now that both parents are here, they can no longer play as wantonly as before, and men and women must be on guard.
"Come on, put a few more people beside me. Su Zhe can come and take a seat here."
Emperor Chu suddenly expressed his stance.
After he finished speaking, the entire Liushang Garden fell into silence.
Emperor Chu actually directly added a new position and placed it next to him?
Doesn't that mean that that position is superior to that of all ministers?
No!
The ministers were dumbfounded, the young masters were astonished, celebrities and elegant scholars looked at Su Xian jealously and viciously, while Yang Zong and other members of the Yang family were all stunned.
It is no small matter that the Emperor of Chu personally recruited him!
This time, even Yang Ruoxian was not confident.
Uh-huh!
Everyone's eyes were focused on Su Xian, with different looks, but no one spoke to break the silence, they were all observing secretly.
As the person involved, Su Xian thought for a while and finally made a decision. In full view of everyone, he raised his steps and walked straight towards the direction of Emperor Chu and the Queen.
broken!
Everyone’s eyes changed.
Especially Yang Ruoxian, her eyebrows were furrowed, and the thought of "losing Master Su soon" came from the bottom of her heart. She looked at Su Xian's back eagerly, but she couldn't speak.
The expressions of Emperor Chu and the Queen were completely opposite to those of everyone else.
Especially Emperor Chu, he was very satisfied with Su Xian's performance.
This also proves from the side that he is powerful as the emperor of Southern Chu. With just one sentence, he can attract talents from all over the world. This is the embodiment of a wise king!
However, as Su Xian was walking, his steps suddenly stopped.
At this time, he was still one foot away from the Emperor and Queen of Chu.
Everyone's eyes changed again, looking at Su Xian in confusion, wondering why he suddenly stopped.
Emperor Chu's face suddenly turned ugly because he couldn't figure out Su Xian's thoughts. This feeling disgusted him who was confident that he could control everything.
"Cao Min has thanked His Majesty and the Queen for their kindness. Although Cao Min is a scholar, he knows nothing about poetry. I really dare not let down Your Majesty's kindness."
Su Xian bowed and bowed.
Everyone felt dizzy after hearing this.
He actually declined Emperor Chu’s attempts to win over him!
The ministers and young masters were greatly surprised; celebrities and elegant scholars were filled with jealousy. How good would it be to give them this opportunity? Yang Zong and Yang Ruoxian let out a long sigh of relief.
Emperor Chu's expression suddenly became very gloomy. Su Xian, just a commoner, dared to defy his will? Emperor Chu would never accept it.
When the queen saw this, she hurriedly grabbed Emperor Chu's hand secretly to show her admonishment. Finally, she looked at Su Xian and said with a smile:
"Mr. Su is not good at poetry, so he really shouldn't participate in this music. Otherwise, it will ruin everyone's fun."
After the words fell behind, the ministers "helped" one after another.
None of them wanted Su Xian to squeeze in. These people were all human beings. Through this incident, they praised the Emperor of Chu to the heavens, such as "the benevolent king", "the lord of sage" and so on.
I have to lament that the Chinese language is broad and profound, and even bad things can be said to be good. It is easy for these ministers to confuse right and wrong and call a deer a horse.
As expected, Emperor Chu's expression softened slightly, and since the Queen had already come forward, he ignored the matter and waved his hand to signal Su Xian to get away...
Su Xian sneered secretly and didn't take it seriously.
He and the Yang family are enemies, and the Yang family and the Emperor of Chu are relatives, so the Emperor of Chu is also his enemy... It's strange that he can agree to the enemy's solicitation.
No matter how complicated the relationship between the Yang family and the Chu Emperor was, if necessary, he would not mind eradicating the remnants of the previous dynasty together with the Chu Emperor...
After sneering, Su Xian turned and left.
Just after taking two steps, Yang Ruoxian took the initiative to greet him, smiled and said: "Master Su, please come here, I have reserved a seat specially for you."
"Um."
Su Xian nodded and walked to the open space next to Liubei Pavilion. Many tables and chairs had been set up there, and the princes, celebrities and elegant people gathered there.
Su Xian acted as if there was no one around, and sat down under Yang Ruoxian's attentive reception.
This is a large round table that can seat nine people, but the people who were originally scheduled to share the table with Su Xian did not come and went to other tables.
Su Xian sneered and secretly thought that it would be fine if he had one person at the table and he could eat whatever he wanted, at ease.
Yang Ruoxian was the organizer of the poetry club. After settling Su Xian, he said goodbye and left. Su Xian didn't pay attention. He turned to look at Yang Zhilan and Zhou Wei and ordered:
"You guys should sit down too. You're welcome. I just want to have a taste of Nan Chu's palace delicacies."
"Okay." Zhou Wei grinned and sat directly on the right side of Su Xian.
Yang Zhilan didn't say anything, but sat on Su Xian's left side.
There were just the three of them on a huge round table, which was very spacious.
Soon, the banquet began.
Numerous palace maids began to serve food, and the activity of drinking water in the Liubei Pavilion had also begun. From time to time, bursts of laughter and the sound of poetry were heard, and the monarchs and ministers of Southern Chu were enjoying themselves.
Su Xian, Yang Zhilan, and Zhou Wei didn't care at all about the strange looks of others, and just ate their own food, especially Zhou Wei, who devoured it like a rice bucket.
Nearby, young men and celebrities kept spying on the three of Su Xian. When they saw the three of them alone, someone taunted them:
"There are so many people at such a grand event, but he can look like this, alone, hahahaha... It's really funny."
"Yeah, no one likes them, and I don't know where they got their appetite from, and they still eat so happily."
"If it were me, I would have knelt down and begged for mercy and begged to be integrated into us."
"What's the saying? Oh, if you do evil by God, you can still forgive it, but if you do it by yourself, you can't live with it! Wherever there is a cause, there must be a result. Su Zhe deserves to be where he is today!"
"By the way, do you think Ms. Yang is finished? Which table will she go to at the end?" someone asked.
"You should be done with your work, right? As for where Miss Yang will go, well, it can't be our place anyway."
"Yes, based on past experience, Miss Yang will most likely stay with the Queen or with them."
"..."
While they were chatting, their voices suddenly stopped.
All was quiet.
He looked at Su Xian in shock and disbelief. The muscles at the corners of his mouth spasmed uncontrollably, his face turned from sunny to gloomy, and he was furious!
What did they see?
Yang Ruoxian, it was impossible that Miss Yang, who was sitting at the same table as them, actually... took the initiative to go to Su Xian's table, and even sat down and picked up the bowl!
how so?
They already knew that Yang Ruoxian had a special regard for that bastard Su Zhe, but this was a banquet. They thought it was too outrageous for Miss Yang to sit at the same table with Su Xian instead of accompanying the queen.
Eyeballs fell to the ground.
…
Not long after, the banquet was already halfway over.
In Liubei Pavilion, the game of "Meandering Water Drinking Cup" has ended.
The monarchs and ministers of Nanchu have had enough fun, and it’s time to have something to eat.
In the open space outside the pavilion, the half-full young masters and celebrities put down their bowls one after another, and organized a poetry gathering.
In a sense, Shangji Poetry Club has just entered its main topic now. They will show their talents in front of the Emperor of Chu, hoping to gain the appreciation of the Emperor of Chu and then get an official position.
This matter is related to the future and is too important. Not to mention the celebrities who came here specially, even the young masters from various provinces did not dare to neglect it and looked very serious.
On Su Xian's side, they were still clearing the food and wine on the table. Not to mention, Nanchu's food was quite good and suited Su Xian's appetite.
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Su Xian did not intend to participate in Lao Shizi's poetry gathering. After all, he had just told Emperor Chu that although he was a scholar, he was not good at poetry.
For this reason, Yang Ruoxian felt quite regretful. What was her purpose in holding this poetry meeting? Isn't it just to see Su Xian's poetic talent?
However, that regret soon dissipated. As long as Su Xian was not snatched away by Emperor Chu, she would be satisfied...
The poetry meeting officially begins.
Those celebrities and elegant people who came here because of the reputation did have two brushes. They used "wine" as the theme and wrote a few poems that even Su Xian nodded.
The Emperor of Chu was naturally overjoyed, thinking that he had recruited outstanding talents. The ministers took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation to support the fire. The Emperor of Chu was immediately delighted, creating a scene of peace and prosperity.
Suddenly, an old minister who was too old to walk stood up. He was staggering, obviously drunk, his face was wrinkled, and he spoke with a big tongue:
"Today, if anyone's poem can satisfy me, I will..."
As the old minister spoke, he suddenly stopped and turned around to look for something. Soon, he pulled out a person from the crowd behind him, who turned out to be a girl. He grinned and said:
"I will betroth my daughter... to him!"
After the words were spoken, bursts of noise erupted on the scene, like pouring oil on a hot pot. This kind of thing can best arouse people's enthusiasm, especially those young people with full hormones.
They are the ones who shout the loudest.
The howl of the wolf is deafening!
Su Xian looked at the girl intently, feeling a little dazed. The girl turned out to be... Luo Li!
Everyone was watching her, and she lowered her head unconsciously. Her face was as red as a ripe apple. She wanted to run away, but she was held tightly by the old minister and couldn't get away at all.
"That's Luo Li's father, and he's also our old prime minister of Southern Chu." Yang Ruoxian explained from the side.
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