Chapter 86 Meeting Friends Through Poetry

Some people want to eat chicken, and some people sigh and sigh when there is a stewed chicken in front of them but they can't eat it.

Canglu County is located in a remote place, there are no real learned scholars, even if there are, the small place can't be kept, and they left long ago. Lin Shangpo was considered quite knowledgeable in the county, so he also received the invitation.

There was a mix of meat and vegetables on the table. Lin Shangpo picked up the chopsticks and put them down again. He picked up the invitation and looked at it again and again. He seemed to want to see the flowers. He finally left the table with the invitation and left his wife and Children, wandering by the bamboo forest outside the house.

Mrs. Lin quickly followed, and asked, "The princess's invitation is not available to anyone else, so why are you so worried?"

Lin Shangpo shook his head and sighed: "The capital city is the real place where celebrities and scholars gather together. The princess has never seen anything. How can there be anyone who is proficient in poetry in this small place? It's an excuse to make friends through poetry. Haven't you seen the news in Canglu County recently? The rich family's family has been copied almost all over the place. The prince made it clear that he was collecting money. Our family is quite wealthy. This invitation is afraid that there will be no good banquet and no good meeting. ah!"

Mrs. Lin suddenly said nervously: "Then what should I do?"

Lin Shangpo sighed: "What else can I do? I'm being targeted, I'm afraid I won't be able to run..."

The Su Mansion with white walls and black tiles is considered a rare famous family in the county, and the old man Su Dekang is also a well-known and learned man in Canglu County. He studied in the capital in his early years, and it is said that he was a classmate of a certain feudal official when he was young. And the ancestor was also a person who was a high official in the imperial court, and the current family business can be regarded as Yuze, the ancestor of Mengzu.

Su Dekang was among the people who greeted Shang Dynasty Zong from far away last time. He went there in a carriage, but after seeing a bloody scene, he finally walked back. I didn't lose my life. Fortunately, among the misfortunes, they came back alive, and the Su Mansion was one of the few whose homes were not ransacked, so there was no danger.

The housekeeper held the invitation card in his hand, and accompanied Su Dekang, who was walking in the courtyard on crutches, and asked, "Master, what does it mean that the Princess made a poem to make friends?"

The crutch poked the ground, and Su Dekang snorted coldly: "What else could be going on, it's nothing more than killing too much and wanting to buy people's hearts, so I just put on a show for others to see!"

Butler: "Sir, should we go or not?"

Su Dekang pondered for a while, then sighed: "I'm also in a dilemma! If you don't go, the lives of the whole family will be in danger! Go, this Yongping county king is clearly a traitor and a traitor. Once the imperial army arrives, he will definitely The land will fall apart, and my Su family will be marked as being with the rebels at that time, maybe I will be liquidated..."

In Canglu County near evening, there was a little commotion due to the spreading of more than a dozen invitation cards.

Jing Moxuan and Lu Shengzhong stood at the door and waved their hands politely, finally dismissing the neighbors who came to watch the fun.

The reason was naturally because of the invitation card. The people in the shops saw the officers and soldiers riding horses to send the invitation card to Lu Shengzhong. When the officers and soldiers said that the invitation card was sent by the princess, they naturally aroused a burst of amazement and onlookers.

After getting clean, he walked back behind the counter, Lu Shengzhong opened the invitation and looked at it carefully for a while, and finally put the invitation in his sleeve, like a normal person.

When night fell, he only lit one of the two lanterns at the door.

About half an hour later, a customer entered the shop and stayed for a while before leaving...

Early the next morning, when Niu Youdao opened the door, as expected, Shang Shuqing was already waiting outside the door.

"Master Dao, morning."

"Master, morning."

Needless to say, Niu Youdao first opened all the windows to show the light, and then consciously sat in front of the dressing table.

Shang Shuqing also naturally walked behind him and began to help him tidy his hair.

Normally, Shang Shuqing would say something every time she came, but this time she didn't say a word, and didn't say anything until she helped Niu Youdao tie up her hair.

In the end, Niu Youdao stared at the person in the mirror and asked, "Isn't the princess going to ask something?"

Shang Shuqing asked back: "Will Master Dao tell me?"

Niu Youdao: "Actually, I didn't hide it from you, it's all your people who do the work."

Shang Shuqing: "But I'm still confused."

Niu Youdao: "I'm really sorry to have to work like this every day, how about asking the princess to watch a play?"

Shang Shuqing blinked her bright eyes and said with a smile, "Okay!"

The golden light of the rising sun is shining all over the forest. At the foot of the mountain looking out from the city, those who received invitations yesterday included those who came by ox cart, some in sedan chairs, and some on foot.

Lu Shengzhong came on foot, wearing a soft hat, looking around from time to time. He heard some rumors last night, knowing that he was not the only one who received the invitation, so he relaxed his vigilance.

At this time, all those who received the invitations were waiting in a long pavilion at the foot of the mountain. The visitors held the invitations and greeted each other one after another. The county is only that big, and even if those who can come are not familiar with each other, most of them have known each other face to face. Only Lu Shengzhong seemed to be different. Everyone was very unfamiliar. When they learned that it was Jing Moxuan's new shopkeeper, some people inevitably asked where the original shopkeeper went. Lu Shengzhong naturally had a well-arranged speech.

While waiting, everyone had different expressions, some were sullen and silent, some were dignified, and some were excited. The topic of discussion was nothing more than the Princess' meeting friends through poetry this time.

Lu Shengzhong doesn't speak much, always smiling slightly, he is polite to everyone, listening to everyone's discussion, but muttering in his heart, making friends with poetry? Could this happen without my poem?

He could also understand why Shang Shuqing came up with a poem to make friends. After all, Shang Shuqing was an unmarried woman, and seeing him alone as a man couldn't justify it.

It's just that I don't know how to use poetry to meet friends this time. He also prepared the other of the two poems Song Yanqing gave him, which will definitely attract Shang Shuqing's attention even more. I don't know if Niu Youdao will show up, if he shows up, will he have a chance to strike, and if he does, can he get away safely?

Just as he was thinking about it, a guard in casual clothes entered the long pavilion, bowed his hands to everyone with a smile on his face, and said, "Thank you for waiting for a long time, I have neglected you."

"It's okay, it's okay!" Some people said politely, while others remained silent.

The guard didn't hesitate, and stretched out his hand to invite: "Everyone, the Princess has an invitation, please come with me!"

Everyone came out of the pavilion one after another, but they were told that neither the accompanying people nor the means of transportation could enter the mountain, but had to go on foot. It was said that it was the rule here, and everyone had no choice. Some things were not for them to choose, so they had to abide by them.

On the way, some elegant people praised the beautiful scenery along the way, such as the beautiful scenery, the land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and so on.

Su Dekang, who is quite old, is not upbeat. Although the road into the mountain is not rough and has no steps, it climbs slowly and windingly. However, in this case, there is naturally no shortage of respected elders, with younger people supporting them.

Arriving outside the heavily guarded villa, he was already at the top of the mountain overlooking the entire county.

When everyone entered the villa, the man kneeling by the door made many people murmur in their hearts, and they didn't know what mistake they had made, and they looked very haggard.

After everyone was brought to the main garden in the villa, the guards smiled at them again: "Everyone has prepared a private room here to rest, and there are pens, inks, papers and inkstones in it. The princess first asks you to leave calligraphy, poems, songs and poems." Either way, the time limit is half an hour, after half an hour the princess will come here to meet and share with everyone what they have done."

Regardless of whether everyone agrees or not, a group of servants have come over, each asking one to go with him.

Someone happily bowed to everyone, "Everyone, see you in half an hour!"

Lu Shengzhong followed a few people into the depths of the garden, looking left and right from the corner of his eyes. Since entering the manor, he has been paying attention to the internal environment.

Where he went was a quiet small pavilion located in the depths of the garden, and the servants led him into the pavilion, poured tea and asked him to do his own thing, and then retreated.

Lu Shengzhong looked around the interior of the pavilion. There were all kinds of tea and fruit, and there were neatly placed pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table.

Walking around in the small pavilion slowly, without touching any tea or fruit, he walked to the side of the case, dripping water into the inkstone, and slowly grinding the ink.

Just when he was about to leave another poem gifted by Song Yanqing, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and four people came in. A woman wearing a gauze hat; a middle-aged man holding a sword, with white hair like silver frost, and a calm expression; a young man with a slightly lazy expression, came in and put the sword on the ground, followed by a tall man indifferent young man.

With just a glance, Lu Shengzhong probably identified the identities of several people. When Shang Chaozong first arrived in Canglu County and entered the city, Lu Shengzhong met Niu Youdao in the crowd. He didn't expect to see the target when he came to the villa. But he didn't dare to make a move. The white-haired man with the sword in his arms made his heartstrings tense secretly, for fear of being seen out.

As soon as he saw people coming, Lu Shengzhong quickly went around the long case to perform the ceremony, but the behavior of the Confucian scholars was pretending to be decent.

Niu Youdao introduced Shang Shuqing with a pleasant smile, "Mr. Fang Ping, right? This is the princess!"

Lu Shengzhong hurriedly saluted: "The villain pays homage to the princess!"

Shang Shuqing nodded her head as a signal, and murmured in her heart, wondering what kind of play Niu Youdao invited her to see.

Niu Youdao stretched out his hand and asked Shang Shuqing to go to the case and take a seat. He and Yuan Gang guarded Shang Shuqing's left and right sides, while Bai Yao quietly moved behind Lu Shengzhong, making Lu Shengzhong feel uncomfortable.

"I heard Mr. Fang Ping's poems are good?" Niu Youdao asked again with a smile.

Lu Shengzhong said modestly: "If you don't dare, it's hard to enter the hall of elegance."

Niu Youdao said with a smile: "I also wrote a poem, and I would like to ask my husband to teach me a few."

Lu Shengzhong said politely: "I don't dare to give advice, but I am willing to listen with all my ears."

Niu Youdao seemed to have considered it for a while, and continued to smile and groan: "Once the sea was too difficult to be water, except Wushan is not a cloud. Take the time to look back at the flowers, half destined to practice Taoism and half destined to be a gentleman... I don’t know how about this poem I wrote?"

"..." Lu Shengzhong looked at him in astonishment, thinking, is this trying to put pressure on me to steal it for myself?

Shang Shuqing also looked at Niu Youdao suspiciously.