Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

Chapter 345 Literary Meeting

As the New Year approached, it started to snow. The snow was several inches thick. Xu Jinyu suddenly received a post inviting people to enjoy the snow.

Xu Jinyu was holding the invitation to enjoy the snow, feeling a little embarrassed. She didn't want to go. As a northerner, she really had no feelings for snow.

The only feeling when it snows is cold. If you go out, you will slip and fall if you are not careful. If you are even more careful, you will see the white coat.

Taking X-rays and applying plaster will cost at least several thousand yuan, which will cost your wallet a lot.

Unlike people in the south, when they see snow, they can’t wait to roll in the snow, and even want to taste what snow tastes like.

There are many southerners whose tongues have been stuck to iron bars in the middle of winter.

Unfortunately, Wei An is from the south.

When he was a child, Wei An was afraid of winter because winter meant he would suffer from the cold and could freeze to death if he was not careful.

Now Wei An has become an official and has his mother's dowry. He lives a very comfortable life. The southerner's deep desire for snow has resurfaced.

"Xu Jinyu, go ahead. I heard it's a literary gathering."

Xu Jinyu looked at Wei An with dead fish eyes: "Why did the literary meeting invite us? Aren't we already known as illiterate people?"

Wei An smiled with his eight big teeth showing. Everyone in Daqian knew that he and Xu Jinyu were illiterate. He had lived in Daqian for more than ten years. Although he had never received formal education, he at least knew some words and was slightly more illiterate than Xu Jinyu.

Normally, the posts from Wenhui would not be delivered to them. What are you thinking when you send the posts from Wenhui to illiterate people? Are you mocking their lack of culture?

Of course, there were other reasons why the literary gathering invitation was delivered to Xu Jinyu.

The imperial examination will begin not just after the Chinese New Year. After the imperial examination, there is a fixed program every three years, which is to select a son-in-law from the list. In the past, the officials of Daqian were selected as sons-in-law based on their grades.

Now, it depends on one’s character.

But I can't tell Xu Jinyu this. I told Xu Jinyu another reason.

"That's not the point. The point is that this literary gathering invited several girls from brothels to perform."

Xu Jinyu was even more puzzled: "The girls in the brothel dance better than the girls in the palace."

Wei An smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed: "How can you compare them like that? The girls in the palace dance well, but the girls in the brothel are more graceful!"

"Oh~~~"

Xu Jinyu understood: "You want to see sexy."

"Hey hey hey..."

Wei An laughed embarrassedly.

"It's not that I don't have a cell phone, so I can't see any pretty girls. I don't dare to go to brothels, so I can only go to places like this."

"Okay! Let's go!"

Xu Jinyu clapped her hands. She was also curious about how graceful the girls in the brothel were.

The two of them went out and got on the carriage, heading towards the manor where the literary gathering was being held.

The literary competition was held at the foot of a mountain outside Beijing. The most amazing thing was that there was a plum garden in the garden. The contrast between the white snow and the red plum blossoms created a completely different scene.

Today's literary gathering was exceptionally lively, with students standing up from time to time to recite poems and compose couplets. When Xu Jinyu and Wei An saw such a scene, they could only clap their hands and could not say anything else.

Wei An introduced these students to Xu Jinyu so that he could complete his task today: "This student has good literary talent. My superior, the Minister of Industry, plans to recruit him..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a group of people gathered around Xu Jinyu: "Excuse me, are you Prince An?"

Xu Jinyu was suddenly surrounded by so many popular shows and was a little confused. She could only nod in agreement.

When they heard that Xu Jinyu was really Prince An, these people suddenly became enthusiastic.

"Greetings, Prince An. I am a scholar from Leizhou..."

"Your Highness Prince An, I am a scholar from Jizhou..."

"Prince An!..."

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These people not only said hello, but some of them also took out their articles from their sleeves and wanted to show them to Xu Jinyu.

Wei An saw that the situation was not right. He pulled Xu Jinyu and ran away. The servants of the manor quickly caught up and stopped those who followed Xu Jinyu.

Xu Jinyu and Wei An stood behind a rockery and panted: "Is my reputation as an illiterate not loud enough?"

Wei An took a breath before he had the strength to talk to Xu Jinyu: "Your reputation as an illiterate is loud enough, but it is only known among officials. Where can you let those candidates find out about you?"

"Oh~~"

Xu Jinyu finally understood.

"Miss, you are so beautiful!"

A slick voice came from behind the rockery.

Xu Jinyu and Wei An were stunned. They thought they were seeing a young man teasing a weak woman. Then they both lay down on the edge of the rockery and looked back.

A young man in pink said to a woman whose figure was as slender as a willow in the wind.

The woman was accompanied by only a maid. When she heard the voice, she dared not say a word. She just looked up at the young man, then quickened her pace and left.

Seeing the woman's frightened look, Cheng Xiluan felt even more itchy. He liked to see women like this, especially when they dared to be angry but not to speak.

He stretched out his arm to block the woman's way. The woman looked up at Cheng Xiluan again. Her eyes were calm without a trace of panic, and there was even a hint of excitement.

Such a look made Cheng Xiluan feel vaguely uneasy.

The maid behind her glanced at her mistress, then turned around and ran away.

"Hey, why are you running!"

Cheng Xiluan was very anxious. If the little maid ran away and called people, how could he tease her?

Unfortunately, she was stopped by the young lady. She pursed her lips, glanced at the man in front of her shyly, took out lip balm and rouge from her sleeves, and dressed herself up carefully, then asked Cheng Xiluan: "Is this more beautiful?"

Wei An behind the rockery couldn't see the excitement in the woman's eyes, and asked Xu Jinyu anxiously: "Should we two be heroes and save the beauty?"

Xu Jinyu held Wei An down and said, "No need! This lady is not simple."

At the same time, I was screaming with excitement in my heart.

[I thought he was flirting with a white flower, but who knew he would meet a queen of flowers, and a twisted and deformed queen of flowers. This Cheng Xiluan is in trouble! ]

Just a few words were enough for many people to sense Xu Jinyu's gloating.

Zuo Yuanying's ears moved. Xu Jinyu must have encountered something interesting. Without thinking too much, he put down the things in his hands and said to the student who was chatting with him: "I have something to do. Please wait here for a while."

Such things happened throughout the entire manor, and those who heard Xu Jinyu's thoughts no longer appreciated the scenery and no longer wanted to keep in touch with her.

What can be better than hot melon?

And Cheng Xiluan? Why does this name sound like the host of this banquet, the young master of the Pingxi Marquis family?

This is even more worth looking at.

The candidates looked on in bewilderment as the officials left the room, but they did not dare to follow them.

Zuo Yuanying followed the sound into the rockery and saw Xu Jinyu at a glance. He pretended to meet him by chance and said, "Brother Wei, Lord Xu, you are here too."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei An pulled him to squat and look behind the rockery.

Behind the rockery,

The woman did not cry like other women who were teased, nor did she run around in panic. Instead, she stopped him, which made Cheng Xiluan a little surprised.

However, Cheng Xiluan would not show weakness. He stretched out his finger and lifted the woman's chin: "Yes, you have become much prettier. Why do you like me and want to get close to me?"

[Hiss~ Still teasing, this Cheng Xiluan is a bit ignorant of life and death, and doesn't even look at who is in front of him! ]

Wei An: Who is it? Tell me!

Zuo Yuanying stretched his head as far as he could to see who the woman was, but unfortunately he only saw a slim figure from behind and couldn't recognize who she was.

The woman gently took the finger off her chin, grabbed Cheng Xiluan's collar, pulled Cheng Xiluan in front of her, opened her red lips slightly, and smiled gracefully: "Sir, what's so beautiful about me?"

"Is it this charming face?"

He tapped his face with his slender white fingers.

"Or this figure?"

The slender white fingers slowly moved towards her waist.

Cheng Xiluan finally realized that something was wrong. The woman in front of him was not a weak and delicate lady who could be bullied at all.

He grabbed the hand on his chest and pulled it down hard: "Let go!"

The woman glanced at Cheng Xiluan lightly, pouted her lips in grievance, and her watery eyes were full of grievance: "Why are you letting go? Isn't it the young master who is teasing me? Doesn't the young master like me?"