Chapter 24: After Dusk (2)

Seeing the eyes that came over, Sun Mei didn't expect that she was just a brief glance, and the other party found herself, which made her feel like she had done something bad and was exposed, she was very weak-hearted, and her pretty face was slightly red.

"This is simply a vixen, and it really seduces men. Sister Mei, did you find that person? Sister Mei? Seeing the scantily clad woman on the stage, even Liu Chenyan, who usually likes to dance with knives and guns, was very unhappy, and wanted to discuss it with her friends on the side, but she didn't expect the other party to reply to her words for a long time, so she found that her friends blushed a little, "Sister Mei, what are you doing?" Why do you blush? Do you also think that this woman is a shameless vixen? ”

"No, nothing!" Sun Mei didn't pay attention to Liu Chenyan's words, so she just took a reply, but her eyes occasionally peeked not far away.

"What are you looking at?" Liu Chenyan also saw her friend's abnormality, and when she looked at the other party's line of sight, she saw a man in brocade looking over, although the man had a handsome face, but she was not shy, but annoyed, "Dengzi, Sister Mei, I will help you teach this person a lesson, how can you keep staring at people like this?" ”

"Don't..."

Before Sun Mei could say anything, there was a commotion in the field, and everyone's attention was attracted.

"Xiaorou Niangzi, this poem "Shengchazi Yuanxi" seems to be a poem, but it is a word. I respect poetry, the word is a small order of poetry, it is difficult to enter the hall of elegance, but Chen Gongzi's poem is a first-class work, comparable to the talent of the poet saint and poet, how can he succumb to this word? ”

"That's it, little lady Rou, your judgment is not accurate. And you say that the person who wrote this poem is a teenager, and I can't tell where he copied it. ”

"Brother Wang is right."

Seeing this situation, the woman in red on the stage did not panic in the slightest, and seemed to have been on the battlefield for a long time, but smiled slightly, "Ladies and gentlemen, this poem is rated by the few highly respected people invited by our Tianxiangju, and in the previous competition, we also said that poetry is acceptable." ”

"I think that if we don't let that person do another song on the spot, as long as we can convince me and others, we will admit it, otherwise we should disqualify him."

"Yes!"

Looking at the people who continued to coax, the woman in red frowned slightly, and was also a little dissatisfied with everyone's unreasonable trouble, but no one stood up to refute it.

Chen Gongzi in the mouth of everyone was sitting in one of the private rooms, and he also took a folding fan to fan the wind there on a cold day. And next to him were a few men dressed as scholars, all flattering this Chen Gongzi, almost groveling, without the arrogance of a literati at all.

It's not that everyone agrees with this son, but thinking of the identity of Chen Gongzi, most people choose to keep their mouths shut, if the other party wants to fight for this first, then give it to him, anyway, it's not a big deal, so as not to offend the other party.

This Chen Gongzi is not an ordinary person, he is also a little famous in Chengdu, of course, his fame was established in the past half a year, because he only came to Chengdu half a year ago. Although he himself has a bit of ink, he is only a little ink, and his talent may not be as good as most of the people present. The reason why many people scolded him was because he had a good father, and his father was Chen Jingxuan, the envoy of Xichuan Jiedu, and his name was Chen Hu, a name that had nothing to do with the literati.

Don't look at his father Chen Jingxuan, who has only been in Chengdu for less than a year, but he has killed many people, mainly generals in the army and some disobedient local officials, and the locals dare not speak out. Of course, the local wealthy families and many scholars also looked down on Chen Jingxuan, who was a cake seller in his early years, and he was also the brother of the eunuch Tian Lingzi. It is difficult for literati and eunuchs to pee into the same pot, and educated people naturally look down on Chen Jingxuan, but Chen Jingxuan is powerful, and the local wealthy families do not explicitly oppose it.

But even so, there are still some people who are willing to follow Chen Hu's path in order to catch Chen Jingxuan's path. You must know that the festival at this time has a lot of power, and most of the people who give up their reputation for the sake of their future are including this young scholar who wrote a good poem for Chen Jingxuan.

"Third son, don't worry, tonight's number one will definitely be yours." The young scholar stood beside him in a humble tone, and did not forget to compliment Chen Gongzi in front of him when he spoke.

"That's for sure, as long as you get this first, this son will not forget you." Chen Hu pretended to shake the folding fan, and others were immediately very happy when they heard it.

Chen Hu is not worried that this first person will run away, as long as he wants to fight, he thinks that no one in Chengdu Mansion will dare to rob him. In fact, with his background, it is a bit too much to compete for the first place in this little-known poetry conference, and he is afraid that he will not get an official position.

However, he also has his considerations, he knows that his father's reputation in Chengdu Mansion is not good, so he also wants to help his father through some methods, so as to get his father's admiration. Although his father is the envoy of Xichuan Jiedu and the governor of Chengdu, there are nine brothers, and there is also a lot of competition between them.

Of course, this is only one of the reasons, and the other reason is that he accidentally found a beautiful woman before he wanted to pursue it, although it was only a quick glance, but it left a deep impression on his heart. If it was an ordinary woman, he would have obtained it by other means, but this woman is from the Sun family, but the Sun family is not an ordinary family, but a local family, and it is not something that the newcomer Chen family can knead at will.

The influence of the Sun family is not only limited to Chengdu Mansion, but also has a great influence in the entire Xichuan. In recent decades, the Sun family has produced many jinshi, and many members of his family have held important positions in the military and political circles of Xichuan. Although Sun Ye, the current head of the Sun family, is temporarily idle at home, he is a Jinshi in the Xuanzong period, and he held the position of Shaoyin during Gao Biao and Cui Anqian's tenure as envoys of Xichuan Jiedu.

And now, Sun Ye's younger brother is also serving as the assassin of Shuzhou (now Chongzhou), and the other brother is serving as the governor of Meizhou, and there are several other people who serve in the army, and the highest military rank is the general of Shangzhen.

Although the Sun family is not the most influential family in the local area, Chen Jingxuan will not make enemies with these local nobles if he does not gain a firm foothold in Xichuan. Although Chen Hu usually does not do less things to force good people to become prostitutes and do nonsense, he also knows that he can't do nonsense in chasing the daughter of Sun Fu. It just so happened that he knew that Sun Fu's daughter liked poetry and the like, so he thought of winning the hearts of beauties by shaping his reputation.

In the face of the troubles of these scholars, the woman in red was also a little embarrassed, so she could only temporarily withdraw from the venue to discuss with the steward, who would have thought that Chen Hu, the second ancestor, would come to make trouble.

"Qiao'er, come according to their requirements, let that person make another poem on the spot, if you can't convince the public, then give the first to Chen Hu; If it is indeed good, it shall be given to that person. ”

In a room on the third floor of Tianxiangju, when the woman in red reported the matter downstairs, a rich-looking young man said in a deep voice.

"Second son, if we award the leader to others, will the third son of Chen be dissatisfied?" The woman in red hesitated.

"If you are dissatisfied, you are dissatisfied, isn't it just because he is a temperance envoy? Do you really think of yourself as a green onion? And he also looked at the scenery, there are so many people who are dissatisfied with him, I don't believe that he will blame our Shen family for this trivial matter. The young man said confidently, and there was no Chen Jingxuan father and son in his eyes at all.

"Yes, Second Son." The woman in red was about to leave, when she suddenly remembered something, and immediately stopped, "Second son, I seem to have seen Miss Yan just now, in the private room on the second floor." ”

"I know, leave her alone, let her play tonight. But don't tell her I'm here, I don't want to be haunted by that girl. The young man couldn't help but tremble when he thought of his spicy cousin, and he couldn't hide, how could he go to see the other party.

"Second son, if Miss Yan knows that you said this about her, it is estimated that you may not have a peaceful birthday, second son." The woman in red covered her mouth and smiled.

"Rou'er, are you itching? Get to work. The young man patted the other party's buttocks, and after the other party snorted, he reluctantly withdrew his hand.

"Yes." The woman in red blushed slightly, but when she left, there was a faint resentment in her eyes.