You sell swords, I go crazy, I am a father in Shengjing

Chapter 176 Shen Yuan Gathering
Shen Garden is located in the suburbs of Beijing, covering an area of ​​nearly [-] acres. It is more like a village with beautiful scenery than a garden.

However, it can be used by the mighty general's mansion to attract customers, and it is named after the family name, which has its own unique features.

No, as soon as the fifty selected candidates stepped off the carriage, they were shocked by the spectacle in front of them.

Peach blossoms intersect the shore, colorful falling flowers, the separation of Taiwan and pavilions on the opposite shore is faintly visible, and the undulating corridors make everyone who stays in front of this peach blossom ferry yearn for it.

"Playing Ziwei Jiangque, Yaochi Langyuan, how can you envy the world, gardens and fields. The handwriting of this mighty general's mansion is really extraordinary, I will really learn a lot today!"

"Wonderful, wonderful, such a fairyland should be the first choice for talking about elegant gatherings. Just like what General Shen said, today's trip will definitely be worthwhile!"

"Who will lead us to cross the river? Brother Yu can't wait to see the wind of Shen Yuan!"

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Amidst the admiration of all the scholars and scholars, a solid wooden painting boat that had been prepared for a long time came, and waves of water rippled in the river.

The leaders of the group rushed forward, all eager to occupy the best seats on the boat to watch the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait after the boat sailed.

Only the three plainly dressed people were the last, and they moved only after the rest of them had boarded the boat.

However, even though they had never competed with those flamboyant talents, when the three of them boarded the boat to find seats, the talented people who still had vacant seats around them still looked at them unkindly.

It was clear that no one else on board wanted to sit with them.

The reason is very simple, that is, most scholars are decent, even if they are born in a farming family, they will try their best to pamper themselves, not to mention how rich the clothes are, at least they should have a calm manner, right?

However, these three people in front of them are not so much dressed in plain clothes as they are extremely poor!
Why?

For such a grand event, no matter how poor you are, you should find a way to spend some money to decorate yourself. Let's wear a Tsing Yi and a long gown, right?
But these three people were covered in dust from head to toe, and the long gowns they wore were obviously second-hand items that had been worn over and over again. One of them even had a small patch on his shoes.

This kind of dress is the poorest even in every state capital, let alone on this solid wooden painting boat, among the talented and famous romantic guests?
"Tsk, these people don't know how to get into this boat. Poems are at the bottom, and they are not decent. They are really embarrassing for us scholars..."

"Brother Lin, don't say that. He is from the Northland, and his family just suffered a catastrophe. Didn't the man, Young General Shen, also say that? The number of places in the Northland was allocated for his sake."

"Oh? Brother Mo's words are serious? Who dare to ask..."

"Who else could it be? It's the one who went to the Northland to provide disaster relief!"

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The scholars talked to each other, seemingly chatting, but in fact, every word poked the backbone of the three people in the corner.

It was okay that the person named Mo didn't reveal the inside story before, but once he revealed it, everyone looked at the three people even more teasingly.

However, no matter how these flirtatious talents tried to squeeze, none of the three people in the corner was upset, and they were even chatting in low voices.

"Brother Wang, can we really see the princess this time? If we can, can we represent the princes from the north and express our gratitude to the princess for sending us to Beijing for reference?"

"The princess has a lot of things to do every day, so why don't you let me wait to see you casually? Hu is not talented, and thinks that the day when I get the honor in the exam is the time to come to see the princess."

"Both of you are right, but I always feel that the poems and prose of the three of us are really the lowest among the peers. Even if the major general treats us preferentially for the sake of the princess, here's why It shouldn't be the three of you and me..."

Wang Li, who is the leader of the three, couldn't figure it out, but now the boat has sailed into the Shen Garden, and everyone was quickly fascinated by the scenery on both sides of the river, no matter how difficult it is for him to think.

Most of these fifty candidates are quite talented and famous, but when it comes to the status of the people attending the banquet today, they are naturally the last one.

So until the painting boat was completely submerged in the Shen Garden, a large number of servants dressed no less than Juzi came in front of Taohuadu, and the teahouse specially repaired by Watanabe was full of tea fragrance, just waiting for people to come.

I don't know how long it took, a group of junior officials from small aristocratic families or those attached to big aristocratic families came one after another.

Those who ride horses ride horses, those who ride in carriages, the men are heroic and the women are elegant and refined...

However, this group of people did not dare to stay long before the Peach Blossom Ferry, almost as soon as they landed, they were greeted by the servants of the Shen family on the boat to make room for the nobles who came later.

Of course, not everyone came here according to their status.People from ordinary family backgrounds cannot be late, but those from prominent family backgrounds can arrive early.

"Wan Yin, I know you are always punctual, but why are we here so early? In the name of the Xie family, I will be the last batch."

In front of the teahouse, Su Wanwan, who was wearing a pink dress, was holding Xie Wanyin's hand, showing some arrogance in her anger.

On the other hand, the older brother Su Daolin who was standing aside smiled, patted her on the shoulder and said:
"Wan Yin has her own plans. Besides today's grand meeting, we don't have to be trapped in the official way when we come earlier, so what's wrong with going smoothly?"

Su Wanwan thought about it and felt that what her brother said was not unreasonable.

Seeing this, Xie Wanyin also nodded to Su Daolin, which was quite useful for the other party's rescue.

The Xie family has a very high rank, definitely one of the best in Dazhao.

Therefore, when the steward of the teahouse saw Xie Wanyin, he hurried over and welcomed the three of them to the private room upstairs.

Since the three of them came early, they could choose at will in the private room except for those who stayed specially.

Therefore, in order to have a panoramic view of the scenery below, Xie Wanyin directly chose the window on the second floor, facing Taohuadu.

About half an hour later, when the sons and daughters of big officials from famous families boarded the boat one after another, the horse-drawn carriage of the master of the Gathering, the Mansion of the Mighty General, arrived.

Followed by the Fang family, the Chu family, Qi Bohou's mansion, and the noble families.

Except for some nobles who boarded the ship first, everyone else unanimously chose to enter the teahouse.

Because Xie Wanyin and the others had a good location, some acquaintances and young ladies came here to share the table, making the originally deserted private room lively.

In this way, the children of all the great families and high official families in Dazhao have arrived, and the next ones to arrive are the children of the royal family except the main family of the mighty general's mansion.

To everyone's surprise, the first one to arrive was the eldest prince, Feng Yunxuan, who was said to only serve flowers and birds while staying at home.

But everyone thought about it, Yaji, isn't this the specialty of the prince of the National People's Congress?

And after Feng Yunxuan went upstairs to meet Feng Yuan and his wife for a long time, bursts of exclamations finally sounded from the teahouse.

Because on the official road at this moment, there are three parties driving side by side. Seeing that the carriage system should be the Prince's Mansion, the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and the Princess Huguo's Mansion, that's right.

(End of this chapter)