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Daming Temple, Yangzhou

In the spring of the sixth year of Huangyou, after a heavy snowfall, many students came to Pingshan Hall in Daming Temple to enjoy the scenery. Wang Yue was reluctant to come at first, but he had to.

After Gu Tingye got off the carriage, he said very depressedly, "Brother, you said it was a good opportunity, why did it have such a big problem? Didn't the prefect Liu say he would give you a letter of recommendation? Why did he change his mind and say he wanted you to become famous in the poetry meeting before giving you a letter of recommendation?"

Sheng Changbai knew what was going on, and he said helplessly, "Who told my elder brother to take advantage of the prefect's appreciation of him and bring my uncle to see Lord Liu when he was fine.

Lord Liu was a little angry because of this, and felt that his cousin was too focused on profit, so he made a request, asking Wang Yue to stop hiding his edge. "

Gu Tingye was a little stunned. He said speechlessly, "Brother, with my uncle's means, even if you don't lead me there, I can still see Lord Liu."

Wang Yue couldn't explain some things to the two of them. One fact was that as a businessman, Old Man Wang was the first person who could meet Lord Liu. No one would dare to offend him in Yangzhou's business in the future. It was precisely because of this that he did this on purpose.

He originally planned that if Lord Liu got angry about this matter, he could just study in the Sheng family's school. With Master Zhuang's ability, although he could not compare with so many teachers in the Imperial College, he was not much worse.

Unexpectedly, although Lord Liu was angry, he still valued talent and did not completely give up on the letter of recommendation. He only made one request to Wang Yue, which was to let him become famous in this poetry meeting.

Of course, Lord Liu’s original words were to write a poem of noble character without any commercial airs, so that I would not be criticized for it.

Wang Yue saw his two good friends were so worried about him, so he smiled and comforted them, "You two don't have to worry. At worst, we can go to Changbai's house to study, or go to some academy. You are still worried that I won't be able to pass the exam if I change places, right?"

Gu Tingye thought Wang Yue was just consoling himself, so he nodded quickly and said earnestly, "My grandfather has a close relationship with the headmaster of Bai Ludong Academy. He once wrote to me, saying that if I want to study, I can go to Bai Ludong Academy. If big brother wants to go, we can go together."

Wang Yue immediately guessed that the reason why they had such a close relationship was probably because he had invested a lot of money to establish a good relationship with the Bai Lu Dong Academy.

Many businessmen do this at this time, because it is difficult to gain a foothold without power and influence, so they invest in this way and also use it as a backing.

He knew that this was Gu Tingye's good intention, so he said helplessly, "You two are really something, isn't it just a poetry gathering? How do you know that I can't write a good poem today?"

Gu Tingye felt that it was not a good idea to attack his elder brother, so he did not continue talking. However, he racked his brains to think of some good words to say.

Sheng Changbai was more honest, so he persuaded him seriously, "Cousin, everything depends on talent. Although the poems you wrote are better than Brother Ye's, it may be difficult for you to win the first prize. We have to face this reality."

Wang Yue was so angry with his two good friends that he ignored them and went up the mountain.

Who are these two guys looking down on?

You have to know that the imperial examination is currently underway. The most outstanding scholars have already gone to Tokyo for the examination. If he cannot come up with a poem that can defeat those so-called talented scholars who cannot enter the examination, then it will probably be very difficult for him to win the first place in the imperial examination.

Seeing that Wang Yue ignored them and walked up the mountain, Sheng Changbai and Gu Tingye looked at each other, said nothing more, and followed Wang Yue.

However, as soon as the three of them arrived at Daming Temple, they heard people pointing fingers at them.

"Who among these three is Wang Yue?"

"It should be the one in the blue shirt! I know the one on the far left, he's the son of the Tongpan family. The one on the far right isn't wearing scholar clothes, so he shouldn't be one either."

"I heard that Magistrate Liu said that if you can write a good poem today, you can go to the Imperial Academy in Tokyo to study. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true. It is said that this news came from the home of Liu Zhizhou."

"That's Liu Zhizhou. Are you optimistic about him? What's his connection?"

"Just a first-class merchant!"

"You can't say that. Their family is related to our Yangzhou Sheng Tongpan and Runzhou Wang Zhizhou."

The discussion among the crowd suddenly became quiet following this man's words.

If he was just a businessman, everyone would look down on him, but if he was a relative of an official's son, then they would re-examine him.

However, since everyone was relatively young and full of youthful vigor, they were not afraid. They just stopped making sarcastic remarks in public.

Gu Tingye listened to everyone's discussion and said with some gloating, "Brother, you are in big trouble. Although these students dare not attack you openly, they will definitely try their best to write a poem to keep you from the limelight."

Sheng Changbai hesitated for a moment, then persuaded, "Cousin, how about we go burn some incense? Let's forget about it today?"

Wang Yue knew that Sheng Changbai wanted him to escape by burning incense, which was similar to escaping from peeing.

But why would he be afraid of these?

Even if he couldn't do it himself, the poetry he learned in nine years of compulsory education plus three years of high school would be enough for him.

Wang Yue sighed, strolled into the plum blossom bushes, picked up a pen on the prepared desk, and prepared to copy out a poem.

Seeing Wang Yue's actions, Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai were very worried, but they didn't say it out loud. They just came to Wang Yue's left and right.

Gu Tingye was even more diligent and helped with grinding, while Sheng Changbai helped to flatten the paper.

When the other scholars saw that Wang Yue wanted to write poetry without fear, they gathered around him. They all wanted to see what kind of poem Wang Yue could write that would impress the prefect.

Bu Operator·Yong Mei

The wind and rain sent the spring back, and the snow arrived. It is already a cliff of ice, and there are still beautiful flowers.

It's not pretty for the spring, just report the spring. When the mountains were full of flowers, she laughed in the bushes.

After Wang Yue finished writing, he put down his brush casually in a very handsome manner, turned around and walked down the stairs. He did not even go to Pingshan Hall where Ouyang Xiu had stayed, and only left a firm back to everyone.

Sheng Changbai was stunned by the poems written by Wang Yue. When he saw Wang Yue leaving, he quickly copied the poems, turned around and followed Wang Yue.

Gu Tingye was not so good-tempered. He first read the words aloud for everyone to hear, then sneered and said, "Everyone, my eldest brother said, see you at the next imperial examination!"

Chapter 175: The greedy little guy!

Those who were originally close and had already read the lyrics were already ashamed, and the scholars who were standing far away also changed their faces after hearing Gu Tingye's recitation of the lyrics. They did not expect that Wang Yue could write such good lyrics, and they did not expect that they would become bad guests.

Wang Yue will surely become famous because of this poem, but those who come to cause trouble will be infamous forever.

As a result, no one was in the mood to stay here any longer. They were also afraid that someone would remember their names and associate them with this poem. So, one by one, they no longer wanted to stay and participate in the poetry gathering to be remembered, and they hurried down the mountain.

After all, if they run fast enough, no one will remember them.

If some of them were more famous, they would probably just serve as the foil for this poem. But now those with more fame have gone to Tokyo to take the exam, leaving only the unknown ones like them, who will probably just be mentioned in passing by those who spread the story.

However, this year's Heian Hall Poetry Festival was destined to end so abruptly.

In addition to Wang Yue,

Everyone else also became the background.

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One month later, Sheng Family, Shou'an Hall

After Old Man Wang and Old Lady Wang met Lord Liu, they left Wang Yue behind and quickly headed for the Mansion of Marquis Yongyi in Tokyo.

Although Mrs. Sheng's brother had passed away, her sister-in-law was still alive. After meeting Mrs. Wang, she took the initiative to agree to let Mrs. Sheng come back to worship their ancestors.

In the eyes of Mrs. Sheng's sister-in-law, although her sister-in-law is a little stubborn, she is indeed thinking about the future of the Sheng family. This is understandable. After all, it is good for a married daughter to control the distance so neatly.

Old Madam Sheng did not cause any trouble to her sister-in-law. Old Madam Xu felt that this was much better than those sisters-in-law who were confused.

The two of them had no grudges against each other, and they didn't get along at all. After listening to what Old Lady Wang had to say, they didn't argue at all and simply agreed.

Mrs. Wang got the accurate news, so she left Mr. Wang in Beijing to buy a house and rushed back without stopping to tell Mrs. Sheng about it.

Of course Wang Yue followed and saw Minglan in the old lady's courtyard.

He thought that in the drama, Minglan came to the old lady because her mother died. But now because of his intervention, although Minglan's mother was injured during childbirth, she did not die at all. How did she come here?

So, he looked at Minglan curiously and asked, "Why are you here? Don't you live with your little mother anymore?"

Minglan was a little sad, so she lowered her head and stammered, "It's nothing, it's just that our yard is full, so I came here to accompany the old lady."

Wang Yue didn't believe what Minglan said, so he looked at Xiaotao. This little girl was cute and only knew how to eat. She was also an honest person and would definitely not lie.

Xiao Tao knew that this cousin was a good man and would give her delicious food every time he saw her, so she told Minglan about the situation at home without hesitation without waiting for Minglan to speak.

It turned out that Minglan's mother gave birth to a younger brother named Sheng Changdong for Minglan, and there were only two maids, one big and one small, in their courtyard. Xiaotao was only five or six years old and could not take care of herself. Only Xiaodie was left, and she had to serve Aunt Wei carefully and look after the young master, so she had no time to take care of Minglan.

It’s not that the Sheng family doesn’t have money to buy servants, but they have already sent most of the servants out of the house, planning to buy servants together after arriving in Tokyo, so they can only make do with this for now.

It happened that at this time, Mrs. Sheng felt that she was becoming somewhat alienated from her family and needed to raise a child by her side who could serve as a support for her in the future.

After hearing the news, Mrs. Shanda, Aunt Lin, and Aunt Wei both wanted to send their daughters over.

Rulan, who was beside the eldest lady, disliked the old lady's simple life and the fact that they always ate vegetarian food, so she was unwilling to come. Even after being hit a few times by the eldest lady, she still insisted on her opinion.

The eldest lady thought that raising a son would be like his father, and since her thoughtful eldest daughter was about to get married, she reluctantly agreed to keep the younger daughter by her side.

As for Molan from Aunt Lin's side, she really wanted to come to the old lady, but unfortunately the old lady gave a reason that Sheng Hong had no chance to explain, so she eliminated Molan.

The old lady said at the time, "I am not very good at educating my daughter. Aunt Lin was also as obedient as Molan at first, but the one I taught ended up having an affair with someone. I am really worried that if I keep Molan by my side, she will do something immoral again."

After Sheng Hong heard this, he was very unhappy and asked in rebuttal, "Then why did the old lady want to keep Minglan?"

Old Madam Sheng glanced at Sheng Shenghong and said indifferently, "Minglan obviously doesn't want to come, but Aunt Wei's yard is really full. How about you give Aunt Wei a bigger yard? Then I won't accept Minglan."

Sheng Hong thought that Old Lady Sheng was retreating to advance, so he asked suspiciously, "Didn't the old lady say that she wanted to keep someone by her side? Why did she eliminate all the people?"

Since Old Madam Sheng was planning to contact the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, she didn't plan to keep a low profile. She had already made a plan, so she said calmly, "My nephew has a concubine's daughter, who is only seven or eight years old this year, and her mother has passed away. I plan to take her with me to raise her when I return to Kyoto."

When Sheng Hong heard what the old lady said, he immediately realized that what he was doing now had made the old lady angry.

He also understood that Old Madam Sheng had long been fed up with Aunt Lin and had long since made it clear that Aunt Lin was not allowed to come to see her.

The old lady is definitely not willing to see Aunt Lin's daughter now. If he continues to force it, I'm afraid the old lady won't raise any of the Sheng family's daughters.

If that were the case, the old lady's huge dowry would probably be returned to the Xu family when she got old, and she would have offended Marquis Yongyi for no reason.

So, he smiled and said, "Why should we trouble the Marquis's Mansion when we already have a girl at home? I think Minglan is pretty good. She is so obedient and will definitely not cause trouble to my mother."

Old Madam Sheng hesitated for a moment. She didn't know whether she could go back to her parents' home, and she didn't know whether her niece was willing to come. So she relaxed and said, "In that case, let's keep Minglan. If my niece is willing to come over in the future, she can just keep her company."

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After listening to the whole process, Wang Yue said to Minglan speechlessly, "Minglan, this is a good thing, why are you still reluctant?"

Minglan hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Wang Yue the truth, and said worriedly, "Cousin, I know the old lady is on the better side, but my little mother endures everything, and I'm worried that she will be bullied again if I'm not there."

Wang Yue was amused, so he smiled and reminded her, "You! You just think too simply. If you can live well with the old lady and bring people to visit your mother from time to time, then your mother will live a better life, right?"

Minglan was stunned for a moment, then asked expectantly, "Can I go back to see my mother often?"

Wang Yue rubbed Minglan's little head and said helplessly, "Of course, the old lady is the kindest. How could she stop you and your daughter from meeting? You just spend most of your time with the old lady and occasionally take time to visit your mother and brother."

After hearing this, Minglan said happily, "Thank you, cousin. Minglan has figured it out."

But after she finished speaking, she realized that it was inappropriate for Wang Yue to touch her hair, so she quickly hid behind him, her little face turning red.

Wang Yue withdrew his hand helplessly. He didn't expect that this little girl, who was only seven or eight years old, knew that men and women should not touch each other.

He shook his head helplessly, then smiled and reminded, "You! If you have anything to say, just tell the old lady directly, don't sneak around to approach your mother, that will only make the old lady sad."

Minglan nodded and said seriously, "Cousin, don't worry, I know I will definitely treat the old lady as well as I treat my mother."

Wang Yue was a little amused when he heard this answer. Is this still the smart little girl in the play? Why does she look a little silly?

He didn't say much, but just said with emotion, "Minglan, in fact, your coming to the old lady's place has attracted some attention for your mother, so that your father won't forget your mother."

Minglan nodded, not quite understanding. She was not very interested in this, so she asked expectantly, "Cousin, Minglan has also heard about your Bu Suan Zi. What exactly happened at that time? I heard that they were ambiguous."

Wang Yue didn't expect this little girl to be so gossipy, so he smiled and joked, "Why do you want to know so many poems? It's not like you can make a living."

Minglan's face turned red all of a sudden, and she quickly defended herself, "I, I don't like to eat it, it's Xiaotao who likes to eat it, and I give most of the food to Xiaotao."

Xiao Tao was secretly eating a peanut. When she heard this, she quickly closed her mouth and looked at Wang Yue and Minglan with a silly look. Her innocent big eyes blinked, and she didn't know why her young master and cousin were talking about her.

However, she was a rather honest person, so she just smiled innocently. She looked particularly silly, but also very cute.

Wang Yue shook his head helplessly again and said insincerely, "Okay, I understand. It's Xiao Tao who is eating, not you."

Minglan obviously heard the perfunctory tone in Wang Yue's words, and said anxiously, "It's really not that I like it!"

She spoke unconsciously loudly, so the old lady and Mrs. Wang who were talking in the room could hear it.

The old lady knew Minglan very well. It must be something Wang Yue said that made her excited.

She wanted to help Minglan, so she had no choice but to forcefully explain to Old Lady Wang, "Minglan has suffered a lot following her mother, so she is greedy."

Chapter 176 Gu Tingye leaves Beijing!

When Minglan heard this, she looked a little embarrassed. She didn't care that Old Lady Wang was still there, and hurriedly ran to the old lady with her short legs, shaking her arm, and said reluctantly, "Grandma, Grandma, it's really not Minglan who likes to eat it, it's Xiaotao who likes to eat it! Really!"

Old Madam Sheng was very happy at the moment. She knew that Minglan's mother was injured during childbirth, and she felt sorry for her little granddaughter.

Seeing that Minglan was shy, she looked at Wang Yue in surprise, and found that Wang Yue looked at Minglan with some doting eyes, so she understood.

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