The person who came to deliver the post was a scholar from central Beijing. It is said that his family is quite well-known in the officialdom, and the servant who delivered the post also looked very elegant.

Xue Lince was in a bit of trouble.

He really doesn't know how to write poems, although he can think that this essay will probably be about snow, but let him think about it, he really can't think of any poems.

He can memorize a lot, but he can't understand the rhythm and tone, or the allusions. Then people will ask, Brother Xue, which rhyme in Pingshui rhyme are you using?

How can I answer?

Xue Lince procrastinated for now, and then just said that he was sick and couldn't go.

It's just that I didn't expect that when I went to Bai's house to give a boxing gift, I was persuaded by Bai Changlin.

Chinese New Year is coming soon, and after all Bai Changlin is his senior brother, Tang Luoyu prepared inconspicuous but very useful flower paper and special products for Xue Lince, and asked him to bring them to Bai's house.

"This...isn't it good?" Xue Lince was a little hesitant. After all, Bai Changlin was a high-ranking official like Jiuqing, and he was just a recruiter. He always felt a little awkward when he went to his house.

"What's wrong with that?" Tang Luoyu looked at Xue Lince incredulously, "Isn't Mr. Bai your senior brother?"

"Yes, but..." Tang Luoyu interrupted Xue Lince before he could finish speaking.

"You want to avoid suspicion, but even if you don't go, you will still be counted in Mr. Bo's department." Tang Luoyu reached out and patted Xue Lince on the back, "Instead, it's better to give gifts generously. The things we prepared It's not expensive either. Besides, he's in charge of punishment, and our family doesn't have any crimes in his hands, so what are you afraid of?"

"Okay..." Xue Lince didn't continue talking, just picked up his things and went in the carriage.

After all, they were all in Xicheng District, but it was time for a cup of tea to arrive at Bai's house. As soon as Xue Lince entered the door, he saw Bai Changlin coming out with a smile.

"Isn't this my junior brother? Why don't you post a post for senior brother after moving, for fear that I will make your family poor?" Bai Changlin smiled, and took the gift from Xue Lince, "Hey, I want a lot of these papers silver."

"It's nothing." Every time he saw Bai Changlin's enthusiasm, Xue Lince felt a little embarrassed, "This flower note is actually a partnership between my wife and the Wang family."

"So it's like this..." Bai Changlin looked at Xue Lince in surprise, "Don't say that you bought that house."

"My lady said it's not very expensive." Xue Lince smiled shyly, as if he was a pedantic scholar who didn't know about general affairs.

"It's not very expensive..." Bai Changlin was a little bitter. Although he had been in the court for many years and his salary was quite generous, his family was poor. Even with the support of his father-in-law, he was still renting a house in Beijing. "Little Junior brother really has a good wife."

"Senior brother, don't say that," Xue Lince later learned that Bai Changlin's wife is Mr. Zhao's daughter, now that he heard him say that, he was afraid that the senior sister would turn around and fix him, "Senior sister is naturally fine."

"Yes, yes, my wife is excellent!" Bai Changlin's voice was a little loud, as if it was specially for his wife.

"By the way, my wife also asked me to bring a set of cosmetics for my senior sister, which is a new style in Beijing," Xue Lince said with a smile, "I will trouble my senior brother later."

"You are really good, lady." The price of this set of cosmetics is not cheap, and Bai Changlin naturally has no bad intentions for his own people, and suddenly remembered something, so he said, "I heard that Liu Xiang's grandson held a literary conference , can I send you a post?"

"This...brother also knows?" Xue Lince scratched his head, "The post was sent naturally, and I said which family's servant is still polite, it turned out to be from Liu Xiang's family."

"I only read your article before, and it's pretty good. It's quite a gentleman." Bai Changlin smiled and stroked his beard, "I just don't know how the younger brother is doing poetry?"

"Brother, that's flattering me." Xue Lince paused, and said with a troubled expression, "I don't want to go to this essay meeting."

"Why don't you want to go?" Bai Changlin was a little surprised. He was afraid that Xiangye's grandson would not pass him the post, but he didn't expect that his junior brother would not want to go after receiving it.

Xue Lince bit his lower lip, and said ruthlessly: "Actually, I can't work with poetry and prose."

Bai Changlin looked at Xue Lince in surprise.

"Let me just say it straight, senior brother, I don't know how to write poetry..." After Xue Lince finished speaking, he lowered his head in shame.

Bai Changlin sighed, and said cautiously: "Didn't your mentor teach you?"

"I just studied with my teacher for half a year, and I only wrote essays, so I didn't write poems." Xue Lince was a little embarrassed, "So I don't want to go to the literary club."

"What do you want me to say about you?" Bai Changlin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Naturally, he didn't expect that his teacher didn't teach the child to compose poetry. "I only know poetry, why don't you go to the literature club?"

Xue Lince raised his head in surprise, and said uncertainly, "Wenhui...doesn't everyone want to compose poetry?"

In short, be it the novels or TV series he reads, isn’t that all necessary?

"This is true, but more importantly, you will also make friends with young talents of your subject at the literary conference. If you are a Jinshi in the same subject, you will have friendship in advance." Bai Changlin sighed, " I still advise you to go, even if you just sit on the sidelines and look at it, you can feel a bit of elegance, even though you are working behind closed doors, you still have to go out, right? "

Xue Lince also sighed, and felt that what Bai Changlin said was very reasonable.

"I'm not forcing you either, in the end it's still up to your will," Bai Changlin waved his hand, "Go back and think about it."

When Xue Lince returned home, Tang Luoyu saw him worried: "What's wrong? Master Bai doesn't like the gift I prepared?"

"How can it be?" Xue Lince smiled, "I really like it."

"Then why are you frowning?" Tang Luoyu poured him a glass of water and put it beside him.

Xue Lince stretched out his hand, wanting to hug Tang Luoyu.

Seeing him like this, Tang Luoyu snuggled into his arms.

"My lady, I don't know how to write poetry..." Xue Lince buried himself on Tang Luoyu, his voice muffled.

Tang Luoyu didn't expect this, but he didn't care too much about it: "If you can't, you won't. The exam doesn't include poetry."

Xue Lince raised his face to look at her: "Brother Bai persuaded me to go to the literary meeting, saying that I can gain literary spirit."

"Is it because of this that you are unhappy?" Tang Luoyu smiled, "Just say that you are not good at it when you go, and then I will prepare more flower paper for you and give it to the literati present, and they will not say anything if you think about it .”

"My lady...you are so kind." Xue Lince hugged her tightly again.

"By the way, there just happens to be a new pattern that hasn't been released yet. When the time comes, take it and think about those literati who patronize the flower notes and don't care about whether you can write poems."

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