idle king

Chapter 14 Two Poems Aftermath

Since this morning, two poems have been circulated among the literati in Jinling.Especially the song "Linjiang Immortal", it is said that almost everyone has excerpted it and put it in their study room.

And the other song "Evening Scene on the Spring River", although not as famous as that one, but because it is related to the red card Yiyi girl from Zuixiaolou, it is also resounding on both sides of the Qinhuai River.

As for the name Ye Yu, it seemed like overnight, it became known to countless people, and some people even started to call him the number one talented person in Jinling.Many people have already started to ask around who this talented man who suddenly appeared is.

Although Ye Chu didn't go out of the house many times, but after all, he still knew someone.After the person who saw Ye Yu's face that night described it, someone had already recognized his identity naturally.

It was the young master of the Jinling Ye Mansion, the scholar Ye Chu.

All of a sudden, countless invitations from famous families were sent to Ye's mansion like snowflakes. What's more, early this morning, they had already come to pay a visit.

It's a pity that Ye Chu has already left the house.Naturally, these people returned disappointed, and returned home resentfully.

Of course, there were also some smart people who inquired a few words from the concierge, and then immediately drove to Zuixiaolou.

No, Ye Chu was surrounded by three people as soon as he arrived at the gate of Zuixiaolou before he got off the carriage.At this time, the sky was a little early, and there were not many people on the street.Suddenly surrounded by several strangers, Ye Chu almost shouted for help.Is this robbing money or robbing sex?

"Brother Ye, long time no see, don't come here to be safe."

"Master Ye, it can be said that the real person does not show his face."

Then, Ye Chu was a little confused.

Are these people sick?I haven't even seen each of them before. Why do you look so enthusiastic now? Could it be that we know each other very well?

However, Ye Chu came from a business background after all, after only a short period of sluggishness, he immediately bowed his hands and saluted with a smile on his face: "Thank you, brothers, for your concern. Hehe, I wonder if you can find me if you have anything to do?"

"Haha, can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do? We are family friends. A few days ago, my father was still talking about Uncle Ye not coming to the house for so long. Since we met today, it is better to hit the sun and choose another day. Brother, go back and pay respects to my father." One of the muscular men in scholar's uniform said.

"Chen Ting, hehe, if you want to talk serious nonsense, I will obey you." Just as Chen Ting finished speaking, he was interrupted by a young man wearing a crown next to him, mockingly.

"Han Qiu, shut up and no one will treat you as dumb." Chen Ting said angrily after being exposed in person.

Ye Chu, on the other hand, looked at the two helplessly.

He could see that although these people were wearing scholar's uniforms, they didn't look like a literati at all in terms of words and deeds. In all likelihood, they were also young masters of merchants like him, just arty.

As for the theory of family friends, Ye Chu scoffed a little.In the past few days, I haven't seen any of you come to the house, so it seems that they are old enemies.

The so-called reach out and don't hit smiling people.No matter what their relationship with the Ye family was before, at least for now, Ye Chu is not at the point where he will turn his face when they meet.

"I didn't expect Brother Ye to hide it deep enough. He was able to write such poems." Chen Ting was not polite, and stepped forward to pat Ye Yu on the shoulder, with a familiar temperament.

However, this beat almost made Ye Chu sit on the ground.This is so powerful.

Enduring the burning pain from his shoulder, Ye Chu grinned quietly, and said casually: "Brother Chen has practiced martial arts, his hands are really strong."

"Hehe, where did you practice any martial arts? I just practiced with the Nursing Academy for a few days to keep fit." A trace of unnaturalness flashed in Brother Chen's eyes, but he concealed it very well, and Ye Yu didn't notice it.

"I also admire those two poems. Haha, I don't think it's better for me to be the host today. How about inviting everyone to Zuixianglou for a drink? Then I will ask Mr. Ye for advice. Hehe, it seems like it's been a long time." Come to Zuixiaolou." At this time, Han Qiu was not to be outdone, and said first.

Isn't it just two-handed poetry, as for your reaction?Ye Yu always felt that there was a deeper reason why they were looking for him so urgently.

"I'm sorry, Zuixiaolou is temporarily closed for these two days." Ye Yu said embarrassedly, "But starting tomorrow, Zuixiaolou will officially open. Forget it this time. Wait until tomorrow, I invite everyone to come and entertain Brothers, let me tell you quietly, there will be many interesting activities tomorrow."

"In addition to these, we will launch a few newly developed dishes at that time. It will definitely surprise everyone." Ye Yu spared no effort to publicize.

"It's not just a name change." The young man next to him who had never spoken was suspicious.

"Hehe, I can assure you that these dishes have never appeared in the market before!" Ye Yu said to himself.

Seeing that the young master still had an expression of disbelief, Ye Chu didn't waste his time talking, and we will see tomorrow to find out.

"That's a good deal. I'll bring a group of friends to join us tomorrow. Brother Ye, don't feel sorry for Yin Zi." Chen Ting was very forthright, laughed and joked and said goodbye to them.

After seeing off Chen Ting and the others, Ye Chu stepped into the Zuixiao Tower, just as San'er walked towards him.

"Back to young master, I have sent someone to clean up the entire floor."

Ye Chu looked around, nodded in satisfaction, then took out a few blueprints from his arms, and said, "This is the layout of the dining tables in the hall on the first floor I drew. This is the decoration in the private room on the second floor." , you will go out to buy in a while. In the private room on the third floor, all the calligraphy, paintings and wallpapers are removed, and all are replaced with high-quality blank rice paper."

Although San'er didn't understand, she wrote it down very carefully.

"Later, you will go to Cuimo Bookstore again to see if they have finished the leaflets I ordered. If they are ready, you can find some children in the whole city, preferably beggars. Pay them to let them be in every prosperous place. It is distributed at the entrance of the street building. Be sure to at least let the residents near Zuixiaolou know the news before tomorrow."

"Okay, young master." San'er nodded.

"Also, I will transport all the things I use to Zuixiaolou tonight. Then you will arrange them according to the drawing. From now on, you will be the new shopkeeper of Zuishiaolou!"

"Thank you for your cultivation, young master. I will definitely live up to your trust." Hearing Ye Chu's last words, San'er floated up, looked at Ye Chu excitedly, and expressed his loyalty with gratitude.

Afterwards, Ye Chu explained a few more words and left Zuixiaolou.The next destination is Mingxiu Workshop.

This is where Ye Chu commissioned them to help make various lanterns.

Qin Mansion.

"Is this really Ye Chu's work?" In the lobby, a gray-haired but energetic old man was holding a piece of paper in his hand, and looking at the poem on it, ripples appeared on his face that was originally calm.

Under the lobby, there were several middle-aged people sitting separately.

I saw one of them was still wearing an official uniform.

"Teacher, I just saw it this morning." The man smiled wryly, "After the student asked, I found out that it was Gouzi who was there last night..."

Speaking of this, the man paused slightly in embarrassment, and then said: "When I participated in the poetry meeting at Qinhuai River, a poem was handed out, and he copied it down after he came back."

"This morning, the students heard many students talking about this poem on the way here. It was indeed written by a student named Ye Chu." Although the other person is not an official, he is also a great Confucian.

"Where did Qing'er go just now?" The old man was only surprised for a moment, and then returned to his indifferent expression.Ignoring the words of the two proud disciples, after putting down the paper, he asked a serving maid outside the lobby.

"Back to my lord, Miss received an invitation from Princess Nishang yesterday afternoon, and went to the palace early this morning. She said she was participating in the activities of the Xiaoxiang Poetry Club," said the servant girl.

Prince Ning's Mansion.In the back garden, Xiefang Pavilion.

Inside the pavilion, sat two stunning women.Both of them are not very old, about seventeen or eighteen years old.

"Sister Jing, is this the Romance of the Three Kingdoms you mentioned? This is too disrespectful to history. But the opening poem is very good, and it makes people read it a little sadly." A woman in a green dress bowed her head After looking at the manuscript in his hand for a while, he raised his head and asked.

"Qing'er, I know you don't really like this kind of novels, but I like my sister. By the way, Xiaoxiang Poetry Club is going to compete with Haitang Poetry Club in the afternoon, are you ready?" Another woman was dressed in clear silk The skirt looks quite heroic.It was the Princess of Nishang, Zhou Jing.

"Sister Jing should be worried about them." The girl blinked mischievously.

"I forgot, our Qing'er is known as a talented woman. I'd better pay a moment of silence for those Jinling talents." Zhou Jingjiao said with a smile.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the pavilion.And accompanied by a shout.

"Sister, haha, I laughed so hard last night. You didn't see... Um, Sister Qing'er is here too."

(End of this chapter)