The Prince of Jing’s manor was bustling with activity today!
Word had gotten around that Prince Li Hong Cheng was holding a poetry gathering there, inviting almost every famous poet and scholar in the capital city,
so,
early this morning,
many people gathered at the front gate of the manor, just to catch a glimpse of the talented men and women!
On the street,
the invited poets and scholars came in a continuous stream,
Li Hong Cheng and his entourage were at the gate to greet them.
“Your Highness!”
“Haha, Brother Su, Brother Wang!”
“Your Highness!”
“Miss Sun!”
“Miss Sun is particularly eye-catching today!”
“Your Highness is joking!”
“Right!”
“I really liked that new poem you wrote!”
“……”
As the crowd exchanged pleasantries,
a man and a woman walked side by side from a distance!
The man walked leisurely with a nonchalant expression, saying as he walked,
“This Prince of Jing sure knows how to put on airs, actually personally greeting people at the gate!”
“Brother, I think you should be careful.”
The girl beside him worriedly said,
“That day on the street, you had a conflict with Guo Bao Kun, and he's close to the Prince of Jing…”
“So, you're worried that they'll target me at the poetry gathering?”
“Yeah.”
“Haha, Ruoruo, in reciting poetry, your brother has never been afraid of anyone!”
The man laughed and said,
“Besides, I’m not here to fight with them!”
“I'm here to find my Chicken Leg Girl!”
If it weren't for the fact that he heard that many beautiful women would be present at the poetry gathering, and speculated that Chicken Leg Girl might also be there, he wouldn't bother coming to such an event.
As they spoke,
they reached the gate of the manor.
“Your Highness, Prince of Jing, I'm here!”
“Oh, Fan Xian!”
Li Hong Cheng was pleasantly surprised, slapping Fan Xian’s arm,
“I didn't expect you to actually come!”
“Miss Ruoruo is here too!”
Li Hong Cheng’s eyes lit up when he saw Fan Ruoruo.
He had long admired the First Beauty of the capital.
Fan Xian shielded Fan Ruoruo behind him, looking around curiously, and said,
“There are so many people here, why isn't anyone going inside?”
“Could it be that they're waiting for me?”
“Waiting for you? You're overthinking it!”
Behind Li Hong Cheng,
Guo Bao Kun stepped forward with a disdainful look, saying,
“You, a country bumpkin, how could you possibly be so important!”
“They really are waiting for someone!”
Fan Xian murmured,
“It seems that His Highness is not being humble, but rather, there's someone important to be greeted!”
At that moment,
a loud shout came from afar.
“His Royal Highness, the Second Prince has arrived!”
A sedan chair slowly approached,
except for Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo,
everyone else rushed forward to greet him.
Li Cheng Ze, the Second Prince, lifted the sedan chair curtain and stepped out, his slippers dragging behind him.
“Greetings to Your Highness!”
The crowd cried out in unison.
The surrounding people also bowed, looking curiously at him,
wanting to catch a glimpse of the prince’s handsome features.
They looked, and discovered that the prince’s appearance was, well, just average.
A nose, two eyes, nothing particularly special.
“No need for ceremony!”
The Second Prince flipped his shaggy bangs, Xie Bi An following behind him, and entered the gate surrounded by the crowd.
Just as he was about to enter,
another shout came from the street!
“His Royal Highness, the Fourth Prince has arrived!”
The Fourth Prince?
Another prince!
The people were stunned!
The poets and scholars were also surprised. They had thought only the Second Prince would grace this poetry gathering with his presence, but the Fourth Prince had actually come as well!
Only Guo Bao Kun’s eyes lit up,
without waiting for the sedan chair to stop,
he rushed forward to greet him.
As soon as the sedan chair landed,
he quickly bent down and lifted the curtain,
“Your Highness!”
In the midst of Guo Bao Kun’s enthusiastic greeting, Li Cheng Lin stepped out of the sedan chair.
He was dressed in silver silk today,
exuding a sense of luxury.
After getting off the sedan chair,
he straightened up and revealed his face.
A tall and upright figure, handsome features.
A gentle breeze blew,
lifting up the elegant smile at the corner of his lips.
One hand was clasped behind his back,
the other was placed horizontally in front of him, holding a scroll.
Just a glance,
gave people the impression of gentleness and elegance, a high-born nobleman!
“Damn, this streamer’s entrance is so extravagant!”
“Damn it, I didn't notice, how come he has a book in his hand!”
“Who knows where he got that book from! (Blushing, jpg)”
“Ahhhhh, I've been charmed by him!”
“But gotta say, even though this guy makes me envious, he's really handsome!”
“He's really, I'm gonna cry, he even planned out how to pose when getting off the sedan chair!”
“This face, this entrance, isn't this a complete massacre?!”
“……”
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The live stream was abuzz with excitement.
The surrounding people
were speechless!
Looking at the Second Prince at the gate and then at the newly arrived Fourth Prince…
Damn!
This is the real prince!
This face, this demeanor, this elegance, this love of reading…
Even though he has a nose and two eyes, he's definitely no ordinary person!
He's so beautiful, it's like he stepped out of a painter’s painting!
Not only were the people mesmerized,
the hundreds of poets and scholars were also stunned by his appearance!
Especially
the female scholars,
inadvertently blushed.
They had only heard that the Fourth Prince was a playboy, never that he was so handsome!
Even Fan Ruoruo, amidst the crowd,
couldn't help but take a second look.
How could he have become so handsome in just a few years!
“Strange, isn't Guo Bao Kun a follower of the Second Prince?”
“He wasn't even this enthusiastic when the Second Prince arrived.”
“But look at him now, so excited when the Fourth Prince arrives.”
Fan Xian asked curiously,
“Ruoruo, are Guo Bao Kun and the Fourth Prince close?”
“Ruoruo?”
“Ah? Oh, oh… brother, what were you saying?”
Fan Ruoruo hastily asked.
“Huh?”
Fan Xian looked at the blush on Fan Ruoruo’s face and then at Li Cheng Lin…
He understood in an instant!
With a chuckle, Fan Xian teased,
“Ruoruo, if you have feelings for him, go for it!”
“Love is equal for everyone!”
“So what if he's a prince?”
“Brother definitely supports you!”
“But the precondition is that this Fourth Prince has to be reliable, an unreliable one is no good!”
“Pfft!”
Fan Ruoruo blushed, nervously saying,
“Brother, I don't have any feelings for him!”
“I don't!”
“Don't talk nonsense!”
After a brief silence, the crowd finally recovered from the Fourth Prince’s handsome appearance and shouted in unison.
“Greetings to Your Highness!”
“Hahaha, Fourth Brother, come over, come over!”
The Second Prince waved enthusiastically,
“Second Brother!”
Li Cheng Lin smiled slightly and walked over gracefully.
The two brothers were friendly and respectful,
chatting and laughing as they entered the manor.
The poets and scholars behind them also followed, discussing among themselves.
The focus of their hushed conversations
was undoubtedly on the Fourth Prince.
Guo Bao Kun, listening from the crowd,
proudly lifted his head,
with a sense of pride as if he was the one being praised.
As if others praising the Fourth Prince
was also a great honor for him.
“Your Highness, the Second Prince, Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, this way please!”
After entering the manor,
Li Hong Cheng, the Prince of Jing, personally led the two princes to the back garden.
There were gazebos, rockeries, and gardens.
Beautiful scenery.
A gentle breeze.
On the table in the gazebo, fruits and snacks were already prepared.
Later, if any of the poets and scholars wrote good poems, the servants would present them directly to the two princes for their review.
As for
those poets and scholars,
under the guidance of the servants,
they proceeded to the designated poetry gathering venue.
After a cup of tea and some pleasantries,
the poetry gathering officially began!
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