To be precise, what made people's eyes light up were actually three figures.
The person on the left had met Li Chen once before. He was Dou Hua, the tailor of the Dou family's satin shop in Chang 'an.
Upon closer inspection, these three young women of similar age had similar facial features.
As for the most eye-catching one, it was probably the beauty in the middle. She looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old and was in the prime of her youth. She was wearing a dark blue high-waisted dress that swayed in the wind.
As the fragrance wafted into his nose, Li Chen bowed slightly and smiled at Dou Hua."Miss Dou Hua, I haven't seen you for many days.”
"Hello, Sister Dou Hua. Thank you for the handkerchief you gave me.”Yaya, who was lying on Li Chen's shoulder, said in a childish voice,""Father said that if you give me a wooden peach, you will return it with a precious jade. I will give you a colored lamp.”
"Mr. Li Chen, Yaya, it's really a coincidence to meet you at the lantern festival.”Hearing that Yaya knew how to recite poems, Dou Hua couldn't help but be a little surprised. He turned around and happily walked towards Yaya with a smile."Yaya is so obedient."
"These two are my sister, Dou Kou, and Dou Nian.”Then, she turned around and continued to introduce her sister and sister,
"These two are Mr. Li Chen and Yaya. They are the father and daughter who came to the silk shop to order silk clothes and silk robes a few days ago.”
Li Chen smiled and nodded in greeting." Youth of the Cardamom "…These three sisters all had good names. They were also good-looking and reflected each other's beauty. They were also a beautiful scenery on the street and were quite eye-catching.
"Sisters, do you want my father to help you guess the lantern riddles?”Yaya waved the three lanterns in her hand and said proudly,""Daddy is amazing."
Coincidentally, at this moment, Li Er also brought Princess Jin Yang, Princess Lan Ling, and Zhangsun Wuji over. When Dou Hua saw that Li Chen, Yaya, and the others were traveling with them, he could only apologize,
"There's no need to trouble Mr. Li Chen. The three of us are just here to take a stroll.”
The three sisters said their goodbyes politely and walked away under Yaya's reluctant gaze.
"The big sister in the middle just now was very beautiful.”Yaya recalled Dou Kou's budding smile and patted Li Chen's shoulder.
Yaya didn't know anything about beauty. She just felt that she was beautiful.
"It is very beautiful." Li Chen also said with a smile. He had to admit that although this Doukou was not a famous woman in the history of the Tang Empire, he had to admit that she was at least comparable to Princess Lan Ling.
Of course, Dou Hua and Dou Nian weren't bad either. It was the historian's negligence that these three sisters didn't appear in history.
Meeting up with Li Er and the others, the group looked at the lanterns as they slowly walked to the end of Lantern Street.
Qu River.
The Qu River had a good name because of its meandering river, which was similar to the Guangling River.
At this moment, the curtain of dusk had completely fallen, and the entire Qu River was as bright as day. The pleasure boats with colorful lights were lined up in a row, and one could not see the end of it at a glance.
The endless stream of tourists on the pleasure boat was very lively, but when they really walked close to the pleasure boat, they were amazed that the pleasure boat had already isolated the hustle and bustle outside. The surroundings were extremely quiet, and only the sound of zither music could be heard.
The hot air was blown away by the cool breeze.
"Your Majesty, the Qujiang Poetry Meet is about to begin. Why don't we board the ship and enjoy the poems?”Looking at the river surface, Zhangsun Wuji whispered to Li Er.
The Qujiang Poetry Festival was held every year from the Lantern Festival to the Qixi Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Countless scholars of the Great Tang would gather here for a grand poetry festival.
In the end, the scholars on the Green Bay Ferry unanimously selected the best works of the poetry festival. This Green Bay Ferry was the largest pleasure boat on the Qu River. Of course, what was important was not the pleasure boat, but the scholars on it.
Among them were Yang Shidao and Li Baiyao, who had created the style of poetry, Xu Jingzong, who had become famous for his poems, and Shangguan Yi, who had led the Zhenguan poetry world for several years.
Li Er had been absent from more than ten poetry recitals for several years. There was no other reason than that he was once a famous person in the Zhenguan poetry world. As the Shangguan style became famous, he gradually withdrew from the poetry world.
After all, it was not beautiful to not be able to act cool.
"Mr. Li Chen, are you interested in the Qujiang Poetry Meet?”Hearing this, Li Er's eyes turned and he had an idea.
Roughly speaking, Shangguan Yi had been leading the poetry world of Zhenguan for several years. It was time for him to abdicate, right? He couldn't act tough, but he could try to borrow Li Chen to act tough!
"Qujiang Poetry Meet?" Li Chen also looked at the river in front of him. It had to be said that as a modern person, he was quite curious and yearned for this ancient elegance.
Before he could answer, Yaya patted his shoulder and whispered into his ear,""Daddy, Yaya wants to listen to poetry.”
"If I have the chance to meet the Great Tang's scholars, that would be a pleasant thing.”Thus, Li Chen smiled and agreed. After all, Yaya's memory was extraordinary, and listening to other people's poems could be considered as increasing her knowledge.
Just like that, the group of people moved to the top floor of the six-story pleasure boat. Li Er had just approached, and with Shangguan Yi in the lead, countless scholars stood up and bowed at the same time, saying respectfully,
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"My dear ministers, please excuse me. I came today to listen to the new poems and meet the new literary heroes of Zhenguan.”Li Er waved his hand and said with a smile.
Hearing this, Shangguan Yi couldn't help but feel a little proud. After all, everyone had the intention to act tough. Other than himself, what new Zhenguan literary hero could there be? Whoever wanted to snatch the throne of Zhenguan's literary hero had to first ask if he agreed or not.
In fact, the magnanimous Li Er was quite open-minded when it came to the relationship between monarch and minister. Even if he secretly competed, he only used the methods of a scholar.
"Your Majesty, this lowly official has been pondering for a long time. Now that I have a new work, I'm afraid that this new Zhenguan literary hero may have to occupy another year and disappoint Your Majesty.”Shangguan Yi teased.
"Oh? Then I'll have to listen to Minister Shangguan's masterpiece.”Li Er looked at the other party meaningfully, then smiled and said,"But tonight, Zhen has brought a mysterious guest. This new Zhenguan literary hero, Shangguan Aiqing, may not be able to occupy it.”
Since he had already " tricked " Li Chen to come here, he already had a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Ever since he had obtained two lines of Li Chen's poem, he had been thinking of getting a new work out of Li Chen.
Today was a good opportunity. On one hand, he could get information about Li Chen's new work, and on the other hand, he could suppress Shangguan Yi's arrogance.
"I am also looking forward to it." Hearing this, Shangguan Yi also laughed heartily.
However, when he looked at Li Er's companions and saw the 'special' lantern that Princess Lan Ling was holding, the smile on his face slowly disappeared.
"This is…the lantern leader on Lantern Riddle Street?”At the same time, the people around them also started to notice the lantern in Princess Lan Ling's hand. They were all bewildered.
The lamp chief that had not been taken down for three years had an owner tonight?
I'll see how much support everyone has before I decide whether I'll be updating the fourth chapter or the fifth chapter tonight. I haven't eaten dinner yet, so I can say that I'm working very hard.）
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