The bustling Vermilion Bird Avenue was filled with people. There was an endless stream of vendors coming and going on the streets and alleys. The sound of peddling echoed in the ears of every passerby from time to time.
Li Chengqian held Wu Meiniang's hand and shuttled through the crowd. Wei Zheng led a group of servants and followed behind them at a distance of four to five steps.
If they followed too closely, it would be easy to expose Li Chengqian's identity.
Wei Zheng's gaze was fixed on Li Chengqian, afraid that something would happen.
As for Li Chengqian holding Wu Meiniang's hand, Wei Zheng had seen this scene too many times in the Eastern Palace. He was used to it and pretended not to see it.
Looking at the bustling streets, Li Chengqian's heart also felt enlightened.
Although life in the palace was luxurious, it was very monotonous, far from the fireworks of the market.
Although Wu Meiniang had lived outside the palace for many years, she had never visited Chang 'an.
Not to mention that Li Chengqian was by her side at this moment. The feeling of accompanying her to play was also different.
"Young Master, look, this rattle-drum is so interesting!”
"This lantern is so beautiful!"
"This hairpin is really exquisitely crafted…"
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Looking at the dazzling array of goods on the roadside, Wu Mei Niang was very happy.
As for the interesting items that Wu Meiniang mentioned, Li Chengqian smiled and casually waved his hand.
"Buy them all!"
When Li Chengqian and Wu Meiniang left the palace, they did not bring any silver or guards with them.
Wei Zheng naturally had to fork out the money to buy things…
When Wei Zheng paid, just by looking at his expression, one could tell how much his heart ached.
Wei Zheng thought to himself, Is it easy for me to hide some money?
In just a short while, he had killed more than half of them!
When they passed by a teahouse, Li Chengqian brought Wu Meiniang in.
After strolling for a long time, they stopped to rest.
Li Chengqian even specially chose a private room on the second floor. Through the guardrail, he could clearly see the surrounding streets and buildings. The scenery was still very good.
After Li Chengqian and the others sat down, they realized that the atmosphere in this teahouse was a little off.
Unlike ordinary tea houses, the guests sitting around were dressed like scholars. There were even women sitting around.
Those people were not just drinking tea. The tables were filled with paper, ink, brush, and inkstone. They were also discussing poems and good sentences among themselves…
While the waiter was serving tea, Li Chengqian also asked about the other party's situation.
"What are they doing?”
"Drinking tea and reciting poems?"
"The atmosphere is still so strange. It's like a war…"
Hearing this, the waiter looked at Li Chengqian in surprise.
"How long has it been since you left the house?”
Li Chengqian was speechless.
This time, it was Li Chengqian's turn to be stunned.
Speaking of which, he had not gone out for more than ten years, right?
The waiter did not notice Li Chengqian's abnormality and continued to explain.
"Today is the poetry competition of the major academies in Chang 'an!”
" Those present are the representatives of the students sent by the major academies. They are all famous young talents in Chang 'an…"
"If you had come a little later, you would have had to stand and drink tea…"
Just as the waiter said, more and more talented scholars and beautiful women gathered in the teahouse. Not only were the private rooms on the second floor full, but even the first floor was empty.
Li Chengqian swept his gaze around and was suddenly attracted by a beautiful face. The other party's beauty was comparable to Wu Meiniang beside him.
Li Chengqian could not help but blurt out.
"Why is there a woman representing the Academy?”
Upon hearing this, the waiter looked at Li Chengqian as if he had never seen the world.
"Young Master, this is your prejudice against women!”
" The academies in Chang 'an do not prohibit women from entering. The one you saw is a famous talented woman in Chang' an!”
"Not to mention Chang 'an City, even in the entire Inner Pass, Xu Hui's reputation as a talented woman is very resounding!”
Hearing that, Li Chengqian could not help but exclaim.
"She's Xu Hui?"
It seemed that Li Chengqian's voice was too loud, or that the talented women's hearing was very sharp. Their gazes all looked in their direction.
The leader of the group was the beautiful lady, Xu Hui. She looked at Li Chengqian with an expressionless face and then retracted her gaze.
However, the few talented women sitting next to Xu Hui saw Li Chengqian dressed elegantly and knew without thinking that he was a rich family's son.
However, in the eyes of those talented women, they classified Li Chengqian into the category of silkpants.
She felt that he was acting abnormally because he was coveting Xu Hui's beauty.
"That young master is really annoying. He's actually staring at Sister Xu Hui!”
"These rich playboys are a bunch of parasites. They don't know anything and only know how to eat, drink, and play all day long.”
"This person doesn't look like a good person at first glance. How annoying!”
"Is this person crazy?”
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The talented women discussed in low voices, disregarding Li Chengqian.
Xu Hui said.
"Let's focus on composing the poem. There's not much time left!”
Hearing this, the talented women all withdrew their gazes and began to focus on thinking hard.
Li Chengqian also reacted and realized that he was too surprised just now!
It was just that this talented lady Xu Hui, Li Chengqian was all too familiar!
Wasn't that Li Er's favorite concubine after Empress Zhangsun's death?
He heard that Xu Hui was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and her appearance was beautiful beyond compare.
Now that he saw it, it was indeed so!
Li Chengqian was immediately tempted…
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