"Good …"
Seeing Shen Zhao open his mouth, Chen Licheng was just about to praise, "Good poem!" As soon as the word "good" left his mouth, he suddenly realized something was wrong. He stared at Shen Zhao and asked uncertainly, "What … what did you just say?"
Shen Zhao sighed and looked at Chen Licheng. "Brother Chen, believe me, if you choose to fight, your chances of winning will be higher."
"Brother Shen, now is not the time to joke." Chen Licheng raised his head and narrowed his eyes.
Shen Zhao's behavior was very abnormal. Although Chen Licheng did not think much of him because of his family background, he had to admit that he was very talented in poetry. It was not difficult for him to write a poem out of his mouth.
Under normal circumstances, Shen Zhao, who wanted to curry favor with the Chen family, would not offend him over such a small matter. In reality, he had not shown any intention of refusing, until just now …
Chen Licheng's gaze immediately turned to the young man opposite him.
"What's going on, what's wrong with Shen Zhao?" Confusion appeared on the faces of the people behind Chen Licheng. For a moment, they could not understand what he had just said.
As for the people around them, their minds were even more muddled.
"Brother Li, long time no see." Shen Zhao raised his head and raised his hands in a salute to Li Yi.
For some reason, after seeing this person who had changed the course of his fate again, his heart was calm and there was not a trace of hatred.
In these days in the capital, he often thought back to the past. After losing the pride of the past, he suddenly found that the frivolity and arrogance of his youth, in the eyes of today, was just a joke.
That young man had woken him up with a resounding slap, letting him know that there was always a higher mountain. He had completely shattered his pitiful arrogance, but it had also made him settle some things that he had never had before.
"Brother Shen, long time no see." To be able to see an old friend from Qing 'an Prefecture here, Li Yi was slightly surprised and also raised his hands in a salute.
Although the two of them had once clashed, there was no unforgettable hatred. To be able to see each other in the distant capital was not easy.
Of course, the most important reason why Li Yi did not hate him was because he had taken advantage of him at that time …
At this time, he faintly felt that the Shen Zhao in front of him was not the same as before.
"So they know each other."
Everyone came to a sudden realization. No wonder Shen Zhao was unwilling to stand up for Chen Licheng. If that young master was an old acquaintance of his, then everything would make sense.
Chen Licheng's face was a little embarrassed. He couldn't help but feel some resentment towards Shen Zhao. He sneered and said, "Shen Zhao, do you think that without you, we can't compose a poem?"
This time, she didn't even call him "Brother Shen".
Shen Zhao smiled and said, "I know that my talent in poetry is far from Brother Li's, so I won't embarrass myself. Brother Chen and the other brothers are all famous scholars in the capital, brimming with talent. Naturally, you don't need me."
He naturally understood the meaning behind Chen Licheng's words. He was afraid that after today, they would no longer tolerate him. However, this was no longer important. These days, he had been trying to cling onto others, and there seemed to be something stuck in his heart. When he said those words just now, he suddenly felt a long-lost carefree feeling.
No matter how conceited Chen Licheng was, he wasn't conceited enough to think that his poetry was better than Shen Zhao's. He only thought that Shen Zhao's words were modest. However, even if he couldn't beat Shen Zhao, couldn't he be compared to a nameless kid?
"Have you all thought it through? If you really can't compose a poem, then admit defeat." Chen Licheng sneered and no longer cared about Shen Zhao. He looked at Li Yi and asked.
"Why are you composing a poem? Go home and dream."
Being forced to copy poems was something he had experienced many times. Li Yi had already lost interest in it. He waved his hand and said, "How old are you? What's the point of fighting all day? Can you not be so childish …"
"Let's go …" He patted the little fatty's head and turned to walk towards the exit.
The little fatty hurriedly grabbed the little girl's hand and ran after him. "Big brother, wait for me … The one selling buns in front, wait a moment too!"
Chen Licheng stared blankly at their backs as they left. His face turned green and then white. There was a mouthful of hot blood in his chest.
They left just like that … What was going on?
Even if they wanted to leave, they had to apologize and break the legs of those servants before they could leave!
"All of you, stop right there!" Chen Licheng shouted loudly. Just as he was about to chase after them, the young man who left turned around and revealed two rows of white teeth. He smiled and said, "If you follow me again, I'll break your legs too!"
After saying that, Li Xuan laughed loudly. He was in a good mood and quickened his pace to chase after them.
The group of people who were left looked at each other in dismay.
The surrounding people who wanted to watch the show were clearly disappointed. They thought that there would be an exciting battle of words and two excellent poems. They didn't expect that one side would retreat without a fight.
But thinking about it, they knew that they were no match for Chen Licheng and the other scholars. If they really went to compose a poem, they would be asking for humiliation. They might as well retreat shamelessly.
"Preposterous!" Chen Licheng's face no longer had the slightest trace of elegance. His eyes were about to spit fire.
"Investigate. When we go down, we must investigate the background of those two fellows!"
He had suffered such humiliation. If he didn't avenge himself, he was afraid that his heart would never be at peace.
"Brother Licheng, why are you so angry? Left and right are just two cowardly rats. They don't even have the courage to fight a battle of words. I'm afraid that they don't have a bit of knowledge and can't even compose a decent poem … Left and right are two idiots. After today, there will be no place for them in the circle of scholars in the capital."
"Absolutely, absolutely!"
"Brother Lu's words make sense!"
…
…
A person beside Chen Licheng comforted him, and the rest of the people revealed looks of disdain on their faces at the right time as they echoed one after another.
As for the surrounding people, even though they felt that it was unfair for Chen Licheng to propose a battle of words, the two young masters didn't even have the courage to accept the challenge. Even though they were smart, they didn't have the backbone of a scholar.
"Haha, they don't have a bit of knowledge, idiots …" At this moment, an undisguised laughter rang out from the crowd.
The laughter was piercing to the ears. Everyone turned their heads to look.
"It's Shen Zhao …" After discovering the source of the laughter, everyone was stunned.
"What are you laughing at?" Chen Licheng glared fiercely at him and asked.
Shen Zhao held his stomach and laughed until he was out of breath. He pointed at Chen Licheng and said, "Brother … Brother Chen, on your waist … on your waist, can I take a look at the fan on your waist?"
Seeing Shen Zhao's expression, Chen Licheng was shocked. Why would he want a fan at this time? Was this Shen Zhao crazy?
It was said that once this person became crazy, he could do anything. If one didn't do as he said, who knew what he would do. A trace of fear appeared on Chen Licheng's face. He quickly handed over the fan on his waist.
Whoosh!
Shen Zhao waved his hand and opened the fan. He smiled and said, "You wrote this' Shuidiao Getou 'on the fan. I believe that Brother Chen likes it a lot?"
Chen Licheng took a step back. He thought to himself that he liked this' Shuidiao Getou '. What did it have to do with Shen Zhao?
Shen Zhao stopped laughing. He looked strangely at the scholar who had just called him an idiot. He said, "When Brother Lu writes a poem that surpasses this' Shuidiao Getou ', then you can go say that others are' an idiot '!"
He returned the fan to Chen Licheng and laughed. "Brother Chen, you don't need to investigate him anymore. That idiot brother is — Qingan Prefecture, Li Yi!"
Seeing the expressions of Chen Licheng and the other scholars change, Shen Zhao felt extremely carefree. He laughed a few times and turned to leave without looking back.
Qingan Prefecture, Li Yi.
Even though they didn't know what he looked like, this name was not unfamiliar to the scholars and beauties of the capital.
Her pretty face was full of shock. Her cherry lips parted slightly and she took out the round fan from her bosom. There was the 'Immortal Magpie Bridge' that she had personally embroidered.
In this world, the best way to become famous was to write an excellent poem.
No matter where the poem first appeared, it would eventually be known by all the scholars of the Jing Kingdom and be passed down for generations to come.
"How can this be, how can this be …" Chen Licheng's mind was blank as he mumbled to himself.
The scholar surnamed Lu's face was red. He wanted to find a hole in the ground to hide in.
The surrounding crowd was shocked. A few poems involuntarily appeared in their minds.
Under the curtain, the rich young mistress's pretty face was slightly red. Her gaze occasionally looked in the direction of the exit of the plum blossom forest.
At this moment, no one would think that the person who left was retreating without a fight.
That was disdain …
He was right. Chen Licheng was stupid and childish to compete with the scholars who wrote 'Shuidiao Getou' and 'Immortal Magpie Bridge'.
Shen Zhao was not being modest just now. From the beginning to the end, he had treated this matter as a joke. So what if it was Chen Licheng? So what if it was the gifted scholar of the Jing Kingdom? Could they make all the women in the world whisper in their boudoirs, "If the feelings between the two were to last for a long time, why would they stay together day and night?" and embroider their poems on handkerchiefs.
They couldn't!
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Chen Licheng with a strange expression.
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