"Let's not hang it up …"
Li Yi looked at Miss.Liu and said hesitantly.
The manager had already explained the rules to him in detail. Once the lanterns were hung up, it meant that they had agreed to the rules. It was fine if there were no scented sachets, but if there was a lady who hung up her own scented sachet, the two of them would have to have dinner together. If there were more than one scented sachet, they would have to choose one.
His house was already in a mess, and there were many unresolved issues. There was no point in flirting with other ladies.
Miss.Liu looked at him and shook her head, "It's alright. I have nothing better to do, so I'll just take a look."
Before Young Master Zhou could see what was written on the lantern, the manager of the brothel had already hung it up. He waved his hand to summon another waiter and handed over the lantern in his hand, saying, "Hang this up as well."
Then, he looked at Li Yi. It was obvious that he wanted to compete with Li Yi.
Someone copied the poems on the two lanterns and sent them to the curtains.
As for the candidates, according to the rules, their poems would not be revealed before the final result was revealed.
"What a mystery!"
"I want to see how many scented sachets he can get?"
"Even though I don't like Zhou, but he's just a nobody. He's overestimating himself …"
Every poem was recorded and sent into the curtains. Those who had yet to receive a scented sachet had already lost their chance. Those who had already received scented sachets, no matter how many of them there were, would not be embarrassed tonight. They were all waiting to watch the show.
Of course, compared to this arrogant person who popped in halfway, they were still biased towards Young Master Zhou from the bottom of their hearts.
With the curtains blocking their view, they could only see the gist of it. However, they noticed that after the two poems were sent into the curtains, there was a commotion inside.
Someone turned to look at Young Master Zhou and clasped his hands, saying, "Looks like Brother Zhou really got a good piece of work today …"
"It was just luck …" Young Master Zhou was confident in his poems, but he still replied humbly.
His actions allowed the crowd to understand that the man surnamed Zhou was truly going to shine brightly today.
Very quickly, someone walked out from behind the curtains.
It was a maid with a bun on her head.
"That's … from the Su Family?" Someone recognized him at a glance.
Another person said with a smile, "Miss Su has admired Brother Zhou for a long time. I'm afraid she's waiting for you to hang up her lamp today …"
"That is because Miss Su thinks highly of me …" Young Master Zhou smiled lightly and said, "Miss Su is extremely talented. Actually, I also have some admiration for Miss Su."
As soon as he finished speaking, a maidservant with her hair combed into a bun hung a fragrant sachet under a goldfish lantern.
"Sir, there's one!" The tsundere Lolita shouted excitedly. She had just bought this goldfish with her husband.
Miss.Liu looked at him and then looked away.
Young Master Zhou's expression was a little awkward. He coughed twice and covered it up very well. He said, "Hehe, it seems that I have underestimated the people of the world …"
Someone comforted him, "Sigh, Brother Zhou, don't be discouraged. It's only one. Didn't Miss Xu also fall in love with you? Look, isn't that girl from the Xu Family coming out …"
"Miss Xu is talented and beautiful. We also had a deep conversation …" Young Master Zhou looked at the maidservant in emerald green clothes hanging the fragrant sachet under the goldfish and murmured, "Deep, deep conversation …"
"Two, two!"
The tsundere Lolita and Xiao Huan hugged each other and shouted.
"He, what kind of poem did he write …" Someone was stunned for a moment before revealing an extremely curious expression on his face.
"That, Brother Zhou, perhaps, these two times were just accidents, accidents …" Someone stared at the curtain and said, "Look, another person came out. She walked to the side. She didn't choose that goldfish … That's strange, why isn't she holding the fragrant sachet in her hands?"
Everyone's eyes widened as they watched a maidservant walk out from the curtain empty-handed. She walked past that goldfish, walked past Young Master Zhou's lantern and came to the front of a lotus lantern.
"It's Brother Fang. Congratulations Brother Fang …" Although this lotus lantern had been displayed long ago, it was a little strange to hang the fragrant sachet only now. However, as long as it wasn't that weird goldfish, it was fine. Everyone cupped their hands towards a young man in the crowd.
That young man smiled and cupped his hands in return, "Thank you for letting me win …"
After a round of congratulations, they saw that the maiden walked to the front of the lotus lantern and took down the fragrant sachet under the lantern …
Then, she took two steps back and hung the fragrant sachet under the goldfish again.
"This …"
"This works too?"
"How, how can this be?"
…
That young man with the surname Fang's expression froze. Looking at the lotus lantern that once again became empty, his expression gradually became sluggish.
As for that Young Master Zhou, he stood on the spot in a daze. The expression on his face was already indescribable.
More and more people walked out from behind the curtain. Very quickly, the area below the goldfish was filled with fragrant sachets. Although not everyone hung the fragrant sachet under the goldfish, compared to the surrounding people … there was no need to compare.
Those maidservants were afraid that they would fall behind. They huddled and shoved each other. The situation was starting to get out of control.
It was to the extent that even the curtain had been lifted a little, and countless gazes were focused in a certain direction.
At the same time, whispers could be heard from behind the curtain.
"It's that young master …"
"That young master is even more handsome than Young Master Zhou …"
"His poetry is also well-written. Why haven't I seen it before?"
"I wonder who he will choose today …"
…
Li Yi only glanced in a certain direction and felt as though he was standing naked outside.
When Miss.Liu looked over, Li Yi said innocently, "I already said that I'm not pretending this time, but you just wouldn't listen …"
As he spoke, he grabbed the excited tsundere Lolita and Yong Ning and quickly walked out.
Seeing him leave as though he was escaping, Miss.Liu looked at the crowd not far away and a smile appeared on her lips.
It seemed like he really wasn't being perfunctory …
More than ten scholars surrounded an old man and urged, "Duke Song, what kind of poem did he write? Can you please evaluate it …"
The area around the lantern was completely surrounded. The only piece of paper with the poem was in the hands of this old man.
The old man who was addressed as Duke Song stroked his beard and looked at the piece of paper in his hands. After looking at it for a long time, he mumbled, "I can't evaluate it, I can't evaluate it. If I do, it would be superfluous …"
He looked outside the door and sighed, "He is indeed the number one scholar of the Jing Kingdom. He lives up to his reputation …"
"What?"
"The number one scholar of the Jing Kingdom?"
"He is Li Yi?"
While the crowd was stunned, Young Master Zhou's face was already flushed red. Not far away, there were exclamations.
"Where's the lantern? That lantern is gone!"
"It was here just now!"
"Look for it, look for it quickly. Don't trample it …"
…
The brothel manager looked at the mess in the hall and revealed a bitter smile. How was he going to clean up this mess …
Outside the door, Li Yi saw Miss.Liu walking out with the lantern. He looked at her and asked, "How is it?"
"It's alright …"
Miss.Liu looked at him and asked, "I've been searching for her in the crowd for thousands of times. But when I look back, she's still there, in the dim light … What does this mean? Who are you looking for? "
"I'm not looking for anyone …" Li Yi shook his head and pointed at the flickering lights in front of him. He said, "I wrote it blindly. Look, the lights are waning like a dream. The person you like walks out from the flickering lights, and the two of them stare at each other in a daze. What a beautiful scene …"
Miss.Liu's gaze followed the direction of his finger. A few figures walked out from the dim light.
Xiao Cui looked at the familiar figure in front of her. After a moment of shock, she waved her arms excitedly and shouted, "Li, Li, we're here!"
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