From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 203

The Prince Jing's Mansion is very big, probably the largest mansion Zhou Yuan has ever seen. Compared with Qu Ling's mansion in Lin'an Mansion, it is a world of difference.

The square in the front yard is large enough to accommodate a thousand people. Walking to the back garden, there is a large lawn and woods, and there is a small lake at the end of the sight.

There are pleasure boats on the lake, and the embroidered buildings scattered around it are extremely exquisite. This is not a mansion, but a scenic spot.

Guan Caixi didn't have a good face for Zhou Yuan, but just talked to Cai Ni.

"There are 213 people who passed the imperial examination this year. Except for a few who were delayed by something, all others will come to participate in the poetry meeting."

"This is a rare opportunity to show your face. You can meet many dignitaries and noble women. Some are looking for careers, some are looking for marriages, and each has their own purpose."

"The new champion is called Tang Yizhao. He is very talented and is especially good at poetry."

"And he is very young, just 30 years old, handsome, and many women want to take a look at him."

For a champion, 30 years old is indeed very young.

My father-in-law was the champion of the previous session, and he was 40 years old.

As if to mock Zhou Yuan, Guan Caixi said, "Cai Ni, you brought Lord Zhou to this kind of occasion, I'm afraid he can't adapt to it!"

"Oh, I almost forgot, Lord Zhou is a scholar, I think... a scholar?"

Cai Ni heard the mockery and frowned, "Sister Xi, the young master is very talented, but he just didn't take the imperial examination."

Guan Caixi sighed and whispered, "You like to protect him so much, then what will you do if other scholars embarrass him later?"

Cai Ni smiled and said, "Isn't it Sister Xi who is protecting him!"

Guan Caixi snorted and didn't say anything.

The three of them came to the lakeside and saw that there were already many people standing here, all dressed neatly, men and women talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very good.

Zhou Yuan hurriedly lowered his head. He saw an acquaintance. Damn, why is Lord Xiong here? Is the Jinyiwei so idle now?

What's the name of what he's wearing? A reddish-brown robe. He looks like a scholar but not quite like one. It's strange.

"Hmm? Lord Zhou?"

The Jinyiwei was still sharp. Xiong Kuohai strode over and said with a smile: "Lord Zhou, you actually have the leisure to come to such an occasion. It's really rare!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was stunned and stared at Cai Ni with wide eyes.

Zhou Yuan laughed dryly: "Lord Xiong, what are you looking at?"

Xiong Kuohai pulled Zhou Yuan aside and said in a low voice: "You're crazy! Bring her here! What if someone recognizes her!"

Zhou Yuan said: "I didn't want to come here. She dragged me here. The girl next to her, whose surname is Guan, invited her to come."

Xiong Kuohai frowned, looked at Guan Caixi, and asked in confusion: "Why don't I know this woman? Her surname is Guan? There is no one with the surname Guan in the whole court!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "Who knows This, but why are you here too? "

Xiong Kuohai said: "The new poetry gathering is full of future pillars of the court, and there are so many big figures present. I am here to take charge. If there is any trouble, I will deal with it in time."

Zhou Yuan said: "Then I will hang out with you today. I really have nothing to say to those scholars."

Xiong Kuohai laughed dryly: "Then I can only wish you good luck. I don't think you will be idle."

This is the truth. Zhou Yuan can only pray that nothing will happen today, and it would be best if he doesn't meet Jianjia.

"This fat young man, can you take him away?"

Guan Caixi suddenly walked to the side of the two and smiled lightly: "My sister Cai Ni and I want to go for a walk, but we don't want others to follow us."

Xiong Kuohai glanced behind him, and seemed to realize something, and then he wondered: "Fat young man, are you calling me?"

Zhou Yuan couldn't hold back his laughter.

Guan Caixi said, "According to the size, it should be."

Xiong Kuohai had never been treated so rudely, but he was also an old fox. He took a look at the other party's clothes and thought that the other party could invite people in, so his identity must be extraordinary.

So he squinted and smiled and said, "It's not easy for me to interfere with Lord Zhou's own affairs."

This smile was more like Maitreya Buddha.

Cai Ni said, "Sister Xi, stop making trouble. I don't want the young master to be unhappy."

Guan Caixi gritted her teeth and glared at Zhou Yuan fiercely, seeming to be very dissatisfied with him.

Zhou Yuan didn't care about this little girl, but just accompanied them to wander around and chatted with Lord Xiong.

But soon, people came over.

Cai Ni and Guan Caixi were indeed too beautiful. Even a group of noble women could not compare to them.

"What is the name of this girl? Xiaosheng Yunzhan."

Among a group of men, there is always a hero who takes the lead.

One person came up to test first, such asIf they can chat, the others will follow.

But Cai Ni was in no mood to care, so she hugged Zhou Yuan's arm and chuckled, "Why don't you ask him?"

After being defeated, the young scholar was not angry, but looked at Guan Caixi.

Guan Caixi narrowed her eyes, suddenly hugged Zhou Yuan's other arm, and smiled, "Why don't you ask him?"

Zhou Yuan was stunned. What is this woman doing!

Moreover, I didn't expect she was quite important.

Xiong Kuohai was also shocked, staring at Zhou Yuan with wide eyes, and couldn't figure out why.

Cai Ni tilted her head and just smiled stupidly, as if she didn't see it.

And Yun Zhan's face suddenly darkened, looking at Zhou Yuan, and snorted coldly.

"What is this young master's name!"

His tone became a little unfriendly.

Zhou Yuan realized that Guan Caixi was trying to provoke a fight, so he shrugged his shoulders and squeezed Guan Caixi.

Guan Caixi forced a smile, gritting his teeth, cursing "shameless" several times in his heart.

"Why don't you speak?"

Yun Zhan said coldly: "Don't you have any etiquette? As a Jinshi and a scholar, you come to the poetry meeting and don't forget to add style to yourself, bringing servants with you. Isn't it too high-profile?"

While speaking, he also glanced at Xiong Kuohai.

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing and turned around to say, "Master Xiong, I'm calling you."

Xiong Kuohai looked very ugly. He strode up to Yun Zhan, grabbed Yun Zhan's shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "Is it great to be the 18th in the second class? Isn't it great that your father is a fourth-rank official?"

"As for you guys, I don't know who's the background, but you're pretending in front of me?"

Yun Zhan hurriedly stepped back and said in shock, "You, you, who are you!"

Xiong Kuohai said, "Jinyiwei is in charge of the matter. If you don't agree, tell your father. I don't know what he can do!"

The first three words scared Yun Zhan so much that his face turned pale. After hearing this sentence, he turned around and ran away.

Guan Caixi pulled her hand out and gritted her teeth, saying, "Mr. Zhou, you are really shameless. You are obviously a married man, but you accept the love of the girl so naturally. Don't you think this is too much?"

Zhou Yuan looked at Cai Ni and said, "What do you think?"

Cai Ni smiled and said, "Sister Xi, if you also like the young master, that would be great!"

Guan Caixi almost fainted from anger.