The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 138

[Chapter 138: Front Row]

“Brother Zhou, let me toast you. Thanks to you, we can have a front row seat!”

Lin Tian raised his glass and said to Zhou Shusheng.

“You’re welcome. We are all friends. It’s my duty, it’s my duty!”

Zhou Shusheng, who was standing by, also raised his glass politely in response.

Zhou Shusheng thought to himself that this outsider was quite rich, but a little stupid. He forgot to be on guard after giving him some sweet things. If he flatters me, he can be a cash cow.

Lin Tian thought to himself, who is your friend? If I were not a stranger in this place, you, a poor scholar, would be worthy of being my friend.

In this way, the two of them smiled on their faces, but they had their own ulterior motives while eating and chatting. As

they drank and chatted, it was evening, and the two went to the poetry meeting together.

The poetry meeting was held in Lingyan Pavilion, the largest music hall in the city, and Li Qingchan was the top star in this pavilion.

It is said that Li Qingchan has been learning various skills here since she was eight years old. She is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is most famous for dance and music.

Three years ago, the fourteen-year-old Li Qingchan danced to the beauty of the city in the last election of the most beautiful woman. Many wealthy businessmen offered ten thousand taels of gold to buy her a night of love.

However, the head of Lingyan Pavilion directly refused and told the world that Li Qingchan would sell her art but not her body, and only the champion of the poetry contest could travel with her to the West Lake.

The additional condition was that Li Qingchan was willing!

Su Zhan, the first talent in Suzhou, won the first place in the poetry contest with a poem “The water is bright and beautiful when it is sunny, and the mountains are misty and strange when it rains. If you want to compare the West Lake to Xi Shi, light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable.”

Unfortunately, Li Qingchan rejected him with a sentence “You were born before I was born, and I was born when you were old”!

It’s really pitiful. It’s not Su Zhan’s fault that he looks old. The main thing is that there are not so many young talents who are well-educated and talented, but they are gloriously bald!

Now the seventeen-year-old Li Qingchan is even more beautiful and charming, and no one can match her.

It is also a popular choice to win the most beautiful woman. What everyone is thinking about now is whether the champion of this year’s poetry contest can be recognized by the goddess in their hearts.

It’s just that everyone may not want someone to spend a good night with their goddess, after all, it’s still very sad.

Human hearts are like this, what they can’t get, they can’t bear to see others get it.

“Lingyan Pavilion is temporarily closed today. If you want to attend the poetry meeting, please show the invitation letter for the poetry meeting. No one is allowed to enter without an invitation!”

The two guards at the door of Lingyan Pavilion stretched out their hands to stop Lin Tian and his party, and said in a loud voice.

Lin Tian took out the ticket given to him by Zhou Shusheng calmly, and Zhou Shusheng also took out his own. The guards checked it briefly and let them in.

“This Lingyan Pavilion Poetry Meeting is getting worse and worse. Any cat or dog can come to participate!”

“That’s right, even Zhou Shusheng, who has failed many times, can come.”

Lin Tian was about to step in when a sudden mocking voice came from behind him.

Looking at the sound, it turned out to be a young man in gorgeous clothes, followed by several well-dressed scholars, who echoed and mocked Zhou Shusheng.

Lin Tian was also stunned. He thought someone wanted to mock him again. After all, being handsome makes people jealous.

But he didn’t expect that the one who was ridiculed this time was Zhou Shusheng, who was beside him. It seems that he is also a man with a story.

“So it’s Master Zheng. I just came here to join in the fun. This poetry meeting depends on you, Master Zheng!”

Zhou Shusheng was not angry when he was ridiculed, but flattered the person who said it with a smile on his face.

“You are tactful, not bad.”

Master Zheng patted Zhou Shusheng on the shoulder, and then walked into the Lingyan Pavilion. The guards did not ask them for an invitation, but made a respectful gesture of invitation.

“Brother Zhou, this?”

Lin Tian waited for Master Zheng and his group to walk away, and asked Zhou Shusheng who was standing aside in confusion.

“I’m sorry to make you laugh, Brother Lin, these are all old stories. It doesn’t matter if you don’t mention them. Let’s go, the poetry meeting is about to start.” Zhou

Shusheng explained with a smile, but there was a hint of helplessness in his tone.

Seeing this, Lin Tian did not ask any more questions, and the three of them walked slowly into the Lingyan Pavilion.

The lights in the pavilion were bright, and eight huge pillars with vermilion cloud patterns led straight to the top of the pavilion. Looking up, there was a glazed roof.

The moonlight fell from above, reflecting the cloud patterns on the giant pillars, which was very magical.

In the middle, there was a table blocked by a bead curtain. A beautiful woman was vaguely seen sitting inside. I think it was the courtesan Li Qingchan.

There were several rows of coffee tables on both sides. The young master Zheng just sat in the first seat, and his friends sat behind him and beside him.

In addition to some people dressed as scholars and rich young men, there were even women wearing veils.

Lin Tian thought that Zhou Shusheng had given him a front row seat, so he wanted to step forward, but he was unexpectedly pulled by Zhou Shusheng.

“Brother Lin, our seat is here.”

Zhou Shusheng said as he pulled Lin Tian to sit down at the seat closest to the door.

“Brother Zhou, didn’t you say it was the front row seat? Why is it here near the door?”

Lin Tian asked with a puzzled look on his face.

“It’s the front row. Look, there are several rows behind us. To be honest, this is already a very good position.”

Zhou Shusheng explained with a slightly embarrassed smile.

Lin Tian was also confused after hearing this. It turned out to be such a front row. I thought I could sit in the front and take a good look at the courtesan. I didn’t expect that Zhou Shusheng was not that good.

Originally, Lin Tian just wanted to join in the fun and take a close look at the courtesan and leave, but now the courtesan can’t be seen.

It seems that he can only recite some poems to win the first prize, and then enjoy it when he tours the West Lake with the courtesan.

Now he just makes the best of it. There are many delicious foods and wines on the table.

Lin Tian was busy drinking in the afternoon and didn’t eat much. When he saw that there was food, he couldn’t help but eat it, and he didn’t forget to invite Lin Kang to eat together.

Zhou Shusheng also had a black line on his face when he saw this, but he didn’t say anything. He thought that Lin Tian was a man of temperament and didn’t care about trivial matters.

While eating, Lin Tian looked around and saw that there was actually a girl sitting at the table, and she was sitting in front of him, so he asked Zhou Shusheng.

“Brother Zhou, why are there women at this poetry gathering? Can women spend the night with the courtesan?”

“Brother Lin, you don’t know. Those who come to the poetry gathering are all well-known female talents. Some are young ladies from wealthy families who want to watch the fun and see if they can meet talented scholars and young men to choose a good match.”

Zhou Shusheng patiently explained when he saw Lin Tian asking.

“I see, who is that Mr. Zheng just now, and why can he sit in the first seat?”

Lin Tian asked Zhou Shusheng thoughtfully.

“That Mr. Zheng is the son of the governor of Suzhou. It is said that his father is taking care of the Lingyan Pavilion, and he is also quite talented, so he can sit in the first seat.”

Lin Tian thought, this is another son of a governor. I hope he will be more sensible and not mess with me. After all, the son of the previous governor did not end well!

And it seems that this Mr. Zheng is not a good guy either!