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Chapter 79 The Concubine Also Came to the Poetry Meeting
Gu Nianchu didn't think there was any benefit in making the servants of the Marquis' Mansion grateful to her. The servants of the Marquis' Mansion, like the master of the Marquis' Mansion, were rotten to the core.

She didn't want their loyalty, nor did she want to give them any benefits.

When Aunt Tian heard what Gu Nianchu said, she laughed: "The eldest lady is right. From now on, we should just take good care of the people in Haitang Garden, eat well, dress well, and be loyal to the eldest lady."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year to welcome the God of Wealth, the servants of Haitang Garden were busy making glutinous rice balls. The filling was made of chopped oil residue, brown sugar, peanuts and sesame seeds. Everyone wanted to make a few. Two large pots of boiling water were boiled in the big kitchen of Haitang Garden, waiting for the dumplings to be wrapped and put in to be cooked and eaten.

Tangyuan means reunion and is also called "yuanbao". Eating tangyuan on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year will bring wealth and good fortune to the whole family.

Gu Nianchu also made four dumplings herself. She said she wanted to eat them to have peace all year round.

Gu Nianchu thought of Chang Huan. Chang Huan liked to eat glutinous rice balls. When she knew this in her previous life, she used a bowl of glutinous rice balls she made by herself to exchange for Chang Huan writing a lot of poems for Shen Shaobai.

"Chang Huan, it's time to eat the glutinous rice balls. When your mother comes to visit you, she will definitely make the glutinous rice balls for you personally. This time, your mother will only make the glutinous rice balls for you to eat."

Gu Nianchu was talking to Chang Huan silently in her heart. Nanny Tian didn't know what Gu Nianchu was going to do. Seeing her staring at the glutinous rice balls blankly, she couldn't help but remind her in a low voice: "Miss, if you don't eat it now, it will get cold and it will not taste good."

Gu Nianchu responded, picked up the glutinous rice ball and put it into his mouth. The sweet and fragrant glutinous rice ball filling filled his mouth, and it had a sweet taste.

"Miss, your cousin is here to pick you up for an outing."

When the servant came to report, Gu Nianchu responded, put on her cloak and went out. She did not take the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion, but directly got on the carriage of the Xie family.

Xie Xilan and Gu Shuang were waiting for her in the car.

"cousin."

"aunt."

The two girls smiled and bowed to Gu Nianchu, and asked her to get in the car and sit down. Gu Nianchu took the two jewelry boxes from Aunt Tian and said, "These are for you."

Xie Xilan and Gu Shuang did not hesitate to accept the gift after expressing their thanks.

They had made an appointment to go to a poetry reading. They didn't want to write poetry, but they still wanted to go and watch.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is going?"

Gu Nianchu asked Xie Xilan softly, and Xie Xilan's ears turned red: "Yes."

Gu Shuang said with a smile: "Aunt, my cousin asked us to accompany her to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Xie Xilan glanced at Gu Shuang and said, "Gu Shuang, I noticed that you have grown a lot taller recently. You are about to reach the age of marriage, right? After that, you can meet new men. When we go to the poetry gathering later, you can take a good look at which young master you like, and then your aunt can make the decision for you."

When Gu Shuang heard Xie Xilan talking about her own affairs, her face suddenly turned red: "Aunt, my mother said that she would keep me for two more years."

She doesn't want to get married so early.

The carriage from Duke Xie's mansion had smooth sailing along the way and soon arrived at the Grand View Tower.

The Grand View Tower was surrounded by the talented men and beautiful women of Kyoto, and there were people everywhere.

A servant came forward and took the carriage of Duke Xie's mansion to find a place to park it, and someone came to take them in.

"Madam, Miss Xie, Miss Gu, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are all in Room 1. Please follow me."

In Room No. 1, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, and Xie Jinghong, the third son of the Xie family, were waiting for them inside.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

The three of them bowed and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was the first to extend his hand and gesture, "No need to be polite, please take a seat."

The three of them sat down. Gu Nianchu happened to be next to Zhou Yuchen. Zhou Yuchen whispered to Gu Nianchu: "Nianchu, why didn't you tell me that you were coming to the poetry reading?" If he had known that Nianchu was coming, he should have waited for Nianchu to come together.

Gu Nianchu whispered, "My cousin and Shuang'er came to pick me up, so I came to join in the fun."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Daguan Tower is the most lively place.

All the people who came were young boys and girls.

Zhou Yuchen was very happy to see Gu Nianchu. His brows couldn't help but soften. He secretly looked at his beloved girl beside him and no longer felt bored.

Several scholars from Wenyuan Pavilion came to the poetry meeting organized by Wenyuan Pavilion. They wanted to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make an appearance, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince declined, saying that he was just there to join in the fun and asked them to host it themselves.

So, several adults from Wenyuan Pavilion began to host poetry gatherings.

Whenever there was an excellent work, they would write it and send it to the main hall of the Grand View Tower. Sitting in the main hall were not only a few scholars, but also several famous literati and teachers from Kyoto. No one could doubt the excellent works that they had jointly evaluated.

"Cousin, do you think that is the concubine of Master Shen?"

Suddenly, Xie Xilan, who was facing the window, stuck his head out, pointed at the woman who was writing furiously downstairs in the Daguan Tower, and started yelling at Gu Nianchu.

Gu Nianchu looked in the direction of her hand and saw Xu Yan, who was wearing a pink dress, writing a poem.

Gu Nianchu thought of her previous life. It was said that Xu Yan was very talented, but she didn't pay attention to her at that time. It turned out that her talent was revealed at this time.

"I never thought that a concubine would come to compete for the reputation of a talented woman."

Xie Jinghong's voice was filled with disdain: "You really think you are a prostitute who relies on your talent to compete for the throne of the most beautiful woman in the brothel."

Gu Nianchu knew that he was defending her, so she whispered to Xie Jinghong, "Third cousin, don't bother with her about this."

It makes no difference whether she is talented or not. In this life, she will never let anyone step on her own flesh and blood to get to the top.

There was applause from the audience: "The wife of the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion is really talented. Madam Xu's poem is fresh and refined, very good."

The person who spoke was the eldest prince's man.

"Bah, she's just a concubine of Master Shen, how can she deserve the title of Madam? It's really disrespectful! Master Shen favors his concubine over his wife, and you, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, are so ignorant of etiquette?"

Several other upright scholars began to refute the person who spoke.

"My Lords, we are judging the poem itself. Why do you want to bring up your background?"

"What good can come from a poem written by a person of inferior character? Besides, we are dealing with the matter, not the person. You are calling a concubine Madam, which is against etiquette!"

"Sir Wang, you have misunderstood me!"

Several people started arguing, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked very ugly.

"I'll go take a look."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood up, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi and Xie Jinghong naturally had to accompany him down.

"Cousin, don't worry, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will never let anyone bully you."

Xie Xilan took Gu Nianchu's arm and comforted her softly, "Cousin, you should divorce Master Shen as soon as possible. The Marquis' Mansion is rotten to the core and is a hell of a pit."

(End of this chapter)