The person who came to deliver the post was a scholar from the capital. It was said that his family was quite famous in the official circles, and the servant who delivered the post also looked very elegant.

Xue Lince had some difficulties.

He really doesn't know how to write poetry. Although he can imagine that this essay will probably be about snow, he really can't think of any poems when he thinks about it.

He could memorize a lot, but he couldn't understand the rhythm, tone, or allusions. When people asked, "Brother Xue, which rhyme part of Pingshui rhyme are you using?"

But how to answer?

Xue Lince thought of putting it off for now, and then he would just say that he was sick and couldn't go.

I just didn't expect that when I went to Bai's house to deliver the Boxing Day gift, I was persuaded by Bai Changlin.

The Chinese New Year was coming soon. After all, Bai Changlin was his senior brother, so Tang Luoyu prepared some inconspicuous but very useful flower notes and specialties for Xue Lince, asking him to take them to Bai's house to deliver them.

"Isn't this... bad?" Xue Lince was hesitant. After all, Bai Changlin was a high-ranking official like Jiu Qing, and he was just a civil servant. It always felt a little awkward to go to his house all the time.

"What's wrong with this?" Tang Luoyu looked at Xue Lince in disbelief, "Isn't Mr. Bai your senior brother?"

"Yes, but..." Before Xue Lince could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Tang Luoyu.

"You want to avoid suspicion, but even if you don't go, you will still be counted in Mr. Bai's family," Tang Luoyu reached out and patted Xue Lince on the back, "On the contrary, it is better to give gifts generously, what we have prepared

It’s not expensive either. Besides, he’s a criminal, and our family doesn’t have any cases committed against him, so what are you afraid of?”

"Okay..." Xue Lince didn't continue, picked up his things and went in the carriage.

After all, they were all in Xicheng District, but they arrived at Bai's house in just a cup of tea. As soon as Xue Lince walked in, he saw Bai Changlin coming out with a smile.

"Isn't this my junior brother? Why didn't you post a message to senior brother after you moved, were you afraid that I would be poor and your family would be poor?" Bai Changlin smiled and took the gift from Xue Lince, "Oh, this flower note is quite a lot.

silver."

"It's nothing." Xue Lince felt a little embarrassed every time he saw Bai Changlin being so enthusiastic. "This flower note is actually a business partnership between my wife and the Wang family."

"So that's it..." Bai Changlin looked at Xue Lince with some surprise, "Don't say that you bought your house."

"My lady said it's not very expensive." Xue Lince smiled shyly, as if he was a pedantic scholar who didn't know anything about common things.

"It's not that expensive..." Bai Changlin was a little sad. Although he had been in the imperial court for many years and his salary was quite generous, his family's financial resources were small. Even with the support of his father-in-law, he was still renting a house in Beijing. "Little

Junior brother really has a good wife."

"Senior brother, don't say that." Xue Lince also later learned that Bai Changlin's wife was Mr. Zhao's daughter. Now that he heard what he said, he was afraid that the senior sister would turn around and fix him. "Senior sister, of course she is fine."

"Yes, yes, my wife is great!" Bai Changlin's voice was a little loud, as if he was speaking specifically for his wife to hear.

"By the way, my wife also asked me to bring a cosmetics set for my senior sister. It is the latest style in Beijing," Xue Lince said with a smile, "I will trouble my senior sister later."

"You are such a good lady." The price of this set of cosmetics was not cheap. Bai Changlin naturally had no bad intentions towards his own people. Suddenly he remembered something and said, "I heard that Liu Xiang's grandson held a cultural gathering.

, can I send you a post?"

"This...senior brother also knows?" Xue Lince scratched his head, "Of course the post was sent, so I asked which family's servant was the most polite one. It turned out to be Liu Xiang's family."

"I have only read your articles before, and they are quite good. You have quite the character of a gentleman." Bai Changlin stroked his beard and smiled, "I just don't know how my junior brother is about poetry?"

"Senior brother, this is a compliment to me," Xue Lince paused, then said with a tangled expression, "I don't want to go to this literary gathering."

"Why don't you want to go?" Bai Changlin was a little surprised. Originally, he was afraid that the Prime Minister's grandson wouldn't send him the post, but he didn't expect that his junior brother actually received it and didn't want to go.

Xue Lince bit his lower lip and said hard, "Actually, I'm really not good at poetry and prose."

Bai Changlin looked at Xue Lince in surprise.

"Let me tell you the truth, senior brother, I can't write poetry..." After Xue Lince finished speaking, he lowered his head in shame.

Bai Changlin sighed and said cautiously: "Didn't your teacher teach you?"

"I just studied with the teacher for half a year. I only wrote articles, not poems." Xue Lince was a little embarrassed, "So I don't want to go to the Literary Society."

"What do you want me to say about you?" Bai Changlin was a little dumbfounded. Naturally, he didn't expect that his teacher didn't teach this child to write poems. "I only know poetry and prose, why don't you go to the Literary Society?"

Xue Lince raised his head in surprise and said uncertainly: "Wenhui...aren't everyone required to compose poetry?"

In short, the novels and TV series he reads, aren't they all necessary?

"This is true, but more importantly, the cultural meeting will also make friends with young talents in your field. If you are a Jinshi in the same field, you will also have friendship in advance." Bai Changlin sighed, "

I still advise you to go there, even if you just sit on the side and watch, you can feel a bit of culture. Even if you work behind closed doors, you still have to go out and make the same move, right?"

Xue Lince also sighed, feeling that what Bai Changlin said was very reasonable.

"I won't force you. In the end, your will is the main one," Bai Changlin waved his hand, "You can think about it again when you go back."

When Xue Lince returned home, Tang Luoyu saw that he was worried: "What's wrong? Mr. Bai doesn't like the gift I prepared?"

"How can I?" Xue Lince smiled, "I like her very much."

"Then why are you frowning?" Tang Luoyu poured him a glass of water and put it next to him.

Xue Lince stretched out his hand and wanted to hug Tang Luoyu.

Seeing him like this, Tang Luoyu snuggled into his arms.

"Madam, I can't compose poetry..." Xue Lince buried himself on Tang Luoyu, his voice a little muffled.

Tang Luoyu didn't expect this, but he didn't care very much: "If you don't know it, you won't know it. Poetry is not tested in the exam."

Xue Lince raised his face to look at her: "Senior Brother Bai persuaded me to attend a literary meeting, saying that I could get a taste of literature."

"Is that why you are unhappy?" Tang Luoyu smiled, "Just tell me that you are not good at it when you go. I will prepare more flower note for you and give them to the talented scholars present. I don't think they will say anything.

.”

"Madam...you are so kind." Xue Lince hugged her a little tighter.

"By the way, there happens to be a new pattern that is not yet on the market. When the time comes, take it with you. Those literati and elegant people who come here will just look at the flower paper and won't care about whether you can compose poetry."

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