I cast eternal life with the seeds of Tao

As the "Golden Autumn Night Banquet" began, the hall was filled with the sound of beautiful stringed instruments and orchestras.

In the lobby on the first floor of the Golden Phoenix Pavilion, there was a temporary circular platform with the same height as the second floor and a red carpet and ribbons.

On the long corridors connected on both sides, more than a dozen graceful geishas, ​​dressed in colorful dresses and bare feet, took small steps onto the stage.

On pairs of white and delicate ankles, bells rang lightly, and the jade belts wrapped around their waists fluttered, like a group of fairies, floating on the stage.

Following the rhythm of the moving music, the geishas' skirts fluttered and their red sleeves were fragrant.

The moving dance and intoxicating music won the applause of everyone in the hall, and some wealthy guests threw silver bills onto the stage, like snowflakes flying.

Laughter, cheers, music... all connected.

There is a saying that "the night is shrouded in the decadence of life, and life is full of joy".

Looking at the intoxicated and revelry crowd, Zhao Heng's eyes were clear, as if he was in a different world from everyone else.

For this golden autumn night banquet, the four brothels prepared many wonderful programs.

Singing and dancing, opera, juggling... all of them were of extremely high standards, bringing the banquet to a climax.

But when everyone was watching these programs, they still looked up at the four closed rooms on the fifth floor, east, south, west and north.

The real protagonists tonight are still these four famous courtesans in the imperial capital.

Everyone is looking forward to the appearance of these four courtesans to see their beauty.

At the same time, the question of this test of the guests can also be revealed.

Time passed by minute by minute until the middle of the hour of Xu, which was about eight o'clock in the evening in Zhao Heng's previous life.

When the nightlife just began...

The performance on the stage finally ended. A middle-aged man wearing a square hat, with a black mole on the corner of his mouth, who looked like a shopkeeper, stepped onto the center of the stage and bowed to the guests on all sides of the pavilion.

"Everyone, the night banquet performance has ended here. Next is what everyone is looking forward to the most.

It's time for the four-floor courtesans of Jinfeng Pavilion, Cuiyin Building, Hongyan Pavilion and Shuiyunjian to recruit guests!"

As soon as these words came out, the already restless scene was suddenly filled with cheers from countless men of all ages.

And they kept calling out the names of the four courtesans, asking them to come out and meet.

The middle-aged shopkeeper raised his hand and said, "Guests, please be patient. There are so many distinguished guests here, but unfortunately there are only four courtesans. We can only select four lucky guests from you."

Everyone was not surprised to hear this. Someone couldn't wait to shout, "Shopkeeper, stop talking nonsense, let the four courtesans come out.

Also, what is the test question for this Golden Autumn Night Banquet? Show it to everyone!"

"Yes, let the ladies come out and ask the questions!"

...

The crowd was noisy and could not be suppressed. The middle-aged shopkeeper could only smile awkwardly.

"Okay, okay, everyone, tonight the four courtesans will come out to meet you one after another, and the four ladies' exam questions are also different.

The first one to come out is Miss "Dongxue" from Shuiyunjian!"

As soon as the middle-aged shopkeeper finished speaking, a lingering sound of piano came from the room in the west wing of the fifth floor.

The piano sound was melodious and beautiful, like the gurgling of water, and like the pleasant singing of birds, light and beautiful.

The ups and downs of the piano sound actually made the noisy hall slowly quiet down.

Everyone gradually stopped shouting and talking, and listened attentively. Gradually, the hall became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and only the melodious piano sound.

After a long time, when the piano sound stopped, the hall was still silent, as if the lingering sound was lingering.

"Squeak!"

The door of the west wing was pushed open, and two cute maids in pink pushed the door open.

Then a young woman in a snow-white dress, with a silver ribbon around her waist, tall, white skin, delicate features, and a cold expression, walked out.

The woman walked out of the room, and her cold eyes looked down from the railing.

The silent pavilion suddenly made a commotion, and countless men cheered wildly.

"It's Miss Dongxue!"

"So beautiful!"

"Miss Dongxue is really as her name suggests, as white and pure as the first snow, intoxicating!"

...

Countless people marveled at the beauty of this woman. Shen San and several imperial doctors who were sitting at the same table with Zhao Heng stared at the beautiful snow-white figure, and even stopped their hands that had been busy on the woman in their arms.

At this moment, Zhao Heng also looked up at the courtesan named "Dongxue" and nodded slightly.

It must be admitted that this courtesan Dongxue was indeed very beautiful. She was so beautiful as soon as she appeared, and she deserved the word "court".

Although she was not stunningly beautiful, she was also considered to be of high quality. Moreover, she had two characteristics.

The first was whiteness. Her skin was as crystal clear as snow, as if it could be blown away, making people want to caress it carefully.

The second was coldness. Dong Xue had a cold expression, and exuded an indifference that kept people away from her.

This could arouse a man's desire to conquer, and he wanted to show off his power on this fair and cold beauty.

However, Zhao Heng only took a glance and then retracted his gaze.

He could see that the cold temperament on the other person was not pure, and was largely packaged, just like the personalities created by those stars in the previous life.

However, this did not prevent the people in the pavilion from being crazy about this woman.

Amid the cheers, Dong Xue walked down the attic with the help of the maid.

Finally, she came to the stage in the center of the hall, and spoke lightly under the gaze of countless hot eyes.

"Thank you all for coming to support us. This is the first time that Xue'er has chosen a lover. Please be kind to her."

Dongxue's voice was also cold and aloof, but it sounded like a cat's scratch to these men who were so excited.

The crowd was excited again, and some people wanted to rush to the stage.

Some people shouted for Dongxue to come up with a question.

At this time, Dongxue paused slightly and looked around at everyone.

Especially, he looked at the fourth floor, where the princes and sons of noble families, or the suave and elegant scholars gathered at the edge of the fence, and spoke slowly.

"Xue's question is not difficult. As long as the guests present choose "snow" as the topic,

they can write a poem that is recognized as the best and most appreciated by Xue'er, and then he will be Xue'er's lover."

The crowd in the hall was boiling again, just as they guessed.

This is the case for every Golden Autumn Banquet.

The courtesans all chose topics related to literature, such as "poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting".

Although it was the same every year, the dynasty's atmosphere of advocating poetry and prose still made everyone enthusiastic.

They all looked forward to the Golden Autumn Night Banquet to produce a few famous and beautiful sentences, or even a masterpiece that would be handed down from generation to generation.

Of course, a masterpiece that would be handed down from generation to generation might not be produced once every few decades or even hundreds of years.

Ten years ago, at a Golden Autumn Night Banquet, a great talent from the Imperial College won the favor of a courtesan at the time with a masterpiece of a seven-character quatrain.

Later, the talent passed the imperial examination and rose to prominence, and the courtesan became the first geisha in the imperial capital because of the masterpiece. She was paid a thousand gold coins for a song and no longer received other guests.

Later, after the talent was promoted to a high official, he redeemed the girl and took her as a concubine, which became a good story for a while.

…

As Dongxue's test questions appeared, some people in the hall continued to watch the excitement and make a fuss.

Some people began to rack their brains and meditate on poems.

After a while, in the hall and on the second and third floors, some people could not wait to recite a few poems about snow.

But most of them were not good enough, including in the hall.

A scholar with sleeves rolled up and wearing a patched long gown, who did not know how to get in, also wrote a poem "Ode to Snow".

"Heavy snow fell, and the price of firewood and rice rose.

The benches were used as firewood, and the bed was scared."

As soon as the poem came out, everyone laughed, and even the cold-faced winter snow girl almost laughed out loud, breaking her cold personality, and couldn't help but glared at the scholar.

Although the atmosphere was lively, there were more than a dozen poems, but none of them were decent.

At this moment.

"Ahem...!"

A light cough came from the fourth floor.

"Miss Dongxue, I am Zhu Ke, a scholar from the Imperial College. I am willing to write a poem for you."

A young scholar with good looks and dressed in white looked at Dongxue with burning eyes and bowed.

Dongxue looked at the scholar, and then there was a faint smile on her face, and she nodded slightly.

"Please, sir."

The scholar named Zhu Ke, holding a folding fan in his hand, frowned and said in a deep voice.

"East and west of Shengyuan City, we have been separated for a long time.

When I left, the snow was like flowers, and now the flowers are like snow."

As soon as a five-character quatrain came out, the noisy sound in the hall was slightly quiet.

Many people did not realize the true meaning at first, but after carefully tasting it, they all showed surprise.

"Good poem!"

"Mr. Zhu is not expensive. He is a talented man from the Imperial College. He is really good at writing!"

...

The crowd immediately heard the sound of praise.

This poem shows that Zhu Xiucai and Dongxue, one lives in the east and the other in the west of the city. They are obviously very close to each other, but the distance between them seems to have crossed the seasons.

It not only shows his passionate admiration, but also praises the beauty of Dongxue, which is like a blooming flower.

As soon as this poem came out, there were praises from all directions.

Even on the high platform, Dongxue, who was as cold as ice, had a glimmer of light in her beautiful eyes.

"Mr. Zhu, you are really talented."

A compliment and a smile made Mr. Zhu's eyes straighten and his heart beat like a drum, and at the same time attracted the envy and jealousy of countless people around him.

As the "Ode to Snow" by this talented scholar from the Imperial College came out.

This poetry competition officially went from the bronze and silver rounds to the gold round.

The guests in the hall and on the first and second floors were embarrassed to show off their ugliness.

And the talented scholars from the Imperial College on the fourth floor took action and presented excellent works.

All the talented people who could enter the Imperial College were eloquent and had first-rate poems.

Such as: "I don't know why the flowers bloom near the water first, I wonder if the winter snow has not melted yet."

Or: "The plum blossoms and snow are fighting for spring and are unwilling to fall, and the poets put down their pens and stop commenting."

...

Such wonderful sentences were frequently produced, which attracted the guests on the scene to applaud.

And Zhu Xiucai's "Ode to Snow" gradually became mediocre, and was suppressed by the poems of the talented people.

The talented people of the Imperial College fought in the gold bureau.

For a while, everyone was a little dazzled and couldn't tell who was better.

You said this poem was better, I said that poem was more artistic, and we argued endlessly for a while.

Even the lady of winter snow was a little troubled.

Until this moment, a sneer from the "platinum master" came from the southeast of the fourth floor.

"Haha... Such ordinary poems, how can they support the reputation of my 'Imperial Academy'."

When this was said, everyone in the room was shocked.

"Who is so arrogant!"

"Yes, you dare to despise the poems and poems of so many talented people, you really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."

...

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, even Zhao Heng, who had been drinking with boredom, couldn't help but look sideways.

In the southeast of the fourth floor, four young men with luxurious clothes and extraordinary temperament and appearance stood by the railing.

All four of them had arrogant and arrogant expressions on their faces.

The person who spoke at this moment was a tall, handsome, and handsome young man with a pair of peach blossom eyes on the left side of the crowd.

Seeing these four people, the people in the hall who were originally indignant were stunned at first, and then exclaimed in unison.

"Ah... It's the four great talents of the imperial capital!"

"Puff...!"

Zhao Heng, who was holding up the wine glass and taking a sip, choked and sprayed out a mouthful of wine.

"Four great talents?"

Shen San, who was standing by, hurriedly explained to Zhao Heng.

"Sir, these four people are quite famous in the imperial capital.

Not only do they all have extraordinary family backgrounds, but they also have their own areas of expertise, and are also known as the "Four Wonders of the Imperial Capital".

The man who just spoke is named Tang Lun, who is the best poet among the four.

His poems and articles are all top-notch, and he even wrote a poem that is close to being handed down.

The other three are 'Lian Jue' who is good at couplets, 'Zi Jue' who is good at riddles, and 'Wu Jue' who is extraordinary in martial arts."

"So that's it!" Zhao Heng nodded suddenly.

Looking at the admiring eyes of the people in the hall looking at the four people, and the crazy screams of the women on the scene, he knew that these four must be famous and of high rank.

This made Zhao Heng look forward to it, because he had already brewed a perfect plan.

It just needs some famous and talented masters, and it seems that these four talents are very suitable.

"You must not let me down!"