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Royal Garden.

His Majesty and the ladies of the palace had not arrived yet. The chief eunuch Hua Zisheng who was serving His Majesty came over and greeted them, inviting everyone to take a walk in the garden first.

There is a special garden for peony, covering tens of thousands of acres. The green corridors, small bridges and flowing water are dotted with the elegance and splendor of peonies.

In particular, there is a winding river in the middle, with willows swaying on both sides and several pleasure boats slowly rowing in the river, creating a beautiful and peaceful scene.

A stage was built in the middle of the Peony Garden, where the royal opera troupe performed. Opposite the stage was a two-story viewing tower.

However, most people did not watch the show seriously, but took this opportunity to sit together and chat.

The old lady of the Marquis's Mansion and the old lady Xie sat together and spoke to each other in a cordial manner.

Although Mrs. Hou was of humble origin, she had a promising young son who became a cabinet minister at a young age. She was unique among the families of court officials.

Madam Xie is a woman of great family background. Her son is an important official in the court, and her daughter is a favored imperial concubine. It is difficult for ordinary people to catch her eye.

Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Tu, the Marquis's wife, are now in-laws, and they are discussing the betrothal matter together affectionately.

"My dear, the Marquis and I want to marry the two children off as soon as possible, and we will propose marriage when his uncle comes back." Tu said, "His uncle should be back by Duanwu."

Xu thought that she should wait for Lord Gu to come back and not get married.

"Did the Lord bring back any letter? Did he say when he would be back?" Xu couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"No, maybe he's busy." Tu didn't think much about it. Her brother-in-law had never been close to them since childhood.

The one who inherited the title was Gu Boyu, but the old marquis favored the youngest son. Except for not inheriting the title, Gu Shaoyu was better than the first and second wives in every way.

The third brother has more than a dozen guards in his yard, and the things he uses are many times more sophisticated than those used by Gu Chengyan.

"I heard that the refugees in the south are making a big fuss. This time, so many salt ships have sunk. It's even harder for the common people to get salt. They've started a riot. I heard they're specifically killing officials."

Xu's words made Tu's eyes widen in shock: "My dear, what news did you get?"

"No, I just heard from the master that there were riots by refugees in the south, robberies and murders were happening frequently, and we are all worried about the safety of Lord Gu."

The combination of these words and the expression on her face was very clever. Tu felt that she had grasped some information.

"My dear, let's not wait for his uncle to come back, why don't we propose as soon as possible?"

"Okay, what do you think of the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Both Tu and Xu had something to hide, so after some discussion, they decided to propose on the Dragon Boat Festival.

Xie Zhaozhao came to the garden, greeted his grandmother, and then went to talk with Liu Yiyi and Zhang Yanyan.

Zhang Yanyan is the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, one of the four great families, and Liu Yiyi is the fourth granddaughter of the Prime Minister. The three of them have been good friends since childhood and are the number one noble ladies group in the Beijing circle.

Liu Yiyi jumped up and down, holding a collection of poems, and said, "Look at this collection of poems. My sister-in-law got it from the Duke of England."

Zhang Yanyan came over and saw the words "Skylark Collection" written on the cover.

She hasn't actually read this collection of poems.

I opened the first page and saw the words "How can a young man stay young forever? Even the sea waves can turn into mulberry fields." I was surprised and said, "Which poet wrote this? This sentence alone is so exquisite!"

Flipping through the pages, I found that the collection contains 156 poems, starting with 5 poems about peonies, followed by many poems about flowers, birds, fish, insects, and other animals that express one's aspirations through using these objects.

Every song is a masterpiece.

Zhang Yanyan said: "These poems are very suitable for the Peony Flower Festival. I wonder if the poems written by Gu Shizi can surpass these?"

Liu Yiyi said: "Recently, many talented people have come to the capital to participate in the spring examination. Their poems and essays are not inferior to those of Gu Shizi."

"I heard that there is a guy named Ling Xun who writes articles with great momentum and has won first place in the spring poetry competition of the academy students several times."

"Yes, even my grandfather praised his articles highly."

The two of them chatted back and forth, Xie Zhaozhao smiled slightly and thought to himself: Ling Xun, I know you!

Liu Yiyi came today with her sister-in-law and her little nephew Liu Xian.

Liu Xian had been to Xie's house before and knew Xie Zhaozhao. When he saw her, he immediately bowed politely and said, "Aunt Xie, how are you?"

Xie Zhaozhao immediately took a handful of beautifully packaged rock honey from the bag in Manman's hand, stuffed it into Liu Xian's hand, and asked, "What has Brother Xian learned recently?"

Liu Xian immediately said, “Thank you, Auntie. I can recite the peony poem.”

"Really? Is Xian going to go on stage and recite a poem?"

"Yes, Xian'er will carry it with Brother Li Tang."

Liu Yiyi pointed at the poetry collection and said, "Wait a minute, Brother Xian and Prince Yinggong will recite these five peony poems together. I will compose music for them!"

Xie Zhaozhao said with a smile: "Brother Xian, if you can memorize these five poems well, today's Peony Flower Fair will have a very high starting point."

"Yes, the Queen Mother invited Brother Xian and Young Master Li Tang to recite poems at the Peony Flower Festival. My sister-in-law didn't know what poem to choose, so this collection of poems is just what she needed."

Suddenly, a series of shouts were heard from the entrance.

"Your Majesty is here!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."

"The Empress is here."

"Her Majesty Xi has arrived."

"Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort has arrived."

……

"Long live my emperor."

Everyone knelt down hurriedly.

Emperor Hui said kindly, "Everyone, please stand up."

When the emperor arrived, his ministers and family members sat down according to their ranks and watched the performances with his majesty.

Xie Zhaozhao had returned to her grandmother and was sitting quietly, but she stole a glance at Emperor Hui.

Emperor Hui now looks relatively strong, with a tall stature, phoenix eyes and a long beard. Even on such a rare day of relaxation, his face still shows majesty.

The host was Hanako Katsushiro, and he watched Emperor Hui's expression for every word and action he took.

After a lengthy opening speech, Hanako Sheng said, "Next, let's have some warm-up performances before the poetry reading."

Emperor Hui smiled and said, "Children can't sit still, so let them perform first, then they can eat and play after the performance."

Everyone laughed and said that His Majesty was kind.

Hanako Sheng announced with a smile on his face: "The first program: poetry recitation. Performers: Liu Xian, the eldest grandson of Prime Minister Liu, and Li Tang, the son of the Duke of Ying."

There were two little boys, one five years old and the other six years old. They were both precocious children, rare in the capital. Their families sent them to the stage. Liu Yiyi played the piano and Li Ranran, the eldest daughter of the Duke of England, played the xiao. The two of them stood on the left and right to provide music for the two children.

The peony in front of the courtyard is so beautiful and unrestrained.

The lotus on the pond is pure and sentimental.

Only the peony is truly national,

When the flowers bloom, the capital moves.

After a poem was recited, the whole audience cheered.

His Majesty also nodded slightly. The beauty of the peony surpasses that of all other flowers. Its natural charm and splendor are the most gorgeous among all the flowers. It has caused a sensation in the whole city, just to see its beauty.

This poem should be the best!

I wonder who did this?

Someone immediately handed a collection of poems to Hanako Katsu. Hanako Katsu bent over, trotted up to His Majesty and presented the collection to him.

Suddenly, a sharp female voice was heard: "Impossible, absolutely impossible..."