Lady of Rebirth

Sure enough, Shao Shirong appeared in the Zhong Mansion early in the morning. Zhong Ming's face was not very good-looking. One was angry that Shao Shirong's ghost was still there, and the other was angry that she had made her own way. Su Zimo came here twice because he was invited by Shao Shirong. He listened to an opera once, and went to some poetry meeting this time. It seems that Su Zimo was invited back by Shao Shirong. What would Mo think in his heart, although Zhong Ming was unhappy, he could only follow her, Shao Shirong looked at her like a monkey, and said in a fuss, "Zhong Ming, are you going to drink tea and have some snacks?" It meant that she had no ink in her stomach to join in the fun, but she swallowed her anger and didn't argue with Shao Shirong. Both Shao Shirong and Su Zimo felt strange, Zhong Ming actually had her reasons, and Shao Shirong did not feel safe when she showed her favor to Su Zimo over and over again. What's the matter, she has to be on guard.

This time the poetry meeting was initiated by Mr. Jiang Yuanwai's son, and the venue was set in a manor outside Jiang Yuanwai. The garden is full of rockery, towers, water pavilions, flowers and trees. It is a good place. When Zhong Ming and the others arrived, they had already arrived. There are few people, some are in the corridor, some are in the water pavilion, gathering in twos and threes, talking in low voices, there are melon and fruit snacks on the table, and there are several large jars of wine. No, she is indeed a connoisseur of drinking. Once she smells it, she can tell no matter what kind of wine it has been hidden for many years. Zhong Ming took a deep sniff of the air.

Su Zimo didn't know why, so he asked her, "What's wrong?"

Zhong Ming said: "Fenjiu in Shanxi is at least 20 years old."

Su Zimo asked curiously, "Oh, you'll know it just by smelling it?"

Zhong Ming said proudly, "Of course."

Su Zimo smiled and praised: "This is quite a skill."

Shao Shirong, who was walking together, let out a "puchi" laugh.

Zhong Ming glared at her, "What are you laughing at?"

Shao Shirong said: "Whenever eating, drinking and having fun is costly."

After finally showing his face in front of Su Zimo, he was ridiculed by Shao Shirong. Zhong Ming endured all the way and finally couldn't help it, and said angrily: "Shao Shirong, did I dig your ancestral grave? Why are you against me?"

They were used to bickering, Shao Shirong didn't expect Zhong Ming to turn his face, and was a little embarrassed for a while, it happened that the master Mr. Jiang came to greet them, so he took the siege for Shao Shirong.

Su Zimo whispered to Zhong Ming: "Miss Shao was joking with you, why did she take it seriously?"

But Zhong Ming said loudly: "She just hurt me on purpose, what's the matter if she can't write poetry, can't come if she can't write poetry?"

Mr. Jiang quickly answered: "Yes, of course I can, you are very welcome."

Zhong Ming didn't buy it, "Then why didn't I receive the invitation?"

Mr. Jiang smiled awkwardly. He posted a post before, but Miss Renda dismissed it. The person who came today is just a guest, so it’s not easy to talk to her. Besides, a beautiful woman can give me more inspiration when I write poems later. Seeing Su Zimo next to him, he only felt that his temperament was very good, and he didn't dare to neglect him. After guiding them to sit down, he carefully asked: "This lady looks unfamiliar, she doesn't look like people from our place."

Just as Zhong Ming was about to introduce her, Shao Shirong jumped ahead of her, and said with a smile: "This is Sister Su, Zhong Ming's cousin, and if there is someone who is famous, Young Master Jiang, don't make any decisions."

Mr. Jiang hurriedly said: "Don't dare, you are welcome."

In this way, it is hard for Zhong Ming to say anything else, but he is dissatisfied with Shao Shirong's evasive introduction of Su Zimo. Obviously, Su Zimo's background is more eye-catching. Just look at Shao County Magistrate. .

Su Zimo didn't care, and said with a smile, "Ming'er and I came here uninvited and disturbed Mr. Jiang."

After saying this, Zhong Ming was happy. Su Zimo was invited by Shao Shirong, but Su Zimo said he came with her. Shao Shirong was mocking her just now, obviously Su Zimo was speaking for her.

Mr. Jiang was polite again, but Shao Shirong didn't answer, and he was more and more afraid to underestimate Su Zimo. There was always a deep meaning hidden in Su Zimo's understatement.

There is no threshold for the poetry club, so naturally many ladies came here. Most of the women who can read and write are from wealthy families. Before Zhong Ming and the others came, these ladies still had a sense of superiority. It's looking at people with their eyes up to the sky. When Zhong Ming and the others arrived, they were immediately compared. In terms of beauty, they were far inferior to Zhong Ming, and in terms of temperament, they were not as good as Su Zimo. Shao Shirong was the daughter of the county magistrate, and she was a well-known person in Cangtong Town. Talented girl, of course, this is also the reason why Shao Shirong invited Su Zimo to participate in the poetry meeting. She only knew that Su Zimo had a good background, but she didn't know that Su Zimo's talent was more widely known in the capital than her identity.

When Su Zimo was 16 years old, Su Houye was the chief examiner of the scientific examination that year. Su Houye also wanted to test Su Zimo, so he asked her to write an article. After writing, Su Houye was afraid of Su Zimo. Zimo is his own daughter, and the review might be biased, so she pasted her name on it and handed it to Prime Minister Zhang in private. It was about to be submitted to the current emperor for review, Su Houye hurriedly stopped him to tell him the truth, Zhang Xiang sighed again and again, sighing that it is a pity that women cannot be officials, the court lacks a pillar of talent, Su Houye Although he repeatedly asked Prime Minister Zhang not to tell the story, it was spread out soon, and everyone in the court knew about it. In private, he even gave Su Zimo the title of female number one scholar. Not to mention Shao Shirong didn't know about it, even Zhong Ming didn't know about it. One thing, I only know that Su Zimo is a well-known talented woman.

After everyone arrived, Mr. Jiang presided over the poetry meeting. It was late autumn and it was a good season to appreciate chrysanthemums and eat crabs. Mr. Jiang ordered the crabs to be brought up, and then poured good wine. Then he talked about today's theme, which is Autumn-themed poems are not limited to scenery or objects, as long as they are related to autumn, and are not limited to rhymes. They can be five-character quatrains or seven-character poems. The only requirement is that each person write at least three poems, and of course the more The better, the winner today will get the Duan inkstone, one of the four famous inkstones donated by Mr. Jiang. Mr. Jiang said that this inkstone was owned by a great poet in the previous dynasty. Not to mention priceless, but it is of great significance After hearing this, everyone was eager to give it a try, but Zhong Ming lacked interest, and he had already drunk three glasses of wine while talking.

But there was an ignorant person who didn't know Zhong Ming, but felt that Zhong Ming was outstanding in appearance, and thought that he must have some ink to come here, so he flattered and said: "You can see that you are both talented and beautiful when you look at the lady. excellent work?"

Zhong Ming thought he was getting too close, so he waved his hands in disgust, as if chasing away flies, and then said with a crab claw: "Grandma is illiterate, if you want a good work, find someone else."

Shao Shirong next to him laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe, and Su Zimo also smiled. The scholar's nose was ashamed. He came here for a bet, but he was laughed at when he returned.

After a while, people dispersed, looking for places that could inspire inspiration, and Shao Shirong was no exception. She didn't care that Zhong Ming came to eat and drink, but she saw that Su Zimo was also sitting still, and helped Zhong Ming peel the crabs. Afterwards, dipped in vinegar and brought it to Zhong Ming's mouth, Zhong Ming opened his mouth to eat it naturally, Shao Shirong felt it was an eyesore, calmed down a bit, and then smiled: "Sister Su is also illiterate like Zhong Ming, right?"

Zhong Ming rushed: "Don't underestimate people, Sister Mo doesn't bother to play with you."

Su Zimo hurriedly stopped her, and said to Shao Shirong with a smile: "Didn't I give it an hour, it's still early, don't worry, you go first, I'll just stay here with Minger."

Shao Shirong could only stomp her feet secretly, and left helplessly, but she felt ruthless in her heart, she must write a good poem, at least compare Su Zimo, and let Zhong Ming see that she is good.

After Shao Shirong left, Zhong Ming began to feel uncomfortable. The action of Su Zimo feeding her crab meat made her mistakenly think that Su Zimo accepted her