Chapter 34 Are you Xiao Lanjue?

Sun Qiming didn't care about that, and didn't notice that Lu Zhanxing looked strange. Instead, he said excitedly, "Brother Lu, you must have never seen the new courtesan. She is so beautiful. Her name is Tiantian. Her every frown and smile is so attractive. It's a pity that she got the chance to be that Mr. Tan."

She knew this. The courtesan had not changed, but the real winner had changed.

Wait, Lu Zhanxing's heart skipped a beat. Doesn't that mean that the truly talented "man" was not chosen by the Fourth Prince?

She remembered that the Fourth Prince did recruit a talented man, but it was not Tan Ling, but a talented man named Xiao Lanjue.

In the book, after Xiao Lanjue became the Fourth Prince's aide, he was highly valued by the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince did not trust Mu Qingli, but trusted Xiao Lanjue very much.

After the Fourth Prince ascended the throne, Xiao Lanjue was granted a title of nobility.

After all, in the Fourth Prince’s previous life, Mu Qingli was Lu Zhanyan’s good friend, so how could he trust her?

Lu Zhanxing suppressed his excitement and decided to let his elder brother get to know that talented man. More think tanks, more hope!

After chatting with a few friends for half an hour, Lu Zhanxing invited them to have a drink at Yipinxiang Restaurant.

As soon as I walked out of the door, I met Su Xianye coming towards me. There were several servants standing behind her, and Xiulan was standing beside her.

Sun Qiming and others saw that the leader was a young lady with a special bun, dressed in silk and satin from head to toe, and a silk dress inlaid with gold thread and dark embroidery.

She wore a simple emerald jade hairpin and kingfisher flower ornaments on her head. There were not many of them, but each one was extremely exquisite and noble.

She has delicate facial features, a tall and small nose, rosy and plump lips, a palm-sized face, and a pair of beautiful fox eyes. She is a real beauty.

"Husband!"

She walked towards Lu Zhanxing and called out softly.

Lu Zhanxing walked over with a smile and said, "Xianye, come here, let me introduce you to these three. These three are my good friends. This is Sun Qiming, the son of the Minister of Rites. This is Yu Wei, the son of Deputy Commander Yu. This is Lin Tao, one of the Eight Imperial Merchants."

"Brother Sun, Brother Yu, Brother Lin, this is my wife, Su Xianye."

Lu Zhanxing introduced with a smile, "You said my wife is ugly. Is she ugly? Is she ugly?"

In order to make Su Xianye look better, she ordered Liu Xu to help Su Xianye's skin to recover. The clothes she wore were also carefully selected. This time she was going to blind the eyes of several friends. Let's see if they dare to show "sympathy" to her all the time, huh!

When the three heard that this beauty was Prime Minister Su’s eldest daughter, Su Xianye, wasn’t she said to be ugly and vulgar?

Are those people blind? They call such a beautiful woman ugly?

Su Xianye saw her husband generously introducing her to her friends, and she felt grateful and smiled: "Xianye greets all the gentlemen."

The three of them came back to their senses and looked at her for a long time. Finally, they found a mark where her hair covered it. But because of the special hairstyle, it didn't hinder it at all. She was a beauty when viewed from close up and from a distance.

Lu Zhanxing coughed lightly with pride.

The three of them came back to their senses and quickly returned the greeting to Su Xianye: "Hello, sister-in-law."

"How about it, isn't my wife pretty?" Lu Zhanxing's face was full of pride.

The three men quickly praised Su Xianye as a rare beauty. They praised her so much that Su Xianye felt embarrassed and her snow-white cheeks turned a bright red.

But when she saw the upturned corners of her husband's lips, she couldn't help but feel excited.

Lu Zhanxing showed off his wife, and then said to Xianye: "I'm going out to eat with a few friends. You're here to look for Liu Xu, right? Go ahead!"

"My husband is in good health, please don't drink too much!" She knew that her husband would not be bound by marriage. He was also a well-known playboy who liked to flirt with other women. Although she felt disappointed, she had no right to stop him.

"I know." She said and left with her three friends.

At the banquet, she felt the envious and jealous looks from her three good friends, and felt very proud.

On that day, Lu Zhanxing asked Lu Tong to inquire about the news of the talented Xiao Lanjue, as he had to act first.

The next day, Lu Zhanxing got the news that Xiao Lanjue was a scholar who made a living by selling paintings. He was from Yangzhou. Two years ago, his classmate who had guarantored him cheated in the imperial examination. He was implicated and deprived of his fame and fortune. He was ashamed to meet his fellow villagers, so he stayed in the capital to make a living by selling calligraphy and paintings.

If you can meet someone who appreciates you, it would be a good idea to be an aide.

Lu Zhanxing was stunned. It turned out that he was implicated by his classmates who took the imperial examination with him. No wonder he failed to pass the examination and become an official.

"Master, I heard that the reason why Mr. Xiao didn't attend the literary gathering was because he owed rent for several months and didn't make much money from setting up a stall every day. The owner didn't want to pay him on credit anymore, so he kicked him out."

Lu Tong told his young master the information he had obtained.

Hearing this, Lu Zhanxing was stunned. It was indeed his appearance that prevented Xiao Lanjue from becoming successful. If the story in the book had been followed, although Lu Zhanyan fell into the water and was rescued by County Lady Lan Xi, the Fourth Prince was in control and the literary gathering was still held.

But this time, my eldest brother was rescued by me, and the Fourth Prince and Prime Minister Su's second daughter fell into the water, which was a big deal, so the literary meeting was naturally postponed.

It also made Xiao Lanjue lose the opportunity to rise to prominence. Oh! I feel guilty.

So, Lu Zhanxing decided to meet this scholar and then bring him back home to serve his elder brother.

A smart person plus another smart person, that's not just one plus one equals two, she's determined to get this person.

Having made up his mind, after having lunch with Su Xianye, Lu Zhanxing took Bai Jing and Lu Tong out.

There has always been a saying in the capital that "the east is noble, the west is rich, the south is poor, and the north is humble", which is easy to understand.

People living on the east and west sides are all wealthy.

In contrast, the people in the south and north are mostly civilians or even "poor" people who are precarious about their livelihood. Naturally, their status and position cannot compare to those of the nobles in the East and the West.

This is reflected in all aspects.

For example, the roads in East City and West City are paved with bricks and stones, so they won’t become muddy even on rainy days, while the roads in the North and South City areas are plain dirt roads.

Xiao Lanjue rented a stall in Xicheng Commercial Street to sell calligraphy and paintings.

When Lu Zhanxing arrived, he did not find any scholar selling calligraphy and paintings. After asking Lu Tong, he learned that Xiao Lanjue was homeless and had sold all his calligraphy and paintings at a low price. He was now living in an inn and had planned to return to his hometown in Yangzhou.

So, Lu Zhanxing and the other two made some inquiries and went to the inn.

At this time, Xiao Lanjue was standing on the street with a decadent look on his face. He was wearing a gray gown and carrying a package on his back. He had sold all his belongings and only had enough money to return home.

Thinking of Tan Ling, who was recruited by the Fourth Prince as his aide after becoming famous at the evening literary gathering, he really shed tears. He missed it after all!

He secretly regretted why he didn't go the next day, so that he wouldn't miss the opportunity to make a fortune.

"Are you Xiao Lanjue, Xiao Shusheng?"