The wronged female supporting role made a comeback with a divine reply

The three of them chatted and laughed, enjoying the performances on the roadside as they walked. Bai Hao bought some small things for Bai Zhaozhao separately, and at the same time asked Bai Lin to keep his promise and let him pay for other expenses.

"Quick, let's go!"

"I'll go too, I'll go too!"

Suddenly, several groups of people around walked towards the east.

Bai Zhaozhao asked curiously: "What happened in front?"

A man suddenly stopped, turned around, and said in surprise, "Brother Bai!" Then he said shyly, "Miss Bai!"

Bai Lin could see clearly then: "Brother Shen?! Where are you going?"

Shen Xuezi coughed lightly and said, "There's a poetry gathering going on at Rubin Teahouse up ahead. I was just about to go..." As he spoke, he glanced at Bai Zhaozhao again and blushed a little, "Let's go take a look!"

Bai Hao suddenly became alert, and his usually rough-hewn nerves became sensitive at this moment. He inadvertently stood in front of Bai Zhaozhao, who rolled his eyes in his heart and turned his head to look at him.

Bai Lin didn't notice this and asked curiously, "Is there anything special about this poetry fair? It seems like a lot of people went to see it!"

Student Shen replied: "It is a bit special. I heard that Mr. Ren San of Xiangyun Casino and Manager Qi of Rubin Teahouse have offered a huge prize to buy the poem that won the first prize in this poetry competition.

Brother Bai, why don't you come with me? If you were there, many students would probably not dare to show off their skills in front of them!"

Bai Lin frowned. These days, many of his classmates have praised him highly, but he is the only one who knows that this title was somewhat due to luck. His father also specifically told him to be modest and not to be arrogant, so he never attends gatherings like this.

Bai Zhaozhao saw what Bai Lin was thinking, so he said, "Student Shen, go by yourself. We want to stroll around the street more."

Student Shen's face froze, and he was a little disappointed: "Well, then I'll go. Goodbye!"

Bai Lin: "Goodbye."

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Xuezi said to Bai Lin, "If you are tired of shopping, you might as well go and have a look. I heard that the deer grass sold by Third Master Ren and the South China Sea pearls sold by Shopkeeper Qi are both rare treasures in the world!"

Deer Grass?! The legendary precious medicinal material!

Bai Zhaozhao's eyes lit up. There was no such species in her space!

Just as Bai Lin was about to refuse, he heard Bai Zhaozhao excitedly ask, "Is there such a treasure in the world?"

Student Shen nodded and said, "Yes, this news was released three days ago."

Well, Bai Lin immediately understood what Bai Zhaozhao meant: "I have never seen such a precious thing before. Since my sister is curious, let's go and take a look!"

A few people walked together and when they arrived at Rubin Teahouse, there were already many people sitting in the lobby. On the table in the middle, Manager Qi and Master Ren San were sitting there, with two exquisite boxes next to them.

On the screen next to them was a large piece of paper with a poem written on it, which is the most famous poem so far.

After some inquiries, I learned that students who want to participate in the poetry reading need to receive a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, write poems on the spot, and then hang them on the surrounding railings for everyone to appreciate.

However, only students who have obtained the titles of scholar and juren can go to pay homage to the literary name, that is, sign their names under the poems.

The poem with the most literary names will be placed on the stage in the middle. When a poem surpasses it, it will be replaced. When the poetry reading is over, the winner will receive a prize.

Bai Zhaozhao looked around. There were not many poems at the moment, only about a dozen or so, but quite a few students were already writing poems on the spot.

"Hey, look who's here, our top scholar!" A slightly disdainful voice came.

Then many people came to look at it.

"It's really Bai Lin."

"Is Bai Lin here to take the first place?"

"That's not necessarily true. Xu Ling is a famous poet!"

Xu Ling was the one who made the disdainful voice just now. When he heard other people's discussions, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Actually, he didn't know Bai Lin before. During the provincial examination, he thought he must be one of the best. But he lost not only to Zhang Zhilan, but also to an unknown boy.

He was very unconvinced! These days when he was in the prefectural school, he was looking for trouble everywhere, wanting to compete with Bai Lin, but Bai Lin always stayed at home studying and didn't attend any gatherings, so he had no idea where to start.

This time he finally got his chance.

Unexpectedly, Bai Lin just greeted him slightly and went to look at the poems around him.

Student Shen whispered to Bai Lin, "Brother Bai, look, the poem on the stage is Xu Ling's. There are already more than a hundred students who have come to pay homage to him. I looked around and found that the poems around me are almost inferior to his."

Bai Lin also took a look and said, "Not bad, it's definitely not as good as his writing."

Bai Hao suddenly jumped in front of Bai Lin and asked, "Where's Zhao Zhao?"

Bai Lin was stunned and looked around: "Over there on the stage."

Bai Zhaozhao was standing there, reading Xu Ling's poem:

"Fifteen Nights of the First Moon"

Fire trees and silver flowers are blooming, the iron locks of the star bridge are unlocked. Dark dust follows the horse, and the bright moon follows the man.

It was well written. Later, Bai Zhaozhao heard Shopkeeper Qi whisper to Master Ren San, "Although Xu Ling is a bit arrogant, he is extremely talented. It is probably difficult for him to be surpassed."

Master Ren San played with the ring in his hand and smiled indifferently: "After all, he is the third place in the provincial examination. It is normal for him to have such talent. It's just that it's a bit boring that the champion appeared so soon."

When Bai Zhaozhao was about to take a look at other people's poems, Bai Lin grabbed him and took him to a round table on the side. He saw that the table was already full of delicious food, and Bai Zhaozhao began to eat happily.

Bai Hao asked for a brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and said to Bai Lin: "Student Shen has gone to write a poem, brother, you should write one too!"

Bai Lin shook his head: "No inspiration."

At this time, Zhang Ruoxin and her cousin also came to the teahouse. She saw Bai Zhaozhao at a glance, snorted coldly, and found a seat to sit down.

Gu Shuo couldn't help but ask, "Cousin, do you have any grudges against the sister of the top scholar?"

Zhang Ruoxin's face darkened: "It's more than just a grudge!"

Thinking back to how Bai Zhaozhao had caused her to be punished by the county lord to copy poems, and then by her aunt to kneel in the ancestral hall, she not only caught a cold but also had rashes all over her body. Her life was like hell for almost the entire month.

Later, my mother knelt and begged my grandmother for three days before she let her go. She also lived cautiously for a long time.

This time I was able to go out thanks to my cousin, and my father agreed to it for the sake of my in-laws.

Gu Shuo knew that things were not that simple when he saw her expression. Before, his whole family depended on the aunt from the Zhang family for their livelihood. This year he had passed the imperial examination, but the Zhang family had made further progress, especially Jishidiang, which was very popular in Linyang.

His mother also hoped that he could marry his cousin to consolidate the relationship between the two families. He also saw clearly that his cousin was the best candidate he could get.

So he said to Zhang Ruoxin: "Look, your cousin will help you vent your anger."