C9 The Lanting Poetry Club

"Auntie, you don't have to eat or drink. I will be going to the C City later. The butler of the Duan Mansion is familiar with me, so he asked me to bring a few pieces of silk from the C City."

After Cai Shaozhi finished speaking, he reached out and gently adjusted Lin Xiao's collar.

He said in a low voice, "I heard Auntie say that ever since you married into the Chiang family, you have never bowed to Miss Chiang?"

Cai Shaozhi muttered to himself, not noticing Lin Xiao's gaze at all, "Thank you so much. Let me tell you something, Auntie has already promised to match me with Miss Chiang. In less than a month, your identity as the son-in-law of the Chiang family will come to an end, and Chiang Jiao will become my woman. None of the women that I, Cai Shaozhi, have set my eyes on will be able to escape, do you understand? Idiot."

Cai Shaozhi patted Lin Xiao's shoulder, took a step back, and said with a smile: "You are welcome to accompany Miss Chiang to the Lan Ting Banquet tonight."

After saying that, Cai Shaozhi did not wait for Lin Xiao to say anything. After saying goodbye to Mrs Liu, he turned around and left the Jiang residence.

Lin Xiao glanced at Cai Shaozhi's back and flicked his collar.

He found him dirty.

In the bedroom.

"You really want me to go to the pavilion?" Chiang Jiao looked at Lin Xiao, who was incense for her clothes, and her heart felt cold for no reason.

As soon as she entered the house, she heard from her mother that Cai Shaozhi had come by and invited her to the Orchid Poetry Club tonight. The Orchid Poetry Club in B City, every year, attracted a group of young talents, many of whom were Cai Shaozhi's good friends.

Cai Shaozhi's scheme was obvious!

Did this Lin Xiao want to give him away?

"Lin Xiao!" Chiang Jiao's beautiful eyes were filled with disappointment: "Who told you to make the decision for me?"

"I've never been to the Orchid Poetry Club before. Why don't I go with you?" Lin Xiao asked.

"You..."

Chiang Jiao was in despair!

"I know what you're worried about. You're worried that I'll be humiliated by Cai Shaozhi in front of everyone, right?" Lin Xiao hung the smoked gauze on the bronze rack and said softly, "In the past, you were always the one protecting me. Now, it's my turn to protect you."

Tonight, the Lord Loo from the capital office of B City would come. This was an opportunity for Lin Xiao.

Furthermore, he also knew that Chiang Jiao was very interested in the poetry meeting.

Thinking back to the past three years, every time someone humiliated him, Chiang Jiao would step forward to protect him without hesitation. Lin Xiao's heart was filled with endless love.

As for Cai Shaozhi.

He was just an ant.

Since he was in a hurry to cause trouble, he would give him a chance.

Lin Xiao's deep gaze made Chiang Jiao's heart jump a little. Previously, she had already felt that Lin Xiao seemed to have changed, but now, this feeling was getting stronger and stronger.

"I am upholding my own dignity. You are the husband I have chosen, and no matter how wrong you are, only I can blame you." Chiang Jiao's tone was slightly gentle.

That night, at the Lingjiang Delight.

The Orchid Poetry Club was personally supervised by the Prefecture of B City. Every year, it would be held at the Ling River Pleasure-Boat. As the pleasure-boat passed through the moat of B City, it caused the young masters and young ladies by the bridge to exclaim in admiration wherever it went.

The interior of the pleasure boat was as spacious as a large room, decorated with white porcelain and bronze, and directly opposite the door was a screen carved with plum blossoms.

Behind the screen was the room.

There were two armchairs in front of him. They were heavy and imposing. They were originally prepared for the Prefecture, but the Prefecture was busy with matters and ordered Magistrate Loo to participate every year to show his importance.

It was still early, and Magistrate Loo had yet to arrive, but the fragrance of wine was already wafting out from the boat.

Since it was a poetry gathering, of course he had to drink wine to liven things up.

"Jade Kettle Spring is the most famous wine in C City." As soon as he boarded the pleasure boat, Lin Xiao could smell the refreshing fragrance of the wine.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, a sharp voice sounded, "Yo, even a useless idiot can smell what kind of wine this is. This is truly a miracle in the world."

The one who spoke was Wang Mao, one of the scholars of B City, Cai Shaozhi's number one follower.

When the few people who walked out together with Wang Mao heard these words, they burst into laughter.

"Isn't this the husband of the beauty Chiang Jiao of B City? Can you read? How dare you attend the Orchid Poetry Club?" A person behind Wang Mao sized Lin Xiao up.

Chiang Jiao met his good friend below the pleasure boat and was catching up. They expected that Chiang Jiao wouldn't be able to come up for a while, so they took the opportunity to tease Lin Xiao.

They could provoke Lin Xiao, but they definitely wouldn't dare to offend Chiang Jiao.

After all, Chiang Jiao had been extremely protective of Lin Xiao for the past three years. This beauty had a cold and arrogant personality, and when she got angry, she did not care about her status at all.

"It doesn't matter. Since you're already here, you can't just leave like that, can you?" With a contemptuous smile, Wang Mao picked up his wine cup and filled it with the river water. Then, he spat into it and walked in front of Lin Xiao.

Someone in the room guessed what Wang Mao was going to do and could not help but burst into an uproar.

"This son-in-law of the Chiang family is stupid. Why should we make things difficult for him?"

"Don't talk too much. Wang Mao is a good friend of Young Master Cai, and that Young Master Cai is not someone we can afford to offend."

Wang Mao walked up to Lin Xiao with a cup in his hand and said with a smile, "Lin, with your status, of course you are not qualified to participate in the Orchid Poetry Club. Why don't you... If you drink this cup, I will let you in."

Everyone looked at Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao's expression did not change as he asked, "Are you sure this is for me to drink?"

"Why don't you give it to me?" Wang Mao's face was full of ridicule.

No one expected that as soon as Wang Mao finished Wang Mao's words, Lin Xiao would step forward and grab Wang Mao's cheeks. With his other hand, he poured the saliva-filled river water into Wang Mao's mouth.

His actions were so fast that no one could react in time.

By the time everyone came back to their senses, Wang Mao had already swallowed the entire cup of water.

Everyone was stunned on the spot. Wang Mao, on the other hand, squatted on the ground with a pale face and kept vomiting.

It was too disgusting.

Not to mention the others, even Wang Mao himself felt extremely disgusted.

"Lin Xiao, you're courting death!" Wang Mao's face was gloomy, and the clothes on his chest were wet. He looked ferocious and in a sorry state.

"The Orchid Poetry Club will be personally supervised by the Prefecture. Magistrate Loo will supervise the entire process. The Prefecture has ordered that anyone with outstanding talent can participate. There is no need to report it. You, a mere son of a merchant, dare to disobey the Prefecture's Golden Order?" Lin Xiao said coldly: "Or do you think that you, Wang Mao, can act on behalf of the Prefecture and Magistrate Loo, and decide the fate of the scholars of B City?"

Upon hearing those words, Wang Mao's expression changed drastically.

The Wang Family was not one of the top families in B City. Even if he had ten guts, he would not dare to disobey the orders of the Prefecture, let alone act in its place.

Lin Xiao's hat was extremely vicious. Those who understood the chill subconsciously took a few steps back and distanced themselves from Wang Mao.

"Brother Wang, why are you in such a sorry state?"

At this moment, a voice sounded, and everyone immediately looked towards the door of the room.

They saw a few people standing under the eaves of the cabin. The one who had just spoken was Cai Shaozhi, who was standing at the head of the table.

Wang Mao took a deep breath and gritted his teeth as he pointed at Lin Xiao: "Young Master Cai, it's Lin Xiao! He's the one causing trouble!"

"I invited Miss Chiang to the Orchid Poetry Club tonight. Nothing can affect Miss Chiang's mood." Cai Shaozhi said indifferently: "Since it's Lin Xiao who is causing trouble, then, Lin Xiao admits his mistake and this matter ends here. How about it?"