flstandardbreds Chapter 304
Chapter 304
Today, the Lu family can be considered one of the top wealthy families in the entire capital. Lu Bing was enfeoffed as a marquis, Lu Song was a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and there was also Zhou Chu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard with immense power. It is said that he used to be the Lu family's pageboy and now has an extremely close relationship with the Lu family.
The Lu family was already a marquis's family, and Lu Bing was a close minister to the emperor, who had been by the emperor's side since childhood. Yang was even the emperor's wet nurse. Such a distinguished family background was unmatched in the entire capital.
The Lu family is a newly wealthy family. Yang held the poetry gathering for two reasons: first, to help Lu Wei, and second, to demonstrate the Lu family's presence to others in the capital.
Being too low-key is often not a good thing. Now that you're in this position, you should do what needs to be done.
Qin Wan was Yang Ran's close friend and came from a fairly good family. However, family background is relative to one's social standing. The Qin family was a scholarly family, so their family background was quite good compared to ordinary people, and it was comparable to Yang Ran's family.
However, compared to a noble family like the Lu family, it is naturally far inferior.
Originally, given Qin Wan's family background, she was not qualified to participate in the Marquis's poetry gathering. However, there are always exceptions. Her close friend was Yang Ran, who was engaged to Lu Wei, so she naturally received an invitation from the Lu family as well.
In fact, it wasn't just her; Yang Ran's other close friends also received invitations.
Qin Wan was very excited when she heard the news that the Lu family was going to hold a poetry gathering for the Lantern Festival. In fact, she was not the only one. Many noble ladies in the capital were also very excited because they were all very curious about Lu Bing and Zhou Chu.
Both Lu Bing and Zhou Chu are now the most sought-after legendary figures in the capital, figures that their peers can only look up to.
A year ago, Zhou Chu had a bad reputation, but even at his lowest point, he was still seen by others as a powerful young man with immense influence, and countless noble ladies harbored fantasies about him.
Moreover, Zhou Chu's reputation has now turned around, and these noble ladies even have quite a few stories about Zhou Chu, many of which are about the untold stories of certain young ladies from prominent families and Commander Zhou.
Qin Wan was also one of the writers of these storybooks. In her spare time, she liked to write storybooks, and she even chose a pen name for it, Lan Xiangzi.
The stories she wrote about Zhou Chu were so sensational that she dared not let anyone know her pen name except for her personal maid. Every time she sent her maid to deliver books to the bookstore, she felt like she was doing something wrong.
The stories she wrote were actually her own interpretation of the female protagonist, hoping to have something happen between her and Zhou Chu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but she only dared to dream about it.
To outsiders, she was a very obedient girl who only dared to think about many things but never actually did them.
Moreover, her family background wouldn't allow her to do anything out of line.
Qin Wan was overjoyed to suddenly receive an invitation to the Lu family's poetry gathering. Surely the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard would also be there?
The thought of seeing Zhou Chu soon gave Qin Wan a feeling of a dream coming true. Poetry gatherings were a common story in folk tales, where talented men and beautiful women usually met.
Qin Wan became more and more excited as she thought about it.
Not only Qin Wan, but countless officials' private residences were also discussing the Lu family's poetry gathering.
At this moment, at the residence of Tang Mu, the Right Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, Tang Mu's wife, Madam Zhang, was holding her daughter's hand, earnestly advising her.
"You'd better do your best at the Lu family's poetry gathering this time. The eldest son of the Lu family will definitely be there. These days, the eldest son of the Lu family is very sought after. If you're not careful, someone else will snatch him away. Whether you can attract his attention depends entirely on your abilities."
"Mother, men and women are separated at the poetry gathering."
Tang Mu's daughter seemed a little embarrassed.
"Of course I know we'll be separated. People can always find a way. You need to see if there's an opportunity. Once you do, you must make an appearance in front of the eldest son of the Lu family, understand?"
The same words were being spoken in the residences of different officials, but most of them valued Lu Bing. Although Zhou Chu held a higher position and more power, these officials were more wary of him and felt that Zhou Chu might not have a good ending in the future.
In this way, Lu Bing became the best choice.
However, many noble ladies secretly hoped to meet Zhou Chu, and ideally, to make an appearance before him. After all, Zhou Chu's experiences were too legendary, completely fulfilling their fantasies about their future husbands.