C28 Is There No Royal Law

Auntie Hu was very happy. Tonight's poetry meet proceeded exceptionally smoothly. These two excellent poems were so overwhelming that the teachers could not even lift their heads up. This kind of tiresome story would definitely spread throughout Chang'an tomorrow, and the name of the Drunken Spring Pavilion would definitely be mixed in with it, attracting countless students to come visit. Compared to these, several vats of cheap wine were nothing.

The people who were reading were also very happy. Many of them had come for the free wine at the poetry meet. Now that they had received so much free wine, they were naturally wild with joy and gave their thanks to Auntie Hu in sparse amounts. The atmosphere in the hall became heated.

It was the evening of the seventh night. Second Emperor Li had made an exception and imposed a curfew. Therefore, Li Xin was in no hurry to leave. Having been in Tang Dynasty for so long, he hadn't experienced staying overnight for such a long time. He always felt nostalgic. Even if he looked back seriously, the so-called nightlife in his previous life was just like staying up late to review. After all, he did not have any excess money to let him wander around the nightclubs like the other students.

Li Xin was flabbergasted by the unbridled drinking and the unbridled clamoring of the onlookers. Some of them even stood up and danced about. He turned to Qin Huaiyu and asked, "What are they doing?"

Qin Huaiyu frowned as she drank a cup of wine, smacking her lips as if she despised it for being so bland. Then, she glanced at the few people dancing nearby and said, "Dance."

Li Xin's expression stiffened, rolled his eyes and asked, "... I mean, why did they suddenly dance? "

Qin Huaiyu looked at Li Jun. "What's wrong with singing and dancing during the banquet of my Tang Dynasty's men?" His expression was clearly saying: What's the matter with you? You don't even know this?

Li Xin hurriedly waved his hand to cover it up and said, "It's been a long time since I last came out to drink. I'm not used to it."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huaiyu did not pursue the matter. She looked at the joyful crowd nearby and silently shook her head.

Li Xin let out a sigh of relief and secretly said, "I'm going to kill myself. I almost forgot that after drinking the wine, the Tang Dynasty's people liked to dance like demons." According to future historians, this may be a new custom created by the mixing of the barbarians and the Han people in the Central Plains after the chaos.

In fact, the legendary "The King of Qin Breaks the Formation" was in fact the accompaniment of the King of Qin, Li Shimin, dancing and drinking with the generals under his tent after his triumphant return. However, in this strange Tang Dynasty, the existence of "The King of Qin Breaks the Formation" was a problem.

In short, dancing at the banquet was a common social event for the Chinese. Not only did people dance by themselves, but they also liked to jump with the people beside them. The vast majority of people would not reject such an invitation, otherwise it would be viewed as a form of hostility.

Li Xin naturally didn't have any interest in this sort of earthy twist that didn't seem any better than the society of the later generation. He just silently sat on his seat and watched those dancing people with the attitude of watching a joke.

It seemed like this was the first time that Chen Yulan had seen such a bustling scene. His face was flushed red, and he looked excited, yet nervous and afraid. Little Ling stuck closely to Chen Yulan's side, as if she didn't know how to deal with such a complicated environment.

Suddenly, a drunkard appeared out of nowhere. He was about to pull Chen Xiaolan's hand and shout, "Brother, brother, let's dance together!"

Chen Yulan was scared out of his wits and ran to hide from Li Xin. Although Little Bell was also very afraid, she still bravely stood in front of her young mistress, trying to stop this drunkard.

Seeing that the drunkard was about to grab onto Little Bell's hand without any problems, Li Xin reached out and pulled Chen Xiaolan and Little Bell into his embrace.

Although Chen Yulan and Little Bell were quite petite in stature, Li Xin himself was only a thin seventeen year old youngster. The impact caused his chest to feel stuffy, and he grimaced in pain.

The drunkard was wearing a scholarly robe, and he was clearly a student participating in the poetry meet. His face was flushed and he spoke with a big tongue. "You two … [My husband is a genius!] I would like to become friends with the two of you! Why not reward … "Light dances with me!

In front of me, you want to pull my future wife out to dance! Reward... I might as well give you a slap in the face!

Li Xin cursed in his heart. Chen Xiaolan and Little Bell had long since struggled to get up and hid behind Li Xin. They didn't know why, but they felt it would be safe to hide behind Li Xin.

"Scram. Don't want to jump. Go find someone else." Li Xin scolded him unhappily.

Qin Huaiyu watched from the side and laughed.

"Why do you two look down on me?" The drunkard seemed to have received a huge humiliation, "Even if I, Zhang San, am unable to produce a poem like you two, I will still have to bitterly study for ten years. Do you think I don't even have the qualifications to befriend you two? "Aren't you being a little too arrogant?"

Seeing that the drunkard was still pestering him, Li Xin finally exhausted his patience. He gave Qin Huaiyu a look and said, "You're so annoying, beat him up for me!" With that, he rushed forward and pushed the drunkard to the ground.

Although Qin Huaiyu loved poetry, she still inherited Old Man Qin's violent genes. Upon seeing the violent events unfold in front of her eyes, she immediately joined the fray.

When the others saw the commotion, they stopped what they were doing and turned their heads to look. They saw the scene of Li Xin and Qin Huaiyu violently beating up Zhang San. Everyone was taken aback. What was going on? Wasn't he the genius who had just written the ancient saying, "Seven Creations"? Why did he suddenly turn into a gangster who was engaged in a brawl?

Of course, Li Xin did not care about the gazes of others, he only punched out at Zhang San's face, cursing: "I told you to dance! I told you to dance! " Qin Huaiyu also sent out punches again and again. However, his fists clearly suffered a lot more than Li Xin's.

Not long after, Zhang San was beaten into a pig head as he wailed sorrowfully on the ground.

Li Xin straightened his body and patted the dust off his hands. Only then did he feel a lot more at ease. When he thought about how the drunkard almost fell on Little Bell and Chen Xiaolan if he hadn't reacted in time, he couldn't help but want to punch them a few more times.

Chen Xiaolan and Little Bell were still half-squatting as they gaped at the scene in front of them. This was the first time they had seen the legendary foppish young master Chang An's violent behavior at such a close distance. It was normal for them to feel shocked in their hearts.

"Murderer!" Suddenly, someone shouted.

Li Xin looked towards the direction of the voice and saw a bearded middle-aged man pointing at him in indignation.

That person said, "On such a beautiful day, you actually dared to commit murder in public and beat an unarmed scholar! Aren't you afraid of us going to the prosecutor? I want to see if my Tang Dynasty still has any laws! "

Li Xin glanced at Qin Huaiyu expressionlessly and said, "Old Qin, did you hear that? Someone is telling us about the royal law."