Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 231
"Thank you." Du Jinning said sincerely.

Qi Muyuan smiled, with a warm smile.

"My grandfather asked you to eat at home," he said.

Du Jinning raised his eyebrows and looked at Qi Muyuan suspiciously.

Qi Bokun, perhaps because he had been wearing a mask for a long time in the officialdom, or maybe because of his personality, he was not very warm to anyone except Yuan Xiuzhu.Why did he invite her to dinner now?
Qi Muyuan smiled helplessly: "Didn't I pass the examination as a county chief? My grandfather asked Mr. Yuan to congratulate me, and asked who else I would like to invite to dinner, so I said invite you. It's just a county chief, nothing good The celebration is just that the old man wants to be lively. There are not many people eating, just the four of us."

Qi Muyuan usually spent more time with Guan Jiaze than Du Jinning in the academy, but at this time he only invited Du Jinning alone. This special treatment made Du Jinning feel more familiar.

Look at your eyes, this reason is very strong.

"Okay, I'll definitely go." Du Jinning nodded, "When?"

"Tonight." Qi Muyuan said, "I've notified you, so I won't post the post."

Du Jinning smiled: "No need."

Two days later, after school, Du Jinning took the stewed duck specially called Chen Shilu and went to Qi Mansion.

There are only two masters, grandparents and grandchildren living in the Qi mansion, and there are not many servants, so it looks a bit deserted, but the flowers and trees are quite prosperous.

Du Jinning followed the servants for a long time before arriving at the inner hall.

At this time Yuan Xiuzhu was already present.Qi Muyuan went to the door to welcome her in, and arranged her to sit on his lower head.

"Xiao Ning'er, do you feel envious when you see Xiaoyuan won the county case? You have to hurry up and come back with a county case next year." Yuan Xiuzhu yelled with a smile when he saw Du Jinning enter the door.

Seeing that Qi Muyuan, Guan Jiaze and others had passed the county examination, they didn't have to go to the academy every day, Du Jinning was lying if he said he wasn't envious.She has no objection to studying, but being stuck in the academy every day really affects her earning career.

She nodded vigorously: "I will definitely try next year. As for the county chief, let's fight for it."

The ancients like to be modest, and no one has ever said so brazenly that he wants to take the case of the county.Yuan Xiuzhu was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately burst out laughing "haha", pointing to Du Jinning and saying, "Okay, ambitious, I like such unpretentious children. He is obviously capable, but he still says he can't do it. How can this be modesty?" ? It's clearly hypocrisy."

He turned to Qi Muyuan: "Are you confident to get a small three yuan?"

The county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination all take the first case, which is called Xiaosanyuan.Qi Muyuan has already taken one, and there are two left.

Qi Muyuan nodded: "Mr. says that modesty is hypocrisy, so I naturally have to say that I am confident."

Yuan Xiuzhu laughed again.

Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan were young, Qi Bokun asked his servants to prepare sweet-scented osmanthus wine for them, while he drank with Yuan Xiuzhu himself.

Du Jinning was drinking sweet wine and eating vegetables, and when Yuan Xiuzhu and Qi Bokun talked about Qi Muyuan's apprenticeship, and the teacher they were talking about was something she had never heard of, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but interjected and asked: "What's the matter?" Where is Mr. Wei Qi from? Why haven’t I heard of it.”

She is no longer ignorant and ignorant now. After her careful inquiry, she basically knows all the famous people and families in Lishui County.Not only that, she also understands what is going on in the court today.

Because of her familiarity with the forces in Chaotang and Lishui County, she also vaguely guessed why Qi Bokun wanted Qi Muyuan to worship Guan Lehe as his teacher, but why Guan Lehe didn't accept him.

Qi Bokun stood in line with the eldest prince in the court, and was caught by the third prince's faction during the court battle, so he decided to retreat and took his grandson back to his hometown in Lishui County to avoid his temporary edge.The Guan family is a royalist faction who only shows loyalty to the current emperor and does not participate in any factional struggles.The Guan family and Qi Bokun have different political stances, and Qi Bokun asked Qi Muyuan to worship Guan Lehe as his teacher in order to test the Guan family.

If Guan Lehe had taken Qi Muyuan under his sect very readily, the eldest prince's faction would have wooed the Guan family overtly; but Guan Lehe flatly refused at that time, expressing his attitude on behalf of the Guan family, and Qi Bokun never mentioned this matter again. The Zhongda prince's faction also drove the Guan family out.From now on, when the eldest prince ascends the throne, there will be no role for the Guan family since Long Zhigong.

Knowing this, Du Jinning was very curious when he heard that Qi Bokun wanted Qi Muyuan to apprentice him again.

Qi Bokun didn't blame her for interjecting, and said with a smile: "Mr. Qi is a great Confucianist in the world and has written many treatises. He only studies knowledge and ignores world affairs. He now lives in Fucheng. After Xiaoyuan has won the title of scholar, I want him to go to Fuzhou to study. Studying for two years. It would be of great benefit to Mr. Qi if he could worship under Mr. Qi's door nearby."

"Fu Xue?" Du Jinning looked at Qi Muyuan, with a strong sense of reluctance in his heart.

When she came to this world, she made friends with Guan Jiaze, Qi Muyuan, and Zhang Hongwen.And among the three, Qi Muyuan was the most congenial to her.If Qi Muyuan went to the government school, Qi Bokun would not stay here in Lishui County again, would he?When the time comes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see Qi Muyuan again.

Yuan Xiuzhu really likes Du Jinning.Seeing her looking at Qi Muyuan, she thought she was envious, and said, "Xiao Ning, if you are admitted as a scholar next year, I will also recommend you to go to a government school."

Boyue Academy is famous, which is also compared with other counties.But it's a small place after all.With Du Jinning's extraordinary aptitude, Yuan Xiuzhu hoped that she would not be confined to this small place and be limited by her vision in the future.Going out, seeing more of the world, meeting more people, and learning from others' strengths, will open up the pattern, and then you will go further in your official career after passing the Jinshi examination and becoming an official.

Although Qi Bokun usually doesn't show much enthusiasm, but Du Jinning is close to Qi Muyuan and is influenced by Yuan Xiuzhu, he also admires Du Jinning very much.

He also said: "If Xiao Yuan worships under Mr. Qi, he can also recommend you to Mr. Qi at that time."

Du Jinning was surprised, and declined with a smile on his lips: "I have already worshiped Guan Shanchang as my teacher."

Yuan Xiuzhu waved his hand, and said indifferently: "A person can have countless teachers in his life. Mr. Guan, your family, is not so narrow-minded. As long as you develop well, he will be honored, right? You can get into Mr. Qi's Now, you, Mr. Guan, can only be happy to worship under his sect."

"This..." Du Jinning scratched the back of his head and smiled, "It's still a long way off, I'm not even a child, and besides, there is also a lot of karma in apprenticeship, so let's talk about it later."

Since she was going to buy property in Fucheng, she was naturally eager to go to Fucheng to study.The closer she goes to the big cities, the safer it will be for her to hide her identity in the future. After all, "big hermits live in the city".But this urgency is hard to show.

"Well, the tall buildings are built on the ground, you have to pass the test for scholar first." Qi Bokun nodded.

(End of this chapter)