Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 598 What does it mean?
Ji Shu met Du Jinning at the Luming Banquet, and the reason why he went to Guangxi Province to be a fellow examiner was also because Zhao Chang admired Du Jinning and wanted Ji Shula to give Du Jinning a hand.Seeing that Zhao Chang looked at Du Jinning differently at this time, he was not surprised. When Zhao Chang got up, he also stood up and watched with a smile.

After seeing Zhao Chang, Du Jinning bowed to Ji Shu, "Master Ji, students are polite."

Ji Shu raised his hand and returned a salute, then introduced to everyone in the room who were paying attention to Du Jinning: "Speaking of which, Du Jinning and I are considered to be teachers and students. Last year I went to Guangxi Province to take the same exam, and Du Jinning was One of the candidates, you may not know, this 14-year-old boy came from a poor family, but he won the Jieyuan of Guangxi Province in one fell swoop."

Everyone originally saw Du Jinning's red lips, white teeth, calm and elegant demeanor, and they thought he was a son of some aristocratic family, but he didn't often walk around in front of people, so he didn't know him.

At this moment, I heard that Du Jinning turned out to be a provincial Jieyuan, and he was only 14 years old. Being from a poor family meant that he had no background support.The title of Xie Yuan obtained by his own ability at such a young age was also favored by Zhao Chang. It can be seen that his talent and ability are strong, and everyone immediately looked at him with admiration.Thinking about Enke next year, this young man is likely to become a Jinshi and enter the official class. These people all stood up one after another, echoed Ji Shu's tone, and praised Du Jinning.

Zhao Chang's mother was originally from a low family background, and Ji Shu himself was only a fifth-rank official.Although there was a Zhao Chang in the family, the new emperor, Zhao Hu, won the battle for succession. Zhao Chang was already a loser. In the future, only by being a leisurely king with his tail between his legs, can he live his life; , he is the emperor's thorn in the side.Furthermore, princes are not allowed to make friends with courtiers, so at the banquet of the Ji family, only relatives came, and there were no courtiers or senior officials.

Zhao Chang asked about Du Jinning's recent situation, and when he learned that her family lived next door, and that she herself had entered the Imperial Academy, he laughed and said, "I think you have to prepare for Enke during this time, and you have no time to take care of him, just wait for you." Next year, when you become a Jinshi and become an official, let’s discuss Confucianism again.”

As he spoke, he said to Ji Shu: "Since Du Jinning is my cousin's neighbor, let's arrange for him to go to that table. I remember a guest brought a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy here, and Du Jinning sat there He has a companion. He just moved here, so it would be good to know a few more neighbors, so that we can take care of each other if there is anything."

This place is not like the area where the Guan family lived, it was full of honorable families or high-ranking officials.Although the place is clean and safe, the residents are somewhat mixed. For example, Ji Shu himself is a fifth-rank official, and the house Du Jinning bought used to be the mansion of a sixth-rank official. Apart from small officials, there are also many wealthy businessmen living nearby.They all have some money in their hands but can't squeeze into the circle of powerful and powerful people.

Ji Shu also thought that with Zhao Chang's admiration and respect for Du Jinning, he must be allowed to sit at the main table.Anyway, among all the people here, he has the highest official position, and Zhao Chang has a high status. They arranged for Du Jinning to sit at the main table, and those people did not dare to have any opinions.

But I don't want Zhao Chang to say such a thing.

He did remember the neighbor who brought his son, he was a wealthy businessman.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, although the status of merchants in the Song Dynasty has improved, but the concept formed over the years, people still don't think highly of merchants.So even though they were all neighbors, the Ji family still arranged two tables, one for officials or scholars, and the other for wealthy businessmen.

Even if Du Jinning is not arranged to sit at the main table, she should be arranged at the table of officials or scholars. Why did Zhao Chang order her to sit at the table of wealthy businessmen?
At this moment, Ji Shu really didn't understand what Zhao Chang meant. Those wealthy businessmen who remembered bringing their sons to the banquet looked at Du Jinning with more subtlety.Du Jinning didn't show any disappointment at all, he saluted politely and waited for Ji Shu to arrange a seat for her.

When the visitor who brought her in led her out of the main courtyard and to a relatively remote corner of the side hall, Du Jinning couldn't help feeling grateful in his heart.

Zhao Chang is a man who can be handed over.

The wealthy businessmen at the same table saw a beautiful young man, and when they inquired about it, they were still a juren. They were surprised, but they were very happy. They took care of Du Jinning and were very enthusiastic. Du Jinning ate the meal quite comfortably.

After dinner, like these rich merchants, she asked the servants of Ji's mansion to report. As expected, Ji Shu and Zhao Chang did not come to see them off in person, and only asked the servants to say: "Thank you for your kindness, Let's meet again."

Du Jinning followed the wealthy businessman's neighbors out of the Ji Mansion and returned home.

Aoki was supposed to go to the banquet with Du Jinning today, but Yao Shuqi paid too much attention to Ji Shu and wanted to get acquainted with his family, so he followed him to Ji's house in person.Now that he returned home, he relieved his frowning brows and asked Du Jinning, "Master, what does Prince Jing mean?"

He had a vague guess in his heart, but he didn't ask Du Jinning for clarification. He was not at ease, and he was afraid that his guess would be wrong.

Du Jinning took the teacup handed by Aoki, and smiled slightly: "King Jing, it can be seen that the new emperor wants him to be quiet, not to cause trouble, and honestly be a wild crane. Although I am just a small man from the countryside, King Jing He thinks highly of me, and thinks that I will be a Jinshi, and I will have a bright future. He doesn't want the new emperor to suspect me and hinder my future, so although he is very affectionate to me on the surface, he actually shows that he doesn't value me and doesn't get along with me. I mean intercourse. He is doing it for my own good."

Yao Shuqi also made such a guess.

He sighed: "Even the emperor's son is not easy to do."

Du Jinning nodded, agreeing very much: "Although we are rich, we are also walking on thin ice. It is better for us ordinary people to be at ease and happy."

Du Jinning also saw that Yao Shuqi's expression was wrong, so he went back to his yard directly, just to let him understand the doubts in his heart.

Seeing that he had resolved the confusion, she stood up: "Okay, I'll go to the backyard to greet my mother." She said, and went to the backyard.

In the past, Mrs. Chen had her daughter by her side, so she didn't feel lonely.Now that Du Fanghui is also married, she doesn't have to worry about making a living anymore, and she has a maid for housework, so the Chen family has completely rested, and she feels a little empty.If Du Jinning was a man, she could have helped Zhang Luo get married, married his daughter-in-law in, and waited to have a grandson.But in Du Jinning's situation, it is impossible for her to have a grandson, and the Chen family has no hope at all.

So when Du Jinning entered the backyard, he saw Mrs. Chen sitting there, staring at the flowers and trees in the courtyard in a daze.

"Mom." She called out.

Only then did Chen's eyeballs roll back to his senses.

"What are you thinking about so preoccupied?"

(End of this chapter)