Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 662
If Langzhong Shen invited her to drink tea at home in the evening, Du Jinning would have to be on guard; now that it was noon to drink tea in a teahouse, her heartstrings relaxed a little.

It's not that she judges the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, let alone being passionate.

Although Chunwei is held every three years, due to the difficulty of the imperial examination, there have not been many unmarried young Jinshi from poor families who are outstanding in appearance since ancient times.Otherwise, it would be impossible for Chen Shimei, a married man, to be favored by the princess and recruited as her son-in-law.Catching a son-in-law under the list will not be a good talk.

Thinking of her, Du Jinning, who was only 15 years old, she was the number one scholar in high school, and she looked like Pan An. Her talent was praised by the emperor in front of all the officials in the Golden Luan Hall, and she had a bright future.Shen Langzhong, a little fifth-rank official with no background, took a fancy to her, and it was normal for his daughter who was not high enough to marry her.

When the time comes, he will just knock her unconscious with a glass of drugged wine, and when she wakes up, she may lie disheveled in Miss Shen's boudoir and be tied up by others. At that time, besides signing the "deed of selling herself", she will be in the marriage certificate. There is no other way to press your own fingerprints, otherwise you will be sent to the government as a flower picker.

This trick is not cruel.

And in the ancient times when filial piety ruled the world, even if she was full of resentment, she still had to respect her father-in-law and mother-in-law. In politics, she became a grasshopper on the same rope with Lang Zhong Shen, so Lang Zhong Shen was not afraid of her dissatisfaction at all.

Now although Shen Langzhong's appointment is at noon, and it is in a teahouse where people come and go, although Du Jinning relaxes a little bit, but with her cautious temperament, she still dare not relax at all.

As for not going to the appointment, it is impossible.

First of all, she is a Jinshi of Xinke, and her official position is from the sixth rank; Shen Langzhong is a senior, and she is a fifth-rank official.Shen Langzhong offered to invite her to drink tea, but she refused. Within two days, there must be rumors inside and outside the hall that she was arrogant, arrogant, arrogant, and she was from a poor family and looked down on officials from a poor family.At that time, Qi Bokun's favor and Zhao Wen's behavior of the poor family will become a joke. The aristocratic family will definitely not miss this opportunity to step on her fiercely, thus making the new emperor the first person after he ascended the throne. The action threw it to the ground, hitting the emperor's face fiercely.

At that time, the emperor will have nothing to do, so he will naturally vent his anger on her.And her official career, which has not yet started, is likely to die immediately. Even if she wants to dawdle in the Imperial Academy with her tail between her legs, she will be excluded, persecuted, and thrown into trouble.

From this point of view, it is not impossible for her not to keep the appointment.

Secondly, although this Langzhong Shen has a small official position, he has a lot of power in his hands.

What kind of yamen is the Ministry of Officials to test the merits and clear the officials?That is the department that assesses and evaluates Beijing-Chinese officials and officials sent abroad.Officials who excel in the three-year assessment can be promoted; if they fail the three-year assessment, they will be demoted or simply dismissed from get out of class.

Therefore, although Shen Langzhong's official position is not great, the power in his hands is great.

It's fine for Du Jinning not to want to be promoted, Fang Shaohua and Xu Chengyuan, the two in-laws, may be implicated by her.

Of course, all of the above are based on the fact that Du Jinning is really a poor family with no connections.

Qi Bokun is Shen Langzhong's immediate boss, and Du Jinning still has a tortuous way to speak in front of the emperor, so naturally it is impossible to let Shen Langzhong rub his hands.

However, that kid Qi Muyuan told Qi Bokun that he liked her. Whether Qi Bokun hated her now, or whether he hated her, he could guess without thinking.When she is trampled on by Langzhong Shen, it's hard to say whether Qi Bokun will make a move and how.

So it was the best way to make an appointment with Qi Muyuan to go to Shen Langzhong together, but Shen Langzhong didn't dare to make her idea no matter how unwilling he was.

But she really didn't want to provoke Qi Muyuan, let alone Mao Qi Bokun for this matter.

So after thinking for a long time, she asked Qingmu to go to the yamen, sent a letter to Guan Lehe, and told him the whole story; she also sent Sun Kun to inquire about Shen Langzhong's residence.

Not long after, Aoki came back and said to Du Jinning: "I didn't see Mr. Guan. Mr. Guan went to the suburbs to look at the farmland water conservancy. He said he would be back at noon. After hearing this, the villain went to the other courtyard of the Guan family." , gave the letter to Lord Guan’s steward, and asked him to send someone to deliver it to Lord Guan.”

What a coincidence.

But Sun Kun, who was sent out to inquire about Shen Langzhong's residence, has not returned for a long time.

But if you think about it, you don't have enough time to follow Langzhong Shen home, or to follow Langzhong Shen's long-term follower, the capital is so big, where do you go to find out where Langzhong Shen lives?In such a short period of time, it is really not easy to inquire about Shen Langzhong's residence without any trace.

The two moves were not good, which made Du Jinning, who was quite calm at first, feel a little uneasy.

"Why don't you ask Eldest Uncle, Third Uncle or Young Master Guan to accompany you?" Yao Shuqi suggested.

No matter how hungry the Shen family is, they can't take away the married man, right?
Du Jinning shook his head: "Not good."

Langzhong Shen is really a key department. If the marriage fails in the end and Langzhong Shen blames Fang Shaohua, Xu Chengyuan and Guan Jiaze, Du Jinning will be guilty.

"Let's go like this, just bring more nursing homes. In broad daylight, does he still dare to rob civilian men?" Du Jinning said.

I've only heard of rape of civilian women, but never of rape of civilian men.Yao Shuqi almost couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

His young master has a big heart, and he still doesn't forget to tell jokes at this time.

"I made it clear in the letter that the teacher knows the seriousness and will come back. I will bring Zhang Songtao, Zhou Cheng, and Liu Daqing with me in a while, and I will play by ear when I get there. Don't worry." Du Jinning said.

When Zhang Songtao and Zhou Cheng came, she specifically warned: "Zhang Songtao and Liu Daqing are playing a game of secret games, don't show up in the open. If you find something wrong with me, you should go to Mr. Qi immediately."

"Master, let me go too." Yao Shuqi was worried.

Du Jinning waved his hand: "Okay, it's a big deal, just a few of them are enough."

Seeing that it was almost time, Du Jinning got up and went out, took a carriage with Aoki, Zhou Cheng rode a horse, and the group went to the teahouse.

Zhang Songtao and Liu Daqing did not go with them as dark chess, but took another path and went to the teahouse to make arrangements.

The teahouse that Lang Zhong made an appointment with was still a short distance from the official office, and it took about a cup of tea time to ride a horse-drawn carriage.

This is an ordinary street, neither bustling nor deserted.The same is true of the teahouse business.There are eight or nine guests downstairs, but there are only two tables upstairs, one of which is probably a foreign businessman, a man who looks like a gentleman is sitting, and three or four servants are waiting on the side.And Zhang Songtao and Qi Daqing were sitting in the middle of the hall, drinking tea opposite each other.

(End of this chapter)