The guy at the bun shop didn't treat the guest differently because he was a little beggar, put away the penny, took a hot bun, wrapped it and handed it over.

The little beggar took the bun in his arms, did not eat it immediately, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

When Tang Ning walked back to the Red Sleeve Pavilion, the bun in his hand had not yet been eaten, he actually didn't like to eat cabbage-stuffed buns very much, he only knew that cabbage-stuffed buns were the cheapest, you could buy one for a penny, and the other fillings cost at least two pennies.

He returned to his room, closed the door, walked to the window, and when he was about to close it, he hesitated for a moment, but left a gap.

Although the probability of Su Mei coming over to sleep with him at night is too small, this possibility cannot be completely ruled out, if she just wants to play cards, it is fine, if she wants to sleep with herself, he will definitely refuse.

There is no room for negotiation.

At this time, it was still a long time before it got dark, and it was still very early to go to bed, and Tang Ning planned to take a nap before getting up to read.

He was lying on the bed, smelling a faint aroma.

This fragrance filled this small space, especially the quilt, thinking that Su Mei was wrapped in this quilt not long ago, Tang Ning always felt strange in his heart.

What's more, he is going to sleep, but when he closes his eyes and smells this aroma, he will have the illusion that Su Mei is sleeping next to him, how can people sleep?

Tang Ning had no choice but to fold the quilt and put it in the cupboard, and took a new quilt out again.

Although I can still smell Su Mei's smell, it is much lighter than just now.

He closed his eyes, and the next moment he heard a knock on the door.

In desperation, Tang Ning had no choice but to get out of bed again, open the door, and see Xiao Jue standing at the door.

Xiao Jue finally knew to knock on the door this time, glanced into the room, and asked, "I didn't bother you, did I?" ”

"I'm alone in the room."

"She's gone?" Xiao Jue looked at him, shook his head and said, "Although young people are energetic, they still have to pay attention to moderation and take care of their bodies. ”

Tang Ning looked at him and said, "If you don't have anything, I'll go back to my room and sleep." ”

"What do you sleep with before it gets dark?" Xiao Jue glanced at him and said, "I'll take you to a place and introduce a few new friends to you." ”

"No, no."

Tang Ning turned around and was about to go back to sleep, Xiao Jue squeezed in before he closed the door, and said, "You lock yourself in your room all day long to read ...... and play with Miss Su, it's not a long-term solution, even if you don't think about your body, you have to plan for the future." ”

"What are you going to do?"

"If you want to gain a foothold in Jingshi, you don't think that you can just rely on studying, right?" Xiao Jue glanced at him and said: "In a place like Jingshi, the most important thing is to make friends, alone, alone, it is difficult to move an inch, making a few more friends will be very good for you." ”

Making friends is not about informing each other of their names, just calling each other a few words of "brother", equal status, being in the same circle, or having some common characteristics, can become friends, not everyone in Jingshi is as hard as Xiao Jue.

Of course, this is also what Xiao Jue thinks he is.

Tang Ning knew that he had good intentions, but at least so far, he didn't want to get involved in these powerful circles of the Jingshi.

He shook his head and said, "I'm a little tired today, so I'm not going." ”

Xiao Jue seemed to be a little angry, and said angrily: "Don't you treat me as a friend anymore?" ”

If someone else said this to him, Tang Ning wouldn't take it to heart, he didn't have any friends in the first place, except for Tang Goblin, Li Tianlan, Su Mei barely counted half a ......, as for Peng Chen, he couldn't beat a fart with three sticks, and he usually didn't have anything to say, think about it carefully, why are his friends all women?

Although he and Xiao Jue are not close friends, they do not deny that he is a gentleman worthy of deep friendship, and he is a clear stream in the Jingshi gentleman.

After all, there is no gentleman who will stay in the Qinglou overnight, and call ten girls just to feed mosquitoes.

It's too wasteful, ten girls, call one more, and you can make up enough for three tables of mahjong by yourself.

Tang Ning thought for a moment and asked, "Where to go?" ”

Xiao Jue had a smile on his face and said: "A private garden in the city, tonight's owner is the county lord of Anyang, and a lot of people have been invited, and there will definitely be no fewer celebrities and daughters present, and they can feast their eyes, maybe your Su Mei girl will also go to ......."

Tang Ning shook his head, "People didn't invite me to ......."

Xiao Jue handed over an invitation and said: "She sent the invitation directly to me, not only you, but also Xie Yuan of the state capitals this time, a large number of you will stay in Beijing after the imperial examination, this is the practice of every imperial examination, and it is also a ...... for you to know each other."

Xiao Jue had already said so, and he couldn't refuse anymore, Tang Ning nodded and said, "I'll change my clothes." ”

Xiao Jue looked at him, shook his head, and said, "It's still Miss Su's big face......

Tang Ning changed his mind, firstly, he didn't want to save Xiao Jue's face, and secondly, he felt that this was a good opportunity, just in time for Xiao Jue to introduce the situation of the elite circle of the Beijing Division.

There are many gardens outside the Jingshi, but anyone who has money can buy them, but if you want to buy a garden in the city, you don't just have to be rich, a restaurant like the Natural House that occupies an entire garden, and the entire Jingshi is the only one.

It is said that the natural residence has a deep background, Tang Ning did not see this from Su Mei, Su Mei made him unable to see through a lot of places, but as a card friend, the current understanding of these is enough.

Tang Ning and Xiao Jue handed over the invitation, and as soon as they walked in, a surprised voice came from behind them.

"Brother Tang, is that you?"

Tang Ning turned his head and saw Xu Qingyang and Zhang Yansheng walking in side by side.

"Sure enough, it's Brother Tang, I haven't seen you for a long time." Xu Qingyang arched his hand at him and said, "I knew a few days ago that Brother Tang had come to Jingshi, and I wanted to visit, but I didn't know where Brother Tang was staying. ”

Tang Ning looked at Xu Qingyang, then at Zhang Yansheng, and couldn't help asking, "Brother Xu, Brother Zhang, you two...... Why do they always appear together? ”

Xu Qingyang didn't expect Tang Ning to ask this question in the first sentence when he saw them, and after being stunned, he explained: "Yansheng and I came to Beijing together, and we live in the same inn, and we were invited at the same time this time......

It is still very happy to meet in a foreign country, Tang Ning looked at them and said, "Let's go in together." ”

Although Xu Qingyang and Zhang Yansheng are not Xie Yuan, they came to Beijing earlier, participated in many parties, and gradually became famous, and they were also invited this time.

Xiao Jue led them through the garden, to an attic, and walked to a table.

There were already people waiting at the table, and when they saw him coming, they all stood up, and one person in front looked at him and asked, "I went to the Xiao family before I came, and the people of the Xiao family said that you had left a long time ago, why did you arrive later than us?" ”

"Something has been delayed." Xiao Jue looked at Tang Ning and introduced, "This is what I mentioned to you, Tang Ning." ”

He pointed at the three people again and said to Tang Ning: "This is Liu Jun, this is Mu Yu, and this is Huang Yulong." ”

"This is a poetic maniac?"

"That guy who was alone with Miss Su Mei for an hour?"

"Xu Shou's leg was not broken by you, admire and admire, I want to do it like you for a long time, but unfortunately I haven't been able to catch the opportunity......"

Things are gathered by like, and people are grouped.

Tang Ning regretted a little in his heart, the friends introduced by Xiao Jue were all the same virtue as him, and they looked very unreliable.

There are two floors in the attic, one for men and one for women, and when Tang Ning was surrounded by the three people and asked questions, upstairs, there were countless lines of sight that scanned down.

"Hey, have you seen it, this one who just walked in is Jiangzhou Xie Yuan!"

"The one next to him is Mingzhou Xie Yuan."

"Jiangzhou, Mingzhou, ......, are all from Jiangnan, you say, this year's champion, will it fall to Jiangnan or Jingshi?"

"Why are you asking this, do you want to catch a son-in-law when the time comes?"

"Phew, I think you have such a plan!"

……

The ladies and daughters of the Jingshi gathered together, without the dignified and virtuous appearance in front of the people, their eyes looked down from time to time, and they whispered.

Somewhere at a table, a young woman poured a cup of tea, her eyes casually glancing down.

When she saw a certain figure below, she paused, and she couldn't take her eyes off it anymore.

A woman beside her looked at her and wondered, "Sister Shui'er, what's wrong with you?" ”

She didn't respond, her eyes still looking in that direction.

Seeing this, a strange look appeared on the woman's face, and her gaze followed.