"Young Master, who invited you out to the banquet?" Yu Ling asked with a blink of eyes and a twinkle in his eyes.

"Hmm. It is the prince of Chongwang, on the twenty-third of this month, it is the birthday of the lord of Huaizhu, please let me go with Tang Gongzi and them, maybe I can meet some dignitaries. Ji Ning said.

Yu Ling said happily: "That's also very good, the young master can know more people, then it will definitely help the young master in the future." The slave doesn't know much about these things, young master, who is that Huaizhu county lord? ”

"That's King Chong's favorite daughter, she should be fifteen years old this year, this should be a celebrity in the royal family, and many people want to be the fast son-in-law of King Chong's mansion." Ji Ning said with a smile.

"Huh? That young master...... Does the young master want to do it too? Yu Ling looked at Ji Ning curiously, a little innocent.

Ji Ning smiled and pinched her face, "What do you say?" ”

"The young master should fight for it, if he can marry this county lord, then he will definitely be able to soar in the future." When Yu Ling said this, she was a little insincere, and her little face couldn't say the grievances, she also knew that if Ji Ning married this Huaizhu county lord, it would mean that she could only be monogamous for the rest of her life, and she might not even have a roommate, even if she did, it should be the county lord's personal maid. Then her ending can only be married off by Ji Ning, and she can no longer pinch Ji Ning's waist and legs, and help Ji Ning bathe and change clothes.

Ji Ning straightened his face and said, "Little girl, are you worried about my marriage, young master?" Don't think too much, the young master is hungry, and he has to go out to visit some schoolmates after dinner, do you want to delay the young master and me in doing things? ”

Yuling stuck out her tongue, she could feel Ji Ning's love for her from her words, which made her heart very warm, she hurriedly went to serve the breakfast that had been prepared a long time ago, and came over to use it for Ji Ning, Ji Ning ate her or Mei Zizi watched from the side, after Ji Ning ate it, she smiled and said: "Little Optimist." ”

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After the end of the township exam, Ji Ning doesn't have to concentrate on studying for the time being, during the period before the release of the township exam, he can visit some people to discuss the content of the township exam questions, which is also a necessary friendship, in fact, he wants to stay at home, but he is afraid of provoking criticism, especially when he was in the limelight in front of the prince of Chongwang yesterday, others will target him more.

You don't want to come out to meet people when you're in the limelight, because you're afraid of being compared to others, right?

After the exam, you already feel that you must be lifted, and you don't even dare to come out to meet your classmates?

Often this kind of thing will spread all over Jinling City within a day or two, Ji Ning doesn't want to cause gossip, so he goes out for a walk, even if he shows his face, others won't talk about him too much. But he can't visit Shen Kang for the time being, and he usually can't go to see his teacher until the list is released, which is to say goodbye. Otherwise, stay at home with your tail between your legs, wait for a month or two for others to forget about this matter, and then go to apologize to Shen Kang, betray Shen Kang's trust, and then ask for some academic things to prepare for the next township test.

Of course, this is not the result that Ji Ning wants to see, because now Zhang Linwu's death has brought him a crisis, he must be in the middle of the list, and he must have the identity of a person or even a jinshi to ensure that he can stand up, and even bring down Zhang Hong.

When Ji Ning came out in the morning, the tea liao wine shop was already talking about yesterday's events.

The chatters didn't know what kind of article Ji Ning had written, and they didn't even understand what happened at the time, so they began to spread it randomly, and some even said that Ji Ning had abruptly said that King Chong's son had caused him to leave with his sleeves up. Ji Ning didn't have to guess, he knew that this statement was passed on by Wu Bei or Qin Feng, in order to attack his reputation.

Ji Ning is not very worried, he is not afraid of shadows, no matter how Wu Bei, Qin Feng and the others slander him behind his back, they can't change the fact that he is appreciated by the prince of Chongwang. But in fact, Ji Ning is not interested in a prince who worships the king, whether it is just a prince or not, even if he becomes a prince, it is also the court system, and since Ji Ning came to this world, his goal is to enter the Temple of Literature, not to show his ambitions in the court.

Being an official is too tiring for him, so it is better to stay in the Temple of Literature to study knowledge, and even transform his knowledge into a knowledge that can communicate with ghosts and gods.

When it was almost noon, Ji Ning was about to go home, but he happened to meet Xie Tai. Xie Tai was buying a folding fan with his little servant, and when he saw that it was Ji Ning's carriage, he walked over to talk to Ji Ning, and Xie Tai was very happy to receive the invitation to the birthday banquet of Chongwangfu: "...... Yongning may have heard that the chief examiner of this township examination will also participate in this banquet, and if he can perform well, it may be helpful for this township examination. Think about it, there are so many people who participate in the township examination, but how many people can be invited? ”

The banquet of Chongwangfu is also to celebrate the birthday of the lord of Huaizhu, and the people who are generally invited are at least those who are promoted, and there are very few people who show their talents.

Ji Ning was respected by Zhao Yuanqi again, in Xie Tai's view, not being in the middle is secondary, and being able to get the appreciation of the Chongwang Mansion is the most important.

Ji Ning shook his head slightly and said: "Zihuan, have you ever thought that after the township examination is over, if the chief examiner and fellow examiners can still come out to meet guests, wouldn't they be able to learn from the mouth of the exam-taking examiner what they have done, and there will be cheating?" ”

"This ......" Xie Tai patted his forehead and said, "Look at my brain, I am too happy, I have been misled by others, the township test has not yet been released, how can the examiner appear in Chongwang's Mansion?" But there are a lot of people who want to come to celebrate their birthdays, in the end...... Hey, you know this year is the year of Lord Huaizhu and Lu. This daughter's family is past the cardamom years, and she is already waiting for the word boudoir to get married, and there must be a lot of people who come to watch the ceremony. ”

Ji Ning was curious: "Has King Chong ever chosen a son-in-law?" ”

"I haven't heard of that, but who knows? The royal people, especially the county lord of Huaizhu, even if they choose a son-in-law, it is impossible for the county lord to choose by himself, but to find talented and learned people from those high-ranking officials and dignitaries, in addition to being young and promising, they must also be worth prominently. And Yongning, you haven't married yet, maybe you'll ......," Xie Tai said with a smile, and he didn't break it directly in the back.

His meaning is actually the same as Tang Xie and others, they are all to let Ji Ning behave well in front of the prince of Chongwang and even King Chong, and maybe he will become the son-in-law of Chongwangfu.

Ji Ning raised his hand lightly and said: "Zihuan, you smiled, you also said that in the future, the Chenglong fast son-in-law of the Chongwang Mansion will not only have talent and learning, but also have a net worth and status, and he will be in the next ...... Well, I have always been mediocre in my studies, and I don't have a too prominent background, how could King Chong take a fancy to an ordinary scholar like me? ”

"Haha, if you say that you are mediocre in learning, then aren't we white ding? Moreover, you studied under Shen Lao's Chinese culture, and there are many people in Jinling City who envy you. Xie Tai said, and suddenly sighed, "I don't know if Shen Lao Guoxue will participate in this banquet, but I think that even if Shen Lao Guoxue does not introduce King Chong to you, His Royal Highness the Prince will also introduce you." ”

Shen Kang's term of office in Jinling was about to expire, after which Shen Kang would no longer hold a position in the court, and he would generally enter the Temple of Literature, because it was easy to enter the Temple of Literature under his name. But Shen Kang may also choose to go into hiding, all of which actually depends on Shen Kang's choice.

Ji Ning said: "Actually, my father studied under Master Shen, and he is just an uncompetitive apprentice of Master Shen!" ”