"Sister, you don't really want to see that big liar!"

Zhao Yuanxuan quickly broke into Zhao Yuanrong's temporary study, and before he walked in front of Zhao Yuanrong, he couldn't help but ask loudly.

She just knew that Zhao Yuanrong was going to summon Ji Ning in Chongwang's Mansion.

Regarding Zhao Yuanxuan's shouting, Zhao Yuanrong did not pay attention to it immediately, and continued to focus on approving an official document.

Although she spent the Mid-Autumn Festival in Jinling City, she was not really completely idle.

After a while, after the approval of the official document, Zhao Yuanrong elegantly put the Zihao pen on the pen holder, then raised his beautiful face, and smiled gently: "Is there something wrong?" ”

Zhao Yuanxuan immediately said: "Of course it's not good. You also saw with your own eyes how bad that big liar is. He dared to lie to us in front of so many people, and he didn't change his face. Then, in full view of everyone, he cheated more than 20,000 taels of silver for that group of stupid scholars. As the so-called pro-gentleman is far from a villain, you should not contact that big liar, lest you be deceived by him. ”

"As the so-called phase is born from the heart, Ji Ning is handsome and elegant, with a lofty instrument and eyes that do not squint, not like a person with bad intentions." Zhao Yuanrong stood up with a smile, and said as he walked out of the desk, "He cheated Xu Haian and others for their silver taels, but in fact, Xu Haian and others deceived people too much, and they just taught them a lesson." In my opinion, this lesson is still light. ”

Zhao Yuanxuan heard Zhao Yuanrong say good things for Ji Ning, and flattened his mouth a little unhappily: "In short, he is a big liar, full of copper smell, not like a scholar, but a cunning businessman!" ”

In the Dayong Dynasty, there were four classes of Shinong, industry and commerce, and merchants not only had a low status, but also the children of merchants were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination. It is a curse to say that a scholar is a businessman.

Zhao Yuanrong smiled mildly and did not argue with Zhao Yuanxuan.

In her opinion, her cousin is only thirteen or fourteen years old, she is deeply favored by the princess and princess, she usually lives in the palace of the king of Chong, almost has no experience in the world, and what is instilled in her mind is the benevolence, righteousness, morality, gentleman and virtuous in the book, how do you know the sinister in the world?

Seeing that Zhao Yuanrong didn't argue with her, Zhao Yuanxuan asked, "Sister, do you really want to see him?" ”

"Not bad. Ji Ning is a rare talent. Cultivate well, and over time, you will definitely be able to become the pillar of my eternal dynasty! Zhao Yuanrong said affirmatively, "We must take advantage of his fame and gather him as soon as possible." ”

After a while, Zixuan entered the salute and reported: "Princess Qiyu, Ji Ning has gone to the Chongwang Mansion to wait for your reception. ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yuanrong replied with a slight bow, and said without delay, "Take the veil of the palace, and go to see Ji Ning." ”

"No." Zixuan saluted, found Zhao Yuanrong's veil in the study, and then helped Zhao Yuanrong put it on.

After putting on the veil, Zixuan then lowered her head and carefully inspected the folds and messy places of Zhao Yuanrong's clothes.

At last, she took two steps back and said, "Princess, all right." ”

Zhao Yuanrong walked out of the study and went to meet Ji Ning.

But it was said that Ji Ning was sitting in a well-arranged pavilion, unhurriedly tasting the palace tribute tea that ordinary people could not buy at all, and there was a purple gold incense burner with a dragon and phoenix next to the desk, and the faint green smoke curled up, making the air waft with the smell of ambergris incense.

On the corner of the pavilion stood four young and beautiful palace maids.

Outside the gazebo is a beautiful garden with ingenuity.

Meeting Princess Wenren alone, Ji Ning was not nervous at all.

One is that he is not worried that Duke Wenren will harm him; Second, he didn't think about getting anything from Princess Wenren at all.

It can be said that there is no desire and there is rigidity.

Not long after, a voice came from the corridor at one end of the pavilion: "Princess Wenren has arrived." ”

Ji Ning calmly put down the teacup, stood up, and then turned to face the direction where Princess Wenren had arrived.

I saw that at the end of the corridor, Princess Wenren, who was richly dressed, wearing a phoenix hairpin, and a tall and slender figure, walked towards the pavilion with a thousand manners.

Although a white light veil embroidered with a golden phoenix covered her jade face, the full white forehead and bright and wise eyes revealed all showed the national color and fragrance of Princess Wenren.

When Princess Wenren stepped into the pavilion, Ji Ning bowed his hand and said, "Ji Ning greets Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

"Meet the princess." The four palace maids knelt down directly.

"No courtesy." Zhao Yuanrong said.

Then, Zhao Yuanrong walked to the main seat and sat down, and the four palace maids immediately stepped forward to clean up the table, remove the old tea, and re-serve the new tea, even the ambergris was removed and the new one was burned.

Ji Ning turned to Zhao Yuanrong, who was sitting in the main seat, and saw that Zhao Yuanrong didn't mean to let him sit down and speak.

During the period when the palace maid was about to change to a new one, Zhao Yuanrong didn't speak, and Ji Ning could only stand on the opposite side and wait.

After a while, the fragrant tea was re-brewed, and Zhao Yuanrong said to the four palace maids: "You all retreat." ”

"No." The four palace maids bowed respectfully, carefully exited the pavilion, and walked to the corridor three feet away from the pavilion and stopped and stood still, waiting for the call at any time.

The palace maid stepped back, leaving her personal servant Zixuan, Zhao Yuanrong raised her eyes slightly and shouted, "Ji Yongning." ”

"Yes." Ji Ning walked to the front of Zhao Yuanrong, separated by a table, about a zhang away from Zhao Yuanrong.

"This palace summoned you alone today, do you know the reason?" Zhao Yuanrong said in a flat voice.

Ji Ning saluted and said, "The student is dull, and I ask Her Royal Highness the princess to make it clear." ”

Zhao Yuanrong said: "Last night's Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, this palace found that although your reputation is low, you have a bit of intelligence, and with a little polishing, you are also a person who can do things. Would you like to play for this palace? ”

"Thank you, princess, for your kindness. But the reputation of the students is ruined, lest your reputation be ruined. Especially the students in Jinling City are famous for not learning and not knowing, and even the fame of Xiucai is obtained by relying on the shadow, which is really unbearable to be driven in front of the princess. Ji Ning immediately said, "There are many talented people in Jinling City, and any one of them is more than a hundred times stronger than the students. For example, Qin Jieyuan, Qin Feng, Wu Juren, and Wu Bei ......"

Of course he doesn't want to, how good it is to be free, he is not short of money to spend, and his status as a scholar is not low, so why should he be called by others? Even if the other party is a princess.

Even if the other party is the emperor, he is not happy!

"Bold!" Zi Xuan, who was standing behind Zhao Yuanrong's side, suddenly shouted loudly, interrupting Ji Ning's words, "You are just a little talent, the princess looks down on you, and it is a great gift to let you work for it, you dare to refuse?!" ”

As Zhao Yuanrong's personal attendant, Zixuan has done a lot of things by Zhao Yuanrong's side, and has seen a lot of big people, which is not comparable to ordinary palace maids. Her voice was very powerful, and her power was not small, if she was an ordinary scholar, she would be so frightened that she knelt down.

However, Ji Ning stood up instead and said loudly: "As you said, Ji is just a small talent and is unusable, so I also ask Her Royal Highness the princess to ask for another master." ”

In this world, the power of Confucianism and Taoism is greater than the imperial power, and the power of Confucianism and Taoism has not diminished for thousands of years, but the dynasty has been replaced every two or three hundred years, or even less than a hundred years. There are many Confucians in the world who refuse to serve the imperial power.

Moreover, his backer is Shen Kang, a scholar with the title, and Princess Wenren has to salute when she sees Shen Kang.