Liu Cailian met Pei Guanguan in the backyard of Quanjude, because the previous matter in Jingzhao Mansion was not publicly tried, and her people couldn't get in, so she was also anxious to know the result.

Seeing Pei Guanguan's depressed face and weak appearance, she felt a little uneasy in her heart, and wanted to wait for him to say it first, but now she couldn't help it: she hurriedly said: "You're here, what's going on?" ”

Pei Guanguan's face turned dark, and his face was full of displeasure: "What's wrong, you are embarrassed to ask, before you go, you patted your chest and said that this matter is already a certainty, and it will definitely make him discredited, but look, you take a good look...... Not only did he not have any, but I was reprimanded, and I almost lost the second place in the trial! ”

Speaking of which, Pei Guanguan has nowhere to sprinkle the evil anger in his stomach, and he has been holding it until now, and when he finally saw the main man, he sprinkled it out wildly!

Liu Cailian was attacked by him, and she didn't understand the truth of the matter, so she couldn't help but be a little inexplicable.

"It shouldn't be, my people are outside the mansion, but I saw the second prince pass by with my own eyes. How could Zhao Jing still be able to hide? ”

Liu Cailian was puzzled, but she had made an agreement with the second prince that when she saw her little jade pendant, she would help him, what kind of trouble is this now?

It's okay not to mention the matter of the second prince, but the mention of Pei Guanguan is even more explosive, he was stabbed by Zhu Rui and the second prince in Jingzhao Mansion for a long time, he thought that success was in his hands, but he didn't expect that other nobles would not buy his account at all!

He felt like he was being tricked by this woman!

He stood up and glared at Liu Cailian hatefully.

"The idea is yours, the plan is also planned, you said it well, foolproof, but now ......"

Pei Guanguan made a fuss about the evidence that the other party had put out, as well as the various actions of the second prince.

Liu Cailian frowned again and again when she heard this.

It shouldn't be, her cooperation with the second prince is very stable, and the second prince has no reason to break with her at this critical moment!

Liu Cailian didn't believe it, and said tentatively: "Is there any misunderstanding in this?" ”

"Hmph, misunderstanding, I believe you are a ghost, this time you made me make a fool of myself, and I suffered heavy losses, you can do it yourself!" Pei Guanguan glanced at the Quanjude Restaurant, which was full of customers.

Although he is arrogant, he is also a person with a good business vision, and his family has always been a person who has been doing big business in the Jiangnan area.

Liu Cailian is really sorry for this incident, he has been wronged, and there is no way to change this matter, so he has to take the benefits from her, otherwise how can this evil breath in his heart be eliminated?

Liu Cailian's eyes became greedy when she looked at him, they were all fellow practitioners, and she saw through his mind at once, and couldn't help sneering, and her eyes became sharp:

"Do you want to fight the idea of all the gatherings? You know he's not my own! ”

Pei Guanguan's heart tightened, and he asked urgently: "Who else?" ”

Liu Cailian opened her mouth and said, "His Royal Highness the Second Prince!" "If you have a kind of you, you will get a piece of the pie!

Pei Guanguan snorted: "I don't believe it!" ”

Liu Cailian snorted coldly, and was about to stab him twice, when the maid outside the door knocked on the door: "Master, Your Highness is down, and you are going to the private room on the third floor, so you can go up quickly!" ”

Liu Cailian's heart suddenly broadened, her back became more and more straight, she looked back at Pei Guanjiao and smiled: "Sorry, I lost company!" ”

Pei Guanguan seemed to see the noble person who didn't even dare to breathe in Jingzhao Mansion through the half-open door, and he was stunned all of a sudden, and watched Liu Cailian twist the water, snake, and waist and go upstairs.

The backstage of the family is so hard, he can only swallow the bitter fruit in this matter, but the hatred in his heart spreads unconsciously, and finally freezes on the person named Zhao Jing!

At this time, Zhao Jing, who had nothing to do and was light, took Qi Yunshu to the gate of the Xia family's courtyard again.

After meeting Mr. Xia, Zhao Jing pulled Qi Yunshu together and bowed deeply, and thanked Mr. Xia for speaking for him.

Mr. Xia stroked his long beard and said nonchalantly: "You're welcome, you are innocent, how can others calculate!" ”

"That's it, it's obviously a good heart for the benefit of many students, but it's disgusting and maliciously sued, it's really annoying!" The little scholar scolded with a look of disgust.

"Don't say anything indecent, don't say anything indecent!" Mr. Xia hurriedly stopped him, saying that his cultivation was too unattainable.

"Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself, you can know it!" Mr. Xia took the opportunity to teach.

Zhao Jing looked flat and calm: "Thank you for the teacher's guidance, the students are taught!" ”

"You are a good person, restrain your heart, hide your edge at the right time, and you should have a place in the Sanding Armor!"

"The teacher praises the students in fear!" Zhao Jing hurriedly humbled himself.

Mr. Xia suddenly exclaimed: "Hahaha, for the teacher to let you hide the edge at the right time, this is the road to the official, it is really tortuous, the wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, I hope you can be safe."

But if someone really deceives them, what's the point of covering up their edge, they will shoot when it's time to shoot, no need to be weak! ”

He also said that in front of him, he always knew what kind of character he was tolerated, and there was no need to hide it, but it was tiring to hold it like this!

Qi Yunshu liked Mr. Xia's straightforward and upright temperament, and offered to cook him a delicious meal!

Mr. Xia was so overjoyed that he couldn't even ask for it.

Qi Yunshu skillfully went to the kitchen, caught the little scholar Zhuangding, and the two worked together for half an hour to clean up a rich meal.

Four dishes and one soup, although they are all home-cooked, they are all excellent dishes.

It is also Mr. Xia's favorite food: mushu meat, braised pork ribs, crucian carp soup, mapo tofu, garlic sprouts back to the pot meat.

Mr. Xia had a great appetite and ate two bowls of rice in a row.

After drinking tea after the meal, Qi Yunshu glanced at Zhao Jing, a little puzzled, in the past, Mr. Xia was always busy with the study of gold and stone carvings or solitary books, and did not have much time to chat with them, but today, after eating and drinking, she still did not show the appearance of sending off guests, she was a little puzzled.

"Self-heating rice is a good thing!" Mr. Xia chewed a mouthful of tea residue and suddenly spoke.

Qi Yunshu sighed and looked at him a little blankly.

At this time, Zhao Jing suddenly started to discuss with her: "After this time, will the lady sell self-heating rice again?" ”

Qi Yunshu's eyes flashed slightly: "It won't be sold!" In fact, when she came out of Jingzhao Mansion, she had already thought about it, but she hadn't had time to talk to Zhao Jing yet.

"What is the lady going to do with the recipe for self-heating rice?" Zhao Jing said again.

Qi Yunshu raised her eyebrows: "I think it's better to keep the original intention, make the recipe public, and whoever needs it in the future will do it himself!" As she spoke, she looked at Zhao Jing, and her dark eyes flashed: "Uh, how should I deal with it to be the safest!" ”

Zhao Jing has something to say, and it is possible that this is still what Mr. Xia meant.

"Offer it!" Zhao Jing said very quickly, as if he couldn't bear it.

This is a painstaking research by his mother, even if the lady repeatedly emphasizes that she is not the first, she is just a porter, and she saw it from a book.

But Zhao Jing was sure that before the lady, there had never been self-heating rice in the Great Liang Dynasty!

Qi Yunshu was stunned for a moment: "Dedication, to whom?" ”

Mr. Xia replied: "The safest thing is naturally the emperor!" ”

Qi Yunshu was curious: "Does the emperor also do business?" "Or will he take the prescription and make it public?

"When the emperor was still in the palace, he single-handedly opened up a trade route, and relying on that trade route, he accumulated countless wealth in his hands!" Mr. Xia's words are to the point.

Qi Yunshu realized and nodded: "Listen to Mr.!" ”

As she spoke, she took out the recipe that Zhao Jing had already written for her, put it in her arms, and was ready to announce it, and handed it to Mr. Xia.

Only he has a way to enter the palace here, and it can be regarded as a chance to return the one above to Zhao Jing!

At dusk, the sunset slanted westward, penetrating into the imperial study through the prismatic windows of the pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes.

The golden sunlight shone on the side face of Emperor Zhaoyuan on the dragon chair, shining the emperor who had reigned for more than 20 years, like an immortal in the sky.

At the bottom, on the left and on the right, two powerful ministers are bowing and standing quietly, making a posture of being ready to obey orders.

Emperor Zhaoyuan pinched the rice paper in his hand and looked at the handwriting on it, and nodded incessantly:

"Nice, young man!"

I don't know if he is praising the young man's good prescription, or praising other people's words!

The two humerus ministers didn't dare to ask more questions or look at them, so they could only nod.

Emperor Zhaoyuan said again: "Taifu Zhao has always been unique, and he has raised a good eldest grandson!" ”

First, the second grandson Zhao Qian won his favor, and now the eldest grandson who has been sent out for many years looks good!

"This son is going to try the first place, if the emperor thinks it's really good, why don't you take a look at it when you take the palace test!" Ouyang Shoufu said respectfully.

Emperor Zhaoyuan nodded, his handsome face full of majesty.

On the fifth day of the first month of April, the palace examination officially began, the palace examination time is one day, on the main hall, the examination questions are personally made by the emperor, the candidates gather in the Xianlin Hall to take their seats, the sunrise is made, and the sunset is rested.

At sunrise, on the Xianlin Palace, many candidates sat down in turn according to the results of the examination, and the two hundred and seventeen people filled the huge hall to the brim.

Zhao Jing saw that several questions on the exam paper were all about the way of governing the country through the world, which was an intentional desire to elect ministers who could work hard, and said in his heart that the current emperor is indeed a good emperor who is diligent and loves the people.

And he has basically dabbled in these exam questions, just take a look, think a little, and then he can write like a god!

While others were still biting the pen and thinking hard, he was already inking on the paper.

But he didn't want to be standing in the side hall compartment at this time, looking at him from a distance, and the more he looked, the deeper his eyes became.