walked up to Jiang Mengcheng and said with disgust in his eyes: "Why are there all such people here who don't know how to be polite, and they are actually embarrassed to come to the banquet empty-handed." ”

Jiang Mengcheng was also not happy, but Old Lady Jiang was here, and it was not good to have a seizure.

I thought that I could earn a little money back by treating guests, but I didn't expect it to be a bloodless business.

Although the silver does not belong to them, Mrs. Jiang said that the gifts given will be collected by them.

But now, where is there any gift? Not even a single hair.

However, the expressions of the people who came to the table changed when they saw the dishes on the table.

The Jiang family used to have several meat dishes on the reception table, and the portions were sufficient, why were there a few pieces of meat floating on one table today?

When everyone was wondering, they didn't say anything, after all, this meal was free to eat.

The whole banquet was spent in the muttering of both sides, and it was not too lively.

There were a few women who were close to Sister-in-law Wang, and they couldn't help but ask curiously, only to know that this time it was the guest invited by Brother Jiang, not Master Jiang's own business, he just provided the venue.

The doubts in my heart were relieved.

I didn't expect Master Jiang to be so rich, but he had such a poor relative.

Jiang Mengcheng would have thought that there would be such a day, the poor relatives who used to look down on him are now so rich that people say that they are poor relatives behind their backs.

There are still two days to participate in the palace examination, and Mrs. Jiang did not forget to tell Jiang Wei that he should try his best to express himself in front of the emperor, prepare one or two gorgeous articles or poems, and find an opportunity to improvise them.

Jiang Wei's face was a little embarrassed, and he nodded in agreement.

But I don't think so.

When the saint selects talents, he will not only need a person who can write articles and poems, but a person who can help him solve the country's major and difficult affairs.

His idea coincided with Jiang Xiaonian.

And then the arrival of Yan Gu and Liang Qingyin affirmed his ideas even more.

Although Liang Qingyin usually doesn't care about things, he can still guess a few points about the emperor's thoughts.

"Compared with flashy, the Holy One attaches more importance to the essence, and I guess the questions raised by the Holy One will be related to the actual affairs of the country."

Yan Gu nodded and said, "Well, judging from the previous experience, the saint likes to be pragmatic, and when the time comes, you don't have to be too fancy to answer the questions, you just need to put forward your own opinions, and be reasonable." ”

Yan Gu is Jiang Wei's master, and he is also more concerned about Jiang Wei's palace test.

He and Liang Qingyin analyzed Jiang Wei's preferences for Jiang Wei in the room for a long time, and with the tips of these two people, Jiang Wei's thinking became a lot clearer.

In this way, his tense heart relaxed a lot.

After Jiang Xiaonian learned about Liang Qingyin and Yan Gu's points from his mouth, he thought for a while: "National current affairs? Our country is located in the south, with a rainy climate in spring and summer, and drought and drought in autumn and winter, and drought and flood disasters will occur almost every few years. ”

Jiang Wei fell into thought, and felt that what his sister said was very likely.

"If that's the case, does my sister have a way to deal with it?"

Jiang Xiaonian thought about it, she didn't know anything else, but she had heard that building a reservoir was an important means of flood control and drought control.

She told Jiang Wei about her thoughts, and the latter listened very carefully, and from time to time she also expressed her own opinions.

A day later, Jiang Wei and Jiang Xiaonian came to the capital to prepare for the next day's palace exam.

In order not to let outsiders think that Jiang Wei had anything to do with anyone in the court, the two did not stay in Duanwang's Mansion, but found an inn to rest.

Early the next morning, Jiang Wei and other people who were qualified to participate in the palace examination came to the palace and went to the main hall under the leadership of the little eunuch.

Many of them were coming to the palace for the first time, and they couldn't help but be a little nervous and trembling.

Jiang Wei saw Bian Xinhong and Gu Xiang at a glance, so he followed their example, found his own seat and sat down, trying to make himself look calm.

It didn't take long for the emperor to come out of the side hall and sit directly above the main hall.

He glanced at the talents selected below and began to say his exam questions.

"Although the wind and rain were good in the first two years of my Dahong, this year there were floods in several counties in the east, which caused my Dahong people to suffer a lot. You are all talented people selected by my Dahong, and today I will talk about your views on this matter. ”

After hearing the exam questions, everyone began to think about it, some scratched their ears and cheeks, and some picked up the pen and hesitated for a long time to think about how to write.

Jiang Wei was shocked, but he didn't expect his sister to really win the bet.

What a coincidence.

He and Jiang Xiaonian discussed this matter for half an afternoon, and the thoughts in their minds were extremely clear at this moment.

With a calm and confident look on his face, he began to write hard.

The Emperor took their performance into account, and kept a smile on his face all the time.

After the exam, Jiang Wei went out of the palace to meet Jiang Xiaonian.

"Brother, how's it going? Is it difficult to ask the questions from the saints? Jiang Xiaonian greeted him as soon as possible.

When Jiang Wei saw his sister, he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and said: "Sister, you are really like a god, the test questions from the saint are actually related to drought and flood disasters. ”

Jiang Xiaonian was also surprised and said, "It's such a coincidence?" ”

The two of them chatted and went to the inn, the results of the palace test would come out in three days, Jiang Wei planned to stay in the capital all the time, and then go home after the results came out.

There are many gambling games set up in the teahouse gambling houses in the capital, and most of them are bet on Bian Xinhong to win the champion.

His odds are one to one, and Jiang Wei and others have fallen to the point of four to four and five to one.

However, none of this affected Jiang Wei's mood, the exam has already been completed, as long as he waits quietly for the results.

Compared to the enthusiasm of other people, the atmosphere in Lu Mansion seemed to be much lower.

In the past few days, Mrs. Lu has been nagging in front of Lu Zheng, saying that she wants him to see what other suitable candidates in Beijing can be sons-in-law.

It's also strange that she believes in her sister too much, thinking that her daughter's marriage has been decided, so she rejected some people who asked for marriage, and missed many young talents.

Now my sister climbed the high branch and flew directly, but poor her daughter was thrown off.

"It seems that Xu Hongwen of the General's Mansion has not decided on a family affair yet, but I heard that the general intends to marry Lord Zuo Xiang, and he has already been in contact with him privately."

"And Li Anmin, the son of Master Li's family, has not yet married, but Li Anmin's qualifications are mediocre and are not within my consideration."

"As for the others, they are all the children and grandchildren of the second and third grade officials, I will pay attention to it, if there is a good one, I can only settle it."

Mrs. Lu asked anxiously, "Is there no other candidate?" ”

"Think about it carefully, there is another one, that is Xiao Jinhe of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, it's just that he was notorious a few years ago, although he later relented, but I still don't worry about handing over my daughter to him."

When Lu Zheng mentioned Xiao Jinhe, his heart was full of regret.

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