Xue Ji arrived in the capital a few days early, and there were still more than ten days before the Spring Festival, and he couldn't read at this time, so he walked around the street during the day to familiarize himself with the environment. I have to say that Beijing is full of nobles, in a small place like Jiangling, the emperor is far away and the merchants can still have a little fame, but the merchants in the capital are the most worthless, the shops on a street are all the business of the richest merchants in various places, and there are many officials and nobles on the street, and there are often people who spend money like dirt, and they can make a lot of money by building a thatched hut here to sell pastries.

Shen Yurong went to buy a few domestic servants early in the morning, settled down after returning to the house, and then ordered Wang Qu to be a housekeeper, so that he could lead the new domestic servants to familiarize himself with things. Looking at Shen Yurong again, he is really a virtuous helper, but he is not unfamiliar at all when he first takes charge of the affairs of the house, and he has the demeanor of being a housewife.

Wang Qu saw him come back and hurriedly stepped forward to change clothes, and the two entered the room one after the other, Wang Qu closed the door and stood in front of Xue Ji with a slight bow. "Gongzi Xu should have gone to the mansion of Lord Liang Jianliang, the secretary of the Criminal Department."

This is interesting, the book of the criminal department, a member of the first grade, where is the poor boy, he is clearly the son of a powerful family.

Wang Qu saw that he was silent for a long time, and asked tentatively, "Young Master, do you want to check again?" ”

Xue Ji waved his hand, pushed the door and left the room. "No need, besides, don't call the young master anymore, this is not Jiangling."

As soon as he got out of the room, he saw Shen Yurong coming towards him, Shen Yurong heard the words of the two, approached Xue Ji and stepped forward to hold his arm, and then chuckled and looked back at Wang Qu and said: "What the husband said is reasonable, just call the master, where is there any young master." ”

Wang Qu was not stupid, and when he heard it, he changed his voice: "Yes, master, madam." ”

The three of them walked through the courtyard and returned to the front hall, Xue Jigang sat down and saw Shen Yurong pour tea and handed it to him, his face was a little more warm, and he stretched out his hand to pull her to sit down with him before turning around and asking, "How are the four newcomers?" ”

Wang Qu understood, and immediately reported to Xue Ji that at the same time, the four people who were waiting outside were recruited in. "Back to the master, the slave arranged for the quicksand girl to serve the lady, Chai Hu to manage the kitchen, and Baizhu and Persimmon Shuang to take care of the chores in the house."

Xue Ji looked at them one by one, and secretly sighed that Mrs. has good eyesight, these look clean and can be used.

On the fifth day of entering Beijing, the affairs of the family were almost dealt with, and it was not easy to settle down in Beijing, thanks to Shen Changqing's help, he was settled down so quickly, and if there was really a day of soaring, he could not say anything to the Shen family. The affairs of the house are handled by Shen Yurong, Xue Ji is not worried at all, he has been inquiring on the street in the past few days, and there are many students who come to Beijing to take the exam, and almost all of them know the 'idle court'.

What kind of place is the 'idle garden'? Xue Ji doesn't know much, he only knows that it is a famous teahouse in Beijing, usually favored by officials, business is prosperous, and it is crowded with scholars before and after the Spring Festival, and it is said that the "idle garden" is not simple, and the treasures in it are hard to find, all kinds of rumors spread all over the streets and alleys, Xue Ji suddenly became interested, thinking that there were still a few days before the exam, so he picked a day to go at noon.

There are not a few onlookers in front of the idle court, Xue Ji walked through the crowd, and after asking again, he found out that the treasures were auctioned in the idle court today, and ordinary people couldn't get in!

"Do you think I can go in?"

The guy guarding the door was counting the silver tickets he had just received, and the corners of his mouth could hook up to the sky, and when he heard the voice, he looked up, and the person who came was dressed plainly, and the crown was also plain...... "Little brother, the idle court is not for your consumption, go back quickly." ”

As soon as the words fell, Xue Ji couldn't help but sneer, and then moved his sleeves and backhanded behind his back, and the mutton fat jade ring with excellent color around his waist was revealed in front of people's eyes. The man's eyes lit up, and his tone immediately changed. "The villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, son, please come inside, you are coincidental, we have good goods here today!"

Xue Ji strode in, and at the same time did not forget to stuff a silver ticket into someone, and smiled at people intentionally or unintentionally. The man was happy to accept the money, and he was stunned when he saw this smile, knowing that he had neglected the nobleman by his carelessness, and his attitude was even more flattering, and he nodded several times and sent Xue Ji to the second floor to the elegant seat.

Xue Ji found an empty table and chair and sat down, and immediately someone served hot tea, and when he smelled it carefully, he could identify that this was the newly picked Biluochun recently, and then tasted it carefully, it was indeed a good tea. It seems that Xianting is really a bit famous, it stands to reason that this year's newly harvested Biluochun has been picked in the last ten days, and in just a few days, Xianting has already served it on the tea table, which is definitely not what ordinary teahouses can do.

The shouting downstairs suddenly became much louder, and when I saw that the people in the teahouse were all gathered around at the moment, it seemed that something had attracted them.

Xue Ji walked downstairs, grabbed a person on the periphery of the crowd and asked, "What kind of rare object is this?" ”

The man turned his head and saw that his eyebrows were clear and his clothes were elegant, and he was different from other sons who were dressed as gentlemen, and when he heard someone ask him, he responded: "I heard that it is for the sale of exam papers, and a total of ten copies are sold today, and the one with the highest price will get it." ”

Xue Ji sneered when he heard it, he originally thought that it was some kind of expensive bookset, but in the end it was such a thing, it must be the store to attract candidates to find a way, it was so boring. "It's another gimmick to fool people, what should I be!"

Where are ordinary people who can do this kind of business in the capital, the shopkeeper was immediately unhappy when he heard that someone was disdainful, stopped shouting and looked around, looked around for a week, and finally fixed his eyes on Xue Ji who turned around and went up the stairs.

Xue Ji knew that the store would definitely come to the door if he smashed the scene like this, but there were many people on the first floor, and he didn't want to stay, he just wanted to attract the store to the second floor to sit opposite him and talk about it.

The shopkeeper was surrounded by a crowd of people, and it was difficult to get out for a while, so he could only note Xue Ji's appearance and where he was sitting, and then continued to deal with the enthusiastic young masters.

Xue Ji leaned on the railing while drinking tea to observe the situation on the first floor, except for the man in the crowd, the rest were ordinary rich people wearing gold and jade, Xue Jizhi glanced at it and stopped staying. It's just that...... His gaze suddenly stopped in a corner, and there was a middle-aged man sitting at the table, the man was as calm as water as if he hadn't seen what was in front of him, but when he looked again, he was clearly looking at the crowd in front of him, but he was unmoved. Strange, really strange, Xue Ji suddenly became interested in him.

The store's rhetoric instigated a lot of sons, and half of today's ten exam papers were sold in a blink of an eye, and the starting price was all a thousand gold, which was jaw-dropping.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't be impatient! Let's take a break, sit down and have a cup of tea, and we'll continue later! This is the newly picked Biluochun this year, and Chang'an is where we can drink ......it," the store put away the boxes of gold and silver, and sent away the crowd around him with a smile on his face.

Xue Ji saw that the situation was bottomed, and the store must come up to talk to him.

Sure enough, the shopkeeper's face was a little gloomy, and he sat down opposite Xue Ji. "Guest officer, how is this Biluochun?"

Hearing this, Xue Ji added another cup and tasted the tea carefully. "Good tea, very good."

"What does the guest officer think of the court?"

When the shopkeeper went upstairs, someone noticed it, and they all heard Xue Ji's words, which one was not full of surprise and poked his head closer to inquire. Xue Ji didn't care how many people listened, and said bluntly: "The store is very elegant, and the tea is of the highest quality, but it is too noisy, not like a teahouse, but like those wine shops." ”

The people around him scorned him with contempt, but the shopkeeper still didn't change his complexion, and even smiled a little more. "Why does the guest officer say that he is idle and fools people?"

Xue Jile said: "Being able to auction fake things for a thousand gold and a high price, you are not ordinary to fool people." ”

The shopkeeper laughed, turned to look at the crowd around him, and said, "If it's a fake, so many nobles can deceive me?" To tell you the truth, the treasures we sell here are the same as tea, and they are never fake! ”

Xue Ji looked around again, and accidentally noticed that the person in the corner of the first floor was also looking at him, and his heart moved, so he slapped the table and stood up, and reprimanded loudly: "The imperial examination paper is written by the saint himself, and it is strictly guarded by the prime minister and several adults. ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, his waist straightened up, and he was still a little proud with his hands behind his back, as if he was saying it to Xue Ji, and it seemed to be telling everyone present. "That guest officer is too worried, there are people up there! This exam question is absolutely true! ”

Xue Ji pressed the table and stared straight at him, this was about to be with him. "Leaking exam questions is a capital offense! If the exam questions are true, then you might as well pack your bags and flee as soon as possible! ”

The shopkeeper was not afraid at all, he looked fearless, looked around and laughed: "Didn't I say it, there are people above us!" If you want to report it, it's not impossible, it depends on whether you have the life to tell the story! ”

There are all rich children from rich families with a solid background, and a few of them don't know the rules of the world, and they all laughed when they heard it, in their eyes, now the world is like Xue Ji, a young man who has no eyes will be planted sooner or later!

Xue Ji restrained a little, he was not afraid, he didn't have the leisure to do justice and report the darkness of the court, but he couldn't help but be more curious, who was behind the idle court? In Chang'an City, the Son of Heaven can breathe so loudly at his feet!

The shopkeeper looked at Xue Ji with a smile, but there was a little more coldness in that smile. Xue Ji sat back and poured a cup of tea, his tone soothed a lot. "I see."

"Oh? What is the new statement of the guest officer? ”

Xue Ji arched his hand at him, smiled and said modestly: "I thought it was a person who was talking nonsense in an ordinary wine shop, but it turned out to be a great deal!" Under offense, do you think these tributes are enough? ”

Saying that, he handed over a stack of silver tickets, which was more than five times more than when he entered the door, and when the store saw it, the chill on his face disappeared immediately, just because Xue Ji knew that he was afraid of the stakes and wanted to settle the matter, but he was also happy to end well, and it was really bad for the idle court to make a big fuss. "It's easy to say, the guest officer eats well and uses it well, so I won't bother!"

After this stubble, the shopkeeper went downstairs and began to shout: "There are still five copies of the imperial examination questions left today, and the guest officers will come to take a look!" Maybe tomorrow the champion will be here! ”