The people present felt bored when they saw Xue Ji bowing his head to the store, and as soon as they heard the store's shouting, they all dispersed from Xue Ji's side, and each returned to the first floor to continue to rush to buy. On the entire second floor, except for Xue Ji sitting leisurely drinking tea, only the person Xue Ji asked when he went downstairs was still on the side, Xue Ji sat down and cast an inquiring gaze.

"Why don't you go? Got the exam questions? ”

The man shook his head and sat down. "In the next season, Bai Qing, the character Yuanru, can you get to know Brother Tai?"

Ji Baiqing? Xue Ji was slightly stunned, although this person reported his name, he avoided his question. Fang just saw him in the crowd and looked at the treasures in the hands of the store in a daze, he should be very eager, why didn't he rush to buy with people at this time, but he had the leisure to talk to him? Strange, there are so many strange people in the capital.

"Xue Ji, the words are clear. Brother Yuan Ru is polite, meeting is fate, why not get to know him? ”

Saying that, Xue Ji raised his glass and smiled politely.

Ji Baiqing pretended to be in his heart, took a clean cup from the table, poured a cup of tea and drank it, his eyes still glancing at the noisy crowd on the first floor from time to time. Xue Ji was even more curious when he saw this, so he asked with a smile: "Since Brother Yuanru is interested, why don't you grab it?" Can you come to the courtyard to drink tea...... It can't be a shyness in the pocket, right? ”

Ji Baiqing's hand holding the teacup tightened, his knuckles were blue and white, and he lowered his head as if hesitating. It wasn't until there was a shout downstairs that a certain son took a picture of today's sixth exam paper, Ji Baiqing was anxious, and raised his head to look at Xue Ji: "Why did Brother Qing suddenly let go?" ”

Xue Ji originally thought that this different little brother could say something amazing, but he didn't expect to hold back for a long time to say such a sentence, he couldn't help but lose interest, and looked away and responded casually: "There are people above him, but you can't let it go, if you lose your life before the title of the gold list, it won't be a big loss." ”

"Then Qingzhi believes that what he says is true?"

Not really. Xue Ji said secretly in his heart, but he didn't show half of it on his face. If the shopkeeper is telling a lie and the exam papers are fake, then he will not commit a capital crime if he makes a lot of money, and it is indeed a good business. But why was he not afraid of the imperial examination and smashed the signboard after that? That is, there are indeed people above him, and it is easier to balance the two sides to keep a signboard than to protect a capital crime.

But it doesn't make sense to say this, if that's the case, the rich young master of the dignitary family will definitely stop coming when he knows about it, and the business is only for the imperial examination for a few days, how is it possible......

"Seven points are true, three points are false, who knows if I haven't seen the exam papers."

The middle-aged man sitting in the corner of the first floor is named Zhang Fu, whether it is the storekeeper shouting loudly, the crowd around him is noisy, or the two people on the second floor are sitting and talking, all kinds of scenes fall into his eyes, no difference.

Zhang Fu sat for a while, and a figure in the crowd in front of him quietly got out, sat down opposite Zhang Fu, and took a sip of tea. At this time, the seventh copy of the exam paper had been sold, and the voice of the store became more and more passionate and generous, and the crowd of people competing for it became more and more eager. Zhang Fu saw it in his eyes, unmoved, just raised his head to look at the person.

"How?"

The person sitting opposite was Jiang Yan, who nodded and responded, "I can see it clearly." ”

"Hmm."

Just hummed, and didn't hear the follow-up for a long time, Jiang Yan didn't know why, put down the teacup, and asked, "Ling...... Brother Zidao, do you want to continue to stay here? ”

Zhang Fu smiled, glanced at him, and set his eyes on the second floor. Jiang Yan followed his gaze and looked back, and saw Xue Jiji and Bai Qing sitting opposite each other, and he faintly understood in his heart. "What does Brother Zidao think of these two?"

"It's hard to say, I'll have to see again."

There was a lot of noise in the courtyard, and before I knew it, it was past noon, the sun was gradually turning west, and the people who stood on tiptoe at the door and looked up scattered and scattered, and there was not much left. There are a few men with sabers standing outside the door, they don't look so powerful, there are so many people around the door that they can't detect the wind inside, and it's no wonder that they dare to blatantly sell the secret documents of the country in the idle court.

Xu is there not much left today, when the eighth share is sold, there are constantly bidders, and the price has been called three thousand for a long time and has not been decided, Xue Ji couldn't help but shake his head and sigh when he heard it, what is the three thousand done, smashed on this, this is all crazy by the store's rhetoric.

"If the exam paper is real, does Kiyoshi want to buy it?"

Ji Baiqing hesitated for a long time, and finally asked.

Xue Ji looked disdainful and smiled. "Don't buy it."

Ji Baiqing was puzzled: "Why?" ”

Xue Ji exclaimed: "What is the wrong thing to do with three thousand gold, is it worth it to buy the question?" ”

Ji Baiqing was even more puzzled, isn't it worth three thousand gold to buy the question? How many people are bankrupt and can't find a way, why is it still too expensive in the eyes of this person?

The sound from downstairs was getting louder and louder, I don't know if it was an illusion, Xue Ji felt that even the ground to the tea table and even the tea on the table were shaking. Listen carefully and you'll understand. The eighth exam question was sold, and the shopkeeper was holding the few and only two remaining envelopes in his hand, and the sons and young masters around him were already fighting for popularity, for fear that this good thing that fell from the sky would pass by and make mistakes.

"Brother Yuanru, did you come to know me just to ask these questions?"

Xue Ji raised his hand to pour him a full cup of tea, and looked at him with a slightly different look.

Ji Baiqing was stunned for a moment, met his eyes, and lowered his head again. "Otherwise, Kiyoyuki thinks I should also compete with them?" said as if he remembered something, and joked: "Why don't we buy one together?" ”

Xue Ji laughed, pointed at the person and said straightly: "Brother Yuanru, what a plan!" ”

"Do you really not buy it?"

"Don't buy it."

Ji Baiqing was bored, shook his head and sighed, causing Xue Jihu to look at him suspiciously: "Brother Yuanru, could it be that the store asked you to persuade me?" ”

"Hahaha! Why, Kiyoyuki laughed! ”

"Then why don't you buy it yourself? You're clearly in the crowd......"

Ji Baiqing raised his hand to interrupt him, chuckled, looked towards the corner of the first floor, and then looked at Xue Ji. The two looked at each other and understood everything.

"There's an angler on the other side."

"Clear eyes."

I don't know when it started, the crowd downstairs gradually dispersed, and the sound became quieter and quieter, and the store sent a guy to go home with a few people who bought the exam questions to get money, and the idle court was empty for a while. The tea set on the table has not been removed, and in a blink of an eye, the tea is cool, and the entire idle courtyard is left with Zhang Fu and Jiang Yan in the corner, and Xue Ji and Ji Baiqing on the second floor.

The people at both tables sat still, the one on the second floor was looking at the first floor, and the one on the first floor was looking at the second floor from time to time. The shopkeeper took care of his own account books, and when he raised his eyes to see that the two tables of people had not left, he was also puzzled and surprised.

Seeing that it was not a problem for Jiang Yan to be so deadlocked, he leaned closer and urged in a low voice: "Zidao, it's almost, right?" ”

Zhang Fu tasted the tea unhurriedly and glanced at him. "You say...... Did they notice it? ”

Jiang Yan looked up again, sighed lightly, and then said in a deep voice: "I must have noticed it, and they are also looking at us." ”

Zhang Fu chuckled: "That's not in a hurry, wait a little longer." ”

In the blink of an eye, the evening breeze was leisurely, the sun was setting, and the two tables of people actually spent an afternoon in the idle court, and no one wanted to leave.

"Brother Yuanru, it's not early."

"I thought Kiyoshi was reluctant to leave?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and each got up.

The shopkeeper has sobered up a lot when he sees this, good guy! The two tables of people competed for an afternoon, and one side admitted defeat, a good thing!

Going down the stairs, it seemed that he inadvertently passed by Zhang Fu and Jiang Yan's side, and Xue Jiyuguang swept over the waists of the two, but he didn't find anything that could identify them. Ji Baiqing followed, all in his eyes, wiped his body and didn't give up when he glanced at it again, facing Zhang Fu's unfathomable eyes, and broke out in a cold sweat.

Before exiting the gate of the idle court, Xue Ji slowed down. "Brother Yuanru, what concerns can't be said directly?"

Ji Baiqing was seen through by him, and he couldn't hold it on his face, and replied: "I thought that Brother Qing had his own plan to discuss with the store after everyone was gone...... It's me who lives the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain! It's no wonder. ”

Xue Ji was secretly ridiculous, not only him, but also the two people in the corner, right? These people thought about coming and going, but he knew that the exam papers were true, and he couldn't pull the subordinates to compete openly, so he had to wait for everyone to disperse before secretly trading with the store.

"What about you? If it weren't for those two, would you want to buy it? ”

Hearing this, Ji Baiqing couldn't help but smile bitterly and sighed. "Think, why don't you want to."

As soon as these words came out, Xue Ji, who had originally looked at him, was stunned. I thought it was different, but I didn't expect it...... He must have seen the wrong person.

Ji Baiqing noticed that people's eyes had changed, and hurriedly continued: "It's not what you think! This is the third time I've come to take the exam, and I haven't been proud of the previous two times, so I'm inevitably a little anxious! But I won't tell you...... Although my family has some foundation, I can't afford the sky-high price of 3,000 gold. ”

Three times, that's six years, looking like he's in his early thirties, it's really too late to set foot on his career at this time. can be compared with those gray-haired old showmen who are still obsessively looking at the top of the list, thirty years old is not old, and six years is not long.

"Brother Yuanru can rest assured, today is by no means for nothing."

The implication is that there will be gains.

The two said goodbye and went back to their homes.

After a few days, Xue Ji did not come out again, and heard that the saint had issued an edict, and one more person was added to the examiner of this imperial examination, in addition to the two adults of the previous Shangshu Ling, Zhongshu Ling, and the officials of the ministry, and Chu Qiu was added.

Who is Chu Qiu? The prime minister of this dynasty, who is in a high position and is deeply relied on by His Majesty - is a rumor. There are also rumors that Prime Minister Chu Qiu and the crown prince Qin Chong have extremely close contacts, and many officials from various ministries and provinces in the DPRK and China have thrown themselves under the Prime Minister's door, either flattering or offering antiques and curiosities.

When Xue Ji heard this, he smacked his tongue.

When he stood outside the examination room, he saw the prime minister sitting in front of him with a serious face, and a few subordinates beside him were serving tea, as if this person could change the clouds and rain with his hands turned his hands......

For a while, ambition was growing, and the seeds of desire were planted in the depths of my mind unconsciously.