A meal before going to the exam made the clouds that shrouded the house over the house suddenly disperse because of this exam, and Xie Lang got Xie Wan's approval and fell into his heart, otherwise he would really be a little conflicted because of this. And Xie Wan felt unprecedentedly relaxed because he saw that his brother began to know how to take the initiative to approach the world, and he also had his own speculation about the government.

In the next few days, Xie Wan received letters from Jingshi every day, and then read them one by one and replied in person or asked Luo Sheng to do it for him, handle the accounts, and see 100~10,000 \ small! Say, write, wander around the garden, and live a very leisurely life. If Qi Ruzheng hadn't gone to the exam to catch the exam, she might have taken her aunt and uncle over to live for a while.

Xie Lang returned home with Cheng Yuan one day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, and during this time, he ate and slept in the examination room, and everyone lost a lot of weight.

But it's very energetic, and there is a sparkle in his eyes.

Xie Wan didn't ask him how he did in the exam, thinking that he was coming back from a few days of visiting Hejian Mansion, but he didn't expect him to talk about it himself. "I feel good about myself, I have counted all the test questions with Mr. Cheng, and he also said that the answers are good, and I have great hope. I don't think it's a problem to get thirty. ”

Xie Wan smiled and said, "What's the matter with the ranking? Just pass the exam. From ancient times to the present, how many of those who have been big officials are from the top of the list? ”

Cheng Yuan nodded and said: "The exam is just a pass, how to act in officialdom, how to deal with it, and whether you can be flexible when you encounter problems, this is the real test of ability." ”

Xie Lang's eyes lit up and said, "Therefore, I will seriously ask Mr. Cheng for this knowledge in the future." ”

Cheng Yuan waved his hand modestly.

Xie Wan smiled and said, "I asked the cook to prepare wine and food, and you can rest after eating." ”

Xie Lang asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Xie Wan said: "Ning Dayi is back. He invited me to tea at the Rantei. I've got to get ready to go. ”

The reputation of the Ning family is really not very good, although after offending Xie Wan last time, Master Ning has been ruthless in managing his children, and most of the masters of the Ning family have learned to be obedient in recent years, but they still can't change the fact that they lack foundation. Xie Lang was very dissatisfied with her dealings with people like the Ning family, and frowned at the moment: "Ning Dayi is not a good person, you don't stay with him alone." ”

In his opinion, staying with such a good sister and Ning Dasha, who has such a bad reputation, is simply disregarding her identity, if her reputation is affected by them. That's too much to do. Of course, he didn't believe that Ning Dayi had the ability to dare to do anything to Xie Wan. But just thinking about him walking around Xie Wan is uncomfortable.

So even though he knew that they were doing business together, he still didn't want her to have anything to do with him.

Isn't it just a matter of business to be handed over to Luo Ju? Now where is the need for her to come forward in person.

Xie Wan sighed and said, "I'm looking for him to have something serious this time." Where did you think of it? ”

Before noon, Xie Wan arrived at Lanting.

Lanting is a newly opened teahouse recently opened by Ning Dayi's vassal and elegant father. Mainly tea. There are also dishes, but there are not many, and most of the styles are delicate and beautiful.

Old Man Ning was scolded for being vulgar all his life. This time, I really planned to make a name for myself, so I specially hired an old scribe from the south as a consultant, and carefully arranged the decoration. When Xie Wan arrived, he saw more than 20 small elegant rooms divided into rooms with rattan mats, and the curtains had been closed.

Not all of them are elegant people, but when they come to such a place, no matter how vulgar they are, they don't feel a little restrained.

Ning Dayi was waiting for her in the elegant room named "Man Jianghong". When Xie Wan entered the door, he saw five or six exquisite side dishes on the table, which were very colorful and eye-catching, and under the window, there were two small servants dressed in Sven who were boiling tea, and the fragrance of tea wafted all over the room, and incense was still burning in the corner of the wall.

"The fragrance of tea is enough, and if you light the incense, won't you add to it?" She untied the thin cloak on her body and handed it to Xing Zhu, sat down and said.

Ning Dayi stood up when he heard this, and diligently took cups, plates, dishes and chopsticks for her. "I know that my aunt and grandmother are hello, this agarwood incense, so I specially let people order it. Since you feel redundant, then extinguish it. As he spoke, he waved his hand outward, and thirteen or fourteen maids came in, walked to the incense burner, picked up the half of the incense, gently pressed it against the wall of the stove, and then closed the lid and went out.

Ning Dayi gave her vegetables here, while talking about the next plan for the restaurant.

Although the reputation of the Ning family is not very reliable, but in the word business, I have to say that they have their advantages. Like the shop they have now, they have spent 10,000 taels of silver, and it is good to be able to return to their original costs within two years. Ning Dayi has been open for less than a year now, and he has earned back the capital, and if this continues, there will be a surplus of tens of thousands of taels of silver next year.

"So you invested your money in me or did it right, in less than three years, I will make you the most lucrative lady in the entire Hejian Mansion!" He patted his chest and said proudly. "When the time comes, don't talk about marrying the Ren family, even if you marry into the Shangshu family, you will be able to straighten your waist and speak! After all, you have money to live happily! ”

Xie Wan glanced at him, "You can die if you don't brag." ”

Ning Dayi raised his head: "I'm not bragging!" Just wait and see. ”

Xie Wan tasted their crispy tongue speechlessly, it was fragrant and crispy, not bad. I tasted a few other things, and they were all delicious. After the list is released, you can ask Xie Lang to come here for a change of taste. Save him from seeing black is black, and he won't look at the problem comprehensively at all.

After quietly eating a bowl of rice, she put down the dishes and chopsticks.

Ning Dayi's eating is like a whirlwind and clouds, where is there any demeanor to speak of? But when he saw that she had put the dishes and chopsticks, he also wiped his mouth and stopped.

Xie Wan said: "You eat yours." ”

He bowed his head and rinsed his mouth, and said, "I think you have something to say." You say, I'll eat it when I'm done. ”

Xie Wan was also polite, took the tea that Xing Zhu brought in his hand, and said, "There is indeed something I want you to help with." After a pause, she added: "I often have some objects going back and forth between Jingshi and Qinghe, I know that your family has chariots and horses flowing between the two places every day, and I want to ask your caravan to help me send and receive these things." ”

Last time, when Cheng Yuan received a letter from Zhao Zhen from Jingshi about Xie Rong serving as the second grandson of the emperor, she had this heart, as time goes on, the more important the content of these letters will be, if someone intercepts them - such as Xie Rong, since he found out that she opened so many rice shops in Jingshi, even if she is helpless, won't he secretly intercept her letter?

Therefore, it is necessary to find a safe and secret way to transmit the message.

The Ning family is a merchant, and the ancestors have not been close to the court for five generations, and now there are no people in the court, just because of business and made some official eunuchs, that is not enough to attract attention, but where the world has done business to a certain extent, how can you not make friends with a few officials? It's Xie Wan, don't you have to make friends with the Cao Gang and the Tax Division?

If the letters could be sent and received through the Ning family's caravan, it would be the most suitable and safest route.

However, she still couldn't let Ning Dayi know what kind of object it was.

Sure enough, Ning Dayi was stunned for a moment and said, "What object?" ”

She said calmly: "Because Luo Ju can't come back often, and I can't go there often, there are some account books or something, which need to be passed around like this." Because it's more important, I'm afraid that the post office will be lost, so I'll find you. ”

Ning Dayi thought for a moment and said, "What's wrong with this?" I'll just go back and talk to our old man! ”

Xie Wan nodded: "This is the best." ”

She was originally afraid that Ning Dayi would rashly take matters into account to the caravan, although he was the second master of the house, but now it was the old man Ning who was in charge, and if he didn't say hello to him, things might not be appropriate. Now it seems that Ning Dayi has become more sensible in the past two years, and his heart is at peace, so he finished drinking tea with him before going home.

The next morning, Ning Dayi specially went around to Songyuan to tell her that Old Man Ning heard that he was going to bring her something, so he immediately made a decision without saying a word. and asked Ning Dayi to ask her the address of the two places to collect things from Jingshi and Qinghe, and then the people of their caravan would come to pick it up by themselves.

Although this is much more convenient, it is too eye-catching, Xie Wan thought twice and declined Old Man Ning's kindness.

And prepared a few gifts, and sent Luo Sheng to the door to thank Old Man Ning. Old Man Ning pulled Luo Sheng and said a basket of good things about Xie Wan, praising her for how she trained her son for him, and now she not only knows how to make money herself, but also knows how to use money to buy flowers for her mother, Mrs. Ning also nodded while wiping her tears.

Luo Sheng smiled so happily that his mouth couldn't close his mouth.

Three days later, Xie Wan received the first letter from the Jing master from the Ning family's caravan.

The letter was written by Zhao Zhen, the letter said that because Xie Rong Ding was worried, the emperor wanted to ask for another banquet for the emperor's second grandson, Ji Zhenyuan and Zhang Ge Lao tried their best to dissuade him, and argued on the basis that the frequent change of teachers was useless in his studies, and the second grandson of the emperor Yin Yao also strongly expressed his great respect for Xie Rong's learning, and the emperor authorized Xie Rong to only have to worry for three months, and vacated the post of banquet to wait for Xie Rong's return from leave.

It is common for people to be promoted to fill vacancies during Ding Wei's period, not to mention that Yin Yao is likely to become the next grandson, and Ji Ge Lao was able to persuade Xie Rong to persuade the emperor to keep his original position, which shows that although Xie Rong has been in Qinghe in the past few months, he is actually not idle enough to eat desserts on the street at any time.

Because he climbed up to Ji Zhenyuan and firmly grasped Yin Yao, he only needed to worry about it for three months.

Although Ji Zhenyuan is not the first assistant of the cabinet, but because he has made great achievements in the imperial court over the years, and the criminal department has also made some achievements under his rule over the years, so he has a lot of weight in the cabinet, Xie Rong can get him to intercede, it can be seen that Ji Zhenyuan has also stood in line with him. The prestige of the Protector's Mansion is there, even if Yin Yu is deposed, Concubine Zheng and Yin Yao want to compete for the position of this grandson, and they can't do it without some reliable support from the court.

From this point of view, the help that Concubine Zheng found for Yin Yao was Ji Zhenyuan, and the reason why Xie Rong was able to get to Yin Yao's side smoothly was mostly due to Ji Zhenyuan's arrangement. (To be continued.) )