The next day, the golden-haired rat went out and ran into the study. Shi Zhongkui waved his hand, and the charm on the study wall was immediately activated, isolating the inside and outside.

The Golden Mouse then said, "Master, the eunuch placed several Analects of Confucius in the agreed-upon study room in the small courtyard. He opened the books separately and circled a few sentences with pen and ink."

Shi Zhongkui smiled and said to himself, "It's done."

Once you have a rough idea of ​​the scope of the exam questions, you can prepare accordingly in advance.

Moreover, after returning from Wenchang Emperor Temple, it was as if I had an enlightenment, and my ability to understand books suddenly improved by more than one level.

The next day, the Golden Mouse went out again. Among the news he brought back this time, the emperor mentioned several times in the imperial study room last night that "talents are hard to find."

Moreover, the emperor said this not just once or twice.

Shi Zhongkui was immediately overjoyed, but he was not sure that the emperor would definitely ask such a question.

Looking at the Golden Mouse, he asked, "Have you found the place where Eunuch Xia hid his money?"

The Golden Mouse chuckled, "Master, you would never have imagined that the eunuch actually hid the money in the home of an old eunuch who guards the vegetable garden in Yuyuantan Yuanjia Village."

Shi Zhongkui's eyes lit up, but he didn't care about the money anymore.

Instead, he thought that Xia Shouzhong was willing to put his money in the old eunuch's house, which meant that the relationship between the two was not only that of father and son, but also better than that of father and son.

"Go and find out the identity of the old eunuch."

"Understood", the Golden Mouse came back again the next day, and Shi Zhongkui realized that the old eunuch was actually Xia Shouzhong's uncle.

At that time, the uncle and nephew could not survive. First, the old eunuch Xia Shengfu came to the palace and was able to support Xia Shouzhong.

Later, Xia Shengfu was sent to serve Emperor Jinglong, who was just a prince who was not taken seriously at that time. In the end, for unknown reasons, 17-year-old Xia Shouzhong also followed him to the palace.

This matter is so secret that even the Golden-haired Rat cannot find out unless he asks the City God or the Stove Lord.

But it doesn't matter to Shi Zhongkui, as long as Xia Shouzhong cares about his uncle.

On the night of the ninth day of February, Shi Zhongkui hesitated and made many choices, and finally told the Golden Mouse the song "Bamboo and Stone" and a person's name.

The little mouse rushed all the way to an inn and saw that the man named Fan Dao had fallen asleep, so he climbed onto his bed.

He said in a low voice, "Stick to the green mountains and never let go. The roots are still in the broken rocks. It has been strong despite being beaten by the east, west, north and south."

Fan Dao, who had been asleep for several dozen seconds after hearing these words, suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, but in the darkness of the guest room, there was no one anywhere.

Listening carefully again, except for the faint sound of the watch, the surroundings were silent.

"Am I dreaming?"

Then Fan Dao felt happy. Did he write this poem in his dream?

I was still asleep at this time, so I got out of bed, lit the oil lamp with a flint, put a pen on the paper and wrote it in one fell swoop, every word correct.

After reading it carefully and pondering it, I felt so happy that I couldn't help laughing.

Soon there were complaints from next door, but not only did this guy not hold back, he actually laughed even louder.

The little golden rat hiding under the bed narrowed his eyes. This guy was indeed as arrogant as his owner said.

At the same time, judging from some other performances, he is also a master who cannot listen to others' advice.

After waiting for midnight, making sure nothing else happened for the time being, the golden-haired squirrel ran back to recover.

I spent the next day staring at this person.

It wasn't until around three o'clock in the morning on the tenth day of the lunar month that Fan Dao went to Gongyuan with his number plate and other things to prove his identity, and the golden-haired squirrel followed him on the eaves while looking for Shi Zhongkui.

In the early morning of that day, Shi Zhongkui and Yu Tongfu, accompanied by many relatives and friends, were waiting outside the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites.

When he saw the Golden Mouse, the little mouse was lying on a restaurant outside the Gongyuan, nodding fiercely at himself.

Shi Zhongkui also followed his gaze and saw the fellow imperial examination candidate who didn't know whether his luck was good or bad.

He nodded slightly and ignored the Golden-haired Rat.

Since he knew that someone wanted to frame him, in order not to affect Yu Tongfu, Shi Zhongkui simply let him enter the Gongyuan first.

He found an excuse to pull Xue Pan, who looked expectant and excited, while Jia Lian stood aside and muttered.

What he said was just to ask the two of them to keep a low profile before the tribute list came out, so as not to arouse jealousy.

Jia Lian nodded repeatedly, but Xue Pan's face turned red and he looked obviously nervous.

Needless to say, this bastard must have prepared something secretly from him.

Shi Zhongkui, who was already a little nervous, frowned. Although Xue Pan had many advantages, he liked to cause trouble too much.

It seems that even if he does become an official in the court in the future, this uncle will still be a hidden danger, and Jia Lian on the side is actually not much better.

But Xue Pan had been sincerely affectionate towards him in the past six months, and it was indeed a good thing if he asked him to kill his uncle.

In the past month and a half, Jia Lian has obviously shown signs of moving closer to him. He even once hinted that his position was not guaranteed and that he might suddenly die of illness one day.

Although this is said in a very subtle way.

Even if you don't pay attention, you will miss it.

But Shi Zhongkui understood it as soon as he heard it, because he had thought that Jia Lian might be pretending to be a playboy.

As for the people who could harm Jia Lian, besides Mrs. Wang, there are also other people like Wang Ziteng.

To be honest, Jia Lian is actually quite pathetic.

My biological father is the real inheritor of the Rongguo Mansion, but the eldest brother has no rights at all.

As a result, he, the heir to the Rongguo Mansion, had to bow his head in front of his second uncle and second aunt, and finally got a job helping with foreign affairs.

And it doesn’t have any financial power at all.

So Jia Lian may indeed be dissolute by nature, but is there a possibility that he was forced to do so?

Otherwise, with Mrs. Wang's cruelty, she would definitely not be able to tolerate Jia Lian for Jia Baoyu's sake.

And helping Jia Lian grasp and improve his status, or win him over to his side, will be of great benefit to him in the future.

Not to mention other things, the old relationship between Guang Ning and Rong in the military is far beyond ordinary people's imagination.

Jia Daihua of the Ningguo Prefecture was actually a military envoy to the capital, and Jia Daishan of the Rongguo Prefecture was also a general in the army at that time, and even followed the Supreme Emperor to conquer the grassland three times.

My family friends from back then are still alive today.

After thinking about it, since Ma Daopo, Tianshi and other people with cultivation have appeared, the spirits and monsters have been wiped out one by one.

Then it won't be so abrupt if you show a little bit of monasticism.

He put his hand into his sleeve and patted Xue Pan on the shoulder, and a weak palm thunder instantly entered Xue Pan's body.

Xue Pan was suddenly shocked and shook several times.

After being electrocuted, Xue Pan was so frightened that he almost peed. Jia Lian, who saw a faint electric light appear in Shi Zhongkui's hand, was not much better at this time.

Before he could ask, Shi Zhongkui stared at Xue Pan and said, "Brother Pan, you believe it now. The jade pendant my brother gave you back then has the magical effect of warding off evil spirits and driving away thunder?"

"Believe it, believe it." After experiencing it for himself, Xue Pan dared not believe it, while Jia Lian's eyes gleamed.
Chapter completed!