Chapter 381 Capital affairs
In fact, the King of Qin was only half guessing. The Prince of Yanbei asked Chen Tong to give it to Princess Yining, which was not more expensive than the one given to Concubine Ding.
Although not expensive, it is unique.
Princess Yining has a noble status and is with the princess. Her knowledge is not comparable to Concubine Ding.
No matter how expensive the things are, in the eyes of Princess Yining, there are only one more or two less, and there are many more. She has seen them many times, and some of them are.
Therefore, some unique little tricks made her even more happy.
Chen Tong remembered what Prince Yanbei said to her the night before she left Baimalin: "Sister, as long as you know that I am not a person who has no ambitions and only knows the love of children, it's fine, no one else can do."
The others he mentioned included the King of Qin.
Chen Tong sighed, but unfortunately she couldn't be with him all the time, but it didn't matter. He knew what he should do, and he knew his responsibilities more. That was enough. Even if her sister was by his side, she would not be just fighting and killing. There would be more and more people under him, and more and more people would fight and kill him. He had to rely on him to walk his own way and get back everything that belonged to him.
When Chen Tong returned to Shuyuan Street, Fangfei, Yancui and Yunbuhua had not yet returned.
These three people went out with her and they all went out early in the morning. Now that she has finished her business, they are still missing.
"Is the street that interesting?" Chen Tong murmured.
It was summer long, and seeing that it was still early, Chen Tong was not idle either, so she changed into clothes and went to Mr. Chi's house again.
Although she is not a good student, Mr. Chi is a good teacher.
Seeing her coming back, Mr. Chi was very happy and wanted to keep her for dinner before leaving.
Chen Tong was not polite, so he stayed for dinner.
She asked, "Is it only Mr. A to attend class in the past six months?"
Mr. Chi was half angry and half relieved: "It would be fine if you don't live in Xi'an if you have something to do. Han Wuji has come back a long time ago. He has only been here a few times because he came to find A Shao, let alone studying. He is afraid he hasn't touched paper and pen for half a year. Fangfei and her younger sister came once, but they actually went shopping and passed by here to see me. You said it's annoying. Fortunately, A Shao is also a good child. He will come to him no matter how wind or rainy he doesn't strike him. This time, he asked me for leave because he was going to teach the children in Ci'an Village, and he didn't come to class."
Chen Tong didn't have to think about it and knew what Han Wuji, Fangfei and the younger sister looked like. She quickly apologized to Mr. Chi on their behalf: "Don't be as good as them, I will scold them when I see them."
"No need to scold them. They are all children. Everyone has their own ambitions. If their minds are not on reading, you should not force them. Besides, although they are not reading materials, they have also read a lot of words. They are not blind, and at least they can still understand the book of the Cong. "
Chen Tong has always been respectful in front of Mr. Chi. This is the first time she has discovered that Mr. Chi can tell jokes, but she remembered that Mr. Chi has always been in the army, not just a person who studies. She thinks that Mr. Chi is not as serious and old-fashioned as she imagines.
She had preconceived ideas and had been a student of Mr. Chi for two years, but she didn't know that Mr. Chi had a humorous side.
"Does Mr. A often go to teach the children in Ci'an Village? Isn't there a gentleman there?" Chen Tong asked.
Fangfei didn't tell her this, she thought that Ah Shao was just following Han Wuji and the others.
"There is indeed a gentleman over there, but the gentleman only teaches older children. Young Master felt that those six or seven years old should be enlightened, so he would go there every ten days to teach those children to read." Mr. Chi said.
Chen Tong has always known that Mr. Chi likes Ah Shao very much. She remembered that before she went to Yanbei, she had asked Ah Shao about the imperial examination. Ah Shao wanted to take the imperial examination, but he was too young, so he had to wait a little longer.
Thinking of this, Chen Tong remembered the events of Wang Yue and Wang Lan that he heard during the day.
She asked, "Next year is the year of the competition. Xi'an must have many candidates to go to Beijing to take the exam. I don't know how many Jinshi can be produced among these people."
Mr. Chi shook his head: "Next year is not a good time to end."
"Isn't it a good time to end? Is it time to end? Those who can pass the exam will not be too young, right?" Chen Tong remembered Young Master again. Young Master's age seemed too young to take the exam for scholars.
Mr. Chi sighed and said, "Do you know who the chief examiner will be next year?"
Chen Tong knew very little about the matter in the court, and she shook her head blankly: "Who is it?"
"Have you heard of Mao Yuanmei?" asked Mr. Chi.
Chen Tong felt that the name sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it. She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Who is he?"
"Then have you heard of Mao Yuanjiu?" Mr. Chi asked again.
"Of course I have heard that he was appointed as the Minister of Personnel and the minister of the shop. By the way, he is still the son-in-law of the old Duke Yang Feng." Chen Tong remembered, no wonder she felt that the name Mao Yuanmei was familiar. She had never heard of this name, but she had heard of Mao Yuanjiu. Mao Yuanjiu and Mao Yuanmei were just one word apart.
Mr. Chi said, "Yes, it's the Minister of Mao Yuanjiu. This Mao Yuanmei is Mao Yuanjiu's cousin, the second place in the Taizu period. He was once the Imperial College Priest. Later, his father died of illness. He was Dingyou for three years. After he recovered, he did not have a good seat. He had to live in the Hanlin Academy. He had been in trouble for more than ten years."
Chen Tong was shocked. Why did a person who had been in the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years suddenly become the chief examiner next year?
"Is it because of the relationship between Mao Shangshu that he is valued?" Chen Tong asked.
"This Mao Yuanmei is a second-class person and has a natural learning experience. However, he has some bad habits, which are well known in the capital. Therefore, Mao Yuanjiu is not close to him. Over the years, Mao Yuanjiu has been in the career of the government. If he wanted to promote his cousin, he would have been promoted long ago, so how could he let him live in the Hanlin Academy? It is said that when Mao No. 1 was in the Hanlin Academy, he would have to bring breakfast to the newly arrived Shujishi."
Although the Hanlin Academy is a noble place, scholars have always been neglected. The more scholars are crowded, the more they have to be divided into different levels.
This Mao Yuanmei actually wanted to run errands for the newly-entered Shujishi. It is conceivable how his status in the Hanlin Academy is.
I'm afraid that only these people who devote themselves to their studies will not buy Mao Yuanjiu's face.
But Mao Yuanjiu actually watched his cousin get like this.
"What are the bad things about him that his cousin also dislikes him?" Chen Tong asked.
"yes
Chapter completed!