After Xie Lin returned to the Zhuangyuan Building, he was chased by everyone and asked. He shook his head and said nothing. No one could ask questions, so they had to give up.
Zhao Shu was too worried and didn't think that Xie Lin had anything to do with the Feng family siblings who had left. Lu Fengyan was careful and thought that the Feng family siblings might not be simple. Xie Lin should have chased them out just now.
After dinner, everyone became familiar with each other and walked out of the Zhuangyuan Building together to say goodbye to each other.
Xie Lin patted Zhao Shu on the shoulder and said: "Brother Zhao, I think you and Brother Lu are good people. After the scientific examination, I will treat you to a drink."
Zhao Shu was flattered, "It's easy to talk, thank you young prince. After the scientific examination, we will definitely meet up for a drink."
Xie Lin asked: "Where should I find you?"
Zhao Shu quickly reported his address.
Xie Lin took note of it and said with a smile: "You can also come to see me at Prince Ruian's Mansion. I don't need to give my address, right?"
Zhao Shu quickly said: "No, no, no."
Who doesn’t know Ruian Prince’s Mansion? Even if you don't know, you can find out by asking around.
Xie Lin said no more, let go of Zhao Shu, waved his hand, got on the carriage of Prince Ruian and left.
After the group of people separated, Zhao Shu and Lu Fengyan walked to their residences. Zhao Shu was very happy and said to Lu Fengyan: "Brother Lu, I didn't expect that today we met Mr. Xie Xiaowang of Ruian Palace. He didn't." He is so arrogant and looks down on others. He is very easy-going, which is completely different from the rumors. He actually wants to make friends with us."
Lu Fengyan sighed, "Brother Zhao, don't judge people by their superficial appearance."
"Ah? Am I right?" Zhao Shu was confused.
Lu Fengyan shook his head and lowered his voice and said: "You are right, but don't you think it's strange today? Prince Xie and those noble sons are obviously more interested in the Feng family's siblings. The reason why they follow We took the initiative to chat because of the Feng family siblings."
Zhao Shu suddenly realized, "Brother Lu, you mean that Mr. Xie wants to make friends with us because he thinks we sit at the same table and are familiar with each other. He wants to get to know that pair of siblings?"
"You could say the same thing."
Zhao Shu scratched his head and said, "Brother Lu, you and I don't have to belittle ourselves, right? Especially you, you are the most talented person. Even if they have high status, we only wait for the gold list, so that people will take a high look. Mr. Xie wants to get to know us. , can’t it be because we are talented?”
Lu Fengyan shook his head, "It's not that I'm belittling, but how long have we been in Beijing? Prince Xie has been to Juxian Tower. On the day of the debate, he was obviously there, but he didn't get to know us, which shows that he doesn't really want to get to know us."
He calmly analyzed it for Zhao Shu, "Princes and grandsons like them maintain their own status. Even if we are talented and have been named on the gold list, they will not take it seriously."
He sighed, "After all, our end point is just someone else's starting point."
Zhao Shuru was splashed with cold water, and her face fell instantly, "Hey, Brother Lu, can't you just make me happy for a little longer..."
Lu Fengyan coughed slightly and felt that what he said was too straightforward, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhao, I'm just afraid of you..."
"I know, I know. You are afraid that my future interactions with Mr. Xie will be too heartless and unmeasured. I know you have good intentions." Zhao Shu said quickly: "But if you don't remind me, I really didn't notice. Hey, I'm so stupid."
Lu Fengyan shook his head, "Brother Zhao is not stupid, he just treats people with sincerity. It's not a bad thing, but we are in the capital, so it's better to treat others with reservations."
Zhao Shu nodded repeatedly, "Brother Lu said yes."
He thought of the siblings and whispered, "Hey, do you see clearly? That Miss Feng is really pretty."
Lu Fengyan paused and said, "Brother Feng has a good appearance."
When Zhao Shu heard what he said, he knew that he had also seen it. When Miss Feng was eating crispy chicken, she probably thought the crispy chicken was delicious and the curtain in front of her was in the way, so she opened it a little more, revealing most of her face. , but it was short-lived, and then it fell down again, and he happened to see it.
He thought to himself at that time that Miss Feng was so beautiful. Such a beautiful person probably wore a curtain because she was afraid of getting into trouble because of her appearance. He didn't dare to be rude to others, and he never dared to look at their girls again.
Zhao Shu thought of Lin Chunzhi, a student from Northern Hebei Province, and felt funny, "Brother Lu, I didn't expect that Lin Chunzhi was quite courageous. He ran up to a girl and said that kind of thing in public. But Brother Feng is also interesting. He will He played a trick and sent it back. I don't know what he said to Lin Chunzhi, but Lin Chunzhi sat back obediently and made no move again."
"Lin Chunzhi from Northern Hebei Province is not as good as Zhao Li'an from Northern Hebei Province in terms of moral character and learning. No wonder he was overshadowed by him." Lu Fengyan didn't think highly of Lin Chunzhi. "In public, a girl from another family is disrespectful to be a scholar."
Zhao Shu nodded, "If it weren't for him, the Feng siblings would probably have sat there for a while longer. When they left, I saw that Brother Feng and Miss Feng were a little reluctant to part with the food on the table, and there was still a lot of food left uneaten."
He suddenly slapped his thigh, "Oh, Brother Lu, we should pack it up, it's so wasteful."
After he finished speaking, seeing that Lu Fengyan was silent, he added, "Really? It's getting cold today. Even if we don't have cats and dogs in our residence, if we leave it overnight and eat it hot tomorrow morning, it shouldn't go bad."
"That's true." Lu Fengyan nodded.
Zhao Shu sighed, "It's such a waste. Is it still too late for us to go back now?"
Lu Fengyan turned around and saw that he had already walked far away, and said softly: "It's too late, right? The waiter should have finished cleaning up."
Zhao Shu also felt that it was too late, "This is really true. At that time, when we left the Zhuangyuan Building with Mr. Xie and others, we completely forgot about it. It was all my fault. It was me who made friends with Mr. Xie, too. I was so happy that I temporarily forgot that there was so much food left on the table.”
"It's my responsibility too." Lu Fengyan patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go, it's been wasted and there's nothing we can do about it. Just be careful next time!"
Zhao Shu nodded.
Su Rong and Fengling didn't know that after they left, Zhao Shu and Lu Fengyan blamed themselves for not packing the remaining meals and felt it was a waste.
Fengling felt that she hadn't eaten the meal well, so she touched her belly and said, "Master, I'm only nine-tenths full, and there's still more than half of the plate of crispy chicken left."
The dishes in Zhuangyuan Building are all large plates, which they did not expect. Eight dishes for four people is really too much. After the two of them left, Zhao Shu and Lu Fengyan were both weak scholars. They probably wouldn't be able to finish the food, and there would definitely be a lot left over.
"What a pity." Feng Ling muttered, "That Lin Chunzhi is really... Also, I happened to meet Mr. Xie."
It’s really a bad idea to go out.
"Ninety percent full is enough. Eat some pastries to make up for it. Ten percent is enough." Su Rong reminded him, "But this is not a way to maintain health. Only eating seventy-eight percent full is enough, especially At night, it’s okay to be half full.”
Fengling lamented, "When I was still growing, even if I ate very full, I would still be digested if I went back to practice swordplay at night."
As he spoke, he suddenly had an idea, "Well, Master, please help me ask tomorrow if I can communicate with His Highness the Prince's secret guards? As for that Yun'an, I want to try his skills, but these days I lived in the East Palace and didn’t see him.”
"Okay, I'll ask tomorrow." Su Rong thought it would be good to compare with each other. Martial arts in the world are divided into different categories. The secret guards around the prince must all be the same. If they can compare with each other, it will be very beneficial.
The two came to Cheng Jie Zhai. The shop was very big, and there were people queuing up. Fengling peeked inside, then turned back to Su Rong and said, "Master, it seems that there aren't many pastries inside. Wait until we get there." , I guess there won’t be much left, it’s still too late, they are closing down, so they will definitely not make new ones.”
Su Rong looked at him, "Then you think of a way."
Fengling blinked, took out ten taels of silver, walked to the person at the front of the queue, and said in a low voice to him: "My dear friend, my sister is pregnant and wants to eat this pastry very much, but we are late. I'm afraid that when we wait in line, there won't be any flower cakes that she likes to eat, and she won't be able to sleep all night. Look, I'll give you ten taels of silver to buy you a seat, and you can queue up now. How about giving up your position to my sister?"
The person at the front was about thirty years old. He looked at Su Rong, who was waiting in the distance behind a curtain, and hesitated, "This... this brother, the ten taels of silver you gave me is too much."
"No more, no more. After all, it's so late. You waited in line for a long time before it was your turn. It was very hard." Fengling said.
The man struggled for a moment before taking the money, "Okay then, let your sister come over! I'll line up at the back."
Although Cheng Jie Zhai's cakes are expensive, ten taels of silver is still a lot, so even if some styles are unavailable by then, it's still worth giving up the space.
Fengling got a good seat and waved to Su Rong, "Sister, come here quickly. This seat is yours. Go and pick it up quickly."
Su Rong had good ears and could hear clearly. She was speechless. She glared at Fengling, then walked to the front and said angrily to him: "Wait outside."
Fei Ling smiled and said, "Of course I have to wait outside. We only bought one seat. There is no room for me. Come in quickly!"
Su Rong stepped in.
After a while, Su Rong came out carrying all kinds of pastries. When she saw Fengling, she immediately forgave him and said to him, "It's really a big risk. We only have the last two portions of flower cakes left. When it's our turn, It really doesn’t exist anymore.”
After all, there was a long queue at the back, with more than a dozen people in line, so someone would definitely buy flower cakes.
Fengling said proudly, "Right? I still have money to use."
He whispered: "We still have to work hard to make money. Money can make money work. It's an old saying that makes sense."
Su Rong agreed, "Well, that's right, we need to work harder."
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