It was already around two o'clock in the afternoon when Xu Jin and the scholars from Guangxin Mansion had finished their banquet. After leaving the restaurant, they returned to the Gaosheng Inn where they were staying with the Fei brothers.

It is said that there are thirteen prefectures under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Province. There are more than a thousand candidates who come to take the college examination. Including the accompanying book boys and servants, it is conservatively estimated that there are two thousand people. Therefore, the inns near the Admiral College are full, and the guest rooms are full.

The price has more than doubled than usual, and poor scholars with little money in their pockets can only stay in inns farther away.

Although the Fei brothers had no shortage of money in their pockets, they arrived in Nanchang only in late July, so they could not find accommodation close to the examination room and could only stay at the Gaosheng Inn, which was far away from the Admiral College.

Xu Jin and the Fei brothers arrived at the Gaosheng Inn. Erniu and Dabao had already booked a room. Xu Jin originally told Erniu to book three rooms, but there were only two rooms left in the Gaosheng Inn, so he had no choice but to grievance Xie Erjian

I shared a room with Erniu.

Xu Jin had been on a small fishing boat for three days, and had just landed to attend the Tengwang Pavilion literary party. At this moment, he was tired and sleepy, so after entering the inn, he immediately asked the innkeeper to bring a bathtub and took a comfortable bath, and then went to bed to recuperate.

I slept until dark, only to wake up when someone knocked on the door.

Xu Jin opened the door sleepily and found two brothers, Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong, and let them in.

Xie Erjian and Er Niu lived in the next room. Xu Jin originally planned to ask Er Niu to get boiling water to make tea, but he could hear the snoring coming from inside through the wall, so he had to go there himself to get boiling water to make tea.

Fei Maoxian couldn't help frowning and said: "Zi Qian, you should also buy a smart book boy to serve you. Erniu can do some rough work, but he doesn't know how to serve others."

Xu Jin smiled and did not answer, and personally made a cup of tea for each of them. In fact, when she came to Nanchang to take the examination this time, Xie Xiaowan was also worried that Er Niu's careless service would not be good for Xu Jin, and her original intention was to let the maid Xiaowan

Yue followed him to serve him, but Xu Jin refused. Firstly, it was inconvenient, and secondly, he was afraid of making a mistake.

It is said that during the ten days he stayed at Xiaowan's parents' house, his father-in-law Xie Qing gave Xu Jin a tonic drink every day and took medicinal baths to condition his body. After each medicinal bath, he felt warm and comfortable all over the body, but the side effects were also serious.

Whenever he touched Xiao Wan every night while sleeping, he could not help but raise his lower body. He felt uncomfortable all night long. Sometimes Xu Jin suspected that his father-in-law had given him some chun medicine.

Therefore, in this situation, if he brought Xiaoyue, a sweet little girl, to serve him, Xu Jin would be afraid that he would not be able to control himself and make her smile.

The three of them drank tea and chatted for a while. Fei Maoxian couldn't help but remind him: "Ziqian, you shouldn't make that kind of remarks at the banquet today. The Grand Master already has prejudices against you. If it reaches his ears,

If you don't, I'm afraid it will be even more detrimental to your college examination."

It is said that after the literary meeting in Tengwang Pavilion today, all the candidates in Guangxin Prefecture had a banquet in the restaurant to celebrate. Scholars in the Ming Dynasty liked to discuss the government and comment on current affairs.

During the dinner, someone happened to talk about the large-scale exodus of soldiers from various garrison stations, resulting in a serious shortage of soldiers and low combat effectiveness. Xu Jin interjected a few words, which probably meant that drastic reforms must be carried out to solve the shortage of soldiers and low combat effectiveness.

Change the hereditary system of guard soldiers to a recruitment system, and recruit soldiers through recruitment (distribution of food grains).

As a result, one stone stirred up a thousand waves and aroused fierce debate. Some people were in favor, but more people were opposed. It has been nearly 150 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The Wei system was also formulated by the founding emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and was also implemented.

After nearly 150 years, Xu Jin actually said that he wanted to abolish this system. This statement was undoubtedly quite bold and even a bit "rebellious".

Fei Hong had previously reminded Xu Jin not to be unconventional and unconventional during the academy examination. Naturally, the Fei brothers had been reminded by their father, so they also knew that the great master Xu Kui was a conservative.

Therefore, Fei Maoxian was worried that Xu Jin's subversive and innovative remarks before the exam would arouse the dissatisfaction of the great master Xu Kui, so he issued a warning at this time.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, anyway, the college examination is a name-blind system. Although Mr. Xu is a bit conservative, he is an upright man and he won't stare at me because of this."

Fei Maoxian thought about it for a while and agreed. The exam is anonymous. The admission list will be announced only after the last exam. If Xu Jin is on the admission list, even if Xu Kui is dissatisfied, he probably won't take Xu Jin at that time.

Wipe it down.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then the Fei brothers took their leave and went back to their room. Before leaving, Fei Maoxian handed a sachet to Xu Jin, saying that his third sister Fei Ruyi asked him to give it to Xu Jin before setting off to Nanchang.

Xu Jin closed the door, took the small sachet embroidered with "Fish Leaping over the Dragon Gate" and smelled it. Fei Ruyi's charming and angry face appeared in his mind, and he subconsciously opened the sachet. Sure enough, from

A small piece of paper was found inside, with four words written in beautiful handwriting: morning and evening!

If the love between two people lasts for a long time, how can it last day and night?

Xu Jin couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. No one can be ruthless, let alone a beauty like Fei Ruyi who pursues her affectionately. I'm afraid no man can help but be moved!

…

Xiuchun Tower is a famous brothel along the Qinhuai River. This time Xiao Yuxue, the popular courtesan of Xiuchun Tower, took a flower boat to tour along the river to Nanchang City and rented a villa in the east of the city. The Xiao family and all the entourage lived in the villa.

At this time, a fierce quarrel came from Xiao Yuxue's room, and then Wang Cuiqiao, the oiran's successor, ran out crying. There were five finger prints on the originally charming face, and she had obviously been slapped.

A slap in the face.

"Aiyo, how can you make such a mistake, how can you ruin your little face like this!"

The madam of Xiuchunlou who rushed to break up the fight was shocked and angry when he saw this. He stopped Wang Cuiqiao, who was covering her face and crying, and looked at it carefully. She saw that it was just a finger mark, not a scratch. There should be no scars after the swelling subsided, so she put it down.

Heartbroken, he angrily ran into Xiao Yuxue's room and asked coldly: "Who slapped Cuiqiao's face like that?"

Xiao Yuxue, being served by her maid, was sitting in front of the dressing table, stroking her eyebrows, and said calmly: "Mother Jin, I beat you, what happened?"

Mother Jin's still charming face turned dark and asked: "Yu Xue, why did you hit her?"

Wang Cuiqiao is the successor of the courtesan of Xiu Chun Tower. Mother Jin has been caring for her like a treasure. In addition, Wang Cuiqiao performed well in the Tengwang Pavilion today and even asked Xu Jin, the head of the Guangxin Mansion, to draw a beautiful picture for the public.

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Mother Jin was overjoyed and was thinking about how to use this incident to package Wang Cuiqiao and quickly increase her reputation, so as to create a new money tree for Xiuchun Tower. However, Xiao Yuxue happened to cause trouble at this time and swollen Wang Cuiqiao's face.

Even though he was not disfigured, he would definitely not be able to participate in the performances in the next few days, so Jin's mother was very angry.

Xiao Yuxue stood up and turned around to face Mother Jin. She raised the pair of peaks under her tube top to reach the sky, and said calmly: "Mother Jin, I am the top oiran of Xiuchun House. What is the identity of Wang Cuiqiao, that yellow-haired girl? I just didn't care.

After tearing up her portrait, she came to me and asked me, couldn't I slap her in the face!"

Mother Jin's face turned gloomy. Although she was the proprietress of Xiuchun Tower, she was actually just in charge of things. She had to be respectful to a popular figure like Xiao Yuxue, so she was questioned tit for tat by Xiao Yuxue, and her momentum suddenly weakened.

He said coldly: "You hit something wrong, but you slapped me in the face. Do you want to make my mother angry to death?"

Xiao Yuxue didn't dare to go too far. Seeing that Jin's mother's tone softened, she came over and pretended to lightly tap her shoulder, admitting her mistake and said: "Don't be angry, Jin's mother. My daughter just hit her hard in anger. Later, my daughter

How about going to see Sister Cuiqiao and apologizing to her in person?"

Jin's mother said angrily: "No, don't start fighting again. But Yuxue, I have to remind you that Cuiqiao is our future signature of Xiuchun Tower. Just be careful. If you dare to hurt her,

With your face, Manager Xue will never judge you!"

A trace of fear flashed in Xiao Yuxue's eyes, and she nodded: "Mother Jin, how dare my daughter!"

After Jin's mother warned Xiao Yuxue, she snorted coldly and left the room. Although she was annoyed, she couldn't do anything to Xiao Yuxue. After all, Xiao Yuxue was the mainstay now, and Wang Cuiqiao's face could not be seen at the moment. The next few performances could only rely on

Xiao Yuxue held on.

Seeing that Jin's mother was gone, Xiao Yuxue curled her lips and sneered silently: "Bah, you old witch who takes advantage of others!"

Today, Wang Cuiqiao stole the limelight in the Tengwang Pavilion. Xiao Yuxue felt very unhappy and had a strong sense of crisis, so tonight she made an excuse to come and admire the pretty portrait that Xu Jin painted for Wang Cuiqiao, and then "accidentally"

"Torn.

After all, Wang Cuiqiao was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. How could she be Xiao Yuxue's opponent in such a naughty way? She ran to question her dissatisfied, but received a slap in the face from Xiao Yuxue. Half of her face was slightly swollen. Naturally, her performances in the next few days were...
Chapter completed!