The two of them strolled along the street casually, and passers-by occasionally glanced at them, but they did not attract any attention.
Su Rong wears a curtain when going out. Although it is tightly covered, it will not make people feel strange in the capital. After all, there are many young ladies who wear curtains or curtains when going out to avoid being offended by others. What's more, What's more, like Princess Duanhua, although she doesn't wear a curtain or a hat, she is followed by a large number of guards every time she goes out on the street, which is eye-catching.
After walking a street, she passed by a restaurant. From the outside, she saw people coming and going in the restaurant. There was a lot of people inside, and it seemed to be very lively. Fengling was a little unable to move her legs, "Master, the guests in this restaurant are... There are a lot of them, and the food must be delicious."
Su Rong's eyes fell on the plaque of the restaurant, and the three characters "Zhuangyuanlou" came into view. She smiled, "It's not necessarily delicious, but a good reputation is very attractive."
Fengling also saw the plaque at this time, "Let's eat at this restaurant tonight?"
Su Rong nodded, "Okay."
So, the two of them entered the Zhuangyuan Building.
The waiter who was greeting guests at the door saw the two of them and said kindly, "I'm sorry, dear guests, but there are no seats in the building. Should you wait or go somewhere else?"
Fengling made a decision on her own, "Wait."
Su Rong had no objection, "We just stand here and wait?"
The young boy said quickly: "If you two are willing to wait, please come with me. There is a low stool in front of the counter inside the door for you two to take a rest."
Su Rong heard the words and stepped into the threshold. Following the boy's guidance, she saw at a glance a row of low stools and a row of waiting people sitting on the low stools. The last two low stools were left empty, just for her and Fengling. sit.
Su Rong smiled and asked the boy, "Brother, is this Zhuangyuan Building so popular every day?"
The boy replied with a smile: "It is like this in the three months before and after the scientific examination every three years. It is better in normal times. But there are also many guests. Our Zhuangyuan Building is not famous for the good meaning of the number one scholar, but because of the good The private kitchen is famous for its dishes.”
The young boy was not surprised that Su Rong asked this, because most of the foreigners who came to take the exam would be shocked by this lively scene. He answered such a question, not even a thousand, but also eight hundred.
Su Rong nodded and sat on the low stool together with Fengling.
As they sat down, the people waiting in front looked at them.
Su Rong turned around and saw that there were eight people in front of them, all of whom were young men. She looked away and looked at the people in the restaurant, and found that most of them were men, with only a few or two here and there. woman.
She thought to herself that it was indeed the Zhuangyuan Building. Most of the people eating there were students rushing to take the exams. I hope it was a good sign.
A young man next to Fengling raised his hand and said, "I'm Zhao Shu from Western Sichuan. Do you dare to ask me your surname? But you're also here to take the exam?"
Hearing this, Fengling turned around and held up her hands, "It turns out it's Brother Zhao, whom I've admired for a long time. I live in Xiajiangzhou Fengling. I'm not leaving this year. I'm accompanying my sister to Beijing to visit friends. Seeing the excitement of the Zhuangyuan Building, I came in to have a meal."
Zhao Shu was surprised, "Xiongtai's surname is quite rare. You are from Jiangzhou, do you know Su Xingze?"
Fengling blinked, "We had a chance encounter."
Zhao Shu immediately asked: "Excuse me for taking the liberty of asking, dear friend, is this Su Xingze really as talented as the rumors say?"
"Yes." Fengling nodded, "In our Jiangzhou, everyone knows his talent, and his poems are hard to find."
This was mainly done by his master when he sold the eldest son's poem manuscripts in those years. From the initial fifty taels of silver, the price increased to several hundred taels of silver. Later, the eldest son discovered that his poem manuscripts were leaked, and he
He severely stopped his master from selling his brother's poems to make money, and never allowed his poems to be leaked out. In the past two years, his poems had been sold for a fortune, but even at this price, they could not be bought anymore.
Similarly, Jiang Xing's original talent was not obvious, but because he was hyped by his master by selling his poem manuscripts, he did not want his master to make little money from his poem manuscripts, so he studied hard, wrote articles and poems well, so that
Good people are rewarded, and now, he has become the most talented person in Jiangzhou, second only to Su Xingze.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Shu turned to look at him, "Brother Lu, it seems that the rumors are credible. This Su Xingze is really your rival for winning the gold medal."
As soon as Fengling heard that good guys and powerful enemies had come out, he immediately looked at the man next to Zhao Shu.
Su Rong also followed Fengling's gaze and saw that the young man next to Zhao Shu looked pretty good. Although he was not stunning at first sight, he was also a handsome young man with a very outstanding appearance.
Zhao Shu quickly introduced the two of them, "This is Brother Lu Fengyan, a talented man from western Sichuan."
Fengling suddenly realized, and held up her hands, "It turns out to be Brother Lu, whom I have admired for a long time."
For Zhao Shu, I talked about the talent of Lu Fengyan, whom I have admired for a long time. Rumor has spread in the capital these days, and all the major gambling houses have started placing bets, and one-third of them are betting on Lu Fengyan.
Lu Fengyan had been watching quietly, but now that he saw Zhao Shu introducing himself, he handed over his hand, "Lu Fengyan has always heard about Jiangzhou Su Xingze, but it has been more than a month since he came to Beijing, but he has never met that dear friend.
My friends and I have always been very curious.”
Fengling said with a smile: "We didn't go all the way with him, but we didn't know that he had stayed behind closed doors since he came to Beijing?"
"It is said that he came out once." Lu Fengyan was very concerned about the news about Su Xingze. After all, he was the same person as him and was regarded as the opponent of the Golden Autumn Scientific Examination. If he wanted to know himself and the enemy, he naturally wanted to inquire about his news. "Several
A few days ago, he went to Juxian Tower, accompanied by Mr. Thursday from the Protector's Palace and Prince Xie from the Ruian Palace. He had a meal in a private room and then left in a low-key manner. After he left, I didn't know about him until later.
I have been here before. Later, it was said that he moved into the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and never went out again. He is really low-key."
Zhao Shu sighed with itch, "We asked many people, but they all said they didn't know Su Xingze. The students in Jiangzhou didn't know what was going on. It was said that after coming to Beijing, we rented a courtyard in the south of the city together, and they were all bored.
I study in the courtyard and prepare for exams, and don’t go out to socialize with people. We can’t even meet people from Jiangzhou. It’s just an honor to meet you two people from Jiangzhou today.”
Fengling secretly laughed in her heart, "That's it!"
The students in Jiangzhou are very smart. Knowing that Jiangzhou is attracting attention due to the turmoil of the Jiang clan, they all stay in a low-key group and prepare for the exam together. They don't go out and are not public, which can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Zhao Shu nodded, "Yeah, I wonder what's going on with Su Xingze and the students in Jiangzhou? I asked the shopkeeper, and he said that students from all over the country in the past have made friends with each other and exchanged knowledge. There is no place like this.
The students, like the students from Jiangzhou this year, are nowhere to be seen."
Su Rong thought to himself that it was because all the students in Jiangzhou were acquainted with his brother. During the days when his brother accompanied Zhou Gu Yiwen to meet friends, Zhou Gu had met and befriended all the students with some reputation in Jiangzhou.
I knew it all in my heart. With the fall of Jiang Sheng, the students in Jiangzhou area will basically join the Donggong faction as long as they are on the list in Jinqiu. The prince cherishes talents, loves talents, has the heart to recruit talents, has a good reputation, and is the orthodox prince. Therefore,
Their road ahead has been paved, so naturally they no longer need to make friends everywhere. They can only concentrate on preparing for the exam and get good grades in the golden autumn. As for making friends, unless necessary, they will only make friends with people from the East Palace faction after the scientific exam.
But outsiders will naturally not know this kind of inside story, which has resulted in the phenomenon that students in Jiangzhou are different and weirder than students in other places.
Fengling also thought of this and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, we will see you sooner or later."
Zhao Shu nodded. They stayed behind closed doors. Even if they were dying of curiosity, there was no point in being anxious.
While we were talking, customers in front of us had already checked out and left, and several tables suddenly became vacant.
It was Lu Fengyan and Zhao Shu's turn, but there were no seats for Fengling and Su Rong. They had to wait again. Zhao Shu stood up and asked, "Brother Feng, how about you share the table with Sister Ling and me and Brother Lu?"
You don’t have to wait any longer.”
Fengling was embarrassed, "Is this appropriate? Will it disturb these two dear friends?"
"Don't bother, there are only two of us anyway, and together we are only four people." Zhao Shu is outgoing and invites him hard, "right? Brother Lu, what do you think?"
Lu Fengyan nodded, "Shall we two go together?"
Fengling looked at Su Rong questioningly. Su Rong nodded, and Fengling agreed, "Thank you two brothers."
So, a group of four people walked to the empty table and sat down together.
Fengling was able to eat early, so she naturally acted more generously, "My dear brothers, my sister and I are treating you to this meal. We have enough money, so just take care of it."
Zhao Shu quickly said: "How can this be done?"
Lu Fengyan also shook his head, "Brother Feng is too polite, it's us..."
"Huh?" Fengling stopped them, "We will stay in the capital for a while. We may have a chance to meet again and make friends in the future. Next time, you two dear friends can invite me and my sister."
"This..." Zhao Shu and Lu Fengyan were blocked for a moment.
Su Rong smiled and said: "That's it! You two are welcome."
