Xie Qian ate a lot of snacks at Jinminglou and was very satisfied.
He hasn't experienced the feeling of fullness in a long time!
After Zhang Juzi tasted a round of dim sum, he had a solid verification of the legend outside.
Since he had an appointment with someone else, he left Jinming Tower first after eating snacks and drinking tea, and went to help Jinming Tower do some more publicity.
Originally, he wanted to invite Xie Qian to go with him. The people he met were all fellow comrades who were taking the scientific examination in the same session.
In the past dynasties, an incident that would never happen once in a hundred years, such as the weight-lifting exam, was encountered by this generation of candidates.
It would be good for everyone to take this opportunity to get together and connect with each other.
With the connection of these special experiences, when they become officials in the future, their relationship will probably be closer than that between ordinary people.
Xie Qian was born in a high family and grew up in a poor family. No one understands these principles better than him.
But now, he is penniless and knows that he is not suitable for any social occasions.
So he rejected Zhang Juzi's kindness and stayed alone in Jinming Tower.
Xie Qian had nowhere to go, so even if he didn't eat snacks or drink tea, he still had a place to stay in Jinming Tower.
There was a student at the table next to him who chose to drink tea and read here, so he followed suit until the Jinming Building closed at dark, and Xie Qian was the last one to leave.
For some reason, he was still full of hesitation when walking on the street in the daytime.
But in this dark night, he still had nowhere to go, but he felt that there was light in front of him.
Probably, this is because I am full.
Thinking that from tomorrow until the end of the imperial examination, he would have a place to sit and drink tea, eat snacks and read, Xie Qian felt that his future was bright.
So, he just found a corner on the roadside and fell asleep happily.
Three days passed like this, and on the night of the fourth day, when he was still walking out of Jinming Building after closing time, Xie Qian was grabbed by a boy at the door of the inn.
"May I ask, sir, are you a candidate for the scientific examination?"
"Yes... so what?" Xie Qian was stunned for a moment, "What's the matter with you?"
"Young Master, to be honest, I see that you are wearing ordinary clothes, so I guess you are not from a wealthy family..."
Xie Qian's expression changed, "What do you mean?"
If he is a student from a poor family, should he be humiliated?
Noticing that Xie Qian had a different look on his face, the boy knew that the other party had misunderstood what he meant.
He hurriedly explained, "Sir, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to make fun of you."
He pointed to the inn behind him and said, "I am a clerk at Gaosheng Inn. Our inn has been booked by Princess Nianyun and is specially used to accommodate students who are referenced. But you also know..."
"The students have been stranded in the capital for so long. Those who should have a place to stay have already found a place to stay. However, our Gaosheng Inn cannot recruit many students. This is not good for the princess."
"That's why the shopkeeper ordered Xiao Xiao to stand outside and collect customers."
"What I mean is that if the place you are living in right now is not suitable, Master, you can live in our Gaosheng Inn instead."
"Any expenses incurred during your stay will be borne by Princess Nianyun, and there is no need to spend any money at all!"
"Is there...such a thing?" Xie Qian had simply never heard of it.
The young man said, "Sir, if this were to happen to others, it would probably be impossible, but if it were to happen to Princess Nianyun, it would be impossible."
"Didn't she take over the refreshments at Jinming House earlier and provide them to the students for free? It's not difficult for our Gaosheng Inn to take over and accommodate the students."
"This Princess Nianyun has really taken great pains for her husband!" Xie Qian sighed.
"Who says it's not?"
The boy nodded, "So, sir, I have said so. Are you willing to give me some face and come to our Gaosheng Inn to stand up for Princess Nianyun?"
"I can stay there," Xie Qian nodded. "I'm just curious. Your inn was suddenly booked. Where did the original guests go?"
Boy, "Princess Nianyun compensated them twice the rent."
Xie Qian was stunned...
After Xie Qian checked into Gaosheng Inn, Xia Yue immediately told the princess the news.
That day, it was she who accompanied the princess disguised as a man to Jinming Tower, and it was she who ran around and finally booked a hotel at Gaosheng Inn.
Su Nianyun didn't expect that she would see Xie Qian in Jinming Tower.
When Zhang Juzi was talking downstairs, she happened to pass by them.
When she heard Zhang Juzi say Xie Qian's name, Su Nianyun turned around. She knew that Xie Qian was the real number one scholar in Jinke.
In the past, she only knew Xie Qian's name but never met him in person.
Su Nianyun was very surprised to see him now.
In her previous life, she had only heard that Xie Qian came from a famous family, and then his family fell into decline. He experienced fraud in the examination room and then rose to prominence.
I heard about his ups and downs in life from others, but I didn't think it was anything.
But when I really saw Xie Qian, I saw that he was dressed very simply... even shabby, and his appearance was slim.
Only then did Su Nianyun realize that before he became famous, his life was not easy.
So she sent Su Da to follow Xie Qian for three days, knowing that he stayed in Jinming Building throughout the day and slept on the street at night.
As a result, the Gaosheng Inn not far away was booked by Xia Yue, so that the people who could not afford it were accommodated.
The Yamen delivered the imperial edict to Gaosheng Inn with gongs and drums, and the shopkeeper and waiters smiled broadly.
The shopkeeper never expected that the number one scholar would come from his inn.
Thinking back to a month ago, when Princess Nianyun booked his inn, he was still slightly dissatisfied.
He has been running the Gaosheng Inn for so long that he has never been chased away from guests.
Although Princess Nianyun paid them double the rent and the guests were not angry, these were inconsistent with his business philosophy.
He loves justice more than money.
He always treats his guests as human beings and never sees any difference between students and ordinary guests.
Therefore, every time there was an imperial examination, his place was the place with the fewest students.
Because other inns reserved rooms in advance to wait for students to arrive, but he just went about business as usual.
When the hotel is full of guests, there will naturally be no place for students who want to stay, and of course there will be no increase in housing prices.
It was absolutely unexpected that the principles he had always adhered to were forcibly changed by Princess Nianyun this time.
But all the unhappiness disappeared after the number one scholar came out of the inn.
For a time, everyone, whether they knew Xie Qian or not, gathered at Gaosheng Inn.
The shopkeeper was beaming with joy as he kept trying to stop them, "The number one scholar has been working hard on exams for days. Don't disturb his rest..."
Xie Qian sat in his room, listening to the noise outside, and looking at his tidy room, he felt as if everything was happening in a dream.
The meticulous arrangements of Gaosheng Inn, the fragrant tea and snacks in Jinming Tower...
What he thought would be the most difficult month passed easily.
For more than a month, he lived like a dream.
It was as if Princess Nianyun was blessing him invisibly.
It was obvious that other people were enjoying this kind of life just like him, but he just had the feeling that he was being specially treated.
At this time, the shopkeeper personally brought good wine and delicious food, "No. 1 Scholar, I'm hungry, how about something to eat?"
"Have everyone left?" Xie Qian asked.
The shopkeeper shook his head, "Half of us left, and the other half didn't want to give up, so we were stopped outside by the waiter."
"Don't worry, Number One Scholar, I won't let them come in and disturb you!"
The No. 1 scholar likes to be quiet and dislikes socializing. He knew this from the first day he stayed in the inn.
But in fact, it was the shopkeeper who thought wrong.
It's not that Xie Qian doesn't like socializing, it's just that he doesn't like boring socializing.
He knows very well that these people are here to add to the cake, and to build relationships to cling to him.
Not to mention that he has not yet made any achievements in the court, so he cannot be caught by the vines first.
Just because the family's destruction in the past was caused by countless connections outside, it was impossible for him to trap himself when the foundation was unstable.
"Shopkeeper," Xie Qian didn't want to pay attention to those people, but asked another person, "Princess Nianyun, do you know that I won the top prize?"
"This..." the shopkeeper was stunned, "Zhuangyuanlang, why did you suddenly ask about Princess Nianyun?"