Chapter 996: Attending a Banquet
As for whether this was just a simple party or there was something else going on, Qiao Xuan didn't think she couldn't handle it.
The Hanlin Academy was a poor government office and most of the officials there were very poor. Some even went in and out of pawnshops countless times every year.
But the clear water in this place is clear and also very precious.
If you make a name for yourself, you will be famous all over the world and become a role model for all scholars in the world. Your name will be recorded in history books and will be passed down through the ages.
Moreover, the people who edited books for the imperial court were basically drawn from the Hanlin Academy. For scholars, this was a great honor and pride.
In addition, the Hanlin Academy is equivalent to another dragon gate for the fish to leap into the dragon gate.
Many officials of the Six Ministries, especially the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Revenue, are usually transferred from the Hanlin Academy. If one wants to enter the cabinet and become a prime minister, the highest position among ministers, the Hanlin Academy is a place where one must gain experience.
All the chief ministers of the entire Qin Dynasty, without exception, came from the Hanlin Academy to the Six Ministries, and then from the Six Ministries to the Ministry of Personnel before entering the cabinet.
Although the chance of being the top official is very small, but entering the Hanlin Academy means that you will always have this opportunity, right?
And because of this extremely small chance, officials from the six ministries would not easily offend people from the Hanlin Academy.
After all, who knows what will happen in a dozen or dozens of years? Who can predict it accurately? What if the person you have offended becomes the prime minister in the future?
Or, what if someone who has a very good relationship with him becomes the Prime Minister?
If it's not a life-and-death feud, why bother making trouble and sow the seeds of disaster?
Therefore, the Hanlin Academy can be regarded as a particularly special place in the entire bureaucratic system of the capital.
This Lin Hanlin is now a sixth-rank tutor, which is one level higher than Shao Yunduan, and he has performed well. His next step will be either to be promoted to a fifth-rank tutor or lecturer, or to join the six ministries for training. His future is promising.
Mrs. Lin was naturally quite proud of herself. At least among the wives of officials in the Hanlin Academy, she was considered a leading figure.
Lin Hanlin was not from the capital. He had worked in the Hanlin Academy for ten years. Due to his limited income, he naturally could not afford to buy a house. He was quite poor in his early years. Two years ago, he received a considerable reward, so he rented a two-story courtyard in a good location to live in.
Today's banquet will be held in this small courtyard.
Qiao Xuan arrived neither early nor late.
Although she is the wife of the top scholar, she can no longer talk about her past achievements now that the top scholar has started working. Now she is just the wife of an editor.
With a low position and the least experience, Qiao Xuan was very clear about where she should be. After arriving at the Lin family, she smiled and presented gifts, then took the initiative to greet everyone in a very humble and polite manner.
In fact, at this moment, Qiao Xuan already understood that today's banquet was not a good one.
The gifts she brought included two rolls of the finest Hangzhou silk, two first-rate Duan inkstones, two boxes of dim sum from the famous Yanxiangji store in the capital, containing eight kinds of dim sum, and two boxes of eight kinds of fine preserves.
This gift was considered very generous among the female members of the Hanlin Academy. A piece of Hangzhou silk alone cost five taels of silver.
The Lin family is not a wealthy family. Qiao Xuan's attitude is humble, and her gifts are generous. She behaves like a younger generation visiting an elder. Mrs. Lin should be very happy and treat her more affectionately.
But Qiao Xuan was observing carefully. Mrs. Lin was indeed happy. When she saw the gift, her eyes lit up and her smile became much brighter at that moment.
Happy National Day!
Darlings, please be safe when you go out, have fun, and read the articles happily. I love you, muah.
(End of this chapter)
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