Chapter 267 Party Power
The banquet had just ended, and Lin Changning stood beside his carriage, quietly waiting for Princess Chaoyun.
Actually, there wasn't any luxurious blue fabric; none of the fabrics they brought in this time were blue brocade, but the princess did have some.
The fabric sent to the Marquis of Jing'an's residence a few days ago was just ordinary blue fabric. He only wanted to use Princess Chaoyun to enter the Marquis's residence and find a way to get close to the princess.
If the princess can lend the blue fabric, then Princess Chaoyun will surely invite the princess to attend the eldest princess's birthday celebration.
If the Marquis's mansion did not want to offend the Princess's mansion, they would not obstruct them. As long as the Princess and the young lady could leave the mansion, they could take the Princess and the young lady away.
After making his plans, Lin Changning waited quietly around the carriage. A group of scholars looked at the carriage next to Lin Changning with a hint of disdain in their eyes.
They left in twos and threes in a horse-drawn carriage.
Yes, most of these candidates came from relatively poor families, and many of them rented a carriage together in groups of two or three to travel together.
Fang Zhige and his group rode away early. The playboys naturally had their own things to do. Lin Changning's identity was unknown, and their friendship was only based on a few words, so they naturally wouldn't take Lin Changning with them.
After waiting for a long time, a young man dressed in a scholar's robe staggered out of the door. Apart from Lin Changning and a few carriages from the residences of officials' daughters, there were no other carriages outside.
The scholar looked left and right, seemingly searching for someone. Lin Changning immediately recognized him; he had been abandoned by his companion.
When the scholar saw Lin Changning, he bowed slightly, a hint of dejection flashing across his upright face. He adjusted his robes as if preparing to walk back.
Lin Changning raised an eyebrow. Could this dull-witted person be planning to walk back to the capital from the suburbs?
Just as Lin Changning was thinking this, the scholar walked straight out.
Lin Changning: ...
This guy must be an idiot. If he walks back like this, he probably won't even make it to the city gate.
Lin Changning looked the man up and down. He noticed that the man's clothes were quite simple, and his hair was held up by a single peach wood hairpin. As Lin Changning got a little closer, he could see that the man's robes were quite worn, and he must have worn them for many years.
However, the clothes were clean, and the person's eyes looked upright, so he didn't seem like a bad person.
Lin Changning knocked on his carriage, and Mr. Gao Hua, who was taking a nap inside, opened his sleepy eyes: "Are we leaving, young master?"
Lin Changning shook his head and gently pointed at the scholar from before: "Please get out of the carriage and invite him over. This person has most likely been abandoned by his companions. If he walks back from here, he probably won't reach the capital before the city gates close."
Mr. Gao Huan lifted the curtain, looked at the candidates in front of him, and then at Lin Changning: "Sigh, let's go now."
After saying this, Mr. Gao Huan climbed down from the carriage and hurriedly chased after the carriage, saying, "Hey, you scholar up ahead, don't go any further! Don't go any further! My young master is willing to give you a ride, please don't go any further!!"
The scholar in front paused when he heard Mr. Gao Huan call him and looked back. He was stunned to see Mr. Gao Huan, who was panting heavily. He looked back in disbelief.
Lin Changning stood beside the carriage, nodded slightly to the scholar, then smiled and pointed to his own carriage.
A look of gratitude flashed across the scholar Zhou Zheng's face. He cupped his hands in greeting to Mr. Gao Huan and then followed Mr. Gao Huan toward Lin Changning's carriage.
When he arrived at Lin Changning's place, he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "My name is Dang Wei. Thank you, brother."
Lin Changning hadn't seen this person at the banquet, so he assumed he was too late or somewhere else. He nodded and said, "My surname is Lin, and my given name is Yan. Brother, please get in the carriage first. We may need to wait for our esteemed guest for a while. Once the guest arrives, we will leave."
Dang Wei sighed, followed Mr. Gao Huan onto the carriage, and looked around at the decorations. He thought to himself, but showed no disdain.
Mr. Gao Huan glanced at the scholar's unchanging expression and then at his rather simple clothes, and concluded that the man's family was probably not very well-off.
I just don't know how this person got abandoned by his companion.
Lin Changning saw the carriage from the Princess's residence slowly approaching and stepped forward to bow to Princess Chaoyun: "May the Princess be well."
A woman's voice came from inside the carriage: "Princess Lin, there's no need for such formalities. Let's go to your clothing shop first to look at some clothes, and then we'll head to the Marquis's residence."
Lin Changning lowered his head: "Of course, then I will lead the way first, and we princesses will go this way."
After saying that, Lin Changning climbed back into his carriage, called the coachman, and led the horse into the shop.
The scholar inside the carriage seemed to have overheard Lin Changning talking to the nobleman, and couldn't help but feel a little reserved and embarrassed.
Lin Changning looked Dang Wei up and down: "Brother Dang, where are all the people who came with you? Why didn't they wait for you?"
Dang Wei scratched his head, seemingly a little confused: "Ju Zheng told me to go and get the paper and pen he left behind. Maybe I took a while to look for them, because when I came back they were gone."
A hint of sympathy flashed in Lin Changning's eyes, but he ultimately remained silent.
Dang Wei silently tried to justify himself: "But it's normal. I'm short of money, and I've been hitching rides these days. Naturally, they have some complaints. I haven't paid for the rental myself, so it's understandable that they didn't wait for me."
Lin Changning coughed, clenching his fist: "Do you often leave me like this?"
Dang Wei shook his head, then nodded: "They were all very willing to give me a ride when I came, but they tend to forget about me when I come back. But it shouldn't be intentional; they probably think I got into someone else's car."
Lin Changning clicked his tongue twice in his heart. This group of people were just playing with him. They brought people along when they came, making them run errands and embarrass themselves. Sometimes they would just leave people here, probably very happy to watch Dang Wei run back on his own two legs.
That's truly disgusting. Do they think these scholars are so noble? Bullying their classmates—isn't that blatant bullying?
However, Lin Changning didn't take the man to heart and repeatedly expressed his gratitude in the car: "Brother, are you from a merchant family?"
Lin Changning looked at Dang Wei across from him and thought that this man also looked down on businessmen. Unexpectedly, Dang Wei rubbed his hands and said enviously, "I dream of making this much money. It's just a pity that my parents insist that all professions are inferior and only studying is superior. I've wanted to go into business since I was a child, but my family doesn't agree."
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