Chapter 276

Since the end of the year, all the gossip in the market has been in the spring of this year. A group of candidates have entered Beijing since the end of the year, and the Jiejing Inn is even more overcrowded.

The teahouses and restaurants in the city were bustling with excitement, and everyone was talking about which candidate came from Chunwei Huiyuan, and which three won the imperial examination.

There was a gambling house setting up a game, and Huo Yuqing was among them. He was a rookie in the Imperial College in recent years. He had become famous since he entered the Imperial College, and he had been praised by many edicts for his talents. Last year, he was stabbed in the street, which caused a lot of discussion among the neighbors. They all thought that he was a wanderer. Later, the case was investigated and his reputation was restored to innocence, which was very embarrassing for a time.

There are many people who are optimistic about Huo Yuqing, and Xu Yi is one of them, except his fellow teacher.

Years ago, Huo Yuqing came to see him refreshed and said that he wanted to study in seclusion. Seeing his expression, Xu Yi had an intuition that he would shine brightly in this spring.

If he can get a good ranking in Chunwei, in Xu Yi's opinion, it is a normal thing.

Xu Yi didn't like gambling, and it had nothing to do with him setting up gambling bureaus in gambling houses, but A Xu mentioned it a few times when he came back from buying food in the market.

Even Yan Quyue and Ah Jin started to care about it and excitedly said that they wanted to win a good fortune.

The two wanted to play, so they both took a few coins to try to prevent Huo Yuqing from becoming a Jinshi. Huo Yuqing's odds were low, only 1 to 1.5, and even if he won a few dollars, he wouldn't get much money. Xu Yi thought that if he wanted to play, he should play big, and put out five hundred dollars to try to win.

Yan Quyue and Ah Jin: "..."

Of course, some people are betting that Huo Yuqing will fail the ranking this spring.

He is still so young and has been injured because of this incident. How can he have the energy to make money with others?

So what if it's Huo Jiaerlang? The Huo family also has Mr. Wu Lang who doesn't like to study.

Who would have thought that on the day when the results were released, Huo Yuqing would not only fail the results but also win provincial yuan!

This made the gamblers who were pressuring Huo Yuqing to fail beat their chests and resent those who said that Huo Yuqing would definitely fail. And those who spread nonsense are now hiding their faces and running away in despair.

The gold content of provincial yuan cannot be compared with other rankings. Huo Yuqing is already Jieyuan and provincial yuan. If he wins the first place in the palace examination, it will be the third yuan!

The ninth day of March.

The sky is sunny and cloudless.

The results of the palace examination came out, and when everyone thought Huo Yuqing would win the first prize, he was appointed by the officials to be the courtier.

A few days later, Huo Yuqing came to look for Xu Yi after attending the Qionglin Banquet.

Xu Yi took the money he won and went to the Changqing Building on the east wall of Jinling Palace to order a good banquet. A dozen expensive and fine dishes were packed in wooden boxes, and the two idle men hurried away. Delivered.

When we arrived at Xu's house, the dishes were still hot.

Huo Yuqing grew up in Kyoto. When he saw this table, he knew which restaurant it came from.

He looked at Xu Yi in surprise: "The dishes you ordered today will probably cost hundreds of dollars."

Xu Yi laughed, looked at him and said, "You are now Tanhualang, and I want to entertain your people. " "There are not a few people who come to this humble room to look for me. If I don't arrange a decent table for you, I'm afraid you'll be scolded if you tell me."

He added, "I'm leaving Beijing in a few days. That's fine." "Practice the wine."

Speaking of practice, the atmosphere of the scene became subtle, and Huo Yuqing silently raised the glass and drank the mulberry wine.

His mood is half happy and half sad. He is now a Jinshi and will stay in Beijing for the next three years.

The higher a person goes, the more he can't help himself. After three years, he will definitely leave the capital and be assigned to a new place. No matter where he goes, he will not be able to leave the place under his jurisdiction without permission.

Sichuan and Shu are far away from the power in Beijing, and the Huo family is considered to be a prominent family in Bianliang. Going to the local government is just to add experience. As long as his family does not suffer from decline, Huo Yuqing will never go to Sichuan and Shu to serve as an official in his life.

This means that if he wants to contact Xu Yi in the future, he can only communicate through letters.

"If you come to Sichuan and Sichuan, you can write to me." Huo Yuqing poured another drink.

The alcohol content of mulberry wine is not high. It has a mellow fruity aroma in the throat, a sweet and sour taste, and a slightly sour and astringent aftertaste.

"Did you brew it?" he asked.

Xu Yi shook his head: "Axu made it. He makes it well. In the past few years, we have been picking mulberry fruits to make wine."

Huo Yuqing smiled: "Very good."

Sometimes he envied Xu Yi for being able to travel all over the world. Carefree and at ease.

Perhaps because he had drunk a lot of wine, Huo Yuqing was leaning leisurely on the cushions, holding her hands on her forehead, with a lazy look on her face, letting herself go freely and freely.

"Even at home, I have never been so happy." Huo Yuqing said with a relaxed smile.

Xu Yi sighed.

He did not persuade Huo Yuqing to drink less. Instead, he raised his glass and poured wine smoothly, accompanying her one glass after another.

Behind them, the two of them were drunk and drunk.

They were all sitting on soft cushions in an imageless manner.

The two sat across from each other, chatting and drinking. A Xu, who was watching outside, heard that there was less and less movement inside. He poked his head in and took a look, then went back to the room to tell Yan Quyue that Xu Yi and Huo Langjun were drunk.

Then he came in with a basin of warm water and washed their hands and faces.

Xu Yi's mind was a little groggy, but he was still awake. He looked at A Xu coming in and asked with a smile: "Didn't I tell you to go back to the house first?"

"Lang Jun and Huo Langjun are drinking here and are looking for someone at any time. "A Xu said, twisting the handkerchief and wiping Huo Yuqing's face.

Xu Yi finished wiping himself and asked A Xu if Huo Yuqing's entourage was still outside.

A Xu nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't want him to go into the house to rest. He just sat under the eaves and didn't go anywhere."

Xu Yi responded.

Xumi, A Xu went outside and called Huo Yuqing's entourage to come in and asked him to help his husband back.

Before leaving, Xu Yi asked A Xu to go to the kitchen to get a few pots of mulberry wine and bring them back to his entourage.

...

March 20th is a good time to travel far.

Xing Yuesen took leave of absence and came to see him off. The carriages and horses of the two families staggered all the way out of the south gate of the capital. Dozens of miles outside, there were willows on both sides of the official road, and the mood of spring was full.

"Go back." Xu Yi looked ahead and said to Xing Yuesen beside him.

Xing Yuesen had a sullen face and said nothing.

He prepared a lot of practical things for Xu Yi. Xu Yi only took some food to eat on the way. The Jiaozi stuffed under the basket was discovered and stuffed back into his sleeve pocket.

Xing Yuesen pinched his eyebrows and said depressedly: "I gave it to you directly and refused to take it. Why did you find it when I gave it to you secretly?"

Xu Yi was also helpless. He said: