Chapter 249: Yuan Mansion Gifts

When Qin Chi woke up, it was already the next morning. He felt completely tired and found that Song Jin was no longer in the room.

Get dressed and go out.

I met Qin Mingsong and Lu Yanji in the courtyard.

The two of them were sitting in the courtyard drinking tea and discussing the test questions for this imperial examination.

Old Li went to pick them up yesterday.

The two men did not choose to stay at Qin Chi's place. They all knew that Qin Chi's house was very small and the guest rooms were occupied by servants. Qin Mingsong asked Old Li to send him back to the academy.

Lu Yanji has a servant to pick him up and drop him off, so there is no need to bother Old Li.

Both of them came to visit Qin Chi this morning.

I just finished the imperial examination and was just thinking of sitting down and chatting with you.

"Qian, are you awake?" Lu Yanji stood up and greeted him politely.

Qin Chi walked over, greeted Qin Mingsong, and sat on the stool next to them, "You came quite early."

"I heard that you were the first one to leave the examination room yesterday. Why do you look more tired than us?" Lu Yanji joked.

I was so tired yesterday.

But the advantage is that I am young and I can feel refreshed after a good night’s sleep.

Qin Mingsong was also looking at Qin Chi.

Qin Chi smiled and said, "I'm not feeling well, so what if I take a rest? I'm lucky that I didn't fall ill."

After he mentioned this.

It’s true!

After a while, Old Li brought the tea.

The cook has also prepared breakfast for Qin Chiwen.

Qin Chi asked politely, "Would you two like to eat something together?"

"No, we had breakfast before we came."

Lu Yanji refused, and so did Qin Mingsong. Especially when he saw that the breakfast Qin Chi brought was very simple, a bowl of white rice porridge, two small buns and a small dish of pickles.

Qin Mingsong usually eats better than Qin Chi, "Da Lang eats this every day?"

"Yes, to save money."

Qin Chi's eating movements were very gentle, but his eating speed was not slow.

Breakfast was finished as soon as the naked eye could see it.

Then a maid came over to take away the dishes. Qin Chi wiped his hands again, and breakfast was settled. "I don't have much income now. It's really hard to live in the capital. Everything costs money."

"Why don't I believe it?" Lu Yanji said with a smile.

Qin Chi cleared his throat and said, "Why don't you believe it?"

Lu Yanji said, "Look at your house. How many servants do you have? People without money can't afford them."

Qin Mingsong didn't say anything.

He knew that the silver was most likely Song Jin's.

Qin Chi said unconcernedly: "Look at the people here, most of them are elderly, how much can they be worth in the dental clinic?"

It’s true.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise at the gate.

Old Man Hong slowly went to open the door, "Who is it?"

"Is this the residence of Mr. Qin Qin Qian'an? I'm the steward of the Yuan residence. I've come to visit you specially and would like to deliver an invitation to my master," a polite voice of a middle-aged man came from outside.

"Hold on."

With a bang, Old Man Hong closed the door.

Limping to the courtyard, Old Man Hong said respectfully, "Young Master, there is someone outside who claims to be the housekeeper of the Yuan Mansion and is here to give you an invitation. I see he is carrying two boxes of things, so they must be gifts for you."

"I don't know the Yuan Mansion. Maybe I sent it to the wrong place."

Qin Chi’s ability to open his eyes and say that someone is blind is average.

This was the unanimous opinion of the people present.

You have to know that people just said it, and they just pointed it out directly, that they came to give Qin Chi a gift.

Qin Mingsong narrowed his eyes slightly, "Yuan Mansion? Which Yuan Mansion?"

"have no idea."

Qin Chi waved his hand to signal Old Man Hong to send them away.

Old Man Hong did as he was told without asking any further questions.

Qin Mingsong asked curiously, "How come Dalang doesn't know? If this Yuan family is the family of Minister Yuan, then you are undoubtedly offending them by doing this, which will be detrimental to your future career."

"If I hadn't entered the officialdom and started forming cliques for personal gain, that would have undoubtedly ruined my own future." Qin Chi stopped there.

Qin Mingsong's heart suddenly shook.

During his time in the capital, he was trying to gain personal connections everywhere.

Why didn’t I think of this?

At this moment, someone outside said loudly, "I am the housekeeper of Yuan Shangshu's mansion. I have come to visit you specially. Please come out and see Mr. Qin."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Qin Chi frowned slightly.

What did the Yuan family want to do? After Old Man Hong had explained the matter, he closed the door and did not speak again no matter how the people outside shouted.

These bastards from the Yuan family have been causing trouble for his young master again and again. In the past, he would have taken action long ago. Why would he just let them bark outside? They came with a valuable gift right after the exam.

If Qin Chi accepted it, would Qin Chi's reputation still be good if the news got out?

Lu Yanji and Qin Mingsong didn't say anything else.

However, the move by Yuan Shangshu's family was very puzzling to the two of them. It was not something a Shangshu would do at all.

Waited for another half a quarter of an hour.

The Yuan family members at the door left.

Not only that, the people who were watching nearby also left and hurried back to report the matter to their master.

Let’s not even talk about the Yuan family.

Instead, the Yang family was very surprised.

Yang Ge Lao commented: "He is a smart man and did not fall for it."

"The Yuan family is not sincerely apologizing?"

Yang Yingrong didn't understand.

Yang Ge Lao said: "It's right to apologize, but it depends on the time. It's understandable that the Yuan family's deeds have been exposed. The problem is that what the Yuan family has done has not been spread outside. If Qin Qianan accepts the gift from the Yuan family at this time, what will others think?"

No one else spoke.

Yang Yingji said, "Others will think that Qin Qi'an has joined Yuan Shangshu. If he openly takes sides even though he hasn't made the list yet, outsiders will think that he is eager for quick success and has a short-sighted vision."

"That's right. So, the Yuan family is not apologizing, but digging a big hole for Qin Qian'an." Elder Yang analyzed the pros and cons.

Of course, Qin Chi refused the Yuan family's gift, which was considered an offense to the Yuan family in the eyes of outsiders. It might cause some trouble in the short term, but when what the Yuan family did to him was exposed in the future, he would gain a lot of hidden benefits.

At least his character is solid.

You know, if he was afraid of the Yuan family, he would still be hypocritical with his enemies when the Yuan family wanted to kill him. At Qin Chi's age, it is inevitable that people will think that he lacks the integrity of a scholar who is not afraid of power.

Sometimes being too shrewd and smooth is not a good thing.

Yang Yingrong said happily: "Ha, how stupid are the Yuan family? This is not considered a group of stupid people. Qin Qi'an has a great reputation among scholars and has almost become a leader of the younger generation."

"Oh, what do you mean?" Elder Yang was surprised.

Yang Yingrong said: "Oh, you will know if you walk around outside. Many students worship him. Some of them are like possessed. They worship him to the extreme."

Someone who graduated from the Imperial College in two years.

You can imagine how powerful it is.

Elder Yang was thoughtful and kept this matter in mind. "A genius who has not yet grown up, confronting the Yuan Mansion so early, is undoubtedly a futile move..."

"Ha, he is in the same group with our family."

"Rong'er is right, thanks to the Yuan family."

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