Chapter 257 Palace Examination

Before the palace examination.

Gongsheng also needs to learn relevant etiquette, including visiting teachers to obtain guidance and advice, or participating in some pilgrimage activities to obtain the required recommendation books. More importantly, they need to review the political atmosphere, which simply means the examiner's impression of the Gongsheng or his character.

With such poor character, it will be difficult for him to become an official in the court.

After finishing the relevant matters, Qin Chi closed the door and refused to see visitors again.

It is precisely because of his low-key style that the rumors about him in the outside world gradually subsided.

Qin Mingsong did come here once.

I came to say goodbye to Qin Chi and Song Jin.

After careful consideration, he decided to take Song Xiu back to Huizhou and come back three years later.

Qin Chi was happy to hear it.

Acting as a considerate nephew, he specially found a caravan for the two of them to travel together.

Song Jin also bought some specialties from the capital and asked Qin Mingsong to take them back to his grandparents in the name of Qin Chi, as a show of filial piety.

Qin Chi acquiesced to Song Jin's approach.

"My wife is really considerate." This reputation of filial piety cannot be lost.

Song Jin did not buy any for Boss Qin and Li.

This is because every time the caravan of Shun'an Trading Company passed through Shuntian Prefecture, Song Jin would prepare some gifts for the caravan to take back.

The things prepared this time were asked to be taken back by Qin Mingsong. There was not much filial piety in them. A big reason was the social atmosphere in this world. If you want to be an official, you need a good reputation, and it is also for outsiders to see.

Before Song Xiu left Beijing.

Song Jin had never met her.

It is said that he became taciturn and even lukewarm towards Qin Mingsong.

The eve of the palace examination.

Song Jin already knew what Yang Ge Lao wanted Qin Chi to do, and couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Husband, are you really going to do this?"

"I can't resist with my current identity."

Qin Chi took the actual situation into consideration.

In addition, the Yuan family's affairs also need to be resolved. In the palace, he will be a good gun for the Yang family. It is well known that he cannot be clean. Then, the Yang family can't expect to stay out of it.

Qin Chi has always appeared in front of the public as a weak person.

Song Jin asked again: "Will it be dangerous?"

"Won't."

Qin Chi said confidently, "I was forced into a corner, so I resisted once in front of the palace. What could be wrong with that?"

Seeing this, Song Jin didn't ask any more questions.

Quietly helping Qin Chi prepare the necessities for the exam.

The highest level of the imperial examination was the Palace Hall, which was located in the Palace of Preserving Harmony and was presided over by the emperor himself.

Song Jin had no chance to go in and take a look.

The next day, she personally escorted Qin Chi to the palace. Standing outside the palace gate, she looked at the heavily guarded palace gate and the towering palace walls. They were like giant beasts that had devoured countless lives.

This is the awe from both Song and Jin.

"Madam, do you want to go back?" Qin Qi asked in a low voice.

Song Jin said: "Go back."

People around were looking at Song Jin.

Qin Qi blocked the outsiders' view with his body without leaving any trace, and protected Song Jin as he boarded the carriage.

Entering the car, it also blocks the gaze from outside.

After returning home, Song Jin never left the house.

During the time when Qin Chi participated in the palace examination, Song Jin changed into men's clothes and went to Jifang Pharmacy. In addition, he went to the dock to meet Xing Lun and others. It was Jifang's fleet that arrived at the canal transport dock in Zhangjiawan.

The batch of goods imported from Fuzhou before.

After passing through many places, we finally arrived in the capital.

"Boss." Xing Lun got off the boat to greet him.

Song Jin smiled and said, "Let's get on board first if we have anything to say."

Xing Lun and others moved aside to make way, and Song Jin was the first to pass them and step onto the cargo ship.

When people talk in the cabin, they are not afraid of being overheard by outsiders.

Song Jin looked around, "Is Zhou Wei not here?"

"His mother forced her to get married in Huizhou." After saying this, Xing Lun laughed out loud.

Song Jin was surprised, "Arrested?"

"Yes, he always said that he couldn't get married without a career, so Aunt Ling chased him all over the street with a spatula in hand." Xing Lun told Song Jin about some of the things that happened in Huizhou.

Song Jin couldn't help laughing.

Actually, if you think about it, you are not young anymore.

Zhou Wei should have gotten married a long time ago, but he had to accompany her on business and couldn't spare the time, which delayed it until now. Jin Ling insisted that Zhou Wei go to see her this time no matter what.

Song Jin turned to look at Xing Lun, whose smile was still pure, and said, "Alun, it's time for you to get married."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

At this time in his previous life, he had already been married twice. In this life, he avoided those unreliable marriages, but he has not yet married.

Song Jin suspected that he had offended Yue Lao again.

Either tie him up with an unreliable red string, or give him nothing at all? Xing Lun smiled faintly and said embarrassedly, "My parents never urged me to get married. A Wei is not like me. She has an older brother to carry on the family line, so the pressure is relatively small. Besides, I have been doing business outside for many years, and it is not good for me to harm a girl from a good family."

Song Jin was unable to respond to this.

Xing Lun took over the management of Songjin's business outside Huizhou.

In a year, he is even busier than Song Jin.

"Boss, don't think too much. It's just that I have no intention of getting married for the time being. If I meet a girl I like in the future, I will not miss the opportunity without the urging of the elders." Xing Lun smiled calmly.

Since he had said so, Song Jin didn't dare to bring it up again.

Xing Lun took out the account book and started talking about business again. At the end, he said, "Shun'an Company has a batch of goods here. Someone will come to take over the goods later."

"Go ahead, I'll check the account book first."

Song Jin gestured to Xing Lun to go and get busy first.

After Xing Lun left, Song Jin buried his head in his work.

Just when she was halfway through reading, she heard a noise coming from outside. She stood up and walked out of the cabin, and saw the manager of Shun'an Trading Company in the capital, who was bringing people and carriages to move the goods.

The goods of Shunan Trading Company alone occupied two cargo ships.

As for why it's so lively outside.

Because some merchants were waiting at the dock, waiting for the caravan to ship goods, when they saw Shunan's manager moving goods, they naturally came over to inquire.

After a while.

Xing Lun came over, wiping the sweat off his face. "The handover is finally complete."

"Drink some tea and take your time."

Song Jin gestured to Xing Lun to pour himself some tea.

Xing Lun didn't hesitate to pour himself a full bowl of tea, which he drank in one gulp. He then poured himself another bowl, "Are you going to sell the goods on the boss's ship? Several families on the shore are asking."

"Have those who said they would come to pick up the goods last year come yet?" Song Jin asked.

Xing Lun said: "I have sent someone to notify them."

Is this why no one has come yet?

Song Jin thought about the recent martial law in the city because of the imperial examination, and felt that it was understandable, "Wait for them for two more days. If they don't come after two days, sell it to someone else."

"This shipment is quite large, they may not be able to eat it all."

Xing Lun was thinking about whether to open a store of his own. He told Song Jin about this idea, but was rejected. He was a little unwilling to give up and said, "Are we really not going to open a store? We can make more money by opening our own store."

“There is no end to the money you can make.”

Song Jin knew that he couldn't be greedy when doing business. "We also need to grasp a certain limit so that this profitable business can continue for a long time. If we offend some powerful people, our good days will be over."

"Thank you for the reminder, Master."

Xing Lun thanked him with lingering fear.