"Fourth brother, Jia Xian looks like a decent man, but he smells like rouge and doesn't look like a decent person."

Helian Yu pulled Helian Chi and told him his discovery.

"Xiao Yu'er has a really good nose."

Helian Chi stopped and his eyes fell on the plaque with the words "Qilin Inn".

"Let's go in and take a look."

Although their clothes were not as luxurious as when they were in Beijing, the elegance of their silk clothes was enough to distinguish them from the scholars in simple long gowns.

The owner of Qilin Inn had sharp eyes and when he saw Helian Yu and his group, he couldn't stop smiling.

"Sir, are you going to stop by or stay in a hotel?"

"I heard from the boss selling Ruyi cakes that you have quite a few scholars here. Let's find some like-minded friends to keep us company." Helian Chi made an excuse and looked around the lobby.

"Young master, are you here for the Imperial Examination?" The shopkeeper narrowed his already small eyes, wrinkling them like old tree bark. "Do you have any brokers to recommend to you?"

"No." Helian Chi seemed to have found some loopholes, "Is it possible without Yalang?"

Lu Jing stepped forward and said, "Fourth Master, I have to go to bed urgently. I will excuse myself first."

Helian Chi turned and looked at him, some unknown emotions flashing through his eyes, "Go early and come back early, don't get separated later."

"clear."

Lu Jing called a waiter and walked inside.

The shopkeeper looked at Helian Chi and the others, and smiled like a snake, "It doesn't matter whether there is a toothless man or not. It depends on whether you are sincere enough to pass the exam."

"If you come to participate in the Enke, you naturally want to pass it sincerely."

"But I didn't see your sincerity." The shopkeeper smiled and shook his head, saying, "You are not sincere!"

Helian Chi frowned: "What sincerity do you want to see? Do you want me to read a few articles to you?"

The shopkeeper snorted, put his hands in front of him, and shook his head arrogantly.

Helian Yu took out a hundred taels of silver note, leaned forward and patted the shopkeeper, his crisp voice was particularly confident: "Hey, you want sincerity."

The shopkeeper immediately smiled happily: "The young lady is smarter than you, but it's a pity that she is a girl and can't take the imperial examination. However, if she does business, she will definitely be an iron lady!"

Helian Chi had nothing to say, so he stopped laughing and said in a calm tone, "Can you tell me now?"

"Of course you can." The shopkeeper looked at Chang Zuo again, greed in his eyes, "This young master also wants to participate in the special examination, right?"

Chang Zuo didn't waste any words. He took out a hundred taels from Helian Yu's purse and threw it over.

Helian Yu punched him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Chang Zuo, you took out the wrong purse!"

"No. You have more change in your purse."

"Change? Change for a hundred taels?" Helian Yu raised a fake smile and pulled his left cheek, "I remember your monthly salary was only ten taels."

"It has increased to twenty taels." Chang Zuo held Helian Yu in his arms and followed the shopkeeper to the backyard, saying as he walked, "In addition to the monthly salary, I have property, which brings in tens of thousands of taels of silver every month. I don't spend much on weekdays, so I only bring a few taels of silver and a few silver notes worth thousands of taels."

"Ah?" Helian Yu was puzzled. "What kind of business do you have? Aren't you the poor little thing whose life was saved by Master?"

"You only saved my life, but I am not pitiful." Chang Zuo corrected with a stern face, "You should read less storybooks."

Helian Yu was speechless. Why did everyone ask her to read less storybooks? The shopkeeper in front of him had bright eyes. Although he didn't understand the relationship, he could understand that it meant tens of thousands of taels per month! Tens of thousands of taels! Every month!

What a wealthy family this must be! "Sir, you have such financial resources, why don't you go for the best Tianzi Room? I guarantee you'll make the list!"

Helian Yu looked at Chang Zuo and said, "This boss is so stupid. He tells everything to others."

Helian Chi's eyes were filled with anger, like a dark cloud covering the sun, but he smiled and said, "I think the Tianzi Room is the best. I have a lot of money, so I want the Tianzi Room."

"Young Master, you are so open-minded!" The shopkeeper's eyes were as sinister and sticky as the spit of a poisonous snake, and he rubbed his hands subconsciously, "Young Master, please come this way--"

Helian Yu hugged Chang Zuo's neck and muttered softly, "I definitely can't go."

Lu Hou, this corrupt official, wants to get involved in everything. He got away with the case of Jingzhao Yin last time, and he also has a hand in this special examination. It all depends on how he does it.

Chang Zuo's eyes swept over Lu Jing, then he retracted his gaze, hugged Helian Yu, and walked towards the noisy front, with Yingyue Caiyun following him.

Lu Jing's heart tightened and he nodded to Helian Chi.

Helian Chi looked grim. He approached Lu Jing and warned him in a low voice, "Be more restrained!"

After saying that, Helian Chi stepped back and returned to his clear and bright appearance as the pine wind, water and moon lit up the sky.

The shopkeeper turned his head, looked at Chang Zuo who was striding forward, and then looked at Helian Chi who was talking on the spot, with an embarrassed look on his face, "Sir, do you still want the Tianzi Room?"

Helian Chi didn't say anything, and caught up with Chang Zuo and Helian Yu with a cold face, and Zhuo Liu quickly caught up.

Lu Jing looked solemnly, stood still, took out a token and placed it in front of the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper looked at him thoughtfully, stepped forward and carefully examined the token, and when he saw it clearly, he suddenly knelt on the ground.

"Please forgive me, my lord, I am blind..."

Lu Jing raised his foot and kicked the shopkeeper, knocking him over.

"You ignorant bastard!"

The shopkeeper did not dare to neglect it, and quickly got up and knelt, knelt down with a look of fear on his face, and said, "Please spare my life, my lord! Please spare my life!"

After walking for a while, Lu Jing was filled with anger and kicked the shopkeeper hard, then knocked him over.

"Spare my life? Who will spare my life?" Lu Jing said in a deep voice, "Let Ji Yinglang get out of here, and close all the shops. As long as the master is in Jinling, you will be cowards!"

The shopkeeper didn't know Lu Jing's identity, but he recognized his sign. Whoever held the sign gave the "imperial edict" and had to be obeyed!

"I obey your command! I obey your command!"

In the inner courtyard, scholars in long gowns gathered around a table, some thin, some fat, some young, some old.

"Fifty taels of silver for a small book!"

"Ten taels of silver for a padded jacket!"

"Five taels of silver for a pair of shoes for collecting books!"

"I want a copy! This one has clear handwriting!"

"Don't grab it! I liked this one first!"

The lively hawking sounds mixed with the excited scramble for "give me one" and "give me a pair", as if what they were fighting for was the liver and marrow of dragons and phoenixes, a rare commodity in heaven and earth.

Helian Yu kicked his legs and pushed Chang Zuo: "Brother Chang Zuo, I want to get down."

Helian Chi's face turned pale as he glared at the absurd scene. He was suddenly brought back to the present by Helian Yu's childish voice and suppressed his anger.

He stretched out his arms to pick up Helian Yu, "There are a lot of people here, be careful not to get squeezed, Fourth Brother will hold you for a while, let Chang Zuo take a rest."

Chang Zuo handed Helian Yu to Helian Chi without hesitation.

Helian Yu hugged Helian Chi's neck, leaned over habitually, and rubbed his neck, softly: "Fourth brother, talents are the foundation of a country, and the style of the imperial examination must be correct, right?"

"Yes, Xiao Yu'er is right." Helian Chi hugged her tightly and found a chair to sit down. "Zhuo Liu, pour the tea."

The group of people came with great momentum, instantly attracting the attention of all the students.

Several men in blue robes gathered around Helian Chi and his companions, put their feet on the chairs, and looked at Helian Chi openly: "Are you from the north?"

(End of this chapter)