After arriving in the capital, Jiang Mixia and Song Jingyun were about to find an inn to stay in, but were stopped by Jiang Junli, "Since you have come to the capital with me, there is no reason for you to stay in an inn. Let's stay at Guanghua Garden."
"Guanghua Garden?" Song Jingyun asked, "Is it Mr. Jiang's home? If so, isn't it too much of a bother..."
Although the Jiang family's old house is not in the capital, the Jiang family is large in number, with direct and collateral branches scattered all over the place. There must be other people coming and going in the Jiang family's house in the capital, which is a bit inconvenient.
"It's my mansion, not a residence." Jiang Junli raised his chin. "A few years ago, I bought some mansions and demolished them to rebuild a mansion for candidates who came to Beijing to take the imperial examinations."
"Guanghua Garden provides free food and lodging. Various kinds of food, writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones are provided every day. There are even teachers who give lectures every day to answer questions and solve problems for the candidates. Candidates can study together and exchange ideas with each other on weekdays."
"This will save the candidates the trouble of running around to find accommodation, and also save them the worry of spending money and not being able to prepare for the exam properly. Thirdly, candidates can discuss academic matters with each other, which will also help them prepare for the exam."
"The most important thing is that after building this Guanghua Garden, I have contributed to the court and satisfied my desire for a better life. If you want to enter this Guanghua Garden, you just need to answer the test I set."
"Mr. Song is so talented that he can enter Guanghua Garden. Guanghua Garden is full of small courtyards separated by separate courtyards. It would be convenient for you and Madam Jiang to live in one of them."
As expected, Jiang Junli is still Jiang Junli.
Never disappoints!
Since Jiang Junli made such arrangements, Song Jingyun also wanted to study with the candidates from all over the place, so he agreed. He and Jiang Mixia thanked Jiang Junli together, and then followed the servant to Guanghua Garden.
Guanghua Garden is located in the southeast of the capital, not far from the Imperial Examination Hall. It covers a very large area. Just looking at the walls of the courtyard, one feels as if there is no end in sight.
The main entrance is taller and more magnificent, with special people at the door to receive and guide you.
In the corridor at the first door after entering the main gate, there are examination questions required to enter Guanghua Garden. Anyone who wants to enter Guanghua Garden needs to answer the questions here and show them to the teacher at the door. Only those who pass the examination can enter.
When Song Jingyun and Jiang Mixia came up to them, the accompanying servant whispered something to the teacher.
The leader among the teachers was an old man in his fifties. After listening to the servant's words, he bowed to Song Jingyun and said, "So you are Song Jieyuan and Madam Song. My surname is Zhou, and I am the teacher of Guanghua Garden."
"Hello, Master Zhou." Song Jingyun and Jiang Mixia both returned the greeting.
Master Zhou stroked his beard and said, "Although the young master has instructed that Song Jieyuan can directly enter Guanghua Garden, since Song Jieyuan was able to pass the Autumn Examination, he must be extremely talented. I really want to see a little bit of him, so I would like to trouble Song Jieyuan to answer this question."
"Okay." Song Jingyun nodded in agreement.
Song Jingyun had never been afraid of examinations, and during the more than half a month since he had been traveling from home to the capital, although he had been studying along the way, he had never had time to write an essay or do a set of test questions.
Now that Master Zhou asked for it, Song Jingyun seemed eager to try it out.
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