Chapter 234 The Ten Thousandth Guest

"Because... because... he writes too fast!" Xia Miaoyuan stammered.

The prince almost laughed at his sister's silly and embarrassed look.

[This Wei Chong, this is what he is like in the book. ]

[He was born in poverty and wanted to change his fate by studying. However, his qualifications were average, and his poetry, songs, and articles were all average. Only his calligraphy was outstanding. ]

[There was a scholar in his village who was also his classmate. He was quick-witted and extremely intelligent. He was a real talent. ]

[When the two were studying together, Wei Chong envied, envied, and hated him. ]

[It's a pity that God is jealous of talents. The talent died of illness before he was eighteen years old. 】

【After his classmate died of illness, Wei Chong took all his manuscripts and poetry collections home to keep as a memory. 】

【Since then, Wei Chong's writing has improved rapidly, and his poems are also different from before. 】

【In fact, he repeatedly studied his classmate's manuscripts and poems, even memorized them, and made slight changes to them, treating them as his own. 】

【Later, he successfully passed the provincial examination with his genius articles. Then he got a good ranking in the joint examination. 】

【He is a liar who deceives the world and

steals his reputation! 】 【After entering the court as an official, he was greedy for power and wealth, and had no heart to serve the country and the people. He flattered the superiors and flattered the subordinates, ate his position without doing anything, and took bribes, becoming a scourge to the court. 】

【So, don't let him be on the list of this special examination. 】

After hearing this, the prince finally understood what his sister meant by "reciting poems".

It seems that he really needs to pay attention to this Wei Chong, but his focus is on whether the article he writes in the exam is his real talent and knowledge.

As for whether Liang Chaozong will recruit this Wei Chong, it seems unimportant.

When the prince came to his senses, the result of the poetry competition was out, and Wei Chong won the second place.

After winning the prize for two consecutive competitions, Wei Chong suddenly became the focus of the whole audience.

The third round of competition, the couplets began.

Wei Chong stood under the stage and watched steadily, but he had no intention of going on stage.

Seeing that Wei Chong did not go on stage, the students around could not help asking.

"Brother Wei, aren't you going to participate in the third round of couplets?"

Wei Chong smiled and shook his head.

"Yes, Brother Wei, your poems are so good, why don't you participate in couplets?"

"Brother Wei, come on stage! You are quick-witted, and you are definitely good at couplets."

But no matter how the students around him persuaded and urged him, Wei Chong just didn't go on stage.

"I won't go to the couplets, let others have the chance." Wei Chong said lightly.

Xia Miaoyuan rolled his eyes, [Huh! You know you are not sure about the couplets, so you don't dare to participate. ]

At this time, a waiter came to Wei Chong through the crowd and called him away. The two walked up the stairs and went upstairs.

The prince saw this and guessed something immediately.

It was estimated that Liang Chaozong saw that Wei Chong was outstanding and called him to chat and get close to him.

When the whole Lanting meeting was over, the moon was already high in the sky.

The prince wrote down all the students who performed well in the three competitions on paper, then folded it carefully and put it in his sleeve pocket.

Although Xia Miaoyuan was a person who traveled through the book, she was still a little kid after all. At this time, she was so sleepy that she was staggering.

"Come, brother will carry you back to sleep!" The prince gently picked up Xia Miaoyuan and got on the carriage to the prince's mansion.

...

On the other side, in the Tongfu Inn.

Zhu Qi placed the "Examination Talisman" on the bed and counted them carefully.

"Damn it, I made fifty and sold them for seven or eight days, but there are still forty left." Zhu Qi said to himself.

He originally thought that there would be many people at Lanting Club, so it would be easier to make a profit. As long as he worked hard, he would be able to sell most of the test talismans he made.

Who would have thought that he would be chased out by the shop owner just after selling one.

After counting the number of test talismans, Zhu Qi poured all his money on the bed to count.

There were still four and a half taels of silver left.

"Hey, there is still more than half a month before the exam is over and the results are announced. This little money is definitely not enough."

Just outside Zhu Qi's window, Xiao Yong and Bai Lixin poked a small hole in the window paper and quietly observed inside.

Xiao Yong looked at the silver coins on the bed with wide eyes, and then pulled Bai Lixin aside.

Xiao Yong whispered, "I counted, he only has more than four taels of silver left."

Bai Lixin sighed, "Hey, that's all he has left, and we've blocked his way to make extra money, what should we do?" "

How about we give him some silver?"

Xiao Yong shook his head, "If we just give him silver, it will seem too deliberate and easily arouse suspicion."

Bai Lixin frowned, "What should we do then?"

Xiao Yong held his chin and thought for a while, then he had an idea, "I got it."

After that, he walked into the Tongfu Inn, whispered something to the boss, and stuffed a silver coin into his hand.

The next morning, Zhu Qi just walked to the lobby on the first floor and prepared to have breakfast when the shop owner came up to him with a smile.

"I don't owe you any rent!" Zhu Qi raised his eyebrows and said.

"Oh, Mr. Zhu, you misunderstood. I'm not here to ask you for rent."

Zhu Qi was a little stunned.

"I'm here to congratulate Mr. Zhu!" The shop owner's mouth was grinning from ear to ear.

"Congratulations for what?" Zhu Qi looked bewildered.

The shop owner said with a smile: "Mr. Zhu, you are lucky to be the 10,000th guest since we opened the shop!"

"When we first opened Tongfu Inn, I made a promise that I would give the 10,000th guest free accommodation for half a month and free dinner."

Zhu Qi's eyes widened in shock: "Free accommodation for half a month?!"

"Why didn't you tell me a few days ago, but only today?"

The boss was stumped by the question. He scratched his head and said, "Well, I forgot. I only remembered it last night after my wife reminded me."

The boss patted Zhu Qi on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Zhu, just stay here until the results are announced! I wish you success in the college entrance examination!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Zhu Qi was stunned on the spot, and for a moment he was a little stunned.

He pinched his chin and muttered to himself, "Is it so casual?"

"Are all businessmen nowadays so kind?"

The students sitting around were also shocked.

"Have you heard about this event in the inn?"

"No!"

"I didn't expect that the merchants in the capital are so kind. Not only do restaurants and bars have free events, but inns also have events."

"Hey! How lucky is that Zhu Qi to have such a good thing."

"That's right! It's fate!"

...

In a blink of an eye, the day of the imperial examination came.

Early in the morning of this day, the students carried their book boxes, dry food, etc. and lined up outside the tribute courtyard.

After passing one inspection after another, the students finally entered the examination room and sat down in their seats.

The chief examiner Yan Wenjing gave an order: "Start the exam!"

The test papers were distributed to the candidates.

Yan Wenjing looked at the candidates sitting in the cubicles, and the scene of the prince coming to see him the night before emerged in his mind.