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About half a cup of tea, the carriage arrived downstairs. The butler got out of the car first, opened the curtain, and asked Ye Junsheng to get out of the car. He had already received instructions from his master to be polite to Ye Junsheng and not to offend him.
Although the housekeeper is a servant, he has extensive knowledge and knowledge. He also knows that Ye Junsheng is the most talented person in the world. He has some background, so he naturally makes the reception decent.
In the Tianhua Dynasty, Zhuangyuanlou had branches in all major state capitals, and business was booming. The Zhuangyuan Building in Beijing is the main store, which covers a large area and is decorated brilliantly. The food and drinks there are naturally expensive. Ordinary people cannot get in at all.
Therefore, most of the customers coming and going are the rich and powerful. Among them, scholar candidates from well-off backgrounds also accounted for a large proportion.
The Zhuangyuan Building is divided into three floors. The higher it is, the more noble it appears.
Today, the third floor was occupied by a nobleman. Two sturdy men were standing at the entrance of the stairs, guarding it to prevent other people from wandering up by mistake.
With the completion of the provincial examination, all the scholars were relieved and wanted to release all the pressure of three years of preparation. The best way to reduce stress is to have a big meal and drink, then go to Zuixiang Building, listen to music, and finally ask a gentle and lovely girl to come into the room and let off some steam.
Originally, it would be good to go to Zuixianglou to eat and drink, but as a candidate, it doesn¡¯t matter whether you are talented or not. Entering the examination room, everyone wants to get the top score. So after finishing the exam, I went to the Zhuangyuan Building to have a drink. It has long become a customary practice and a good sign.
Mei Xuehai and others were suddenly there. With him as the center, there were more than ten famous scholar candidates, cheering in front and behind. They are all in the same circle, including Guo Nanming.
They are all from a good background. They are all talented people, big and small, with a proud heart. After the exam, you said something to me, and you showed me your own essays on answering the questions, and talked loudly. The competition was very lively.
After arriving at Zhuangyuan Building, Mei Xuehai asked to book a private room on the third floor. Hearing that someone had already booked him, his expression changed.
Wang Zhihuan has a saying: "If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to a higher level." It is deeply popular, so everyone wants to go to higher places and sit higher. Especially today is not a trivial matter. If you can't drink on the third floor of Zhuangyuan Building, raise your glass to the wind. I feel really unhappy.
He was unwilling to give in, so he sent his subordinates to invite his uncle, who was an official in the capital, to come over. No matter what, he must make the boss of Zhuangyuan Building give in when he saw the difficulty. Give up a private room on the third floor.
For this reason, a group of people blocked the stairs leading from the second floor to the third floor and refused to get out of the way.
There are more than ten of them. Not only a scholar, but also a talented person. It has quite a bit of power in itself.
This moment made the chief shopkeeper of Zhuangyuan Building anxious. No matter how hard it was, Mei Xuehai just refused to give in.
"What's the fuss about?"
A middle-aged man with a calm aura walked down from the third floor, with three long beards and eyebrows like swords.
The man guarding the stairs immediately came forward to report.
The middle-aged man frowned: This matter is really difficult to solve. His Highness left the palace incognito and did not want to make it public. In addition, during the imperial examination, the status of scholar candidates was different and they could not be kicked out with violence. He hesitated for a moment, then decided to go up and report it to His Highness the Crown Prince, who would then make the decision.
At this time, the housekeeper came up with Ye Junsheng.
When I was down there, I heard how lively it was upstairs. When I came up, I saw "familiar" people everywhere. Ye Junsheng said to himself: "What a coincidence."
When Mei Xuehai saw him, her expression suddenly became unnatural.
In the Yangzhou Talent Competition, these people are considered to be Ye Junsheng's losers. They originally had a lofty vision and did not take Ye Junsheng who came from afar into their eyes. When the clinker issue came to an end, Ye Junsheng came out on top, which was like a slap in the face.
Especially the Jiangnan talents headed by Mei Xuehai were very unconvinced.
Therefore, in this year¡¯s provincial examination, they regard this as the most important battlefield. No matter what, I don¡¯t want to lose to Ye Junsheng again.
"Talents are compared in poetry and painting; scholars are compared in articles and insights.
In this regard, no one is willing to surrender.
Enemies meet on a narrow road, and their eyes fell on Ye Junsheng.
Ye Junsheng didn't take it seriously and said to Guo Nanming: "Brother Guo, you are fine."
Farewell to Yangzhou, they really haven¡¯t seen each other for a long time.
After all, they are both students of Guanchen Academy, and it is difficult to bring some grievances to light. Since Ye Junsheng took the initiative to greet him, Guo NanmingHe looked at him coldly: "Long time no see."
"Haha, Brother Guo must have done well in this exam. Come to the Zhuangyuan Building, why don't you have a few drinks and stay here?"
Guo Nanming said angrily: "We were going to the third floor, but unfortunately, the third floor was booked."
Ye Junsheng showed a look of surprise.
Mei Xuehai suddenly said: "I wonder how Mr. Ye did in the exam?"
Ye Junsheng smiled and said: "So-so."
"Oh, I lost to you last time in Yangzhou; but this time, I will definitely win it back."
This sentence has a bit of a gunpowder flavor. As a talented person, he is arrogant and arrogant. Of course, he will not be as smiling as an old man in the officialdom and be polite in a pretentious manner. I can't say a few words, just express my heart.
Ye Junsheng chuckled: "Winning or losing is a common thing for military strategists. As a human being, it's better to be optimistic."
Mei Xuehai¡¯s teeth immediately itched with hatred.
A scholar who was close to Mei Xuehai called out: "Master Ye, are you coming to the Zhuangyuan Building to eat alone? Do you also want to climb to the third floor? It's a pity that we can't go up, let alone you."
Ye Junsheng didn't take it seriously and turned to look at the housekeeper.
The housekeeper immediately said: "Master Ye, please go this way, please go upstairs."
When the two big men guarding the stairs saw it was him, they immediately got out of the way.
The scholars were stunned and watched the housekeeper take Ye Junsheng upstairs.
How is this going?
Could it be that the person who owns the building is Ye Junsheng?
" Impossible. To get a place in the Number One Scholar's Building, you don't just have to be rich, you also have to have great face.
So, it seems like someone should have invited Ye Junsheng to come up.
Damn it!
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Ye Junsheng didn¡¯t want to go to the scholar on the third floor, and his face immediately became hot. Guo Nanming sighed sadly: Ever since the Dao'an New Year Poetry Competition, Ye Junsheng came out of nowhere and won the first place in poetry. Along the way, it was as if all his luck had been robbed by the opponent. Guo Nanming was getting worse and worse, and he could no longer compete with him.
Mei Xuehai couldn't help clenching her fists before she promised to win a match. In the blink of an eye, she was on the top of the champion building, but she lost again on the spot, and her face was shameless.
Fortunately, after a while, my uncle came.
As if she had grasped a life-saving straw, Mei Xuehai immediately asked her uncle to step aside and started talking in a low voice. His uncle was a sixth-grade official and served in the Hanlin Academy. Although it is a clean stream, it is quite prestigious.
Unexpectedly, my uncle shook his head and smiled bitterly, and instead told Mei Xuehai and others to retreat quickly and not think about going to the third floor of the No. 1 Scholar Building. As for the reason, he closed his eyes and said nothing.
Mei Xuehai heard it and remained silent. (To be continued)