On the way to Beijing, the two people who had been educated about the importance of the Sixth Academy of the Imperial Academy by their sister-in-law, Bai Shan and others also became excited.

Being admitted to the Imperial College is equivalent to having one foot in the officialdom, and being admitted to the Imperial Academy in four or more subjects is equivalent to having one foot in the officialdom of good character.

As an official, just thinking about it makes me think there is smoke coming out of the ancestral graves of the old Zhou family.

Seeing their reactions, Feng Zongping felt that they were very cute. Like Zhou Man, he was very confident and worthy of being from the same family.

A smile flashed in his eyes, and Yi Ziyang was also amused, so he suggested: "Since you have decided to study in the capital, it is better to take advantage of this period of time when the housing prices are lower and buy a house, so that you can live here for a long time."

Man Bao was speechless, "Houses in Beijing are so expensive, how can we afford them?"

No one here, except for the old Zhou family and Bai Shanbai Erlang, thought she couldn't afford it.

Feng Zongping said angrily: "You have been in and out of the palace so many times, and you have been rewarded every time you enter the palace, but you still can't buy a room?"

Man Bao muttered: "The gifts are all cloth and other items, not gold and silver..."

Everyone:......

Ji Hao said: "If you can't use up those pieces of cloth, why not sell them to me so that you can get some money."

Feng Zongping raised his lips and asked, "Why, is there a shortage of silk and brocade at my junior brother's house?"

Ji Hao said with a serious face: "That's from home too. When a sister passes away, I always have to give some gifts, and didn't Zhou Man's cloth fall into my hands? So I mercifully helped her...

"

"No need," Bai Shan said with a smile: "She doesn't have much cloth left in her hand. What's left is all the colors she likes. It will be hot in two months, and she still has some left to make clothes. And this is

The rewards in the palace can be given away in addition to being worn by oneself, so how can they be sold?"

The three adults, Feng Zongping, nodded in agreement, and even Liu Huan couldn't help but nod, and whispered to Yin He: "This transaction is a private matter, how could he bring it up in such an open and reasonable manner?"

It sounds so ugly, Zhou Man is stupid to make a deal with him."

Of course Man Bao is not stupid, but if Ji Hao pays enough, she won't mind if he speaks harshly.

But Bai Shan had already refused. Even though she didn't quite understand the reason, she nodded. It was useless no matter how much money Ji Hao offered.

One's own face always needs to be maintained.

Ji Hao knew that he had messed up again, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

Bai Erlang looked at this and that, and was a little undecided for a moment.

I don't know if it was because he saw his eldest brother and Bai Shan getting engaged one after another, but he always felt that something was wrong with Ji Hao.

Bai Shan saw it early, so he secretly kicked Bai Erlang under the table.

Bai Erlang was in pain and couldn't help turning his head to glare at him. Why did he kick him?

Bai Shan glanced at Man Bao and winked at him.

Unfortunately, Bai Erlang couldn't understand it for a moment, so he stared at him.

Liu Huan on the side asked, "What's wrong with you two?"

Why do you look like you're about to start a fight?

Yin You, who had just finished ordering, looked back and couldn't help but smile. Although he was ordering just now, he also paid attention to the movements on the table, so he raised his hand and poured a cup of tea, and said to Bai Shan and Man Bao: "You guys

I wasn't here when the engagement was held. Although we didn't get married, I'm not in good health, so I still want you to have a glass of water and wine to appreciate your good fortune. How about I replace the wine with tea?"

Bai Shan smiled instantly, picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, then poured another cup for Man Bao, and said with a smile: "We are not good at drinking either, so we use tea instead of wine."

Man Bao quickly picked up the teacup, thanked Yin You together with Bai Shan, and wished him good health.

Feng Zongping and others were stunned, Ji Hao even stayed on the spot, his eyes were a little red, and it took him a long time to find his voice, "You, are you engaged?"

Bai Shan glanced at him, nodded reservedly and said, "Yes, it's just that I was in my hometown at that time and I didn't invite you. But I will definitely invite you when we get married."

It's up to you whether you go or not.

Feng Zongping is already eighteen this year and has not yet engaged. He couldn't tell whether he was envious or jealous. He also poured a cup of tea and said: "Then we also propose a toast to you. Forget it, let's just drink at the bar. Junior Yin, the wine of Zhuangyuanlou."

You are so famous, do you really not want to buy us a bottle of wine?"

Yin You couldn't help laughing, turned around, rang the bell, called the waiter, and ordered a pot of good wine.

Bai Shan and the others couldn't appreciate the delicious taste of wine yet, so they didn't drink. Only Feng Zongping and the others took the wine flask and poured themselves a glass.

Ji Hao's eyes turned red uncontrollably, and he reached for the wine bottle and poured himself a glass.

Feng Zongping shook his head slightly when he saw it, feeling some sympathy for him in his heart.

At this time, even Man Bao stared at Ji Hao thoughtfully. Only Zhou Lixue and the other three were new here and were not familiar with Ji Hao, so they didn't understand what was going on.

But who cares, because the waiter is here to serve the food.

The dishes at Zhuangyuanlou, no matter how they taste, are first-class in terms of color and aroma. At least many of the dishes look very good when served, which Zhou Lixue and the others have never seen before.

God knows the best thing they've ever eaten was made by Xiao Qian's.

But does Xiao Qian know how to carve flowers, horses, and all kinds of beautiful things when cooking?

That is of course impossible.

So for a moment, the three young men were stunned. What Ji Hao, they almost even forgot about their sister-in-law.

Everyone congratulated Bai Shan and Man Bao and toasted them. Even though the tip of his tongue was bitter, Ji Hao could only pick up the cup and toast them with everyone.

After drinking the wine, my already bitter mouth became even more bitter.

Ji Hao held back so he didn't cry out.

Bai Shan only glanced at him and let him go when he saw that he no longer said bad words.

During this meal, except for the three nephews and nieces of Lao Zhou's family, everyone else had a strange atmosphere.

But who cares, everyone still cleared the food on the table slowly, then sat and drank tea and talked and then dispersed.

Ji Hao didn't stay any longer and left alone on the pretext that he had something to do at home.

Liu Huan couldn't help but said: "I feel like he is about to cry."

Yin You glanced at him, Liu Huan raised his head and met Bai Shan's gaze, and immediately lowered his head in embarrassment.

Man Bao had vaguely felt it, and she felt a little unbelievable. Did Ji Hao actually like her?

Obviously, the past relationship between the two of them was not a happy one.

Bai Shan stood beside Man Bao, standing very close to her. Man Bao wore clothes with narrow sleeves for the convenience of seeing a doctor, but Bai Shan's school uniform was very wide.

His sleeves were hanging down, and his sleeves directly blocked half of Man Bao's hand. He used the sleeves to cover hers, and just looked at Feng Zongping in front of him intently and said: "Brother Feng, we won't give it away."

You guys."

Feng Zongping looked at them with a smile. He originally wanted to inquire about the prince's condition with Man Bao, but today was obviously not a good time.

So Feng Zongping took his three friends and said goodbye.
Chapter completed!