The banquet dispersed and Lu Zheng walked in a hurry.

Fan Duoduo returned to the boudoir and looked at the dimly lit night in Jinling and added melancholy.

Aunt Zhou slowly walked behind her and said, "Duoduo, if you listen to Aunt Zhou's words, Lu Zheng is indeed very talented, but for you, the most important thing is this year's Courtesan Competition.

I heard that this time there are many girls competing in secret! The most eye-catching one is a girl named Li Qianqian. She was regarded as the top card as soon as she entered the Mirage Pavilion. This girl has a mysterious origin and is very popular.

This time, Mirage Pavilion is preparing to launch her to choose a courtesan, and it is definitely going to challenge you! At this moment, Duoduo, you must not take it lightly and let others take advantage of the loopholes!"

Fan Duoduo frowned slightly and said, "Aunt Zhou, I know what you mean. Didn't you just want me to find Mr. Lu Zheng to help me?

Hey, do you know who Mr. Lu invited today? He invited Su Qing, who was Su Qing's disciple! Su Qing wanted to win him over, but he refused, so Su Qing took the provincial examination as an excuse.

The provincial examination is about to be enrolled. I think Mr. Lu’s situation does not seem to be very good. It is probably very difficult for him to be distracted at the moment. Besides, Mr. Lu’s mind is not focused on the brothel of the pleasure boat. Can I beg him?"

Aunt Zhou was so angry that she stamped her feet and said, "My aunt, are you really obsessed? Now Lu Zheng's reputation and talent are at its peak. If you don't take action at this time and turn around and be snatched by someone else, you won't even cry!"

"Duoduo, you Aunt Zhou, I am a veteran. Let me tell you, there is no cat that doesn't steal fish! Not to mention that Lu Zheng is just a little concubine of the Lu family, no matter how noble he is, he was born in a top wealthy family. At his age, he has such a fame, how can he withstand the temptation of the world?

Where is Jinling? Here are powerful people gathered, full of luxury and wealth, and they are full of money..."

"Enough, Aunt Zhou!" Fan Duoduo shook his head gently and said, "I understand what you said, but I have made up my mind! If it is true as you said, Mr. Lu was snatched from the first place by someone else, I have no regrets!"

"Aunt Zhou, everything in this world needs to be paid for. It's good. I like Mr. Lu and admire his amazing talent. Because of this, I am willing to bet that he is different from the common people. If I am wrong, I am willing to bear the consequences!"

Aunt Zhou was so angry that she stamped her feet and said, "It's over, it's over! This time it's over, do you know? Duoduo, the reason why you have such a status today is all because of your first courtesan.

If you don’t cherish this title, once you lose it, you…”

"Aunt Zhou, I'm tired! If I really lose it, I'll lose it. At worst, we can go back? I've had enough of the prosperity and impetuousness of Jiangnan. Didn't my brother say it in the letter? If I really tired, we can go back!"

Aunt Zhou was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything else. She turned around and left Fan Duoduo's boudoir, her expression had become very serious.

"Hurry up, let's make an appointment with Mr. Gu Huitang. This girl, Lu Qianqian, is not a good person. If she really traps Li Mu, the situation will be really dangerous!"

...

Jinling, there have been a lot of news about Enke’s provincial examinations recently.

The chief examiner of the Nanzhili Township Examination has been confirmed. As Su Qing said, the emperor issued an order to designate the chief examiner of the Nanzhili Enke Township Examination as the Nanguozijian Priest Jiu Guo Song. The deputy chief examiner was appointed as the Nanhanlin scholar Pang Di. Guo Song and Pang Di are both famous scholars in Jiangnan. Their reputation and talent are enough to take on this responsibility.

The scientific examination of the Great Kang Dynasty was a major examination for the country, and the whole country was concerned about it, especially the Jiangnan region was a hometown of talented men. The autumn examination of the provincial examination year was the most important thing. As the saying goes, no one asked about the ten years of hard work, and became famous in one fell swoop. Countless students were relying on this examination to jump into the dragon gate!

Ordinary students care about the provincial examinations, and the powerful families are also concerned about the provincial examinations. Especially for the Jiangnan family, how many children of their own clans can be on the list in each provincial examination are related to the rise and fall of the family. In addition, the scholars who passed the provincial examinations will be the national talents in the future, and these talents are also the targets of the wealthy families.

As the saying goes, after learning literature and martial arts, the imperial family, the scholars who have been studying hard for ten years have first faced the Internet of people being attracted by the wealthy and powerful people. When they reach this point, their lives have reached the peak.

At Liuhe, Nie Yong gave Lu Zheng's Shiwen at the back house, and he felt a little depressed.

Master Liang Wei came over and said, "Master, do you have any worries?"

Nie Yong sighed softly and said, "Master, the news about the provincial examination has been circulating a lot recently. I didn't expect Guo Song to become the chief examiner!

Brother Zheng is about to end up next year's autumn exam. I think he is not inferior to anyone in terms of talent studies, but... he is not sure if he wants to win the top of the B list!"

Liang Hui frowned slightly. The provincial examination results were commonly known as the B list, also known as the Gui list. The so-called top rankings according to the practice of the Dakang Dynasty refer to the top ten.

The first name of the provincial examination is Jieyuan, and the second to tenth places are all called Yayuan. These ten candidates are qualified to participate in the sacrificial celebrations hosted by the Zhili Governor's Office, worship the Confucius Temple, and walk through the Lingxing Gate. As the saying goes, become famous in one fell swoop. These ten people are the ones who can become famous all over the world!

Jiangnan is a hometown of talents, a granary for the world, and a complex place for Dakang. The game behind the autumn examination was extremely intense. Liang Rong lived so old that he knew what Nie Yong was worried about.

Lu Zheng is talented and famous, but in the provincial examination, whether he can get a good ranking is not enough. Where there is sunshine, there are shadows. The hidden rules in the provincial examination have existed since the founding of the Great Kang Kingdom. Lu Zheng needs more sufficient reasons to become the top ten in the examiner’s mind!

Liang Wei didn't say anything because he knew Nie Yong had something to say. Sure enough, Nie Yong said: "I have given a vague reminder to Lord Zhan about Brother Zheng'er, but Lord Zhan has not reported this matter recently. What is the intention of the surname Zhan?"

Liang Xu said: "Sir, these relationships can be said to be very subtle. Lord Zhan is always calm and does not express his opinion easily. He must report to the prince for such a major event as a provincial examination!

There is no other way to do this for now, so I can only wait!"

Nie Yong's face changed and he said, "Hmph, are you waiting? They can't use Zheng Ge'er's future as a joke. Zheng Ge'er is in an extremely bad situation like me.

I don’t know how many eyes were staring at him in this provincial examination. For him, if he couldn’t be at the forefront, his situation would be even more difficult. The one named Zhan pretended to be confused. Humph, I’m really angry.”

Nie Yong was angry, Liang Wei was helpless. The relationship between Nie Yong and Zhan Tianqi is also very delicate now. Zhan Tianqi activated Nie Yong, but he did not regard him as his confidant.

The prince in the capital acted as a diligent and fearless person, but he was unwilling to really break up with Dai Gao. He left a backdoor for himself at all times. Once the situation changes, he could ease his relationship with Dai Gao at any time, and this is also one of the values ​​of Nie Yong's existence.

Politics is so dirty. There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests! Nie Yong’s official position is not high, but he is very famous. Everyone in the capital knows that Nie Yong is Dai Gao’s mortal enemy.

Zhan Tianqi activated Nie Yong either because Nie Yong really has so much talent or because of Nie Yong's name! And his alienation from Nie Yong is also because of this.

Liang Xu knew all these things, but he couldn't just talk about these subtleties. Nie Yong also vaguely understood these subtleties in his heart, but he couldn't raise these topics easily.

The atmosphere in the room was a bit dull, Liang Rong said: "Sir, please be content. With my talent as Zheng Ge'er, he must have considered these things by himself.

Although Guo Song is a great scholar in Jiangnan, he is famous for his romantic style and loves to linger in brothels. It is said that he has a good relationship with many culinary courtesans!

He became the chief examiner, and someone secretly raised this battle between the courtesans in the Qinhuai River. Recently, it has been rumored that this battle between the courtesans will be unprecedentedly fierce!

There was a girl named Li Qianqian who suddenly rose up. From a few months ago, she has become the top star in Mirage Pavilion! Originally, this matter has become a highlight, and now there is news about Guo Song again. Do you think, isn’t this even more gimmick?

It is said that Li Mu's talented man has also come out of the mountain recently. He has been in and out of the mirage for several consecutive days!"

Nie Yong said: "Are you brothels? It is indeed difficult to explain the matter of the brothels in the pleasure boats, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, which is even more so.

Yesterday, Brother Zheng went to Qinhuai River and met Lord Su Qing and Lord Su. He said that Su Qing wanted him to go to Yingtian. With Lord Su's personality, there should not be any other meaning. Today, I thought about what you said today, did Su Qing hope that Brother Zheng would also show up in this battle between the courtesans?"

Nie Yong and Liang Wei talked about Lu Zheng's affairs, but they were not sure about it and could not grasp the context of the matter. At this moment, the disciple came to report that Governor Zhan Tianqi was coming.

Nie Yong was slightly stunned, suddenly opened his eyes wide, stood up suddenly and said:

"Hurry, go out and greet me!"

Nie Yong was waiting for Zhan Tianqi. Unexpectedly, he really waited for it. At this moment, there were not many important things in Liuhe. Zhan Tianqi came here in person, which must be related to the provincial examination.

Nie Yong's mind is very simple now. It's fine if his situation is subtle, but many things can no longer be saved. But Lu Zheng is different. Lu Zheng is young and has amazing talent. Taking advantage of the moment, Nie Yong wants to find a backer with enough weight for Lu Zheng.

It is obvious that the prince behind Zhan Tianqi is the ideal candidate in Nie Yong's heart. If Lu Zheng can get into the prince's eyes, Lu Zheng will definitely not be a problem to pass this provincial examination.
Chapter completed!