Chapter 889: Silk Shop
"It's strange, why did the emperor send me this errand?"
When several palace maids came out of the hall, they all bowed to their blessings when they saw Ma Shunde. He didn't even lit the heads and left straight, with a calm expression, but he still scratched like a kitten in his heart, really curious and uneasy.
At the beginning, the emperor called himself away and felt a little proud, especially when he saw Zhao Pifu.
Even if I come back, I am still a person who is trustworthy by the emperor.
But when he entered the palace, the emperor had something to explain, but Ma Shunde never expected this before entering, which made him still feel a little dazed.
"The emperor said that someone reported that the spring exam problem might have been leaked, so I will check it out."
Ma Shunde secretly glanced at the emperor's expression when he said this. He was still a little weak and his gloomy. He was still scared now.
How could the emperor send him this job? This should be something the censor or a special foreign minister should do.
Even if it is not a minister, there should be a supervisory agency to deal with it.
This dynasty does not prohibit eunuchs from dealing with some matters, but this is the first time that eunuchs have leaked problems in the spring examination?
This is actually not an errand for the Imperial City Department, but whether it is reasonable or not, it is the emperor's order. I only need to know this and execute it seriously.
"Father-in-law!"
Along the way, not only the palace maids and eunuchs, but also the guards saluted one after another, which made Ma Shunde feel complacent.
right!
He has become more and more able to feel the beauty of power. This errand must be done seriously. You must never mess it up!
Gaowanfang Silk Shop
This Fang Street is an area that is neither up nor down in the capital. The public security is acceptable and the price is relatively low, but it is most suitable for juren to live in.
At this time, not only shops are full of shops on the street, but even the roadside is full of stalls, including word and divination, clothes, shoes, and snack stalls. The noise is half a mile long. Amid the hawkers, the crowds are bustling with people walking through the crowd.
At this time, spring is blowing, and the weather is gradually warming up. Although it is still a bit late spring cold, as long as the cold wind is not blowing, it is much stronger than a month ago. Walking on the streets of the capital, you can see many passers-by who have changed into spring clothes.
These people are basically from wealthy. After all, poor people dare not change their spring clothes at this time. They would rather cover them again. For the poor, getting sick from the cold is enough to make a relatively wealthy family fall into the dust.
No matter how poor the family background of the scholars who entered Beijing were, as long as they could pass the imperial examination, they would basically be in the ranks of gentry. Regardless of whether they could pass the imperial examination or not, their lives would be much better than most people.
Most of the students had already changed into thin clothes at this time. They stayed in the warm hotel. The sound of reading aloud came from the lobby, causing some passers-by who were wearing bloated clothes to show envy.
A little fox ran over and slid into the hotel at this time.
Its beautiful white-haired fox should be very eye-catching, but when it walks on the road, people on the road seem to have never seen it.
Even the people entering and leaving the hotel ignored it.
This is its power. The dragon energy in the capital is moving. It is still difficult for the demon race to cast spells, but for the little fox, it is not difficult.
It also does not need to cast a large spell, just a little bit of small spells that make people ignore it.
"Jiji." It suddenly stopped, looked not far away, tilted its head slightly, making a soft cry that only it could hear. And it was staring at a hotel, and in a dim corner, two people were leaning over.
The two of them didn't enter the room either, as if they happened to have a few words and their voices were very low, and the fox's ears moved, and the low voice suddenly came.
"No, it's only five hundred taels. How can you reduce the price? Other buyers know, don't you have to resent? You must not!"
"It's almost March now. Even if I get the questions, I don't have much time to prepare for it. You have to be cheaper."
It was a coincidence that I happened to run into the transaction site!
Both parties to the transaction, one party is a candidate, who looks twenty-seven or eight years old, but at this time he shows a look of annoyance and attempts to bargain.
Another one was dressed in a tight manner. Because it rained in the morning, this person didn't take off his straw raincoat even after entering the hotel, so he could only hear from his voice that he was a middle-aged man.
The two of them fought fiercely, their voices were very low, fast and urgent.
"Four hundred and fifty taels, no less, no less, I would rather not sell them."
"Sure! Four hundred and fifty taels are four hundred and fifty taels! But I remember your face clearly. If you lied to me, you know what the consequences would be."
"Don't worry, it's a big deal about your future. How could you lie to you? I'll give you the money and I'll give you a question!"
"Another one!" The little fox looked carefully, took out a piece of paper, and then took the note with his claws openly and grabbed the charcoal with his claws, thinking about something.
"Woom!" A dog came out of nowhere. He was shocked when he saw it. He grabbed his tail and stepped back, not forgetting to warn the owner.
"What's the name?" The owner glanced at it and seemed to see a cat. After looking carefully, there was nothing left. He kicked the dog in depression, and the dog couldn't help but let out a grievance.
Taisun Mansion
Soon, the spring rain drizzled again, and the blue bricks were soaked. The little fox, who ran over almost without stepping on his feet, couldn't help but rub his claws on the small blanket at the door, and then looked up to see the young man sitting there looking at something.
Several years have passed since it met this man. This man has gradually changed from a handsome young man to an indescribable young man, more handsome and more dignified than when he first met.
Even if you look down and read quietly, it feels difficult to get close to.
Everyone outside said that the grandson was approachable and very kind.
But it is very clear that this man is like the bright moon in the sky. Although it is bright and gentle, it will not give people a burning feeling or be so aggressive, but it is all an illusion.
This is a very dangerous person, but danger also represents an opportunity, and it belongs to them.
But if you look carefully, your appearance has not changed. You are still sixteen or seventeen years old. But your eyes and temperament are not a little immature, which makes people feel illusioned.
Su Ziji did not look at it, but said softly: "Why can't you come?"
It calmed down its mind, walked over lightly, jumped up, and then saw clearly that the Taisun was looking at a note, thinking about something.
The little fox screamed twice. Su Ziji did not hand it a dictionary this time, but handed it a thick stack of paper: "This is the list of juren, please see if there is any missing."
There are many names on each page.
The little fox looked at the names and marked them one by one, while Su Ziji wrote down the names on the notes one by one on another piece of white paper.
After finishing writing, I saw the little fox lying beside him, just watching his movements, but no longer moving. I knew that this was the little fox’s recent gain and there were no mistakes.
"Jiji." The little fox handed over a piece of paper with very simple words on it.
"You can write!" Su Ziji seemed to be accustomed to it, smiled, lowered his head and looked a little relieved.
"There is a problem with the cloth and pulp washing shop, but it was not Sun's seller and Cui'er who had contacted him, but refused."
"Is it a guy who is buying or simply mixing in, and doesn't pass through the shop owner and sews the paper into his clothes?"
This is a chain trick. It was a cloth, silk pulp wash shop opened by people from Taisun’s mansion and was sewn in paper. It was Taisun’s friend who bought the question. If you don’t know, it would be hard to tell.
Chapter completed!