idle king

Chapter 113 Arithmetic
Garden water pavilion.

Zhou Jing silently looked at the banquet, with a calm expression, as if she hadn't understood the meaning behind the two edicts at all.

Qin Wanqing, on the other hand, gave Zhou Jing a complicated look, and wanted to say something, but in the end she chose to remain silent.

Even Gao Yingyu, who was still persuading Xiaohuan earnestly when the imperial decree was heard, immediately stopped her voice, and at the same time glanced at the princess and Qin Wanqing quietly, and then quickly lowered her head.

As women from a wealthy family, they have been trained to have some insight in this area since they were young. After all, with their identities, if there is no accident, they will definitely marry into a well-established wealthy family in the future and become young mistresses. Maybe they will be from a certain big family hostess.Therefore, this problem can still be seen a little clue.

Among the four people present, this innocent Xiaohuan was probably the only one who hadn't noticed that the atmosphere was not right.

She looked up at the few qualified people with her face up, and said slightly puzzled: "Grandpa Qin wants to choose the best talents, why didn't he choose at the Jinling Poetry Fair? Only then can everyone be convinced Bar."

Hearing this, Zhou Jing smiled slightly, she really didn't know how to explain to this ignorant little girl.

Anything in the officialdom has never been based on the principle of 'study is good, and you are an official', let alone when it involves such a big event as the prince.

In fact, after reaching a certain high level, the only criterion for selecting candidates is loyalty, and talent and learning are just icing on the cake.

Because today's prince trusts Duke Qin, the honor of being a servant of the prince, which is not a position but better than a position, naturally falls on Duke Qin.

Of course, Zhou Jing herself knew that with Uncle Huang's wisdom, there would never be only one prince attendant.

"Xiaohuan, my sister will give you a little reminder, maybe you will understand." Knowing that Zhong Nanshan didn't want his only good daughter to get involved in such dirty things of intrigue, Zhou Jing decided to explain it in another way.

Zhou Jing glanced at Qin Wanqing next to her with a half-smile, and then said to Zhong Xinhuan: "When you came, did you hear any rumors about this banquet?"

"Rumor?" Xiaohuan tilted her head and thought for a long time. When Gao Yingyu kept blinking at her, she finally remembered, "Are you going to choose a husband for Sister Qing'er? Oh, then I understand."

Since you want to choose a son-in-law, of course you have to choose among acquaintances who know everything about him.And by the way, the fat and water will not flow into the field of outsiders, I am so smart.

After thinking about this, Zhong Xinhuan blushed and was extremely happy.

Seeing Xiaohuan's expression as she thought, taking it for granted, Zhou Jing finally couldn't help laughing.Even Qin Wanqing, who had been silent all this time, was amused by this little girl.Then he looked at Zhou Jing with a bit of reproach.

However, after this, the relationship between the two suddenly returned to the way it was before.

"Oh." Just when Zhong Xinhuan was inexplicably laughed by the three of them, he suddenly thought of a very important question.

And her scream made Zhou Jing and the others startled, all of them looked at her inexplicably.

Zhong Xinhuan looked at Qin Wanqing anxiously and said, "Then, what if Mr. Ye gets the first place then?"

Hearing this, the three of them looked at each other in dismay, followed by even louder laughter, and even Gao Yingyu shed tears.

The originally slightly depressing atmosphere of the entire water pavilion disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The side of the waterside pavilion was relaxed and cheerful, but the side of the banquet felt a little tense. Even the friends who had a good relationship before were full of gunpowder at the moment.

The prince read it, and the young people present knew exactly what this meant.

This is completely the training team for the prince. Once the prince ascends the throne, the prince will be promoted to the emperor's close minister in an instant. The rise of the family is just around the corner!

If Mr. Qin is only calling for a son-in-law, maybe some of them don't have so many ideas, but if this is the case, no matter what, they must fight for it.

Seeing the excitement of Wang Bo and others beside him, Ye Chu was also puzzled.

"Hey, I've never seen these people so excited before. Why do you feel like you've been given blood all of a sudden." After thinking for a long time, Ye Yu gently touched Zhou Chen and asked in a low voice.He knew it was absolutely clear.

Although he is far ahead in experience and knowledge, he is not necessarily much better than the people from these aristocratic families.At least when it comes to intrigues and intrigues, he is a bit off the mark.Because this kind of thing cannot be learned in the mall or in books.

Although politics and business are closely related and seem to be scheming, they are fundamentally different.

"Hey, you don't understand." Zhou Chen first raised his eyebrows proudly, and then he said, "If you call grandson-in-law, except for the first few who are qualified, the others are really unlikely. But if you choose the prince to attend the school, the greater the power of the family, the smaller the chance."

After hearing what Zhou Chen said, Ye Chu suddenly realized.

This kind of routine seems to be the same as that of many emperors choosing queens. They are concubines with middle or even lower family powers as queens, in order to restrict the situation of a single family.

The means of the emperor must be grasped from the baby and arranged in advance.

"Quiet, don't make too much noise, we've tried listening indiscriminately!" Seeing that there were still many people talking about it with their heads bowed, Mr. Qin said in a deep voice.

After hearing this slightly majestic voice, everyone on the field fell silent for an instant, and then all looked at Mr. Qin, sitting upright, waiting for his words.

Behind the crowd, Ye Tong raised his eyes and glanced at Mr. Qin, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Being cultured in ancient times was scary, but the words 'Don't be blind to BB' are so euphemistic...

"Everyone must also know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been fond of arithmetic since he was a child. Therefore, with the approval of the Holy Scriptures, the attendants recommended by me this time must not only have outstanding literary talents, but also be involved in arithmetic." When he said this, Mr. Qin He actually glanced at Ye You behind him, intentionally or unintentionally.

Then, by coincidence, the two met eyes.

Afterwards, Old Master Qin withdrew his gaze and continued to speak loudly: "The old man has received the oral order from the Holy Spirit."

As he spoke, he saw Mr. Qin take out a well-sealed folder from his sleeve, and then opened it in front of everyone.

"These are all arithmetic problems that His Highness the Crown Prince himself gave. All of you who are here today are the leaders of the younger generation in Jinling, so I decided to test and teach you in arithmetic first."

(End of this chapter)