In a teahouse called Junru Tea House, Ji Ning and Qin Yuanyuan entered the private room, and as soon as they sat down, Qin Yuanyuan ordered fragrant tea and poured it for Ji Ning personally.

Ji Ning said: "Master Qin is polite. ”

"What did Ji Jieyuan say, you are now a princess, and you are coming to the capital to take the exam, if you can be a jinshi, the future is limitless, the concubine is just a businessman, you can sit down with Ji Jieyuan and drink tea, it is also the honor of Sansheng, Ji Gongzi, please!" Qin Yuanyuan admired Ji Ning very much, and his attitude towards Ji Ning was also extremely respectful.

This made Ji Ning a little embarrassed.

But Ji Ning also knew that the social status of businessmen in this era was very low, businessmen like Qin Yuanyuan belonged to the lowest-ranking businessmen in Shinong Industry and Commerce, even those craftsmen under her hands, their social status was higher than her, how could this convince Qin Yuanyuan?

There is money, but no status, this is also a paradox of this era, and people with power usually lack money, so people in politics will also be in the same stream as businessmen, turn the money of businessmen into their own, and then give businessmen a certain social status.

Ji Ning said: "The Qin family came to the capital to do business? ”

"The concubine said no, Ji Jieyuan must not believe it?" Qin Yuanyuan said, still with a little compliment in his tone, and said, "Actually, the concubine came to the capital, hoping to see Ji Jieyuan earlier, and once sent a letter, trying to get in touch with Ji Jieyuan, but also knew that Ji Jieyuan was under great pressure to take the exam now, so he didn't dare to visit, and he also hoped to meet Ji Jieyuan again after the Spring Festival, and also hoped that Ji Jieyuan could be in Xingbang High School!" ”

Ji Ning shook his head and said: "The Qin family has been promoted, the road to the imperial examination is long, and there is no determination to be able to rank in the ranks!" ”

Qin Yuanyuan smiled and said, "The concubine believes that Ji Jieyuan can do it!" ”

Ji Ning was complimented by Qin Yuanyuan, he wanted to say a lot of things, but he was embarrassed to explain, in fact, Ji Ning's attitude towards Qin Yuanyuan was the same as his attitude towards Jing Xuan, no matter what trouble you Qin Yuanyuan had, it would be after the end of the test, he didn't want to be distracted by this, but Qin Yuanyuan obviously wanted to use Ji Ning's position to make a fuss, how to say that Ji Ning also rose step by step under her "appreciation", and her attitude seemed to be qualified to share the fruits of Ji Ning's success.

"Qin Dangjia, seeing that it has reached the end of the year, and it is about to reach the Spring Festival, I don't know where Qin Dangjia is staying now?" Ji Ning asked.

Qin Yuanyuan said: "What, does Ji Jieyuan also have the leisure to visit?" The concubine is now lodged in the Jinling Hall in the capital, where there are merchants from the south to the north, it will be more convenient to talk about business on weekdays, today I came out to meet a few guests, and the business of corn next year was discussed, and I never wanted to encounter a little trouble, the concubine body is very believing in the dark and has its own destiny, Saiong lost his horse and knew whether it was a blessing, and just encountered a little trouble, he met Ji Jieyuan, which is not only a coincidence, but also fate, and also a blessing for the concubine! ”

Ji Ning thought to himself: "Even if you are blessed to meet me, when will you say this compliment?" I know that you have contact with a certain faction of powerful people in the court, but I don't know if it is the crown prince, or the fifth prince, or Princess Wenren, you are telling me this now, don't you want to come to be a lobbyist, and finally lobby me to help you? ”

Ji Ning said: "Then what is the purpose of Qin's family in charge of coming to the capital besides doing business?" ”

"It's just business, by the way...... And a little bit of personal matter. Qin Yuanyuan didn't seem to want to say it too clearly, "The concubine is in the capital, there have been a few old friends, they have a certain amount of power in the court, the concubine was counting on using their power to seek some protection in power for the concubine, so that the concubine can do business in the capital, but when it comes to the capital, these old friends have either fallen, or now they can no longer achieve great things, so the concubine is also very conflicted in her body and mind, and today I also want to ask Ji Jieyuan, the concubine should do this!" ”

The words were hints, but Ji Ning already understood them very clearly.

Qin Yuanyuan didn't want to do anything for his old master anymore, and wanted to join someone else, but because he had no way, he was now trying to find a way to get out.

After thinking for a while, Ji Ning asked, "Then Master Qin, it should be inconvenient to go back to Jinling City now, right?" ”

"Well, exactly!" Qin Yuanyuan nodded.

"Then if the Qin family wants to stay in the capital and get some protection in power, does it mean that the Qin family should show a few more 'old friends'?" Ji Ning smiled deeply and asked.

Qin Yuanyuan looked at Ji Ning curiously, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and he asked, "Then who does Ji Jieyuan think is suitable?" ”

Ji Ning didn't expect Qin Yuanyuan to come and ask him about who he was joined in, Ji Ning said: "I don't know anything about Qin Dang's old friends, so how can I give guidance to Qin Dang's family?" ”

Ji Ning's meaning is obvious, I don't know anything about your past, and I still want me to help you, do you think I have great powers and can make reasonable plans for you?

Qin Yuanyuan thought about it, and seemed to feel that it was a little difficult for Ji Ning to do this, she thought for a while and said: "Ji Jieyuan, these old friends of the concubine body have been in contact with the nobles in the palace, do you think the concubine body needs to have anything to do with them?" ”

Ji Ning secretly thought: "The nobles in the palace can have two meanings, one is the emperor and the other is the concubine. Now the most favored in the palace is none other than Li Guifei, the mother of the five princes, if Qin Yuanyuan refers to the five princes, then this means that the five princes are in trouble in the competition for the crown prince, perhaps the crown prince has been addicted to wine recently, but in fact, he is secretly deploying, trying to completely eradicate the five princes and the party, and it may also be related to King Hui and King Chong's coveting of the throne! ”

Maybe Qin Yuanyuan was just a tentative sentence, which made Ji Ning have so many associations, if Qin Yuanyuan knew that her sentence would expose so much information, she would definitely consider this sentence before considering it.

"Qin is in charge, now the situation is undecided, if you rashly find another perch, it may be detrimental to your future situation, and it is better to be satisfied with the status quo for the time being, but you can make a false promise, just wait until the time is ripe, and then consider switching!" Ji Ning said.

Qin Yuanyuan was obviously a little disappointed with Ji Ning's answer, she shook her head and said, "Has Ji Jieyuan ever considered such a consequence?" ”

"Is Qin in charge of the family saying that the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking, or is it being dominated by others and suppressing the old forces? There is no need to worry so much about the Qin family, according to the current situation, the Son of Heaven is still alive, and the top and bottom of the court are still very stable, even if someone is in charge, it is also to seek stability, how can they carry out the purge of the old forces? On the contrary, it will give Qin Dangjia more choices at that time, what does Qin Dangjia think? Ji Ning said with a smile.