People were coming and going on the long street, and restaurants and inns were all discussing this year's examination, and Chen Ping naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.
A peasant boy who studied hard in a cold window has now become a unique literary star in the world.
Not to mention this dynasty, it is extremely rare in all dynasties.
This kind of character will definitely leave a strong mark on history books in the future.
When Cheng Yuanjian heard that Chen Ping had won Huiyuan, he sent people to come to his door with generous gifts to congratulate him.
The housekeeper felt very distressed when he saw that every piece of antique treasure he took out from the warehouse was a treasure.
"Sir, this is an old item from the previous dynasty. It may not even be used in the palace."
"What's the use of putting objects in the pavilion?" Cheng Yuanjian glanced at him, "Swords are given to heroes, geniuses with the fourth grade, and ordinary things are given to you. If you can handle them, I can't afford to lose this person." "Otherwise, I'd better ask the master about this matter."
Cheng Yuanjian raised his eyebrows, but his foot speed did not slow down at all.
"Didn't he go to inspect the goods? Why did he come back so soon?"
"No, there's no news from the buyer. I've been there several times without seeing anyone, so I can only come back and wait for news."
The butler followed carefully behind him, holding a vase facing forward, for fear of falling.
Cheng Yuanjian hooked the jade bracelet around his waist with one hand and sneered.
"Good goods are never too late," he flicked the vase playfully and said with a smile, "It's worth thousands of gold, who doesn't like it?"
The Cheng Mansion's carriage arrived in front of the restaurant and happened to see Chen Ping and his party rushing out of the door.
"Where are they going in a hurry?" Cheng Yuanjian was a little curious.
The servant took one look and said, "I'll go and find out, little one."
Not long after, the servant came back with a slightly strange look in his eyes, "Sir, the people at the restaurant said that it seems that Mr. Cheng was kidnapped by the son-in-law car."
"Huh?" Cheng Yuanjian burst into laughter and said with great interest, "Who is so unlucky as to snatch this kid away?"
"Sir, shall we follow?"
"No need, just wait here."
Cheng Yuanjian always behaved casually, so his servants did not dare to ask any questions, so they had to wait quietly by the restaurant.
After a long time, the sound of Cheng Cheng and Xie Zhiyuan playing was heard. Chen Ping and several others looked at it and shook their heads.
Cheng Yuanjian heard the noise, raised the curtain of the car, took a look, and ordered: "Let's go over."
Before Chen Ping could sit down in the wing on the second floor, he heard congratulations coming from outside the door.
"Oh, congratulations, congratulations on your high school reunion!"
Cheng Yuanjian stepped into the side room with great enthusiasm. After Xie Zhiyuan saw the person clearly, he frowned in displeasure.
Cheng Cheng naturally knew that the two of them never dealt with each other, so he pulled Xie Zhiyuan's sleeve and reminded him: "I'm here to congratulate you."
Chen Ping did not expect Cheng Yuanjian to come. After all, the last banquet made him a little uncomfortable, but in the end it was just a small episode. Today, when someone comes to congratulate him in person, the due etiquette is still indispensable.
He stood up and came forward, "Thank you Mr. Cheng for coming here."
After the two exchanged a few words and sat down, the servants of the Cheng family brought out the congratulatory gifts.
Xie Zhiyuan looked at the gifts sent by Cheng Yuanjian with his eyes raised, "Celadon vase, emerald lying cow, agarwood short-handled armrest, tsk tsk, you are so generous."
Cheng Yuanjian smiled politely, "It's all a small business, not as good as Mr. Xie's lavish spending."
"Who said that Chen Ping and I are good brothers? Unlike some people, we can't afford to be early without benefits." Xie Zhiyuan seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
In the capital, there are not many people who dare to speak to the nephew of Wei Guogong like this, and basically they have to give him three points of punishment.
Xie Zhiyuan had no such scruples, and his attitude was very unkind.
Cheng Yuanjian was not surprised, "You're looking down on me, aren't you? Chen Ping is an outstanding scholar. I've admired him for a long time. I'm here just to congratulate him."
"Have you finished your congratulations? Let's go slowly without seeing him off." Xie Zhiyuan nodded and directly issued an eviction order.
When Cheng Yuanjian heard this, there was no displeasure on his face, he just looked at Chen Ping.
As today's protagonist, Chen Ping naturally has no reason to drive away guests, but I don't know why Xie Zhiyuan is so hostile to Cheng Yuanjian.
"Okay! Zhiyuan, please stop saying a few words." Cheng Cheng picked up the wine glass to smooth things over, "Today we are here to congratulate my junior brother, don't even stand here. If you want to leave, you have to drink a few drinks before leaving." p>
Cheng Yuanjian stood up at this time and raised his glass to Chen Ping, "Xiao Cheng is right. When we first met that day, I thought Brother Chen could be a high school student. In the end, it turned out to be true. Out of all the people in the city, only you came out on top. It's really gratifying.
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Chen Ping quickly returned the favor and said, "Thank you very much, Master Cheng. Chen is just lucky."
Cheng Yuanjian laughed loudly, pointed to the street outside the window, and said: "What a fluke, look carefully at the street, how many candidates are on their way home now."
Those candidates who failed knew that there was no hope for this year. They were depressed, drunk, or disheartened, but most of them got up and left the capital to go home.
Chen Ping subconsciously looked towards the street, and sure enough he saw a few people dressed as students carrying bags.
Some of them looked at the restaurant and walked a little heavily.
"Choosing a son in the Tian family means choosing one from a million, how difficult it is!" Cheng Cheng sighed.
"So, if you can stand out, how can you not celebrate it?" Cheng Yuanjian raised his hand and clapped all the gift boxes open. "These are all items that Cheng took out from the warehouse, and I gave them to Brother Chen to play with today."<
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"Young master Cheng, I can't use these valuable things. I..." Chen Ping quickly refused. These things are of great value at first glance.
"Everything valuable has been put in the cabinet to gather dust. It's not worth a lot of money." Cheng Yuanjian didn't seem to care, "Brother Chen and I hit it off right away, so we don't need to be so polite."
Chen Ping was speechless, why did he feel like old friends at first sight?
However, Xie Zhiyuan suddenly said: "It's nothing, just accept it. Next time he celebrates his birthday, you can ask someone to send these back, and everything will be settled."
"Master Xie, what do you mean?" Cheng Yuanjian's expression was a little ugly.
"Whatever it sounds like to you is what it means." Xie Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows, "Why, you are not smart enough to hear it?"
"I gave this gift to Chen Ping. He can accept it or smash it. It's not for you. Why do you have to compete with me?"
"Don't dare, who dares to compete with the nephew of the Duke of Wei?"
Before they could calm down for a while, the two were tit for tat again.
Fortunately, the housekeeper of the Cheng Mansion came to the side room at this time. When he saw Cheng Yuanjian, his expression relaxed and he cupped his hands.
"Sir, the master has returned home. Let me find you!"
After such an interruption, the atmosphere at the scene calmed down. Cheng Yuanjian looked at Chen Ping and said helplessly: "My father is like this. It seems that I can't accompany Brother Chen today."
"Mr. Cheng, I didn't entertain you well today. Since I have something to do at home, I'd better go back first." Chen Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief and happened to borrow Poxia's donkey. After all, Cheng Yuanjian was here and everyone couldn't enjoy themselves.
"Today's banquet is not over, so I will use this glass of wine to wish you and Xiao Cheng a bright future." Cheng Yuanjian drank the wine in one gulp and left the room with the butler with a smile.
"Disgusting stuff." Xie Zhiyuan cursed in disgust.
"Senior brother Xie, have you ever had a problem with this person?" After Cheng Yuanjian left, Chen Ping couldn't help but ask.
Because Xie Zhiyuan would not be like this on weekdays, so there must be some special reason.
"It's nothing special, I just don't like it. Cheng Yuanjian almost adopted Wei Guogong. Do you know why it didn't succeed in the end?"
"But because the father of the Cheng family is a relative after all?" Chen Ping guessed.
"It's all about promoting relatives. His father was originally a businessman who was married to the concubine of the Duke of Wei. Later, he was promoted to an official and businessman. He licked the feet of the nobles in the palace and talked nonsense to everyone. Why do you think he was...
Choosing to be the playmate of Wei Guogong's legitimate son? You can't just rely on your words."
"Even so, it's not surprising."
"It's really nothing. But the Cheng family has evil intentions. They deliberately curry favor with Duke Wei, just to see that Duke Wei's only son was easy to handle. Duke Wei is old and may not be able to take care of many things..." At this point,
Xie Zhiyuan glanced at the stairs and whispered: "Before Wei Guogong decided to adopt him, the prince of Wei Guogong... suffered from a serious illness and almost died."
"You mean...him?" Chen Ping looked a little shocked.
"Who knows, anyway, the Cheng family's plans are not small. But the year before last, Cheng Yuanjian almost ruined his family in order to forcefully buy someone else's pen washer from the previous dynasty. The evidence is conclusive."
People who are not used to using power to suppress others.
Chen Ping naturally believed in Xie Zhiyuan, so it seemed that Cheng Yuanjian was not as cynical as he appeared to be, but also a person who would do anything to achieve his goals.