After Xiao Liulang entered the Imperial Academy, he attracted a lot of attention, for no other reason than his appearance was too reminiscent of the Young Chief.
All the teachers who had seen the Young Chief back then were amazed that there were really people who looked so similar to each other in this world.
However, similar was similar. The Young Chief had been confird dead and they had all attended his funeral, so naturally they would not confuse the young man in front of them with the Young Chief.
Besides, Xiao Liulang was only similar at first glance. Upon a closer look, one would see that his eyes and temperant was opposite to that of the Young Chief.
In addition to this, his character, behavior, and even his handwriting and the way he wrote articles were different from those of the Young Chief.
Just how much effort would it take for a person to thoroughly remold oneself?
Furthermore, if he was really the Young Chief, why didn’t he go back to the Xiao Family?
And he was a cripple to boot.
In the forr dynasty, people who had a serious illness or defect weren't allowed to take part in the imperial examination. It was only after the change of dynasty that this old regulation was abolished.
Not many students had seen the Young Chief, hence this matter didn’t cause much of a storm in the end.
"Why did Junwang co to the Imperial Academy today?"
In the Mingzheng Hall of the Imperial Academy, Director Zheng t An Junwang who was dressed in splendid clothes.
Even though An Junwang was a student of the Imperial Academy’s Shuaixing Hall, he had the privilege not to co to class every day. This was his first appearance since the beginning of school days.
An Junwang said with a smile, "I heard that there’s an excellent freshman in the Imperial Academy."
He didn't ntion a na, but Director Zheng guessed instantly that he was talking about Xiao Liulang. Director Zheng responded with an ingratiating smile, "He’s nothing out of the ordinary. Compared to Junwang, the difference is like between mud and cloud."
An Junwang smiled faintly, saying, "You can't say that. He’s soone that caught the eye of this prince."
Director Zheng was stunned.
An Junwang chuckled and said, "Our Zhuang Family wanted to find a way to recomnd him for admission to the Imperial Academy, but he was admitted through his own ability. Does Director Zheng think such a person isn’t good enough?"
Director Zheng broke into a cold sweat. This Junwang simply didn't play cards according to common sense. Ordinary people, when encountering another talented individual, would be wary of the other party and view them as a thorny character, no?
Listening to An Junwang... It seed the Zhuang Family was trying to win him over?
It was true that An Junwang had the intention to win Xiao Liulang over to their side. Although the Zhuang Family already had so many talents, who didn’t like having more talented people on their side? If you had one more chess piece, wouldn’t you have a better chance of winning in the overall situation of the country?
An Junwang looked at Director Zheng and said, "Tell honestly, how talented and knowledgeable is that Xiao Liulang?
"This..." Director Zheng hesitated for a mont before saying, "In terms of genuine talent, he is indeed an outstanding person. However, this official will still say the sa thing. He can't compare with Junwang."
"Don’t use as a comparison." An Junwang said casually.
Director Zheng paused, then cupped his hand, saying, "Then, excluding Junwang, he should be the best amongst the freshn of this year."
An Junwang's red lips hooked up as he spoke, "Very good, a fine individual to cultivate. Our Zhuang Family wants this person."
Director Zheng put on a fake smile and replied, "To be favored by the Zhuang Family, it’s a good fortune he accumulated over eight lifetis!"
To be completely honest, Director Zheng didn’t like Xiao Liulang very much, mainly because the guy didn’t show enough respect to him. Every ti they t, Director Zheng had the illusion of not knowing who the superior was between them.
"Junwang, about this official..." Director Zheng looked aningfully at An Junwang.
An Junwang said, "With the reopening of the Imperial Academy, it is natural that the position of Chief cannot remain vacant all the ti. I will speak with my grandfather and ask him to put in a good word for Director Zheng in court if necessary."
Director Zheng thanked him again and again, "Thank you Junwang! Many thanks, many thanks!"
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Gu Jiao didn’t keep her plan to join a partnership with Second Owner to open a dical hall a secret from her family. Of course, she said nothing about using her dical skills as investnt, and only said that she was going to invest 800 taels of silver so she could be half an owner of the dical hall.
The family mbers expressed strong support for this.
After dinner, the elderly woman found Gu Jiao and threw a pouch at her.
"What is it?" Gu Jiao asked.
The elderly woman replied lightly, "Pay back once your dical hall starts making money."
This was the elderly woman's savings for future expenses. It contained the obligatory money that Gu Jiao usually gave her, the money that she earned from reselling jinchuang dicines, and the money she made from telling people a play, teaching people tricks to exorcise evil spirits, and reading people’s palms.
It was unbelievably a lot, no less than fifty taels of silver!
Gu Jiao: If not for deciding to open a dical hall, I wouldn't have known that you’re able to make such a fortune in silence!
Gu Xiaoshun also gave Gu Jiao the money he was unwilling to spend in normal days.
Needless to say, Gu Yan also handed over all his pocket money to his sister, he even asked for an advanced salary of twelve taels from the little monk. From then on, his hard days of working as a part-ti laborer for the little monk in order to pay off debts began.
After entering the Imperial Academy, Xiao Liulang made a small profit by doing howorks for younger generations of wealthy families, but he didn't think it was enough to open a dical hall.
He found Lin Chengye, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Are you still worrying about not being able to do your howork? Are you still losing your hair because you can't write eight-part essays? Here’s a gold dalist tutor, available to help your studies for the tropolitan exam, price is excellent, with a guaranteed partial refund if ineffective."
Lin Chengye:“…”
When Gu Jiao t with Second Owner again, Gu Jiao's money was no less than that of Second Owner.
Second Owner: ...this just doesn’t make sense, does it?
After all, Second Owner had been a business owner for so many years and still had so connections, so there was no need for Gu Jiao to worry about manpower. At present, the biggest problem was the location where they were going to open the dical hall.
For Gu Jiao's sake, it was best to open their dical hall near the Imperial Academy.
Gu Jiao found Guarantor Zhang.
Guarantor Zhang took the two people to see the shops and houses in Chang'an Street and Xuanwu Street. Chang'an Street had a larger flow of people and was more bustling. It was just that all the good shops here had already been rented out, and the rest were either too expensive or too bad. No wonder they couldn't be rented out.
"How about we go and take a look at Xuanwu Street?" Guarantor Zhang suggested.
Xuanwu Street wasn't as bustling as Chang’an Street. Naturally, if one planned to open a business, it was still better to choose Chang’an Street.
Guarantor Zhang said with a smile, "It's more convenient to go to the Imperial Academy in Xuanwu Street, and business will not be bad there either!"
"Let’s go and take a look." Gu Jiao said.
"Alright then." Second Owner responded with a sigh.
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