Ding Lianjin looked like a tough guy, but he was actually an extremely attentive person. When he saw Duan Chen chasing Zhao Ruxi, he deliberately slowed down his pace to give Duan Chen and Zhao Ruxi room to talk. Even though he was joking with others, he always kept his eyes focused on the front.

A group of people.

At this time, he saw Zhao Ruxi stop and say a few words to Duan Chen before leaving. Duan Chen was standing there blankly. He quickly took a few steps forward, patted Duan Chen on the shoulder and said: "Brother Duan,

We are discussing going to Taibai Building, what do you think of that place?"

Duan Chen was rejected and was feeling depressed. How could he still be in the mood to drink?

He shook his head and forced a smile to Ding Lianjin: "No. I was caught in the wind just now while riding, and I have a headache. I want to go back and rest. Please explain to everyone for me."

As he said that, he walked quickly in a different direction from Zhao Ruxi.

The group behind them were paying attention to the movements of Zhao Ruxi and Duan Chen, in addition to Ding Lianjin, there was also Lu Shanchu who had also sent a greeting note to Zhao Ruxi.

As an unmarried person, Lu Shanchu also had the same thoughts about Zhao Ruxi as Duan Chen.

It's just that Duan Chen simply appreciated Zhao Ruxi's talent, but Lu Shanchu valued Zhao Ruxi's background and connections more.

Lu Shanchu's background was worse than Duan Chen's, and his family was further away from the capital, in the Lingnan area. Compared to Duan Chen, who had an uncle who was an official in the capital, Lu Shanchu had no relatives in the capital.

And he didn't get engaged until he was seventeen. Both his family and himself planned to wait until he passed the imperial examination to find a marriage in the capital, so that he could get some help from official connections. Otherwise, no matter how talented he was, he would not be engaged.

Without background connections, he will be at a disadvantage compared to other people with backgrounds, whether initially assigned to an official position or promoted later.

He was successful at a young age, so he was naturally arrogant. He felt that he was a pillar of talent and would have no problem becoming a prince or prime minister in the future. What he lacked was the connections and foundation in the capital.

Zhao Zhiwei's eldest brother is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is the best connection. Even if Zhao Zhiwei has no talent and ugly appearance, Lu Shanchu will consider it, not to mention that Zhao Zhiwei is so dazzling in both appearance and talent.

Therefore, after finding out Zhao Ruxi's background, he began to think about marrying her.

But he also has self-awareness.

Yesterday, he inquired that Duan Chen had sent a greeting note to Zhao Zhiwei. It could be seen from Duan Chen's behavior just now that he obviously had unusual thoughts about Zhao Zhiwei. But it seemed that Zhao Zhiwei did not have that intention for Duan Chen.

Lu Shanchu became discouraged when he thought that his ranking was not as high as Duan Chen's, his family background was not as good as his, and his appearance was not as good as his. Zhao Zhiwei was even colder to him than Duan Chen at the Qionglin Banquet just now.

If Zhao Zhiwei gets entangled again and gets annoyed and asks her senior brother to use tricks in assigning officials, then the gains outweigh the losses.

Thinking of this, he wisely did not come forward to speak.

Did he hear that someone would hunt down his son-in-law?

If Zhao Zhiwei doesn't like him, someone will naturally like him.

"Brother Duan has caught a cold and has a headache. Let me apologize to everyone and meet with you another day." Ding Lianjin said to everyone, "Then we will get together. Let's go to Taibai Tower."

A group of people walked out and walked outside the square. They were about to look for their sedans and servants, or to go directly back to their residences. They saw a group of people surrounding Duan Chen, who had left before them, shouting: "

Mr. Duan, I am the steward of Mr. Peng’s family in Hanlin Academy, and my master invites you to be a guest at home."

"Mr. Duan, I am the housekeeper of Taichang Temple Prime Minister Li's family. My master would like to invite you to my home."

"..."

Everyone was dumbfounded, and then looked at each other in amazement.

One of them pointed at those people and asked stammeringly: "Is this... seizing a son-in-law under the banner?"

"No." The other one's eyes were full of envy, "No matter which family you marry, you have a foundation in the capital. Even if you are sent abroad in the future, you can ask the Yue family to smooth things over and smooth things over if you have anything to do.

It’s much better than those of us who have a dark eye.”

Everyone nodded.

They have no choice. Now they are in their thirties and forties, and they have just passed the Jinshi exam. They can't delay getting married until now, right? What if they fail to pass the exam?

In addition, they were able to get to this point more or less with the help of the Yue family.

Therefore, looking at the scene in front of them, they could only feel envious.

Becoming famous at a young age really means you have a bright future.

Someone thought of Lu Shanchu, turned to look at him, and said with a smile: "Master Lu hasn't gotten married yet, right? If these people know that you are here, they will definitely come up to pester you."

Someone else saw that Lu Shanchu seemed to be moving, and immediately pushed him: "Go, go, go."

By this time, someone had noticed their group.

These people were all wearing Jinshi official uniforms, so it was difficult not to notice them.

Lu Shanchu was particularly young among this group of people. When someone pushed him out again, these people immediately recognized who he was and hurriedly stepped forward to grab him: "Master Lu, I am the steward of the Wailang family of the Ministry of Rites..."

When those people who were pestering Duan Chen but couldn't squeeze in heard this, they quickly changed their direction and came towards Lu Shanchu.

Anyway, the old man in the family has said that both Duan Chen and Lu Shanchu are excellent candidates for son-in-law. As long as they bring one of them back to marry him, they will receive a generous reward.

There are many ladies in the family, both legitimate and concubine, so pick one of them to get married. When they become successful and become high-ranking officials, the family will also benefit from it. This is a very cost-effective deal.

These people swarmed in and pushed Ding Lianjin and others outside.

Ding Lianjin and others were also startled, fearing that they would be affected, so they quickly took a few steps back.

They were married, and if they were dragged in to get married indiscriminately, there would definitely be a fire in the backyard of their home.

Seeing that Duan Chen was not cooperating, his hat was pulled crookedly, and his clothes were almost torn. The same was true at Lu Shan. One of them suddenly thought of Zhao Ruxi and said, "I don't know if Miss Zhao Zhiwei has denied the marriage. If not, I still don't know."

In my humble opinion, Mr. Duan and Mr. Lu would be better off marrying her."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

They are all in the top ten on the list, and they have inquired clearly about the backgrounds of all the people in the top ten, so as to determine who can be selected as the number one pick and who is the most promising, so that they can make friends in advance and burn the stove.

.

Among them, Zhao Zhiwei has always been the person they wanted to make friends with but couldn't.

Among the two people over there who were being competed for by various families, Lu Shanchu was actually very moved by these families.

But he is not stupid. He knows that anyone who comes here to catch his son-in-law is probably not a good match.
Chapter completed!