Fragrance Returned

Ding Xiang sent this painting not only to thank Xun Qianli and Xun Yiqing, but also to attract Xun Yibo, hoping that he would come to her home to discuss his painting skills with her.

The next day, Mr. Xun sent four strips of fine ink and a set of paints to appreciate the lilacs. He said that Brother Qian's picture was very good and he liked it very much. He is really a talented young man...

Ding Xiang sent him a can of tonic soup with ginseng in return.

Ding Liren took the exam on the second day of May.

Three days later, the Imperial College examination results were released, and Ding Liren was admitted to the Imperial College with an excellent score of third place.

The Imperial College in this era was divided into three levels: outer house, inner house, and upper house. There are more than 3,000 people in the entire Imperial College. There are only 500 students in the inner room and more than 100 in the upper room.

There are also international students from Korea, Fusang, Siam, Western Yuan and other countries.

Students in Dali generally enter school between the ages of fourteen and nineteen. For example, Xun Qiandai entered the Imperial College at the age of twelve, and Xun Yibo entered the Imperial College at the age of thirteen. They were child prodigies. They were recommended by someone and then passed a special examination. They were extremely rare.

Freshmen study in the outer dormitory. After passing the public and private examinations, they can then refer to their daily skills and advance to the inner dormitory.

The students in the inner house take exams once every two years. The test scores and the scores of the public and private examinations of the year are all excellent, and they are the top students.

Students in the upper house can be awarded official positions, and those who take the imperial examination will be recommended to the Ministry of Rites and Books, which is called Jinshi.

Someone who was recommended to be admitted to the Imperial Academy was directly admitted to the Upper House.

You can also become an official if you are an internal student and don't study. As long as there is a way, these students can basically become officials.

This is the benefit of going to the Imperial College.

However, if you do not perform well in your studies and cannot enter the dormitory for many years, you will be expelled and dropped out of school.

Ding Xiang’s understanding is that students who are outsiders are beginners, and students who are inside are equal to talents. Students born in Shangshe belong to the Juren category and can directly become officials or take part in the imperial examination to become Jinshi.

Xun Yibo has been promoted to Bu Neishe this year. He was not in a hurry to take the exam after two years. Prince Consort Xun asked him to study for two more years and get a good ranking in the imperial examination.

Xun Yitang was also promoted to the inner house this year, while Gu's grandson Xun Yiming was still in the outer house.

Ding Liren is a scholar, and going to a foreigner's house is equivalent to being demoted one level. But it's not a loss. If he studies hard for two years, he will definitely be admitted to the inner house based on his strength.

The Imperial Academy's inner chambers are more popular than scholars. People with a reputation as a scholar rarely become officials, but most of the people who are born inside can become officials.

Moreover, you can manage your own network in the Imperial College.

The Ding family was happy and had a treat on the tenth day of May.

Invited were the Dong family, Xun Qianli's family, Xun Yibo, Shen Yu and his wife, Tao Gong and his wife, Sun Yumu, Wang Qing's family, Gu's family, Dingshan's family, the Tang family, Ding Erfu brothers, and two of Ding Zhao's Colleagues come over for dinner.

I couldn't afford Princess Dongyang, so I didn't invite her.

Master Xue Er's wife came with her eldest son and Xue Tian. They arrived in the capital the day before yesterday, specifically to celebrate Ding Liren's induction into the Imperial College.

Tao Weng and his wife brought Tao Jing.

Sun Yumu also brought Sun Yuhao.

Sun Yuhao was serving in the Royal Forest Army and had already married a daughter-in-law, who was pregnant but did not come.

The Mi family got the news somehow, and the Mi family's uncle came to congratulate him with his younger brother and younger sister Mi Hongmian, who was in the Imperial College.

The Duke of Wei actually sent a steward to send a congratulatory gift.

Ding Zhao was very puzzled by the gift given by Duke Wei.

Ding Zhuang told him in a low voice, "Master Qiu's daughter likes our Feifei. Haha, Feifei is good at building relationships, and even the Duke's office has gotten involved."

There were so many distinguished guests here today, and the Duke's Mansion even gave them gifts, which made Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao feel more honored.

Master He and other members of the family all looked at Ding Zhao with admiration. They did not expect that the Ding family, who was born as a blacksmith, had such wide connections.

Ding Xiang took Xue Tian, ​​Mi Hongmian, Tao Jing, Master He's granddaughter He Qihua, and Ding Zhen to play in Zixuan for most of the day.

Ding Xiang exchanged handkerchiefs with He Qihua again, and they became handkerchief friends.

Three unmarried men and women came today. Although we didn't see each other when we were playing and eating, we still looked at each other several times in the outer courtyard when we came and when we left.

Ding Xiang feels that these three couples are all lovers, the men are talented and the women are beautiful. Although they have not experienced free love, they admire each other.

After seeing off the guests, Mrs. Zhang quietly complained to Ding Zhao, "I don't know what happened to Mrs. Shen Er today. She suddenly noticed Xiangxiang and kept praising it. Her words were so exaggerated that I was embarrassed to hear them. She also invited me I took Xiangxiang to visit her house tomorrow, but I made excuses to refuse."

Mrs. Zhang was particularly afraid that Shen Yu and his wife would pay too much attention to Lilac.

Ding Zhao said, "Cousin Shen is very good. This cousin...she suffered a lot with her cousin, and my cousin also understands her difficulties. For my cousin's sake, don't embarrass her, Just give it a wide berth.”

Then he grimaced and said, "Do you know who I met yesterday?"

"who?"

"Zhang Laosan is my previous neighbor in Qikou Hutong. Thanks to me for hiding quickly. Alas, the more you don't want to see someone, the more you want to see..."

Mrs. Zhang was uneasy, "I'll go talk to Xiangxiang and ask her to stay away from Mrs. Shen Er."

Lilac is feeding the little fairy.

Seeing Mrs. Zhang coming, she smiled and said, "Mom, what's the matter?"

Mrs. Zhang pulled Dingxiang to sit down and said, "Xiangxiang should not talk to Mrs. Shen Er in the future. She has been bullied by that evil woman for a long time, and her brain is not normal."

Ding Xiang knew Zhang's heartache and felt very sad.

My parents were afraid that they were with the wrong person. In the near future, they would return to their own family, but it would not be the Shen family they thought.

Ding Xiang leaned into Zhang's arms, "Yes, I understand."

At night, Ding Xiang dreamed again, dreaming that her grandfather secretly gave her snacks. After she finished eating, she went out. The two little brothers looked at her longingly and licked their lips with their little tongues.

These days, she often dreams about the happy times she spent with her grandfather, parents, and brothers when she was a child.

When nothing happens, Ding Xiang draws "family portraits" from memory.

There are hard strokes and soft strokes, different sizes, and coloring.

She wants to paint more and make several "photo albums".

Ding Xiang benefited greatly from Tao Weng's guidance. He mastered the techniques of gongbi painting accurately and added some of his own ideas. It was not exactly the same as traditional gongbi painting.

Fourteen minutes later, Ding Liren was sent to the door. Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao accompanied him to the Imperial College.

Ding Xiang was very sad. Her brothers went out to make a career one by one, and she spent less time with them.

Just after sending Ding Liren away, Manager Tang came to Dingxiang and said that Lord Qiu's personal soldiers told him that Lord Qiu had something important to ask Dingxiang and would meet him at the same place tomorrow afternoon.

The next day, Ding Xiang took Ling'er and Luo'er in a carriage to see the renovation progress of Sipinzhai.

Ding Zhuang wanted to follow, but Ding Xiang didn't want to, and her little mouth was pouted.

"I'm already eleven years old. If people know that I even want my grandpa to accompany me when I go out on the street, they might laugh at me."

Ding Zhuang had no choice but to compromise, "Okay, okay, if I don't follow, let your mother do."

Ding Xiang was still unwilling, "Sister Tao and Sister He are about the same age as me. They only bring a few servants with them when they go shopping."

"They don't have my granddaughter Jun."

"Oh, this isn't Beiquan Village. I'm the most handsome... I'm an adult now. Even my aunt said it's time for me to get engaged. How can I still treat me like a child and make others laugh..."

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