Wei Wanyue lowered her head, twirling the hem of her clothes with her fingers, her face flushed with embarrassment: "If mother and sister-in-law really want to ask me who I like, I have fallen in love with the young man who brought me braised food."

"That's the young man wearing crescent white clothes embroidered with silver bamboo patterns."

Mother Wei looked overjoyed and agreed: "Don't say that my daughter has good taste. I have also seen that young master. He is indeed very talented."

"The clothes look good. His family must be rich."

"The snacks sent are all from Li Ji. I heard that Li Ji's snacks are the most delicious, and Li Ji's side dishes are also outstanding."

"I heard that the young man's surname is also Li. Oh, I'm afraid your brother has been deceived."

Both Yin Shi and Wei Wanyue looked at Mother Wei in confusion. Mother Wei said, "Your brother just told me that Mr. Li might also be the bride-in-law."

"Now think about it again, Li Ji's dim sum, side dishes, Wenxiangju, and Braised Food Factory all seem to be related to the Li family."

"This young master's surname is Li. I'm afraid this young master is a low-key person and has been hiding it."

Mrs. Yin understood immediately and said, "What my mother said may be true. That Gu Qinglin is also the son-in-law of the bride, but I heard that his mother has a very good relationship with the second mistress of Wenxiangju and they are close friends."

"And Gu Qinglin has a good relationship with Mr. Li, and Mr. Ke. I heard that his sister also has a very good relationship with Second Mistress Wenxiangju."

"That's right. I'll find an excuse to call your brother out later and talk to him."

"Let him have a conversation at the wine table." Mother Wei said with joy on her face.

Mrs. Yin flattered her and said, "Mom, you are still smart. Mr. Li probably didn't even expect that you guessed the truth even though he was hiding his clumsiness."

"But, mother, I heard that the Li family loves the second grandma very much."

"The second grandma is the prefect's sister. Although she is not her biological child, she is very good to her."

"The fact that the Li family is able to make a fortune now is probably inseparable from her."

"If my sister gets married, I'm afraid she won't get any benefits."

Wei Wanyue raised her head and said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, I don't mind, even if it's just a common wife or a concubine, I'm willing to do it."

"That Young Master Li is the leader of this imperial examination. He will definitely become a high official in the future. I don't want to argue with the Second Mistress. I just want to serve him well."

"I will give him a son and a half daughters. When he becomes an official, I don't believe he will treat me poorly."

Mother Wei looked at her happily: "Although she is just an ordinary wife, it would be good to follow the Li family. After all, the second grandmother is the prefect's sister."

"Yes." Wei Wanyue nodded happily.

Mrs. Yin also smiled and joked: "You really just like Mr. Li? That Mr. Ke is the legitimate son of the Jingguan family. Isn't he better than Mr. Li?"

"Although Young Master Li relied on his wife to get where he is today, I have made up my mind."

"Master Li is the most handsome and gentle among these young masters."

Mother Wei patted her thigh: "Okay, I will definitely fulfill your wish."

Wei Wanyue happily hugged her mother, her face flushed with embarrassment, her eyes full of anticipation, as if she was already the equal wife of the second young master of the Li family.

Qi Ling lay on the clouds and watched, while transmitting a message to Li Zhiyan: "Brother-in-law, you are being watched."

Li Zhiyan paused slightly, then pretended to be fine and drank.

Qi Ling said again: "Brother-in-law, you can communicate with me with your heart."

"You mean the Wei family is planning to plot against me? Why, I'm not very impressive, am I?"

"Then Mother Wei is smart enough to guess that you might be the son of the Li family. I'm afraid she will find an excuse to call Wei Chengzhi out to talk about it later."

Li Zhiyan raised his eyebrows slightly and said to Qi Ling: "Then you have to help me. I don't want to be tricked out of nowhere."

"Don't worry, brother-in-law, you can drink today and I guarantee you won't get drunk." "If they dare to put some dirty medicine in it, don't be afraid. Just drink normally. I'm here with your sister-in-law."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." Li Zhiyan replied, laughing and drinking with everyone again.

Sure enough, after a while, Wei's mother came in and called Wei Chengzhi out.

"You drink first, my wife asked me to say something." Wei Chengzhi said sheepishly.

Mother Wei also laughed, and everyone told him to go and do his work while they waited for him.

After leaving the door and entering a room, the Yin family was also there, but Wei Wanyue was nowhere to be seen.

"Son, I'm telling you, Mr. Li is probably not a simple man. He should be Wenxiangju's young master, the second young master of the Li family."

Wei Chengzhi was in a daze and asked: "Mom, are you serious?"

"Well, it should be right."

"Those dim sum, side dishes, and even the oil paper in the braised food shop all have Li Ji's logo on them, so there should be nothing wrong with them."

"Isn't it rumored that the second grandma of the Li family is the sister of the prefect's family?" Wei Chengzhi said hesitantly.

If she was really a girl from the prefect's family, it would be hard for him to bring his sister and Li Zhiyan together.

"She's just an adopted sister, not her biological child. Even if she is biological, if a man takes a concubine and takes an equal wife, what can a woman say?"

"The prefect is afraid that he has several wives and concubines."

Mother Wei waved her hands indifferently: "You must investigate this matter clearly today. If it is true, we will take action."

"Strike while the iron is hot, as long as Mr. Li doesn't make things worse, it is a sure thing that he will make your sister our equal wife."

"From now on, you will take the imperial examination together, and you will be at the level of the prefect. You and Mr. Li are related by marriage after all. Can I still treat you poorly?"

After hearing Mother Wei's words, Wei Chengzhi nodded.

"Okay, listen to me, you've never said anything wrong." Wei Chengzhi nodded in agreement.

Mother Wei smiled happily and then let him go back.

Not long after Wei Chengzhi returned to the wine table, he started to make insinuations.

"Brother Li, come, let me toast you." Wei Chengzhi stood up, and Li Zhiyan also stood up.

Wei Chengzhi said quickly: "Sit down, sit down, I am the host and you are the guest, how can you let the guest get up and return the greeting."

"It should be." Li Zhiyan smiled, clinked glasses with him, and drank the glass.

"Brother Li is the leader of this imperial examination. I really admire you. I am lucky to be a classmate with you."

"Hahaha, what Brother Wei said is right. Master also said that Brother Li is smart and knowledgeable. He will definitely win three yuan in a row and bring glory to his hometown."

Hao Feiyu said with a smile.

"We will take advantage of the banquet hosted by Brother Wei to congratulate Brother Li in advance for winning the third prize and becoming the number one scholar."

"Congratulations in advance to Brother Li for winning three prizes and becoming the number one scholar." Everyone raised their glasses.

Li Zhiyan quickly returned the gift humbly, and said with a smile: "The head of the case does not mean anything. Whether you can get the No. [-] Scholar is not up to me. Li also wishes everyone to get the No. [-] Scholar."

"Hahaha, okay, okay, let's work together. No matter who wins the top prize, we are all classmates. As Brother Li said, the top pick is hand-picked by the emperor."

"I wish everyone can pass the Jinshi examination and benefit the people in the future." Song Guoan said cheerfully.


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