Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 403 Another Polo Club
As a sister, she is willing to help Rulan to the best of her ability.

But this doesn't mean she doesn't know the seriousness of the matter.

If she helped Rulan to meet Wen Yanjing secretly, once the news leaked, the reputation of the women in the Sheng family would be ruined, including her.

Even if the news was not leaked, she would be in big trouble if Sheng Hong and Madam Wang knew about it.

Although she was protected by her grandmother, she would not agree to such a thing even if her grandmother knew about it, and she did not want to make her grandmother angry.

Moreover, Madam Wang would definitely hate her if she knew that she helped Rulan to meet a man outside her.

She is under the protection of her grandmother and has reached the age of marriage, so she can't stay at home for long, but what about her mother and brother?

"Sixth sister, I beg you, I don't want to meet Brother Jing in private, I just want to find a chance to say a few words on the polo field." Rulan pleaded.

"Are you sure you just want to say a few words?" Minglan finally softened her heart.

If it was just a few words on the polo field, in public, it wouldn't be a big deal.

"Really? If you don't believe me, just follow me. When you see Brother Jing, just give us some space to talk for a few words." Rulan said.

Minglan hesitated for a while and said, "Okay, I can help you with this."

"Sixth sister, you are so kind. I knew you would help me." Rulan said happily.

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Linxige

When Mrs. Lin learned that Mrs. Wang had been snatched away, she was happy for a while but then didn't pay much attention to it.

She is now completely focused on Molan's marriage.

Now she doesn't have much time left. Once Sheng Hong arranges Molan's marriage, all her plans will be useless.

She called Molan over and asked her to find an opportunity to meet Liang Liulang at the polo match.

……

After Minglan agreed to Rulan, she did not go to find Li An in person, but asked Xiaotao to go out under the pretext of buying something for her, and go to find Li An and ask him to bring Wen Yanjing over.

After receiving the news, Li An hesitated for a while and went to where Wen Yanjing lived.

When Wen Yanjing saw Li An coming, he first congratulated him and then invited him in.

"What are you doing?"

Li An entered the house and found it a bit messy.

"I was planning to take these two people back home, so I was packing up. It was a bit messy, I'm sorry to have embarrassed Ziqian." Wen Yanjing said.

"Return home?" Li An asked in surprise, "Didn't you take Uncle Sheng as your teacher? Why don't you study with him?"

"Haha, the next imperial examination will have to wait for three years. The teacher is busy with official duties and has no time to teach me regularly. Besides, I miss home a little after being away for so long. The teacher wants me to return to my hometown to study in seclusion for two years, and then come to Beijing to listen to his teachings." Wen Yanjing said with a smile.

Speaking of which, Sheng Hong accepted Wen Yanjing as his student because he was optimistic about Wen Yanjing's future.

It is somewhat similar to venture capital in later generations.

Now that Master Zhuang has returned to his hometown, and Sheng Hong did not get the desired result from Wen Yanjing, he naturally has no time to waste on him.

After two years, he still had the mentality of giving it a try.

If Wen Yanjing could pass the exam, they would naturally remain teacher and student.

If he failed the exam, Sheng Hong probably wouldn't care about him anymore.

Li An understood this principle, and Wen Yanjing understood it even better.

However, Wen Yanjing smiled very naturally and did not show any displeasure at all.

Ang Lee admired him very much. He remembered that in the original drama, Wen Yanjing's final official position was also quite high.

Even if he married Rulan, the Sheng family would not be able to help him much, and he had to rely on himself to get to that point. "If you leave like this, what will happen to Miss Sheng Wu?" Li An asked.

Wen Yanjing looked a little sad. After a long silence, he said, "Marriage is decided by parents and matchmakers. Although I admire Fifth Miss, the teacher and his wife have already arranged a marriage for her. What can I do? I just hope that she can live a happy life in the future."

Li An fell silent upon hearing this. Due to etiquette, no matter whether he was sincere or not towards Rulan, he really couldn't do anything.

"I come from a humble background. It's a great blessing for me to be valued by a teacher and accepted as a student. How could I dare to ask for more?" Wen Yanjing said self-deprecatingly.

"The marriage between the fifth lady and the Wang family did not take place." Li An said.

When Wen Yanjing heard this, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.

If he passed the imperial examination, he would be ecstatic to hear the news. Even if the Sheng family would not agree, he would still go to their house to propose marriage.

But now that he has failed the exam, what does it matter if Rulan's marriage fails?

Would Sheng Hong let Rulan wait for him for three years?
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Li An said, "The Fifth Miss wants to see you once. There will be a football match in two days, and she will go. If you are willing, I can take you there."

Wen Yanjing hesitated when he heard this. To be honest, he did like Rulan a little, but he was also attracted by her family background.

Most of the literati like the style of having a beautiful lady with sleeves and fragrance, just like Sheng Hong. He doesn't like Madam Wang because she has a carefree personality and is not well-educated.

Talking about poetry with her is like talking to a deaf person.

On the contrary, Lin Xiaoniang can respond to anything.

In the words of later generations, they had common topics.

However, Wen Yanjing was born in a humble family, a commoner family, where women also had to work in the fields, and they tended to be quite aggressive.

In his heart, he prefers Rulan's temperament.

Of course, precisely because Wen Yanjing was born in a humble family, he knew that if he wanted a smooth career, he would need the support of a powerful Yue family, and Rulan's family background was also a plus.

But he is also very rational and will not risk his life for that little bit of love.

If he goes to see Rulan now, he won't get the result he wants. If someone finds out, it will be bad for his reputation.

He wanted to refuse, but Li An knew about it. If he refused, how would Li An look at him?

After hesitating for a while, he nodded and said, "Ziqian, thank you for your help."

"It's not a trouble. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first and I'll pick you up the day after tomorrow." Li An said.

"I'll see you off." Wen Yanjing stood up and said.

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Li An sat in the carriage, thinking about Wen Yanjing's hesitation just now, and shook his head.

It is normal for Wen Yanjing to hesitate, which shows that he is a rational person.

It is said that children from poor families grow up early. Although this statement is not absolute, Wen Yanjing is already in his early twenties and his thoughts have long matured.

How could such a mature and rational person really like a little girl like Rulan?

If Minglan hadn't come to him, he really wouldn't have bothered to care about such things.

……

Two days passed in a flash. Li An went out early in the morning, picked up Wen Yanjing, and went out of the city.

"Zi Qian, you ranked so high in the palace examination this time, so you should be able to be awarded a good official position, right?" Wen Yanjing said with a smile.

"I haven't been appointed yet, so I don't know." Li An shook his head.

"You are your teacher's future son-in-law, and your teacher is also an official. With their help and your high ranking, you should have a chance to stay in Beijing. Didn't they tell you where they were going to arrange you?" Wen Yanjing said.

"Shi Gao, Uncle Sheng and my teacher's official positions are really nothing in a place like Bian Jing. Do you think they can decide where I go at will? It's no different to serve the country wherever I go." Li An said.

(End of this chapter)