Thinking back to when I met him in the palace yesterday, his neither humble nor arrogant, indifferent and cold look, I still feel uncontrollably moved.

Princess Rongfu is twenty-five years old this year, but she is still unmarried. She is a noble legitimate princess and has a lucky life. Her father loves her very much and once told her to choose a suitable husband for herself. She has been doing this until now.

Now she has set her eyes on the new number one scholar and only asks her father to grant her marriage, then he will be hers.

Even if he had clearly stated that he already had a wife, couldn't he divorce her? She didn't believe there was any man in the Jin Dynasty who could refuse her.

Pei Ji, she is determined to get him!

The door to the private room behind him opened, and a maid entered to report respectfully, "Princess, we've investigated. Master Pei and his wife have a son and a daughter, twins. The eldest, Pei Zhao, has become a student of the great scholar Mr. Song and is currently studying at the Haohan Academy. As for the second daughter, she is studying medicine at the Huitian Divine Medical College in Qiongzhou."

"Oh? He's quite promising," Princess Rongfu said slowly with an ambiguous smile, "What a pity, he's just a worthless life..."

Princess Rongfu has always been intolerant of any grain of sand in her eyes...

Private room downstairs.

"Second brother! Second brother! I'm here!"

When the parade reached the foot of Mingyue Restaurant, Pei Mingyue waved happily to Pei Mingheng on horseback. The street was so busy that Pei Mingheng seemed not to hear her. Her voice was quickly drowned out by the noise, but Pei Mingyue didn't care at all. She still waved happily and called out to her second brother.

The parade slowly crossed the street, moving farther and farther away, until the sound of gongs and drums could no longer be heard, and then Pei Mingyue sat back in the private room.

There was still excitement on her face, and she asked with a smile: "Ali, where are you going later?"

"I'll buy some red envelopes later and give them to the honor guard and the shopkeepers and waiters at the Jufu Inn."

After touring the streets, Pei Ji and his entourage will go directly to the inner courtyard of the imperial palace to attend the Qionglin Banquet. After the banquet, as the top scholar, he will be escorted back to his residence by the honor guard.

They didn't buy a house here, so the honor guard naturally sent Pei Ji back to the Jufu Inn where he was temporarily staying.

At that time, whether for courtesy or for celebration, she would have to give a red envelope to the owner, waiters and ceremonial guard of Jufu Inn.

Pei Mingyue nodded: "It's my duty." Yesterday, her mother also sent red envelopes to everyone in the mansion.

"What about you? Are you going back?"

"Well, my second brother is getting married, and my mother asked me to help."

In fact, he wanted to teach her how to do housework, which was something that all girls from noble families had to learn. "I guess I won't be free for a while. I'll come and play with you when I'm free later."

"Oh well."

After they left the restaurant, Pei Mingyue took a carriage directly back to the Marquis' Mansion, while Su Li went to the shop to buy a red envelope.

Then she went back to the inn and put the silver and money into the red envelopes. Seeing that it was still early, she took a few red envelopes and went to the rented house.

When they first arrived at the rented house, Xiao Sanzi was about to go out, but when he saw her coming, he followed her into the yard.

"Where are the others?" Xiao Sanzi was the only one in the rented house, even Su Er was not there.

Xiao Sanzi replied, "My eldest brother, Sister Cuihong, and Aunt Xiao went to Jinxiu Street to post rental posters. Xiaowu, Xiaomu, and Xiaoye went to the horse training field, and Ah Fu was keeping an eye on Zhao Xingwen."

He was just about to go out to replace Ah Fu.

Su Li nodded to show that he understood, and then asked, "How are you finding out about Zhao Xingwen?"

"Zhao Xingwen is currently renting a house in the south of the city. He took the second place in the palace examination yesterday. After the examination, he left the palace and went directly to the Minister of Works' residence with his eldest son and second daughter. He didn't return to his residence until late at night..."

"Is there anyone else living in the house he rented?"

"Besides him, there is no one else." After a moment's thought, he added, "According to his neighbors, he claims to be devoted to studying for the imperial examinations and is currently unmarried."

Oh!

Su Li couldn't help but sneer. What a guy who is still not married because he is concentrating on studying for the imperial examinations. This is going to follow the original route.

In the original novel, Zhao Xingwen had already thought about killing his wife and children at this time.

Now that she knows about it, she has to stop it.

He ordered, "Now, call Ah Fu and go to teahouses, markets, and other busy places to spread the news that the top two winners of this imperial examination are both married, and the third place winner is engaged."

The horse parade had just ended, and now was the time when people were most curious about the three Jinshi in the first class. As long as the news spread, the news that Zhao Xingwen was married would probably spread quickly, even to the Minister of Works' mansion.

By then, the fact that Zhao Xingwen was already married could no longer be concealed, and how could the Shangshu Mansion allow its legitimate daughter to marry a married man who had concealed his marriage?

Even if he killed his wife, it would be of no use. This could be considered as saving the lives of his wife and children in disguise.

After a pause, she continued, "There's no need to deliberately conceal the news when spreading it, because it's the truth and doesn't count as a rumor."

The third child quickly realized, "Madam, are you saying that the runner-up, Zhao Xingming, is clearly married, but is hiding the fact?"

Su Li praised: "That's right, why don't you think about it again, why is he like this?"

The third son's eyes darted around as he hesitantly replied, "When I was little, I saw a play about a poor student who became the top scholar in the imperial examination. He immediately divorced his wife and married the daughter of the Prime Minister. Could it be that Zhao Xingwen is also imitating the top scholar in the play?"

It was obvious that Zhao Xingwen had an unusual relationship with the Minister of Works' Mansion. He looked like someone who was chosen as a son-in-law from the list of successful candidates. He originally thought that it was just a normal case of a poor student from outside the family being chosen as a son-in-law from the list of successful candidates. It turned out that this person was already married.

This little guy is quite smart. Su Li smiled with satisfaction and said, "That's what it seems like at the moment."

In fact, Zhao Xingwen is much more cruel than what is seen in Xiao Sanzi's opera, but she is the only one who knows the original story, and she has no evidence, so of course she will not tell these things that are completely false to others.

Then he took out a stack of red envelopes and handed them to him: "Red envelope, one for each of you."

The third son asked in surprise, "Madam, is there any good news?"

"Well, this year's new top scholar is your male master."

The ceremonial guard, the innkeeper and the waiters all received red envelopes, and of course the servants who worked for her were also indispensable.

The third son looked surprised. They had never known the lady's identity. Since the lady didn't tell them, they naturally didn't ask.

He had originally thought that since Madam had so many shops, she might be a merchant family. It turned out that Madam's husband, their male master, was a scholar and the top scorer in the imperial examination this year. So, would Madam be an official's wife in the future? And would they also be servants of the official family?

Then he has to tell everyone this happy news tonight!

After reacting, the youngest bowed repeatedly and said, "Congratulations to the Madam and the Master."