"Now that the matter has been settled, young lady, you may stay at the manor. May I ask what your current identity is called? I have also asked the servants in the manor to change your address to avoid any unnecessary trouble."
Seeing that the two people in front of him had reached a consensus, Wen Qi interjected.
"Alright! Please arrange a courtyard for me, Young Master Wen. Young Master Wen and Young Madam Wen are a loving couple. I'll take a look tomorrow. My name is Jiang Yu. I hope you and Young Master Wen will give me your guidance in the future."
Cen Xi readily agreed.
“Uncle Fu, there happens to be a fine guest room in the Second Miss’s Rose Courtyard. Have someone clean it up so that the young master can stay there.”
Wen Qi took a closer look, and Cen Xi, feigning a man's gesture, smiled and gave the order.
"Yes, this old servant will take care of it immediately."
The butler gave his new son-in-law a meaningful look before leading his men to tidy up.
"Uncle Fu still needs some time to tidy up. You can sleep with me tonight. Anyway, we've already gone through the wedding ceremony, so there's nothing wrong with sleeping together."
Seeing that her brother seemed to want to stay any longer, Miss Wen immediately went up and took Cen Xi's hand.
The smile on his face was a far cry from the tense atmosphere he had just displayed.
Cen Xi quite liked this kind of personality, so she readily agreed.
"Go to sleep, get plenty of rest, so you can see Young Master Wen's beautiful bride tomorrow."
Cen Xi wrapped her arms around Miss Wen's waist and smiled at Young Master Wen.
"My sister-in-law is indeed incredibly beautiful, you'll get to feast your eyes on her tomorrow. It's just that she doesn't like crowds, which I don't like. But my brother likes her, and no matter how much Mom tries to make things difficult, that's a fact she can't change."
After giving her fair assessment, Miss Wen pulled Cen Xi into the inner room.
"Now that you mention it, I'm even more curious. I didn't pay attention during the wedding ceremony, so I'll have to take a closer look tomorrow! You have no idea how well your brother protects your sister-in-law. Last time at Feifeng Mountain, I took a liking to him at first sight and planned to marry him! Guess what he said!"
What did he say?
Miss Wen's laughter could be heard from a great distance in the courtyard.
He said that my wife and I are deeply in love, and that I would not want my daughter to be my concubine.
In her boudoir, Cen Xi meticulously imitated every word Wen Qixi spoke during their first meeting.
Wen Qixi, the young master of the Wen family, who was completely ignored by the two girls in the courtyard, listened to the chatter inside, all of which were complaints about him, and smiled silently.
Then he turned and left.
The commotion in Miss Wen's courtyard naturally alerted Master Wen and Madam Wen, but Wen Qi had already informed them before he went there that they could rest assured and that he would handle everything.
Wen Qixi was always a reliable person, so even though the two elders were worried, they didn't join in the fun.
The servants in the manor had always been well-disciplined by Wen Qi, and they would never utter a word that they shouldn't say.
The following day, Cen Xi finally met the young mistress of the Wen family.
She was indeed very beautiful, but she was very quiet and boring. Cen Xi couldn't figure out what Wen Qi liked about her.
so…
She couldn't help but sigh, "Some people are better off living in the realm of rumors."
You absolutely must not investigate...
We shouldn't investigate it.
As for last night's farce, no one knows what Wen Qixi told the Wen family elders, but the next day, they didn't cause any trouble for Cen Xi, or even for the second young lady of the Wen family.
The maid Qiaoying was relieved. Thank goodness, she hadn't had her legs broken or been kicked out of the Wen family.
She was still herself, a complete and whole person, and she was overjoyed.
Cen Xi stayed at the Wen residence for two or three days, but there was nothing to do, so she wanted to run away again.
Miss Wen Qihe, the second young lady of the Wen family, suddenly grabbed her and said:
"In five days, there will be a poetry competition at Qingshan Academy to select students for admission. Will you attend, my husband?"
"Don't you know I'm a fake scholar? What does the poetry competition for scholars have to do with me? Aren't you a spoiled brat? Think about where there's anything fun to do. I'm going crazy from being cooped up in your Wen mansion."
Cen Xi, from some corner of the Wen residence, picked up a blade of grass and put it in her mouth, saying idly.
"According to the tradition of Qingshan Academy, a horse race will be held after the poetry gathering every year. Can you ride a horse? Why don't you find someone to race with? It's quite interesting."
Wen Qihe reminded him with great interest.
"Hmm, that's good, but I don't want to study at the academy, so I don't want to participate in the poetry competition. Is there no one else I can compete with? How about we have a competition?"
Cen Xi also thought going out to ride horses was exciting, but she really didn't want to get involved with those scholars.
So she didn't want to go to Qingshan Academy to join in the fun.
"But Qingshan Academy is the only place in the entire Shangyang City with a large racecourse. You can't really enjoy horse racing anywhere else. You can sign up, write a couple of lines of poetry as a formality, and then just race in the second round!"
"As long as your poems don't catch the eye of the teachers at Qingshan Academy, you won't be able to get into Qingshan Academy. What are you afraid of?"
Seeing that Cen Xi was interested in horse racing, Miss Wen tried her best to persuade him.
"You must have ulterior motives. Speak up, stop hiding your true intentions! If you don't tell the truth, I... I will absolutely not go, no matter how eloquent you are."
Cen Xi looked at Wen Qihe's eyes darting around and knew that she must have something on her mind.
"Oh, it's nothing serious. It's just that... the governor will be bringing Jun Jianchou to this year's poetry gathering, and I want to see him. But the rules of Qingshan Academy only allow students to attend, so that's why I've set my sights on you."
Wen Qihe twisted the handkerchief hard, and finally resigned herself to her fate.
She's figured it out these past few days; this woman is extremely difficult to fool, no wonder her brother promised her a huge reward.
"What else can you do besides wanting to see him? Jun Jianchou is a very shrewd guy. Do you think he'll like you just because you stand in front of him and say a few words? That's too naive!"
Seeing Wen Qihe's lovesick expression, Cen Xi didn't hold back in criticizing her.
She felt that by doing this, Jun Jianchou would only distance himself further from her.
"Oh no, I have a plan. Don't underestimate me."
"Do you think this is feasible?"
"I'll first pretend to be very much in love with you, hanging around in front of him to put him at ease and lower his guard. Then I'll show off my horsemanship, which he excels at, to leave a good impression. After the poetry gathering, I'll investigate his whereabouts and create opportunities to bump into him. I'll use a long-term strategy to slowly ensnare him. What do you think?"
Miss Wen thought for a moment and then slowly recounted the plan she had been simulating for several days.
"Are you sure your horsemanship can impress Jun Jianchou? That guy's horsemanship is top-notch; he's no match for the tricks of ordinary people."
Cen Xi thought the method of attracting attention was good, but she was afraid that she would mess it up.
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