Wu Ling thought the other party had asked a silly question, "Why open a shop in the capital? Is that even a question? She must think that Meng Yunzheng will pass the imperial examination this year, and then Meng Yunzheng will stay in the capital to become an official. She will then become an official's wife in the capital. So she has to buy property in the capital in advance to secure her position."
"She's being too presumptuous. Let's not even talk about whether Meng Yunzheng can pass the imperial examination. Even if he can, he might not stay in the capital."
"Hahaha, you and I can understand. That Princess Wen'an is from the countryside, how could she know these things? You don't know, those poor children who have never seen the world, their families all think that as long as they pass the imperial examination, they can rise to prominence, never have to worry about food and drink in the future, and can even step into the circle of officials' wives."
As she spoke, Wu Ling snorted, "Little do they know, this is just the beginning. Even if they pass the imperial examination and become officials, there are plenty of people who rent a small courtyard and can't get ahead for years."
"But I saw that the Princess of Wen'an bought the shop without even blinking, so her family must be quite wealthy."
Speaking of this, Wu Ling said with a hint of sourness, "So what if you have money? You still won't be able to fit into our circle. Without power and influence, you won't be of much help to Meng Yunzheng's official career. I don't know what Cen Yi was thinking, that she would actually sell the shop to her. What good does it do her to leave a rival in the capital?"
"In that case, Princess Wen'an is quite pitiful. She probably doesn't know that Cen Yi and Meng Yunzheng had such a past. If she hears about it in the future, won't she be disgusted to death when she sees this shop?"
Wu Ling gloated, "Then we'll have a good show to watch! Now that the Zhou family is favored by the Emperor, Meng Yunzheng might have to ask the Zhou family for help if he wants a promotion. Cen Yi might even ask the eunuch for a hand because of his good looks."
"That can't be right. No matter how much Meng Yunzheng begs, he can't possibly get his hands on the Zhou family."
"Why not? I heard from my father that when Meng Yunzheng first came to the capital, he visited Lord Qi, Lord Yao, and Lord Jing. Obviously, he didn't have any connections, so he cast a wide net. But think about it, those officials never get involved in the affairs of the examinees, so how could they possibly help him?"
"That's true, but... Oh right, isn't there Lord Xiang? I heard he and Lord Xiang have a good relationship. Lord Xiang was stationed in a county for several years, which is the hometown of the Lady of Wen'an County. When Madam Xiang was sick, she went to Dong'an Prefecture to recuperate."
Wu Ling suddenly snorted coldly, "Don't mention Xiao Ruojun to me. I don't know what kind of face she has, still clinging to Lord Xiang."
Shu Yu narrowed her eyes; she had known about Xiao Shi's affairs for a long time.
Just as she had guessed, Xiang Weinan did not divorce her. Even though Madam Xiao analyzed the pros and cons with him and was quite insistent, Xiang Weinan refused.
Xiao Ruojun still liked Xiang Weinan after all. When Xiang Weinan mentioned that divorcing at this critical juncture would affect his reputation, Xiao Ruojun didn't bring it up again.
But I still told him to give himself time and let him think it over carefully.
She even moved to a manor outside the city, hoping that time would fade the past and the two of them could discuss divorce again.
She moved out, and Xiang Weinan didn't stop her.
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