In the study room late at night, the couple sat facing each other, feeling melancholy. The flowers placed on the table beside them swayed in the night breeze, emitting fragrance.

These are the new flowers specially arranged today. Not only in Ning Yan's study, but also in the Ning family mansion, they have been redecorated with fresh flowers placed and red silk hung to celebrate Ning Yunzhao's success in the imperial examination.

But now the flowers and red silk are still there, but there is not the slightest hint of celebration.

"Why didn't you stop him at that time?" Madam Ning asked with some complaints.

Ning Yan frowned.

"How did I know he was going to do this?" he said. "He said it was fine at the time."

There really was no sign at all.

What they were talking about at that time was the emperor's attitude and purpose in this matter.

Others may not know the consequences of this incident, but how could Ning Yunzhao not know?

No matter how you think about it, you shouldn't do this.

How come he suddenly stood up and walked out when he was talking so nicely?

Every time Ning Yan thinks back on it, it feels like a dream.

"Yun Zhao is not the kind of person who would cause trouble for the family." Madam Ning couldn't figure it out either.

Her words reminded Ning Yan.

"Because he doesn't think it will cause trouble to the family." Ning Yan said with a helpless smile.

Madam Ning II naturally knew what Ning Yunzhao had said, and her expression was complicated.

“If I hadn’t spoken up at that time, would it have been as serious as he said?” she said.

Who knows, there is no such if anymore.

Ning Yan knocked on the table.

"That's not important anymore." He exhaled. "The most important thing now is that we can't deny it, otherwise the consequences will be really serious."

If the newly crowned number one scholar competes with others for a woman, the Ning family will become a real joke. The impeachment by the censors and the anger of the emperor will make the Ning family very worried.

"So you really admit it?" Madam Ning said.

"Admit it." Ning Yan said, "And you have to admit it seriously. You have to keep it a secret even at home."

What is this? Madam Ning pinched her eyebrows.

"My eldest sister-in-law is ready to arrange a marriage for Yun Zhao as soon as he passes the imperial examination. We will get married in the fall and he will have a grandson next year." She said, "This is great..."

Having said this he raised his head again.

"How long do they plan to take the holiday? We Yunzhao can't afford to delay."

Ning Yan is plucking his beard.

"Actually, it's fine if it comes true," he said.

Madam Ning raised her hand and hit him on the arm.

"Master, what are you talking about?" she raised her voice.

Ning Yan coughed lightly.

"Actually, to be honest, Miss Jun is not bad. You guys said before that she behaved ridiculously, probably because she was young, but now it seems..." he said.

"It doesn't seem possible now." Madam Ning Er immediately interrupted him, "This is impossible."

Looking at Ning Yan.

"I know that you men prefer to weigh the pros and cons and don't know or consider emotional matters at all."

Ning Yan coughed lightly.

Madam Ning didn't give him a chance to speak.

"No matter how good Miss Jun is now, my sister-in-law won't agree." She said, "Don't even think about it."

Ning Yan naturally knew Madam Ning's temper. Sometimes dealing with women was more troublesome than dealing with state affairs.

Ning Yan lowered his head and looked at the letters spread on the table.

"Then let's announce the good news first," he said. "We can't delay any longer."

The government's victory report has arrived, but their own has not yet arrived.

"You mean we should keep this a secret from our sister-in-law and the others?" Mrs. Ning said, shaking her head again, "How can we keep such a big thing a secret?"

Miss Jun was famous for her vaccination skills, and Lu Qianhu and the prince of Chengguo were both well-known as well, not to mention the newly crowned number one scholar. These four people mixed together, making it much more lively and attractive than just the newly crowned number one scholar.

It is easy to imagine what everyone would say about Ning Yunzhao when they saw him in the flower-hair parade five days later.

Ning Yan felt his headache was getting worse.

"Let's keep it secret for as long as possible. We'll go back and tell our elder brother and his wife about this in person," he said.

Mrs. Ning Er looked at Ning Yan writing a letter with a complicated expression.

This matter will definitely not be kept secret for long.

What will happen when Madam Ning learns the news?

The Ning family's letter arrived a little later than Deshengchang's. When the Ning family's letter was still on the way, Fang Chengyu had already received the letter.

"This is really good news. You don't have to go to the capital to act pitiful." Fang Yuxiu said, clasping her hands after listening to Fang Chengyu's story.

Except for Fang Chengyu, all the people sitting in the Fang family's living room were women.

When they heard the good news from Fang Yuxiu, there was no joy on their faces, but rather a sense of surprise and uneasiness that they had not seen for a long time.

"What's going on?" Fang Yunxiu said, clasping her hands together, looking nervous.

"This is a good thing." Fang Yuxiu said, "With the presence of the top scholar Ning Shigongzi, no one will dare to bully my cousin. This is much more effective than my younger brother going to the capital to cry about his miserable life and the fact that his wife was robbed."

As he said this, he looked at Fang Chengyu who was standing beside him.

“Is that right, Seungwoo?”

Fang Chengyu sat sideways in the chair and nodded with a smile.

"Yes, yes." He said, "This is a good thing. I didn't expect that Master Ning Shi would come forward. Now all the problems are solved."

When Fang Yunxiu heard him say that the problem was solved, she breathed a sigh of relief, clasped her hands together, and chanted a Buddhist name.

Old Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang's brows furrowed even more.

"What do the Ning family want to do?" Old Mrs. Fang asked with some caution.

"What does Mr. Ning Shi mean?" Mrs. Fang also asked.

Fang Chengyu laughed and sat up straight in his chair.

"Grandmother, mother, if you do this, Master Ning Shi will be sad." He said, "He has no other intentions, he just wants to help Jiu Ling. His identity and his past with Jiu Ling are the most suitable. It will not arouse suspicion and can suppress this matter."

"Of course I know that his identity is very suitable, and what he did is reasonable." Mrs. Fang said, with a wary look, "I am asking why he did this?"

"Yes, why did he do that?" Mrs. Fang asked again.

Fang Chengyu seemed a little helpless.

"Of course it's for Jiuling," he said.

"Yes." Old Mrs. Fang also said again, "Why did he help Jiu Ling?"

"Yes, is he crazy?" Mrs. Fang said bluntly.

Fang Yuxiu chuckled.

"Grandmother, mother, you have really hurt Mr. Ning Shi." She said, "Since you said you are helping, you must have good intentions. Don't doubt him like that."

Good intentions?

Old Mrs. Fang and First Mrs. Fang still looked strange.

Why does this word sound so strange when used to describe Mr. Ning Shi and Miss Jun?

Where did the kindness come from? Why? Was it because of the broken engagement or because of the fight between the two young ladies of Jinyun Tower and Ninglin, one got married and the other was ruined?

"Grandmother and mother." Fang Yuxiu held their hands with a smile, "You don't believe in the Tenth Master Ning, so don't you believe in your cousin?"

Old Mrs. Fang and Mrs. Fang looked at her.

"Since she said she was helping, then of course she was helping." Fang Yuxiu said, "She is such a smart person, if Mr. Ning Shi did something wrong, why would she say that?"

That's true, Old Lady Fang and Madam Fang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"So, this matter must have been discussed between my cousin and Mr. Ning Shi." Fang Jinxiu said, "Maybe it was my cousin's idea."

Maybe Jun Zhenzhen forced or designed Master Ning Shi to do this.

Old Mrs. Fang added something in her heart.

Just like when he cheated a girl into buying a red hairpin, Lin Ning and the other girls in Jinyun Tower were forced to drop stones on themselves and Lin Zhubo dared not say a word.

"This child is just one thing after another," she said, though the anxiety and tension on her face disappeared as she said this. "I can't control it anymore."

Mrs. Fang also shook her head and helped Mrs. Fang walk away.

There were three siblings left here, and Fang Yuxiu walked over to Fang Chengyu.

"Xiao Yu, am I nice to you?" She said with a raised eyebrow and a smile.

Why did she say such a strange thing? Fang Yunxiu looked at her in confusion.