Su Li suddenly realized: "I see, then what about Zhu Wei?"
"He has been dismissed and investigated."
"Oh..." Zhu Wei was dismissed from his post, and after Pei Ji entered the Dali Temple, he had one less enemy to harm him. This was also a happy event.
Speaking of happy events, Su Li smiled and said, "I haven't congratulated you yet, Pei Ji. Congratulations on being ranked number one on the imperial examination."
Pei Ji curled up the corners of his mouth, his eyes full of smiles: "Thank you."
"Look, I was right before, you must be the top scorer. Oh, and by the way," Su Li raised the snacks in her hand, "I bought some pastries. Let's go inside and eat."
Then she took the lead and walked towards the small reception hall. When she was almost at the door, Pei Ji held her back and said softly, "I'll go in and light the lamp first."
"Hmm?" Su Li was stunned, and then the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.
After a while, the lights in the house came on and she walked in.
"Do you know what kind of pastry this is?"
The two sat opposite each other at the table. Su Li opened the cake package and said, "This is the top scholar cake, specially made for the top scholar."
Pei Ji didn't say anything, just watched her hands moving non-stop, then raised his eyes and looked at her smiling eyes. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his originally cold eyes were filled with tenderness.
The oil paper was opened, revealing long, peach-colored cakes. She pushed the cakes toward Pei Ji and said with a smile, "Eat it, number one scholar."
Pei Ji took a piece, handed it to Su Li, and said softly, "You eat too."
Su Li was stunned, then took the pastry with a smile and started eating. The pastry was nothing special, just a very traditional glutinous rice cake.
Pei Ji picked up another piece and started eating...
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