Chapter 291 Wan Ziyan's Past
Wan Ziyan's life after the age of fifteen was as uneventful as his life before the age of fifteen was!
The year after he met Wanrong, he went to the capital with Wanrong from Liangzhou.
Wanrong's business started in the capital and, as if by magic, made a fortune every day, quickly becoming a well-known businessman in the capital.
Wan Ziyan, as Wan Rong's son, has also attracted a lot of attention.
There, he made many friends and met his teacher.
Of all trades, merchants are the most looked down upon.
But Wan Rong managed to be adept at navigating social situations and building good relationships with all sorts of people.
Wan Ziyan thus found a good teacher and embarked on the path of imperial examinations.
He passed the preliminary examination at the age of ten and became a scholar at the age of eleven, which once attracted a lot of attention.
However, he did not rush to take the provincial examination, but instead traveled and studied with Wanrong.
During his year-long stay in Yuzhou, he met Bai Lingxuan and was attracted by her talent and learning, discovering that women could also read and write like men.
She was an unattainable figure in Wan Ziyan's heart.
Even after they left Yuzhou, the two continued to correspond.
Later, Wan Ziyan met Tao Ran. The two shared the same ideals and quickly became friends, and even took the provincial examination together.
The two agreed to take the imperial examinations together and serve as officials to benefit the people.
However, Wan Ziyan did not take the imperial examination that year and failed.
Later, Wanrong fainted during a business trip. The doctor couldn't figure out his illness, so they embarked on a journey to find a cure.
After two years of searching for a doctor, Wanrong's condition worsened, and he gave up the idea of seeking another renowned doctor.
It just so happened that we arrived in Yunhe County that day.
Yunhe County was hit by a natural disaster, and the people were devastated.
Wan Rong carried out disaster relief work on Wan Ziyan's advice, winning the support of the people.
Wan Ziyan originally planned to continue seeking medical treatment, but one day when he returned, Wan Rong said that he planned to stay in Yunhe County and not go anywhere else!
He didn't notice that Wan Rong's condition was very strange, but he still agreed.
Strangely enough, after Wanrong recuperated in Yunhe County for a while, his condition improved.
Meanwhile, Wanrong is doing more and more charitable work, as if he is not satisfied until he has donated all the money in his hands.
At that time, Wan Ziyan didn't think much of it.
Looking back today, he realized that he had overlooked too many details.
Why did Wan Rong fall ill at the peak of its business, and why is there no cure?
What happened to him after he arrived in Yunhe County that made him choose to stay there?
Wan Ziyan vaguely felt that this matter was inextricably linked to the incident at Yuzhuang.
There might even be a huge conspiracy hidden here.
Wan Qiqi also sensed something was wrong.
Following the typical plot of TV dramas, Wan Rong should be someone appointed by the imperial court, which explains his smooth business network in the capital later on.
Something bad must have happened later. Someone didn't want Wanrong to live, so they poisoned him.
But logically speaking, shouldn't they have just killed him to silence him? Why did they keep him alive for so long?
But the person was already dead, and the opponent was unknown. No matter how many doubts she had, there was nothing she could do.
Wan Qiqi poured a bowl of wine and said, "The past is gone with the wind, there's no need to think about it anymore."
She raised her bowl, intending to offer it to Wan Ziyan.
Although Wan Ziyan had doubts, she did not want to reveal them to Wan Qiqi, much less risk her life for this matter.
Concealing his doubt, he picked up his wine bowl and clinked it against his own, saying, "Judging from your usual manner of speaking, you must have read quite a few books at home. How come you don't know many characters?"
"..." Wan Qiqi had an urge to kick Wan Ziyan off the wall.
How could there be someone so conflicted with him?
Of course she can read, otherwise she would have been cheated in business long ago.
However, the original owner of this body does seem to not know many words...
In fact, Wan Qiqi wasn't sure if the original owner of this body could read or write. In her memory, the original owner never looked at books and she had never seen her write anything.
However, she saw that the original owner had written her own name.
Although it's not pretty, it's better looking than mine.
But this doesn't explain Wan Ziyan's words to her!
Wan Qiqi hesitated for a long time before saying, "I... I like listening to audiobooks, but I don't like learning to read..."
Wan Ziyan sighed softly, "This won't work. If you're doing business with someone, how will you check the accounts?"
Wan Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Wan Ziyan did not question her words and knew that he believed her.
He said, "It's alright, if I don't understand, I can come to you!"
"What if I'm not here?" Wan Ziyan blurted out, but it was too late to take back what he said.
He sighed again.
Alcohol is definitely no good!
Wan Qiqi was stunned for a moment.
What did he mean by that?
Does this mean he will participate in the imperial examination and obtain official rank?
But Wan Qiqi wasn't sure, so she asked, "Second Brother, have you made up your mind? We can't let Miss Bai down."
Wan Ziyan's expression darkened slightly, and he said, "You just need to take care of your business matters. As for me and her... I will naturally handle it."
Wan Qiqi rolled her eyes.
We can't even manage this!
However, when it comes to matters between men and women, only they themselves truly know the truth; what outsiders say is useless.
Wan Ziyan looked up at the crescent moon and said, "It's past midnight, go back to sleep!"
"Oh, okay." Wan Qiqi jumped down from the earthen wall, picked up a jar of wine, and went inside.
Wan Ziyan hesitated for a long time before shaking his head and carrying the wine jar inside.
He discovered that Wan Qiqi sometimes acted like a well-bred young lady, but at other times she had no manners whatsoever.
No matter what Wan Qiqi is like, she is still his sister, and as long as she is happy, that's all that matters.
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