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In the past two years, he had won a lot of goodwill for himself. His studies were outstanding, and he had surpassed many of the rich sons of noble families in Yan City; he had also been called the Four Scholars of Yan City, along with the legitimate son of the Cheng Guo, Gao Qian, and the direct grandson of the Qi Kingdom, Xiao Jia, and the son of the Marquis of Jingjiang.

Whenever Young Master Jiang traveled, he would definitely be able to meet a certain noble daughter. He was extremely respectful and never took more than half a step, causing those noble ladies who were interested in him to become restless.

Back then, the Pu clan had been completely exterminated, but Emperor Qing had still shown mercy and didn't anger his three clans. The married daughters of the Pu clan had been preserved, and the families of the Pu clan's daughter-in-laws had been virtually unaffected.

One of them had already passed away. His first wife, Lady Li, had been promoted to the position of President of the Board of Justice. He was the first uncle of the Li family, and was also the second uncle of the Minister of Rites, Xue Duan De's wife, Lady Li.

Xue Duan De had been neither moved nor reused ever since he had gotten his hands on the chastity arch paper. However, ever since Li Shen became the Minister of Justice, she was extremely happy.

Her eldest daughter, Xue Liyun, was already ten years old. Even if she didn't have to rush to get married, she still had to look out for others. If she could get married as soon as possible, it would be a happy occasion.

"When you go to the ancestor's house, you must befriend your cousins Li, okay? Especially your first uncle and your second aunt's cousins. Your mother knows that you only knew how to play with your second uncle's cousin Silan, so you shouldn't be like this in the future. " Lady Xue Li eagerly instructed her daughter.

However, Xue Liyun was still young and her thoughts were simple, "Mom, it's better if I go to Cousin Sixuan, but if I go to Cousin Sijun, my great-grandmother will not be happy."

Xue Li regretted that her daughter hadn't inherited her intelligence, so she could only rub her forehead and berate, "Nonsense, they are your great-grandmother's great-granddaughters, and you are your great-grandmother's only granddaughter. How could your great-grandmother not look forward to a good relationship with you?"

The Li Clan was a large clan, but the current Grand Matriarch was not the original wife of the previous Patriarch Li, but rather his stepwife. Li Can, on the other hand, was his first son, and his father was the Li Clan's Patriarch.

However, the previous clan head passed on the clan head to the current Grand Matriarch's youngest son, who was also the father of Xue Li. Li Can, however, was able to reach the position of Minister of the Board of Justice today.

At that time, Li Can was only a sixth rank head of the Ministry of Justice, and couldn't even be compared to Xue Duan De, a teacher of the Ministry of Rites. In any case, he was a fifth rank official, and even if he didn't show it in the capital, he could still intimidate people by taking it out.

However, ever since the Board of Justice's original letter to the officials, they had not expected Li Can to appear before them like this. First, he had become the Board of Justice's right assistant minister, and in less than a year, he had become the Board of Justice's president. It was also no wonder that Xue Li turned into a fan when people were walking by.

Li Sen had two sons, the eldest son Li Zhenyu had two daughters, Li Sixuan and Li Sixin, and the second son Li Zhenjie had two sons and a daughter, Li Siyi, Li Sifeng and Li Sijun.

The reason Mrs. Xue Li wanted her daughter to befriend Li Si Jun was because she had taken a fancy to Li Si Yi. Li Si Yi was the first grandson of Li Can, and with a second rank grandfather like Li Can, her future was as smooth as flat water. She wanted her daughter to marry back to her parents' home, so Li Si Yi was naturally the best choice.

He was also the father of the Li family. Unfortunately, the Li family only had one younger brother, Li Zhenyuan, and his nephew Li Siqi was several years younger than Xue Liyun. The two of them really weren't suitable.

Only then did Lady Xue Li turn her attention to Li Siyi. Her niece, Li Si Lan, was around the same age as Liyun. The two of them could play together, but unfortunately, she was a niece and not a nephew.

Xue Liyun was sent to her maternal grandfather's house by Lady Xue. On the way, Lady Xue Li's repeated instructions finally came to fruition. After seeing her great-grandmother and meeting her grandmother, she went to see her eldest uncle and second aunt's cousins.

It was a pity that they didn't have much contact in the past, and it was too difficult to suddenly get her to be intimate with them. Xue Liyun dryly said a few words, then took her leave.

She brought the little girl along the small garden straight to Cousin Li Si Lan's residence.

Li Si Lan was in the middle of drawing when she saw her glance over at her, but she didn't say anything. Her mother was in charge of the Li family's Zhong Hui. Xue Liyun had gone to see Li Si Xuan and the others. She had known about this a long time ago.

After Li Si Lan finished drawing, she put down her brush and glanced at Xue Li Yun with a smile that was not a smile. Xue Li Yun immediately felt a little uncomfortable; Xue Li Yun knew a little about her mother's thoughts, but she didn't know the deep meaning behind them.

The Xue Clan was inferior to the Li Clan in the past. Although the Xue Clan could be considered a marquis' clan, they were in dire straits. In the end, the second branch of the main branch was divided into two branches, and the second branch was divided into two branches.

Moreover, the position of Li Clan Patriarch fell to them alone. Perhaps the Xue Clan that had no branch families before could even be compared, but the Xue Clan's Second House, if it were not for the fact that the Li Clan would be welcomed by the Li Clan and favored by the Grand Matriarch of the Li Clan, the Li Clan would not have taken the Xue Clan seriously.

However, no matter how much Matriarch Li liked Lady Xue Li, she still liked them. Now, Lady Li had incited Xue Liyun to kiss the ass of Li Can's room. Let's see if Matriarch Li still liked her. Li Si Lan was younger than Lady Xue Li, but she knew the matriarch better than Lady Xue Li. The matriarch definitely wouldn't like Li Can's room to flourish.

"Have you gone to meet big sister and second sister?" In the end, Li Si Lan's heart was not feeling well, so she smiled and said a few words to Xue Li Yun.

Xue Liyun's face was slightly red, almost indiscernible as she nodded her head. She tried hard to pull it off this time, but she pulled a smile and walked forward a few steps. She asked, "Cousin, what did you draw just now?"

After seeing Li Si Lan's painting, he softly exclaimed, "This painting is good, and this poem is also good."

Li Si Lan felt that the sincerity in her words made her a little proud at this moment. "I made this painting, but I didn't make this poem."

"..." "In the event of spring, wine is preferred, and good wine should be washed away from the sorrows of spring." Xue Yanli thought about it softly and felt that the poem was filled with worry. She nodded and said, "I wonder which sister did it?"

Li Si Lan smiled and held the handkerchief to her mouth. "It's not any elder sister. This poem was recited to me by the young miss of the Jing Jiang family. I heard it was written by Young Master Jiang of our Yan City's Fourth Young Master."

Xue Liyun was a little stunned. "Young Master Jiang?"

Seeing that she didn't even know this, Li Si Lan couldn't help but despise him. "Young Master Jiang is Prince Jiang Liu, Jiang Muli, the one sent by the Jiang Kingdom to study in our Yan Kingdom."

As she spoke of Prince Jiang Liu, Xue Liyun finally understood and muttered, "This poem is really well written."

"This poem is really well written." Ru Yi nodded her head and instructed Li Rou, "Go to Young Master Jiang's residence and give him ten pots of pear blossoms for free. What's beside you, don't mention it."

Jiang Mubai always had something to say, but Ru Yi didn't say anything else.

After she finished serving the wine, she continued to instruct Feng Lin, "You come here to settle the account with the Ministry of Revenue, I feel that something is not right."

Feng Lin nodded in agreement. Her right hand moved to draw the abacus while her left hand held the brush.

After looking for an old eunuch at the palace to teach her how to make plans, she had learned it very quickly. Even Ru Yi couldn't compare to this ability of hers, so she had learned how to make calculations.

Ru Yi was even happier than if she had learned it herself. She invited Emperor Qing He to find an old official who knew the accounts and teach her to read the account books. This was because Ru Yi was a master of the family, and she had even made Feng Lin recognize her master, the one who would be supporting this old official in the future.

Qing He Emperor gave Ru Yi some of the annual accounts of the nine temples, Ru Yi simply to the best of their abilities, asked Feng Lin to help her look. The two of them did find a lot of problems, but the earliest of these was seven or eight years ago. Ru Yi also knew that Emperor Qing He wanted her to practice, so she just wrote it down without making a fuss.

After he handed in the ninth temple's assignment, he ordered someone to get some accounts from the Ministry of Revenue. When he brought them to the East Palace, there was a thick layer of dust on them. Now that Ru Yi was more thick-skinned, he instructed the three companions to read the copies of Chui, Zhu Siqi, and Chen Ah Zhe, and one of them to read them by Du Xi in case there were any mistakes. Feng Lin followed her to look through the account book.

When he saw Ru Yi still act as she pleased, he had no choice but to endure. However, he had tolerated the princess and wouldn't tolerate others. He often abused this prince to the point where he became younger the more he lived.

At the same time, Jiang Muli was surrounded by a group of people. Upon receiving the wine that the princess had sent over, the smile on his face deepened by three points, and his originally elegant face became even more joyous. At a glance, one could tell that the corner of his eyes were filled with endless fondness, "Reward …"

The person who answered was originally a bit nervous, afraid that the young master would ask him what the princess had said. God knows, the princess had only ordered someone to bring the wine, but she hadn't said a single word. Unexpectedly, the young master didn't ask and instead rewarded him.

However, he was still overjoyed. When the guests had all dispersed, Ah Wang, who was standing beside Young Master, came to ask him. When he found out that the Grand Princess had not said anything, he shook his head and left.

Jiang Muli smiled brightly into the sky. He had already given up on the fight, but even if she had a bit of a response, he felt that he would have died a second time.

Ah Wang rushed in, bowed and whispered, "Young Master, a letter from Master Si."

Jiang Muli didn't seem to hear him, but Avon didn't dare to repeat himself, and continued to wait.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, he heard a voice that seemed to come from the void saying, "Bring it over."

Avon quickly handed it over.

However, Jiang Muli did not immediately open it.