CH 31.6

Ji Yunxi didn’t force him either.

As a result, the Poison Lady’s eyes lit up, wiped her hand on the apron and bowed to her: “Third Miss, do you remember me?”

Ji Yunxi looked at the woman in front of her and nodded: “Of course, I often heard my Sixth Brother mentioning Lady recently.”

The Poison Lady smiled and said: “It’s good that Third Miss remembers. The New Year’s Eve dinner I cooked last time, is it to Third Miss’s liking?”

Ji Yunxi: “Yes. Both the color and fragrance are all unique.”

The Poison Lady shook her hand and began to show herself: “No, no. Third Miss overpraised me. My cooking skill has become rusty in recent years. That year before coming to the Wu house, I used to work as a chef in the famous Fengxue building in Jiangnan.”

Oh? Fengxue building? She heard that it’s the best restaurant in the entire Dayu?

Ji Yunxi smiled and said: “No wonder Lady’s craftsmanship is so good.”

The two exchanged a few more words, and then Ji Yunxi left first.

The Poison Lady looked at Ji Yunxi’s leaving back with a fascinated look.

Ji Mingyan leaned over and followed the Poison Lady to watch his sister walk away, then curiously asked: “Sister Poison, you seem to like my third sister very much?”

“Of course I like her!” The Poison Lady made no secret of it. “Your third sister looks very rich and generous. I like this kind of person the most.”

Having said that, she glared at the next room again.

That’s true. She is still working in this house because the Young Master is the fiance of the Third Miss.

In this case, she still has some hope.

Otherwise, she will really leave right away and quit this job!

In the next room, Wu Wei’an was sitting at the table writing a letter.

When the last word fell, he put the letter in the envelope and called the housekeeper in.

Wu Wei’an: “Go to Lifeng in person, give this letter to Duke Jiang and tell him that he can repay the kindness of saving his disciples back then.”

The round-faced housekeeper respectfully said: “Yes.”

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After that night, Ji Yunxi never went to see Wu Wei’an again.

She was busy with the pawnshops, auction houses, and buying all the suitable houses, shops, and fertile fields.

Wu Wei’an has never gone to Ji Yunxi either. In order to prepare for the Spring Imperial Examination, he has piled up a lot of things. Now he is getting them done one by one.

The examination paper of the Spring Imperial Examination was reviewed by the invited senior scholars from the Imperial Academy, and Ji Mingxi was too busy to be at home either at morning or at night.

Meanwhile, the draft is going on with great fanfare.

It is said that the fourth girl of the Feng family was favored by the Emperor in the draft. She was granted the title of Guiren[1] from the beginning and she is studying the palace etiquette at home now.

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At the beginning of March, Feng Guiren entered the palace gracefully and soon accepted the Emperor’s favor. She is very loved by the Emperor and receives various rewards continuously.

In mid-March, the examination papers from the Spring Imperial Examination were completely reviewed.

On the 16th, countless candidates gathered in teahouses and restaurants, waiting for the announcement eagerly.

Ji Mingyan had already booked a private room in the restaurant opposite the stele early, and took his Third Sister, his Seventh Brother, his Brother-in-law, and his Brother-in-law’s second younger brother to wait for the announcement together.

The stele where the list of the Spring Imperial Examination will be hung is located in Fengyao Square.

Fengyao Square is adjacent to Zhuque street in the west and is located in the center of the capital city, which has always been very lively.

Today, Fengyao Square is even more crowded. The surrounding teahouses and restaurants are full of people. The waiters in the shop are so busy that they wish they could have a thousand hands.

The author has something to say:

Many years later, the disciple asked again: “Revered Old Master Wu, do you have any unreconciled things in this life?”

Revered Old Master Wu replied: “Yes.”

The disciple curiously asked: “What is that?”

Revered Old Master Wu sighed: “I’ve never been my wife’s favorite. I’ve always been the one that was thrown away when I was used up.”

The disciple was terrified: “Then, who is it that Madam loves the most?”

Revered Old Master Wu shook his head, sighed again, and walked away without answering.

Since then, the matter has become an eternal outstanding issue.

[1] Guiren: a court lady second to the queen in rank.

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