After being reborn as a widow, the mistress of the Hou family remarried a powerful official

Chapter 51 Cuju Competition
In the opera house, when the boy opened the door and took a look, his eyes lit up.

"Hey, what kind of wind is this? It's blowing Manager Li here."

Li Wei touched his head and smiled, "Master Yan has been a life-saving grace to our brothers. Nothing else, but a lot of rice and noodles. I brought it here specially to express my feelings. I hope you won't dislike it."

Behind him were two waiters. They were tall and good-looking. The boy was already proud to see such people delivering goods to his lord.

At this time, a head popped out from behind the boy, "Hey, Manager Li is here to deliver something to Yan Ming again! It's freezing outside, come in quickly!"

"It turns out that the miracle doctor is also here, which saved us a lot of effort."

Liu Ruyi smiled. It happened that his house was short of food recently, "Okay, after you finish sending him this trip, you can also send it to me."

Li Weiwei said, "Mr. Miracle Doctor, we waiters have rules. We only give food to the registered nobles. Others can only buy it in our store."

"It's weird, why can't I add more money? But is this year's new rice?"

One of the waiters came to the rescue, "Mr. Miracle Doctor, don't make things difficult for us. We can't disobey the rules set by the boss. Otherwise, we will have other distinguished guests asking for new rice soon. We originally brought a few extra bags, but this You can take a few bags back first. If you are satisfied with our rice and grain, you are welcome to register in the VIP list if you come often in the future!"

Liu Ruyi smiled and said: "You are a wonderful person, okay, I will follow you!"

After these people put down the new rice and left, he looked at the beautifully packaged new rice around him. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. When Yan Ming came back, he told him the truth.

"Oh? There is such a thing?"

"Yes, I just sent someone to inquire. A small number of the official families in Shengjing have already registered their residence."

In just a few days, it’s already less than half of it?Yan Ming smiled and said: "Her speed is quite fast."

Liu Ruyi clapped her hands and sighed: "I originally wanted to register as well, but I got stage fright when I saw those waiters. Oops! They are better dressed than me!"

While the two were talking, the maidservant served the food. He took a bite and couldn't help but praise: "It is indeed a new rice that only noble people can enjoy. It tastes really extraordinary."

Yan Ming sneered, "Xinmi is not ordinary, you are just manipulated by her."

In this way, even if the four major grain companies want to move her, they have to consider whether they can deal with less than half of the officials in Shengjing at once.

As long as they are not desperate, no one will ask for trouble, not to mention that the registered teams are still growing.

After listening to his analysis, Liu Ruyi sighed to herself. After chatting about Ke Yiqing's grain store, the two quickly got down to business.

"The Holy Father would ask you to play Cuju in previous years. He asked every year and disagreed every year. Why did you agree this year?"

Yan Ming paused while eating, "This year... the concubine from the harem will also attend, so she will naturally come too."

The miracle doctor immediately fell silent after hearing this. What else could be the reason?

"So which team are you on this year?"

Speaking of this, the smile on his face turned sarcastic, "The Holy One asked me to team up with the princes."

With the prince?Now Liu Ruyi didn't dare to speak at all, so she just finished her meal and left in a hurry.

Cuju is the highlight of every autumn. Young men and ladies from aristocratic families, whether they participate in the competition or not, have to join in the fun. Firstly, the elders in the family want them to make their presence felt and to look for candidates for future career marriages. Secondly, In order to show the family power.

Da Qi used military force to rule the world, and the country had just been founded. The domestic atmosphere still emphasized military force over civility, so the military force of the younger generations in the family was the focus of everyone's attention.

People who don't participate often join in the fun, guessing which team will win, or guessing who has the most points. For an outstanding player like Yan Ming, many people will vote for him every year even if he doesn't participate.

Ke Yiqing looked at the dazzling array of names in front of him and couldn't help but wonder: "Who are participating this year?"

The eunuch pinched his voice and replied: "To tell you the truth, Madam, this year's competition will be between the sons of aristocratic families and the princes."

Family son?
Her heart moved, "How dare I ask my father-in-law, did the number one scholar of the Yu family also participate in the competition?" The father-in-law said with a smile: "The champion only has such a son. Not to mention that he is cured of his illness now, even if his illness is not cured, he still has to participate in the competition to make up for the numbers. "

Is it so grand this year?She was surprised, and saw that there was no one on Yu Changsheng's list, so she took off her red agate pendant and said, "Father-in-law, you are here in a hurry, and I haven't prepared anything, so I'll just use this pendant as collateral."

"Then I dare to ask, Madam, who will you vote for?"

"Who else could it be?"

The father-in-law took the pendant with surprise and wrote the words "Mrs. Pingyang Hou" under Yu Changsheng's name.

"Yu Jin, see you off."

"It's ma'am."

"Your wife is so generous. Seeing that no one voted for the No. [-] Scholar, she was actually willing to give up such a fine onyx to bet on him."

"My father-in-law is joking. My wife is the most kind-hearted." Yu Jin smiled politely and stuffed a purse in a corner where others could not see.

The father-in-law frowned and took a look lazily. He saw that it was actually a gold ingot wrapped in gold foil. He immediately smiled and twirled his orchid finger and said flatteringly: "The Za family means that the Pingyang Marquis Mansion has such a well-informed daughter-in-law." , the good days are yet to come.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin's originally decent smile almost couldn't be maintained. She added: "What my father-in-law said is true, our young lady's good days are still to come."

Here Li Wei also walked out of the side room and asked strangely: "Why do you want the young lady to escort His Highness?"

Ke Yiqing raised his eyebrows, "It's just a way for noble ladies to have fun, why do you care so much?"

His face tightened, and he said sternly: "Li Wei has overstepped his bounds. Please punish me, madam."

She put down the account book in her hand and didn't pay much attention to it. "Let's not talk about this anymore. How did you check it out a few days ago?"

"Madam, are you saying that you suspect someone has leaked the news?"

"good."

Ruan Lingling spilled the beans last time. Although the reasons given were reasonable, she still felt something was wrong. Yan Ming was not a talkative person, and the servants under his command were also first-class informed and knowledgeable.

If you shouldn't say something you shouldn't ask, you won't even mention it at all. How come Ruan Lingling knows it so clearly?
There may be many reasons why she knew the news, but Ke Yiqing still subconsciously suspected that something was wrong internally. She didn't want to miss this intuition.

Li Wei informed her of the found information.

"Ladies inside the shop rarely come here, and very few people know that you are the real owner. You have given many instructions before about transporting food, and the brothers also said that there are no rumors. So far, nothing has been found."

When it comes to this matter, Ke Yiqing can only go so far. If he continues to investigate more carefully, he is afraid that he will break the hearts of his ministers. Those who work for her with Li Wei are all transporting food. He put his life and fortune on the line.

For such an unfounded intuition, we really can’t investigate any further.

"It's my fault too. I've heard some rumors and I hope you don't mind."

Li Wei kowtowed, "Brothers, how can we complain? If someone really leaks the news, let alone Madam, we will never let him go! Everyone knows that today's good life depends on Madam. "

Ke Yiqing felt relieved and asked about today's business.

"Do you want us to send food to the champion's house now?"

"According to Madam's instructions, the eldest princess was the first to send them. There was no response at first, but yesterday they sent someone to register them."

"That's great. I have some things here, and I want you to deliver them to my door."

(End of this chapter)