The wife of a powerful minister?Don't worry, I'll take back my destiny first

Li Jiaoniang took the drawing and took a look. She had never seen such a perfect design before.

As soon as the old housekeeper saw Li Jiaoniang's reaction, he knew that she was a knowledgeable person.

Master's design, how could it be bad!

Ye Xi went out to see how the store was decorated, but was stopped by Ding Zhongwen not long after he left.

"Ms. Ye, I finally see you." When Ding Zhongwen saw Ye Xi, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes: He felt that Ye Xi was much prettier than before, and he couldn't bear to look away from Ye Xi.

He couldn't help but stepped forward to hold Ye Xi's hand.

Ye Xi dodged to the side, avoiding Ding Zhongwen's touch.

"Don't come over here." Ye Xi looked at Ding Zhongwen with a wary look on his face: "You are the one who pulls and pulls as soon as you come up. How can you behave like this?"

Ding Zhongwen thought Ye Xi didn't recognize him, so he pointed at his own face with a proud look on his face: "Mr. Ye, it's me! Ding Xiucai! Didn't you recognize me?"

Ding Zhongwen shook the silk on his body and almost said to Ye Xi: Look, look, how good the fabric of my clothes is!

Ye Xi turned his head and looked to the side in disgust: "Speak if you have something to say, and get out of the way if you have nothing to do."

Ding Zhongwen felt very hurt when he saw Ye Xi not wanting to see him.

"Mr. Ye, we haven't seen each other for so long, don't you miss me?"

"Ugh~"

Ye Xi suddenly retched when he heard this.

She clutched her chest and turned around to leave.

If she stayed for a moment longer, she was afraid that she would be tempted to kill someone.

"Ye, Ye!" Ding Zhongwen quickly chased Ye Xi behind her.

Sang Lu stood far away and kicked a stone at Ding Zhongwen's feet.

Ding Zhongwen stepped on the stone, his foot slipped out, and he fell into a dog's mouth.

"I'm so angry~" Ding Zhongwen spat out the mud he had chewed into his mouth, feeling extremely disgusted in his heart.

"Ding Zhongwen!"

The woman's surprised voice sounded, and Ding Zhongwen looked up and saw Shangguanjiao's puzzled face.

"Shangguan Jiao! Why are you here?"

"I went to the imperial capital, passed by Yandu, and stayed for two days." Shangguanjiao was also surprised, "Ding Zhongwen, weren't you sent to the border to mine? Hmm~"

Before Shangguan Jiao could finish her words, Ding Zhongwen covered her mouth.

"Shangguan Jiao, shut up!" Ding Zhongwen looked around and saw that there was no one around them, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't mention what happened in the past, okay?"

Shangguan Jiao refused: "You have to tell me what's going on?"

"Let me tell you somewhere." Ding Zhongwen grabbed Shangguanjiao's wrist, walked into the nearest restaurant, and asked for a private room.

After the food was served, Shangguanjiao was surprised again: "Tsk, tsk, it's so rich. Ding Zhongwen, are you rich?"

"Get rich? Haha~" Ding Zhongwen smiled contemptuously: "How can I get rich? I am rich!"

"Oh!" Shangguan Jiao's eyebrows twitched and he became interested: "Tell me, what's going on?"

Ding Zhongwen told him that he was the son of the Minister of Hubu, Mr. Ding, the Minister of Hubu, and sent someone to take him home. After he takes part in the provincial examination, he will go to the imperial capital to participate in next year's joint examination and palace examination.

"Let me tell you this, as long as I take part in the examination, my father will immediately arrange an official position for me. I am my father's only son, and I still have a huge family business to inherit." Shangguan Jiao looked at it in shock. Ding Zhongwen never expected that he would have such a good fortune.

Shangguan Jiao actually doubts Ding Zhongwen's identity as the legitimate son of the Ding family, but this does not affect her desire to take advantage of Ding Zhongwen.

"Zhong Wen, we two were almost engaged." Shangguanjiao said coyly, "Do you think our marriage still counts?"

Ding Zhongwen looked at Shangguanjiao's face and felt a little suspicious: I don't know why? Shangguan Jiao still had the same face as he remembered, but it was less attractive than before and looked a lot duller.

"This - I have to ask my mother." Ding Zhongwen said after a long time.

Shangguan Jiao said disapprovingly: "Your mother used to like me so much. Do you need to ask her?"

Seeing that Shangguan Jiao's expression was a little ugly, he quickly added: "I'm not talking about Mrs. Zhao, but my own mother, Mrs. Ding. Otherwise, I will take you home to see my mother."

After Shangguan Jiao heard this, she felt better.

The two of them were full of wine and food. When they went downstairs, Shangguanjiao saw that Ding Zhongwen had paid twenty taels of silver without even frowning, and she secretly made a calculation in her heart.

The two of them came to Ding's house with their own thoughts. Ding Qi glanced at Shangguanjiao and welcomed them in with a smile.

Mrs. Ding received Shangguanjiao in the living room: "I have long heard Wen'er say that you are his romantic confidant, and now that we have met, you have truly lived up to your reputation."

Shangguanjiao didn't expect that Ding Zhongwen would mention herself to Mrs. Ding, and she unconsciously showed a hint of shyness.

There was a hint of less obvious disdain in Mrs. Ding's eyes.

Ding Xiucai secretly smiled in his heart: He never mentioned Shangguanjiao in front of Mrs. Ding. Mrs. Ding is indeed the woman that Master Ding likes, and her method of winning people's hearts is superb.

"Jiaojiao, where are you going when you are far away from home?" Mrs. Ding looked very concerned about Shangguanjiao.

"I'm going to the Imperial Capital. The Imperial Preceptor has something to do with me." Shangguanjiao also appropriately revealed her purpose of going to the Imperial Capital. She was someone whom the Imperial Preceptor valued, and Mrs. Ding would not dare to treat her lightly even if she wanted to.

"Jiaojiao." Mrs. Ding's smile towards Shangguanjiao turned out to be quite sincere as expected: "Do you still know the Imperial Master?"

Shangguan Jiao said proudly: "Taoist Master Xuanjizi from Kaiyang County is my master. The Imperial Master is my master's uncle and my grandpa."

"So that's it." Mrs. Ding became even more attentive to Shangguanjiao.

Ding Zhongwen was confused: he thought that his status as the legitimate son of the Ding family was already impressive enough, but he didn't expect that Shangguanjiao was actually related to the national master.

Shangguanjiao settled in Ding's Mansion, and even those who were with her were invited to Ding's Mansion.

From then on, Shangguanjiao felt like she was alive again, living a life where she could put on clothes, reach out for food, and open her mouth.

Soon, the day of the provincial examination came.

Ni Ge, Dong Yuzhi and others each carried a basket filled with food prepared by Ye Xi.

The weather is too cold, so we can't bring rice balls or steamed buns, otherwise they will be as hard as rocks and we won't be able to eat them.

Ye Xi replaced all his food with small pieces of biscuits, cakes, bread, jerky, and pickles. Even if the guards inspect it, they can see at a glance whether there is any inclusions in it, so as not to ruin the beauty of the food.

Liu Heng and the others looked at each other from a distance, and their eyes were filled with jealousy when they saw that Ye Xi had not prepared anything for them.

"Ms. Ye went too far. She prepared food for Dong Yuzhi and the others, but she didn't know how to prepare food for the three of us."

"That's right, we are also classmates after all, so we don't know how to take care of him."

"Hmph! When we get the honors, we must look good to them."

The three of them gathered together and murmured, but they didn't know that they had no chance of having an official career.

Ding Zhongwen stood behind the three of them, his eyes a little cold.