Wanjin Lady

Chapter 261 Banquet
Both of them stopped in unison.

Twist around.

I saw Wei Zheng standing by the table, his brows lowered, his hand brushing across the tabletop.

Hou Ji opened his mouth in disbelief, "My Lord, are you asking... me?"

Wei Zheng narrowed his eyes.

Murderous aura rushed towards his face.

Meng Yuanjie coughed softly, "This... I have no experience like this either, so it's hard to answer."

Hou Ji ignored Meng Yuanjie's subtle taunts and confidently pleaded, "Lord, you must have been captured by a female demon from the mountains and taken into her cave when you disappeared last summer! Didn't you lose your memory? Maybe it was that demon who did it!"

Meng Yuanjie's heart began to beat fast as he watched Wei Zheng's face grow increasingly gloomy. However, Hou Ji continued, "My Lord, please think carefully about what that female demon looks like. How tall is she? What does she look like? Perhaps if you go back to that mountain and take a look around, she'll appear!"

Wei Zheng sneered, "Get lost!"

As soon as Cheng Yunzhang returned home, he saw Agui, the servant he had sent out, peeking out of the house furtively. He sent everyone away, and Agui came in and told him all the information he had just found out.

"Fourth Young Master, I saw it all. After leaving Shopkeeper Wen, Mr. Tu went straight to the teahouse in front of the government office. Mr. Wu was also there, and the situation was tense. Then, Gangzi from the third branch of the Yuan family arrived in a carriage with a middle-aged man named Ma inside. Mr. Tu then took that man away."

"I quietly asked Gangzi, but he wasn't on guard against me and said he had just come from the direction of the Third House's Courtyard."

"This afternoon, I went to the Third House's courtyard again and treated the gatekeeper, Liu Ah Da, to two glasses of wine. He vaguely told me that a winemaker had been imprisoned there for perhaps half a year."

After Ah Gui finished speaking, he raised his head to look at Cheng Yunzhang, but saw that he was standing in front of the bookshelf with his back to him. Ah Gui was not sure if he heard what he said, so he asked tentatively, "Sir?"

Cheng Yunzhang seemed to have come to his senses and just waved his hand at him, "Pretend that what happened today never happened. Don't tell anyone about it."

Agui responded and then retreated.

moment.

A soft sigh escaped Cheng Yunzhang's lips.

In the end, he was swept forward by this torrent.

Junior Sister Fox, this time... should I hold your back or your palm?

In the past, when Wen Wan and Yuan Liulang were fighting, he remained neutral, thinking that not interfering was not taking sides, until... Yuan Liulang died in Ping County.

This time, Yuan Qi came with great force. In order to bring down Wen Wan, he treated the law as a joke, seized things by trickery and even took the life of an innocent person, Widow Wang.

Maybe he shouldn't sit idly by any longer.

In this life, he couldn't show her his heart, so he could only protect her secretly.

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The next day, Ma Changshun refused to stay any longer, and as soon as dawn broke he took a few workers from the winery back to Ping County.

Wen Wan asked Ma Changshun to take the extra banknotes back with her and told him to make more Ruiguo syrup. Ma Changshun pondered Wen Wan's intention. The Wen Family Winery would sell two types of wine at the same time in the future. "Does the young master want to focus on the Bozhou market?"

Wen Wan smiled and said, "Since we're here, we can't leave empty-handed. Father's case is now settled, and I'm bored anyway, so I'll explore the market in Bozhou." "Understood."

Ma Changshun set off, and several people disappeared in the morning glow.

In order to promote Ruiguo Juice among women, it was necessary to make friends with the wives of officials. Wen Wan remembered the invitation from Sun Lanzhi, and immediately changed into a purple short-sleeved shirt with a straight-collared and double-breasted long shirt inside, a pleated skirt at the waist, and combed her hair into a bun, fixed with a red headband, completely revealing the delicate features of her face.

Wen Wan brought Hong Mei to the banquet. The master and servant entered with the invitation, but saw that the room was full of guests, all of whom were strangers.

Hongmei had never seen such a grand scene, nor had she ever attended a banquet hosted by dignitaries. She could only walk in closely following Wenwan.

Wen Wan smiled at her, "What are you afraid of? They won't eat you."

Hongmei said seriously, "Miss, I heard that powerful people have their eyes on the top of their heads."

Wen Wan smiled and said, "After all, you and I are guests invited by Miss Sun Er. The host will not let us lose face."

"But what if someone bullies the young lady?"

"Of course..." The young lady's eyes were bright and her teeth were white, with a smile in her eyes. It was obvious that she saw an acquaintance. "Fight back!"

"Sister Wen!" Sun Lanzhi came over and took her hand affectionately, "You really came!"

Of course, there was a little tail following her.

Wen Wan was probably her younger sister Sun Lanxin.

Wen Wan smiled and said, "Miss Sun invited me, so I dared not refuse. My father's matter was settled yesterday, so I hurried here today. I hope I didn't miss the time."

"The news of Sister Wen's massacre at the government office yesterday spread throughout Bozhou. The people praised Sister Wen for her filial piety and for conducting a separate investigation to save their father. Even my father praised Sister Wen when he returned home. Bozhou City hasn't been this lively in a long time!"

There's no way around it, I was born with a trending search physique, and Wenwan is on the hot search list everywhere I go.

"Miss Sun, you're so kind! I was afraid people would say I was a sharp-tongued girl and treat me like a monster and avoid me."

Sun Lanzhi quickly said, "How could that be? I heard that Sister Wen is a girl who stayed at home to find a husband, so naturally she would compete with those men for power and profit. Actually..." Sun Lanzhi lowered her voice, as if she was afraid that others would hear her rebellious thoughts, "I envy Sister Wen."

"envious?"

Sun Lanzhi's face was dejected. Even though she smiled, a trace of sadness still lingered between her brows. "Sister Wen, look at this banquet today... ostensibly to celebrate Grandmother's birthday, but in reality, it's about choosing a husband for me. The thought of leaving my familiar home, my parents, and my younger sister soon fills me with more fear than joy."

Sun Lanzhi shouldn't have said these words.

But that day, Wen Wan refuted Mr. An's argument with just a few words, and her words were full of tenacity and optimism, so Sun Lanzhi was very fond of her.

Wen Wan squeezed her hand and said with a smile, "Life isn't easy for anyone. It's hard for men to build careers, and it's hard for women to raise children. Life isn't even a hundred years long, but we often worry about a thousand years. So, why not just drink and enjoy today, and worry about tomorrow when it comes?"

Sun Lanzhi chewed on the thought carefully. That day in Tianxiang Tower, she had seen that Wen Wan was not ignorant of poetry and literature. She had never thought that she had such a broad mind. Her admiration for her was even greater. "Sister Wen is right. I was wrong."

The two of them walked in together.

"Is this Shopkeeper Wen?"

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Madam Sun standing at the door to greet the female guests. Her expression was neither cold nor indifferent, and her face was just the right smile. "I've heard the name of Shopkeeper Wen a lot these past two days, and today I can finally see the real Buddha."