The clingy concubine ran away, and the sickly prince lost control.

"I'll pack it all up, for a thousand taels."

Luo Qingyan smiled.

"Vulgar, all they care about is money." Lin You angrily picked up the food box, resigning himself to his bad luck this time.

"Wait a minute."

The sound of a wheelchair rolling came, and Pei Shiyuan's voice seemed to freeze Lin You instantly.

Lin You froze. This devil was truly captivated by Luo Qingyan, even coming to the shop in person. He realized that the person who injured his finger earlier must have been one of Pei Shiyuan's men. He had initially thought it was someone hired by Luo Qingyan to guard the shop.

"Young Master Pei." Lin You turned around, forcing himself to remain calm. Pei Shiyuan looked so cold and intimidating!

"Lin You, you sit here. Just let him go back and get the money." Pei Shiyuan glanced at Lin You's attendant.

He went to the Prime Minister's residence to ask for money, but he didn't have the time. He came here to cause trouble and "order a document," but it turned out he didn't even bring any money with him.

As if drawn by a force, Lin You sat back down and whispered to his attendant, "Take the food box and go find Mother. Make sure Father doesn't find out."

The attendant nodded firmly: "Sir, don't worry."

He then grabbed the food box and quickly left.

Pei Shiyuan gave him a cold glance, and Lin Youyi shuddered, picking up his chopsticks and starting to eat: "Consider this dinner. It's really awful, it tastes like medicine."

Half an hour later.

"You unfilial son!" Prime Minister Lin said, lifting his robe with one hand and holding a ruler in the other as he went upstairs. "I'll beat you to death!"

As soon as Lin You's entourage came downstairs, they were escorted by Pei Shiyuan's men and taken to the Prime Minister's residence.

Prime Minister Lin values ​​his reputation highly and cherishes his image; he will definitely come once he finds out.

"Father, spare me!" Lin You had figured out his father's mindset since he was a child. As long as he quickly begged for mercy, apologized, and gave him enough face, his father would let him go.

Lin You's attendant shrank behind Prime Minister Lin, winking and making faces, implying it was Pei Shiyuan. A sharp glint flashed in Lin You's eyes, and he covered his head with his hands, crying out, "Father, I know I was wrong."

Seeing so many people in Kangning Pavilion, Prime Minister Lin raised his ruler and slammed it hard on Lin You's back.

Whispers rippled through the crowd: "Prime Minister Lin's parenting style is indeed as strict as people say."

Hearing this, Prime Minister Lin breathed a sigh of relief; his lifelong reputation could not be ruined.

But there were even smaller voices that he couldn't hear.

"If he had truly raised his son well, he wouldn't have ended up like this. He's just putting on an act for outsiders; don't believe him."

"Prime Minister Lin, thank you for coming. This is the bill for five thousand taels of silver. Please settle it."

Luo Qingyan handed over the bill.

"You ordered a whole table of medicinal dishes, can you even finish them?" Prime Minister Lin tremblingly took the bill, scolded Lin You, then turned to Luo Qingyan and said gently, "Please pack up everything on the table, Boss Luo."

Reluctantly, Prime Minister Lin pulled out five thousand taels from his sleeve. Lin You, that fool, came looking for trouble, only to be outmaneuvered instead.

Luo Qingyan nodded and accepted the half-month's profit with a smile.

Prime Minister Lin suddenly shouted:

"Fellow villagers, my son has been disobedient; I will punish him severely when we return. These medicinal dishes will be distributed to the beggars on the road, and I, Lin, guarantee that not a single one will be wasted."

"it is good."

"it is good."

Many in the crowd agreed, while many more were dismissive.

Luo Qingyan thought to herself, "As expected of the Prime Minister, he has a set of rules for doing things and speaking."

Before leaving, Lin You glared fiercely at Pei Shiyuan, determined to make Cui Rou submit to him.

Pei Shiyuan remained expressionless. He saw Lin You trip and fall hard as he went downstairs, as if he had tripped over something, but he couldn't see what it was.

He muttered to himself, "What bad luck."

"Young Master, you can also pay the money at the Prime Minister's residence, but Prime Minister Lin will have to hold you accountable." Luo Qingyan thought to herself, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester.

"Prime Minister Lin has been dissatisfied with the Duke's mansion since his father was alive. Civil officials always look down on military generals, and the conflict is irreconcilable. Don't be naive. Let's embarrass them and their son today as a form of retaliation."

Pei Shiyuan stared coldly at Luo Qingyan, his heart softening after the three days of happiness.

Seeing Pei Shiyuan's cold face, Luo Qingyan remembered what he had told her on the first day they met: "I don't want a weak man like him."

Okay! She's not sensitive to the life-and-death struggles within the opulent imperial court.

"Your Highness, you are truly remarkable. You were the top scholar in the imperial examinations and have achieved numerous military exploits, combining both literary and military prowess. Surely none of the civil or military officials have any objections now?"

"I don't care about other people's opinions," Pei Shiyuan said coldly, rolling his wheelchair to the study.

In another hour, dinner will end and Kangning Pavilion will close.

Luo Qingyan looked through the accounts, her heart filled with happiness.

Kangning Pavilion is now on the right track, with stable daily business.

Meanwhile, Cui Rou was annoyed by her embarrassment that day: "Second brother, please go to the Duke's mansion and tell Aunt that Luo Qingyan deliberately embarrassed me. I just didn't know that rabbit droppings are also called 'Moon-Gazing Sand' and are a medicinal herb. Couldn't she have told me quietly instead of shouting?"

"Go tell your aunt yourself." Cui Chengxuan didn't care. He still wanted to eat at Kangning Pavilion often, so he couldn't afford to offend Luo Qingyan.

"Oh dear! My aunt won't let me go to the Duke's mansion." Cui Rou rested her chin on her hand. Her aunt said that her fate with Brother Yuan was over and it was not appropriate for her to visit again.

However, she felt that her aunt had been deceived by Luo Qingyan and no longer liked her.

Therefore, my aunt must find out Luo Qingyan's true colors and see what she has done to her Cui family, making me, the dignified third young lady of the Cui family, look bad in front of others.

"I'm not going either." Cui Chengxuan said and left. Cui Rou was being unreasonable and had aroused his aunt's displeasure, so he wasn't going to get involved.

"Miss, who is that?"

After Cui Chengxuan left, only Cui Rou and Yinxing remained.

Across the street from Cui Rou's house, there is a two-story building.

Ginkgo noticed a familiar figure reflected in the window.

Lin You?

Cui Rou recognized her.

"I didn't expect Young Master Lin to be so tall and handsome." During the palace banquet, Ginkgo had caught a glimpse of Lin You at the palace gate, but now, looking closely, he was no less impressive than Pei Shiyuan.

"Yeah, he's good-looking, but he just won't acknowledge me no matter what I do, even when I try to wink at him."

This annoyed Cui Rou.

"His talent is naturally no match for Brother Yuan's."

"Miss, don't worry. Prince Pei is unwell, so it's a good thing you're leaving him. Heaven has brought another opportunity to you." Ginkgo looked across the street. "Young Master Lin lives across the street. What a wonderful opportunity! You can get to know him slowly."

Cui Rou's mind raced: "That's true. We can create opportunities to get in touch with Lin You. Brother Yuan, don't regret it later."

A month later, the summer heat subsided, and the autumn imperial examinations began.

The results were announced on August 18th.

"Sister Luo, Brother Shen is the third-ranked scholar!" Xiao Xingzi and Caihong cheered in unison. Luo Qingyan's face was beaming with smiles, just like in her previous life.

Pei Shiyuan is such a stingy person. He must have known all along that Shen Nanxun was the third-ranked scholar, so he didn't tell her.

She had no choice but to check the list to confirm, and it was undoubtedly the same as in her previous life.

Luo Qingyan squeezed into the crowd and immediately spotted several familiar figures: her mother, Luo Haitang, and Luo Chengyong.

"Big sister, take a good look, my name is definitely on it."