Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

When Shen Qing looked at him like that, Song Wenqian felt even more guilty and even had an urge to run away.

No, it wasn't an impulse.

He couldn't control his legs and ran away!

Everyone was stunned. They thought they were going to buy seats at the front. Even if they weren't buying, why were they running around?

The person at the front was the most vulnerable. He had been mentally prepared for a windfall, but in an instant, the God of Wealth vanished.

Why are you running?

"Why come here if you're not going to buy a seat? Acting all high and mighty, carrying such a fancy purse, turns out to be a lunatic. What a waste of my time!"

Shen Qing frowned, thought carefully, and finally remembered.

Song Wenqian, the original owner's lover who went to the capital to take the imperial examination?

So he ran because...

Shen Qing, too lazy to think about it too much, asked unhurriedly, "What kind of filling do you want?"

"One serving of fresh pork and one serving of jade shrimp!" the man at the front said menacingly.

He had eaten fresh meat yesterday, and today he only wanted to try the jade shrimp.

But the pretentious study he had just seen had angered him. After thinking it over, he decided he needed to eat another serving of fresh meat to make up for his bad mood.

Shen Qing deftly took out a basket of fresh meat and a basket of jade shrimp: "Please enjoy."

The man was initially annoyed, but the moment he saw the crystal xiaolongbao, his mouth watered and his eyes filled with anticipation.

One bite, and the rich, flavorful broth coats the meat chunks, creating an ultimate taste experience.

My mood has definitely improved a lot~

The line was long and crowded. Zhao Wan was at the back of the line and had no idea what had happened. She only saw Song Wenqian run back in a panic.

"Song Lang, what's wrong? Did you buy the crystal xiaolongbao? You seem distracted."

Upon seeing Zhao Wan, Song Wenqian became even more flustered.

We can't let Zhao Wan run into Shen Qing, or everything will be over!

I wonder if Shen Qing noticed him just now?

Ugh, what's going on here?

Shen Qing isn't important right now; he needs to keep Zhao Wan in check first, otherwise he won't be able to continue living a life of ease.

"Ah Wan, I'm so sorry, someone bumped into me just now, and your money bag was stolen. Now we have no money, so we can't buy the crystal soup dumplings."

"I'm so sorry, I'm really so sorry, I'm so useless."

Song Wenqian adopted a humble demeanor, speaking as if it were the truth.

In fact, he had already tucked that exquisite money pouch into his pocket.

Zhao Wan couldn't bear to see Song Wenqian like this, and said with a pained expression, "It's alright, it's alright, it's just a money bag, it's nothing, it's fine."

"But then you won't be able to eat crystal soup dumplings..."

"We can eat it again tomorrow, let's go back." Zhao Wan swallowed.

She was really craving it, but she had already lost her money and there was nothing she could do but go back.

Besides, Song Lang didn't do it on purpose...

"Little sister!!" Suddenly, a loud voice rang out.

Zhao Wan was startled; she knew without turning around that it was her brother Zhao Cheng's voice.

"Song Lang, you go first, don't let my brother find out, or we can pretend we don't know each other, and you can pretend to be in line here," Zhao Wan said hurriedly in a low voice.

Song Wenqian frowned slightly, feeling a strange sense of unease.

Who does he look down on? Sooner or later he'll pass the imperial examination with flying colors, and then he'll be able to have any woman he wants.

Humph.

But he maintained a respectful expression, nodded, and quietly slipped away.

Zhao Wan breathed a sigh of relief. If her family found out about her relationship with Song Lang, there would inevitably be another big commotion.

Moreover, Song Lang is currently penniless and has no official rank, so his family would definitely not agree to it.

It's better to keep it a secret for now and talk about it later.

She was willing to wait for Song Lang to achieve success and fame.

"Brother! What brings you here too?" Zhao Wan ran up to Zhao Cheng in a few steps.

"You're buying crystal xiaolongbao, aren't you? You sneaked out just to buy xiaolongbao too? You should have told me beforehand, and I would have brought you along."

Zhao Cheng was somewhat surprised to see his usually well-behaved younger sister come to the ghost market to buy crystal xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).

However, the ghost market is only open at night, which is not safe for young girls.

"Brother, I was just worried you wouldn't come today. Perfect timing, I lost my purse, can you buy it for me?" Zhao Wan said directly.

"You lost your purse? Did you report it to the authorities? Why didn't you take a maid or something with you when you went out?"

"Oh, never mind all that, I'm so drooling over these crystal steamed buns!" Zhao Wan said, tugging at Zhao Cheng's arm and acting coquettishly.

Zhao Cheng couldn't resist his little sister's coquettishness, so he reached out and patted her head: "Alright, let's go straight ahead."

"Next time you go out, remember to bring someone with you, or tell your brother first. If your parents find out you've come to the Ghost Market, your brother is definitely in trouble."

While rambling on, Zhao Cheng pulled Zhao Wan to the front of the line.

"How about I get one or two taels of silver to sell you this spot?"

"One or two ounces?? Really?"

Zhao Cheng raised his hand, took out a tael of silver, and threw it directly into the man's hand.

"You're really giving me this! Please, please!" The man chuckled and stuffed the silver into his pocket.

I thought he was just another lunatic, but it turns out he really is a god of wealth.

"Little sister, what would you like to eat?"

Zhao Wan said without hesitation, "I want one with fresh pork and one with jade shrimp."

"They even have jade shrimp!" Zhao Cheng's eyes lit up. "How about this, three baskets of pork and three baskets of jade shrimp!"

This jade shrimp filling sounds delicious; he really needs to try it.

"This one has jade shrimp filling; the fresh meat filling will take a while," Shen Qing said politely.

"Okay, let's eat first."

Zhao Cheng carried three baskets of steamed buns and sat down at the table and stools to the side.

"These steamed buns are so beautiful," Zhao Wan couldn't help but exclaim.

Although she had seen crystal soup dumplings yesterday, they were a bit cold, unlike now, where each dumpling is steaming hot, lying directly on her cheeks, filling her nose with a delicious aroma that makes her mouth water.

The dough is as clear as a mirror, with tender pink shrimp and emerald green shepherd's purse intertwined, like a mosaic of "red jade and green emeralds," with the transparent dough serving as a miniature frame.

You can even see the broth with bright green shepherd's purse bits swaying gently.

"Let's eat! Let's eat!" Zhao Cheng couldn't take it anymore.

Zhao Wan also swallowed hard; the appearance and smell alone were enough to make her itch with desire.

The two picked up their chopsticks and just touched the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).

"Zhao Cheng!!"

"Ah Wan??"

Two voices rang out, one filled with anger, the other with astonishment.

Turning around, I was surprised to see Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao.

Snapped--

Zhao Cheng dropped his chopsticks and instinctively stood up.

What's going on? Why are my parents at the ghost market?

Zhao Wan felt even more guilty. Luckily, Song Lang had slipped away early, otherwise everything would have been over.

A family actually met at the ghost market?! That's outrageous!