Wen Ning looked at the two packages of snacks on the table in disbelief.

One pack is peanut cakes. I’m probably not sure whether it was true or not when she said she liked eating peanut cakes in Yun Ting Lou. There is also a pack of Wanfangzhai’s signature osmanthus cake.

She glanced at Pei You, who was enjoying his dinner with a nonchalant expression.

You know you had a bad attitude in the morning, why don't you please her?

Well, he was someone who could be coaxed with a bunch of candied haws, and she was very thoughtful, so she accepted the two packs of snacks.

Wen Ning arched her eyebrows and opened the peanut cake first. Although Jiangnan dim sum is delicious, it is not as good as the taste of her hometown. She has not eaten this peanut cake for a long time and misses it very much.

Pei You was eating her meal, glanced at her from the corner of her eye, and then lowered her eyes.

I love eating peanut cakes, but I didn’t lie to him.

What Wen Ning was thinking was, luckily she didn't lie to him in the first place, otherwise why wouldn't she bear the pain and give up her love today? You have to pay attention to this lie, it's true and false, so that it's hard for people to find out the truth.

After eating a few pieces of peanut cake, Wen Ning's mood improved, so she asked a few questions about what Linglan said in the afternoon to see who was involved in his book again.

Pei You finished his meal and was pouring himself a cup of tea. Hearing this, he chuckled twice: "Who else could it be?"

"Is it King Rui again?" Wen Ning took another piece of peanut cake.

Pei You didn't answer, but raised his brow slightly, and Wen Ning knew it was him.

"Hmph, you disgusting brown candy!" Wen Ning snorted, and told Pei You what happened at the New Year's Eve banquet, "You said that Xie Shoufu was a wise man, how could he adopt such a poor person like Xie Ying?

The woman on the table becomes his Xie family's legitimate daughter? And he also chooses Prince Rui, a stupid and bad prince, as his son-in-law?"

The Xie family was so prominent back then. The head of the family was the chief minister of the dynasty who assisted Emperor Jiahe on his ascension to the throne. The legitimate daughter was the most favored empress of the current emperor, and the legitimate son was the most beloved general who protected the country.

Everyone knows that in this world Chu and Xie are very important, and Xie's figure is indispensable on Emperor Jiahe's medal of merit.

pity……

Wen Ning said regretfully: "It would have been better if General Xie had not died in the battle."

The decline of the Xie family seems to have started with the death of the young general named Xie Nanci, the queen's brother.

If Xie Nanci had not died, Xie Changyuan would not have adopted a son and a daughter from his side, let alone Xie Ying to marry Prince Rui, making the entire Xie family the backing of Prince Rui, making Prince Rui so confident.

Pei You didn't seem to be interested in Xie's affairs. He drank tea lightly and didn't talk to her.

Wen Ning looked at Pei You and was suddenly stunned.

As a person who has been reborn, she knows the outcome of many things. Not only does she know that neither King Rui nor Chu Heng won the battle for the inheritance, but she also knows that Pei You is the biggest winner among them, and she also knows...how he won.

Xie Changyuan abandoned King Rui and supported Pei You. Together with Emperor Jiahe, he promoted this heterosexual prince to a position above ten thousand people, making him the number one scholar after the first six yuan in the founding Dynasty of Dayin.

The youngest chief minister of the cabinet since the founding of Dayin Dynasty.

She even knew why Xie Changyuan abandoned King Rui and supported Pei You.

Wen Ning forgot to eat the peanut cake in her hand.

An idea suddenly occurred to her, an idea she had never had before.

In the past, she had never seen Pei You well. Seeing him as the top scholar in high school, recognizing his ancestors and rising up through the ranks like his previous life, she had to curse in secret. However, she didn’t know when she started, probably because she married into the Duke’s palace, and realized that she and Pei You

Are you a grasshopper on a rope?

She actually hoped that Pei You would go more smoothly and overthrow the stupid and bad King Rui and Chu Heng who collaborated with the enemy and treason as soon as possible.

She is a person who has lived a new life. She knows many key points and knows many secrets that others do not know yet. These links and secrets are of no use to her as a woman who is not involved in officialdom. But if she can know these in advance,

Tell Pei You...

Wen Ning felt a little thirsty and raised her hand to pour herself tea, but this sudden thought made her a little nervous, and even her hands were trembling slightly.

"What's wrong?" Pei You saw something strange about her at a glance and took the teapot.

"I'm... cough... I'm a little choked..." Wen Ning's throat was really dry.

Pei You poured tea for her and took away the peanut cake: "Sweets are not easy to digest, so don't be gluttonous."

Eh? Don’t take her peanut cake!

Pei You had already called Wang Qinsheng in, asked him to clear the table, and specifically asked him to take away the peanut cake and sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

Wen Ning silently glared at Pei You in protest, but didn't say anything. She just tossed and turned before going to sleep, and couldn't help but ask Pei You: "Pei You, King Rui is greedy and cruel, and treats the people like nothing, so do you

Do you think he will be embarrassed?"

Pei You did not deal with any official documents today, so he was half leaning on the bed and reading a book as he did when he was in Jiangnan.

Hearing this, he looked sideways at Wen Ning, who was already lying down: "What? When did you become concerned about court affairs?"

Wen Ning's words rolled over and over in the roar, and finally swallowed: "It's nothing."

Turn over again and close your eyes.

Pei You obviously misunderstood the meaning of her move. He was silent for a while and said: "As long as I am here, he will not be able to touch the Wen family. There is no need to worry so much."

Why.

Wen Ning huddled her head under the quilt and stopped talking.

She was not worried about the Wen family.

She almost asked: If there was a chance to seriously injure King Rui, would you like it?

But Pei You is too sensitive, sensitive and witty. Just like the fact that the Wangs and his wife are still alive, you must not reveal any flaws to make him suspicious before you have thought about your words.

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On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Wen Ning was finally able to leave the house. Of course, the first thing she did was to find Duan Rushuang.

Duan Rushuang had informed her of her new residence last time. It was a single-family house, so there was no need to send greetings in advance. She had been planning to go out in the past period.

The two of them went to the drug store together first.

The drug store is on the side of Chang'an Street, on Luoyang Road. The location is a little out of the way, but the store is spacious and the backyard is large enough. Duan Rushuang also rented another warehouse as she asked.

The decoration of the shop has been completed, and the first batch of medicinal herbs is already on the way. Only the Chinese New Year delayed the trip to Beijing. Chen Shang, the shopkeeper who manages the medicine shop, has already been found and is also in the shop today. Wen Ning chatted with him.

Wow, I'm quite satisfied.

There are only two things left now, one is whether He Luan is sitting in the medicine shop, and the other is the name of the medicine shop.

Wen Ning only thought about it for a moment before making a decision and went to a place with a simple and popular name - Ruyi Pharmacy.

Her idea of ​​opening this pharmacy was very simple. She just wanted to use it as a cover to try to lessen the blow caused by this year's plague. She called it "Ruyi" and hoped that it would be as she wished.

In the afternoon, Wen Ning and Duan Rushuang went to Fushengzui again.

Fushengzui has not changed much. After all, it was forced to close its business at that time and was not damaged. It can be opened directly after the storm has passed. However, the flow of people in the two stores has really increased a lot.

Wen Ning and Duan Rushuang were both wearing men's clothes, and they didn't bring any maids with them. They pretended to be customers buying wine, and Duan Rushuang winked at her frequently.

Listen, this is not a Beijing accent.

Look, this one also came here because of the reputation, and the wine was served at the engagement banquet.

"It's still early today, why don't we go to the wine shop and have a look?" Duan Rushuang suggested after getting drunk from Fusheng.

Wen Ning looked at the sky. It was rare that the sun was shining brightly these days. Although it was getting late, it was not too late to leave the city at this time.

Pei You went back so late yesterday, so he must not be early today.

Tsk, why does she care about when Pei You returns?

"Let's go rent a carriage!"

Wen Ning came out dressed as a man, so of course she didn't use the carriage from the Duke's Palace. Duan Rushuang hadn't bought a carriage yet, so the two rented one temporarily and left the capital directly.

The winery was directly rebuilt and is still in its original location, but its appearance is quite different from before.

When Wen Ning first built this winery, he didn't have much money on hand. Wen Qi was good at wine tasting, but what was he good at as a housekeeper? The money was spent like water.

Therefore, the scale of the winery is not large, and the layout can barely be called "elegant".

This time the imperial court allocated some money for the reconstruction, and the wine shop also had some money in its account. The area was actually much larger than before, and it looked much more impressive.

Wen Ning saw a crowd of people before he entered. This wine shop on the outskirts of Beijing was as popular as Fusheng Zui on Chang'an Street.

It's simply incredible.

Duan Rushuang covered her lips and smiled: "Sister Wen, you will know after you go and see it."

Last time at the Duke's Mansion, Duan Rushuang gave up and Wen Ning hurried to the wine shop.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see a painting hanging on the wall.

A landscape painting.

Wen Ning recognized it at a glance. She had spent several months embroidering a landscape painting for the winery and hung it in the most conspicuous place at the entrance.

But when the wine shop was smashed, the landscape painting was also torn down and ravaged into a state of disgrace. She felt sad about this for a while.

The painting in front of her is obviously not the landscape painting she embroidered, but a landscape painting similar in style to that landscape painting.

She embroidered with needlework. It was an ink painting, so it was naturally much more lively than the original drawing. The brushstrokes, the artistic conception, the composition...

Wen Ning took a closer look and saw the seal on the right side.
To be continued...