The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Zhou Yihong is the eldest son of the Marquis of Changning. He has a good reputation in the imperial city and is gentle and polite to others. In addition, due to the family background of the Marquis, many officials want to marry their daughters to him.

She still remembered that when she got married in her previous life, many people were envious of her. Of course, she also felt that Zhou Yihong was a good choice.

But... that was referring to my situation in my previous life.

But she really couldn't like Zhou Yihong.

Jiang Suining looked away. She didn't want to have any contact with the other person in this life.

However, Zhou Yihong walked towards Jiang Suining and stopped in front of her.

"This lady." Zhou Yihong slightly blocked Jiang Suining's way, his eyes full of curiosity, "I have never seen you before, which family are you from?"

Seeing Jiang Suining looking at him, Zhou Yihong smiled warmly and said, "Excuse me, let me introduce myself first. I am the eldest son of the Changning Marquisate, Zhou Yihong."

"Hello, Prince Zhou." Jiang Suining nodded slightly, "I'm just a merchant's daughter. It's normal that Prince Zhou doesn't recognize me."

When he heard the word "merchant girl", Zhou Yihong's eyes flashed with surprise, and then his expression became more noble.

"The young lady has an extraordinary demeanor. I didn't expect that she was not from an official family. However, since she can come to this palace and have such a pleasant conversation with Princess Chu, I think she should not be an ordinary merchant, right?"

Just now, he saw from a distance that the person in front of him and Chu Jingyue were standing and talking together. The smile between his eyebrows and his good looks were really eye-catching.

"Prince Zhou, you are too kind. I am indeed just an ordinary merchant. Even if I tell you, you may not know." Jiang Suining's tone was polite and distant, and it was obvious that he didn't want to chat with the other party anymore.

But Zhou Yihong was unwilling to give up, "Then may I know your name, young lady?"

Jiang Suining felt a chill in his heart for a moment.

Zhou Yihong's personality remains the same as always.

Although he was born into a marquis's family and was the eldest son, he was not very talented when he was young, was clumsy and timid, and was not favored by his father. Later, he was able to emerge with the help of his mother's defeat of concubines and suppression of illegitimate sons.

Perhaps it was this experience that shaped his character, which appears kind and gentle on the surface but is actually sensitive and selfish; which, despite its mediocre talent, has excessive self-esteem and places great emphasis on face.

In the previous life, after marrying me, I felt that I was in a higher position than him because my family background was not as good as his, so we got along well. But soon, after I was praised by his mother, he began to feel unhappy, especially after I took full control of the mansion, he became more sensitive and irritable.

Later, he began to take concubines, specifically those women with extraordinary looks but lower social status. Gradually, he even welcomed prostitutes from brothels into his family. He enjoyed the feeling of being treated like a savior and being admired from a high position.

His attitude towards me did not improve until I helped him enter the court and solved various career troubles.

"Miss, I have no ill intentions. I just felt that we got along well from the first sight, so I took the liberty to ask your name."

Zhou Yihong still had a gentle smile on his face, but the self-pity that he couldn't hide still showed through his expression.

After all, he was the prince of the Marquisate, so Jiang Suining couldn't just leave with a cold face, "Replying to Prince Zhou, I am a commoner..."

"Miss Jiang is here."

Shen Yanxi's voice suddenly came from the corner, interrupting Jiang Suining's words.

"Mr. Shen, I didn't expect you to come today." Zhou Yihong looked at Shen Yanxi, then glanced at Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining, "Do you know each other?"

Although Shen Yanxi's father was only a fourth-rank official, his reputation was so great that Shen Yanxi would always be invited to banquets on weekdays, but he rarely showed up. Unexpectedly, he came to the Prince of Chu's Mansion today.

"I received an invitation, so I came to join in the fun." Shen Yanxi glanced at Jiang Suining, "Miss Jiang, I have something to say, is it convenient for me to talk to you for a moment?"

"So your last name is Jiang." Zhou Yihong looked at Jiang Suining thoughtfully, "This prince heard that there is a merchant girl named Jiang in the imperial city recently. She is very famous. I wonder if you..."

"Prince Zhou, since Mr. Shen has something to do with me, could you please let us leave for a while?" Jiang Suining interrupted Zhou Yihong.

The latter frowned, and was obviously unhappy about being interrupted by a merchant girl. However, since Shen Yanxi was still beside him, he did not show it.

"In that case, I will not bother Master Shen any more."

"Thank you." Shen Yanxi thanked him calmly.

After leaving the corridor, Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi walked to a lakeside where there were few people.

"Thank you, Mr. Shen, for rescuing me."

"How can you be sure that I don't really have something to tell you?" Shen Yanxi looked at Jiang Suining.

Shen Yanxi had just celebrated his seventeenth birthday two days ago. At this moment, he was standing by the lake, tall and slender, with stunning eyes and eyebrows, and was so handsome that it was really eye-catching.

When their eyes met, Jiang Suining was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "What's the matter, Mr. Shen?"

Although she and Shen Yanxi had met several times over the past year, except for last spring when Zhou Zixia, who had passed the imperial examination and was assigned to an official post outside the imperial city, came to say goodbye, they had only exchanged a few words. Apart from that, whenever they met, they just nodded and exchanged greetings. She really couldn't think of what Shen Yanxi wanted to say to her.

Shen Yanxi was dazzled by the smile and subconsciously shifted his gaze. Feeling that Jiang Suining was still looking at him, Shen Yanxi thought for a moment and said, "It was Zixia. I received a letter from him some time ago. Everything is going well for him in his post. After all, you two know each other, so I wanted to let you know."

"So it's news from Master Zhou. No, I should call him Master Zhou now." Jiang Suining smiled gently, "I hope everything goes well."

Although she and Zhou Zixia had some friendship because of Ning Mozhai, it seemed that it had not yet reached the point where they had to specifically report their safety.

But of course, she didn't say this in front of Shen Yanxi.

Seeing the two of them fall silent, Jiang Suining thought for a moment and asked, "This spring, Master Shen should be able to take part in the imperial examination, right?"

The imperial examination in their Beiyang Kingdom was different from that in other neighboring countries. It was originally held once a year in autumn. Because it was held every year, only the top ten in the class could actually become officials.

However, the abnormal weather in the previous year had a significant impact, and the imperial examination was finally postponed to last spring. Zhou Zixia therefore stayed in the imperial city. Fortunately, he finally got the seventh place in the first class.

Perhaps he thought it would be a good idea to hold it in spring, so after the imperial examination ended last year, the emperor ordered that all subsequent imperial examinations be moved to spring.

Calculating the time, Shen Yanxi will soon take part in the imperial examination, and then he will be the top scorer in one go, thus completely starting his own court legend.

Jiang Suining's eyes were filled with congratulations, understanding, and even envy.

Shen Yanxi looked at the person in front of him and suddenly asked.

"You seem to think that I will definitely be able to pass the exam?"