Adhere to the gentleman's principles

In the morning, the sunlight shines down. In the study, the sound of abacus is particularly loud. "I won't recite it anymore. My head is going to explode."

Li Ziyan's wailing echoed throughout the mansion. Zhao Junning just shook her head and said, "My dear, from New Year's Eve to today, the eleventh day of the first lunar month, you have already played for twelve days. It's time to study! My dear, come on! There are still six months before the provincial examination. I will supervise you well for your career."

Li Ziyan held the book tightly and said with his back teeth clenched: "Zhao Junning, thank you as your husband." Zhao Junning said with a smile: "You're welcome. There's no need to say thank you between husband and wife." Li Ziyan put down the book: "Zhao Junning, why are you so anxious for me to take the imperial examination? I was fine a few days ago."

Zhao Junning said, "Because I am a realistic person and want to be an official's wife. If you are capable, you can let me be a royal wife, so that I can make more money. With your official position, who dares not take care of my business?" Li Ziyan frowned after hearing this: "Zhao Junning, you love money too much, you are a money-grubber. The thoughts of a woman like you, when I become an official, I will definitely..."

Zhao Junning looked at Li Ziyan and asked, "What do you mean? You must divorce me? I'll be rich by then, so I'm not afraid of divorcing you. But you have to work harder, and when you become an official, you can divorce me whenever you want. If you want to find a few girls you like, you can find a few girls you like. I won't stop you."

Li Ziyan sneered: "You are such a weird person. You didn't let me divorce you when we just got married, and now you say this again. I tell you, Zhao Junning, I won't divorce you even if you ask me to." Zhao Junning then asked: "Does my husband want to have multiple wives? It's not impossible." Li Ziyan said firmly: "No, I only want you. Then I will torture you every day and fight you for 300 rounds every day. I will tire you to death."

After hearing this, Zhao Junning gradually felt embarrassed and threw an account book at Li Ziyan and said, "Li Ziyan! Meng Lang." Li Ziyan picked up the account book and walked towards Zhao Junning and said, "Meng Lang? I don't think so." Zhao Junning took the account book and said, "You go and recite it. I'm going to settle the accounts." As he said that, his ears and face turned red.

Li Ziyan came closer and looked at him: "Zhao Junning, you are blushing." Zhao Junning stood up and pushed Li Ziyan away: "Go away and recite your book well, otherwise I won't give you food later."

Li Ziyan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, don't be angry while I go to endorse the text." After Li Ziyan left, Zhao Junning covered her chest and took a deep breath.

After sitting down, Li Ziyan thought to himself: This young master is really charming, but what Wen He said about liking me is really true. I tried to test whether Zhao Junning likes me in this way, but it feels like I didn't get anything out of it. I'll ask Uncle Hu to make the windows of this house bigger in a few days. No wonder Zhao Junning blushed. It turns out that the house is too stuffy. I feel a little hot.

Zhao Junning lowered her head and calculated with an abacus, thinking: This Li Ziyan is so frivolous compared to his previous life.

The next day, Xiao Zhengchu, Xiao Xuantang, Qin Zhuoyuan, and Xiao Yufu were preparing to return to Pingliang. Li Yin and Zhao Nian came to see them off. Xiao Zhengchu said, "Thank you two generals for your care these days."

Li Yin said, "You're welcome. It's our honor that the two princes can come to Yangzhou Bianjing to buy cloth. What's more, it's our honor to buy cloth from our family." Xiao Zhengchu said, "My Lord, you have to thank your daughter-in-law. She's quite smart. If your son was a little slower, I might have married her." Li Yin smiled and said, "It's our honor to be praised by your prince." Zhao Nian said slowly, "It's a blessing for my Jun Ning that your prince likes her. But now Jun Ning is married."

Xiao Xuantang changed the subject and said, "What the two generals said is right. The wife of the young marquis is a rare female talent, and the young marquis is also a rare talent." Xiao Xuantang looked at Xiao Zhengchu and said, "It's almost time for us to leave, so you two don't need to see us off."

After the carriage left, Li Yin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This prince is really..." Zhao Nian took over and said, "He is really good at playing tricks and thought that this would create a rift between our two families, but he didn't know that his behavior that day is known to you and me."

Li Yin said, "Yes, we didn't find anything this time. We don't know what this prince will do when we return." Zhao Nian patted Li Yin on the shoulder and said, "We have fought so many battles and experienced so many events. How can we be afraid of a little kid like him?"

In the West Wind Restaurant, Li Ziyan, Xu Wenhe and Shen Congwen were eating melon seeds and drinking tea. Xu Wenhe asked, "What's wrong with you?" Li Ziyan looked at Xu Wenhe and asked, "Xu Wenhe, tell me how you feel about liking Wang Ningyi?" Xu Wenhe was stunned and asked, "Me?"

Li Ziyan nodded and said expectantly: "Yes, tell me now." Xu Wenhe clapped his hands and cleared his throat: "When you like someone, your heart beats very fast when you see her. When she gets close to you, you feel itchy in your heart like a cat scratching you. When she touches you, your whole body becomes hot. But when she is not around, you will miss her, or want to find her. When she scolds you, you want to refute her, but after she finishes speaking, you will feel that what she said is right. If she cries, you will be scared and rush to comfort her."

As Li Ziyan listened, he thought about his daily life with Zhao Junning, and then he said, "This is love."

Shen Congwen looked at Li Ziyan: "Li Ziyan, why don't you ask me?"

Li Ziyan looked at Shen Congwen and asked, "Do you have someone you like?"

Shen Congwen closed his mouth and drank his tea. Xu Wenhe asked with a smile, "Li Ziyan, why are you asking this all of a sudden? Are you in love with Jun Ning?"

Li Ziyan sprayed a mouthful of tea on Shen Congwen's face and said, "Impossible, what are you thinking, I'm just curious." Shen Congwen looked at Li Ziyan and said, "Li Ziyan, can you please finish your tea before talking? You sprayed it on my face."

Li Ziyan said with a smile: "I'm sorry, by the way, Xu Wenhe, your father asked you to go to Pingliang recently, why don't you go?" Xu Wenhe almost burst out his words but was stopped by Shen Congwen. Xu Wenhe swallowed a big mouthful of tea and said: "I'm not going back. Your uncle's beating is too painful. You should have experienced it before. I'm not going back. It's good here. There is a housekeeper and a big yard. It's great. If I go to Pingliang, I will be beaten every day. I won't go. Why do you want to be beaten by my father again?"

Li Ziyan shook his head: "I don't want to, but I have some bad news for you. Your father will be here next month, so I won't play with you these few days. You're on your own."

Shen Congwen smiled and said, "Xu Wenhe, your good days are over."

Xu Wenhe stood up suddenly and said, "Go away, Li Ziyan, you are so disloyal. You can tell me that I did it on purpose when my father comes back next month!" Then he sat down again.

Li Ziyan waved his hand: "No, no, no, I just heard from my mother today, so I told you that I am very loyal."

Xu Wenhe stood up and ran home. Shen Congwen shouted, "Hey, where are you going?"

Xu Wenhe replied as he ran: "I have to make preparations for the old man to come back."

Li Ziyan smiled and said, "He is still afraid." Shen Congwen said, "Yes, when he went to Pingliang with his father, he insisted on running back to stay in Bianjing. Now he is afraid again." Li Ziyan said, "Who says he is not afraid?"