After I traveled through the book, my sister kidnapped my mother

Duan Ran and Shi Quan sat together, while the third and the second place candidates sat on the other side. Today's banquet was not separated by gender.

After Wen Zhimiao sat down, the atmosphere was a little tense at first, but as the topic was introduced, everyone gradually relaxed.

After the banquet, Duan Ran felt extremely comfortable, and so did Shi Quan. She stuttered and spoke slowly, and some people would laugh at her when she spoke to ordinary people at home before, but today here, everyone would listen to her quietly.

It is really a good atmosphere where everyone can express their own opinions without being too cliquey and discuss with each other.

Wen Zhimiao also saw a few people she wanted, so she had a pretty good harvest today.

It was already evening when it ended, and Wen Zhimiao invited everyone to have dinner together.

They all had the meal together, so after it was over Wen Zhimiao and the others did not go sit somewhere else.

Jiu Zhao said she was going back to the palace, so Wen Zhimiao followed her back.

He Yuanyao, Chen Yu and Gesang had been sitting together. Today, she was unusually silent as she listened to the debate among the literati, and was not as detached as before.

Shi Wanyue was also in a very good mood today. She seldom attended such gatherings and rarely debated with others. After today, she appreciated Shi Quan and Duan Ran a little more.

I even sincerely hope that they can choose to enter the Eastern Palace.

But she couldn't say this out loud, it was just a hope of hers.

Wen Zhimiao, Jiu Zhao and Shi Wanyue got on the carriage first. They would pass by the Shi Mansion on their way back to the palace. Besides, Shi Wanyue did not have a carriage prepared, so it would be nice to go back together.

Yunjing was very lively that day. Wen Zhimiao held a Qushui Liushang banquet in the waterside pavilion. Students who were not invited also gathered in other places to discuss the topics of the banquet.

Not only the students were paying attention to what was happening at the banquet, many people throughout Yunjing were also paying attention.

Su Qingluo and Yun Zhou also paid attention.

Wen Zhimiao naturally knew it, but even if she knew it she wouldn’t care. She just paid attention to it.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the master's mansion. Wen Zhimiao watched Shi Wanyue get off the carriage, and then returned to the palace with Jiuzhao.

I just got back and Su Qingluo called me over. It was nothing. Yun Zhou just wanted to play mahjong, so he asked Wen Zhimiao and Jiu Zhao to play together.

During this time, Su Qingluo asked Wen Zhimiao about what happened today and asked her if she had any candidate she liked.

"I'm most optimistic about Shi Quan and Duan Ran. The second and third place picks are not bad either, but they have people behind them, so I don't really want to use them." For people with people behind them, it's not difficult to have a career or promotion. She still wants to support some people at the bottom of society.

"You still need to maintain good relations with those noble families. Supporting the poor does not mean you have to be alienated from them or even become enemies with them." Su Qingluo reminded her.

The emperor cannot completely favor any one side and must balance the forces of all parties.

Although it is not necessary to balance it by marrying a concubine, it must be balanced through other means.

Wen Zhimiao nodded: "Mother, I know. I won't just choose students from poor families or below. I will naturally choose some suitable students from noble families."

Wen Zhimiao was clear about this principle.

Su Qingluo nodded: "Well, it's okay as long as you know it yourself."

Wen Zhimiao looked at his cards and then turned them over: "Win."

Yunzhou:......

She wanted to beat Wen Zhimiao up just by looking at her smiling face. It could be seen that she was in high spirits recently and her luck in playing cards had improved a lot.

Jiu Zhao looked at his cards and put them away silently like Su Qingluo.

Wen Zhimiao laughed: "Zhou Zhou, you need to go wash your hands."

Yun Zhou kicked her and said, "Continue."

She was also depressed. What could she do since her cards were really bad? She could see that Su Qingluo and her "good daughter" were trying their best to send her cards, but she really couldn't catch them. What could she do?

However, Wen Zhimiao's pride did not last long. Although Yun Zhou did not win the game later, his cards were still better than hers.

Jiu Zhao was still counting the cards silently by himself, playing them silently, and then he won unexpectedly.

Su Qingluo is not bad either.

In short, because someone was too arrogant at the beginning, he no longer had any chance to win later.

When it was over, Wen Zhimiao muttered, "I will never play cards with you again. You all rely on card counting to make your moves. You have no morals."

"Isn't the purpose of playing mahjong to get that surprise? Relying on luck to get interesting happiness in the chaos, do you understand?" Wen Zhimiao strongly condemned Jiu Zhao and Su Qingluo.

Yun Zhou nodded beside him: "That's right, there is no brand quality."

Su Qingluo:......

Who is she venting her anger on?

Jiu Zhao remained silent, looking at Wen Zhimiao and Yun Zhou innocently: "Nothing can be counted, it's just in my mind."

Yun Zhou and Wen Zhimiao choked again, it would be better not to say anything.

"Let's stop playing. I'm hungry. Can we have a midnight snack or go for a barbecue?" Wen Zhimiao suggested. It wasn't very late today, and with the help of the small kitchen, it wouldn't take too much time to prepare.

"Sure, but grilling might be a bit troublesome. How about just grilling the meat? No need to skewer it." Yun Zhou also suggested.

Su Qingluo and Jiu Zhao generally have no objections.

Su Qingluo used to be a bit picky about food, but after being dragged by Yun Zhou to eat whatever he wanted for so many years, she is no longer picky about food, just about whether it tastes good or not.

Jiu Zhao, like Wen Zhimiao, is not picky about food and can eat anything.

After making the decision, Wen Zhimiao asked the small kitchen to prepare it.

While waiting, Yun Zhou and Wen Zhi Miao were bored and played the Tianzi grid game.

That was a game that the two of them loved to play when they were young, because it didn't require any other things. They just had to draw on paper and roll two paper balls to play.

Su Qingluo watched the two of them playing together noisily.

I couldn't help but recall that when I first learned that the two were old acquaintances, I had wondered whether the two would become alienated and against each other in this palace because of their status or power.

It turned out that her ideas were really too rigid.

Not only did these two not turn against each other, they have not changed at all in the past ten years. Whenever they are together, they are so childish.

The kitchen prepared things quickly. When they heard that it was ready, Wen Zhimiao and Yun Zhou stood up together.

Wen Zhimiao can’t cook, but she likes barbecue. She likes the feeling of finishing everything she has grilled.

She also brought some wine over, and Yun Zhou looked at her with a smile: "Minors are not allowed to drink."

"Fruit wine." Wen Zhimiao knew she would say that.

"You are the one who can't drink. You haven't been able to practice it in all these years. You still fall down after one glass. You must be allergic to alcohol." Wen Zhimiao complained.

At least her alcohol tolerance is much better than when she left Yunjing.

This means that you can drink it through exercise, but Yunzhou's kind is really not allowed to be drunk.