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Yun Yi knew that this belonged to her mother. Did he already know that her mother was from the Western Regions?

Jian Yuan suddenly realized that the person in front of her was very different from the image in the rumors.

Looking at the meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth, he was unfathomable and had no trace of the ridiculous look of a dandy boy.

Li Moci must have discovered this early on, so he didn't believe her when she said that Yun Yi wanted to do something bad to her.

"What a coincidence! After I came to Jiangnan, I had nothing to do so I visited a few used book stalls. One of the old books I bought had this bug in it."

Yun Yi drank a sip of tea leisurely, his eyes clear and bright, as if he had just discovered it by accident.

But Jian Yuan didn't believe him at all. Her mother had poisoned Yun Yi with a poisonous insect before she came to Jiangnan. How could he have discovered it only after he came to Jiangnan and saw the ancient books?

"Don't be nervous. I have already returned the two bugs to you." Yun Yi raised his eyes and smiled at Jian Yuan's vigilant look. "Besides, I have no intention of taking revenge on you and your daughter."

After learning that her mother wanted to poison him with a poisonous insect, he was not afraid and returned the insect to her. Now he says he is not going to retaliate.

So what does he want?

He is clearly a scheming person, but he pretends to be a playboy.

Jian Yuan didn't believe every word Yun Yi said.

Yun Yi didn't care whether she believed it or not. He left the inn after leaving the two bugs behind.

He knew how tempting those two bugs were to Jian Yuan. Even if she didn't believe him, she would still use those two bugs.

Sure enough, after Yun Yi left, Jian Yuan looked at the two insects carefully. After confirming that they were correct, she followed the method her mother taught her and planted the mother insect in her body.

Afterwards, Jian Yuan starved the worm for a few days until it became the size of a grain of rice. The next day, she brought rice cakes to the inn to thank Li Moci for rescuing her.

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The day of the imperial examination arrived, and Yunhui entered the Imperial Examination Hall with other students.

It can be seen that the emperor cares very much about this year's Jiangnan students. In addition to the invigilators, the emperor also sent the third and fourth princes to come together.

With the presence of highly respected ministers and two princes, there were no accidents during the entire imperial examination and everything went smoothly.

During the three-day examination period, students have to eat and live in the Imperial Academy, and outsiders are not allowed to enter.

Yun Yi hasn't gone out for the past few days, and Jian Ran didn't ask her out to play because Li Mochuan was busy with work.

Since coming to Jiangnan, Jian Ran has gone out almost every day. Now she feels bored staying at home.

After waiting for a long time, Yunhui finally came out of the Imperial Examination Hall and couldn't wait to take them to a restaurant to celebrate.

"I have already had someone reserve a seat. My cousin has been in the Imperial Examination Hall for three days. He must have not eaten well or slept well. He needs to take good care of himself."

Jian Ran said generously, "I'm treating you today, so please don't be polite to me, cousins."

"Since someone is treating me, I have to order a pot of good wine." Yun Yi said with a smile.

"No problem, cousin, just go ahead. We won't go home until we are drunk tonight. Cousin, let's drink a little too. You will sleep better at night." Jian Ran said and asked the waiter to bring the wine.

Yun Hui saw how the two of them were and thought that they must have secretly drunk together many times before. It was really unbecoming for children of a noble family to behave like this.

I wanted to give them a few words of admonition, but in order not to spoil their fun, I just said:

"You should drink less when you are out. If you like, it's not too late to drink at home."

The two of them agreed at the same time, but that didn't stop them from toasting each other after the wine was served.

Seeing that they were enjoying drinking, Yunhui stopped persuading them.

But he himself didn't drink, and he couldn't let all three of them go back drunk.

After three rounds of drinks, it was getting dark.

But the outside did not become quiet as night fell. Instead, there was a burst of sound of blowing and beating.

Out of curiosity, Jian Ran went to the window to look, and when she saw the scene outside, she couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Wow, that dragon outside is so long, come and see it, cousin."

Yun Yi came to the window. The dragon and lion dance team was really long, and there were also other street circus performances, which almost stretched from the beginning to the end of the street.

"Is there any festive occasion today?" Jian Ran asked doubtfully. After thinking carefully, she couldn't remember what festival it was today.

"That's a circus troupe that celebrates when students graduate from the Imperial College." Yun Hui came over and explained, "It's said that many years ago, a local gentry hired a circus troupe to celebrate when his son graduated from the Imperial College. As a result, when the results were announced, his son won the first place in the imperial examination. Since then, this activity has gradually evolved into a custom."

Jian Ran nodded in understanding, "If only I had known about this custom earlier, I would have hired a team for my cousin, one that would be even more luxurious and beautiful than this."

"It's a good thing you don't know, otherwise I would have attracted too much attention." As the prime minister's eldest son, he returned to his ancestral hometown to take part in the imperial examination and attracted much attention.

If they invite a luxurious team to perform, it will really put him in the spotlight.

Jian Ran smiled, took a sip of wine, and looked at the lively crowd below with interest.

Suddenly, his eyes noticed two people across the street, and he narrowed his eyes and looked at them carefully.

She wasn't mistaken, the two people walking hand in hand were Jian Yuan and... Li Moci? !

"They?" Jian Ran subconsciously looked at Yun Yi.

Seeing the surprise in Jian Ran's eyes, Yun Yi smiled, "It seems that the Jian family is going to have a wedding."

Jian Yuan and Li Moci walked hand in hand on the busy street.

They look very close. When did their relationship become so good?

Jian Ran saw Jian Yuan and Li Moci. Li Moci's senses were always sharp. He noticed someone was looking at him. Following his feeling, he looked over and saw Jian Ran at the window on the second floor opposite.

The moment their eyes met, Li Moci subconsciously let go of Jian Yuan's hand.

"Your Highness?"

Her hand was suddenly shaken away, and Jian Yuan looked at Li Moci.

"Nothing." Li Moci looked away, looked at Jian Ran and smiled.

Jian Yuan didn't take it to heart. She took Li Moci's hand again and continued walking forward, completely unaware of his absent-mindedness.

Li Moci looked back and saw that Jian Ran was no longer by the second-floor window.

But with a glance, Li Moci noticed that Li Mochuan walked into the restaurant.

Is he going to find Jian Ran?

Which restaurant did they plan to meet at?

"Your Highness, this is for you." In front of the sugar painting stall, Jian Yuan asked the boss to draw a dragon with sugar, and then gave it to Li Moci.

The sugar turns golden yellow after heating, and the boss uses syrup to paint a lifelike golden dragon.

The four-clawed golden dragon is attached to a bamboo stick, and when held in the hand, it looks like it is soaring into the sky, showing its grand ambitions.

"Why a dragon?"

Did Jian Yuan give him the dragon in order to encourage him to compete for the throne?

As a prince, it is impossible to say that he has no ambition for that position.

But it is one thing for him to want it, but why is Jian Yuan expecting him to fight for the throne?

Is she thinking that after he ascends the throne, she will be the queen second only to the emperor?