When the wine banquet in the county restaurant was staggered, Baihe Town, Qin's family.

Qin Yue was pacing back and forth in the courtyard absentmindedly with her hands behind her back, she knew that today was the day of the list, so her mood seemed inexplicably irritable.

"Miss, when is the meal going to be?" Xiaolan came to Qin Yue's side and asked, it's past lunch time.

"I'm not hungry, you can eat first." Hearing this, Qin Yue stopped, hesitated for a moment and asked casually, "Isn't there any news from the county seat yet?" ”

After the list of the county test was posted, the subordinates of the Li family in the county town would copy the list non-stop and bring it back to Baihe Town.

"Miss, with my uncle's strength, I will definitely be able to enter the top ten, Miss don't worry." Xiaolan laughed when she heard this, the county test has nothing to do with Qin Yue, but Qin Yue didn't think about it at this time because of the results of the county test, and she was obviously concerned about Li Hongyu's ranking.

"Little Nizi, if you talk nonsense again, I'm going to tear your mouth." Hearing the word "uncle", Qin Yue's cheeks suddenly turned red, and she said to Xiaolan with a straight face.

"Miss, my aunt's three exams are better than one another, and the third one is already more than a dozen, this time I will definitely be in the top ten, and when my aunt finishes the children's exam, he will definitely be able to get the fame of Xiucai, and then Miss will be a Xiucai lady." Xiaolan was not afraid of Qin Yue's "warning", and said with a smile.

The results of the first three county exams have already spread to Baihe Town, and Li Hongyu's name has been in the first circle of the list, and his name has improved one after another, so Xiaolan said that Li Hongyu can enter the top ten in the county exam.

Finally, why Xiaolan laughed and called Li Hongyu her aunt was because she saw Qin Yue not thinking about the county test these days, and knew that she was concerned about how Li Hongyu did in the exam, which means that Qin Yue had accepted Li Hongyu as her future husband in her heart, so she called Li Hongyu "uncle" with a smile.

In fact, since the news of Li Hongyu and Qin Yue's engagement spread, Qin Yue only had the share of reluctance to appoint, so the male and female parents pay attention to the orders of their parents and the words of the matchmaker, and there is no part for her to speak at all.

Besides, Qin Yue's reputation is already unbearable, not to mention the famous family except Li Hongyu, I am afraid that even ordinary people will stay away from her.

Therefore, Qin Yue naturally cares about the fate of Li Hongyu's county test, no matter how Li Hongyu is also her future husband, she naturally hopes that Li Hongyu can gain fame and glory to his ancestors.

"Okay, you little girl, see if I don't tear your mouth." Qin Yue's cheeks suddenly became more rosy when she heard this, and after snorting, she stretched out her hand and walked towards Xiaolan.

"Miss, the maid doesn't dare, spare the servant." Seeing this, Xiaolan hurriedly smiled and retreated, dodging Qin Yue's hands, and the two immediately quarreled in the courtyard, laughing constantly, which showed that the relationship between the master and servant was good.

"Miss, middle ...... Hit! Not long after, just as Qin Yue tickled Xiaolan and made Xiaolan laugh wildly, a maid hurriedly ran into the courtyard and shouted at Qin Yue.

"Who's hit?" When Qin Yue heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she stopped her movements and asked the maid in a coquettish voice.

Table ...... The young master won the fourth place in the county exam. The maid came to Qin Yue and replied breathlessly.

Hearing this, Qin Yue's face suddenly darkened slightly, she was not worried about Li Hongyi, Li Hongyi would definitely be able to enter the top ten, and become the "top ten in the county" candidates, also known as "high school".

"What about the third son?" Xiaolan saw that Qin Yue's expression became a little gloomy, and hurriedly asked the maid who reported the news, and secretly had an ominous premonition in her heart, even Li Hongyi only took the fourth exam, so it seemed that it would be difficult for Li Hongyu to enter the top ten.

"Case ...... The head of the case, the third son is the head of this county test! The maid patted her chest to stabilize her mind, and said loudly to Qin Yue, "The master asked the young lady to dress up and go to see the third lady." ”

"Case-head?" Qin Yue and Xiaolan couldn't help but look at each other in amazement when they heard this, and the two thought they had heard it wrong, so Xiaolan immediately asked urgently, "The third prince is the head of the case?" ”

"Hmm!" The maid nodded again and again when she heard this, "The list copied back from the county seat clearly says that the third prince is the head of the case, and the aunt has already led the elders of the Li family to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, thank the ancestors for their blessings, and suddenly out of the top ten in two counties." ”

"Miss, the third son actually got the case!" Xiao Lan suddenly came back to her senses when she heard this, and looked at Qin Yue with a surprised expression, looking a little hard to believe, in her mind, Li Hongyi was thousands of times stronger than Li Hongyu.

"He turned out to be the head of the case." Qin Yue also couldn't believe it, and muttered to herself, after all, Li Hongyu's performance in Baihe Academy was very low-key and there was nothing unique.

"Miss, go and freshen up, you want to see the third lady." In shock, Xiaolan was the first to react, and hurriedly reminded Qin Yue that she was going to the Li family's mansion to see the Zhao family.

Although men and women almost never met before marriage in ancient times, Li Hongyu and Qin Yue's situation is relatively special, the two are not only related to each other but also live next to each other, so for Qin Yue, she must first pass the Zhao family and have a good relationship with her future mother-in-law.

Qin Yue immediately came back to her senses, Lan Mang followed Xiaolan and hurriedly walked to the boudoir to freshen up, she saw the Zhao family this time and naturally wanted to take out her best makeup, this trip to the Li family's mansion was not only as simple as seeing the Zhao family, but also showed the outside world that she was the future young grandmother of the Li family's third room.

The Li family's mansion has become a sea of joy at this time, the firecrackers outside the door are crackling non-stop, Li Hongyu is the head of high school, and Li Hongyi is admitted to the top ten in the county, which is a great joy for the glory of the ancestors.

Especially Li Hongyu, who is no longer an ordinary ordinary person, but a student with a talent and fame, the Li family naturally wants to celebrate it in a big way, and let the people of the entire Baihe Town know the good news.

The Zhao family naturally became the focus of attention, receiving the female relatives of the powerful families in the town who came to congratulate them, with a happy smile on their faces, to be honest, she didn't expect Li Hongyu to be able to take the county exam, which can be described as an unexpected joy.

Li Renhe's wife and Qin De's wife will definitely accompany Zhao's side, talking and laughing with Zhao's family, and the atmosphere at the scene is very festive and relaxed.

"The young lady of the Qin family is really a beauty!" When Qin Yue, who was dressed in a red dress and was young and beautiful, arrived, the ladies at the scene couldn't help but light up in front of them, and they all opened their mouths to praise that many of them saw Qin Yue for the first time.

"Yue'er, come and see your Aunt Zhao." When Mrs. Qin heard the praise of those female dependents, she couldn't help but feel a burst of pride in her heart, and said to Qin Yue.

"Yue'er has seen Aunt Zhao." Qin Yue's cheeks were slightly red and she stepped forward to salute the Zhao family, if there was no accident, the Zhao family would become her mother-in-law.

"Come, sit next to Aunt Zhao." Zhao smiled slightly, instructed a maid to bring a stool and put it on the edge of her seat, and then beckoned to Qin Yue with a smile.

"Hmm!" Qin Yue smiled when she heard this, then walked over, and sat on the stool obediently chatting with the Zhao family.

She naturally knows how to deal with the Zhao family, and if she wants to gain a foothold in the Li family in the future, she must be recognized by the Zhao family, because the Zhao family is the actual ruler of the Li family's third room, and she can be said to be the queen mother of the Li family's third room, and she doesn't want to be disgusted by the Zhao family.

Obviously, as Li Hongyu, who was brought up by the Zhao family since childhood, must be very filial and respectful to the Zhao family, and Li Hongyu has an inexplicable indifference to him, so she wants to open the gap from the Zhao family, and then capture Li Hongyu's heart, only in this way can she gain a firm foothold in the Li family.

For Qin Yue, a beautiful future daughter-in-law, although Zhao has a mustard in his heart, he is generally satisfied, after all, Li Hongyu is the culprit in the destruction of Qin Yue's famous festival.

In addition, Qin Yue is Qin Yue, the Qin family is the Qin family, Qin Yue is a member of the Li family after marrying into the Li family, and her name must be written on the genealogy of the Li family, so for the Zhao family, Qin Yue is actually her own family, and the Zhao family, as a woman, knows this very well, so she is very intimate with Qin Yue, since Qin Yue is destined to become her daughter-in-law, then of course she has to find a way to make her her her own.

Zhao didn't think that people who had a marriage contract with Li Renhai would come to fulfill the marriage contract, the reason was very simple, there was no news from the other party for ten years, so the other party must want to regret the marriage.

In fact, the Zhao family can completely annul the marriage contract set by Li Renhai, after Li Renhai's death, the other party has not come to mourn, it is obvious that the other party cannot not know about Li Renhai's death, which is contrary to the public order and good customs of the Ming Dynasty, so she can use this reason to dissolve the marriage contract.

It's just that because the situation at that time was unfavorable to the Li family's three rooms, the Zhao family naturally had to resist Li Hongyu and Qin Yue's family affairs, so as not to swallow the Li family's family business in the three rooms.

But now the situation is different, Li Hongyu made a splash in the county examination, and unexpectedly won the first place in the case, not only won the fame of Xiucai, but also has an unlimited future, and has a great chance of becoming a person in the township examination of Huguang.

Therefore, the Zhao family is no longer worried about the property of the Li family's third room, and there is no need to reject Qin Yue anymore, what she has to do now is to find a way to pull Qin Yue to her side, and carefully cultivate Qin Yue in order to help Li Hongyu take charge of the affairs of the back house.

Zhao Mansion.

"Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog, and he actually beat Xin'er to get the head of the case, Brother Li, you can be blind under Jiuquan!" After learning that Li Hongyu unexpectedly overwhelmed the crowd and became the head of the case, Zhao Deyi couldn't help but feel surprised, and at the same time he was very relieved, and his mood was invisibly much lighter.

Subsequently, Zhao Deyi changed his clothes, asked his subordinates to prepare a gift, and went to the Li family's mansion to congratulate Li Renhe Dao.

Zhao Deyi has always felt guilty for failing to fulfill his marriage contract with Li Renhai.

Because Zhao Deyi returned to Shanxi soon after getting acquainted with Li Renhai, and then was sent by his family to Liaodong to expand his business network, and did not return from Liaodong until three years later, and because of the underdevelopment of communication in ancient times, it was five years after Li Hongyu's death when he knew that Li Hongyu's accident had happened.

That year, Zhao Deyi went to Jiangnan to work on his family's business, and met a familiar friend who learned that Li Hongyu died in a shipwreck five years ago, which was a big surprise.

Zhao Deyi wanted to go to Jiangkou County immediately to visit Zhao and Li Hongyu's mother and son as future in-laws, but at that time, business matters were really unavoidable, so he had to postpone the trip.

When Zhao Deyi finally finished his business, he received a letter from home, saying that the great changes in Liaodong made him hurry home to discuss countermeasures.

It turned out that Shulhaqi, the Jurchen leader on whom the Fuxiang had always relied on had lost the struggle for power with Nurhachi, which forced the Zhao family to take urgent measures in order to keep their business in Liaodong.

Although Shuerhaqi's name is unfamiliar, if he has another identity, Nurhachi's own brother, you can know how high his status is in the Jurchen tribe, which is also an important reason why the Zhao family took his line.

In this way, Zhao Deyi hurried back to Shanxi, and then rushed to Liaodong again without stopping, going to befriend the people around Nurhachi in order to seek refuge from the new forces.

In the following years, Zhao Deyi was so busy running a business in Liaodong that he didn't have time to go to Jiangkou County at all.

Moreover, it is inconvenient for Zhao Deyi to send someone to the Li family to pick out the marriage contract with Li Renhai when he did not go to Jiangkou County, which would be too abrupt and extremely disrespectful to the Li family, after all, Li Hongyu is the young master of the Li family's third room, and he needs to go in person to be in line with etiquette, otherwise people will think that he deliberately neglected not to come to Jiangkou County.

Zhao Deyi was busy for several years, and when he finally had time to go to Jiangkou County, Old Man Li had already died, and he learned from his subordinates that the situation of Zhao and Li Hongyu in the Li family was not good, and Li Hongyu was cowardly and wooden, which made him have to have some scruples in his heart, he didn't want Zhao Xin to marry and endure hardship.

From the fact that the Li family did not send anyone to the Zhao family to report the funeral after Li Hongyu's death, Zhao Deyi guessed that the Li family did not know about Li Renhai's marriage contract with him, after all, Li Renhai had an accident on the way home.

Therefore, Zhao Deyi made a selfish decision after repeated considerations, and concealed his marriage contract with Li Renhai for the sake of Zhao Xin's future happiness.

But who thinks that people are not as good as heaven, Zhao Deyi did not expect that he would come to Jiangkou County one day, and Zhao Xin and Li Hongyu became the same table at Baihe Academy, maybe there is a providence in the dark.