When Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin rushed to Zhaojiabao, Zhaojiabao was full of lights and was very lively, and from time to time there were VIPs arriving from the same place, a joyful scene.

In fact, tomorrow the Zhao family will not only hold an ancestor worship ceremony, but also hold a grand banquet for Zhao Xin's achievements.

Those distinguished guests came from afar, in addition to participating in the ancestor worship ceremony of the Zhao family, there is also an important purpose, that is, to meet Zhao Xin, the new Huguang Township test Yayuan, if there is no accident, Zhao Xin is likely to be promoted in next year's examination, and then enter the ministry yamen in the capital as an errand, so they naturally want to come to Lala.

Moreover, this time, the Zhao family not only has Zhao Xin, who is trying Yayuan in Huguang Township, but also Xie Yuan Li Hongyu in Huguang Township, which means that this time in the Zhao family, it is very likely that he will meet two future Jinshi.

What is particularly important is that the results of the southern juzi usually outperform the northern juzi, which means that the southern jinshi are more likely to become such officials as Hanlin, Shujishi, Yushi and Zhizhong, in other words, to become the top level of scholars.

Many of the elders of the Ming Cabinet, the officials of various ministries and courts, and the officials of the feudal territories in various places were born in the Yan Guan, and taking the Yan Guan is equivalent to getting in touch with the center of the Daming Civil Official Group, so everyone naturally wants to come and get acquainted, and it is convenient to talk in the future.

Therefore, Li Hongyu, Xie Yuan, naturally wants to follow Zhao Xin to welcome guests, he is familiar with this kind of thing of ushering in, voiding and wrongdoing, and he is easy to do, which is also the purpose of his coming to Zhaojiabao.

In the evening, the old man Zhao set up a sumptuous reception banquet in the reception hall in the front yard to welcome those distinguished guests, although the Taiyuan Mansion is vast, but the local people with names and surnames are all there, and those who can not come in person have also sent important people as representatives, and they attach great importance to the affairs of the Zhao family.

After all, the Zhao family is one of the nine great families of the Jin merchants, and they play a pivotal role in the Jin merchants, and they have huge connections in the black and white realms of Shanxi, so everyone naturally wants to give the Zhao family this face.

In addition, not everyone can get into this township test Yayuan, and it is also the Yayuan of Huguang, so everyone naturally wants to come to cheer for it.

At the banquet, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin were arranged to sit at the main table where Mr. Zhao was.

Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin naturally did not refuse, but because there was still an ancestor worship ceremony to be done tomorrow, everyone did not pour wine on the two of them, after all, the business was important.

Old Man Zhao happily looked at Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin, who were methodically dealing with the guests there, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and felt that the two were a match made in heaven.

In fact, Old Man Zhao didn't expect that Zhao Deyi and Zhao Xin's trip to Huguang would have such a big gain, and unexpectedly brought him a coveted grandson-in-law.

Mr. Zhao has been in the society for many years, with incomparably rich experience, and his vision of seeing people is very accurate, and he can see at a glance that Li Hongyu is not an idle person, and he knows at a young age that he can endure humiliation and maintain obscurity, which is absolutely something that very people can do.

What is particularly important is that Li Hongyu's luck seems to be very good, in Huguang several times in distress there are nobles to help, and then turn the danger into a disaster, and also catch the line of Chu Wangfu and Xiangwangfu, luck is not ordinarily good.

People of the age of Mr. Zhao care more about people's luck, if a person is lucky, then the future is unlimited, otherwise drinking cold water will stuff his teeth, and Li Hongyu's luck is undoubtedly enviable and jealous.

You must know how many people want to get into the palace, but Li Hongyu actually opened the door to two palaces and the prince's mansion at once, which is naturally extraordinary.

Therefore, Old Man Zhao felt that he had really earned it this time, as long as Li Hongyu could gain a firm foothold in the court, then the Zhao family and the Fuxiang would not have to worry about the future.

Thinking about it, Old Man Zhao's eyes fell on Zhao Xin's body, and his eyes couldn't help but show a worried look, this stupid girl wanted to help Li Hongyu, but how did she know that Li Hongyu's scheming and the city government were much deeper than her, and if she really stayed in the capital in the future, she would definitely encounter a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Old Man Zhao couldn't help but look at Li Hongyu, he thought that only Li Hongyu could protect Zhao Xin at that time, and only Li Hongyu could avoid Zhao Xin's identity being exposed.

This means that it is time for Old Man Zhao to tell Li Hongyu the truth, and it is time to tell Li Hongyu the truth, if this kind of thing is concealed for a long time, it will backfire, and the most annoying thing for a shrewd person like Li Hongyu is to be deceived.

After the banquet, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin followed Mr. Zhao to send off those VIPs, and then the two were called by Mr. Zhao to talk heart-to-heart.

It didn't take long for Zhao Xin to be called by Mrs. Zhao, and only Li Hongyu and Mr. Zhao were left in the room, and the two were chatting there unhurriedly.

There was a creak, just when Li Hongyu and Old Man Zhao were talking and laughing, the door was pushed open, Zhao Deyi walked in, and then closed the door casually.

"Third child, it's time to tell Li Jieyuan." Old Man Zhao glanced at Li Hongyu, who was talking and laughing, and said to Zhao Deyi quietly.

Li Hongyu didn't have the slightest psychological preparation, and when he heard this, he was slightly stunned, and looked at Zhao Deyi in surprise, not knowing what Zhao Deyi was going to tell him.

"Li Jieyuan, do you know this thing?" Zhao Deyi pondered for a moment, stepped forward and handed an object in his hand to Li Hongyu.

Li Hongyu was stunned for a moment after taking the object, looked up at Zhao Deyi in disbelief, and then took out the half of the jade pendant with a flying dragon pattern that had been hanging from his neck, and the other half of the jade pendant engraved with a phoenix in his hand was together, and the two jade pendants were tightly put together, forming a complete round jade pendant.

Looking at the jade pendants put together in his hand, Li Hongyu's face showed a shocked look, whether it was workmanship, style or texture, it was exactly the same, it was obvious that it was originally a pair.

"This pair of jade pendants is called 'Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang', which I bought with your father from a jade merchant when I was in Yangzhou as a token of the engagement of the children of both sides."

The corners of Zhao Deyi's mouth squirmed a few times, and finally his Adam's apple moved and said, "It's a pity that your father died young and was shipwrecked on the way home, and I went to Liaodong at the time, and it was a few years later when I learned about it. ”

"Originally, I was supposed to go to Huguang to mourn your father and fulfill the marriage contract I once made!"

Saying that, Zhao Deyi's face showed a trace of bitterness, "It's a pity that I made a mistake back then, your Li family's third room was already in a vulnerable position at that time, and your family has never sent anyone here to report the funeral, so I know that your father hasn't had time to tell the family about family affairs, so he made up his mind to regret the marriage!" ”

"Repentance?" Li Hongyu couldn't help but look up at Zhao Deyi when he heard this, no wonder no one had come to the door to mention the marriage contract all these years, and he was really repented of his marriage.

"This is the marriage letter that your father made with me." The look on Zhao Deyi's face was even more embarrassed, and he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Li Hongyu.

Li Hongyu put down the jade pendant in his hand, took the paper and opened it, and was stunned there, it was indeed a marriage letter, he was very familiar with the font on it, it was written by his father Li Renhai, when he was in Baihe Town, he had seen a lot of handwriting left by Li Renhai, so he was naturally impressed.

"Zhao Xin?" When he saw that the person who was engaged to him on the marriage contract was "Zhao Xin", his brows suddenly wrinkled slightly, in his impression, it seemed that Zhao Deyi only had such a son as Zhao Xin, could it be that he also had a daughter, who was deliberately hidden for fear of marrying into the Li family?

"Originally, I would never have anything to do with your Li family again in my life, but my father sent me to Baihe Town, and it turned out to be where I am now."

Zhao Deyi waited for Li Hongyu to finish reading the marriage contract, smiled bitterly and said to Li Hongyu, "Originally, I wanted to hide the matter, but as you and Xin'er get closer and closer, I know that there will be a day when things will be a goof, so it is better to simply say it, so as not to embarrass everyone at that time." ”

"Li Jieyuan, the reason why I sent the third child to Baihe Town is to hope that he can end the demon in his heart, although he didn't say it, but since he had the idea of regretting marriage, he has a heart disease, and I feel sorry for your father and your Li family, so I hope he can go to Baihe Town to get rid of this heart disease."

At this time, Old Man Zhao opened his mouth and said to Li Hongyu unhurriedly, "In order to help him, I specially asked Xin'er to follow me to see if the two of you are destined, and her grandmother is not less angry with me for this." ”

"Old man Zhao, Xin'er is Zhao Yayuan's sister?" Li Hongyu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, he was a little confused, he had never seen that Zhao Xin, so now he was a little cloudy.

"Zhao Yayuan is Zhao Xin, she is the young lady of the Zhao family!" Old Man Zhao saw that Li Hongyu hadn't reacted yet, so he looked at Li Hongyu and said in a deep voice.

Zhao ...... The young lady of the Zhao family? Hearing this, Li Hongyu was stunned, and looked at Old Man Zhao with a stunned face, a little hard to believe what Old Man Zhao said, how could Zhao Xin be a woman? How is it possible for a woman to take the imperial examination?

"Xin'er fell seriously ill shortly after she was born, and I asked the Taoist chief of You Fang to calculate it for her, saying that she was too thin to be blessed by our Zhao family, so I raised him as a boy, hoping to bless her with happiness and health in the future."

Old Man Zhao knew that Li Hongyu could not accept the fact that Zhao Xin was a woman for a while, so he said with a serious expression, "As for what happened after she arrived in Baihe Town, you know very well. ”

She ...... She turned out to be a woman! Li Hongyu suddenly came back to his senses when he heard this, it seems that Zhao Enlun didn't tell him the truth last time, and deliberately concealed the truth of Zhao Xin's name.