Chapter 304 I've Seen Through Everything!
Before visiting the Sheng family, Wen Yanjing already had a pretty good understanding of the family background of the Sheng family.

Sheng Hong may have further opportunities in the future, as his eldest son Changbai has a promising future, not to mention he also has a powerful in-law family, the Yang family.

It just happened to be the time when the new dynasty was about to come...

In Wen Yanjing's eyes, the Sheng family at this time already had the rudiments of an aristocratic family!

It is a big ship with a bright future.

If we don't ride the wind now, when will we?
Once he becomes the son-in-law of the Sheng family, it will definitely be of great benefit to his career in the future!

With such a unique opportunity, Wen Yanjing must consider whether this is his only chance in this life.

Therefore, Wen Yanjing would never allow anyone to show up halfway!
As his thoughts turned, Wen Yanjing turned to Chang Feng beside him and asked:
"Is this Brother Ma very close to your brother?"

Chang Feng was stunned when he heard this.

Those two are my brother-in-law and brother-in-law, how can they not be close?
He was about to answer, but immediately remembered that Yang Wenyuan was trying to cover up his tracks. Just as he was about to say a few perfunctory words, Chang Feng's heart skipped a beat again.

"That's not right! If my sister and Wen Yanjing are together, then wouldn't Wen Yanjing also become my brother-in-law?"

Well, although Wen Yanjing is older than me, the seniority is correct.

A biological brother-in-law, and an inappropriate brother-in-law.

Who of these two is closer?
Thinking of this, Chang Feng hesitated again.

Should I help Yang Wenyuan deceive my future brother-in-law?
Logically speaking, the relationship between him and Wen Yanjing should be closer than that between him and Yang Wenyuan.

But the next moment, Chang Feng cursed himself in his heart.

'Relationships are relationships, power is power, how can they be confused?'

After figuring it out, Chang Feng smiled faintly and replied with a sidelong glance:

"They are very close, just like you and me."

Chang Feng was not wrong in saying this.

If things go smoothly, then our relationship won't be the same as theirs!

The reason why Chang Feng said it so ambiguously was that he wanted to leave a backup for the future, so that when the matter was exposed, his sister and Wen Yanjing would not blame him.

I am innocent, it was all because of Yang Wenyuan's coercion and intimidation!
Chang Feng's thoughts were simple, but when Wen Yanjing heard these words, the meaning was completely different.

Why did you come to the Sheng family?
Although secretly, both parties knew that they were here to visit each other, but outwardly, they still found a pretext to discuss literature and philosophy and study Confucian classics.

Therefore, when Wen Yanjing came to visit these days, he always chatted about literature with Changbai and Changfeng in Qiming Pavilion.

Since Changbai had already passed the exam and didn't pay much attention to the scientific examination, most of the communication was between Wen Yanjing and Changfeng, and they could be considered to have developed a kind of friendship between classmates and friends.

Now Chang Feng compared the two of them with Ma Wencai and Chang Bai standing beside him.

Could this be hinting to me that Changbai and Ma Wencai were classmates and friends?
In order to confirm his guess, Wen Yanjing immediately asked:
"Brother Ma, have you taken the test with Changbai before?"

Chang Feng had no idea that just one sentence he said had caused Wen Yanjing in front of him to imagine a lot and become worried.

Otherwise, if you knew, you would probably sigh: "Children from poor families grow up early and have to think about a lot!"

At the moment, Chang Feng was still feeling lucky that Wen Yanjing didn't ask any specific questions, so he nodded casually and replied:
"We took the exam together before."

Upon hearing this, Wen Yanjing's eyes immediately fixed.

What a strong enemy!
It turned out that he was relying on his schoolmate friendship with Changbai, which allowed him to have the delusion of "stealing the love" from me, Wen!

Just as Wen Yanjing began to think about how he should defeat this competitor, Yang Wenyuan also finished his "peaceful exchange" with Changbai.

Ok.

In fact, the truth is that the two of them did not reach an agreement.

Yang Wenyuan took advantage of Changbai's unpreparedness and bypassed him to approach Wen Yanjing.

Changbai followed behind with a helpless look on his face, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and help in the performance.

Because there is a competitor again, and he is a powerful enemy who has already penetrated into the Sheng family, Wen Yanjing dare not slack off for a moment at this moment.

Not only did he talk a lot and try hard to show off his talents in front of Changbai and Changfeng, but he also forgot his decision to leave the Sheng family early in the morning to give himself some wiggle room.

Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Yang Wenyuan still had no intention of leaving. Wen Yanjing immediately made up his mind and pretended to be calm and stayed for lunch.

When he sat at the Sheng family's dinner table for the first time, Wen Yanjing felt a little uneasy. Fortunately, Sheng Hong and the Sheng family's mistress were not around, otherwise Wen Yanjing would have to lower his head into his bowl on the spot.

As hesitantly, Wen Yanjing looked at Yang Wenyuan with an increasingly unfriendly gaze.

It's all your fault!

Who would go to someone else's house to propose marriage and then stay to eat a meal?
The relationship isn't there yet!

Wen Yanjing was not Sheng Hong's direct disciple, but because Sheng Hong was Wen Yanjing's master, he was considered half of Sheng Hong's disciple and could come to the Sheng family under the name of Sheng Hong's student.

In addition, Sheng Hong was optimistic about Wen Yanjing and was planning to promise his daughter to Wen Yanjing, so Wen Yanjing was able to visit the Sheng family.

But it didn't get to the point of inviting people to have meals at home.

After all, Wen Yanjing was not from Sheng Hong's direct lineage, and was just a scholar. He was not worthy of Sheng Hong, a fifth-rank official, to keep him for dinner.

According to Wen Yanjing's estimation, once the Sheng family is sure that he is the candidate for son-in-law, they will invite him to their home for dinner for the first time to show their attitude.

But now all of this has been ruined by this "Ma Wencai" who suddenly appeared!
Thinking of this, Wen Yanjing looked at Yang Wenyuan with even more gloomy eyes, and he felt so angry that his teeth were itching.

On the other hand, the "Ma Wencai" on the other side...

From Wen Yanjing's perspective at this moment, Ma Wencai's movements when sitting at the dinner table were extremely skillful, and there was no unnatural expression on his face, as if he was having a meal at home.

There were also servants serving on the side.

When they saw themselves for the first time, the first reaction on their faces was a little surprise.

But when they faced "Ma Wencai", there was no surprise in their eyes, and they helped to set the table with familiar movements!
The gap is particularly obvious when comparing the two!
Wen Yanjing immediately took a breath of cold air.

My first reaction was that this guy is a regular customer!

Immediately, he felt a sense of crisis in his heart, he had fallen into a trap!

This "Ma Wencai" deliberately dragged me to stay for dinner in order to offset my first-mover advantage!

Just at this moment, Yang Wenyuan looked towards Wen Yanjing, and seeing that Wen Yanjing was looking at him, he immediately returned a faint smile.

This "provocative" smile of a winner immediately made Wen Yanjing's face freeze.

On purpose, he definitely did it on purpose!
'Although this boy is a warrior, he is very thoughtful and should not be underestimated!'

"No, I can't let him lead me by the nose anymore." Wen Yanjing felt that he already understood everything, and immediately gave Yang Wenyuan a hearty smile.

I've seen through all your tricks!

This is Yang Wenyuan.

Yang Wenyuan was stunned by Wen Yanjing's inexplicable smile.

'What does that expression mean?'

Honestly speaking, Yang Wenyuan hasn't figured out any good idea until now that could expose Wen Yanjing's true colors, or make Wen Yanjing lose his composure.

After all, this is the Sheng family, not anywhere else, and we have to consider the reputation of the Sheng family.

If I act too much, I will not be able to get along with Hualan first. Then, my lady will use the "king in her belly" to control the princes, and I will have no choice but to let go.

Therefore, the approach must be gentle, and it would be best to let Wen Yanjing "step forward" himself.

But to be honest, Yang Wenyuan hasn't thought of any good solution yet. He is pretending to be a passerby just to observe Wen Yanjing closely and study his flaws and weaknesses.

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However, after a whole morning of Wen Yanjing's inexplicable hostility and some of his rash actions, Yang Wenyuan's thoughts turned and he inexplicably realized something.

"Does this guy think that I am here to steal his bride?"

Once this idea popped into his mind, Yang Wenyuan confirmed Wen Yanjing's behavior again and was certain of it.

'This makes things much easier.'

Yang Wenyuan thought for a moment and immediately came up with a good idea.

Since he has misunderstood, why don't I just go with the flow?
Thinking of this.

After lunch, when the few of them were talking, Yang Wenyuan would from time to time turn the topic to Molan, saying a few good words about Molan, and then observe Wen Yanjing's reaction with a sidelong glance.

As expected, every time when talking about Molan or topics related to the girls from the Sheng family, Wen Yanjing's eyes would pop out.

It looks like someone is eyeing his own baby.

Yang Wenyuan laughed secretly in his heart.

Gradually, the sun outside began to set in the west.

"Changbai, Changfeng, thank you for your hospitality today. I will take my leave now."

Wen Yanjing thought he had seen through Yang Wenyuan's plan. Seeing that Yang Wenyuan had no intention of leaving, he was not prepared to waste time with Yang Wenyuan. After saying goodbye to Changbai and Changfeng, he turned to Yang Wenyuan and said politely with a smile:
"Brother Ma, we had a great time chatting today. I hope we can find a good opportunity to talk about the past and present together again in the future."

Yang Wenyuan immediately responded by cupping his hands, acting like the master of the house, and followed Changbai and Changfeng to see Wen Yanjing out:

"That's great. Next time Changbai has a day off, we two brothers will come here and have a good reunion!"

"..."

At the entrance of Sheng Mansion, Wen Yanjing twitched his lips and managed to say:
"Then I will wait for good news!"

Okay, okay, you have no intention of hiding it at all and you are declaring war on me directly, right?

Do you think I'm afraid of you? Come on!

After seeing Wen Yanjing off, Yang Wenyuan was immediately blocked by Changbai and Changfeng in the corridor at the entrance.

"Brother-in-law, tell me, what do you mean?" Chang Feng spoke first, with a bad tone.

After all, Wen Yanjing was chosen by his father and was going to be promised to his younger sister Molan as her husband in the future. Now Yang Wenyuan suddenly did such a weird thing. It would be difficult for him to live like this after his younger sister gets married.

If it weren't for the fact that Yang Wenyuan had always been nice to him (and he was afraid of Yang Wenyuan's power), he would have definitely spoken out to stop it long ago.

Changbai also nodded silently, staring at Yang Wenyuan.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you straight."

Yang Wenyuan reached out his hand to comfort Changbai and Changfeng to stay calm, then led them to Qiming Pavilion, pointed at the writings left by Wen Yanjing on the desk, and asked:
"What do you think of Wen Yanjing's talent?"

Changbai frowned, not knowing what Yang Wenyuan meant, but still replied:
"Yes, given time, you will be able to obtain the title of Jinshi."

Chang Feng nodded and said:
"Although he comes from a humble background, his knowledge is comparable to mine."

Yang Wenyuan nodded in response.

Chang Feng was not boasting. Wen Yanjing was indeed talented and learned. And Chang Feng had learned a lot since he was beaten by Sheng Hong last time and was locked up at home for a long time. He was doing pretty well now.

The two of them are of the same kind.

"You can pass the test, but after all, you are going to marry her and have a close relationship with her in the future, so shouldn't you also test her character?"

Yang Wenyuan closed the paper scroll left by Wen Yanjing, and then continued:
"But whether it's you two or me as the son-in-law of the Yang family, we can only have a taste of it, so why not just..."

Yang Wenyuan said, stretching out his hand to smooth his shirt across his chest:

"Then why not let me, Ma Wencai, an 'outsider', give it a try."

"Anyway, I don't have anything important to do right now..."

Changbai immediately looked up and down at Yang Wenyuan unhappily and sighed:
"I see you don't have anything important to do, you're just bored and here to have some fun."

"I don't agree with this, but Changfeng is the fourth sister's brother, so he has to..."

Before Changbai finished speaking, Yang Wenyuan turned to Changfeng and asked:

"Chang Feng, what do you think?"

"You don't want your sister to be trusted by the wrong person, do you?"

Chang Feng was going to refuse at first, after all, this marriage was arranged by his father.

He was about to continue talking along with Changbai's words, but when he saw Yang Wenyuan asking him, he suddenly remembered that his sister Molan and his mother had been complaining about this marriage recently, and it was obvious that they did not agree with this marriage...

I actually think it’s okay.

So he was unwilling to risk disobeying his father and interfere.

But now that Yang Wenyuan wants to take the lead, why don't I go with the flow?
This would please my sister and mother, and I wouldn't incur my father's displeasure, right?

Chang Feng stopped the words of rejection and replied uncertainly:
"If you really want to do this, brother-in-law, I have to ask my sister first."

Chang Feng felt that he had to say something to the person involved first.

"Tell your sister?"

Yang Wenyuan looked hesitant. If he told Molan about this, would she be less anxious to do things because of his help, and thus not have an affair with Liang Han in advance?
(End of this chapter)