Zhao Yao slightly pouted and said, "Second Uncle, you make it sound as if I wouldn't show up without a reason."
Lian Fang gazed at Zhao Yao without speaking, raising his eyebrows slightly.
Zhao Yao dropped his playful demeanor, his expression turning very serious: "Second Uncle, I want to tell Father about the imperial examination."
Hearing this, Lian Fang paused in raising his teacup, then set it down and asked in astonishment, "What happened?"
"Second Uncle, do you know that the Wang Family has opened pawnshops in the capital and other places?" Zhao Yao said, "Do you know they're using pawnshops to buy and sell official positions?"
Zhao Yao recounted what he had just heard from Liang Run to Lian Fang.
After listening, Lian Fang showed no expression of surprise.
"What surprises you?"
Zhao Yao, seeing Lian Fang's calm face, asked somewhat surprised: "Second Uncle, you already knew?"
