Xie Jingyan was unaware that Shen Wan believed the Emperor had not agreed.

However, Shen Wan was not disappointed. It was impossible for everything they did to go smoothly. If they did, they wouldn't even need to fight; they would have angered Prince Cheng and Xie Jingyin to death.

After finishing their tea and resting for a while, the maid brought in the food, and the two sat down to eat and chat.

After lunch, Shen Wan did some needlework before taking a nap.

When she woke up, she heard that the painting had been framed and brought back, so Shen Wan went to the study.

When she entered the study, Xie Jingyan was also looking at the painting. It was beautifully framed, and Shen Wan praised it generously, saying, "This painting is in no way inferior to those by the masters."

Xie Jingyan was pleased by these words. Just as he was about to speak, Qiu'er came in and said, "Your Highness, Eunuch Yuan has arrived."

What is Eunuch Yuan doing at the Prince Ling's residence?

Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan, who handed the painting to Chen Feng and then stepped out.

Shen Wan followed behind Xie Jingyan and saw Eunuch Yuan approaching from afar. However, what caught everyone's attention was the tray carried by the young eunuch following behind Eunuch Yuan, which contained an imperial edict.

It was bright and extremely eye-catching.

Shen Wan thought that Eunuch Yuan had come to read the imperial edict, but why did he come directly to Moyuxuan?

Xie Jingyan's gaze also fell on the imperial edict, and he asked, "What is this?"

Eunuch Yuan said, "His Highness recommended Grand Secretary Han to be the chief examiner for this autumn examination, and His Majesty agreed. This old servant went to Grand Secretary Han's residence to read the imperial edict, but Grand Secretary Han said that he had already resigned from his post and was used to living a carefree life, and did not want to return to the court. He asked this old servant to take the imperial edict back to the palace. This old servant had no choice but to come to His Highness."

Eunuch Yuan is completely on Xie Jingyan's side, inside and out.

Once the imperial edict is brought back to the palace, Grand Secretary Han will have no chance of returning to court.

If it's handed over to Xie Jingyan, he can try to persuade Grand Secretary Han again.

Xie Jingyan said, "Thank you very much, Eunuch Yuan."

Shen Wan stood to the side, her lips twitching repeatedly.

She truly hadn't expected that Xie Jingyan would recommend Grand Secretary Han to the Emperor. No wonder he told her to prepare medicine for his injuries, saying that the Emperor might want to beat him. He still had some self-awareness.

However, he underestimated the emperor's affection for him; not only did the emperor not punish him, he even agreed to it.

It remains to be seen whether Xie Jingyan can persuade Grand Secretary Han.

Before Xie Jingyan rebelled in his previous life, the Han family had already left the capital, but they did not go to the northwest.