Chapter 2214 I'll take it myself

Shu Yu hummed in response. "An actual reward? I prepared one for you, but it's still in the courtyard in the south of the city. We'll sneak back and get it later?"

"What if I wanted it right now?"

Shu Yu hesitated, "That won't work, I can't conjure it up."

"It's okay, I'll take it myself."

"You want to go back..." Before Shu Yu could finish speaking, the back of his head was fixed in place, and his lips were pressed against hers by a hot kiss.

Meng Yunzheng is now a skilled driver. He looks quite refined, but when he kisses someone, he becomes rather fierce, like a wolf ready to devour them whole.

Shu Yu was a little overwhelmed, and when he finally let go, she was still a bit dizzy.

Meng Yunzheng chuckled and kissed her slightly swollen lips twice more. "I love this reward the most. Will there be more when we get back?"

That's bullshit.

Shu Yu gave him a harmless glare. How could she have forgotten that this man had been subtly asking her earlier if she would be excited if she became the top scorer in the exam? See? He was clearly the one who was most excited.

Fearing she would get angry, Meng Yunzheng quickly changed the subject, showing a strong desire to survive, "Why are you looking at these two paintings so intently?"

Shu Yu snorted softly, "I met one of your fans today."

"One of my... fans?" What does that mean?

Shu Yu almost forgot that there was no such term in those days, "It just means someone who really likes and admires Mr. Shanju."

Meng Yunzheng understood. "So you want to see Mr. Shanju's paintings and find out what aspects of them are worthy of their admiration?"

"No, not at all. The painting was just hung up, wasn't it? I've found that it really has a special feel to be hanging in this tea room on the second floor. The windows there are big, and the light is bright, so the painting isn't exposed to direct sunlight, but..."

Shu Yu's voice suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence.

She glanced at him, then at the window. Yes, the light was still bright; the sun had only just begun to set.

Seeing that she had suddenly stopped talking, Meng Yunzheng asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Wait a minute, why are you back so early? Weren't you attending the Qionglin Banquet and supposed to come back after dinner?"

She said she felt like something was wrong.

By the time dinner is finished, it should be dark by now. The Qionglin Banquet isn't something you can just leave early if you want.

Sure enough, Meng Yunzheng's expression became more serious. "The Emperor left when the Qionglin Banquet was halfway through, and the banquet ended early."

Shu Yu suddenly turned around, and Meng Yunzheng simply pulled her to sit down on a chair next to him.

"Something happened?"

Meng Yunzheng nodded, "Mm."

Before the imperial examination even started, Meng Yunzheng and Shu Yu had discussed whether the Second Prince's people would cause trouble during the exam.

However, even after the provincial examination and the palace examination were over, and even after the results of the palace examination were announced, the other party still did not take any action.

Just when everyone thought they weren't going to take advantage of the opportunity, those people... came to break them out of prison.

The place where the second prince was being held was broken into, and a chaotic battle ensued.

Shu Yu's eyes widened. "Then, the Second Prince was kidnapped?"

"No," Meng Yunzheng said with a smile. "It's all thanks to the letter you brought that we realized someone was deliberately misleading Qi Lie into looking for the black market in the north. The Emperor suspected that there was a traitor among them, so some time ago, he found a substitute to replace the Second Prince and moved him to another place to be imprisoned. Only those who participated in the operation know about this."

(End of this chapter)