Chapter 190 Love

As a newly-appointed Jinshi last year, although Wen Feng is not as brilliant as the top scholar who won the top three places in the imperial examination, he has solid knowledge.

Because of the lotus, you get the lotus root; because of the apricot, you don’t need the plum - a little thought will reveal that this is a homophonic couplet: Because of why you get your match, you are lucky enough not to need a matchmaker.

Could it be that the girl has taken a fancy to Yang Zhe?

The young man in the field calmly shifted his gaze from Princess Lingque to the several Yu Liu scholars: "Anything else?"

Several people looked embarrassed and were unable to speak.

Those couplets were perfect for Yu Liu, but he didn't expect that the top scholar of Da Zhou could easily answer them.

Yang Zhe smiled faintly and bowed to Prince Yu Liu. "In my Great Zhou, playing couplets is just a game for fun; there's no such thing as winning or losing. If the talented scholars of your country are interested, I'm always happy to accompany you."

Although the Great Zhou had the upper hand, Prince Yu Liu laughed heartily: "As expected of the number one scholar, he has shown these arrogant people that there are always people better than you."

"Then Yang will take his leave first."

The onlookers felt proud after hearing this conversation and clapped their hands vigorously at Yang Zhe who was walking over.

Yang Zhe nodded modestly and glanced at the crowd.

Han Baocheng walked beside him and whispered, "I saw Brother Wen go over there."

The two of them turned and walked towards where Wen Feng and Lin Hao were.

"Brother Wen——"

Han Baocheng opened his mouth but was stopped by Wen Feng: "Let's leave here and talk later."

A few people walked out quickly, and after turning a corner, they finally got rid of the countless chasing gazes.

"Miss Lin Er, you are here too." Han Baocheng tried his best to look calm, but he didn't realize that the corners of his mouth were raised high.

Wen Feng was simply unable to bear watching. He thought to himself that those who knew him would understand that you wanted to leave a good impression on Ah Hao in order to marry your sweetheart, while those who didn't would think that you were attracted to Ah Hao.

For example, Yang Zhe, who remained calm in the face of Princess Lingque's subtle overtures, was visibly stunned at this moment. His slightly disturbed gaze fell on Lin Hao's face: "Second Miss Lin, long time no see."

Lin Hao wore a distant and polite smile on his lips: "Yang Zhuangyuan, Mr. Han, long time no see. I've been out for quite a while, so I'll go back first. You guys can chat slowly."

When Han Baocheng heard that Lin Hao was leaving, he was anxious: "Miss Lin Er——"

The rest of his words were scared back by Wen Feng's glare.

Watching Lin Hao walk away, Han Baocheng sighed and thought that he had not had time to ask how Miss Lin was doing.

Yang Zhe frowned and looked at Han Baocheng.

When Wen Feng saw Yang Zhe like this, he knew he had misunderstood, but he couldn't explain it. He couldn't say Han Baocheng was doing this for Chan'er, after all, the matter was still unfinished.

Then Wen Feng thought about the glass lamp that Yang Zhe had given Ah Hao, and he became even more worried.

Why are all his friends like this!

Han Baocheng had no idea that his poor expression had caused his friend to misunderstand him. Instead, he started to worry about his friend: "Brother Yang, that girl who came forward to propose a match, could she be interested in you?"

Because of the lotus, we get the lotus root; because of the apricot, we don't need the plum. This is clearly a euphemism to convey affection.

Wen Feng's face turned serious.

It turned out that he was not overthinking it.

Compared to the worries of his two friends, Yang Zhe remained calm and asked with his eyes slightly lowered, "So what? I'm getting married soon."

Han Baocheng rubbed his forehead and said, "I almost forgot. You are the prince consort. It doesn't matter who likes you."

Wen Feng was not so optimistic: "That girl is from Yu Liu. She is able to stand up and make a couple. Her identity is probably not simple. Brother Yang should be careful."

Yang Zhe nodded slightly.

Lin Hao returned to the general's mansion and went straight to Jiaoyueju.

"Second sister, have you seen the store?"

“I’ve seen it, the location is pretty good.”

"I heard from the manager that there's a really big cosmetics shop across from that shop. My second sister wants to sell floral dew, so it's a bit of an overlap with the shop across the street. The location isn't great, is it?"

Lin Hao smiled. "That's great. They already have a steady flow of customers. They come here to buy rouge and powder. As long as our flower dew is better, we won't have to worry about customers."

Compared with the wide variety of goods across the street, Lin Ji Powder Shop plans to specialize in floral dew in the future. In fact, the two companies are not really competitors.

Seeing Lin Hao's confident face, Lin Chan couldn't bear to discourage him and said with a smile: "Then give it a try. It won't cost much anyway."

Rather than losing her own capital, she was more worried that her confident sister would cry if she lost money.

Lin Haoxiaoying took Lin Chan's arm and said, "Sister, I met Mr. Han on the street."

Lin Chan blushed, losing her previous calmness: "We met, so we met."

"Oh." Lin Hao smiled.

After a while, Lin Chan lowered her voice: "So what did you say?"

After returning to the guesthouse, Princess Lingque took off her veil, and even the worry of her hair not growing out faded away. "I didn't expect the plan to go so smoothly. My brother, please reward Tianming and the others well."

Prince Yu Liu smiled indifferently, "Are you satisfied with the Great Zhou's number one scholar, my sister?"

Princess Lingque raised her chin slightly, her face undisguised with determination. "I was already satisfied with the candidate, and now I'm even more satisfied. Brother, please quickly speak to the Emperor of Great Zhou, lest word of the couple reach Princess Yi'an and she become wary."

At the urging of Princess Lingque, Prince Yuliu quickly went to the palace to ask for an audience with Emperor Tai'an.

When Emperor Tai'an heard that Prince Yu Liu wanted to see him, his first reaction was Princess Lingque's injury.

"Send him in."

Soon Prince Yu Liu walked into the hall and saluted Emperor Tai'an.

"There's no need to be so polite, Prince." Emperor Tai'an signaled the eunuch to bring a brocade stool for Prince Yu Liu to sit on, and then asked about Princess Lingque's situation.

Prince Yu Liu looked worried. "Everything else is fine, my sister. It's just that I can't remember the past, which is worrying."

Emperor Tai'an's eyes flashed.

It seems he is here to ask for benefits.

The relationship between the two countries was all about profit. It would be strange if Yu Liu didn't take advantage of Princess Lingque's injury to gain some benefits. He had known this would happen since Princess Lingque's accident, and it all depended on how much the other party would ask for.

Emperor Tai'an apologized, "It's truly unimaginable that something like this could happen. However, I believe that Princess Lingque is blessed by fate and will remember this sooner or later."

Prince Yu Liu was not as patient as Emperor Tai'an, and his mouth twitched when he heard this.

Will you remember it sooner or later?

Is this bullshit meant to comfort a three-year-old?

Prince Yu Liu sighed, "I also believe that my sister is blessed, but I really can't explain to my father what happened to my sister when I return to Yu Liu!"

Emperor Tai'an waited quietly for Prince Yu Liu to continue.

Prince Yu Liu paused, then continued, "My sister has loved and admired your culture since she was young. Before leaving, my father jokingly said that if she met an outstanding man from the Great Zhou, she could stay there as long as she was happy. Perhaps it was fate that destined my sister, despite having lost her memory, fell in love with a man from the Great Zhou at first sight. I thought that if we could bring them together, it would be the best of both worlds."

"I wonder who Princess Lingque loves?" Emperor Tai'an asked calmly.

Prince Yu Liu raised his eyebrows, looking pleased: "My sister is attracted to your country's top scholar last year."