Yuan Zhao didn't want to explain too much, he only said:

"My father and brothers are always worried about my marriage. It would be better to let them rest assured if I were the only one."

Linglong, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say:

"But he's a eunuch."

She felt that Rong Ruo should never be brought up, otherwise, if word got out, who knew what people would say about her.

"Wouldn't a eunuch be just right?"

Yuan Zhao casually said:

"At least I won't have to worry about having children in the future."

Wen Feng was startled by these words and couldn't help but look at Yuan Zhao:

"Miss, you..."

She was worried that something might be wrong with Yuan Zhao's health.

However, Yuan Zhao clearly didn't want to say anything more. Thinking of Rong Ruo made her feel inexplicably irritable, and she didn't want to mention it at all.

Meanwhile, Rong Ruo had already heard about what had happened at the Yuan family that day. Upon hearing that the Yuan father and son actually wanted to take Gu Qingchen as their son-in-law, Rong Ruo snorted coldly.

Fortunately, that woman was clever; otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out so easily today.

However, even so, Rong Ruo still found Gu Qingchen somewhat of an eyesore, especially after learning that his younger brother Gu Qingfeng was still working as the manager of Yuanzhao Shop, which made him even more unhappy.

He thought for a moment and then said:

"Has the newly crowned top scorer found a place to go?"

Qingzhu, who was standing nearby, quickly said:

"It is said that he will be admitted to the Hanlin Academy."

Although the Hanlin Academy was a relatively insignificant department, all those who entered the Grand Secretariat came from the Hanlin Academy.

This shows that the emperor still values ​​this newly appointed top scholar very much.

However, once Rong Ruo spoke, Gu Qingchen could forget about staying in the Hanlin Academy.

He hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Let him go to the Western Frontier."

Qingzhu: "..."

Everyone knows that the Western Frontier is a wild and untamed land, teeming with snakes, insects, rats, and miasma. Master is trying to kill that top scholar.

Qingzhu naturally dared not say more, but secretly felt sorry for this top scholar.

Having finally achieved the top score in the imperial examination, I fear I won't live to enjoy the good fortune.

At the same time, he secretly warned himself that he must never offend Yuan Zhao in the future, as Yuan Zhao held a very special place in his master's heart.

Yuan Zhao was unaware that Gu Qingchen had been implicated because of her. It wasn't until five days later, when Gu Qingchen came to say goodbye, that she learned that Gu Qingchen had actually been sent to the Western Frontier.

How could this be?

Although Yuan Zhao didn't know much about court affairs, he did know that the Western Frontier was a place that ordinary people wouldn't go to, let alone Gu Qingchen, who was the top scholar in the imperial examination.

"Have you offended someone?"

Yuan Zhao couldn't think of any other reason besides this.

Gu Qingchen shook his head upon hearing this:

"The student has not had any contact with anyone."

"I've only been to the General's Mansion these past few days."

What was said unintentionally may have been taken to heart by the listener.

Yuan Zhao hadn't thought much of it at first, but Gu Qingchen's words suddenly made her realize something.

Previously, her elder brother had only wanted to introduce Zhou Lin to her, but Rong Ruo used a scheme to sow discord between her brother and sister-in-law.

He must have known that his father and brothers wanted to take Gu Qingchen as their son-in-law that day, but this time he went directly to deal with Gu Qingchen.

Upon thinking of this, Yuan Zhao's expression changed several times.

If it was truly because of her that Gu Qingchen suffered such a terrible misfortune, she would never be at peace with herself for the rest of her life.

Thinking of this, she spoke:

"You don't set off for another three days. You go back first, and I'll go ask around for you!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingchen quickly replied:

"No need to trouble Miss Yuan, actually the Western Regions are quite nice too."

"I had heard that the people there were poor, and I really wanted to do something for them."

Yuan Zhao remained silent for a long time after hearing this, and only after a while did she speak:

"If there were more people like Mr. Gu in the world, that would be wonderful."

Although Gu Qingchen said he didn't care, Yuan Zhao still kept it in mind.

She couldn't wait for Rong Ruo to come to her, so she had a carriage prepared and went to the Rong residence.

Almost immediately after she left, the Yuan family father and brothers received the news.

Yuan's father was heartbroken. How could his precious daughter have gone to find that King Yama on her own initiative?

"Father, I'll go take a look."

Yuan Gu knew more about the matter, and he had a gut feeling that things weren't that simple.

Yuan's father nodded. His eldest son was steady and reliable; it would be better for him to go.

He was too impatient. It wasn't that he was afraid of offending Rong Ruo; he was just afraid of putting Zhao Zhao in a difficult position.

Yuan Gu responded and turned to leave.