After quickly getting on the carriage, Yu Tanqi breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Yun Xuan didn't stop him this time.

She asked the driver to hurry up, then lifted the curtain, looked around, and only lowered the curtain after making sure Yunxuan was not there.

Taohua couldn't help but ask again: "What are you looking at, Miss?"

"nothing."

Yu Tanqi looked at Taohua, who looked innocent and ignorant, and sighed softly.

She suddenly thought: "Taohua, Linlang, you are all the same age as me, right?"

"Yes."

"You are not young anymore, do you have someone you like?"

The two of them shook their heads quickly.

Linlang: "No, I don't want to get married yet."

Tao Hua: "I don't want to either. I want to serve the young lady and stay by her side for the rest of my life."

"You can't stay single for your whole life. If you have a crush on someone, just tell me and I will definitely help you."

Yu Tanqi did not want to force them to get married. He was just thinking about what was going to happen soon and was afraid that they would lose their lives because of him, so he wanted to find someone they could trust in advance.

After all, she was originally a cannon fodder and was targeted by Yun Xuan. The personal maids around her were probably also targeted by him, and she could not guarantee their safety.

Although he rarely went out of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, Yu Tanqi had a relatively good understanding of the current situation in the capital. Both the court and the harem were not at peace, and some of the people in the capital were also in panic.

The emperor fell seriously ill twice last year and conferred the title of prince on the eldest prince and the sixth prince. However, the eldest prince, who was born of the legitimate wife, was overshadowed by the sixth prince. Some officials have already begun to petition to confer the title of crown prince on the sixth prince.

Yu Tanqi's intuition told him that Yun Xuan was planning to seize power and usurp the throne in advance.

Yu Tanqi returned to the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, picked up his spear and began to practice.

She had to be prepared in case Yunxuan suddenly attacked.

She didn't want to hold Jiang Shi back.

…

When the results of the spring examination were announced, Jiang Shi indeed won the first place.

After learning his ranking, Jiang Shi looked at Yu Tanqi and said gently, "I can finally formally propose to my uncle."

He could finally marry her.

"Tan Qi, please write a letter to tell your uncle the good news."

Yu Tanqi rarely saw the young man's proud and triumphant attitude on Jiang Shi, and couldn't help but curl his lips.

Before she knew it, she and Jiang Shi had been together for three years.

Three years ago today, she was still feeling nervous as a newcomer, but today, although she is still a little uneasy, she is more happy.

While she was writing to Yu Shangheng, she thought of the Xie family in Chenjun.

Her grandmother, Mrs. Xie, who treated her as her own granddaughter, is still alive today. She often writes to her and has people bring her many good things.

And the other people in the Xie family missed her very much.

"I need to write a few more letters to tell my grandmother and the others," she said to Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi nodded: "That's as it should be. They are all your family members. When we get married, they will come to see you off."

Yu Tanqi paused holding the pen, and suddenly thought: "But our wedding date has not been set yet."

Jiang Shixiao said, "We need to discuss the wedding date with my uncle first. Tan Qi doesn't need to be too anxious."

Yu Tanqi blushed slightly and retorted: "I'm not in a hurry. I just don't want to make my grandmother and the others wait too long. It's not that, I just..."

She spoke more and more confusedly, and finally she just shut up, turned around and faced Jiang Shi with the back of her head.

Jiang Shi walked up to her with a smile and called her gently: "Tan Qi."

Yu Tanqi turned around again and said, "Go away. I want to be alone."

Jiang Shi didn't walk up to her this time, but just said gently: "I won't speak."

She snorted, "You're talking now."

There was a moment of silence.

Yu Tanqi couldn't help but look back at him, but happened to meet his gentle and smiling eyes.

The young man who had just come of age was not wearing a jade crown, but his tall and straight body was no longer thin as he was in his youth. His pale and handsome face was as gentle as ever, and his gentle eyes seemed to be able to melt everything in the world.

Jiang Shi came of age on January 6th. Although the emperor, who was seriously ill at the time, was unable to attend his ceremony, he asked the respected ministers of the two dynasties to act as the elders at Jiang Shi's ceremony on his behalf and gave him the name "Xingzhi".

The emperor was seriously ill but still worried about Jiang Shi. Jiang Shi was very popular in the capital, and almost everyone knew that Jiang Shi would soar to fame this year.

The young man, who was already an adult, was as gentle and calm as ever, and his expression of smiling silently at Yu Tanqi was captivating.

It was still spring, but Yu Tanqi felt a little hot. She avoided Jiang Shi's gaze and said softly, "Your gaze is disturbing me. You'd better go out."

Jiang Shi raised his eyebrows slightly and laughed, "My eyes can't speak, how could they bother you?"

"I said it was a quarrel, so I said it was a quarrel. Don't you listen to me?"

That's right, she was being unreasonable.

So what.

Jiang Shi would indulge her.

"Okay, my bad."

Jiang Shi quickly raised his hands in surrender, but did not really leave obediently.

"I said the wrong thing. I was anxious to marry Tan Qi. How can Tan Qi forgive me?"

The little girl wanted to be coaxed, and he was willing to humble himself in front of her.

Yu Tanqi raised his chin and said, "It depends on your performance."

Jiang Shi smiled softly: "Then I will grind the ink for you."

He walked to the desk and began grinding with skillful movements.

Yu Tanqi snorted: "You are quite quick now."

Jiang Shi laughed again: "If I move slowly, you will despise me and kick me out."

The bright spring sunlight streamed in through the window panes, casting the shadows of the slender bamboos on the young man's slender body. The floating light softly shone on his hands, which were white and slender, like the joints of bamboo bones.

Yu Tanqi was slightly distracted.

People say red sleeves add fragrance, but blue sleeves are also fragrant.

Yu Tanqi lowered his head and began to write.

Her handwriting has been influenced by Jiang Shi over the past three years. The shadow of his handwriting can be seen in every stroke, and her handwriting has become more beautiful and elegant.

The young man grinds ink and the young girl writes a letter, a quiet and beautiful scene.

…

A month later, the palace examination took place.

The emperor was temporarily well and presided over the palace examination in person.

In just two years, the emperor suddenly aged, his temples turned gray, and his eyes became a little cloudy.

He looked at the tall and handsome young man in front of him and slowly blinked his dry eyes.

In a trance, the emperor seemed to see the high-spirited top scholar of that year.

The emperor sighed.

Unfortunately, the ambitious top scholar died young on the battlefield.

And he is really old.

When people get old, they can't help but miss the past.

The emperor already felt that he was unable to cope with the situation. Although he did not want to die or let go, and there were still many things to do, he had to let go and let others do these things.

After the palace examination, Jiang Shi was unsurprisingly chosen as the top scorer.

On the day when the top scholar was paraded through the streets, Yu Shangheng also rushed to the capital from Jining Prefecture.

Yu Tanqi and Yu Shangheng stood on a high building and watched Jiang Shi, dressed in red, sitting high on a horse and parading through the streets.

There was a lot of noise and banging of drums and gongs all around, it was very lively.