Yan Chuan felt a bit confused. What was wrong with Yan Qimeng? She was fine before.
He hadn't seen her these past few days because he wanted to give her a surprise. He went to see Grand Secretary Yuan simply to ask him how to propose to the Yan family in the most dignified way.
"Qimeng, I really have something very important to discuss with Elder Yuan recently. As for Miss Yuan, we only met by chance. Are you jealous?"
Yan Qimeng shook off Yan Chuan's hand, her small face tense.
“I’m jealous? Why should I be jealous? What is the relationship between me, Yan Qimeng, and you, Chen Yanchuan? I’m jealous of you.”
Yan Chuan was puzzled. Why was she so angry? Over the years, Yan Chuan had simply not spoken his words in response to her, but his feelings for Yan Qimeng were ultimately different.
"Okay, I was wrong..."
Yan Qimeng thought he had really realized his problem, so she stopped and asked him.
"What did you do wrong?"
Yan Chuan: "You're all wrong. I shouldn't have come out alone with Miss Yuan and made you angry."
Yan Qimeng's expectations were instantly dashed. This wasn't what she wanted; she wanted Yan Chuan to tell her about their lifelong commitment. She wanted a result.
But seeing Yan Chuan and Yuan Nanyan chatting and laughing so happily just now, she was too timid to ask them.
If Yan Chuan really gives her the result she least wants to hear, then she won't even have the right to stay by his side.
"Chen Yanchuan...you've finished the imperial examinations, don't you want to think about anything else?"
Yan Chuan gently tapped Yan Qimeng's forehead and chuckled indulgently, "The results won't be released for another half month. I don't have the mind to think about anything else."
Yan Qimeng stepped back in disappointment. She liked Yan Chuan, but not him because he was on the list.
Yan Chuan is a boy. Even if he fails the exam this year, he can still take it in three years. But she is already eighteen. How many more three-year periods does she have left to wait?
"Chen Yanchuan, you'll regret this..."
As she spoke, Yan Qimeng ran away, tears streaming down her face as she walked.
Only Yan Chuan was left wandering alone.
"Qimeng, wait for me a little longer. Once the results are announced, I will definitely present myself in the best possible light to Prime Minister Yan to propose marriage."
Yan Chuan muttered to himself, and only after watching Yan Qimeng's figure disappear did he turn around and return to the Yuwang Mansion.
The first thing I did upon returning to the manor was to check on the betrothal gifts he had prepared. Two rooms were already filled with valuables, and there were still some outside. I wondered if this was enough.
Gold, silver, jade, and even red coral from the seabed—almost all the precious items in the capital city were collected into their home.
"Steward, have you received a reply from Mother?"
On the day the imperial examination was over, Yan Chuan wrote a letter to Su Luo, expressing his confidence that he would pass the examination.
He liked Yan Qimeng and wanted his father and mother to come to the capital to personally propose marriage to Prime Minister Yan on his behalf, in order to show that he valued her.
"Yes, this was sent by the Princess Consort at an urgent request."
Yan Chuan hurriedly took the envelope from the butler and opened it.
The letter was short, but after reading it, Yan Chuan was so excited that his eyebrows twitched.
"That's wonderful! Mother said they're already on their way to the capital."
The steward was also happy for the young master. After many years of peace and quiet, the Prince Yu's mansion was finally going to have a joyous occasion.
...
The situation was quite the opposite at the Prime Minister's residence. Yan Qimeng did not go to the girls' school but went straight home.
She hurriedly wiped away her tears and ran into the room, a scene that was witnessed by Prime Minister Yan, who also felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"You little brat, how dare you bully my daughter."
Yan Qimeng had always been carefree and easygoing; she had never been treated like this before. This young man from the Yu family had repeatedly upset his daughter, which was infuriating...
There was no need to go out today. Prime Minister Yan also forbade his servants to follow him and knocked on Yan Qimeng's door.
"Stop knocking, no one's here..." came Yan Qimeng's voice from the room.
"How can you speak when there's no one around? Qimeng, it's Father..."
Yan Qimeng didn't speak. When Prime Minister Yan opened the door and went in, he saw her sitting on the bed, looking sullen and crying. She had even thrown her pillow on the ground.
Prime Minister Yan picked up the pillow, patted it, and placed it on a chair to the side.
“Daughter, tell your father, did that boy from the Chen family bully you? Father will go and beat him up for you.”
Yan Qimeng looked up at her father, and a surge of grievance welled up inside her.
"Father, he doesn't care about me at all. After the imperial examination, he spent every day with Yuan Nanyan. Father, I hate him... Waaah..."
Yan Qimeng became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and eventually burst into tears.
When it came to matters of personal affection, Prime Minister Yan could only pull Yan Qimeng's hand over and pat her on the shoulder, his heart filled with rage at Yan Chuan's actions.
“Daughter, what’s so great about that boy from the Chen family? There are plenty of good young men in the capital for you to choose from.”
Later, Father will have the steward bring out portraits of noble young men from the capital. As long as you like them, Father doesn't care about their family background.
"Let's find someone a thousand times, ten thousand times better than him, and make that kid regret it, okay?"
Yan Qimeng was very angry, and kept nodding to Prime Minister Yan.
With five days left until the results are released, these five days will probably be the most nerve-wracking for Yan Chuan.
He hadn't seen Yan Qimeng for many days. With her lively personality, how could she have resisted coming to see him for so many days?
Perhaps even Yan Chuan himself had gotten used to Yan Qimeng coming to see him every few days, but as the days went by, it seemed like something was missing from his side.
He personally wrote a visiting card to the Prime Minister's residence, stating that he was going to visit Prime Minister Yan, but his real purpose was to go in and see the person he hadn't seen for many days.
He also went to the girls' school to inquire, and the teachers there said that Yan Qimeng had taken leave and had not been teaching for quite some time.
No one in the school knew what had happened to her.
Yan Chuan became increasingly uneasy as he listened, and decided to come and see for himself today.
But before he could even go inside, the servant who had delivered his visiting card returned with it in his hand.
"Your Highness, you should go back. The Prime Minister has been busy these past few days and is not available to receive guests."
The servant stuffed the visiting card back into Yan Chuan's hand. He was puzzled and had not heard of any major events happening in the court. What was Prime Minister Yan busy with at the mansion?
"The Prime Minister is busy, so what about your young lady? Why doesn't she leave the manor?"
The servant said to Yan Chuan with utmost respect, "Our young lady is even busier. Recently, the Prime Minister has been arranging marriages for her, and there are several young masters in the manor now."
Therefore, the Prime Minister said that if the Crown Prince wanted to discuss literature with him, he should wait until he had finished arranging the young lady's marriage.
What?
Yan Chuan was incredulous. In just a few days, Yan Qimeng had already arranged a marriage behind his back. Hadn't she always said that she liked him?
Why are you still arranging marriages with other people now? What's going on here?
"Make way, I have important business to discuss with the Prime Minister."
Yan Chuan panicked and tried to rush into the Prime Minister's residence, but was blocked by the servants at the gate.
"Your Highness, please don't make things difficult for me. It is the Prime Minister's order not to let you in."
Yan Chuan didn't believe it. He and Prime Minister Yan were on good terms, so why would he suddenly shut him out?
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