Green Plum liked Shen Ning and admired her generous and unpretentious wealth, but she hadn't forgotten who her master was. She blinked and said, "If you're so generous to us, young lady, then you must give the young master a rare treasure."
Shen Ning fell silent.
Green Plum was shocked: "You didn't send anything at all?"
Shen Ning looked conflicted: "I've offered it before, but Young Master Qin refused. The debt of saving my life is as heavy as Mount Tai. I don't know what to offer in return."
She gave away all of the Shen family's wealth, but he refused to accept it. She really didn't know what else she could use to express her gratitude for saving her life.
Upon hearing this, Green Plum covered her mouth and laughed maliciously: "Of course, I should repay your life-saving grace with my body. You were personally carried back by our young master. Who else would you marry if not him?"
Shen Ning's expression stiffened for a moment, looking somewhat unnatural. Green Plum, being the shrewd one she was, immediately realized she had said the wrong thing and slapped her mouth twice: "My mouth is so loose, I've been talking nonsense. Please forgive me, young lady."
Shen Ning grabbed her hand: "What are you doing? I'm not blaming you, just don't say this again. I don't know how to answer you."
Green Plum nodded: "I understand, let nature take its course."
Shen Ning always felt that Lü Mei really hoped that there would be something between her and Qin Zhuo. What was she thinking?
Qin Zhuo and her? That's impossible.
After refusing the Empress's invitation, Shen Ning simply closed herself off to visitors under the pretext of recuperation and refused to go anywhere.
However, Shen Ning didn't do nothing during her recuperation period; she wrote the travelogue she had promised those noble ladies.
She thought about a name for a long time before finally settling on "A Record of Floating Clouds".
This was her experience in her past life; for her in this life, it was nothing but fleeting smoke.
Just treat it as a whimsical, fantastical story.
The book "Floating Clouds" was finished and the study was opened. Shen Ning took the book over and asked the shopkeeper to have a scholar with neat handwriting copy it, and then repair and bind it.
She originally intended it to be a gift, but since she had put so much effort into writing it, she asked that a couple hundred more copies be made to see if anyone would be willing to pay for them.
Shen Ning still sent the first bound copy to Princess Chang Le.
I don't know if she'll be interested, but it's good for killing time if you're bored.
Little did anyone know that after Princess Chang Le received it, she stayed up all night reading it. When Shen Ning wanted to go out, she sent someone to ask, only to find out that Princess Chang Le was still catching up on sleep. She hadn't slept for a day and a night and was now sleeping soundly.
Shen Ning chuckled. She hadn't expected her book to be so powerful, even bringing down the highly skilled Princess Chang Le.
Since Princess Chang Le wasn't coming, Shen Ning had to go out by herself. She wondered if she should call Yun Zhi, but the restaurant was very busy at the time, so she didn't.
Mo Lin and the three others followed Shen Ning closely. Having learned a painful lesson last time, Mo Lin knew he could not leave Shen Ning's side and had to keep an eye on her to ensure her safety.
Before he left, Liuying and Yuzhu gave him countless instructions, wishing they could carve them onto his heart, all because they were frightened by what happened last time.
This time, it was rare that Mo Xue'er came out with Shen Ning. Although she is mentally challenged, it doesn't mean she can't serve Shen Ning. She does many things more carefully and diligently than Yu Zhu. However, she has one bad point: she is particularly clingy to Shen Ning, like a little tail.
It was actually quite strange to see six people walking down the street like that.
However, while Mo Xue'er was attracted by the novelties on the street, she didn't jump around, but she would look at Shen Ning with longing, indicating that she wanted to go and see.
Shen Ning couldn't stand her gaze, so she took her there and they strolled around eating and playing, which made things less awkward.
Mo Xue'er bought two freshly made red bean cakes with her own money. Just as she was about to hand them to Shen Ning, she suddenly saw someone fall out of a shop next door. She was so startled that the cakes almost flew out of her hand. She quickly pulled Shen Ning back and hugged her tightly.
Mo Lin quickly stepped in front of the two.
Shen Ning was startled and was both amused and exasperated by their overreaction.
The young man who had been thrown out got up from the ground, and the innkeeper threw his luggage out, cursing, "Why stay in an inn if you don't have money? Go sleep on the street! You think you can pay for your lodging by writing a piece of calligraphy or painting? Do you think you're some famous master?"
The young man in plain clothes bent down to pick up his belongings. Being kicked out in full view of everyone was naturally humiliating and indignant. When he lowered his head, the bulging veins on his neck could be clearly seen.
He was furious, but that was reality. He could only pick up his things, lower his head, and leave.
A man dressed in silk robes, also a scholar, stepped out from the side, waving a folding fan in his hand, and said gloatingly, "Oh, Xue He, what's wrong with you? Weren't you very arrogant yesterday? How come you've been kicked out today?"
"Haha, everyone come and see! This is our great talent Xue He. He is knowledgeable and learned, and he's amazing."
His shout quickly drew the attention of everyone around him.
The young man in plain clothes felt utterly ashamed and could only glare at him resentfully before turning and running away in a flash.
The man laughed smugly: "A great talent, my foot! You're just a poor wretch."
With the main character gone, the farce naturally came to an end.
Shen Ning was given a slightly cooled red bean cake. It wasn't very hot on the outside, but it was still warm on the inside, so it was just right to eat.
While eating, he didn't forget to instruct Mo Lin: "Have someone bring that scholar from earlier to the teahouse."
Mo Lin immediately made the arrangements, while he himself escorted Shen Ning to the teahouse.
Shen Ning vaguely remembered the name Xue He.
If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the top scorer next year.
It is said that this top scholar was from a poor scholarly family who had fallen on hard times. He was so poor that all he had was a bellyful of knowledge.
His whole family helped him take the exam, and he lived up to their expectations, becoming the top scholar. However, he was too proud and straightforward, unable to tolerate filth, and became the youngest and fastest-dying top scholar in history.
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