Erlang of the Yan family, a scholar in white, was standing in the outer hall of his house when he saw the girl in gorgeous clothes. He was shocked at first, but then he quickly adjusted his mood.
Yan Shisheng quickly and calmly looked around his house.
Lingnan was a remote place with few rich people. His family was just a small family in Shashui Town. It was not very good, but compared with ordinary people, it was still slightly better.
But looking at the house now, it is even better.
On the empty walls were hung paintings and calligraphy, and a chessboard that came from nowhere. The tables and chairs were covered with mattresses, and the floor was covered with lichens. The maid fumigated the room again with incense and hung up the beaded curtains. The whole room, from its original simplicity, became low-key and elegant.
Yan Shisheng judged that this woman was probably either rich or noble.
Such a noble lady must not be offended. You should even make friends with her.
Even if the other party is "ferocious and evil".
After thinking it through, Yan Shisheng ignored Mu Wanyao's smiling look that contained a hint of provocation. He raised his sleeves, bent over, and saluted the princess.
Mu Wan shook: "..."
The cross-arm salute was a simple, respectful, and almost error-free salute in this era. But she had just mocked him maliciously, and he saluted her without any qualms?
Mu Wan looked at his handsome face for a long time, and there was a meaningful look in her eyes.
She asked, "What do you want to do?"
Yan Shisheng lowered his eyes and spoke in a gentle voice, "My lady has come from afar. I think she saw that my house is the best one nearby, so she wanted to stay for one night. But do you not like others to disturb you?"
Mu Wan shook his head: "Tsk."
She held her chin, changed her posture, and looked lazily at the fussy scholar.
Her voice was hoarse and tired, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly: "Just say whatever you want to say. If you keep going around like this, I'll kick you out."
Yan Shisheng smiled slightly, but still didn't look up at her. He was probably prepared to keep his eyes down and not look at her.
What surprised Mu Wanyao was that he really remembered the lesson she learned at the beginning that he had bad intentions.
Yan Shisheng said, "I just think that my lady is such a gentle and kind person, and I'm afraid she doesn't necessarily like to see others suffer because of her. I want you to stay in my humble home, but you drove my family out. This was not your order. It was the servant who acted on his own and tarnished your reputation."
Mu Wan raised her eyebrows slightly. She was originally just traveling south and was bored for a long time so she wanted to find someone to chat with. She never expected that this person... this country lunatic, could be so good at talking.
Mu Wanyao is Princess Danyang of the Wei Dynasty.
She was a high-ranking official, so there was no reason for her to make way for commoners. Wherever she lived, people would naturally make room for her. This was so natural that Mu Wanyao didn't even have to think about it. And the people whose houses she occupied would naturally be arranged by her subordinates. As a princess, why should she worry about such trivial matters?
Mu Wanyao has arrived in Lingnan, the most remote area in Wei Dynasty. She doesn't mind becoming a princess full of evil.
However, she was originally a bad person, but the scholar said that it was her subordinates who ruined her good reputation.
Mu Wanyao looked at Yan Shisheng intently. She began to feel that this person might be really interesting.
She said slowly: "My dear, you are wrong. In fact, I am the one who did the bad thing. I am the one who wanted to occupy your house."
Yan Shisheng was stunned.
He couldn't control his expression for a moment and instantly looked up at her face. It was the first time he saw a little girl who had "I am a bad person" written on her face and refused to take the step he offered.
Yan Shisheng was stunned and his mind was a little dazed.
When Mu Wanyao saw him like this, she suddenly burst into laughter and bent over the table. Her hair was covered with golden and green tresses, and her eyes and eyebrows were smiling. She laughed non-stop.
When she raised her head to look at him again, the girl's brows flushed and her feelings were warm.
She said softly: "Go on, if you say it well, I won't be the bad guy anymore."
Yan Shisheng's face became hot from her smile. He tilted his head, adjusted his breathing, and then lowered his eyes again to answer respectfully: "I dare not ask you who you are, for I am afraid you will not tell me. But from your accent, you seem to be from the north. Lingnan is the most remote place in Wei, a land without civilization and malaria, with no education, no human and animal life, and it is different from other places in Wei. It would be fine if you just stay overnight, but if you want to stay for a few more days, it would be best if you ask a local to accompany you."
Mu Wanyao: "The locals you mentioned, are you referring to me?"
Yan Shisheng smiled slightly.
He went on to say, "To be honest, my father is a rare local gentleman. He passed the imperial examination when he was young, but he was too proud of his talent to become an official!"
At this point, his heart skipped a beat, his cheeks were still hot, and he glanced at Mu Wan secretly with a guilty look.
He prayed that the lady would be fooled by his "Jinshi" status. After all, in this era, a Jinshi was a rare talent. Even if a Jinshi did not hold an official position, he would become a leader in a village, representing the people and having close ties with local officials and temples.
Of course, Yan Shisheng’s father...it’s better not to mention it.
But a Jinshi should be able to scare people, right?
Mu Wanyao was still smiling, and did not comment on the word "Jinshi" he mentioned. She was still waiting patiently for him to continue.
Yan Shisheng calmed down and continued, "My father is on good terms with the local county magistrate, and the two families often visit each other."
This is to show that my family is not so easy to bully.
"And my family is very hospitable, and you are most welcome to stay. And the wine brewed by my sister is very sweet. You can drink a bowl of hot wine when you wake up tomorrow. If you live far away, it would be a pity for you not to be able to drink this wine."
This is to illustrate that it is best not to drive them away.
"It's getting dark in this small village in the deserted mountains. It's always more convenient to have locals take care of you."
"Of course, my lady, you have come from afar, and my family always welcomes guests. We are willing to make an open bed to welcome you. The best room in my house is indeed for entertaining guests. And my family has two guesthouses that are not used regularly. We dare not let guests stay there. My brother and I will just deal with it for one night."
"I'm just worried that my brother will snore in the middle of the night and disturb my wife."
He finally raised his eyes and looked at Mu Wanyao, his voice full of sincerity and earnestness: "If my wife finds my brother's snoring too noisy, we can stay at someone else's house tonight."
He even left some room for Mu Wanyao.
Even if Mu Wanyao still wanted to be a bad guy and drive their family out, he clearly wanted to make an effort to be friendly with this girl.
He acted as if "we left voluntarily, and our wife didn't drive us away maliciously."
This guy... is really good at talking.
The maid Chunhua was peeking through the curtain of the inner room. While cleaning the inner room for the princess with other maids, she heard the gentle and elegant voice of the young man outside. Chunhua could not help but look around quietly and saw that the princess was sitting under the lamp. She was stunned by what she heard and looked straight at the scholar in white.
Chunhua was filled with emotion and was shocked: This country bumpkin doesn't look like a country bumpkin at all.
He is so talkative.
He made even his princess, who had such a bad temper, unable to get angry!
He made the princess sit there in a daze!
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The humble room is quiet.
In the evening, he sat quietly and said that Shisheng was standing with his hands hanging down.
After a while, Mu Wan shook his head and said, "Fang Tong!"
"Here!" A man's voice came from outside the hall door. Then, a tall guard in a military robe stood in the hall with his hands clasped.
Mu Wanyao didn't even look at the guard, his eyes only on Yan Shisheng: "Did you arrange accommodation for tonight to kick this family out directly without arranging where they will stay next?"
The guard named Fang Tong said in a deep voice: "Yes!"
Mu Wan shook her head.
Her face was cold, and her voice was full of majesty: "Please clean up the side room for their family to live in. If you can't handle this matter well, you will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane."
Yan Shisheng was stunned. He didn't expect that someone would be beaten because of his words. Before he could stop him, the guard answered loudly without even raising his eyebrows: "Yes!"
Mu Wanyao smiled and looked at Yan Shisheng: "Are you satisfied? If you are still not satisfied, I will make him pay for your family's life."
Yan Shisheng looked towards Mu Wanyao.
She was still smiling, but there was no smile in her eyes, like a sword hidden under the ice and snow. The sword was not unsheathed, but who could not sense the coldness?
Yan Shisheng sighed: "Why has it come to this?"
He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, madam, for taking charge."
Mu Wan shook her head.
She raised her chin, meaning "Go down." This arrogant and indifferent look, as if it was natural for her to treat Yan Shisheng as her servant. Yan Shisheng's eyes narrowed, thinking that her status must be very high... Not daring to think too much, Yan Shisheng bowed and turned to say goodbye.
Mu Wanyao called him and asked, "Are you a local?"
Yan Shisheng leaned slightly to the side and cupped his hands: "Yes."
Mu Wanyao looked thoughtfully at the dripping rain outside the window: "Then you can probably tell whether it will be sunny tomorrow?"
Yan Shisheng replied: "I'm afraid this rain will continue for a few more days."
Mu Wanyao didn't care, she said "Oh" lightly, "It seems like we have to stay together for a few more days and live under the same roof with you guys."
Yan Shisheng nodded.
He hesitated for a moment, thinking that maybe he should get closer to this girl. He then introduced her with a smile: "I was in such a hurry before that I didn't tell you. My surname is Yan, my name is Shisheng, and I am the second child in my family..."
Mu Wan shook his head and asked lazily, "Which Shisheng?"
Yan Shisheng then spoke.
Mu Wan lowered her head and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised her face and looked at him with her beautiful eyes. The coldness in her eyes instantly changed, and a mischievous smile appeared in her eyes: "I heard that in your countryside, it's easier to get by with a humble name. Is your real name 'Shitou'? Then because you were studying, you thought it was not elegant, so you changed it?"
Yan Shisheng's eyes froze for a moment.
Mu Wanyao burst out laughing. Her eyebrows curved, she covered her mouth, and kept looking him up and down.
Yan Shisheng ignored her teasing and continued gently: "Madam, you can call me Yan Erlang. From now on, we will live under the same roof. I wonder what you should call me?"
Mu Wan Yao said: "My name is Mu Wan Yao. It's the Mu Wan Yao of 'Dusk, dusk, dusk, the boat is oscillating at dusk'."
The maid Chunhua was shocked when she heard the princess talking. She didn't expect the princess to tell her name to a stranger. How could she tell others her name casually?
Not only the maid Chunhua thought so, even Yan Shisheng froze for a moment, somewhat unable to understand.
But Yan Shisheng remained calm.
He praised: "My wife's name is very good, which shows that her parents love her very much."
Mu Wanyao said in a sparse tone: "It's a pity that one of them sent me to marry far away, and the other one hoped that I would die."
The maid Chunhua, who was still hanging the curtain in the inner room, turned pale with fear. All the maids and guards in the room knelt down and said in fear, "My wife!"
How can...how can you speak of the emperor and his successors like this!
What if someone heard it?!
Yan Shisheng: “…”
He pondered: Why did they... kneel down like this?
What is the identity of this woman?
Mu...wait, Mu seems to be the country’s surname.
Yan Shisheng's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm, pretending that he didn't understand what the woman and the servant were doing. He said kindly, "Then I will call you 'Madam Mu'."
Mu Wan put a finger on her chin, looked up at him, and raised her eyes.
She blinked and said innocently, "You can also call me 'Yaoyao'."
The eyes are charming and the love is like flowing water, appearing and disappearing.
Yan Shisheng: “…”
And the maids continued to be horrified: "Madam!"
How could anyone call her like that!
Yan Shisheng said awkwardly: "My wife is really good at joking."
He smiled bitterly. If he really dared to call her that, she would probably get angry on the spot.
Yan Shisheng turned around, afraid that the girl would say something terrible again, so he fled away.
Qing Chang's back melted into the night rain, the rain stuck to his sleeves, and his clothes fluttered like a crane. In this wilderness, he stood out from the crowd, as handsome and graceful as the jade bones of a green mountain.
Mu Wanyao stared for a long time until she could no longer see anything. She looked into the void and withdrew her gaze with a sense of loneliness.
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