When Yang Si heard his cousin say that he was the third place in the imperial examination, he stared at Yan Shang who was surrounded by people, and his opinion of Yan Shang changed to -
First, curry favor with Princess Danyang, maybe even offer yourself to her, who knows;
Second, the flattery was successful, and the princess actually changed it once and then changed it back. It seems that Mu Wanyao is a little concerned about this person;
Third, the night before the notice was posted, he went to Beili to drink and was caught red-handed.
In short, he is a philandering young man from a poor family who thinks he is a romantic and suave man, but has long been seen through by others.
Yang Si said to Zhao Lingfei, who was staring at Yan Shang, "He is not worthy of you. Let's go."
Concubine Zhao Ling shook off Yang Si's hand and didn't care about her cousin's opinion.
Yang Si saw that she had changed her usual arrogant behavior, brushed her hair by her ears, straightened her clothes, and even lowered his head to look annoyed at his riding clothes.
She slapped her forehead in anger: "A gentleman like that should like gentle and virtuous ladies with fairy-like temperament, right? Oh, why am I wearing riding clothes? I should wear a long flowing skirt that reaches my chest."
Yang Si: “Tsk.”
As soon as he didn't look favorably upon her, Concubine Zhao Ling deliberately moved towards the direction of the newly crowned third place winner in a coquettish manner.
Yang Si's face suddenly darkened: "Zhao Wuniang, come back here! If you are so ignorant, I won't take you out with me next time."
But Zhao Wuniang, Zhao Lingfei, his cousin, seemed not to hear what he said.
Of course Yang Si didn't tolerate her, so he stood there and didn't move forward.
As for Lang Shang, he is very good at handling things. He has been dealing with these servants very well in the past few days.
Dozens of mouths gathered around him, and he took the time to reply to everyone's words, thanking everyone for their kindness and appreciating every girl's admiration. Yan Shang was gentle and spoke slowly, and he was able to handle so many people by himself without ignoring anyone. After a while, the surroundings became quiet.
One by one, they were coaxed away by Yan Shang with satisfaction.
Yan Shang sighed, and seeing that the area around him was finally empty, he also let out a long sigh of relief.
Suddenly, a girl's laughter came from the back: "Puchi."
Yan Shang turned around and saw a young girl wearing riding clothes, which was the most fashionable style in Chang'an. The girl hid behind a long corridor with green vines wrapped around the pillars, and looked at him with a pair of watery almond eyes. When he looked at her carefully, she blushed with shame and quickly shrank behind the pillar.
The words are still silent.
He really saw people's hearts too clearly, especially the attitude of this young lady, which he had to face every day in the past two days. However, this lady was also the boldest in the past two days. Other ladies had servants pass on the message, but this lady came by herself.
But what a pity.
Yan Erlang was not very interested in love. When he left Lingnan, his father hoped that he would get married soon, but Yan Erlang felt that there was no need to rush. He was still young and had just arrived in Chang'an, so his foundation was not stable. If he got married as the first place winner, it would block his future path.
He doesn't want to rely on any force in Chang'an for the time being.
Thinking of this, Yan Shang bowed towards the pillar where the lady was hiding, then turned around and was about to leave.
Zhao Lingfei, who was hiding behind a pillar and peeking at him, was stunned: "..."
The usual routine, shouldn't it be just a few words or something?
Seeing that Yan Shang was walking without any detours, Concubine Zhao Ling quickly jumped out and shouted, "My dear!"
The other party did not turn around, so Concubine Zhao Ling simply said: "This Tanhua Lang!"
Yan Shang sighed inwardly, people had already shouted at him, he couldn't pretend he didn't know anymore.
He turned around and smiled at her, showing some surprise: "Is this lady calling me Xiaosheng?"
Concubine Zhao Ling saw him looking at her. The sunlight outlined the soft contours of his face, his elegant long eyebrows, and his icy eyes.
He was so handsome and so dignified, completely different from the children of wealthy families we usually saw.
No matter how weak Concubine Zhao Ling pretended to be, she was actually bold.
Looking at such a good-looking young man, she was stunned again. Before she could react, Concubine Zhao Ling had already blurted out: "My dear, I admire you."
Yan Shang: “…”
He was extremely surprised, and his eyelashes trembled violently. Obviously, he didn't expect the other party to be so direct.
After she finished speaking, Concubine Zhao Lingfei regretted being too direct, but since she had already said it, she might as well be more direct: "My dear, my father is the chief academic officer of the Imperial Academy. I am the fifth daughter of the Zhao family, and my name is Concubine Lingfei. My dear, I admire you and am willing to marry you."
Yan Shang said gently: "However, I have no achievements, and I am afraid that I will wrong my wife."
Concubine Zhao Ling: "My family is noble and I don't mind being wronged."
Yan Shang: "I was born in Lingnan, and my family background is not worthy of my wife."
Zhao Lingfei: "My family also started out in poverty, not everyone is rich. We are a perfect match."
Yan Shang: "My wife doesn't understand me..."
Concubine Zhao Ling looked at him thoughtfully, and suddenly smiled: "My dear, are you rejecting me?"
Yan Shang smiled slightly and said, "I am very grateful that my lady loves me. A girl as kind as you is not worthy of me. I am afraid of wronging you, and even more afraid of disappointing you. And I have no intention of getting married at this time. My lady deserves a better man."
Concubine Zhao Ling stared at him.
Sighing slowly, "You are so gentle even when rejecting people, without hurting their feelings."
She said, "I understand you a little bit, and I admire you even more. What should I do?"
Yan Shang was stunned.
I began to feel that this lady was difficult to deal with.
When he frowned, Concubine Zhao Ling looked at him with interest and admiration. Just when the two of them were chasing and hiding, and were very entangled, a female voice interrupted them indifferently: "Make way."
The two turned around at the same time and saw Princess Danyang, her golden skirt as brilliant as the sunset, walking straight towards them. The maids behind her were holding up the princess's long skirt. When they saw Yan Erlang, the maids' eyes lit up and they wanted to say hello, but the princess walked straight over, and they hurried to catch up.
When Yan Shang first saw Mu Wanyao, his eyes shrank slightly.
Mu Wanyao walked straight ahead, not even looking at the young couple who were talking about love. But she did not turn, and walked so straight that she was about to bump into the two of them. That meant that Concubine Zhao Ling and Yan Shang had to step aside two steps each to make room for the princess.
Mu Wanyao passed between them. She didn't walk fast, and her expression and appearance were as lazy and elegant as usual, with a fragrant breeze blowing.
Her departure forced the two lovers to separate.
Yan Shang's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Seeing the princess walk over, Concubine Zhao Ling murmured, "She's still so difficult to talk to. How can she just walk right between two people without even noticing they're talking?"
Concubine Zhao Ling turned around: "My dear..."
Yan Shang gave her a short smile, gentle but unquestionable: "Madam Zhao, I still have something to say to His Highness. Goodbye."
"Hey..." Concubine Zhao Ling was about to chase after him when Yang Si came up from behind.
Yang Si: "Can't you see that they are avoiding you?"
Concubine Zhao Ling: "It's obviously a man's nature, playing hard to get!"
Yang Si sneered and didn't bother to pay attention to her.
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"Your Highness, Your Highness..." Yan Shang caught up with Mu Wanyao in the corridor, but the other party acted as if he didn't hear him and didn't even wait for him.
He had to reach out and pull her.
Mu Wan stopped walking and looked at his hand that was holding her wrist, smiling: "Yan Erlang, I forgot to tell you that in Chang'an, I am a princess who is high above everyone else. If someone sees you holding my hand, I can punish you for treason."
Yan Shang was helpless: Isn’t this because she didn’t wait for him at all?
Yan Shang loosened his hand, apologized, and lowered his eyes to avoid looking at her face, fearing that he would be distracted: "Your Highness helped me win the third place in the imperial examination that day, and I have never had the chance to thank you. Your Highness, please see when you are free..."
Standing in the corridor, the maids tactfully stepped back a few steps to avoid disturbing His Highness while he was talking to others.
Mu Wan turned her head and looked at the lush green scenery of the apricot garden. She said nonchalantly: "No need. It's just a small favor. You can't help me now. It won't be too late to repay me when you have achieved something in the future."
The words are still silent.
He glanced up at her quickly.
Silence prevailed.
Mu Wanyao said impatiently: "Is there anything else? If not, I will leave."
Yan Shang said: "I have no relationship with Zhao Wu Niang, and I will never have any relationship with her."
Mu Wanyao, who was originally impatient, suddenly looked at him, her icy eyes piercing him.
She said coldly and somewhat warningly: "Why are you telling me this? Do you think I care?"
Yan Shang looked at her, his voice calm and soothing: "I just feel that since I am on the same line with His Highness, there is no need to let unnecessary things affect the trust between me and His Highness. I feel that if I get married now, it will not be of much value to His Highness.
"In order to gain your Highness' trust in me, I should naturally let you know that I have no plans to get married at the moment. When you discuss matters with me, you don't have to consider that I will be influenced by other unimportant factors."
Mu Wan shook her head and stared at him.
Slowly, she smiled, a little teasingly.
She slowly leaned forward, raised her eyebrows slightly, and repeated what she had just said, no longer in an aggressive suggestion, but in a tender and affectionate whisper: "Why are you telling me this?"
Yan Shang stepped back, bumped into the pillar behind him, and stopped.
Mu Wan smiled and said, "Very good, I have received your sincerity. But there are so many beautiful ladies in Chang'an, are you really not tempted? If you can marry into one of them, you might be able to rise to prominence, isn't that good?"
Seeing that the misunderstanding between the two had been resolved, Yan Shang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "I never thought of becoming successful in this way."
Mu Wanyao sneered disdainfully.
Mu Wanyao: "You really don't like beauty?"
Yan Shang smiled bitterly: "When I was in Lingnan, didn't I say that I didn't want to be here?"
Mu Wan shook her head: "I don't believe it."
And she suddenly approached playfully and said, "Stretch out your hand."
Yan Shang stretched out his hand in confusion.
Her long fingers, stained with bright red nail polish, grabbed his slender hand. When their hands touched, Yan Shang trembled slightly, and suddenly looked up at her with an indescribable look.
She lowered her head, her eyelashes like wings and feathers.
When Yan Shang was stunned, his palm suddenly felt itchy. It turned out that her finger slowly drew a line on his palm, like a feather scratching his palm, and the numbness immediately spread to his bones.
Yan Shang’s heart skipped a beat.
He couldn't control his emotions, and his true colors were exposed. He immediately held her hand, and when Mu Wan looked back, Yan Shang took his hand back again.
He took two steps back in a daze, his voice slightly disordered: "Your Highness!"
Mu Wanyao saw his embarrassment and covered her mouth with her hands and laughed.
She asked, "If Zhao Wu Niang had scratched your hand just now, would you have been able to remain calm?"
Yan Shang raised his head, his eyes suppressing the fire and ice: "Your Highness, do you think I am a playboy?"
Mu Wan shook her head and stopped smiling.
He snorted, "I'm just reminding you that you're also a man, don't really think of yourself as a saint. I scratched your hand, and you backed away in disbelief. Seventeen or eighteen naked beauties are standing in front of you, can you remain indifferent?"
Yan Shang asked back: "Why can't I?"
Mu Wanyao said seriously: "If you can, it means you are abnormal. You'd better castrate yourself as soon as possible. My mansion is in need of a capable eunuch like you."
Yan Shangren, this was the second time she had encouraged him to purify himself.
Mu Wan shook his head and said, "So, your knowledge of women is too shallow. You country bumpkin, you should practice more."
Yan Shang said after a while: "...Thank you for your teachings, Your Highness."
Mu Wanyao said as a matter of course: "I taught you well, you should thank me."
She winked at him, her eyes teasing and playful, yet also full of romance. Then, ignoring his flushed face, she turned around and walked away.
Yan Shang couldn't help laughing, seeing that she still had the same irresponsible attitude, it was too mean. After seeing her back completely out of sight, Yan Shang collected his emotions and returned to his seat.
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To the west of Qujiang River is the Xingyuan Garden, where banquets for the top three scholars were held; to the south is the Hibiscus Garden, which has the Ziyun Tower, a place only visited by royal relatives.
After Mu Wanyao walked around the apricot garden, she heard that the royal relatives had all gone to Hibiscus Garden, so she simply went over to say hello.
Many royal relatives came to this year's Qujiang Banquet. Mu Wan went up to Ziyun Tower to greet her relatives.
She chose to sit next to Princess Yuyang.
Princess Yuyang is her fourth sister, a gentle person, and her husband is Jingzhao Yin Chen Shubai. Princess Yuyang and the third prince, Prince Qin, are siblings. Mu Wanyao has an average or even bad relationship with Prince Qin, so naturally, his relationship with Princess Yuyang is also average.
Princess Yuyang's husband did not come today, so Princess Yuyang was sitting here alone. When she saw Mu Wanyao coming, she felt friendly and invited Mu Wanyao to sit down with her.
However, Mu Wan shook her lips with a smile on her face, and after sitting down, she held her chin and thought about her own things. She did not speak to Princess Yuyang, who was a little bored and kept stealing glances at her.
Mu Wan shook and rubbed her hands. She was overjoyed when she thought of Yan Shang being frightened by her scratching his palm just now.
Should!
What she hated most was seeing Yan Shang's calm and kind look as if everything was under his control, as if he could predict everything she said and did.
Could he have predicted her?
Let him dream his big dream!
How could he control Mu Wanyao!
However, when she was holding his hand just now, his slender fingers were slightly bent, and she placed her hand on his palm. In fact, she was also dazed for a moment... "Bang", something hit her.
It hit Mu Wanyao's face.
Mu Wan shook: "Ouch!"
She was hit on the face and it hurt. She looked down and saw that it was a chestnut that hit her. She looked up with fire in her eyes, looking past the trembling Princess Yuyang next to her, and saw Yang Sanlang Yang Si leaning back against a pillar across two tables.
Yang Si looked at her with a half-smile: "What are you thinking about, with your eyes full of spring water? Did you go to the apricot garden just now and fell in love with someone?"
Mu Wan shook impatiently: "What does it have to do with you?"
Yang Si said: "You are a smart person who imitates me. What does it have to do with me?"
Hearing Yang Si say that she was imitating his way of speaking, Mu Wanyao felt guilty and hated his directness. She looked around, grabbed a plate of chestnuts from the plate in front of her, and threw it towards Yang Si.
Yang Si was very skilled in martial arts. When Mu Wan threw the chestnut at him, he scooped it up and took a bite. He looked up and smiled at her: "It's delicious. Thank you."
Mu Wan shook: "Then you ate it all?"
They came at him one after another, like a hail of bullets.
Princess Yuyang, who was surrounded in the middle, said: "Hey, hey, hey, stop arguing..."
The Crown Prince, the King of Qin and the King of Jin came in, talking and laughing. As soon as the Crown Prince came in, he saw Yang Si and Mu Wanyao pounding chestnuts at each other, and Princess Yuyang hid in the corner like a poor rabbit. The other royal relatives also hid away, and only Yang Si and Mu Wanyao made the place a mess.
When the prince saw this, he became so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
The prince was angry: "Yang San, what are you doing again?!"
It was just to send Yang Si and Mu Wanyao to get along well, but the prince stopped looking at Yang Si for a while, and when he turned around, Yang Si and Mu Wanyao were getting along again. They were fighting so hard, did this look like a sign of getting married?
Looking at the way Princess Danyang stared at Yang Si, I'm afraid she wanted to tear Yang Si apart.
Yang Sanlang had chestnut shells thrown all over his body by the unruly princess. He was teasing Mu Wanyao in a nonchalant manner, but the prince's roar frightened him so much that he turned his head and saw the prince glaring at him.
Yang Si paused and said, "What's wrong? I'm communicating with the Sixth Princess. Your Highness, didn't you say that the princess and I haven't seen each other for a long time, so we should sit down and communicate more?"
Prince: “…”
I'm afraid that the more we communicate about this relationship, the more likely the marriage I've been eyeing will be canceled.
The third prince, the Prince of Qin, looked at the Crown Prince, who looked like he was about to be pissed off by Yang Si, and suppressed his laughter. Fortunately, there was no one around him who would only hold him back and beat or scold him. The Crown Prince was scheming and good at everything, but who could blame him for not having any power behind him and being unable to abandon Yang Sanlang?
The Third Prince was born a warrior, and said, "My subordinates were so disobedient that I would have beaten them to death long ago."
Yang Si still had a nonchalant smile in his eyes. Hearing this, he looked at the Third Prince, his eyes showing coldness and arrogance, not disguising it at all...
The prince sighed, "Chengzhi, there is a grand banquet in Qujiang today, and the emperor will be here soon, so please don't cause trouble for me today, okay?"
Chengzhi is the courtesy name of Yang Si.
It was just that the prince seldom called him that. Once he did, Yang Si knew that he had gone too far and that the prince was reaching the limit of his patience. Yang Si retracted his unruly gaze towards the King of Qin and did not let the fire ignite.
The prince reluctantly hooked his finger at Yang Si and said, "Pack up and come with me to the Xingyuan to meet this year's new Jinshi candidates."
Yang Si: "I still need to keep in touch with Yaoyao..."
The prince: "There's no need for you to contact me, just come out here!"
Mu Wan looked at Yang Sanlang being scolded by the crown prince and the other two princes followed the crown prince to the apricot garden. She knew very well that those people were going to win over the new Jinshi, and she couldn't help laughing.
The prince usually looks mature and always scolds Mu Wanyao for being disobedient. It's rare to see the prince almost getting pissed off to death by Yang Sanlang... It's quite satisfying.
Princess Yuyang moved back and looked at Mu Wanyao with some admiration.
She whispered, "Sixth sister, you are so amazing. I envy you so much."
Mu Wanyao was stunned.
She turned her head to look at her fourth sister who was always gentle and had no sense of existence, and suspected that she had heard it wrongly: "What do you envy me for?"
Princess Yuyang: "Yang San threw a chestnut at you, and you dared to throw it back. I didn't dare, because I was afraid of causing trouble for my brother. But you dared to do it. It's great that you can be so willful."
Mu Wanyao looked at her sister in disbelief.
Princess Yuyang sighed softly, "Before you got married, everyone spoiled you, gave in to you, and treated you well. Now that you are back, you can still do whatever you want. It's great that you are always free from constraints."
Mu Wanyao seemed to want to say something but stopped.
She is not restrained?
If she was really unrestrained, why didn't she hit Princess Yuyang, but hit Yang Sanlang? Isn't it because the King of Qin stood behind Princess Yuyang, and the prince behind Yang Sanlang happened to be the one she was loyal to, so she was not afraid?
Princess Yuyang actually envied his ability to choose.
...What kind of life does my fourth sister usually live?
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The prince and his party went to the apricot garden. Yang Si gathered himself together and became an obedient follower of the prince again. The prince told him to shut up and stop talking, so Yang Si raised his head and tried to deal with it casually.
The prince expressed his condolences to the newly-appointed scholars, just like a crown prince trying to win the hearts of the people. Everyone gave him face and everyone was in a happy mood.
But we will see what will happen in the future when we enter the officialdom.
The prince also knew that these were all children of aristocratic families, and each had their own calculations. It would be difficult to say it without going into officialdom, so he just did it for the sake of face. However, after a round, when he returned to the place of the third place winner Yan Shang, the prince's eyes moved and he toasted again.
It is said that tea is used instead of wine.
The prince directly let go of the young top scholar Wei Shu who was sitting next to Yan Shang. It was obvious that even if Wei Shu did not work for the Wei family, he would work on behalf of the Jinling Li family. Such a person could not be won over at all, so there was no need to bother.
The prince stared at Yan Shang again, thinking about this person, but Princess Luling had tossed around all night, and finally he was the one who got promoted. But this was the person that Princess Danyang had mentioned in front of him.
This kind of person has no background, but if he has the ability, he is very suitable to work for himself?
When the prince spoke to Yan Shang, his attitude was more friendly than when he was talking to other people: "Yan Suchen, right? Although you won the third place in the imperial examination, the court cannot give you so many positions at once. I'm afraid you will have to wait for a few years. What are your plans for the future?"
Yan Shang said: "It's just studying and continuing to take exams. I don't have any other plans."
The prince nodded and said, "Would you like to join my East Palace and be an aide?"
Yang Sanlang, who was in a daze behind the prince and whose thoughts had already flown away, retracted his thoughts and looked at Yan Shang. Yang Si frowned and bumped the prince's arm from behind, signaling the prince not to let this person enter the East Palace.
The prince pretended not to notice Yang Si's mischief and continued to wait for Yan Shang's answer in a gentle manner.
Yan Shang was stunned for a moment, then revealed the same excited and cautious expression that a normal person would have after hearing such a solicitation. He tried to hide it for a long time, but still cupped his hands with some joy: "I am willing to serve Your Highness."
Wei Shu, who was standing next to Yan Shang, looked at Yan Shang in surprise, feeling that this was not something Yan Shang would say.
The prince was very satisfied.
The prince was interested and said, "Then I will test you."
The prince mentioned the title of a book and asked about one of the ancient strategies, asking Yan Shang to explain.
Yan Shang: “…”
Yan Shang felt a little ashamed: "This... I have just started reading this book, and I haven't read the part where Your Highness asks for advice, so my views may be crude."
Prince: “…”
The prince was stunned and looked back at Yang Si. Yang Si raised his eyebrows, indicating: I have already said that this person is unlearned and incompetent, why do you insist on asking?
The prince really didn't expect that the person recommended by Princess Danyang was so untalented!
Then... maybe he only knows how to write poetry?
The prince lost interest in Yan Shang and perfunctorily encouraged him, "When you have a chance, read this book carefully...read it more."
This time he did not call the other party "Su Chen" affectionately, nor did he mention the next step of "entering the East Palace as a staff member".
After a few perfunctory words, Yan Shang looked at the prince and his entourage with a sense of loss as they left.
Yan Shang sat down, and the people around him comforted him.
After Yan Shang dealt with everyone's enthusiasm, he poured himself a cup of tea. Wei Shu, who was sitting next to him, looked at him and said, "Didn't you start reading this book five days ago? Why haven't you finished it yet?"
Yan Shang raised his eyes and smiled: "There have been many banquets recently, which has delayed my studies."
Wei Shu looked away and said, "The prince is not a fool."
Yan Shang said innocently: "But I was indeed reading that book, and I indeed didn't finish it. Everyone can prove that I borrowed the book from you, Juyuan."
Yan Shang laughed again: "It seems that when I first entered Xingyuan just now, I helped you block it once..."
Wei Shu said: "How should I know what books you read and to what extent? This matter has nothing to do with me and I don't care."
Yan Shang smiled: "Then I'll have to trouble Juyuan to cover it up."
Wei Shu said "hmm" and passed on the matter.
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His Majesty has arrived and everyone returns to Ziyun Tower.
The prince and Yang Sanlang walked away separately from the others.
The prince asked Yang Si, "Yan Suchen acted like that just now. Did you think he was just pretending to reject me?"
Yang Si: "I think he is just a playboy and unlearned. Don't think too deeply of him. Your Highness, you are scheming all day long. Aren't you tired?"
The prince stared at him for a moment: "...I would like to ask you to use your brain a little bit. What if Sixth Sister recommended this person, but this person does not stand on my side, or there is someone else behind the scenes directing him?"
Yang Simu was silent for a long time.
Said: "But he is only a third place winner."
The prince seemed to be thinking about something.
"That's right. After all, he is just a third place winner. Whether it's true or not, it doesn't matter at this moment."
The prince put the matter aside, gathered his spirits, and went up to the Purple Cloud Tower to pay respect to his father. Meanwhile, in Xingyuan, upon hearing that His Majesty had arrived, the scholars were very excited, and after discussing it, they also tried to come over to see if they could go up to the tower to pay respect to His Majesty.
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His Majesty the Emperor is a thin and wizened middle-aged man. He has the aura of an emperor, but his expression is listless. He came to Ziyun Tower today to meet this year's new Jinshi.
However, at Ziyun Tower, the family banquet has more elements.
It was rare to see all the children and royal relatives present, including Princess Luling, Princess Danyang, Princess Yuyang, the Crown Prince, Prince of Qin, Prince of Jin... The emperor sat on a high place, looking tired and sighed.
The Crown Prince and the King of Qin were arguing about some financial issues. When they heard the emperor sigh, they stopped and looked at the emperor.
The emperor said in annoyance: "You two always quarrel whenever you meet. Can you please let me be quiet for two days?"
Everyone was stunned.
Mu Wan smiled and said, "I am tired of listening to you guys talking about politics all the time. I still don't understand. Father, we should have an appointment today. We should only talk about love and romance, not politics. Whoever breaks the rules first will be fined three glasses of wine!"
The emperor looked at his youngest daughter with a dazed look, as if he saw the shadow of another person in the young girl. The young girl was slim and graceful, already eighteen years old...
The emperor concealed the sadness in his eyes and nodded.
The King of Qin was sitting nearby: "Only talking about romance? Sixth sister, are you going to talk to us about men?"
Mu Wanyao retorted, "That's all you have in your mind!"
King Qin: "You are always sharp-tongued..."
The emperor felt a headache: "Alright, alright, you two stop arguing...Yaoyao, I remember you used to be well-behaved and cute, why are you so irritable now?"
The evening is quiet.
She smiled: "What's wrong with having a bad temper?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly stagnated, and everyone thought about why she became like this.
The prince tried to smooth things over: "Yaoyao is actually very well-behaved and obedient. Let's just treat today as a family dinner and stop arguing. Yaoyao, I remember you are a great guzheng player and we haven't heard you play it for many years. Would you like to play a song for us today?"
Mu Wan glanced at her father, smiled slightly and nodded.
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Wei Shu, Yan Shang and other Jinshi were led up the tower by the eunuchs and heard the music. The eunuchs told them to stand at the door and not to disturb them. Yan Shang looked over and saw that the lights in the hall were all off, and in the darkness, the moonlight was shining in from outside the tower.
Only Mu Wanyao was kneeling alone in the darkness, stroking the qin with her hand, her beautiful brows lowered and her eyes moist.
Like a goddess, distant, elegant, and unusually quiet and beautiful.
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