The breeze shines through the window, and the mountain screen is green.
Sitting in front of the window, the maids combed the princess' hair with a comb, while Mu Wanyao added incense to the golden duck incense burner on the table.
She was waiting for the court time to pass.
The mansion had prepared a banquet and invited some ministers to come to the banquet. These ministers were all former members of Princess Danyang's mansion. The one with the highest official rank among them was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who was second only to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the Ministry of Revenue.
After the marriage rejection incident that day, Mu Wanyao had thought it through. It was not enough for her to find a balance between the Crown Prince and Li, she also had to expand her own power and increase her own weight.
Only when there are three pillars can one have a stance.
Otherwise it would just be making wedding dresses for others.
Mu Wanyao was thinking in his heart that if he wanted to quietly win over the court officials to serve him, the simplest way was to first win over the court officials who had left his own princess's mansion. Because the scholars respected loyalty and trustworthiness, these people who left the princess's mansion, as long as Mu Wanyao was the lord, Mu Wanyao would be their old master.
There is no doubt that those who betray their masters will be despised. At least Mu Wanyao knows that even if these people choose a new position, they will not betray her.
She wanted to use these people to win over more people and have more say in the government.
Just like what the prince who doesn't have enough power behind him usually does.
Mu Wanyao is not a person with deep scheming and a natural tendency to political struggle. On the contrary, she is a girl who was once naive and is not very smart now. In many things, she only realized things after she suffered losses.
Her mother was once an expert in political struggles, but when her mother was still alive, her father and mother spoiled her and made her worry-free, and she had no contact with politics at all.
After that, they went to Wuman. The barbarians were barbaric and rude. What did they know? Meng Zaishi was ambitious, but she and Meng Zaishi helped each other. She was always superficial in politics.
Now that she has returned to Chang'an, she is still learning from the beginning. No one teaches her, and she just gets up and starts over again when she falls. She will figure it out bit by bit, and she will eventually understand it... Anyway, she follows the prince and can learn from him.
She doesn't need to be that important. It is enough for her to be able to restrain the Crown Prince and Li so that neither of them can push her too hard.
No one knows what the future situation will be like, we can only take one step at a time.
Mu Wanyao was thinking about all this, but he didn't stop adding incense to the incense burner.
She removed the mica screen, held the incense chopsticks in her hand, and moved away the frost that looked like snow in the belly of the furnace. Then she poked a hole in the incense ash, waiting for it to revive.
Chunhua asked, "What kind of incense would you like to use, Your Highness?"
Mu Wanyao: "Agarwood."
She was thinking of the fragrance on Yan Shang's body. She had only smelled the fragrance from Lingnan for fun at first. The fragrance was like orchid and musk, sweet and mellow, but how could it have the long-lasting fragrance of the ambergris used by the imperial court?
However, the fragrance smelled quite good on Yan Shang.
Mu Wanyao was a little unconvinced, so she wanted to mix her own perfume to make the same scent as the agarwood that Yan Shang used. If she smelled it more often, she would no longer think his fragrance was good.
Mu Wanyao put down the incense chopsticks, wiped his hands with a towel, and placed the piece of mica with delicate and beautiful icy patterns back on the incense ash.
Chunhua came forward in time, holding the incense box with the incense cake. Muwanyao picked up a grain of agarwood from the silver box. The incense grain was rolled into mica flakes, and Muwanyao stirred the clean charcoal to heat it, waiting for the aroma to become more intense.
However, Mu Wan sighed and gestured to move the incense burner further away.
Chunhua asked the maid to take the incense burner away, wondering: "Your Highness, don't you like this incense?"
Mu Wanyao: "It doesn't smell as good as I thought. It doesn't smell as good as someone else's."
Chunhua was quiet, and guessed that the princess was talking about Yan Erlang, so she shut up and said nothing.
She couldn't possibly encourage the princess to summon Yan Erlang, right?
What does that look like?
The best choice for the princess is either Yang Sanlang or Wei Qilang. It is not good for the princess's future to be with Yan Erlang. The princess herself knows that the maid should not encourage the princess to take the wrong path just to please her.
Mu Wan held his chin in his hand, feeling depressed, and asked the time again to see when the invited courtiers would arrive.
It was almost time, so Mu Wanyao signaled the maids to prepare the banquet and the singing girls and dancers. She planned to send wine and beauties to the ministers when they left today, and she wanted to be a good lord who cared for her subordinates.
Taking advantage of this time to wait for others, Mu Wanyao chatted with Chunhua. She saw that her maid seemed to have a gloomy expression between her eyebrows, as if she was covered with sorrow.
Mu Wan paused and said, "Haven't you met Liu Wenji recently?"
Chunhua was stunned, then silent, knowing that His Highness knew that she had been on good terms with Liu Wenji. Chunhua shook her head and said softly, "There are some problems between me and Liu Lang, I need to think about it."
Mu Wan snorted, "Then you better hurry up. He comes to the Princess's Mansion every day to see you, but is always sent away. If he begs for two more days, the rumor that I have a lover might spread all over Chang'an."
Chunhua was ashamed: "It is this servant who made Your Highness suffer."
Mu Wanyao didn't care about these things and said casually: "As for your affairs, just take care of them yourself. I won't interfere. Don't let me make decisions. I don't even know how to live my own life, so I won't give you any advice.
"But listen carefully. If you want to marry out of my princess's mansion, I won't allow anyone to be my concubine, lowering my status. When the time comes and you want to leave the mansion, I will give each of you ten gold coins, and I won't show partiality to anyone.
"When guards want to marry, they always ask for more. Twenty gold will do."
The maids and servants were pleasantly surprised and thanked His Highness for his generosity. After all, for an ordinary family, ten gold coins could allow them to live a comfortable life for the rest of their lives.
While talking about this, Chunhua went out and brought back two letters. One was for Chunhua herself, of course Mu Wanyao was too lazy to see what letter her maid received; the other was an invitation, simple and elegant, with an orchid pressed on the back.
The fragrance is extremely elegant.
When Mu Wanyao saw this post, her heart moved slightly.
But she didn't look at it, and asked Chunhua to read the invitation. Chunhua looked at it and smiled, "Your Highness, this year on the Buddha's birthday, we are welcoming the Buddha's bones. Yan Erlang invites you to go and see the Buddha's bones."
Mu Wan shook her head for a moment, but her expression did not change. She just tilted her head and looked out the window, so that the maids would not be able to catch her true emotions and see the corners of her lips that she could not help but curl up.
Since she and Yan Shang both rejected each other that night, they have not met again. She was a little embarrassed, and felt that Yan Shang was nothing, so she didn't need to take the initiative to find him.
But he was studying and no longer came to see her, which made Mu Wanyao a little unhappy.
Now...
Mu Wan shook his head and said, "Welcoming the Buddha's bones on Buddha's birthday? He seems to be in a good mood."
Chunhua smiled and said, "Then does Your Highness agree or not?"
Mu Wanyao said, "It depends on whether I have time that day."
Chunhua had arranged a schedule for His Highness in her mind, and had specially cleared out the Buddha's birthday.
The princess and Yan Erlang haven't seen each other for more than half a month. In the past half month, the princess has been dealing with court officials all day long. From time to time, she is in a bad mood and gets angry at the people in the mansion. The princess's mansion has been trembling with fear for more than half a month. Now there is a chance to take a breath. Naturally, everyone prays that Yan Erlang can make their highness feel better.
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Not to mention how Mu Wanyao dealt with the court officials, Yan Shang and Wei Shu were arranged by the central government to wait for orders in the Hongwen Academy after passing the imperial examination.
The meaning of "waiting for an official post" is that there is no official post now, but there may be one at any time, waiting for the court to arrange it. Although these people waiting for an official post are not formal officials, the court will also supplement some salaries to barely support their expenses.
This salary was just a courtesy, the amount was extremely low, and was not enough for the daily socializing and expenses of the successful scholars. No one took this salary seriously.
Even for Yan Shang, this salary was better than nothing. The large sums of money Yan Shang had spent so far were all sent to him by his father and brother from Lingnan, which made him feel ashamed. He could only endure it, thinking that once he became an official, this problem of lack of money would be over.
Because of the official system of the Wei Dynasty, especially the salaries of officials in Chang'an, were very considerable.
The preferential treatment and care given to officials by the Wei Dynasty was far beyond that of any other dynasty.
For Yan Shang, the biggest benefit of being a student at the Hongwen Academy was that it was much more convenient for him to read than before. The Hongwen Academy had all the books that he could not get in Lingnan or in the Imperial College.
The Hongwenguan gathered together famous scholars from all over the world and had a collection of more than 200,000 books, making it the place with the richest books in the world.
After discussing with Wei Shu, Yan Shang learned that they wanted to become officials, and there were currently three ways to go:
First, I don’t know when I will be summoned by the imperial court.
Second, Princess Danyang could bring them to the emperor and ask for official positions for them, but Mu Wanyao would hardly do so, and Yan Shang did not want to take this path;
Third, it is the exam.
In order to solve the problem of waiting for official positions after passing the imperial examination, the Wei Dynasty set up a subject selection, which was held in October every year. The subjects included erudition and eloquence, outstanding writing and judgment, three rituals, three histories, three biographies, five classics, nine classics, Kaiyuan rituals, and Ming Xi Lu Ling. Those who passed the examinations with excellence, regardless of how many years they had passed the examinations, were immediately admitted to the officialdom.
Subject tests are much more difficult than science tests.
Because the imperial examination is to admit those who pass the exam from thousands of ordinary people, while the subject examination is to take all the remaining Jinshi candidates every year into consideration.
When Yan Shang inquired further, he found out that, as the name suggests, these subjects with many names tested all-round talents, not just poetry and prose. Just when Yan Shang was relieved that he no longer had to compare himself with his weak points, he fell into new sorrow.
Since he is not good at poetry, all his talents... should be even worse.
Because there are very few poor students among these Jinshi candidates, most of them are from aristocratic families. And the children of aristocratic families have read more books and come into contact with more things since childhood than Yan Shang. If they can't pass the exam, let alone a poor student like Yan Shang?
But no matter what, it is always the best way out at the moment.
After meeting his teacher, Yan Shang discussed with him and decided to take the Boxue Hongci exam. There was no other reason, because Boxue Hongci was the most important subject in the exam, and the candidates who passed the exam were the most respected. The candidates who passed the exam were directly admitted to the government, and their official positions were also higher than others.
Wei Shujia was well-educated, so he naturally looked down on others. He directly chose the Boxue Hongci category. After hesitating for a long time, Yan Shang also chose the Boxue Hongci category. His current task was to spend more time studying than others, so that the six months he spent in Hongwenguan would not be wasted.
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In the early morning, before dawn, Yan Shang left the humble house he rented in Yongshou Temple, walked out of the temple, and went directly to Hongwenguan. He calculated the time very accurately, so that when he arrived, Hongwenguan would just open.
But for Yan Shang, there is a troublesome thing...
Yan Shang went out from the back door of Yongshou Temple and arrived at the alley. He saw three or four servants looking around and couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, after seeing him come out, the servants turned around and ran away. A while later, Yan Shang was walking in the alley, and a young girl on a horse followed him.
It was Zhao Wuniang, also known as Concubine Zhao Ling.
Concubine Zhao Ling came to block his door every day.
Concubine Zhao Ling originally wanted to act like a lady in front of Yan Shang, but she soon discovered that a lady was too weak and shy to cope with Yan Shang's eloquence. Concubine Zhao Ling simply exposed her true nature and faced Yan Shang with her true character.
For example, at this moment, Yan was still walking in front.
Concubine Zhao Ling followed on horseback, saying, "Yan Erlang, don't be sad. Although those who wanted to marry you have given up because of the princess' refusal of marriage, I am still here! They don't want to marry you because they are short-sighted. We in Chang'an are not all so short-sighted. I know that you are a good person, Yan Erlang, so don't give up."
Yan Shang: “…”
He said helplessly: "Madam, do you think I look like I've been hit hard?"
Concubine Zhao Ling pursed her lips and smiled. She said, "I am just encouraging you. My father is the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. If you have any difficulties in studying, you can ask me for help. Erlang, you have great talent, and I see it all."
Yan Shang said softly: "My wife, I have said it many times, I really have no plans to get married for the time being..."
Concubine Zhao Lingfei: "It doesn't matter. If we can't be husband and wife, we can still be friends."
Yan Shang was choked by her.
It was really the first time for him to meet such a persistent, thick-skinned, and cheerful girl. No matter how many times he rejected her, Concubine Zhao Ling did not care, saying that since he was not married, she could just be friends with him.
But she doesn't look like someone who wants to be friends.
She wished she could tie him up and marry him right away.
Yan Shang said: "My lady, aren't you afraid that your husband will be annoyed with you if you act like this?"
Concubine Zhao Ling was surprised and asked, "But you have such a good temper and I haven't offended you, so why are you annoyed with me?"
She rode on the horse, leaned forward, and asked worriedly: "Are you tired of me?"
Yan Shang was startled and turned his head to look at her. It was actually hard to dislike such a heroic and good-natured lady. Because Zhao Lingfei grasped the right balance, neither pushing too hard to make Yan Shang uncomfortable, nor being too far away to make Yan Shang forget her.
Yan Shang whispered: "I don't hate you, but I don't like you either. I really... I really don't care about this. What do you want me to give up?"
Concubine Zhao Lingfei said: "The road is wide and we are just walking together. You go your way and I ride my horse. You don't have to worry about me."
Yan Shang: "There are many excellent men in this world. I can introduce them to you..."
Zhao Lingfei replied: "But I only think you are good."
She seemed to be thinking: "Originally I just thought you were good-looking and useless. But after knowing you for such a long time, I found that you have a good temper, a good demeanor, and many friends. You know everyone you meet... I think I don't know you well enough, and you may be better than I see.
"I'm not a fool. I see you are so good and I love you so much, how can I bear to give you up?"
There are no words yet.
This... is really too difficult for him.
He was really afraid of Concubine Zhao Lingfei, but he couldn't say bad words to a girl who simply admired him...Yan Shang could only think of other ways.
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It is April 8th, Buddha's Birthday.
The Buddha's bones were transported from India to Chang'an, and the kings went to Anfulou to welcome them. The streets and ancient temples were bustling with people watching.
The people of Chang'an used silk and colored silk to make images of dragons, horses, clouds and phoenixes, and used paper and bamboo to make images of monks, Buddhas, ghosts and gods. The event was grand, with banners, flowers and canopies stretching for more than 20 miles, and people were rubbing shoulders with each other in an endless stream.
This is only on the streets of Chang'an. The Buddha's bones will be rotated among the temples in Chang'an, and today they are open to the people to worship. In order to welcome the Buddha's bones, the temples in Chang'an have built more than 10,000 incense temples. Under the ancient temples, monks chanted in Sanskrit and men and women paid homage.
Solemn and dignified.
For a great pleasure.
When Yan Shang invited Mu Wanyao to watch the Buddha bones enter the temple together, he asked the servants in the princess's mansion and learned that when Mu Wanyao was in Chang'an, she went to the most famous and largest Daci'an Temple in Wei every year.
Mu Wanyao offered Buddhist lamps at the Da Ci'an Temple. Whenever she was in Chang'an, she would go to see the lamps she offered almost every year to add to the incense.
I think Princess Danyang has returned to Chang'an now. She will definitely go to Daci'an Temple on the Buddha's birthday.
Yan Shang went to Da Ci'an Temple early to wait for the princess. The temple was noisy and bustling today, and even the princess couldn't let anyone make room today, fearing that the people would offend the princes. So Mu Wanyao was very likely to travel in casual clothes today.
Yan Shang observed the girls in the crowd.
Thinking of Mu Wanyao, she was as bright as a pearl. Even if she was wearing casual clothes in the crowd, he would be able to spot her at a glance.
Yan Shang watched like this for the whole morning...his eyes were sore, but he didn't see Mu Wanyao.
Yan Shang was slightly startled, thinking that Mu Wanyao had forgotten the appointment with him. After all, he had only sent the invitation, and she had neither said she would go nor not go. He thought she would come, judging completely by her usual temper. If she did not deny it, it should mean she agreed.
However, what if she has something to do today and doesn't come?
Yan Shang didn't know whether he was anxious or disappointed. He waited for another hour in the afternoon. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind and he thought of a possibility.
This possibility made his heart pound, almost jumping out of his chest.
Yan Shang went against the flow of people and hurried back to Yongshou Temple where he was staying, repeating the process of looking for someone in Daci'an Temple. But this time, he saw the girl, like everyone else, clasping her hands together under a incense stick, looking up at the monk, and quietly listening to the master's teachings.
She stood in the crowd, wearing a scarlet pomegranate skirt, slender and graceful. She was not as gorgeous and bright as usual. Today her makeup was simple, and she looked like a beautiful girl who had sneaked out to play.
She was followed by only three or four maids and guards.
Yan Shang was stunned, his heart was filled with mixed emotions, and his blood was boiling.
He thought she was so willful and always cared about herself. If she wanted to go today, she would go to Da Ci'an Temple. He didn't expect that she would come to a small temple like Yongshou Temple.
And he might have made her wait for the whole morning, but she was still in the temple and didn't leave.
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Mu Wanyao was listening impatiently to the monk mumbling something when someone poked her shoulder from behind.
She thought that another ordinary citizen who was devout in Buddhism had squeezed into the crowd. She was too lazy to pay attention to them, so she moved aside to make room for the person behind her.
Unexpectedly, my shoulder was poked again.
Mu Wan shook her lips and gave in again.
The shoulder was poked again.
Mu Wan shook: "..."
How fat is the person behind her? She has given up so much space, why is she still poking her?
Mu Wanyao was not a good-tempered person. After giving in twice, she got annoyed and turned back fiercely, raising her eyebrows and ready to quarrel with others. But when she turned back, she saw Yan Shang.
He had a handsome face and a calm temperament, and he kept a smile on his lips even when facing her ugly face.
Looking further back, it turned out that Chunhua and others had given up their seats to let Yan Erlang come over.
Because the monk was preaching the Buddha's teachings, the people below couldn't hear clearly. Mu Wan opened her mouth, but Yan still didn't hear what she was saying.
Yan Shang lowered his head: "What?"
Mu Wan tilted her chin towards him, motioning for him to come closer and listen.
Yan Shang lowered his head and put his ear to hers. Her voice sounded close to his eardrum, a little crisp and a little charming.
And she said in a mocking tone: "I mean, our pure, chaste, cold-blooded Yan Erlang has finally arrived late."
Yan Shang felt a burning sensation in his ears.
Took a step back.
Mu Wan grabbed his wrist and stopped him from leaving. She had a stern face and looked a little unhappy.
Yan Shang knew what she meant. He had no choice but to move closer to her ear and whisper, "There are too many people here and we can't hear anyone talking. Let's go somewhere else."
His breath brushed against her ear.
Mu Wanyao covered her ears for a moment. Her ears turned red. She instantly understood why Yan Shang avoided her when she was talking to him just now.
The breath spraying on the ears of the opposite sex is indeed very... ambiguous.
Muwan raised her eyelids and looked at Yan Shang.
He looked away calmly.
Then, through his sleeve, he turned his hand over, gently grasped her wrist, and led her outside. Chunhua and others wanted to follow, but Muwan shook his head and glared at them, and the attendants stopped and looked at the sky, continuing to listen to the Buddhist music.
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The two of them were walking in the bamboo forest at the backyard of Yongshou Temple.
Finally there was no one here, and as soon as he entered the bamboo forest, Yan Shang said sorry and let go of the hand that was holding Mu Wan's wrist.
Mu Wan shook and rubbed her wrist, looked at him and said nothing.
The two walked in silence.
This was the first time they had met since that night. As soon as they met, they couldn't help but think of what happened that night... If Yan Shang hadn't hidden at that time, they would have succeeded.
And even if he hid, now... it's still awkward.
Mu Wan coughed, interrupting the strange atmosphere between the two of them: "What have you been busy with this month?"
Yan Shang lowered his eyes and whispered, "I have discussed with Juyuan that we will take the exam for the Boxue Hongci exam together. The results will be known in October this year. I will be busy with this matter for the next few months."
Mu Wan shook his head and said, "Oh."
Then there was no more words.
Gradually, Mu Wanyao became a little angry. She was angry at him for not speaking. Should she think of the words herself? Why should she think of the words? How could she say anything? She hadn't seen him for a month. What could she say to him?
She doesn't understand him!
In anger, Mu Wanyao walked away quickly, leaving Yan Shang behind.
Yan Shang was shocked. In just a moment, he saw the princess, who had just been walking side by side with him, walking away at a very fast pace.
Yan Shang had no choice but to catch up: "Your Highness, Your Highness... Your Highness!"
He had no choice but to reach out and hold her wrist again, causing her to stop. She pursed her lips and looked at him, her face full of displeasure. Yan Shang glanced at her and sighed softly, "It's my fault. I didn't say anything and embarrassed His Highness."
Mu Wan shook off his hand that was holding her wrist and turned her head to look at Zhu Ye: "...It's good that you know!"
She said coldly: "I see you are very busy. You are not here to see Buddha bones today, are you? If you have something to say, please tell me now. I have other things to do and I don't have time to waste with you."
Yan Shang took out a book from his pocket and handed it to her. Mu Wanyao took it doubtfully, flipped through two pages, and her eyelids twitched slightly.
This is a roster of names.
Not only the names of people, but also their life events, where they were born...it is extremely detailed.
Yan Shang said: "I met some scholars in Hongwenguan, and found that some scholars in this world don't really want to take sides. They are willing to join others, but they don't want to be tied to a ship for life. I heard from Juyuan that big families like the Wei family never take sides. In addition, the lesson of the Jinling Li family shows that the Wei family seeks longevity, not nobility. Therefore, the Wei family should not be attached to any prince. At most, they will send some people to help here and there."
Mu Wan shook as if thinking about something.
Yan Shang looked at her and suddenly asked, "Your Highness, do you know Juyuan?"
Mu Wan was startled for a moment, then her face suddenly darkened, thinking that he was accusing her of being close to Wei Shu. She said, "What does it have to do with you? Can't I be friends with other men?"
Yan Shang was stunned, knowing that she had misunderstood. He explained: "I just wanted to use the matter of Juyuan to tell Your Highness some of the thoughts of the noble families.
"For someone like Juyuan who has conflicts with his family, I guess he will take the path of a loyal minister. A few days ago, it was said that Juyuan had a quarrel with his eldest brother, and the whole Chang'an knew that Wei Qilang and the Wei family were not on good terms. And I think that the Wei family let the whole Chang'an know that Wei Juyuan was not on good terms with them, obviously to make Wei Juyuan break away from the circle of the Wei family and let Juyuan take another path. After all, if you think about it carefully, Juyuan didn't intend to cling to the imperial power, so why did the eldest brother of the Wei family accuse his younger brother in public? I think it was just to let the Wei family have more than one path to take.
Mu Wan understood after a little shaking, and said, "You mean, the Wei family actually tacitly agreed that Wei Shu and I would be on good terms, hoping that Wei Shu would take a different path from the rest of the Wei family. If Wei Shu wins, the Wei family will benefit; if Wei Shu loses, the Wei family will not suffer any loss. Although the Wei family is truly training the eldest son of the Wei family, they have actually never given up on Wei Shu? The Wei family just doesn't want to tie themselves up in knots."
Yan Shang nodded.
He continued, "From Juyuan, I have come up with some immature guesses. I am thinking that I still don't know enough about the noble families. The situations of each noble family are different. The top noble families like the Wei family and the Li family have different desires from other noble families, while the middle and upper noble families below them want to be noble and to move up to a higher level; and the noble families that have just left the wealthy and poor families not long ago naturally have different desires.
"I think that selecting the right family to cooperate with, not seeking a prominent family, is actually very suitable for you, Your Highness. Just like the people on my list, these people will be very useful to Your Highness, but they will not seek any merit to be your followers. Your Highness, memorize their names and you can win them over. I will burn the memorial later, so that no trace will be left."
Mu Wan was dazed and held the memorial book tightly.
Obviously, she and Yan Shang are both new to politics. But Yan Shang is better than her... Some people may be born good at it.
Mu Wanyao couldn't help but feel melancholy and touched. She had never thought that Yan Shang, who didn't hold any official position, could still help her.
She looked at Yan Shang and said softly, "Thank you for teaching me."
Yan Shang was startled for a moment, then smiled: "Your Highness, please help me publish the manuscript. This is what I should do. And I don't know if what I think is right. I'm afraid that I will delay Your Highness's business."
Mu Wan shook his head: "You have always been very good at dealing with people, so you shouldn't be wrong. You could have not told me this, but you still took the opportunity of Buddha's Birthday to tell me this... I should thank you."
She said, "How can I repay you?"
Yan Shang hesitated, thinking of Concubine Zhao Ling who was pestering him. He paused and said, "I do have something to trouble Your Highness."
Mu Wan snorted. What he hated most was that every time she asked him if he needed anything, he always had needs.
Couldn't he just help her this time and ask for nothing more?
He always has something to ask for. This person is really materialistic to the extreme!
The relationship with her was so clear about the distinction between public and private that it was taken to the extreme!
Mu Wan shook his head and asked, "What can I do for you?"
Yan Shang: "Now I am waiting for an imperial examination at the Hongwen Academy, and I still live in a remote place like the Yongshou Temple. It is too far to go to the Hongwen Academy every day. I would like to ask Your Highness to help me find a new house and move away from the Yongshou Temple. It would be best if the new house has more taboos to limit the close contact between ordinary people and keep it a little further away from the common people."
He was tactfully expressing his hope that the new residence would allow for more requirements, so that Concubine Zhao Lingfei would not have to wait in Yongshou Temple every day when she wanted to see him.
I think if there is distance, the girl should be able to give up, right?
Mu Wan shook his head and agreed.
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Yan Shang thought that since Mu Wanyao agreed to help him find a new house, it would take some time.
But just two days later, Mu Wan came to pick him up in a carriage and said that she had found a new house for him and invited him to see it with her to see if he was satisfied.
Yan Shang was touched that Mu Wanyao actually took his words to heart. She used to only care about herself and didn't listen to what he said.
The carriage gradually drove towards Princess Danyang's mansion.
Yan Shang: “……?”
He wondered if Her Royal Highness the Princess would go back to her own house and invite him for a cup of tea before seeing the new house.
This... is fine.
The carriage stopped in front of the princess's mansion, and Mu Wanyao and Yan Shang got off together.
Yan Shang remained silent, staring at the plaque hanging on the door of Princess Danyang's mansion.
In an instant, thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind, making him frightened.
He said with some difficulty: "Your Highness said that he would help me find a house... It can't be that he wants me to stay in your house, right? I absolutely won't agree to this."
Mu Wan gave him a sidelong glance and said, "How could I possibly let you live in my house?"
Yan Shang felt relieved.
Mu Wanyao asked her to look at the courtyard opposite the princess's mansion: "This is the house I found for you."
Yan Shang: “…”
He asked with more difficulty: "Just opposite the princess's mansion?"
Mu Wanyao confirmed: "It's just across the alley, facing my princess's mansion. The distance is quite close. We might bump into each other when we go out. You may have to give way to my carriage every day in the future."
There are no words yet.
...He really shouldn't have asked the princess to help him find a house.
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