Yan Shisheng's plan was not complicated.
Mu Wanyao told him that if no one took care of him, he might not be able to get a place to go to Beijing after the provincial examination.
Yan Shisheng didn't tell Mu Wanyao that he already knew it and didn't need anyone to remind him. He had studied for so many years and knew that poetry and prose, which were valued in the imperial examinations of this dynasty, were exactly his weakest subject. He used his weakest talent to challenge the imperial examinations, and he had almost no chance of success.
Then his path would be different from that of the young genius Liu Wenzhi.
Liu Wenji might be able to enter Chang'an based on his talent, but Yan Shisheng had to use other means... for example, becoming Princess Danyang's savior.
It was premeditated to personally demonstrate to the princess that Bainiu tea could chew into copper coins. It was also premeditated to test out Mu Wanyao's identity as the princess. It was also premeditated to draw a picture of the tea tree for the princess but not personally take the princess to find tea trees in the wild... He bet that the princess wanted to get the tea tree and wanted to take it away.
As far as Yan Shisheng himself knew, there were snake nests and soul-bewitching grass growing near the tea trees. With the princess's guards around, Yan Shisheng didn't think the princess's life would be in any danger. But under the effect of the soul-bewitching grass, it was natural for her to get lost in the wild for a few days.
And someone will definitely notice that the princess is missing, and someone will definitely need Yan Shisheng's help to find the princess.
As the princess's savior, even if the princess herself did not mention it, Yan Shisheng believed that the officials of all ranks in Lingnan would definitely give Yan Shisheng a place to go to Chang'an in order to curry favor with the princess.
Because this year's provincial examination had already passed, the news of the princess's arrival in Lingnan was well concealed and might not be spread in time. Yan Shisheng's plan was that this year's provincial examination quota would be Liu Wenzhi's, and next year's quota would be his.
He gave Liu Wenji this opportunity to show his talent this year. I hope Liu Wenji can make good use of it.
This was an open conspiracy. Whether she wanted the Bainiu tea tree, whether she wanted to go look for the tea tree, whether she wanted to look for it herself... that was all Mu Wanyao's business. Yan Shisheng couldn't force her to look for the tea tree, or tie her up and let her get lost.
Even if someone discovered this conspiracy afterwards, it cannot be blamed on Yan Shisheng.
It’s a pity that Yan Shisheng had planned everything except for Mu Wanyao who would faint.
The princess's fainting was beyond his expectations and left him at a loss - Lingnan is full of miasma and is known as the "land of miasma".
Princess Danyang was not harmed by the snake.
But he fell in the foggy miasma in the wilderness.
She was the only one who fell from the miasma, while the other maids and guards who followed her were all fine.
The only possibility is that... the princess is weaker than ordinary people.
This unexpected situation made Yan Shisheng feel ashamed and annoyed.
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Because he felt that it was because he had not anticipated this situation that caused the princess to fall ill, when the princess was taken back to the Yan family, which was nearest to her for recuperation, Yan Shisheng personally went to make medicine for the princess.
In a remote place like Lingnan, it was difficult to find any powerful witch doctors. After the princess fell ill, the guards rushed to Guangzhou to find a doctor, but fortunately it was malaria, so the doctor had not arrived yet. Locals like the Yan family naturally had some medicine that could help outsiders recuperate.
So, when the guards sent by the Nanhai County Magistrate saw that the princess had returned to the Yan family to recuperate, they hurried back to Nanhai to report the news to the county magistrate.
After knowing Mu Wanyao's true identity, the Yan family timidly vacated the house for the princess to use. This time, not only did they vacate the largest house where the princess lived before, but they also specially picked a house second only to the princess's for the unconscious maid Chunhua.
After all, Chunhua was poisoned by a snake.
To be honest, Chunhua's situation is much more difficult than the princess's.
In the afternoon, when the sun was dim, Yan Shisheng squatted under the corridor, fanning himself, coughing from the smoke, while boiling medicine for the princess. The maids inside saw Yan Erlang's hard work through the curtains, and they all sighed in their hearts that Yan Erlang was really a good man.
However, the maids were also worried because the princess was in a coma and had not woken up yet.
The maids were worried when they saw Yan Shisheng coming in with medicine. He coughed and said, "Bring this medicine to His Highness. We usually drink this medicine to treat miasma. If it works well, His Highness may wake up before the doctor comes."
The maids took the medicine from him and thanked him repeatedly: "My dear, you have been busy since you came back last night. You haven't slept all night. Go and rest."
Yan Shisheng said softly, "Your Highness has taken the medicine, I will leave with peace of mind."
The maids nodded, took the medicine in and fed it to Mu Wanyao. Yan Shisheng hesitated for a moment, but did not avoid them. Instead, he followed them into the inner house, obviously wanting to see what was going on. The maids just turned around and looked at him strangely, but thinking that he was a local, they did not stop him.
After all, he is such a gentle and kind man, who would be willing to yell at him to get out of the princess's house?
The maids sat beside the princess' bed, trying to feed her medicine. Yan Shisheng looked through the curtains and saw them talking in low voices. The maids retreated one after another, but no one could feed the medicine in. Yan Shisheng's eyes flickered as he watched from behind, but because he was a foreign man, it was not easy for him to stand here, so he didn't say much.
Finally, the maids came out with the medicine and opened the curtain, saying sadly, "My dear, no, the princess refuses to take the medicine."
Yan Shisheng asked: "Can you let me take a look?"
One maid hesitated, but thought Yan Shisheng couldn't do anything about it, so she handed the medicine bowl to Yan Shisheng. The other maids discussed it and walked out of the house, saying, "No, we have to hurry up and get the doctor to come."
Yan Shisheng thought to himself: The problem with your prince is that he refuses to take medicine, so what's the point of inviting a doctor?
Yan Shisheng lifted his robe and opened the curtain, then looked down at the girl lying in the tent.
She closed her eyes, her long hair was as thick as black ink and spread on the pillow, her face was a little red because of the fever, as if she was painted with rouge, she was very beautiful. She was sleeping in the tent, and perhaps she suddenly felt someone staring at her, so she opened her eyes and looked.
Her thick eyelashes flickered slightly, and her eyes, as black as ink, looked at Yan Shisheng in a daze.
So well-behaved and weak.
Yan Shisheng felt a burning sensation in his heart, and he calmed himself down so that he wouldn't think too much. He whispered, "Your Highness, are you awake?"
Mu Wanyao just looked at him but didn't say anything.
Yan Shisheng glanced at the maid standing outside. He tried to scoop a spoonful of medicine and feed it to her. As the maid said, she pursed her lips and didn't open her mouth to drink the medicine. After Yan Shisheng tried a few times, he smiled and said nothing. He just took a piece of candy from his sleeve and stuffed it into her mouth when the maid wasn't paying attention.
Mu Wan opened her eyes slightly wide, round like a cat's eyes.
She actually opened her mouth to eat candy.
Yan Shisheng understood. He sat beside the couch and watched her eat the candy. He then whispered to her, "...Your Highness, I gave you the candy behind your maid's back. You can't betray me. Eat my candy and drink the medicine. Otherwise, you won't get any candy next time, okay?"
Mu Wan lowered her eyes, puffed out her cheeks and bit the candy, ignoring him.
Yan Shisheng didn't know whether she was willing to listen or not, so he tried to feed her the medicine again, but she turned her head away and still refused to drink it.
Yan Shisheng: "Your Highness?"
Yan Shisheng was convinced.
With so many maids guarding her, he couldn't pinch her cheeks and force her to drink the medicine, right?
Yan Shisheng stared at her for a moment, then stood up and planned to go out and think of other ways. However, just as he stood up, his sleeve was pulled by Mu Wan. He was startled and turned back to look at her.
Mu Wan rocked under the heavy blanket, her voice a little hoarse and weak: "Don't go."
She drooped her eyelids, her eyes half-opened, quiet and weak: "Don't leave me."
Yan Shisheng looked at her in a daze. He had never seen her like this before.
He whispered: "If you don't take the medicine, what am I going to do if I stay?"
Mu Wan shook: "You didn't call me, why should I take the medicine?"
Yan Shisheng was puzzled: "Where did I not call you? Haven't I always called you 'Your Highness'?"
Mu Wanyao didn't look at him, her eyes were as clear as spring water, she just looked at him pulling at Yan Shisheng's sleeve. Her eyes were empty, quiet, and weak.
She was still a little girl in a huff, "You didn't call me. I don't call you 'Your Highness'."
Yan Shisheng's heart moved, and he whispered: "Mu Wan Yao?"
She closed her eyes and just pulled his sleeve without saying a word.
How smart Shisheng is.
He sat back and began to test: "I call you His Highness Mu Wanyao, are you willing to drink the medicine?"
Mu Wanyao opened her eyes and said, "My name is Mu Wanyao, not His Highness Mu Wanyao."
Yan Shisheng hesitated: "Mu Wan Yao?"
Mu Wanyao said softly: "But I am a princess, how can you call me by my name?"
Yan Shisheng: “…”
He couldn't help laughing.
He sighed, realizing that her current state was not her usual state. She was usually proud and strong, but now she was so weak. Yet, she was so well-behaved.
He chuckled and whispered, "Yaoyao."
Mu Wan's eyelashes trembled, and she opened her eyes. After a moment, she nodded and said "hmm", and smiled at him. It was soft, like a snowy bean in the wind, and very beautiful.
Yan Shisheng stared at her for a long time, and suddenly said: "...Now I just hope that if I call you like this, you won't settle accounts with me or beat me to death when you wake up."
Mu Wanyao looked at him in confusion.
He stretched out his hand and pinched her face, as if to vent his anger.
When Yan Shisheng leaned over, the coolness of his clothes brushed against her face and covered her eyes. In the darkness, she heard him pick her up and said softly, "Okay, Yaoyao, stop being so mad, get up and take your medicine."
When the maids had discussed it and looked back, they saw inside the tent, a young scholar hugging their highness and successfully feeding her the medicine.
Maids: “…”
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Shake.
He was coaxing and deceiving like this.
She kept yelling for two days and fed Mu Wanyao medicine many times. Mu Wanyao was really silly. She opened her mouth when he gave her candy, smiled when he called "Yaoyao", and didn't refute anything he said. She also pulled his sleeves and didn't want him to leave, which made the maids keep trying to persuade him.
The princess was persuaded to the point of tears, which made people feel pity for her.
And funny.
After taking the medicine, Mu Wanyao's health gradually improved, which made people feel relieved.
One night, Mu Wanyao woke up from a drowsiness. She rubbed her forehead and suddenly thought of Yan Erlang who had been calling her "Yaoyao" these days.
Mu Wanyao paused, feeling a great sense of shame welling up in her heart.
Is she crazy in her illness?
No one had called her that since she was fifteen.
Mu Wanyao hesitated, wondering whether he should kill Yan Shisheng to hide this shameful secret.
At dawn, the maids began to get up and wash. Mu Wanyao was still sitting on the couch, deep in thought, until she heard Yan Shisheng's gentle voice outside: "Yaoyao, it's time to take medicine."
Mu Wanyao sat in the tent with a cold face: "..."
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