With natural and fluid movements, he slowly filled a cup with tea. Steam rose from the cup, like mist swirling in the mountains, and the aroma of tea filled the entire room.
He took a small sip, letting the warm tea slowly slide down his throat. The scalding sensation seemed to dispel the fatigue and exhaustion from his journey.
He then sat down steadily in the chair, adjusted his posture, and straightened his back, like a majestic mountain peak, demonstrating his composure and perseverance.
With a calm yet solemn expression, he slowly said, "There is nothing unusual in the capital, but your sudden disappearance has enraged the Emperor, who has sent many people to search for you."
Pei Yanci's words seemed to be suddenly pulled back by an invisible thread, coming to an abrupt halt.
For a moment, the room fell into an almost frozen silence, so quiet that you could hear each other's soft breathing.
He lowered his head slightly, his eyes hidden in the shadows, like a deep, dark pool, seemingly calm but with undercurrents surging and countless thoughts churning within.
In that seemingly solemn and dignified, yet actually turbulent, imperial court, he and Su Jinyun were like two paths destined to intersect yet diverging in opposite directions.
Because they hold diametrically opposed political views, they often clash.
Every heated debate in the imperial court was like a thrilling battle, with both sides arguing their points and refusing to yield an inch.
The verbal clashes were like thunderclaps, and the collision of viewpoints was like sparks flying.
Within that cramped court space, waves of intense heat surged forth, as if igniting the very air within the court.
However, deep in Pei Yanci's heart, he harbored a special kind of trust in Su Jinyun.
This trust did not arise out of thin air, but gradually grew through the intertwining of long years and many complex experiences.
Moreover, the rock-solid relationship between Su Jinyun and Qin Qianluo is like a heavy scale.
Unconsciously, this added significant weight to Su Jinyun's importance in his heart.
Looking back, that period of time is like a painting with a somber tone, full of bitterness and helplessness.
Back then, Pei Yanci, filled with boundless aspirations for the future and brimming with passion and ambition, resolutely embarked on the path of the imperial examination.
He was full of expectations, like an eagle about to take flight, eager to show his skills in the vast sky of the imperial examination and realize his grand ambition of becoming a great man.
However, fate, like a pair of merciless giant hands, cruelly pushed him into the abyss.
The merciless result of failing the exam was like a bolt from the blue, instantly shattering all his hopes.
At that time, his family was extremely poor, and the burden of life was so heavy that he could hardly breathe. He had to carefully calculate every copper coin, and every breath was filled with heavy bitterness.
Under such difficult circumstances, the travel expenses and preparation energy required to embark on another scientific expedition were like unattainable stars to him, with no possibility of being realized.
During that long and dark period of depression, he felt as if he were in an endless misty forest, surrounded by vast darkness and the unknown, with no glimmer of hope for the future.
My heart was filled with despair and helplessness, and I thought that my life was destined to be wasted in a remote and impoverished place.
Like a dull pebble in the wilderness, it was ignored and silently sank into oblivion in the long river of history.
Just when he was almost completely defeated by fate and was ready to give in to the cruel reality in despair.
Qin Qianluo appeared in his life quietly yet resolutely, like a brilliant shooting star streaking across the long night, or a clear spring gushing forth in a parched desert.
Qin Qianluo not only generously provided him with crucial material support, giving him the foundation to pursue his dreams again.
Furthermore, with its unique wisdom and foresight, it pointed him in the right direction, like a beacon in the darkness.
With Qin Qianluo's meticulous help and encouragement, Pei Yanci regained his confidence and embarked on the challenging scientific expedition once again.
With his profound knowledge and unwavering perseverance, he eventually stood out in the imperial examinations and successfully embarked on his official career.
After that, he climbed step by step, relying on his talent and hard work, to his current high position as Right Chancellor.
This kindness is like an immortal inscription engraved deep in his soul, profound and eternal, and he always keeps it in his heart.
Like guarding the most precious treasure, we dare not forget or desecrate it in the slightest.
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