Since receiving the task of copying books from Chen Yanwen, Wang Yu had nothing particularly important to do during this New Year holiday, so he copied books at home.
Wang Yu did not follow the princess's dictation, but copied it directly from the beginning. Since he was going to write it, he had to copy the book verbatim so that Wu Chengen's Journey to the West could be carried forward in the Dali period.
I copied the whole holiday, and I only got to the tenth chapter. There are still ninety chapters to go.
Wang Yu put down his pen, rubbed his sore hands, and calculated that he might have to copy for another year. Wang Yu felt a blackout before his eyes and wondered why he had taken this job at that time.
On the day when the sixteenth was on duty, Chen Yanwen came to him and asked him how the supplementation was going.
Wang Yu: “…This book is quite long. You need to write it slowly. Don’t rush.”
Chen Yanwen: "Okay, don't worry, just write slowly, it's the princess who is asking."
“······” If the books in his space could be taken out, he would let Chen Yanwen copy them himself. Anyway, this guy has a lot of free time every day.
Since taking over the printing job, Wang Yu has been copying at irregular intervals. Sometimes he copies for one hour a day, sometimes for two hours, and he can copy more on holidays and rest days.
Finally, the entire book was copied by the end of the year. Wang Yu divided it into ten volumes and bound them into books. He wrote "Journey to the West" by Wu Cheng'en on the cover, put them in a box and sent them to the princess's mansion. He also asked Chen Yanwen to copy it when he was free. This way, if other people wanted to read it, they wouldn't have to borrow it from the princess.
Nothing major happened in the Hanlin Academy that year. Every day he was busy organizing and editing historical books and articles, occasionally drafting imperial edicts, and then being summoned by the emperor to discuss the affairs of the Dongyi people.
The emperor was instilled with a lot of knowledge about neighboring overseas countries by the late emperor, who told him that he must continuously improve the country's military strength to prevent foreign invasion.
In fact, from the perspective of maritime trade, Dali's military level is currently leading, so there is no need to worry at least for now.
The emperor's frequent summons made Wang Yu famous in the capital. Although he was only a seventh-rank editor, it did not prevent the emperor from favoring him. As a favorite of the emperor, many people tried to curry favor with Wang Yu and some even offered him money and beauties, but he refused them all.
But he couldn't stop people from coming to his house. Everyone knew that he only had one husband, so a matchmaker came to his house.
When the matchmaker came to his house, Cheng Chen couldn't turn him away, otherwise he would be known as a jealous person, so he had no choice but to invite him in.
Cheng Chen was reluctant to refuse the matchmaker's words, but Queen Mother had no scruples. She had known for a long time that her son would not take a concubine, so she refused without waiting for the matchmaker to speak.
"Oh, old lady, this is good news. The girl I'm talking about is a daughter of an official. She's eighteen years old, well-educated, and beautiful. She's a perfect match for Lord Wang, and she's willing to be his concubine."
The Queen Mother knew that her son would not take a concubine even if he was a celestial being, so she refused.
He refused, saying, "My family does not accept concubines. You can go back."
The matchmaker was also a talker. The two of them kept talking until Wang Yu came back. They were ready to leave. Just as they reached the door, they met Wang Yu and hurried forward: "Hey, Mr. Wang, you are back. I have something good to tell you."
As soon as Wang Yu got off the carriage, he was stopped by a middle-aged woman. He didn't know her and asked, "What's the matter?"
The matchmaker immediately repeated to Wang Yu what he had just said to Wang's mother. Wang Yu frowned after hearing it. He was tired of being approached by many people recently. He sternly rejected the matchmaker and said that he would not take a concubine. "Don't come here again. I don't take concubines."
The matchmaker was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't want to take a concubine. "Sir, you..."
The matchmaker was still talking, and Wang Yu said impatiently, "I can't do it. Don't come again."
The matchmaker was stunned when these words came out, "No, no?" Is it what she thought?
Even Zheng Shu, who was standing next to him, looked at Wang Yu in shock, his face incredulous. "Master, what's wrong? When did it happen? How come he didn't know?"
The matchmaker didn't expect that the reason why Wang Yu didn't take a concubine was because he was no longer suitable, so he could only leave in embarrassment, still muttering to himself as he walked, how could she not be suitable when she was so beautiful?
Wang Yu sent the matchmaker away and hurried inside. He found Cheng Chen in the room. Cheng Chen was sitting on the couch in a daze and hadn't noticed him coming in. Wang Yu went up to him, hugged him, and said, "Are you unhappy?"
Cheng Chen leaned in his arms and shook his head. He was not unhappy, but it reminded him of what happened in the village before. Zhou Mei wanted to marry her husband as a concubine. Then he thought about what happened today. Her husband was very outstanding, and there must be many girls who wanted to marry him.
If she could reject the matchmaker once or twice today, and even three or four times, some unpleasant news would surely spread over time, which would be bad for both her and her husband. However, she did not want her husband to take a concubine.
Wang Yu looked at Cheng Chen's obedient appearance, kissed his forehead and said, "Achen, don't be unhappy. The matchmaker won't come again."
Cheng Chen looked up at her husband in confusion, wondering why he said that. Wang Yu smiled and said, "I told her I can't."
Cheng Chen didn't understand what was wrong at first, but when he realized what was going on, his eyes widened and he couldn't speak clearly. "Husband, how can you say that? What if it gets out?"
Cheng Chen was very anxious. If the news got out, it would be bad for her husband and others would laugh at him. What man would admit that he was not capable enough?
Wang Yu didn't care at all and kissed the corner of his mouth. "Let it spread out. As long as Cheng Chen knows whether I can do it or not, it's fine. I don't care what others do."
Hearing her husband say this, Cheng Chen's ears turned red, but she really didn't know what to say. If this got out, her husband would probably be laughed at by everyone in the capital.
But when she thought about how her husband could let others say such unbearable words for her, her heart was filled with emotions of being moved, happy, and worried. She could not say anything else and could only hug her husband tightly and rest her head in his arms.
Sure enough, within two days, the news spread all over the capital. Who is Wang Yu? He is the new third place in the imperial examination and a favorite of the emperor. The gossip about him spread quickly.
When Wang Yu arrived at the Hanlin Academy to report for duty, he received sympathetic looks from his colleagues. Wang Yu lowered his head and smiled. It seemed that the news had spread, and others thought he was forcing a smile, and shook their heads with pity.
Everyone sighed in their hearts that such a brilliant and talented candidate was actually not able to succeed. Alas, God is jealous of talented people!
The scholar stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Do your job well. The emperor still likes you very much."
Wang Yu's mouth twitched. He hadn't expected that Lord Xie would personally comfort him about this matter. He replied with a very touched look on his face, "Yes, sir."
Lord Xie was originally very envious of Wang Yu because the emperor often summoned him, but now he is no longer envious. No one is perfect, and this is referring to Wang Yu. He silently said to himself, "He is also a pitiful man." After saying that, he shook his head and left.
Only Song Boyan secretly asked Wang Yu the next day after he got the news, and found out that Wang Yu was just talking nonsense to reject the matchmaker. Now that he knew that Wang Yu was in a difficult situation, he could only lower his head and smile, and do his own thing.
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