Wen Xue, Chuanwen's new bodyguard, was a little embarrassed by the praise. She coughed and asked, "Miss, are you hungry? I'll escort you to your meal."
"Okay, okay."
Chuanwen was even happier, exclaiming, "[The girl has a mouth now! So thoughtful! So happy!]"
Wen Xue was a little embarrassed. What did they mean she had a mouth? Anyone who doesn't have a mouth is a monster! But then she thought about Zheng Yan's perpetually expressionless face, and... ugh! That guy doesn't seem to have a mouth. Yeah, he's definitely a monster.
Chuanwen went to eat happily, but Zheng Yan returned to the palace sadly and depressed, and resumed his duties as a palace guard.
At midday, the emperor was taking a nap when a sparrow in a tree chirped once. Suddenly, it was struck by a pebble, fell headfirst, and died a gruesome death. Wei Xiang and Yin Shuang both hissed softly at the sight. They glanced at Zheng Yan, who had killed the sparrow and then closed his eyes with his arms crossed, and involuntarily moved to the side. Although they didn't know who had offended him, his aura was unmistakably that anyone who approached him would instantly turn to death!
The two exchanged a glance. Well, they seemed to know who had offended this guy. After all, it was quite embarrassing to be turned away like this. The second daughter of the Marquis of Changxing was really bold, actually turning away the head of the Thousand Bull Guard.
When Wei Xiang and Yin Shuang looked at Zheng Yan again, their eyes showed more pity. Zheng Yan, who had never lost a game, had his first stain on his professional career.
However, many palace maids were quite happy to see Zheng Yan back in the palace, as they were glad to have the chance to run into Lord Zheng again.
Outside the palace, Chuanwen was parched after spending a day at the girls' school. Thinking about how she still had half a book to finish teaching, she felt a headache coming on and regretted why she had gotten involved in this big event.
"Miss, please have some water."
Wenxue promptly handed over the water bottle, and Chuanwen took a sip and put it in his mouth. He was increasingly satisfied with Wenxue. Although Zheng Yan also offered water, he didn't open his mouth and didn't smile. With his cold face, no one dared to ask her questions after class. Now it was different. Wenxue's smile was friendly, and many students with questions dared to come to her for answers.
On the way back in the carriage, after Chuanwen finished answering one of Chuanyu's questions, Chuanyu started working on the exercises Chuanwen had left in class. Chuanwen finally had time to talk to Wenxue.
Ah, so it wasn't the kind where she had a tragic background, couldn't afford to eat as a child, and was sold to the palace to be raised as a bodyguard...
Chuanwen crossed out the 1,300-word tragic backstory he had imagined, and was surprised:
Wow! Wen Xue is actually the third young lady of the Wen family, one of the top five wealthiest families in Jiangnan!
[But why is your wealthy merchant daughter working as a palace guard? The Wen family hasn't gone bankrupt!]
Chuanwen was puzzled and began to doubt Wenxue's professional competence.
Wen Xue, who was outside driving the horses with the coachman, felt a little awkward. Why was there a background check involved?
[Hmm... She'd had a martial arts dream since she was little, so she practiced martial arts from a young age. Oh... she had a martial arts dream because her mother was a martial arts practitioner, and her skills were incredibly powerful. Later, she got tired of the fighting and killing in the martial arts world, so she married an honest man. Who knew that the honest man would turn out to be the heir of the Wen family! Cough! I have reason to suspect that Wen Xue's parents also had a script in hand, otherwise this identity would have a bit of a novel feel to it!]
Chuanwen was indignant, suddenly feeling a bit envious of Wenxue. [Wenxue was born as if she were the product of a novel's ending, the happy life of the male and female leads, while I still have to fight on the front lines against the villainous female supporting character... uh... even though the male lead has already been sent to jail, this disparity in life is like my dad's size 42 shoe sole, stinking to high heaven!]
Wen Xue innocently touched the tip of her nose. She didn't really understand novels or the male and female protagonists, but she could hear the sorrow in Chuan Wen's voice. But her life wasn't perfect either, was it? Otherwise, why would she have been able to hide in the palace?
At this moment, the carriage arrived at the Changxing Marquis's residence. Chuanyu was engrossed in doing his homework, and Chuanwen was engrossed in flipping through the Eight Trigrams. The carriage stopped for a while, but no one came out.
Wen Xue spoke up at the right moment, "Ladies, we've arrived at your residence. Please get out of the carriage."
The two of them were startled awake. After getting out of the car, Chuanyu told everyone not to wait for her to have dinner, and then took the questions and went back to her own courtyard.
Chuanwen couldn't go without eating; she needed to channel her sorrow into appetite. She continued her unfinished work as she walked towards the hall.
Wen Xue was taught martial arts by her mother from a young age and became highly skilled. She originally wanted to roam the martial arts world, but at the age of fourteen, her father used her for a marriage alliance, so she ran away...
Marquis Changxing had just returned from outside when he heard Chuanwen's thoughts. He couldn't help but wonder, Wenxue, his granddaughter's new bodyguard, was being forced into a marriage by her father. How pitiful!
Chuanwen felt the same way, thinking it was truly pitiful, but: [The marriage partner is the son of the richest man in Jiangnan, pshaw, only the richest man's son!]
[And she's good-looking? Pshaw, what good looks can put food on the table?]
[He's incredibly learned; this year his family donated several official positions, and his handsome son is the most favored. Sigh! So what!]
[He has no bad habits, and has been devoted to Wenxue since childhood...tch! That's...]
Chuanwen couldn't bring himself to say anything against his conscience. He looked at Wenxue with a resentful expression, "I'm so jealous..."
Marquis Changxing, who walked over: ......
Can I say I'm jealous too? Pshaw! He even felt sorry for this guy just now!
Wen Xue:......
Although she accidentally made an old man and a young boy jealous, was that person really as good as the rumors said? Why is it different from what she heard?
What she found out was that the man was lazy and gluttonous, indulging in all sorts of vices, and was also extremely ugly, just like when she was a child—a snotty little thing whose nose could drip from his mouth. Yes, they had met when they were children; she had even had her sleeve stuck with his snot, which disgusted her so much that she couldn't eat for several days.
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