That day, Chuan Wen was sitting idly in the courtyard enjoying the cool air. She didn't want to go to Chuan Yu's group of people who were working overtime, and she wasn't allowed to go out, so she could only enjoy the cool air while browsing gossip.
It's been a long time since I've seen Zhang Qing.
Chuanwen remembered that Zhang Qing was an important supporting female character in the previous script, but it seemed that she wasn't mentioned much in the new script, so he went to look up Zhang Qing's recent situation.
Wen Xue, who was enjoying the cool air and eating grapes with Chuan Wen, was also quite curious. Zhang Qing was the first female official in the Great Jin Dynasty, which gave her a legendary aura. In addition, she fought for the status of women, which made Wen Xue even more respectful and admiring.
[Zhang Qing is just a marginal character in the new script! She's practically a background figure, her only role being to found a girls' school and provide the female lead with a platform to showcase herself.]
Chuanwen stroked his chin thoughtfully, then continued flipping through the pages. [Wow! Zhang Qing's been really busy lately! He's handling matters for the Ministry of Revenue, and the Emperor has also entrusted him with the important task of assisting the Crown Prince in industrial development.]
Having read this far, I have to commend the Emperor for being so sensible. The Crown Prince and Zhang Qing, it's a perfect example of men and women working together to make the job easier!
However, Chuanwen was also a little envious, thinking, "Being able to avoid being a villainous supporting character and quietly focus on my career is a kind of happiness too!"
Wenxue was also envious. She also only wanted to focus on her career. Although she was in the imperial court, she still wanted to be a female knight-errant!
As the two were enviously munching on grapes, Biyu, the maid who had gone out to buy ice cream for Chuanwen, returned, her face beaming with excitement.
"What's wrong?"
Chuanwen was curious, so Biyu took out the various frozen treats from the box and said mysteriously, "Miss, guess what I heard outside?"
"What did you hear?"
Chuanwen was even more puzzled, and even Wenxue, who was standing next to him, was intrigued by Biyu. The two of them looked at Biyu with gossipy eyes.
"The young master of the Du family, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, has run away from his arranged marriage!"
Biyu opened her eyes wide and whispered to the two of them. Chuanwen and Wenxue didn't react at first. After a moment of surprise, Wenxue asked, "Is it the one who will marry the princess of the Western Regions?"
“That’s right.” Biyu nodded emphatically, exuding a gossipy aura. “I heard the Du family is in complete chaos right now, and they’re secretly looking for someone!”
"Didn't you just escape once? Why are you escaping again?"
Chuanwen divided the ice cream among Wenxue and Biyu, and the three of them huddled together and whispered among themselves.
Last time, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Hei Laodu, even came to her to ask about the whereabouts of his youngest son. Chuanwen was speechless when she thought about it. It seemed like everyone who lost someone or something liked to come to her, making it seem like she knew everything. She wasn't God!
"I've heard that the princess from the Western Regions is very fierce; she even beats people in the palace!"
Biyu spoke with great detail and conviction. Chuanwen and Wenxue, who had witnessed the entire beating of Huajing, exchanged a glance. Biyu sighed, "Who would dare to marry such a fierce woman? Alas! This princess from the Western Regions is pitiful. She traveled all this way to get married, only to have her fiancé run away. She's in a completely unfamiliar place; I wonder how heartbroken she must be."
Thinking about Hua Jing's fierce appearance, Chuanwen and Wenxue exchanged a glance and both felt that Biyu was probably worrying for nothing. She might not be sad, but it was very likely that she would beat up Hei Laodu's youngest son after they found him.
Although the Western Regions can't defeat the Great Jin, she is still a princess. The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel has repeatedly humiliated her like this. She's not someone to be trifled with.
I've come to see where that guy is hiding...
Chuanwen chuckled and dug out the hiding place of Old Du's youngest son. "Oh, he tried to run away from home, but got lost in the woods outside the city, hahaha, and is now running all over the woods scared by some stray dogs!"
As for why the stray dogs chased him, Chuanwen could only sigh and say it was all because of his gluttonous nature. [He bought two steaming hot meat buns on his way out of town, and the stray dogs followed the smell!]
Wen Xue couldn't help but twitch her eye upon hearing this. *Ahem!* In any case, their whereabouts are now known.
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In the woods outside the city, Du Binghai, who had lost two meat buns and been bitten on the buttocks by a wild dog, was sitting in the woods crying loudly when his family found him.
When Du Yurong saw her good-for-nothing youngest son, she went up and kicked him in the buttocks. As soon as she kicked him, Du Binghai screamed like a pig being slaughtered, and cried even harder while covering the two rows of teeth marks on his buttocks.
Du Yurong was furious again. He only kicked her once, why was she crying like this? And she was putting on an act for him!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Enraged, Du Yurong kicked her youngest son's buttocks repeatedly, always hitting the same spot she had just kicked, all the while cursing. The woods became quite a scene of commotion.
It wasn't until they got home that Madam Du noticed her youngest son was crying strangely and discovered that he had been bitten on the buttocks by a dog. However, besides the two rows of teeth marks, there was also a large bruise, which was caused by Du Yurong kicking him.
Du Yurong felt a little guilty. It turned out that her youngest son really wasn't acting!
However, his guilty conscience only lasted for a moment; it was his own fault for blindly imitating others and running away from home.
Du Yurong got angry just thinking about it and even wanted to go over and slap him a few times, but Madam Du stopped him.
When Madam Du saw that her son was so badly injured, she quickly sent someone to find a doctor, and cried and berated Du Yurong for being too heavy-handed!
Just as chaos was raging in the Du residence, a palace eunuch arrived and summoned Du Yurong to the palace.
Madam Du stopped crying and realized she was scared. It was one thing to run away from the marriage once, but now she was doing it a second time. This was not only a slap in the face to the princess of the Western Regions, but also a slap in the face to the emperor.
Du Yurong's face paled, but there was nothing she could do. She could only glare at her youngest son and grit her teeth before heading to the palace.
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