Then Chuanyu reached out and touched Chuanwen's forehead. "Oh, it's so hot, Sister Wen. You're so sick, how can you still copy the Precepts for Women? Why don't we ask Father and Grandfather to plead with the Emperor?"
Chuanwen was speechless. "Sister, you're just learning this on the spot!"
However, this gave Chuanwen a hint: he didn't necessarily have to exchange something with the emperor.
[If I broke my finger with a brick, no one would be so heartless as to make a cute little girl like me continue copying with a broken finger, right? Hahahaha, I'm truly an ordinary little genius!]
The Marquis of Changxing, who had just entered the room, heard Chuanwen's inner thoughts and was so startled that he almost slipped and fell. Looking up, he saw his seemingly ordinary but actually brilliant granddaughter wandering around, as if looking for something to put her earlier idea into practice. He quickly stepped forward and stopped her.
"Your uncle will plead for you today; maybe you won't have to copy it anymore?"
Chuanwen and Chuanyu both looked puzzled, undoubtedly wondering if the emperor would give her uncle, her father, such face.
Marquis Changxing coughed. Is Chuanhai really that useless in your eyes?
"He just solved the case of embezzlement of disaster relief funds, and the emperor is about to reward him."
Marquis Changxing explained to them, but the two were even more puzzled. How could it have been broken so quickly?
But Chuanwen quickly laughed, "Oh my god, my finger is saved!"
Marquis Changxing couldn't help but wipe away his sweat. His granddaughter was definitely a ruthless person; she could be so cruel to herself!
Chuanwen tossed aside his paper and pen, his eyes crinkling with a smile, and looked at Marquis Changxing: "Grandfather, shall we go shopping?"
Marquis Changxing and Chuanyu couldn't help but shake their heads and chuckle. Being young is great; happiness is that simple.
However, Marquis Changxing will not go. He has to wait for Chuanhai to return. After this case of embezzlement of disaster relief funds, he needs to see how the emperor will treat Chuanwen. If he can get through this hurdle, he will be safe in the future.
Chuanhai returned at lunchtime. As soon as he got back, he gathered the whole family together, except for Wang Shi, Chuanrui, Chuanwen, and Chuanyu.
Wang had no intention of getting involved in Chuanrui's family affairs, especially since she was currently bedridden. Why was she bedridden again? The reason was that after leaving Chuanyu's place in a huff, she walked too fast and twisted her ankle when she stepped over the threshold, causing it to swell up badly. She had wanted to check what Xu Yan was busy with, but she didn't have the time.
Chuan Rui has not returned to Qingshui Village yet, while Chuan Wen and Chuan Yu are shopping with lots of bags.
"The Emperor has summoned Wen to the palace."
Chuan Hai's words caused the Marquis of Changxing to spit out his tea. The old lady of the Marquis of Changxing and Xu Yan were also startled, staring at Chuan Hai with wide eyes, their faces saying, "What do you mean?! Explain yourself!"
When Chuanhai realized that everyone had misunderstood, he quickly said, "Let Chuanwen enter the palace to be the little princess's companion."
Then, the living room was filled with the sounds of panting. Marquis Changxing glared at Chuanhai and said, "You're panting so much when you talk! How come you're imitating Chuanwen like this? It's terrifying!"
When Chuanwen returned, she was told two pieces of good news: one was that the emperor had exempted her from the ten thousand repetitions of the female precepts, and the other was that the emperor had allowed her to enter the palace to be a companion to the little princess.
Everyone thought she would refuse, but to everyone's surprise, Chuanwen obediently agreed and ate and drank normally all afternoon without any abnormality.
That night, Xu Yan had just lain down when someone climbed in through the window. Xu Yan was about to raise her pillow and give the person a good beating when she looked up by the moonlight and realized that it was her own daughter!
"Why aren't you sleeping? What are you playing?" Xu Yan patted her frightened chest, but Chuanwen pulled her up and tried to climb out the window. "Mom, we can't stay here any longer, let's run away!"
"What's wrong?" Xu Yan quickly pulled her daughter away from pulling her outside. "Isn't everything fine?"
She has already set up a shop and hired several reliable assistants and embroiderers, and is just waiting for Yueya to arrive before opening for business.
If we let her leave now, all our hard work and effort these past few days will have been wasted. She's still thinking about saving up for her daughter's dowry.
“Mother, you didn’t go to the palace, you don’t know that it’s not a place for humans to stay,” Chuanwen said, his voice full of bitterness and exhaustion. “I only went for one day, and I was punished by being forced to eat disgusting snacks, to perform rituals, and to copy books. If I had stayed a few more days, I would have died.”
This is only one reason. Another reason is that Chuanwen suddenly realized that the plot had collapsed. What she could see were all things that happened before the present time, and the fate of each character after that became a blurry blob of ink.
Chuanwen added fuel to the fire when Xu Yan was still doubtful, "Mother, think about it, serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. I'm still young, and I don't want to die young."
Xu Yan frowned even more deeply, gazing at her daughter's tender face in the moonlight. She gritted her teeth and decided to go! With her daughter's personality, she was bound to cause trouble. If she entered the palace and had no one to look after her, she would be at a disadvantage if she caused trouble.
Xu Yan quickly put on her clothes and started packing her things, but Chuanwen stopped her, saying, "There's no time, let's go first, we won't go hungry!"
As he spoke, Chuanwen patted the large package on his back.
The container was bulging, so it must have been filled with many good things. Xu Yan thought of the warehouse full of good things that Princess Bao Hui had given to her daughter, and praised her daughter for being capable.
Without saying a word, the two quickly climbed out the window and left, but before they could find Chuanwu, they were surrounded by people, with torches illuminating the area!
Wang was wheeled out, her leg strapped with a thick splint, but in the firelight, her face was full of smugness. "Where are you all going in the middle of the night?"
Wang wanted to laugh triumphantly. She had always had spies in Xu Yan and Chuanwen's courtyard. She knew as soon as Chuanwen climbed out the window tonight. She slapped the table and cheered. The fox's tail has finally been shown! Hahahaha!
"Someone, bring those bulging packages over here and take a good look at what they stole!"
"Hey, hey, what are you doing!"
Xu Yan and several maids and servants who came to pull at the contents started tearing at each other, and the contents inside spilled all over the floor.
Just then, the servant that Wang had sent to invite Chuanhai and the Marquis of Changxing and his wife arrived with people. Wang smiled smugly, about to say that the culprits had been caught red-handed, when she saw that the spilled items on the ground were actually cakes and pastries. Even Xu Yan was stunned.
It's bulging and full, is it something good?
I suddenly remembered my daughter saying that they wouldn't go hungry, and it turns out they really wouldn't go hungry!
Amidst the stunned silence of the crowd, only Chuanwen felt heartbroken over the pile of cakes and snacks scattered on the ground—that was all her worldly possessions!
Marquis Changxing glanced at Chuanwen, then at the cakes scattered all over the ground, and understood immediately: Chuanwen was about to run away!
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