But the princess of the Western Regions couldn't hear it. Looking at the officials at the door, who were all sighing with relief, she was filled with a huge question mark. So, are these people crazy?!
The teahouse owner and staff were used to it; these dignitaries often did this when they came to drink tea. Once, they even started fighting without anyone saying a word!
"Hey, I suddenly feel the urge to pee. Excuse me, shopkeeper, where's your restroom?"
The Minister of Works, leaning on his old leg at the door, made an excuse for his sudden and inexplicable behavior and turned to ask the teahouse owner awkwardly.
The shopkeeper quickly pointed the way, "There's some in the backyard, there's some in the backyard..."
The others chuckled sheepishly and chimed in, "Me too, I drank too much tea earlier..."
The princess from the Western Regions looked on with suspicion. She couldn't help but feel that these people must have some kind of secret way of communicating!
After pretending to solve the memory problem, the group sat down again in their original seats. The Minister of Works, who was closest to the Western Regions Princess, asked her why she had come here.
Normally, the princess from the Western Regions would go to places with lots of people and beautiful scenery, accompanied by several sons of officials. Today, however, she only brought two guards from the Western Regions to have tea here.
The Minister of Works' shrewd little eyes flickered, and he immediately became wary of this princess from the Western Regions. The message he'd just received said the princess wanted to attend a girls' school. Ha, she certainly couldn't be attending because she was interested in the culture of the Great Jin Dynasty; she'd probably found out something.
"I just found it strange that the Great Jin Dynasty had even established a girls' school, so I came to take a look."
Hua Jing didn't fully reveal her interest in girls' education, otherwise these people would have been extremely wary of her!
But what she didn't know was that Chuanwen had already revealed her deep interest in girls' education. There was no point in pretending now. The officials were still polite to her on the surface, but in their hearts they were already sneering and resentful. They hadn't even enjoyed these good things yet, how could they let her steal them!
A few more days passed, and the court officials treated the princess of the Western Regions like a thief, while the princess of the Western Regions also tried every means to find out about her, and finally she turned her attention to Chuanwen.
When she first heard that Chuanwen was teaching at the girls' school and that the content he taught was exactly what the Great Jin Dynasty valued, she didn't believe it. She knew Chuanwen; he was just the cousin of the girl Xu Wuyou had taken a liking to. He was only fourteen or fifteen years old; what could he possibly know?
Moreover, they had met a few times, and apart from having a pretty face like her cousin, Chuanwen really couldn't see anything special about him!
However, upon closer reflection, it seems that the court officials did indeed behave differently when they saw Chuanwen than when they saw others. Several times she saw a gleam in their eyes, which they concealed well, but she had been able to read people since she was young and could still tell.
However, Chuanwen was at the girls' school every day, so even though she wanted to get close to him, she had no chance at all.
On this Qixi Festival, the girls' school had a day off, and Chuanwen went boating on the lake, reminiscing about Er Gou. He wondered if Er Gou had developed eight-pack abs yet.
While Chuanwen and Wenxue were sitting on the cruise ship eating chicken, Chuanwen looked up and saw her brother sitting on a boat not far away on the shore, drinking with a beautiful woman. The beautiful woman was none other than the princess from the Western Regions!
When did these two get together?!
Seeing the two chatting happily, Chuanwen couldn't help but wonder, "So this is the kind of style my brother likes!"
However, Chuanwu, who was on a boat not far away, smiled after hearing Chuanwen's thoughts. He wasn't stupid and dared not get involved with this princess from the Western Regions.
The First Great Jin Dynasty had just ended its war with the Western Regions. Even if a marriage alliance were to be formed, the emperor would not allow a powerful and influential person to marry this princess from the Western Regions. You can tell by looking at the sons of officials that the emperor had chosen for the princess; they all had status but little power.
Furthermore, the emperor had high expectations for his research on weapons, so he wouldn't allow him to have any relationship with the princess from the Western Regions.
Secondly, the princess from the Western Regions deliberately approached him. Judging from her recent attitude towards the girls' school, she most likely wanted to use him to get closer to her younger sister. It's okay to have designs on him, but not on his younger sister!
Princess Xiyu did indeed think so. She was unaware that Chuanwu had been entrusted with an important task by the emperor. She only thought he was a spoiled brat who was just looking for a leisurely job in the manufacturing camp. After all, he was just a country bumpkin who had been adopted from the countryside. What talent could he possibly have?
Anyway, if we're going to find someone to marry into the family, Chuanwu is a good choice. He's Chuanwen's older brother, and if she marries him, Chuanwen will have to consider that relationship. Besides, Chuanwu is good-looking, doesn't have any bad habits, and seems to have a gentle temperament, so he could be considered a good match.
At this moment, several girls entered the boat. They had met at the flower-viewing banquet, and when they met again, they bowed and greeted each other.
After exchanging greetings, the girls went upstairs, found seats, and Yang Xiaoman put down the jingling things she was carrying and ordered a bunch of food.
Today is Qixi Festival. In previous years, even if they could beg their parents to let them go out, they wouldn't dare to have so much fun, wandering around the streets, buying whatever they wanted, and eating wherever they wanted, even though they still had their maids with them.
"Sigh, if only Yu'er were here too."
Mu Qing, the daughter of the Vice Minister of Rites, took a sip of tea. All of her sisters, except for Chuan Yu who had gone on a date with Xu Wuyou, had arrived.
As they were talking, Zhao Xuejiao noticed that Cheng Wanrong was daydreaming. She nudged her arm and asked her what she was thinking about.
After regaining her senses, Cheng Wanrong sighed, her eyes filled with sorrow.
"Your mother still wants to match you with your cousin."
Yang Xiaoman pinched a pickled plum, ate it, and looked at her poor little sister.
Thinking of her ordeal, the others sighed as well.
The boat is moored by the table and runs a restaurant business. Today is a holiday, so even couples have come out to join in the fun, and business on the boat is pretty good.
When Chuanwen saw these people board the ship, he noticed that his brother was acting strangely, and he kept getting distracted when talking to the princess of the Western Regions.
His gaze involuntarily drifted to the group of girls by the second-floor window of the boat, and he began to reconstruct the events: [A man and a woman were chatting, then several other women arrived, and then the man started to lose focus. Why? There's only one possibility: he's cheating on his wife, and the woman he's having an affair with is one of those women who arrived!]
Cheating?
What does that mean?
Although he didn't know what it meant, Chuanwu was already sweating profusely. Little sister, please stop guessing! There's nothing between him and the princess from the Western Regions!
Or he should just get up and leave!
Chuanwu stood up to take his leave, and before the Western Regions princess could react, he strode out, leaving the Western Regions princess somewhat bewildered.
Watching Chuanwu's departing figure, Hua Jing frowned slightly, then her gaze fell on the stairs leading to the second floor. She had noticed Chuanwu's distraction earlier, but she wondered which girl upstairs he was interested in, and how far their relationship had progressed.
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