Chapter 325 I, Xu Chacha, am not just a name for nothing
At noon, Minister Qiao stood at the door of his house and watched his precious daughter get on the carriage again. The carriage left in the direction of Prince Jing's mansion, and his heart was broken again.
The officials from the Dali Temple and the Censorate who went to Changzhou have not returned to the capital yet, but someone has impeached Prince Jing for being dissatisfied with Li Hansong's unrestrained attacks on him and making a move.
Although there was no conclusive evidence, the fact that Prince Jing deliberately went to the Eastern Palace that night to forge an alibi was also held tightly by people.
Prince Jing did not make any excuses, but no one knew that Prince Jing did not want the news of Qiao Wanyan's late-night appearance in the Eastern Palace to get out and ruin her reputation, so he had to swallow this disaster.
Every step was within the prince's expectations.
Only the prince knew how wronged he was.
It was a rare occasion today that Lu Jinye did not follow Qiao Wanyan to Prince Jing's Mansion to find his brother Yanli. Last night, he was beaten half to death by Qiao Wanyan. Today, he finally had no strength left and lay in bed, unable to get up.
Qiao Wanyan was sitting in a carriage when suddenly it stopped.
Then, a pair of hurried footsteps were heard, and it seemed that they stopped at the window on the side of the carriage.
Qiao Wanyan opened the window and heard a familiar voice outside.
"Why are you here? Is it you who stopped my carriage?"
Xu Shujian bowed, his moon-white brocade robe looking as if covered with frost. Although the material was ordinary, combined with his elegant face, it made people sigh that he was still stunning even in coarse clothes.
"Please forgive me, Miss Second, and please save my life!"
Qiao Wanyan supported her chin with one hand and said slowly, "Help? I'm not the prefect, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Xu Shujian looked back in panic, and then his eyes were filled with humble pleading. Qingjue's face was clean and pure, and he was already a bit weak and bookish. At this moment, this look made people unable to look away.
"Second Miss, please."
Qiao Wanyan closed her eyes and said after a moment of silence: "Get in the car."
Xu Shujian felt relieved and got into the car immediately. However, he did not sit down directly, but knelt on one knee in front of Qiao Wanyan, looking up at her with a humble expression.
Seeing that posture, four words suddenly popped up in Qiao Wanyan's mind.
I feel pity for him.
"Thank you for saving my life, Miss. I will never forget your kindness. From now on, I will let you do whatever you want me to do."
Qiao Wanyan didn't let him get up. She just lazily propped herself up on the square soft pillow and said slowly and leisurely, "What happened?"
The carriage started moving again. Xu Shujian staggered forward and was supported by Qiao Wanyan with one hand.
Xu Shujian immediately steadied himself, "It was the little granddaughter of the Imperial College's chief priest who said she liked me and wanted to marry me. She has been pestering me every day. I don't want to marry her, but she is of noble status, and I don't dare to offend her as I work at the Imperial College."
Qiao Wanyan understood that the woman was chasing and pestering her and she had no other choice but to come to her for help.
"The little granddaughter of the Imperial College's chief priest, if you marry her, you will have a smooth career in the Imperial College. Besides, she is not ugly, so why are you unwilling?"
The little granddaughter of the Imperial College's chief priest was named Cheng Shulan. She had met him at the Spring Festival Banquet before but was not very familiar with him. This girl was the best match for Xu Shujian, and it was not an exaggeration to say that she was not appreciative.
Xu Shujian lowered his eyes. "I know that in the eyes of outsiders, I am ungrateful, but I have never thought of relying on my wife to make my career go smoothly. My wife will only be someone I truly love. Otherwise, I would rather be alone for the rest of my life."
Qiao Wanyan raised her hand and said, "Get up."
"What you said makes sense. Being with the person you love for a lifetime is the happiest thing. Today, the Tenth Princess's restaurant is open for trial operation and friends and relatives are invited. You can come with me."
Xu Shujian was slightly surprised, "I......"
Just as Xu Shujian was about to say the words of playing hard to get, he swallowed them back.
The Second Young Lady is not a woman who can be captured by playing hard to get.
If I really pretended to refuse, she would think without hesitation that I was not giving her face and would kick me out of the car.
People cannot fall in the same place again and again.
"Thank you for the invitation, Miss Second. If I hadn't been so lucky to meet the kind-hearted Miss Second, how could I have had the honor to participate in the trial opening of the Tenth Princess Restaurant!"
Qiao Wanyan was delighted by the compliment. "It's good that you know. Since you are relying on me, just follow me obediently and don't cause any trouble."
Xu Shujian smiled and said, "Second Miss is right. I will never cause any trouble for you. I am so grateful to you, how could I do something stupid?"
Qiao Wanyan knew that Xu Shujian was a humble and polite person, so he picked up a grape and put it in his mouth. Just as he was about to spit out the seeds, he saw Xu Shujian stretch out his hand to take it, blinked his eyes, and spit it into his hand without any hesitation.
Xu Shujian did not despise it, but put the grape seeds in another plate with an indifferent expression.
The carriage stopped.
Outside the carriage, Zi Yuan's voice rang out, "This servant pays respect to His Majesty."
Xu Shujian's expression remained the same, without any abnormality.
He Yanli said calmly, "The carriage I usually ride in has some problems today, so I will take your young lady's carriage to the Tenth Princess's restaurant today."
Zi Yuan nodded, "Yes, my lady originally wanted to invite Your Majesty to go with her. Your Majesty, please get in the car."
He Yanli stepped on a horse stool to get into the car. After opening the door and seeing the scene inside, he froze in place for a moment.
"Brother Yanli!" Qiao Wanyan called out with a smile as beautiful as a flower.
Xu Shujian placed the grape seeds that Qiao Wanyan spat out on the plate and then slowly looked towards the door.
He nodded slightly, "I pay my respects to His Majesty Prince Jing."
He Yanli strode into the carriage and sat down. His purple robe embroidered with gold thread made him look extremely noble. His handsome face was not cold, but there was no shameful anger either.
"Who are you?"
Xu Shujian said respectfully, "I am an assistant teacher at the Imperial College of the Imperial Academy. I am trusted by the Second Miss and have painted several pictures for her."
He Yanli said calmly, "Really? It seems you are good at serving people."
Xu Shujian seemed not to hear the sarcasm behind his words, and said with a smile: "Your Highness is right. If the Second Miss had not given me this opportunity, I would not have been granted the privilege of serving the Second Miss."
Qiao Wanyan said, "Brother Yanli, Xu Shujian's paintings are unmatched by any painter in the palace. If I have a chance in a few days, I will show you the painting he made for me. You will definitely think that he is a good painter! He painted me so beautifully!"
Xu Shujian said in a gentle voice: "The Second Miss was born with a beautiful appearance. I just restored her beauty."
The smile on He Yanli's lips could no longer be maintained.
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