Wu Yiming understood that after such an incident, the Empress's personal summons to her must mean she had a plan.
"What does Your Majesty mean?"
Yunrong then said, "You're always out and about, and you've met a lot of people. I wonder if you have someone you're interested in?"
Wu Yiming immediately understood what Yunrong meant.
Wu Yiming didn't feel there was anything wrong with it. After all, he had come to ancient times. Although he couldn't say he was completely alone, he was close to it.
Furthermore, in ancient times, someone her age would have been expected to get married. In fact, according to official regulations, not marrying by a certain age was mandatory. Because she worked for the royal family, no one cared about her in this regard. Now that the Empress had brought it up, she naturally couldn't avoid the topic.
Wu Yiming said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am indeed of age. I will report to Your Majesty when I have some progress in my search."
Yunrong then realized that Wu Yiming probably didn't have a suitable partner, and that she had said she would find a suitable husband in a few days.
Yunrong: "It's good that you understand. If you decide to marry, I will ask the Emperor for an imperial decree to grant you the marriage. Then you can marry as my sister."
Wu Yiming naturally had no objections. The Empress's sister's status carried some weight. Having dealt in business for a long time, Wu Yiming was most unwilling to suffer losses, so she naturally wouldn't refuse such a good deal.
"Then this servant thanks Your Majesty for your kindness."
Wu Yiming's face darkened as soon as she came out of the palace. She was somewhat worried. She usually presented herself as a man, and besides, most of the people she dealt with were already married.
Although the marriage came suddenly, she was unwilling to marry a scoundrel. At the very least, he had to be decent-looking. Besides, she was in her mid-twenties. Where could she find someone older than her who was unmarried and had decent looks and character?
"Master, is there something troubling you?"
It was Wu Yiming's maid who spoke.
"It's nothing, let's go back first."
Wu Yiming knew that this matter couldn't be rushed, and that he might find some clues if he went back and thought about it some more.
Wu Yiming doesn't live in an affluent area, since all the houses there are huge. Wu Yiming's point is that she lives alone, and even if she could afford a big house, she couldn't live there by herself. Besides, just hiring maids and servants to clean the house would be an expense.
Leaving aside expenses, she wasn't short of money. Too many people could easily lead to trouble, and she didn't have the ability to see through people's hearts. So, in the capital, a relatively affluent area, she bought a small house with one courtyard. It wasn't big, but it was quite spacious for her to live in alone.
When Wu Yiming arrived at the location, he could hear people coming and going next door.
"What's going on? Is someone living next door?"
"They've just moved in. The original family moved out and bought the courtyard. These are the new residents. I've inquired and found out that their master is a scholar who teaches at the academy. He should be easy to get along with."
Wu Yiming asked casually, and after hearing the maid's words, he nodded and said, "I understand."
Wu Yiming had no intention of getting along well with her neighbors. Most of the people living in this area were scholars, and their families were all relatively well-off, but they also shared the common problem among scholars: they looked down on merchants.
When she first moved in, some people came over to visit her, but once they heard that she was a businesswoman, they stopped associating with her.
Originally, her next-door neighbor was a family of scholars. Now that person has left, another family of scholars has moved in. Naturally, she didn't want to maintain a good relationship with her neighbors.
As long as we can live in peace, that's fine.
She dislikes trouble, and she's happy to let everyone have their own peace and quiet as long as others don't cause her any trouble.
Wu Yiming had just stepped into the mansion when she didn't see the two people getting out of the carriage after she entered.
"Brother Liu, why did you suddenly stop?"
Liu Jiangqing withdrew his gaze. He felt that the person's back looked somewhat familiar, which was why he had blocked the carriage door.
Liu Jiangqing snapped out of his daze and said, "It's nothing." With that, he got off the carriage.
Today, the Liu family moved into their new house, so they naturally invited relatives and friends over for a housewarming party. Liu Jiangqing also invited his classmates and friends, including Zhang Mingxuan, who was speaking just now.
The two lived in the same room at the academy, which made their relationship even better.
After regaining his senses, Liu Jiangqing led his classmates into his new home. A housewarming party inevitably involved drinking, and knowing his own limited alcohol tolerance, Liu Jiangqing, taking advantage of the fact that it was his own home, had the servants put watered-down wine in his cup. So, by the end, Liu Jiangqing was still relatively sober after seeing his friends off.
After seeing everyone off, Liu Jiangqing looked up at the house next door and asked the servant beside him, "Who lives next door?"
Since the Liu family was moving here, they naturally inquired about the surrounding area, and the servant knew about it as well.
"Young master, the person living next door is a young master surnamed Wu. I heard that he is the only master in the mansion, but I don't know the specifics. He is a merchant and rarely interacts with the neighbors. So that's all I know."
Liu Jiangqing thought to himself, "His surname is Wu!"
Moreover, he was a businessman. Liu Jiangqing had a plan in mind and guessed that it was that person.
Liu Jiangqing and Zhang Mingxuan have been "working" for Wu Yiming recently, but the person who usually hands over the work to them is not Wu Yiming himself, so Liu Jiangqing hasn't seen Wu Yiming for some time.
Liu Jiangqing didn't know why, but in his spare time he would always think of Wu Yiming, and even dream about Wu Yiming. In his dream, Wu Yiming's hat was repeatedly taken off in slow motion.
If Liu Jiangqing hadn't been thinking about it every day, she wouldn't have taken a glimpse of his back to heart and then secretly inquired about him.
"A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. Tomorrow, check on people to prepare some things to send to the new neighbors. Neighbors should always get along well."
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