Although Bian Lan transmigrated, she didn't gain any special abilities. What she could offer Mo Chenyu was innovative thinking. Mo Chenyu was an extremely intelligent person, so together they naturally achieved a synergistic effect greater than the sum of their parts.
Yinzhen looked at the new muskets and was even satisfied.
"Mr. Mo has done a very good job. Is there anything you would like to request?"
Yinzhen considered himself a good boss, and since his subordinates worked diligently, he naturally wouldn't mistreat his meritorious officials.
Mo Chenyu thought for a moment and said, "I do indeed wish to ask Your Highness for a favor."
Yinzhen said, "You speak."
As long as it's not excessive, Yinzhen can agree to anything.
Mo Chenyu revealed his request, which Yinzhen found quite absurd. After a moment of silence, he said, "It is understandable. I will not punish her for this, but it would be better to make her status public sooner rather than later."
Upon hearing this, Mo Chenyu finally felt at ease.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Yinzhen said, "It's nothing serious."
That evening, Yinzhen said to Tong Cheng'er, "Do you know that Mo Chenyu has a favorite student?"
"Yes, I know Bian Lan. He's a very interesting student. Mo Chenyu values him highly. Is there a problem?"
Could it be that her fellow villager did something earth-shattering?
Yinzhen said to her, "The firearms have been improved and their power has increased. Today I asked Mo Chenyu if he wanted anything. He actually begged me not to blame Bian Lan for deceiving him. After asking him carefully, I found out that Bian Lan is actually a woman."
Tong Cheng'er was surprised.
It feels a bit surreal; she suddenly became a young woman.
She only knew that Bian Lan was from her hometown, and vaguely guessed that she and Mo Chenyu had some unusual relationship, but she really didn't expect that she was a woman.
The portrayal of women disguised as men in TV dramas is too unconvincing. She has seen too many of them. Bian Lan's appearance, apart from being somewhat handsome, is not particularly tall, just like a living man.
Who would have thought?
"This is too much..."
Yinzhen continued, "Mo Chenyu said that when Bian Lan was born, her mother wanted a son, so she disguised herself as a man."
In that case, we can't really blame Bian Lan. It wasn't her fault. In this world, if she had been discovered, something terrible would have happened.
"I once discovered that Mo Chenyu and Bian Lan's relationship was unusual. At the time, I just thought it was a kind of hidden and unspeakable emotion between the two, and I never doubted their gender."
Yinzhen: "Who could have imagined this!"
The story of Mulan disguising herself as a man to join the army in place of her father is just a legendary tale, and it's hard to know how much of it is true. In real life, it's also quite unusual for a woman to dress as a man from a young age.
Yinzhen added, "Bian Lan's talent is decent, and Mo Chenyu has asked for a favor. Since it's not Bian Lan's wish to dress as a man, I will grant it."
Tong Cheng'er: "That's good too, maybe we'll be able to drink their wedding wine someday!"
Perhaps!
Yinzhen was not interested in whether the two would have a falling out; what he cared about was their abilities. As long as they were talented and did not commit crimes, he would give them opportunities to be promoted and would not hesitate to reward them with favors.
Mo Chenyu returned to the Qiqiao Academy with great excitement.
Before even seeing Bian Lanren, Mo Ting couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, it's a pleasure to see you today!"
Mo Chenyu nodded: "Yes, after working for a while, I have fulfilled the task entrusted to me by the Prince, so I am naturally happy."
What makes Bian Lan even happier is that she no longer has to humiliate herself by presenting herself as a man.
Mo Chenyu entered the study and saw Bian Lan still engrossed in drawing at her desk.
Bian Lan looked up abruptly and saw Mo Chenyu's figure: "Sir, didn't you go to the Prince's place today? Why are you back so soon?"
He was in a hurry to return, so he left in a hurry and didn't dine with the prince as he used to.
"Returning so early..." Just as Mo Chenyu was about to continue speaking, he fell silent, unsure of what to say next.
Bian Lan's disguise as a man was so successful that if it hadn't been discovered that time, no one would have suspected that she was a woman. It's really hard to say what to say about this.
"...The reason I came back so early is because His Highness has some urgent business to attend to."
“No wonder, sir. Look at this place, I feel like something is not right.”
The two then got down to business, and as for the favor that Mo Chenyu was asking for today, he didn't know how to bring it up.
In the evening, after dinner, Mo Chenyu left Bian Lan alone in the study.
"I have something to say to you."
“Please speak, sir.”
Mo Chenyu thought for a moment and decided to come directly.
"Today I asked the prince for a favor, concerning you."
Bian Lan looked puzzled: "About me?"
How did it become about her?
Mo Chenyu's ears turned slightly red as he said, "There's something I need to confess to you. I already know you're a woman."
Bian Lan: This shocked her entire family across two generations!!!
Bian Lan's eyes widened: "Sir!!! How did you know?"
She believed she had kept it a secret very well.
Mo Chenyu said it was hard to say, because in ancient times, menstruation was a very private and shameful thing for women.
"I noticed it by chance when I felt something was off about you."
accidental?
Bian Lan was suspicious, but since she already knew, she didn't care how they found out.
She calmed herself down a bit, then clearly stated the key point: "What kind of grace is this, sir?"
“I spoke with the prince, and he has granted you permission to revert to your female identity.”
Bian Lan was indeed thinking, "Then can I still follow Mr. [Sir's name] around?"
She didn't want to leave. It was fine when she was a man, and it didn't matter if she lived in the same courtyard as her husband. But now her husband had revealed that she was a woman.
Continuing to stay here might not be appropriate.
"The prince values your talent highly, so naturally you should stay by my side."
Bian Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
After breathing a sigh of relief, Bian Lan thought about her situation. Now that she could regain her female form, was it possible for her and her husband to get back together?
Life is neither too long nor too short. It's not easy to meet someone you like, and it's rare to travel through time like this. Even if she has physical disabilities, she doesn't want to give up on the "perfect match" in the world since she likes them.
But she didn't know how to bring it up.
The relationship between the two was already delicate. If things were brought up and she didn't reject him, things would be fine, but what if she did? How would she then proceed?
I used to think TV dramas were too drawn out, but now that it's happening to me, I realize it's not drawn out at all. Careful consideration is an essential part of every unrequited love.
Seeing Bian Lan's hesitant expression, Mo Chenyu asked, "Is there anything else you'd like to say?"
Bian Lan thought for a moment, then shook her head: "No."
"Alright, go back and get some rest. As for the matter of your female identity, you can tell me whenever you like."
"Thank you, sir. I'll head back now. Please get some rest as well."
Mo Chenyu nodded: "Go back now, see you tomorrow."
Bian Lan: See you tomorrow.
Then he went out.
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