Chapter 468: Brave! Afraid of not being worthy of him!

"What did you write?"

Under Shen Chuwei's curious questioning, Tao Liangyuan whispered: "It's a poem. We have to be more reserved. If it's too explicit, it will definitely scare Song Qing."

Shen Chuwei thought it made sense. Song Qing was not Xiao Jinyan, who could remain calm and composed after saying "I like you".

Song Qing is easily frightened.

"Song Qing is so smart, he will definitely understand the meaning of the poem. We will know the result by seeing his reaction tomorrow."

Tao Liangyuan was a little nervous at this moment. This was the first time in her life that she had done such a bold move. She had no choice but to do it because Song Qing was too aggressive. She acted too late and the thing was snatched away.

Susu looked at the palm of her hand. There was still a piece of dirt on it that she could never wipe off. She could only eat after wiping her hands clean, and she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"Mom, it's dirty inside."

"Oh." Shen Chuwei reacted and lowered his head to continue wiping the palms of his baby daughter's hands. After wiping them clean, he let Chunxi take Susu to eat.

Susu held Chunxi's hand and calculated with the other hand, "Pots, small pots, all of them."

Chunxi saw Susu stretching out her fingers and calculating, and asked with a smile: "How many fruits do you want?"

Susu stretched out a hand with five fingers spread out, "I want five."

"Why five?" Chunxi reminded patiently, "Susu, please calculate carefully. Brother, Prince Chu, Susu, how many tea cakes do you want?"

Susu clenched her fist: "I want five."

Chunxi sighed. Susu was still young, so it was normal that she couldn't even count.

"Okay, five."

After entering, Chunxi picked up the tea and cake on the table and gave it to Susu.

Susu saw the tea cake, opened her small shoulder bag, took the tea cake and put it in. The shoulder bag was made by Chunxi, specially for Susu to carry snacks.

After filling up three, Susu walked out with a tea cake in each hand.

Chunxi hurriedly followed because she was afraid that Susu would fall. Although Susu was already sixteen months old, she was still not as steady as Taotao in walking.

When they arrived at the study, Susu came to Guoguo with a cup of tea and handed it to him, "Guoguo, Ci Guoguo."

Taotao also likes to eat tea cakes, and he naturally likes the ones his sister brings to him even more. He took the tea cake from his sister's hand and brought it to his lips and took a bite.

Susu then walked over to Chu Lingfeng on her two short legs, tiptoed and handed the tea cake in her hand to him, "Xiao Guo Guo, Ci Guo Guo."

Chu Lingfeng looked at the little princess with his beautiful eyes. It had been some time since she came to the East Palace. The little princess would often send him some food. At first, she was a little reserved and embarrassed, but now she was much calmer.

"Thank you." He calmly took the tea cake from the little princess's hand, and saw her smiling face, he was stunned.

After Susu delivered the tea cakes, she opened her bag, took out a piece of tea cake, put it in her mouth and took a bite. Her smile was sweeter than her smile just now.

Chunxi suddenly understood why Susu insisted on having five, because she wanted to eat three herself~

Before leaving the palace, Song Qing looked at the book in front of him, picked it up helplessly, put it in his sleeve pocket, and then took it home.

When they returned to Song's house, Song Qing went to the bookshelf, took out the book from his sleeve pocket, opened the box, put it together with Yan Chungui, closed the box, and pushed it to the back.

Song Qing withdrew his hand, stared at the black box for a while, then turned and left.

The next day, Tao Liangyuan arrived at the East Palace early and just caught up with breakfast, so they ate together.

As soon as Shen Chuwei saw Tao Liangyuan's action, she knew that she was eager to know the result.

Tao Liangyuan was a little absent-minded. In addition to being eager to know the result, she was more afraid of being rejected or looked down upon. Given her status, even if she said she would leave the palace, she was so unrestrained before leaving...

Shen Chuwei noticed that Tao Liangyuan was absent-minded and said soothingly, "Don't be nervous. I'll accompany you later."

Tao Liangyuan raised her head and looked at Shen Chuwei, and suddenly she was not afraid anymore. There was a line in the storybook that said if you take the initiative when you meet someone you like, you might get a chance. If you don't take the initiative, you won't even have a chance, and no matter what choice you make, there will be regrets. It's better to take the initiative once and leave no regrets.

She nodded vigorously, "Yeah."

Shen Chuwei picked up a golden roll and put it into the bowl in front of Tao Liangyuan. "Eat a golden roll to boost your courage."

Although Tao Liangyuan appeared to be quite calm on the surface, she was still somewhat nervous and worried in her heart. She picked up the golden roll, put it in her mouth and took a bite, as if she had become braver after eating it.

Song Qing comes to the East Palace to teach Taotao at 9:00 a.m. every day, but he always comes a quarter of an hour earlier every day.

Song Qing was appointed by the emperor to be Taotao's elementary teacher, a position that many people want but have no chance of getting.

Shen Chuwei and Tao Liangyuan came in a hurry, but when they approached the study, they both slowed down their pace and approached the study door.

After Chu Lingfeng and Taotao came out of the study, Shen Chuwei asked Chunxi to take them to eat some fruit, then turned to look at Tao Liangyuan, "Do you need me to go in with you?"

Tao Liangyuan shook her head, "No need, I'll go in by myself."

Shen Chu nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll be on guard outside, come on."

Tao Liangyuan plucked up her courage and walked in.

Shen Chuwei took out a handful of melon seeds and started cracking them. It would be great if it were in modern times, there would be no need to be so sneaky.

Tao Liangyuan walked closer to the desk and looked at Song Qing, who was absorbed in reading a book with his eyes lowered, and she didn't have the heart to call him.

At the same age, Song Qing was well-read and became the youngest third place winner in the imperial examination. He was a man of both talent and beauty.

As for her, apart from having a wealthy family, she didn't have any beauty.

Suddenly I felt that I was not worthy of such an outstanding person like Song Qing.

When Song Qing was flipping through a book, he saw a purple ribbon. He raised his head and saw Tao Liangyuan standing in front of the desk. He hurriedly put down the book in his hand, stood up and greeted her.

"Tao Liangyuan."

Tao Liangyuan felt helpless as she watched Song Qing behave as usual. He had never forgotten each other's identities, and he never forgot the etiquette and rules.

"Mr. Song reads very seriously."

Song Qing spoke slowly: "I used to often forget to eat when reading, and I have never gotten over this habit."

Tao Liangyuan covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Then you should marry a wife who will urge you to eat every day, and you won't forget it."

When it comes to the topic of getting married, Song Qing becomes a little troubled, because too many people have proposed to him recently, most of them are colleagues. He has refused countless times, but they seem not to have heard him and only mention it once every time they see him.

He also suggested that we meet up for dinner on the 15th of this month...

Seeing that he didn't respond, Tao Liangyuan approached him in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Song Qing was thinking of a reason to refuse to have dinner together when he saw a beautiful face very close to him, so close that he could smell the faint fragrance from her.

Having never looked into the eyes of a woman at such a close distance, he instinctively took two steps back, bumping into the chair behind him, making a harsh friction sound.

He quickly calmed down, lowered his brows and nodded: "Nothing, nothing, I just have a lot of worries these days."

Tao Liangyuan felt a little hurt when she saw his disgusted look, then she looked at Song's expression. Could it be that he was deliberately keeping a distance from her because of the poem he had read, to tell her that there was no possibility between them?

"Am I that scary? Why are you hiding from me like this?"

Song Qing shook his head. "Tao Liangyuan is gentle and generous, not a monster. Why would I be afraid?"

Tao Liangyuan felt better after hearing this. She took out a piece of paper from her sleeve pocket and said, "Mr. Song, this is what I wrote yesterday. Can you help me take a look?"

Song Qing nodded, "Okay."

Tao Liangyuan handed the paper in her hand to Song Qing, who took it and looked at the words on it carefully. The handwriting was clean and beautiful. It couldn't be said to be very good, but it was not bad either.

"Tao Liangyuan writes very well. If you want to improve, you can take some time every day to practice."

Tao Liangyuan was somewhat happy. She was the daughter of a merchant and had been to school, so she knew how to write. She was mainly happy for the purpose of looking at the account books.

"Then I will practice for a while longer, and Mr. Song will help me then."

Song Qing replied: "Okay."

Tao Liangyuan seemed to have thought of something, and she said regretfully: "When Your Highness comes back, I will leave the palace. I am afraid I won't be able to see you in the future."

Song Qing's eyes froze when she heard this. She tried to figure out what Tao Liangyuan meant by this. She might be afraid that no one would continue to review her writing and correct her mistakes in the future.

"When Tao Liangyuan leaves the palace in the future, she can find a teacher. Don't worry."

Tao Liangyuan: “…” Can’t you just say that I can come to find you even if I leave the palace?

She sighed inwardly, Song Qing really had no affection for her at all!

It looks like I can only have a secret crush on her!

"Thank you Mr. Song for your advice." Tao Liangyuan retracted her gaze, turned around and walked out.

Song Qing raised his head and looked at Tao Liangyuan's leaving back. He did not look away until she had gone out. He found that there was only a poem written on the paper in his hand.

Shen Chuwei saw Tao Liangyuan coming out. She put away her melon seeds and went to meet him. "How was it? How did he react?"

Tao Liangyuan looked at Shen Chuwei's expectant eyes and sighed, "Song Qing doesn't like me at all."

Shen Chuwei comforted him, "It doesn't matter. There are several ways of developing feelings in this world. If you can't fall in love at first sight, then just show your presence and goodwill, and display your personal charm. If that doesn't work, then you can fall in love over time."

Tao Liangyuan shrugged helplessly, "I lost my good impression of him when I gave him the book Return of Wild Geese in Spring. Maybe he thought I was that kind of woman."

"The story of Yan Chun Gui is still good, but it's a little bit on the edge. I think a man as law-abiding as Song Qing needs a woman like you who can break the world, bold and passionate, but with a limit. If you go too far, it will cause disgust." Shen Chuwei said slowly.

Tao Liangyuan felt that there was some truth in what he said. If she failed, she would die. If Song Qing still didn't like her, then she would give up and could only wish him well.

With Shen Chuwei's encouragement, Tao Liangyuan regained her confidence and went to the Hehuan Palace again the next day.

These days, Chang Liangyuan either goes to Cining Palace or Fengyi Palace to show her presence and popularity.

Halfway through, I saw Tao Liangyuan holding a bouquet of flowers and walking towards the Hehuan Hall.

Huai Xiang looked at Tao Liangyuan and said, "My lady, Tao Liangyuan has been going to the Hehuan Palace very frequently recently. She goes there every day and stays there for two hours each time."

Tao Liangyuan has always been good friends with Shen Chuwei, but no matter how good they are, she wouldn't go there every day. And she stayed for two hours. Could something have happened?