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 felt that 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 looking at his reaction tomorrow."

Tao Liangyuan was a little nervous at this moment. It was the first time in her life that she made such a bold move. She had no choice but to do so because Song Qing was too popular. If she acted too late, he would be 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 her head to continue wiping the palm of her baby daughter's hand. After wiping it clean, she let Chunxi take Susu to eat.

Susu held Chunxi's hand and thought with the other hand, "Guoguo, Xiaoguoguo, I want both."

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 little pink fist: "I want five."

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

"Okay, five."

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

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

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

Chunxi hurriedly followed because she was afraid that Susu would fall. Although Susu was already sixteen months old, she couldn't walk as steadily as Taotao.

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

Taotao also likes to eat tea cakes. Naturally, he likes the ones his sister gives him even more. He took the tea cake from his sister and put it to his lips and took a bite.

Susu then walked over to Chu Lingfeng with her two short legs, tiptoed and handed the tea fruit in her hand to him, "Little Guoguo, this is Guoguo."

Chu Lingfeng looked at the little princess with his beautiful eyes. She had been in the East Palace for some time. 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 from the little princess's hand, and was stunned to see her smiling face.

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 even sweeter than before.

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 the Song residence, 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 in time for 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 even more afraid of being rejected or looked down upon. Her status was there. Even if she had said she would leave the palace, she was so unrestrained before leaving...

Shen Chuwei noticed that Tao Liangyuan was absent-minded, and said to comfort her: "Don't be nervous, I will accompany you later."

Tao Liangyuan raised her head and looked at Shen Chuwei, and suddenly she was no longer afraid. There was a saying in the storybook that if you meet someone you like, you might have a chance if you take the initiative. If you don't take the initiative, you won't even have a chance, and no matter what choice you make, you will have regrets. It is 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 give yourself courage."

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

Song Qing comes to the East Palace to teach Taotao at 9:00 am 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 first teacher, a position that many people wanted but had no chance to hold.

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

After Chu Lingfeng and Tao Tao 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 accompany you in?"

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

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

Tao Liangyuan plucked up the courage to go in.

Shen Chuwei took out a handful of melon seeds and started cracking them. It would be great if it were in modern times, where she wouldn't have 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. 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.

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 their identities, and the etiquette and rules.

"Mr. Song reads very seriously."

Song Qing spoke slowly: "I used to often forget to eat when I was 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 feels a little annoyed, because too many people have approached him about matchmaking recently, most of them are his colleagues. He has refused countless times, but they seem not to have heard him, and they only mention it once every time they see him.

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

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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 woman 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 himself down, lowered his brows and nodded: "Nothing, nothing, it's just that I've been having a lot of troubles lately."

Tao Liangyuan felt a little hurt when she saw his look of disgust, and then she looked at Song's expression. Could it be that he was deliberately keeping his distance because he saw that poem, 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 scourge or a beast. How could I be afraid of her?"

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 further, 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 naturally knew how to write. Her main purpose was to look at the account books.

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

Song Qing responded: "Okay."

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

Song Qing's eyes paused when she heard this, and she tried to figure out what Tao Liangyuan meant. She might be afraid that no one would continue to check her handwriting and correct her in the future.

"Tao Liangyuan can find a teacher when she leaves the palace in the future, so 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 seems that I can only have a crush on her! "Thank you, Mr. Song, for your advice." Tao Liangyuan retracted her gaze and turned to walk out.

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

When 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 has no affection for me at all."

Shen Chuwei comforted him, "It's okay. There are several ways of developing relationships in this world. If it's not love at first sight, then just show your presence and goodwill, and show your personal charm. If that doesn't work, then just fall in love over time."

Tao Liangyuan shrugged helplessly, "My good impression of him disappeared long ago when I gave him the book Wild Goose Returns in Spring. Maybe he thought I was that kind of woman."

"The story of Yan Chun Gui is pretty 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 worldly conventions, bold and passionate, but with a sense of propriety. 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 Hehuan Palace again the next day.

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

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

Huai Xiang looked at Tao Liangyuan and said, "My lady, Tao Liangyuan has been very diligent in going to the Hehuan Palace 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?

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