The imperial harem, the eldest princess's residence.
The spring sun is bright, and the flowers in the back garden of the Princess's Mansion are in full bloom, with a riot of color and beauty.
Princess Yu Shurong was wandering among the flowers, but she was not appreciating them. Instead, she was reading a few pages of a book carefully.
This is the content of Fu Xiaoguan’s lecture at the Jixia Academy today. It’s better to say that it’s just telling a story than giving a lecture. However, this story is quite interesting. At least Yu Shurong understood what stocks are after just one look.
The third princess Yu Qinglan followed behind her. When Yu Shurong stopped, she squatted down and looked at a bouquet of roses beside the path.
The roses are delicate red and fragrant.
Her mind was not on the rose, but on Huo Huaijin——
This guy ran away secretly. The war in the southwest is over. I think he will be back soon.
I heard that the emperor was very angry about him leaving without permission. He is the commander of the imperial guards in the capital, and leaving his post without permission is a serious crime. So I have to talk to my aunt later and ask her to make excuses for him in front of the emperor.
"This kid... is truly a rare talent!"
Yu Shurong put away the paper leaves, walked lightly with lotus steps, and went to Liuxiang Pavilion.
Yu Qinglan stood up and followed him, whispering, "Auntie, are you talking about Earl Ding'an?"
Yu Shurong nodded slightly. "Besides him, who else could be worthy of being called this extraordinary figure?" She sat down in the Liuxiang Pavilion as a maid brought her tea and cakes. "From his poems and essays, to the businesses he established in Xishan, to his arrival in Jinling and his entry into government..."
Yu Shurong's face lit up as she looked at the rose garden outside the pavilion and suddenly smiled: "The fate of many people has changed because of him. Of the six clans in Shangjing, only the Yan clan remains. Even you, your fate has changed because of him."
Yu Qinglan made some tea and nodded, "Qinglan will always remember this."
"Next, he will change the fate of even more people, such as the students who come to participate in the Enke, the common people who move their families to Wofeng Road, and the merchants of the Yu Dynasty."
She suddenly sighed, "The world is beginning to change, seemingly in an instant, like the wind sneaking into the night, moistening everything silently."
Yu Qinglan didn't feel clearly about the changes in the world, so she didn't answer. Instead, she said, "A few days ago, I went to Tengxi Mountain with my mother to enjoy the spring. I met a woman named Sima Che. We chatted casually and found out that she was from the Sima family in Yingqiu. She said... she also wanted to participate in the special examination."
Yu Qinglan put a spoonful of tea leaves into the pot, chuckled, and said, "Aunt, are there any women taking the imperial examination?"
“It hasn’t happened before, but maybe it will happen in the future.”
"There's no such rule!"
"Xiao Lan'er, many rules are being broken."
"…Just because of Ding Anbo?"
"Yes, it's because of Ding Anbo!"
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Ding'an Earl Fu Xiaoguan is now coming to the Princess's Mansion.
According to his original idea, the last spot was to be given to Queen Shang, but Dong Kangping suggested that he give it to Her Royal Highness the Princess.
After some consideration, he adopted Dong Kangping's opinion for two reasons:
First: The inheritance of the throne of the Yu Dynasty now seems to have no more surprises.
The eldest prince guarded the east and never returned to the capital for the rest of his life.
The Fourth Prince is now missing after plotting a rebellion. He has already been eliminated.
Then the only person who is still qualified to inherit the throne is Queen Shang's son, the current fifth prince Yu Wendao.
Empress Shang was the queen and the mother of the country. She no longer needed to cultivate external forces to secure the Eastern Palace for the fifth prince.
Secondly, although he was not very familiar with Her Royal Highness the Princess, but from what Yan Beixi said, he was able to marry Dong Shulan thanks to the Princess. Otherwise, how could the Yan family lose such a huge loss of face and let it go quietly.
He didn't know much about Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Yu Dynasty, but he knew that Dong Shulan went to Linjiang in the eighth year of Xuanli to handle the affairs of the imperial merchants. It was an assignment he obtained from Her Royal Highness the Princess. Perhaps this princess controlled all the imperial merchants of the Yu Dynasty, so she was not a simple person.
This princess is now thirty-two years old, but she has never married a prince consort, and there is no news of her having any complicated love history. If this is true, this princess is still a woman with a very strong opinion and independent personality.
So what kind of person would a woman like this recommend?
Fu Xiaoguan was quite curious and unknowingly came to the princess's mansion. He was received by a young eunuch who was about sixteen or seventeen years old.
"Lord Ding'an, please wait a moment. I will report to His Highness right away."
Fu Xiaoguan strolled around the front yard. The yard was kept very tidy. The palace maids walked with light footsteps and behaved in a cautious, orderly and meticulous manner. They seemed to have been well-trained.
He walked leisurely, passed a lotus pond, and suddenly his sight fell on the corner of the wall opposite -
There is a plum tree over there!
The plum blossoms have naturally withered long ago, and the new leaves of the plum tree are already green.
There is nothing strange about a plum tree in the corner, but Fu Xiaoguan felt that this plum tree was extremely familiar, so much so that he stood on the small bridge and looked at it for a long time with a frown.
Then he turned back to the welcoming pavilion, but before he could sit down, the young eunuch arrived:
"Mr. Ding'an has been waiting for you. Your Highness invites you to have a chat in the back garden."
Fu Xiaoguan walked along the flower path with a sunny face and came to the Liuxiang Pavilion. He bowed and said, "Your humble servant Fu Xiaoguan, I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Yu Shurong chuckled, "Marquis Ding'an, what's the matter? After becoming an earl, you've become so distant in front of me?"
"Ah...nephew Fu Xiaoguan, here to meet aunt!"
"Hahaha..." Yu Shurong was delighted and waved the handkerchief in her hand. "You are really interesting, boy. Come and sit down."
"Thank you, auntie!"
Fu Xiaoguan sat down, and Yu Qinglan poured him a cup of tea with a happy look on her face, but she didn't say anything.
"The sun is rising from the west today? The Enke exam is about to begin, and you're about to leave for Wofeng Road. How come you still have the time to come and see my aunt?"
Fu Xiaoguan felt a little embarrassed and said quickly, "Actually, I should have come to see my aunt a long time ago..."
"Don't lie. If you really want to come and see your aunt, you should bring Wenyun with you. You were teaching at the academy this morning, and you came to my place this afternoon. Tell me, what's the matter? Don't mention money! This aunt can't help you!"
Uh...this eldest princess is a straightforward person.
"I'm not asking for money. It's like this: Wofeng Road has three prefectures and needs three governors. They need to be experienced and prudent people. I think that with your discerning eye, you should have such a candidate. So I'm asking you to recommend someone to me. This way, I can use him with more confidence. I hope you can help me."
When Fu Xiaoguan said this, Yu Shurong was stunned for a moment, and then she burst into laughter with a sunny face.
"Ning Yuchun, the prefect of Jinling Prefecture! How is it?"
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