Chapter 290: Detailed Discussion of Life-Saving Grace
Hearing the voice, Du Zhihuan looked up at the door, and a young man in white appeared in her sight.
Du Zhihuan opened her eyes slightly. Song Rui really looked a bit like her biological mother.
"Song Rui, I'm honored." Song Rui instinctively bowed to Du Zhihuan, who was sitting in the first seat.
Although she is my cousin, she is the daughter of a marquis and a third-rank noble lady after all.
"No need to be so polite, please take a seat."
Song Rui looked up at Du Zhihuan and sat down under Yunyan's guidance.
As soon as Song Rui sat down, all the food was brought in.
Du Zhihuan said, "Let's eat first, and then we'll talk."
"Okay cousin."
After Song Rui finished speaking, he just stared at the food and didn't dare to touch it. The cousin opposite him was gentle and kind, but it gave him a sense of oppression.
If the opponent was Song Yu, he would just attack directly without worrying about his image.
Du Zhihuan picked up her chopsticks and softened her voice, "Cousin Rui, if you don't eat it now, it will get cold."
She called him cousin!
That invisible feeling of oppression dissipated.
"Oh, okay."
Song Rui picked up the chopsticks and started eating very politely.
Du Zhihuan smiled slightly at this. Song Rui truly had the bearing of a nobleman. "Cousin Rui, your uncle, Song Yu's adoptive father, was already a scholar at the age of ten?"
"Yes, cousin. My uncle opened my school and found me a great scholar. I was able to rank in the top ten in the Imperial College thanks to his cultivation." Song Rui changed the subject, his tone somewhat helpless. "Now that we are no longer related, it is impossible for us to have any contact in the future. I was able to continue my studies because my uncle and sister Yu did not pursue the matter. To be honest, I am both fortunate and grateful to my uncle and his family of three."
Du Zhihuan was skeptical. "You ranked in the top ten in the Imperial College exam. You have great abilities. Should you be able to stay in the capital and become an official through your own efforts?"
Song Rui's heart sank. Is this hopeless?
"...My own ability is one thing, but also my family background. If I rely on myself, I may have to work hard for ten or twenty years before returning to Beijing to become an official, and then I will only be a minor official. If I am lucky enough to be promoted by others, I can save a few years of hard work."
Song Rui put down his chopsticks and told Du Zhihuan frankly that he wanted to win the favor of the noble lady.
"... Cousin, if I am fortunate enough to become the son-in-law of Prince Rui, I will never forget your kindness. I also hope that you can give me a chance to get to know Princess Anyang."
Du Zhihuan smiled and nodded: "I'll give you a chance. Whether you can catch the eye of Princess Anyang depends on your own ability."
Song Rui asked again: "Can you tell me what Princess Anyang likes?"
Du Zhihuan pursed her lips. Song Rui was really scheming.
"First, let's see if Princess Anyang has a liking for you. If she doesn't, there's no point in knowing all this."
After all, Princess Anyang is a good sister that he grew up with. He told Song Rui everything, but he felt like he was betraying her.
Song Rui's motives were not pure from the beginning. When his brother ascends the throne in the future, Song Rui can just cling to her.
"Oh, okay. Then when can I meet Princess Anyang?"
"When do you take a break?"
"Seven days later."
"That day, on the fifteenth day of the lunar month, we were burning incense and worshipping Buddha, so we met by chance at the Huguo Temple."
Nuanyu returned to the Palace Academy a quarter of an hour before Du Zhihuan. "Miss, Du Zhihuan and Song Rui met at the Yueji Restaurant. I can't get close to the two Wen brothers about what they discussed, but Song Rui left the restaurant looking very happy. Du Zhihuan must have agreed to introduce him to Princess Anyang."
Song Yu nodded: "I understand."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Qingmeng hurried over and whispered, "A few days ago, I dreamed that Princess Anyang's husband seemed to be named Song Rui. Could it be your cousin from before? Could it really be the same person?"
Song Yu said, "Your dream must have come true again this time."
"Do you want to stop it? If the two of them meet, Princess Anyang will definitely take a fancy to Song Rui."
Song Yu said, "We must stop him. Song Rui went there with a purpose. Can he truly please Princess Anyang?"
"Then what can I do to stop it, cousin?"
"Don't worry about this. I'll make the arrangements. Class is about to start. Please go back to the Fourth Grade Hall."
Song Yu felt that he was too busy to handle everything and couldn't ask his parents for help with everything.
She also needs to find a helper to help her share some of the work.
She couldn't go directly to Princess Anyang for this matter.
Song Yu spent the whole afternoon absent-mindedly learning to paint.
Just before leaving school, she thought of a suitable candidate.
She remembered that Princess Anyang was afraid of Mu Jingxing.
As Princess Anyang's cousin, he must pay close attention to her lifelong happiness.
After school, Song Yu slipped a roll of paper to Chunhua and said, "Go to the Dali Temple and hand it over to Prince Mu in person. I need his help with something. He'll know once he sees it."
"Yes, miss."
"Brother Fei!"
Xiao Fei walked out of the prison with a dark face.
"Sixth Brother, what's the matter?"
"There's a maid outside who claims to be the Du family's eldest daughter's housekeeper. She wants to see you. She says she has a difficult case to report to you!"
Xiao Fei's face instantly turned from gloomy to bright, and he turned around and ran towards the gate of Dali Temple.
"Miss Chunhua, what case do you want to report?"
Chunhua looked around.
Seeing this, Xiao Fei took the man to the Dali Temple.
Seeing that no one was around, Chunhua whispered, "My young lady asked me to deliver a letter to your young master, and told me to make sure I deliver it to him personally."
letter?
Is...is it a love letter?
Xiao Fei was lost in thought for a moment and then took Chunhua to find Mu Jingxing.
Xiao Fei entered the room first and stopped Mu Jingxing just as he was about to pick up the second file. "Sir, wait a moment. Miss Song has sent someone here."
"What?" Mu Jingxing was very surprised. "Please come in."
Chunhua came in and bowed, then took out a roll of paper from her sleeve and placed it on the desk in front of Mu Jingxing. "Master Mu, my young lady has something to ask of you. It's all written down on this paper."
Mu Jingxing quickly picked it up and unfolded it, revealing a line of beautiful small calligraphy: [Tomorrow morning, at the Yunuo Tavern on Yufeng Street, I will discuss in detail the life-saving grace.]
Mu Jingxing put away the note with a normal expression, "I understand. Please tell your young lady that I will keep the appointment as scheduled."
After Chunhua left, Xiao Fei couldn't wait to ask, "Prince, is there anything important that Miss Song needs your help to solve?"
Mu Jingxing frowned, "Why are you so curious? Don't you know that curiosity kills the cat?"
"I'm not a cat!"
Mu Jingxing was exhausted, "Give it to me..."
"Speaking of cats reminds me that you haven't found a cute big white rabbit for Miss Song yet."
After Xiao Fei finished speaking, he pursed his lips and stared at him with wide eyes.
Mu Jingxing finally let out his anger. "Are you sure it's a big white rabbit and not a big white cat?"
"Miss Song was scratched by Snowball last time, so she probably doesn't want to keep it, right?"
Mu Jingxing said, "Last time it was an accident. Prepare both for Miss Song. Bring them to see Miss Song the day after tomorrow and see which one she likes."
Mu Jingxing stood up from behind the desk and strode towards the door.
"Prince, where are you going?"
"Go find the kitten."
"Let me do this kind of rough work." Xiao Fei casually stuffed the file on the case into Mu Jingxing's hand.
Mu Jingxing slapped him in the face and strode out of the room.
He had to hurry back home because Snowball had given birth to several cubs recently.
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