"Who is the little girl that was saved by the top scholar?"
“It seems to be Prime Minister Shen’s beloved daughter, the future consort of the Thirteenth Prince, Yan Bao.”
Someone said with disdain: "Oh, that little mute?"
"Shh, don't shout. It will be bad luck if someone hears you." Few of those who called Yan Bao a little mute had a good ending before. Everyone also knew that this word was taboo.
In private, he still calls the little mute Yan Bao.
It would be fine if the Shen family didn’t hear it, but if they did, they wouldn’t be in a good mood.
This is disrespectful to Yan Bao, the Shen family, and even the royal family.
It was not surprising that someone recognized Yan Bao. After all, there were not many people in Beijing with such a delicate, soft and cute face.
Plus, Yan Bao likes to join in the fun, so many people know her.
Yan Bao often accompanied Madam Shen to banquets, and had become a familiar face to her, so he was not curious when someone recognized him.
"Ahhh, why is it her and not me? If she is saved by the number one scholar, I can marry her!"
"Is it too late to jump now?"
Some people rolled their eyes in disdain: "Don't embarrass yourself. What if she gets married and you jump in and get caught, and become crippled?"
Everyone was so scared that they woke up immediately.
Some people were curious: "The number one scholar got married? Is it true?"
“…”
"Where's the runner-up?"
"Where is the third place winner?"
They felt that if they had not married, they would have had a chance. As young ladies from aristocratic families, it was impossible for them to be concubines. If they really liked someone and their family agreed, they could accept the injustice and have him as their equal wife.
Of course, the best is the legal wife.
If you have married a wife, just divorce her.
It just depends on whether they are willing to do it for the sake of their family.
Yan Bao didn’t know how many people envied her, and she didn’t want this to happen. It was Miss Wen’s fault for being so mean!
Fortunately, she is a little girl. If she were older, it would not sound good.
Fortunately, she was young, so it was okay even if she was held by Yue Tingan.
This year's Yue Ting'an and his friends are so outstanding that the noble ladies in the capital are screaming with joy. They sent people to inquire about their situation and learned that none of them have married yet. They were all very excited.
Their father also wanted to win them over, so he sent people to test the waters one by one. If both parties were interested, they could get married.
Prime Minister Shen didn't have to worry about this. He only had one daughter, Yan Bao, and he had granted her a marriage to the Thirteenth Prince, completely ending his idea of finding a son-in-law under the list.
In Prime Minister Shen's opinion, those people were not worthy of his precious daughter.
Who knew that when he came back, he heard that his precious daughter was held in the arms of the new top scholar.
That’s right, hug!
Shen Shoufu’s fist hardened.
Mrs. Shen looked at the jealous man, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I saved Yan Bao out of kindness, you can't repay kindness with hatred."
After listening to the whole story, Shen Shoufu finally understood what was going on. He almost wronged someone and hummed awkwardly: “Then you can’t hold our daughter in public. I can’t bear to hold her for a while longer.”
"How about calling Yan Bao over now and letting you hug him as much as you want?" Madam Shen was annoyed. She was such an adult, yet she was still so petty. She was really getting worse as she got older.
Shen Shoufu shook his head and refused, and hugged Madam Shen from behind with grievance: "Madam, please comfort your husband. Your husband is not doing this for Yan Bao's good. Fortunately, she is still young. You can't do this in the future. It will ruin her reputation."
"I know, don't worry, I'll be more careful next time." Mrs. Shen didn't believe what she said.
Can she keep Yan Bao under control just by looking at him?
This kid has a lot of ideas.
"The day after tomorrow we have a day off. Let's go visit the new number one scholar. He saved our daughter after all, so we can't go without showing our appreciation." Mrs. Shen suggested.
Chief Minister Shen nodded.
When they arrived at the place where the new top scholar was staying, Yue Ting'an was already waiting. He didn't expect the Shen family to be so polite. The whole family came to visit, and Yan Bao even performed a polite thank you ceremony.
Yue Tingan was flattered, especially in front of Chief Minister Shen, and was very nervous.
He has been enjoying great success these days, but he also knows that he cannot be proud and complacent. He is just a top scholar in the imperial court, and is just an insignificant person in front of Prime Minister Shen.
Yue Ting'an was very respectful to the emperor's favorite minister.
After all, during the palace examination, he didn't dare to speak loudly to the emperor and tried his best to appear calm and generous. In fact, only he knew how nervous he was.
Shen Shoufu politely chatted with Yue Ting'an for a few words and invited him to visit in a few days. After chatting for a while, he saw many people coming in and out to give him invitations to attend the banquet.
Shen Shoufu, considering that he saved Yan Bao, made a few remarks: “The emperor likes practical people.”
Yue Tingan was a smart man, he understood what Shen Shoufu meant, and he bowed gratefully, with thousands of words to say. He knew that Shen Shoufu was helping him avoid detours.
In the following days, except for invitations from fellow villagers, he refused all invitations to other people's banquets, using the excuse that he had caught a cold. Everyone understood that this top scholar was ignorant and looked down on them.
Those ministers who were interested in the marriage snorted coldly at the tactless Yue Ting'an.
I also heard that Chief Minister Shen came to visit, saying that he wanted to repay the top scholar for saving his daughter. Who knows what he means? He wants to snatch the person from them.
Since I can't win him over, I'll destroy him.
Yan Bao came out from Yue Ting'an with a bad look on his face.
Shen Shoufu and the others didn't know what was going on at first, but after listening to Yan Bao's inner thoughts, they realized that it was because they visited Yue Tingan today and reminded him of something, and those people thought that Yue Tingan was their own man.
If you can't win them over, you can't get any advantage.
"Those people are so vicious! How could they destroy such an excellent person? Just because he refused to go along with the corrupt, refused to cling to the powerful, refused to become their son-in-law, they targeted him?"
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