The Marquis of Dingyuan's residence.
"Master, am I almost ready to graduate?"
Now, Jiang Yao has grown into a graceful young woman, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and ingenious schemes, and she has not neglected reading and calligraphy.
“The princess is indeed ready to graduate.” Three years seemed to have left no mark on Yun Mo; he was still the same taciturn young master Yun.
"Master, don't worry, I won't embarrass you." Jiang Yao was completely relaxed in front of Yun Mo, and even showed some of the pride of a proud daughter of heaven. "When the time comes, I will make a name for myself, and the whole world will know that I am your disciple, Master."
"good."
Yunmo just smiled as he watched Jiang Yao skillfully manipulate the mechanism in her hands.
"Master, look!"
An ingenious mechanism quickly took shape, and Jiang Yao's smile became even brighter.
"Now I have nothing left to give to the princess." In the years since he came to the capital, he has passed on all his skills to Jiang Yao without reservation, hoping that these mechanisms can save Jiang Yao's life in times of crisis.
“No, that’s not true. Master has been able to research and develop many mechanisms and then pass them on to me.” Jiang Yao looked steadily at Yun Mo. “However… Master, I may not be able to spend half a day every day learning about mechanisms in the future.”
"The princess wants to take the imperial examination route."
Yunmo showed no surprise. Having spent so much time with Jiang Yao, he already knew her thoughts inside and out.
"How did Master know?" Jiang Yao smiled somewhat embarrassedly. "Last year's top scholar in the imperial examination was a man. I want to become the top female scholar in Dayu and bring honor to women!"
When she said these words, Jiang Yao's eyes were sparkling.
"Princess, you can definitely do it." Yunmo wanted to reach out and touch Jiang Yao's head, but after realizing that Jiang Yao had grown taller, he withdrew his hand. The princess was no longer the little girl who needed him to carry her out to buy candied hawthorns.
"Does Master believe me?"
“Princess, no matter what happens, I will always believe in you.”
In a daze, Jiang Yao felt that the smile on Yun Mo's face was even more intense than before.
“I have prepared a gift for the princess,” Yunmo said slowly. “However, I did not bring it today. I will give it to the princess first thing tomorrow morning.”
What gift?
"The princess will find out tomorrow."
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evening.
"Father, Mother, Master said he will give me a gift tomorrow." At the dining table, Jiang Yao spoke happily, even her eating movements became lighter.
"Yunmo's gift?" Bai Qian chuckled. "It must be something good, but... Yaoyao, aren't you going to the study early tomorrow morning?"
"I would like to ask my teacher for an hour's leave, Mother. If I don't see my teacher's gift as soon as possible, I will definitely not be able to concentrate on my studies."
Jiang Yao's eyebrows were beaming with joy, and her little feet were bobbing up and down.
Outsiders say that her master is as cold as an iceberg, but only she knows that her master always has a smile on his face, as if all her mistakes will be forgiven.
Moreover, her master was exceptionally talented in government affairs. Her aunt said that the reason she was able to leave the Yun family smoothly was because of her master's help.
The more Jiang Yao thought about it, the more she looked forward to tomorrow's gift. In all these years, her master had never given her a gift so formally!
After finishing her dinner, Jiang Yao happily returned to her courtyard, leaving Jiang He with a furrowed brow.
"Axi, don't you think Yaoyao is getting a little too close to Yunmo?"
As a father, he was truly worried sick.
"What are you thinking now? Yunmo is more than ten years older than Yaoyao, how could he be like what you said?" Bai Qian couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart. When Yunmo first came to the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion, this man started to mind. At that time, Yaoyao was only four years old.
Even now, Yao Yao is still a child who is not even ten years old!
“My concerns may not be unfounded.” Jiang He’s expression turned serious. “Have you forgotten how many years apart Ling Ku and Princess Fu Yun are?”
"Besides, didn't Yao Yao just say that Yun Mo said she's ready to graduate? What can Yun Mo teach Yao Yao in the future?"
Jiang He always felt that there should be strict separation between men and women.
"Alright, if you don't believe Yunmo, then you don't believe Yaoyao either?"
Bai Qian's words made Jiang He even more aggrieved. The key issue was that he felt Yao Yao's feelings for Yun Mo were already quite special, and sometimes she even trusted Yun Mo so much that he couldn't stand it.
That night, Jiang He tossed and turned, pondering how to separate Yun Mo and Jiang Yao.
Almost no one expected that the gift Yunmo mentioned was a farewell gift.
......
The next morning, Jiang Yao was waiting in the courtyard early.
"Princess, this is a gift from Young Master Yun." Seeing that it was a guard from the Marquis's residence delivering the gift, Jiang Yao frowned. "Where is my master?"
"I don't know either. The one who delivered the gift wasn't Young Master Yun, but rather his personal servant."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yao accepted Yun Mo's gift, which was a wooden box.
Upon opening it, Jiang Yao's eyes narrowed sharply. The wooden figure inside looked exactly like her, like her smiling face.
Jiang Yao saw the mechanism on the side, pressed it, and the wooden figure slowly stood up, stretching its arms and doing the movements it usually liked to do.
It turns out there are such ingenious mechanisms in the world.
She had thought she was ready to graduate, but now it seems she's still a long way off.
There was also a letter on the side of the wooden box. Jiang Yao put the wooden box on the table and then picked up the letter. Why would her master put a letter in the gift?
After reading the contents of the letter, Jiang Yao turned and headed towards Yunmo's residence, ignoring the shouts of the servants behind her.
All the way there, Jiang Yao was filled with disbelief. How could her master have left? How could someone who was chatting and laughing with her just yesterday have left?
Princess, now that you have completed your apprenticeship, you will have to figure out and develop the rest on your own. I have nothing more to teach you.
Having lived in the capital for so many years, I also want to travel to other parts of Dayu. Princess, you don't need to worry about me. I may be in Jiangnan, or I may be in the northern desert.
The princess is like the dazzling rising sun; at this time, she should focus more on her studies. I hope to hear the good news of her passing the imperial examination with top honors soon.
Princess, please don't worry.
Jiang Yao held that short page tightly in her hand.
When Jiang Yao arrived at the Yun residence, it was already deserted.
Where is my master?
"Princess, the young master instructed you to study hard, and he will return to congratulate you when you become the top scholar in the imperial examination."
Jiang Yao's eyes were already a little red. So what if she's the top female scorer? She can definitely do it.
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