Transmigrating into a book: After getting married, I found that the target of the strategy has chang

Shen Mingjue had just returned and had just taken a sip of tea to calm his nerves when the door was suddenly opened.

Wen Heng glanced at him in panic and immediately hid behind the screen.

Then there was a knock on the door.

It was Zhou Chaoyang's voice outside: "Mr. Shen, are you there?"

Shen Mingjue put down his tea, worried that the smell from the kitchen on his body would be smelled, so he walked to the door but did not open it.

"Mr. Zhou? I'm really sorry, but my clothes are in disarray and I can't see anyone. Is there anything I can help you with?" The voice sounded muffled through the wooden door.

Zhou Chaoyang was silent for a moment, as if he didn't expect to get an answer. He then asked, "Mr. Shen came back directly to rest after school?"

Shen Mingjue answered honestly: "I just came back after discussing some issues with Mr. Lou, and I'm about to take a rest." This was true. The person in the school knew about Lou Xu's recent pestering of him.

"Have you seen anyone come here?"

Shen Mingjue looked back at the screen and lied, "No."

"Sorry for bothering you." After saying that, Zhou Chaoyang immediately went somewhere else.

Shen Mingjue turned around and found Wen Heng coming out from behind the screen. He was in a hurry and his white clothes were stained with mud.

Seeing that he was silent, Shen Mingjue did not ask any further questions. Instead, he took out a barely plain piece of clothing from his closet and handed it to him, motioning for him to change into it.

He had been wearing fancy clothes from music halls and brothels since he was a child. When he came to the general's mansion, he was also dressed luxuriously, with a red shirt, indigo jacket, and jadeite. When he came to the school, he also made a new bachelor's gown of light yellow and light blue. The only plain white clothes in the wardrobe were also heavily embroidered. Wen Heng looked particularly strange after putting them on. He had not worn clothes made of this kind of fabric for many years.

"Thank you."

Shen Mingjue also poured him a cup of tea and shook his head.

Wen Heng still told him what happened just now:

"…That woman was Zhou Chaoyang's childhood friend before he was adopted as her son. She came to him a month ago and was adopted by Zhou Ling. I heard that they fell in love and decided to spend their lives together.

But... the emperor has reached the age to get married, and Zhou Ling intends to please the emperor by adopting the woman as his adopted daughter, and plans to present her to the emperor soon."

Shen Mingjue's eyes widened, "Then what happened just now..."

Wen Heng continued slowly, "There was a disagreement between the father and son."

"The woman came this time hoping that Zhou Chaoyang would elope with her."

"I happened to see this scene when I passed by. Did Mr. Zhou agree to her?" Shen Mingjue recalled the scene of the two hugging each other.

Wen Heng shook his head.

If he lets his adopted daughter become the emperor's concubine, then Zhou Ling will not only be the Minister of Rites, but also the father-in-law of the emperor. It will be extremely difficult for him to overthrow the Zhou family and take revenge.

He was hoping Zhou Chaoyang would agree.

"No, Zhou Chaoyang didn't agree. He comforted the woman and told her to go back and wait for news. It's still unclear what the emperor will say."

"Then I was discovered. I may have to hide here for a while. Once that girl leaves the academy, Zhou Chaoyang will naturally not come looking for me."

Shen Mingjue nodded. He had not paid attention to the events of the previous dynasty. The emperor had been on the throne for more than three years, and it was indeed inappropriate for the harem to be empty. No wonder Gu Changfeng moved out of the Suixia Academy without saying hello. It turned out that he went to help the emperor arrange this matter.

After he figured it out, he found that he was originally jealous of Wen Heng because he met the prince during his last break, but now he looks at Wen Heng with a much better liking.

Shen Mingjue poured another cup of tea for Wen Heng.