My Lord, my wife said she doesn't have time to talk to you.

In Mo Yun Academy, Shen Nanting, who is usually busy, rarely has a day off. At this moment, he holds a long sword in his hand and practices every move with full concentration. Although he is just a small civil servant in the Hanlin Academy, whenever he has free time, he will practice martial arts diligently to strengthen his body.

The Hanlin Academy is nominally a fifth-rank government office.

Because its members are all well-educated people, it is known as a noble place in the court.

The top three scholars in the imperial examinations of all dynasties could directly enter the Hanlin Academy, while other Jinshi needed to undergo an examination before they could be admitted.

Many knowledgeable and talented people gathered here, so it was simply called "Hanlin".

In particular, the Wenyuan Pavilion, where the Hanlin academicians were located, was the core of power in the court, and the chief minister of the cabinet often became the candidate for the next prime minister.

The Hanlin Academy was also responsible for the annual imperial examinations. They had close ties with many of the emperor's disciples and their network of relationships was intricate.

Because of this, the Hanlin Academy became one of the important offices for the imperial court to select civil servants.

Shen Nanting entered the Hanlin Academy as a Jinshi a year ago. Because of his gentle personality, humble behavior and the fact that he was the son of the Left Prime Minister, he was deeply loved by some old scholars in the Hanlin Academy.

At this moment, the servant in Mo Yun Courtyard respectfully led Hua Ying through the corridor and arrived at the backyard where the eldest master usually practiced martial arts.

Just as the servant was about to open his mouth to report, Huaying raised her hand to signal him not to say anything more and asked him to go back and take care of other matters.

Then, she moved to a small pavilion in the yard, sat down, and watched her elder brother practice martial arts attentively.

Compared with the second brother, the eldest brother's moves are less fierce, and most of the time he just does the job to the point.

When Shen Nanting finished a set of movements and stopped, Huaying immediately stood up and clapped vigorously.

However, at this moment, a round of applause came from behind her. Huaying turned around and saw the big brother in black who she had seen at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet before standing there, staring at her with a smile in his eyes.

Shen Nanting also turned around at this time and found that his younger sister and his good friend Prince Yan actually appeared in his courtyard. The smile on his face could no longer be concealed.

She quickened her pace and walked towards the two of them, first calling them "little sister" affectionately, and then bowed to Prince Yan.

Upon seeing this, Huaying realized that this Prince Yan must be of extraordinary status, so she followed her elder brother and saluted Yan Jingtian.

Prince Yan quickly reached out his hand to help Shen Nanting up, and said with a smile: "You are so polite. I won't dare to come and bother you easily in the future."

Shen Nanting took the towel from Qinghe and wiped the sweat off his face while smiling and saying, "Etiquette cannot be abandoned. You can come anytime. What's the point of bothering me?"

He smiled and handed the towel to Qinghe, motioning her to bring some tea.

At this time, Yan Jingtian glanced at Huaying and said to Shen Nanting, "This is the first time I see Miss Shen in your house. She is indeed as elegant as an orchid and as talented as a fairy."

When Huaying heard him emphasize the word "first time", she knew that he was hinting to her that there was no need to tell others about his previous rescue, or rather, he was trying to save face.

Therefore, Huaying bowed quickly and responded, "Your Excellency, I am so ashamed to accept your compliment!"

As they were talking, Qinghe came quietly over with tea and pastries, placed them gently on the table, bowed to Shen Nanting, and then retreated to Yuexing's side.

Shen Nanting hurriedly asked Prince Yan to sit down, and said to him with a smile: "It's just a coincidence today! I seldom come to Mo Yunyuan."

Yan Jingtian's mouth curled up slightly when he heard this, revealing a smile. His eyes fell on Huaying again, and a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.

Huaying felt Yan Jingtian's gaze and felt a little uncomfortable.

She turned her eyes to Shen Nanting and said softly, "When I went to my eldest brother's study to borrow books, I saw that the inkstone on the desk had cracks. I asked the nanny and found out that my eldest brother cherished the inkstone and would not throw it away even if it was broken. It's really unfair for this set of four treasures of the study given by the emperor to be with me. So, I brought it to find my eldest brother."

Qinghe placed the tray of the four treasures of the study on the table. Shen Nanting's eyes lit up when he saw the contents of the tray. Scholars cherish the four treasures of the study as much as they cherish themselves. Touching its smooth texture, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he looked at Huaying with a smile, "Then...thank you very much, little sister."

Seeing that her elder brother liked it, Huaying was also very happy. Seeing that Prince Yan was still there, she said to her elder brother in a gentle voice, "Then you guys chat first, I'll go back first." She turned around and bowed to Prince Yan again.

"Have a nice walk, little sister." Shen Nanting watched Hua Ying leave and then looked at Yan Jingtian, "Why are you here today?"

Yan Jingtian picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Of course I miss you as a friend."

The two smiled at each other and began to chat.

On the way back to Molan Pavilion, Huaying thought that while delivering the four treasures of the study to her elder brother, she could take the opportunity to ask about the requisition of the land on the river bank west of the city.

However, the prince happened to be present, so it was inconvenient to ask about this matter.

Thinking that today's etiquette and needlework classes were over, Huaying turned to Qinghe beside her and said, "There is nothing else to do today, let's go to the west of the city to take a look."

When Qing He heard that the young lady was going out again, he frowned slightly and muttered, "Young lady, you haven't written your calligraphy yet. If the lady asks, how should Qing He answer?"

Huaying looked at her worried face, tapped her forehead gently with her finger, and smiled and comforted her: "Then report the truth! If you don't go, then I will have to take Qingzhu with me, and then you won't be able to have sugar-roasted chestnuts."

As soon as she finished speaking, Huaying continued to walk forward.

Qing He thought for a moment, and seeing that the young lady was walking further and further away, she hurriedly chased after her, and said with a smile: "I will go, and the young lady must make up for her homework when she comes back."

Huaying smiled confidently and replied, "Don't worry, when have you ever had trouble explaining my homework to mother?"

Qinghe thought carefully that ever since the young lady came back, her homework had relieved her of much worries, but she still loved going out. Before, she loved going to Chang'an Street to shop, but now she loved walking around Chang'an City in circles.

I remembered the last time I went to the riverbank with the young lady. It was a cold and windy day. She drank a lot of northwest wind and burped for a long time when she got home. At night, when she warmed her stomach in the quilt, she farted many times.

After being mocked by Qingzhu for a long time, Qinghe had to go to the riverbank again today. She sighed secretly and muttered softly, "Miss, you really make Qinghe worry about you."

Huaying and her servant soon arrived at the gate of the mansion and saw a carriage already waiting there. Qinghe helped Huaying get on the carriage when they heard Yuexing's voice behind them.

"Miss, Yuexing will go with you." Huaying turned around and saw Yuexing running over, "Okay, come here."

Huaying knew that her mother had been very concerned about her safety since she came back, and she asked Yuexing to follow her every time she went out. If she guessed correctly, it must be Qingzhu who told the lady this time.

Huaying had no aversion to the lady's surveillance-like concern and care. She could only say that the love of parents is pitiful.

The three of them drove towards the west of the city again...

Along the way, the sound of rolling wheels and the noise of people on Chang'an Avenue mixed together. Huaying lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw the scenery outside the window receding...

After a while, they arrived at the west of the city.

It's still desolate here, just like the last time I came.

Huaying stepped on the soft soil on the river bank and took out a small shovel and a cloth bag from the package she carried with her. She prepared to take some soil back and try to plant some plants to see the condition of the soil.

Yue Xing immediately came over upon seeing this, squatted beside Hua Ying and said, "Miss, Yue Xing, come here."

Huaying smiled and handed him the small shovel, asking him to fill it with more.

She stood up and looked at the sparkling river surface, thinking that irrigation would not be a problem, but there were no pumps here, and it was really difficult to draw water manually, let alone digging ditches on the river bank to irrigate the crops...