My husband, please respect yourself. The princess is here to grab the bride.

August 16, the sixth year of Wenzhi.

Bai Shaoqiu left Xiling City and headed towards Kyoto.

He left an inspiring poem for thousands of students outside the north gate of Xiling City, which inspired them to strive for progress and also gave the residents of Xiling City something to talk about after dinner.

Those students took Bai Shaoqiu as their role model, and the academic style of the three major academies changed in an instant.

The sound of reading can be heard everywhere.

The lights are always on every night.

The most talked about topic among the residents of Xiling City was whether the emperor would revoke the imperial decree granting the marriage after the prince's son-in-law went to Kyoto.

For ordinary people, they had no idea that Bai Shaoqiu had been involuntarily involved in the undercurrent of the court struggle.

That struggle is in heaven.

The people live in the human world.

Things in heaven are the affairs of gods.

Mortals in this world...are nothing more than the seven things that open the door.

They really thought that this son-in-law was appreciated by the emperor for his extraordinary talent and was going to Kyoto to seek wealth and fame.

If the emperor wants to use him, he will definitely revoke the imperial edict and set him free.

This view prevailed.

But the palace seemed to be extremely calm about this——

The people of Xiling City didn't even know that the King of Zhenxi had left the palace for many days and had taken the western border troops to the Western Wilderness.

Some people thought that since Mr. Bai had shown such great talent, the royal palace would not want the emperor to revoke the imperial edict.

No matter what, Princess Changying and Mr. Bai are husband and wife in name only.

If the emperor really retracted the imperial edict, even if Princess Changying and Mr. Bai were not actually husband and wife, it would still have an impact on Princess Changying's reputation.

But the palace let Mr. Bai go to Kyoto just like that.

I heard that when Master Bai left Xiling City, the palace didn't even send anyone to see him off...

Is it because the emperor’s order is difficult to disobey?

What can the palace do after all?

When so.

Just like three months ago when the emperor issued an edict to grant the marriage, the palace did nothing.

Therefore, many people believed that the Emperor would definitely withdraw the imperial edict when Mr. Bai went to Kyoto, and the next topic became what rank of official the Emperor would grant Mr. Bai.

With Mr. Bai's talent as high as three stories high, and the emperor being a person who likes poetry and literature, the official position bestowed by the emperor on Mr. Bai must be quite high!

Some people say that Mr. Bai will definitely enter the Imperial College and become a third-rank official at least.

Some people say that Mr. Bai might directly enter the Ministry of Rites and become the Minister of Rites.

In short, in the eyes of the people of Xiling City, Bai Shaoqiu's rapid rise to prominence is inevitable. No one knows where the Bai family's ancestral tomb is buried, but it must be that the feng shui of that place is excellent.

Qing'er walked in the streets and listened to the neighbors talking about her son-in-law. She felt quite conflicted.

In the past, she was disdainful and indifferent to this son-in-law.

But now...

If he leaves for Kyoto and the emperor really withdraws the imperial edict, what will the princess do?

The princess is also very generous!

Chunman Cottage is a quiet and elegant place. The princess and her brother-in-law have been staying there for several days. The matter could have been settled long ago. Why should she use another identity to get along with her brother-in-law?

The princess said that was what love was all about.

Qing'er, however, felt that the princess was just playing the piano nonsense!

But as a maid, she could never say this.

The relationship was going quite well. The son-in-law was deeply in love with Miss Lazy, and he didn't care about the danger in Kyoto. He also asked the emperor to withdraw the imperial edict...

If the son-in-law finally succeeded after going through countless hardships, and when he happily returned to Xiling City and embraced his 'lazy' girl in his arms, he would find out that she was his former wife...

How would the son-in-law feel?

The son-in-law marries the princess, and the princess marries the son-in-law, well, the only difference is that the title of son-in-law is gone.

The child they gave birth to no longer had the surname Dongfang, but Bai.

As she was thinking this, Qing'er came to Liujiaojing Alley.

Following the princess's order, she came to visit Sanwei Book House.

Liujiaojing Alley is surprisingly lively!

When she arrived at the gate of Baicao Garden, she stopped for a moment.

That door is closed.

The door lintel is very new.

The words on the door lintel are also very new.

The couplet on the door frame is also very new.

Just as she was looking at the door, a girl in a green dress stood beside her and also looked at the door.

The girl smiled slightly:

"Are you also an admirer of his?"

Qing'er was stunned and nodded.

"Me too, but he's not the one I like... I'm saying, it's fine if you like his poetry and prose, and it's fine if you admire him, but don't ever fall in love with him!"

Qing'er widened her eyes.

She turned her head to look at the girl in green, hesitated for a moment, and asked:

"What?"

The girl in green looked around, then leaned close to Qing'er's ear and whispered mysteriously:

"I heard... Her Highness the Ninth Princess has taken a liking to him and wants to recruit him as her consort. This is the real reason why the Emperor ordered him to come to the capital!"

Qing'er was startled and swallowed her saliva, then she heard the girl say:

"You don't believe it, do you?"

"Just wait and see. In less than three months, this news will arrive from Kyoto. Sigh..."

The girl in green sighed, "I'm sorry to have wronged Princess Changying."

"After all, the Ninth Princess is the Emperor's daughter."

"Young Master Bai is so talented, yet Princess Changying leads her troops into battle on her wedding night... Princess Jiu arrives in Xiling City and happens to meet Young Master Bai in the Guangling Academy's library... Do you think this is fate?"

Qing'er glared at the girl in green with a sharp look:

"Stop gossiping!"

"Auntie... let's not talk about whether the emperor will withdraw the imperial edict. Even if he does, Mr. Bai will definitely marry Princess Changying!"

The girl in green didn't understand why the girl in front of her was so angry and defended Princess Changying. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Maybe... After all, no matter who he marries, you and I have no chance."

This is a true statement.

The girl in green walked away, fanning herself.

Qing'er took a deep breath and walked to the door of Sanwei Bookstore...

It is very hot in August.

Although it is dusk now, it is still very hot.

But there are a lot of people in Sanwei Bookstore!

Looking at the people buying books in the bookstore, Qing'er's lips curled up slightly. The business of Sanwei Bookstore that the mistress was worried about did not get worse.

Well, now the mistress is even concerned about her brother-in-law's business.

She didn't stay here long.

She left Liujiaojing Alley, got on a carriage, and headed towards Chunman Cottage.

Got to clean up.

I have to take out the quilts in Chunman Cottage and dry them in the sun tomorrow.

The rice is about to mature. I heard from the tenants that this year's harvest should be good, but some fields will need to be left fallow next year.

They said it was the brother-in-law's opinion.

My brother-in-law said that the water in those barren fields should be drained and plowed, so that rice can no longer be grown, but other crops can be grown instead.

Soybeans are the best.

Uncle...

He even knows about farming!

Qing'er smiled.

I thought it would be even better if my son-in-law could really master martial arts, read military books, and understand marching and fighting.

Looking at the empty yard, Qing'er suddenly felt a little lost.

Where is the son-in-law at this time?

If the Ninth Princess really wants to compete with the County Lady for her son-in-law... can the County Lady win?

……

……

Bai Shaoqiu was sitting in his own black carriage.

The journey was boring.

He was meditating with his eyes closed, practicing the "Supreme Qigong Technique"!

The ninth princess Tang Xianxian of the capital Chang'an had already left the palace at this time, and her carriage came to a remote street.

There is a royal temple here that covers a huge area.

It is called Xiangji Temple.

The eldest princess did not become a nun, she practiced here with her hair uncut.