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

Tang Xianxian walked with her head lowered.

There was also a sense of absurdity in my heart.

To be honest, the two of them had only known each other for two days and had met three times!

But for some reason, when she saw Bai Shaoqiu for the first time, she felt a strange feeling in her heart!

She really likes Bai Shaoqiu's handsome and delicate face that almost always has a smile on it!

She also liked the calm temperament that Bai Shaoqiu inadvertently revealed!

That aura made her feel at ease and made her feel that this person seemed to be omnipotent!

When she reflected on herself today, she realized that there was this person in her heart.

It came a little suddenly.

This is the absurdity.

The girl could only bury this immature feeling deep in her heart and suppress it with stones!

Never let it sprout in your heart!

At least not now!

I have to wait until I return to Kyoto to talk to my aunt and hear her opinion.

That guy is the son-in-law bestowed by my father to the Prince of Zhenxi’s Mansion!

Shaked his head.

The flowing hair brushed across Bai Shaoqiu's face.

Tang Xianxian pursed her lips, and suddenly remembered that there was one thing she hadn't asked Bai Shaoqiu to do——

Let him write calligraphy!

I forgot!

She looked up at Bai Shaoqiu, with some anticipation in her eyes:

"There are still three days until the Zhuxi Literary Festival. Are you free to come to the academy tomorrow?"

Perhaps fearing that Bai Shaoqiu might misunderstand her meaning, she quickly added:

"The great scholar Fang from Kyoto is coming to the Zhuxi Literary Gathering this time. He's due to arrive tomorrow... I mean, if you have time, it wouldn't hurt to meet him."

Bai Shaoqiu grinned: "Is he here to be the judge?"

"Well, Lanting is the judge."

"Then can we bribe him with money?"

Tang Xianxian glared at Bai Shaoqiu: "Don't let your imagination run wild!"

"People like them only care about their reputation and won't be moved by something as mundane as money!"

Bai Shaoqiu was a worldly man, and he thought that it was probably because he didn't have enough silver.

"I have some things to take care of at the Princess's residence, so I won't be coming."

"I should also go meet my parents-in-law."

Tang Xianxian let out a disappointed sound, and walked in silence again. Before she knew it, she arrived in front of the archway at the entrance of the academy.

There was indeed a carriage parked there.

The driver was none other than Lao Huang, the coachman of the Princess's Mansion.

Bai Shaoqiu turned around and waved with a sunny face: "Goodbye!"

Tang Xianxian's beautiful eyes moved and she waved without saying goodbye!

Bai Shaoqiu stretched out a hand and rubbed Tang Xianxian's head very naturally!

This scared An a lot.

She was about to step forward, but saw that Bai Shaoqiu had withdrawn his hand and turned to walk towards the carriage.

He got into the carriage and without waving again, closed the curtains.

The carriage left.

Tang Xianxian watched them go.

She touched her head.

Suddenly, he cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled at the carriage: "Hey...!"

The carriage continued to move forward. Bai Shaoqiu lifted the curtain and leaned out to shout back, "What else?"

Tang Xianxian shouted again: "Can you not rush back to the palace?"

Bai Shaoqiu laughed: "If I don't go back to the palace, will you support me?"

Tang Xianxian put down her hands and her face turned red.

She watched the carriage disappear from her sight, then she shouted again, "I'll support you...!"

Of course Bai Shaoqiu couldn't hear it.

An stared at Tang Xianxian with wide eyes in shock.

She clearly saw a sweet smile in His Highness's eyes.

……

……

Where some are happy, others are sad.

Bamboo Creek.

It is located in the Yunwu Mountains, more than ten miles outside the south gate of Xiling City.

Yunwu Mountain rises high into the clouds, and its entirety is often difficult to see.

There is a very long valley in Yunwu Mountain.

At the end of the valley there is a waterfall.

There is a secluded pool under the waterfall.

The water in the pond is full all year round, and the overflowing water becomes a gurgling stream in the valley.

There are many green bamboos growing on both sides of the stream. There are no buildings with red walls and green tiles among the green bamboos, but there are a few small wooden houses that are vaguely visible.

There had been no cabin here, and there had been no name.

But since Mr. Si came here ten years ago, he fell in love with this place at first sight and named it Zhuxi!

Afterwards, he asked craftsmen from Xiling City to pave a bluestone path here and build a wooden bridge over the bamboo stream.

Several small wooden houses were built deep in the bamboo forest.

The following year, he asked craftsmen to build a winding book road across the stream.

One end of Shuxiang Road is connected to a wooden bridge, and the other end goes upstream along the stream all the way to the waterfall.

There is a green plum orchard in the middle of Shuxiang Road, with a gate in the forest named Shuxiang Gate.

At the end of Shuxiang Road is a large wooden pavilion.

Standing in the pavilion, you can listen to and watch the waterfall.

Its name is Lanting——

The name comes from the lonely orchids growing around the pavilion.

It was May, and several cymbidium orchids on the hillside not far from Lanting were in full bloom.

The old scholar Si was sitting in the Lanting Pavilion wearing a plain linen robe, but his eyes fell on a woman next to the orchid.

The woman was also wearing a gray and white linen dress.

Her long, shiny black hair was tied with a red ribbon. She was squatting beside the orchids, looking at them for a long time.

The elder scholar sighed, withdrew his gaze, and instructed a young man in his twenties behind him:

"Qiye, get some water!"

Qiye withdrew his gaze from the girl's back and bowed:

"Students obey!"

He took the teapot from the stone table, looked at the girl's back again, and walked out of Lanting towards the secluded pool.

The girl who was looking at the orchids also slowly stood up at this time.

She turned around and walked towards Lanting.

The wind in the valley blew up her loose linen dress and her long hair, and naturally blew the bright red ribbon to and fro.

But it did not blow away the deep sorrow on her face that was so beautiful that it could captivate all creatures!

She walked barefoot on the wooden plank road into the wooden Lanting.

Mr. Si looked up at her.

There is some pity in his eyes:

"Changying, have you figured it out?"

She is Dongfang Changying!

She turned out to be Princess Changying Dongfang Changying who led the troops to war on her wedding day!

She didn't actually go on the expedition.

With such a son-in-law bestowed by the emperor, how could she have the heart to go to war!

She came here and has been here for four days.

Watched Lan for four days!

Not only did his mood not get relieved, but the sadness on his face became even deeper.

"Sir, I just can't figure it out!"

The old scholar stroked his long beard and smiled slightly:

"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it."

"But what do you want to do?"

Dongfang Changying sat down at the stone table, looking towards the misty pool, and sighed:

"I consider myself like the orchid in the valley, never seeking appreciation from others, but only wanting to bloom freely."

"But now... even if he were an extremely ordinary person, I wouldn't be so desperate. But he is a useless piece of shit!"

"Thinking about having to share a bed with such a person for the next few decades, I really can't bear it!"

At this moment, a boy in blue came running over on the plank road:

"Sir, Senior Sister... Great news!"

He rushed into Lanting and stood in front of Si Lao Daru and Dongfang Changying. He took two breaths and said excitedly:

"My disciple heard two pieces of news when he entered the city..."

"One is that Mr. Bai Shaoqiu defeated Xiling City's most talented scholar, Song Zigui, in a couplet competition at Shangling Academy!"

"Another piece of news is..."

Dongfang Changying's eyes widened and he stood up suddenly: "Wait, Jiuye, what did you just say?"