The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

Shen Qionghua looked at the row of tall men in black clothes with expressionless faces in front of her and was a little stunned.

She looked at An Yi and asked, "What did you just say? Were these people sent by King Rui?"

An Yi nodded and said respectfully, "In reply to the county lady, yes, the prince asked you to bring more people with you when you go out. If there are not enough people, please tell the prince again."

After hearing An Yi's words, Shen Qionghua's expression was no longer filled with joy, but more with confusion.

Didn’t they say that Prince Rui’s Mansion was short of staff and couldn’t give it to them?

Why did you send someone else here again?

It goes on and on like this, it's really moody.

Shen Qionghua slandered secretly.

The secret guards of Prince Rui's Palace are all masters selected from hundreds of thousands. Since Prince Rui is so generous, Shen Qionghua naturally would not be stupid enough to push the secret guards out.

He immediately accepted the person and asked An Yi to take charge of the arrangements.

An Yi agreed, and then seemed to remember something. He reached into his arms and took out a hairpin with a butterfly and kingfisher pattern and handed it to Shen Qionghua.

"County Lady, this is what the prince asked his subordinates to give to you." An Yi said.

Shen Qionghua took it and her eyes lit up.

This hairpin has a solid gold base and the butterfly wings on it are as thin as cicada wings. It is exquisitely crafted and is a rare masterpiece.

If Linze were here, he would definitely recognize that this was the hairpin that Prince Rui gave him when he went to the royal hunting trip and asked him to take it back.

"This hairpin is too luxurious. I can't accept it."

Shen Qionghua said this as she returned the hairpin to An Yi, but An Yi didn't dare to accept it.

When he went to Prince Rui's Mansion to bring these people, the prince specially summoned him to the study, handed him the hairpin, and asked him to make sure that the county lord accepted it. His expression was very serious, and An Yi did not dare to disobey the order.

An Yi said: "County Lady, the prince asked you to accept this hairpin."

Shen Qionghua still refused, but An Yi said, "The prince said that if you don't accept it, I will just throw it away."

Shen Qionghua: “…”

What's going on?

It would be a shame to throw away such a good hairpin, so Shen Qionghua had to accept it temporarily, thinking of returning it to Prince Rui the next time she met him.

When An Yi saw Shen Qionghua accepted it, he felt relieved and his eyes were full of satisfaction.

Shen Qionghua didn't expect that she thought she just received a hairpin, but who knew that every few days afterwards, An Yi would pass on something to her.

It could be a jade hairpin, or something made of material that was extremely rare even for her and only available in the palace, or some small gadgets that girls liked.

Shen Qionghua couldn't refuse at all. As soon as she refused, An Yi would say that Prince Rui said that if she didn't like it, she could just throw it away.

Shen Qionghua held her forehead.

Is this something you like or don’t like?

Shen Qionghua sensed something was wrong, but couldn't put her finger on it.

Why was Prince Rui suddenly so obsessed with giving her things?

Could it be that he had done something wrong to her and wanted to atone for his sins?

With this in mind, Shen Qionghua was careful and kept all the things that King Rui sent An Yi to send.

If Prince Rui really did something to wrong her, she would return all these things and then settle the score with Prince Rui to avoid being held responsible.

Who would have thought that after she stopped refusing, An Yi sent her gifts more often, which made Shen Qionghua suspicious:

Prince Rui suddenly gave her so many manpower. Could it be that it was to make it easier for him to deliver things?

The sun rises and the moon sets, and summer comes in the blink of an eye. Even the cool breeze cannot block the subtle stuffiness in the air.

The capital city has been very lively recently. There have been dozens of poetry gatherings, the inns are packed, and Shidinglou has been overwhelmed with orders for pastries.

The reason for all this is that the imperial examination is approaching and students from all over the country are going to Beijing to take the exam.

Almost every ten steps you can see a student talking nonsense, all over the streets and alleys of the capital.

Originally, the imperial examination, which was held every three years, was held in spring, hence the name "Spring Examination". However, at the beginning of this year, various parts of the country suffered from floods of varying degrees, and there was no time to provide disaster relief, let alone the imperial examination.

Now that the disaster victims have returned to their hometowns, started farming, and the people are living in peace, this matter has naturally been put on the agenda again. The emperor personally issued an edict to hold an additional special examination and ordered candidates and students from all over the country to go to Beijing to take the exam.

Many people were so grateful that they burst into tears, bowed their heads to the ground, and shouted that the emperor’s grace was so great.

Because the disaster cancelled the original Spring Examination, many people felt that it was hopeless to take part in this year's examination, which meant they would have to wait another three years.

In three years, no one knows what will happen. There will be two provincial examinations and one metropolitan examination, which means that the competition pressure will be even greater in three years.

The position, which was originally overcrowded with people, is now coveted by more people.

It would be fine if you couldn't pass the exam in the first place, but I'm afraid of those who were just a little bit short and could have passed the exam within the normal time, but missed it because there were too many competitors.

The most devastating thing is to fail at the last moment after thirteen years of hard study.

Therefore, most of the candidates were moved to tears of gratitude to the emperor for the additional special examination.

It was in such a lively atmosphere that Shen Qionghua received Luo Xiyao's post.

Luo Xiyao was considered the "most audacious person" by the Duke of Zhenguo, and during the disaster period, the Duke of Zhenguo restricted her freedom to go out, for fear that Luo Xiyao would do something reckless outside.

Especially since Fu Chen, who always follows her and says "whatever you say is what I do", the Duke of Zhenguo is even more worried about Luo Xiyao leaving the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

For the entire spring day, apart from helping to distribute porridge in front of the mansion gate, Luo Xiyao could only stay obediently in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion - in a daze.

Since the day she wrote to Shen Qionghua and learned the inside story of the disaster relief funds, the two sisters have been communicating very frequently.

Most of the time, Luo Xiyao told Shen Qionghua the gossip about the families in Shangjing City, and Shen Qionghua would write letters to respond to her.

Shen Qionghua really had no idea. Luo Xiyao was clearly locked up in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and restricted from moving around. Where did she hear those strange things?

This time, Luo Xiyao came to invite Shen Qionghua out for a gathering, under the pretext of going out to collect folk songs, but in fact, she was just bored in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and wanted to go out for a walk.

Shen Qionghua saw through her cover-up and agreed, wrote a reply, and ordered someone to send it to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

So, early the next morning, Shen Qionghua dressed up and went out with Shaoyao.

The carriage slowly drove to the agreed location. From a distance, Shen Qionghua saw Luo Xiyao, Fu Chen behind her, and next to Fu Chen... Huo Jing.

After getting off the carriage, Shen Qionghua greeted Fu Chen and Huo Jing.

"The county lady is well."

"The county lady is well."

The two spoke respectfully, Fu Chen looked straight ahead, Huo Jing's face flushed slightly, his eyes sparkling.

Shen Qionghua was a little embarrassed. This was the first time she met Fu Chen and Huo Jing after being named County Lord.

It’s not that she looked down on them just because she was given the title of County Lady. Both of them were sons of important officials in the court, and they were capable themselves. They were much better than her, a County Lady with an empty title.

What really embarrassed Shen Qionghua was that the two of them addressed her as the County Lady so respectfully. Although they also addressed Luo Xiyao as the Princess Pingning, she and Luo Xiyao were of course different.

Luo Xiyao was canonized as Princess Pingning at birth, a genuine title.

As for herself, a county lord who had just become a newcomer, her achievements were made with real money, so she was naturally very empty.

The four of them were friends before, and Fu Chen and Huo Jing both called themselves Miss Shen. Now that they have been conferred the title of County Lady, they let their friends call them County Lady. They always feel like they are being pretentious and showing off.

But these two people cannot call her name directly like Luo Xiyao did. It is a taboo for men and women to touch each other.

Shen Qionghua thought for a moment and said, "Master Fu and Master Huo, there's no need to be so polite. Just call me Miss Shen as before."

"County Lady, your status is not as good as before. You will have to get used to it sooner or later. This is the emperor's grace." Fu Chen said.

Huo Jing on the side also nodded, agreeing with what Fu Chen said.

Seeing that the two insisted, Shen Qionghua didn't force it anymore.

Only Luo Xiyao on the side was laughing heartlessly.

Shen Qionghua glared at her fiercely and told her not to create such a scene again, as it made her very embarrassed.

Luo Xiyao seemed to know what Shen Qionghua was thinking and gave her an innocent look.

Then he quietly leaned over to Shen Qionghua's ear and whispered, "This is none of my business. Huo Jing asked Fu Chen to invite you out."

Shen Qionghua: “…”

What's the meaning? !