Shen Mingzhu was very pleased with herself.
Crown Prince Yan Beichen covered his mouth with one hand and chuckled softly.
Host, since the Crown Prince arrived, he's been smiling at you the whole time.
Guagua, is your next sentence just me being silly and him laughing, a picture of peace and tranquillity?
Host, you understand Guagua best.
Everyone looked at Crown Prince Yan Beichen with calm expressions and composed smiles.
They all understand.
Soon, Emperor Jingyuan, who was in the palace, received the news and sent the Grand Eunuch Wang Defu to Kang Prince's residence to summon Kang Prince, Pr Qingyang, and others to the palace.
Guagua, they are heading to the palace! There's nothing left to watch!
Host, let's go back to the Hanlin Academy. Guagua will tell you the results!
Okay, rescuing Fourth Brother must have been tiring, I'll go back and rest.
[Uh-huh. ]
The Hanlin Academy colleagues looked at each other, realizing it was time for them to return to their work at the Hanlin Academy as well.
It was really inappropriate for them all to come out today.
Looking at Crown Prince Yan Beichen, Prince An, and the others, and seeing that they couldn't follow them to the palace, they immediately went back to work hard.
Shen Changyuan and Xie Qinghuan glanced at Shen Mingzhu. Xie Qinghuan took her hand and gave her a few words of advice before going to the palace with Shen Changyuan.
This matter involves Shen Qingbo; they are the victims, and they must stand on the moral high ground and strike first.
Shengjing, Hanlin Academy.
As soon as Shen Mingzhu returned, she hid in her room and lay down.
Guagua, I'm so tired. Is my fourth brother alright now that he's back home?
Host, he's alright! With your second and third brothers by his side, he's calmed down. He just needs to stay home and study, just like your eldest brother, Shen Qinghong.
That's fine too, studying at home is good too.
Shen Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what the system had to say.
Today, all the colleagues from the Hanlin Academy went out with Shen Mingzhu and had a big bite of hot melon. Now they are all in high spirits, some even a little excited. Now they just want to finish their work as soon as possible to continue eating the melon together.
They used to find work boring, but now they find it enjoyable. They love their work, especially working with Shen Mingzhu.
Shen Mingzhu: ...Thank you, everyone.
As for Prince An, he went to the palace with Prince Kang and Princess Qingyang.
The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.
Emperor Jingyuan looked at the people below, his face terribly gloomy.
"Your Majesty, Princess Qingyang has abducted my youngest son in the street! This is utterly lawless and deserves to be punished!"
King Kang, finding Shen Changyuan's words somewhat exaggerated, directly retorted,
"Your Majesty, Qingyang is still young. She likes the fourth young master of the Shen family and wants to be friends with him, so she invited him to the mansion. Although her behaviour was a bit excessive, her intentions were good."
He glanced at Yan Qingyang, then at the Shen couple, and continued,
"Your Majesty, if all else fails, Qingyang can marry the fourth young master of the Shen family." And it will be marrying down. They should appreciate.
Shen Changyuan: ...
Xie Qinghuan: ...
What?! Princess Qingyang is going to marry me, Fourth Brother?! Our family doesn't want her!
Guagua, this Prince Kang really dares to pat himself on the back! He should go out and ask around about his daughter's reputation. It's infamous! Marrying down? Does he really think our Marquis's mansion will take anyone?! I absolutely disagree!!!
Su Huaiyuan: Prince Kang has really made a good plan.
Little Shen is probably going to be so angry he'll turn into a dolphin.
Host, don't be angry! Your parents are both in the palace. How could they possibly allow His Majesty to grant them a marriage? That wouldn't be a marriage alliance. It would be an enmity!!!
That's good. My dear parents, please keep up the good work!
Host, don't worry, isn't there His Highness the Crown Prince? He's also in the palace. You two are of one mind; he'll definitely help.
[That's good! ! ! ]
The Hanlin Academy colleagues looked at each other, realizing that these were all people they couldn't afford to offend.
Let's keep working diligently.
We love our job; it makes us happy.
Host, would you like to take this opportunity to make some extra money?
Wow, Guagua, tell me how,?
Host, while Princess Qingyang's gambling den hasn't been shut down yet, while it's still around, shall we go and make some money?
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhu sprang to her feet and exclaimed, "Great!"
Great idea!!!
Let's go!
I absolutely have to go! Mr Su, do you want to make a small profit? Follow me somewhere.
Upon hearing this, Su Huaiyuan also decided to try and make a small fortune.
Hehe~~~
There's an unexpected surprise!
Hearing Shen Mingzhu's words, the Hanlin Academy colleagues immediately gathered together to pool their money and then discussed it in hushed tones.
It's definitely not okay for everyone to go out together again.
Only two representatives can be selected to go.
As the son of Prince An, Yan Yunci immediately obtained a spot due to his high status.
As for the other spot, Yan Yunci chose a young and clever colleague. The two quickly changed their clothes, ready to go to the gambling den with Shen Mingzhu at any time.
Su Huaiyuan looked at the two of them and smiled without saying a word.
He understands everything.
He quickly changed into casual clothes, preparing to go to the gambling den together.
As for Shen Mingzhu, she had already changed into a moon-white gown, looking like a handsome young man, and attracted everyone's attention as soon as he stepped out.
However, everyone only glanced at her twice before continuing their work.
Seeing this, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but ask the system.
Guagua, what do they mean?
Host, they clearly want to follow you out. They probably want to learn from you and protect you!
"Protect me? They're all a bunch of weak and helpless scholars from the Hanlin Academy. Let General Tian come; he could take them all on by himself!"
Fellow members of the Hanlin Academy: We've been rejected!
They are just civil officials, so naturally, they didn't have the martial arts skills of military generals, especially since he is the kind of general who went to the front lines to kill the enemy. How could they possibly defeat him?
But no matter what, they are men, and they still have some use.
Host, don't worry about that. Let's go quickly, or Qingyun Gambling House will be shut down!
Okay, okay! Let's go right away.
Shen Mingzhu couldn't wait to go out.
Yan Yunci looked at her and said with a smile,
"Young Miss Shen, let's go together!"
Shen Mingzhu: ? ? ?
"Lord Yunci, what is this?"
"It's alright, we'll go together. We're colleagues, after all, we can help each other out if anything happens."
Shen Mingzhu glanced at Yan Yunci and frowned slightly.
Guagua, I feel like Yan Yunci has become much more lively lately. He's practically a different person from when I first met him!
Host, Yan Yunci is now the son of Prince An, fundamentally different from a noble son from a humble background! He has no worries about food and drink and a bright future. Anyone who directly achieves their ultimate dream would be a completely different person.
Yan Yun pretended not to hear, feeling that he was alright, just like before.
Guagua, should we take them with us?
I'm afraid they'll slow down my earning speed!.