Wang Wenjun did not alarm others and went to find Lu Yafang alone. He told her about the firewood room in the backyard. After that, he did not stay long. After finding Song Xiang, he took Song Xiang away.

As for the news that the eldest princess and the young master of the Gao family had physical contact during the banquet, they had no intention of asking about it.

Song Xiang bid farewell to Wang Wenjun and returned to the princess's mansion.

Before entering the main courtyard, he saw Miss Feng, whom he had rescued earlier, who had been waiting for him in the bamboo forest beside the road for a long time.

Song Xiang walked over, exchanged a few words with Feng Ran, and then sat on the stone bench.

Feng Ran sat down and sighed, "If it weren't for the Third Prince taking me in, I wouldn't know where to stay now!"

"The land temple outside the city often leaks when it rains, and it is no longer habitable!"

After hearing this, Song Xiang was inspired: "After a few days, I will ask the people in the palace to repair it. If there are students like you who have nowhere to live outside the city in the future, the land temple will provide them with a place to stay."

"Your Highness, this is so kind!" Feng Ran burst into tears of gratitude. He immediately knelt down and said in a sad voice, "With the help of Your Highness, poor students all over the world will have a chance to succeed!"

Song Xiang helped Feng Ran to stand up and let her sit back on the stone bench before saying, "Just now, I was too narrow-minded. Just repairing the land temple cannot accommodate so many poor students. We have to expand the land temple. This matter..."

"Lüzhu, you must get this done!" Song Xiang glanced at the person standing beside him and continued to order, "Go and bring the fruit wine. Miss Feng and I will sit here for a while. Tell people not to disturb us!"

"Yes! I will arrange it now!"

Feng Ran was touched and said, "Your Highness cares about the people and the students all over the world. This is a blessing for our Great Chu!"

Song Xiang shook her head and said as if it was nothing unusual: "Stop complimenting me and talk about yourself!"

"I remember you said your name was Feng Ran, but I didn't ask you where you were from?"

Feng Ran sighed and said gloomily, "My family lives in a county under the jurisdiction of Youzhou Prefecture. My mother and father are just villagers who make a living from the land. We have no permanent property. We can't rely on my aunt who sells game for support. I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the exam to come to Kyoto!"

"It's also my fault that I didn't live up to expectations. I've had bad luck over the years. Fate has played tricks on me. I've taken the exams many times but failed each time. Later I found out that the essays I wrote were not liked by the examiners..."

"In fact, my lifelong wish is very simple. I just want fame, fortune and honor, to be able to return home and bring honor to my family, and to be a good official who serves the government and the people."

Song Xiang nodded, took a sip of fruit wine, and said admiringly: "Miss Feng has lofty ambitions. If she becomes an official in the future, she will definitely be a rare and good official!"

"But I also have something to advise Miss Feng..."

"Your Highness the Third Prince, you have to say..." Feng Ran heard this and acted as if he was listening attentively.

Song Xiang smiled and said, "Since you already know that your essay is not good, why don't you cater to the examiner's preferences and write according to his preferences?"

"Third Prince, I don't want to be in the same boat with them..."

"Stop!" Song Xiang coaxed, "Do you want to make a name for yourself? Do you want to be an official? Do you want to do practical things for the people?"

Feng Ran nodded frantically.

Song Xiang snorted and said, "Since you want everything, why don't you accept my proposal!"

"If a person doesn't know how to adapt and isn't tactful enough, it's useless even if he passes the imperial examination. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Your Highness the Third Prince means..."

Song Xiang sighed and said, "My request for you to be flexible and sophisticated has nothing to do with being a good official!"

"How can you pass the imperial examination if you don't cater to the people's interests? Only by passing the imperial examination can you stand out! Then it won't be too late to serve the people!"

Song Xiang stood up, patted Feng Ran on the shoulder, and then walked away in square steps.

...

Inside the martial arts arena, the targets were densely covered with arrows, but not a single arrow hit the center of the bull's eye.

Song Xiang couldn't help but feel a little discouraged: "Skylark, according to my current archery level, when will I be able to hit the bull's eye?"

The corners of Yun Que's mouth twitched, and he spoke truthfully: "I'm afraid I won't be able to hit the target at any time! At the Autumn Hunting Feast, the Third Prince should just perform normally!"

"Skylark, are you always so venomous towards my elder brother?" Song Xiang wiped the sweat from his palms with a smile and deliberately tested, "Skylark, do you know what kind of girl my elder brother likes?"

"My eldest brother is a very awkward person. Others have to do something interesting to please him in order to keep his heart."

When Yunque heard this, his face suddenly turned red!

Song Xiang pursed his lips, then changed the subject and said casually: "Forget it, I won't learn archery for now, Yun Que, you continue to teach me martial arts!"

Yunque put away the romantic thoughts in his mind and began to teach Song Xiang martial arts seriously.

An hour later.

After Song Xiang finished bathing, he went to the study in the front yard.

Lu Zhu took a visiting card to Song Xiang and said, "Third Prince, Lord Jiang from the Sitiantai is here again!"

"He said he had heard something about Young Master Nong Yue!"

After hearing this, Song Xiang didn't bother to embarrass Jiang Qingyan, and hurriedly asked Lu Zhu to invite him into the mansion.

Jiang Qingyan was thin, and his lips were not as red and tender as before. Perhaps because of anxiety and irritation, his lips looked more and more chapped and cracked.

When he saw Song Xiang, his first words were: "Nong Yue is not dead!"

The second sentence was: "Third Prince, can you please let my mother go?"

Song Xiang suppressed his excitement and asked calmly, "Did Jiang Lan say this?"

"Since Nong Yue is not dead, where is he? Where did she hide Nong Yue?"

Jiang Qingyan suppressed his bitter expression and said in a hoarse voice: "My mother told him about your situation at the time. She only said that you were of a high status and that if you had a prostitute like him following you, you would probably be ridiculed by the noble families in the capital. He chose to leave on his own."

"My mother doesn't know his whereabouts either!"

"The incident that he was shot and fell off the cliff was also a show that Mother had someone do on purpose to hide it from me..."

Song Xiang stopped him sternly: "Stop, I don't want to hear these words! Jiang Qingyan, as long as Nong Yue is not found, Jiang Lan will be detained for a day! I will not let her out of prison now!"

"You are worried about Jiang Lan's safety, and I am also worried about Nong Yue's safety. He is a man with such a good appearance. If he encounters danger when he goes out, what should he do?"

Jiang Qingyan explained with a broken heart: "I always thought it was my mother who killed Nong Yue. She knew she couldn't face you, so she left Xuanyang and returned to the capital!"

"When I learned that Nong Yue was alive, I was very happy. I hoped that Nong Yue would come back alive more than anyone else. Song Xiang... since Nong Yue is fine, can you forgive me..."

"I don't want us to end up like this..."

Song Xiang said coldly: "I heard that Mr. Jiang has climbed up to my eldest sister's high branch and is very close to her every day. Now he turns around and asks me for forgiveness and pretends to be infatuated with me. Jiang Qingyan, you really disappoint me!"


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