The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

After returning home, Liao Qinglan lazily lay in the rocking chair to bask in the sun.

The sunlight shone through the treetops onto her body, making her feel warm and comfortable.

Gu Mingzhao's problem was finally resolved satisfactorily, and he left the prime minister's residence. She finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot more relaxed.

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Jinxiu took the opportunity to put all the letters and visiting cards that had accumulated recently in front of her.

Looking at the thick pile of posts, Liao Qinglan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and asked, "Why are there so many?"

Jinxiu smiled and said, "It's because our young master won the palace examination and became the top scholar. He is now the most popular celebrity in the capital. These posts are all to please our Liao family and hope to get closer to them."

Liao Qinglan smiled lightly. She had been so busy investigating the murder case of the prince of Duke Zheng that she had forgotten that the palace examination had already passed.

She casually flipped through a few posts and found that most of them were just polite words and compliments, with no substantive content, which she found extremely boring.

She waved her hand and said, "Push them all for me."

Jinxiu agreed and was about to put the post away when Liao Qinglan suddenly thought of something and called Jinxiu: "Wait, is there a post from Princess Qinghe?"

Jinxiu was stunned, then looked through it carefully again, then shook her head and said, "There is no letter from the princess."

Liao Qinglan felt a headache and sighed, holding her forehead.

It's really like one wave subsides, another wave rises.

The ill-fated relationship between Princess Qinghe and Zhang Fengshan started after the palace examination, when she was attracted to this noble boy from a poor family.

She had always been worried that her friend would be hurt again, but she was delayed because of Gu Mingzhao's matter.

She frowned, wanting to verify whether this time was the same as in her previous life: "Besides my brother, who else is in the top three of the palace examination?"

Jinxiu had already inquired about it, and she said in detail: "The second place is the second son of Wang of Langya, and the third place is Zhang Fengshan, who is not from a clan, but has outstanding talent and is highly appreciated by Your Majesty. After that, there is the legitimate son of Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, the illegitimate son of the prefect of Longxi, and the young master of Xie of Chenjun..."

Liao Qinglan was stunned by his endless chatter. She asked, "Stop, stop, stop! How do you know so much?"

Jinxiu chuckled and said somewhat proudly, "Miss, you have already given up on the Second Prince. We should always look forward! I was thinking of helping you keep an eye out for young talents to see if there are any suitable candidates."

Hearing this, Liao Qinglan couldn't help but laugh and scold: "You little girl, you are really good at worrying, and you even imitate others to find a son-in-law."

Jinxiu smiled playfully: "Miss, don't worry, I will definitely help you choose carefully!"

"I just heard you say that there was another person from a poor family. What was his name?" Liao Qinglan asked casually.

"Zhang Fengshan, the third place winner. I heard that he is not only talented in writing, but also very handsome."

"Where is he from?"

"He seems to be from Jiangnan."

Liao Qinglan ordered, "Go and get me one thousand taels of silver. I can use it."

Although Jinxiu didn't understand what was going on, she still responded obediently and turned around to get the banknotes.

After a while, she came back with a thick stack of banknotes and handed it to Liao Qinglan.

Liao Qinglan did not reach out to take it, but said calmly: "Please keep these banknotes. Now go find your brother and ask him to go to Jiangnan."

Jinxiu looked at Liao Qinglan in confusion.

Liao Qinglan explained, "Let him investigate Zhang Fengshan's experience. I want to know everything. If he has any relatives in Jiangnan, let him bring them back. Tell him that the Prime Minister thinks highly of Zhang Fengshan and is willing to help him settle down in the capital."

Jinxiu thought that the young lady wanted to investigate Zhang Fengshan, and said happily: "Don't worry, my brother will definitely get this done!"

Liao Qinglan nodded and said, "Remember, this matter must be carried out in secret and no one can know about it."

Jinxiu nodded solemnly to show that she understood.

It may take about ten days to go to Jiangnan and back.

Liao Qinglan thought about it and still felt uneasy, so she decided to go and see Zhang Fengshan in person.

*

Lingxiao Tower in the suburbs of Beijing, located on the top of Xiangshan Mountain, is majestic and towering into the clouds, as if it were piercing the sky.

The building is majestic and magnificent, and every brick and stone symbolizes the accumulation of years.

Throughout the dynasties, countless men of letters and scholars have written poems and left their names on the Lingxiao Tower, hoping that their poems can be hung high in the tower and recorded in history.

Now is the time when Zhang Fengshan is in high spirits, so Liao Qinglan comes here to try her luck.

Liao Qinglan, wearing a lotus pink dress, climbed up the winding stairs step by step to the rooftop.

The top floor of Lingxiao Tower is an open observation deck.

There are exquisite fences around it, from which you can have a panoramic view of Xiangshan Mountain.

Liao Qinglan climbed to the roof and saw a group of scholars in Confucian robes sitting together, talking and discussing in a lively atmosphere.

She smiled slightly, found an empty seat not too far away and sat down, listening to them quietly.

After a while, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the crowd.

Liao Qinglan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhang Fengshan standing in the crowd, holding a silk handkerchief in his hand with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Brother Zhang, was this handkerchief given to you by Princess Qinghe? What a blessing!" a young scholar joked.

"Brother Zhang has a bright future now, so naturally he will attract the favor of beautiful women." Another scholar echoed.

Seeing this, the others started to make a noise: "I heard that the princess is as beautiful as a fairy, Brother Zhang is so lucky! I wonder when she can invite us to her house for the wedding banquet?"

The other person was even more straightforward, saying with a smile: "Brother Zhang, we have already agreed that when you and the princess tie the knot, I will definitely go to your bridal chamber to make a scene. I also want to see the princess' elegance!"

Zhang Fengshan listened to the flattery and jokes from the crowd with a calm expression, but his eyes flashed with irrepressible pride.

He really enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention and was so immersed in it that he took a long time to speak up and stop it.

"Everyone, please stop making fun of me." Zhang Fengshan waved his hand with a bit of false humility on his face. "The princess and I are just good friends, nothing more. The princess is of noble status, how can we casually discuss her?"

However, his words did not stop the ridicule.

"Brother Zhang, don't be so modest. This is a blessing that many people wish for, so don't hide it. Tell me how you met the princess."

"That's right! There are so many noble ladies in the capital. If we can get some advice from Brother Zhang, maybe we can get the attention of one of them!"

Zhang Fengshan was vague and just dealt with it.

The pride in his heart became more and more obvious, as if he really had some special relationship with the princess.

Liao Qinglan sat aside and watched all this coldly.

Zhang Fengshan looks gentle and refined on the surface, but he is a rotten person inside.

Princess Qinghe was gentle and quiet. Based on her understanding of Qinghe, even if she really had feelings for him, she would definitely not have a secret relationship with a man outside of her family before they got engaged.

There must be something strange about the origin of that handkerchief.

What's more, as a personal item, the handkerchief should have been properly kept. How could it be easily seen by others and attract so many people's ridicule?

Liao Qinglan couldn't help but think of Gu Mingzhao.

When he was imprisoned, she proposed to use her jade pendant as evidence to clear his name.

Gu Mingzhao’s first reaction was that it would affect her reputation.

In comparison, Gu Mingzhao appears to be a gentleman.