Farewell Flower Festival

On the way back, Chaoyan asked about Wen Yunlan as soon as she opened her mouth. Eunuch Wu gave her a general introduction to the situation in the Duke's Mansion and mentioned the ranking on the Young Masters' List, in which Wen Yunlan ranked second.

Chao Yan was a little surprised. She didn't expect to be second. She thought that maybe the first one was the male protagonist. She suddenly felt that she was a little fickle, but she was really curious about what kind of person this first one was.

Eunuch Wu said that the person ranked first on the list is Han Luo, the eldest son of the Han family. He is hailed as a rare genius in the Yunmeng Dynasty in a hundred years. He was famous in the capital at the age of nine and famous all over the world at the age of thirteen. He was a young prodigy admired by students all over the world. He joined the Hanlin Garden at the age of sixteen and served as a tutor to teach the prince at the age of twenty. He has been in poor health in the past two years and is currently recuperating at home.

It turns out he is a super academic master, Chaoyan thought, and asked who the third place was. Eunuch Wu replied that it was the eldest son of Prime Minister Shang. He did not elaborate on what was so outstanding about this eldest son. Chaoyan thought that he probably made the list because of his background.

"In addition to the Young Masters' List, there is also the Rouge List. Would you like to listen to it, Xiao Lian?" said Eunuch Wu.

Chao Yan nodded rapidly.

Eunuch Wu talked about the top two people on the list, who were tied for first place. One was known as a fairy, and the other was known as a goddess, and they were collectively known as the two beauties of the capital.

One is the daughter of the prime minister. This second Miss Shang is stunningly beautiful and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is especially good at playing the piano, and her piano skills are the best in the capital.

One is the daughter of a marquis. This Second Miss Yin is also extremely beautiful and talented. She is the niece of Concubine Yin. However, she has been weak since childhood. When she was ten years old, she fell seriously ill. Fortunately, she was saved by the palace priest Yu Chen. After that, she lived with Yu Chen in Heng Garden in the palace.

Chaoyan had never heard of Hengyuan before, and was a little curious about what it was. Eunuch Wu said that Hengyuan was the residence of the palace priests, and there was an observatory inside, where the priests could go up to the tower to observe the stars and predict natural disasters and wars. In addition, the priests also had the ability to exorcise evil spirits. Chaoyan thought that the priests had a wide range of business, even exorcising evil spirits. If she had the chance, she would go and ask about their future.

After returning, Eunuch Wu told Chaoyan that Mu Tianling had returned after morning class, and he had to go out for something and would probably be back in the afternoon.

After Eunuch Wu left, Chaoyan first went to feed the chickens and Xiaobai, then watered the vegetable garden, and then went to sweep the yard. After finishing the work, she rested for a while, then went into the house and took great pains to move the recliner to the yard.

Today's weather is good, perfect for sunbathing~

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Outside the door of an inconspicuous escort agency, Eunuch Wu stood at the door in casual clothes and raised his hand to knock on the door.

After a while, a young escort opened the door and asked who he was looking for. Eunuch Wu replied that he was looking for Chief Escort Song. The other party looked him up and took him in.

The young escort brought Eunuch Wu to the lobby. There was a man sitting on the armchair in front of him. He had a burly figure, a pair of thick eyebrows that looked very fierce, and in one hand he was holding two iron walnuts, which made a clacking sound. It was obvious that he was not someone to be trifled with.

This person is the Chief Escort Song, Song Tianhu, mentioned by Eunuch Wu.

"Captain Escort, are you alright?"

Eunuch Wu greeted him first, and just as he finished speaking, an iron walnut was thrown at him. He caught it with one hand, and the next moment, a hearty and rough laugh echoed in the hall. The fierce look on Song Tianhu's face disappeared, and he looked much more approachable. Eunuch Wu walked over and put the iron walnut on the table, saying, "I want to ask the chief escort for a favor this time." Song Tianhu grinned, "It's still the same old rules."

Soon a long table was set up in the yard, with three jars of wine and a large bowl on each end.

The two men came over and sat at each end, picking up the wine jar and pouring wine into the bowls at the same time. The escorts around were cheering for Song Tianhu, the chief escort, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

The two men finished the first jar of wine almost at the same time, and then picked up the second jar to continue the competition.

After three jars of wine were finished, both of them were still drunk. Song Tianhu hadn't drunk enough yet, so he asked someone to bring more wine. After two more jars of wine, both of them were a little drunk and had drunk enough. Song Tianhu readily agreed to help and took Eunuch Wu to the back yard.

Before they entered, they heard the sound of martial arts practice coming from inside. The two of them walked to the door and stopped without going in.

There are more than a dozen wooden dummies in the yard. An old escort master is instructing a group of children in martial arts. The youngest is less than six years old. Most of them are orphans brought back by the escort masters of the bureau when they go out on escort missions. After passing the assessment, they can follow the escort masters of the bureau on escort missions. Only after two years can they officially become escort masters of the bureau. If they do not want to stay as escort masters, they will receive a sum of money, but they will have nothing to do with the escort agency from then on.

Noticing there were people at the door, pairs of curious eyes looked over. The old escort also came over and saluted to the chief escort. Song Tianhu helped him up and asked how these children were practicing recently. The old escort replied that they all had good talents and worked very hard. He especially praised one of the boys named Feiyu, saying that he got up before dawn and did horse stance. When the other children went to rest, he was still practicing. Now they can all take two of his moves.

The boy named Feiyu was the one that Eunuch Wu had his eyes on. The other children were looking towards the door curiously, but he was the only one who was still practicing martial arts, not being disturbed by the outside world at all.

Song Tianhu asked the old escort to bring the person over. After a while, the old escort came with a boy of about eleven or twelve years old. He had cold eyes and an aura of determination and forbearance, as well as a tenacity that refused to admit defeat. He was a good candidate.

"What's your name?" Eunuch Wu asked amiably.

"Fei Yu." The young man answered very crisply and clearly, not showing any fear in front of strangers.

Eunuch Wu nodded and said, "It's a good name. I will test your skills myself in three years."

After the old escort took Feiyu away, Eunuch Wu asked about a young escort named Qianfeng in the escort agency. Song Tianhu said that he followed Lao Li and others to escort. Qianfeng was also selected by Eunuch Wu himself, and was prepared to be Mu Tianling's bodyguard in the future.

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The warm sunlight felt warm on her body. Chao Yan was taking a nap comfortably in the recliner, completely unaware that there was someone in front of her, looking at her with dissatisfaction.

In her dream, Chao Yan felt someone pinching her face, which was a little painful. She opened her sleepy eyes and saw a dark face suddenly appearing in front of her. She was so scared that she shouted "Ghost!"

After seeing clearly that it was Mu Tianling's face, she muttered to herself that it was indeed this guy, he did not hold back when he attacked, and why was his look so dark? No wonder he was bullied in school.

After being stared at by those dark eyes for a few seconds, Chao Yan felt her face relax. Mu Tianling withdrew his hand and left without saying a word.

Chaoyan picked up the book box and followed him, greeting him with a smile, "Your Highness, are you out of school so early?" Mu Tianling paused, and the dark aura emanating from him suddenly increased. Chaoyan felt that she had said something wrong, so she changed the subject and asked, "Your Highness, are you hungry?" Before she finished the rest of the words, the dark aura became even stronger. Chaoyan felt that she had stepped on a landmine again, so she simply shut up and followed him into the house silently.

It's really hard to serve, ah~

After putting down the book box, Chao Yan immediately poured a cup of tea in front of Mu Tianling, and said to him with the most sincere smile, "Your Highness, you have worked hard~" After saying that, she felt that the other party seemed to be in a better mood, and the aura emanating from his body was not so gloomy.

Mu Tianling picked up the teacup, scraped it, took a sip, put it down and asked, "Are you the only one here?" Chao Yan replied, "Uncle is out, and he will probably be back in the afternoon." Mu Tianling put down the teacup and glanced at her. Chao Yan felt that she seemed a bit annoying standing in front of him, so she said she would go to the kitchen to check, and then she immediately slipped away, muttering to herself that she must have been bullied, but she didn't fight with anyone, right? Will anyone come to her house to ask for an explanation later?

That shouldn't be the case. If she had done something, she wouldn't have come back so early. She would probably have been kept back by the teacher to be lectured.

As soon as she went out, Chao Yan saw someone walking in. She looked closely and saw that it was Eunuch Gao. She was shocked: Could this guy have beaten up the prince? !