Farewell Flower Festival

Chao Yan took a deep breath silently, calmed herself down, and didn't want to scare herself. If she had really beaten the prince, she wouldn't be able to come back so easily.

Eunuch Gao came over with two young eunuchs, one of whom was holding a square bundle that seemed to contain books. After coming over, Eunuch Gao glanced at Zhao Yan, snorted disdainfully, and walked straight into the house, as if she didn't exist.

Chao Yan shouted into the room: "Your Highness, that eunuch Gao is here again~"

Eunuch Gao gave Chaoyan a gloomy look, turned his head to look at the blue sky and white clouds, and thought to himself, what a nice weather today~

"What other instructions does Your Highness the Crown Prince have?" Mu Tianling walked out of the house, and Chao Yan immediately slipped back behind him.

Eunuch Gao waved his hand, and two young eunuchs came forward with their bags. Eunuch Gao said, "These books were specially prepared by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for Your Highness. Your Highness started school late, and you can't keep up with many of your studies. You can make up for it by copying these books ten times. Your Highness should not let His Royal Highness down."

Chao Yan estimated the thickness of the bundle and found that there were at least a dozen books in it. The two bundles together had at least more than twenty books. If he copied each book ten times, his hands would be sore from writing. This prince was really capable of doing something weird.

"That really troubles Your Highness the Crown Prince." Mu Tianling glanced at the bundle with a hint of mockery in his tone.

Eunuch Gao said, "After Your Highness has finished copying everything, I will send someone to pick it up tomorrow."

Chao Yan said: "There are so many books that Your Highness cannot finish copying them even if he stays up all night."

Eunuch Gao snorted and scolded, "Do you have the right to speak here? You don't know any rules. It seems that the lesson last time was not enough." Before he finished speaking, Mu Tianling said, "Eunuch, please go back first. I don't have any good tea to serve you." Eunuch Gao said, "Your Highness, don't worry. I don't drink tea. The tea I have is the tribute tea awarded by His Highness the Crown Prince. I'm afraid I can't get used to the tea here."

What a hermaphrodite, Chaoyan complained in her heart.

Two young eunuchs came into the room, put the bundle on the table, and followed Eunuch Gao away.

When Chao Yan opened the bundle, her fingers touched the soft fabric and she couldn't help but touch it twice more. The smooth touch was high-quality. Even the fabric used to wrap things was so good. Who knows how many good things there are in the prince's palace. The next moment, she felt depressed again. She didn't expect that she would be so useless.

Mu Tianling snorted, and Chaoyan knew without raising her head that he must be looking at her with disdain. After managing her expression, she swiftly opened the two bundles, and when she saw the books inside, she couldn't help but sigh, there were so many.

She counted them and found that there were 35 books in total. Chaoyan turned around and gave Mu Tianling a sympathetic look, but was glared back at by him like a devil. She felt that this guy seemed to hate being sympathized with, so she should be careful not to treat him as a weakling in the future. She picked up the top book and flipped through it, roughly estimating the number of words, about 10,000 or 20,000.

There are more than 30 books, each copied ten times, with millions of words in total. How long will it take to finish them if she just writes them by hand? Even if she is given a computer now, it will take her more than ten days to finish copying them without sleep at her typing speed. It is simply a fantasy to finish copying them tomorrow.

"Even if Your Highness doesn't sleep every day, he may not be able to finish copying it in a month. Sigh~" Chao Yan sighed worriedly, "What should I do?"

Mu Tianling took the book from her hand, threw it on the table, turned and left. Chao Yan turned her head to look at his back, sighed again, and thought to herself, "Uncle, please come back soon. His Highness is in a big crisis."

When Eunuch Wu came back, he was pulled away by Chao Yan before he had taken two steps into the door. She told Eunuch Wu everything about the copying of books, and speculated that it must be Prince Mu Tianyuan who deliberately made things difficult for Mu Tianling in the school, and the two had a conflict, so Mu Tianyuan sent Eunuch Gao to retaliate.

Eunuch Wu said that Mu Tianyuan was no longer studying in the academy, and Chao Yan thought it was pure revenge. Eunuch Wu told her not to worry, and that she would deal with it herself if Eunuch Gao sent someone tomorrow.

Chaoyan was no longer worried and asked where Eunuch Wu had been. Eunuch Wu replied, "I went out of the palace to do something." Chaoyan was surprised. She didn't expect that he could go out of the palace. He was too powerful.

When Eunuch Wu asked about Mu Tianling, he pointed towards the room and said that he was copying books.

When the two entered the room, they saw Mu Tianling reading a book. Chaoyan's forehead veins bulged. She had said all the nice things to him before before getting him to start writing, but he quit after being away for a few minutes. Was he trying to piss her off?

Eunuch Wu took out a package from his bosom and handed it to Chao Yan. She smelled a hint of sweet fragrance, and her irritable mood calmed down immediately. After opening the oil paper, she was immediately overjoyed. It was a soft and glutinous white pastry, exuding a sweet and fresh fragrance. It smelled delicious~

After comforting Chaoyan, Eunuch Wu went over to Mu Tianling and said, "Copying books is not a bad thing. Your Highness should just think of it as practicing a few more characters." Eunuch Wu picked up the pen and handed it to him. Mu Tianling hesitated for a second or two, then took it. She immediately asked Chaoyan to come over and grind the ink. She was about to arrange the pastries on the plate into a nice shape, and asked him to wait a moment. As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a murderous aura coming from behind. She didn't need to turn around to know that the guy was staring at her with a pair of gloomy eyes.

Chao Yan came over with a plate, grinding ink with one hand and arranging the cakes with the other. After arranging them, she admired them for a while with great satisfaction. Then she picked up a piece of cake and tasted it. Her eyes immediately lit up and her face looked as if the cake was melting in the deliciousness.

Mu Tianling glanced at her and said, "Is it really that delicious?" Chao Yan nodded vigorously, picked up a piece of cake and handed it to his mouth, "Your Highness, try it too, it's delicious, it melts in your mouth." Mu Tianling looked away a little unnaturally and asked Chao Yan to take her hand away. The two of them were in a stalemate for a while. Mu Tianling opened his mouth and took a bite of the cake. His face flushed slightly, as if he was a little shy. Chao Yan leaned in and asked, "Is it delicious?" He looked away unnaturally and hummed.

"How does Your Highness get along with Master Wen?" Chao Yan asked casually.

Mu Tianling's face darkened, and he asked casually, "Why are you asking him?"

Chao Yan said: "As the common people are red, so the common people are black. Your Highness should communicate more with young talents like Master Wen. It is hard to find a good teacher and helpful friend like Master Wen. You should seize the opportunity if you are close to water."

Mu Tianling: “…”

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Early the next morning, Eunuch Gao sent a young eunuch to get the copied book. Eunuch Wu asked the young eunuch to go back and tell Eunuch Gao a message, and then Eunuch Gao came over.

Eunuch Wu invited Eunuch Gao to come in for a cup of tea. Eunuch Gao snorted and told Eunuch Wu to speak quickly. Eunuch Wu said kindly, "Your Highness can't copy all the books in one day."

Eunuch Gao sneered, "I thought it was something else. It turns out that you want to plead for the Fourth Prince. Your Highness the Crown Prince is also doing this for the Fourth Prince's good. The Fourth Prince has a poor foundation, so copying ten times is not enough."

Eunuch Wu said, "Your Highness just finished copying a book last night, and this morning he couldn't even hold his chopsticks to eat. Please go back and ask His Highness the Crown Prince for some extra time."

Eunuch Gao said, "Your Highness, it's really hard work. But there's a saying that goes, 'Only those who endure the most hardships can become the best.'" At this point, his eyes darkened and he sneered, "Do you remember how I begged you at the beginning? Now it's your turn to beg me. It really is a matter of time."

Eunuch Wu bowed his head to apologize to Eunuch Gao, who sneered smugly, "You are able to bend and stretch, and others can't match your ability." Eunuch Wu said, "Thank you for saying a few good words in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After Eunuch Gao left, Eunuch Wu stood alone in the yard and looked at the sky for a while, then turned and went to the small kitchen, planning to steam some buns for lunch.