Part 1 - The Double / Marriage of the Di Daughter

☆ Chapter 067 Princess Yongning

Just as Meng Youde thought, Jiang Li's test paper was indeed passed to the palace.

In the imperial study, a young man walked out. Eunuch Su in front of the door bowed and sent him out. Looking at his leaving figure, he sighed that he was only in his early twenties, and he climbed to such a position in just one year. It was really smooth sailing, and the young were formidable.

This young man was none other than the current Zhongshu Shelang Shen Yurong. Emperor Hong Xiao liked Shen Yurong very much at the moment, and often talked about current affairs with him. Some people even said that Emperor Hong Xiao wanted Shen Yurong to enter the cabinet and train him as the future prime minister and Jiang Yuanbai's successor.

No one could predict the future, but it did not prevent people from flattering him now.

When Shen Yurong walked through the imperial garden and walked out, he met someone in the corridor.

Princess Yongning was taking a nap at the stone table in the garden. When she saw him, she smiled charmingly and said, "Lord Shen."

It was summer, the shade of the trees in the imperial garden was dense, and the breeze was cool. A ray of gold sprinkled through the gaps between the leaves just illuminated half of her cheek. She was so rich and bright, and her skin seemed like the best mutton-fat jade, and he wanted to touch it.

Clearly, her eyebrows were raised, and her face was proud, but she was gentle and considerate, and she was polite and dignified.

Shen Yurong bowed and saluted: "Your Highness."

"What did you say when you came out from my brother just now?" Princess Yongning waved a thin gauze fan, her lips painted with bright red lipstick, plump and full, charming and lustful.

Shen Yurong looked away and said: "Your Majesty heard that the red list of the school examination was released yesterday, and the top of the Imperial College and the top of the Mingyi Hall went to two families, and discussed this with me."

"Oh?" Princess Yongning looked at him in surprise, her tone was a little coquettish and romantic, and it seemed to be tempting, and she said: "I have heard about this. I heard that the top of Mingyi Hall is the second daughter of the Jiang family. She was expelled from the Jiang family and stayed in the nunnery for eight years. This time she returned to Yanjing for only more than a month, and entered Mingyi Hall for only ten days. But she won the championship this time." 

She smiled then said, "She is indeed a talented woman. I heard that she writes beautiful calligraphy. I haven't seen her in person. What do you think, Lord Shen?"

Shen Yurong was startled and bowed her head, saying, "I haven't seen her either."

"Oh," Princess Yongning laughed again, "I thought Lord Shen would definitely go and see her, but I didn't expect that Lord Shen was not interested. Maybe Lord Shen is used to seeing talented women and prefers rosy women?" The last sentence was frivolous and tempting.

Shen Yurong took a step back and said, "Princess, be careful with your words."

"Look how scared you are." Princess Yongning's eyes flashed with a trace of displeasure, which then disappeared quickly. She said angrily, "My people are all guarding outside, and no one can hear me talking to you. I haven't seen you for a long time. Do you miss me?"

She became more and more wanton.

Shen Yurong bowed his head slightly and nodded almost imperceptibly.

It was this slight nod that made Princess Yongning smile. She even reached out to touch Shen Yurong's hand, and smiled, "I know that you also miss me, but there are too many trivial matters recently, so I can't come to you. Tomorrow, Mingyi Hall will inspect the lower three gates. Why don't you and I go to watch it, and after watching it..."