Chapter 1738: Talented Woman's Thoughts, Submitting Articles

Spent a day sightseeing.

The relationship between Su Mingzhe and Xie Daoyuan deepened.

Return to Xie Mansion.

The two said goodbye.

As soon as Xie Daoyun returned to her attic and sat down, she saw her maid Qingyin running in in a panic, saying hesitantly:

"Miss...I'm in trouble!"

"What's 'trouble'?"

Xie Daoyun was reminiscing about today's outing and preparing to write down the poems recited by Su Mingzhe and compile them into a collection. When the maid interrupted her interest, she could only ask helplessly:
"Did something happen in your mansion, or is there any bad news from Jiankang?"

"Miss, none of them!"

Qingyin was nervous for a while, and drove away the other maids, then she lowered her voice and said:

"Miss, it's Mr. Su's fiancée... Miss Zhou is back again!"

……

"My fiancée...is...back again?"

Back in the guest room, Su Mingzhe was taking a bath. Being bored, he just opened his spiritual sense and was about to see what Xie Cainu was doing, but he didn't expect to hear something about himself, which shocked him.

"From what this maid said, my fiancée who escaped from marriage has ever been to Xie's house?"

"If that's true, Xie Daoyun has been able to drink tea and discuss philosophy with me so naturally these days. This person is really cunning!"

……

"Why is she back again?"

When Xie Daoyuan heard the maid's report, her clear and bright almond-shaped eyes instantly turned into majestic and melancholy phoenix eyes.

"Miss Zhou herself said that after she returned home, her family trapped her in the attic and wanted to take her to the Su family to apologize and let her continue to marry Mr. Su. She refused to obey and escaped again!"

The maid Qingyin explained the reason, and seeing her mistress's expression eased, she immediately guessed what she was thinking, and hurriedly whispered:
"Miss, Miss Zhou has run away from marriage twice in a row, bringing shame to the Su family. Her marriage with Master Su will definitely fall through! By then, you and Master Su will be able to live together!"

"Girl, what nonsense are you talking about... Young Master Su and I are friends through literature, it's pure and innocent, you can't talk nonsense."

Xie Daoyuan felt embarrassed and anxious after hearing what the maid said.

Fortunately, she found that there was no one around, so she suppressed her shyness and sighed softly:
"Mr. Su is a guest at home now. I'm afraid I can't entertain Miss Zhou. Why don't you take her to Dongshan Villa for a few days?"

Dongshan Villa is the Xie family's villa.

Before Xie An became prime minister, he lived in seclusion in the Dongshan Villa.

"Don't worry, Miss. I will never let Mr. Su find Miss Zhou."

The maid Qingyin knew that her young lady had been going on blind dates since she was fifteen or sixteen years old. She had met countless talented men, but none of them caught her eye.

Now Miss Jiao has grown into an old maid. She has finally found someone she likes, and she must help keep an eye on him and not let him get away with anything.

"Go."

Xie Daoyuan watched the maid leave, and a look of annoyance appeared on her delicate and exquisite features.

……

"Haha! It turns out that talented lady Xie is also capable of schemes and intrigues!"

Su Mingzhe didn't expect that his fiancée who had run away from her marriage would appear with him in Xie's house.

He never expected that he had won the heart of Xie Daoyuan after only knowing her for a few days.

What was even more unexpected was that Miss Zhou ran away from her marriage because she admired Xie Daoyuan, but Xie Daoyuan wanted to steal her away because she fell in love with her.

This matter is becoming more and more interesting.

……

The next day.

Su Mingzhe was brought by a maid to the pavilion in the back garden of Xie's mansion, where he saw Xie Daojun, wearing a pink long dress. She had a pretty face, delicate and dignified appearance, and a temperament as gentle as water. She was sitting quietly in the pavilion, playing a song "Zi Jin" from Zheng Feng, which made him feel emotional.

This woman not only looks 90% like Zhu Jiuzhen, but her acting skills are also not inferior. ...

"Mr. Su, what are you looking at?"

Seeing the man's eyes fixed on her, Xie Daoyuan was delighted. It was worth her getting up early to put on makeup.

However, as a woman, it was the first time that Xie Daoyuan put on such exquisite makeup for a man.

Thinking of her previous disdainful remarks about love between men and women, and her current inconsistent actions, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Su Mingzhe had no idea what Xie Daoyuan was thinking. The reason why he looked her up and down was because he was afraid that if he didn't look at her carefully, he would be wasting the hour Xie Daoyuan had spent on makeup.

……

"Mr. Su——"

Xie Daoyuan was still a girl after all. After being stared at for a long time with a burning gaze by the man she loved, she suddenly became shy and her eyes were blurred.

At this moment, she was extremely conflicted.

That is, she wants to scold men to pay attention to their manners, but at the same time she is happy when men are attracted to her appearance.

"I'm sorry, Miss Xie, I lost my composure for a moment, please forgive me!"

Su Mingzhe knows when to stop.

"Mr. Su, please take a seat!"

Xie Daoyun calmed down and waited for the man to sit down. Then, she changed her usual habit of sitting opposite him and sat on the side of him. Then, she looked at him with eyes as bright as water and asked in a light voice:

"Mr. Su, with your current talent and knowledge, even if you can't be a governor, a governor, or a prefect, you can still govern a region. I wonder if you are willing to be recruited as an official?"

Just now, Ms. Xie played "Zi Jin" from the Songs of Zheng, which was her active expression of her feelings to Su Mingzhe.

Now, she took the initiative to ask about the man's career. Su Mingzhe was not a fool and immediately understood what this woman was going to do.

After thinking for half a second, Su Mingzhe immediately gave a positive answer:
"If I can become an official, that would be good."

Xie Daoyun was delighted when he saw Su Mingzhe's positive answer, and he quickly said:

"Then I wonder if you have any masterpieces? Ling Jiang (Xie Daoyun's courtesy name) is willing to help you present them to your uncle (Prime Minister Xie An)."

"Ms. Xie, Su has indeed written a few articles, but they are still far from being a 'masterpiece'."

……

Su Mingzhe thought for a moment and finally chose three articles: "On the Love of Lotus", "Praise of the Humble House" and "Fu on Afang Palace".

There is a purpose for writing these three articles.

Among them, "On the Love of Lotus" shows that although he was born in a merchant family, he did not forget the glory of the Su family's martial arts, and it also expressed his lofty ambition to achieve great things.

"Praise of the Humble House" expresses that he has low requirements. As long as he can be an official, he can accept the general trivialities, such as marrying an unmarried woman in her twenties.

And "Fu on Afang Palace" represents Su Mingzhe's political ambition.

……

When Xie Daoyun saw the "On the Love of Lotus" written by the man, she looked at the man with a little more tenderness and exclaimed:

"Once your article "On the Love of Lotus" is published, I wonder how many more people will grow lotus in the world!"

……

When Xie Daoyun saw "Praise of the Humble House", she looked at the man with a little more respect:

"Your character is elegant and pure. Once this piece of 'Praise of the Humble House' is published, I'm afraid all the scholars in the world will take you as a role model!"

……

Finally, Su Mingzhe wrote the half-thousand-word "Fu on Afang Palace".

Xie Daoyun finished reciting word for word, her heart was agitated, her cheeks flushed from the breath she had been holding for some time:

"Sir, although the length of this "Fu on Afang Palace" is less than one-tenth of the "Fu on Three Capitals" which was so popular that 'paper is in great demand in Luoyang', its language is concise and its thoughts are profound, which is incomparable to the "Fu on Three Capitals"!"

"If this article gets out, the Su Mansion will be trampled by admirers!"