Just as the general was taking Ning Lanyin to the backyard, there was a completely different scene in the garden in the front hall.
Young masters from various families were all here chatting and talking about everything. Today was not a day off, and all the important officials in the court had to be on duty, so they could only send their own young masters to celebrate the birthday of the old lady of the Duke of Anguo.
Among the many high-spirited young doctors, there was one who seemed a little out of place.
Zhu Hanxun.
He sat alone in a corner, occasionally glancing towards the inner courtyard where the women were, his brows furrowed as if he was troubled by something.
Zhu Hanxun's family background was not very good.
His father had no title and was just an official.
Although his family belonged to the royal family of the former Ming Dynasty and was very important in Shenzhou because of the existence of Zhu Youxin, his own family was just a branch of the much larger Zhu family.
If Zhu Youxin had not valued Zhu Hanxun and always praised his nephew's outstanding talent to others, he would never have been able to enter the small circle of young masters from various families in Chang'an.
"What should I do.........
Zhu Hanxun had a sad face as he was thinking about a solution.
He really wanted to meet the shadow girl.
Of course, Zhu Hanxun had never met the rumored Miss Ying and had no other thoughts about her.
What he wanted was that Miss Ying could recommend him to Crown Prince Ning Qingxuan.
As the crown prince, Ning Qingxuan was busy with affairs all day long, and his whereabouts were top secret to Zhu Hanxun. Therefore, even though Zhu Hanxun had wanted to see Ning Qingxuan for a long time, he had no way to do so.
It's not that I haven't mentioned it to my uncle Zhu Youxin, but he has directly and flatly refused.
"Damn it! Why doesn't uncle believe me?"
Sighing again, feeling frustrated, Zhu Hanxun could only raise the wine glass in front of him and drink it all.
.......
"..."
The little girl in his arms suddenly grabbed her sleeve and tugged at it, then raised her head with a shy look on her face and her eyes rolling around.
"What's wrong, Lan Yin?"
"Sister Ying..." the little girl murmured, looked around, then stretched out her arms and put them around the general's neck, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I want to go to the toilet.
The general was slightly startled, and his eyes unconsciously looked at the table in front of him. The small bowl on it was already empty.
How much juice did this girl drink?
After gently tapping Ning Lanyin's forehead, the general stood up, asked Ling Yuan beside him for the direction of the toilet, then slowly left holding Ning Lanyin's hand.
After leaving the courtyard where the women lived, they soon arrived at a secluded place next to a peach orchard. The general looked at the small house in front of him, lowered his eyes and said to Ning Lanyin: "Okay, go ahead, my sister is waiting for you outside."
"Hmm~!!"
Ning Lanyin nodded and ran in with her skirt lifted up.
After being left alone, the general simply wandered around the peach garden.
The general suddenly heard a faint noise.
She tilted her ear slightly, confirmed the direction of the sound, and slowly walked into the depths of the peach garden.
"Cousin, please believe me for once!"
A male voice sounded.
What followed was Ling Yuan's angry rebuke: "Brother Hanxun, you are too presumptuous! Although Miss Ying has not yet been officially recognized, everyone knows that she will be the future Crown Princess after today.
You asked me to take you to meet Miss Ying in private.
Do you know what this means?!"
"If Miss Ying's reputation is ruined by you, it will be useless even if your surname is Zhu! Even our family will be implicated!"
"That's not what I meant, cousin. I asked to see Miss Ying because... I wanted to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Want to see me?
The general raised his eyebrows, turned around to look in Ning Lanyin's direction, then walked in the direction of Zhu Hanxun and Ling Yuan.
The sudden appearance of the general startled both Ling Yuan and Zhu Hanxun.
"Miss Shadow?"
As soon as Ling Yuan saw the general, she hurried over.
Zhu Hanxun, who was standing behind him, heard that the bright and charming purple-haired woman in front of him was the general, and hurried forward.
Ling Yuan tried to hold him back, but the general waved his hand: "It's okay, Ling Yuan, I just heard that this young master seemed to want to see me?"
Now that the general had spoken, Ling Yuan could only look at Zhu Hanxun with worry on her face, her eyes as cold as a knife.
When he came in front of the general, Zhu Hanxun did not get too close. He stopped a few steps away and then bowed respectfully.
"My name is Zhu Hanxun, nice to meet Miss Ying."
"Yes, I know you." The general nodded slightly.
This Zhu Hanxun was the nephew of Zhu Youxin who had asked Ning Qingxuan for a future in disguise at the Academy of Space Science not long ago.
Ning Qingxuan had heard some rumors about him. People said he was a madman.
It's not that his words and actions were crazy, but that he always shouted some unorthodox theories, which once made Zhu Youxin furious.
Even so, Zhu Youxin could still swallow his pride and ask Ning Qingxuan for his future. This shows that this man is actually talented.
For such people, General Ning Qingxuan would not hesitate to spend some time to meet one.
"Miss Shadow."
Zhu Hanxun bowed again, this time he didn't even stand up, and kept bending deeply.
"I dare to ask Miss Ying to do me a favor and let me meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince alone!"
The general looked at Zhu Hanxun in silence for a long time. When Zhu Hanxun was about to give up and his body was shaking slightly, he finally spoke: "Why do you want to see His Highness?"
"*..."
Zhu Hanxun's hesitation made the general chuckle.
"If you don't tell me, I won't agree."
Seeing this, Zhu Hanxun could only grit his teeth and explain his reasons: "I...I have devoted myself to study for many years and finally achieved results. I hope Miss Ying can let me meet His Highness!
Is that so?
There was a flash of disappointment in the general's eyes.
It seems that this Zhu Hanxun has no idea what Zhu Youxin did today.
However, just as he was about to leave, the general suddenly stopped and asked, "What results? Tell me about it."
Zhu Hanxun paused again.
Ling Yuan, who was standing by, stepped forward and quickly grabbed him, saying, "Come on, cousin Hanxun, it's ok for you to act up normally, but why are you being so unbridled in front of Miss Ying? I'm getting a headache just listening to your string theory.
Didn't Uncle Zhu say it was a crooked way?"
"That's not a heresy! I'm sure my theory is absolutely correct! Just let me see His Highness! I can help His Highness unify the four fundamental forces!"
On the opposite side, the general was stunned.
String theory?
General/Ning Qingxuan suddenly thought of something——the string theory and superstring theory, which had already begun to emerge and even developed in the 20th century in the previous life, seemed to have never been born in this world because of the special background of Red Alert.
His eyes fell on Zhu Hanxun, and the general suddenly smiled.
In an instant, Taoyuan Fenla was exhausted.
She didn't say anything, but just called out to Ning Lanyin who had already come out, and left gracefully with lotus steps.
PS. It's almost time to improve Ning Qingxuan's strength and perfect the space-time gate, starting with string theory~!
PS‧In order to make the theory look plausible (to make it easier to fool people), I got so tired of reading related theory videos and books.........