I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 56: Encounter with Daliang Imperial Master
The morning bell rings, and the birds chirp outside the window
Song Lingyi went back to her work day after day. Fortunately, the work at the Sijisi was always busy for a while and then idle for a while.

Having nothing to do this afternoon, Song Lingyi made an excuse to go to the Inner Literature Institute to deliver scriptures, and took the opportunity to be lazy on the way home late.

Who would have thought that as soon as he walked out of Dong'an Gate and onto Qianbu Road, he would meet His Royal Highness and an adult with a fish symbol hanging from his waist. The adult was wearing a moon-white bamboo-patterned brocade robe and holding a folding fan. Although he was very young, he looked like an immortal, like an immortal banished from heaven.

The two of them seemed to be discussing something, quite intensely.

Song Lingyi hesitated

If she went over to greet them at this time, she would be afraid of disturbing them; if she didn't go, she would be afraid of being impolite. Perhaps it was because life in the imperial city was too monotonous and poor, her curiosity grew stronger, and she couldn't help but prick up her ears to listen to any new movement.

"Don't worry about this matter, Your Highness. I have my own considerations!"

"What considerations? I've been back for so long, but I don't see you taking the matter to heart. I personally recommended it to you, but you don't think highly of it!" Although he said so, his tone was not aggressive, but rather a little aggrieved.

The man in brocade robe waved his folding fan and smiled faintly, "I have already calculated that this person will take the initiative to find me."

"..." Shen Liuyun looked bewildered and sighed inwardly, "It's been sixteen years, and you haven't changed at all. You still like to be mysterious."

Looking back to the past, the eight-year-old Shen Liuyun's parents had both passed away, leaving him with a huge fortune to inherit. But how could an eight-year-old boy protect it? There were many people in Chang'an who were eyeing the Prince of Jin's Mansion.

Your Majesty did not want to raise him from the beginning. The Prince of Jin was the second son of the late emperor and the younger brother of the late crown prince. If it was true, after the late crown prince died on the battlefield, the Prince of Jin should have ascended the throne. But Your Majesty had his own army, so the Prince of Jin's mansion had to abdicate and let the wise man take over.

If Your Majesty were to raise him, he would surely be used by those in the court with ulterior motives.

At that time, the Prince of Jin's Mansion was in turmoil, but fortunately, the Imperial Master Ye Xu'an gave advice to His Majesty. No one knew what he said or exchanged with His Majesty, but they only knew that Imperial Master Ye Xu'an went into the Xuanzheng Hall alone and came out two hours later. His Majesty issued an order that day to take Shen Liuyun into the palace to raise him.

Ye Xu'an put away his folding fan, tapped Shen Liuyun's shoulder, and raised his eyebrows: "Don't worry about me, you are not young anymore, and you have made great contributions this time and returned to the capital. His Majesty should choose a good marriage for you."

Shen Liuyun got a headache when he heard this topic, "I don't have such a plan."

"Plans are plans, fate is fate. Do you want me to calculate it for you?" Ye Xu'an said, and he produced three copper coins from somewhere in his palm and weighed them. "Don't cheat anyone."

……

Song Lingyi vaguely heard His Royal Highness say, "If fate is not what I want, then what should I do? It would be better if I didn't know from the beginning..."

The two men came closer and closer. Song Lingyi retreated to the side of the corridor, bowed, nodded, and waited quietly for them to leave.

At this time, Ye Xuan had already passed by Song Lingyi. He threw and caught the three copper coins in his hand. After seeing the hexagram clearly, his expression became solemn.

"Master, what's wrong?" Shen Liuyun saw that Ye Xu'an's expression was not right, thinking that he had predicted a bad omen, "Could it be that..." His destiny...

"It should be here." Ye Xuan said to himself, completely ignoring Shen Liuyun.

"what?"

Ye Xuan put away the hexagram and said seriously, "My apprentice is here."

“?”Hasn’t it been collected yet?
I haven't seen you for many years. How come the national teacher has become so mysterious?
Ye Xu'an turned around suddenly and stared at the blue figure
At this time, Song Lingyi was about ten steps away from them.
"Madam, please stay!" Ye Xuan said loudly

Coincidentally, Song Lingyi was the only female official on the Thousand-Step Trail.

Song Lingyi's back stiffened, and she was stunned for a moment. He was not going to hold her accountable for eavesdropping. They were discussing "The Prince's Destiny" in public, and she didn't mean to listen.

She turned stiffly, forcing a fake smile: "I wonder if the master has any reason to--"

……

Before she finished speaking, Ye Xu'an, who had been a certain distance away from her, had already arrived in front of her. She was so surprised that she swallowed her words back into her stomach. Ye Xu'an's eyes were cold and sharp, "I think I've seen you before?"

"..." How did this ancient man's way of chatting up girls manage to be both avant-garde and somewhat outdated?

"Your Excellency must have remembered it wrongly. I have never seen you before." Song Lingyi said softly.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was no longer surprised by Ye Xuan's abnormal behavior. He looked back for a moment, then followed him slowly.

Ye Xuan raised his hand and rubbed his chin, his tone very serious: "It's normal that you can't remember it. You were only this old then." He made a shape the size of a football with his hand.

"..."

If this person wasn't walking with His Royal Highness, Song Lingyi would probably call him "crazy"

"What's your name?" Ye Xuan asked

"Your humble servant is Song Lingyi, the director of the Shangyi Bureau."

"A gentleman, you are a gentleman, and you have a good manner and a good name."

Ye Xu'an continued to ask: "Are you interested in learning from me?"

Shen Liuyun was shocked: "Master, you want to take her as your apprentice?!"

At this time, Song Lingyi didn't know how highly respected Ye Xu'an was in Daliang, so she remained calm and said weakly, "I'm not interested."

“!”You still refuse?
Shen Liuyun stared at Song Lingyi in disbelief, "Do you know that this person in front of you is the Grand Master of Daliang? To be accepted as a disciple by the Grand Master is something that others cannot even ask for!"

Song Lingyi's eyes were clear, "I have read the books written by the National Master. I am stupid and find them difficult to understand. If I were to study systematically, it would definitely give the National Master a headache. There are many people in Daliang who have studied books on celestial phenomena and feng shui. Since the National Master wants to inherit his legacy, why not accept them as disciples?"

"No problem"

Ye Xu'an waved his fan and said, "You have an extraordinary physique and are blessed with good fortune. You are just right for entering the Xuanmen sect to learn Taoism."

Song Lingyi is still hesitating

Shen Liuyun said: "Grand Master, the matter of accepting a disciple is of great importance. Should I inform Your Majesty about this?" The implication was, why don't you reconsider it?

Snapped--

Ye Xu'an suddenly put away his fan and said, "Well, it's time to talk to His Majesty."

Shen Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't that he looked down on Song Lingyi, but this girl was still young and didn't know much about astronomy and geography. During this time back in Beijing, he had heard of her as a talented woman. Her poems were indeed amazing, but it was a pity that she was a woman. If she inherited the mantle of the Imperial Master, she would have to conspire with men in the court in the future.

Song Lingyi watched the two of them leave in a daze, thinking it was just a minor episode, and continued to go to the Inner Literature Museum.

The courtyard of the Inner Literature Museum is quiet and solemn

The door of the office on the right, which belongs to Luo Xueshi, is open.

The maid in the courtyard came forward to take the scriptures brought by Song Lingyi. Seeing that she stared at Luo Xueshi's house for a while, she chuckled and said, "Miss Song has not been here for a long time. Luo Xueshi was talking about you a few days ago."

Song Lingyi was surprised: "Master Luo is talking about me?"

The maid nodded and said, "Mr. Luo hung your words 'Heaven moves vigorously, a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself' in the main hall to remind the female officials of the Inner Literature Hall at all times."

(End of this chapter)