Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 117 will return
Time, like flowing water and leaping horses, vanishes in an instant.

More than a month later.

Bianliang, the capital of Shengfu.

Shou'an Hall, Pear Blossom Cabinet.

The bright, warm sun shines quietly on the lush flowers, green grass, strange rocks, and ancient trees outside.

"Buzz~buzz~"

As the weather warms and spring returns, countless little sprites descend upon the mortal world. The bees and butterflies, attracted by the warmth and fragrance of flowers, flutter and swarm about in a lively frenzy.

A wisp of bright gold shone through the window paper, peacefully illuminating the face of the melancholy girl in the room, exuding a youthful aura.

"Ah~"

Minglan sat quietly on a small round stool in the room, leaning on the table, resting her chin on her hand, and sighing softly.

"Judging by the time, my younger brother should have already passed the preliminary examination for the imperial examination, right?"

"Why haven't they come back yet?"

With her delicate, crescent-shaped eyebrows furrowed, Minglan looked worried.

"girl!"

At this moment, the only people busy in the room were Minglan's two closest maids, Xiaotao and Danju. After seeing Minglan's state, they felt the same way and were also somewhat worried.

After all, Minglan and her brother were very good to them.

Actually, apart from Xiao Tao who carelessly followed Minglan and her brother without thinking too much, Danju was quite shrewd and calculating.

In Danju's view, she was assigned to Minglan's room by the old lady, so she would follow Minglan from now on and take her as her master. The two of them would share honor and disgrace, and the master would die for the servant.

In addition, due to Danju's own nature, after following Minglan, she has always been loyal to her and put Minglan's interests first in everything. Sometimes, she is even slightly inferior to the old lady in status.

Of course, Danju did this partly because it was her nature, and partly because she knew that doing so would be better for her in the future!
"girl!"

Compared to Xiaotao, Danju is more articulate.

Of course, it's not much better!
"girl!"

Danju noticed that Minglan was still in a daze, so she raised her voice slightly and called out.

"Huh? Danju, what's wrong?"

Minglan suddenly realized.

"girl!"

Danju put down the rag she was holding, washed her hands, and looked at Minglan, advising, "You've been sitting here for so long, why don't you get up and move around a bit!"

This was Sheng Changquan's instruction to Danju and the others: to urge Minglan to get active from time to time, so that she wouldn't just sleep all day long!
After all, Minglan's only hobby is sleeping.

"Uh-huh!"

"Sister Danju is right!"

"Young lady, you should get up and move around. Young Master Changquan specifically told me before he left that he wanted me to keep an eye on you and not let you sleep in all day. You should take more walks in the garden!"

As if recalling knowledge from her own memory, Xiaotao suddenly rattled off a lot of information.

"Brother?"

Minglan's brows furrowed slightly again.

"Xiao Tao!"

Danju rolled her eyes at Xiaotao, expressing her "hatred" for this "pig teammate"—wasn't she just bringing up a sore subject? Why did she bring up Sheng Changquan again?
Danju gave Xiaotao a "death stare" to shut her up!

"what?"

Xiao Tao belatedly realized that she had said something she shouldn't have.

"puff!"

Watching the amusing interaction between her two maids, Minglan suddenly burst out laughing.

"All right!"

"You two, stop teasing me on purpose!"

Minglan fell silent and stood up: "Actually, I know everything. My brother is just going to take the imperial examination, not to fight in a war. Nothing will happen to him!"

"It's just that this is the first time he's gone out alone, and he's been away from me for so long, so it's inevitable that I, as his older sister, am a little anxious!" Minglan naturally understood what was going on with her current state; she was just an older sister who depended on each other for survival, worrying about her only blood-related younger brother.

"girl!"

Danju walked to Minglan's side and said, "This is only natural. After all, Young Master Changquan only has you as his older sister!"

"never mind!"

Minglan thought about it for a moment, then put the matter aside for the time being and started talking about other things.

"By the way, Danju, could you please find that polo dress in my trunk? I need it for tomorrow!"

"Whee!"

Xiao Tao smiled and spoke first: "Miss, Sister Danju has already prepared it!"

She was thinking that she had just been disliked by Danju, so now was the perfect time to praise Danju and gain her favor. So, as she spoke, Xiaotao turned around and took out a light blue long shirt and polo skirt from the trunk.

This is a revolving door used as a "battle skirt" for women's polo, which makes it easier for the rider to hit the ball and perform other actions.

"hehe!"

Minglan and Danju both found it somewhat amusing to see Xiaotao's clumsy and silly actions.

"That little peach!"

Minglan shook her head inwardly, stopping her from unfolding the polo skirt: "Alright, the clothes are already folded, don't unfold them anymore, so we don't have to iron them again with a hot iron tonight!"

A fire iron is an ancient iron used to heat water and is a tool specifically designed to iron clothes and remove wrinkles.

"By the way, Xiao Tao, did you ask the letter carrier to calculate the auspicious date?"

As they talked, Minglan remembered Aunt Wei's trip to the capital, so she asked, "How much longer until Aunt Wei arrives in the capital?"

"girl."

Xiao Tao obediently put away the clothes and handed them to Danju beside her. Then she reported, "I have already asked the messenger. He said that it would take at least half a month to get from Yangzhou to Bianjing!"

"However, those are luxurious methods used by the wealthy, and traveling by water saves time!"

Xiao Tao blurted out all the information she had gathered: "If it were an ordinary family, they would probably choose the more laborious but cheaper method, which would be to walk all the way, and it would take about two months!"

Minglan and the others all knew that Aunt Wei had chosen the latter method.

Because Aunt Wei was a proud and independent person, over the years, she was the only one who sent things to Minglan, but Minglan never gave her any financial assistance.

Of course, it wasn't that Minglan wouldn't give it to her, but that Aunt Wei resolutely refused!
"So, does that mean Auntie's due soon?"

Minglan looked delighted: "I just don't know if my brother can get back before Auntie arrives, after all, he's never met Auntie before!"

"girl."

Xiao Tao suddenly realized that Minglan had said something wrong, and carefully reminded her, "Have you forgotten? Young Master Changquan met his aunt when he was born!"

"At that time..."

"Shh!"

Before Xiao Tao could finish speaking, she was immediately met with two "fierce" glares from inside the room!

"Forehead……"

Xiao Tao was speechless, realizing that she might... probably... perhaps... have said the wrong thing again...

"Ah~"

"I wonder what will happen to Xiaotao after she leaves me?"

Minglan sighed in despair once again: "Xiaotao, you...you should prepare the things I need for the polo match at Madam Wu's house tomorrow!"

In order to stop Xiaotao from speaking, Minglan simply assigned her a task to shut her up.

"Yes, girl!"

Xiao Tao reluctantly agreed.

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Thank you to the generous donors: Fengshenzidi, Crazy Vatican, Dreaming of You, and Pure Yang Taoist!

I recently started a new job and haven't had much time. I'll try to save up some drafts during my upcoming holiday so I can get them published...

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