Poet Immortal, Poet Sage, Duke of the State!

Qing Shuang's throat moved, and she silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Chen Chang'an—she was all too familiar with that name.

The son of Chen Wenyuan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the consort chosen by the Imperial Concubine for Princess Zhaoyue, a lecherous man who was kicked out of his home for molesting his cousin... Is this world really that small?

Just as Her Highness was worrying about the problems faced by the Yan Kingdom's envoys, her future husband climbed into their carriage.

Even more coincidentally, he was the only one in the entire capital who could match those couplets, thus restoring the dignity of the court and His Majesty and thwarting the Yan Kingdom's conspiracy.

But they just happened to run into him.

She's starting to believe in fate...

Suppressing her shock, she looked at Chen Chang'an and asked, "The Chen Chang'an who molested my cousin and was kicked out of the house?"

Chen Chang'an was speechless. Chen Wenyuan and Zhao Shi, those two shameless people, still managed to spread the rumor.

He rolled his eyes at Qing Shuang and asked, "Do you believe me?"

Qing Shuang shook her head without hesitation: "I don't believe it."

She knew better than anyone whether Chen Chang'an was a lecher or not. After all, she had slept with him for many days, and Chen Chang'an hadn't even glanced at her twice.

Although Qing Shuang had never met his cousin, she was confident in that.

Moreover, given Chen Chang'an's literary talent, she wouldn't need to sexually assault any woman.

If he wanted to, he could just write a few poems and countless women would throw themselves at him and offer themselves to him. Even if he changed them every day, he would never run out of them in his lifetime.

She looked at Chen Chang'an, tilted her head, and asked, "What exactly happened? How were you kicked out of the Chen family? And why didn't you tell us your real name?"

Now that he had revealed his identity, Chen Chang'an had nothing to hide and told Qing Shuang about his past life.

His mother died early, he suffered mistreatment from his stepmother, and his father ignored him. Finally, he could no longer bear it, severed ties with the Chen family, changed his name to Shen An, and accidentally became friends with them.

Upon hearing this, Qing Shuang's face showed anger, and she exclaimed indignantly, "How can there be such a father in the world!"

Although her father was strict with her, she knew it was all for her own good.

She could hardly imagine how much hardship and injustice Chen Chang'an had endured growing up.

Chen Chang'an smiled and said, "It's all in the past. Aren't I doing just fine now?"

His soul, after all, came from another world. He had no feelings for the Chen family, so he left without a second thought.

Qing Shuang then asked, "So what are your plans for the future?"

Chen Chang'an had already planned it out. He casually said, "First, I'll open a shop to make money. Once I've saved enough silver, I'll buy a big house, a few maids, and marry a few beautiful wives..."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Qing Shuang felt much relieved. She then rolled her eyes at him and asked, "You're going to marry several beautiful wives? Don't you know you're engaged to Princess Zhaoyue?"

Chen Chang'an looked at him in surprise and asked, "You know that?"

This matter shouldn't be so widely known.

Qing Shuang chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "Never mind that, I just know."

Chen Chang'an shook his head and said, "In my current state, how could I be worthy of Her Highness the Princess? Both Zhao Shi and Chen Wenyuan want Chen Changxuan to marry the Princess, which is perfect, since I don't want to be a prince consort anyway..."

Qing Shuang asked in surprise, "Why? Becoming a prince consort is like a meteoric rise, allowing one to enter the imperial court as an official without having to take the imperial examinations, and even then, one would be a fifth-rank official, saving decades of detours compared to ordinary scholars..."

Chen Chang'an finally understood why Chen Wenyuan and Zhao Shi wanted Chen Changxuan to marry the princess.

It turns out that the imperial son-in-law of Da Ning is not from another world; he can be interviewed and enter the court as an official.

However, he had little interest in becoming an official.

He didn't have much desire for power, and besides, with Qing Shuang backing him, he didn't need to work hard at all.

Qing Shuang remembered that Chen Chang'an had no interest in an official career, shook her head, and then asked, "So, should I call you Shen An or Chen Chang'an from now on?"

Now that she knows her own identity, she no longer needs to use an alias.

Chen Chang'an said, "Let's keep Chen Chang'an. I'm used to calling him that."

He glanced at Qing Shuang and asked, "Aren't you going back?"

Qing Shuang plopped down on the stone bench, looking completely indifferent, and said, "Since I'm already out, if I go back now, won't my dad punish me? Since I'm going to be punished anyway, why don't I eat my fill before going back? I'm hungry, I want to eat fried rice with eggs..."

"Wait..."

Chen Chang'an smiled and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

Soon after, while Qing Shuang was sitting in the courtyard eating fragrant fried rice, the city was already in an uproar.

Ruyi Tower was located in the most prosperous area of ​​the capital, with many pedestrians passing by on the streets. Countless people witnessed Qing Shuang smashing Ruyi Tower in anger.

The news spread like wildfire, and soon everyone knew about it.

"Have you heard? General Zhenyuan's daughter, Xiao Qingshuang, smashed up Ruyi Tower!"

"Why would the most talented woman in the capital have a grudge against Ruyi Tower?"

"I heard that the people from Ruyi Tower hired a bunch of hooligans to cause trouble at Qingshuang Workshop, which is owned by Miss Qingshuang..."

"What?! Qing Shuang Fang really belongs to Miss Qing Shuang?"

"Wouldn't going there allow me to meet the most talented woman in the capital?"

……

Upon hearing this news, people's first reaction was not to think about the feud between Ruyi Tower and Qingshuangfang.

Since the last competition at Wangyue Tower, countless people have wanted to meet the most talented woman in the capital.

Having finally received news of her, a group of literary talents and renowned figures flocked to Qing Shuang Fang, forming a long queue outside the shop.

At the same time.

The Zhenyuan General's Mansion.

Xiao Ting stood in the center of the study, in front of a huge sand table.

He was moving the small flags on the sand table, seriously strategizing something, when suddenly a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

The butler rushed in, panting, and said, "General, something terrible has happened! Many people outside are saying that Miss smashed up Ruyi Tower!"

Xiao Ting didn't even look up, casually picked up a small flag and planted it on the sand table, saying indifferently, "Nonsense. Qing Shuang has been in the study these past few days, she hasn't gone anywhere. I've had people watching her, how could she possibly go out and cause trouble?"

The steward scratched his head and said, "Alright, then this old servant will send someone out to tell those people not to talk nonsense..."

After saying that, he left.

Xiao Ting continued to look down at the sand table. As he looked, he suddenly realized something and abruptly looked up.

He immediately put down the flag in his hand, strode out of the study, and headed straight for Qing Shuang's courtyard.

He pushed open the courtyard gate, opened the study, and saw a figure sleeping on the bed, then breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Xiao Ting was about to turn and leave, he suddenly realized something, strode to the bedside, and pulled back the covers.

Upon seeing the figure lying on the bed, his eyes widened, and he blurted out, "Xiao Tao, it's you!"