Dissatisfied muttering from Tang Jingyan could be heard coming from the Pomegranate Courtyard.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Zhou Siran seized the opportunity and rushed off in the direction the maid had just come from, quickly vanishing into the rockeries and flower bushes.
As he walked, his mind raced, and he reached a firm decision: he would use this chance to pledge his loyalty to the Crown Princess. As Tang Jingyan had previously noted, without a powerful patron in the imperial court, one’s hard-won achievements would only be snatched away by others. It was exactly like three years ago, when he had rightfully earned a high rank in the Military Examination, only to have his position stolen by the nephew of General Cao He—a man who wasn't even the General’s own son, but merely an obscure nephew!
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