In the days that followed, Wang Jingyuan and Shao Wenbo began seeing each other and hanging out more often. Due to his and He Tianhong's sensitive positions in court, Shao Wenbo couldn't keep coming over to the He Manor to find Wang Jingyuan. So she would go to the Shao Manor to find him, or they would meet at the tea shop and walk around the Capital when Shao Wenbo was free. Soon, she was going over to the Shao Manor almost every day. She also made sure to wear the pretty feminine dresses that Du Jiahui bought her whenever she visited
Wang Jingyuan found the Shao Manor to be quite lonely. Besides the maids and servants, Shao Wenbo lived alone—and there were only a handful of maids and servants to begin with. Although the quietness was well-suited to Shao Wenbo's studious habits, Wang Jingyuan couldn't help but wonder whether he ever got lonely.
