Inside the yellow tent, the atmosphere was far less lively than outside. The attendants were holding their breath and hanging their heads, their hearts beating like small drums. Only when they saw the young man riding clothes striding into the tent did they breathe a sigh of relief.
As if did not see the impatience between the eyebrows of the man sitting at the top, the young man took the cloth towel handed to him by his maid to dry his hot sweat face and exclaimed. "Your Highness, I have won the autumn hunt again. Just now I made those white silk trouser look dumbfounded with my two golden eagles with one arrow! We had agreed earlier that I would not be confined to the Eastern Palace on the 15th day of the Lantern Festival to study for my homework."
[ silk trouser - refers to the fancy clothes worn by the sons of the wealthy families]
[ two eagles with one arrow - an idiom meaning shoot two eagles with a single arrow with excellent archery skills, also a metaphor for doing one thing to achieve two purposes.]
The gentle and indifferent prince Wen Shuo was rumoured to be a young man in front of the crown prince. As soon as he returned, he offered his treasures and begged for merit.
It seems that he was touched by the bravado in Wen Shuo's voice, Prince Han Yue put down the folders in his hands and raised his head to glance at the flamboyant young man in front of him, his eyes deepened.
He had just gone out with the son of the An Yuan Marquis. Even the son of the An Yuan Marquis who had just left, three princes and marquis had come today to inquire about the terms of this brat's marriage proposal. When did he, the Crown Prince of Great Jing, become a matchmaker!
Unbeknownst to Han Yue, the fact that he turned pale at this talk was the real reason why it was rumoured that Wen Shuo was so difficult to climb.
"Your getting more and more reckless now. The Imperial examination are in first month of the lunar year. Instead of staying at the Eastern Palace to listen to your teacher, you're thinking of running away all day long. I've heard that some people are betting that you won't even make it to the third grade. If that's the case, I'll see how you can face leaving the Eastern Palace then!
"Your Highness, how can you grow the ambition of others. I was thought by you personally. Even if you don't believe in me, you should believe in yourself."
Wen Shuo laughed and said, full of youthful vigour and enthusiasm.
When Han Yue saw this look on his face, his expression eased slightly. The corner of his mouth rose and he didn't bother to pay attention to his little attentiveness.
He is the most delighted man in world to have raised children who have grown up to be so outstanding and magnificent.
Although he was enlightened by his imperial teacher. Wen Shuo reached his current fame only through his own efforts.
This child was enlightened at the age of seven and at the age of eight he was able to understand the Four Book and Five Classics, and at the age of nine he was familiar with the canon of history.
"All right, the feast is about to start. Let's go out."
As the drum sounded outside and the sound of the sons of the aristocratic family galloping back approached. Han Yue waved his hand at Wen Shuo and lifted his steps towards the outside.
As soon as he and Wen Shuo appeared, the already heated banquet bacame even more boisterous.