Chapter 288 That Person is at the End of the Lights

At this moment, in Huaiqing's eyes, Li Changan's figure was extremely tall.

At the beginning, Huaiqing admired Li Changan's insights and knowledge, but now, Huaiqing feels that Li Changan is her confidant.

He is both knowledgeable and has a global vision.

Huaiqing's gaze shifted from the poem to Li Changan's face, and his eyes became eager.

Li Changan turned around and met Huaiqing's eyes. Huaiqing immediately looked away, his heart beating fast.

"Your Highness, the world of Dafeng will be on your shoulders sooner or later."

Hearing Li Changan's words, Huaiqing suddenly trembled. These words were a bit bold.

"Mr. Li, I am just a woman. A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent."

There was a faint sigh in Huaiqing's voice, as well as a hint of resentment and dejection.

The source of her competitiveness actually came from a saying of the school's tutor: a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent.

But now there are endless factional struggles in the court, and there are signs of chaos in Dafeng. The emperor is obsessed with Taoism, so what can she, a woman, do?

"Ah."

Li Changan suddenly chuckled.

The hot blood that had just risen in Huaiqing's heart suddenly cooled down with this chuckle, and she could feel that her hands and feet were getting cold.

"Mr. Li is a great scholar. Like those masters, he believes that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent..."

Hearing the coldness in Huaiqing's words, Li Changan remained calm and said, "No, I was just laughing at your dishonesty."

"I want to have a heart-to-heart talk with His Highness, but His Highness still refuses to let me go. His Highness is well-versed in history and has a broad mind. Everyone in the world knows that the Princess is the most talented woman in the capital and a heroine."

Huaiqing's face suddenly turned red, but this blush was not from shyness, but embarrassment.

After Li Changan said this, Huaiqing felt that his words just now were a bit pretentious, and he actually revealed his inner lack of confidence.

"You have been reluctant to get married, and have been secretly cultivating your confidants in the court. Your methods and courage are no less than those of men. After I came to the capital, you ordered Wei Yuan and Zhao Shou to win me over in every way possible."

"Now, Your Highness says that you are just a woman. Are you still going to say that you have no ambitions? Does anyone believe this?"

"It can be seen that Your Highness is not sincere with Li."

Huaiqing looked up and met Li Changan's scorching gaze, then immediately turned his face away, not daring to look him in the face.

"Sir, you are too kind. If I didn't want to be honest with you, why would I come to your house again and again? Huaiqing's words were not meant to test me, but I really felt it."

"Huaiqing was a young man full of righteousness and ambition. I also wanted to emulate the saints and establish a school of thought and make great achievements. However, my female body bound me tightly and it was difficult for me to achieve great things."

"I have been reluctant to get married for the reason you mentioned. In fact, I have thought about it in the past two years. If my ambition is worn out, I will get married and stop struggling fearlessly."

Unconsciously, Huaiqing spoke out the deepest thoughts in his heart, thoughts that he had never told anyone, not even Wei Yuan, who was half his master.

After saying these words, Huaiqing suddenly felt much more relaxed both physically and mentally, his hands and feet regained warmth, his mood became peaceful again, and he felt a sense of relief as if he had let his heart out.

What Huaiqing didn't see was that the corner of Li Changan's mouth curled up slightly.

In order to open the way to Huaiqing's heart, you must first become her comrade-in-arms and confidant, and then there can be further development.

Huaiqing is not Lin'an, and her heart will be in turmoil if she is teased or coaxed.

Li Changan has succeeded. The fact that Huaiqing can say these words shows that he has already regarded Li Changan as the closest person in his heart. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is being frank with him.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'm here for you."

Although Li Changan was not deeply involved in the government, Huaiqing felt inexplicably relieved after hearing his words, as if he had someone to support him.

She suddenly felt that it was not her who won over Li Changan, but Li Changan who took the initiative to help her. Now Li Changan's words also gave Huaiqing a reassurance.

Huaiqing couldn't help but sigh that after all his heartfelt sincerity, Li Changan finally expressed his opinion.

Their previous communication was limited to academic and military affairs, but today was different. Li Changan had already entered her heart.

As the two chatted, it was past dinner time and Li Changan sent Princess Huaiqing to the door of the mansion.

The next day was the Lantern Festival. At this moment, the lights in the inner city were already on, and the streets were bustling with people.

The eldest princess, wearing a lake blue palace dress, walked in the night, her back graceful and moving.

"Huaiqing."

The eldest princess, who had just approached the golden nanmu carriage, suddenly heard Li Changan calling her.

She held the scroll in her arms and turned her head back instinctively. She didn't care at all that Li Changan didn't address her with honorifics, nor did she notice the beautiful and touching smile on her face.

"gentlemen?"

"The east wind blows thousands of flowers into bloom at night, and blows down stars like rain. The road is filled with the fragrance of BMW and carved carriages, the sound of phoenix flutes moves, the light of jade pots turns, and fish and dragons dance all night long."

Huaiqing's eyes flickered, and he even lowered his breathing voice, not daring to interrupt Li Changan at all.

This is a poem with vivid artistic conception, much more lively than the flattering poem written to Lin'an!

At this moment, Huaiqing was even more certain that the so-called "Presented to Princess Lin'an" must have been written by Li Chang'an under the coercion of that damn girl Lin'an.

The whole poem is praising Lin'an, and it seems like it is just to make the little girl happy.

"The moth is covered with golden threads of snow willow, and leaves with a smile and a faint fragrance. I have searched for him among the crowd for hundreds of times, but when I look back suddenly, he is there, in the dimly lit place."

Huaiqing's smile suddenly froze. When she heard "smiling", she realized that she had been smiling the whole time, and it was a gentle smile, which was completely different from her usual style.

After hearing the last sentence, Huai Qing was completely stunned and began to repeat unconsciously, "I searched for him among the crowd for hundreds of times... Suddenly I turned around and found him... in the dimly lit place."

At this moment, Huaiqing felt her heartbeat rapidly increasing, and she quickly pressed her hand on her chest.

She had not been able to feel her heartbeat for many years, but this time she clearly felt the thunder-like heartbeat.

When he looked up and saw Li Changan's confident smile, Huaiqing panicked, so panicked that his face turned pale, and an unprecedented emotion enveloped his whole body.

She had an almost uncontrollable impulse. She wanted to rush over, throw herself into Li Changan's arms, and hug him tightly.

Huaiqing was frightened by her own thoughts. She quickly got into the carriage as if escaping, closed her eyes, and let her emotions run wild.

"What's wrong with me... Why is my heart beating so fast..."

Huaiqing's affection for Li Changan has been completely magnified by Li Changan. Once this kind of feeling arises, for a devoted woman like Huaiqing, it will be unforgettable and last a lifetime.

When his rapid heartbeat calmed down, Huaiqing suddenly shouted to the outside, "Stop, stop, stop. I haven't asked Mr. Li the name of this word yet."

The palace maid who followed outside replied, "Your Highness, we are almost at the bedroom now..." Huaiqing was shocked for a moment. He thought it was only a moment, but he actually walked such a long way.

"...Before leaving, Mr. Li said that this poem is called Lantern Festival Celebration."

Huaiqing listened and smiled in his heart, without using any words like tribute or congratulations. This is the way close friends and confidants get along with each other.

Things like presenting the jade lady Fuxiang and presenting her to Princess Lin'an are both polite and false, and not sincere at all.

The competitive Princess Huaiqing felt that she had won a great victory and was very satisfied.

An hour later, Huaiqing sat on the bed, reading the poems Li Changan gave her over and over again, but she still couldn't fall asleep.

"Really? Why don't you write Yuan Xi Huai Qing as well? My own handwriting can't even compare to yours."

In front of her was the thatched cottage poem written by Li Changan and the Lantern Festival celebration she had written herself.

"No, no, you must have been moved by seeing me looking back in the lights."

That night, Huaiqing actually had the thoughts of a young girl and fell asleep holding the two scrolls in her arms.

"Looking back suddenly, that person is right there in the dim light..."

"How could there be such a strange man in the world?"

The next morning, Li Changan sent Xu Lingyue to deliver the written Yuan Xi Huaiqing to the palace. Huaiqing hung this poem in her boudoir and the other one in her study.

Huaiqing is not an ostentatious person and will not spread the news about his favorite poems. Some things are enough to be kept to oneself in secret.

Two months later, Li Changan finally broke through to the fourth level of Taoism. Now Li Changan has reached the fourth level in three cultivation systems, and he should be able to defeat the third level of any system.

In addition, as he had already cultivated three of the Nine Secrets of Covering the Sky, Li Changan's martial arts ranking entered the top fifty.

During the past six months, Li Changan's rankings in all aspects have been rising, with the literature and art ranking increasing the fastest.

Because the poems he wrote for Fuxiang and Lin'an were already famous all over the world, and the poems he wrote for Huaiqing were also circulated in a small circle among literati, and with the calligraphy and paintings sold by Li Changan, the reputation of the great talent had long spread throughout Dafeng.

Ever since Fuxiang was recruited, his Fengliu ranking has risen to the top fifty. According to previous experience, the higher the Fengliu ranking, the harder it is to improve.

He did not deliberately cultivate power and wealth, but he still managed to make it into the top 500. Although Li Changan did not hold a high-ranking official position, his power was huge, so his power ranking was not low.

World: Dafeng Night Watchman
Age: Always 18
Su Hui: All-knowing wisdom, photographic memory, master of all realms, furnace of heaven and earth

Realm: Martial arts fourth level: intention, Confucianism fourth level: gentleman, Taoist fourth level: Yuanying
Skills: Qingyuan Sword Art (perfect), Nine Secrets of Covering the Sky (all, action, fighting), Haoran Righteousness (great success), Dripping Water Sword Intention (great success), Nine Transformations of Immortal Refining Art (entry)...

Red Dust: 35000 (53 points cumulatively)

排名：权势320、财富500、武力50、风流45、文艺3
During this period, the system settled twice and awarded a total of 50,000 Red Dust Points.

Li Changan spent fifteen thousand to exchange for the Taoist technique "Nine Turns to Refining Immortals" which can be cultivated to the first level. The technique exchanged from the Immortal Reverse World in the World of the Heavens is more than enough to cultivate to the first level of Taoism.

Of course, the skills have also been modified by the system, and the specific advancement rules still need to adapt to the Dafeng world.

During this period, Lin'an still came often, and her relationship with Li Chang'an became closer and closer, because Li Chang'an always had a way to make this little girl blush.

Ever since Huaiqing was enlightened by Li Changan, she had no grudges against him again, but she still rejected Wei Yuan's proposal.

Because Li Changan gave her confidence, she didn't want to get married yet and wanted to work harder for the court.

Once they got married, her brothers and ministers would have enough reasons to prevent her from interfering in government affairs.

Moreover, Huaiqing felt that although she had feelings for Li Changan, she was not sure how much position she occupied in Li Changan's heart.

In short, there is still a distance between falling in love and talking about marriage.

In addition to visiting Fuxiang on a daily basis, Li Changan would usually tease Xu Lingyue, which made Xu Lingyue become much more shameless and courageous.

If she wasn't too young, Li Changan would have changed this little beauty from a maid into a concubine long ago. It was very common for a master to monopolize a maid.

One day, Chu Caiwei, who hadn't visited for a month, came with a sad face.

"Li Changan, do you know everything?"

Chu Caiwei looked at Xu Lingyue beside Li Changan suspiciously, because Xu Lingyue's face was red and she was stroking her messy hair. She didn't know what game she was playing with Li Changan just now.

Chu Caiwei is about the same age as Xu Lingyue. She has a pink and tender face, big, twinkling eyes, and the whites of her eyes are like a baby's. She looks very innocent.

"You can compose poetry, you know martial arts, you know Taoism, and you can write articles..."

Chu Caiwei picked up the osmanthus cake beside her and took a bite. Her eyes immediately lit up and her depressed mood lifted.

"You can even improve the recipe of sweet-scented osmanthus cake. There is nothing in this world that you can't do!"

Li Changan smiled and said, "It's not omnipotent. Caiwei has encountered some difficulties."

Chu Caiwei asked expectantly, "Do you know alchemy?"

"I am a seventh-grade Feng Shui master. The sixth grade is alchemy. Alchemy is difficult and boring. Can you teach me?"

"It's been less than a year since you were promoted to Feng Shui Master. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Chu Caiwei said with tears in her eyes, "I'm not in a hurry, but I really have no interest in alchemy. I can't get promoted without learning alchemy."

"To be promoted to a sixth-rank alchemist, one needs to independently complete a new alchemy technique, and also promote it and receive positive feedback from the people."

"Just like the Feng Shui master three hundred years ago, who invented gunpowder and promoted it, and was recognized by the people. Brother Song Qing is refining colored glaze, and the people's feedback is very important."

Li Changan asked, "You have so many senior brothers, why doesn't anyone help you?"

Chu Caiwei snorted coldly, "They said that I'm not smart and don't like to study, so it's hard for me to get promoted."

Li Changan knew that Chu Caiwei had no interest in alchemy, and that most women were not rational, so it was normal for them not to like science and engineering.

Huaiqing is an exception. If she were allowed to study science and engineering, she would at least be a female doctor.

Li Changan's original plan was to leave the golden finger of alchemy to Xu Qian'an.

After all, they are all fellow villagers and nice people. We can't block all of Xu Qian'an's paths.

You can't give up beautiful women, but you can leave a way for you to succeed.

Chu Caiwei is a foodie. In the original novel, Xu Qian'an asked her to invent chicken essence, which enabled her to be promoted to an alchemist.

Li Changan thought about it and decided that alchemy should be left to Xu Qian'an, but Chu Caiwei could not give it to him.

So the chicken essence can be left to Xu Qian'an. Now as long as we can make MSG, it will be enough to help Chu Caiwei.

"Caiwei, I can help you refine something that will make the food taste better."

(End of this chapter)