Chapter 373: Scarcity Makes Things More Valuable

The servants of the Princess's Mansion took the boy to wash and change clothes, and Dan Shu entered the study.

In fact, the Princess was not very old, a few months younger than the boy, and she was less than fourteen this year. However, as the crown prince who would ascend the throne in two years, she was destined to shoulder the great responsibility of the country from birth. When she was young, she had a special tutor to teach her academic lessons and the art of being an emperor. She developed a calm, calm and composed demeanor early on.

The tutor once said that majesty is not about speaking harshly or being furious, but about being calm and composed to make people feel absolute shock and pressure, and to make people feel awe and submission from the bottom of their hearts.

Demeanor is a kind of cultivation, a strong and sufficient confidence emanating from the heart. The more calm and composed one is, the more one's coercive spirit can be reflected.

Dan Shu did more than the tutor expected in this regard.

As a crown prince, her knowledge and bearing are top-notch. Although her martial arts are not top-notch, she is also good enough to protect herself. She has always believed that true confidence requires excellence in all aspects. If she does not even have the ability to protect herself, she needs to entrust her life to others for protection at all times. This is undoubtedly a risky decision.

A powerful emperor cannot have weaknesses, and cannot even need others to guarantee his own safety.

So Dan Shu is so good that people often ignore her age.

After taking a bath, the boy changed into clean clothes and came to the study, standing silently in front of the desk.

Dan Shu looked up at him.

He was born with a handsome face and delicate eyebrows. He was indeed a rare beautiful boy. He was dressed in a green robe, which made him look slender. Even if he stood in front of a crown prince, his back was straight and revealed a bit of arrogance and a bit of unruliness, which was completely different from the humbleness and restraint of ordinary people when they met the powerful.

Dan Shu found it interesting and said lightly: "What is your last name?"

The boy lowered his eyes and continued to demonstrate the good quality of silence.

"I'm asking questions, you need to come back in time." Dan Shu looked at him, her voice calm and gentle, "This is the rule."

The 14-year-old girl is in her prime, and her stunning appearance is stunning, but since when, no one dares to stare at her face.

Because the faint pressure revealed between her calm and delicate eyebrows is enough to make people's hearts tremble.

The boy seems to be no exception, pursing his lips slightly, and finally hesitantly said: "I..."

Dan Shu keenly caught his resistance and disgust expression when he was about to say his surname, and was moved, and said calmly: "Well. Since you don't want to use your previous surname, I will give you a surname of 'Rong', which means tolerance, and a name of Huai Jin, which means beautiful. I hope you can be a gentleman with a noble temperament and open-mindedness in the future."

The boy didn't say anything, but at that moment, his expression was obviously a little stunned.

Dan Shu interpreted his expression as a feeling of being touched and a psychological compromise. She knew that this arrogant young man could not let go of his self-esteem for a while, so she did not continue to force him to do anything. She just said lightly: "From today on, you will stay with me and do some work as a reading and ink-researching servant. Don't worry about anything else."

She looked down at the files on the case, her voice was emotionless, as if she was just stating an insignificant matter, "No matter what your father's purpose is in sending you here, I have no interest in you. You don't have to treat yourself as a servant or a chess piece."

The young man did not speak, looking down at the floor tiles under his feet.

Dan Shu actually did not quite understand what attitude she had towards this young man. She just thought he was quite special. Unlike those gentle and noble young men from aristocratic families, he was not as good at dancing with long sleeves and polite as them, nor was he as good at flattering as them. Whether he was humorous or humble, he looked like a well-educated person.

This young man did not seem to have much to like in other aspects except for his good looks.

Silent, aloof and unruly, with an inappropriate arrogance.

However, perhaps things are always rare and valuable.

The same is true for people.

Accustomed to the humble flattery of others and all kinds of flattery, this young man's unique temperament more or less aroused Dan Shu's interest.

Since then, he often followed her, went in and out of the study, and served her to study and study, but for a long time, Dan Shu did not put too much energy on him. She was very busy, busy participating in government affairs, busy dealing with various things around her, busy participating in some activities held by the sons of noble families, and busy training her own right-hand ministers before ascending the throne.

This young man followed her closely every day, but he was always silent like a shadow, with a low sense of existence like air, but because of his overly outstanding appearance, he inevitably aroused the hostility of some people.

That day, a son of a powerful official from a noble family in the imperial capital was invited to a birthday banquet. As the crown prince, she was naturally invited. Young noblemen and ladies surrounded her. They were obviously here to congratulate the birthday boy, but they kept talking about the princess.

Dan Shu was used to such occasions, used to being the protagonist everywhere. Even if the birthday boy was overshadowed, he would not feel unhappy about it. Instead, he would worry that the princess would be unhappy because of the poor hospitality.

If the princess was happy, they were all happy. If the princess was unhappy, they were all terrified.

But on that day, the princess, who had learned to control her emotions since she was a child and never got angry easily, got angry for once.

The scenery in March is undoubtedly very beautiful.

The young men and ladies surrounded the princess and sat in the open hall of the garden. The breeze from all directions was mixed with the refreshing fragrance of flowers. There were various cakes and cakes on the long table in front of everyone, and the fragrance of flowers and wine was also fragrant.

The atmosphere was lively and joyful.

But when Dan Shu turned around and found that the boy beside her was not there, her expression paused slightly, and she asked casually: "Why hasn't Huai Jin come back yet?"

Dan Shu knew that the boy went to relieve himself halfway, but he took too long.

Everyone in the open hall looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

Dan Shu didn't say anything, but just told the guards around her to go and have a look.

A young man in the open hall looked a little unnatural, and Dan Shu pretended not to see it. She picked up the teacup in front of her and sipped it elegantly, with a calm and calm expression.

After a while, the guard came back and reported: "Young Master Rong was beaten."

As soon as this was said, the people in the whole open hall instantly quieted down.

"Being beaten?" Dan Shu's voice was calm, and no emotion could be heard. "But he caused trouble?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, no." The guard reported truthfully, "It was Your Highness who ordered someone to do it."

After the voice fell, the hall became even quieter.

The eldest prince was the eldest prince born by the queen, and he was a mortal enemy of the eldest princess's mother. The eldest prince had always relied on his status as the queen's legitimate son and was never willing to take the eldest princess seriously.