"Young Master, are you alright?"
Just as Han Mo was in a difficult situation, Xu Sanbao finally arrived with his men.
"I'm fine, but that scoundrel ran off in that direction. You all need to be careful these next few days."
Han Mo spoke while pointing towards the window.
"You few go search over there. No matter what, you can't let him escape!"
Hearing Han Mo's words, Xu Sanbao immediately put on a stern face and shouted at the household guards.
The servants didn't dare to delay. They lit torches and began searching in the direction Han Mo indicated.
"Young Master, is anything missing from your room?"
Although printing technology had made significant progress, many of the books in this study were still very precious.
Normally, even Xu Sanbao wasn't qualified to enter this study. Now that it had been burgled, he felt quite uneasy.
"It seems nothing is missing for now, but these books have been scattered about, and the window was broken during the struggle!"
Looking at the uneasy Xu Sanbao, Han Mo frowned and said casually.
It didn't seem likely that this guy was in league with the intruder.
After all, if any other place were ransacked, it would be one thing, but if a few books were lost from this study, Han Jiayan, as the person primarily responsible, would probably beat him to death.
Many of the books here were rare, unique copies.
"Get someone to properly repair this study and increase the guard. For now, let's keep this matter quiet!"
Han Mo spoke while carefully observing the expression on Xu Sanbao's face. wap.kanshuwu.net
"Thank you for your protection, Young Master!"
Hearing Han Mo's words, Xu Sanbao finally breathed a sigh of relief, his face instantly showing a look of relief.
Watching the change in his expression, Han Mo was finally somewhat reassured. It seemed it wasn't him.
Ever since the woman arrived, strange things had been happening one after another.
It seemed he had truly gotten himself into big trouble this time, which made Han Mo feel rather annoyed.
"Alright, you need to find someone to guard here tonight. You know the consequences if these books are lost!"
Han Mo said, then picked up a lantern and returned to his small courtyard.
However, just as he was about to enter the house, he heard a rustling sound from inside.
"I'm coming in!"
Han Mo quickly cleared his throat and said.
"You dare to come back!"
As soon as she heard Han Mo's voice, the woman grit her teeth.
"A man in black was rummaging around in my study for a long time just now!"
Seeing that the woman was about to make a move again, Han Mo quickly said.
"A man in black?"
Indeed, after hearing Han Mo's words, the woman immediately lost her intention to attack.
"Wasn't he your accomplice?"
While she was startled, Han Mo deliberately asked casually.
"He was..."
"You don't need to try and trick me. I don't have any accomplices!"
The woman seemed to have thought of something and was about to blurt it out, but quickly corrected herself.
Han Mo hadn't expected the woman's reaction to be so quick, which was quite disappointing.
"Alright, I didn't mean to take advantage of you. It's just that the study window was broken, so I can only make do here tonight. You sleep, and I'll read my book!"
Han Mo spoke, stretched lazily, and then picked up the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."
Although it didn't have the spectacular, world-shattering skills of later generations, Han Mo found the book quite engrossing.
He hadn't expected that people had already started writing such fantasy novels a thousand years ago.
It seemed that whether it was ancient people or modern people, they all had an obsession with achieving immortality.
Even knowing that such things were illusory, countless people still enjoyed them.
"Aren't there a few blankets in that cabinet?"
After an unknown amount of time, seeing Han Mo yawning continuously, the woman suddenly spoke.
"What? Do you want to share a bed with me? Actually, if you were to offer yourself, I might just accept you!"
Han Mo spoke while subtly observing the woman's expression.
"Lecher!"
The woman angrily grabbed a pillow and threw it at him. Han Mo caught it without hesitation, brought it to his nose, and sniffed.
"By the way, whose rouge and powder are you using? I should really buy some more later!"
"Hmph!"
Seeing Han Mo's rogue-like behavior, the woman simply got angry and hid her head under the covers.
"If you're not going to say it, then don't say it, why hmph!"
When one party refuses to engage in an argument, it's truly impossible to have one. Even though Han Mo kept picking fights, she completely refused to take the bait.
When he heard the watchman's drum beat three times outside, Han Mo finally took out a few sheepskin mats from the cabinet and made a simple bed on the floor.
"Second Brother, why are you sleeping here?"
The next morning, as soon as Chun Tao entered the room, she saw Han Mo sleeping on the floor.
"What else could I do? I couldn't beat her, you see how fierce she looks!"
Han Mo sat up with a wronged expression and pointed at the woman who was glaring at him.
"Pfft—"
Looking at the expression on Han Mo's face, not only Chun Tao couldn't help but laugh, but the woman also let out a giggle.
After these two days of brief interaction, the woman had come to realize that Han Mo was all talk.
If it were someone else, with his skills, if he wanted to do something to her, she would probably only have her life to fight with.
"Alright, why did you call me up so early? It's still early!"
Hearing their laughter, Han Mo said speechlessly.
"It's not my fault. Steward Xu just sent someone to say that someone from the mansion has reported that a distinguished guest wishes to see you and that you must go to the mansion today!"
Seeing that Han Mo was getting a little angry, Chun Tao quickly said.
"Distinguished guest?"
Han Jiayan was a commanding officer of the imperial guards. If even he called someone a distinguished guest, could it be someone from the palace?
"I understand. Find me my Imperial College robe!"
Han Mo frowned. If it were an ordinary person, Han Jiayan would probably have deflected it for him, as his main focus now was to prepare for the examinations.
Someone whom even Han Jiayan couldn't fend off, their identity was already self-evident…
Could it be that the person he was going to meet today was that Emperor of Painting and Calligraphy?