After accompanying his grandmother to lunch, Ruan Tingge felt that he was in good spirits, so he thought about going to the library to have a look.

This time, she stayed in the palace for more than half a month due to injury, and the eldest brother watched her closely and did not let her practice martial arts, Ruan Tingge was a little panicked.

She asked Banxia to fetch her pen and ink and drawing paper, and then walked to the library with Lingyu.

As soon as he entered the library pavilion, Ruan Tingge heard the voice of a man talking inside.

“... It's a wonderful painting..."

It didn't sound like Cui Yuhuai's voice, Ruan Tingge frowned slightly, walked around the bookcase at the door, and saw Cui Yuhuai sitting at the desk, and a young man in Tsing Yi standing beside Cui Yuhuai.

Both of them turned their backs to her, their heads slightly bowed as if they were looking at the drawing paper on the table.

The young man in Tsing Yi was still talking, "Cousin Cui, can you teach me how to draw so well?" Your peony painting is really lifelike and fascinating. ”

Cui Yuhuai seemed to feel something, turned his head and saw Ruan Tingge.

Ruan Tingge stood next to the bookshelf with Lingyu, and when she saw Cui Yuhuai looking over, she smiled slightly.

Cui Yuhuai's pale lips also curved slightly.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Cui Yuhuai turn his head, the young man in Tsing Yi asked with some confusion.

He also turned his head, and after seeing Ruan Tingge, he couldn't help but pause, and the look on his face slowly changed from doubt to jealousy.

Ruan Tingge glanced at the young man in Tsing Yi, who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, handsome, wearing a turquoise brocade and fleece gown, and a vest of the same color, dressed in exquisite and luxurious clothes.

Although he didn't see much with his own group of brothers, Ruan Tingge had a good memory, and looking at the eyebrows and eyes of the young man who were somewhat similar to Ruan Jingjia, he recognized that this young man in Tsing Yi was Ruan Jingjia's younger brother, Ruan Qijun, who ranked sixth.

Ruan Qijun is a few months older than Ruan Tingge, lives in Qingsong Courtyard, and also studies in the academy on weekdays, and Ruan Tingge rarely sees him.

It seems that because of his young age, Ruan Qijun is not very able to hide his inner emotions, and when he saw Ruan Qingge standing in front of him, the expression on his face became very stiff.

Ruan Tingge bypassed the bookshelf at this time and walked to Cui Yuhuai's desk.

Seeing that Ruan Qijun didn't seem to be ready to talk to him, Ruan Qinge didn't pay attention to him, looked at Cui Yuhuai and said, "Cousin is also here today." ”

Cui Yuhuai's face was still pale and sickly, but his eyebrows and eyes softened, and he said, "I've been more diligent these days." ”

He leaned on the chair and tried to stand up, but the tingling of his throat made him cough a few times, and he hurriedly covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, and there was a trace of chagrin in his eyes.

"Cousin, just sit down," Ruan Tingge asked Lingyu to step forward to pour water for Cui Yuhuai, and said with concern, "It's cold winter now, it's quite a long way from the Sangzhi Hall to the Library Pavilion, you must have blown a lot of wind all the way, beware of getting sick." ”

After staying in the house after being injured last time, he always ran to the library pavilion, Ruan Tingge and Cui Yuhuai were familiar with each other a lot, and they could occasionally talk a few words and chat for a while.

After getting along for a long time, she found that although her cousin had a somewhat eccentric temperament and didn't like to talk much, he was gentle and polite, and his attitude towards herself had always been good.

She gradually regarded Cui Yuhuai as her own cousin.

Cui Yuhuai coughed, his voice was a little hoarse, "It's just a stubborn illness, it's fine." ”

Ruan Qingge shook his head and said, "You are not in good health, you can't stand the cold, if you want to read any books, let someone help you get it to Mingxin Courtyard, why bother to blow the cold wind all the way to the library pavilion." ”

The last thing Cui Yuhuai has ever wanted to hear is when others mention his body. But the strange thing is that when Ruan Tingge said this today, he didn't feel disgusted.

Probably because the concerned look on Ruan Tingge's face was too natural, Cui Yuhuai didn't have the slightest awkwardness in his heart, but showed a smile and said, "How can I be as fragile as you say." ”

Indeed, in these days, every time Cui Yuhuai came to the library pavilion, he felt the cold wind biting, and even coughed more often. The words persuaded him several times, but Cui Yuhuai still insisted on coming.

He looked at Ruan Tingge's white and delicate face, but thought in his heart, if I didn't know that you always come to the library, I wouldn't...

As soon as this thought came out halfway, Cui Yuhuai quickly stopped, his eyes looked away in a little panic, and he couldn't believe that he had such a thought in his heart.

Ruan Tingge looked at the clothes Cui Yuhuai was wearing, and saw that he was wearing a moon-white cotton overcoat on the outside, and frowned, "Why don't you wear more, although the library has a stove, it is not so warm." ”

Hearing this, Lingyu secretly glanced at Ruan Tingge, wanted to pout and held back, the county lord was still here and said Cui Gongzi, she didn't wear so little, she persuaded her to wear more every day, and she didn't know how much it would take.

Cui Yuhuai's perennially cold chest was a little warm, he didn't refute Ruan Tingge's words, looked at Ruan Tingge and said, "I heard that the county lord was injured, I don't know if it's better now?" ”

Although Ruan Tingge looked very good, looking like he was not injured, Cui Yuhuai still asked with some concern.

"It's okay, cousin, don't worry." Ruan Tingge replied disappreciatively.

Seeing that Ruan Tingge and Cui Yuhuai were very familiar with each other, chatting with each other, Ruan Qijun's face became more and more ugly.

Ruan Qijun knew from his mother that Cui Yuhuai had come to the palace, so he thought about coming over to get along with the Cui family's cousin.

The Qinghe Cui family is also one of the three major families, as famous as the Ruan family, and even more famous than the Ruan family in the mouths of scholars and civil officials.

Although he didn't know why Cui Yuhuai came to live in the palace temporarily, Ruan Qijun knew that Cui Yuhuai was the eldest grandson of the Cui family, and his identity was much more valuable than him, the concubine of the head of the Ruan family, and he was also his cousin, so it was much easier to get closer.

But every time I went to Mingxin Courtyard to visit Cui Yuhuai, I was rejected by Cui Yuhuai's maid on the grounds that my son was not in good health and wanted to rest.

In the past few days, I finally found out that Cui Yuhuai often came to the library to read, so he also followed, wanting to get close to Cui Yuhuai.

Although Cui Yuhuai's attitude towards him is not very enthusiastic, he also treats him politely, and every time he says a few words, Cui Yuhuai will also respond.

When he came to the library today, he found Cui Yuhuai painting, and when he took a closer look, he found that this painting was very unusual.

Ruan Qijun is not a talented person in the family academy, and his literary style is mediocre, but after all, the teachers in the Ruan family's academy are all from all walks of life, so he still has a vision.

He found that Cui Yuhuai's painting of peonies was vivid and exquisite, and it seemed to be better than the painting of the master of the academy, so he couldn't help but praise it, and he wanted to please Cui Yuhuai, so he slapped a few sycophants.

Cui Yuhuai's reaction was very flat at the time, and he didn't answer his words after a little politeness, and Ruan Qijun was still racking his brains thinking about compliments when Ruan Qinge came in.