Chapter 7: Mother's Jade Pendant
"Xiaobai, Yan'er, grandmother invited the famous Mr. Fang Shu for you, from tomorrow onwards you will go to study the four books together, and the veteran Mama Su in the palace will teach you the rules, you are already so old and you don't have half of the ladies in the house."
I'm a good girl! Jiang Xiaobai swallowed the snack that she had just eaten in her mouth, although she had long known that her grandmother would definitely do something surprising, but she really didn't expect to target her like this, knowing that her mind had never been on these, and the matter of the servant would not be able to escape in the short term.
Jiang Yan'er already knew, or did she write a letter for her grandmother to prepare early, in order to shine in this year's Peach Blossom Festival and overwhelm the crowd, as for Jiang Xiaobai, Jiang Yan'er was not worried that Jiang Xiaobai would study seriously at all.
"Yan'er thanks grandmother for bothering her grandmother."
Jiang Xiaobai's face was almost invisible at this time, racking her brains to think about how to refuse this 'kindness', and her grandmother interrupted her thinking.
"Mr. Fang Shu has been waiting in the side hall for a long time, since you already know, from today onwards, follow and study hard, don't let me hear your naughty news."
Thunderbolt from the blue, bad news, really bad news.
Sure enough, what this grandmother did always made Jiang Xiaobai unexpectedly quick and ruthless, and Jiang Xiaobai, who had no soul, was pulled by Jiang Yan'er and walked towards Yu Pavilion.
Mr. Fang Shu sat in the hall early, his face was delicate and white, his body looked slightly thin, he was dressed in a pure white coat, holding a book in his hand and reading vigorously: "If you don't come back in the middle of the year, it will be difficult to ...... in the morning."
Jiang Xiaobai didn't expect this gentleman to be so young, and he looked like an age. Jiang Yan'er stood in front of Jiang Xiaobai, and saluted Fang Shu softly: "Hello Mr. Fang Shu." β
Jiang Xiaobai was completely blocked, so he had to move to the back row silently, and after a simple salute, he didn't say much, Jiang Yan'er kept talking, and Fang Shu felt very embarrassed.
"Miss Jiang Er, class has already started, please sit down, the plan of the day lies in the morning, don't delay the hour."
Good! Jiang Xiaobai applauded Mr. Fang Shu's deep understanding of righteousness in his heart, and it seemed that he could finally wait for a clean meeting.
Mr. Fang Shu's voice was as gentle and clean as a person, Jiang Xiaobai, who listened to it, dozed off, often fell asleep without paying attention, and then was gently woken up by Mr. Fang Shu with a scroll, the summer was scorching, and the days passed day after day, Jiang Xiaobai didn't learn anything, but learned the style of Mr. Fang Shu turning his head to read.
As for Mama Su, she is a person who is a concubine, so naturally she doesn't dare to snub Jiang Xiaobai, Mama is also a fair and just person, this time it is cheaper Jiang Xiaobai saves a lot of purity.
In the hot summer, the green trees, the sound of cicadas, the students who are shaking their heads, and the white porcelain plum soup next to the desk, are so comfortable, and the daily mutual affection between Jiang Xiaobai and Jiang Yan'er has gradually eased the relationship.
At noon, he dozed off as usual, and when he woke up, he had already finished class, Mr. Fang Shu was sitting in front of him changing his homework, and his gentle appearance actually made Jiang Xiaobai a little trance, Fang Shu saw Jiang Xiaobai wake up, and smiled gently.
"Miss Jiang is awake? Seeing that you slept soundly, and your saliva was dripping, today is my last class, so I won't beat you. β
"Mr. said with a smile, how can I drool when I sleep."
Fang Shu was silent, just pointed to the reflective water marks on the books on the table, Jiang Xiaobai had no choice but to smile awkwardly and change the topic by himself.
"I don't know where Mr. Fang Shu is from? I have only heard the name of Mr. Talented Mr. in Yanyang, but I have never heard other news. β
"I don't teach books for the sake of fame, other inconsequential things are not worth mentioning, your mother once had a relationship with me, which can be regarded as a repayment."
Jiang Xiaobai heard that her mother instantly came to her senses, she only knew that this gentleman was famous, and it was not easy to invite him to teach, even if it was a royal nobleman, he had to look at his eyes, and he was wondering where his grandmother came from to invite this great god, which turned out to be related to his mother.
"Why didn't Mr. Fang Shu tell me earlier, it's a shame that I haven't studied hard these days."
"Miss Jiang is already talented and intelligent, although you are lazy and napping these days, but the task is completed without a single point, and the important content is never left behind, your mother will definitely be proud to have a talented and intelligent daughter like you."
I don't know if it's Fang Shu's words or the heart that misses her mother is causing trouble, Jiang Xiaobai's eyes moistened, and he stubbornly refused to shed tears, just quietly finished writing the last poem.
The road is long, the world is long,
I still hear the old rumors in my dreams,
The final note of the song withered.
I still hear old rumors in my dreams......
Jiang Xiaobai did not mention her mother's affairs when she said goodbye to Mr. Fang Shu, she did not ask about the story of Fang Shu and her mother back then, she understood that some things could only depend on whether Fang Shu was willing to say it, and she couldn't force it.
When Fang Shu left, he gave Jiang Xiaobai and Jiang Yan'er a gift, Jiang Yan'er received a white magnolia flower golden hairpin, and Jiang Xiaobai got a somewhat old agarwood box, which contained a pair of mutton fat jade pendants, and the word Xiao was engraved on the two pieces of double fish pattern.
"Your mother entrusted this pair of jade pendants to me that day, and now you have become a big girl, and you look seven or eight points like your mother, I think it's time to return this thing to you, and I will see Miss Jiang again in the future."
Fang Shu bowed squarely, looked at Jiang Xiaobai and smiled, turned around and left without regrets, the thin back, and the long shirt blown by the wind all revealed Fang Shu's relieved mood at the moment.
Jiang Xiaobai felt that there must be something still waiting for her to discover.
Since Fang Shu left, Jiang Xiaobai and Jiang Yan'er have been learning the rules from Mama Su, in addition to being taught by Mama Su, they are being taught by their grandmother, otherwise they are half angry by Jiang Yan'er's cynicism, thinking about the bloody handprint case that has made no progress every day, and keep praying that time will pass quickly.
The peach blossoms bloomed in March, and the fragrance was blowing in his face, and after sending Mama Su away, Jiang Xiaobai finally got a moment of freedom, and after changing into a cyan dress at will, he rushed to the official as soon as possible, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Bai Shen Ting in a dark green robe.
"What are you going to do?"
"I can come if I want, what can you do with me?"
After Bai Shen heard this, he deliberately raised his eyebrows, made a grimace, and looked at Jiang Xiaobai for a while, thinking that he had the upper hand.
Childish, naΓ―ve, Jiang Xiaobai complained silently.
"Get out of the way, don't delay me in investigating the case."
Jiang Xiaobai was about to enter sideways, but was stopped by Bai Shenting with one hand, which provoked Jiang Xiaobai's face full of black lines, his fists clenched, and he wanted to punch Bai Shenting in the face at any time.
"Are you finished? If you want to play by yourself and go home, I don't have time to mess with you here. β
Bai Shen not only didn't get angry, but leaned on the pillar, took out a palm-sized piece of parchment from his arms, looked at Jiang Xiaobai with a proud face, and his tone was full of invitations:
"Take a look, the new clues that Young Master Ben has discovered."