Chapter Twenty-Three: The Entanglement of the Sir

Xia Yanqing's casual "Aunt Xu" made Xu Qinghui's eyes darken. It's okay if it's all your own family, but there's an outsider here.

She thinks very highly of herself, although she entered the door as a good concubine, but the time to enter the door was still short, and she was never mentioned as a concubine in front of outsiders. This time, she was called an aunt by Xia in front of her husband, and she really felt that it was an insult to herself.

But the identities of the two are here, especially in front of this female gentleman who wanders around the back house of a big family in the capital, she still has to maintain her good reputation, except for gritting her teeth secretly, she is really helpless.

Yuan walked to Xia Yanqing's desk and carefully studied her writing. After a while, he raised his eyes and said to Mr. Bai: "It's only been a few days, and I can teach my younger brothers and sisters to copy the calligraphy, Mr. is really talented." ”

Mr. Bai didn't have much joy, but glanced at Xia Yanqing with a complicated expression, and thanked him: "The eldest grandmother has won the award, but she can't deserve the praise of the eldest grandmother, it's really ...... Alas, ashamed. ”

Mr. Bai's tone made Yuan feel very strange, isn't it good to have a good student? That's what can make her famous, why does Mr. Bai have such a look?

Her gaze swept over the two of them, could there be something else hidden in them?

Yuan's smile was more kind, and he said, "Sir is polite, I came today to ask Yan Qing how Yan Qing's homework is for my mother." If Mr. has any suggestions for Yan Qing's schoolwork, just let me know, and we can urge her to be more attentive. ”

Her gaze avoided Xia Yanqing, and suggested, "Otherwise, let's go back to the main room and sit down and talk in detail, what do you think, sir?" ”

Yuan said, made a gesture of please, and asked Mr. Bai to go to the upper room of Qiuyue Garden to talk.

Mr. Bai's always serious face was a little hesitant, she looked at Xia Yanqing, paused for a moment, and said, "Second grandmother stay here and finish writing these pages." ”

Yuan's heart moved, Mr. Bai has something to say, but he can't be in front of Xia? Could it be that the two of them don't get along well and have an estrangement?

Xia Yanqing agreed to be refreshing, and said happily in her usual tone: "Mr. went to talk to his sister-in-law, that ...... I'm done writing these few photos. ”

Of course, she could see what Yuan and Xu Qinghui were doing here, and she also knew that Xinxiu helped her find a place in front of many subordinates of the Wang family a few days ago.

Listening to Xinxiu, she was very embarrassed, Xia Yanqing felt that she couldn't cry or laugh, although she couldn't hide this matter, but when the maid in her yard said it, it was inevitable that she would be suspected of blowing nonsense.

Sure enough, today the Wang family came to verify the situation.

Fortunately, she is only outstanding in terms of reading and writing, and the rest is mediocre and not too shocking. Otherwise, it would be bad if she was really labeled as a talented woman in the future and stared at by everyone.

Let them discuss, she is happy to be quiet.

Yuan and Mr. Bai sat down in the upper room of Qiuyue Garden, and Xu Qinghui also sat down at the head of Yuan's house.

Mama Li took the maid to serve tea to a few people, and seeing that the Yuan family had no intention of sending the subordinates, she left a calm heart to serve at the door and retreated herself.

Mr. Bai avoided Xia Yanqing to speak, in order to explain Xia Yanqing's situation and for Xia Yanqing's well-being, so he did not shy away from the subordinates of Qiuyue Garden.

"The eldest grandmother is asking the second grandmother about her schoolwork, right?" Mr. Bai said straight to the point, his tone was full of helplessness, "I also want to talk to the eldest grandmother and the second master of the Xia family about this." ”

"Oh? If you have anything to say, sir, just say it. Yuan sat more upright.

The second master of the Xia family is Xia Zixi, and this Mr. Bai was found by Xia Zixi.

What could be so serious? Except for the rumors of the people, Xia Yanqing's talent is so high, I haven't heard of anything else. can make Mr. Bai solemn, not only to find his mother-in-law's family, but also to talk to Xia's mother's family, thinking that things are not simple.

She secretly speculated, and glanced at Xinrong by the door, but saw that Xinrong listened to Mr. Bai's words, and did not show any different colors, and it didn't look like Xia and Mr. Bai had bumped.

But Mr. Bai, what do you mean by the embarrassment on your face?

I really don't blame Mr. Bai for being distressed. After she found out that this student really had an excellent memory and a very fast comprehension, she was overjoyed, thinking that she had accepted a rare talented girl in the world in her lifetime.

But after a few days, Mr. Bai found that this student was as difficult to teach as she had thought before. If you want to teach her to be a talented girl, this seems to be too difficult.

"Alas," Mr. Bai sighed before continuing, "Second Grandma of your Mansion is an extremely smart ......."

"Absolutely, absolutely...... Clever? Mr. Bai's positioning of Xia Yanqing not only surprised Yuan, but Xu Qinghui even forgot her demeanor and identity, blurted out, and interrupted Mr. Bai's words.

Mr. Bai knew about this Aunt Xu of the Wang family, and she also knew that defining Xia Yanqing like this would make Xu Qinghui feel in crisis. But in order not to bury a rare talented woman, what should be said still has to be said.

"Alas, just ......"

Mr. Bai narrated her entanglements.

originally thought that he was going to teach a dull woman, but in the next few days, Xia Yanqing's performance surprised and excited Mr. Bai.

Just when Mr. Bai was gearing up and planning to carefully teach a generation of talented women, Xia Er's grandmother's performance made her feel very powerless.

This second grandmother is only interested in books, and she works very the classics and articles taught by Mr. Bai. But the rest of it is not so friendly.

Especially in terms of poetry and painting, this second grandmother is far less attentive to learning words and reading and comprehending books.

Originally, she had a good understanding of poetry, calligraphy and painting, and she was much better than other beginners, but she refused to work hard. It's always a good time to do the homework left by the husband, and it's good to be able to do it.

In just a few days, Mr. Bai wore out the skin of his mouth, and he didn't see her change in the slightest.

How!

At the end, Mr. Bai looked at Yuan with anticipation and said, "Since your mansion also cares about the second grandmother's schoolwork, can you or your wife have a good talk with the second grandmother?" If she is allowed to act according to her own preferences, I am afraid that she will delay such a good talent of the second grandmother. ”

Yuan listened to Mr. Bai's story, and his heart was extremely complicated. Who would have thought that the little lady Xia who was gossiped about in the capital and said that she was not even as good as a civilian woman would be a potential talented woman.

Xu Qinghui's face turned pale when she heard this, Xia's woman who couldn't be on the stage, she, she was actually said to be talented by her husband?

If that's the case, I'm afraid it won't be long before the Xia clan can surpass her, right?

She clearly knows that her own things, that is, she can get her hands on the women in the back house who are playing, and compared with the really talented people, they are thousands of miles away!

When the Xia family is successful, the Xia family wants to learn and learn, and has a family background, what will she do to compete with the Xia family? I'm afraid that her concubine will sit firmly for a lifetime, and there will be no good concubines and the same status as the main room.

She wrung the handkerchief tightly in her hand, unable to say a word, did not want to say a word, just wanted to question God, why did he do this to her?

"Thank you sir for your trouble, I will explain this matter to my mother and second brother, and urge Yan Qing to listen to Mr. 's teachings." Yuan Shi pondered and said in a consultative tone, "As for the second master of the Xia family, ...... Yan Qing has already married the wife of the Wang family, before her studies have grown, it is better not to trouble the Xia family first." What do you think, sir? ”

Yuan thought about his family's reluctance before discussing his relatives. If it was rumored at this time that Xia Yanqing was actually a person with extremely high talent, wouldn't the Wang family's previous refusal to accept her behavior be a slap in the face?

It's best to delay it for a while, the later the Xia family knows, the better. If it has been a year and a half, it has been rumored that the second daughter-in-law of the Wang family has succeeded in poetry and writing, that is, the Wang family has taught well, and it is the Wang family's advocacy of poetry and calligraphy that has given her education, which inspired Xia Yanqing's desire to study.

Mr. Bai was a little embarrassed, "This, back to the eldest grandmother, when the second master of the Xia family asked me to teach the second grandmother, I must be more patient, if there is anything wrong with the second grandmother's homework, I must inform the second master of the Xia family in time." Nowadays, the second grandmother is a little unusual here, and it is not easy to hide it. ”