Xu Jiaoning didn't respond to her words, took Lin Jiaruo's hand, and walked slowly towards Jiqiu Courtyard, trying to calm the surging emotions in her heart.

She didn't take the punishment of five years of confinement set by Mrs. Lin at the beginning, but she didn't expect that as soon as Lin Junsheng came back, she only used such a light sentence to get Lin Jiazhi out, no wonder he could climb so high in his previous life.

But Xu Jianning knew that Lin Junsheng's most powerful thing was not that ability, but that ruthless heart.

In order to lift the pair of children he loved to a high place, he even did not hesitate to pave the way for the entire Lin family, and even his sons and daughters could not get the slightest pity, let alone the children in the next room......

Three days before the Spring Festival, Lin Zhizhi also came back from vacation.

The adults are busy preparing for the New Year, and the children are idle because they are on vacation.

Lin Jiaruo also received a seven-day vacation from his master, and ran happily towards Lin Zhizhi's Pingzhai.

When I arrived in Pingzhai, I found that Lin Zhizhi's two long-term followers were standing at the door, and in addition, there were two long-looking people, but their faces were very raw.

When Ping An saw Lin Jiaruo, he took the initiative to come up and say hello, explaining: "Da Langjun and the eldest prince are talking inside, why don't the four girls go back first, and I will go back to you with the eldest son?" ”

It's so unfortunate......

Lin Jiaruo reluctantly looked in, the door was closed, and she couldn't see or hear anything: "How long have they been talking?" ”

"It's been almost half an hour." Ping'an said, "Da Langjun seems to have something important to explain to his son, no, there is no one left inside, and I don't know how long it will take, the fourth girl should go back first." ”

It can only be like this, Lin Jiaruo lingered twice.

When he turned around to leave, the door opened, and Lin Jingsheng and Lin Zhiyi walked out one after another, still talking, but didn't see Lin Jiaruo.

"There's no urgency in this matter, it's not too late to talk about it when I meet with the head of Songyang Academy after I take office......," Lin Jingsheng said in a rambling voice.

"No, I'll just go over there!" Lin Zhizhi refused with a smile.

Lin Jingsheng seemed to feel that something was wrong, stopped, and wanted to say something, but Lin Zhizhi had already found Lin Jiaruo who was probing his brain at the door, and raised his hand to greet him: "Ah Ruo is here!" ”

Lin Jingsheng said to his lips, and was forced to take it back, watching Lin Jiaruo trot to Lin Zhizhi's side excitedly, snuggling him affectionately, and couldn't help laughing: "Ah Ruo is close to you!" ”

Lin Zhizhi smiled and did not speak.

Lin Jingsheng was still not at ease, and said again: "If you think about it carefully, this matter is not in a hurry...... and then left.

Lin Zhizhi led Lin Jiaruo into the house, ordered someone to bring her some snacks and tea, and turned around and went into the study.

Lin Jiaruo followed in, and saw Lin Zhizhi rolling up his sleeves to polish the ink, so he volunteered: "I'll come, I'll come!" ”

Lin Zhizhi smiled, gave her the ink slip, told her a few words, and went to sort out the bookcase.

"Big brother!" Lin Jiaruo rubbed the ink and asked curiously, "What did the eldest uncle just tell you?" What Songyang Academy? ”

A piece of snow-white rice paper was laid on the bookcase, and Lin Zhizhi smiled: "After the New Year, my father is going to Henan Mansion to take office, and he wants me to transfer to Songyang Academy in Henan Mansion to study." ”

"Is Songyang Academy better than Xiaoshan Academy?" Lin Jiaruo asked.

"Well, Songyang Academy is one of the four major academies of Daliang, Mr. Mingdao, the head of the academy, is the great Confucian of the world, and Mr. Han Wenli, the prince of the dynasty and the prince of the country, is from Songyang Academy!" The paperweight, the pen, the gaze to the inkstone, smiled.

Lin Jiaruo asked while absentmindedly grinding the ink, and the cuffs on his hands were stained with ink.

After being reminded by Lin Zhizhi's gaze, Lin Jiaruo looked down, screamed "ah", and subconsciously threw out the ink strip, which drew an arc in mid-air, and then landed on the rice paper that Lin Zhizhi had just laid.

"Big brother......" Lin Jiaruo looked at Lin Zhizhi pitifully.

Lin Zhizhi smiled helplessly, and while holding her hand and walking out, he ordered someone to fetch water to come in.

"Wash your hands first, and then let Huang Li take you back to change your clothes...... Lin Zhizhi gently advised.

When his hands were pressed into the hot water and rubbed carefully, Lin Jiaruo caught a glimpse of Lin Zhizhi's wrist was also stained with a little ink, thinking that it was his own fault, so he took Lin Zhizhi's hand and pressed it into the water.

"Big brother, I'll help you clean it too-"

Lin Jiaruo pressed it suddenly, the force was too great, and Lin Zhizhi's loose sleeves fell down all of a sudden, and fell directly into the water-

The elegant azure color was gradually stained with ink, and Lin Jiaruo raised his head and looked at Lin Zhizhi without tears.

Lin Zhizhi was stunned, laughed, raised his hand, twisted his sleeves, rolled them up again, and continued to bow his head to help Lin Jiaruo wash his hands.

After changing two basins of water, she finally washed both of their hands, looked up and saw that Lin Jiaruo still had a guilty expression on her face of doing something wrong, and while drying her hands with a towel, she smiled and comforted: "What is there to be sad about such a trivial matter, in your mind, is the big brother such a stingy person?" ”

Lin Jiaruo shook his head: "I just feel that I have something lacking, what is more than ......."

Lin Zhizhi laughed, threw away the towel, pinched her little face, and said: "It's not enough to succeed, and more than enough to fail - what does it matter, it's good to improve next time, punish you for grinding ink for me tomorrow!" ”

Lin Jiaruo finally became happy, and smiled "um" several times.

"Alright, let's go back and change our clothes!" With a smile, she watched Lin Jiaruo put on her cloak and suddenly remembered something.

"Go and bring that lotus-blue baggage!" Ordered to go down, Ping An quickly brought a burden over and sent it to Huang Li.

"Go back and look at it again, don't let others know that I gave it to you, it's our secret!" Lin Zhizhi laughed in a low voice.

Lin Jiaruo's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously, and his face was swept away.

Lin Zhizhi watched Lin Jiaruo leave with a smile, and the little short leg just took a step and took it back.

"Is Songyang Academy farther away than Xiaoshan Academy?" The big black and white eyes looked at him very seriously, so clear that there was no trace of impurities, and the hearts of people were as soft as water.

"Yes......" Lin Zhizhi said softly, "Songyang Academy is in Dengfeng County, Henan Prefecture, about three thousand miles from Yuhang County, and it will take nearly a month for a carriage to go, and about half a month to ride a horse. ”

He knew what she wanted to ask, so he answered seriously and carefully, and did not simply perfunctory because she was young.

Lin Jiaruo was originally nervous, but when he answered so clearly, although he was ignorant, his heart was strangely quiet.

"Songyang Academy is too far away, I can't go home every month, but I will send home books every month, there must be many flowers in Henan Mansion that Yuhang does not have, and when the time comes, I will write you a letter to my family and attach it to it?"

"Hmm!"

"Then you have to learn to read and write, otherwise the big brother won't be able to write you a whisper in the letter."

"Good!"

"After the Lantern Festival, I set off with my father, and when the hosta flowers bloomed in July, I came back."

"Hmmm......"

"You have to learn martial arts with your master well, you don't need to learn very well, you can just strengthen your body."

"Good!"

"When I'm not there, if you want to be obedient, don't sneak out to play, and listen to your father."

"Got it!"

"Don't quarrel with your sisters, ask your big sister to call the shots!"

"Big Brother ......"

"Huh?"

"You're so long-winded......"

“……”