Unconsciously, the night was dark, and there was silence in the quiet garden, with only a few insect chirping.

Xie Li flipped through the book in his hand, and the light of the oil lamp reflected on his long eyelashes, like a figure coming out of a painting.

Longsail stood in the doorway, drowsy.

"Xie Li!"

Fang Xu's voice sounded at the door, Xie Li's hand turned the book, and Changfan also trembled twice, and he woke up.

"Madame again?" Chang Fan looked confused and muttered in a low voice, "What's the matter these days, I didn't come to Jingyuan once a year before......"

"Why are you stunned, don't open the door for your mother?" Xie Li put the book in his hand upside down on the table, and when he saw that Changfan was not moving, he frowned and urged.

"Yes." Changfan nodded, and hurriedly let Fang Xu open the door, "Madam." ”

Fang Xu nodded in response, then walked quickly towards Xie Li and grabbed his hand.

"Mother?" A trace of panic appeared on Xie Li's face, and he subconsciously retracted his hand, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Don't move!" Fang Xu reprimanded in a low voice, "If you still want to join the ranks, just listen to me!" ”

When Xie Li heard this, he was stunned.

Fang Xu seized the opportunity, grabbed Xie Li's wrist, took out a thumb-sized porcelain bottle from his arms, dug out a lump of ointment from inside, and gently smeared it on Xie Li's body.

"What the hell is Mother going to do?" Xie Li was extremely uncomfortable with his mother's approach, and his brows furrowed as if he could trap a fly.

Fang Xu didn't look up, and smeared the ointment intently, "This is the medicine I asked your aunt to find, this medicine will be on the body, and within three hours, it will have a rash all over the body." ”

"What!" Changfan exclaimed and knelt down suddenly, "Madam, what are you rushing to, don't hurt Childe!" ”

Xie Li didn't speak, just looked at Fang Xu fixedly with those dark eyes.

Fang Xu was taken aback by Changfan's posture, and glanced at him Fang Xu, "If you want to choose a husband for the Ninth Princess in the palace, can you go for Xie Li?" ”

Changfan's cry paused, and his eyes blinked blankly.

Xie Li was stunned, and his gaze fell on Fang Xu's fingertips stained with ointment.

"Even if you go," Fang Xu snorted coldly, "Does the princess like you?" ”

Longsail: ......

Although it was the truth, he was still so sad.

"Don't hurry up yet!" Xie Li sighed lightly and glared at him, "What do you look like if you've been reckless all day!" ”

Changfan wiped away his tears, stood up stupidly, and hid behind Xie Li without saying a word.

Xie Li looked at Fang Xu until she finished applying the ointment before she whispered, "Mother...... Thanks a lot. ”

"It's done, there's no need to say anything superfluous." Fang Xu patted him on the shoulder and said softly, "I am also forced to do this, if there is another way, I will definitely not risk your body." ”

"Three days later, there will be a palace banquet, and the invited women will bring their unmarried sons to attend, and the concubine's thoughts are obvious, and we have to make this decision."

"In order to be able to hide from the world, I have to give you medicine in advance." Fang Xu rummaged through his arms, took out a corked porcelain bottle, and handed it to Xie Li, "This is the antidote, when the palace banquet is over, you will say that you are not sick, take the antidote and study at home with peace of mind, and then go out when the limelight passes." ”

Fang Xu considered everything and everything.

"I asked your aunt, the ninth princess is a face-seeker, if you are covered with red rashes, she will definitely cry and shout not to marry!" A glimmer of light flashed in Fang Xu's eyes, and his tone was sly.

Xie Li clutched the porcelain vase in his hand, his eyes were slightly deep, "The mother is thoughtful, and the son is cooperative." ”

Fang Xu nodded with satisfaction, then thought of something, and said with a smile, "You have also reached the age where you should marry a wife, if you have something you like, tell me, and I will propose it to you." ”

Hearing this, Xie Li's face turned red instantly, and seeing Fang Xu's serious expression, he hurriedly shook his head, "Mother, my son is only thinking about reading right now." ”

Fang Xu waved his hand indifferently and said softly, "It's all up to you, I won't force you to do anything." ”

"That's it, that's all for today, you can continue to read." Fang Xu turned around, leaving only a word to pay attention to rest and turned around and walked out the door.

Xie Li stood in place, staring at the door that had closed again.

That's what it is...... Do you feel cared about by your mother?

"Childe, the little one thinks it...... Madame is not the same as before......"

Changfan's voice pulled Xie Li's thoughts back.

Xie Li put away the antidote, turned his head and glared at him, "Cry at every turn, you are out of the house, but don't say that it is my Xie Li's person, shame on you!" ”

Longsail: ......

Grievance.

He obviously cares too much about his master.

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Cloud Garden

Xie Wanzhou held on to her spirit and sat in front of the bookcase, with seven or eight ancient books in front of her.

"Miss, it's not early, let's rest early." Zhu Tao held the oil lamp, walked over with a distressed face, and persuaded softly.

Xie Wanzhou shook his head, pinched his thigh, and barely sobered up a little, "Compared to the second brother, I have fallen too far behind, and I don't understand what Mr. taught, so I can only work hard secretly." ”

Zhu Tao stood behind her, raising her hand to pinch her shoulder, "But Miss, didn't the original one come here like this?" ”

At the mention of Xie Shu'er, Xie Wanzhou's eyes deepened, and she said softly, "I am different from her, she is a serious young lady, and her mother has a blood relationship with her, if she can get lost, maybe there will be a chance to come back." ”

Xie Wanzhou clenched the brush in his hand and bit his lower lip, "And I...... However, born of a servant, helpless, I finally got to where I am today, and only by working hard can I not be discarded. ”

Zhu Tao naturally understood, but she still couldn't bear to look at her young lady being affected, "Miss doesn't have to work hard, isn't there a saying, what is it called...... A woman is virtuous if she is not talented! ”

"You're wrong." Xie Wanzhou put down the pen and turned to look at her, "What that sentence says is that a woman's lack of talent is a virtue, and it is a debate of debate, which means that there is no talent to learn, and being able to debate right and wrong is also a virtue." ”

"There are a lot of normative women's remarks in this world, and I don't agree with those words." Xie Wanzhou patted her hand, her eyebrows crooked, "What a man can do, a woman can do." ”

Zhu Tao was stunned and subconsciously asked, "What does Miss want to do?" ”

Xie Wanzhou pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes were full of ambition, "What I want to do is naturally the first Luo skirt above the court." ”

Zhu Tao reacted for a while, covered her mouth violently, and asked in a low voice, "Miss wants to be an official?" ”

"That's right." Xie Wanzhou looked at the books in front of him, his eyes were blazing, "I want to hold my fate in my hands, so far, no one can abandon me anymore." ”

When Zhu Tao heard this, she was silent, but she obediently grinded the ink for Xie Wanzhou in the middle of the night.

Cheng Yuan

"Madam, Mr. Teaching told the slave maid that the second son and the young lady were working harder than the other, as if they were crazy, and the two of them were competing to read!"

Su Zi stood aside, and he was also relieved to mention this matter, "Mr. said that although Miss's foundation is poor, she can't bear to study and make rapid progress!" ”

(End of chapter)