Qin Hexuan let Qingtian blow on the bruises on his hands, but his eyes looked over her head at Song Tao and Yue Tao who were standing at the door.

Both of them lowered their heads guiltily.

Qin Hexuan initially thought Qingtian was looking for him, but when he thought of what she said outside the door, he quickly figured out the whole story.

Qingtian is a sensible child. If she knew that Qin Hexuan was studying, she would definitely not make a fuss and come to find him.

Song Tao must have seen him rushing to finish last night's homework in the morning, and was afraid of being punished by Mr. Wei, so he sent someone to secretly send a message to Yue Tao.

Yuetao must have used the excuse of bringing Qingtian to see Mr. Wei, and then brought her over to help him out of the predicament.

So what Qingtian asked outside the door before was not Brother Qin, but whether Mr. Wei was here.

If he could figure out the problem, Wei Yan naturally couldn't be unaware of it.

However, Wei Yan didn't know that this was Song Tao's own initiative, and thought it was a trick played by Qin Hexuan.

However, what Qingtian said just now also made sense. No matter when it was written, Qin Hexuan did complete his homework and wrote it seriously without doing it perfunctorily.

So the matter of punishment was put to rest.

"Qingtian, do you want to stay here and accompany the young master to class, or go back with Yuetao to play?"

"I'm here to accompany Brother Qin." Qingtian said without thinking, looking as if he was afraid that Wei Yan would beat Qin Hexuan again after he left.

Wei Yan laughed and said, "Don't worry, you have already convinced me, so I won't punish him anymore.

"If you want to stay, I'm going to test you."

"Go ahead and take the test, sir." Qingtian said confidently.

Wei Yan casually mentioned a few lines of poetry he had taught her before, and Qingtian recited the next line very smoothly.

She even knew by heart most of the poems in the booklet Qin Hexuan had written for her.

Even Wei Yan couldn't help but admire him. This kind of natural talent is something that others really can't envy.

"Then you just sit here for a while. I'll finish explaining the article to the young master and then teach you to recite a few new ones, okay?"

"Okay." Qingtian nodded, and was asked by Qin Hexuan to sit on the chair and listen to Wei Yan's lecture to Qin Hexuan.

Although she has a good memory, her comprehension ability is still not up to par.

Many of the things Wei Yan said sounded like hieroglyphics to her, and the more she listened, the heavier her eyelids became.

After Wei Yan finished explaining to Qin Hexuan and assigned him a few questions to answer, he was just about to praise Qingtian for being well-behaved and not saying a word or making any trouble when the two of them realized that Qingtian had actually fallen asleep on the table.

Qin Hexuan laughed at this, took off his waistcoat and covered her shoulders with it, and explained to Wei Yan in a low voice: "She slept outside for the first time last night. She missed her mother so much that she hid under the quilt and cried secretly. She didn't sleep well."

Wei Yan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Did you go over to accompany her last night?"

Qin Hexuan didn't expect Wei Yan to be so perceptive, he pursed his lips and nodded.

"No wonder you got up so early to catch up on your homework." Wei Yan frowned. "Then why didn't you explain it when I asked you?"

"Sir, I don't like people who make excuses." Qin Hexuan lowered his eyes and said, "It's my fault that I didn't arrange my time well."

In fact, he had time to finish his homework last night, but he was distracted by Mu Zheng and failed to finish it.

"I don't like people who make excuses. Just because they do doesn't mean I'm unkind. If there's something wrong, it's not impossible to be flexible!" Wei Yan said, "You've done very well, but you've pushed yourself too hard. You don't act like a normal ten-year-old at all."

Qin Hexuan was slightly stunned after hearing what Wei Yan said.

What should a normal ten-year-old be like?

Should they be running around like those kids in the military camp outside the Great Wall every day?

Or should I indulge in fun like some of the young masters I saw after returning to Beijing?

Seeing Qin Hexuan's confused face, Wei Yan didn't know what to say for a moment.

He simply patted Qin Hexuan on the shoulder and said, "Since you're here to play on a sunny day, why not give you half a day off today.

"You don't have any homework today, so just go play with her and relax yourself."

After Wei Yan finished speaking, he took the teapot and left the study.

Qin Hexuan looked at Qingtian who was sleeping soundly, slowly sat down on the chair beside her, and recalled what Wei Yan had just said, feeling a little dazed.

Qingtian woke up not long after sleeping. She rubbed her eyes and found that the room was very quiet. She was so scared that she quickly sat up and looked around.

I was relieved to find Qin Hexuan was still there.

"Brother Qin, where's Mr. Wei?" Qingtian asked a little guiltily, "Could he have left because I was sleeping?"

"How could that be?" Qin Hexuan said with a smile, "Mr. Wei saw you coming and specially gave me half a day off so that I could play with you!"

"Really?" Qingtian looked at Qin Hexuan in surprise, and then found a piece of paper spread out on the table in front of him, with many colorful patterns on it. "Brother Qin, what is this? It's so beautiful!"

"Does it look good?" Qin Hexuan asked.

"It looks good!" Qingtian nodded vigorously. "It feels a bit like the things I saw in Linglong Pavilion before."

"That's right!" Qin Hexuan didn't expect Qingtian to recognize him at a glance. The patterns he painted were indeed Western-style.

Qingtian had previously said that she wanted her third uncle to make building blocks, and Qin Hexuan kept it in mind and considered it carefully.

Ye Laosan has good skills and his coloring is very delicate. From the perspective of craftsmanship alone, his work is absolutely outstanding.

But if you want to make more money, you still have to put in more effort.

So Qin Hexuan set his sights on Western items.

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