"Cousin, how are your lessons going lately?"

Su Mu's face showed a decadent look, and he sighed, "The Su family is a family of military commanders. For so many years, no one has participated in the imperial examinations, nor has anyone entered the government, so..."

Xu Wanyan looked at his expression and knew that there was definitely no way.

"Whose teacher is your cousin studying under now?"

Su Mu could see that Xu Wanyan really cared about him, so he stopped hiding it.

"Cousin, I'll be honest with you. When I returned to Beijing from Baishan last year, I thought I could get a good score. Even if I couldn't become a Jinshi, I could easily get a Juren. Who knew... I would fail in the end."

"Cousin, don't be discouraged. You grew up on the border and don't know much about the studies among the students in the capital. The failure of the first battle is to prepare for a better next battle."

Xu Wanyan's words made Su Mu's eyes light up. For so long, he was always irritable and lost his direction.

Unexpectedly, this cousin is more insightful than him.

"Thank you, cousin. I will keep working hard."

Xu Wanyan nodded, "Cousin, haven't you gone to the academy yet?"

Su Mu shook his head, feeling a little disappointed. "It's very difficult to get into the academy in the capital. You need a recommendation. I just arrived in the capital and haven't been in touch with my uncles from the noble families for many years. I'm embarrassed to ask them for help."

"What about my second uncle?"

His children stayed in the capital, so he shouldn't have neglected taking care of the people in the capital.

Su Mu shook his head. "It doesn't matter to my second uncle. He actually wants me to practice martial arts and become a general."

Then he stood up and shook his arms. "Look at me, can I be a general like this?"

Xu Wanyan smiled. Indeed, Su Mu was gentle and fair-skinned, and looked more like a weak scholar.

"According to your preference, now is a prosperous time, and the court seems to value civil officials over military officials. If you choose to join the government, it will be good not only for you but also for the Su family."

Su Mu sat down excitedly, looked at Xu Wanyan and said happily: "Wanyan, you are so knowledgeable. Talking to you makes me feel much clearer."

Xu Wanyan also smiled. Su Mu went from calling her cousin politely to calling her by her name, which meant that their relationship had become closer.

"Cousin, this is just my humble opinion. Just don't mislead me."

"Wanyan, you are too modest. I think it is quite useful. As expected, it is different when you stay in the capital."

Then, he thought of Su Yunuo and said regretfully: "Yunuo also grew up in the capital, but he doesn't have the same knowledge as you."

"Cousin, my cousin loves martial arts and pursues something different."

"That's right."

"Cousin, there's a Lishan Academy in the north of the city. There's a Mr. Xiahou there. He's a man of high character. He doesn't consider connections when accepting students, he only looks at their talent. You could give it a try."

"real?"

This news was undoubtedly a timely help to Su Mu.

Xu Wanyan smiled and nodded, "Cousin, go see him as soon as possible. It will definitely be of great help to your next scientific expedition."

"Okay, thank you, Wanyan, you really helped me a lot."

Xu Wanyan shook her head and pretended to be mysterious. "Cousin, Mr. Xia Hou is a person who values ​​talent and learning very much. You must be well prepared."

"I will. I will definitely not let you down."

Su Mu no longer knew what words to use to express his gratitude to Xu Wanyan. He could only tell himself silently in his heart that from now on, Xu Wanyan's affairs would be his affairs.

Xu Wanyan looked at the sky and stood up to say goodbye.

"Cousin, it's getting late. I'll go back first and come see you another day."

Su Mu felt a little regretful, "Cousin, aren't you staying for dinner?"

Xu Wanyan shook her head and said, "Wait until my cousin is officially admitted to Mount Li Academy. Then, treat me to a meal."

Su Mu smiled, "It's a deal."

"It's a deal."

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On the way back in the car, Qiao Yun stared at Xu Wanyan in surprise.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qiao Yun didn't hide her suspicion, and said quietly, "Miss, I've discovered that you are extremely powerful now. Even the teacher at Mount Li Academy knows about it."

Xu Wanyan chuckled softly, "I'm in charge of the Xu family now. How could I not know about the big and small things happening in the capital?"

Qiao Yun sighed, "Alas, after all, I am too stupid. I can't help you with any of this."

"How could that be? Without you, I wouldn't be able to do many things. You really help me a lot."

Hearing this, Qiao Yun became happy again.

Xu Wanyan looked out the window. She didn't tell Qiao Yun that in his previous life, Mr. Xiahou had been sent to the palace to be a companion to the young princes, but in the end, he was...

Xu Wanyan suddenly felt that she had a heavy responsibility.

When I returned to Xu's house, a maid was waiting at the door.

Seeing Xu Wanyan's carriage, he hurried over.

"Second Miss, Madam wants you to come over."

Xu Wanyan sneered. She thought Zhao Yaru was going to continue pretending to be dead.

When she arrived at Jinhuayuan, Xu Wanyan was surprised by Zhao Yaru's condition.

He had completely lost his usual arrogance and was lying sickly in bed.

With a white brocade scarf draped over her head, Xu Wanqing sat beside him, looking worried.

"Madam, the second young lady is here."

Hearing the voice, Xu Wanqing turned around and glared at Xu Wanyan fiercely, cursing: "Xu Wanyan, you are too shameless, how could you snatch my mother's power as the head of the family?"

Xu Wanyan was not afraid of her. She smiled faintly and said, "Sister, I'm afraid you don't know yet, but I didn't take this away. It was my grandfather who personally asked me to take it over."

"You..., what gives you the right to take over? What qualifications do you have to be the boss? If you have any dignity, give it back now!"

Zhao Yaru didn't say a word, but squinted her eyes and peeked from time to time, which showed that this was what she wanted.

Unfortunately, I don't want to let her have her way.

"Sister, you're being unreasonable. Since Grandfather wants me to be the head of the family, I'll do as he says. If you're not happy, you can go find Grandfather."

"If he changes his mind, I will gladly accept it."

Xu Wanqing gritted her teeth. If telling her grandfather would be useful, why would she come to her?

Ever since the incident between her and Mingxuan broke out, her grandfather always treated her coldly and all his previous favoritism was gone.

Thinking of this, she felt very uncomfortable. She was the legitimate and beloved daughter of the Xu family.

Who is Xu Wanyan? She is just a wild girl whose father doesn’t love her and whose mother died early.

To be honest, this gap made her regret her relationship with Mingxuan.

"I'm telling you, go tell Grandpa right now that you can't run this family!"

Xu Wanyan's expression changed, and her face became a little colder. "Are you ordering me, sister?"

"What's wrong with me giving you orders? Can't I give you orders? You uneducated little girl!"

“Bang!”

A slap landed heavily on Xu Wanqing's face.