Xie Yanyu was well versed in the six arts of a gentleman and was also quite skilled in martial arts. He noticed when his sister tiptoed towards him. He paused and made no move.

When Xie Wan Ning walked behind him and was about to raise her hand to pat his shoulder, Xie Yanyu suddenly turned around, scaring her.

"Brother!" She yelled in a panic, "You did it on purpose!"

Xie Yanyu reached out and pinched her red little face, smiling without saying a word.

Xie Wan Ning shook off his hand and said indignantly: "You have become bad."

"Wanwan has become braver," Xie Yanyu laughed, "You didn't dare to scare me before, but now you are braver."

"..."Xie Wan Ning was speechless.

She is indeed courageous, all thanks to Pei Changqing.

Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.

Pei Yuqing had already caught up. He held Xie Wanning's shoulder, greeted Xie Yanyu, and smiled at the man who was talking to Xie Yanyu, "Brother Ji."

Xie Wan Ning also raised her eyes and looked over.

After just one glance, her brows furrowed.

Xie Yanyu said: "This is my second aunt's eldest son. According to seniority, you should call him cousin."

The old lady of Qucheng Marquis's Mansion had three sons and two daughters. Zheng was the eldest daughter, and she had a younger sister from the same mother, who was their second aunt.

However, she had been stationed in the north with her husband for many years and seldom returned to Beijing. This should be the first time Xie Wan Ning had met this cousin, but she felt that he looked familiar.

Perhaps the hesitation on her face was too obvious, so cousin Ji smiled and said, "Don't let the painting fan out of the curtain to cover up the spring mountain and the talent above. If reunion is like the bright moon, then the sweet-scented osmanthus must be allowed to bloom."

"......!" Xie Wan Ning suddenly realized, "Since you are my cousin, why did you become the one to welcome the bride if you didn't come to drink my wedding wine?"

On the wedding day, among the several men who helped Pei Yuqing to welcome the bride, this cousin Ji was among them.

He even wrote an excellent poem about rejecting the fan, which impressed her so much that she took a second look at it.

She asked bluntly, and cousin Ji was obviously unprepared and looked stunned.

Pei Yuqing explained for him, "I have a good personal relationship with Brother Ji. He is the top scholar in this year's spring exam and is very talented. It is not difficult for him to compose a poem on the spot, so I asked him to help me."

After all, getting married is not easy. From poems urging the bride to get married to poems rejecting the fan, writing more than a dozen poems is not a small amount. If you encounter some mischievous people who are specifically making things difficult for you, and give you some new and difficult questions...

In short, it won’t be wrong to bring a few more men who are well-versed in poetry and literature.

Xie Wan Ning was stunned by what she heard.

New number one scholar?

Although in those dreams she always stayed in the square backyard of the Lu family and had little contact with the outside world, she had also heard about the incident in which the newly crowned top scholar Ji Chengfeng was ordered to inspect southern Sichuan, but encountered refugees on the way and died of an epidemic.

Those who could pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar were all excellent in both civil and military skills. But this Ji Chengfeng was said to have amazing talent. When the news of his death reached the capital, the emperor cried bitterly, suspended court for three days, and ordered a thorough investigation.

He didn't believe that the cause of death of the top scholar he had chosen could be so simple, and he died on the way to an inspection tour. The person who went to investigate the case thoroughly was Lu Ziyan.

It’s after the New Year, the beginning of spring.

She had heard of this brilliant but envied number one scholar, but she didn't expect him to be so young.

He was very tall and handsome, with a face as white as jade, gentle and refined, and stood straight and firm, like a green bamboo or a pine or cypress.

...No wonder he is gone. It’s like His Majesty has lost his son.

He is indeed an outstanding young man.

What the imperial court needs most are young people who are loyal to the country, ambitious, capable and talented.

Such people are the backbone and hope of the Khan.

The girl at the apple of my eye just stared at the man in a daze. Pei Yuqing lowered his eyes to hide the darkness in them, and called her name in a calm tone.

Xie Wan Ning finally came back to her senses. She didn't feel embarrassed and naturally looked away.

The scene was inexplicably awkward.

After a moment of silence, everyone decided to go to Liushui Pavilion.

As soon as I walked out of the main hall, I found that the snow outside was getting heavier and heavier. After the servants swept the snow on the road, a thin layer of snow accumulated again soon.

The deerskin boots on Xie Wan Ning's feet stepped on it, making a dull 'clacking' sound.

The road was not that wide, so Xie Wan Ning deliberately walked slower. Pei Yuqing and Ji Chengfeng walked in front, while Xie Yanyu walked side by side with his sister behind.

The two siblings hadn't had a good conversation for a long time. Xie Yanyu looked down at her and asked, "Are you cold?"

Xie Wan Ning shook her head, snow falling from her long eyelashes. She tilted her head back and smiled, "I'm not cold, but my legs are a little sore. I want my brother to carry me on his back."

They are four years apart in age, and she basically grew up on her brother's back when she was a child.

"Wanwan," Xie Yanyu brushed away the snowflakes on her eyelashes and said helplessly, "You are a grown-up girl now."

"Oh," Xie Wan Ning responded softly, and then said, "Then I'll go and let my husband carry me."

"Come back," Xie Yanyu held his sister who was about to run forward and asked her sternly, "Why were you staring at your cousin Ji just now?"

"..." Xie Wan Ning blinked, not knowing how to answer.

She couldn't say that she was hesitating whether to save the other person's life, right?

...If she wanted to save him, how should she do it?

Her silence made Xie Yanyu's face look even uglier. When Xie Wanning saw this, she was startled and quickly said, "I just took a closer look out of curiosity. I didn't have any other thoughts."

Xie Yanyu said calmly: "Do you remember who was the man you stared at so intently last time?"

Xie Wan Ning choked. Who else could it be? Pei Changqing.

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