Chapter 38 Girl, you are so obedient

Mingyue Si glanced back, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Is Fourth Brother interested in Sister Li?"

She could see that her fourth brother had been using different excuses to talk to Sister Li these past few days.

"Um."

"Sister Li, don't you like Fourth Brother?" Mingyue Si thought, it would be great if Sister Li could marry into the mansion. Her mother loved her so much, and she could be taken care of nearby.

"dislike."

Hearing her faint voice, Mingyue Si stopped asking.

Shi Jianli looked at her and said, "If you have any questions about mathematics and arts, you can ask me. I know everything I have taught you today."

"Okay." Mingyue Si smiled.

No matter what, that was Fourth Brother and Sister Li’s business and had nothing to do with her.

Shi Jianli went back for lunch, and after getting up, she took Xianyue to the kitchen.

"Miss, what do you want to eat? Can I cook it for you?" Xianyue rolled up her sleeves, tied them with a belt, and asked.

"It's a cold cake. Take your time and make it. There's no rush."

"good!"

Shi Jianli read for a while, then took out a storybook and read it. After flipping through a few pages, she found that it was a story about a poor scholar and a young lady from an official family eloping and escaping, so she put the book down without interest.

Could it be that Ming Yueshu, after reading these storybooks, thought that she would meet her true love and be together forever? She always loved reading storybooks.

Shi Jianli is a very quiet person. When she is bored, she watches Xianyue and Lanxing make pastries, and she enjoys watching them.

When the fire was steaming, Xianyue came over after washing her hands, and said teasingly with a smile: "Girl, you are really obedient."

She was puzzled: "Huh?"

"As your supervisor, you really stared at us the whole afternoon."

Shi Jianli was silent for a moment. It seemed that she was indeed obedient.

"I have nothing to do anyway, so it's pleasant to watch you making cakes." She tilted her head and smiled.

"Isn't the storybook interesting?"

"There's nothing new, it's the same old storyline over and over again."

Lan Xing said, "Then next time, go listen to some opera. I heard there are two new Huangmei Operas being staged in the theater."

"Okay, I'll take you there on my day off." Shi Jianli nodded.

When the Poria cocos cake was ready, Shi Jianli asked Xianyue to pack it in a box and send it to Langganyuan.

Tian Yu took the lunch box and asked with a smile, "Did Miss Li go to supervise the work?"

"Our daughter sat in the kitchen all afternoon, watching over it herself."

Tianyu nodded to show that he understood, "No thanks."

After entering Ming Zhaohuan's study, Tianyu brought out the cakes with gentle steps. "Sir, this is the Poria cocos cake that Miss Li personally supervised. I heard from Xianyue that Miss Li sat in the kitchen all afternoon."

Mingzhao put down the Tiger Seal Scripture in his hand and glanced at him, "You are the only one who can handle things."

He has two subordinates, one is simple-minded and the other is very smart.

Tian Yu said with a smile: "You are praising my intelligence."

"Put more effort on Xie Mansion."

"Yes, we have sent people to sneak in." The adult was very concerned about Miss Li's matter, and Tianyu straightened his expression when he heard this.

"Well, go out and bring me a pot of tea."

When she went to the private school again, Shi Jianli met Ming Zhaohuan, who particularly loved to go in and out of the West Mansion.

Mingzhao walked faster today and stood in the corridor waiting for her to come.

Shi Jianli realized that the other party was waiting for her, so she walked forward and asked, "Cousin, are you waiting for me?"

"Well, I heard you supervised the kitchen all afternoon yesterday. You don't have to work so hard."

Shi Jianli turned around and glanced at Xianyue, who said, "Tianyu asked."

"I sit for a long time when I have free time. I just sit and watch, so it's not hard work." After a pause, she looked at him and said, "My eldest cousin is hard-working when he attends court and trains soldiers."

Her flattering words to him were very polite, but they were much more pleasant than the long speeches of others. Mingzhao even smiled and walked forward, "I'm going to court."

Shi Jianli went to the private school. After finishing the tea art and flower arrangement classes, she saw Qiuju from Qionghuayuan waiting outside the door.

"Miss Li, Madam invites you to Qionghua Courtyard."

"Yeah." Shi Jianli washed her hands, wiped off the water droplets and went to find Qiao Ruoying.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Qiao Ruoying leaning on a rocking chair. With the sunlight falling, it was hard to tell whether she was happy or angry on her face.

"Aunt, you're looking for me."

"Well, sit down."

Shi Jianli sat down and Xia Lian served her tea.

Just as she took a sip of tea, Qiao Ruoying suddenly revealed a bolt of thunder to her: "Today, the Xie family of the Left Censorate sent a matchmaker to my house, saying that they wanted to ask for your hand in marriage on behalf of Xie Weisong, the eldest son of the Xie family. I rejected her."

"Their family is not particular. The Left Censor-in-Chief already had two illegitimate sons before he married his wife. Their family tradition is not good. As soon as I heard that they were coming to propose marriage, I immediately drove the matchmaker out."

Shi Jianli put her hand on the tea lid and scraped a circle of tea foam. After listening for a while, she said, "Just refuse it. I don't like Xie Weisong or Xie Xuezhi."

"Is there any secret in this?" Qiao Ruoying asked, as it was rare to hear her niece express so clearly that she didn't like someone.

"Xie Xuezhi wanted to plot against me. She sent people to spy on my whereabouts and also created chance encounters. Last time when we went to fly a kite, her kite deliberately got entangled with mine, trying to get close to me." Shi Jianli said slowly, "As for Xie Weisong, I don't like the way he looks at me. It's very strange."

Qiao Ruoying sat up immediately after hearing this. "What?"

"Don't worry, auntie. My eldest cousin is already helping me investigate. It was my eldest cousin who found out that Xie Xuezhi was keeping an eye on my whereabouts." Shi Jianli comforted.

Seeing that she was neither anxious nor slow, Qiao Ruoying knew that she had a plan in mind. "Why are you taking a photo and helping me check it?"

"I asked my cousin to keep an eye on it for me, but he had to go to the army, and he was afraid that something might happen if he was late, so he asked my eldest cousin to help me. I didn't have any evidence, I just had a suspicion and told my cousin about it, but I didn't expect my eldest cousin to actually find something."

Qiao Ruoying frowned, "Xie Xuezhi is plotting something? Is she plotting you to marry Xie Weisong?"

"I don't know yet."

"That girl is so young, but she's so evil. You have no grudge against her, so why did she target you? She's really mean."

Listening to her aunt's words of defense, Shi Jianli saw a smile in her eyes and shook her head.

"Fortunately, I didn't like their family in the first place and rejected the matchmaker. Otherwise, I would have to refuse again. Do you want me to ask your uncle to help as well?"

"Aunt is smart. She has already troubled my eldest cousin, so why not trouble my uncle?"

Qiao Ruoying thought about it and nodded, "That's right, Zhao Hao has always been capable. Let your cousin thank him later."

"good."

Shi Jianli had lunch before going back. The sun was still very hot at noon in late March, and she felt a little stuffy while walking. Shi Jianli gently pulled her sleeves.

Ming Zhushi walked past her and stopped to look at her.

"Miss Li." Huang Ze greeted.

Lanxing and Xianyue also saluted Mingzhoushi on the opposite side.

Ming Zhoushi wanted to say something but stopped himself. Shi Jianli turned her head away and avoided his gaze. Just when she thought he was about to say something, he walked away again.

Shi Jianli glanced at his back and didn't care much about what he was thinking.

The sound of chaotic footsteps was heard, getting closer and closer. Shi Jianli turned around and saw three dark faces.

The one in the middle is Mingyueshu.

That’s right, it’s time for Mingyueshu to come back.