Chapter 53: My cousin is really thoughtful

Except for the moment of fear when he suddenly covered her mouth, and when she knew that the little palace maid had bad intentions, she was very calm in thinking about when to knock her out.

"There's a kind of fear called hindsight. Some soldiers who went to the battlefield for the first time killed the enemy and were not afraid at first, but after leaving the battlefield, they had nightmares again and again."

"You have a point." Mingyue Linshen agreed. "However, I'll just stay with Sister Li. Big Brother, you're a man after all, so it won't be convenient for you. You should go back first."

Ming Zhaohuan: "..."

"Um."

Mingzhao had no choice but to take Tianfeng and Tianyu to the East Palace.

This is the first time I think my sister is not very cute.

Mingyuelin followed Shi Jianli back to Tangli Courtyard and looked around Shi Jianli from left to right.

"I'm really not afraid." Shi Jianli, who was copying the calligraphy, looked up and said helplessly.

"Then I feel relieved." Seeing that she was in really good condition, Mingyuelin nodded with satisfaction.

Lanxing and Xianyue went to get lunch, and when they came back there was someone behind them.

"Second Miss." Tian Yu walked forward with a smile, first calling out to Ming Yuelin, then looking at Shi Jianli: "Miss Li, this is the mint cake that the adults asked me to buy. They said you were frightened today, and eating something you like might make you feel better."

Shi Jianli paused holding the pen, then put it down and took the oil-paper bag handed to her by Tianyu, "Thank my cousin for me."

"I will definitely convey Miss Li's message to you, my Lord." Tian Yu's smile widened. "I will go back and report to you first. I won't disturb the two ladies from having lunch."

Ming Yuelin propped up his face and said, "Big brother has always been considerate. But when did Sister Li become so close to Big Brother? He even knew that you like mint cakes."

Shi Jianli didn't look at her and replied, "After my cousin came back, he often looked for him to play. Maybe because he talked about it so often, my cousin remembered it."

"My cousin is really a thoughtful person."

Ming Yuelin looked at her, and the thought that had flashed through his mind long ago came to his mind again.

Sister Li and Big Brother are really a good match. It would be great if Sister Li could be her sister-in-law.

Why not? My eldest brother has no engagement, and neither does Sister Li.

The more Mingyuelin thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.

Shi Jianli had just washed her hands, opened the oil-paper package, and picked up a piece of cake. She turned around and saw Ming Yuelin looking at her with shining eyes. He stuffed the cake into her mouth and asked in confusion, "What are you thinking about?"

Ming Yuelin bit off the cake, swallowed it whole, and asked, "Sister Li, what do you think of my brother?"

Shi Jianli blinked, his thoughts turning slightly, and then looked back at her: "My eldest cousin is a very good brother, and he treats people very gently."

Mingyuelin's expression fell, he just treated him as his brother.

Shi Jianli looked at her changing expression helplessly.

She lowered her eyes and pinched a piece of mint cake, watching Lanxing and Xianyue set out the food.

Mingzhao is still very good, but the one chosen for him by the Duke's wife must be a noble lady of equal social status, so she will not be considered.

She has self-knowledge and knows what kind of husband she should choose.

As for Ming Zhao... he might be interested in her, but she didn't dare to bet on the future, and she didn't know how much he liked her now.

After finishing the cakes, Shi Jianli stood up and said, "Let's go, it's time for dinner."

She looked at Lanxing again and said, "Lanxing, after lunch, go see if your aunt and the others are back."

"Yes, girl."

After lunch, Mingyuelin was sent back by Shi Jianli to take a nap.

Shi Jianli had just sat down at the desk when she heard Qiao Ruoying's voice.

"Pear!"

"Aunt." Shi Jianli stood up.

Qiao Ruoying took her hand, looked left and right, and asked nervously, "I heard that you were sent away and the people behind the scenes wanted to plot against you? Did anything happen to you? Are you hurt?"

Shi Jianli shook her head and said, "I knocked the palace maid who led the way unconscious and turned around and left. I'm fine, don't worry, aunt."

"Who wants to plot against you?"

"Xie Xuezhi and Xie Weisong." Xie Xuezhi was the mastermind, but Xie Weisong also knew from listening that he was the one who wanted to reap the benefits without any effort.

"It's those two bastards from the Xie Mansion again!" Qiao Ruoying was furious when she heard this and gritted her teeth, "What on earth do they want to do?"

Shi Jianli pulled her to sit down and said, "What happened here is very dirty. Xie Weisong forced Xie Xuezhi to do something between a man and a woman. I saw it with my own eyes. Xie Weisong was very affectionate with Xie Xuezhi."

Even though Qiao Ruoying had lived for half her life, she was still shocked when she heard something like this, "What?!"

"Xie Weisong likes beautiful women. He is violent in bed and even resorts to extreme methods, such as eating women's flesh and blood to accompany his wine. Xie Xuezhi wanted to get rid of him, so she set her sights on me and wanted me to replace her, believing that as long as Xie Weisong got me, he would let her go."

This idea is extremely naive.

"So today, Xie Xuezhi took advantage of the Fifth Princess' coming-of-age banquet and tried to use her cousin, Liang Jingming, one of the Fifth Princess's study companions, to trick me into losing my innocence to Xie Weisong. Liang Jingming then caught me and used this to threaten me into marrying Xie Weisong."

"Today is the Fifth Princess' coming-of-age banquet, after all. They don't dare to make a big scene, so I knocked that maid unconscious. It shouldn't cause any trouble, so we can only swallow it."

Qiao Ruoying's rage soared after hearing this. She stood up and slammed the table, "Xie Weisong is a piece of shit, and Xie Xuezhi is also a piece of shit. They are worse than beasts! Do you really think that there is no one left in the second branch of our Duke's Mansion?! I will call you uncle now..."

"Aunt, my eldest cousin has said that the Xie family will not be far away. It is better not to trouble two people for the same matter. So don't bother my uncle." We will wait until they are imprisoned and then settle the accounts.

The grasshoppers in autumn can't jump for long.

"What did you say?"

"This involves the secrets of the Dali Temple. The Xie family is involved in a serious case, and the Left Censor-in-Chief is one of the main culprits."

"I'll help you find out everything about the Xie family." Even so, Qiao Ruoying didn't want the Xie family to have an easy life before the truth came out, so she asked Ming Weishen to create some trouble for the Left Censor-in-Chief to deal with.

"Well, my eldest cousin investigated. Half of it was relayed to me by my cousin during his last day off. Since he wasn't around, he told me the other half himself." Shi Jianli lowered her eyes. "Part of what happened today was overheard by my eldest cousin and I. They were acting very intimately, and that's what we saw today."

"I have to thank Zhaohuan. He has everything he needs. I will make him some clothes myself." Qiao Ruoying looked at her and said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, thank you, aunt." Shi Jianli looked at her face in the mirror not far away, raised her hand to touch it, and her mind was a little dazed.

Seeing this, Qiao Ruoying stood up, put her hand on her shoulder, and said softly: "Li'er, your beauty is not your fault. It's the heart of others, the wickedness of human hearts."

Shi Jianli turned her head and said, "I know, Auntie. My appearance was given to me by my parents, and I like it very much. I'm just thinking about how to better protect myself."

…

The next day, when I went to the private school, I saw Ming Zhaohuan again.

"Cousin."

"Well, did you sleep well last night?" Seeing that she looked good, Mingzhao smiled and nodded.

When she realized he was asking her if she was still scared, Shi Jianli smiled slightly and replied, "That's good. I'm really not scared."