"Grandma, you flatter me. The scenery is beautiful, but Second Uncle's daughter is also quite pretty." Zhao Wan smiled at Xie Yaoyao. "I've long heard that our Second Miss Xie performed 'Phoenix Seeking Its Mate' at the flower viewing party a few days ago, and it was praised by Her Majesty the Empress. She is truly a talented woman in the capital."

What is the greatest strength of a time traveler?

That's the halo!

At the flower appreciation party, Xie Yaoyao not only delivered a stunning performance, but also composed the highly praised lines of poetry within three steps: "Flowers fall and fly, filling the sky; red fades and fragrance dies, who will pity them?" Her reputation as a talented woman resounded throughout the capital overnight.

Since everyone had praised her so much, Xie Yaoyao felt embarrassed to remain silent and invisible. She said in a low voice, "Auntie, you flatter me."

Grandma Xie continued, "Fengguang and Eryatou are not far apart in age, so they can chat easily. Besides, I heard that you two in Sishui City don't have time to hire a teacher for Fengguang to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I think that in the days to come, Fengguang can also learn a lot from Eryatou."

Feng Guang lowered his head and gritted his teeth, "Yes."

Asking her, a legitimate daughter, to learn from a concubine's daughter is clearly an attempt to use her to suppress the eldest son's family.

What Feng Guang could hear, Zhao Wan and Xie Xun could naturally hear as well. Zhao Wan's expression was not good, and Xie Xun had already spoken up: "We have already made plans regarding Feng Guang's learning of the arts. Since Er Yatou's zither skills are already so superb, I think it would be better to let Feng Guang start learning from the basics first."

Feng Guang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his father wasn't a rigid person who believed in filial piety above all else.

Grandma Xie lowered her eyes and said, "Since you have already made up your mind, I won't say any more. After your long journey, your house has been tidied up, so go and rest first."

"Yes, then we'll take our leave." Xie Xun said, leading his wife and daughter out of the house.

As soon as they stepped out of the house, Zhao Wan's face darkened. Not only her, but Xie Xun's face also looked grim. It seemed that their return would not be easy.

Before going to Sishui City, Xie Xun and Zhao Wan lived in Mingyuan Courtyard. This time, they naturally stayed in Mingyuan Courtyard as well. Fearing that her daughters would not be able to adapt to life there, Zhao Wan specially asked Feng Guang to make sufficient preparations. Feng Guang nodded in agreement, indicating that she was very tolerant. Huan'er, who was not yet used to the new environment, kept insisting on sleeping with her sister. Feng Guang had no choice but to let her sleep in her room.

There were many mosquitoes at night, and Huan'er couldn't sleep well. As a good older sister who loves children, Fengguang could only take a lamp and leave the room in the middle of the night to find the mosquito-repelling plant that had been placed somewhere when she brought it over.

The only sounds in the deep of night were the chirping of insects. Most of the servants were asleep, and the moonlight made it very quiet. Feng Guang, holding mosquito repellent in one hand and an oil lamp in the other, suddenly realized how brave she was. As she walked along the corridor, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a white-clad figure flashing by the lakeside pavilion not far away. Then, she heard the sound of something falling into the water.

She paused for a moment before realizing that someone had fallen into the water. She rushed over and saw ripples on the surface of the water. She gritted her teeth, put down the lamp and flowerpot, kicked off her shoes, and jumped into the water.

Feng Guang was always a good swimmer, and soon she saw the man in the water. His eyes were closed, as if he was about to die. She reached out and grabbed his hand, struggling to swim him up. But she forgot that her body was only thirteen years old, and she was pulling a grown man.

Not only could she not rescue him, she also got a leg cramp. After all, she rarely exercised, and getting a cramp after suddenly going into the water was quite likely.

Feng Guang choked on water and couldn't breathe properly. Just when she was in danger, one hand grabbed hers, and another hand wrapped around her waist. With ease, he carried her and leaped out of the water.

Once they reached the shore, both of their clothes were dripping wet. Feng Guang shoved him aside, then lost her balance and fell onto the grass, coughing up water. After regaining her senses, she turned around and said angrily, "Are you crazy?!"

The man stood against the moonlight, his wet hair still dripping. His white robe clung to his body, revealing his strong yet slender physique. He stepped forward, squatted down in front of her, and said with a smile, "I just saved your life."

"Don't you even consider why I got into the water in the first place!" Feng Guang's anger flared up instantly. "If you can swim, why are you pretending to be drowning!"

"You've misunderstood, I wasn't pretending." He rested his chin on one hand, looked at her with a slight smile, calm and elegant.

Because he was backlit and it was dark, she couldn't see his expression. She stood up, and he thought she was going to leave angrily, but unexpectedly, she suddenly kicked him. "It's because of people like you who waste their sympathy that this world is so unpleasant! You should apologize to this world!"