Chapter 33 Help

"Big... Big brother!" Perhaps he was frightened, the usually gentle and calm man began to stutter when speaking.

But the other party did not speak immediately.

In the awkward silence, Xu Shuyao suddenly thought that calling him "big brother" didn't seem right, and she should call him "cousin".

Just now in Songhe Hall, the old man mistook her for a sister in the mansion, causing her to talk nonsense.

Xiao Mo stared quietly at the woman in front of him. She was wearing a lilac dress and had a pearl hairpin in her shiny black hair, which made her face look as smooth and white as jade.

At this moment, he had to admit that in terms of beauty, the girl in front of him was really remarkable. No wonder several of his brothers in the mansion were entangled with her.

Xiao Mo frowned, thinking of his grandmother's words: "You know about the cousin from the Xu family who's staying at your house, right? Didn't you ask her to pass on a message last time?"

Seeing him nod, the old lady continued, "It's her younger brother. He used to study at the Shen family school, but he said a few days ago that he can't go anymore."

Xiao Mo looked at his grandmother. The old lady smiled at him and said, "You helped him get into the Imperial College. There are still places for Tongsheng there."

He remembers asking himself, "Why me?"

"When the city gate is on fire, the fish in the pond will be affected. Don't you know that?"

What a fire at the city gate! Xiao Mo pulled a smile from the corner of his mouth: "Did you ask the old lady for help?"

Xu Shuyao waited for a long time, and when she heard this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back.

She also suddenly realized that the sudden blocking of her way by this high-ranking prince had nothing to do with all the heartwarming scenes between cousins.

He is raising an army to demand an explanation!

If I give a bad answer, it is very likely that my brother's future will be ruined.

After figuring out the key to the matter, Xu Shuyao calmed herself down and slowly raised her head, looking up at the man opposite her.

He was wearing a brocade robe with narrow sleeves, a rhino horn belt around his waist, and only a black jade pendant. At this moment, his neat chin was facing towards him. Although there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, there was a hint of chill in his heart, like the frost on the roof.

Xu Shuyao's eyes were filled with sadness. "Shuyao, I don't know what my cousin thinks of me, but I really can't find anyone to help me with my younger brother's schooling. I did take the initiative to disclose this to the old lady, but Shuyao is an orphan and I don't think I have the ability to influence the old lady's actions..."

As she spoke further, her voice lowered.

Xiao Mo looked at the beautiful eyes of the woman in front of him, which seemed to be filled with mist. As she lowered her head, her long eyelashes drooped gradually covered the faint light of water in them.

He turned his eyes away, and the person behind him said calmly: "Let's go!"

Xu Shuyao waited for a long time, but only heard this sentence. For a moment, she felt deeply disappointed.

She didn't want to cry, especially in front of this man who treated her like an ant.

Originally, I just wanted to show my pitiful side, hoping to move this hard-hearted cousin.

But... as I was acting, tears started to come, which made me seem a little hypocritical.

What made her feel even more embarrassed was that the spectator simply told her to leave.

Did you mess up the performance?

On the way back to Jiyunzhai, these words kept echoing in Xu Shuyao's mind.

I was planning to tell my younger brother what the old lady said when I got back, but now I think better of it.

The two maids behind her also looked terrified.

In the Chengguo Mansion where the Duke is stationed at the border, the eldest son is almost equivalent to the head of the family.

They just saw the prince suddenly appear in front of them, and it was too late to call out to their cousin.

Huixiang thought about the way the two men were talking, and then looked at her master in front of her who looked distraught.

She asked worriedly, "Miss! Did the prince agree or not?"

Xu Shuyao looked at her, then turned away, muttering, "If only I knew."

But to her surprise, two days later, someone from Mingzhetang came and said that Xu Shuheng's place in the Imperial College had been reserved, and he could go there the next day after getting ready.

Xu Shuyao's originally uneasy heart suddenly felt relieved.

She curved her lips slightly and said to the maid who came to deliver the letter, "Please trouble you to make this trip, go back and thank your prince for me."

She looked at Huixiang, signaling her to give the silver, but before they could act, the maid had already left.

Xu Shuyao didn't take it to heart. Anyone who could work in Mingzhetang wouldn't need her little money.

I went back to the house and started to clean up for my younger brother. Since he had entered the Imperial College, he would have to live there from now on.

Thinking of this, she began to worry again, but Xu Shuheng didn't care. He kept saying words to reassure her, and the high-spirited look on his face couldn't be suppressed.

Xu Shuyao kept muttering for a long time. When she looked up and saw A-di's raised mouth corners, she couldn't help but curse him as a bad boy in her heart.

The way he did it, it seemed like he was the one who couldn't let go.

Because he was still young, Cheng An was allowed to go with them, and he also had an excited expression on his face at this time.

Xu Shuyao raised her eyebrows, but finally stopped talking about the unfinished instructions.

That night, Jinhuatang received the news and sent people over, also giving fifty taels of silver, saying it was for the cousin Cheng Yi.

Then, Cheng, the steward who was with Second Master Xiao, also came over. Seeing Cheng An, he scolded him, "Why didn't you tell Second Master that your cousin couldn't go to the Shen family to study?"

Then, Manager Cheng turned to Xu Shuyao and said, "The master has been busy these days, going out early and coming back late, and I really didn't know what happened when my cousin came back from the clan school a few days ago..."

Seeing that Manager Cheng seemed to be in a difficult situation, Xu Shuyao comforted him, "It was thanks to my uncle's help that we were defeated. It's all my fault, siblings. I should have told him when I got back."

Both of them knew that the key point lay with Chen, but neither of them pointed it out.

In fact, the Shen family sent someone over at that time, but the second master was not there.

It's Xu Shuheng's place. He also reported to Jinhuatang after returning.

Manager Cheng then pulled his son aside and gave him some instructions.

There was a period of commotion in Jiyunzhai. When Xu Shuheng was leaving the next day, someone from Mingzhetang came over and said that the prince had asked him to escort his cousin there.

Xu Shuyao saw that the man had familiar features and knew that he was the guard who always followed Xiao Mo, and she felt very grateful in her heart.

After thanking them profusely, he eagerly saw them off.

Wuming saw the look on Miss Xu's face and said with relief, "Don't worry, cousin. You can come visit during this time. Besides, the Imperial College has one day off every ten days. If you need anything, you can ask for leave from the master and return home."

Xu Shuyao thanked the guard and watched them leave.

After Xu Shuheng left, Jiyunzhai became deserted for a while. Songhetang knew yesterday that Xu Shuyao was going to see her brother off, and agreed that she didn't have to go today.

She hadn't been to Jinhua Hall for a few days. Ever since the old lady asked them to go to Songhe Hall for an hour every day, Chen exempted Xiao Jinshan and her from paying their respects, saying that the old lady's visit was more important.

Xu Shuyao thought about it and took her maid to her aunt's place. Mother Wu, who came yesterday, said that the second lady had a sore throat. This time, she went to the small kitchen to cook a bowl of snow pear, lotus root and pork bone soup before going out.