Chapter 1275: Miss Cousin Does Not Want to Be Entrusted to Her (20)

"Why are you here?" Zhai Yuecheng walked quickly towards Jin Shichu, lowered his head and asked her with a smile.

"I'm worried that you won't be able to walk after the exam, so I'm here to pick you up." Jin Shichu said shamelessly. She would not honestly say that she came to see his embarrassing look. Zhai Yuecheng usually looks confident and calm in everything he does. This time, he was locked up in such a small place for several days for the exam. Isn't Jin Shichu curious whether he will become haggard and weak?

"Come to think of it, I do feel a little weak right now. I can hardly stand. Junior sister, please come and support me..." When Zhai Yuecheng heard Jin Shichu's words, he suddenly had an idea and took advantage of the situation. He immediately changed from his lively and energetic appearance to a listless and "weak" look, and leaned on Jin Shichu shamelessly.

"Zhai Yuecheng! What do you want to do, you little brat?!" At this time, a shocked and angry roar came from behind, followed by an rude pull, pulling Zhai Yuecheng away from Jin Shichu.

Zhai Yuecheng took a look and realized it was his future father-in-law, glaring at him.

"Teacher, you are here too?" Zhai Yuecheng said to Jin Xiangrong calmly, as frankly as if he had not done anything just now. Jin Xiangrong was stunned by his shamelessness.

"Why, are you disappointed to see me coming?" Jin Xiangrong snorted coldly.

"How could that be? I was very surprised." Zhai Yuecheng smiled sincerely, "I feel very honored to have a teacher come to pick me up in person."

"Hmph! I think you feel disappointed?" Jin Xiangrong looked at him with great displeasure.

"Okay, Dad, why are you so jealous? You will always be the most important relative in my heart. There is no need to find fault with my senior brother. He just came out of the examination room. He looks okay on the surface, but he must be very weak. We have to let him go home and rest." Jin Shichu hurriedly stopped his father.

After hearing what his daughter said, Jin Xiangrong looked at Zhai Yuecheng. Sure enough, although Zhai Yuecheng was in good spirits, there were a lot of red bloodshot in his eyes. So he finally stopped talking: "Chu'er, you are right. Your brother is in a very weak body. If he doesn't rest, he may have sequelae. If I still stop him from leaving, what if he thinks it's my fault in the future?"

"Teacher, I won't blame you, don't worry." Zhai Yuecheng quickly assured.

Jin Shichu and his companions came in a horse-drawn carriage. Zhai Yuecheng followed them into the carriage and ate the meat porridge that Jin Shichu had prepared long ago. After filling his stomach, he felt refreshed all over.

"Do you want to sleep for a while in the carriage? I'll wake you up when we get to the academy?" Jin Shichu asked him.

"Okay, thank you for your help, Junior Sister." Zhai Yuecheng said gratefully, then really leaned back on the carriage and closed his eyes.

It was a foregone conclusion that Zhai Yuecheng would pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. All the teachers in the academy knew it, but they waited until the government officials came to announce the good news before they congratulated him.

Not only did he pass the examination to become a scholar this time, but he also ranked very high. His result was the best among those who passed the examination to become a scholar in Qingyang Academy. So he suddenly became a person with a bright future in the eyes of his teachers and classmates. He had a lot more social interactions and entertainments, and sometimes Jin Shichu couldn't find him.

Jin Shichu didn't think there was anything wrong with it. In her eyes, Zhai Yuecheng was a playmate with a good temper and personality. Now this playmate had other friends to play with, and they shared the same interests with him. Jin Shichu thought this was normal. After all, that was the life experience that only other people had. Jin Shichu was just a little disappointed for a while, and then she took Zhichun to travel around again.

She had now mastered martial arts very well, enough to protect herself and Zhichun, so the two of them ran around everywhere, sometimes going out of the city to play in nearby places, and even staying overnight outside.

At the beginning, Jin Xiangrong did not agree with her and Zhichun going out. Nanny Guan and Chen Shu were extremely worried and tried to persuade them again and again. Finally, Jin Shichu showed her fighting skills and knocked down the two guards in the house with just two moves. Only then did they reluctantly agree to let her go out, but she could only stay outside for one or two days at most and could not go too far.

Jin Shichu agreed to everything. She knew how to have fun. When other people's villages celebrated festivals, she would join in the fun; when other people's fellow villagers had weddings, she would contribute to the banquet; when other people's town streets were busy, she would take Zhichun to eat from the beginning to the end of the street... Even if there were not many people in the place, she would go hiking and swimming with Zhichun. Anyway, life would never be boring.

Zhai Yuecheng finally extricated himself from all kinds of social interactions and entertainments, claiming that he wanted to study hard for the imperial examination in seclusion. Suddenly, he realized that he had not seen Jin Shichu for a long time.

He hurried to visit the Jin family again.

"You busy man finally have time to visit my humble home?" Jin Xiangrong couldn't help but sneer.

"Teacher, what you said really embarrasses me." Zhai Yuecheng touched his nose and said with a guilty conscience, "I have already spread the word that I will concentrate on my studies and prepare for the imperial examinations. I will not attend any poetry gatherings, ci poetry gatherings, or tea parties."

"Humph, I thought you were getting cocky just because you passed the exam to become a scholar, and you were flattered to the point of not knowing how high the sky was and how deep the earth was." Jin Xiangrong still disliked him.

Zhai Yuecheng smiled bitterly and said, "Teacher, I am not arrogant, nor am I getting carried away. I still want to pass the imperial examination. The scholar is just the beginning. I know my goal."

"You are still clear-headed." Jin Xiangrong finally showed a little more favor to him. "It won't be long until the next year's imperial examination. If you want to pass it in one try, you have to work hard. Staying away from those impetuous things and retreating is a good choice."

After teaching Zhai Yuecheng a lesson and testing his academic performance, Jin Xiangrong showed a look of satisfaction when he saw that he had not deteriorated due to his recent social activities.

"Teacher, why don't I see Junior Sister Jin?" Zhai Yuecheng finally asked the ultimate purpose of his visit to the Jin family this time.

Jin Xiangrong raised his eyelids and said, "Oh, she's been having a blast outside lately, taking Zhichun everywhere. If I hadn't forced her not to stay outside for too long, I think she would have been so happy that she even forgot the way home."

Zhai Yuecheng had a bad feeling and asked quickly, "Where did Junior Sister go? She went out with only her maid. Isn't that unsafe? How can you be assured, Teacher?"

Jin Xiangrong sighed and said, "What can I do if I'm worried? That girl has her own ideas. She beat down the two guards at home and said she could protect herself. She insisted on going out. If I try to stop her, she might sneak away by herself, which is even more unsafe."

Zhai Yuecheng was anxious, but he could do nothing about Jin Shichu. After all, there was no trace of him, and he couldn't catch him or persuade him even if he wanted to.

(End of this chapter)