Chapter 288 Lu Siqian
Qin Jing has already married someone.
Gu Mingda is now middle-aged.
Shen Changfeng is a well-known dandy.
Although these three people had extraordinary looks, most of the unmarried noble ladies ultimately focused their attention on Lu Siqian.
Lu Siqian is the great-nephew of the Princess of Qi and the second son of the Yongchang Marquisate. He is also currently studying at Baiyun Academy.
Those who can stay in Baiyun Academy are all learned people.
In addition, the fact that he was now standing together with Gu Mingda, the new champion, and Qin Jing, a prospective Jinshi, actually gave the ladies the illusion that Lu Siqian's knowledge was on par with the former two.
It seemed as if Lu Siqian would be able to pass the next round of imperial examinations.
Under such circumstances, many noble ladies secretly took note of Lu Siqian's appearance and included him in the list of considerations.
When Shen Ling saw Lu Siqian, her face immediately darkened, and the nauseous feeling came over her again.
Niuniu took Shen Ling's hand and asked, "Sister Ling, do you feel uncomfortable again?"
Shen Ling forced a smile and shook his head.
The farewell over there was coming to an end, and several men turned around to look at their female relatives.
Niu Niu was not restrained by the requests of those noble ladies. After looking at her father, she immediately let go of her friends' hands and threw herself into Gu Mingda's arms like a young swallow flying into the forest.
Gu Mingda also happily picked up his daughter and asked, "Have you eaten enough today?"
Niuniu touched her belly and couldn't help burping: "The noodles were delicious, and the cakes were delicious too. I ate a lot!"
Gu Mingda couldn't help laughing.
The young men and women who were attending the poetry reading were envious of the closeness between Gu Mingda and his daughter.
I don't know when the custom of "holding grandchildren but not sons" emerged in the capital, and as a result, fathers and sons and daughters, although blood relatives, are not close to each other.
The son can often receive instruction from his father, but the daughter may not see her father for ten days or half a month.
Gu Mingda thanked Chen Ling again, thanking her for taking such good care of Niuniu.
"Master Gu, you are too polite. I have never seen a child who is easier to take care of than Niu Niu." Shen Ling said.
Shen Changfeng also said: "Taking care of Guaibao is what she should do, Master, you don't have to thank her."
As an elder brother, it is not wrong for Shen Changfeng to say this.
But Lu Siqian on the side suddenly said: "Taking care of children sounds easy, but in fact there are many tedious things. Only those who are careful can do it. Brother Shen's words have negated Miss Shen's contribution."
Lu Siqian turned and smiled gently at Shen Ling.
At this time, the noble ladies on the side, after hearing this, liked Lu Siqian even more: not only was he handsome, but he was also gentle and considerate, and knew how to understand the difficulties of others!
Chen Ling knew that Lu Siqian had a mistress, and when she heard such close words, she just felt annoyed.
"Brother, please teach me. I will just accept it. You don't need to worry about it." Shen Ling replied with a cold face.
Lu Siqian didn't expect Shen Ling to be like this. He was stunned for a moment, and soon he turned into a gentleman, bowed and said, "Please forgive me, Miss Shen. I am too nosy."
After Lu Siqian made such a fuss, the noble ladies who were watching couldn't help but secretly look at Shen Ling with condemning eyes.
Shen Ling didn't bother to care what others said. She felt annoyed when she looked at Lu Siqian any more. After cursing him in her heart as "hypocritical", she got on her own carriage.
Lu Siqian's eyes darkened.
Shen Changfeng didn't have a good face towards Lu Siqian, but he still remembered his master's teachings and didn't show his emotions, so he suppressed his disgust and said to Gu Mingda: "Master, my sister seems tired, I'll take her back first."
But Niuniu asked in a low voice: "Aren't you waiting to thank brother?"
Shen Changfeng was stunned, then leaned close to Niuniu's ear and whispered, "Your sister Ling is not very happy. I will come over after I send her back."
Gu Mingda said, "I have something to discuss with Shopkeeper Luo, please take your time."
Gu Mingda nodded to Qin Jing and Lu Siqian, then turned around and walked into Xianyue Tower with his daughter in his arms.
Qin Jing also said goodbye.
In a flash, the area around Lu Siqian became empty. Previously, it seemed that they were still talking for a while, but now that Lu Siqian joined, everyone ran away. It was inevitable that people had the illusion that Lu Siqian was not liked.
The young gentlemen snickered at Lu Siqian's embarrassment, while the young ladies looked at Lu Siqian with pity.
After returning to Xianyue Tower, Gu Mingda did not look for Manager Luo, but asked for a private room at random and waited for Xie Xingchuan to come and pick them up.
He whispered to his daughter, "You all seem to dislike Mr. Lu. Your brothers and sisters from the Shen family have almost carved the word 'hate' on their foreheads. Why is that?"
After hearing Niuniu talk about what happened before, Gu Mingda couldn't help but sigh: "During the poetry gathering before, this kid from the Lu family looked very talented and wrote good poems, but I didn't expect that he would do such a thing in private. It's a pity."
Niuniu said, "Dad, what you said is a bit strange. It's a pity for you. Is it because you think he is good-looking that he studies well?"
Gu Mingda nodded and said, "She looks like a beautiful lady, but it's a pity that she does such shameful things."
Niuniu is young and always has strange ideas. She said, "If you are good-looking, you can't do bad things? If an ugly person does bad things, it's not a pity?"
Gu Mingda was stunned for a moment. After a moment, he touched his precious daughter's head and said, "Guaibao is right. I am narrow-minded. It is regrettable for anyone to do bad things. I am the one who judges people by their appearance."
In the Shen family carriage, Shen Ling was still sulking.
Shen Changfeng coaxed, "Okay, okay, you're not going to marry him anyway, so why get upset because of a few words from him? Don't get yourself hurt by being angry."
Although Shen Ling knew this, she still said, "She obviously has a mistress outside, but she deliberately comes to me to show off. Is she judging me as shallow as others? Is she going to marry him because she is moved by his words?"
Shen Changfeng's head was full of question marks.
The man was rude. He asked in a low voice: "A Ling, are you overthinking? He only said two sentences to you. Is there so much conspiracy?"
Chen Ling glared at her brother and said, "You have such a pretty face for nothing! If you were like him, would mother still have to worry about where to find a wife?"
Shen Changfeng was caught off guard and was scolded. He coaxed, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this person. Since you don't like him, then look at someone else. After all, you are only fourteen years old now, you can always find a good one."
When Shen Changfeng said this, he suddenly frowned and said, "I remember that everyone was also fourteen years old..."
Shen Ling was so scared that she interrupted him on the spot and said, "The people you remember are just your past friends. I don't want to marry a playboy."
Shen Changfeng said in a good-tempered manner: "Okay, okay, then I don't want to think about it. I'm not in a hurry to get married. At worst, I can support you for the rest of your life."
Shen Ling couldn't help but laugh: "If I really rely on my brother to support me, I'm afraid I'll be left with nothing."
Compared with the harmony between the Shen brothers and sisters, the atmosphere in the carriage of Duke Xian's Mansion was a little depressing.
Qin Jingshu rushed to get on her brother's carriage first, and now there were only the brother and sister in the carriage.
"Brother, can you do me a favor?" Qin Jingshu asked cautiously.
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