Chapter 138 Assessment
Mu Qing looked at her eager expression and couldn't help laughing: "What's going on?"
Hu Xin'er hugged his arm and asked, "Husband, can you help me with my studies?"
"Make up lessons?" Mu Qing was a little confused. "Did they meet with the other women in the mansion these days? What did they talk about?"
Hu Xiner stuck out her tongue guiltily and told the whole story.
Mu Qing smiled and shook his head. His wife was really whimsical, but since she was willing to learn, he would naturally teach her everything he knew.
"It's just..." Mu Qing showed a thoughtful expression.
"What's wrong?" Hu Xin'er suddenly became nervous. "Are you too tired from investigating cases in the Dali Temple during the day and don't have time to teach me at night?"
"That's just one aspect." Mu Qing looked at her for a long time.
Hu Xin'er was uneasy when she was stared at: "Did something happen to the case?"
"Not really." Mu Qing couldn't help but smile, "It's just that I helped my wife so much, what's the reward?"
"No way? You want to charge me for teaching me?" Hu Xiner was stunned.
"Other people are obsessed with sex, but why is my wife obsessed with money?" Mu Qing knocked her forehead in frustration and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.
Hu Xin'er covered her forehead and chased into the house: "The price can be negotiated!"
It wasn't until she was pinned to the edge of the bed by her husband that she finally realized what the so-called reward was. She pounded Mu Qing's arm in frustration: "Mu Qing, you've learned bad habits!"
Mu Qing smiled slightly and blocked her lips: "Take the deposit first."
After receiving the deposit, Mu Qing naturally tried his best to make a study plan for his wife.
Since Hu Xiner was unable to become a fluent writer in a short period of time, he taught her to recite ancient poems.
Hu Xiner originally thought that as a modern person, wouldn't it be easy for her to write the eternal quatrains?
Then he began to doze off while reciting "A Song of Farewell to the Heavenly Maiden Town in a Dream" and "Song of Everlasting Sorrow".
It was already late at night, and the candlelight flickered in the room. Mu Qing, holding the book in his hand, explained word by word: "Although the last couplet of this poem is the best, the rest also needs to be memorized..."
When I turned around, I found that Hu Xiner had fallen asleep on the desk.
Mu Qing helplessly and distressedly carried her to bed.
The next day, he originally wanted Hu Xiner to sleep a little longer, but Hu Xiner opened her eyes early and started to memorize.
Yun Qiu combed her hair and advised, "Young Madam, what kind of shop do you want to open? Why don't you ask the housekeeper if he can give you one?"
"Land is very expensive in the capital. Our family's shops are all profitable. How can we use them for other purposes? You must not mention this to anyone else." Hu Xiner said with a frown.
Besides, she is not short of money. She has the eldest princess as an angel investor. She just wants to give it a try with her own efforts.
Yun Qiu agreed, but was confused.
She felt that the young lady was different from other women from aristocratic families. With the love of her husband and the company of her close friends, she could just stay at home and have children and take care of the household.
But the young lady has endless new ideas in her mind, and she seems never to be satisfied.
However, this is not offensive, but rather makes people envious of such vigorous creativity.
Just after breakfast, the eldest princess came over.
"I came here a few days ago and couldn't find you!" She asked angrily as soon as she came up, "Where have you been fooling around again?"
She was not polite at all. She sat next to Hu Xiner and reached out to take the pastries.
"Where else could I go to fool around?" Hu Xin'er didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I was just out for a walk and saw a notice looking for a reading companion."
She took the opportunity to ask the eldest princess.
"The position you're talking about should be the Duke's Mansion recruiting a servant." The princess thought for a moment and looked at her for a while. "You'd better forget it."
"Why?" Hu Xiner slapped the eldest princess' hand holding the snacks away with some dissatisfaction.
"No way, you don't really want to be a servant, do you?" The eldest princess was very confused.
"Any questions?" Hu Xiner raised the book in her hand.
"But..." The princess looked at Mu Qing, "You are already married after all. Your husband's family is a former prime minister. It would be embarrassing if you were to become a servant in the Duke's mansion!"
Hu Xin'er said with a smile, "Wouldn't it be better if I didn't tell anyone that I'm the Lu family's young lady? I don't attend many parties in the capital anyway, so they don't really know me. And I can disguise myself!"
The eldest princess scoffed, "I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. If you spread this out, not only will the ladies from noble families laugh their heads off, but your husband and his family will definitely not agree! Right, Mu Qing?"
Silence, an awkward silence.
The eldest princess suddenly realized: "No way? Mu Qing, you let her do whatever she wants?"
She stood up and pointed at the couple: "You! Do you know how many people are waiting to see Madam Lu's joke and then take the opportunity to get promoted?"
Mu Qing, however, looked doting and said, "As long as it's what Xin'er wants to do, I support her."
Hu Xin'er nodded: "I won't let them laugh at me, and they have no way to get promoted."
She and Mu Qing smiled at each other.
The eldest princess ate a handful of dog food and sat down depressedly: "This princess will not bother with peasant girls!"
"Speaking of which, have you coaxed Erdong?" Hu Xiner asked about Erdong.
The eldest princess immediately rolled her eyes. "He's been acting so mysterious lately. It seems like he's been assigned something by the emperor. I can't even catch him."
Hu Xin'er suddenly realized, "No wonder Mu Qing wasn't in a hurry today and even said he'd read with me in the future. So, it turns out the Dali Temple matter has been put on hold?"
Mu Qing nodded with a smile.
"In order to become a servant, you even went to Mu Qing for extra lessons?" The eldest princess looked as if she had seen a ghost.
Hu Xiner nodded seriously: "Yes, so I can't go out with you today. I have to memorize my lessons."
The eldest princess originally thought that Hu Xin'er was just in a whim, but seeing that Hu Xin'er was so serious, as a good friend, of course she had to lend a helping hand.
She thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll ask Xiaolan to invite some famous teachers to teach you piano, chess, and painting."
I don’t know what she was thinking about, but her smile suddenly became obscene.
Hu Xin'er looked at her suspiciously, and was soon pulled away by Mu Qing to recite.
The couple were reciting their lessons under a tree, while the eldest princess sat beside them, sitting cross-legged and eating fruit snacks, holding a sketchbook in her hands, looking extremely comfortable and relaxed.
But no matter how much trouble they made, they couldn't disturb Hu Xiner from her deep concentration on studying.
With the eldest princess's connections and the Lu family's reputation, the three masters were invited over that afternoon.
Mu Qing had a hard time. He finally had a vacation, but he had to teach his wife and accompany her 24 hours a day.
Occasionally, he would pull his wife's hand, but she would slap him away because she thought he was disturbing her studies.
Hu Xin'er was naturally good at painting and learned it quite well in a short period of time, but her performance in playing the piano and chess was a mess.
Helplessly, the day of the unified assessment was just around the corner, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet!
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