Seeing that Zhun Ge couldn't recite the book, Xu Lingyi's face looked a little unhappy, but he didn't say much. He helped the lady to the east room.

Zhun Ge stood there with his head down, somewhat depressed.

Eleventh Lady half-knelt forward and asked him, "Are you a little scared?"

Zhun Ge nodded, tears welling up in his eyes: "I can recite it."

Eleventh Lady said softly, "Then let's find some time to recite it to Daddy, okay?"

Zhun Ge nodded vigorously.

Eleventh Lady held his hand and said, "Let's go eat first!"

Zhun Ge didn't move: "If it were me, I still wouldn't be able to recite it?" He was both nervous and confused.

"If we don't recite it quietly to Dad in front of so many people, will Zhun Ge forget it?" Eleventh Lady asked him in a low voice.

Zhun Ge lowered his head even lower: "Teacher asked me, I, I can't recite it either!"

Eleventh Lady was secretly shocked.

If this is the case, the situation might be a little bad.

But at this time, you should not discourage your child.

"Then can you recite it to me?" Eleventh Lady asked him trying.

Zhun Ge thought for a moment before reluctantly saying "OK".

Eleventh Lady recalled that during the Chinese New Year, he recited "Youth Learning" in front of everyone...

"Let's go eat first." She smiled and hugged Zhun Ge, "Don't think about these things now. Eat well. Otherwise, your father will be angry again when he sees you picking up rice grains with chopsticks. Anyway, you can't recite the book anymore, so let's eat first!"

"Yeah!" Zhun Ge responded in a low voice, and obediently let Shiyi Niang lead him to the east room.

The second lady, who was walking in front, glanced back.

Perhaps because of Eleventh Lady's advice, Zhun Ge ate his meal very properly this time. His behavior showed the calmness of a young man from an aristocratic family, in contrast to Xu Sijie who was wolfing down his food. The maid tried to feed him, but he refused. When he ate himself, he dropped rice grains on the table and picked them up and stuffed them into his mouth. He looked very embarrassed.

A trace of pity flashed in the lady's eyes.

The Fifth Lady turned her head away, pretending not to see it.

Xu Lingyi hesitated to speak. On the way back, he whispered to Shiyi Niang, "I think since we've moved to Lijingxuan, I should find an excuse to keep Jiege away from the table. Let the mothers in charge scold him first."

Children also have self-esteem. Although they don't understand it yet, parents should help them maintain it.

Eleventh Lady also agreed and talked to Xu Lingyi about Zhun Ge: "...I asked him privately. He said he was a little scared, so he couldn't recite it..."

"Scared, scared!" Xu Lingyi's brows showed a bit of impatience after hearing this. "It's either fear, worry, or nervousness. How old is he this year? Can he continue like this?"

If you raise a question but cannot solve it, it is better not to raise it again.

Eleventh Lady smiled and changed the subject: "Come to think of it, March 3rd is also Brother Jie's birthday?"

Xu Lingyi didn't remember, so he said, "Oh," and said, "Then take this opportunity to do it for him." He added, "How much money do you think it will cost? I'll ask Chief Butler Bai to bring it over."

Eleventh Lady thought about the attitude of the Fifth Master and the Fifth Lady today... What Xu Sijie wanted was not publicity, but forbearance.

She used the second wife's words as an excuse: "The child is still young. A grand ceremony will only reduce his fortune. I think we can just serve him a bowl of longevity noodles when the time comes!"

"You make the decision!" Xu Lingyi looked at Zhen Jie'er who was leading Xu Sijie in front of him, "Since he has followed us, we can't let him suffer."

Eleventh Lady smiled and nodded, then returned to the room and told Aunt Qin and Aunt Wen, who had come to greet her, about the move, and then instructed Luyun to tell Qiao Lianfang.

Madam Wen had no objection, but Madam Qin hesitated and said, "Can I wait and see before moving?"

Eleventh Lady was puzzled.

Aunt Wen smiled and explained, "Aunt Qin has a Buddha statue in the house."

Although Eleventh Lady does not believe these things, she does not exclude others from believing in them.

"Then Madam Qin, please make a decision as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will delay the groundbreaking date."

Aunt Qin left immediately and burned yellow paper in the yard to pray in the middle of the night.

Madam Wen returned to the room and sewed trouser belts all night with Qiuhong, Donghong, Yuer and others.

"As long as the belt is there, the person is there. If the belt is gone, the person doesn't need to live."

"Yes!" Qiuhong and others thought about the silver notes worth 200,000 taels of silver in their belts, and their hands holding the needles trembled a little.

Qiao Lianfang was a little stunned when she heard this: "My Lord... move to Chui Lun Waterside Pavilion, and I and the two concubines move to Nong Xiang Courtyard?"

"Yes! Aunt Qiao." Lu Yun said with a smile, "I heard that this was the Madam's idea."

Qiao Lianfang was stunned for a while, and asked Xiu Yuan to reward Lu Yun with two pieces of silver, and then sent her out.

Lu Yun felt a little cold in his heart when he saw this, and went back to tell Shiyi Niang: "...It's unprecedented that you rewarded me with silver!"

"Just take it as a reward!" Eleventh Lady said with a smile.

You can't just open your umbrella every day just because it's going to rain!

She still has to live her life.

Luyun replied "yes" and made a cup of hot tea for Shiyi Niang. She and Amber were copying the guest list for the March 3rd festival, and the guests were selected according to the old rules.

Eleventh Lady discovered that Amber’s handwriting was getting better and better.

"If you practice more, you can write invitations." His tone was very relieved.

Amber smiled, but Hongxiu's words were on her mind: "...Yanrong heard that Madam likes women who can read and write, so she practices calligraphy for an hour every morning. No matter the wind or rain, frost or snow!"

She was staring at the place where Binju left!

Amber thought of the oxeye daisy...

"Madam, will Sister Binju return home on the ninth day or the twelfth day?"

If you return to your parents' home on the ninth day, it would be the second day of March. If you return to your parents' home on the twelfth day, it would be the fifth day of March.

"I asked her to come back home after one month."

Amber was stunned when she heard this.

Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "I didn't think about it at the time. I just thought that she lived far away, and it would take a whole day to go back and forth. Besides, at the end of March, it is spring and flowers are blooming, and she can go outing."

Amber laughed when she heard this: "Sister Binju is really blessed."

But in my heart, I was thinking, Madam is so nostalgic. Seeing her like this, I should spend more time with Zhu Xiang.

There are countless smart and clever people in this mansion...

At this moment, Eleventh Lady looked at the familiar names written on the big red gold-sprinkled paper, but her expression was a little dazed.

It's the third day of March again.

The first time she met Xu Lingyi was also on March 3rd!

A lot happened that day.

First, Shi Niang suddenly appeared, and then the courtyard incident happened.

March 3rd. For many people, it is just an ordinary spring outing; for many people, it is a turning point in life. Yuanniang, Qiao Lianfang, Shi Niang, Lanting, Cao'e, Lin Mingyuan... even Wenlian, familiar or unfamiliar faces flashed through her mind.

Eleventh Lady shook her head fiercely, shaking off those memories.

She rarely dwells on the past, because sadness and regret are useless, and time will always drag people forward.

She told Amber to find her some simple clothes: "Let's go see Zhun Ge tomorrow morning!"

Amber was very surprised.

The clan school of the Xu family is called Chengxun Academy, located in the north and south corners of the outer courtyard. Although it is called a clan school, in fact, only Xu Siyu and Zhun Ge are studying there. The other seven or eight students are the children of some minor officials in the capital or the offspring of nobles. Although it is not complicated, there are outsiders after all.

"I think there's something wrong with Zhun Ge's situation..." Eleventh Lady didn't think too much about it. She pondered, "Why can't he recite the book even when the teacher asked him to recite it... He is afraid of the Marquis... Could he be afraid of that teacher too?"

"Should we ask the Second Young Master?" Amber said, "The Second Young Master and the Fourth Young Master studied together, so he should know something!"

"After all, he is my husband," Eleventh Lady shook her head gently, "Even if there is something, the Second Young Master can't say it. Why bother him? Let's go and take a look quietly before making any plans."

Amber agreed and found a plain jacket for Shiyi Niang that she wore when she was at her parents' home.

Xu Lingyi is back - he just went to the study.

Lin Bo and Zhao Ying came with him, each holding a few paper boxes.

He instructed Lin Bo and Zhaoying to place the paper box on the kang table in the inner room.

Eleventh Lady stepped forward, knelt down and saluted, and asked with a smile: "What did the Marquis take?"

Xu Lingyi called her over to take a look: "Xiaowu made this. He said it's a model of a house. It was delivered here at noon today." Then he pointed to her, "This is the window, this is the door, this is the main hall..." It was made so vividly that even the window lattices could clearly be seen as ice cracks or plum blossom patterns.

"Fifth Master is so awesome!" Eleventh Lady admired sincerely.

Xu Lingyi said, "It would be better if he could spend half of his time on his work."

Eleventh Lady can understand Xu Lingkuan.

It doesn't matter whether you do a good job or a bad job, so you might as well focus on finding some fun in areas that interest you.

Xu Lingyi also told her about where he planned to plant trees and where he planned to plant flowers.

Eleventh Lady also became interested.

The two talked for a long time and only stopped when they heard the sound of the drum.

The next day, Eleventh Lady casually tied her hair into a bun and went to the outer courtyard clan school with Amber, Luyun, and the third and fourth mothers.

As they had been instructed to go quietly, the group entered from the backyard, and Eleventh Lady listened under the window frame at the back of the house.

The room was in complete silence as the teacher was explaining the principle in The Great Learning that "everything has its root and its branches; every matter has its beginning and its end."

He had a sonorous voice, a stern tone, and was quite knowledgeable. He quoted from classics, drew analogies, and spoke eloquently. His words were orderly and detailed. The downside was that the content was stiff and stereotyped, and it was not very interesting. During the lecture, he called on several students to answer questions. Some answered well, while others answered poorly. He remained silent about the good answers, but scolded the bad answers on the spot, and his tone was sharp and his words were fierce.

Eleventh Lady left the clan school quietly.

After dinner, I sent Zhun Ge back to his place and asked him to recite "Youxue" for himself.

He recited six chapters in one breath without even pausing.

In the evening, Eleventh Lady asked Xu Lingyi, "Didn't you say you wanted to change a teacher for Yu Ge and the others? Have you changed it?"

Xu Lingyi shook his head: "I haven't found a suitable one. Although this person's knowledge is average, he is upright and decent. He is not going to take the imperial examination. I'll just teach him for now!"

Since she was impressed by Mr.'s character, Shiyi Niang swallowed what she wanted to say. The next morning, she sent someone to take a letter to Luo Zhenxing, asking him to come here at any time.