Chapter 600: Overdoing It (Part 2)

Although she said this, Eleventh Lady knew in her heart that it was not easy to change the situation.

She couldn't help but carefully consider Xu Siwei's future.

In the evening, Shiyi Niang pulled Xu Lingyi aside to talk: "Yu'er has passed the examination and will study hard in the future; Zhe'er has a kind personality and is willing to take care of his brothers and sisters. With him guarding the family, both the Marquis and I can rest assured; Jin'er is still young, so take your time and there is no rush. When he grows up, we can see what he wants to do and then make arrangements. Only Yu'er... since he has come to our house, we can't ignore him." She said, and couldn't help but hesitate, "What plans does the Marquis have?"

Xu Lingyi was a little surprised. He smiled and said, "My son is still young, so let him finish his studies with Mr. Zhao first. When he grows up, I will help him find a future."

He said it very easily and casually.

In other words, this guy just wanted to accept the person and didn't consider anything else.

Eleventh Lady was speechless for a long time, thinking of Xu Sijian's job.

"Donate a future?" she hesitated. "Is it easy?"

"Some things are easy and hard, but they are also easy and hard." Xu Lingyi said arrogantly, "It all depends on how you do it? Who do you ask to do it? When do you do it?"

In other words, this kind of thing depends on opportunity and luck.

It's as good as saying nothing.

Chance and luck are the most unreliable things.

Eleventh Lady was a little depressed.

I found an opportunity to ask Xu Siyi: "What do you like to do most?"

Since that day when he was instructed by Master Dou, he did not go out for a long time and practiced calligraphy and memorized books at home.

Hearing Eleventh Lady's question, he thought for a long time and said, "I like to play the flute, make purple clay teapots, play the piano, and make river lanterns..."

He likes a lot of things, but he can't say which one he likes the most. Moreover, none of the things he likes are suitable for further study and eventually become his capital to stand in this society - these things are things that cultivate one's character. If they become skills to support a family, he will become a low-class craftsman.

Since he cannot choose one from what he likes as his future career, he can only choose one from what he is good at.

Eleventh Lady first invited Mr. Zhao in and asked about Xu Siqi's homework through the screen.

"The fifth young master is very diligent and hardworking. He has already started practicing calligraphy. He has finished studying 'Youxue' and started to recite 'Shengyun Enlightenment' and learn to make couplets." Mr. Zhao lowered his eyes, but he couldn't help looking under the screen out of the corner of his eye.

The moonlit skirt was embroidered with goose-yellow vine patterns that went around the hem in circles, a full three feet high, and looked unusually gorgeous.

"Thank you Mr. Lao for your hard work these years." Eleventh Lady said politely, "Has my brother started making couplets?"

"It has already started." Mr. Zhao said respectfully.

How he was recommended to the Marquis, how she hinted to him about the child's problem, and how she treated the child... Others didn't know, but he knew it best in his heart - the woman with a soft voice behind the screen was actually very brave and smart. When she asked about this, she might have wanted to know something else. All he could do was tell her the truth.

"How long has it been?"

"We started teaching couplets in the spring."

"It's a very stunning pair."

Mr. Zhao thought for a moment and said, "The Fifth Young Master's parallelism is very neat. It's not like when he was learning the flute, he could quickly feel what he wanted to express, and then add his own understanding to it and play it out..."

Tell her tactfully that Xu Siqi has no talent in this area.

Eleventh Lady could not hide her disappointment and told Xu Siyi her plan.

Maybe I can help Xu Sizhen manage the household affairs at that time.

Xu Siqi mastered it quickly. But when Shiyi Niang asked him to do mental arithmetic, it took him a long time to come up with a result. Not only was his speed slow, but his accuracy was also low.

Managing such a large number of businesses, although you don't have to go out and negotiate all the contracts, but when the big boss is undecided and asks you to make a decision, you can't take out your abacus and fiddle with it for a long time before giving an answer, right? Professionals respect those who are more powerful than themselves.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but frown.

Could it be that apart from his expertise in literature and art, Xu Siqi had no other talents?

But this distress did not last long, Xu Siyu came back - she had to start preparing for her wedding, so she decided to put this matter aside for the time being.

"No matter what the result is, Mr. Jiang asked me to go back tomorrow when spring comes." He bowed respectfully to Shiyi Niang and Xu Lingyi, then smiled and called Jian Ge'er, who was reading a book next to him, "Sixth Brother."

Jian'er responded indifferently and sat there obediently without moving.

In Xu Siyu's impression, Qin Ge'er had always been lively and bright, but at this moment he looked like a vegetable that had been rolled in water, and he did not show any joy when he saw him.

He couldn't help but look surprised, and hesitated whether to ask. Xu Lingyi said, "You have come a long way, and you must be exhausted. Go down and rest first! We can talk tomorrow if you have anything to say."

Xu Siyu had no choice but to retreat and asked Yu Bian, who was guarding the yard at home, "Do you know what's going on?"

"Sixth Young Master was taught a lesson by Fourth Madam," Yu Bian smiled with her hands covering her mouth, "Sixth Young Master has been staying by Fourth Madam's side these days and has not dared to go anywhere." Then she told Xu Siyu about Jiange's earth dragon, "... it was chopped into several pieces, but only a few insects survived, the others died. Fourth Madam asked Sixth Young Master to cut an earth dragon into two halves first to see if it could survive, and if so, to try to cut it into three pieces to see if it could survive, and asked Sixth Young Master not to rush things. Sixth Young Master listened and He took that Huang Xiaomao and Liu Erwu to dig for ground dragons. One day, they dug near the greenhouse, but there were not enough small porcelain pots for the ground dragons. The Sixth Young Master looked down on the flower pots placed aside, so he picked up the flowers and trees in a flower pot with a sweet white background and a painting of boating on the spring river on the corner wall of the greenhouse and used that flower pot to install the ground dragon. Who knew that the flower pot actually planted a Clivia, not just a Clivia, but a Weeping Clivia, which the Second Madam had raised for six years and was about to bloom..."

Xu Siyu couldn't help but exclaimed, "No wonder you said that flower pot sounded familiar to me!" His voice became anxious. "It takes eight to ten years for Clivia miniata to bloom. Second aunt has always loved it like a treasure. Why did she put it in the greenhouse like that?"

They laughed at each other and said, "The Second Madam felt that the flower had been on the desk for too long and was a little tired, so she asked Ji Ting's wife to put it in the greenhouse to take care of it. There are lush plants there, which is good for the Clivia. Ji Ting's wife didn't dare to be careless and assigned a maid to take care of the flower. But it happened that it was the Sixth Young Master who went into the greenhouse to dig the earthen dragon that day, and no one dared to stop him. The maid even tried to please the Sixth Young Master by helping him move a small stool, and this happened as a result."

Xu Siyu couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid this matter..." His tone was hesitant, and there was a hint of concern in his voice.

Yubian smiled and said, "Everyone was dumbfounded after the incident. Especially the Fourth Madam, who hurriedly took the Sixth Young Master to give the Second Madam compensation and promised to find a way to buy a pot of Clivia for the Second Madam. The Second Madam asked the Sixth Young Master why he wanted to pull up the Clivia."

"What did the Sixth Young Master say?" Xu Siyu asked.

"Sixth Young Master said that flowerpot is the most beautiful."

Xu Siyu felt both amused and confused, but also felt it was reasonable.

Jiange'er has liked beautiful things since he was a child and doesn't want anything that is not beautiful.

"After hearing this, the Second Lady smiled and said to the Fourth Lady: 'The child is still young and ignorant. We, as elders, should not be too fussy.' So she let him go. Not only that, she also gave Jiange'er another flower pot with a painting of fishing in the snowy mountains. She also said, "Does anyone know that this is a masterpiece by Shi Xiaohua of the previous dynasty?" A beautiful woman appreciates a beautiful woman, and a precious sword is given to a famous scholar. This flower pot has been put into the hands of a knowledgeable person, and it is worth the money.

"The Fourth Madam was so excited that her face turned red. She tried every means to get a new pot of Clivia for the Second Madam. She also found a purple clay flowerpot to give to the Second Madam. Now the two flowerpots that belonged to Shi Xiaohua have become the Sixth Young Master's. I heard that the pair of flowerpots are worth at least one thousand taels of silver!"

"So mother arrested the Sixth Master?"

Yu Bian nodded: "The Sixth Young Master has been depressed these past few days."

Xu Siyu thought for a moment and said, "What does my father say?"

"Lord?" Although he smiled, "Lord, you said that the flowerpot looked ordinary, but I didn't expect it to be an antique.

Who knew there was such a good thing in Hua Nuanli. "

Xu Siyu laughed: "If it were me, I probably wouldn't know either!"

Just as he was about to ask more, Xu Siqin got the message and came over: "Come on, let's go out for dinner. My eldest uncle has specially arranged a banquet for you at Chunxi Pavilion."

"It's just right. I want to go see Brother Fang too." Xu Siyu smiled and went to wash up. "The teacher said that Brother Fang helped me a lot in copying the name papers last time. He specially asked me to bring some Le'an local rituals to Brother Fang."

The two of them chatted and laughed as they went to Chunxi Tower and came back very late.

The next morning, I went to pay my respects to the lady with a splitting headache.

The lady was hugging Jian'er and comforting him: "... In your own home, of course you can take whatever you want. Who would take a closer look at what it is? How could you have known that a Clivia that blooms once every ten years would suddenly appear? Besides, what's the difference between that Clivia and orchids? Jian'er naturally doesn't recognize them. This matter is all your second aunt's fault."

The second wife, who was sitting next to him, had a faint smile on her face. Not only was she not angry, but her eyes were also very gentle as she looked at Jiang'er.

Jian'er was a little uneasy at first, but after hearing what the lady said, he quickly glanced at the second lady. Seeing the smile on her face, he straightened up a lot, "That's right, that's right!" As he spoke, he carefully looked at the second lady. Seeing that she was still the same, he became bolder. "I don't know what Clivia is or what orchid is!" After saying that, he snuggled tightly in the lady's arms.

The Second Madam couldn't help laughing at his lustful look any longer.

From then on, Jiang'er was no longer afraid of seeing the Second Lady.

It was as if a huge mountain pressing down on his head had disappeared, and he became even more naughty.

I'll post a draft first and correct the typos tomorrow!

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