Eleventh Lady's expression became serious: "Isn't the Fifth Young Master with the Fourth Young Master? What happened?" Seeing Xi'er gasping for breath, she said, "Tell me slowly."

Xier nodded, not caring about her unstable breath, and said hurriedly: "After the fifth young master greeted you, he went to Danbozhai with the fourth young master. The fifth young master wanted to practice calligraphy, and the fourth young master wanted to recite. The fourth young master gave up the study and recited in the hall. At noon, we had lunch together and went to the inner room to take a nap together. As usual, after making the bed, the fourth young master asked the servants to leave, leaving a little maid to guard the door, and Biluo and I went to Biluo's resting ear room to do needlework. It was almost the beginning of the morning, and the fourth and fifth young masters had not yet called the servants to help them dress. The servant thought it was strange, so she tiptoed to the main room, and who knew that she would meet Sister Ge Jin at the door."

"Ge scarf?" Eleventh Lady was a little surprised.

She was given by the Madam Dowager, and Xu Sizhun treated her with great courtesy, and Biluo and the others took care of general matters. Xu Sizhun would not use her for things like getting up and getting dressed.

Xier nodded, "Sister Ge Jin and I bowed. Sister Ge Jin said that the fourth and fifth young masters had not yet woken up. She wanted to go back to her room to rest, and asked me to go check on them later. If the fourth and fifth young masters woke up, she would send a little maid to call her. I dared not neglect it, and hurriedly responded. I returned to the side room and had just embroidered half a flower when I heard a loud noise coming from the main room. I was worried about the fifth young master, so I immediately left the flower shed and ran out of the side room," she said, with fear in her eyes, "and saw Madam Du guarding the door of the house, and the Yubans beside the Madam stood under the eaves. It turned out that the little maid guarding the door was kneeling in the yard, and the Madam's scolding came from the inner room."

Shiyi Niang could not help but straighten her body, winked at Zhu Xiang, signaling her to go to the outer door and watch, and asked Xi'er in a low and hurried voice: "What did the Madam say?"

"When I walked over, I was stopped by Yuban. I only heard a few words." Xier's mouth twitched, and her voice trembled a little, "'You are noble sons, not actors', and you also said, 'Your father spent so much time and effort to find a teacher to teach you how to read and write, could it be that he wanted you to do this kind of thing', 'I will tell your father about this'..."

Eleventh Lady asked, "What happened next?" Only then did she realize that her voice was a little hoarse.

"Later, Mother Du signaled us to go back to the house." Xier said, "We didn't dare to stay any longer and went back to the side room. Biluo and I leaned against the window lattice to look out. After a while, I saw Ge Jin and a little maid beside the lady carrying the brazier in. Later, the lady left with a gloomy face." Her tone was a little dry, "Biluo and I hurried to the inner room. There was a smell of smoke in the room. The brazier that Ge Jin brought in was placed in the middle of the room, and there was a ball of ash in it. The fifth young master knelt there with a face full of shame, and the fourth young master wanted to pull the fifth young master up. The fifth young master knelt there and refused to get up, saying that it was all his fault that the fourth young master was implicated. He also said that if the lady told the marquis about this, the marquis would definitely punish the fourth young master. As he spoke, his eyes turned red.

"The fourth young master was busy comforting the fifth young master, saying that nothing would happen. He also said that this matter was originally his fault, and it was right for the marquis to punish him. The fifth young master pulled the fourth young master's sleeve and said something like 'I'm sorry for you'. The fourth young master heard it and said that he was sorry for the fifth young master and shouldn't have taken the initiative to bring in the ruler's score of "The Cold Cave"..."

"What did you say?" Eleventh Lady was shocked. "Did the Fourth Young Master bring in the Rulebook of "The Cold Cellar"?"

Xier nodded: "That's what I heard from the Fourth Young Master."

"Then what?" Eleventh Lady looked unhappy.

"The ground was cold, and the servants were afraid that the fifth young master would hurt his knees, so they helped the fourth young master to pull up the fifth young master. The fifth young master was unwilling to get up at first, but Biluo persuaded him a few times, saying 'Don't let the fourth young master worry too'. The fifth young master suddenly changed his mind and not only stood up, but also wanted to go to the lady dowager, saying that since this matter was only because of him, he couldn't let the fourth young master be implicated. The fourth young master hurriedly stopped the fifth young master and said that the lady dowager was angry now and would naturally say some angry words. When she calmed down, he would go to the lady dowager to apologize and the lady dowager would not pursue it. The fifth young master hesitated for a while, and the fourth young master said something like 'Grandmother has always loved me very much. Do you know when she has ever scolded me?' The fifth young master's expression gradually eased. Biluo and the others were busy fetching water for the fourth and fifth young masters to wash their faces and hands, and to pack up their things.

"The Fourth Young Master is the Crown Prince, but the Fifth Young Master..." Here, Xier paused and lowered her voice, "I was afraid that the Fifth Young Master would suffer, so I left Mo Yu there to serve him, and I came to tell the Madam..." As she spoke, she secretly observed Eleventh Lady's expression.

Eleventh Lady sighed secretly in her heart.

Chigongpu is the opera score. With Chigongpu, you can sing the opera according to it.

If it was something else, she would be like Xier, worried that Xu Sijie would take the blame for Xu Sizhun. But when it comes to Chigongpu... even if Xu Sizhun took the initiative to give it to Xu Sijie, Xu Sijie cannot escape responsibility.

Jinger had been listening attentively since Xier came in. He looked up several times to interrupt, but as soon as his eyes met his mother's, he thought of what she had just said, so he had to hold back. He hurriedly finished drawing the three chicks, and threw the brush into the pen holder without caring that it was still dipped in ink, and threw himself into Shiyi Niang's arms: "Mom, mom, what trouble did the fourth and fifth brothers get into?" He looked very curious.

Looking at her son who was young and carefree, Eleventh Lady felt both amused and helpless.

She smiled and tapped her son's forehead: "Finish drawing your little chicken."

Jing'er immediately grabbed the Chengxin paper and showed it to Shiyi Niang: "Mom, I've finished drawing."

Three little chicks are pecking at rice. Not only are their heads and bodies intact, but there are also a few spots of ink under their feet.

Jinger immediately pointed at the few spots of ink and said, "This is the rice that the chickens eat."

I can bear to finish this painting before speaking out...

My son is only five years old!

Eleventh Lady's eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles.

She hugged her son and said, "Brother Jin is really amazing!"

Jing'er struggled out of her arms, smiling a little smugly, and said, "Mom, let's go see the fourth and fifth brothers! Otherwise, they will be beaten by Daddy!"

Things have to be solved. She was also going to ask about the situation.

Eleventh Lady smiled and said "OK", then got off the bed and put on her slippers.

Xier hurried forward and half squatted down to put on Shiyi Niang's shoes.

"No need!" Eleventh Lady picked up her shoes herself, and then took Jing'er to Danbo Zhai.

The atmosphere in the yard was very depressing. Xu Sizun and Xu Sijie were very surprised at the arrival of Shiyi Niang. When they saw Xier behind Shiyi Niang, they showed a dazed expression.

Eleventh Lady sent the servants away and asked Xu Siyu and Xu Sijie directly, "Why is grandma so angry?"

Xu Sizhun thought of his mother's usual protection of him, and he was relieved when he saw her, while Xu Sijie thought of Eleventh Lady's dislike of his singing, and his heartstrings tightened. The latter lowered his head, and the former hurriedly said: "A few days ago, I saw my fifth brother studying hard behind closed doors every day. He was very tired and didn't even play the flute. Thinking that my fifth brother liked to sing opera, it happened that day when I went to Wang Yun's house, I saw his half-cousin came to return the Chigong score of "Han Yao Ji". He said that he liked to listen to opera very much, so he borrowed it and copied it. I thought of my fifth brother, so I took the opportunity to borrow it back, and wanted to copy a copy when I had time these few days." At this point, his voice gradually lowered, "As a result, it was discovered by my grandmother... She said that we were uneducated and burned the Chigong score..." After that, he showed an embarrassed expression.

I guess something is lost and it would be difficult to explain to Wang Yun!

Eleventh Lady's face darkened: "In that case, this Rule Craftsmanship Chart cannot be burned!"

"No!" Xu Sizun said hurriedly, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have borrowed the Chigongpu from Wang Yun." He admitted his mistake, but his expression was a little confused and he seemed a little at a loss.

Eleventh Lady could understand his attitude.

If there was no Xu Sijie, and the person who copied the ruler notation was Xu Sizun, others would only think that he was unrestrained and elegant, even himself, would think so.

Although he admitted his mistake out of filial piety, he really didn't know what he had done wrong.

Xu Sijie's face was red with shame, and he said hurriedly: "Mother, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told Fourth Brother. If only I had a copy of the Ruler's Manual...

"It turns out that making mistakes is also a kind of honor." Eleventh Lady looked unprepared and said in a serious tone, "You two are vying for it!"

Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie both stood up straight with some uneasiness.

"Your grandmother is right." Shiyi Niang's tone became more severe. "Your father went through so much trouble to find a good teacher for you. But you don't know how to cherish it, and you put all your thoughts on it. You don't have it at home, but you even think of borrowing it from Wang Yun. No wonder your grandmother was so angry that she burned all the rulers and craftsmen's records. If it were me, I would have dragged you to kneel in the ancestral hall long ago!"

Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie both lowered their heads.

"Everyone likes to listen to opera." Eleventh Lady said in a slow tone, "It is an elegant thing to be able to sing a few lines. But this is not what you should do at your age. You should know that you are like young saplings that are growing. Books are the trunk, and songs and poems are the branches and leaves. If the trunk is not well grown, how can the branches and leaves flourish? If you don't read well, how can you understand the true charm of the opera? No matter how much you like it, it is just superficial, and you are just a dilettante!"

Seeing that Eleventh Lady was not as tough as the Lady Dowager, the two men relaxed.

"Didn't you just copy the ruler's work score?" Eleventh Lady asked Xu Sijie, "How is the copying going?"

Xu Sijie was stunned. Although he didn't know what his mother meant, he still said obediently, "I copied two pages."

"Why did you only copy two pages?" Eleventh Lady asked, "Didn't you guys take a nap at noon? How come you only copied two pages in more than an hour?"

"I couldn't understand some of them, so I looked them up in Shuowen Jiezi..." Xu Sijie said, and he and Xu Sizhun both showed a thoughtful expression.

Eleventh Lady strikes while the iron is hot: "You haven't even learned all the characters yet and you're copying the ruler's score. Only you two who don't know your limits can do that!"

Both of them looked embarrassed.

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