"You two should write a letter of guarantee to my grandmother right now. Promise that you will study hard under your teacher and never make such a mistake again!" Eleventh Lady looked at Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie sternly.

The two of them nodded "yes" obediently, turned around and went to the study to write a letter of guarantee.

When he reached the door, Eleventh Lady called him back: "Come back. I have something else to ask you!"

The two little guys immediately walked up to her quickly, stood with their hands down, and looked like they were waiting to be dealt with.

Eleventh Lady drank a few sips of tea slowly, and then asked, "Is this "Cold Cave Records" very precious?"

I have said what I should say, and I have to take on what I should take on. To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country. It will be very troublesome to explain to Wang Yun if I cannot pay back the Chigongpu.

Xu Sizun seemed a little uneasy: "It's a complete copy of The Cold Cellar Notes. This is the first time I've seen it."

Eleventh Lady thought for a moment and called Zhu Xiang in. "Go to Gongxian Hutong right now and ask your uncle to help you borrow the Gongche score of "Cold Cave Story" and tell him that I need it urgently."

Many people in the Hanlin Academy are amateur writers, so they should be able to find a copy.

"Mother!" Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie raised their heads. Their eyes sparkled with excitement, as bright as the morning star in the sky.

Eleventh Lady frowned and said, "I'm telling you, don't think this matter is over. From today on, the two of you will copy "Youth Learning" ten times for me, and think carefully about what Mr. Zhao said when he explained this book to you..."

Before she finished her words, the two of them nodded repeatedly, with unconcealable joy on their faces.

"Don't be too happy too soon." Eleventh Lady still had a gloomy face. "Whether we can borrow the money or not is still uncertain. Go and write the guarantee letter now, so that we can go and apologize to our grandmother as soon as possible."

They both answered "yes" in unison and left the inner room with smiles on their faces.

Through the curtain, Eleventh Lady heard the soft but cheerful laughter of Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie.

The corners of Eleventh Lady's mouth also curled up.

She sat in the inner room and waited for the guarantee letter from the two children.

Biluo and the others served the snacks cautiously with a look of trepidation.

Jinger sat there, his eyes rolling around. He calmed down and ate a snack, but he couldn't sit still anymore.

"Mom, I'm going to see if my brothers' letters of guarantee have been written!" After saying that, he slipped off the kang and ran away.

Eleventh Lady laughed.

Then his smile gradually faded and he began to think about Xu Sijie.

Let’s keep it steady for now!

The Chinese New Year is just two months away. By then, after Xu Sijie has paid homage to Tong's tablet, he will be able to gradually face up to some things.

Thinking of this, she sighed softly.

In the past, she always protected him, pretending to be ignorant of some things that should be done, and everyone pretended to be deaf and dumb in order to avoid offending her. Now, when it is time to show some respect, she doesn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Xu Lingyi helped come up with an idea.

She gradually calmed down and took a few sips of tea.

Jing'er ran in with a "dengdengdeng" sound.

"Mother, mother, mother." He climbed onto the kang, hugged Eleventh Lady's neck and whispered, "I tell you, Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother won't write a letter of guarantee!" He looked like a snitch, "They're just sitting there worrying!"

The guarantee letter... was something from her era. It was indeed a bit difficult for Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie to write a guarantee letter. However, let them do it themselves. At this age, adults have to step in for everything. It will be difficult to give up in the future.

Eleventh Lady smiled and patted her son's little butt: "Go, find a book, let's play 'Find the Word Baby'."

Jing'er became happy and said "OK" loudly. He got off the kang, found a book called "Children's Studies", and sat down in his mother's arms.

Eleventh Lady casually flipped a page and pointed to the word "eight" in "The Xun brothers are known as the eight dragons". Jin Ge'er immediately pointed to the word "three" in the next sentence "The brothers of Hedong have the good name of three phoenixes" and read it out loud. Eleventh Lady then pointed to the word "big" in "Duke Zhou came to be relatives for the sake of justice" and read it out loud, while Jin Ge'er pointed to the word "relatives" and read it out loud... The two of them flipped through the pages and recognized more than thirty words. Jin Ge'er couldn't sit still any longer: "Mom, let me see if the brothers' guarantee letters have been written?

He moved back and forth in Eleventh Lady's arms.

After all, learning to read in this way is a bit boring, and children are young and generally cannot sit still.

"Okay!" Eleventh Lady put down the book with a smile.

Jinger ran to Xu Sizhun's study. After a while, he came back and told Shiyi Niang: "Fourth Brother asked Wang Shu to find Mr. Zhao. Ask him to ask Mr. Zhao how to write a letter of guarantee!"

Where there is pressure there is motivation. Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie finally began to find ways to find a workaround.

Eleventh Lady smiled and nodded, kissing her son's little face: "Shall we continue playing word search baby?"

Brother Jing nodded.

The mother and son continued to recognize words.

It was not until the beginning of the evening that Jin Ge'er got tired of playing the word-finding game, as well as the rope-climbing, sandbag-throwing, and rope-jumping games. Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie finally arrived and handed in two "letters of guarantee" whose sentences were barely fluent.

Sincerity is the most important thing in an apology. I'm sure the lady won't pursue it too much.

Eleventh Lady took the children to the Lady Dowager's place.

The lady looked at the letter of guarantee, sighed softly, and said only, "Don't do this again in the future," and asked the maids to bring the children's favorite osmanthus candy and walnut cakes.

Xu Sizhun breathed a sigh of relief and helped Jing'er pick out the walnut cakes with more sesame seeds.

Xu Sijie sat on the armchair beside him, eating flakes of rice in a trance. It was not like before, when he looked as if he was eating a delicacy with a smile on his face and full concentration even though it was just an ordinary white steamed bun.

Eleventh Lady sighed secretly in her heart.

Growth always comes at a price.

If he can learn something from it, it will be worth it.

Thinking that there was still a lot of things to do in the flower hall, Eleventh Lady sat for a while and then stood up to say goodbye.

The lady left behind several children to take care of her.

By the time Eleventh Lady finished her work, it was already time to light the lamps.

Because the order was given too late, the housekeeper had no time to eat and was anxious to finish what she had to do today. The inner courtyard of Xu's mansion was brightly lit, and the maids and old women were walking in a hurry.

Xu Lingyi looked a little strange.

Eleventh Lady has always been efficient in her work, so why are the people in the inner courtyard still busy at this time?

The servant beside her, Denghua, observed her expression and whispered hurriedly, "Madam will start giving instructions after the early evening, and the mothers are rushing to clean up so that they can enjoy the feast tomorrow."

The news that the Madam had beaten the steward of the outer courtyard without the permission of the Marquis had spread throughout the mansion. After all, this was an act of usurpation. No one could tell what would happen next. Everyone's eyes were on Xu Lingyi and Shiyi Niang. Therefore, the sound of the lamp flowers was not only low, but also cautious.

Although she was angry about Jing'er's matter, Shiyi Niang was not the kind of person who would do whatever she wanted and ignore the overall situation for her own selfish reasons. She knew that there were many things to do today, so why did she give instructions to the mothers only at the hour of You?

Xu Lingyi found it even more strange.

When I entered the house, I saw Shiyi Niang eating. There were only four or five small plates on the kang table, and no one was serving, which made it seem a bit deserted.

"Why did the Marquis come back so early?" She got off the kang and helped Xu Lingyi change his clothes. "Have you eaten? Have Seventh Brother-in-law and the others left?"

"I've eaten." Xu Lingyi motioned for her to continue eating, and asked Qiuyu to call the little maid to come in to help him change his clothes. "Old Master Shao will be celebrating his 70th birthday at the end of the month, and Zhongran will have to rush back tomorrow. Zhu Anping and Zhenxing have made an appointment to visit Jin Hanlin's home - one of Jin Hanlin's students has just been promoted to the prefect of Quanzhou. We'll disperse first." As he spoke, he went to the purification room. When he came out after washing his face and changing his clothes, he saw Shiyi Niang sitting there in a daze with a bowl in her hand.

Hearing the noise, she raised her head and smiled: "My Lord, would you like to add some more?"

"No need!" Xu Lingyi sat down on the edge of the kang, picked up the teacup offered by the maid and took a sip, "Have it yourself!"

Eleventh Lady said "Oh" and said nothing more, then lowered her head to eat.

There was silence in the room.

Xu Lingyi was very puzzled.

This morning, Eleventh Lady dealt with the stewards of the outer courtyard with thunderous means. Although there were reasons for it, it was still a bit inappropriate. With her temperament, she should have an explanation when she met me. Why did she look so absent-minded?

He thought again of the scenes he had seen along the way... Could it be that there was something he didn't know about?

Xu Lingyi couldn't help but look at Shiyi Niang carefully.

Her hair was a little loose, with a few strands hanging disobediently beside her cheeks. Her eyelids were drooping, with a faint blue color under her eyes, making her look a little tired.

"Eleventh Lady!" He couldn't help but lower his voice and reached out to help her put the hair that fell on her cheek behind her ear, "What's wrong?"

Eleventh Lady looked up, her eyes seemed a little confused. Under the dim light, there was a kind of fragile beauty in her.

"Did something happen?" Xu Lingyi asked softly, "You look very tired!"

Eleventh Lady was thinking about what happened today.

It was not like they were singing opera at home, nor were they running out to listen to opera secretly. Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie were just copying the score in the house. Ge Jin soon told the lady about it. The lady not only went to Danbo Zhai in person immediately, but also scolded both Xu Sizhun and Xu Sijie... How could Ge Jin know that the lady was paying attention to these? Obviously, she was instructed by the lady... Although Xu Sizhun did not reject listening to opera, he did not like it either. Then the lady was not paying attention to Xu Sizhun, but Xu Sijie... For so many years, the lady only regarded Xu Sijie's arrival as an extra pair of chopsticks. She could not say that she liked him, but she could not say that she hated him. She would never leave him out when she appreciated Yi, but she did not pay too much attention to him... When did the lady start to focus on Xu Sijie? Was it after the full moon wine of the third lady's eldest grandson? Or did it start from Xu Sijie accompanying several ladies to listen to opera?

She brought the children to apologize, and although the lady had lightly explained it, what was she really thinking? Would she find some other excuse to punish Xu Sijie later?

Eleventh Lady was a little unsure.

Suddenly she heard Xu Lingyi calling her, she looked up and saw a pair of eyes full of concern.

I was so busy thinking about my own things that I forgot about Xu Lingyi!

Eleventh Lady smiled apologetically.

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The update is a bit late, please get up tomorrow morning and read it!

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