Jing'er's words surprised everyone, but made them happy more.

Xu Lingkuan laughed loudly and patted Jing'er's shoulder pretentiously: "Not bad, not bad. Our Jing'er has just been enlightened and he understands the truth. OK, OK, OK. When you take a rest, Uncle Wu will take you to go boating!"

"Great!" Jin Ge'er hadn't rowed a boat this year, and his joy was beyond words. He said loudly, "Fifth Uncle, don't forget me when the time comes." Then he thought of Chen Ge'er, "And Seventh Brother!"

"Of course!" Xu Lingkuan said with a smile, and turned to ask Xu Lingyi, "Brother Jin should be able to go out in a couple of days, right?"

Xu Lingyi nodded. Although the relieved smile in his eyes softened his stern expression, he still looked very serious: "You will be able to go out in two days!" He said, and reminded his son, "You must use your brain to do everything, and you can't just do it blindly. Even this martial arts requires skills. When you squat there, you must think about why the master wants you to squat like this? Is it to train leg strength or arm strength? If it is to train leg strength, at what level can it be considered trained well? Why do you have to train to this level?"

While he was talking, Xu Sizhun stood respectfully by his side with his hands down. When Xu Lingyi saw Xu Lingkuan off, he immediately became lively. He whispered to Jing'er, "My martial arts teacher said that squatting in horse stance is to train leg strength. Only when the lower body is stable, you won't fall..."

Jinger became more interested after hearing this and said to Xu Sizhun, "Then how many incense sticks did you hold when you were squatting in horse stance?"

"Squat for half an incense stick!" Xu Sizhun said, "I was not used to it in the first few days, but it got better over time. Now I can squat for three incense sticks. I can also shoot an arrow ten steps away." There was a hint of pride in his tone.

This is indeed a great progress for him!

Brother Jin disagreed: "Brother Chen can squat for two incense sticks!"

Xu Sizhun was embarrassed, but he did not back down. A red cloud appeared on his face, and he smiled and said, "I can do it step by step. So, a small step can add up to a thousand miles!" He has always been honest, and even when he accused Jing'er of being too hasty, he said it very tactfully. But Jing'er was too young to understand him at all, and retorted, "When I am as old as you, I will definitely be able to walk on the plum blossom pile. If you don't believe me, just wait and see!"

"Okay!" Xu Sizhun teased Jin Ge'er with a smile, "Then I'll wait and see!"

Jing Ge'er snorted unhappily: "Then I'll make you admit defeat sincerely!"

"I didn't make a bet with you, so how can there be a win or a loss?" Xu Sizhun spoke slowly, and in Jing'er's eyes, he just didn't believe what he said.

"Then let's make a bet!"

"What are you betting on?" Xu Sizhun looked nonchalant, which made Jing'er even more angry.

"Whatever you bet on?"

The two of them were arguing with each other, and to Eleventh Lady's ears, it just felt warm.

She smiled at Xu Sijie, who had been silent since he entered the room, and said, "What's wrong? Why are you so silent today? Did your teacher scold you for not doing your homework well?"

"No!" Xu Sijie laughed and said, "I'm fine!"

He avoided Eleventh Lady's gaze and seemed a little uncomfortable.

Eleventh Lady felt puzzled, but thinking that Xu Sijie was surrounded by people she could trust, she smiled, did not ask any more questions, and decided to let Xier come in tomorrow.

Xu Sizhun heard their conversation and interrupted, "Mother, don't worry. Yesterday, Mr. Zhao praised my fifth brother, saying that he has been studying hard and doing well in his studies!"

Eleventh Lady nodded slightly.

It would be good if he could focus on his studies!

As they were talking, Xu Lingyi came in.

Xu Sizhun's expression immediately tensed up, and he lost his relaxed and casual attitude. He spoke a few words to Xu Lingyi in a reserved manner, then stood up and went to the lady's place.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but grumble: "Can't you be a little more gentle? The child is trembling in front of you. He doesn't act like a son, but more like a steward."

Xu Lingyi frowned: "There is an order of seniority and distinction between the superior and the inferior. Do you want me and him to be like you, laughing all day long?" After saying that, he turned and went into the purification room.

Eleventh Lady looked at his back and pursed her lips.

Jing'er quickly hugged his mother's neck and said, "Mom, let me talk to you!"

Eleventh Lady couldn't help laughing when she saw her son's flattering look, and she gave him a big kiss on the cheek.

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After a day's rest, Jing'er was able to go out again. He jumped up and down like nothing had happened, and shouted that he wanted to go to Xiumuyuan.

Eleventh Lady was still a little worried, so she gently pinched his leg and asked if it still hurt.

"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt!" Jing'er shook his head and said impatiently, "Mom, if I don't go now, I won't be able to catch up with Chen'er!"

Jing'er was resting at home, and Huang Xiaomao and the others naturally stayed at home as well. However, Shen'er followed him and practiced horse stance in Xiumu Courtyard every day.

Eleventh Lady felt that it would be beneficial for the two children to practice martial arts in this way.

"Okay! Go change your clothes." She smiled and opened the yellow pear wood cabinet with five hundred arhats carved on it, and took out a royal blue Hangzhou silk short brown suit. "Madam Gan made this for you. Doesn't it look good?"

Jin Ge'er liked it very much. He nodded with a smile on his face, chattered with Shiyi Niang, and changed his clothes.

Eleventh Lady sent her son to the door, and a servant ran in hurriedly: "Madam, Eunuch Lei is here. He said he came to see the Sixth Young Master on the orders of the Queen. The Marquis is accompanying him!"

How did the Queen know about Jing'er?

While he was thinking, Xu Lingyi and Lei Gonggong had already appeared at the intersection.

Eleventh Lady and Jing'er went to greet them.

Eunuch Lei looked at him and laughed: "Today, Doctor Wu from the Imperial Hospital went to check the Crown Princess' pulse. The Queen then knew that the Sixth Young Master had injured his leg. She was extremely anxious and immediately sent our family to take a look."

Eleventh Lady was shocked when she heard this: "Is the Crown Princess unwell?"

Eunuch Lei smiled and said, "The Crown Princess is pregnant again!"

"This is a great event." Eleventh Lady said happily, "I wonder when I can go to the palace to congratulate you!"

Fang Jie'er has been taking care of her health since she gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson.

"You can come to the palace to congratulate us in three months!" Eunuch Lei chatted with them for a while, then stood up and said goodbye. "The Queen is waiting for our reply!"

Xu Lingyi naturally couldn't stay any longer, so he personally saw Lei Gonggong out.

Shiyi Niang and Jing'er are preparing to go to Xiumuyuan.

The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess sent a eunuch to ask.

After a round of greetings and before Xu Lingyi could send the people away, Eunuch He from the emperor's side arrived... Then the Liang family, the Dou family, Wang Li and others sent people to inquire, and Madam Zhou and Grandma Huang even came to visit in person. For a while, the Xu family was bustling with traffic, comparable to the New Year's Day.

Xu Sizhun teased Jing'er: "You are playing tricks on the princes by lighting beacons!"

Jin Ge'er didn't understand, but he knew that what his brother said was not a good thing. Although he was angry, he said nothing. He went back and quietly asked Shiyi Niang what "playing tricks on the princes with beacon fires" was.

Eleventh Lady told him.

He immediately understood what was going on and ran to settle the score with Xu Sizhun, who finally compensated him with a Hetian jade carrot.

Jing'er started to follow Master Pang in squatting again. After a few days, he complained to Shiyi Niang that he was bored and wanted to hang all the birds he raised under the eaves of Xiumu Courtyard with the wind: "...It would be nice to listen to some birds singing!"

Eleventh Lady was both amused and confused: "You should concentrate on what you are doing. Just squat in horse stance, why listen to the birds singing!"

Jing'er agreed and never mentioned the matter again.

Eleventh Lady didn't take it seriously. But a few days later, she heard that Jing'er always brought his pugs with him every time he went to Xiumuyuan. When he squatted, the dogs would circle around him or lie on the steps and watch him. When they heard unfamiliar footsteps, they would bark at him. Huang Xiaomao and Liu Erwu were a little absent-minded, and only Changshun was happy - he was either pulling the ears of this dog or the tail of that dog, having a lot of fun. Master Pang was fed up with it and scolded Jing'er several times. Jing'er stopped bringing the dogs and brought a few peacocks with him. While Master Pang was correcting the children's posture with a serious expression, the peacocks were strolling in Xiumuyuan, and the children's eyes were swaying with the peacocks.

Master Pang looked very unhappy. After thinking it over, he found an opportunity to invite Manager Bai to have a drink.

Manager Bai rubbed his head for a long time and said, "How about I talk to Guan Qing for you? He works in the house and serves as a housekeeper beside the Madam."

The future of the children of noble families depends on the influence of the emperor. The role of the tutor is not as important as that of the official families who need to pass the imperial examination to enter the official career. In addition, the children of noble families are proud of their noble birth, so they are somewhat arrogant and spoiled. Naturally, they will not take those failed scholars or candidates who have studied hard for ten years seriously. Therefore, most people are unwilling to be tutors in the noble families. Not only will they be bullied by the naughty children, but it will also be difficult to teach a student who can be nominated for the imperial examination. It is a waste of time and no reputation. Not to mention that everyone values ​​literature over martial arts. A boxing and kicking master is equivalent to a guard, and he is less respected.

Master Pang understood it only after he entered the capital. He thanked Manager Bai again and again for his help, and couldn't help but sigh: "I was greatly favored by your eldest brother-in-law, so I agreed to come to your house to teach the two young masters martial arts. At that time, your eldest brother-in-law entrusted me again and again, asking me to teach the Sixth Young Master the real skills. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so concerned!"

Manager Bai didn't say much.

The master who taught the fourth young master boxing and kicking was much more easygoing than Master Pang. He taught the fourth young master for so many years and just treated him as a playmate. It seems that Master Pang is a real person.

He found an opportunity to tell Guan Qing, and Guan Qing heard that this matter involved the Sixth Young Master, so he went to the mansion and told Hubo. Hubo didn't dare to hide it from Shiyi Niang, so she went back and told her.

"I told him not to bring the bird, so he brought the dog. The master told him not to bring the dog, so he brought the peacock..." Eleventh Lady didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In the evening, after telling the story to Jing'er, she talked to him for a long time about "You can't be indecisive when doing things, otherwise it will be difficult to do anything well", and Jing'er reluctantly agreed not to bring these things to Xiumuyuan anymore.

In order to reward Jing'er, Shiyi Niang ordered the kitchen to make all kinds of cakes and snacks that the children liked to eat. She took a felt carpet and a small table and went to the peach blossom forest next to Lijingxuan with the children. She spread a felt carpet on the grass in the peach blossom forest, put a small table on it, and laid out cakes and snacks. Everyone sat under the peach tree, eating, drinking, talking and laughing for a day.

When the spring breeze blows, peach blossoms fall on your body like raindrops, making your mood as bright as the spring sunshine.

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I haven't been feeling well these past two days and am resting as ordered by the doctor. I hope I can recover soon!

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