At this moment, the fox-eyed girl was seen reaching out, pinching the wet sheets, and looking down at them carefully.

Fan Yushu looked at Jia Tengying calmly.

The latter felt helpless and had to take the blame, saying, "Yes... I washed it. I saw that the weather was clear, so I helped Tzuyu wash it. When he left, he left his room key with me."

Su Xiaoxiao frowned in confusion, "You're still doing Tzuyu's laundry?"

She pointed to the equally wet Confucian robes and other clothes hanging nearby.

Jia Tengying gritted his teeth and nodded, "Well, seeing that he threw it all over the place, I'll wash it together."

Fan Yushu smoothed things over and said, "Well, they are all classmates. Teng Ying and Zi Yu have a very good relationship. Besides, he is a busy man and can't rest for a moment. The sun has been nice these few days and he has nothing to do, so he helped Zi Yu wash the sheets and clothes. He also washed my clothes and quilts yesterday."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the dull student, who nodded silently.

The little fox demon tilted his head and thought for a while, then nodded, "Okay, thank you, Master Jia. But you don't have to worry about this kind of thing in the future, I'm here for you."

Jia Tengying waved his hands quickly, "Okay...Okay."

Not only you, but Fairy Zhao is also rushing to wash. Hey, what is going on... Fan Yushu said silently in his heart.

Afterwards, after talking with Jia Tengying and Fan Yushu for a while, Su Xiaoxiao and Lu Wan went into the north room and stayed there for a while.

Soon, the two girls came out, said goodbye to the two students, and prepared to leave.

Jia Tengying and Fan Yushu looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, and their eyes showed some relief.

They didn't even bother to be polite, they just pretended to be invisible and waved goodbye silently from the back.

Fairy Zhao is not here right now. We don’t know why she left. We can’t tell for sure. She could come back at any time. Auntie, you better leave quickly. Leave quickly…

At this time, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly stopped and said, "I want to stay here for one night. I need to put away Zhao Lang's bed and clothes. They should be dry before the sun goes down... Sister Wan, you go first."

As if she was deliberately going against their wishes, she turned around and walked back, passing by two students with stiff smiles, and walked back into the north room.

The door was closed.

Fan Yushu and Jia Tengying froze in place.

…

…

See Su Xiaoxiao go back into the north room.

Jia Tengying and Fan Yushu had no choice but to stare at each other at the door for a while and then go about their own business, only glancing towards the north room from time to time.

When they saw the west window of the north room being opened again and a petite and lovely figure appeared on the rocking chair, the two students couldn't help but twitch their eyes. This was a familiar scene.

Just now at noon, Fairy Zhao was also sitting in a rocking chair, reading in front of the window... Why do you all like to sit there...

If Su Dimei and Zhao Dimei knew that the other party had been sitting there not long ago, they would not know how they would feel. Was this considered an invasion of territory? Hiss... Fan Yushu was secretly afraid.

Time passed by minute by minute, and soon the sun set.

Jia Tengying and Fan Yushu spent the entire afternoon in absent-mindedness, their eyes constantly glancing at the courtyard gate and the west window of the north room.

Although it was not their Shura field, but the seemingly destined "disaster" for Tzuyu who was thousands of miles away, as good friends, the two of them still felt worried for someone.

Fortunately, I don’t know whether Fairy Zhao had left for something urgent or she forgot something, but her tall and graceful figure was never seen outside Dongli Cottage in the afternoon.

Squeak——!

The door to the north room was pushed open.

"Master Fan, Master Jia, do you want to eat something? I brought some snacks."

Fan Yushu and Jia Tengying looked up and saw Su Xiaoxiao walked out of the north room and headed towards the clothesline in the east corner. As she walked, she turned her head and asked with a sweet smile.

"No, no, thank you Miss Su for your kindness." Fan Yushu waved his hands quickly.

"Oh, if you want to eat, tell me. I brought a lot." Su Xiaoxiao shook her head indifferently, then stood under the clothes drying rack. She buried her little face in the quilt that was soaked in the sun, "It's so warm~"

The little fox demon took a deep breath, with a slightly intoxicated look on her face.

I used my little hands to check the bedding and clothes. They were almost dry. I had a bed to sleep in tonight...

She turned around and smiled: "Thank you, Mr. Jia, for cleaning Zhao Lang's bed so well. Can I ask you for advice later... Zhao Lang always says that I am clumsy when it comes to washing clothes..."

"...Okay...Okay, let's take a look at it later when we have time. I have exams soon and I'm very busy." Jia Tengying accepted the thanks and praise on behalf of a woman with autumn eyes with a guilty conscience.

Fan Yushu couldn't help rubbing his face... Sister Su, you should ask Sister Zhao for advice in person now. Well, she probably has to draw her sword...

Su Xiaoxiao hummed a ditty from Qiantangshan in a soft nasal voice, collected the beddings on the clothesline, hugged the big ball of bedding, and walked back to the north room with three steps and one swaying step, her small body swaying a little.

Her body was small and slender, and at this moment her whole body was buried in the quilt, as if she had sunk into it. Fan Yushu and Jia Tengying in the distance couldn't even see her little head, just like an ant moving rice...

During the day, Zhao's sister-in-law washes and dries the quilts, and at night, Su's sister-in-law collects the quilts... The two of them watched this scene silently, feeling a little numb.

Good guy, what a shame... They couldn't help but shook their heads.

Not long after, after tidying up Zhao Rong's bed and clothes, Su Xiaoxiao's figure appeared at the door of the north room again. She walked towards the far door, as if she was about to go out.

It was approaching evening, the setting sun was blood-red, and the iconic wisps of blue smoke were rising from the chimney of the Dongli Cottage. It was Jia Tengying who was busy cooking in the kitchen.

A student named Fan, whose face was powdered and very white, imitated Jia Tengying's posture, squatting at the kitchen door and eating. When he saw Su Xiaoxiao coming out, he subconsciously said:

"Sister-in-law, let's have dinner together tonight."

Su Xiao waved her hands in front of her belly, "No, no, Master Fan, I'm going out for a while, so I should eat outside."

Fan Yushu was stunned. "You're leaving the academy? You're not staying here tonight?"

"No." The little fox demon shook his head. "There is an elder I know in the academy who has a very good relationship with my grandmother. When I come here, I have to say hello."

Fan Yushu suddenly felt disappointed and waved his hand nonchalantly, "Okay, go ahead, sister-in-law. If you're hungry when you get back, you can come to the kitchen..."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded and thought to herself, "Well, Zhao Lang's two friends are serious and nice people," "But sometimes they just stay silent for a long time."

After that, she went out for a walk.

…

Su Xiaoxiao went out for about an hour and a half in the evening, then returned to Dongli Cottage with her hands behind her back, in a good mood.

Fan Yushu and Jia Tengying each had their own things to do and did not bother her anymore.

As for what will happen tomorrow... never mind, let Ziyu fend for himself, let the king fight the king, it's what he deserves... When Fan Yushu finished a day of slacking off and returned to his residence, he suddenly felt relaxed...

Su Xiaoxiao curiously tossed around in the north room for a while. After getting familiar with the environment, she boiled water for a bath, washed her coat, hung the pink men's suit on the clothesline in the east corner of the yard, and went back to the room, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

The night passed quietly.

The moon is bright tonight, which indicates that tomorrow will most likely be another sunny day.

Inside the Dongli cottage, on the bed in the north room, a curled up figure turned over for the umpteenth time.

The next second, Su Xiaoxiao turned over and sat up, and the quilt that smelled of sunshine slipped off her body. She stretched out her hand to scratch her smooth forehead, pushed her messy hair behind her ears, and sat on the bed with her knees hugged.

Tonight...I can't sleep.

In the darkness, she was wearing a pink bellyband, hugging her legs together, facing the house that seemed extremely empty after someone was missing. Her clear fox eyes looked around the room with a dazed and curious look.

"This is where Zhao Lang has lived for three months... He probably studies at that desk every day..." The little fox demon whispered softly in the dark.

Tonight, like many other nights, the silver light falls from the west window, filling the table with moonlight.

This is the brightest thing in the house when the lights are turned off.

Just like the longing that is overflowing in the heart of a certain fox-eyed girl at this moment.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep. She tilted her head and looked at the bright desk in front of her, muttering softly to herself:

"Why aren't you here at the right time? It would be better if you delivered the sachet in person. It would be better if you could come back in a flash... Well, you bad Zhao Lang, every time you bully others, you say that you have practiced peerless magic to suppress Xiao Xiao... But now, when Xiao Xiao misses you so much, can't you use some peerless magic to come back in a flash..."

The little fox demon took out the sachet, looked down at it, and became dazed.

After a while, as if she thought of something, she came back to her senses, moved her little body out of bed, and her tender white feet explored under the bed and touched her shoes.

Then Su Xiaoxiao, wearing cool shoes, ran to the suitcase in the house, opened it, and tiptoed to take a look at Zhao Rong's clothes. The clothes she had put away for him not long ago were neatly arranged inside.

In the pitch-black room, Su Xiaoxiao leaned against a mahogany suitcase. Her expression could not be seen clearly at the moment. She seemed to be biting her lip, hesitating about something.

"It's been so long... What should I do if Zhao Lang is too depressed..."

In the silent house, the murmuring of a young girl could be heard faintly.

The next second, a little fox demon raised its slender hand, reached behind the thin neck, and gently pulled a pink rope...

The snow-white world was covered in darkness, and no one saw this beautiful scene...

Not long after, a pink thing with a warm fragrance hung down from a pink rope and was kneaded and stuffed into someone's suitcase.

A petite figure whooshed back into the quilt, covering itself tightly, as if it would never come out to see anyone again.

I wonder if this lovely lady's face is red at this moment...

After that, no words were spoken that night.

It's dawn.

…

Boom boom boom——!

Early in the morning, Fan Yushu came to Dongli Cottage and knocked on the door.

Jia Tengying had already gotten up, packed up, and was waiting, and now he went forward to open the door.

Fan Yushu yawned and said:

"Let's go. Meng Xuezheng and Senior Yu should be waiting at the Confucian Temple. They have to get up so early every day. But we should be able to finish the preparations at the Confucian Temple this morning. Phew, the assessment is finally about to start. I heard that it will be in batches... I don't know how Ziyu is preparing in Dali. It seems that they also have a deadline, which is almost the same as ours. We can't delay the progress of the big exam."

Jia Tengying said with some worry: "Logically, Meng Xuezheng should have gone over to take a look and give some appropriate suggestions, but now it seems that Xuezheng has not made any move, and it seems that he is ready to let Ziyu and the others prepare on their own."

Fan Yushu nodded, "We can't help it. It's too far away. It takes a whole day to get there by the fastest cloud boat. We can't help Ziyu in any way, and right now..."

Jia Tengying was silent and prepared to go out with Fan Yushu, as usual, to the Confucian Temple in the center of the academy, where he had been helping out in the mornings these past few days.

"Oh, that..." Fan Yushu suddenly raised his hand to cover his mouth and lowered his voice to ask, "Is my sister-in-law up yet? Is she gone?"

Jia Tengying thought for a moment and shook his head, "It seems he is still sleeping. I haven't seen him come out yet."

"Hey, hurry up and leave. Who knows if she will get bumped into? I'm worried about her..."

"How about knocking on the door?"

"A girl is sleeping late, why are you knocking on the door? It would be better to knock on your wooden head. Forget it, let's go to the Confucian Temple first and come back early."

Fan Yushu and Jia Tengying left together.

In Dongli Cottage, everything was quiet...

About an hour later, Fan Yushu and Jia Tengying returned from the Confucian Temple. They chatted about the academy along the way.

The two men came to the gate of the courtyard. When they were about to push the door open with laughter and joking, a figure in white appeared at the corner of the road ahead.

"Mr. Fan, Mr. Jia, good morning."

Concubine Zhao Ling walked lightly up the stairs, saw their backs, and greeted them softly.

Fan Yushu and Jia Tengying's movements of pushing the door suddenly froze.

The former forced a smile and said, "Brother...sister-in-law, good morning. What are you...what's wrong with you?"

The latter couldn't help but look at the yard door that could be opened with a push.

Zhao Lingfei stood on the steps, squinting her eyes, looked up at the clear morning sky, then turned back and smiled, "Yes."

She handed the bag of spiritual fruits in her hand to Fan Yushu, who took it in a daze, but still stared at her without blinking.

Concubine Zhao Ling smiled and turned around, pushing the door open and entering:

"I had something to do last night and forgot to collect the quilt. I don't know if I can hang it out with the clothes overnight... I'll check it in the morning. If not, I'll wash it again and hang it out during the day."

She spoke with a guilty tone as one of her jade feet had already stepped over the threshold. However, the next second, a scene somewhere in the yard came into view.

Concubine Zhao Ling stopped in her tracks.

Looking at the empty clothes drying rack with only a piece of pink clothing hanging on it, her eyebrows knitted together instantly, and she whispered to herself:

"Where's the quilt I hung out to dry?"

Fan Yushu: “…”

Jia Tengying: “…”

The two people outside the door behind Concubine Zhao Ling were as silent as a cicada...

However, the woman with autumn eyes did not look back at them after stepping into the door. Instead, she immediately turned her eyes and looked towards the north room with the closed door.

The air in the yard suddenly froze...