Chapter 188 Chapter 187 The Four Little Ones Who Need to Be Punished

An Xin came back feeling very thirsty after going out, so he sat down, picked up the teacup handed to him by Mingyue, took a sip, and just watched them play tricks quietly.

Chen Qibao joined the ranks of those criticizing his own female teacher.

He blinked his eyes in grievance, but there were no tears in them. He tried to squeeze them for a long time but failed to shed any pitiful tears.

In the end, he just gave up and said, "Teacher, I am the youngest among all your students. Shouldn't you be the most partial to me?"

"And me, and me," Gao Tai said, "Teacher, I also want your New Year's gift."

"In fact, as the oldest of the four, I also need care." Jiang Chenxi said this with a red face and lowered his head quickly. It was obvious that he was still thin-skinned.

"Pa" An Xin raised his red palms and blew them to his mouth, then looked at those shameless guys.

“At that time, we came back from the north, bringing back furs and precious medicinal herbs, and each of us had a cart.

Now that we have the furs, you little brats are in need of cloth, so why do you need me to buy you robes and cloaks?"

"Bah! I'm still making clothes for you." An Xin pointed at the glittering brocade robes on the men with red eyes and said angrily, "Do you think these fabrics can be bought on the market?"

Yuchi Yi, Jiang Chenxi and the other three all came from families that held high official positions and received some rewards from the palace every year. The material of their clothes was the brocade bestowed by the emperor, which was very rare on the market.

Yuchi Yi and his companions cast sly eyes towards the robes and cloaks in the bundle on the table.

Kong Xun, who was leisurely drinking tea, glanced at them like this, paused for a moment, put the teacup in his hand down quickly, stood up and walked over, holding the bag containing the apricot-yellow robe and dark red cloak that An Xin had chosen for him.

He forced a smile on his handsome face and said softly, "I'll take these back first, and then I'll come out to help you copy the books in the study."

After saying this, he turned around and walked away as if there were bandits chasing him.

Indeed, there were four bandits behind him, staring at his back with burning eyes, as if they wanted to stare two holes in Kong Xun's back.

Just as the four of them retracted their gazes and were about to reach for the remaining packages, a cold and gloomy voice came from the door.

"If you dare to touch the bag today, it will be a question whether you can see the sun tomorrow."

When Yuchi Yi and his companions heard the voice, they shuddered and turned to look at the handsome men who had walked in. Their hearts sank.

It seemed that not only did they fail to grab the clothes today, but they also had to be beaten up by several senior brothers. They all looked to An Xin for help.

An Xin leisurely drank her tea, pretending not to see anything and let them go.

Seeing Zhu Shijing, Jiang Zhou, An Rui and others trying on the cloaks that An Xin had customized for them in front of their four junior fellow apprentices, he turned a blind eye to their jealous and red glares.

Only then did I realize that childishness knows no age limit.

If it wasn't inconvenient to change robes here, they probably wouldn't miss this opportunity to show off.

*In a blink of an eye, it was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. An Xin will go into the kitchen and direct the cooks to prepare some modern delicacies for the New Year.

Just as An Xin bought star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon... sold as medicinal herbs from the pharmacy, made them into seasoning packets and put them into the pot for cooking meat.

At this time, Qingfeng came in and whispered something to her.

"Hiss!" An Xin didn't pull his hand back just now, and was too close to the edge of the pot and was burned by the heat.

"Master." Qingfeng was annoyed that he had to come in to report at this time, causing An Xin to be injured.

An Xin looked at Qingfeng with tears in his eyes as he picked up his red hand and put it into the basin of cold water brought by the cook.

Comforting her, "It's okay, it was just burned by the heat from the pot."

Qingfeng was not the kind of person who would make a fuss. He just blamed himself for not waiting until An Xin left the stove before reporting the matter.

An Xin frowned slightly when he thought of what Qingfeng had come in to report.

After the burning sensation in his hands subsided, he waved his hand to stop Qingfeng who wanted to follow him, and walked towards the front yard alone.

She did not go directly to the reception hall in the front yard, but walked into the large study in the front yard.

Because the court had granted a seven-day holiday for the New Year, the few of them did not go out during these days and spent most of their time either in their rooms or in the study.

After entering, An Xin saw that except for Liu Boxing who was at home with his grandfather for the New Year, Zhu Shijing was missing from the other five people. He asked casually, "Is A Jing out?"

"Some time ago, the second wife of Chen Bo's Mansion came back from her hometown. A servant came to tell him that the second wife of the mansion wanted him to come over."

When An Xin heard that Zhu Shijing was called away by his aunt, he didn't take it to heart and walked to the study window to look towards the hall.

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"You're worried about him?"

An Xin glanced at Li Ziyu who was asking the question and nodded sincerely, "A little bit."

"How long has Master Kong been here?"

Li Ziyu narrowed his deep eyes, pursed his thin lips and said nothing more. Others also felt that their little headmaster was taking special care of that person.

An Rui looked left and right. It seemed that some people were either busy reading or writing couplets. He was the only one who was the most idle. He replied, "When I came, I was taken in by Kong Xun. I saw that both of them looked unhappy."

An Xin walked to the chair and sat down without asking any more questions, watching Leng Xiangbai and Jiang Zhou writing the Spring Festival couplets to be posted tomorrow.

After that, he and An Rui started to cut the red paper. For a moment, the study was quiet and warm. Even Li Ziyu, who was reading official documents at the side, came over to help without knowing when.

Time passed slowly until a dong sound was heard from the hall, and Master Kong was seen staggering out.

When An Xin and the others walked out of the study, they saw Master Kong's back looking extremely lonely, and trembling slightly as if with fear.

When An Xin and the others walked into the hall, they saw Kong Xun's eyes were slightly red. He stared blankly in the direction where Master Kong left at the hall door, with tears in the corners of his eyes.

"Are you okay?" An Xin asked.

Kong Xun blinked, forced himself to suppress his emotions, and gave An Xin a bitter smile.

His voice was a little hoarse and low: "When I was sick, I accidentally learned that I was not my mother's biological child. He deliberately let someone reveal this to my mother."

The other people were a little confused as they didn't know the whole story, only An Xin understood the meaning of Kong Xun's words.

"What kind of grudge does he have against you? He actually wants to use his wife to harm you." An Xin curled his lips: "Master Kong is really a good man who loves his wife and son."

An Rui exclaimed: "He looks like a very elegant person, but he can do such a thing."

Originally, he didn't like this guy who diverted the attention of his own headmaster, but now seeing his pitiful appearance, he felt a little sympathy for him.

(End of this chapter)