Chapter 50
That evening, Yunxi went to the bedroom in the main house again.
Tonight, Chen Rang was unusually patient in some ways.
He peeled the lychee slowly, his slender fingers tracing the soft flesh. Even with the sweet aroma of the lychee close to his mouth, he hesitated to eat it.
Yunxi was tormented by him, her arms wrapped around his neck, her pearly teeth biting her lower lip tightly, barely managing to swallow the shameful sounds.
In a daze, she heard Shen Rang speak: "What does Madam think of Jing Yuan?"
His voice was as cold and aloof as ever, devoid of any desire.
Jingyuan?
Yunxi didn't know why Shen Rang wanted to bring up Jingyuan at this time, but since he had already asked, she couldn't not answer.
Yunxi pondered for a moment with difficulty, then said, "Jingyuan has always been by the young master's side, so his character is naturally excellent..."
"How does he compare to me?" Shen Rang's voice suddenly became more somber.
Now, Yunxi was completely confused.
What does this have to do with anything?
“…Jingyuan was personally trained by the Crown Prince, so he cannot be compared to the Crown Prince.” Yunxi racked her brains to come up with a comprehensive answer.
However, Shen Rang was not satisfied with this answer.
"Does Madam think that girl in the back courtyard might like Jingyuan?"
As he spoke, his hands were busy, and the intoxicating fragrance of flowers filled the room.
"I...I don't know..." Yunxi's voice was already trembling with sobs.
No, you know.
Now that things have come to this point, Yunxi just wants a quick and painless end.
"It shouldn't be...—uh!"
She finally got what she wanted.
But afterwards, she couldn't even remember how she got home.
——
The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, she woke up in her room, feeling as if she had been run over a thousand times by some heavy object, and even moving a finger felt difficult.
Yunxi suddenly had a change of heart and stopped bothering her. She simply lay down until noon before getting up.
Jixiang brought her lunch in, but did not leave immediately: "Thank you for covering for me, Miss."
Yun Wan's return yesterday was sudden. It was Yun Xi who asked Dou Kou to deliver the message to her. She rushed back as fast as she could, and it was only thanks to Yun Xi's cover that she wasn't discovered.
Yunxi shook her head: "After all, I was the one who asked you to come home, so you don't need to take it to heart."
If Jixiang is really discovered, what if Madam Yun sends an even more troublesome one?
Although Jixiang didn't say it aloud, she remembered this kindness in her heart.
She went home and found that her mother's health had improved a lot. Her mother was overjoyed to see her return; she hadn't seen her mother so happy in a long time.
And all of this is because of Yunxi.
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Meanwhile, Chen Zongwen and Duan Huaichuan, after several days of travel, finally arrived in Runzhou City.
The autumn imperial examinations were held here.
The two entered the inn where they were staying. Seeing that Duan Huaichuan was still engrossed in his book, Chen Zongwen sighed and stepped forward to take the book away from him: "At this point, knowledge is no longer important."
Duan Huaichuan asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that, teacher?"
Chen Zongwen sighed, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp: "You must have heard about the cheating in the imperial examinations. Huaichuan, you are very knowledgeable, but your background is what it is, and this hurdle... won't be easy to overcome."
Many times, ability is not the most important thing.
It's one's background that matters.
Duan Huaichuan pursed his lips.
He's not a three-year-old anymore; how could he not understand this principle?
"No matter what, I will do my best in this autumn examination," Duan Huaichuan said firmly and resolutely. "I will do my best and leave the rest to fate. I just hope to have no regrets."
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