Chapter 178 If the relationship lasts (14)
After learning that her mother proposed to Aunt Qiao, Mingyue was so happy and excited before leaving. Sister Li is beautiful and has a good personality. She is also good at archery and riding. Sister Li also likes what she likes to play, and they really get along well.
"In your eyes, a person like your elder brother is just okay?" Shi Jianli knew the name Ming Zhaohuan when she was in Duzhou. She had heard a lot of rumors about him.
A renowned young general, he followed his father into battle at the age of fifteen. He led a surprise attack on the barbarian camp at the border at night, repelling the enemy forces over 300 miles away. He cleverly seized Dragon and Tiger Cliff, outflanking the enemy from front and back like a lost dog.
By the time the enemy monarch submitted his letter of surrender and returned victorious, he would be no more than twenty-one years old.
Having long heard of Mingzhao's great name, Shi Jianli was quite curious about him. When she saw him that day at the Duke of Anguo's mansion, he was a little different from what she had imagined. He was full of vigor and ambition, but also gentle and clear-minded, and not without calmness and dignity.
"From what Sister Li said, do you think my brother is a good person?" Ming Yuelin swung his legs in the air and poked her shoulder.
Shi Jianli put her hand on her neck and scratched it gently, "Are you trying to trick me?"
Ming Yuelin shrank his neck and said, "Itchy~ I'm just asking."
Shi Jianli withdrew her hand.
Ming Yuelin rested his head on her shoulder and sighed, "Sister Li, your swing is so comfortable. You can even lie down when you get tired."
"My father asked a craftsman to make it. If you like it, I'll ask my father where he found it and have him come to your house and make one for you."
"Okay, thank you Sister Li."
Shi Jianli lay back on the swing, looking at the mottled sunlight between the treetops in late spring. She tugged at Ming Yuelin's sleeve and said, "What kind of food do you like? I'll ask the kitchen to make it for you."
Then she enthusiastically recommended, "How about trying some Doju cuisine? My cousin tried it twice and said it was delicious."
"Yes, yes." Ming Yuelin nodded. "Third brother is actually quite picky. If he doesn't like something at home, he will never eat it a second time. If he says it's delicious, then I definitely have to try it."
As for when he went to the military camp, he ate whatever the other soldiers ate and had no choice.
The Ming army is under your control, but no matter who you are, if you want to eat well, you can, but you have to earn military merits to move up.
"Hehe~ I still want to drink the pear wine you brought to the peach blossom forest last time. It's delicious."
"I'll ask Lanxing to get it."
At noon, Mingyuelin rested for a while in the side room of Tangliyuan. When she got up, Shi Jianli said enthusiastically that she wanted to make a set of clothes for her. She stood obediently and waited for Shi Jianli to measure her. She also stood next to Shi Jianli to watch her drawings.
When the sun was setting in the west, if Xianyue hadn't come to tell Mingzhao that he was here to pick her up, Mingyuelin would have forgotten him at all.
Ming Yuelin said with some regret: "Sister Li, I'm going back now. I'll come back tomorrow afternoon."
She had to go to private school in the morning. The math and arts teacher at the private school had taken a leave today, so she could come over and play with Shi Jianli.
"Okay, I'll take you out." Shi Jianli put down the brush and rubbed his wrist.
Ming Yuelin puffed up her cheeks, as if her elder brother's "trick" was about to succeed. Should she tell Sister Li that she could go out by herself?
Shi Jianli had already stepped out of the room, and when she didn't see her following, she turned around and asked with a smile, "You don't want to move, so you want to stay here and sleep with me tonight?"
Ming Yuelin quickly followed and asked expectantly, "Is it okay?"
"Of course, but aren't you going to private school tomorrow morning?" In fact, when she was in Duzhou, her father also hired many teachers for her, both civil and military.
However, those teachers could not come to Beijing, so she did not attend classes after arriving in Beijing.
"Okay, I'll come over to spend the night when I have a day off." As for whether she would feel embarrassed, she was thick-skinned.
Besides, Sister Li is the only child in her family, so there is no problem with her staying.
Upon learning that Mingzhao had come to pick up Mingyuelin, Butler Yao politely invited him into the mansion and sent someone to notify Tangliyuan.
Seeing Shi Jianli sending Ming Yuelin out, Ming Zhao gave her a warm smile: "Cousin Shi."
Shi Jianli raised her chin and asked, "Cousin is here to pick up my sister?"
The other party's tone was a little teasing, as if she saw through him. Mingzhao couldn't help but glance at his sister who was enjoying the show. Then he turned his eyes slightly to hers and asked calmly, "What do you think, cousin Shi?"
"How would I know you?" After staring at him for a while, Shi Jianli slightly turned her eyes away and pointed at Ming Yuelin, "My sister has also received it, so I won't keep my eldest cousin for dinner."
Mingzhao nodded slightly and smiled: "Okay, goodbye."
Stepping out of the second courtyard, Ming Yuelin laughed out loud, "Brother, you seem to be a little unwelcome. Sister Li didn't even invite you to have a cup of tea."
"Silly sister."
Ming Yuelin felt a little confused and said angrily: "Huh? Why are you scolding me?"
Mingzhao took two quick steps and chuckled, "Let's go back home."
Ming Yuelin caught up with him in a huff, "Brother, you're so annoying. You'll just abandon me after you're done with me. Didn't you insist on coming to pick me up? You're walking so fast, I can't catch up with you."
Mingzhao even slowed down his pace a little, waiting for her to catch up.
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The next afternoon, Mingyuelin came to see Shi Jianli again. Shi Jianli had finished drawing the clothes for her and asked Lanxing to send it to the embroiderer. Then she lay lazily in the yard to bask in the sun, covering her face with a book.
Ming Yuelin sat cross-legged beside her, reading the travelogue with great interest, and said, "Sister Li, have you read Journey to the West?"
“I haven’t seen it.”
"I have one there. It's very nice. I'll bring it to you next time I come."
"Okay, thank you, Sister Lin."
Xianyue came over to serve tea and snacks, saying, "Miss, Master Pei is here. He is in the front yard asking for advice on his studies."
"Oh, as long as my dad is here."
"Is Mr. Pei the childhood sweetheart of yours, Sister Li, who was very good at studying?" He was her elder brother's rival.
"Well, when he was in Duzhou, his father hadn't yet gone to another prefecture to serve as a prefect. Our two families were neighbors. He was indeed very good at studying and was one of the top three scholars in Hezhou."
"That's amazing." Ming Yuelin put the book aside and squeezed onto her small couch. "There's also a scholar in our Ming family who is very good at studying. He's also a top scholar."
"You're pressing on me." Shi Jianli moved to the side to make some space for her.
"Sister Li, we're leaving for our ancestral home in May. We probably won't be back until August or September. Don't forget me when you have other sisters."
If the eldest brother fails to get Sister Li’s approval before returning to his hometown, then he probably has no chance. Sister Li, his childhood sweetheart, seems to be a pretty good one.
"No, you are the first good sister I made since I came to the capital."
When Mingzhao once again entered the mansion under the pretext of picking up Mingyuelin, he happened to meet Pei Ye, who was a little disappointed because he didn't meet Shi Jianli.
"Prince Ming." Pei Ye greeted.
He had an inexplicable intuition that his younger sister might like Ming Zhaohao's type.
Pei Ye knew since childhood that Shi Jianli liked all beautiful things, and the Prince Ming in front of him was very outstanding in appearance.
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