Chapter 35 Thank you, cousin, for your trouble
Ji Rangzhou looked at him and shook his head silently.
Mingzhao was still helpless, but he didn't say anything more. He glanced at the person who was talking to his sister as if listening, then went back to the pavilion and sat down.
Thinking of how she hid next to him just now, his heart couldn't help but soften.
Yu Heming saw the two of them sitting down and looked at Ming Zhaohuan, "You have sharp eyes. You can tell at a glance that it's your sister and the others."
"Your eyesight is not good enough, you need to practice more." Mingzhao glanced at him and replied with a smile.
"Jingyao, just say what you mean, don't drag me down." Yu Heming shook his head. "Of course, my eyesight can't compare to you two generals who fight in battle and ministers who judge cases."
Just after noon, Shi Jianli and the other two went back.
After separating from Mingyuelin and Mingyuesi, Shi Jianli walked towards her own yard.
A figure was standing in a place where she had to pass. If Shi Jianli wanted to go back, she had to pass him.
Without stopping, Shi Jianli stepped forward, "Fourth cousin."
As she was about to leave, the man called her, "Cousin Li, are you out flying a kite?"
"Um."
Ming Zhoushi looked at the woman in front of him who looked like an autumn orchid, and felt a little bitter in his heart, "With the second and fourth sisters?"
He had just returned from his aunt's place and learned that she had rejected his feelings, but now she could get along with him as if nothing had happened.
Shi Jianli nodded slightly, and seeing that he was looking at her with a sad look in his eyes without saying anything, he took the initiative to say, "I've been out playing for half a day and I'm a little tired, so I'll go back first."
After entering the house, Xianyue thought for a moment and asked, "Miss, why do I feel that the Fourth Young Master is looking at you in a strange way?"
"Yesterday, my aunt told me that he rejected the marriage she had chosen for her and said he preferred me. My aunt said she would reply to Aunt Shi today. My fourth cousin is in the backyard and must have just returned from Aunt Shi's visit."
Xianyue and Lanxing looked at each other, both a little surprised.
"Since he hasn't brought this up openly and hasn't asked me directly, I'll just pretend I don't know." She had already made her refusal known, and she never gave the other party any signals of her intentions.
Think about it, Mingyueshu will be back in a few days, and I wonder if she will hate me.
After lunch, I took a nap. When I woke up, I saw Li leaning on the couch with the Huarong Road versions, trying to let Cao Cao out of the road.
In the evening, Ming Zhouhe walked into the yard again in the sunset.
Shi Jianli put on her shoes and walked out of the yard. She asked, "Why is my cousin here?"
"I don't have any clues about Xie Xuezhi's matter." Ming Zhouhe saw her half-undone hair and slightly missed her gaze. "I'm going to the military camp soon. I'll be back in ten days. I'll ask big brother to help me investigate."
Shi Jianli was slightly stunned, but nodded. "Next time I see my cousin, I'll thank him in person. Have you had dinner?"
"I did. Next time I come back from my day off, I'll bring you something delicious."
"Okay, but I don't want to eat walnut crisps or amber walnuts anymore."
"Okay." Ming Zhouhe clenched his fist to his lips, coughed lightly, and covered the corners of his lips, but a smile poured out from his eyebrows.
He turned and walked out of the yard, his back immersed in the sunset, looking particularly high-spirited.
The three-day break was over, and the next day Shi Jianli had to get up early to go to the private school.
I walked slowly towards the private school, and as expected, I met Ming Zhaohuan at the place where we usually met. He was still wearing the crimson official robe, but he had lost his gentleness and looked more majestic.
"Cousin." Shi Jianli called him. When he stopped, she said, "My cousin told me yesterday that he would entrust the affairs of the Xie family to you. Thank you for your concern, cousin."
"It's okay. I'll be returning home after 3 p.m. after finishing my business at the main camp. You can wait for me in this corridor. I'll ask you some specific questions." Mingzhao lowered his eyes and smiled at her. Meeting her clear eyes, he asked, "Are those versions of Huarong Dao interesting?"
She nodded. "It's a little harder than before, but it helps pass the time."
"That's good. I'll go to court first."
After separating from Mingzhao, he arrived at the private school and saw Shi Jianli sitting next to Mingyuelin.
Soon someone sat down next to her. Shi Li glanced sideways and it was Ming Zhou who recognized her.
"Cousin Li." Ming Zhouzhi smiled and nodded at her.
Shi Jianli replied to him politely.
When he was studying literature, Ming Zhoushi did not often come to the private school, but studied in the study in his own yard.
Mingyuesi arrived and, upon seeing Mingzhou, asked, "Why is Fourth Brother here today?"
"When I'm tired of studying, I write and relax."
This statement made sense. Mingyue Si nodded and started talking to Mingyue Lin.
What we are learning today is "Shu" among the Six Arts, that is, calligraphy.
I listened to the teacher for half an hour, and spent the remaining half an hour practicing on my own.
Shi Jianli spread out rice paper and copied everyone's calligraphy with ink.
After finishing a post, light and shadow covered the paper where the ink had not yet dried. Shi Jianli looked up with a slightly puzzled look.
"Cousin Li, your calligraphy is very good. I recently got a few rare copies and wanted to transcribe them. I've already copied three, and I have two more to return in three days. I wonder if Cousin Li could help me copy half of them?"
Upon hearing this, Mingyuelin and Mingyuesi looked at Mingzhoushi in surprise.
Shi Jianli's eyelashes were half-closed, and when she raised her eyes, her eyes were cold and calm. "Sorry, I've been a little busy recently, and I'm afraid of making mistakes, so I won't help fourth cousin copy."
As she spoke, she looked at the twelve-year-old Ming Zhouqi, who was writing diligently. "I think my seventh cousin's handwriting is pretty good, and the teacher often praises him. He should be given an important task."
Ming Zhouqi looked up in confusion: "What?"
Shi Jianli glanced at Ming Zhouzhi and spoke before he could, "Fourth cousin wants to find someone to help him copy books."
"I can do it, Fourth Brother! My handwriting is really beautiful!" Ming Zhouqi puffed out his chest and said confidently, "Leave it to me. I will definitely copy it neatly and beautifully!"
Facing Ming Zhouqi's expectant and sparkling gaze, Ming Zhoushi had no choice but to nod: "Then I'll trouble you, Seventh Brother."
"Hey, we're brothers, why are you being so polite?" Ming Zhouqi stepped forward. "Fourth brother, which book do you want me to copy?"
"I'll give it to you after school."
Shi Jianli lowered her head and continued to practice her calligraphy.
Mingyuelin and Mingyuesi looked at Mingzhoushi with inquiring eyes.
After practicing calligraphy, she asked the maids to hang it up to dry, and then went to the piano class. After school, Shi Jianli was ready to go home.
Glancing at Ming Zhoushi, he saw that he was surrounded by Ming Zhouqi.
Shi Jianli quickened her pace slightly as she walked out the door, and only slowed down when she could no longer hear their voices.
Ming Yuelin caught up, "Sister Li, why are you walking so fast today?"
"I'm hungry." Shi Jianli turned her head.
"Okay, go back and have lunch first. I haven't finished my painting yet, so I won't come to play with you today."
"Okay." That's perfect.
Shi Jianli went back for a nap, woke up and played in Huarong Road for a while, and then went out to the corridor outside the garden at three quarters after 3 p.m.
But he didn't expect Mingzhao was already waiting there, and he could see his figure from afar.
Mingzhao was still wearing black armor, standing there tall and graceful, like a sword that could be unsheathed at any time, sharp and extraordinary.
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