Prince Ping had only heard that Fu Hanlai and Jiang Xuelin had gotten into a fight and came to seek justice from Princess Ping, so he excitedly came to watch the spectacle.
He spent most of his time in teahouses and taverns these past two days, flipping through tabloids and listening to other people's discussions.
I must say...it was very interesting.
While his wife worried that Ashou and Lin'er would incur public wrath, Prince Ping was not concerned. The two knew their limits and didn't really intend to offend everyone; they would just use trivial matters as topics of conversation.
Of course, if something like what happened to Huang Tao, the former Vice Minister of Rites, were to happen, it would definitely be exposed.
However, Princess Ping did not want to tell Prince Ping about their fight.
Jiang Xuelin and Fu Hanlai, who had already left, didn't have time for that either; they had to go back and copy the books.
Princess Ping was somewhat angry. The punishments she had given the two of them required time, and she was given three days to complete them. If they didn't hurry, they might not be able to finish them by then.
The two bickered while copying the book, which naturally slowed them down. Just in case, Jiang Xuelin used this as an excuse to kick Fu Hanlai out of the dormitory and send him to the study.
Jiang Xuelin kept copying books until midnight before finally putting down her pen, rubbing her aching wrists, and preparing to rest.
Both of them were punished by copying books and were required to hand in the copied books within three days. Jiang Xuelin did not want to fall behind Fu Hanlai.
She felt that when Fu Hanlai was there earlier, he deliberately argued with her, probably to distract her and prevent her from copying the book properly.
Now that Fu Hanlai has been sent to the study, she can no longer disturb him. However, another problem arises – Fu Hanlai will definitely be working hard in the study to finish copying before she does.
This is why Jiang Xuelin did not stop copying the book after Fu Hanlai left, but continued to work hard.
Given the punishment given by Princess Ping, Fu Hanlai's task was even more arduous. Jiang Xuelin felt that under such circumstances, it would be unreasonable to let that fellow Fu Ashou get ahead of them.
After washing up and taking off her jewelry, Jiang Xuelin let her hair down and yawned as she prepared to go back to bed to rest. However, she had only been lying down for a short while when she sat up again, not feeling sleepy at all. She lifted the bed curtains and sat down at the table by the window, grinding ink by the light of the glass lamp to prepare to copy for a while longer.
Green Ivy, who had been waiting outside without disturbing the princess, noticed the commotion inside and gently knocked on the door. "Princess Consort, is there anything you need?"
Jiang Xuelin didn't want to disturb Green Luo, but considering that Green Luo was on night duty today and wouldn't be able to get a proper rest anyway, she asked her to come in and grind ink for her.
When Green Ivy entered, she saw Jiang Xuelin sitting by the window, dressed in her undergarments and wearing a cloak. Her expression immediately became strange. "Princess Consort?"
"Green Ivy, come quickly and grind ink for me. I need to finish copying my mother's punishments as soon as possible. I can't let that fellow Fu Ashou get there first."
Green Ivy: "..."
After all, she was her own daughter. Green Luo thought about the clashes between her daughter and the young master over the past few years and suddenly felt that Jiang Xuelin might be overthinking things, because Fu Hanlai really was capable of doing such a thing!
The two of them worked together, one grinding ink and the other copying books, until the night gradually deepened.
On the other side, Fu Hanlai, who was sitting at his desk in the study, had not rested yet. He was writing furiously with a fine Huzhou brush in his hand, while Ping An prepared tea for him and then ground ink for him.
"Your Highness, it's getting late, and the night is deep. Shouldn't you rest?"
After checking the time, Ping An couldn't help but offer some advice.
Unfortunately, Fu Hanlai didn't take his words to heart. While writing furiously, he muttered in dissatisfaction, "You don't understand!"
“That girl Jiang Xuelin is probably still secretly copying books right now, wanting to finish copying them as soon as possible and send them to Mother. I can’t fall behind her. Just now in the bedroom, Jiang Xuelin deliberately quarreled with me, just to distract me and prevent me from concentrating on copying the books.”
"Of course, I'm not someone to be trifled with either, so I deliberately made it impossible for her to concentrate on copying the book." As he said this, Fu Hanlai's expression became somewhat smug.
Then, his smug expression turned serious again.
"I'm not in my room right now, so she's definitely writing in secret. That's why she sent me here, afraid I'd find out. I'm not stupid; I'm not going to be fooled by her. I know what she's thinking just by looking at her!"
Safety:"……"
He had a lot to say, but for a moment he didn't know what to say, so he could only remain silent and continue to grind ink for Fu Han when the ink in the inkstone was about to run out.
Time flew by and it was already midnight. Fu Hanlai's wrists were aching from writing, and he wanted to give up, but he was worried that Jiang Xuelin was working hard behind his back. He couldn't help but ask Ping An to check if the lights in the other room were still on.
If Jiang Xuelin is already asleep, then he can sleep too.
Safety:"……"
He could only follow Fu Hanlai's instructions to go and take a look. Then he discovered that there were two shadows moving in front of the window. He could tell at a glance that it was Jiang Xuelin copying a book, while Green Ivy was serving her.
Although he really wanted to tell Fu Hanlai that Jiang Xuelin was already asleep, as a servant, Ping An knew what he could and could not do, so he ultimately chose to tell the truth.
After he left, Jiang Xuelin, who was copying a book, suddenly looked up and looked out the window through the closed window.
"girl?"
"It's nothing. It must be that Fu Ashou sent someone to check if I've rested."
Green Ivy: "..."
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