Chapter 30 Her calligraphy was taught by someone personally
Xie Guanlan's gaze swept across the girl.
He is not the kind of person who likes to meddle in other people's affairs.
but……
The girl stood in the Xihe Corridor, her round almond-shaped eyes, which were always dark, clear and bright, were tinged with a hint of crimson. It seemed that the spring breeze was blowing too fast, and the silver butterfly pinned on the side of her bun trembled violently, as if it would be blown into a dangerous whirlpool in the next moment.
It made him want to reach out and hold the silver butterfly tightly in his palm.
That's all.
After all, he was the person entrusted by his grandmother, and he didn't want her to be sad.
He glanced at Wen Rufeng and spoke slowly, "Second Miss Wen's calligraphy was taught by someone personally. While it's not perfect, it's quite interesting. Since you claim her calligraphy isn't as good as that of the eldest Miss Wen, then may I ask who taught her?"
The Xihe Corridor was suddenly silent.
Everyone present knew that when Xie Guanlan was studying at Baihe Academy, he always ranked first every year.
His calligraphy is also excellent, and one piece of his calligraphy can be sold at a high price of one thousand taels of silver. Unfortunately, he has been busy with military affairs in recent years, and his calligraphy rarely flows into the market, which makes those wealthy businessmen and scholars who want to collect it sigh with regret.
If he had personally taught Wen Xingluo how to write...
That explains it!
Wen Rufeng's face turned slightly pale.
How could that be?
How could Wen Xingluo's calligraphy be taught by Prince Xie himself?!
A strange and complex emotion welled up in him.
He vaguely remembered that many years ago, when Wen Xingluo was still young, she asked him to teach her calligraphy.
The little girl brought hot tea into his study. She probably had something to say to him, but she didn't dare to speak and disturb him while he was copying calligraphy. She just lay beside the desk.
When he finally got tired of writing and put down his brush, she said in a baby voice, "Brother can write, you're so amazing! I also want to learn how to write, can you teach me? Your handwriting is the most beautiful in the world, Xingluo also wants to write the most beautiful words!"
That year, she seemed to be only six years old.
The little face is round and the eyes are round, full of admiration and respect for him.
But he was very annoyed by her.
He said bluntly, "You're stupid and dumb, totally incomparable to Yue Yin. Who has the time to teach you? Go away now, and don't get in the way of my studies. If you delay my passing the imperial examination, I'll hit you on the palm of your hand with a ruler!"
The little girl was very sad.
Two tears quietly welled up in her round eyes.
But she didn't dare to say anything. She only knew that her elder brother's study and examination were the most important thing, so she looked back every few steps and left the study reluctantly.
Later, he once ran into Wen Xingluo squatting on the steps, dipping a small stick in water and practicing calligraphy.
He watched from behind the window for a moment, feeling a little pity. He was considering whether to take the time to teach her personally when his second brother suddenly walked over and scolded her.
He didn't hear clearly what his second brother cursed.
All I know is that since then, Wen Xingluo has never practiced calligraphy again.
But Wen Rufeng had not expected that since none of her brothers had time to teach Wen Xingluo, the prince of Zhenbei Palace would actually condescend to teach her calligraphy!
He is the prince of the royal palace and the commander-in-chief of the southwest troops!
He was of noble status and busy with military affairs. How could he have time to teach a little girl how to write?
And this little girl is not his biological sister!
Wen Rufeng couldn't understand Xie Guanlan's psychology. Besides feeling it was absurd, his heart seemed to be bitten by something, spreading with strands of pain and sourness.
It was as if Xie Guanlan had stolen something important from him.
Beside him, Wen Yueyin's expression was even uglier.
Her eyes kept wandering between Xie Guanlan and Wen Xingluo. She couldn't understand why the young man who hated her so much in her previous life suddenly changed his attitude in this life and loved Wen Xingluo so much.
Hearing the falling stars...
Since she was a child, she has been the most unpopular person in the family.
Her father and brother don't like her, her aunt and relatives don't like her, and no one in the world likes her at all.
She is inferior to herself in everything and lives like a shadow under her feet.
But why...
Why is it that in this life, she can thrive in the Zhenbei Palace?
Wen Yueyin couldn't understand.
Seeing with her own eyes that people who were not as good as her in the past are now better than her in everything, jealousy and resentment can't help but grow wildly in her heart like mad weeds, almost completely destroying her sanity.
She was about to say something more, such as Wen Xingluo's shameful past, such as the various embarrassing things Wen Xingluo did as a child, but Du Taishou beside her suddenly burst into laughter: "So that's it! After all this fuss, it turned out to be a misunderstanding!"
The others also relaxed their brows and no longer had any doubts about Wen Xingluo's calligraphy.
Wen Yueyin pursed her lips, regained her composure, and suppressed her competitive spirit at this moment.
There is ample time.
Wen Xingluo still didn't know what would happen if she offended her father and brother.
When her father and brother become successful and the family becomes prominent in the future, she will definitely regret what she did today!
She pulled Wen Rufeng's sleeve and said softly, "Brother, let's go."
"Wait!" Xie Shian stopped them and arrogantly pulled the gold collar around his neck. "You wronged my sister and haven't apologized yet!"
Wen Ruyun sneered, "Apologize? How could a brother apologize to his younger sister? We dare to apologize, but does Wen Xingluo dare to accept it? Isn't she afraid of shortening her life?!"
"I dare."
Wen Xingluo's voice was crisp and sweet, neutralizing the overly cold tone and giving people the illusion that she was harmless.
She curved her almond-shaped eyes and said, "Second brother, I dare."
No matter whether it shortens her life or not, she had already returned her life to them in her previous life.
Wen Ruyun's face turned ashen in an instant.
He clenched his fists and spoke threateningly, "Wen Xingluo—"
"Alright." Wen Rufeng stepped forward to smooth things over. "Xingluo, we misunderstood you this time. Big brother apologizes to you. But you, too, have studied calligraphy with Master Xie for so long, yet you refused to share even a single word with us. Do you think we're outsiders? Don't do this again in the future."
He said he was apologizing, but he actually scolded Wen Xingluo.
After all, he was too embarrassed to say this, so Wen Rufeng hurried away with the Wen brothers and sisters.
Xie Shian spat: "What the hell!"
Wen Xingluo didn't say anything and asked Xie Shian to go and see how Cuicui and the others' stall was going.
She turned to Xie Guanlan again, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Du Taishou understood, twirling his mustache and chuckling dryly: "It seems I have disturbed Miss Wen. Thank you, Commander. I will wait for you at the front."
After they left, Wen Xingluo bowed solemnly: "Thank you for today, Master."
Xie Guanlan stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at her condescendingly.
The spring breeze rolled up the ink paintings behind her, and the girl's blue-gold skirt was blown open to create ripples. Just then, a few peach blossoms that had entered the Xihe Corridor shook off their sweet fragrance, giving people the illusion that the fragrance was emanating from her, as if she had captured a wisp of flower soul in this fragrant garden.
Xie Guanlan retracted his gaze and said nonchalantly: "You seem to have thanked me too many times."
After a pause, he curled his lips and said, "You should know that I hate troublesome people the most. For the sake of my grandmother, I will not drive you out of the palace for the time being. But in the future, if you cause me trouble again..."
Wen Xingluo dared to look up into his narrow eyes and said, "I will work hard to be useful to the prince."
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